Ignoring the danger signal Yue Jiao had just given me, I pressed him further, "You still haven't answered my question?"
Yuejiao looked at the flute at my waist and said, “Flute. Several months ago, the king summoned many trusted generals and showed them the design of the flute at your waist, saying that anyone who saw this flute should be treated with the utmost respect. Report to the king that if someone brings it back to Sun and Moon City, there will be a great reward.”
Several months ago? I was cultivating in the Heavenly Court at that time. How could the Sun and Moon Lord have known I would come so early?
"Didn't they say anything else?"
"No." Yue Jiao shook her head. "His Majesty didn't say much, only that you are very important and that we should treat seeing you as if we were seeing His Majesty. He didn't reveal a single word about your identity, nor did he allow us to speculate about it privately."
I didn't pay much attention to what Yuejiao said after that. My mind was still preoccupied with how Sun and Moon Lord knew I was coming months ago. Was all of this part of Yu's plan?
I went through the whole story carefully and I can confirm that this was all planned by You long ago. I guess she told Sun and Moon Lord that I was coming before she told me about coming to the Abyss, and asked him to take care of me. Sun and Moon Lord and You must have a close relationship. I was so stupid to think that I could talk to Sun and Moon Lord to avoid future wars, but it turns out that they didn't need me at all. The two of them are very close.
A strange sadness and resentment welled up from the bottom of my heart. He knew everything but just wouldn't tell me, watching me busy myself like a fool. I didn't care that You planned for me to come to the Abyss, I didn't care about him and Sun Moon Lord, but why did he have to lie to me like this? Thinking about You's behavior when I said I wanted to go back to the Heavenly Court, was he deliberately trying to get me to do something? I didn't dare to think any further.
"Are you alright?" Yue Jiao's sudden voice startled me awake.
I sniffed, fighting back tears, and said, "The barbecue is so spicy."
"Is it spicy?" Yuejiao asked, half-believing, as she picked up a piece to taste.
I had no appetite at all. The table full of barbecued meat had been very tempting to me just now, but now I had no appetite at all.
"I'm going back now." After saying that, I got up and walked towards the carriage. But I stopped halfway there. If I went in like this, Feng Su and the others would probably ask me questions again.
I stood between the carriage and the place where we had just eaten, unsure whether to go forward or backward. Behind me were the sounds of laughter and chatter from the crowd, while before me lay a vast, silent void. This moment was the most desolate I had ever felt since I came to this strange world.
I took a deep breath, closed my eyes, tilted my head back, and tried to clear away the negative emotions in my heart and comfort myself. I know You's nature all too well. How could it be so easy to make a sensitive, suspicious, and gloomy person completely trust me?
I patted my face and forced a smile, whispering, "No matter what You're doing behind my back, she definitely doesn't want to hurt me." Thinking this, I felt much better. I stroked my chin, thinking, "Maybe it's to protect me, yeah, it must be, just like how the male protagonist in novels often does things for the female lead's good without her knowledge."
My mental preparation was very successful. When I got back on the carriage, I wasn't sad or upset at all. Instead, I was filled with anticipation, wondering if You had secretly done something touching or heartwarming for me.
Feng Su and the others were still asleep; the loud noise outside didn't wake them. Only Luo, who was looking at the book in her hand, glanced at me briefly when I came up, then looked back at the book in her hand.
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