Chapter 95 Unexpected Changes
"Fish Princess Tears? What are those?" Su Yuyao continued to ask.
"You don't even know about Fish Princess Tears?!" Meng Yu slapped Su Yuyao on the back of the head. "I explained it in class! Fish Princess Tears is a special Qi field that can be monitored in real time across regions!"
"You saw it too?" Guan Yue looked at Meng Yu in surprise.
Meng Yu shook his head. "I didn't see it."
"What is this cross-regional Qi field? What does that mean?" Su Yuyao asked, pulling Meng Yu along.
This time, it was Meng Yu's turn to roll her eyes at Su Yuyao.
As he straightened his torn sleeve, he said, “Normally, when people practice Qi cultivation, they gather their Qi in their dantian to form a Qi sea. But those who cultivate the Fish Princess Tears gather their Qi sea in their eyes. Over time, they transform their eyeballs into Qi, integrating their visual function into the Qi, and then using their consciousness to project their vision to distant places! Usually, the Fish Princess Tears are vortex-shaped, somewhat resembling the eyes you described! However…”
"But what?" Su Yuyao asked curiously.
"However, no one has ever seen Yu Ji Lei. Only occasionally can people with strong Qi fields sense her. Even the description of Yu Ji Lei was given by Lord Hai Ming, the father of Tide Lord, when he met with Lady Yi Mu!"
Meng Yu looked at Su Yuyao and asked incredulously, "How...how could you see that?"
As Su Yuyao pondered, she muttered, "Since Lord Haiming of the South Sea personally mentioned 'Fish Princess Tears,' that means 'Fish Princess Tears' originated from the South Sea..."
Suddenly, Su Yuyao's eyes widened in shock. "Tide Lord? Why is he so blatantly harming the Immortal Mountain? Is he trying to make an enemy of Xuanfeng? But... why would he want to make an enemy of Xuanfeng?"
"Guan Yue! Aren't you going to look at my wound?" Meng Yu nudged Guan Yue with his shoulder and asked.
Guan Yue was thinking with Su Yuyao and didn't respond.
Seeing Su Yuyao and Guan Yue deep in thought, Meng Yu helplessly channeled his Qi, focusing it on the wound. In no time, the faint red mark disappeared.
He said somewhat dejectedly, "As expected! You still don't care about me! I'm injured, and you haven't even asked about me once!"
“I don’t care…” Su Yuyao looked at Meng Yu’s arm and suddenly understood.
"Brother Yue'er! Are Grandpa Langzhi's manure drying yard and Mother Yi's orchard far apart?" Su Yuyao asked eagerly.
"It's not a question of distance, it's completely in two different directions!" Guan Yue asked, puzzled. "Why are you asking this?"
Su Yuyao lowered her head, frowned, and went through her thoughts again before raising her head and saying definitively, "I understand what they're trying to do, and I've thought of a countermeasure. Everything we're doing now is wrong! You need to find a way to call the Empress and the others back!"
"Huh? Call them all back?" Guan Yue was a little troubled. With so many roads, how was he supposed to find them?
"Yao'er! I advise you to stay put! This is no small matter!" Meng Yu also became serious.
He tugged at Guan Yue and said loudly, "You're still trying to help? The adults have been gone for so long, they're almost there even if they haven't climbed half a mountain! Now you're calling them back just because Yao'er said something? Aren't you afraid of getting scolded?"
Guan Yue, annoyed, dodged Meng Yu and said to Su Yuyao, "Su Yuyao, it's too slow to go back and look for them now!"
“That’s right, it’s too slow…” Su Yuyao looked up at the silver hair’s Qi shield, “I have a way!”
She ran out of the courtyard, stood at the gate of the Vermilion Bird Palace, looked at the blue sky, and thought, "Let's give it a try. Even if I get scolded or beaten, I'll accept it!"
She picked up a pebble, put it in her pocket, tightened the rubber band, aimed it at the sky, and was about to throw it.
"Yao'er!" Meng Yu suddenly grabbed Su Yuyao's hand. "What are you thinking about? What if... you're wrong?"
"Let go!" Su Yuyao looked at Meng Yu, who was unusually serious, and said with equal seriousness, "Meng Yu, this matter concerns the entire Nine Suburbs Mountain, and even the entire Immortal Mountain Range! It also concerns Xuan Feng! So, I've thought it through very clearly! Besides, I don't need to explain to you!"
"Yao'er!" Meng Yu showed no sign of letting go, gripping Su Yuyao's wrist and forcing her against the wall. "You'd better stay put and not cause any more trouble!"
“Meng Yu,” Guan Yue stepped forward and put his arm around Meng Yu’s chest, “Don’t interfere with Su Yuyao. I think she’s right!”
Meng Yu looked down at the snow-white arm draped over her chest, grinned crookedly, and said, "Then... let me sleep with you tonight! I'll let go!"
Su Yuyao raised an eyebrow, glanced at Guan Yue sideways, and pursed her lips with a half-smile.
Guan Yue withdrew his arm and said coldly, "Let go!"
"Okay! I'll take that as a yes!" Meng Yu released Su Yuyao and looked at Guan Yue with a smile.
"Uh... um... Young Master Guan Yue... the bed is ready..."
"Thank you all for your help! Please go back now!" Guan Yue said, bowing slightly.
"Oh, okay! No trouble at all!" The man who had finished his work glanced at Su Yuyao, who was about to shoot a slingshot, and then at Meng Yu, who had a smirk on his face. He bowed slightly to Guan Yue, who had a calm expression, and walked down the mountain.
As soon as they reached the mountain path, they heard a loud thud from the Qi shield above them. Although the sound wasn't particularly deafening, it was enough to startle anyone.
Su Yuyao looked at the stone that bounced off the Qi shield and wondered if the force was too weak.
She picked up another large stone, put it in the slingshot's pouch, and with all her might, hurled it at the Qi shield.
Bang! Buzz—!
The Qi shield buzzed loudly as it was struck. Su Yuyao covered her ears and looked at Guan Yue, calling out, "Brother Yue'er! This time, the Empress and the others should be able to hear us, right?!"
Guan Yue looked at Su Yuyao's slightly puffed-up cheeks and said with a smile, "It's definitely possible..."
Su Yuyao activated the Qi barrier. Until the Empress returned, there was nothing they could do but wait…
Qingyue was holding the rainwater with her Qi field when she suddenly heard a muffled sound from the Qi shield above her head, and her heart jumped into her throat!
Yao'er?! Did Yao'er cause trouble or something happened? The Vermilion Bird Palace is currently the safest place; there shouldn't be any danger. So what could it be...?
Buzz—!
Something's wrong!
Qingyue put down her work and hurried back, only to meet Langzhi, who was also in a hurry, on the way.
"Langzhi! Has something happened to Yao'er?!" Upon seeing Langzhi, Qingyue immediately transformed into a vulnerable mother.
Langzhi embraced Qingyue and hurried back while comforting her, "Don't overthink it, maybe Yao'er is just being naughty!"
"Could it be a passage in Yao'er's body..."
"Hey, you! You always overthink things. I'm warning you, don't hit Yao'er when she gets into trouble! I won't allow that!" Langzhi grabbed the anxious Qingyue and hurried back.
On the way, they encountered Su'e, Granny Zhong, Yinhao, Guanxiao, and Qimeng.
Everyone was filled with worry, not knowing what had happened at the Vermilion Bird Palace. No one dared to ask or guess, and they silently hurried towards the mountaintop...
"Oh! Your Highness! Your Excellencies! You should go back and see!" An aunt with a gossipy look on her face hurried down the mountain and said in a raised voice, "When my husband went to set up Miss Yao'er's bed, he saw Young Master Meng Yu say something to Miss Yao'er, which made Miss Yao'er so angry that she took a knife and tried to kill him!"
"What?!" Langzhi's eyes widened as if they were about to bleed. "That brat Meng Yu!"
“My husband also said that when they left, they saw Meng Yu holding Miss Yao’er’s hand and saying… saying…”
"What did that brat say?!"
"He said... he wanted to sleep with Miss Yao'er..."
"You bastard!" Lang Zhi glared at Qi Meng.
Qi Meng looked completely bewildered. "You mean... Meng Yu said he wants to be with Miss Yao'er?"
"That's right! Later, she was stopped by Young Master Guan Yue! I heard that Miss Yao'er even ran to the gates of the Vermilion Bird Palace, but she still couldn't escape Young Master Meng Yu's clutches..."
Qingyue couldn't listen any longer. Disregarding her status, she lifted her skirt and strode towards the Vermilion Bird Palace.
This time, Qi Meng received a round of eye-rolls, without even a chance to explain himself...
Bai Er kept peeking through the crack in the door, observing Su Yuyao's movements.
Huh? Why is this Young Master Meng Yu so annoying?! He deserves to get hurt!
Huh? What are they whispering about?
Huh? Why did Miss run out?!
Thump!
"Ah! Miss!" Bai Er peered through the crack in the door, but saw nothing.
"Granny Fangchun! Is there some kind of noise?"
"White ear! There's a sound!" Fangchun panicked a little. "I'll go out and see!"
Before the words were even finished, there was a loud bang! A whoosh!
"Ah?! Miss! Miss!" Bai Er finally couldn't hide it anymore, pushed open the door and rushed out, just in time to see Su Yuyao covering her ears and running back.
Without saying a word, Bai Er grabbed Su Yuyao's arm and went straight back to Fei Hua's room.
Bai Er carefully closed the door, leaving the affectionate Guan Yue and the ill-intentioned Meng Yu cold in the courtyard.
"Bai Er, don't be nervous! I'm fine! I made that noise just now! It was to call the Empress and the others back!" Su Yuyao said with a smile.
Bai Er checked Su Yuyao thoroughly, and only after confirming that Su Yuyao was really alright did she feel relieved and say, "Miss! You really scared me to death! Since Young Master Guan Yue and Young Master Meng Yu are both here, you should stay in the room!"
Fangchun poured Su Yuyao a cup of hot tea. "Miss, please have some tea and rest a bit! It will put our minds at ease!"
Su Yuyao smiled, picked up her teacup, and said, "Okay, I won't go out... Where's Feihua?"
"The fairy is scared again! She's hiding under the covers!" Fangchun sighed helplessly. "This old servant must go and watch over the fairy..."
"Oh...then you should go quickly! We'll go stay in Her Majesty's room!"
Su Yuyao went into Qingyue's room, took off her shoes, lay down on Qingyue's bed, and hugged Qingyue's quilt tightly. The Empress's scent...it smells so good...
Bai Er watched as Su Yuyao lay down and finally felt relieved. She arranged Su Yuyao's shoes, sat on the edge of the bed, and gently massaged Su Yuyao's legs and feet.
A moment later, the sound of sweet snoring filled the room again...
Meng Yu shamelessly put his arm around Guan Yue's shoulder and said, "Why do you do this? You always resist me, but in the end you still have to take me in?"
"Stay away from me!" Guan Yue pushed Meng Yu away, looked towards Qing Yue's room, and searched for Su Yuyao's shadow.
Meng Yu followed Guan Yue's gaze, a hint of surprise flashing across his face. He pulled Guan Yue close and asked very seriously, "Guan Yue, do you... have other thoughts about Yao'er?"
"What's it to you?" Guan Yue rolled his eyes at Meng Yu.
"I don't care if you have it or not! You can't!" Meng Yu grabbed Guan Yue's chin, stared intently into Guan Yue's eyes, and said, word by word, "I won't allow you to like Su Yuyao!"
Guan Yue looked at Meng Yu, who was unusually serious, with surprise, and asked in confusion, "You... also like Su Yuyao?"
"What do you mean 'also'? Oh my god!" Meng Yu seemed a little exasperated. He pinched Guan Yue's chin hard. "You idiot! Don't you know who I like?"
Guan Yue's eyes widened as he looked at Meng Yu, who was blushing and showing shyness in front of him for the first time. His heart began to pound. He steadied himself and pushed Meng Yu's hand away. "If... you also like Su Yuyao, then let's each work hard and compete fairly! If you don't like her, please don't hurt her!"
Looking at Guan Yue's serious expression, Meng Yu couldn't help but sigh, "Idiot!"
Guan Yue didn't care about Meng Yu's attitude at all. He went into Su Yuyao's room and carefully inspected Su Yuyao's new bed, afraid that there might be the slightest flaw.
Meng Yu chased after Guan Yue to the door, and seeing how diligently he was doing things, he shouted impatiently, "Guan Yue! Why are you doing this?! Yao'er is Lord Xuanfeng's woman, what business is it of yours?!"
"I don't care whose woman she is, I only know that she's the one in my heart, and that's enough!" Guan Yue ran her slender fingers over every corner of the new bed. "Even if I can't have her, so what? I'm willing to silently protect her..."
"Damn it!" Meng Yu gritted his teeth. "You're pretty devoted, aren't you!"
Guan Yue was stunned. He turned to look at Meng Yu and asked, "Does Lord Qi Meng know about your uncivilized behavior?"
Seeing that Guan Yue, who was usually serious, was trying his best to joke with him, Meng Yu's slight anger instantly turned into a restless... jerkiness.
He walked over to Guan Yue, put his arm around Guan Yue's shoulder again, and sighed, "Guan Yue, there's a reason why I don't want you to like Su Yuyao!"
"What's the reason? Could it be that you really..." Guan Yue's heart started pounding again. He was afraid that Meng Yu would confess her feelings for Su Yuyao. He couldn't explain his worry; was it the fear of having another competitor, or simply because Meng Yu had fallen for someone else...?
“Because…” Meng Yu said softly, catching his breath, “she is my sister!”
Guan Yue's heart, which had been pounding, suddenly stopped. He let out a sharp sigh, "Get out!"
"It's true!" Meng Yu whispered in Guan Yue's ear, "Of all these girls, she's the one who's most like my sister! Just look at how she changes her expression when she sees me! And she got me beaten up... Hey? Where are you going?"
Guan Yue, having confirmed that the newly installed bed was without any flaws, turned and left.
He couldn't be bothered to listen to Meng Yu's analysis of who her sister was, because the last time he came, he said the girl who most resembled his sister was Qinglu!
"Guan Yue! Guan Yue! Listen to me, this time it's definitely Yao'er! She must be..."
Qingyue rushed into the courtyard in a panic and saw Meng Yu pulling at Guan Yue in the yard.
"Meng Yu!" Qing Yue roared.
Startled, Meng Yu shrank back and looked at Qing Yue, "Your Majesty? You're back so soon?"
"What? You don't want me to come back?" Qingyue reached out and shook him. Guan Yue felt a cold wind sweep past him, and then watched as Meng Yu floated up like a falling leaf.
Thud! With a muffled sound, Meng Yu crashed to the ground like a falling rock.
Su Yuyao suddenly opened her eyes. "What was that sound?"
"Miss! Miss!" Bai Er said, peering through the crack in the window, "Her Majesty is back! But for some reason, Her Majesty beat Young Master Meng Yu!"
"Huh?" Su Yuyao perked up, jumped out of bed, and peered out the window, asking curiously, "Attacking Meng Yu? Why?"
"I don't know, but as soon as Her Highness entered the courtyard, Young Master Meng Yu was thrown to the ground..." Before Bai Er could finish speaking, Lang Zhi rushed angrily to Meng Yu's side, grabbed Meng Yu, and raised his hand to slap him.
"Wait!" Qi Meng rushed forward and grabbed Lang Zhi's wrist. "Lord Lang Zhi, let's ask what's going on first!"
"What else is there to ask? Isn't it obvious?!" Lang Zhi roared, his eyes wide. "That brat Meng Yu is plotting against our Yao'er!"
"What?!" Guan Yue looked at Meng Yu in surprise. "When did you start plotting against Su Yuyao?!"
"Who said that?! I didn't!" Meng Yu struggled in Lang Zhi's arms like a helpless little chick, crying out, "Lord Lang Zhi! It must be a misunderstanding?!"
Qingyue glanced around the courtyard. Feihua and Fangchun were perched on the window of the west room of the main house, while Su Yuyao and Bai'er were perched on the window of the east room of the main house. Guan Yue and Meng Yu were in the courtyard, and it seemed that... there was nothing wrong with them.
"Meng Yu," Qingyue asked sternly, "did you just say that you wanted to live with Yao'er?"
"Huh? No..." Meng Yu said blankly, "I just said... I wanted to sleep with Guan Yue..."
"Then why did you grab Yao'er's hand and force her into a corner?" Lang Zhi's anger had not subsided at all.
"Did I...do that?" Meng Yu had never cared about the boundaries between men and women; he had no recollection of what he had done to Su Yuyao...
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