Chapter 7
"Wei Lian, you've arrived just in time. Come and take a look."
"This little girl is amazing. She's not very tall, but she has such magical powers. She scared those grown men to their knees and beg for mercy in just a few moves. It's quite interesting."
Across the street from the weapons shop is the largest teahouse in Beijing.
Going up to the second floor, on the corridor in front of the exquisitely carved fence, a young man in luxurious clothes and with a smile on his face was waving to the man in blue clothes with a folding fan in his hand and a scholarly air who had just been led in from the door of the wing room.
Wei Lian came slowly.
The two men stood together and stared at the goings on in the shop across the street for a long time, both finding it very interesting.
Wei Lian was impressed as he watched, "This girl's martial arts skills are quite good. She's so heroic and brave. She was able to capture that rude man in a few breaths. There are women like her in the world. I admire her."
After hearing what he said, the former crossed his arms and showed a look of disgust.
"You've been in the Hanlin Academy for so long that your speech has become even more flowery than before. You must have read so much that you've become stupid."
"I don't care about these things."
"After I finish discussing things with my cousin, if that girl hasn't left yet, I'll definitely go and meet her. Don't stop me then."
Wei Lian shook his head helplessly, cupped his hands and said, "Just entertain yourself, my prince."
"Song Jingmo, what are you talking about again?"
"Get in here."
Song Yanting arrived at the wing room without knowing when. He sat in the main seat behind the screen and scolded Song Jingmo impatiently.
Today he was wearing a sapphire blue wide-sleeved casual suit with a pattern of winding water and clouds. His long hair was tied on top of his head with a jade crown, and his waist was tied with a black and gold auspicious cloud belt, which made his already strong figure look even more superior. He had broad shoulders and a thin waist, and a flawless gem was hanging on his waist.
The latter was startled by his cold gaze, and crawled inside, sitting obediently with his hands placed neatly on his knees, not looking around.
Wei Lian covered his mouth with his folding fan, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. He then walked back from the corridor, walked around the screen, and bowed to the person above him, "Your Highness."
Song Yanting nodded slightly and pointed to the seat on the right, "Sit down."
Wei Lian responded, put away his folding fan, sat down opposite Song Jingmo and started talking about business.
"The war situation on the border is tense right now. Eighty percent of the military pay sent to the front lines is embezzled by the subordinates. The Fifth Prince returned to the capital this time just to discuss the military pay."
"Your Highness, it's time to let the Fifth Prince go back."
"This matter cannot be delayed any longer."
Song Jingmo held up his chin and asked in confusion, "What kind of magic potion did Miss You give him that made Song Yunlan so happy that he didn't even care about his business?"
"Does he still remember why he came back from the frontier?"
"Who knows whether he is happy and reluctant to leave or he is just conserving his energy." Song Yanting rubbed his fingertips gently for a long time without saying anything, and then said this out of the blue.
He sent people to the country farm several times to investigate You Yang, and the answers he got were almost the same.
They all said that Youyang was cowardly and introverted, didn't know how to say no, was always bullied in the countryside, and had no connection with Song Yunlan at all.
If she is not the assassin carefully trained by Song Yunlan, then where did Youyang get her martial arts skills?
......
You Yang jumped onto the roof from the first floor using light skills, then flew from the roof of the weapons shop to the corridor on the second floor of the teahouse across the street. He hid in the corner and monitored Song Yunlan's every move.
Song Yunlan probably thought that Youyang, a woman, would never go to the weapon shop, so she stood at the door, took a quick look inside, and then left. Only then did she breathe a sigh of relief.
She heard people talking in the box early on, but she was not interested at all. She was just thinking about the things she hadn't bought yet, so she stepped on the railing and pretended to jump from the second floor.
Unexpectedly, my ears suddenly caught a key word from several people in the room - Song Yunlan.
It would be a waste not to hear the news about the male lead.
You Yang paused, immediately retracted her foot from the railing, and then carefully put her ear to the door.
Wei Lian didn't understand the deep meaning behind Song Yan's words for a moment. "If he was conserving his energy, that would make sense. He was assassinated on the way back to the capital. The enemy was in the dark, and he was in the light."
"The Fifth Prince is now hiding in the Nether Palace, taking the initiative to conceal himself in the dark. The enemy can't find him for a while, giving him time to plan and breathe."
"Your Highness is now at odds with the forces within the court. What are your plans?"
Wei Lian and Song Jingmo turned their gazes towards him.
Song Jingmo wanted to say something else.
Song Yanting suddenly raised his hand to signal them to be quiet.
As he looked over, a shadow shaped like a woman's bun appeared on the large window on the other side of the screen.
The shadow is so light that it is almost unnoticeable unless you look closely.
When did someone eavesdrop outside the room? Cang Xu and Cang Lin didn't notice it at all. They felt that they had failed in their duty and were really ashamed.
Without having time to apologize, Song Yanting gave them both a look.
He raised his eyebrows and raised his thin lips in a strange smile, "Kill him."
After receiving the instructions, the two men jumped out from two other places, gradually approached, and surrounded them from the front and back on the corridor.
The sound in the room suddenly stopped. Since he could no longer hear it, You Yang prepared to go home.
Unexpectedly, the moment she turned around, a chopstick pierced through the window paper as fast as a dart, passed by Youyang's slender waist by a hair's breadth, and was firmly nailed into the half-person-high column behind her.
You Yang was still in shock, trembling all over, staring at the inconspicuous chopstick with wide eyes in disbelief. It was nailed firmly on the cylinder, three inches deep into the wood, and almost half of it was inserted into the cylinder.
She finally managed to calm down, but before she could catch her breath, Cang Xu and Cang Lin, who were flanking her from both sides, appeared in her sight, holding double swords and short knives.
You Yang frowned. The other side was outnumbered and powerful. Even if she could defeat the two in the corridor by chance, she was definitely no match for the person who attacked in the inner room.
There was a clear "clang" sound as the knees hit the ground.
You Yang knelt on the ground without hesitation, his desire to survive was extremely strong.
She gave a flattering smile, "Haha... I find you're really serious... It's all a misunderstanding... It's all a misunderstanding."
After not hearing any response from the other party for a long time, he chose to beg for mercy without hesitation.
"Brother...brothers, please spare me. I didn't mean to eavesdrop. You have to believe me!"
"I will never tell anyone about your affairs. If I do, I will... I will get wrinkles all over my face, become ugly, and never make any money in my life!"
If you can't win, beg for mercy. This is forced by the situation. The most important thing is to stay alive.
"If our master wants you to die, you must die." Cang Xu drew his two swords, his murderous intent revealed.
You Yang closed her eyes tightly, clutching the hairpin tightly in her palm, and thought about the success rate of various ways to escape.
If neither succeeds, then both sides will suffer.
Fortunately, at this critical moment, You Yang heard the people in the inner room suddenly laugh a few times, and then said, "Bring her in."
Cang Lin and Cang Xu put away their swords upon hearing the sound.
"Miss, our master wants to see you." Seeing that she didn't dare to resist anymore, Cang Lin turned sideways and stretched out his hand to make an invitation gesture to her.
Youyang touched the veil on her face and found it was still properly worn, then followed the two people.
She was "invited" into the side room by two people, one on each side.
In the side room, she stared blankly at the three shadows behind the screen.
I always feel that the one in the middle looks familiar, but I forgot where I saw it before.
Cang Xu saw her standing there, wondering what bad idea she was thinking, and warned her, "Why don't you kneel down when you see your master?"
"Oh." You Yang didn't hesitate at all and knelt firmly on the ground with a muffled sound.
The entire room was covered with soft carpet, so her knees didn't hurt much even when she knelt down straight.
"It's you?!"
"Are you the girl from the weapons shop across the street?!"
Song Jingmo recognized You Yang through the screen at a glance and walked out from behind the screen with great interest.
He walked up to Youyang and helped him up from the ground. When he met Youyang's charming fox eyes, his heart was moved.
"I just saw your heroic presence at the weapons shop across the street. I'm truly impressed. I'd like to make friends with you. How about meeting you to enjoy a drink together while we admire the beautiful scenery along the lake?"
He took the folding fan he had taken from Wei Lian and pretended to be a polite scholar. Finally, he combined his usual behavior and threw a coquettish glance at You Yang after he finished speaking.
You Yang: “…”
His facial features were almost twisted together as if he had swallowed a piece of cloyingly sweet pastry that he could neither spit out nor swallow.
She wanted to say something but stopped herself, realizing that this was not the place for her to complain, so she swallowed the words that were about to come out of her mouth.
After choking for a while, she closed her eyes and turned her head away, unable to bear to watch.
Wei Lian hid behind the screen and laughed so hard that he couldn't straighten his back. Song Jingmo was used to being teased by the girls in Chun Hongfang. It was really funny to see his face change after being despised by this little girl and his embarrassed look.
Song Yan was also amused by his stupidity. He pinched his brows and scolded, "Come back or get out? Do you want me to choose for you?"
Song Jingmo was humiliated, his face flushed red, and he ran away with his hands covering his face.
But before Song Jingmo took two steps, he felt his vision go dark and was pulled backwards by a strong force. His neck was tightly strangled by a slender arm and he couldn't breathe.
Not only that, he felt a sharp, cold hairpin pressing against the side of his neck, as if if he struggled, the hairpin would pierce into his neck without hesitation, draining his blood until he became cold and stiff.
You Yang had noticed his heavy steps, so he guessed that this man's martial arts skills were average. And looking at his gorgeous clothes, he was definitely not an ordinary person.
From the words of the person behind the screen, she could see how much that person valued her. If she didn't seize this opportunity and use it to escape, the longer she stayed here, the more dangerous she would be.
She wanted to take a gamble for her life, and this person was her opportunity. She used this person as a threat to try to get out alive.
"Girl... let's talk it out. Please... let me go."
You Yang was a head shorter than Song Jingmo. He was almost leaning backwards as he was clamped by You Yang, unable to stand steadily. He was afraid that the sharp hairpin in You Yang's hand had no eyes and would accidentally hurt him.
Cang Xu and Cang Lin drew their weapons and surrounded You Yang, as if to warn the latter not to act rashly.
"Put down the knife!"
"Ahhhhh... Steady your hands, don't kill me!"
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