Six thousand funeral flowers
Seeing that the newcomer was highly skilled in martial arts but meant her no harm, Gu Jiuyu tentatively asked, "Thank you for saving me, heroine...may I ask your honorable name?"
"Lin Zhu".
Mi Yun sheathed his sword and looked at her.
"Thank you for saving me, heroine." Gu Jiuyu stood up, still seemingly shaken. "I thought the capital was safer than the south, but I never imagined it would be so dangerous. If it weren't for your help tonight, I might have lost my life."
She adopted the accent of the musicians from the south that she had heard in the palace, and her imitation was remarkably similar.
Um?
Mi Yun was also a little stunned. If she hadn't known Gu Jiuyu's identity, she would have been fooled by her too.
She threw the body out the window and waited for Gu Jiuyu to ask her questions.
To her surprise, the other party seemed to have no intention of getting to the bottom of things, rendering her carefully crafted story useless. Mi Yun was a little frustrated.
“Oh, right, I haven’t introduced myself yet. My name is Ling Xiaojiu, the Jiu as in jade. You can also call me Xiaojiu.” Gu Jiuyu smiled at her. “I’m the ninth child in my family.”
Look at her, her made-up name is much more vivid than her own, and she lies without pausing for a moment. Mi Yun is increasingly convinced that this princess is no ordinary person.
But that still wouldn't work; she had to finish telling her story.
Mi Yun hesitated for a moment, and before the atmosphere froze, she spoke first, "Xiao Jiu... I live next door to you. I came here because I heard some noise next door. If you need any help later, um... you can come and find me."
She reluctantly delivered the prepared remarks.
Gu Jiuyu didn't suspect anything, assuming that she didn't usually interact with people much—in fact, you could tell just by looking at her demeanor. But coincidentally, she did need her help in a certain way.
“Miss Lin, as you can see, to be honest, someone is chasing me. If you can help me, I will be extremely grateful. Once I find my relatives in the capital, I will repay you properly.” Gu Jiuyu looked at Mi Yun sincerely. “But I may also encounter the same danger as just now. If you are unwilling to agree, then so be it.”
Of course, Gu Jiuyu was just being polite; how could she not see that Mi Yun genuinely wanted to help?
Although the young woman, Ms. Lin, had no expression, the other person had been staring into her eyes ever since the lamp was lit. While such excessive attention was suspicious, she could tell that the other person meant no harm. In that case, she decided to seek some help.
"Of course I can help." Mi Yun had been waiting for this opportunity for days, but agreeing too quickly felt inappropriate, so she said, "I'm just a nobody... I was swindled out of my money by a conman a few days ago, so..."
Upon hearing this, Gu Jiuyu said, "Don't worry, young lady. Once I find my relatives, I will reward them handsomely."
She didn't care how many loopholes there were in this young lady Lin's words. For example, if she had been swindled out of all her money a few days ago, why didn't she check out of the hotel earlier and instead stayed in the inn waiting to live off her savings? Or, with her high level of martial arts skills, why would she have trouble finding a job to make a living? But none of that mattered anymore; now she was going to help her.
"We'll set off tomorrow to find my family, so let's rest for today."
Gu Jiuyu said to her.
Mi Yun nodded and walked towards the door, her mind a complete mess.
Family? Those in the palace?
She was completely bewildered. She had originally thought that monitoring a spoiled princess would be easy and simple, but this princess seemed to be completely different from what she had imagined, and the things she had to do were not as simple as competing with Yu Yangxian for her affections.
Are all people in the capital like this? I can't figure out what they're thinking at all. Or is Su Xiaoying just someone who seems easy to bully?
Mi Yun decided to put aside her troublesome suspicions and go back to get a good night's sleep.
She was really tired now.
While the situation outside the palace was turbulent, the situation inside was no less unsettling.
"Your Majesty, something terrible has happened! Princess Yongling has not yet returned to the palace!"
Upon receiving the message from the secret guard, a eunuch rushed in and reported the news to the emperor.
Gu Anmin was busy reviewing memorials and wasn't worried about anything: "Have you gotten into trouble this time?"
“Your Majesty, this time is different! Princess Yongling’s bodyguard returned alive. He said he saw the body of the princess’s personal maid, Chulan, but the princess herself is nowhere to be found!” Chief Steward Wang handed the secret letter brought by the bodyguard to Gu Anmin.
Gu Anmin put down his pen and opened the secret letter.
After reading the words, his expression remained relatively calm, but the hand gripping the secret letter was anything but calm.
"How are you all doing your jobs?" His voice began to carry anger.
"this……"
Chief Steward Wang was also somewhat embarrassed: "The princess dismissed many guards a few days ago, telling them not to disturb her. When I reported this, His Majesty was busy processing memorials and may not have heard it."
Are you blaming me?
Gu Anmin looked at him.
Steward Wang immediately knelt down and replied, "This servant dares not! But no one could have predicted that someone would dare to send so many people to hunt down two girls with no martial arts skills and no status right under the nose of the capital. These people probably already knew the princess's identity."
Gu Anmin calmed down and thought things through, realizing that getting angry at this point would be pointless.
After a while, he said, "Search for her secretly. Nobody knows her identity right now. If we make too big a move, it will attract people with ulterior motives."
"Also, investigate and find out the true purpose of that group."
Gu Anmin narrowed his eyes and crumpled the secret letter into a ball: "If I find out that the trouble was caused by that martial arts alliance leader, then they should remember what the imperial court should be like."
"Yes, Your Majesty, this servant takes his leave."
Steward Wang swept his duster, bowed, and took his leave.
The next day, Mi Yun got up early, packed her weapons, practiced her unfamiliar swordsmanship, and then went to find Gu Jiuyu.
This was probably the best night's sleep she had ever had since she got involved in the Gu Jiuyu incident, after all, she finally got something out of yesterday.
Before she could even knock, the other person had already opened the door.
"Miss Lin."
A strange face was smiling at her.
Mi Yun could tell that this was a disguise, since she was also wearing a mask now.
"you……"
But I'd better pretend to be clueless, lest I expose everything.
"Ah, this is a mask my family prepared for me. As you can see, my family... has quite a few enemies." Gu Jiuyu winked at her and smiled.
Of course, how could royalty not have enemies?
Mi Yun decided not to investigate, just as Gu Jiuyu hadn't planned to ask her yesterday.
Let's go.
Gu Jiuyu closed the door and walked downstairs.
Gu Jiuyu led the way, with Mi Yun following behind her. After walking for a while, the number of people increased, and the area not far ahead was bustling with activity.
"My master is holding a contest to find a husband for his daughter. This is a tournament, and whoever can defeat the champion behind me will be able to marry my young lady," a steward said on the stage. Behind him sat a middle-aged man resting with a sword in his arms.
"Is there any young master willing to come up and give it a try?"
After the manager finished speaking, many people, whether just there for the fun or genuinely wanting a fight, stepped onto the ring.
"Please make way, we want to participate."
Gu Jiuyu pulled Mi Yun over, and the people around them couldn't help but make way for them.
Just kidding, you're not going to cooperate when there's a show to watch?
The person in charge also saw the two of them and coughed twice: "Miss, you're not here to joke around, are you?"
Gu Jiuyu chuckled, "Since I dared to do this in front of so many people, how could I be joking? Don't worry, I'm here on behalf of my brother to get married. He is highly skilled in martial arts, but unfortunately he has important matters to attend to and cannot come for the time being. I'm giving him a try."
After saying that, Gu Jiuyu seemed to remember something, and her eyes crinkled into a smile.
“Young lady, even if you want to hold a martial arts contest to find a husband for your brother, you still need to…” The steward glanced at Mi Yun behind Gu Jiuyu and said somewhat awkwardly, “find some capable helpers.”
Gu Jiuyu raised her chin: "Then you don't need to worry. I have plenty of capable people under my command. Miss Lin, do you see any rivals on this stage?"
She looked at Mi Yun, who had a blank expression on her face.
Huh? What? Mi Yun came back to her senses and looked at the arena in the direction Gu Jiuyu had pointed.
"opponent?"
Mi Yun launched a sarcastic remark without any expression.
"Young lady, you..."
The manager was so angry that he almost threw the ball and quit, but after thinking about it, he thought it would be good to let these girls suffer a little. Even if he knew some kung fu, there was no need for him to be so arrogant and cause trouble.
"Alright, you go ahead. Don't worry, they'll know what's good for them."
The manager was also worried that something might happen that could result in a death. After all, although the young lady in charge was dressed plainly, she had an extraordinary demeanor. It wouldn't be good if she caused any trouble that she shouldn't have.
As soon as he finished speaking, Mi Yun lightly touched the ground with her toes and entered the arena with a very elegant double somersault, complete with a beautiful landing.
She never had the chance to do this when she was actually out in the world, so today was a lucky day for her to try out these impractical fancy moves.
"pretty!"
Many audience members who had come just to join in the fun didn't understand these intricacies, but they all cheered and applauded her.
However, the people on the dueling platform were dismissive of this. Some even laughed at Mi Yun and said, "Miss, your skills over the past ten years are truly remarkable. You were able to jump up directly. We can only climb up by stepping on the steps. We admire you."
"Hmph," Mi Yun sneered, drew the sword from her waist, and deftly performed a couple of moves. Then, as the man laughed even more arrogantly, she stirred her inner energy and thrust the sword at his hair ornament.
When the man's crown was knocked off, he froze, too afraid to fight back.
murderous look.
This is something that people like them, who only know kung fu but have always been protected by their families, absolutely cannot possess.
Many people in the martial arts world have never seen the real martial arts world.
Mi Yun is not usually very cunning, but precisely because of this, if she wants to win, she will directly express it in her killing intent.
The audience cheered again, and many of the doubts that had been raised earlier dissipated after this swift and decisive sword strike.
The others hadn't noticed anything amiss, assuming the young master was simply stunned by the sudden sword strike, and they teased, "What's wrong? The young lady's swordsmanship is so superb, you can't even withstand it?"
The young master snapped out of his daze, glared at them fiercely, but realized something. Instead of impulsively preparing to retaliate, he retorted sarcastically to those who had just mocked him: "Indeed, this young lady has truly impressed me. I admire her. Gentlemen, why don't you give it a try? I'm sure you won't lose any worse than I have."
He was still quite capable. Just from that sword strike, he could tell that he was no match for the girl in front of him. Since he couldn't beat her, he might as well teach those people a lesson.
"Please, young lady."
Young Master Yun made way for Mi Yun without showing any embarrassment.
He was very good at adapting to circumstances. Gu Jiuyu could see Yun Gongzi's expression clearly from below.
Mi Yun glanced at the group of young masters who were still idly holding their swords, and slowly walked over.
She suppressed her murderous intent and appeared strangely calm.
One of the young masters finally couldn't hold back any longer. He drew his sword and rushed forward, wanting to end this farce as soon as possible. He came on fiercely, but Mi Yun quickly stepped to his right, flipped her wrist, and knocked his sword away with her sword.
"cough!"
The man dropped his sword, and his body was shaken off balance by Mi Yun's internal force, causing him to kneel on the ground in a sorry state.
Normally, even if he couldn't defeat someone like Mi Yun, he could still exchange blows. After all, Mi Yun was using a sword now, not Bai Yue's long needle. It's just a pity that the young man was too arrogant and hadn't yet seen the vastness of the martial world, where extraordinary people emerge one after another.
"how?"
Mi Yun raised his hand and pointed his sword at these disciples from prestigious sects.
"Who's next?"
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