They say Jin is powerful, yet they also say such a thing would never happen in Lu. So if something were to happen to Lu Qingyan here, wouldn't it all be Jin's fault?
That's a statement so eloquent that even someone wanting to refute it would feel embarrassed. The State of Jin has already won, yet here they're being belittled by the State of Jin—it's truly...
Pearl blushed slightly, and said firmly, "Don't worry, Miss, nothing unexpected will happen in the capital of Jin."
Lu Qingyan nodded and led the two of them strolling around the street, where they bought a lantern shaped like a kitten.
Pearl covered her mouth and laughed, "Princess, you know what, this cat is really lifelike. If you took it to Su Han, it might not be able to tell the difference between the real and the fake."
As Lu Qingyan's pet, Su Han quickly became familiar with Pearl and the others. No matter which of them tempted her with gifts, Su Han would be the first to pounce. Sometimes, Lu Qingyan would coax her into a daze, hoping that Su Han would speak human language and communicate with her. But when she came to her senses, she would laugh at her own thoughts. It was clearly just a cat, not some kind of monster; if it really started speaking human language one day, that would be truly frightening.
When Lu Qingyan heard Pearl speak, the image of Su Han flashed through her mind, and she couldn't help but laugh.
"Alright, let's go back after we release this lantern," Lu Qingyan decided. It was already getting late, and if she didn't go back soon, she might not be able to get back into the palace by curfew.
The dense bamboo grove by the lake blocked the view for many. Looking at the menacing reflection in the water, Lu Qingyan couldn't help but feel a little afraid.
Lu Qingyan was never a timid girl, but for some reason, her heart was beating very fast at this moment.
Agate tugged at Lu Qingyan's sleeve: "Miss... how about we don't go there? It's so eerie and scary."
Pearl scoffed, "Many people go there to release lanterns every year, and I've never seen them get into any trouble. Agate, you're too timid."
Pearl said this, but she didn't dare to look in that direction, her eyes darting around to hide a faint fear in them.
Lu Qingyan sighed: "If you don't want to go, then stay here and wait for me!"
“Miss,” Agate disagreed, “we can’t just leave you here alone. So what if you’re a little dark-skinned? Agate isn’t afraid at all.”
The crying started at that moment. For some reason, the crowd suddenly became bustling, and Lu Qingyan, Pearl, and Agate, who were originally standing quite close together, were suddenly separated by the crowd.
The lantern in Lu Qingyan's hands was almost deformed from being squeezed, so she had to hold it high. After the feeling of being crowded around her dissipated, she found herself not far from the bamboo forest.
She looked around, and if Pearl and Agate hadn't long since disappeared, she would have thought the crowded people were just an illusion.
Lu Qingyan narrowed her eyes. She really couldn't understand who was targeting her and why they were targeting her.
Since she arrived in Dadu, the capital of Jin, she seems to have offended no one.
Suddenly, Lu Qingyan felt as if she had been pushed and was about to fall to the ground. She stared at the ground in horror and saw the sharp stones on the ground gleaming coldly.
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