Chapter 759 - Makeover (1/2)

Lin Mengya understood the situation.

She smacked her lips. The past events between Xiaoyu’s parents now sounded like watching a fairy tale of a princess and a prince.

However, at the end of the fairy tale, the wicked stepmother and sisters would all suffer punishment. They would definitely not dare to be so cocky?

It was obvious that reality was always crueler than fairy tales.

Even if Xiaoyu’s parents were a rare pair of true love, but with the pressure of various forces, it eventually turned into a scandalous royal drama.

She had always liked happy endings, be it a novel or a TV program.

Thus naturally, she didn’t want to see Xiaoyu’s parents end up like a pair of desperate star-crossed lovers.

Besides, she might need the help of Xiaoyu’s parents if she wanted to achieve her goal.

“I’ve heard so much from you, but there’s one thing I don’t understand. Since both the Xin family and those rich families are capable of turning the world upside down in the Lieyun Empire, why don’t they just send their troops and start a war? Why are they so intent on orthodoxy?”

Lin Mengya had always wondered about that.

According to Xiaoyu’s account, the Xin family had pushed Xiaoyu’s father beyond limits. If it were her, she would definitely start retaliating. Anything would be better than this kind of mind battle.

Xiaoyu looked embarrassed. It took her quite a while to tell Lin Mengya the whole story.

It turned out that it was because the folk customs of the Lieyun Empire were too tough.

Lieyun was quite unique, in that most of the country belonged to the primitive tribes.

It might have something to do with the geographical location of Lieyun. After all, if poisonous animals could live there, the environment had to be quite bad.

Therefore, the ones to decide who would sit on the throne would be the leaders of these tribes.

And these leaders were also very strange. No matter how many noble families tried to rope them in, they refused to yield.

The only thing they acknowledged was the so-called orthodoxy of the royal family.

Therefore, the Xin family had taken a risk setting up such a thing.

Well… Lin Mengya sighed again, covering her forehead. These ambitious men of Lieyun had really been wronged.

It was not possible for the military to use force, or to pressure the emperor to abdicate, which greatly limited everyone’s ability to take the throne.

“I see. Now I’m beginning to get the picture. Since I’m going back with you, I’m definitely not going to sit around and do nothing. It’s almost dawn. Let’s get a move on.”

The sky outside the cave had just brightened. The siblings chatted all night, and the fire was gradually burning out.

After being pricked by the cold wind outside, all the drowsiness was gone.

Lin Mengya stood up. Although the poison in her body had just been neutralized, she felt much better.

According to her estimation, it was because the poison in the pool had accidentally become a great tonic for her.

Therefore, even after staying up all night, apart from a little redness in her eyes, she was alright.

“How about you pretend to be my servant? The people at the foot of the mountain all work for Long Tianyu and Qinghu. That way, if we run into them, it will be easier for me to escape.”

Although Xiaoyu had planned another way down the mountain, Long Tianyu and Qinghu were always meticulous in what they do. If they ran into and the men recognized them, it would be hard for them to fight their own people.

Lin Mengya nodded, then put on her cloak, and took the copper mask from Xiaoyu.

She was now well-disguised. No one could tell that she was the woman who should still be sleeping at the bottom of the pool.

Today’s weather was especially sunny. The snow-capped mountain was shining with silver light. In fact, Lin Mengya had never seen such a magnificent snow mountain.

Compared to the dull mood when she was going up the mountain, she felt more relaxed at this moment.

The two of them walked and stopped all the way. The two-day journey was not too difficult for them.

When they finally arrived at the foot of the mountain, Lin Mengya finally felt relieved.

After all, they were in the Nation of Dongxia. Even with Long Tianyu’s ability, locking down the Qijue Peak in such a short amount of time was still very difficult and they managed to find an escape route.

Lin Mengya and Xiaoyu finally left the Qijue Peak safely.

Looking at the snow mountain behind her, Lin Mengya sighed softly.

“Let’s go.”

Lin Zhongyu’s men had already prepared a horse carriage. Once she got on the horse carriage, she would head north towards the contrary direction from whence she came.

At a time like this, what was she hesitating for?

Shaking her head, Lin Mengya shook off those weak thoughts and got into the carriage without any hesitation. What would come was going to come no matter what.

It was not until now that Lin Mengya realized how much Xiaoyu had changed without her around.