That night, Yu Shu lay on the bed, tossing and turning restlessly. Whenever she thought about what happened in Qiongyu Lou during the day, it was as if she had swallowed a bug. She couldn't calm down.
Unfortunately, when encountering such a vexing matter, her heart was suppressed, but she couldn't tell anyone.
She had a father and a mother, but she was just a commoner. She also had a sworn brother, but she couldn't implicate him. She even had a sect, but she only had a wandering master. She had yet to realize her own ambitions. To put it bluntly, she was just a guest whose words carried little weight.
Just like what Liu Yi had said — — no one could stand up for her.
Thus, she could only bluff and come up with a backer to fool Liu Yi and scare him away.
Yu Shu recalled the words she used to scare Liu Yi and couldn't help but laugh at herself. "If I really had such an incredible master, I wouldn't have to be so timid. I'd probably be living a much easier life now."
Yu Shu couldn't help but think of Daoist Qing Zheng. He was the old man who guided her through the door of Yi Studies. He had the temperament of a reclusive expert. It was a pity that she didn't even know his real name, so she couldn't investigate his identity and background.
Their master-disciple relationship had only been a few months, so it couldn't be considered a deep relationship. However, to Yu Shu, if she hadn't met Daoist Qing Zheng, she didn't know where she would be working hard to make a living.
Yu Shu didn't forget her promise to Qing Zheng that when she had a firm foothold in the capital, she would help him find the 《Fairy Maiden Liu Ren Book》.
Right now, she was just a small guest. She didn't know when she would be able to fulfill her promise to Daoist Qing Zheng.
However, while she was still alive, she definitely had to find that book. Otherwise, if she really reincarnated as a mangy dog in her next life, she would definitely cry.
"Ai." Yu Shu rubbed her head and let her imagination run wild. Suddenly, she remembered that Daoist Qing Zheng had given her a small item. After recalling for a while, she sat up on the bed. She put on her clothes and walked to the wardrobe. Opening it, she stuck her head inside to search.
"Eh, I remember that I put it away in the forest. Where did it go? "
Yu Shu muttered to herself as she rummaged through the cabinet. Finally, she found a half-worn snakeskin bag in the corner and fished out a ring-shaped hard object. She quickly took it out and showed it to Yu Shu. It was a ring made of black iron. Its surface was smooth, and there was not even a pattern on it. She tried it on a few fingers and finally put it on the index finger of her left hand. The size was just right. The metal felt cold against her skin.
Yu Shu opened her palm and looked at it under the light. She vaguely recalled Daoist Qing Zheng's reminder when he gave her the ring. He told her to always carry it with her.
She hadn't taken it off on purpose. It was only after she escaped from the merchant ship. When she was hunting sparrows in the forest by the river, she used this ring to catch bird feathers and kept them in her bag. With so many things to deal with, he had forgotten about it.
Putting it back on her hand, Yu Shu didn't intend to take it off again. Although there was nothing special about this ring, the thing that Master Qing Zheng gave her must be useful. It wouldn't harm her.
After tidying up the wardrobe, Yu Shu lay on the bed again and covered herself with the quilt. She gently fiddled with the iron ring on her finger and thought about future arrangements. She didn't fall asleep until dawn outside the window.
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On the sixth day of the third month, the results of the Daoist Unusual Technique were finally released. Yu Shu didn't sleep well for two consecutive nights. This morning, she still woke up early to accompany Liu Tan. They went to the Spring Wave River together for the meeting.
On the third floor, another prince had left in the past two days. There were only four seats left in the corridor. It should have been much more empty. However, yesterday, Liu Hao proposed to invite several nobles who were sitting on the second floor to sit upstairs. So when Yu Shu arrived today, she saw that not only was the space not spacious, but there were also a few more people.
She recognized some of the people who were invited upstairs. Yu Shu saw Prince Xiang's Heir, Liu Jiong, and Commandery Princess Xi Wen beside him. She recognized them, but she didn't greet them with a straight face. It should be known that she had some conflicts with that young Commandery Princess.
On the contrary, Xi Wen and Ji Xingxuan had a good relationship. Not long after, they sat together.
There was another seat in the corridor. It had been empty since the day Yu Shu came. It was arranged on the other side of Liu Tan. It was Jing Chen's seat.
Yu Shu heard from Liu Tan that Jing Chen might come today. When she saw that the seat was empty, she thought that he wouldn't come. Unexpectedly, Jing Chen arrived not long after the drums were beaten.
He only brought two palace guards with him. He wore a bamboo green Taoist robe with a silver totem embroidered on the hem. He had a jade hairpin in his hair and a sword at his waist. His eyes were as calm as the mountains and rivers.
When the princes saw him, although they had different expressions, they all greeted him in a friendly tone.
Jing Chen politely responded to everyone. When he saw Yu Shu sitting beside Liu Tan, he smiled at her and sat next to them. He turned his head to talk to them.
"Uncle, how is Youngest Aunt these days?" Liu Tan asked with concern.
"She has been taking medicine every day. She is in a calm state of mind and much better."
"Then I'm relieved. Last time you mentioned using warm jade as medicine. I sent someone to find one and send it over tonight."
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The two of them talked non-stop about Shui Yun's injury. Yu Shu couldn't get a word in and didn't want to join their conversation. Seeing that Jing Chen looked fine and didn't look like he was overworked, she was relieved to divert her attention. She flipped through a book of Yi that she brought with her in the morning.
After some time, she heard Jing Chen call her name. "Xiaoyu."
"Ah? What's wrong? "Yu Shu turned her head and waited for Jing Chen to speak.
"How did you memorize the two manuscripts?" Jing Chen looked at Yu Shu and blamed himself. He had promised to teach Yu Shu the secret techniques of the sect, but he couldn't find the time to teach her.
Yu Shu said, "I've read it once, but I only memorized two or three pages. I haven't had much time recently. I want to wait until the end of the Twin Suns Gathering to study it properly. At that time, you should have time to teach me. "
Jing Chen nodded. Liu Tan heard what they were talking about and asked, "What manuscripts? What does Senior Brother want to teach Miss Yu?"
Yu Shu glanced at Jing Chen. She wasn't sure if she could tell Liu Tan that he had taught her the Chaotic Sky Divination Record. However, when she saw Jing Chen's hesitant expression, it seemed that he couldn't say it clearly. He didn't want to lie, so he considerately explained to Liu Tan, "I have some questions about the metaphysics of feng shui. I asked Jing Chen before, and he remembered that the sect had a secret record of feng shui, so he memorized it for me so that I can use it as reference."
Liu Tan nodded. Regardless of whether he believed it or not, he didn't ask further.
There were still two hours until the results were released. Yu Shu listened to Jing Chen and Liu Tan chatting. After drinking a few cups of tea, she felt like escaping into the water. She got up to apologize to Liu Tan and left to go downstairs to relieve herself.
The toilet in Qiongyu Tower was built on the corner of the second floor. It was a large room with a lock. The inside and outside of the room were smoked with incense, and there was fresh water on the shelf under the window. Yu Shu washed her hands and shook the water off as she walked out. Her head was half lowered, but a figure suddenly appeared in front of her, blocking the door and blocking her way.
Yu Shu looked up the skirt with a jade pendant. When she saw the person's face, she frowned in surprise and asked, "What are you doing?"
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