Chapter 13 exposes the phrase "I'll help you fix your brain."
The next day, the rain stopped, and the mountain was shrouded in mist.
After washing up, Yue Mingxi stretched and ran to the backyard.
Suddenly, Yue Mingxi froze.
Mei Zishi had untied the knot at some point and was squatting by the stream washing her face.
Hearing her make a sound, he turned his head and smiled at her.
Yue Mingxi paused, surprised, and said, "I tied it so tightly, how could you untie it?"
Mei Zishi stood up, a slight smile playing on her lips, "I was afraid I might have scared you last night."
After saying that, Mei Zi looked at her seriously and said, "Don't worry, I swear on my life that I will not hurt you."
Yue Mingxi ran to his side and said with a grin, "Now I really believe you. If you really wanted to kill me, you would have done it last night."
Mei Zishi's eyes crinkled into a smile. "I haven't asked you your name yet?"
Yue Mingxi said happily, "My name is Yue Mingxi. I know you. I've seen your indenture. Your name is Mei Zishi."
Mei Zi's lips parted slightly, but he quickly swallowed them back and nodded shyly.
Looking up at Yue Mingxi, Mei Zishi said softly, "The medicine you gave me must be very precious, right? I've never seen such an effective medicine before."
Yue Mingxi curled her lips into a smile. "As long as it's useful."
“I heard about the ransom; it’s three gold ingots. I wonder how much the medicine costs?” Mei Zishi asked.
Without hesitation, Yue Mingxi replied, "The herbs are homegrown, so they're free."
Mei Zishi was definitely penniless, so it's best not to tell him and scare him, especially since she was the one who saved him voluntarily.
Wu Shanqing scoffed, "As expected of the current princess, thirty gold ingots are nothing to her."
Yue Mingxi: "..."
Looking at Wu Shanqing lying on the rooftop deck chair, Yue Mingxi called out to him, "Wu Shanqing, it just rained, and you ran up to the roof. Your clothes are all wet."
"It won't get wet," Wu Shanqing replied lazily.
She pursed her lips, turned to look at Mei Zi, covered her mouth with one hand, and whispered, "Don't listen to his nonsense, he's trying to scam you out of your money."
Mei Zi smiled and looked down at the girl. "Don't worry, I can pay it back."
Having been exposed, there was no need to cover it up anymore. Yue Mingxi waved her hands repeatedly, "No need to pay it back, no need to pay it back."
Yue Mingxi originally wanted to add "I have money," but she swallowed it back.
She knew that if she added it, Wu Shanqing's foul mouth would definitely sneer and question her, "When are you going to pay back the seven silver ingots you owe me?"
She'll be the one who's embarrassed then.
Mei Zi shook her head. "No, it must be returned."
Seeing the boy's stubbornness, Yue Mingxi smiled helplessly, "Then pay me back when you have a hundred taels of gold, otherwise I won't take it."
To prevent Mei Zishi from refusing again, Yue Mingxi said to Mei Zishi, "I'll find you some clean clothes to wear."
After saying that, Yue Mingxi ran away with her head down.
Mei Zi stood there, not knowing whether to smile wryly or not. How could there be such a lovely girl?
Setting up a ladder, Yuemingxi climbed to the roof and found Wushanqing.
He lowered his voice and said, "Wu Shanqing, do you have any clothes that you can't fit into before? You can lend them to that boy."
Wu Shanqing is so tall that Mei Zishi can't wear his current clothes at all.
Wu Shanqing pursed her lips. "No, I threw it away. You can lend her your clothes."
Even if he did, he wouldn't let anyone wear his clothes, even clothes he couldn't fit into before.
He hates it when others touch his things, even things he doesn't want, they're still his.
Yue Mingxi sighed, "I want to too, but I don't think he'd wear mine."
Mei Zi was only a few centimeters taller than her, so wearing her clothes would definitely fit her.
Yue Mingxi tugged at Wu Shanqing's sleeve, swaying it up and down, and whispered, "A fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy definitely wouldn't want to wear my clothes, Wu Shanqing. Don't you have any other clothes from before?"
"No," Wu Shanqing replied dismissively.
Unable to resist, Wu Shanqing flicked his finger at Yue Mingxi's forehead.
He really wanted to bounce it open and see what was going on in this idiot's brain, that he couldn't even tell if someone was male or female.
Yue Mingxi clutched her forehead in pain and glared angrily at Wu Shanqing.
"If you don't have it, you don't have it. Why are you flicking me?"
Wu Shanqing leisurely rocked back in his recliner and said slowly, "I'll help you get your head checked."
Yue Mingxi was even angrier. She clenched her fists and threw a few punches at Wu Shanqing in the air.
After climbing down the ladder, when Yue Mingxi found Meizi, she was fiddling with her fingers and said with a hint of helplessness, "I couldn't find any clothes that you could wear, but I have a few of my own clothes. Do you want to wear them? Don't worry, they're brand new and I haven't worn them even once."
Mei Zi paused for a moment, then softly replied, "Okay."
His black clothes were covered in bloodstains and were soaked by the rain last night, still damp to this day.
She wouldn't have agreed if it weren't so uncomfortable to have it sticking to her body.
She hadn't worn girls' clothes for a very, very long time.
Unexpectedly, he agreed so quickly. Yue Mingxi was stunned for a moment, then curled up her lips and skipped and hopped, leading him into the house.
Opening the wardrobe, Yue Mingxi smiled and said, "These are all new clothes I bought, clothes I've never worn. Pick whatever you like."
"Okay," Mei Zishi nodded gently. "Thank you."
“No need to be so polite,” Yue Mingxi said with a smile. “Then take your time choosing. I’ll be going now.”
"Okay." Mei Zishi nodded obediently.
With a creak, the door was gently closed by Yue Mingxi.
Looking at the colorful clothes of the girl in the closet, Mei Zi felt at a loss.
After a long pause, Mei Zishi came to her senses and, without even picking one out, hurriedly grabbed a white dress from the very edge.
Looking down into the girl's boudoir, Mei Zishi took out a jade pendant from her bosom and gently placed it on the chair.
She was leaving, and hoped the girl would like the jade pendant.
Standing in front of the chair, Mei Zishi took off her black clothes and wrapped her bodice tightly again until no bulge could be seen.
Her bra was soaked by the rain, and it felt so tight that it made her feel stuffy and painful.
Three years have passed, and she still hasn't gotten used to it.
Just like the hatred in her heart, it will never be extinguished.
Despite the risk of ruining her voice, she endured the excruciating pain to apply a mask and disguise herself as a young boy.
She will personally tear her to pieces in three months.
Wearing white, Mei Zishi pushed open the door and went out.
Yue Mingxi looked at him, put down the assessment book in her hand, and said with bright eyes, "Mei Zishi, this outfit suits you so well, you look so good and beautiful."
After praising her, Yue Mingxi paused and scratched her head sheepishly.
I always felt that my praise wasn't quite appropriate.
Mei Zi smiled, her voice always hoarse, "Thank you."
"You're too kind." Yue Mingxi smiled. "I've prepared a small wooden toothbrush and towel for you. Wu Shanqing went to the market to buy food. You can have breakfast when he comes back."
"Thank you, but I have to go now." Mei Zishi pursed her lips.
"So urgent?" Yue Mingxi was taken aback.
Mei Zi nodded. "But don't worry, I will definitely pay you back the money I owe you."
"It's not about the money, the key is that your injury hasn't healed yet, and you haven't eaten," Yue Mingxi said. "It's not too late to leave after you eat."
"Alright then." The bright eyes of the young girl blinked, and Mei Zishi really couldn't bring herself to refuse.
Looking down at the book in her hand, Mei Zishi asked, "Do you want to cultivate immortality?"
Yue Mingxi nodded. "Yes, the assessment conference is in six days, and I'm preparing."
Mei Zi smiled and said, "Good luck, I believe you will pass the exam."
Yue Mingxi curled her lips and said with great enthusiasm, "I will do my best."
Wu Shanqing descended from the sky carrying a lunchbox and said coldly, "Idiot, stop trying, you're finished."
Yue Mingxi looked at Wu Shanqing and retorted, "You're the one who's finished. Your mouth is like it's covered in poison every day."
Mei Zi, standing to the side, felt a chill in her heart; she had a premonition that something was wrong.
Wu Shanqing coldly replied, "If you don't believe me, go out and take a look."
"Fine, I'll look then." Yue Mingxi stood up, opened the door, and looked outside.
Mei Zi followed Yue Mingxi anxiously, but she saw nothing but mountains and trees.
But Yue Mingxi is different; her eyesight is so good that she can see for miles.
Dozens of kilometers away, countless soldiers and officers searched for her, holding up her wanted poster and leaving no corner unchecked.
The crime was impersonating a princess, and a reward of ten thousand taels of gold was offered.
Yue Mingxi had mixed feelings. First, she didn't know she was so valuable. Second, the portrait looked so lifelike; how could it have been painted by such a skilled artist? Third, those people from yesterday were definitely not good people.
Wu Shanqing slowly walked to Yue Mingxi's side. He snorted coldly. "Utterly foolish."
Mei Zi looked up at Wu Shanqing. Her intuition told her that this boy with his eyes covered by a white veil was an extremely terrifying person.
Mei Zi pursed her lips and mustered her courage to ask, "Is it because Xiao Xi impersonated a princess yesterday?"
Wu Shanqing ignored her and spoke to Yue Mingxi in a voice as cold as ice, devoid of any human warmth.
"Are you happy now? You can't go to the assessment meeting, and you'll never be able to leave the house again. How does it feel to suffer the consequences of your own actions?"
He did it on purpose. If he wanted to, he could have erased the memories of those dozen or so strong men about Yuemingxi after they left.
But Wu Shanqing did not; he deliberately allowed the situation to escalate to this point without any oversight.
Looking down at Yue Mingxi, Wu Shanqing watched her make a fool of herself, his blood boiling, and he felt extremely happy.
Saving people will never end well.
Especially when it comes to trying to save someone on one's own whim, it will never end well.
Wu Shanqing thought he might hear the idiot's cries of pain or complaints of regret for saving the person.
To his surprise, he didn't hear either of those.
Yue Mingxi looked up at Wu Shanqing, showing no sign of panic towards herself, her clear black eyes filled with worry for Wu Shanqing.
The girl's gentle voice reached Wu Shanqing's ears, word by word.
"Wu Shanqing, won't this endanger you?"
Wu Shanqing paused, her mind went blank, and she completely forgot the sarcastic words that were about to come out of her mouth.
He raised his hand to close the door, and Wu Shanqing scoffed, "Take care of yourself first."
Yue Mingxi looked at him seriously, "Wouldn't that endanger you, Wu Shanqing? I don't want to endanger you."
Although Wu Shanqing is a cold-blooded monster with a sharp tongue, he is the first person to lend her a helping hand since she transmigrated.
He would brew herbal medicine for her every day, give her clothes and jewelry, give her a life-saving pendant, and give her the best gemstones to keep her from crying. Knowing that she was busy studying, he would prepare delicious food for her every day and take the initiative to wash the dishes.
Many things would be agreed to by Wu Shanqing if she just gently shook his sleeve.
Although Wu Shanqing might have some ulterior motives towards her, Yue Mingxi didn't want to hurt him because of her.
Wu Shanqing sneered, "So what if you endanger me?"
Yue Mingxi looked up and said earnestly, "I'll leave now. Don't worry, I won't endanger you."
Wu Shanqing said calmly, "Idiot, you won't endanger me, so don't worry about it. Take care of yourself first."
Yue Mingxi breathed a sigh of relief, blinked her big eyes, and said, "Then I'm hungry, I want to eat the food you brought."
Wu Shanqing: "..."
He felt that the idiot was beyond saving.
With a slight twitch of his lips, Wu Shanqing gave a faint "Oh," and got up to set out the food at the small wooden table.
After walking a few steps, Wu Shanqing turned around and said somewhat awkwardly, "You don't need to walk. They won't be able to find the courtyard. The courtyard is protected by a barrier. Except for the person I want it to see, no one else can see the courtyard."
If you don't want her to worry or be scared, just say so. Yue Mingxi curled her lips and called out to him, "Thank you, Wu Shanqing."
Mei Zi looked at Yue Mingxi, her eyes filled with guilt. "Xiaoxi, I'm sorry, it's all because of me."
Listening to their conversation, Mei Zi was 100% certain that Yue Mingxi was wanted because of her.
Yue Mingxi smiled and said, "It has nothing to do with you. It's all because of my mouth."
Hearing the girl's playful and comforting voice, Mei Zi felt even more guilty.
Yue Mingxi was so good to her, yet she couldn't even tell her her real name.
Besides her name, she also hid a lot from her.
"Hmm?" Mei Zishi looked up guiltily.
Yue Mingxi said seriously, "Mei Zishi, don't leave after you finish eating. There are soldiers searching the mountain outside."
Mei Zi shook her head. "No, I have to go."
She still remembered that Yue Mingxi's assessment meeting was in six days.
Time was running out; she needed to change her plans and act quickly.
Such a bright and lovely girl should not be trapped in this small courtyard forever.
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