Chapter 561 - Returning to the Capital City (1/2)

The wind blowing over the Immortal Road was as wild as ever, but Lin Mengya was no longer as scared as when she first walked on it.

Following Long Tianyu’s lead, she reached the other side of the bridge safe and sound.

“Master!”

The moment she set her foot on the ground, she heard Baishao’s cry of surprise, which filled her heart with joy.

“Baishao, you… how come you are here?”

Standing not far away, Baishao was clad in plain clothes. She seemed to have lost some weight, but her cheeks were still ruddy.

At this time, she was rushing through the crowd toward Lin Mengya with excitement.

Tears welled up in her beautiful eyes, streaked her fair face, and wetted her collar.

To Lin Mengya, Baishao was not just a maid; she was like family.

Baishao rushed up to Lin Mengya and observed her carefully. After making sure that there was no scratch on her, she held her hands tightly and refused to let them go.

“I miss you so much, Master. Seeing that you’re safe, I’m relieved. You’ve suffered a lot, and it’s all my fault. I’m a useless woman.”

Baishao couldn’t help but sobbing as she spoke.

Though she was Lin Mengya’s maid, she was older than her. Thus, she naturally took her as her younger sister.

She was a loyal maid, and when she heard about Lin Mengya’s sufferings, her heart almost broke.

“Look at me, I’m fine. When I find out who this long-tongued person is, I’ll definitely punish him hard. Alright, the wind is so strong here. Let’s get into a carriage. We can talk about old times another day.”

Lin Mengya shook her head helplessly. No matter how weak they were, her maids all wanted to protect her.

They didn’t know that in her body was the soul of a mature woman in her twenties.

Lin Mengya was not accustomed to being protected and taken care of.

The Square Town was as prosperous as it was before.

It seemed that everything had started from here. The town reminded Lin Mengya of Xiu, Zhu Yun, Hongyu, and Sumei, and what had happened in the past. She felt like she had been away for a century while actually, it was just several months.

When she first came to the town, she was just an inexperienced young girl while she regarded herself as a master who had the situation in hand. However, now, she had become cautious yet brave.

“You must haven’t had any good meal, master. Mr. Qiu didn’t take good care of you!” Baishao muttered in a low voice as she quickly took out a plate of pastries from a wooden hamper.

At this moment, on the square rosewood table in front of Lin Mengya were four plates of appetizing cookies.

Some were orange while some were light purple, looking very beautiful.

Those pastries placed on snow-white plates looked more like artworks than food.

Yet, Baishao had even prepared something more. She brought five hampers of food to Lin Mengya, afraid that the latter would be hungry. At this moment, with Long Tianyu’s tacit consent, Lin Mengya could lead an easy life again with everything provided.

Seeing Baishao’s indignant expression, Lin Mengya felt somewhat aggrieved.

She had always been thin, and when she was still in the mansion, Baishao and Baiji had discussed all day long how to help her gain some weight.

However, she didn’t live up to their expectations. Every time she just gained some weight, something disturbing would happen and cause her to lose weight quickly.

Now, she returned, much thinner than before, sure that Baishao and Baiji would try to help her gain some weight again.

“These are enough. I can’t eat that much, my good girl.”

Lin Mengya reached out her delicate hand. She had no choice but to stop Baishao from serving her more food.

In such a short time, Baishao had placed six kinds of pastries on the table, and put some clean, popular fruits in a basket within Lin Mengya’s reach.

Besides, she also made her a cup of sugar-free milk tea instead of green tea, which Lin Mengya loved to drink. The porcelain cup was in jade color, and the milk tea was at the best temperature to drink.

Just as Lin Mengya had read a few pages of a book, Baishao started nagging and urged her to eat something and have a rest.

If not for that she could read through the Shen Nung system even with her eyes closed, she would really have nothing to do along the way.

“Master, you’re in poor health, so you have to eat more. Otherwise, they would blame me after we return to the Capital City.”

Baishao lowered her delicate eyebrows, and a pitiful look replaced the shrewd look in her eyes.

Lin Mengya was well aware that Baishao was trying to stall for time.

However, she had no choice but to do as she said.

She put down the book in her hand, picked up a butterfly-shaped cake, and gently put it into her mouth.

In an instant, the rich milk flavor filled her every taste buds.

Just for the sake of Baishao’s good intentions, she had to eat more.

“Master, I noticed that you’ve brought Hongyu back with you. Are you planning to bring her to our mansion?” Baishao asked.

She broke into a smile when she saw that Lin Mengya started eating again.

However, she didn’t like Hongyu.

After all, back when they were at Prince Shen’s Mansion, Hongyu and her sister had tried to steal the prince from Lin Mengya.

Baishao always took Lin Mengya’s enemy as her biggest enemy.

Thus, she was on guard at every moment against anyone hurting her master.