As for the hands behind his back, he did not know whether to continue to carry them or put them down.
At the window of the pavilion, Yun Ji, who had her face half exposed, held her breath as she quietly watched the scene by the pool. Her eyes flickered.
Even though Yuan Gang was on guard, the one who was really protecting Niu Youdao was Yun Ji. This was also one of the reasons why Niu Youdao was by Yun Ji's side.
In the current situation, most of the people in Thatched Cottage did not know Niu Youdao's identity, including Wu Zhaoxing. He would not list Niu Youdao as a person to be protected. As Yun Ji who knew, she was the best candidate to protect Niu Youdao.
The two people by the pool stood very close to each other. The man looked at the reflection of the moon in the water motionlessly while the woman stood behind and looked at his back. The two of them were only two steps apart.
"Teacher!" Shang Shuqing's tone seemed to be uneasy as he tried to call out. Finally, she broke the silence first.
Niu Youdao slowly took a deep breath and turned around. With a surprised expression, he cupped his hands and bowed, "Greetings to Junzhu." He then asked puzzledly, "Why did Junzhu come here in the middle of the night instead of having a banquet at the front hall?"
Shang Shuqing half-squatted and stared at Niu Youdao's eyes after he got up and said softly, "Qing-er has a matter that I do not understand and would like to consult teacher."
Niu Youdao smiled bitterly, "Junzhu, I am from Du Yun Mountain and am really not clear about the situation in Thatched Cottage. Junzhu has found the wrong person to ask. Whatever you want to ask, it is best to find a matchmaker."
Shang Shuqing said, "Teacher still does not know what Qing-er wants to ask. Why do you not know?"
Niu Youdao paused for a while, "Then dare to ask what instructions does Junzhu have?"
Shang Shuqing said, "The Thatched Cottage is stationed at Zijin Cave. From what I see, this is not an ordinary outing but the entire nest is out and seems to have evacuated from Zijin Cave. Does teacher know the reason?"
Niu Youdao was completely clueless. "Princess, please forgive me. I'm just an errand boy by Mountain Chieftain Yun's side. I'm never too far away from Mountain Chieftain's side. I only do my work, I don't talk much, and I don't ask around. I really don't know what Princess is asking about. The Mountain Chieftain is meditating and should be waking up soon. I'm almost done waiting. If the Princess has no other instructions, I'll take my leave first. "He turned around and left.
Shang Shuqing suddenly lost his manners and hurriedly stretched out his hand to block Niu Youdao's path.
Niu Youdao said in a deep voice, "Princess, please conduct yourself with dignity. Your status as a princess is not enough to scare me!"
Shang Shuqing let go, but stepped in front of him. "There's one more thing I'd like to ask Teacher."
Niu Youdao was obviously unhappy. "Speak!"
Shang Shuqing said, "I know that cultivators have mana and are good at changing their looks. Teacher's facial expression is stiff. I don't know if you're wearing a disguise. If you are, it means that we're fated to know each other. Can Qing 'er have the honor to ask Teacher to show your true face?"
She was right about this. It was rather troublesome for a mortal to wear a fake mask. But to a cultivator, it was easier. When it was worn, one could cast spells to stick it in place. It was easy to detect the slightest inappropriateness and it was very fast to pull and adjust.
Remove the mask? This was simply a joke. How could Niu Youdao remove his mask in this situation. He said in a deep voice, "It's a personal matter. Princess is making things difficult for me. Please move aside otherwise don't blame me for offending you!"
Shang Shuqing said, "Teacher, please forgive me. It's really that Teacher looks like an old friend of Qing 'er."
"Daoye?" Niu Youdao laughed, "Could it be that Princess still thinks that I look like Niu Youdao?"
Shang Shuqing said, "Could it be that Teacher's real face cannot be seen?"
Niu Youdao said, "I said it's a personal matter and it's not convenient for me to show my face. Princess, don't you think that your thinking is very funny? Niu Youdao is already dead. Could it be that the dead can be resurrected? I really don't know who in this world would have such an ability. "
"…" Shang Shuqing was stunned for a moment. He suddenly said with a trembling voice, "What did you say? Niu Youdao is already dead? "
This time, it was Niu Youdao who was stunned for a moment. He asked curiously, "Niu Youdao met with misfortune in the saint state. He's already dead. Could it be that Princess doesn't know about this?"
Shang Shuqing was a little annoyed, "You're talking nonsense! Teacher, don't you think it's inappropriate to curse people like this? Even your Mountain Lord Yun would not curse Daoye like this right? "
This time, Niu Youdao was really puzzled. Was there a mistake? This woman really didn't know about this? Because of this, he wanted to use this as an excuse to clear his name.
Previously, he thought that Shang Shuqing knew about it. However, after seeing him, he suspected that he was not dead. He thought that he was going to be exposed and was scared out of his wits. Now, he understood that Shang Shuqing did not know about Niu Youdao's death. Of course, he wanted to take this opportunity to escape. "Princess, Niu Youdao has already died in the saint state. This matter should be known by everyone in the cultivation world."
"It's precisely because of Niu Youdao's death that the Purple Golden Cave could no longer tolerate the people from Thatched Cottage. That's why they were chased out of Purple Golden Cave. Otherwise, why would the people from Thatched Cottage appear here together? Even the Prince and the others know about this. Why are you still pretending to be ignorant? "
"You're talking nonsense …" Shang Shuqing refuted and refused to believe it. However, his expression had already changed and his breathing had also quickened.
She was not stupid. Now that she thought about the unusual actions of the Prince's Mansion, it seemed that they were deliberately hiding the arrival of the people from Thatched Cottage. The more she thought about it, the more strange she felt. It seemed to vaguely prove something. The truth frightened her and she was unwilling to accept it.
Now, she wished that what her sister-in-law, Feng Ruonan, said in the Prince's Mansion was true.
Niu Youdao continued, "This kind of thing can be easily found out by asking. How could I talk nonsense? It's precisely because of the changes in Thatched Cottage that the Mountain Master temporarily transferred me here to guard against any changes. I'm very curious. How could Princess not know about such a big thing? Instead, you're pestering me? "
Shang Shuqing did not pester him anymore. As soon as he finished speaking, Shang Shuqing, who was breathing abnormally quickly, immediately turned around and ran away. He lifted his skirt and ran away.
It was dark. He tripped on an uneven step and fell to the ground. He did not care whether he was dirty or not and ran away in the dark.
Niu Youdao watched him leave. When he was out of sight, he suddenly swept a cold glance at Yuan Gang's hiding place. After staring for a while, he turned his head, flicked his sleeves and turned around. He went straight up the attic and entered the room.
Leaning against the window, Yun Ji pretended as if nothing had happened as she scraped her nails. Occasionally, she raised her eyes and glanced at Niu Youdao, who was standing there silently. Silently.
After a while, the sound of footsteps could be heard. Yuan Gang pushed the door open and entered. He then closed the door and quietly walked behind Niu Youdao. He stood stiffly with an expressionless face.
After a moment of silence, Niu Youdao suddenly turned around and stared at Yun Ji.
Yun Ji pretended to stroke her hair coquettishly to cover up her unnaturalness. She casually replied, "My ears are open. If someone comes near, I'll notice."
Niu Youdao then stared at Yuan Gang. "Monkey, you've been here for too long. You've loosened up."
Yuan Gang was silent.
Niu Youdao said, "Just now, you were watching from the side, right?"
Yuan Gang: "Yes!"
Niu Youdao: "A living person approached me. Furthermore, she's not a cultivator. With your vigilance, don't tell me you didn't see her."
Yuan Gang: "I saw her."
Niu Youdao: "With your abilities, you can't stop her?"
Yuan Gang: "I can."
Niu Youdao: "Then why didn't you stop her and warn her?"
Yuan Gang: "Because she suspects you. She knows our internal relationship too well. On the surface, I have nothing to do with you. If I personally came forward to stop her from meeting you, why would I personally come forward to stop her for you? If I did that, it would arouse her suspicions, so I didn't stop her. End of answer! "
Niu Youdao narrowed his eyes. "Sophistry! What are you trying to do? "
Yuan Gang fell silent again.
Niu Youdao raised his hand and poked his chest repeatedly with a finger. "Do you know what your biggest problem is? You're easily hot-headed and you like to meddle in things you shouldn't. You've lived two lives and you're the most troublesome one. How many times have I cleaned up after you? Do you know how dangerous it was this time? Do you know how many people you'll kill if you're exposed? Let me tell you, if something like this happens again, I'll kill her to get rid of her! You should know that if I can do it, you can't stop me! " His fist landed on the other party's chest.
Yuan Gang staggered two steps back and stood up straight again. "Yes! I'll be careful next time. "
"You …" Niu Youdao pointed at his nose. He was infuriated by his self-righteous reply, but he couldn't do anything to him. He waved his hand and shouted, "Scram!"
Yuan Gang turned around swiftly and left just like that.
"Sigh, nothing happened. You're usually a calm person. Why did you throw a tantrum today?" Yun Ji said casually.
Niu Youdao suddenly turned around and stared at her. "Ahem." Yun Ji coughed dryly and looked out the window as if nothing had happened. The night sky seemed pretty good …
In the banquet hall, everyone was exchanging toasts as they drank happily.
Once they drank, Princess Feng Ruo Nan's forthrightness came out again. If she removed her red makeup, she would be comparable to a man as she pulled Guan Fangyi to pour wine.
Fu Junlan had finally witnessed Princess's behavior today.
While pulling and pulling, Guan Fangyi didn't know whether to laugh or cry from Feng Ruo Nan and kept finding excuses. "Princess, it's getting late. Your attendant mages are still waiting outside. It's about time. Prince should be worried about you. It's time to go back!"
"A few cups of wine isn't much. Let them wait!" Feng Ruo Nan said this and grabbed Guan Fangyi's arm, insisting that she drink this cup no matter what.
Suddenly, the hall became quiet. Seeing Guan Fangyi staring blankly in one direction, Feng Ruo Nan turned around and saw Shang Shuqing standing at the door with his chest heaving up and down.
His clothes were slightly dirty and his expression was ugly, as if something had happened.
"Qing-er, what's wrong?" Feng Ruo Nan asked in astonishment.
Shang Shuqing didn't turn around and walked in under everyone's gaze. He went straight to the seat of honor and bypassed the table to approach Guan Fangyi, "Is Daoye safe and sound in the sage domain?"
This question caught Guan Fangyi off guard and she laughed dryly, "Safe and sound!"
Feng Ruo Nan who was at the side was also shocked by this question and the hand that was holding the wine cup froze.
Shang Shuqing approached step by step, "Why did the Amethyst Golden Cave drive away the thatched cottage courtyard?"
"This …" Guan Fangyi was forced to retreat step by step and realized something. She was somewhat flustered as she said, "It's just a diversion. Your Highness, is someone talking nonsense? "
Shang Shuqing sternly said, "I ask you, is Daoye safe and sound in the sage domain?"
Bang! Guan Fangyi's back hit the wall and she had nowhere to retreat. She forced a smile and said, "Didn't I say he's safe and sound?"
Shang Shuqing, "Then what are you afraid of?"
"I'm afraid?" Guan Fangyi spread out her hands and looked left and right before giggling flirtatiously, "Princess must be joking. Why would I be afraid of anything?"
"Qing-er, don't be rude!" Feng Ruo Nan went forward and pulled Shang Shuqing away.
Shang Shuqing flicked his sleeves and pushed her hand away before turning towards her, "Sister-in-law, are you hiding something from me?"
"I … What can I hide from you?" Feng Ruo Nan also had a guilty conscience and was forced to retreat step by step.
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