Chapter 12

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

“The Crown Prince ought to think about how you’re going to restore the reputation of the Defender Marquis Manor!” With that, Ding Hao glared at Mu Yurou and turned around, leading his men away from the offensive scene.

As everyone left, the Misty Rain Courtyard immediately quietened down.

Mu Yurou slowly woke up, her petite face deathly pale as she gently bit her lips, her eyes brimming with tears and looking incredibly pitiful. “Brother Yu, sob sob sob… I don’t wish to live anymore. I’m too ashamed to continue living…”

Frowning in irritation, Nalan Yu kicked Wang Dachui’s corpse off the bed in one swoop, his eyes glowing with flames of fury. “Someone must have set a trap for me! If I find out who that person is, I’ll have him hacked into ten thousand pieces. I’ll make his life such a living hell he’ll beg to be killed!”

Mu Yurou’s weeping and sniffling next to him made him feel incredibly vexed. At the thought of how Mu Yurou’s body was seen in its naked form by another man, disgust welled up in his heart.

That look in his eyes didn’t escape Mu Yurou’s notice.

With her gaze slightly lowered, a trace of hatred and aggrievedness flashed across the depths of her eyes. She had given her all to him, yet he was disdaining her over what happened today?

“Brother Yu, I won’t implicate you. I’ll tell everyone I was the one who seduced you first. That way, nobody will criticize you… You’ll still be the virtuous and talented Crown Prince in everyone’s eyes… Brother Yu, I don’t regret giving myself to you. My only regret is that our affinity is too shallow! If there is another lifetime, I’m still willing to be your woman! Brother Yu, farewell!”

With that, Mu Yurou stood up with a sorrowful expression, her beautiful little face pale as a sheet, making her resemble a fragile butterfly that would die at any moment. She closed her eyes and ran towards the pillar to bang her head against it.

“Don’t! Rou’er!” Nalan Yu hurriedly grabbed hold of her and said in a self-reproachful tone, “Rou’er, how could I possibly let you down when you’ve been true to me? Don’t worry, I will surely get to the bottom of this!”

Inside, Mu Yurou secretly heaved a sigh of relief. She was taking a gamble just now! Gambling that Nalan Yu would rescue her! As she caught a glimpse of Wang Dachui’s corpse, a smoldering fury blazed in the depths of her eyes. It must be Mu Qianyue! It must be an act of revenge on her! However, she hadn’t expected Mu Qianyue to be so ruthless, to even drag Brother Yu into this plot of hers!

Did she really no longer love Brother Yu?

“Brother Yu, don’t you find this fishy? This is the Defender Marquis Manor. Although security’s not as tight as in the palace, it isn’t a place where anyone can enter at will. Moreover, the two of us are mid and high-level True Cultivators, yet neither of us noticed the corpse on the bed…” Mu Yurou reminded him.

“Are you saying General Mu was the one who framed us?” Nalan Yu narrowed his eyes, a dangerous glint flashing across his eyes.

“Grandfather certainly wouldn’t do something like this. Brother Yu, don’t you find that ever since Sister came back from Canopy Mountain Range, she has transformed into a different person?” Mu Yurou quickly changed her statement. She wasn’t so stupid as to pin the blame on Mu Hong that old geezer. Framing the royalty could have serious implications, and might even lead to the execution of all nine generations of the culprit’s family.

“It must be Mu Qianyue that b*tch who is taking revenge against us!” Nalan Yu’s countenance was terrifyingly dark as he clenched his fists tightly and cracked his knuckles. “I will kill her!”

…

Having heard of what happened in the Misty Rain Courtyard, Mu Qianyue strolled in the garden in a good mood. After all, how could she not be aware when she was the culprit?

It was a pity she couldn’t witness the scene with her own eyes!

However, she could imagine that Mu Yurou and Nalan Yu’s expressions must have been fascinating!

At the thought of their reactions, she left the Defender Marquis Manor in a pleasant mood and arrived at the weapon shop to collect the promised acupuncture needles from the boss.

Oh my. She had to admit that the boss’s skills were fantastic, for every acupuncture needle was exquisitely forged, even exceeding her expectations. She carefully wrapped the acupuncture needles in a fabric sleeve, before putting them away.

Wasting no time, she then rushed to Maple Garden.

Under the pear tree, there was a man sitting quietly in his aqua-blue long robe. His slim, long and fair fingers were wrapped around a white jade cup, the green tea leaves glistening under the sunlight. There was the faint fragrance of tea in the air, refreshing one’s senses.

The sunlight weaved through the tree branches and sprinkled upon the man’s well-chiseled, handsome face, making for a mesmerizing sight.

As the spring breeze blew past, it caused the pear blossoms to fall and dance in the wind. It was as though that person under the tree was draped with a layer of light golden coat, adding a hint of obscurity and dreaminess to him.

Mu Qianyue froze for a moment. There were truly many gorgeous men in the ancient times! She had only transmigrated here for a few days and already she had seen three. One of them was her older brother, who gave off a warm, refined and noble aura.

The second one was Tianshuo, who had a devilishly bewitching charm and gave off wild and insolent vibes.

Then there was that youth in white clothing, who had celestial airs, resembling the bright moon sometimes, and an elf at other times. Especially those light-colored eyes of his, one only had to gaze into them a little longer, and they would sink into them…

Regardless of which one it was, all of them were a feast to the eyes!

As for Nalan Yu, although he was also pretty good-looking, unfortunately, he was a colossal jerk!

“What happened for our Yue’er to be so happy?” Mu Rufeng asked with a smile when he raised his head and saw who it was.

He was afraid that Yue’er would be upset after learning of what happened in Misty Rain Courtyard today. Seems like he was thinking too much, Yue’er truly had let things go!

“Brother, I said I would heal your dantian previously, didn’t I? Do you dare to let me try?” Mu Qianyue’s eyes rose at the edges from her radiant smile.

“Why wouldn’t I dare? I’m just afraid that Yue’er would be tired.” Mu Rufeng chuckled.

Upon hearing this, Mu Qianyue’s eyes lit up. Previously she was afraid that her older brother wouldn’t agree to it. In fact, she hadn’t expected him to agree so readily. Since he had no reservations, she retrieved a fabric sleeve from her clothing as though taking out a treasure, then unfolded it under Mu Rufeng’s curious gaze.

Each of those slim and long needles looked charmingly lustrous under the sunlight.

Mu Rufeng narrowed his eyes. What were these?

“Brother, please remove your clothes, including your pants,” Mu Qianyue instructed as she arranged the needles. Only when she raised her head and saw Mu Rufeng’s stunned expression, did it suddenly occur to her what she had said.

F*ck! She forgot this was the ancient times!

Surely her older brother wouldn’t think of her as a lustful woman, would he?

“Err… I’m going to give you acupuncture treatment, so of course you must remove your clothes. Strip off all your clothes except for the last layer of pants.”

Mu Rufeng’s mouth twitched. Did that mean she wasn’t planning for him to keep that final pair of pants previously?

He looked up and saw the serious and resolute expression on his younger sister’s face, then hesitated a moment, before reaching his hands to remove his clothes.

Qian Huang, who had been secretly keeping watch in Maple Garden, had fury flickering across his eyes at the sight of this. Eldest Young Miss was too insensible. How could she ask Master to remove his clothes? Didn’t she know this would damage Master’s reputation?

Also, if those slim and long needles were to be pierced into Master’s body, what if she accidentally killed or injured him?

Catching the look of displeasure Mu Rufeng shot him, Qian Huang had no choice but to retreat. If anything happened to his master because of this ‘acupuncture’ thing, he wouldn’t let her off even if she was the Eldest Young Miss of the Defender Marquis Manor!

Mu Qianyue frowned. It really didn’t feel good to be monitored!

Ah, forget it, there was nothing that could be done about it since that man was her older brother’s subordinate.

Although her older brother’s dantian had been completely destroyed, he wasn’t as dispirited as outsiders had imagined him to be. It seemed that her older brother had his own secrets too.

But regardless, he was the older brother who doted on her, right?