Chapter 13
Chu Liuyue suddenly remembered that the Seventh Prince—Rong Xiu—had indeed left the Imperial City earlier on since he was not in good health. He had only returned once or twice in all these years.
Even some court officials did not really take the Seventh Prince, Rong Xiu, seriously, let alone the original Chu Liuyue—a small character that got bullied all day long in her residence.
There were only a pitiful few memories related to the Seventh Prince, Rong Xiu, in the original Chu Liuyue’s brain, so Chu Liuyue did not even realize that he wasn’t supposed to be in the Imperial City.
“But I’ve heard that the Seventh Prince is coming back… Yue’er, did you say that you met the Seventh Prince at Lin Zhong?” asked Chu Zhong curiously.
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Chu Liuyue let out a sigh of relief secretly and took advantage of the situation. “Yeah! I was also wondering about that then. I didn’t expect to meet him so coincidentally just as he came back.”
“No wonder… It seems like the Seventh Prince has really come back. However, there hasn’t been much news in the Imperial City.” Chu Ning thought for a while as he knitted his brows, but did not care about this incident much. After all, Rong Xiu was part of the royal family, and he had his own logic in doing things.
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Now that he was no longer in court and was away from all these disputes, there was no use to think about this further.
He caressed Chu Liuyue’s head dotingly. “This time, we really owe the Seventh Prince a big favor. If there’s a chance, I’ll definitely thank him in person.”
Chu Liuyue disagreed silently. What favor? I just made use of his Lake Bibo for a while. However, looking at Chu Ning’s assured expression, she did not explain further and shifted the topic to the boiling herbs.
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Time flew past quickly, and it was already nighttime.
The herbal smell in the house became even stronger. Even though she closed the windows and doors, the yard was still filled with the strong fragrance that strengthened one’s heart. However, as they were in an isolated corner of the estate and with this morning’s drama, none of the Chu family members would step foot into this place.
The moon hung high in the sky.
It was completely silent inside and outside the house.
Chu Liuyue poured all the medicine into the wood container for showering that she had already prepared at the side. The fragrance of the herbs and the rising heat merged together and permeated the air.
She then undid her belt and prepared to take off her clothes. Even though she was very skinny, she already had some of a young woman’s curves.
Her clothes dropped on the floor, revealing her white, pearly shoulders.
Dong!
She heard a loud sound coming from outside.
Chu Liuyue rapidly put on her clothes, went to the windows to open them, and took a look outside. “Who’s there?”
The yard was deadly silent; she could vaguely see a white figure flash past a distant wall.
When she was about to take a closer look, the figure disappeared into thin air.
She alertly waited for a while, and only stopped looking when there were no more sounds. Just as she was about to lock the windows securely, a thought flashed in her mind. Did Xue Xue come back? Other than this, she really could not think of anyone else who would be here.
But why did it leave?
After thinking for a while, Chu Liuyue closed the window but did not lock it.
If it came back, it could come in from the window.
After doing all of this, she took off her clothes again and finally entered the bath.
The hot power followed her skin, and ferociously entered her body.
Chu Liuyue’s face immediately flushed red as all the blood rushed to her face. It was hard for her body to take such a strong surge of energy since her body’s Yuan meridian was lacking, and she was very weak.
Chu Liuyue opened the last jade box at the side and took out the jade-green cold pearl that was as big as a longan before placing it in her mouth.
A cold air that chilled her heart immediately went into her lungs.
Her body started to prick and hurt everywhere.
Cold on the outside, warm on the inside. She felt like she was being attacked by ice and fire at the same time. However, her Yuan meridian could only be revived and recovered through this strong and intense shock.
Chu Liuyue slowly closed her eyes.
In her dantian, the torn and tattered invisible book pages became small lakes and suddenly started rippling.
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A bulky figure hid in the darkness of the night, outside the Chu family’s estate and in a dimly-lit alley. The shiny moonlight was not even as clear as his eyes.
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Behind him, a white lion was squatting down with grievances; there was a bruise on its forehead, which clearly just formed.
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Rong Xiu stood with his hands clasped behind his back and silently looked at the pitch-black, quiet yard. His voice was slightly cold as he said, “If you do it again, I’ll smack your eye. Do you understand?”
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