C17

The black shadow sighed lightly. "These are all unimportant. Yan'er, the jade is here …"

Halfway through his words, the black shadow suddenly stopped and shouted into the vast night, "Yue Ziyue, you don't have to hide in the dark. Come out!"

Yue Ziyue was startled. She was so careful, how could she be discovered by him? Even Yan Muqing was slightly taken aback. Then, she heard the black shadow softly mutter, "This girl is too much of a ghost. We have to be careful. She mentioned that she wanted to see the jade!"

"I can't even guess what she wants from me!" Yan Muqing shook her head. After a while, Yue Ziyue saw the black shadow whispering something into Yan Muqing's ear. It was hard for her to hear what he said clearly. In addition to the darkness of the night, she couldn't make out his lips.

She angrily gripped the tree trunk, "Ginger, you sure are spicier with age!"

"Remember, do not let anyone know, including Yue Ziyue. The Sixth Prince's men are around. There might be spies in the palace, so you must be careful around him. " Yan Muqing hurriedly took out two bottles of good medicine from her sleeve. "You're in a hurry to leave, I only brought these two bottles of medicine with me. Master will take them first!"

"Cough cough, I can't stay here for long. I have to leave the city tonight and return to Huai Yang tomorrow. So Master can't accompany you." The black shadow looked at the other side of the city wall. In the dusky night sky, it was as if there were millions of beasts lurking. He frowned again.

Yan Muqing nodded and said rather sadly, "I haven't had a good drink with Master in two years. I hope that one day, we can properly sit together and drink …"

"There will be a long day in the future. Yan'er, men's aspirations are at stake here. You absolutely cannot indulge in beautiful women and wine, or else everything will be difficult to accomplish." As the black shadow finished speaking, it patted Yan Muqing's shoulder, as if thousands of words were contained within them, "I'm going. Tell Yue Ziyue that if she comes to an understanding one day, I can take her in as my disciple!"

After she finished speaking, she jumped down from the city wall and silently followed after a moment. The sudden appearance of the black shadow was beyond Yue Ziyue's expectations. She thought that the black shadow would heal her wounds before leaving.

Yue Ziyue, who had disappeared into the forest, quickly turned around and returned to her original spot. She untied her reins and sat on her horse, waiting for Yan Muqing to return.

Just as their horses appeared in the darkness of the night, a black figure rushed out from the shadows. Yue Ziyue was about to shout out loud and be careful when she suddenly heard Xue Chao ask in a muffled voice, "How can Fourth Master go out alone? Recently, many experts from the border have appeared in Li Jing. Master Four should be careful! "

"Why is he alone? Am I not?" Yue Ziyue had yet to take credit for saving the black shadow, so she naturally had to show off in front of Xue Chao, the coward. She lifted her face and looked up into the sky, but unexpectedly, Xue Chao turned a blind eye to her, like a ray of moonlight that was accidentally revealed in the sky.

Xue Chao took Yan Muqing's horse and led her inside the manor. He didn't seem to care about the stunned Yue Ziyue behind him. This almost made Yue Ziyue jump up and shout, "This bastard is looking down on us!"

Yue Ziyue finally managed to calm down after her internal organs had been burned by the scorching blood night. Seeing that no one was paying attention to her, she could only shamelessly enter the Fourth Prince's residence.

"Where's Princess Sai Yao?" Yan Muqing had instructed Xue Chao to protect Sai Yao and had also prepared thirty guards to rush to Huaiyang tomorrow morning for a funeral, but now he was at the door.

Xue Chao was still unhappy with Yan Muqing going out alone. His voice sounded a little depressed, "I've sent someone else. Moreover, Princess Sai Yao has Yan Junqing by her side. He is a top tier expert."

If the first class was taken by Grand Preceptor Zhang's guards, then what would happen to the second class and second class? Yue Ziyue muttered something ironic to herself. When she reached the horse stables, no one was there to help her lead the horse, so she had no choice but to dismount from her horse.

"Fine, but I will not pursue this matter any further. I will not pursue this matter anymore!" Finishing her words, Yan Muqing turned to Yue Ziyue and said, "Yue Ziyue, go back to your bedroom and rest. I still have matters to attend to!" How could Yue Ziyue be willing to let him go just like that? She quickly followed Yan Muqing. "I, uh, I don't want to sleep. Why don't you take me for a walk?"

Xue Chao glared angrily at Yue Ziyue, who was pestering her, and pulled her away. He placed her between Yan Muqing and Yue Ziyue, "I don't understand, why are you pestering me like this? Your savior has already left, so he shouldn't appear here again … "

"Big brother Xue, why are you so fierce? I'm so scared!" Yue Ziyue pouted, pouting towards the fierce-looking Xue Chao. Xue Chao, who was previously as cold as King Kong, suddenly curled his lips. "Yue Ziyue, are you a human or a demon?"

The silent Yan Muqing did not have the time to waste on them. She could only shake her head and sigh, "I'm going to the study room. Are you coming?"

"Go, of course, why not!" Yue Ziyue forced a fake smile and deliberately beat up Xue Chao. Seeing him grimace at her, Yue Ziyue ignored him and followed Yan Muqing towards the direction of the study room.

The study room was still the same as it was when they left, only Lu Ping was filling an oil lamp with oil. Upon seeing Yan Muqing and Yue Ziyue enter, she quickly bowed her head in greeting, "Greetings Master Fourth, Greetings Lady Yue!"

"You can leave!" With a tired expression, Yan Muqing waved her hand lightly. When she passed by Yue Ziyue, she gave her a special look.

That gaze made Yue Ziyue suddenly think of Yan Yusheng and the promise she made to him before she left.

Yan Muqing parted her robes and sat down on a chair. She looked at Yue Ziyue with a slightly lost expression and asked, "Speak, what request do you have?"

"Huh?" Yue Ziyue glanced at Yan Muqing and noticed his seriousness. She no longer dared to speak carelessly, only saying softly, "There is no request, I just want to follow Fourth Master and go to Huai Yang tomorrow!"

"You just want to play?" Yan Muqing flicked away a stalk of straw from her robe and suddenly raised her head. Her gaze landed on Yue Ziyue's body. That bit of profoundness immediately melted her body, causing her to feel ice-cold from head to toe.

Yue Ziyue hastened to explain. "No, I just wanted to send off esteemed imperial concubine. After all, she gave me …"

As she spoke, Yue Ziyue suddenly remembered that the bracelet had been taken by Zhen Xi and could only lower her head in silence.

Yan Muqing pursed her lips and fished something out from her sleeve and placed it on the carved red lacquer table beside her. "You mean this?"

Yue Ziyue raised her head and saw the dark green jade bracelet on the table. The red table and the green jade bracelet made it seem even more glistening and crisp, as if it had a life of its own.

"You can take it!" Yan Muqing sucked in a deep breath. Her gaze lingered on her bracelet for a moment, before she decisively retracted her gaze.