Chapter 83
Translator: NovelMultiverse | Editor: NovelMultiverse
Yu Linglong raised her eyebrows and let out a chuckle: “I don’t know, just like I don’t know who you are . ”
The man stood with his back to the moonlight, supporting himself with his hand, and his whole body was awe-inspiring: “You don’t need to know who I am, you just need to hand him over . ”
After a pause, the man added another sentence: “I promise this matter has nothing to do with you . ”
Yu Linglong was silent . The man’s voice was full of certainty, but she had never considered this solution at all . Subconsciously, she did not believe in Feng Xuanyuan, but she did not believe in the unidentified man in black . At least Feng Xuanyuan was seriously injured at the moment, and his life was in her hands and she was in control . And the man in front of her was full of threats and hostility . She really couldn’t give herself a reason to believe in his promise .
In the current situation, she would rather choose Feng Xuanyuan to be safe than surrender his life to an unknown man .
“I don’t believe you . ” Her pink and soft lips uttered these cold, sharp words . Yu Linglong raised her head coldly to meet the man’s cold, sharp gaze .
The corners of his thin lips suddenly tightened . The man snorted coldly, then turned and walked out .
When he reached the door, his right hand suddenly swung out, and the door slammed shut behind him, accompanied by the sound of his cold blade .
“You are looking for death!”
In the blink of an eye, there was no more sound outside the door . The man clearly flew away using qinggong, just like when he appeared silently .
Yu Linglong sat in the darkness, her faint eyes falling on the moonlight scattered on the ground .
Was she looking for death? No, her intuition told her that if she believed in this man, she would really kill herself .
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This night was destined to be a restless night .
As soon as Yu Linglong lay down, she heard a rapid knock on the door of Pinlan Garden . In the middle of the night, the knocking on the door was shocking .
Xuan Cao, who was watching the night outside on the couch, hurriedly put on her clothes and got up, looking at Yu Linglong with surprise and uncertainty . Who would come to Pinlan Garden this late? Who would dare to disturb Yu Linglong?
Yu Linglong sat up and gave Xuan Cao a calm look: “Go open the door . ”
The maids in the yard were all awakened by the commotion, and walked one after another, pulling on their clothes and asking each other sleepily:
“Who’s here in the middle of the night?”
“What happened?”
“What is so important?”
Xuan Cao went to open the door . Everyone was shocked by the situation outside, and they didn’t dare move .
Outside the door, the lights were brightly lit, and a dozen or so maids walked in with lanterns . They were surrounded by a few people, and at the head was actually Lady Yu .
Surrounded by the crowd, Lady Yu looked exceptionally stern, with a very serious expression, and walked in quickly .
Yu Linglong walked out of the inner room slowly and saw a maid helping the old lady to the seat of honor, while the rest stood silently on both sides .
Glancing at Mu Shi and others beside Lady Yu, Yu Linglong sat down quietly: “Xuan Cao, serve the Lady some tea . ”
Mu Shi looked a little uncomfortable . Judging from Yu Linglong’s appearance, she didn’t look at her aunt at all, and she completely regarded her as if she didn’t exist .
Lady Yu was calm, but clearly in a bad mood . She glanced at Mu Shi and said impatiently: “Let’s talk . What are you going to do?”
Mu Shi hurriedly stepped forward and said carefully: “Madam, please calm down . I really don’t have a way, otherwise, I wouldn’t dare trouble you . ”
Lady Yu frowned and snorted, “You said you wouldn’t dare trouble me? You woke me up in the middle of the night to see the Fourth Lady . Are you trying to torment my weary old body?”
Mu Shi dismissed all the irrelevant maids in the building . Then she lowered her head, not daring to look at the old lady or Yu Linglong . She thought carefully and said: “The old lady was met with danger on the mountain, which was inconsiderate of me . I was really scared when I heard about what happened during the day . Thank heavens the old lady was fine—”
While Mu Shi was chattering, Lady Yu was growing impatient with her . She put down the teacup in her hand and shouted angrily: “Hurry up and tell me what’s wrong!”
Mu Shi shuddered with fright and said quickly: “The whole city is now arresting a thief . I’m afraid that our house is hiding someone who shouldn’t be hidden . If someone finds out, it would be a crime worthy of confiscating our property and exterminating our family!”
Lady Yu glared at Mu Shi, and said: “Where did you get this from? How could the thief be in our house?”
Mu Shi was speaking extremely fast as if she was afraid of being interrupted: “Old lady, most of the people you met today belong to the Blue Lotus cult . I heard those women say that they were all wearing blue clothes and wearing strips of blue cloth on their heads . That is the attire of the Blue Lotus cultists!”
Hearing Mu Shi speak about the Blue Lotus cult, the old lady’s face suddenly changed and her voice became colder: “Are you serious?”
Mu Shi changed her tone in fright: “Would I dare lie to you? Right now, the little son of the Gan family is missing . Everyone in the capital knows that he was tied up by the Blue Lotus cultists! Now everyone in the capital is panicky . They are arresting everyone from the Blue Lotus cult in order to find the little son from the Gan family!”
Lady Yu’s brows tightened . She glanced at Yu Linglong and said, “Then what does this have to do with the Fourth Girl?”
Mu Shi lowered her head . She didn’t dare look in Yu Linglong’s direction at all: “Someone saw the Fourth Girl hiding someone in our house .
With this, everyone was shocked .
Lady Yu immediately said, “How is this possible? The Fourth Girl was with me today, how could she have anything to do with the Blue Lotus cult?”
Mu Shi said anxiously: “I wouldn’t dare lie . Someone really saw it with their own eyes!”
Yu Linglong, who had been watching coldly, slowly said, “Oh? Who saw it?”
As soon as she heard Yu Linglong’s voice, Mu Shi couldn’t help but tremble . She drew out a person from behind her in a panic, and repeatedly asked: “Quick, tell me, did you see someone hidden in our house? Who hid them?”
The figure that was pulled out was small, with one hand still rubbing his eyes . Obviously, he hadn’t quite woken up yet .
Hearing Mu Shi’s question, Yu Weiyuan raised his eyes and looked around the room, and his chubby hand immediately stretched out and pointed directly at Yu Linglong .
“It’s her!”
Yu Linglong lowered her eyes and a sneer appeared on her face .
It turned out that this kid saw her and even ran to file a complaint with Mu Shi . Even the old Lady Yu was alarmed .
It seemed that Mu Shi always wanted to kill her, and if she seized the opportunity, she would treat her harshly . Now that Lady Yu had returned to the mansion, Mu Shi was more confident, right?
Seeing that Yu Linglong did not deny it, Mu Shi was a little bolder . She pulled Yu Weiyuan with a look of righteousness for the sake of the overall situation and said to Lady Yu: “Little Yuan saw that the man was wearing blue clothes and there was blood all over his body . I’m afraid the yamen is looking for remnants of the Blue Lotus Cult! If it was an ordinary person, it would be nothing more than an ordinary person, but at this moment, a little carelessness is a crime worthy of familial extermination . I really wouldn’t dare to carry this humongous responsibility, so I’m asking the Lady to call the shots!”
Lady Yu’s face became heavier and heavier . What happened today was her personal experience . Seeing that Mu Shi’s words were so eloquent, even she was somewhat uncertain .
Looking at Yu Linglong, Lady Yu asked: “Fourth Girl, what do you say?”
Yu Linglong smiled coldly and delicately picked up her teacup: “The witness and evidence exist, and I just want to deny it . Who believes it?”
Lady Yu said without hesitation: “Fourth Girl, don’t worry . I am here, we’ll see who dares to slander you!”
Seeing Lady Yu defending her like this, Yu Linglong’s heart was touched, but it was quickly replaced by another emotion .
Mu Shi will settle this account with you sooner or later .
Sweeping her eyes over Mu Shi with her bowed head, Yu Linglong’s voice was not loud, but she said very clearly: “Yes, I hid him . ”
After hearing this, everyone in the room suddenly had different expressions .
Lady Yu was taken aback, and could hardly believe her ears: “Fourth Girl, what did you say? You really hid someone in the mansion? And that person belongs to the Blue Lotus Cult?”
Yu Linglong said, “I don’t know if he is from the Blue Lotus Cult, but he was indeed wearing a blue shirt . ”
Lady Yu frowned: “What...what the hell is going on?”
Hearing Yu Linglong’s confession, Mu Shi was greatly relieved . A trace of joy flashed across her eyes, and her waist straightened unconsciously . [Read this novel and other amazing translated novels from the original source at the “Novel Multiverse dot com” website @ novelmultiverse . com]
On the surface, she still pretended to share the worries of Lady Yu . She said to Yu Linglong earnestly: “Linglong, you are young and ignorant . Do you know how serious this matter is? How can you casually provoke someone from the Blue Lotus Cult! Not to mention that the court is still hunting them—”
Yu Linglong glanced at Mu Shi coldly, and Mu Shi suddenly felt a chill in her back . The words in his mouth stopped unconsciously, and she did not dare to continue .
Even if Yu Linglong was indeed doing something wrong at this moment, Mu Shi didn’t dare to blame her . She couldn’t afford to provoke this daughter of a commoner .
Anyway, now that Lady Yu was back, someone was in charge of the affairs of the house . Lady Yu was not a good-tempered person . She wanted to see how Lady Yu would deal with this commoner’s daughter . No matter which one of them suffered a loss, there was only good for her .
Yu Linglong looked nonchalant at the moment as if she didn’t take this matter to heart at all . She leaned back in her chair, and her clear eyes looked at the people in the room . Her whole body emitted a threatening loftiness .
“I’ve already hidden him . Do you have any complaints?”
Lady Yu sighed deeply: “Linglong, this is not a trivial matter . Tell me first, what are your plans?”
Mu Shi said with an anxious look: “Old lady, what time is it? Are you still asking what she plans to do? Do you still have to think about it? Hurry up and tie him up and send them to the yamen . I can’t even say how we will pay for our crimes...”
Suddenly, the teacup in Yu Linglong’s hand flew out, directly hitting Mu Shi’s head . It immediately knocked Mu Shi’s bun crooked, and the dripping tea flowed all over Mu Shi’s face .
“Pay for your damn crimes! I think you are afraid that you don’t know that we are hiding someone here, but the whole city will know about it!”
She didn’t know Mu Shi was so small-minded! She was using the pretext of the Blue Lotus cultist to have her taken away by the yamen! Harboring a thief, committing a crime, did Mu Shi want to exterminate the “relative” righteously, to use her as a model? Would she make her surrender to the Yamen, so her life would be in her hands?
She knew full well that the court would never easily let her off of the crime of harboring a Blue Lotus cultist . She would be detained on the spot and thrown into jail, at least . At that time, Mu Shi would definitely not come out to save her .
Yu Linglong didn’t have such a high level of consciousness . To be a good citizen in ancient times, it was even more impossible to surrender and put her life in someone else’s hands, especially the courts!
Therefore, as soon as she heard what Mu Shi said, she immediately denied it on the spot .
Mu Shi did not expect that this commoner’s daughter would dare to beat her in front of Lady Yu . She immediately felt that she had no honor . She wiped the tea on her face with her kerchief, and then bowed her head for a long time and said: “Harboring a thief is a grave offense . I can’t help you . ”
Yu Linglong sneered: “You think I want your help? I would thank the heavens if you didn’t mess with my situation!”
Lady Yu kept frowning and watching the farce in front of her . When she heard these words, she said: “Fourth Girl, have you already figured out what to do?”
Yu Linglong neither admitted nor denied it, but said indifferently: “I will take care of this matter without your intervention . ”
Lifting her eyes to look at Mu Shi who was hesitant to speak, Yu Linglong said in a low voice, “I am hiding the person . Don’t be afraid of having your property confiscated, just go ahead and report it . Anyway, if anything goes wrong with me, not a single one of you in the Yu house would want to live!”
Everyone was shocked by these words .
Yes, in the Yu Mansion, they were enemies who were always fighting . But if something big happened, they were like grasshoppers tied to a rope: No matter where you jumped, you couldn’t escape alone .
Lady Yu looked very serious . She looked at Yu Linglong deeply, and waited a long time before speaking: “Fourth Girl, I trust you . ”
Then, Lady Yu said sternly, “Remember, no one is allowed to do anything wrong with Linglong!”
Her sharp gaze stared directly at Mu Shi, and Lady Yu said in a low voice: “If it weren’t for Linglong, my old life would have ended on the mountain! Whoever dares to bully Linglong will have trouble with me!”
Mu Shi bit her lip tightly and finally nodded reluctantly .
Seeing that Lady Yu turned her back on Mu Shi, Yu Linglong’s expression became a little complicated .
She didn’t expect that Lady Yu would trust her so much . Without even asking, she handed over the lives of everyone in the entire Yu house to herself .
After thinking for a moment, she got up and walked to the inner room: “Xuan Cao, Ling’er, come her . ”
She wanted to confirm her plan . It must be foolproof .
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The next morning, at the back door of the Yu mansion .
A few working women were pushing a cart of waste while gossiping, and Ma Changgeng yawned and walked in front of them .
“Mrs . Ma, why are you up so early today?” A woman said to Ma Changgeng .
Ma Changgeng slapped her waist and said listlessly, “I don’t want to talk about it . I don’t know what’s wrong with the young lady . She suddenly called me over in the middle of the night and told me not to push the waste cart today . She didn’t tell me why, and I’m still puzzled!”
The other woman smiled and said, “We do this kind of thing on weekdays . Is it possible that the lady is worried?”
Ma Changgeng shook her head and said with a puzzled look: “No, there is nothing wrong with not doing anything for a day or two . How can the lady not believe you?”
The women laughed: “That’s hard to say . Our young lady behaves very differently from the others, who knows what the young lady is doing?”
Ma Changgeng said hurriedly: “Stop talking . If the lady heard you, she would tear your mouth!”
The women all knew Yu Linglong’s methods, and they stopped talking after that . They just gossiped about other things to amuse themselves .
Soon, the waste cart came out of the back door of the Yu house and entered an alley .
Ma Changgeng said as she walked: “The lady said to find a place outside the city to dump today’s waste . ”
One woman wondered: “Why is that? In the past, the waste was sold . If we save trouble and can get some extra money, why don’t we sell it today?”
Ma Changgeng said: “The young lady has ordered this . Who dares ask why? Just do what is ordered . Don’t worry, after today, you will follow the old rules . You can sell to whomever you like . Today’s affairs are done, and there will be rewards for returning . ”
The women didn’t say anything anymore . They all helped push the waste cart and walked out .
They didn’t know that their words had already been heard by people in the dark .
“Punch!” A low voice suddenly sounded . Almost at the same time, several black figures appeared at the end of the alley like ghosts, and they approached the waste cart very quickly .
“Hey hey hey, who are you guys!?” Ma Changgeng saw that a few people suddenly appeared and rushed straight toward them . They were so scared that their sleepiness disappeared, “What are you doing!?”
The few people in front of them were dressed in black, and their faces were covered with black cloth . Only their eyes were exposed and on such a hot day . These people obviously had a problem with them .
Ignoring the surprised shouts of the women, the man in black pushed them to the side with a few strokes, and immediately there was no one besides the waste cart .
In the cart, there were four big waste buckets, each as high as a person, covered with wooden lids . It was not clear what was inside .
The leader of the men in black made a signal to his companions, and several men in black immediately drew out their swords and pointed them towards the barrel together!
“Hey, you guys—” Ma Changgeng was still quite courageous, but when she saw these people move their hands, she immediately stopped .
Before she finished speaking, the four waste buckets had all been punctured by the people in black, and the waste inside immediately spewed out, spraying the people in black around it all over, even Ma Changgeng and the others in the distance .
The few men in black who had an awe-inspiring manner suddenly turned into drowned rats . Their black clothes were full of stinky wastewater that also contained vegetable leaves, bones, and eggshells .
The water in the four buckets quickly drained to the bottom, and there was nothing in it except for the remaining soup and rice .
The men in black stared at each other in a daze .
Ma Changgeng patted the dirty water off her body and said angrily: “You guys even dare to fight a barrel of waste in broad daylight?”
The head man in black frowned, but he still stabbed a few times under the cart with his sword . When he was sure that there was nothing there, he uttered a deep voice: “Retreat!”
“Hey, are you just gonna leave it like this?” Ma Changgeng reluctantly wanted to catch up, but unexpectedly, the people in black had disappeared .
If it weren’t for the wastewater and vegetable leaves on the ground, they would almost think that everything that happened just now was their own illusion .
The working women looked at each other . It was so strange, wasn’t it just a few barrels of waste? Why were these people making trouble?
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Yu Linglong lay on the chaise listening to Ma Changgeng’s vivid report . When she heard about the people in black getting splashed by the wastewater, she finally couldn’t help laughing .
“Miss, what are you talking about? It was just a few buckets of wastewater, and they can’t even sell them for two coppers . Why were they trying so hard to steal them?” Ma Changgeng finished speaking with a confused look on her face .
Yu Linglong pursed her lips and motioned to Xuan Cao to take out the silver: “You have done a good job . Take the reward and leave . ”
Ma Changgeng was confused, and somehow she took the reward and went out .
Xuan Cao collected the purse and said with a smile, “Miss, you are so smart . ”
The smile on Yu Linglong’s face gradually faded, and she shook her head gently: “Don’t be so happy already . ”
Feng Xuanyuan was still hiding in the Yu house, this was her worry .
Since the man wearing the silver mask came to find her last night, she knew that the men in black would not give up easily . Since they had determined that Feng Xuanyuan was hiding in the Yu Mansion, they must have been closely monitoring the entire Yu Mansion, and the several entrances and exits must have been heavily guarded .
Asking Ma Changgeng and others to perform this play confirmed her guess, and diverted the attention of the people in black . However, these people would not even let the waste cart go by, which really made her feel that this was really difficult to deal with .
The Yu Mansion was not very big . If the people in black forcibly broke in and searched, they would probably find Feng Xuanyuan soon .
If Feng Xuanyuan stayed in the Yu house for a moment longer, she would be in danger for a moment longer .
Xuan Cao gently fanned Yu Linglong and asked in a low voice, “Miss, what should we do now?”
Yu Linglong frowned slightly: “I haven’t thought about it yet . ”
At this moment, a familiar voice suddenly came from outside: “Linglong, Linglong! Are you there?”
Hearing this voice, Yu Linglong’s pretty face suddenly sank: “Why is he here again?”
After only a few days of silence, this stalker came back .
Lord Xu didn’t need anyone to invite him in, and entered familiarly: “Linglong, what are you doing at home?”
Yu Linglong turned her back to Lord Xu, simply ignoring him .
Lord Xu took the fan from Xuan Cao’s hand and fanned Yu Linglong: “It’s so hot . I’m afraid you were bored, so I came here to talk with you . ”
Yu Linglong sneered . Bored? Lord Xu was probably the idlest person in the world!
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