Chapter 1156: Don’t let one’s fertile water flow into others’ fields (1/2)

Baili Mingxiang and Su Xiaoyu had rushed over joyfully as soon as their masters were back. But the two slowed down when they saw Long Feiye’s chilly form sitting in the courtyard.

Su Xiaoyu glanced at Baili Mingxiang and said harshly, “Baili Mingxiang, when are you getting married? Just seeing you irritates me.”

Baili Mingxiang was both angry and helpless. Despite missing this child who’d been kidnapped for so long, her days had grown difficult with her back. Still, she was going back to the army soon, so she might never see this girl again in her lifetime. For now, she’d put up with her for the new few days. Her words are sharp and so is her heart, but as long as she protects the masters, it’s fine!

“Little Yu’er, you were only eight years old when you entered the Duke of Qin’s estate, right?” Baili Mingxiang asked as she slowed down.

“I’m different from you. I’m going to serve my master for a lifetime. What do you care how old I am?” Su Xiaoyu snapped icily.

“The princess won’t keep you by her side forever. Sooner or later, you’re going to get married,” Baili Mingxiang was telling the truth.

But Su Xiaoyu only raised her voice as she smiled frostily. “Of all the men in the world, I only acknowledge His Highness! But he belongs to my master. I don’t have dog guts like you, so I’ll never get married!”[1]

Baili Mingxiang had no more retorts. She could only treat her as a little girl and stop trying to argue. Su Xiaoyu didn’t say any more, but simply entered the courtyard.

Even if Long Feiye wasn’t around, Baili Mingxiang no longer dared to run circles around Han Yunxi and take her hand. After everything that had happened, they would never return to the past. Thus, Baili Mingxiang knew her only path was to keep walking forward.

Su Xiaoyu simply went to hug her master directly and even copped a feel of her stomach. She was planning to wait on her master and the future young master. Unfortunately, she didn’t dare act too boldly when Long Feiye was around. After politely paying her respects, she withdrew to the sidelines.

“Little Yu’er, come over here so I can tell you somthing,” Han Yunxi wasn’t willing to see little Yu’er go study martial arts, but she still had to ask for her input. Han Chen was no ordinary man, so this was a rare chance for the girl.

After Su Xiaoyu heard everything, her first reaction was, “Master, that means you guys didn’t bring Bai Yanqing back with you?”

This girl. Instead of worrying about other things, she’s more interested in Bai Yanqing.

“You don’t need to worry about Bai Yanqing. Three days later, go to the summit of Clearbreeze Peak. Meet the man and tell him your choice in person,” Long Feiye said coldly.

Su Xiaoyu’s heart was full of words, but she swallowed them back in the face of Long Feiye’s stern expression. “Orders accepted,” she murmured.

She didn’t understand why Han Chen--her master’s father and His Highness’s father-in-law--had taken an interest in her. Was it just because she tried to save Ning Jing? Could he recognize her innate talents from that act? The martial arts in the Mysterious Continent likely differed from Cloud Realm Continent. Did they judge people’s innate talents by sight over there?

Although the princess didn’t harbor many feelings for her father, His Highness’s attitude towards the man was one of respect. How was she supposed to choose?

Baili Mingxiang retreated after paying her respects, but Su Xiaoyu lingered on the sidelines, mind blank. Although she liked martial arts and poison skills, she preferred to stay by her master’s side. If she refused Han Chen, a senior, her days might be difficult. Su Xiaoyu began to ponder how to refuse the man three days later while letting him take her to see Bai Yanqing.

If she couldn’t torture the old man to avenge herself, Ning Jing, and Bai Yuqiao, her hands would itch and her body feel uneasy!

Soon afterwards, Fourth Young Miss Ren arrived. She carefully took Han Yunxi’s pulse.

“Your Highness, please don’t worry. The princess’s pulse is very stable and everything is normal. However, the baby will grow faster from here on, so the princess needs to eat more. She mustn’t starve! And she also needs to maintain daily exercise. Simply taking walks will do,” Fourth Young Miss Ren reported.

“Write up a menu for us later,” Long Feiye replied.

Fourth Young Miss Ren smiled helplessly. “Your Highness, I can only write prescriptions, not menus. The princess had medicine in the maze and most likely took Academy Head Beiyue’s pills as well. She isn’t suffering any ill effects from the near-miscarriage last time, so there’s no need to be particular about her diet. As long as she doesn’t go hungry, it’ll be fine.”

Of all the doctors in the world, Long Feiye probably trusted Gu Beiyue best. Gu Beiyue hadn’t intended to speak up, but saw that Long Feiye was still going to ask questions. He quickly added, “Your Highness, when we go back I’ll personally write up something. I’ll list all the things she can and can’t eat and have Zhao mama make arrangements. She has much more experience than a doctor.”

Long Feiye nodded. “That’s an idea.”

Han Yunxi couldn’t help but feel that her endless days of lobster, chicken, and soup were upon her again. She was even considering hiring people to kidnap Zhao mama so she could hide away until she gave birth.

Fourth Young Miss Ren produced a small booklet and said, “Princess, this is a compilation of all obstetrics knowledge from the medical academy this year. We’re about to spread more copies, but this is the original version. You can leave it as a souvenir as thanks for saving me.”

“No need to be polite,” Han Yunxi said as she opened up the booklet. Inside was a book of common medical knowledg related to pregnancy. Surprised and pleased, she said, “Gu Beiyue, Fourth Young Miss Ren is a rare talent! The medical academy needs people like her.”

In other words, she was hinting for Gu Beiyue to give her a promotion. He smiled and said, “While this subordinate was absent from the medical academy, it was all Fourth Young Miss Ren and Vice Academy Head Shen taking care of things. He too, had no end of praise for her.”

Fourth Young Miss Ren flushed slightly under all the praise before she quickly paid her respects and ran off. She’d known Academy Head Beiyue for a while now, but this was the first time he’d praised her so openly. She was quite happy, but also felt that something was weird.

Han Yunxi and Long Feiye had long sensed the strange atmosphere. Although Gu Beiyue was an easygoing man, he rarely praised others. None of them noticed that Lil Thing had left Gu Beiyue’s arms to chase after Fourth Young Miss Ren. The couple stared at Gu Beiyue until he finally broke into a smile.

“Fourth Young Miss Ren...is truly very good.”