The next morning, Yu Ling, who had been granted leave by Yi Luo, got up early to change her clothes and wash her face. Looking at her shrunken figure, she hesitated for a moment, but still used her internal energy to restore her original height. However, she was still thin and weak, and her face was extremely pale. She looked sickly no matter how you looked at her.
Although Yu Ling intended for the people at Yi Cui Lou to mistakenly believe that he was a woman disguised as a man, it did not mean that he should act that way in public. At the very least, he should appear androgynous, at most a weak scholar.
This made Yi Luo, who came to pick up the person, feel distressed, and her brows furrowed and never relaxed.
After leading Yu Ling out of Yi Cui Lou, Yi Luo carefully placed the bamboo hat on Yu Ling's head and walked quickly with her head down to guide her. Yu Ling pretended not to care and followed behind Yi Luo. They passed through pavilions, towers, bridges and streams, and finally stopped in front of a small workshop next to a dilapidated restaurant.
"This is the place. Please wait a moment."
Yiluo told Yuling to wait outside the door, and went in alone.
"Wow, what a grand display."
Yu Ling sighed inwardly.
"I don't know who it is that makes Yiluo treat me with such respect. However, no matter what the process is, as long as I can get Bai Qingyue's care through their hands, this body that has been ravaged and is on its last legs can continue to be used. To save lives for humans, isn't it better to find a doctor to take care of me than to be a demon like myself?"
Yu Ling didn't have to wait long before the door creaked open. A maid-like girl opened the door, greeted her, and ushered Yu Ling inside. She then looked around to make sure no one was watching before closing the door tightly behind her.
As they walked, led by the maid, Yu Ling was astonished to discover that this small workshop held a hidden secret. As a tree spirit with a deep understanding of the land, he dared to swear that there must be a huge secret chamber underground.
It's likely that the shops and houses near this workshop also belong to the workshop owner, which is how he was able to quietly carve out such a huge underground space right under the emperor's nose.
"Please, young master."
The maid led Yu Ling to a small house that looked no different from the other dilapidated houses. After opening the door and inviting Yu Ling inside, she closed the door and waited outside, without intending to go in with her.
Yu Ling naturally had no fear. She took a few steps forward and entered the depths of the house. The room was spacious, but the windows were closed, so the light was dim. An ordinary person would have been terrified. Yu Ling slowly walked around into the inner room and saw a dark figure standing in front of the table. Judging from the figure, it was a man. She looked around but could not see Yi Luo.
"You must be the patient that Miss Yiluo mentioned. Please have a seat."
After the man gestured for Yu Ling to sit down, he sat opposite her. By this time, her eyes, which had adjusted to the darkness, could already make out the man's outline. At this moment, the system finally realized that something was wrong.
[Host, is that person...?]
"No mistake."
Yu Ling replied to the system. Seeing that the person on the other end seemed to be getting impatient waiting for a reply, she simply took off her straw hat and played with it in her hand.
Upon suddenly seeing Yu Ling's full appearance, the man was terrified and hurriedly rose to kneel and pay his respects.
Only then did Yu Ling shift her gaze from the bamboo hat in her hand, her tone tinged with amusement.
"Oh, I really didn't expect that my Shadow Seven would have such methods."
"Your subordinate dares not."
Yes, that person was Ying Qi, the original owner's subordinate who was detected by the system and subdued by Yu Ling. He was also the secret guard who was planted by the original owner next to Gu Cheng.
"Ha? What a fine way of saying you wouldn't dare!"
She raised her hand, grabbed, and when she opened it again, a tiny, wriggling worm was clearly held between her fingers. She casually tossed the worm to Ying Qi, then stood with her hands at her sides, turned around with a flick of her sleeve, and parted her thin lips slightly.
"Are you curious? You failed to harm me twice. Let me tell you, this little thing's poison has no effect on me."
Actually, Ying Qi, who came to the tree that day after receiving Yu Ling's signal, wasn't there to pay his respects at all, but rather to kill her and silence her. Why he did this is currently unknown, but unfortunately, he used a Heart-Eating Gu, not an ordinary hidden weapon, so he failed. Having failed in his first attack, he assumed Yu Ling had a backup plan and dared not act rashly again, which is why he had no choice but to come out and pay his respects.
Ha, plants have the best ability to repel insects. Back then, the aura he unintentionally emitted would make the infamous insect race tremble. How could such low-level Gu worms dare to be presumptuous in front of his soul?
"I see. It seems I underestimated Your Highness."
Upon learning that the Gu worms were useless and that his martial arts had not been restored as he had imagined, Ying Qi finally revealed his true colors, his initial respect gone.
Before Yu Ling could give the order, he got up and walked closer, blocking Yu Ling's path, his eyes filled with wariness and murderous intent.
He probably dealt with all the remaining subordinates left behind by the original owner long ago, no wonder...
"Although we don't know why Your Highness would associate with Yiluo of Yicui Tower, or this inexplicable immunity to Gu worms, Your Highness seems to have forgotten... that your martial arts have been crippled and your heart meridians are damaged!"
Shadow Seven mocked,
"You're only clinging to life because of Bai Qingyue's medicine! Where do you get the audacity to order me around?!"
Yu Ling's sharp gaze swept over the person before her. It seemed that Ying Qi wanted to lay his cards on the table, but he wasn't as flustered as Ying Qi had expected. He simply said in a calm tone...
"Oh? That's right, I have indeed become a cripple, but so what?"
Ying Qi was taken aback upon hearing this, then laughed and said, "Your Highness, Your Highness, I know far more than just these little tricks. You know that best, don't you?"
He couldn't understand it. Killing him would be as easy as turning his hand now. So why was he being intimidated by the former regent's imposing aura and hesitating to make a move?
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