Six thousand funeral flowers
Mi Yun couldn't believe that she could see the Water Pattern Moon Shadow on someone other than Bai Yue. This was not only because the Water Pattern Moon Shadow was created by Bai Yue, but also because the techniques for learning the Water Pattern Moon Shadow were extremely difficult. Even Bai Yue's people might not be able to truly master it.
However, she soon realized something was wrong.
Yu Yangxian's toes created ripples in the small pond, making them resemble blooming lotus flowers, pure and holy.
But they are just lotus flowers on the water.
There were only ripples on the water, but no reflection of the moon.
Moreover, Yu Yangxian's water patterns resemble the third level of the nine levels, but there is no trace of the first or second levels. Those two levels are the foundation of water patterns. If they are not there, it can only be said that she started learning from the third level, which is quite rare.
Mi Yun rested her chin on her hand, watching as Yu Yangxian flicked her sleeves, causing water droplets to fall on the center of each stone lotus flower. The light danced among the lotus flowers, and the dance came to an end.
"What a beautiful dance."
Three rounds of applause rang out. Gu Yulin started clapping, and then Su Yuanshan smiled gently at Yu Yangxian and clapped his hands.
Gu Jiuyu pursed her lips, seemingly a little awkward, unwilling to admit that she was also amazed by the water dance just now. Gu Yulin glanced at her again, seemingly unintentionally, and she was afraid of attracting his attention, so she politely clapped twice.
"Today's dance is different from the ones of the past."
Su Yuanshan watched Yu Yangxian take her seat and said with amusement, "Could it be because a new guest has arrived?"
Yu Yangxian poured herself a cup of tea, her expression still calm, but her tone carried a hint of joy that she herself was unaware of: "Not just new guests."
That means there are new customers, and for reasons I don't know. Su Yuanshan smiled thoughtfully, but didn't pursue the matter further.
Yu Yangxian wouldn't tell him that two years ago, he noticed her because of one of her dances, and he protected her in the martial arts world, allowing her to dance and play her music in peace every day.
Even so, Yu Yangxian wouldn't tell him about her past, and he wouldn't ask her directly. Yu Yangxian was a person who was terribly persistent about certain things, and taking rash action would only make her hostile towards him.
"Brother Yuanshan, she's finished dancing, let's go quickly."
Gu Jiuyu shook Su Yuanshan's arm and said to him in a coquettish tone, "Isn't this Jade Fairy still going to rest? Let's go first~"
Gu Yulin silently picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea.
Gu Jiuyu pretended not to notice Gu Yulin's actions and continued to hold onto Su Yuanshan's hand.
"Since I have had the pleasure of watching Yu'er's water dance today, I will not linger here any longer. I will accompany Miss Ling to go out for a stroll." Su Yuanshan did not pay much attention to Gu Jiuyu's actions. He had been bothered by her many times before, and now he was indifferent to it.
Unable to contain his excitement, Gu Jiuyu pulled Chu Lan out the door, and Su Yuanshan straightened his sleeves, preparing to follow.
"Alliance Leader Su."
Gu Yulin suddenly spoke to Su Yuanshan:
"Miss Ling is young and playful. You know how dangerous the martial arts world is. Don't bring your martial arts ways to this young lady."
Su Yuanshan smiled, as if he had thought of something, and said, "I understand, of course."
What were they talking about? Mi Yun didn't quite understand their cryptic conversation, but that's how people from the Central Plains are sometimes—they never explain things clearly and always keep things mysterious.
She missed the Southern Frontier a little, and she missed the carefree days of wandering the world.
If it weren't for this Jade Fairy below, she would probably still be able to travel around like that.
However, if it weren't for her, she probably wouldn't have gotten that clue about Gu Jiuyu.
Therefore, the saying that misfortune can sometimes be a blessing in disguise has some truth to it. Mi Yun was happy that he had successfully convinced himself to forget about these recent misfortunes.
The troublesome clashes have not yet ended.
Yu Yangxian had just finished brewing tea and hadn't even stopped working when she heard Gu Yulin, who had been joking with the people around him, approach her, but he was saying something rather unfriendly.
“Miss Yu, since you need to rest, I won’t disturb you any longer. But before I take my leave, I would like to remind you of something.”
Gu Yulin used his folded fan to lift a strand of Yu Yangxian's hair, narrowing his eyes: "Your friends around you are all quite clumsy, sometimes they can't even tell things apart..."
He said with a smile, "Sometimes they can't even tell good from evil. You have to pay close attention to your surroundings and make sure they don't get tricked by thieves. Otherwise, if something happens to them, I'll have to worry about Miss Yu's safety."
Yu Yangxian raised her eyes and looked at him calmly.
"Yu'er will be able to distinguish right from wrong and treat those around her well."
Even when faced with such a blatant threat, she showed no extra expression, as if her life didn't matter at all.
Gu Yulin gave her a deep look, and smiled as brightly as when he arrived: "That's good then. Miss Yu, please take care of yourself. I'll be going now."
Mi Yun rested her chin on her hand, watching Gu Yulin stride away.
Was there a hidden meaning in what you just said, Ninth Prince?
But something just doesn't feel right.
Something's not right.
Mi Yun watched Yu Yangxian brewing and tasting tea alone, and then looked at the dusty roof beams. She felt a little dizzy from all the people around her.
No, she needs to go out for some fresh air.
Mi Yun used her light-footed skills, which she had learned from some martial arts family, to leave Yi Huan Pavilion.
Where should we go? Should we still follow Gu Jiuyu?
Mi Yun rejected the idea. Su Yuanshan was able to become the leader of the martial arts alliance not because of his handsome appearance. It was fine to hide in the shadows and observe the situation, but following him would likely make him easy to be discovered.
Let's just wait and see; Gu Jiuyu will definitely return to the palace anyway.
She decided to go out for a stroll first, continuing her journey of disguise.
When the woman was describing the illusion to her, she told her that in order to create a good illusion, one must learn to observe. First, observe the environment, what kind of people live where. Second, observe people, their clothing, appearance, psychology, actions, and language. These all reveal information about them and lay the foundation for finding the weaknesses in their consciousness.
Because of her previous experience, Mi Yun still harbored some negative feelings towards illusions, but she also knew how direct their effects were, so she had to learn anything that could make her stronger.
After devising a grand plan in her mind, Mi Yun looked at the calm lake surface and remained silent for five seconds.
Forget it, I'll just pick one that's easy to start with and give it a try.
She walked along the lake for a while and saw several women washing clothes. Some were older, and two looked quite young. They were dressed similarly in green clothes and had their hair styled in maid's buns. They seemed very approachable.
Mi Yun pondered for a long time before walking over with a confidence she didn't know where it came from.
Today, I'll pretend to be a lost young lady. Judging from Gu Jiuyu's appearance, it shouldn't be too difficult for her to pretend.
"Excuse me, miss."
Mi Yun walked up to one of the women in green and forced a smile: "I came to the capital with my family, and for a while... I was having too much fun, so I ended up here. Miss, could you... tell me where Mingzhu Tower is?"
Su Xiaoying heard a few hesitant words coming from beside her, and the accent didn't sound like a local. She looked up and was so frightened that she almost fell into the river.
Girl, please stop laughing!
That's terrifying!
"Ah...you're not a local, are you? Mingzhulou is just ahead."
Su Xiaoying smiled gently at her and pointed in a direction: "Do you see that tavern? Mingzhulou is right across from it."
Mi Yun was certain that Su Xiaoying was indeed easy to talk to, so she continued to ask, "I... am not a local, so I don't know much about some of the rules here. Why don't you come with me? Otherwise, I'm afraid they'll kick me out."
Your expression really does make it seem like you're going to cause trouble. Su Xiaoying couldn't bear to call her out on it.
"Xiaoying, why don't you go? This girl is indeed quite pitiful." The maid next to Su Xiaoying saw her hesitation and took the wooden basin from her: "I'll wash the rest for you."
"But this isn't a good idea..."
Just as Su Xiaoying was about to say something, the maid waved her hand again: "It's alright, hurry up and go. What if this young lady's family leaves again if we're too late?"
Su Xiaoying glanced at her, then at Mi Yun, whose face was almost frozen from smiling, before saying to her with some guilt, "Alright, thank you, Xiaomian. I'll take this young lady there now."
"Go quickly."
The girl called Xiao Mian watched with a smile as Su Xiaoying and Mi Yun walked away.
The elderly women washing clothes listened silently to the whole thing. One of them shook her head and sighed, and the others did the same, but soon they all looked indifferent.
What's your name?
Mi Yun glanced at Su Xiaoying; she was definitely the easiest person to deceive in all her years of wandering the world.
"My name is Su Xiaoying."
Su Xiaoying said her name with a hint of shyness, then remembered to ask Mi Yun, "Where is the young lady?"
"Lin Zhu".
Mi Yun casually mentioned a name.
Su Xiaoying smiled at her, "That's a really nice name."
Then the atmosphere fell silent, and Mi Yun hadn't yet decided what to say.
After a while, they arrived at Mingzhu Tower. Su Xiaoying looked at Mi Yun and said, "Miss Lin, this is Mingzhu Tower. I have to hurry back to my residence, so I'll leave you here for now."
Mi Yun nodded: "Thank you."
Su Xiaoying smiled at her: "You don't need to be so polite, young lady."
As Mi Yun watched Su Xiaoying turn and leave, she suddenly had a sudden impulse and quietly followed her.
That day, the woman told her that people are very complicated, and what you see with your eyes is not necessarily the truth. Su Xiaoying seemed very kind, but she couldn't be sure if it was genuine kindness, so she wanted to continue to observe.
Mi Yun watched as Su Xiaoying returned to the place where she was washing clothes. Xiao Mian was no longer there, so she simply walked in another direction.
After walking for about half an incense stick's time, Mi Yun saw a familiar house.
Isn't this the mansion of the martial arts alliance leader? The martial arts world is indeed small.
Mi Yun stepped over the bricks and tiles of the house with some disdain.
Hmm, Su Xiaoying stopped in front of a house. Xiaomian wasn't there either, so it seemed like there wasn't much to see anymore.
Mi Yun was getting bored again and was about to go back to wait for Gu Jiuyu when she suddenly heard a cry—
"Alliance Leader, listen to me, Xiaoying didn't do it on purpose, please don't punish her..." Xiao Mian followed behind Su Yuanshan, who strode into the courtyard.
"Xiaoying?" Su Yuanshan found Su Xiaoying hanging up the washed clothes, pressed her shoulders, looked her over carefully, and then said, "Who did you go with just now? Is anything wrong?"
Um?
Mi Yun looked at the crowd below with some surprise.
Is this Su Yuanshan? The martial arts alliance leader who looks like a hypocrite?
"Sir, it's alright." Su Xiaoying smiled at him: "She's just a lost girl, I'm just showing her the way."
Xiao Mian, who was following behind, didn't seem to realize what was going on. She mumbled, "Sir, please don't blame Xiao Ying. It was my fault for not being able to persuade her. She won't do it again next time!"
It turns out that Xiao Mian's help to Su Xiaoying was a ruse; her real intention was to frame her.
Hmm, another boring person like this. Mi Yun wanted to give them a piece of her mind first, but then realized that she hadn't even noticed it herself.
Judging from the current situation, isn't Xiaomian's scheme full of flaws? And her purpose is quite obvious, yet she couldn't even see through such a small trick.
Mi Jun was even more depressed.
If Su Xiaoying didn't notice because of her kindness, or if we think of her more harshly, because she felt safe and fearless, then what about myself...?
But I'm just stupid.
Mi Yun became increasingly depressed as she thought about it.
Sure enough, Su Yuanshan eventually noticed Xiaomian, the oblivious maid. And then, that was probably the end of that story.
However, Mi Jun felt that she had already grown up.
And we also obtained... a very important piece of information.
Su Yuanshan doesn't seem to love his confidante Yu Yangxian as much as he imagined; instead, he truly cares about someone else.
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