To be honest, I kind of want to.
Yelü Ya had met Bai Musheng when she was in the capital of Daxi, but at that time she looked at Bai Musheng the same way she looked at everyone else.
He's like a completely different person now, he cares about Bai Musheng terribly.
If she hadn't acted normally, Xiao Qingyin would have suspected that Bai Musheng had implanted golden insects in her.
Seeing her silence, Bai Musheng knew her curiosity had been piqued and smiled, "When the princess was seven or eight years old, she got lost in the forest during a hunt and became separated from her guards..."
Yeluya, who had gotten lost, wandered in the forest for more than ten days, surviving on mushrooms and wild fruits. She even encountered a bear and was almost eaten.
Exhausted and on the verge of death, she encountered a mother and child in the forest.
The mother and child were forced to hide in the forest because they were being chased.
They carried dry rations and knew how to set traps to hunt, so food was plentiful.
After meeting her, I invited her to have dinner with me.
Yeluya survived.
She spent half a month with the mother and son until the guards came looking for her.
Before parting, the two exchanged tokens of affection and agreed to meet again in the capital.
Fifteen years later, they finally met in the capital.
By this time, the eldest princess had become incredibly powerful and was no longer the weak and incompetent little girl.
The little boy, however, became sickly and needed care and protection.
So he stayed by her side.
After hearing this, Xiao Qingyin didn't believe a single word.
"Even if there really is such a mother and son, the little boy is not you."
She said expressionlessly.
"You're not sick at all; you just ingested poison."
A hint of appreciation flashed in Bai Musheng's eyes: "Xiao Xiao, you really recognized it right away."
That's right, that little boy wasn't him.
He heard about this incident by chance, went to great lengths to find the mother and son, obtained the token from them, and impersonated the little boy.
Xiao Qingyin sneered, "You went to such lengths to scheme against Xilin?"
This person, as always, will stop at nothing to reach the pinnacle of power.
In the past, people sacrificed other people's looks; now they're even using their own looks.
Bai Musheng did not refute.
He gave a bitter smile: "Xiao Xiao, I've always wanted to apologize to you. I was so foolish and stupid before. I know you definitely won't believe me anymore, but I still hope you understand that I will never hurt you again."
"You won't hurt me again?"
Xiao Qingyin found it quite amusing.
"Do you know that you almost ruined my plans by taking that bullet for Yelüya?"
Bai Musheng shook his head: "You don't know her well enough. If she had been shot herself, she wouldn't have come to you for treatment. She knows your abilities and wouldn't entrust her life to you."
Xiao Qingyin raised an eyebrow: "So, you risked your life to save her in order to help me?"
Bai Musheng nodded slightly.
Xiao Qingyin clicked her tongue.
A scholar should be viewed with new eyes after three days of separation.
How long has it been? Bai Musheng has already mastered the art of lying through his teeth.
Being shot not only meant Yelüya owed him her life, but also made her owe him a favor.
That's really impressive.
Just as she was about to make a sarcastic remark, Yelü Ya's voice came from outside the door: "Are you done yet?"
"alright."
Yelüya pushed the door open and entered instantly.
After asking Bai Musheng, she called people over and carried Bai Musheng away, bed and all, without even glancing at Xiao Qingyin.
Xiao Qingyin shrugged.
She couldn't wait for them to disappear from her sight.
After the two left, she strung the five-eyed dzi bead together with the other eight.
I breathed a huge sigh of relief.
Finally finished collecting them.
Now I'll be able to save my life, right?
She put the strung-up dzi beads around her neck and closed her eyes to feel them.
...I felt nothing at all.
"As expected, it's impossible to summon a dragon by collecting all the Heavenly Beads."
She sighed.
When she returns to the capital, she will have to ask that great monk how much merit she still needs to accumulate.
Fearing that Yelüya might seek revenge, she remained cautious for several days, but finding nothing unusual, her anxiety lessened somewhat.
However, several strange stories have emerged from the capital.
Several families were massacred overnight, and the victims all died with their necks bitten off.
Rumors circulate that a strange beast roams the capital, preying on homes with lanterns lit up at night.
For a time, people were filled with anxiety, and at night they turned off their lights, even the lanterns at their doorways.
Some wealthy families, who didn't believe in superstitions, lit many extra lanterns as if it were a festival.
As a result, their entire family was wiped out the next day.
The legend of the mythical beasts has taken root in people's minds, and at night, no one even goes out on the streets.
Xiao Qingyin knew that this was very likely someone Yelü Sui had killed in a fit of rage.
After thinking about it, she felt it was necessary to end his life sooner rather than later.
But she never expected that on the very night she sent someone to poison Yelü Sui at the Eastern Palace, Yelü Sui would come to the embassy and wreak havoc.
The embassy was ostensibly guarded by Yelü Ang's cavalry, but these cavalrymen were no match for Yelü Sui; they were either knocked unconscious or bitten to death in a single encounter.
Xiao Qingyin couldn't kill him here, so she could only sneak away while he was attacking the cavalry.
Yelü Ang turned around and chased after him.
Xiao Qingyin tried to drug him, but the drug she scattered had no effect whatsoever.
The only option was to summon the guards and fly away with her.
Yelü Sui seemed to possess the sense of smell and athleticism of a wild beast. Even though she left from the air, he relentlessly pursued her, running like a leopard through the streets and alleys.
After observing for a while, Xiao Qingyin said to the guards, "Find a secluded place."
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