Guide sur le vent et la fumée

Chapitre 13

Tan Shiyao, standing to the side, frowned in suspicion: "Brother Lou doesn't seem like the type to leave without saying goodbye. Could something have happened to him?"

Shen Yao also spoke up: "I asked the disciples guarding the gate, and they didn't see Master Lou leave Yuanqing Sect today."

Yun Chan casually replied, "Maybe he stayed in his room for a while and then went for a walk in the back mountain. Yuanqing Sect is so big and the scenery is so beautiful, it's not surprising that you don't see him for a while. He's such a big person, how could he get lost?"

Tan Shiyao snorted: "Brother Lou is your savior, and he's even poisoned, yet you don't care at all."

"Yao'er!" Tan Ying immediately frowned and called out to stop her, then turned to the others, "I have already sent people to look for Young Hero Lou. Lord Yun and Madam Yun are tired from their journey, so they should go and rest first. If we find him, I will inform them."

Everyone nodded; they had no choice but to do it that way.

In the guest room arranged by Tan Ying, Qin Hu chased the pitiful Yun Tianhai out and then busied himself checking Yun Chan's injuries. He casually asked, "By the way, Xiao Chan, how did Lou Guyan rescue you?"

"Uh...it's all thanks to Mother's Dissolving Power Powder. That thief tried to suppress it with his internal energy, but it caused my meridians to reverse. When I saw this, I ran away, and he chased after me. Hero Lou saw me and saved me." Yun Chan made up a story on the spot.

Feng suddenly changed the subject, "By the way, Mother, your Dissolving Power Powder is really powerful. Do you have any left?"

Qin Hu asked curiously, "You want to use the Dissolving Power Powder?"

Yun Chan immediately nodded: "Yes, I saw that the Dissolving Power Powder is so powerful, I also want to get some for self-defense."

Qin Hu shook his head: "With your skills, you might accidentally get poisoned by the Dissolving Power Powder first."

Yun Chan was secretly delighted that she had taken the bait: "So, Mother, give me the antidote too, then I won't be afraid."

"Silly girl, in battle, a moment's carelessness can be fatal. There won't be time for you to take the antidote then," Qin Hu said disdainfully, tapping her head without hesitation. "If you want to use the Dissolving Power Powder, first get rid of the one who threw the hidden weapons and poison..."

"Let's practice those hand skills first."

By the time she's fully trained, will the henchmen still be alive?

Yun Chan was troubled, but couldn't think of any other excuse for the time being. She was also afraid that if she asked too many questions, her mother would become suspicious, so she had no choice but to change the subject guiltily.

When Yun Chan came out from Qin Lake, the stars were already out in the sky.

The Yuanqing School was indeed beautifully constructed, even the nighttime scenery was captivating. Yun Chan unknowingly wandered behind the artificial hill in front of Lou Lou's room. That was the place where they had parted during the day; she had only glanced at it casually, but who knew that upon looking up, she would actually see...

She saw Lou Lou leaning against the artificial hill with his arms crossed, seemingly waiting for her.

She immediately ran over: "You didn't hide?"

"Why should I hide?" Lou Lou stood with his arms crossed, the starlight shining on him, making him seem even more unreal.

Yun Chan panicked: "You've been poisoned with the Dissolving Power Powder, my mother can't see you. Otherwise you're dead, you know that!"

"Even if she doesn't see me, I'm still going to die."

Yun Chan stammered sheepishly, "I really didn't get the antidote from Mother just now..."

"I know."

How did you know?

“I was listening outside when you asked your mother for the antidote.”

Yun Chan broke out in a cold sweat: "Are you out of your mind? How dare you wander around near her mother?"

Lou Lou continued, seemingly oblivious to his surroundings, "Your family treats you very well."

What a desolate feeling. Yun Chan changed the subject, patting her chest: "Don't worry, I'll definitely get the antidote for the Dissolving Power Powder. Just hold on for a few more days..."

Lou Lou suddenly interrupted her: "There is no such poison as Hua Rong. I was lying to you."

Yun Chan wasn't particularly surprised: "I guessed it long ago." Xia Yi had taken her pulse before, and judging from his expression, she knew she was probably not poisoned. Besides, her mother had also taken her pulse today and found nothing unusual.

"You guessed it?" Lou Lou's eyes immediately lit up. "Then you still want to find me an antidote for the Dissolving Power Powder?"

Yun Chan herself was also puzzled by this question, and said somewhat awkwardly, "Anyway, I'm a woman who clearly distinguishes between gratitude and resentment, and you did take a knife for me..."

"You don't want me to die, do you?" Lou Lou interrupted her again, his smile bright enough to light up the entire night sky.

Miss Yun became even more uncomfortable: "Anyway, I'll find an antidote for the Dissolving Power Powder as soon as possible. Be careful not to let my mother see you. Stay in your room for the next few days and don't come out, no matter what. If my mother comes looking for you, just pretend to be asleep. Anyway, she can't just barge in as a man."

bedroom……"

Lou Lou smiled as he watched her chattering away, and couldn't help but want to reach out and hug her.

Yun Chan jumped away like a startled rabbit: "Your life and death are in my hands now, how dare you be disrespectful to me!"

He smiled and said, "Anyway, it's the same whether you do it once or twice. Besides, you're so ugly and I'm so good-looking, so I'm the one who's actually at a disadvantage."

Yun Chan roared in fury: "Tan Shiyao is beautiful, why don't you go and make a scene with her!"

"I don't want her." Lou Lou moved closer with a serious expression. "I told you during the day that I would take responsibility for you."

"Take responsibility for you, my foot! Don't make it sound like we're some kind of 'responsible'!"

"Don't we have anything going on?" Lou Lou suddenly became plaintive, his gaze still fixed on her. "You did all that to me during the day, don't you want me?"

The shy Yun Chan immediately blushed and turned to run away.

A night breeze stirred the delicate flowers by the roadside. In a dark corner in the distance, two figures, one in red and one in green, stood. Their position allowed them a perfect view of what had just happened behind the artificial hill.

"Master, shall I kill him?" Qingqi asked, bowing his head.

Xia Yi stared into the distance in the direction Yun Chan had left, her knuckles cracking as she clenched her fists. Suddenly, her eyes filled with malice: "Didn't you see how protective she was of him? Are you going to kill him now?"

Knowing who the "she" he was referring to was, Qingqi immediately knelt down in fear: "This subordinate will definitely not let Miss Yun find out."

Xia Yi could no longer hold back and suddenly grabbed his neck: "His current identity is Lou Guyan. Where do you think this is? Last time I lost my temper and attacked him, and you didn't stop me. Now you want to ruin things?"

The once gentle night breeze seemed to have turned eerie. Xia Yi's hand was imbued with fierce internal energy, and just as Qing Qi felt he was about to suffocate, Xia Yi suddenly released his grip and smiled, a smile that made him seem like a child: "Shouldn't have..."

"It's your fault. I lost my temper last time. You can't die."

Having narrowly escaped death, Qingqi knew the second half of his sentence that he hadn't finished saying.

You can't die. Because she knows you, and she's always saddened when anyone she's even remotely acquainted with dies.

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Early the next morning after the Feiyun Fortress group arrived at the Yuanqing Sect, Tan Shiyao knocked on Lou Lou's door, only to find a note on the table.

Upon receiving the call, everyone rushed over.

After reading the note, Shen Yao said, "Master Lou said he has recovered and has to leave first."

Yun Chan immediately retorted, "Impossible."

Tan Shiyao turned to look at her suspiciously, and Yun Chan choked: "Uh, didn't you say he wouldn't leave without saying goodbye?"

“Since you left a letter, it doesn’t count as leaving without saying goodbye.” Shen Yao turned to a junior brother and instructed, “Go and ask which junior brother was guarding the gate last night.”

Soon, a disciple of Yuanqing came to report: "I did see Hero Lou Guyan leave Yuanqing Sect last night. He said he had important business to attend to. Because it was late, he told me not to disturb you."

He's really gone? But we haven't gotten the antidote for the Dissolving Power Powder for him yet.

Yun Chan felt inexplicably anxious. Suddenly, another Yuan Qing disciple came to report: "Master Xia also set off for the manor this morning. He said he left in a hurry and did not have time to say goodbye. Please forgive him, Sect Leader."

Yun Chan was stunned. That bastard Xia Yi is gone too?

Qin Hu noticed something was off about her daughter's expression and asked, "Xiao Chan, what happened between you and Yi'er?"

Feiyun Fortress and Xiaming Manor are very close to each other, and Yun Chan and Xia Yi have been betrothed since childhood. It's only proper that they travel together if they want to return. What could possibly make them leave Feiyun Fortress behind without even saying goodbye?

Yun Chan bit her lip guiltily and said, "Nothing happened."

Qin Hu could tell from her expression that something was wrong, but he didn't want to ask too many questions in front of other outsiders. After everyone had left, she discussed it with her husband, thanked Master Tan repeatedly, and then decided to take her leave.

When they set off from Yuanqing Sect, Yun Chan couldn't hold the reins because her hand injury hadn't healed, so she didn't ride a horse and sat in the carriage with Ji Yue. She had never been one for worries before, but these past few days of hardship had burdened her with many concerns.

Something happened.

Ji Yue was also worried seeing Yun Chan's sullen expression. Although she often saw Yun Chan and Xia Yi arguing, the way Xia Yi came out of Yun Chan's room that day at Yuanqing Sect was fiercer than ever before. However, after pressing her several times,

Yun Chan refused to say anything more and wouldn't allow her to tell the Lord and Madam.

Her thoughts drifted, and Ji Yue recalled that when she was at the Yuanqing Sect, she had heard some junior disciples talk about Lou Guyan, who had saved Yun Chan, and said that he was incredibly handsome and that Yun Chan used to go and take care of him every day.

Could it be that Master Xia's outburst that day was related to this?

Thinking of this, Ji Yue reached out and waved her hand in front of Yun Chan's absent-minded face: "Miss, I heard that Lou Guyan is very beautiful?"

"It's alright," Yun Chan replied listlessly, snapping out of her reverie.

"Compared to Master Xia?"

“Of course, he’s much better than that bastard.” Yun Chan’s voice suddenly rose.

Ji Yue pretended to talk to herself: "When Master Xia heard that Miss had been kidnapped, he was clearly very anxious and immediately came to investigate. Why did he leave without saying a word now?"

"Hmph. Forget it, who wants to go with him?" Yun Chan hasn't seen him since she slapped him again yesterday, and the thought of him makes her feel terrible.

I don't want to think about it anymore. I don't care if you all die.

Yun Chan let out a deep breath and closed her eyes to rest.

With the addition of a horse-drawn carriage, the journey slowed considerably, and the group didn't reach the town until almost dark, stopping in front of an inn as Qin Hu had instructed.

Yun Chan lifted the curtain and jumped off the carriage. Just as she was about to head towards the inn, she suddenly noticed a figure in a light blue robe among the crowd. She asked in surprise, "Shen Yao? What are you doing here?"

Upon hearing the question, Shen Yao bowed politely as usual: "My master asked me to go on some business nearby, so Lord Yun invited me to travel with you."

Yun Chan gave an "oh" and listlessly turned to leave without asking any more questions. However, Qin Hu saw her and gave her another hard slap on the forehead.

Sigh, in short, the worse my mood is, the more things go wrong.

As night fell, Miss Yun was alone in a superior room at the inn, rolling around on the bed with her head in her hands, lost in thought, when she heard a faint bell sound.

Upon looking up, Yun Chan saw Qian Jun's beautiful face and immediately shrank to the corner of the bed: "What are you doing here again?"

Qianjun climbed onto the bed in a huff and pinched Yunchan's cheek: "I came to play with you."

Yun Chan slapped her hand away: "What's so fun about finding me? You...you didn't hurt Tan Shiyao later, did you?"

"That woman is much more formidable than you; I won't get her so easily." Unable to get his hands on Yun Chan's face, Qian Jun, bored, collapsed onto the bed. His long, black hair and gauze dress spread across the sheets, a truly breathtaking sight that captivated Yun Chan.

Another wave of swallowing saliva washed over me.

Seeing Yun Chan's infatuated expression, Qian Jun finally regained some of the confidence he had lost with Shen Yao, and happily tempted her: "Want to molest me?"

Yun Chan was amused by her, and her gloomy mood from yesterday vanished. She laughed and said, "Take it easy, my parents are next door. What are you doing here?"

"They've come to steal the Hero's Token."

"Hero's Token? Isn't it with Shen Yao?"

"Yes. But I can't fool him or beat him. He's completely unfazed by my charm. I asked him if I wasn't pretty enough, and he said I wasn't as pretty as his junior sister."