Второстепенная женская героиня невинна

Глава 15

"You! You!..." I grabbed Shang Shaochang's hand, my hands trembling uncontrollably, and I almost shouted, "You deliberately carried me through the town, didn't you?!" I pointed at Shang Shaochang's carefree face, my voice trembling with anger for the first time, "Do you know the consequences of your stab? Why didn't you kill me that day? Why did you cause so much trouble instead?" I became angrier and angrier as I spoke, so I simply let go of Shang Shaochang and walked to the side by myself, my chest still heaving.

The instigator, however, remained all smiles, crossing his arms as he walked up to me, ignoring the murderous glare Yun Yiyang was giving him from behind. He said casually, "You look quite beautiful in women's clothing, don't you?"

"Look good my foot!" I whirled around, pointing at his innocent face and yelling, "Do you know how much trouble this has caused Guiyun Manor? What will happen to Guiyun Manor if a bunch of merchants find out that the White-Clad Minister is a woman? Prince Ning isn't in Jiangzhou right now, but if he comes back and finds out I've deceived him, he'll definitely punish me, and might even imprison everyone in Guiyun Manor! Aren't all these troubles enough?? It's fine if you know my secret, it's fine if you harm me, but Guiyun Manor is innocent, are you going to drag everyone down with me?! Oh, and... and Ye Zhi Qiu..."

In a fit of anger, I rambled on and on for several sentences, then suddenly stopped, my face turning deathly pale.

The falling of a single leaf heralds the coming of autumn.

This mysterious, unpredictable, and even terrifyingly shrewd Autumn Leaf Pavilion Master. I will never forget my confrontation with this soft-spoken man at Moonlit Manor. Though physically frail, he was undoubtedly the most terrifying enemy I had ever encountered!

If Ye Zhi Qiu knew that the person under the straw hat was not the "ugly monster" he saw, how would he deal with me and Guiyun Manor?

He absolutely has the power to raze Guiyun Manor to the ground with a wave of his hand.

"Ye Zhi Qiu, the master of Qiu Ye Pavilion." Seeing my sudden silence, Shang Shao Chang's face suddenly lit up with a radiant smile, as bright as sunshine. This smile was like a gentle spring breeze, as if the sky had suddenly cleared. He smiled brightly:

"Don't be afraid, I'll protect you."

My face was as cold as ice as I said, “Who needs your protection! It was my decision to disguise myself as a man, and now it is my identity that has harmed Guiyun Manor. I will bear all the consequences.”

But, white robe, oh white robe, how can you bear this burden?

Even if you've died once, does that mean others should stay with you?

“Sister Bai, but… but this isn’t necessarily a bad thing…” Yun Yiyang, who had been silent, suddenly spoke up. When he saw my gaze directed at him, his face flushed, and he continued, “Sister Bai can’t pretend to be a man forever. You… you… are indeed… very… very good… very good…”

"It looks great, doesn't it?" Shang Shao patted Yun Yiyang's shoulder with a smile, then gave me a meaningful look: "Secrets always have to be revealed."

Seeing my increasingly somber gaze, Yun Yiyang hurriedly said, "Sister Bai, how about... how about I tell outsiders that Young Master Shang made a mistake, that he didn't arrest you, no... no... he arrested you... no... he arrested..." His dark face turned red with anxiety, but he couldn't come up with a coherent explanation.

I gave a wry smile and shook my head, saying, "No need..."

As Shang Shaozhang said, secrets must always be revealed.

From the moment I told my first lie, I was destined to cover it up with hundreds of more. But in the end, I could never truly hide it.

How long can I hide my identity as a woman?

So, I might as well take it one step at a time and use my current identity as a woman to become a white-robed minister, a renowned figure in the world.

And that's the only way I can do it.

Shang Shaozhang laughed and said, "It seems that Yiyi is really smart. She has figured it out, hasn't she?"

Before I could even get angry, Yun Yiyang couldn't contain his rage and shouted, "Young Master Shang! Do you think Guiyun Manor is your front yard? You can come and go as you please! You've harassed Sister Bai time and time again, causing her to be like this... You...!" Suddenly, he swung his fist and punched Young Master Shang's smiling face.

I could see it clearly; the punch was fierce and struck Shang Shaochang's face in the blink of an eye, but Shang Shaochang's smile remained unchanged.

There was clearly no way he could have avoided it.

But he deliberately avoided it.

Shang Shaozhang's figure flashed, disappearing just as his fist was about to strike. Yun Yiyang's punch missed its mark, and his entire body staggered forward from the force of the blow.

Shang Shaozhang had already appeared behind Yun Yiyang, and gently pressed Yun Yiyang's back with his right index finger.

His force was extremely light, as light as a gentle breeze—

Yun Yiyang felt a strong force coming from him, and he stumbled and fell to the ground, his face hitting the earth hard. The fall was quite severe, and Yun Yiyang had to use his hands to brace himself and struggle several times before he could slowly get up. His face was already bleeding from the small pebbles.

Shang Shaozhang burst into laughter: "So the young master of Guiyun Manor is actually a coward who only needs women to protect him and is powerless to even kill a chicken. I never expected this."

Yun Yiyang's eyes were practically spitting fire. For the first time, this young man was as angry as a lion. He gritted his teeth, stood up, and shouted, "I am the young master of Guiyun Manor! I am not a coward!"

"Well said!" Shang Shao clapped his hands lightly and said, "But you can't even beat one of my fingers, what kind of man are you? You make Bai Yi bear everything, don't you want to do anything yourself? Don't forget, without Prime Minister Bai Yi, how could your Guiyun Manor be where it is today?" He reached out to block Yun Yiyang's powerful punch and chuckled, "Too weak... With such delicate fists and feet, you think you can protect your Sister Bai?"

Yun Yiyang's right fist was gripped by Shang Shaochang, but it felt like being held in an iron clamp. He tried to pull away several times but couldn't break free. His dark face flushed red, and hearing Shang Shaochang's indifferent words, he became even more furious, jumping up and down. Suddenly, he swung his left fist straight at Shang Shaochang's nose. Shang Shaochang didn't let go. He simply turned his body, and Yun Yiyang involuntarily turned half a circle with him. Shang Shaochang's hand, which was holding Yun Yiyang's fist, swiftly swept it away, and also grabbed Yun Yiyang's other hand. Now both of Yun Yiyang's hands were behind his back. With a slight exertion, Shang Shaochang made Yun Yiyang feel as if a thousand pounds were weighing on his back, and he couldn't help but bend over.

I raised my eyebrows and said sternly, "Young Master Shang, what do you want to do? Release Yi Yang at once!"

Shang Shaozhang smiled slightly, but did not let go, and said, "I really don't understand why you insist on assisting this good-for-nothing." Yun Yiyang was so restrained by him that he could hardly breathe, and he finally managed to squeeze out a sentence: "I...I didn't...cough cough..." He almost choked on his breath.

A cold glint gradually appeared in my eyes as I said, "What Bai Yi is willing to do is none of Lord Shang's concern." My hand slowly reached into my sleeve.

Shang Shaochang glanced at me, then at Yun Yiyang, and suddenly released his grip. Yun Yiyang was overjoyed to be freed from his restraint and took a step forward, but his legs involuntarily went weak, and he slowly collapsed to the ground.

Shang Shaochang said slowly, "If you really want to protect Baiyi, you have to become stronger. If you really want to become stronger—" Shang Shaochang looked at Yun Yiyang's angry eyes and slowly said, "I can teach you martial arts."

"Ah!--" "Ah!--" Yun Yiyang and I both exclaimed in surprise. Yun Yiyang was more delighted than angry, while I was far more angry than delighted!

Shang Shaochang laughed and said, "If I teach you martial arts, you won't be as useless as you are now." He paused, looked at me teasingly, and added, "Consider it compensation for Yiyi."

I was astonished to see Shang Shaochang laughing so happily with his hands behind his back. If I hadn't seen his terrifyingly profound martial arts skills, it would be hard to imagine that he was the number one assassin in the world, Shang Shaochang!

However, with Yun Yiyang's guidance in martial arts, he will surely have the ability to protect Guiyun Manor. Otherwise, how could Guiyun Manor, which is full of the elderly, weak, women, and children, not be bullied?

Seeing me slowly nod, Shang Shaozhang smiled even more smugly. "Little Yiyi, I've done you such a big favor, won't you call me 'Brother Shang'?" As he spoke, he reached out his hand towards me in a fuzzy manner—

A flash of cold light streaked past, and Shang Shaozhang quickly withdrew his hand.

A sharp knife had appeared in my hand. This knife almost grazed past Shang Shaochang's claws.

An elegant smile appeared on my face as I said calmly, "As long as you disappear from my sight..." My smile gradually faded, replaced by an icy coldness, "As long as you disappear from my sight, I, Baiyi, can call you Uncle Shang or Grandpa Shang!"

Chapter Ten: Clear as Jade in an Ice Pot

I sat on the bamboo chair, not daring to move, waiting for Miss Youhua to comb my hair.

In her words, if I were to dress as a woman, I had to do it properly, like a beautiful and virtuous young lady. So I sat in a chair from the morning, letting her "properly" style my hair into one bun after another. I sat there for an hour.