bullyxtreme Did you scare him in Chapter 469? How do you explain that?
Did you scare him in Chapter 469? How do you explain that?
"Sigh------" Qin Fang stood up, but ultimately didn't reach out to stop them, until he watched them disappear through the courtyard gate.
He knew that once King Li decided to do something, no one could stop him.
On a dark and windy night, Songzhou City stood on the banks of the Lujiang River. The wind seemed particularly strong, and perhaps it really was going to rain this time.
Sure enough, as Gu Qingyue and Mu Yun Chu's black figures landed in the Changsheng Garden courtyard, raindrops began to fall.
Gu Qingyue reached out and caught the raindrops; they were quite large. She pulled Mu Yun Chu along and quickly walked to the covered walkway.
The courtyard where they were standing was pitch black.
According to Yue Ling today, there isn't even a servant in this courtyard.
To be precise, Yue Ling came in and looked around, but there were no servants or masters there.
This is extremely strange!
Isn't it strange that such a large courtyard has no servants to clean or guard it when the owner is out?
In general, wealthy families, even if their houses are uninhabited, would at least have a few servants to look after them. But...
Or perhaps the saintess no longer lives here and has moved away?
Princess Lianye was unaware of this?
However, according to Princess Lianye, she came here to find Old Wu a while ago and learned that the Holy Maiden had gone to Sanchun City, so she went after her.
So, this place was still inhabited not long ago?!
However, now that we're here, we naturally have to investigate.
This is a large courtyard with three sections.
Gu Qingyue and her companion chose to go to the main courtyard in the second section.
Pushing open the door to the master bedroom, a faint fragrance filled the room, clearly indicating that it was a woman's room.
Gu Qingyue walked around and found the table clean and the bed tidy, without any dust.
This means that someone cleaned this place not long ago.
Having found nothing useful, Gu Qingyue and her companion withdrew.
They went into the side room next door.
As soon as the door opened, the first thing you saw was a wall full of bookshelves and display shelves.
There are two tables in front of the bookshelf, one large and one small.
There was a painting on the large table and several open books on the small table.
Gu Qingyue used her spiritual power to scan the area, but no one was there.
She and Mu Yun Chu first approached the large desk.
The unfolded scroll contains a portrait.
A handkerchief was covered on the face of the portrait. Gu Qingyue curiously reached out and used her dagger to lift the handkerchief.
Don't ask why she used a dagger, because Gu Qingyue would never be foolish enough to reach out and touch something in a place like this; she is a cautious person.
The handkerchief fluttered to the ground, and Gu Qingyue immediately froze on the spot.
That's him! The masked man!
“It’s him!” Gu Qingyue murmured.
Mu Yun Chu turned to look at Gu Qing Yue and squeezed her hand. "Is this the mask he wears?"
Indeed, the portrait depicts a tall, elegant man wearing a full-face mask, dressed in a grey robe with his hair tied up.
The mask, painted with the fire lotus totem of the Wizard's Temple, concealed the man's entire appearance, leaving only a pair of icy, bone-chilling eyes, as cold, indifferent, and devoid of warmth as frost and snow in the twelfth lunar month.
Gu Qingyue stared silently into those eyes, and a cold sweat broke out all over her body.
He looked exactly like the man she saw in her dream, except that in her dream, his eyes had warmth.
Gu Qingyue grasped Mu Yun Chu's hand in return, pursed her lips. She had originally wanted to say that she wanted to take the painting with her, but then she thought that if she alerted the enemy, she would decide against it.
The atmosphere became somewhat heavy for a moment. "Let's look again," Gu Qingyue suddenly said.
"Okay," Mu Yun Chu replied softly, bowing her head.
The two then went to another small desk, where a book was spread out. Gu Qingyue glanced at it and saw that it was a geographical book about the border between Nanzhao and Dachu. The book contained some very abstract small maps. Gu Qingyue's lips twitched. The drawing skills were... However, the text descriptions were very detailed.
After looking around, the two began to search their surroundings again.
Gu Qingyue released her mental energy to carefully search every corner of the study, but she felt that she had missed something.
A moment later, sure enough, a clue was found next to the bookshelf.
It was a very exquisitely carved jade disc, made of black jade.
Gu Qingyue frowned slightly as she stood beside the bookshelf, carefully examining the small black jade butterfly. Suddenly, she remembered the black butterfly from that night.
"Mu Yun Chu, come quick!"
She turned and called to Mu Yun Chu on the other side.
Mu Yun Chu came over immediately. He only glanced at it twice, then exclaimed, "Witch Butterfly!"
Gu Qingyue took a deep breath; she was right.
The witch butterfly had a short antenna on its head, which she gently pressed down.
With a 'sizzle' sound, a hidden door appeared in a corner of the study, and the small table placed in the corner automatically moved to the other side.
Wow! That's quite clever! The secret room is built in this corner, seemingly completely unrelated to the antique display shelves in the distance. Who would have thought?
Looking at the dark entrance to the dark room, Gu Qingyue habitually reached into her sleeve and pulled out a round, luminous pearl, which immediately lit up the entrance to the dark room.
Mu Yun Chu was taken aback. He hadn't expected Gu Qing Yue to be so thoughtful, bringing a luminous pearl for illumination beforehand. His A Yue was indeed clever!
But at this moment, Gu Qingyue was also startled and broke out in a cold sweat.
She had just reached out and taken the bead from her spatial storage. She was used to doing this in the dark because she didn't consider Mu Yun Chu an outsider at all, so she just took it out without thinking, since she didn't like the smell of tinderboxes.
But did it scare him? How do you explain that?
Gu Qingyue glanced furtively at Mu Yun Chu. Mu Yun Chu was already looking around at the secret room. Fortunately, no one suspected anything.
Gu Qingyue calmed her wildly beating heart and walked into the dark room as if nothing had happened.
The dark room was very large. From a distance, rows of antique shelves were filled with books, precious porcelain and jade artifacts, and goldware.
Gu Qingyue's eyes sparkled; there were so many good things!
It seems this saintess is living a very good life!
Wealth, fame, the worship and admiration of the Nanzhao people, the favor of the Nanzhao king... He lacked nothing in terms of fame, fortune, and wealth!
The position of Holy Maiden is indeed prestigious! Has it made her arrogant? Has she even extended her influence to the capital of Great Chu?
Then don't blame Gu Qingyue for cutting off her claws!
Looking around, the most eye-catching thing was a large painting hanging above a tall table in the distance. The painting depicted the Fire Lotus, the totem of the Wizard's Temple.
Gu Qingyue looked at it; the painting was very lifelike, as if the crimson flames of the fire lotus were about to come to life at any moment, which was quite magical.
The two couldn't help but walk closer, stop and look at each other, and Gu Qingyue's heart stirred slightly.
She glanced at Mu Yun Chu, who drew a soft sword from her waist and gently flicked the painting up.
Gu Qingyue took a closer look and burst out laughing!
Mu Yun Chu and herself were really in sync. With just a glance, Mu Yun Chu knew what she meant. Look, there was definitely something fishy behind this painting!