"Really?" Yi Siyu was clearly distrustful: "You really got it from the Huo family? But if that's the case, how would you know what it is?"
"Because I can read!" Stone almost rolled his eyes. "I can read all the characters of the ancient Eastern tribes!"
Here, we must mention something: the script of the ancient Eastern race is actually the Chinese characters that Stone used in his previous life. However, because it's in another world, especially in the Fallen Nether Empire, people use a simpler script. That script is somewhat similar to the English alphabet, but significantly simpler.
As for the extremely complex script of the ancient Eastern tribes, not to mention ordinary people, even the patriarchs and elders of the six major Eastern families wouldn't dare say they all knew it.
"I don't believe it!" That's why Yi Siyu shook her head resolutely.
“I do know all the scripts of the ancient Eastern tribes, but if Your Highness doesn’t believe me, then there’s nothing I can do.” Stone shrugged, indicating his helplessness.
Yi Siyu stared blankly at the stone for a while before speaking, "Actually, proving this is very easy. Huo Yi, are you willing to accept my test?"
Stone nodded without hesitation.
To gain Yi Siyu's trust, she had to accept the test; after all, she didn't think those ordinary Chinese characters could stump her!
Of course, at this point, Shi Tou had no idea just how terrible Yi Siyu's so-called test was...
☆, Chapter 182: The Smuggled Princess (In Progress)
"The Han emperor, captivated by beauty, longed for a woman who could topple a kingdom, yet for years he sought none. The Yang family had a daughter, just blossoming into womanhood, raised in seclusion, unknown to the world. Her innate beauty could not be concealed, and one day she was chosen to serve the emperor. A single glance, a smile, and a hundred charms bloomed; the beauties of the six palaces paled in comparison..."
Shi Tou stared at the ancient book that Yi Siyu had taken out, his face full of gloom, and read it expressionlessly.
Is Princess Irene really her past life's past life? How come she's so cultured? She's reciting the entire *Song of Everlasting Regret*! This is the *Song of Everlasting Regret*, not *Quiet Night Thoughts*!
Although she was inwardly grumbling, Shi Tou still obediently recited the entire "Song of Everlasting Regret" in its entirety. Thank goodness she was only reading from a script; if she had been asked to memorize it, Shi Tou didn't know if she could have passed this ridiculous test.
"Hmm, alright, I believe you really can read." Yi Siyu's expression began to change from the moment Shi Tou started reading the first word, and she nodded with a slight tremor after Shi Tou finished reading.
Shi Tou finally breathed a sigh of relief, but before she could speak, she heard Yi Siyu say again: "So, you also know the contents of the Nine Heavens Shocking Technique?"
Isn't that obvious? We even practiced!
However, Stone wasn't stupid; he knew he couldn't say that: "I only read the first page; I didn't read the rest."
Yi Siyu took out the Nine Heavens Shocking Technique that Shi Tou had given her before: "The Nine Heavens Shocking Technique you gave me was actually only half, did you know that?"
"Hehe." Shi Tou nodded with a fawning smile: "I only found out that the Huo family had half a copy after I gave it to the Fifth Princess."
Yi Siyu looked at the stone carefully: "Although you only gave me half of the Nine Heavens World-Shaking Manual, I already know it. This is real. Because the records in this half of the Nine Heavens World-Shaking Manual are exactly the same as those in our royal collection!"
What?!
Stone was horrified, but she immediately realized that perhaps the royal family had only lost the latter part.
"The Nine Heavens Astounding Technique is a family heirloom of the Yi family. It wasn't left behind by Princess Yilin." Seeing the blank look on Shi Tou's face, Yi Siyu explained, "When Princess Yilin married into the royal family, all her children were magicians. None of them wanted to cultivate the Nine Heavens Astounding Technique. However, despite this, she still ordered people to properly store the Nine Heavens Astounding Technique. After all, no one can guarantee that their descendants will necessarily have magical talent."
Stone fell silent. Had she been wrong before?
"In fact, the royal family's Nine Heavens World-Shaking Manual is complete, without any missing parts." Yi Siyu suddenly dropped a bombshell: "I was lying to you before."
"Huh?" Shi Tou was completely dumbfounded. If that were really the case, why would Bao Zi say that Yi Si Yu's cultivation method was wrong?
“Princess Irene has the blood of an ancient Eastern clan, so so do we. However, the Nine Heavens Shocking Technique is written in the script of an ancient Eastern clan, and our Irene family also has a rule that I find very unfair.”
"The Nine Heavens Astounding Technique can only be comprehended by oneself. It must never be lent to others." At this point, Yi Siyu became a little angry: "From the beginning, my brother and I obtained the complete Nine Heavens Astounding Technique, but because I am not proficient in the language of the ancient Eastern tribes, there are many parts that I cannot fully understand. But our rule is that we must rely on our own understanding, so my cultivation is far behind my brother's."
Shi Tou stared blankly at Yi Siyu, meaning that both she and Baozi had guessed wrong. It wasn't that Yi Siyu was stupid, nor that the Nine Heavens Shocking Technique had malfunctioned, but rather that the dignified Fifth Princess was illiterate?!
The news was so shocking that Stone was speechless for a long time.
"Since you recognize all the scripts of the ancient Eastern tribes, then please help me translate the Nine Heavens Astounding Technique!" Yi Siyu's tone was as arrogant as ever, as if asking Shi Tou to do a chore was a great honor for him.
Stone suppressed the urge to roll his eyes and patiently explained, "But wouldn't that violate your rules? I can't harm Her Highness the Fifth Princess."
Yi Siyu waved her hand dismissively: "It's alright, you're not a member of the Yi family!"
The key point is, we might very well be, okay?!
After thinking it over, Shi Tou realized that Yi Siyu was now in a position to ask for her help. Even if Yi Siyu possessed the complete Nine Heavens Shocking Technique, as long as she couldn't cultivate it, Shi Tou had the right to make a deal.
"Your Highness, if you wish to ask for my help, it's not impossible." There's no one else in the lounge anyway, and besides, with Yi Siyu's straightforward nature, if you don't honestly state your intentions directly to her, she might not even understand!
"Since you can, translate it now!" I Siyu didn't care what Shi Tou was thinking and directly threw the Nine Heavens Shocking Technique in front of Shi Tou.
Stone was puzzled again. She had explained it so clearly, so why couldn't this silly princess understand?
"Ahem, Your Highness, what I mean is, I'd like to ask you for a small favor." Having no other choice, Shi Tou had to be more direct.
Yi Siyu was taken aback: "Help? Why should I help you?"
Damn it!
Stone was furious. What kind of person was this? Asking someone for a favor, and acting all high and mighty. Before the person even asked her for a favor, she already gave them the cold shoulder.
"Alright, Your Highness, your time is very precious, so naturally you don't have time to help me with this little favor."
"Of course! Since you know I'm very busy, why don't you hurry up and translate the Nine Heavens World-Shaking Technique for me?" Yi Siyu was definitely the kind of person who would take advantage of anyone.
Shi Tou finally couldn't hold back any longer: "Actually, Your Highness, I forgot to tell you, I'm usually very busy. As for the translation, I'll help you with it when I'm less busy!"
After saying that, Stone stood up, as if he was about to see the guest out.
The Fifth Princess was stunned for a while. By the time she came to her senses, Shi Tou had already opened the door to the lounge: "Your Highness, please come in!"
Yi Siyu was so angry she almost fell backward: "You! What do you mean by this? I asked you to help me and you dare to make excuses?"
"No, no, but I don't want to use my brain anymore today. Please, Your Highness, go ahead!" Shi Tou acted good-natured, but made a gesture to tell Yi Siyu to get lost.
Yi Siyu glared angrily at the wide-open door, took a step forward, and slammed the door to the lounge shut: "Speak! What do you, you lowly commoner, want me to help you with?"
Forget about being a lowly commoner, Stone had only one thought in his mind: Damn, Yi Siyu really knows how to attract hatred!
"Actually, it's nothing much, just about the Sixth Princess, Doragar." Stone calmly returned to his seat.
Yi Siyu was clearly surprised that Shi Tou would bring up Dora Jiaer, and for a moment she was also confused: "What happened to Dora Jiaer?"
Stone lowered his head and pondered for a moment. To lie, of course, he couldn't tell the whole truth, but he also couldn't tell the whole lie. The best approach was a mix of truth and falsehood; that would be the easiest way to make people believe him.
"Your Highness, as you know, Miss Huo and I are half-sisters. There was a period of time before that I wasn't with the Huo family, but was forced to go on a trip with the guards."
“In an unexpected turn of events, I met a dwarf couple who told me that humans are hypocritical and cunning, and that their only daughter had been stolen by humans,” Stone said slowly. “They saved my life, and I promised them that I would do everything in my power to help them find their biological daughter.”
"Ah!" Yi Siyu suddenly covered her mouth and screamed, "Dwarf?"
Stone gave her a deep look, nodded, and repeated earnestly, "Yes, it's a dwarf. That is to say, the daughter born to that dwarf couple is also a dwarf."
"My God!" Yisiyu's face was full of disbelief: "I really never thought that Doragar would be a real dwarf!"
Shi Tou knew that Yi Siyu wasn't lying, but she was still a little puzzled: "The Sixth Princess's appearance is obviously not human, didn't you suspect it before?"
Yi Siyu said somewhat blankly, "Sometimes, among humans, the parents are normal, but the children they give birth to are very, very short. Although I have known for a long time that Doragar is not the king and queen's biological daughter, I have always believed that she is human."
"Yes, the situation you described does exist, but clearly the Sixth Princess is not one of those rare cases."
Yi Siyu slumped onto the sofa, looking utterly lost in thought: "Dora Jia'er is a dwarf, but if that's the case, why did the kingdom and the queen adopt her? What use is a dwarf anyway?"
“I don’t know why she was adopted or what purpose it serves.” Stone felt it was best to quickly steer the conversation back on track: “I just hope that the Sixth Princess can return to her biological parents.”
"Do you intend to kidnap the empire's princess?" Yi Siyu was horrified. Her previous education had always emphasized the supremacy of imperial power, and she had never encountered anyone who dared to openly challenge it.
"It wasn't kidnapping, it was... it was helping!" Seeing Yi Siyu's horrified expression, Shi Tou hurriedly explained, "Fifth Princess, you also have parents. How can you bear to watch them be separated from their children?"
These words startled Yi Siyu. Only then did Shi Tou realize that neither the fourth prince nor the fifth princess seemed to be the king and queen's biological children. In other words, whether they even had parents was still a question.
"Parents?" Yi Siyu was lost in memories. "Alright, I'll help you get Doragar out of the palace, but you'll have to deal with the aftermath yourself. I won't clean up your mess!"
Chapter 183 Successfully Abducting the Little Princess
With Yi Siyu's help, getting close to the sixth princess, Doragar, is definitely not a problem.
Lately, Stone has been going to the palace almost every other day. Yi Siyu's so-called help is not only to provide convenience for Stone, but also to play the bad cop who bullies other children.
"Doragard, how can you be so stupid? You're already twelve years old and you can't do anything! You, you, you're such a disgrace to our royal family!" Yi Siyu pointed her finger at Doragard's nose and scolded her with great emotion.
Shi Tou rolled his eyes as he stood to the side. "Damn it, Yi Siyu, even if you want to play the bad cop, can't you at least put in some effort? You just repeat the same two sentences over and over again, don't you ever get tired of it?"
However, what made Stone feel even more powerless was not this. Ishiyu lacked creativity, and Doragar was utterly foolish.
"Fifth, Fifth Sister..." Poor Doragar wiped away her tears and sobbed as she tried to explain, "Doragar tried her best, Fifth Sister, please don't think I'm embarrassing, okay?"
puff!
Good heavens! Did you throw her into this world just to watch this idiot and moron put on such a mindless performance? What do you mean they're not blood sisters? These two are definitely blood sisters!
"Alright, alright, Xiaoyu, Dora Jiaer is still young. When she grows up, she'll definitely be very smart!" Stone, as usual, played the good cop and took out a handkerchief to wipe Dora Jiaer's tears.
Since finalizing the deal with Yi Siyu, Shi Tou's "relationship" with the two princesses has progressed by leaps and bounds! They not only address each other by name but have also skipped the formalities. Of course, this could be because the etiquette of the Luo Ming Empire is not particularly elaborate.
"Little Yi, will Doragar really become smarter in the future?" Doragar looked at the stone with teary eyes, her expression as if she was waiting for the stone's final judgment.
Stone nodded quickly: "Of course. Doragar is still too young this year. When you grow up, you will definitely be smarter than Xiaoyu."
Yi Siyu turned her back and snorted. Then she walked straight out of Doragar's palace, simply throwing away the stone and Doragar.
"Is Fifth Sister angry again?" Dora Jiaer was a little scared, her bright eyes fixed on the stone.
Stone broke out in a cold sweat again. This child was indeed suited to stay in the Dwarf Kingdom! Not to mention that her status in the Dwarf Kingdom was not low, her simple and silly nature alone made her suitable to be friends with female dwarves who were all looks and no brains.
"It's nothing, your fifth sister isn't angry, she's just jealous!" Lying is easy enough, isn't it?
"What is jealousy?" Doragar blinked, looking at the stone with a blank expression.
Okay, Stone realized she was wrong. She shouldn't have used such profound words on such an innocent child: "Jealousy means she doesn't want you to become smarter than her in the future. If you become smarter than her, won't you bully her?"
"Ah!" Doragar exclaimed in surprise, "Can I really be smarter than Fifth Sister? But..."