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On the second day, as everyone was preparing to depart, Yun Qi was nowhere to be seen.
Yam was still wondering if Yunqi's absence today was due to her teasing him too much yesterday.
After waiting for a while and seeing that Yunqi had not appeared, they prepared to set off.
"I'm here~"
With his ponytail tied up, the hairband fluttered as he ran. When everyone turned around, they saw that Yun Qi had changed out of his lifeless clothes and now looked quite youthful.
Wearing a light blue brocade robe with wide sleeves embroidered with cloud patterns, coupled with Yun Qi's radiant smile, Shan Yao was somewhat stunned. This was the first time Shan Yao had ever seen Yun Qi like this.
Those around Yun Qi teased him, none of them able to guess when he had bought this outfit. After all, in everyone's memory, he always wore dark clothes, and today he seemed different.
Suddenly, Yun Qi patted Shan Yao's shoulder, pulling her out of her stunned thoughts.
"Young master, you're so handsome, you've never seen anyone like this before."
Seeing Yun Qi's smug look, she stopped herself from praising him and instead said somewhat sourly, "Handsome, handsome, even passing dogs would run up and bite you."
As soon as he said that, Shanyao's shoulder was patted again. Perhaps Yunqi hadn't controlled his strength, because the pat was so hard that Shanyao frowned and glared at Yunqi fiercely.
Upon seeing this, Yun Qi immediately ran towards the door, saying, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to."
Yam caught up with him immediately, shouting, "You didn't do it on purpose! Why are you running away!"
Yunqi finally felt relieved after all the wedding candies in the bag had been handed out. Sure enough, today's outfit was meant to be more approachable.
Looking to the side, he saw that there were still some yams in his hand. The person who was showing off had changed. Yun Qi smiled and shook the bag, just like the yams had done yesterday, when he saw them looking at him.
Seeing this, Yam narrowed her eyes and turned her head away from the smug Yunqi.
"That man had some candy that he was giving away for free."
Someone shouted, and a group of people turned and ran straight for Yam. Yam was still coaxing the child next to her to accept it when she saw a group of people running towards her.
Yun Qi didn't bring his weapon with him this time, and instinctively ran towards the yam.
After giving the candy to the child, Yam ran off to the side as fast as she could, leaving everyone else empty-handed.
Yam stood on the head of a stone lion, looking down at the disheveled state of the people. It was unclear who had shouted that, but the scene was now somewhat chaotic.
A crowd gathered around the yam, but the yam wasn't something to be trifled with.
As a member of Cheng Zhenmen, if he couldn't even handle this group, wouldn't he have wasted his time? Just as he was about to make his move, he realized that these were just greedy commoners, so he put away the poison powder in his hand.
Since they want it, why not just give it to them?
"If you want it, don't go there to get it."
His eyes spotted a less crowded spot, and he threw the ball with all his might towards it.
Upon seeing this, those people were overjoyed and rushed towards the spot, while simultaneously blocking others from approaching.
Yam jumped off the stone lion, patted the non-existent dust off her palms, and Yunqi immediately walked over to Yam's side.
Are you alright?
Yam smiled, shook her head, and said, "It's nothing, let's go."
Jiang Yuyao watched their every move from inside the carriage. She noticed that Shanyao's back looked familiar; she seemed to be the person who had danced at the banquet before.
She had begged her father to let her go; she didn't want to stay in the courtyard and only wanted to go to Jincheng Temple to repent.
Prime Minister Jiang knew Jiang Yuyao's meaning perfectly well; if she wanted to go wherever she wanted, so be it.
Jiang Yuyao glanced at her maid Qingyan and gestured for her to inquire. If it weren't for the earlier commotion, the carriage would already be on its way to Jincheng Temple.
At this moment, Jiang Yuyao lowered the curtain and waited quietly in the carriage for Qingyan to return.
He returned to the Jiang residence after half a month, this trip was merely to seek inner peace.
"Is there anything?"
"Miss, I heard it was the Second Prince's men distributing wedding candy outside."
Hearing this, Jiang Yuyao frowned, even more puzzled. She looked up at Qingyan and asked, "Wedding candy?"
Qingyan continued, "I heard that those who were handing out candy made a special emphasis on the fact that they were marrying the second young lady of the Jiang family."
"I see."
Her furrowed brows slowly relaxed, and she understood Zeng Chenhua's actions.
He muttered to himself, "I never expected that the Second Prince would value his younger sister so much."
Lifting the curtain, the spot where Shanyao and the others had been standing was long gone. As Jiang Yuyao watched the others happily holding wedding candies, she realized that Zeng Chenhua had been the one to save Jiang Chaoyu when she was in trouble.
By this time, the crowd outside had thinned out, and everyone was busy with their own things.
Let's go.
The carriage wheels left forward tracks. Jiang Yuyao hadn't expected the Second Prince to value his younger sister, Jiang Chaoyu, so much. Was making this public a good thing or a bad thing?
"Qingyan, what do you think of this matter?"
After all, Qingyan had been Jiang Yuyao's personal maid for ten years, and she knew everything Jiang Yuyao could tell from a single glance, so she didn't bring up the matter again.
"Qingyan believes there are some risks involved."
These words surprised Jiang Yuyao, who was very curious about Qingyan's opinion.
"Oh, what do you think?"
Qingyan said neither humbly nor arrogantly, "It was His Majesty's decree. Even if not the whole country knows, everyone in the capital will know. But the Second Prince must have a purpose in coming outside the city."
Jiang Yuyao understood Qingyan's meaning and said, "But don't you think this shows how much the Second Prince values his younger sister?"
Qingyan shook her head, her eyes lowered, but she didn't know what to say.
However, as far as Jiang Yuyao knew, the Second Prince was probably not the only one who liked Jiang Chaoyu. This move was simply to tell others that the Second Miss Jiang was his wife for life.
Jiang Chaoyu sneezed several times while lost in thought, not knowing who was talking about her.
Seeing this, Cui Cui asked with some concern, "Miss, could it be that you've caught a slight cold?"
Jiang Chaoyu waved her hand. She hadn't left the house for the past few days, keeping herself confined to her room. How could she have caught a cold? Perhaps someone was talking about her.
Looking at the mandarin duck handkerchief she was embroidering, she knew it was only a few stitches away from being finished.
Cui Cui, who was standing nearby, came over and saw that the little chicks her young mistress had embroidered were quite pretty. She wanted to flatter her young mistress, "Miss, the little chicks you embroidered are really beautiful."
Hearing this, Jiang Chaoyu turned to look at Cuicui, held the handkerchief up to Cuicui's eyes, and asked again, "What do you think this is?"
Cui Cui blinked and honestly said, "Little chick, Miss, your embroidery is so lifelike." As she spoke, she didn't forget to give herself a thumbs up to show her full approval.
"And Miss, you've only studied embroidery for a few days, yet you embroider so well."
These words left Jiang Chaoyu unsure whether to laugh or cry. She took the handkerchief back to her eyes, examined it carefully, and asked persistently, "Don't you think this looks like a mandarin duck?"
These words made Cui Cui a little confused, but Cui Cui reacted quickly and realized that she had made a mistake. She immediately corrected herself and said, "It is mandarin ducks. I misspoke. Miss, your embroidery is so lifelike."
The quick change of heart is irreversible.
Jiang Chaoyu was a little discouraged, not expecting that after embroidering for so long, all she could manage was a little chick. But then she thought that it was quite impressive that she could embroider two chicks that looked so alike.
Since she no longer wanted to embroider, Jiang Chaoyu lost interest.
Resting her chin on her hand, her thoughts drifted elsewhere. In half a month, it would be her wedding to Zeng Chenhua. In the present world, she was still a university student, and now she was about to get married.
Beside her hand was the wedding dress that had been prepared and sent by the manor a few days ago. She felt a little uncomfortable when she touched the wedding dress. Ever since she discovered that using her abilities too much would cause her to lose her memories of the present world, she wrote everything she remembered into her storybook.
To outsiders, it was simply that she was fond of reading storybooks.
Jiang Chaoyu kept wondering if the method she had seen before would work. But apart from that method, she had no other options.
Just as he moved his hand away, he saw a carrier pigeon appear in front of the window out of the corner of his eye. He hadn't seen a carrier pigeon since his master passed away. What must have happened today?
Cui Cui brought the letter from the carrier pigeon to Jiang Chaoyu. When Jiang Chaoyu opened the letter, he saw the words "Come quickly, southwest of the city".
His brow furrowed, a sense of unease creeping into his heart. Had something happened at Crescent Moon Gate?
"Cui Cui, remember to cover for me. I'll be right back."
"good."
After Cui Cui walked outside, Jiang Chaoyu used her skill again, "Spatial displacement lock, go in!"
Jiang Chaoyu has moved to her previous location, but she is still a little distance from the southwest of the city, enough for her to catch her breath for a while.
If she remembered correctly, there seemed to be a willow tree in the southwest of the city. She had only known its location because she had saved someone. What had happened now?
After walking for a while, I saw someone standing in front of me, and the back view looked somewhat like Xu Ninghui.
As Jiang Chaoyu approached, he tried calling out, "Junior Brother?"
The person reacted upon hearing the sound but still did not turn around.
Jiang Chaoyu was even more puzzled, but looking around, she saw only the person in front of her. "Why did you call me here?"
This person must be a carrier pigeon, but we don't know what his purpose is.
As she approached the person in front of her step by step, the person seemed to be listening to the sound to locate her. When Jiang Chaoyu was only a few steps away from him, he turned around and grabbed Jiang Chaoyu's shoulders with both hands.
"Light rain."
Jiang Chaoyu was startled by the swift movement and realized that the person in front of her was Xie Yunyin.
But only the Crescent Moon Sect has carrier pigeons, and only the Crescent Moon Sect knows where I live. Why is Xie Yunyin appearing in front of me?
Jiang Chaoyu was very puzzled, but for a moment she couldn't break free from Xie Yunyin's hand, and her eyes slowly filled with hatred.
"Who exactly are you?"
Jiang Chaoyu originally thought Xie Yunyin was just a dissolute young master from the Xie family who usually loved to compose poems, but when she saw him outside the city gate that day, she realized that he was not.
Xie Yunyin didn't answer Jiang Chaoyu's question directly, but his eyes were full of love as he looked at her. However, this love disgusted Jiang Chaoyu; he was simply a villain who would achieve his goals.
"Xiaoyu, please don't marry Zeng Chenhua, get out of here." Her eyes were filled with longing and affection.
Jiang Chaoyu was still trying to break free from Xie Yunyin's grasp, but Xie Yunyin was too strong and determined to trap her, making it even harder to break free. At this moment, Jiang Chaoyu felt a series of pains in her shoulder, so she gave up struggling.
Are you crazy?
These words seemed to strike a nerve with Xie Yunyin, who looked at him and laughed, a laugh that was somewhat terrifying.
"Xiaoyu, what does it matter if I go crazy, as long as I can have you!"
"You know what? You're the first person in my life who has ever taken me seriously. I love you, Xiaoyu."
What started as hatred has now turned into confusion. She is utterly baffled as to why Xie Yunyin desires her so much.
"But I don't love you."
Xie Yunyin no longer cared about any of that. As long as Jiang Chaoyu didn't marry Zeng Chenhua, he was willing to discuss anything.
"It's okay, Xiaoyu, as long as I love you."
Looking at his sickly appearance, Jiang Chaoyu couldn't understand why Xie Yunyin was so infatuated with her.
Just as she gave up struggling, she noticed that Xie Yunyin's grip had loosened slightly, so she broke free and slapped him with all her might, causing blood to trickle from the corner of his mouth.
"Xie Yunyin, wake up! I am someone else's wife."
Xie Yunyin touched his cheek, as if he had just been touched by Jiang Chaoyu, not slapped.
Looking at Xie Yunyin's appearance, Jiang Chaoyu felt that he was simply beyond saving. However, she seemed to sense that there were other people approaching nearby, and there seemed to be quite a few of them.
Taking advantage of Xie Yunyin's momentary lapse in concentration, Jiang Chaoyu tried to escape, but was stopped by Xie Yunyin with his soft sword as soon as she turned around.
"Xiaoyu, where do you want to go?"
Looking at the soft sword in his hand, Jiang Chaoyu's eyes were filled with shock.
This is clearly her master's weapon. Where did Xie Yunyin get it from? Besides, she hasn't even asked him how he knew about the Crescent Moon Sect's carrier pigeons.
Seeing Jiang Chaoyu's reaction, Xie Yunyin's lips curled up, and his eyes couldn't hide his true feelings. "Xiaoyu, if you come with me, I'll give you this."
Now that I'm gone, I don't know where Xie Yunyin will imprison me; it's simply not an option.
"You're dreaming!"
Jiang Chaoyu drew his soft sword and fought with Xie Yunyin. Xie Yunyin's martial arts skills were inferior to Jiang Chaoyu's, so he always took the lead. In just a moment, Jiang Chaoyu took away his weapon.
He was forced to retreat repeatedly by Jiang Chaoyu, and staggered a bit.
"Since that's the case, don't blame me for being impolite, Xiaoyu!"
As soon as he clapped his hands, masked men appeared from all directions. His earlier perception was indeed correct. No wonder these people hadn't shown up; they were waiting for Xie Yunyin's call to action.
The masked men surrounded Jiang Chaoyu, and Xie Yunyin said from the outside, "Xiaoyu, as long as you are willing to come with me, I will let them go."
Jiang Chaoyu would not make such a choice. Without saying a word, she quickly surveyed her surroundings, found a breakthrough, and caught the masked man off guard.
"Chase!"
Following the breakthrough, the road into the city was blocked, and the breakthrough they found led to a more distant suburb.
Using the trees for cover, Jiang Chaoyu could only run forward as fast as she could.
After running to a familiar place, she found that what appeared to be the underground passage from before was ahead.
It's unclear whether the mechanism was destroyed, but Xie Yunyin probably doesn't know about that place. Jiang Chaoyu was somewhat annoyed; why hadn't she asked him how he knew about the carrier pigeons earlier?
She quickly turned her head to look and saw that the group was chasing her very fast. She could only cut tree branches to stop them while she was running away, but that didn't work.
Jiang Chaoyu looked up and saw the stone; behind it was the mechanism. Hopefully, the mechanism was still there…
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