Master, don't tease me, you can't handle three of them.

Chapter 188 Quite the Lucky Ones!

"Then...does he hate his father?" Gu Meng suddenly asked.

"Why hate?" Ning Ze gently stroked the cup.

"He simply made his own choice. To the late emperor, the late empress was everything to him, his very life."

He knew it was irresponsible to the children and the country, but he really couldn't take it anymore...

His memories of being three years old were very vague. Ning Ze could no longer remember what his father looked like back then, but he still remembered that his father was very thin, very thin...

Ning Ze put down his teacup and chuckled, "Discussing royal secrets in public like this doesn't seem quite right..."

“Let’s talk about something else, Gu Meng. Did you come to Chang’an to sightsee? If so, I can show you around.” Ning Ze looked at Gu Meng and said seriously.

“No,” Gu Meng shook her head. “There’s something else.”

"What is it? Tell me, maybe I can help you," Ning Ze said casually as he refilled their teacups.

Gu Meng tilted her head. "You'll help me?"

“Of course,” Ning Ze nodded.

Gu Meng chuckled upon hearing this, resting her chin on her hands, her smile not reaching her eyes. "Why should I believe you? A guy who doesn't even dare to show his true face when we meet."

Ning Ze raised an eyebrow slightly, showing no panic at being seen through. "How did you figure it out?"

“If you had used the Transformation Pill, I might not have been able to detect it. But you used the Face-Changing Powder. Although I’m not very good at alchemy, I’ve handled plenty of spiritual plants, and I can still smell the scent of licorice.”

Ning Ze subconsciously touched his face; he hadn't expected it to be because of this...

"Also, from the moment I left the house, I felt someone was following me, but since they were just ordinary people, I didn't pay any attention to it."

But how coincidental is it that the storyteller is talking about today? And you just happened to appear, not even in your real form, yet you know so many royal secrets, and you even answered my question, 'Does he hate his father?'...

Gu Meng sat up straight, pointing out each point of confusion with her fingers, and finally put her hands down.

"You never really wanted to hide your identity, did you? My dear cousin..."

Hearing Gu Meng call him cousin, Bei Yuze smiled even more, "Little sister is truly clever."

Gu Meng snorted lightly, "I just said I was reporting to the authorities yesterday, and that guy almost found out everything about my family. It seems you were behind it. So how did you know I'm his daughter?"

"Don't say it's because I called you 'cousin,' and of course, it couldn't be that he told you. He probably doesn't even know I exist."

Gu Meng spoke in a flat tone, and even continued to eat sunflower seeds.

Bei Yuze sighed helplessly, "Little sister, you probably don't know just how much we look alike..."

As he spoke, Bei Yuze slightly covered his face with his sleeve, and when he lowered it again, his true appearance had been revealed.

A look of shock flashed in Gu Meng's eyes. The person in front of her looked at least seven or eight parts like her. She knew that she didn't resemble her mother, but this was too much! It was like a slightly older male version of her.

"Let me formally introduce myself. I am your cousin, Bei Yuze," Bei Yuze said with a smile.

"When we were stealing the lanterns yesterday, I didn't know your identity, but I saw clearly my little sister chasing after the villain."

The storyteller's voice interrupted their conversation, "The Prime Minister's daughter, a golden branch and jade leaf, has admired the Regent for a long time, but to no avail..."

"..."

Bei Yuze's smile froze slightly.

"Looks like he's had quite the luck with women all these years," Gu Meng commented casually.

Bei Yuze was in a real bind. He had indeed paid someone to talk about the Regent today, but he wanted his younger sister to have a good impression of her father, not for this Mr. Shu to spout nonsense here!

"That's not true. My father has never been interested in anyone all these years..."

“I’m not interested in this,” Gu Meng interrupted Bei Yuze.

Bei Yuze wasn't angry at being interrupted. "And what about you? How did you find out about your background? Will you... reunite with your father?"

"Well, my master and senior brother encountered him yesterday when they were killing evil cultivators, so that's how I found out. I'll look for him later, but...?"

Gu Meng couldn't help but sneer, "Even your father knows he's not worthy to be your father, so how could he be worthy of being a father? He's not even worthy of being a husband, let alone a father."

After hearing this, Bei Yuze knew that his father had wronged him and his mother, but he still couldn't help but defend Bei Yan'an, "Father, he didn't mean it..."

"Let's not talk about him." Gu Meng gestured for a stop. "Since I've run into you here, I'll just ask directly: where are the remains of the Nightmare Beast?"

Bei Yuze was silent for a moment after hearing this, then asked, "How do you know this?"

Gu Meng stopped eating sunflower seeds. "Never mind how I know, tell me, where is this thing now? We've searched the entire city of Chang'an, but we can't find it. Where did it die?"

"Little sister, it's dangerous there...you mean to..."

"Yes, I came here to destroy the remains of the Nightmare Beast, even if it's dangerous. Besides, I'm not alone; I have my master and the others."

Gu Meng was not so presumptuous as to think she could do it all by herself; she wasn't alone.

“Even if you don’t tell me, I will still go and ask him.”

Gu Meng made a move to leave, but Bei Yuze stood up and grabbed her. "Little sister, I'll tell you everything, but before that, let me tell you a story, okay?"

Gu Meng was about to speak when a voice from behind silenced her.

"Aze, why did you sneak out again? And why are you pulling and tugging at that little girl like that?"

Gu Meng didn't turn around immediately. There was only one person who could call her cousin like that.

"Father?"

Bei Yuze released his grip, somewhat surprised that Bei Yan'an knew he had come out so quickly, but seeing the shadow guard beside him, Bei Yuze understood everything.

Snitch!

"Aze, won't you introduce this young lady to me?" Bei Yan'an asked in a softer voice.

No wonder she always sneaks out; she has someone she likes.

Bei Yuze glanced at Gu Meng, "She..."

"Why should he introduce us?" Gu Meng turned around and looked at Bei Yan'an, her biological father whom she had never met.

"My name is Gu Meng. Your Highness, it's a pleasure to meet you all."

Bei Yan'an was also stunned by Gu Meng's appearance, then looked at Bei Yuze and asked in confusion, "My royal brother actually has a daughter who is wandering outside, right?"

Bei Yuze: "???"

Gu Meng: "..."