Chapter 140 The Young Master in Red

After leaving the Huo Mansion, Yun Chen walked on the street in a daze.

She wanted to cry at one moment and laugh at another, her face a mixture of smile and tears, her skin almost cramping.

She really wanted to see Huo Gannian stand up...

I wanted to see how tall he was, how big his strides were, how he climbed onto his horse, and how skillfully he wielded the Hidden Moon Sword.

She walked, thought, and cried.

Through her tearful eyes, she felt a familiar presence approaching and a figure standing in front of her.

She wiped her tears with her sleeve, looked up, and tried to smile, but all she could say was tears:

"Yan Shijiu, long time no see."

Yan Shijiu's face showed the fatigue of traveling all the way, and the hem of his robe was covered with mud splashed by the horse, but Yun Chen did not notice.

He supported his knees with his hands and leaned close to her face:

"My lovely little Yun'er, A Ling misses you so much, can you go see him?"

"Okay..." Yun Chen responded. All the grievances and heartaches suddenly hit her heart, making her unable to help but cry loudly.

She cried and followed Yan Shijiu in a daze.

Yan Shijiu walked in front, hung her hand on his belt, and asked her to follow behind him.

The two of them walked one after the other. Yan Shijiu did not say a word, did not comfort anyone, and did not utter a single word.

When Yun Chen cried until her head felt dizzy and she finally cried enough, she looked up and saw a snake head bigger than her head right in front of her. The cold snake eyes looked at her and its red tongue flicked in and out.

Across the cage, she hugged A Ling's neck and sobbed:

"A Ling, let me hug you, just for a while, you are so good."

Yan Shijiu said from the side:

"You're holding it by its seven inches, how dare it disobey?"

She raised her hand to touch A Ling's head.

Unexpectedly, A Ling tilted her head slightly and used her head to push her hand, making this very human action.

Touching the cold snake head, she finally felt her heart calm down a little.

She said, "Yan Shijiu, I've had a wonderful year. So many things have happened that I don't even know where to start."

He sat down against the cage, his eyes curved, but there was no smile in them:

"You've lost weight, your face has become sharper, and your wrists are thinner. It's a good thing you didn't grow any taller, otherwise a woman that tall would only be able to find a partner as tall as me."

She spat at him and chuckled.

"Have you met Huo Gannian?"

"I went to the Huo Mansion, but didn't see the young master. I guess... there's no need to see him anymore."

Yan Shijiu raised his thick eyebrows slightly and said happily:

"So where are you going next? I'll accompany you!"

She shook her head, feeling completely bewildered. "I've heard along the way that the Yu family has an account book that records years of bribery of court officials. I don't know what the princess and you are planning, but I can probably guess that you're about to make a big move against the Yu family. It's the busiest time right now, how could you leave the princess's side?"

"That's right." Yan Shijiu showed a flattering smile and touched her with his shoulder. "Then you can be my bodyguard, the kind that's close to me."

She rolled her eyes.

He didn't give up and continued, "It's okay if it's not too close. I'm going back to the capital soon. The situation in the capital is treacherous and there are constant struggles. I'm really scared. Can you protect me?"

She looked at him with a look that said, "Do you think I'm a fool?" "Don't give me that. I haven't fought with you, but don't think I can't see that you're a top-notch fighter. Besides, don't you still have Wan Chen and the others? They're all top-notch masters. They don't need me."

Yan Shijiu sighed and said to the dark corner of the beam:

"Wan Chen, did you hear that? Xiao Yunyun feels that she is no longer needed when you are around. You have taken her place."

Yun Chen could not see any figure on the beams, he only heard Wan Chen's voice coming over, saying uncertainly:

"Sir, I heard you—then I'll die?"

Yun Chen couldn't help but burst out laughing, and imitated Yan Shijiu, saying to the dark corner of the beam:

"Wan Chen, you can't die. I love watching you imitate Yan Shijiu the most, hahahaha——"

Wan Chen didn't laugh, but replied in a low voice:

"Thank you, Guard Yun."

After staying for a short hour, Yun Chen stood up and prepared to leave Yan Mansion.

No matter how much Yan Shijiu cried and screamed, or rolled on the ground begging, she remained unmoved.

She looked at Yan Shijiu, who was lying on the ground and flailing around, with disdain:

"You're not suited to being a spoiled brat at this size. You're like a bear rubbing against a tree. Hurry up and get up! Wan Chen is watching us. Isn't that embarrassing?"

After saying that, she stepped over the grinning Yan Shijiu, packed up her package, and left without looking back.

Thanks to Yan Shijiu, when she heard that she was going to Xiangxiao Cliff in Canghai City to visit her master, Yan Shijiu gave her some new clothes and two hundred taels of silver for travel expenses.

Carrying a huge amount of money and riding the good horse given by Yan Shijiu, for the first time she didn't have to rush on the road and could walk leisurely on the road.

There was nothing else on her mind. She was only worried about whether her master was safe after he had gone to ask for forgiveness from his enemies. She had to go and see.

She walked slowly towards Xiangxiao Cliff. Calculating the time, it would take about a month.

When we were halfway through the journey, it was already February, approaching spring, and the weather was getting hotter day by day.

She was riding a horse with the sun on her head, and she was sweating all the time. She couldn't help but raise her hand to scratch her face.

But she had the mask that Yan Shijiu gave her on her face, so she didn't dare scratch it and could only keep patting the itchy areas.

People passing by saw a young man who was dressed in bright and beautiful clothes but had an ordinary appearance. He was riding a horse and slapping himself in the face. They couldn't help but look at him strangely.

Finally, she couldn't stand the itchiness anymore, so she found an inn nearby in Danyang City to stay in, and prepared to disguise herself before continuing on her journey.

In the guest room, she peeled off the thin skin on her face, washed it carefully, dried it in the shade, and applied the potion Yan Shijiu gave her.

It was so hot and itchy that she didn't want to wear the disguise mask.

But she remembered what Yan Shijiu had told her, that the country of Nan was full of spies from the Huo Gang, the Yu Family, the Princess and other forces. Her appearance was too conspicuous, so it would be safer to disguise herself.

In addition, they left Guangyulanzhou in a hurry, so the Xuanjiu Sword fell into Yanlang's hands.

She had no sword now, only a dagger in her boot. She had no weapon that could be used in a battle, so she decided to listen to Yan Shijiu and disguise herself honestly.

But it was really uncomfortable to wear a disguise mask on her whole face, so she thought of a compromise.

She used scissors to cut the disguise mask in half, leaving only the upper half, and carefully placed it on her face, adjusting it in front of the mirror.

Soon, her big eyes turned into small triangular eyes again, her delicate nose turned up slightly, revealing a pig nose, her eyebrows became sparse and messy, and her cheeks were covered with freckles.

The lower half of the face is comfortably exposed to the wind without affecting eating and drinking.

She really wanted to praise herself, "You are so smart!"

"If I were to walk down the street and meet Brother Ye Yan and the others face to face, I'm afraid they wouldn't even recognize me," she said to herself.

After everything was packed, she went downstairs to prepare dinner.

It was lunch time and the lobby was packed with people, very lively.

She chose a seat in the corner and ordered a bowl of beef offal soup and a plate of black pear cake.

While waiting for the food, she was bored and dipped her fingers in tea, scribbled on the table. She unconsciously wrote the word "Huo" and stared at it in a daze.

It wasn't until the exaggerated exclamations of the diners in the lobby brought her back to her senses.

She looked up following the sound and saw a tall young man in red walking towards her with big strides.

Behind the young man was Ye Yan, who was wearing the uniform of the Huo Gang's personal guard.