“That place is high up, making it a more obvious target. Going there would only lead to a quicker death.” After saying that, she added, “This is my home. Why should I hide? As long as I give the order, dozens of soldiers and servants will rush out. I don’t believe they can’t protect me.”
“Princess, please think before you speak. You won’t admit you’re stupid. What does it mean that these people are so rampant? Stupid.” He didn’t turn around, and continued to scold Zhao Shu in a low voice as he walked away, “Shut up, don’t attract people here.”
Zhao Shu thought about Xiao Guozi, who was gone forever, and finally chose to keep quiet. She followed closely behind Huo Baichuan. The two walked very slowly, and almost always hid in the shadows and observed for a long time before taking a few steps.
Little Fatty was quite capable, but his opponents outnumbered him and were evenly matched, resulting in a fierce and evenly contested battle.
After much effort, Huo Baichuan and Zhao Shu finally climbed to the highest pavilion in the entire Yongwang Mansion. White sand floated on the pavilion, giving it an eerie feeling in the night.
"What is this? Where did it come from?" This was Zhao Shu's first time visiting the pavilion, where there were many wooden sticks and cloths placed on it.
Huo Baichuan gave a fake laugh, "Princess, you're in luck."
Before Zhao Shu could understand what he meant, he began to tear down all the white sand from the observation platform and turned to say, "You might fall and hurt yourself. Find a piece of cloth to cover your face, or you might get disfigured and demand that I take responsibility."
"Shouldn't Mr. Huo explain?" Zhao Shu had initially thought he was being mysterious, but after he said that, she felt he was even more frivolous than those spoiled brats.
If she knew Sun Ganzheng's evaluation of Huo Baichuan, she would definitely shake hands with Lord Sun. He truly has insightful views and is a kindred spirit!
"Excuse me." Huo Baichuan seemed not to hear what she said and continued with his work. Before long, he had tied the wooden sticks on the watchtower into the shape of a flying bird.
"Mr. Huo, you don't actually think you can fly away with just a few sticks, do you?" Please, those magical things on TV that can carry people into the sky with just a few pieces of wood and a piece of cloth are actually suspended by wires!
Huo Baichuan ignored him and focused intently on his work. He was probably used to doing this kind of thing often, as his movements were very skillful. Before long, he had used up all the wooden sticks, cloth, and the torn-off white sand.
By the moonlight, Zhao Shu could indeed see an artificial 'bird' standing in the center of the pavilion. Huo Baichuan picked up the artificial bird, squatted down, and said to Zhao Shu, "I'll carry you on my back. If an arrow comes, I'll shoot you first."
“Mr. Huo, let’s find a place to hide and wait until dawn. Those people can’t possibly cause trouble in the mansion during the day. I’m afraid you’ll fall to your death if you do this.” Zhao Shu hesitated. Really, she didn’t believe that a few pieces of wood and a piece of cloth could make someone fly into the sky.
"Are you coming or not?" Huo Baichuan was too lazy to explain, nor did he have time to. He didn't know how his elder sister was doing. If those people dared to touch a hair on his elder sister's head, he would definitely let them know how formidable Huo Baichuan was!
Zhao Shu hesitated for a moment, but still walked behind Huo Baichuan, leaned on his back, buried her face in his back, and decided to trust Huo Baichuan's reputation this time.
However, when she felt her entire body suspended in mid-air, with the wind whistling against her, she slowly raised her head, then closed her eyes in fright. She was unaware that she was afraid of heights.
She clung tightly to Huo Baichuan's neck, her teeth chattering uncontrollably, whether from the cold or her fear of heights.
"I thought you were fearless," Huo Baichuan said. "Hold on tight, be quick, I'm about to jump."
Zhao Shu obediently hugged him tighter, but the next moment she turned pale with fright and almost cried out in surprise, Huo Baichuan actually let go!
He actually let go!
The wooden bird flew away from them quickly with the wind, and the two of them fell from the sky like kites with broken strings.
"Bang." Zhao Shu felt the sound came too fast. Before she could fully experience the flying sensation brought by free fall, she landed. In fact, it was Huo Baichuan who landed, and she landed on top of Huo Baichuan.
Despite her fear of heights and the experience of freefall, she remained rational and got up as soon as she landed.
"You stepped on my face!" Huo Baichuan got up and knocked Zhao Shu to the ground. He lowered his voice so that only Zhao Shu could hear him if she was close enough to hear him, but if she was far away, she definitely wouldn't hear him.
Just then, someone said, "Was there a heavy sound just now?" The voice came from the house next door, and it was clear from the voice that it belonged to a young woman in her twenties.
Huo Baichuan quickly pulled Zhao Shu up and hid her behind a nearby tree.
Just as she hid, she saw the door of the house open with a 'creak'. A lamp was lit inside, and the light shone out, just enough to make her see that the person who opened the door was a young maid dressed as a servant girl, still wearing the maid's uniform of the Prince Yong's mansion.
The maid glanced outside a few times, but found nothing amiss, so she closed the door and turned back. "Madam, I didn't see anything heavy. Perhaps someone has passed away and they've come to collect the footprints."
"What nonsense!" the concubine scolded, but she wasn't really angry.
“In my hometown, there is a saying that after a person dies, he must retrieve the footprints he left in the human world before he can be reincarnated in the underworld. My mother said that when my grandfather died, she heard the sound of something heavy falling at night. When she went to check, there was nothing heavy that had fallen. The next day, my uncle came to report that my grandfather had passed away the day before.”
The maid started chattering on and on, telling the concubine about some supernatural things. Huo Baichuan and Zhao Shu exchanged a glance and slowly moved out of the courtyard.
"Why are we still inside the Prince's residence?" Zhao Shu asked.
Huo Baichuan looked at her as if she were an idiot. Zhao Shu met his disdainful gaze and said dryly, "Didn't you say I was stupid? Can't I ask you?"
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