Eternal Night - Chapter 60
Yuepo smiled bitterly: "If I had left this lakeside pavilion, I would have been riddled with arrows. Xiaoxing can bite one person, but can he bite all the guards outside? I'm not waiting for you, I'm waiting for a chance to see him alone... I'm glad you came."
"He can't die." Yongye was afraid that if Li Tianyou died, Youli Valley would never let Yuepo go.
"He'll wake up in half an hour at most. Xiao Xing isn't extremely poisonous."
"Close your eyes. I need you as a hostage!"
"He's not good enough?!"
Yuepo tightened her grip, pressing Yongye's head against her chest, and whispered, "He's too heavy, I can't carry him!"
Yongye was both amused and exasperated. She relaxed her body, closed her eyes, and murmured, "I really have been trying to lose weight for many years."
Yuepo embraced her, and Yongye clung to his arms like a blade of grass. Yuepo glanced at her, suppressing a smile, and strode out of the lakeside pavilion. Yongye heard a chorus of gasps, but no one dared to approach. He easily entered the mansion.
Yuepo ordered her attendants to bring her horse, then spurred it and fled straight towards the Vermilion Bird Gate.
When the guards of the Prince's Palace saw Li Tianyou collapse in the pavilion in the middle of the lake, they were momentarily at a loss. They could only watch helplessly as Yuepo took the Prince of Duan's heir away.
After running for a while, Yongye whispered, "The city gates are closed. Take my father's warrant and leave the city!"
Moon Soul hesitated: "That would expose your identity."
Yongye's eyes darted around: "Going back to Wanyu Courtyard, no one would expect the two of us to go back!" Looking around to make sure no one was there, he released the horse, put his arm around Yuepo's waist, and used his lightness skill to head towards the Duanwang Mansion.
One move affects the whole body
It is late at night. There is no moon.
A figure flashed quickly across the dark rooftops.
Some people saw it and thought the vague white robe was a ghost, so they were frightened that they shrank back into the house and dared not come out again.
Moon Soul tied the cloak of Eternal Night to barely cover his moon-white robes. He greatly admired Eternal Night's martial arts skills.
"You only have two legs, yet you run faster than Xiaoxing!"
"Shut up! You're too heavy!" Yongye's composure was shattered by Yuepo's words. Seeing that they were almost at the Prince's mansion, she slowed down and made a shushing gesture. She pulled Yuepo over the wall and, relying on her familiarity with the mansion, returned to Wanyu Courtyard.
She pointed to the artificial hill, signaling Yuepo to hide, and then quietly approached the door. At this time, Prince Duan probably hadn't received the news yet, but it would soon. Once the palace was in an uproar, she and Yuepo would have to carefully hide in the courtyard. As for the two maids, if they were discovered, she would have to use the bewitching powder Yuepo had given her.
Yongye stopped at the door. She sensed someone was there. It was so late; could it be Li Yannian? A murderous intent surged within Yongye. She had wanted to kill him for more than a day or two, but she couldn't understand why Prince Duan tolerated Li Yannian so much.
She slipped in with a throwing knife in her hand, her ready-to-strike stance completely dissipating upon seeing who it was.
The shadow, wrapped in soaking wet clothes, stood silently in the room, looking at her helplessly. "Don't worry, Yihong and Yin'er are fast asleep. I think they're all grown up now, and we can't keep them until they're old."
The inexplicable words from the shadow filled Yongye with deep sorrow. Since Lancui's marriage, Yihong and Yin'er had refused to remarry, choosing instead to stay by her side. Both women were well into their twenties; such loyalty was something Yongye could never repay.
And there was Shadow, soaking wet. He had clearly infiltrated Prince You's mansion from Qinhe, and seeing that she hadn't been exposed and had successfully escaped with Yuepo, he quietly left. The spring chill was biting, and Uncle Shadow was getting old; how could she possibly repay him?
Yongye was filled with mixed emotions. Uncle Shadow had helped her once, and she was demanding more. Yet, it was clear that Uncle Shadow only wanted to remain hidden in the Prince's mansion, indifferent to worldly affairs. He hadn't interfered in Youli Valley before, and later refused to help her deal with Feng Yangxi, yet he had sneaked into the Prince's mansion to steal medicine when she was in the most danger. Now, fearing she would expose her identity, he had infiltrated the Youqin Prince's mansion. She lowered her head, her heart filled with a complex mix of feelings, but then she raised her head and resolutely said, "Help me, Uncle Shadow!"
"Is he that important to you? You should know he's just an assassin. An assassin from Wandering Valley! I think killing him would be the best course of action," Shadow said calmly.
Yes, Yuepo's death is the best ending; a crisis has been averted. However, since she has decided to take action, she cannot let Yuepo die. "You took the blame for me when I was little; now I'm repaying that favor." Yongye suddenly remembered repaying a favor in her past life. Would she die because of Yuepo in this life? "This time, I'm repaying a favor. Uncle Shadow, grant my request."
The shadow remained silent. Is there any debt in the world that can never be repaid? Repaying one debt only adds to the debt. Yongye was clever, so clever that even he felt a chill in his heart. She had truly grown up; she was no longer so weak that she needed his protection.
Yongye suddenly felt wicked, having used the shadow so thoroughly. Over the years, she had come to understand the shadow's weaknesses to some extent. Since the shadow was protecting her to repay a favor, it would naturally help her in return for repaying Yuepo's favor.
"The prince will receive the news in half an hour at most. Things are tense tonight, and he's safest hiding in the Wanyu Courtyard. Tomorrow night, I'll escort him out of the city. You don't know why you woke up at home. If you're discovered, it'll be because he's cunning and coerced you into hiding here. Remember that? Don't let it happen again." Shadow's voice clearly carried a hint of emotion as he gave his instructions and quietly left.
Yongye stood up and smiled. Her Shadow Uncle was also very thoughtful; he had thought of everything she had thought of.
But was she really just repaying a favor to Yuepo?
Moon Soul glanced around Yongye's room and yawned: "I'm so sleepy, I'll sleep on the floor."
"Wait." Yongye gave him the replica of Princess Yuxiu's jade pendant, Feng Yangxi's token, and all the poisons: "Keep these with you for now. With Feng Yangxi's token, no one in the martial world will bother you. If you get into trouble in Chen Kingdom, just borrow the princess's token."
"How could you have..."
Yongye rolled his eyes: "I made a replica. Remember, I saved you only because I didn't want you to betray me."
Yuepo seemed not to hear anything, took the things, crawled under the bed, wrapped herself in a few clothes to use as a pillow, and was tired and wanted to sleep.
Yongye lay on the bed, thought for a moment, then took off his black gold armor and threw it over: "Wear this close to your body."
A warm feeling rose in Yuepo's heart as she touched the black gold armor that still retained the warmth of the eternal night: "Didn't you ever think that I was in cahoots with Prince You to trick you?"
"You just need to tell him that I am Assassin Star Soul, there's no need to go through all that trouble."
"What will you do if we don't touch Xiaoxing tonight?"
Yongye replied indifferently, "Just watching you get tormented by Prince You."
Yuepo closed her eyes: "Where would you wear a vest made of throwing knives? My whole body gets hard when I hug you. You're just saying that!"
"Since you know I have a way, why did you still use Little Star?" Yongye was furious when Yuepo exposed him.
"You're too stupid, I don't believe you. Go to sleep."
A faint snoring sound came from under the bed. Yongye sighed helplessly. Yuepo seemed to believe her from birth. Being too naive was a blessing! She opened her eyes wide, thinking about how to deal with tomorrow.
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When Li Tianyou woke up, Feng Yangxi was standing in front of his bed.