C25 (2/2)

He lit a fire piston and, under the dim light of the fire, roughly illuminated the study.

Yun Qianliang was still standing by the door, there was no fear in her pitch-black eyes, but her face was pale white.

A little too much.

Gu Yicheng did not ask for Yun Qianliang's help and just went back to rummage through the study quietly.

”What are you looking for?” Yun Qianliang asked.

Yun Qianliang was not stupid, but today, when Gu Yicheng went back to his residence, he was in a bad mood, and most likely, it was something that happened in the imperial court. However, it was difficult for her to find out about the important matters of the imperial court, so Gu Yicheng was still wary of her, and could not take the initiative to inform him.

Now that she was pulled to Yun Xiang Mansion in the middle of the night, if she couldn't figure out the connection, she would have been played to death a long time ago.

”I'll take a look at anything that's useful. I don't think there's too much of it.” Gu Yicheng casually answered.

Yun Qianliang looked at her toes, and did not make a sound.

She had been in the Yun Xiang Mansion for many years, and was used to being headstrong. She would dare to enter anywhere and cause trouble, but the study room was a forbidden grounds, so it could be seen just how important the secret in the study room was.

Gu Yicheng quickly rummaged through the box and returned it back to its original place.

Although her voice was light, Yun Qianliang had a reaction. She lifted her gaze to look at where Gu Yicheng was standing, but he had already moved to a different position, so she was unable to see where he had moved.

Yun Qianliang walked over and whispered, ”Move over that position again.”

Gu Yicheng looked at him suspiciously, he turned around to look for the flat box that was painted with yellow paint, picked it up and put it down.

Yun Qianliang listened attentively. His movements were light, and when she released them, it was in case any sounds would attract attention. She first descended to the edge of the lake, and then she pushed her way in.

Yun Qianliang reached out to touch the shelves and wiped it with his thumb. After that, Yun Qianliang squatted down and grabbed onto Gu Yicheng's fire piston and shone it towards the bottom of the shelves. Looking up from the bottom, he saw that there was something stuck at the bottom, she extended his hand out to take it.

When she reached the shelf, she stopped.

”It can't be poisonous, right?” Hiding in a hard to find place, it must be something important.

”Hard to say.” Gu Yicheng replied and reached out to grab it.

Yun Qianliang grabbed his hand, with an expression as if he was going to throw caution to the wind, ”I'll do it.”

How could Gu Yicheng take the treasure that she discovered?

Yun Qianliang lifted up a layer of his skirt to cover his hands. It was better to just hide his position at the bottom, otherwise, it would be easy for others to discover.

Yun Qianliang reached his hand in and discovered that it was only as thick as five sheets of paper. It was stuck closely to the bottom of the shelf and she used her hand to buckle it.

”It's too sticky, I can't take it.” Yun Qianliang stopped and thought that if she had the chance in the future, he could come and steal this wooden board. But as he thought about it, Yun Qianliang changed his mind. He put his hand under his nose and took a whiff.

The smell of acid.

Old Cloud Man was rather gluttonous, he had hidden a piece of New Year cake wrapped in paper underneath.

”Gu Yicheng, I think you've lost.” Yun Qianliang released his hand, ”This old man …”

Gu Yicheng covered her mouth and blew the fire extinguisher, holding his down and bringing his to the window, escaping through the window.

Along the way, Yun Qianliang broke out in a cold sweat after returning to Green Pine Academy, but she did not forget to finish what she had said earlier.

”Old Cloud Man is actually so sad that you have to deposit a piece of New Year's Cake until it becomes sour. Your purity can't even be considered a gentle breeze. I have two sleeves full of the northwest wind.” Yun Qianliang wiped away his previous depression and displeasure, his eyes filled with happiness, like a cat that was satisfied with its food, ”I was able to grow this much, it was all due to my natural beauty.”

After Yun Qianliang finished teasing, she happily ran back to the Cloud Water Pavilion and spun a few rounds excitedly.

He had a feeling that he was about to make a huge fortune.