Just as Li Yunyan was about to get up, Chu Xingmo spoke up.
"Keep sitting."
Li Yunyan looked up in surprise and felt his tall figure approaching, slowly squatting down in front of her.
A faint scent of ambergris wafts into my nose; it smells wonderful.
"Hands out."
"oh."
Li Yunyan hesitated for a moment before extending her injured finger.
Chu Xingmo lowered his eyes, wrapped the strip of cloth around her fingers twice, and then quickly tied a knot.
He immediately got up and left, saying in a calm voice, "That's all."
"Thank you very much, Brother Guard!"
Li Yunyan wiggled her index finger, then bent it, making a writing motion.
Then she laughed.
Her smile bloomed like a flower petal, so beautiful and captivating that Chu Xingmo's breath caught in his throat for a moment.
"Brother Guard! Thank you!"
Her voice was sweeter than ever, and she turned to look at him. This gesture revealed her exquisite curves.
"Brother Guard, could you tell me your name? I'll be bothering you for another twenty days or so, I can't keep calling you Brother Guard!"
Her eyes were clear and bright, and when she looked at him, she seemed to be asking a question, as if it were the most normal thing in the world.
"My name is Li Yunyan!" she said first, then looked straight into his eyes, waiting for his answer.
Chu Xingmo's eyes flickered, and after a long while, he said, "My name is A-Mo!"
"Amo," Li Yunyan murmured, then gave him a sweet smile, "Brother Mo!"
Chu Xingmo's heart suddenly skipped a beat. This form of address...
It sounds quite pleasant!
Then he heard her say, "Brother Mo, you can call me Xiaoyan!"
"cough!"
Chu Xingmo turned his head and looked out the window, "...If we don't hurry up and copy the Buddhist scriptures, it will get dark soon."
"Oh no!" Li Yunyan immediately got up and ran to the desk, muttering, "Oh no! It's too late! I have to hurry and copy it!"
Chu Xingmo listened intently to her rambling, a barely perceptible smile curving his lips.
After finally finishing copying today's Buddhist scriptures, it was already getting dark outside.
Li Yunyan's steps were much faster than before. She walked to Chu Xingmo's side and quickly bowed, "Brother Mo, I'm going back!"
After saying that, he turned around and jogged downstairs.
As she turned around, the hem of her pinkish-purple skirt fluttered gently against Chu Xingmo's brocade boots.
Chu Xingmo glanced at the sky, and after she had walked away, he lightly leaped off the Flying Rainbow Tower.
He watched her return to Chuxiu Palace before leaving.
*
Meng Qingyu felt that Li Yunyan's whereabouts were very different from theirs!
Aunt Jiang was strict with them, and their daily schedule was very full. In addition to the etiquette and skills they had to learn, they also had to practice standing posture for two hours every afternoon.
But Li Yunyan never participated!
Aunt Jiang seemed to ignore the fact that Li Yunyan had not arrived, never asking about her whereabouts. On the contrary, her attitude towards Li Yunyan became more and more gentle each day.
Meng Qingyu had previously received a message from Wen Zi'an that instructed her to find out Li Yunyan's whereabouts. Wen Zi'an also assured her in the letter that he would find a way to get her out of the palace in the future!
She believed in Brother Zi'an! After all, even her father told her to stay in the palace without worry, but only Brother Zi'an hadn't given up on her!
That afternoon, while practicing standing, Meng Qingyu saw Li Yunyan leave Chuxiu Palace again. Since Aunt Jiang wasn't home that day, she lied and said she had an upset stomach, then secretly followed her.
She followed very carefully and finally saw Li Yunyan enter a pavilion.
She dared not get too close, only glancing at the name of the pavilion from afar and memorizing the route back and forth.
A few days later, Li Yunyan received a notification from the system on her way to Feihong Pavilion.
[Host! Wen Zi'an is here, hiding nearby!]
At the same time, a map appeared in her mind, with a small red dot representing Wen Zi'an not far ahead.
Li Yunyan raised an eyebrow, she was worried that her relationship with Chu Xingmo was progressing too slowly!
And here comes the plot twist!
She quickened her pace, trying to get as close as possible to Feihong Pavilion so that Chu Xingmo could see them as soon as he arrived.
As she drew nearer, she lifted her skirt, intending to climb the steps, when her wrist was suddenly grabbed.
She gasped in surprise, but Wen Zi'an immediately covered her mouth.
"Shh! Yan'er, don't be afraid, it's me!"
Li Yunyan shoved him away abruptly, rubbing her wrist where he had pinched her sorely. Without lowering her voice, she demanded, "Wen Zi'an? What are you doing here? This is the palace! How did you get in?"
Wen Zian looked around and pulled her behind a big tree.
"Let me go!"
Li Yunyan was no match for his strength and was pulled away by him.
She heard very distinct breathing sounds coming from the attic, and her eyebrows twitched.
Chu Xingmo actually arrived early today!
Li Yunyan was pulled under the tree by Wen Zi'an, and before he could speak, she raised her hand and slapped him.
"Wen Zi'an! What exactly do you want? I've already told you to stop bothering me!"
"Yan'er!" Wen Zi'an, disregarding the slap he had received, said urgently, "Yan'er! I don't want you to go to the palace! Give me some time, and I'll definitely get you out of the palace!"
Are you sick in the head?
Li Yunyan showed no mercy, "I finally got into the palace, why should I leave?"
Whether Wen Zi'an was acting or genuinely sincere, his expression was a mixture of jealousy and anxiety. "Yan'er! Don't you want to be with me? I'll marry you once you leave the palace!"
"Don't even dream about it! Wen Zi'an, I'll say it one more time: I will not leave the palace, and I will absolutely not marry you!"
"Yan'er!" Wen Zi'an looked at Li Yunyan in disbelief. Why had she changed so much in just a few months?
She used to be so obedient to him, so why does she now treat him with such disdain?
"Yan'er, I admit that I neglected you in the past, and I will definitely make it up to you in the future!"
Li Yunyan pulled her hand away from his. "Wen Zi'an, stop talking! I don't want to have anything to do with you. If you don't leave, I'll call for help!"
"Yan'er!"
Wen Zi'an had taken a risk by sneaking in this time, and seeing that she was angry, he immediately tried to stop her.
Taking the opportunity, Li Yunyan moved a few steps away from him and shouted, "Help! Someone has broken in!"
The guards around were quiet; they had already received Chu Xingmo's instructions not to show themselves.
When Li Yunyan turned around again, Wen Zi'an was no longer in sight.
"Hmph! Good thing he ran fast!"
Li Yunyan picked up the food box that she had hurriedly placed on the ground, carefully patted off the dust, and muttered, "What a pity!"
She went upstairs while muttering curses at Wen Zi'an under her breath.
As soon as she reached the third floor, a tall figure blocked her way.
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