Las bellezas de la dinastía Song

Capítulo 5

The little girl, holding a candied hawthorn, happily skipped and hopped away.

Lin Ye paused, sensing something amiss. His fingers, which were gripping the note, stiffened, his lips twitched, and he crumpled the note into a ball.

I wanted to throw it away, hesitated, but ultimately couldn't resist unfolding it.

Because of this momentary impulse, Lin Ye paid the ultimate price—for the rest of his life, whenever he thought about this embarrassing incident, he regretted it so much that he wanted to kill himself a hundred times over.

The note contained only two simple words, but Lin Ye took a long time to decipher them. His lips trembled as he muttered in disbelief, "Spring...aphrodisiac..."

Chapter 12 A Great Victory

It's actually an aphrodisiac?

It's an aphrodisiac!

Ahhhhhh!!

How could an aphrodisiac be forced out with internal energy? And how could he actually be affected by such an obscene substance? That damned woman actually used this on him? And he, so stupid, actually fell for it?!

Lin Ye's lips trembled, his hands trembled, and his whole body began to shake. The veins on his forehead started to bulge—one, two, three…

Overcome with anger and frustration, Lin Ye momentarily forgot to suppress the effects of the medicine. The intense heat that had been suppressed suddenly broke free of control and intensified. Lin Ye's hand trembled, his heart pounded, and he jumped up, his face flushed. The next second, he heard a loud tearing sound as his clothes were ripped.

Suffering a blow unlike any he had ever experienced in his life, Lin Ye's intellect went blank. He paused, then paused again, and finally, amidst the strange and pitying gazes of those around him, belatedly realized that his back felt strangely cold. He reached up and touched it—it was completely smooth…

He turned around stiffly, his face expressionless, staring at the large piece of fabric that had just been part of his long robe, now stuck firmly to the wall by something. A few loose edges and broken fibers swayed gently in the slight breeze.

According to a rough estimate, after ten seconds of utter silence, the forestry student finally let out his first scream, and then disappeared at the speed of light.

The poor child, who had been so cool his whole life, suddenly suffered a series of such profound blows; even the toughest nerves would finally break down.

My eyes narrowed into slits as I looked in the direction Lin Ye had gone, my face full of sympathy, and I laughed until I felt weak all over.

Lin Ye's men stared in disbelief, frozen in the crowd. Then they looked at each other, their faces filled with panic. Finally, they ran off like lightning after Lin Ye.

Alright, all done. A resounding victory.

The hunter left, and the little fox strolled in leisurely, yay!

I cleared my throat, happily emerged from the alley, humming a little tune, and wandered around aimlessly.

What's the next step?

Find lodging? Buy a house? Travel? Start a business?

I haven't sensed any spatial barrier around here. I wonder when Master will find me? Maybe I should find a place to hide first, wait for Master to arrive, and while I'm at it, cause some chaos in this spacetime, make a big splash, and throw the world into turmoil?

It seems like a really good idea.

I curled my lips into a smile, my eyes gleaming with excitement. Hehe, where else could I unleash my mischievous nature if not in this time and space? Anyway, it's not my own time and space, is it? If I really cause too much trouble, I can just dust myself off and run away.

Hehehe﹏﹏hehehe﹏﹏

Hehehehe﹏﹏

Lost in my own thoughts, I obliviously swaggered down the street with a sinister grin, causing pedestrians to turn pale and stare blankly. Several people even took detours when they saw me before I suddenly realized what was happening and forcibly snapped out of my self-absorption.

Oh dear, don't get too cocky. Calm down, keep a low profile.

I patted my face to calm down, then put on a sweet smile and innocently waved to the few pedestrians standing by the roadside who were looking at me with suspicion, then blinked.

Uncle, aunt, brother, sister, you've got the wrong person! The one standing in front of you is clearly just a harmless and cute boy next door.

Unexpectedly, the moment I blinked, the few pedestrians who had been standing guard and watching me warily suddenly turned pale and scattered like the wind. I was left standing there, my arm halfway up, awkwardly hanging in mid-air.

I slowly closed my half-open mouth, secretly glanced around, and then quickly ran away.

Chapter 13 An Unpleasant Show

Wow, it's so lively up ahead! Looks like there's going to be a good show.

The dense crowd completely blocked the intersection, making it impossible to move forward or backward. A cacophony of shouts and curses, mixed with wailing and lamentation, emanated from the center of the crowd, creating a truly pitiful scene. However, the onlookers watched with smiles on their faces and gleaming eyes, thoroughly enjoying the spectacle.

Wow, what's going on? I want to see too!

I rushed over, pushing and shoving, squeezing and squeezing...

Finally, after much difficulty, a small head emerged from the crowd.

Among the crowd was a woman in her thirties, a woman of the night, with an elaborate hairstyle, wearing layers of brightly colored clothes, and heavy makeup, which was now a mess and made her look disheveled.

She was lying on the ground, half-kneeling, looking pitiful. Tears streamed down her face, her eyes were half-closed, and she was wailing and pounding the ground with her hands, muttering incessant, dramatic phrases. It was less a display of sadness and more of a performance.

When I heard it clearly, I couldn't help but chuckle.

It's true what they say, you don't know someone until you steal from them. It turned out to be the madam from whom I stole a large bag of silver and jewelry. Today, her hair was disheveled and her face was a mess of colors. She was crying and making a scene. She was completely different from the day before when she was surrounded by servants, had exquisite makeup, and was condescendingly scolding the young maids. For a moment, I really didn't recognize her.

This brothel owner is incredibly lucky. I just stole almost all her belongings, and now she's immediately entangled with the local bullies. Because a popular courtesan has emerged from her brothel, they're demanding protection money, and supposedly a substantial amount. They've set a time limit; if she can't pay, the brothel might have to close down.

The madam, filled with anger and frustration, started crying and making a scene in the street without thinking twice.

"Oh my god, what am I going to do?! I'm desperate! My entire life savings! Waaaaaah! How am I going to get through tonight?! I don't want to live anymore!"

After figuring things out, I quickly became impatient.

I have absolutely no interest in this kind of commotion. I find women like that annoying; even if she cried herself to death, I wouldn't give her my money back. She's just putting on a show of complaining, but it's all just a performance of her own inner turmoil. If I believed she was truly desperate after seeing that, I'd be a complete fool.

I yawned, thinking lazily, "If you're really at your wit's end, you might as well just die. The Huai River isn't covered, the branches aren't broken, there are stones everywhere, and if all else fails, there's a wall just two steps away. Drown, hang yourself, get crushed, or run yourself over—there are plenty of ways."

Boring.

I rolled my eyes and turned to leave.

They say going up a mountain is easy, but coming down is hard. I've never realized before that wanting to watch the excitement isn't easy, and not wanting to watch it is even harder. Countless sandwiches squeezed me into the center of the crowd, and many others who wanted to get in were desperately pushing their way in.

I stood on tiptoe and looked at the densely packed crowd; the edge seemed to be far away on the other side.

A sigh.

Why did I suddenly want to come in? I really don't know where I got the motivation and courage to squeeze in. *Sigh*

I rolled my eyes, grinned, jumped up, pointed at the opposite side, and suddenly screamed, as pitiful and terrified as possible, as loud as it could be.

Sure enough, I overshadowed the madam's excellent singing and acting performance. No, not only overshadowed her, but even the madam was stunned by me, stopped crying, and stared at me blankly.

All was silent.

Everyone was looking at me.

My face was filled with terror, I looked like I was about to lose my mind, my finger trembled as I pointed at the other side, my lips quivered, but I couldn't utter a word.

Chapter 14: Caught.

Qingyan's third prank rule: Panic, like happiness, is contagious.

At that moment, the panic on my face began to spread outwards from me, and because I couldn't speak, the panic level doubled due to my inability to understand what was happening.

Everyone around looked fearful, glancing in the direction I was pointing. The madam scrambled to her feet and instinctively moved away from where I was pointing. The large group of people I was pointing to exchange alarmed glances, then stared intently at me.

Qingyan's fourth prank rule: Be vague, be vague, vague is extremely important! When you're fooling someone, you can't give them time to think things through!

I jumped up again, turned around, and desperately tried to run away, pushing and shoving: "Leprosy! That person has leprosy! People will die! Run!"

There was a moment of silence, then a deafening explosion.

Everyone panicked. No one cared about figuring out what was going on. They all desperately tried to get away from the direction I pointed, scattering in all directions to escape.

No one noticed that the boy who had initially shouted "leprosy!" in utter panic was now leisurely walking alone to the spot he had just pointed to, calmly enjoying the suddenly vast and empty space, his eyes crinkling into slits with delight.

Ah, no, it's not that no one noticed; there was one person, damn it, who finally got noticed.

"Stop!"

Suddenly, his arm was grabbed, and a man shouted from the side, "How dare you spread rumors about leprosy in the capital, an important place, with the intention of creating chaos! What is your punishment?"

This voice is really something else, loud and clear, with a piercing, sharp, harsh sound like sharp objects scraping against each other—it's just too... too awful.

I immediately covered my ears.

"Hurry up!" He ignored me, grabbed my sleeve, and dragged me away.

I stumbled and was dragged several steps.

“Hey!” I yelled, struggling to pull my arm out of his grasp.

"Behave yourself, or I'll tie you up." He tightened his grip and threatened in a low, menacing voice.

I gasped in pain, frowned, and looked up.

This was a man weathered by time, with a rugged face and a fierce expression; he exuded a murderous aura without even trying. He looked at me, his eyes flashing with a cold light.

"Who are you? Why are you trying to capture me?"

The man pressed his lips together, looking at me coldly. He didn't answer.

A sudden idea flashed into my mind.

"I understand, you're a soldier."

Such a person must have been forged through countless battles. And the one I hit when I arrived—wasn't he the youngest Minister of War in the history of the Tianxing Dynasty?

The man glanced at me and said coldly, "The master wants to see you."

Following the man's gaze, I saw a small pavilion by the roadside. A man dressed in snow-white robes sat leisurely inside. Seeing me looking over, he gently waved his folding fan and smiled slightly. That demeanor and smile instantly illuminated the ancient pavilion, making the surrounding crowd pale in comparison.

All I could hear were the screams and fainting sounds of women.

Mo Yu's gaze, however, was fixed on me.

He and I stood facing each other across the street, surrounded by a crowd of people who were shocked, admiring, awe-inspiring, and stunned.

His eyes were full of inquiry and depth, and his confidence and clear light made him like a deer on a mountaintop, proud and composed.

How could I have mistaken him for an idiot?

I suddenly laughed.