Lu Fuyue looked up and saw a handsome and gentle-looking man dressed in white walk in.
Upon seeing the newcomer, everyone knelt down, saying, "Greetings, Your Highness the Crown Prince."
So this was the prince who had saved her before.
Lu Fuyue bowed to Nan Chuli and said, "Thank you for saving my life, Your Highness."
This bow is a proper gesture of gratitude for his saving my life.
Nan Chuli's gaze fell on Lu Fuyue, and after looking at her with complicated emotions for a long while, she slowly spoke.
"Miss Lu, there's no need to thank me. Besides, even without me, you would have woken up sooner or later, so it's not a matter of saving your life."
Lu Fuyue pursed her lips. For some reason, she felt that the way this person looked at her was strange.
At this moment, Nan Chuli realized his lapse in composure. He lowered his eyes and spoke again, "Since Miss Lu has lost her memory, why don't you come back to the palace with me and make a decision after you regain your memory?"
Lu Fuyue was slightly taken aback, then remembered the water string of the Weak Water Zither located in the palace, and nodded, "Then I'll trouble you."
Nan Chuli smiled gently, "Meeting is fate, there's no trouble at all."
The kneeling guards were shocked. Was this really the Crown Prince they knew?
Everyone who follows the Crown Prince knows that he appears gentle and polite on the outside, but is actually quite aloof.
They never expected to see this side of His Highness the Crown Prince.
After Nan Chuli arrived, Yun Luoxue, who was lying on the ground, kept her disheveled face covered with her sleeve and tried to minimize her presence.
She's destined to be the Crown Prince's consort; how could she let the Crown Prince see her like this?
If it weren't for the spot at the Four Kingdoms Academy, she wouldn't have been willing to lower herself to such an extent for a man.
But the Shikoku Academy is only open to the heir to the throne and his wife.
...
Tianxuan Sect
Luo Mingchuan knelt before Elder Dan, his face expressionless, but a fleeting hint of pain in his eyes betrayed his suppressed emotions.
"Master Uncle, it is my fault for failing to protect Junior Sister."
Elder Dan sighed, stood up, patted Luo Mingchuan on the shoulder, and slowly said, "It's not your fault, this is her tribulation."
Those who cultivate the Path of Ruthlessness are destined to be targeted by the Heavenly Dao; perhaps this is her fate.
...
Soon, Lu Fuyue followed Nan Chuli back to the palace.
Upon arriving at the palace, Nan Chuli arranged for Lu Fuyue to have a private courtyard near the East Palace.
That night.
Nan Chuli stood by the window, gazing at the bright moon in the night sky, memories flooding her mind.
It really was her, but why was she here?
But it seems she... doesn't remember him.
In the first few days after arriving here, Lu Fuyue's memory was fully restored. She had been secretly observing and inquiring about the whereabouts of the zither strings, but to no avail.
At that moment, the voice of the water emanated from within her body.
"The Weak Water Zither is an ancient divine artifact. Each of its strings is different. Now that the five elements strings are missing, the Weak Water Zither's quality has been severely reduced. If the Weak Water Zither's quality were to be fully restored, it would become a divine artifact that is not controlled by the Heavenly Dao."
"Heaven naturally does not want anything to be beyond its control, so you must be prepared, the search for those five Five Elements zither strings will definitely be subject to Heaven's intervention."
A hint of seriousness flashed in Lu Fuyue's eyes, "Then can you sense its exact location?"
After a moment of silence, Shui Ze spoke again, "I can only sense that it is in the Southern Spirit Kingdom's royal palace, but one thing I am certain of is that the attribute of this string is water, which is in line with the meaning of water that you previously comprehended, so only you can find it."
"Another point is that, after tens of thousands of years, these strings may have acquired spiritual energy and developed consciousness, and it is possible that they could transform into a human or something else."
Lu Fuyue's expression changed slightly. "You mean to say that it might not look like a string at all?"
"So how do I tell the difference?"
After a moment of silence, Mizusawa slowly said, "Well... I don't know either. Let's find it first."
"However, if a string were to actually take on a human form, then a special connection would be formed between you and it."
Suddenly a voice came from outside the door, and the door was pushed open the next second. Fortunately, Shui Ze quickly returned to the Weak Water Harp.
"Are you the woman my brother brought back?"
Lu Fuyue turned to look at the newcomer, and a pretty and cute girl who looked somewhat like Nan Chuli appeared before her.
It seems she must be Nan Chuli's younger sister.
Lu Fuyue pursed her lips, but her tone made her extremely uncomfortable.
So Lu Fuyue looked straight at her and said, word by word, "I did come here with the Crown Prince. But the relationship between him and me is not what you think."
Nan Ling'er clearly didn't believe it. She snorted coldly, "Do you think I'm stupid? Someone saw him carrying you, disheveled, back to his villa."
"I even let you stay here. Even though I am his own sister, I cannot easily stay in that villa."
Lu Fuyue was slightly taken aback. When she first met Nan Chuli, she noticed that his attitude towards her was strange, as if... he knew her...
But that's impossible. She's never left the Tianxuan Sect before, so how could she have met him?
She then remembered what Shui Ze had just said: the strings of the Weak Water Zither could transform into human form. Could he be the Water Zither String?
Is this feeling her special connection with the strings?
I should find some time to test him.
When Nan Ling'er saw that Lu Fuyue was talking to her and she was distracted, she stomped her foot in dissatisfaction. "Hey, are you even listening to me? If you keep this up, I'll punish you."
Lu Fuyue snapped out of her daze and looked at Nan Ling'er, "So how do you plan to punish me?"
Nan Ling'er's eyes darted around for a long time, and she thought for a long time, but she still couldn't figure out how to punish Lu Fuyue.
Whip her?
Uh, no, no, that's too vicious.
Is she being punished by having to serve him tea and water all day long?
Hmm... that won't work either, it would disturb her cultivation.
...
As she thought about it, Nan Ling'er sat down and picked up some fruit from the table to eat. As she ate, her mood improved.
So, while munching on fruit, she mumbled to Lu Fuyue, "Let me tell you, you absolutely must not like my brother. He already has someone he likes. I want to help my future sister-in-law and protect my brother's innocence."
Seeing her like this, Lu Fuyue knew that Nan Ling'er was a little princess who had been pampered since childhood and had no guile.
Lu Fuyue slowly said, "Don't worry, I won't fall in love with the Crown Prince."
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