Clouds and Moon Shadow

Chapter 453 What a lousy place! This princess doesn't want to stay here a moment longer!

"Okay, let's go back first. Once we know where it is, we'll figure out a way to get in!"

Gu Qingyue agreed, saying that they had already gained a lot tonight.

We found the Valley of a Thousand Flowers and learned that this place was related to the Wizard's Temple.

So, it would be better if they waited until Princess Chaoyue's marriage to the royal capital was completed before coming over.

Having made up her mind, Mu Yun Chu gave Mu Dong instructions on what to do next, and the group returned to the ship.

By the time they returned to the villa, it was almost dawn.

Gu Qingyue was still a little excited as she lay in bed.

She never expected to find clues about the Valley of a Thousand Flowers here, and she was certain that it was related to the Wizard's Temple. Could it be a place where the Wizard's Temple was hiding some secret?

As she stood at the entrance to the Valley of a Thousand Flowers, her heart was pounding uncontrollably.

She had a feeling that something important was waiting for her to discover there, a feeling she had never had before.

She had to find the entrance; she had to get in.

Even if there's nothing particularly important, she'll destroy anything related to the Grand Wizard and the Holy Maiden.

Isn't this called reciprocity?

Who gave those wizards and the saintess the right to try and harm her mother and her?!

She wouldn't be Gu Qingyue if she didn't take action!

Lost in thought, Gu Qingyue gradually drifted off to sleep.

She had a long, strange dream until the noise outside woke her up.

Gu Qingyue suddenly sat up, clutching her wildly beating heart, lost in thought as she pondered the eyes she had just dreamed of.

She had just dreamt of a pair of familiar eyes—yes, a pair of eyes—looking at her.

Very kind?

Very pleased?

It hurts so much?

Very sad?

She didn't know what it was, but in the darkness, there was a masked man in a long robe, tall and imposing, with only his eyes showing, which startled her!

The man was as steady as a mountain, exuding a peaceful and serene aura that reassured people, yet also made them feel sorry for him.

However, the moment he turned around, Gu Qingyue was so startled that she couldn't help but take a step back, and then quickly ran two steps forward.

She didn't know who he was, but there was an inexplicable attraction that made her want to find out.

He looked into Gu Qingyue's eyes and saw surprise, affection, and an indescribable sadness.

sad?

Gu Qingyue was suddenly startled. Could it be her master? What had happened to him?

Why is he wearing a mask?

Gu Qingyue closed her eyes and thought carefully, but the man's appearance suddenly became somewhat blurry.

However, she felt that the man looked taller and more robust than her master, with an upright posture and imposing presence, standing there like a high mountain.

It is awe-inspiring.

Who could it be? Why would I have such a dream?

Gu Qingyue muttered to herself.

"Young Master! Are you up?" Jiang Wan's voice suddenly came from outside the door.

Gu Qingyue snapped out of her daze, took a few deep breaths to calm her racing heart, and said, "Come in."

As she spoke, she immediately raised her hand and put on the mask.

The door opened the next instant, and Jiang Wan entered the room with two maids carrying a copper basin and washing towels.

After she finished washing up and the maid left, Gu Qingyue asked, "Who was making such a commotion outside just now?"

Jiang Wan pursed her lips. "It's Princess Chaoyue!"

Gu Qingyue turned around and raised an eyebrow at Jiang Wan, "She's awake?"

"Yes, she just shouted in the courtyard that someone was trying to harm her, and that she was feeling unwell and wanted to go back to Da Chu to recuperate."

"Heh------" Gu Qingyue couldn't help but laugh. Princess Chaoyue was almost at the capital of Nanzhao and still thinking about going back to Da Chu. Was she out of her mind?

Is going back now just to wait for the Emperor of Great Chu to tie her up and send her back?

"I'll go take a look."

As she spoke, Gu Qingyue stood up.

Princess Chaoyue lived in the third courtyard at the back, while Gu Qingyue, as a good friend of Prince Li, naturally lived in the front courtyard like the male guests.

When Gu Qingyue leisurely arrived at the backyard, she happened to run into Mu Yun Chu and Mu Nan at the door.

"Good morning, Prince Li!" Gu Qingyue smiled and greeted him.

Looking at the little girl's sly smile, Mu Yun Chu also smiled and nodded, "Young Master Ye."

Where are you two headed?

Suddenly, Yue Zhiqi's cold voice came from behind them.

Gu Qingyue and the other person turned around. "Third Prince Yue," Gu Qingyue cupped her hands in greeting.

Mu Yun Chu nodded to him, "I heard that Princess Chao Yue is not feeling well, so I'm going to take a look."

Yue Zhiqi also heard from someone early in the morning that Princess Chaoyue had caused a disturbance, so he naturally came to offer his condolences, after all, Princess Chaoyue was about to become his eldest sister-in-law, wasn't she?

"Together," Yue Zhiqi gestured to the two of them.

So the three of them went into the backyard together.

"Go find the Seventh Prince immediately! I want to go back to Great Chu! What a lousy place this is! I, the princess, don't want to stay here a moment longer!!"

The three of them had not yet entered Princess Chaoyue's courtyard when they heard this sound.

"Princess, you'd better hurry up and wash up, it'll be time for breakfast soon," a maid's voice rang out.

She was Sulan, Princess Chaoyue's personal maid.

'Thump!' 'Crash!' 'Ah------' The next moment, there was a chaotic sound.

Princess Chaoyue overturned the copper basin, which fell to the ground and hit Sulan, causing chaos and confusion.

"What are you doing?" Mu Yun Chu's voice rang out from the doorway.

"Seventh, King Li, it's good that you've come. Let's go back quickly, this place is too dilapidated! Even the woodshed in our Princess's residence is better than this. Nanzhao is a barbaric and ruinous place! I want to go home!"

'Cough cough------' Upon hearing this, Gu Qingyue couldn't help but cough out.

To insult someone's country right in front of Yue Zhiqi, Princess Chaoyue must have had her brain slammed in a door many times over.

"Go wash up and have breakfast. Let's get going as soon as possible," Mu Yun Chu said, her voice calm and indifferent, without any inflection.

"Alright! Are we going back to Great Chu? I'll go right now!"

As she spoke, she turned and ran towards the door of the side room, "Sulan, what are you still standing there for? Hurry up and help this princess wash up, I want to go home."

The maid Su Lan glanced at Mu Yun Chu timidly, then secretly observed Yue Zhi Qi's expression.

"Still standing there dumbfounded? Be careful, or I'll skin you alive!"

Princess Chaoyue saw Sulan still standing at the door in a daze and shouted loudly.

"Princess, this way please," Mu Xi, who had been standing at the door, said.

Gu Qingyue glanced at her, her expression calm, her eyes cold, staring at Princess Chaoyue.

Princess Chaoyue trembled upon hearing Mu Xi's voice. "Are you planning a rebellion? How dare you speak to me like that?"

Gu Qingyue raised an eyebrow. It seemed that Mu Xi had taken very good care of this princess along the way!

Yes, Mu Yun Chu's bodyguards were indeed capable of doing nothing.

However, she glanced at Princess Chaoyue again and noticed a hint of madness hidden beneath her otherwise fierce expression.

Is this a case of "what the hell"?