He looked at me with a puzzled expression, and wanted to make a move, but seeing Yu Shaoqing beside him, he could only obediently hand over all the purses in his back pocket to me.
"Can anyone tell who has lost something?"
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone looked down at their waists.
"My money is gone!"
"Mine is lost too."
"He's a thief."
Just as he was about to enjoy the praise, he looked up and saw the dark-faced guard in the crowd.
A strange sense of familiarity welled up inside me: "Have I seen him somewhere before?"
Yu Shaoqing seemed to have seen it too, and he grabbed my hand and ran towards a place with more people.
Ling Ran was also drawn over, and as soon as he looked up, he saw two figures running away into the distance.
His brows furrowed slightly, his face filled with worry: "Those backs look so familiar. Have I seen these two people somewhere before?"
"Brother, I heard that two people recently came to this village!"
Ling Ran turned her gaze back to the matter at hand.
"A man and a woman!"
"But the people in this village are tight-lipped and just won't tell us what those two people's names are."
His intuition told him that something was off about the two men.
"Let's go take a look."
"yes!"
When I was too tired to run anymore, Yu Shaoqing carried me in his arms and used his lightness skill to run away.
The wind whistled past my ears. I looked down at the throng of heads below and wondered what would happen if I fell.
He seemed to read my mind and said with a smile, "Silly girl, don't worry, I'll protect you."
Just as she was about to say something, Yu Shaoqing's face suddenly changed to someone else's.
It was a blurry man's face. Although I couldn't see his features clearly, I was certain that he wasn't Yu Shaoqing, because I saw with my own eyes that the vivid snake totem on the man's forehead seemed to be flicking its tongue at me.
Snakes are my biggest fear in this life, and I couldn't help but shudder.
Yu Shaoqing always noticed it immediately.
"What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
Seeing his anxious look, I thought to myself, what have I done to deserve such a handsome man worrying about me?
Looking back, I had a boyfriend in college, but it turned out he was just playing around with me. I never expected that I would give him my heart.
Since then, I have learned my lesson and will no longer easily give my heart to others.
Perhaps that's why, when faced with Yu Shaoqing's kindness towards me, I felt nothing but gratitude, and not much emotional turmoil.
"No."
I changed the subject and asked, "Why are we running?"
He gave an awkward laugh, and I couldn't help but wonder if I had been too talkative.
"Actually, there's something else I haven't told you!"
After finding a safe place to stay, Yu Shaoqing spent half an incense stick's time describing all my experiences since arriving in Lingqi.
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"What? Someone looks exactly like me?"
Yu Shaoqing nodded, and Xiao Ku took a sip of tea, her movements as gentle as water.
Her name is Murong Kui.
“During the time she disappeared, Prince Anyang, Ye Lisheng, captured her and impersonated her.”
"Now that she's back, she's kicking me out? Like trash!"
I don't know why, but when I heard this, my heart ached inexplicably, and I couldn't feel happy at all.
"Then why did he send someone to kill me?"
"Because you have the decree that he will become the Spirit Emperor."
"Not only him, but also talented people from all over the world wanted to snatch this imperial edict."
He shouldn't have said it, because once he did, I felt like I was living in dire straits, and that I could lose my life at any moment.
"Then I can just give them the imperial edict!"
Yu Shaoqing picked up a paper fan and gently tapped my head. Although it didn't hurt at all, in order to ease the tense atmosphere, I pretended to be in a lot of pain and covered my head, saying, "It hurts so much!"
He took it seriously and apologized with a look of nervousness and self-reproach, saying, "Okra, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to hurt you!"
I spread my hands in front of him, looking like a rogue: "I'll only forgive you if you pay me."
Although it was just a joke, he very seriously and awkwardly took out a few loose silver coins from his purse, put them in my hand, and said with a grin, "Feeling better now?"
I found it utterly boring, and with a serious expression, I put the silver away, saying, "I forgive you."
He then said with a serious expression, "Do you know that you do not have an imperial edict on you?"
“If you tell them that, they definitely won’t believe you.”
"So now we have two choices!"
"What choice?"
"One idea is for the two of us to find a secluded place to live a life of blissful seclusion, where no one can find us!"
"Another one is to risk his life at any moment to retrieve the imperial edict and hand it over to a true wise ruler."
At that time, Yu Shaoqing did not know why he said that. If he chose the second path, it would mean that he would meet Ye Lisheng again. Moreover, in his heart, no one but Ye Lisheng could serve as the wise ruler of Lingqi.
Retirement is certainly appealing, but I don't want to live in constant fear. Just as I was about to choose the first path, a man's voice suddenly shouted in my heart: "Choose the first path!"
"You absolutely must choose the first option!"
I didn't know whose voice it was, but for some inexplicable reason, I blurted out, "I choose option two!"
I was stunned, but I saw a fleeting look of melancholy in Yu Shaoqing's eyes.
He muttered to himself, "I knew you'd choose option two!"
When he looked up, his dark pupils shone like obsidian, and became exceptionally firm: "No matter which path you choose, I will accompany you."
"No matter how dangerous it is, I will stand up to protect you, and you just need to follow behind me."
For a fleeting moment, I thought choosing him was a good idea; he's handsome and treats me so well.
That's when I noticed that the jade pendant at his waist was missing.
He asked, puzzled, "Where's your jade pendant?"
Yu Shaoqing vaguely replied, "Maybe it was lost by accident sometime!"
My intuition tells me it's impossible. He always wore that jade pendant on his waist. Once, when he accidentally got it dirty, he took it off and polished it until it shone.
"Did you pawn it?"
"I'll go and redeem it!"
He spoke with great enthusiasm, but I had no ransom to pay.
He grabbed my hand, looked into my eyes with deep affection, and said, "That's just an inanimate object. To me, you are the most important thing."
My nose feels a little sore, and I don't know what to do to feel better.
"That's your jade pendant!"
"How could I take away your jade pendant?"
She looked like a little kitten being affectionate in front of him, her eyes slightly red and incredibly cute.
Yu Shaoqing reached out and touched my fluffy black hair, then smiled and said, "I'll redeem it later."
Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck me, as if something was welling up inside me.
"I have a great plan to make money."
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