Chapter 32 – Master, please accept me (1/2)

“I knew that yesterday I did not behave properly so I will apologize again, but he is really important to me. So please don’t stop me or attempt to stop me. Of course, I promise I won’t leave your sight.”

After saying this, Luo Luo walked outside, on the way, maids came and delivered a towel and a basin for her to wash face and brush her teeth. As she walked, she told her clansmen behind her, “Even if you want to follow, don’t get too close. If you reveal my identity and scare him away, it won’t be good.”

Behind her, a middle aged man and a pretty woman looked at each other. Their faces became pale after seeing the officials sent by the emperor to serve the princess. Based on what the little princess had just said, it was obvious that this was like one of those folktales where a rich princess falls in love with a poor young student. Naturally, they felt uncomfortable with this new change.

“Official Jin, what should we do?” the pretty woman whispered.

The middle aged man called Official Jin was very mad, “Even you women who get to serve her closely don’t know what happened, how should I know? Official Li, if something happened, you have to take the full responsibility!”

Luo Luo, under her people’s escort, left the herb garden through the side door. She took the things that she ordered her followers to prepare previously, got on a seemingly common wagon, waved her small hand to them, and rode the wagon herself to the direction of Hundred Blossom Street. As for the elites, they had already gotten there.

The little girl’s action was truly vigorous and resolute.

Official Li looked at the gradually disappearing wagon, used her sleeve to slowly wipe out the tear in her eyes. She felt somewhat worried but also somewhat gratified. She said to Official Jin at her side, “Since little princess is starting to falling in love, we must let the emperor and the queen know as soon as possible.”

Official Jin’s face looked even worse, said, “Let emperor know a princess is falling in love with a human? You think we can do it and make it out alive?”

Official Li said, “Don’t forget, emperor also married a human female”

Official Jin said angrily, “Marry in and marry out, are they the same thing?”

Official Li sneered, “If you dare, tell this to our queen.”

Official Jin heard it, his mouth felt stuck, and so was his heart.

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Herb Garden and the Tradition Academy was only an old wall away. Even if she had to go through the Hundred Blossom Street, the distance still wasn’t that great. The wagon did not go so far. It entered through the school’s old door that was decorated with the green ivies and came into the school that was still deserted but already showing some signs of revitalization.

The Tradition Academy was completely silent. In the dense forest, there were birds singing and a little building with entablatures sticking out was reflecting the sunlight, like a colored glaze. Thinking about the seemingly sudden attempt at assassination that was planned for years secretly by the demons, she suddenly felt somewhat cold.

The Tradition Academy was extraordinarily quiet, as if there was no one, but actually many elites were hiding in there. Some were her clansmen and some were from the royal palace. She was certain that she was safe and so, she gradually eased into her situation.

The door of the library was still tightly closed, but the copper locker was not locked. She knew that there was a person inside.

She took a deep breathe, felt somewhat nervous and walked towards the library.

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Chen Chang Sheng was holding a book and reading. But he was actually, in a rare instance, not paying attention to the book. He was thinking about what had happened last night.

His left hand was lightly touching the sheath of the sword as he silently recalled the images. He hoped that they wouldn’t influence his learning in the Tradition Academy – a demon elite actually lurked for so long in the capital. He thought there should be someone taking responsibility for it.

The little girl that was attacked by the demon definitely had a special identity, was she fine now?

When he was thinking about these things, he heard someone knocking the library’s door.

He stood up, went to the door and opened up the heavy wooden door. When he saw the little girl, he started to worry.

The little girl looked very little, her eyes were bright and very big. Her eyelashes were very long, her lips were very red and very beautiful. She looked very cute when she opened her eyes wide and blinked with her eyelashes.

He had never talked to such a cute little girl so for a moment, he was dazed.

Luo Luo was opening her big eyes widely and was blinking her eyelashes. Seeing the youngster’s looking dazed like a dumb goose made her feel a little embarrassed and a little proud. She thought that what her queen taught her was becoming useful.

“Hi.” Chen Chang Sheng eventually woke up and took a step back.

Luo Luo said, “Hi.”

Chen Chang Sheng said seriously, “Excuse me, what are you here for?”

Luo Luo felt a little surprised, thinking that they had just met last night and so many things had occurred. Shouldn’t he know what I was here for? For no reason, seeing Chen Chang Sheng’s serious look made her involuntarily become serious. She gave a serious salute and said, “Thank you for saving me last night.”

Little girl’s serious salute was a little awkward because she rarely needed to salute to anyone especially after leaving her homeland and coming to the capital – yet like the old saying goes, serious awkwardness plus a pretty face made for an absolutely cute look – she looked truly cute right now.

Chen Chang Sheng was not good at interacting with females so his returning salute was also somewhat awkward. He responded, “no problem, no problem, this is what I should do.”

This was a very common formality but Luo Luo did not want to have such a formal and polite communication with him, so she straightened her body, her dark black eyes turned into circle and she asked, “Why is it something you should do?”

Chen Chang Sheng felt a bit surprised, thought for a moment and then explained seriously, “Because you are younger than me and he’s a demon. We both are humans so I should obviously protect you.”

Luo Luo heard the phrase ‘we both are humans’ and smiled. She noticed a detail in this sentence: he said protect instead of save.

“But after all, you saved me.”

She looked at Chen Chang Sheng and said, “What should I give you in return?”

Chen Chang Sheng said seriously, “You came here specifically to express your thanks. This is good enough for me.”

Luo Luo thought for a while, smiled, turned around and walked to the outside of the library.

Her turn was absolutely resolute. She left determinedly.

Chen Chang Sheng looked at the little girl’s small shadow and had a mixed feeling. When I say it was enough then it’s enough. When i say say leave, they leave right away. The capital’s people were truly carefree.

Yet right after he sat back on the floor, ready to continue reading…

The little girl came back again.

She took out lots of things from the wagon. One by one, she put them in front of Chen Chang Sheng.

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The first item was a legendary luminous pearl.

This legendary luminous pearl was extremely big. Even though it was not as big as a washbasin, it was definitely as big as a bowl. It’s also very round, extremely smooth and had no flaws.

Chen Chang Sheng looked at the rolling legendary luminous pearl and felt dazed.

He had never even see a legendary luminous pearl but he knew the thing that looked like a glaze ball was a legendary luminous pearl not because he had read related records and descriptions but because whenever Luo Luo took out an item, she would always do a serious and detailed explanation of it using her childish voice.

Luo Luo was very generous but she would never cast pearls before swines.

“This is the Principal Sword Technique of Mountain Li…. As long as you are a sword user, you need to learn the sword techniques in this book including the Sect of Longevity or Mountain Virgin. Thee South barbarians are very cheap and were unwilling to share it with others. I… It took a lot of effort for my family to obtain it.”

She delivered an old scroll to Chen Chang Sheng. She didn’t forget to add that “this is the true piece. The scroll in the Mountain Li Sword Class is actually a copy people made later.”

Chen Chang Sheng felt dazed. Looking at the scroll in his hand, he felt like he was having a dream.

Was he really holding the Principal Sword Technique of Mountain Li?