…
Zhu Minglang remembered something after feeding Li Yunzi half a bowl of red date porridge. He felt like he should report it to Li Yunzi.
"I saw your sister at the school," Zhu Minglang said.
"Who is it?" Li Yunzi asked.
"Do you have a lot of sisters?" Zhu Minglang was confused.
"What did she say to you?" Li Yunzi asked.
"The first time we met was at the bridge. She was buying peaches beside me. I thought it was you, so I talked to her. She didn't say anything. Then, she pretended to be you in the library. I was fooled, "Zhu Minglang described the situation to Li Yunzi.
After that, Zhu Minglang did some research. Everyone in the Dragon Tamer Academy knew about Nan Lingsha, but not many people had actually seen her. Many people only said that she had a beauty that could cause the downfall of countries.
Meanwhile, not many people in the workshop and the nearby market knew about Nan Lingsha. No one had seen Nan Lingsha before. Nan Ye only acted like he knew about the situation when Zhu Minglang was testing him.
Nan Ye was obviously a disciple of the Nan Family. His status was probably quite high. It seemed like he was the only one who knew about the relationship between Li Yunzi and Nan Lingsha.
"I've seen them all." Li Yunzi seemed to have understood something. She nodded and said after a while, "I don't think they were involved …"
After saying this, Li Yunzi seemed to be a little confused herself, and a hint of melancholy appeared between her brows.
Involved?
For a moment, Zhu Minglang could not quite understand the meaning of Li Yunzi's words.
"Are you suspecting that your sister and the Nan Family are trying to set you up?" Zhu Minglang asked curiously.
"I have a lot of enemies," Li Yunzi said.
Zhu Minglang did not know much about Li Yunzi's family, so he could not help her analyze the situation. However, he did know about the vixen who called Li Yunzi "sister" in the prison.
She seemed to have been killed by Luo Xiao, so what was her original identity? It could be seen that she used to be someone close to Li Yunzi, and this person was most likely just an executor. Who was the mastermind behind the scenes?
"Many enemies" meant that when she was overthrown and framed in the Wasteland, many people had participated in it. Close relatives, old enemies, distant enemies?
Come to think of it, Li Yunzi originally had many subordinates and her own guards. She also possessed extraordinary divine power. How could an ordinary woman turn her into a prisoner? The situation was far more complicated than what he had imagined.
"How can I help you?" Zhu Minglang asked.
"Protect yourself," Li Yunzi said.
Zhu Minglang scratched his head awkwardly.
"Some of my enemies are still hiding in the dark. They will probably use you as an excuse. You should be more careful from now on," Li Yunzi said to Zhu Minglang in a serious tone.
Zhu Minglang nodded.
Luo Xiao obviously already knew the identity of the man who was in the dungeon with Li Yunzi. He was a huge threat to himself. Those who didn't want Li Yunzi to make a comeback would definitely use this as a pretext to make a fuss!
Li Yunzi's situation in her family had improved, but he was afraid that he had become her weak spot.
At this moment, Zhu Minglang recalled what Nan Lingsha had said.
To Li Yunzi, the best way to heal her wound was to transform herself.
"Don't worry about me, I'll handle it well. You, on the other hand, should try not to hurt yourself in the future. It's very dangerous if you don't have someone as righteous as me to take care of you when you fainted, "Zhu Minglang did not forget to remind Li Yunzi.
Li Yunzi chewed on the red date meat in the porridge carefully and looked away. She probably felt that Zhu Minglang's words were a little hypocritical.
At this moment, footsteps came from the courtyard.
It was Zheng Yu. He had been here just now. Considering that the two of them needed some privacy, Zheng Yu purposely walked around the streets and comforted the residents of Ronggu City.
"Your Highness."
"Brother Zhu."
Zheng Yu maintained the etiquette of a scholar, and every time, he was meticulous.
"Brother Zheng, what's the matter?" Zhu Minglang's return was more casual. After all, he never considered himself a scholar.
"Your Highness has brought a lot of resources this time. Even though we haven't finished distributing them, I estimate that there are enough for 8,000 households to survive for a season. Leader Zhang Tuo is also a thoughtful person. He discussed with me and felt that we shouldn't give the food and clothing to the people of the Wasteland directly. It's better to teach them how to fish than to give them fish. Since they are still organized and have a sense of crisis, we can hire some people to help us mine the iron ore in the mountains north of Eastern Dawn Fortress. We will settle the payment by the day, "said Zheng Yu.
The food would run out eventually.
What if the next year's harvest was not good?
What if the next summer was a fire disaster and the winter was even colder?
Zheng Yu felt that since Her Highness saw them as her own people, they should not only accept help, they should also work.
Every Wasteland people who suffered from this natural disaster should know how precious it was to be able to work, to have a harvest, and to be paid.
Iron ore was in demand in all the cities. If they sold the iron ore and exchanged it for food and clothing, the Wasteland would have an additional layer of protection.
"Hmm, that's a good suggestion. But there's no need to mine those cheap iron ores. I have a map of the Wasteland mineral veins. I will send someone to pass it to you. You and Zhang Tuo will carry out this plan." Li Yunzi nodded and said.
"I've heard that there are rare ores in the Wasteland. So Her Highness has already thought of a way for the Wasteland to prosper!" Zheng Yu bowed again to express his respect and admiration.
"The Flying Bird Camp will leave this place soon. Ask Zhang Tuo to keep some decent people in the army. The Wasteland needs its own army. The salaries of these people will be paid by me for the first half of the year. After that, the income from the mineral veins will cover the expenses. The Wasteland Nine Cities will be exempt from the labor tax for the next year." Li Yunzi explained clearly.
"I understand!" Zheng Yu nodded. He was just about to mention this to Li Yunzi. As expected, Li Yunzi had already thought about it.
After this disaster, the Wasteland was also in chaos. It needed to be reorganized and recuperated.
Fortunately, everything was developing in a good direction. Zheng Yu felt gratified.
As long as the Wasteland was not filled with corpses and people were not in a terrible situation, the army, officials, and citizens would work together. They would not be destroyed by this natural disaster and lose their humanity!
Zheng Yu knew Li Yunzi needed to rest, so he did not mention other trivial matters. Those trivial matters should be taken care of by the officials.
"Zheng Yu is a genius," Zhu Minglang said to Li Yunzi.
Zhu Minglang had already told Li Yunzi about Zheng Yu storing water to stop the enemy on the way here. Li Yunzi also expressed her intention to put Zheng Yu in an important position.
"Mm, he managed to defend Rong Gu City and stopped the massacre of the civilians. Everything is still possible now. If he can do what I asked him to do, he will be in charge of the Wasteland Nine Cities, "Li Yunzi nodded.
Zheng Yu knew the art of war, knew how to govern a city, and was able to see the bigger picture. Li Yunzi might be able to stop the disaster, but the civilians still needed someone like Zheng Yu to live and work in peace.
On top of that, the massacre of the civilians was extremely unfortunate. Li Yunzi was one of the rulers of Zulong City. If the civilians of Rong Gu City were massacred and she let the culprit go, it would be difficult for her to explain to the people of Zulong City.
The outcome was already a blessing in disguise!
Zhu Minglang was relieved too. At least he was able to enjoy the peace and tenderness in the courtyard filled with plum blossoms. The other outcome was most likely to be a dead-end.
However, the peace was short-lived.
Zhu Minglang suddenly felt reluctant to part with Li Yunzi when they were parting ways.
"Then I'll be going back to the school," Zhu Minglang said.
"I won't show up at the school. The person you will meet there won't be me," Li Yunzi reminded Zhu Minglang.
Zhu Minglang scratched his head. He was unsure if Li Yunzi was angry because he had mistaken her for someone else, or because she would not take the initiative to look for him.
"Be careful of the person you meet at the bridge. It's not a coincidence," Li Yunzi reminded Zhu Minglang after a slight hesitation.
“？？？？” Zhu Minglang still wanted to ask, but Li Yunzi had already stepped onto the flying sword made of interweaving silver threads. She left Zhu Minglang with a beautiful back view.
Zhu Minglang watched her leave and soon fell into deep thought.
Not a coincidence?
Then, the encounter at the bridge was her initial probe.
Then, the encounter at the library …
Actually, Zhu Minglang had initially suspected that Li Yunzi might have a split personality. The woman he met at the bridge and the library was simply too similar to her. Furthermore, he had never heard of Li Yunzi and Nan Lingsha being twin flowers despite having been in Ancestor Dragon City for some time.
Now, it seemed that he was being too naive.
Li Yunzi had asked him to be careful of Nan Lingsha. Was she worried that he would not be able to tell them apart and be tricked again? Or was she still suspicious of Nan Lingsha? For some reason, Zhu Minglang felt that Li Yunzi was afraid of Nan Lingsha.
Were they not on good terms?
The Twin Flower Sisters were bound together for good or ill. Was it because the two of them grew up in different families, or did something unpleasant happen between them in the past?
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
