That middle-aged servant bowed his head, and replied without lacking any respect. "Yes. Let this small matter be handled this old servant. Please don't worry about it, Young Master."
"Take care." The voice that flowed like water, however, stopped, following the carriage's curtains dropping.
As the young man turned around, Wei Wei, who hid inside the carriage, basically had the opportunity to clearly see his appearance.
The side of his face was like a poetic painting, covered with a layer of light and gleamed magnificently. The delicate lips, due to many years of serious illness, was suffused with paleness, yet didn't affect his bearing in the slightest. On the contrary, it added a trace of gentleness. The smile on his face was just perfect; the long and narrowed eyes half curved. His appearance was like a refreshing breeze under a cold moon, unimaginably good-looking. The simple white colored long robe worn on his body especially suited him, making him seemed just like he'd just stepped out from the moon.
"You..."
Wei Wei could finally see that within the young man's eyes, serene and devoid of any ripple, a flicker of light streaked by.
"Shhh." Wei Wei didn't take pay any heed to the distance men and women needed to maintain. Her left hand immediately covered his lips, and smiled faintly. "A person like me don't like violence much, therefore I invite this young master to cooperate for a bit."
That young man glimpsed at the dagger close to his neck. His face didn't change color as he gently said, "You are the person Third Prince wants to find."
Wei Wei's pair of eyes narrowed because of the young man's quick mind...
During this time, another carriage already drove over. Even though they were separated by the carriage's curtain, Wei Wei could still sense that dense feeling of oppression.
The dagger in Wei Wei's hand tightened and was just about to think of another plan.
When that young man opened his mouth, he spoke only two words while he coughed softly. "On stomach."
Wei Wei's eyes sparkled as she glanced profoundly at the young man then quickly bent her body.
Just at this time.
The carriage's curtain was abruptly blown open by a burst of cold wind.
Wei Wei was nested at the floor of the carriage, caught some sunlight, and lifted her head to look over.
She only saw that in the distance, there was a person coming over step by step.
His measured footsteps seemed as if they'd been calculated already, as if they're walking on clouds, each step was taken with the same attitude of fierce maliciousness, appearing cool and indifferent, yet with a kind of gracefulness that no one could hinder.
Wei Wei seemed to hear the sound of the wheels cracking.
The entire alley seemed as if it's been immobilized.
Almost everyone was looking at the one who's walking over from the horse carriage, a man that was like a god who'd descended on earth. Even breathing was suppressed at the throat.
Wei Wei subconsciously shrunk her body further, until the other party approached closer and closer...
So close that they were only separated by a layer of very, very thin carriage wall.
He had the purest noble presence that Wei Wei had ever seen before. Moving through the sunlight and shade, unceasingly exuding a kind of power that stirred people's hearts.
Wei Wei promptly ceased her own breathing.
When Baili Jia Jue faced this direction and looked over, within his deep and profound eyes, which faced everything with indifference, it seemed as if even though the entire street was frantic because of him, it still wouldn't affect his state of mind at all.
Baili Jia Jue glanced inside the horse carriage, then allowed his gaze to fall on the softly coughing, mildly smiling young man's body.
That young man also didn't get out of the carriage, and only politely bowed his head, as refined as jade. "A commoner greets His Highness."
"Young Master..." Uncle Liang wanted to come over, yet was fixed in the distance by the young man's gaze.
Baili Jia Jue's gaze didn't change in the slightest, his words were level. "Routine business."
Wei Wei, who was on her stomach under the carriage seat, head and hair covered in dust 'woah hoh'd to herself, routine business? Third Prince was indeed frighteningly two-faced. He clearly toyed around, upending everything only for the sake of catching her. Yet in his mouth, it became serious routine business. This made people from the four great clans, even if they wanted to go to Retired Emperor to make a complaint, unable to come up with any demands.
"Pass." Baili Jia Jue's voice rang out again.
Wei Wei swore, there'd never been a time like this time, when she felt that Third Prince's voice was so damned pleasant to hear.
However!
She was just about to get up.
When she heard Baili Jia Jue speak again. "Wait a moment..."
Chapter 109 - Who’s Victorious, Who’s Defeated
Wei Wei abruptly stiffened, there was basically no time to respond. Fortunately, the young man turned to the side and lowered his leg while a corner of his white robe then coincidentally concealed her. He softly coughed while speaking. "Your Highness, is there something else?"
The corner of Baili Jia Jue's mouth curved down, even though this was a question, it still gave off a kind of cultured, favorable gracefulness. "There isn't, anymore."
She didn't know why, but she secretly perspired a layer of cold sweat on behalf of her own actions a moment ago.
This Third Prince again deviously wanted to draw her out!
Luckily, the sickly person responded quickly enough and his acting skills were good enough. Otherwise, hah, the usual ordinary person really would have no way of handling that guy.
Wei Wei sort of breathed with relief as she curled on the ground, one hand supporting her chin, without any form to speak of.
"Then this commoner will take his leave." The young man extended his hand and let down the carriage's curtains. He lowered his head and glanced at her, then faced outside the carriage to command in a soft voice. "Uncle Liang, let's go."
The city gate opened as the wheels rolled across the ground. Wei wei, however, heard a cry of alarm.
"Your Highness!"
It was Shadow. He extended his hand in order to support the dizzy Baili Jia Jue.
But was stopped from acting by Baili Jia Jue's gaze.
"His Highness..." Even though it was merely a slight touch, however, the temperature that transmitted slowly from his master's body already indicated how terrible his body's condition currently was.
However, surprisingly, none of the others were able to tell.
Even now, he still only used his fingers to press on his own forehead as his long eyebrows slightly creased, his voice indifferently issued a command. "Continue to search."
"But your health..." All of the concern within Shadow's eyes was inadvertently revealed. Since the time of that big fire, a lot of ailments fell on His Highness' body. Every single one of them was sufficient to snatch his life.
Yet Baili Jia Jue only turned his ring a bit. "I said continue searching."
"Yes." Shadow dropped his eyes respectfully. With his hand raised, he led the rest of the shadow guards and rushed out into all of the capital's streets.
After waiting until there was no one all around, the fire qilin then appeared from the Dark Illusionary Space and opened its mouth. "Master, you need to rest."
"The horse just now, was a black flying horse." Baili Jia Jue's voice was level, as if he was merely stating a fact.
The fire qilin lowered its head. "Nothing escapes master's eyes."
"I didn't look." Baili Jia Jia lifted his head up. The place where light resided in his eyes was missing some light. "It was somewhat agitated, became aware of your existence."
The fire qilin jumped. "Master, your eyes."
"I can't see for the time being." Baili Jia Jue's voice was emotionless, as before, as if the one who was blind wasn't him.
The f
ire qilin fiercely furrowed its dense eyebrows. Just like it had said before, that big fire really brought too, too much harm to its master, just like the kind of situation right now was something that master had encountered before.
Lasting as long as three days, some as short as one day.
It's just that the interval seemed to be getting shorter and shorter. Don't know if this situation is good or not.
No matter what, what's most important right now was to not have anyone become aware that master's not well...
And Wei Wei, on her stomach inside the horse carriage, was instead facing backwards to take a quick look. Her eyes carried an unknown light, as if there was something different.
"If the young lady regrets it, you can now exit the carriage." The young man's voice was very kindly, yet was abnormally penetrating.
Wei Wei's eyebrows jumped. "Regret?" She merely felt that she had a bit of an unfair advantage. Forget it. If this was a normal Third Prince, he certainly would've discovered her hiding inside the horse carriage.
Apparently, sometimes good luck could also be crucial to a battle's outcome.
Even though right now, her health also wasn't that much better than Third Prince's.
"Everybody wants to get married with Third Prince." The young man looked at her appearance, an unassuming smile appeared at the edge of his lips. His low and deep voice flowed out like the murmur of running water, as if he was only stating a fact.
His dark blue colored hair was like a rich fabric dr.a.p.ed on his shoulders, without the slightest trace of a difference in color. Above his shirt collar was a face like jade that could sweep all living things off their feet. His appearance was like the stars, as if it was an early spring that melts away the snow, was pleased, yet displeased, a light which f.o.r.c.i.b.l.y pressured this carriage.
This kind of young man made people felt that just taking a glance at him would tarnish him, yet they could not control their d.e.s.i.r.e to approach him.
Wei Wei again sized up the white clothed young man and only saw him sitting there emotionlessly, with only his solitary nature as if he didn't do anything, yet could still approach on his own accord like a refreshing breeze.
It's not that Wei Wei hadn't met this kind of person before, appearing on the surface to be very frail, yet in fact, had the ability to hold heaven and earth in the palm of his hand.
Within the Dragon War Empire, the only person who fit this kind of image
Was precisely him, ranked second in the capital, Liancheng noble family's Young Master Wu Shuang!
Reportedly, even though the Liancheng's noble family was not considered one of the four great clans at all, nevertheless, it was one of the Dragon War Empire's most noble and most mysterious lineage, and seemed to have a relationship to the Baili branch of the royal clan that sits on the throne. The two families practically breathed the same air, or was joined to the same tree branch.
Even though their population size is small nowadays, however, every one of them was a genius at comprehending how to make armaments.
And among the members of the noble Liancheng family, the eldest son, Jing Wu Shuang, was the most outstanding. During childhood, he already became the Liancheng clan's unanimously approved successor.
The position of Liancheng family's successor was only determined by virtue and talent, and didn't take seniority into account. Someone who could be the head of the clan must be able to guide the destiny of all of the talented people in the clan!
Therefore, setting aside the fact that those armaments he manufactured was highly popular, merely based on the approval he was unexpectedly able to obtain from the Liancheng noble clan alone, it's already not difficult to imagine that this young man's capability perhaps was so deep that it's difficult to assess!
"Miss, where do you plan on going next?" The young man consciously turned over the ancient scroll in his hand. There was even a teapot arranged at the center of the carriage. Inside the teapot was warm tea, the steam from the tea rose in spirals, emitting a faintly fragrant scent. He faced Wei Wei and smiled. Even though there was weariness, it nevertheless did not affect his otherworldly gracefulness in the slightest, as if a celestial being had walked out from a painting.
In the beginning, Wei Wei originally was going to threaten this young man and have him directly take her to the armament convention and that'd be it. In any case, he, Jing Wu Shuang, as the armament assembly member's son, also was a main topic of conversation at this armament convention, and certainly should appear there.
Yet now, seeing that the young man actually didn't resist and even helped her so much,
Wei Wei was already too embarrassed to mention her head full of fierce words, and could only reply. "After turning by that mountain top ahead, just let me down."
The black flying horse's speed was very fast.
Not a moment passed before it spread its wings and flew over a mountain top.
After that...
The young man faced Wei Wei sitting with him by his side and took a glance as he coughed a couple of times. "Shouldn't the young lady get out of the carriage now? We're a single man and single lady. Let's not damage the young lady's reputation."
Wei Wei also wasn't someone who was shameless, and also roughly understood the other party's meaning.
This was more like him being afraid she'd take advantage of him.
People in ancient times was more complicated than modern people thought. He'd not even passed twenty years of age and thought that the entire world's women wanted to approach him in order to covet something from him.
Wei Wei smiled as she stretched and while doing so, threw ten taels of silver on the tabletop. "This is a gift as thanks. Much thanks to Young Master Jing for helping me to mediate, see you."
The young man paused. She'd just called him Young Master Jing...
Chapter 110 - His Highness Felt The Loss
Ah, truly an intelligent young lady.
Jing Wu Shuang looked up, within the depths of the always gentle eyes, a light quickly streaked across.
Helian Wei Wei jumped down from the carriage.
Suddenly, there was a person who came out from the carriage like that, and it scared the living daylights out of the servant who was driving the horse carriage.
When Uncle Liang turned his head around, he only saw that young lady's safe and sound appearance. Her looks were delicate and pretty. A cascade of long, curly, dark black hair hung down directly to her waist, so beautiful that it made people unable to bear looking away.
He hurriedly pulled on the reins, his old face full of shock. "Young Master, just now..." The person who Third Prince had been looking for, couldn't be her, could it? !
His master clearly knew, yet still hid the person in his horse carriage? !
This...if this was discovered by Third Prince…
Uncle Liang perspired a layer of cold sweat, even if their family was as prominent as it was, they still needed to give the imperial family some face, sigh, yet the young master truly was not afraid of anything.
However, this young lady was also really good at hiding. They've travelled such a long way get surprisingly, he wasn't even able to sense that anything was out of place at all!
"Uncle Liang." Jing Wu Shuang's voice gently interrupted him. His pair of eyes was clear and limpid, yet as deep and serene as the ocean, suffused faintly with blue, the kind that seemed as if people would willingly drown to death in them.
Carrying on, the corners of his mouth curved into a gentle arc as he extended his jade like fingers and picked up the silvers that Wei Wei placed on the tabletop. "A person who can have Third Prince search for an entire day and night, yet still fail to find, how many have you seen?"
Uncle Liang became dazed. With respect to Third Prince's famous reputation, he'd heard of it long ago. Even if he'd lost his qi, still, no one dared to go challenge his anger.
No matter how unbridled the four great clans were, in the end, when faced with him, even if they weren't w
illing, they still had to restrain their own blazes (aggression).
One can well imagine the extent of His Highness' methods.
Yet, without exception, no one was capable of standing in the way of the things that he wanted to do. That's the same even for Retired Emperor.
Something like today, having no success finding someone even after having looked for an entire day...
"One." Uncle Liang rummaged through his own memories, before he came up with the answer. "This old servant has only seen one person like that." Not only that, the other party was even a young girl!
Jing Wu Shuang put away the silvers in the palm of his hand, faintly smiling. "It appears that the Helian family's good-for-nothing is not at all as useless as the rumors claimed."
"The one just now is Helian family's good-for-nothing daughter?" Uncle Liang's mouth instantly gaped open. "How, how's that possible?" Wasn't it said that the Helian family's eldest daughter was coarse and crude, with dark skin, unrestrained manners and vulgar bearing, and not even as good as a country bumpkin. That's why the Murong family's young lord couldn't help but break the engagement. But the young lady he saw just now, even though it was merely a glimpse, but he could still see the side of the other person's face. That absolutely was a beauty in the bud, oh my!
Jing Wu Shuang moved his hand and placed it by the side of his mouth, coughed a couple of times before opening his mouth, in a tone that spoke of a matter that already was of no concern to him. "Nothing is impossible. The gossip spread between the marketplaces were originally merely leisure time chit chat and idle rumors among the common people. Let's just hurry on our journey."
"Yes!" After quite a while, Uncle Liang finally regained his focus. He raised his whip as he pensively recalled carefully. This was yet the first time that Young Master took the initiative to help someone.
Could it be simply because that Helian family's eldest daughter was still not caught by Third Prince?
Uncle Liang was unable to guess his master's thoughts.
On the same note, Eunuch Sun also couldn't guess His Highness' thoughts.
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