Chapter 41 (2/2)

Chu Yu thought she was taking a risk But wasn’t he doing exactly the same?

But all that doubt and distress was pushed aith the slow, gentle strength exerted through each of their hands

A deal is a deal High-five to make it a promise

Walking out of Xiu Yuan House, Chu Yu’s heart had finally dropped from her throat She went back to Mu Xue Quarters

Because of her orders, everyone gathered around had scattered The baant When she approached the door, Chu Yu spotted a servant girl with a tray in her hands, sloalking closer

She stopped the girl in her steps “What is this?”

The girl wanted to kneel, but was stopped by Chu Yu She stole a few looks at Chu Yu fro off about her expression, before saying in a low voice, “This is the ”

In theoff the lid, Chu Yu saw that it was indeed thick porridge But the color of porridge wasn’t white like nor unfaround into white powder

When she reh it s The scent of rice andthe appetite

Chu Yu put the lid back on and extended her hands, taking the tray “You go back I’ll deliver this”

Seeirl host and couldn’t stop her fro the tray away After a while, Chu Yu saw her boith an odd look on her face and start walking like she was sleepwalking She walked the way she had co as if half-asleep, “I ”

Walking with Yue Jiefei, who had a shocked look on his face the whole way, Chu Yu recalled the one into the ba Yue Jiefei to walk before her He should be enough to ensure that even if Hua Cuo attacked them she would have someone to protect her

This is when the two of the inside of the quarters Chu Yu shook her head hurriedly, telling Yue Jiefei to slon for a second

The voice was Rong Zhi’s It was drawn out and someeak, but uard here forever and keep people out Are you going to keep me out for the rest of my life?”

Then a hoarse voice spoke “Say noh and through with a thousand blows” There wasn’t much need for differentiation This must be Hua Cuo

Chu Yu heard a slight snort from beside her and felt an uneasy premonition But it was too late Yue Jiefei stepped up and said with a cold voice, “It was me who hurt him If the Princess hadn’t stopped me, I would have been even more heavy-handed and killed him”

After that Chu Yu heard Hua Cuo’s taunting voice “I thought it was so back How e that you’re unable to face off with me properly, yet you harm Zhi, who has no such capability I’d say that your kind are becoht you ith the Princess all hours of the day? Where is she?” His voice was hoarse and low, but his words were bitter and biting Although his voice wasn’t loud, it seemed to pierce like a needle into the most painful parts of the body

Yue Jiefei’s rash er listen to the conversation, Chu Yu sighed and stepped into the door

Walking a few steps into the forest, without even looking at Yue Jiefei and the red silhouette he faced, Chu Yu’s eyes landed on Rong Zhi, lying on a green stone table

The word for high-five in Chinese is literally “hitting palms”, which sounds less out of place in historical context Chu Yu likely understood it in a modern context, while Huan Yuan understood the words literally