Eternal Night - Chapter 52
Moon Soul sighed, took a step forward, looked down at Eternal Night from its elevated position, and suddenly laughed: "I'm coming closer to you!"
Yongye's hair stood on end in fright, flew off, and stuck to the roof beam, really three zhang away from him.
Yuepo smiled smugly, patted himself on the shoulder, and said, "Still trying to show off your lightness skill?"
"I also know how to use hidden weapons, don't blame me for nailing your insects to death," Yongye said through gritted teeth.
"Seven or eight years have passed, and you've actually learned to threaten people!" Yuepo murmured, her body trembling, and the centipede quickly slithered away. "Get down!"
The eternal night hung motionless on the beam.
Moon Soul helplessly stretched out her hand: "No, really."
Yongye then jumped down, saying with dissatisfaction, "What kind of nonsense did Master Huihun teach?"
"I need to defend myself! I only know a few fancy moves," Yuepo said calmly.
His expression reminded Yongye of the time when Yuepo, wielding a knife, protected him as they fought their way out of the small building. Back then, Yuepo loved martial arts, but they had taken different paths. Even when he orchestrated a fight between his three masters over a woman, Yuepo was thrilled. Was the Yuepo of today still the same person he was back then?
"You're the one who sold centipedes to Princess Rose, aren't you? You'd actually do something like scaring a little girl!" Yongye casually changed the subject.
“I saw you that day, being chased by a beautiful and willful princess.” Yuepo looked at Yongye with tenderness. He was still small and thin. Although she didn’t know martial arts, she still wanted to protect him. “I thought you wouldn’t like her pestering you, so I stopped her a few times.”
When they left the valley, Yongye was still a child. Now, his features have matured, and his face is bewitchingly beautiful. Yuepo naturally reached out to pinch Yongye's cheek, but before she could touch him, Yongye naturally dodged away.
This action made Yuepo a little embarrassed. He silently withdrew his hand and said sadly, "We've all grown up."
His words saddened Yongye, but she hardened her heart and put on a serious demeanor, saying, "I came to you because Deacon Li said you could help me."
Yuepo's expression also turned indifferent, and she lowered her eyes, saying, "Speak. I'll help you, and I won't tell them."
Yongye's heart softened instantly. She remained calm as she said, "I need a drug that can momentarily confuse someone, leaving them unable to remember what happened afterward. Also, before you poison Prince You, tell me beforehand."
Moonbeam took a bottle from the cabinet and handed it to him. Eternal Night took it and left.
"Star Soul!" Moon Soul couldn't help but call out to him.
Yongye froze, then left without looking back. Yuepo had no martial arts skills, and he wouldn't let Yuepo take any risks. Rather than trusting him and letting him know too much, it was better to let him stay put.
The Valley Master of Wandering Valley was right; he was too emotional. It seemed that anyone who treated him well in this life made him feel unable to be ruthless. He didn't quite understand the novel sensations brought by his new body after reincarnation, so he could only adapt and learn from scratch like a child.
As they emerged from the thatched hut and were about to leave, Yongye sensed a surge of energy and naturally relaxed, pressing himself against the wall.
Yongye saw a dark figure darting ahead, leaping directly towards Li Tianyou's study. He immediately changed his mind. In the dead of night, who was Li Tianyou meeting?
With a light laugh, Yongye drifted past like a gentle breeze.
He lay quietly under the eaves of the study, as still as a bat.
The paper lampshade enveloped the candle flame, casting a soft, yellowish light.
Prince You, dressed in a light blue robe, sat leisurely on a rosewood chair.
A man in black stood about three zhang away from him, his tall figure giving Yongye a very familiar feeling. He almost immediately held his breath.
"The poison is gone?" Li Tianyou asked with a smile.
The man in black simply nodded.
Through the crack in the window, Yongye's gaze fell upon the sword gripped tightly in the black-clad man's hand. Feng Yangxi—Prince You was indeed connected to Feng Yangxi!
Moreover, the two had a close relationship, and he listened intently to their conversation inside.
"The next goal." Li Tianyou took out a piece of paper and handed it over.
With a single glance, Yongye recognized the assassination list as the one he had deliberately left in Li Tianyou's hands. His head began to throb. If Youli Valley hadn't mobilized all its assassins on the same day, and if Feng Yangxi hadn't been waiting for each one individually, he would have encountered him twice. He desperately wanted Feng Yangxi to kill the other assassins, but not himself. How could he distract Feng Yangxi? Yongye faced another dilemma.
"The Valley of Wandering sent Yue Po to help me. I wanted to refuse but couldn't resist the temptation. There will be many times when I need his help, so I might as well use it."
"What about inside the Eastern Palace?" the man in black asked slowly.
"Perhaps there are others like the moon. There are some by Prince Duan's side as well. Youli Valley has thought things through very thoroughly and has taken care of everyone."
Yongye frowned. Could it be that Youli Valley had planted people around all three princes? Yuepo was helping the eldest prince. Did Youli Valley intend to benefit from whoever succeeded to the throne?
At this moment, Li Tianyou began to fiddle with the bookshelves. Yongye knew he was opening a secret room and stared wide-eyed. He watched as the shelves were moved around, but nothing was revealed, and he couldn't help but feel somewhat disappointed. Knowing this much today was already quite good; Yongye moved to leave.
With just that one movement, seeing Feng Yangxi suddenly turn around, Yongye secretly cried out in alarm, waved his hand and shot out a flying knife that extinguished the candlelight in the study, and his body was already thrown out.
Li Tianyou exclaimed, "Who?!" and leaped out of the study at the same time as Feng Yangxi.
All around was quiet. Feng Yangxi glanced at Li Tianyou, then tiptoed towards the garden.
Li Tianyou stood in the courtyard for a while, then turned and went back to his study. He was about to enter when he stopped and chuckled, "Come out."
Eavesdropping will be punished
Yongye initially intended to flee to the garden, but upon seeing the direction Feng Yangxi had gone, he sneaked back into the study. Feng Yangxi had gone to the garden where Yuepo was; was he planning to ambush her? Yongye absolutely did not want to be caught red-handed by Feng Yangxi, much less drag Yuepo into the mess. In an instant, he performed an unimaginable backflip into the study.
Unsure whether Li Tianyou had truly discovered him or was bluffing, he remained motionless behind the screen.
A moment later, Li Tianyou seemed to breathe a sigh of relief and went into the study.
Yongye breathed a sigh of relief. He should have trusted his own lightness skill; Li Tianyou wouldn't have been able to sense his presence.
As the candlelight flickered back on, Yongye hoped that Li Tianyou wouldn't study too hard. He kept telling himself that going to bed early and getting up early was good for his health, and that reading in such a dim candlelight would affect his eyesight.
Li Tianyou read for a while at his desk, then finally blew out the candle.