Chapter 83 (1/2)

Chapter 83

Translator: NovelMultiverse | Editor: NovelMultiverse

Yu Linglong raised her eyebrows and let out a chuckle: “I don’t know, just like I don’t know who you are . ”

The man stood with his back to the moonlight, supporting himself with his hand, and his whole body was awe-inspiring: “You don’t need to know who I am, you just need to hand him over . ”

After a pause, the man added another sentence: “I promise this matter has nothing to do with you . ”

Yu Linglong was silent . The man’s voice was full of certainty, but she had never considered this solution at all . Subconsciously, she did not believe in Feng Xuanyuan, but she did not believe in the unidentified man in black . At least Feng Xuanyuan was seriously injured at the moment, and his life was in her hands and she was in control . And the man in front of her was full of threats and hostility . She really couldn’t give herself a reason to believe in his promise .

In the current situation, she would rather choose Feng Xuanyuan to be safe than surrender his life to an unknown man .

“I don’t believe you . ” Her pink and soft lips uttered these cold, sharp words . Yu Linglong raised her head coldly to meet the man’s cold, sharp gaze .

The corners of his thin lips suddenly tightened . The man snorted coldly, then turned and walked out .

When he reached the door, his right hand suddenly swung out, and the door slammed shut behind him, accompanied by the sound of his cold blade .

“You are looking for death!”

In the blink of an eye, there was no more sound outside the door . The man clearly flew away using qinggong, just like when he appeared silently .

Yu Linglong sat in the darkness, her faint eyes falling on the moonlight scattered on the ground .

Was she looking for death? No, her intuition told her that if she believed in this man, she would really kill herself .

…

This night was destined to be a restless night .

As soon as Yu Linglong lay down, she heard a rapid knock on the door of Pinlan Garden . In the middle of the night, the knocking on the door was shocking .

Xuan Cao, who was watching the night outside on the couch, hurriedly put on her clothes and got up, looking at Yu Linglong with surprise and uncertainty . Who would come to Pinlan Garden this late? Who would dare to disturb Yu Linglong?

Yu Linglong sat up and gave Xuan Cao a calm look: “Go open the door . ”

The maids in the yard were all awakened by the commotion, and walked one after another, pulling on their clothes and asking each other sleepily:

“Who’s here in the middle of the night?”

“What happened?”

“What is so important?”

Xuan Cao went to open the door . Everyone was shocked by the situation outside, and they didn’t dare move .

Outside the door, the lights were brightly lit, and a dozen or so maids walked in with lanterns . They were surrounded by a few people, and at the head was actually Lady Yu .

Surrounded by the crowd, Lady Yu looked exceptionally stern, with a very serious expression, and walked in quickly .

Yu Linglong walked out of the inner room slowly and saw a maid helping the old lady to the seat of honor, while the rest stood silently on both sides .

Glancing at Mu s.h.i.+ and others beside Lady Yu, Yu Linglong sat down quietly: “Xuan Cao, serve the Lady some tea . ”

Mu s.h.i.+ looked a little uncomfortable . Judging from Yu Linglong’s appearance, she didn’t look at her aunt at all, and she completely regarded her as if she didn’t exist .

Lady Yu was calm, but clearly in a bad mood . She glanced at Mu s.h.i.+ and said impatiently: “Let’s talk . What are you going to do?”

Mu s.h.i.+ hurriedly stepped forward and said carefully: “Madam, please calm down . I really don’t have a way, otherwise, I wouldn’t dare trouble you . ”

Lady Yu frowned and snorted, “You said you wouldn’t dare trouble me? You woke me up in the middle of the night to see the Fourth Lady . Are you trying to torment my weary old body?”

Mu s.h.i.+ dismissed all the irrelevant maids in the building . Then she lowered her head, not daring to look at the old lady or Yu Linglong . She thought carefully and said: “The old lady was met with danger on the mountain, which was inconsiderate of me . I was really scared when I heard about what happened during the day . Thank heavens the old lady was fine—”

While Mu s.h.i.+ was chattering, Lady Yu was growing impatient with her . She put down the teacup in her hand and shouted angrily: “Hurry up and tell me what’s wrong!”

Mu s.h.i.+ shuddered with fright and said quickly: “The whole city is now arresting a thief . I’m afraid that our house is hiding someone who shouldn’t be hidden . If someone finds out, it would be a crime worthy of confiscating our property and exterminating our family!”

Lady Yu glared at Mu s.h.i.+, and said: “Where did you get this from? How could the thief be in our house?”

Mu s.h.i.+ was speaking extremely fast as if she was afraid of being interrupted: “Old lady, most of the people you met today belong to the Blue Lotus cult . I heard those women say that they were all wearing blue clothes and wearing strips of blue cloth on their heads . That is the attire of the Blue Lotus cultists!”

Hearing Mu s.h.i.+ speak about the Blue Lotus cult, the old lady’s face suddenly changed and her voice became colder: “Are you serious?”

Mu s.h.i.+ changed her tone in fright: “Would I dare lie to you? Right now, the little son of the Gan family is missing . Everyone in the capital knows that he was tied up by the Blue Lotus cultists! Now everyone in the capital is panicky . They are arresting everyone from the Blue Lotus cult in order to find the little son from the Gan family!”

Lady Yu’s brows tightened . She glanced at Yu Linglong and said, “Then what does this have to do with the Fourth Girl?”

Mu s.h.i.+ lowered her head . She didn’t dare look in Yu Linglong’s direction at all: “Someone saw the Fourth Girl hiding someone in our house .

With this, everyone was shocked .

Lady Yu immediately said, “How is this possible? The Fourth Girl was with me today, how could she have anything to do with the Blue Lotus cult?”

Mu s.h.i.+ said anxiously: “I wouldn’t dare lie . Someone really saw it with their own eyes!”

Yu Linglong, who had been watching coldly, slowly said, “Oh? Who saw it?”

As soon as she heard Yu Linglong’s voice, Mu s.h.i.+ couldn’t help but tremble . She drew out a person from behind her in a panic, and repeatedly asked: “Quick, tell me, did you see someone hidden in our house? Who hid them?”

The figure that was pulled out was small, with one hand still rubbing his eyes . Obviously, he hadn’t quite woken up yet .

Hearing Mu s.h.i.+’s question, Yu Weiyuan raised his eyes and looked around the room, and his chubby hand immediately stretched out and pointed directly at Yu Linglong .

“It’s her!”

Yu Linglong lowered her eyes and a sneer appeared on her face .

It turned out that this kid saw her and even ran to file a complaint with Mu s.h.i.+ . Even the old Lady Yu was alarmed .

It seemed that Mu s.h.i.+ always wanted to kill her, and if she seized the opportunity, she would treat her harshly . Now that Lady Yu had returned to the mansion, Mu s.h.i.+ was more confident, right?

Seeing that Yu Linglong did not deny it, Mu s.h.i.+ was a little bolder . She pulled Yu Weiyuan with a look of righteousness for the sake of the overall situation and said to Lady Yu: “Little Yuan saw that the man was wearing blue clothes and there was blood all over his body . I’m afraid the yamen is looking for remnants of the Blue Lotus Cult! If it was an ordinary person, it would be nothing more than an ordinary person, but at this moment, a little carelessness is a crime worthy of familial extermination . I really wouldn’t dare to carry this humongous responsibility, so I’m asking the Lady to call the shots!”

Lady Yu’s face became heavier and heavier . What happened today was her personal experience . Seeing that Mu s.h.i.+’s words were so eloquent, even she was somewhat uncertain .

Looking at Yu Linglong, Lady Yu asked: “Fourth Girl, what do you say?”

Yu Linglong smiled coldly and delicately picked up her teacup: “The witness and evidence exist, and I just want to deny it . Who believes it?”

Lady Yu said without hesitation: “Fourth Girl, don’t worry . I am here, we’ll see who dares to slander you!”

Seeing Lady Yu defending her like this, Yu Linglong’s heart was touched, but it was quickly replaced by another emotion .

Mu s.h.i.+ will settle this account with you sooner or later .

Sweeping her eyes over Mu s.h.i.+ with her bowed head, Yu Linglong’s voice was not loud, but she said very clearly: “Yes, I hid him . ”

After hearing this, everyone in the room suddenly had different expressions .

Lady Yu was taken aback, and could hardly believe her ears: “Fourth Girl, what did you say? You really hid someone in the mansion? And that person belongs to the Blue Lotus Cult?”

Yu Linglong said, “I don’t know if he is from the Blue Lotus Cult, but he was indeed wearing a blue s.h.i.+rt . ”

Lady Yu frowned: “What…what the h.e.l.l is going on?”

Hearing Yu Linglong’s confession, Mu s.h.i.+ was greatly relieved . A trace of joy flashed across her eyes, and her waist straightened unconsciously . [Read this novel and other amazing translated novels from the original source at the “Novel Multiverse dot com” website @ novelmultiverse . com]

On the surface, she still pretended to share the worries of Lady Yu . She said to Yu Linglong earnestly: “Linglong, you are young and ignorant . Do you know how serious this matter is? How can you casually provoke someone from the Blue Lotus Cult! Not to mention that the court is still hunting them—”

Yu Linglong glanced at Mu s.h.i.+ coldly, and Mu s.h.i.+ suddenly felt a chill in her back . The words in his mouth stopped unconsciously, and she did not dare to continue .

Even if Yu Linglong was indeed doing something wrong at this moment, Mu s.h.i.+ didn’t dare to blame her . She couldn’t afford to provoke this daughter of a commoner .

Anyway, now that Lady Yu was back, someone was in charge of the affairs of the house . Lady Yu was not a good-tempered person . She wanted to see how Lady Yu would deal with this commoner’s daughter . No matter which one of them suffered a loss, there was only good for her .

Yu Linglong looked nonchalant at the moment as if she didn’t take this matter to heart at all . She leaned back in her chair, and her clear eyes looked at the people in the room . Her whole body emitted a threatening loftiness .

“I’ve already hidden him . Do you have any complaints?”

Lady Yu sighed deeply: “Linglong, this is not a trivial matter . Tell me first, what are your plans?”

Mu s.h.i.+ said with an anxious look: “Old lady, what time is it? Are you still asking what she plans to do? Do you still have to think about it? Hurry up and tie him up and send them to the yamen . I can’t even say how we will pay for our crimes…”

Suddenly, the teacup in Yu Linglong’s hand flew out, directly hitting Mu s.h.i.+’s head . It immediately knocked Mu s.h.i.+’s bun crooked, and the dripping tea flowed all over Mu s.h.i.+’s face .