Shen Yuan didn't need to turn around to know that it was Xiao Ling. She asked, "Can't sleep either?"
Xiao Ling gave a soft "hmm".
Shen Yuan then turned to look at Xiao Ling. As she turned, she inadvertently noticed the little maid on night watch sleeping under the eaves, and couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.
Xiao Ling explained, "I used a little of your medicine powder and passed out."
He paused for a moment, then said, "You can't sleep? Shall we go out for some fresh air?"
“Okay!” Shen Yuan smiled and stood up with Xiao Ling.
She first went back inside, took out a cotton quilt and covered the maid on night watch with it, then walked to the courtyard wall of Lingyunxuan.
Suddenly, a hand grabbed her waist, and she felt light on her feet, soaring into the air and floating lightly over the courtyard wall to the roof.
The night breeze whispered in her ears as Shen Yuan clung tightly to Xiao Ling's strong, firm arm, hiding under his cloak, her eyes fixed on the stray hairs on Xiao Ling's forehead, glistening with moonlight.
Finally, Xiao Ling led her to a lakeside not too far from the General's Mansion.
Weeping willows sway on the moonlit lake.
Shen Yuan sat on the grass, looked up at Xiao Ling, and then patted the grass beside her.
Xiao Ling walked over and sat down.
Shen Yuan asked, "Where did you learn such excellent lightness skills?"
Xiao Ling: "Qingyun Mountain."
"Are all the disciples of Qingyun Mountain as skilled in martial arts as you?"
"almost."
Shen Yuan thought for a moment and said, "When your father sent you to Qingyun Mountain to learn martial arts, it shouldn't be considered that he... abandoned you."
Xiao Ling suddenly looked up at Shen Yuan.
Shen Yuan continued, "I suddenly feel that your father sent you to Qingyun Mountain, perhaps to protect you, or to give you the ability to protect yourself. Otherwise, where did you get your martial arts skills?"
Xiao Ling looked down and fiddled with the weeds at his feet: "...Maybe."
Seeing that Xiao Ling clearly had no desire to continue the topic, Shen Yuan didn't say anything more and changed the subject, saying, "Could you ask if you have any fellow disciples who are willing to go down the mountain? I want to ask them to escort my grandmother to the capital!"
"What happened at the ancestral hall today makes me think that Grandma's journey to the capital might not be smooth!"
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