Chapter 24 Twenty-Four Slashes "You're far too shameless..."
Luo Mingshu got angry as soon as she saw the title.
You could say she and the anonymous cultivator were at odds, but you absolutely cannot say they were having an affair.
What are you stealing? They're clearly engaged in a serious and tense "confrontation"!
However, it was clear that Guard Bao had been lying in wait in the Imperial Garden for a long time, and he described the scene vividly with artistic embellishment, as if the two of them were about to do something truly immoral in the water.
Before the other characters in the exploration scene arrived, Luo Mingshu rushed over to reply to this message. Given the current dire situation, she could only temporarily stand on the same side as the anonymous cultivator.
[Consort Mei: Guard Bao, you truly see only lust in others. Consort Gao and I are only sisters. He fell into the water and can't swim. Is there anything wrong with me going to save him?]
[Consort Mei: Yesterday you said we sisters were at odds, and today you've made it seem like we're having a secret rendezvous in the Imperial Garden. The most important thing in Yingtian Palace is unity, friendship, and mutual help. Guard Bao, your actions are simply sowing discord. You're the one who should be expelled from Yingtian Palace.]
In the end, she didn't forget to betray her own teammate one last time.
[Consort Mei: Of course, Consort Gao is also useless. A fish farmer who can't even swim, she's a disgrace to the royal family. I suggest you pack her up and throw her out of Yingtian Palace with her.]
Luo Mingshu's incoherent attack completely baffled the opposing team. I've seen people argue back, but I've never seen anyone attack their own teammates as well.
Moreover, every word she uttered seemed to be sincere, and every word seemed to be filled with disdain for her teammate Gao Fei.
Guard Bao gritted his teeth, secretly sighing at how high the concubine's level was.
Of course, Luo Mingshu did hope that Consort Gao would also be expelled from the palace.
Shortly afterward, passersby from the exploration scene arrived at the scene.
[Passing palace maid #1: Oh dear, I think Consort Mei is right. Since Consort Gao fell into the water, she naturally had to go and save her.]
[Guard #1, watching the spectacle: Although our Yingtian Palace has strict rules, we can't spread rumors like this.]
[Second palace maid passing by: Guard Bao, if you keep doing this, we can't tolerate people spreading rumors in our palace.]
[Second-hand guard watching the show: Yes, I hope Guard Bao will be careful with his words and actions.]
Luo Mingshu was satisfied with these replies. Stirring up trouble on the palace website was as easy as playing house for her, a troll on the Lingwang website.
Strangely, the anonymous cultivator who used to come and argue with her every time he saw her was nowhere to be seen. This puzzled Luo Mingshu. Could it be that he caught a cold after falling into the water today and was unable to access the palace website?
"If that's really the case, that would be wonderful," Luo Mingshu thought to herself.
Without the anonymous cultivators bothering her, she became invincible on the palace website. After defeating the guard Bao, she was in high spirits and, while the iron was hot, immediately wrote a new message to smear Consort Ya, the cruel imperial physician, and Consort Neng.
[Consort Mei: Consort A is not feeling well today. She almost fainted when she met the Empress. Could she have contracted a serious illness?! If so, how can such a sickly person remain as a consort in Yingtian Palace? Isn't the first requirement for choosing consorts in Yingtian Palace to be strong and healthy?]
[The beautiful concubine: The cruel imperial physician, seeing that Consort Ya was unwell, refused to help her and even refused to go and support her when she was about to collapse. She is an imperial physician, after all! Such a lack of medical ethics—does the Imperial Medical Academy of Yingtian Palace really intend to keep her in her position?]
[Consort Mei: By the way, Consort Neng was also disrespectful to Her Majesty the Empress today. Her Majesty the Empress is young, beautiful, generous, and gentle, in the prime of her life, yet Consort Neng called her "Mother"?! This is a grave disrespect to Her Majesty the Empress. Such a sinner should be expelled from Yingtian Palace at once!]
Without the harassment of the anonymous cultivator, Luo Mingshu unleashed her full power of argumentativeness, launching a barrage of attacks with reason and evidence, challenging the others to silence them. Even A Fei broke down, collapsing onto the table and crying, completely losing her fighting spirit.
Among them, there was also the cool doctor who managed to make a last-ditch effort, betraying his teammates while simultaneously extricating himself from the situation.
[The Cold Imperial Physician: Consort Ya is terminally ill and beyond saving. I'm doing this to bring her relief sooner.]
Because of the cruel imperial physician's actions, Consort Ya's status has plummeted, and passing palace maids and guards have begun to criticize her.
Luo Mingshu, of course, wouldn't show favoritism, and edited several new messages to drag the others into the mess as well.
Of course, the happy time in the palace passed quickly, and Luo Mingshu reluctantly returned the jade pendant to the maid.
After washing up, she was about to climb into bed when she heard a sound outside her window, as if someone was knocking on the window frame.
Luo Mingshu stood up warily and moved furtively to the windowsill. The danger of this misty starry sea exploration scene was beyond her comprehension, and she had to be careful in everything she did.
She went to the windowsill and secretly opened a small crack, letting the moonlight leak in and fall on the windowsill.
Luo Mingshu said in a low voice, "Tell me who you are, or I'll punch you right now."
A moment later, a deep, pleasant voice sounded from outside the window: "It is I, Consort Gao."
Luo Mingshu immediately closed the window: "Consort Gao, you are being far too presumptuous. News of our ambiguous relationship has just spread on the palace website, and you come to me now. Are you trying to frame me?"
In fact, Xie Changming didn't even look at the palace website tonight, which allowed Luo Mingshu to act arrogantly.
"No," Xie Changming denied.
"Then what are you here for?" Luo Mingshu asked, puzzled.
Xie Changming didn't answer for a long time. Just when Luo Mingshu was getting impatient and wanted to climb back into bed to sleep, he finally spoke.
“Let’s look for clues together,” he said.
"Gao Fei, you're such a grown woman, do you still need me to guide you when you're looking for clues?" Luo Mingshu was even more puzzled.
As soon as she finished speaking, Xie Changming opened the window.
Under the moonlight, Luo Mingshu stared wide-eyed at him.
“If you do this, Guard Bao will write it up on the palace website,” Luo Mingshu warned him. “We’re not on good terms right now.”
Xie Changming stared at her, his gaze deep and unfathomable.
Luo Mingshu felt a little guilty under his gaze: "If you... if you really want me to accompany you, it's not impossible."
The main thing is that she's the type of person who responds better to gentle persuasion than force. If this anonymous cultivator hadn't insulted her, she would have found him rather endearing.
There's nothing I can do; that's just how it is when you're obsessed with good looks.
"Come out," Xie Changming said to her, extending his hand to Luo Mingshu.
Luo Mingshu lowered her head and looked at the lines on his palm, which were incredibly clear in the moonlight. His hands were beautiful, with clean and elegant lines.
Since the other party had invited her, she was happy not to have to put in any effort herself.
So Luo Mingshu took his hand, and Xie Changming took her hand in return, and with a gentle pull, he brought her out.
Luo Mingshu's shoes touched the ground lightly and gracefully, and she felt that something was wrong with her current situation.
Why did she feel that the rumors Bao Shiwei had written were about to come true? Could this be a scheme by the anonymous cultivator? Was he trying to frame her and ruin her reputation?
Xie Changming lowered his head slightly, staring at the tips of her shoes.
Under the moonlight, he asked, "Can I transform again?"
Luo Mingshu asked in horror, "What will it become?"
“The tail,” Xie Changming said to her.
Luo Mingshu frantically tried to cover it up: "I don't have a tail. I'm a human, how could I have a tail?"
Xie Changming raised his head and looked at her quietly. His beautiful peach blossom eyes flickered with an unreadable light. After a long while, he said, "Okay."
Luo Mingshu: "?" What's so good about it?
“Go find clues,” Xie Changming told her.
"You're so stupid! You want me to help you find clues?" Luo Mingshu shook her skirt. "Fine, I'll just consider it helping the weak. What can I do when I'm so enthusiastic?"
In fact, Luo Mingshu does have this problem. She can't make arrogant people bow down, but sometimes she can't help but help the weaker party. For example, Lu Yaoyao at the beginning. If she hadn't dreamed about the book where Lu Yaoyao was the female lead, she probably would have given her the Soul-Calling Bell when Lu Yaoyao came to borrow it. After all, Lu Yaoyao is a master at playing the victim.
Xie Changming astutely grasped the phrase "helping the weak." He thought about it and realized that it was indeed the case. This was the style of her race; although they were arrogant and domineering, they were naturally willing to help the weak.
In that instant, he seemed to have realized something.
Luo Mingshu, however, was completely disconnected from his thought process: "If you want to find clues, then go! What are you waiting for?"
She was about to take her turtle out of the palace, but then she thought that the turtle was too noisy and she estimated that it would give away her identity.
But Luo Mingshu is very lazy. She will never stand if she can sit, and sometimes she is too lazy to fly by herself.
So she turned to Xie Changming and asked, "You don't mind taking me with you, do you?"
Xie Changming hummed in agreement and grasped her wrist with one hand.
The anonymous cultivator's obedience made Luo Mingshu feel uneasy. (Small. Piano. Tidying.)
"You haven't been possessed, have you?" Luo Mingshu asked cautiously.
Xie Changming led her into the air, and they flew over the entire Yingtian Palace.
"No," he said sullenly.
"Oh, that's a pity." Luo Mingshu was quite disappointed.
She was pulled forward by Xie Changming, the scenery rushing past her feet. From this height, she could take in the entire view of Yingtian Palace.
The shape of Yingtian Palace is also strange, resembling a reclining dragon, with the Imperial Hospital located on the east side.
Xie Changming went to the Imperial Medical Academy today to look up information, but he hadn't finished reading it yet. The exact location of the Minglie Pill, which could activate the medicinal properties of the Snow Lotus Powder, was still unknown. Perhaps some clues could be found in the books of the Imperial Medical Academy.
Luo Mingshu was led by Xie Changming all the way to the outside of the Imperial Hospital. Xie Changming was extremely good at hiding and did not disturb anyone along the way.
This gave Luo Mingshu a vague feeling that she was being carried away. She followed Xie Changming into the pavilion of the Imperial Hospital where the books were collected. Under the moonlight, the bamboo forest was faintly visible, and the two figures walked side by side.
When she reached the forty-sixth step, Luo Mingshu suddenly realized something.
Her hand was still being held by Xie Changming.
Anonymous monk, how dare you?
Luo Mingshu shook her hand: "Why are you always holding my hand?"
Xie Changming said, "They just happened to stick together."
As Luo Mingshu walked, she said in a low voice, "Then don't put it on."
Xie Changming let go.
Luo Mingshu followed behind him and felt that his figure was somewhat lonely at this moment. He was just... a rather strange person.
As she walked, she pondered the reason for Xie Changming's drastic change in personality. Excluding the possibility that he had been possessed, there was only one reason that could have caused this series of changes... it was after he fell into the water today.
Luo Mingshu wasn't sure if Xie Changming had seen her true form—to be honest, she had cultivated to the Nascent Soul stage, and at most she could only conjure up a tail; she couldn't even conjure up her complete true form.
Given Xie Changming's hobby of raising fish, Luo Mingshu suddenly had a bold idea.
Could it be that he only changed his attitude after seeing his own fish tail because he likes raising fish?
Xie Changming is actually the legendary human-human control expert? Luo Mingshu was horrified.
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