NCCnovel Chapter 143 Liu Mingyi
Chapter 143 Liu Mingyi
The layout of the capital city of the Great Shun Dynasty was very orderly. At the very center was the majestic and magnificent imperial city. With the imperial city as the center, four streets, namely Changsheng, Liuan, Nanzhi and Wuxuan, were distributed in all directions. These streets were inhabited by wealthy and powerful families.
Meanwhile, inside a large mansion at the east end of Changsheng Street, a young girl dressed in a light yellow dress hurriedly caught up with the person in front of her: "Miss, this servant can handle this matter. It will definitely be done before Master's birthday..."
The girl in front of her suddenly stopped and turned to look at Liu Yan, whose light gray dress resembled a thin layer of wisps of smoke.
The girl raised a finger to her lips, making a shushing gesture for the maid.
"Liu Yan, you can't say things like that!"
Liu Yan nodded and handed the veiled hat she had been holding to her young mistress.
"Miss, you must be careful. Liu Yan is waiting for you in the manor."
The young girl took the veil from Liu Yan, concealing her beautiful face, and hurriedly went out, disappearing into the end of the street.
In the southern part of the capital, Xue Lan placed a magnificent golden crown into a pre-prepared box and called out to Xue Tong, who was quietly reading a book, "A guest will be arriving soon; go and give her this."
Xue Tong was already used to Xue Lan's ability to foresee the future. The little girl put away the scroll in her hand and took the box from Xue Lan.
What about the compensation? How much are you planning to ask for?
"No!" Xue Lan said firmly.
Xue Tong was somewhat surprised: [You really don't want a single cent?]
Xue Lan nodded, fumbled on the table and picked up the five-tael silver ingot. She tossed it to Xue Tong.
"Not only her subsequent compensation, but you should also return this silver to her."
Xue Tong was completely baffled. She caught the silver and asked, puzzled, "Why is this? Does the Wolf King enjoy working for others for free?"
Xue Lan was certainly not the type to work for others for free, a trait Xue Tong was well aware of. Xue Lan must have had her own reasons for doing this.
Xue Tong is now extremely curious about this reason.
To everyone's surprise, the girl took a sip of the tea beside her and simply replied with two words: "Get to work!"
Xue Tong immediately felt bored. The little girl sighed and, with a hint of resentment at her unfulfilled curiosity, walked towards the door. She opened the door and went out.
Yu Niang noticed that the alley outside the door wasn't wide, and only two families lived there: one was Yu Niang's family, and the other was an elderly man with a young grandson. The alley was usually quiet, with only some miscellaneous items piled up between the two families.
When Xue Tong went out, she saw the neighbor's child squatting on the pile of firewood, eating half an apple. The other half was in his hand and looked delicious.
Xue Tong stared intently at the apple in the little boy's hand, while the little boy looked at the box in Xue Tong's hand with a strange expression.
The two remained locked in this stalemate for a few moments before the little boy on the other side broke the awkward silence.
He pointed at the box Xue Tong was holding: "Miss, your box is emitting black smoke!"
Xue Tong was startled by what she heard and quickly looked down at the box in her hand, where there were cigarettes.
She looked at the little boy opposite her, somewhat annoyed: "Gensheng, you've already learned to lie at such a young age."
The little boy was a little surprised: "How did you know my name was Gensheng, Miss?"
Xue Tong thought to herself, "How did I know? I was always listening in the yard whenever your grandfather beat you."
That's a tragedy.
The young girl was about to say something when she saw a gray figure enter the alleyway. The person walked up to Xue Tong and recognized her as someone from Ji Lan Xiao Zhu. She gently lifted the light veil in front of her.
"Miss, I'm here to retrieve my belongings."
As she spoke, the girl took out the fuse that Xue Lan had prepared from her sleeve.
Xue Tong took out the contract from her bosom and carefully compared the marks. She then handed the box, along with the silver ingot, to the girl.
The girl took the box, opened it, and saw what was inside; a look of amazement flashed in her eyes.
"Thank you very much, Miss Xue." She thanked her softly, then looked at the silver ingot attached to the box, a strange smile appearing on her beautiful face.
"Miss Xue, do you... not want my money?" The girl narrowed her eyes.
Xue Tong found the girl's smile somewhat eerie, and with some difficulty, she smiled and said, "My elder sister is indifferent to fame and fortune!"
What a fine example of indifference to fame and fortune! Even Xue Lan, who was eavesdropping over the wall, felt a little embarrassed by his words.
"I understand. By the way, my name is Liu Mingyi, and I'd like to be friends with Miss Xue. Please pass on my message to your sister." The girl looked at Xue Tong with gentle eyes.
However, Xue Tong felt a chill run down her spine. If she had thought the girl in front of her was as gentle and graceful as the misty rain of Jiangnan the last time she saw her face, Xue Tong could only say that she felt like a slippery snake had wrapped around her neck when she saw this smile.
Xue Tong immediately thought of Yin He, the subordinate of the Gu Master of Chong Gu Village.
I don't like her!
As Xue Tong thought to herself, her fingers twisted together helplessly, and she began to tremble slightly.
Xue Lan knew that her little system was having a breakdown outside, so she took pity on it and called out from inside, "Xiao Tong."
Upon hearing this, Xue Tong bowed to the girl in front of him as if he had grasped a lifeline.
Thank you very much, miss. I'll go in and check on my sister. Goodbye.
Watching the little girl flee into the courtyard and then close the door tightly behind her, Liu Mingyi gave a faint smile as he looked at the closed gate.
Then, the girl looked at the little boy who was staring at her in a daze.
"Is my sister pretty?" she asked the little boy in front of her, bending down.
Gensheng gazed at the woman before him, who resembled a fairy, and nodded in a daze: "Beautiful!"
Liu Mingyi smiled and said, "Give me your hand!"
The little boy reached out his hand, somewhat bewildered, and Liu Mingyi took out the silver coin that Xue Lan had returned and put it into Gensheng's hand.
With a loud "bang!", the tightly closed wooden door was violently flung open, and the little girl who had rushed in earlier ran out like a ferocious beast, pulling the little boy into the yard before he could react.
The door closed again, leaving Liu Mingyi with only half an apple that had accidentally fallen to the ground.
A strange smile crept across the girl's brow as she softly said, "Interesting!"
The sound was very faint, but it still reached the ears of Xue Lan and the other person, who were separated by a wall.
The girl turned and left the alley, carrying the wooden box in her hand. Her back view was graceful and elegant, like a mountain spirit.
Inside the courtyard, Xue Tong released her hand from Geng Sheng's mouth, still feeling lingering fear.
Xue Lan patted her shoulder: "What's wrong? Aren't you excited to see a pretty lady?"
Xue Tong held up her trembling hand to Xue Lan: "Look how excited I am!"
The little girl's voice trembled slightly as she telepathically asked Xue Lan, "Is she a demon?"
Xue Lan shook her head: "She is a person! A genuine person, the most authentic person."
Xue Tong was still somewhat shaken, but before she could describe her strange experience to Xue Lan, she was interrupted by Geng Sheng.
The little boy pointed at Xue Lan and said, "Sister, your eyes are so beautiful!"
Xue Tong looked into Xue Lan's eyes and found that her originally grayish-white eyes had returned to their original state, becoming dark and bright.
[Can't you just change back and keep rolling your eyes at me all the time?]
Xue Lan smiled slightly: "These are all rare experiences!"
Xue Tong thought, "What kind of ghost experience is this?!" But she didn't say it aloud.
The two of them used this topic to move on from the previous one, as if nothing had happened.
However, both of them knew that the capital of the Great Shun Dynasty would not be peaceful!