Chapter 295 Memories
A silver needle, about an inch long, was slowly picked up. Wu Yu looked at it in the candlelight for a moment, then her expression changed immediately. She cursed, "It really is my stuff!"
"That damned Qi Shen, playing dirty tricks on such a pretty girl, what a shameless bastard!"
"Xuanyuanze is a good-for-nothing. I gave him a bunch of good stuff, and he actually took away the Wuliang Needle that I've painstakingly made for so long..."
Wu Yu muttered some vulgar words, and the people in the tent all lowered their heads, some not daring to listen.
Among the sorcerer clan, only Wu Yu has fully mastered the High Priest's teachings, and is an expert in both Gu and poison. Therefore, even if she points her finger at the Prince of Xiaoyao and curses him, the Prince of Xiaoyao might not be angry. Instead, he might worry that she hasn't cursed enough and won't be able to continue making poisons and Gu without distraction.
Ren Shun watched as the silver needle was removed from the little girl's forehead, and his heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled down. Even his breathing became lighter.
"Witch, is she alright now?"
Wu Yu glanced at him, raising an eyebrow: "Nothing wrong? She's been going without food and water for ten days, constantly draining her life force, and you call that nothing wrong? She probably can't even stand up right now. It'll take at least a month or two to recover."
Feigning death is extremely taxing; an ordinary person would feel terrible after just two or three days. I wonder how much effort this kid put in, because the pretty girl only lost weight and had some internal energy depleted. She was clean and tidy, and looked much more presentable than a normal person.
After Wu Yu finished speaking, he realized something and smiled teasingly, "What, your sweetheart?"
Ren Shun pursed his lips. "No, she's a hostage from Qi. I need to ensure she arrives safely in the capital."
Wu Yu pretended to believe him, only saying that he would be unconscious for another ten days or so, eating liquid food, unable to control his excretions, and it would be best to have a maidservant to take care of him.
Ren Shun said he understood and would find two maids with clean backgrounds to take care of his daily life.
Wu Yu patted his shoulder, then suddenly sighed, lowering his voice so that only the two of them could hear him:
"You little rascal, you're really good at keeping things quiet. You've already lured people to Yue Kingdom. Whether you can hold onto them or not depends on your efforts."
What did that mean? Ren Shun frowned, but before he could ask, Wu Yu clapped her hands and left. Her voice, languid yet arrogant, still echoed in the tent.
"Ugh, I'm exhausted! Xuan Yuanze needs to pay me more for this job!"
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The royal palace of the Yue Kingdom.
A palace maid carrying a food box entered the Prince of Xiaoyao's study with her head bowed.
She put down the food box, knelt down on both knees, bowed with both hands, and said in a trembling voice, "Your Highness, Miss Nangong has brought you chicken soup."
It must be again. For more than a month, Nangong Nian has been sending things almost every day. Sometimes it's food, sometimes it's trinkets. Everyone in the Yue Kingdom's palace knows how much Nangong Nian values the position of the Prince of Xiaoyao's bedmate.
Unfortunately, the Carefree King was indifferent to both women and men. His only ambition was to conquer the Qi Kingdom and unify the two countries. Even though Nangong Nian was the most outstanding daughter of the Nangong family, she had to take a backseat.
The palace maid knelt on the ground and waited for a while, but she didn't hear the Prince of Xiaoyao order her to be thrown out.
Curious, she glanced up and saw that there was no one behind the desk, but some voices could be heard coming from the inner room.
It sounds like... a woman's voice!
The palace maid was startled and quickly got up to leave, but then the woman's voice suddenly rang out—
"Brother Aze? What are you doing here? Where am I? Isn't this the Ye family's residence?"
The palace maid shuddered. Just from the voice, she knew it was a young woman who was even calling the Prince of Xiaoyao "Brother Aze"... Could it be that the Prince of Xiaoyao was finally going to take a princess?
The inner room.
Xuan Yuanze looked at the little girl staring at him with a blank and curious expression, and his fingers on his knees tightened again and again.
He frowned, his voice hoarse: "Yu Xuan...you..."
Qi Yuxuan pointed to herself, looking puzzled: "Yuxuan? Who is Yuxuan? Is that my name? Aren't I called Ye Zhaodi? Are you sure you haven't mistaken me for someone else?"
"Brother Aze, what's wrong? Why are you frowning? It doesn't look good. Don't frown. You've never frowned at me before."
She reached out and touched Xuan Yuanze's brow, her fingertips like the warmth of spring, slowly melting away the frost between his brows.
“This looks good, hmm… how come he’s even better looking than the old A-Ze brother!” Qi Yuxuan smiled as she looked him up and down, the purity in her eyes deeply piercing Xuan Yuanze’s heart.
He grasped the fingers that were still tugging at his brow, held them tightly in his hand, and asked her, "If it looks good, do you like it?"
Qi Yuxuan nodded vigorously without hesitation: "Of course I like him! Brother Aze taught me to write my name, bought me delicious cakes, and even helped me sweep the floor and fetch water. He is the best person in the world!"
As she spoke, Xuan Yuanze's eyes gradually dimmed.
This wasn't the answer he wanted to hear, and this wasn't the kind of liking he wanted.
Xuanyuanze let go of her hand. "Okay, you are the person I love the most in the world. Are you still tired? Do you want to sleep a little longer? I'll go buy you some delicious cakes."
Qi Yuxuan blinked: "Hmm... a little, but I also want to drink mung bean, lotus seed, and lily bulb soup. Can Brother Aze buy it for me?"
Xuan Yuanze patted her hair. "Okay, I'll buy it all for you. You can sleep a little longer. I'll be back when you wake up."
Seeing the little girl close her eyes, breathe deeply, and her heartbeat gradually calm down, Xuan Yuanze withdrew his hand and slowly stood up.
He rubbed his temples wearily and took a deep breath.
Why did her memory regress to when she was still in the Ye family? What exactly happened? Fortunately, Xiao Ye still remembers her, which is a good thing.
He left the inner room as quietly as possible and gently called for a palace servant:
“Xuan Wuzhe and Ren Shun come to see me immediately.”
In order not to disturb Xiao Ye's rest, Xuan Yuanze went to another palace.
Wu Yu and Ren Shun had been waiting for his summons and arrived quickly.
Wu Yu remained as self-willed as ever. After entering, he unceremoniously picked up a fruit from the fruit plate, wiped it, and started eating it.
"Ouch, it's so sour..."
She grimaced as she tossed the fruit back onto the plate before asking Xuan Yuanze:
"Is your injury healed?"
Ren Shun's gaze was immediately drawn to Xuan Yuanze by those words. "You're injured?!"
Wu Yu shrugged: "Sorry, I thought he knew."
Xuanyuanze: "We'll talk about that later. Why is part of Yuxuan's memory missing?"
Ren Shun's expression changed: "What?"
Wu Yu sighed, "What? Didn't I tell you already? I thought you understood. Your brain isn't even as sharp as your brother's."
"That poisoned needle pierced her brain; it will definitely affect her memory..."
The Study of the Carefree King.
Having confirmed that the person had completely left, Qi Yuxuan slowly opened her eyes, her gaze clear as she stared at the bed curtains above her, which were completely different from the style of the Qi Kingdom, and let out a soft sigh.
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