Clouds and Moon Shadow

Chapter 461 Not short of money? Then I'll stick with you!

"Is he trying to use someone else to do his dirty work?" Gu Yuanen frowned.

"So what if it is?" Gu Qingyue waved her hand. "He has a grudge against the Wizarding Hall, and so do we. Whether we deal with the Holy Maiden ourselves or with him, it doesn't matter. As long as we get rid of the Holy Maiden, we will have achieved our goal."

Upon hearing this, the others nodded.

When we came out of the Great Chu Inn, it was already completely dark.

By this time, there were noticeably fewer people on the street. Gu Qingyue and Gu Yuanen walked side by side, both deep in thought.

They discussed it for a long time, and the first thing they needed to do was to determine the current location of the saintess.

It's either in Sanchun City, or in the Wizard's Temple, or somewhere else.

Another point is that Mu Yun Chu said she wanted to see Yue Zhi Qi and try to drag him down with her.

After all, he knows so much about the saintess's injury, so he might even know where she is right now.

Moreover, he knew more details about the situation of the Shaman Temple in Nanzhao.

Gu Yuanming's task was to first stabilize the delegation from Da Chu, preventing them from discovering anything amiss, and then lead everyone to leave the capital smoothly three days later.

As for Gu Qingyue and Gu Yuanen... Mu Yun Chu told her to wait for news, and Gu Yuanen would protect her.

Gu Qingyue was unconvinced, but was ruthlessly suppressed by the three men.

Okay, she'll just watch the show.

Unexpectedly, as she walked to the entrance of the alley next to the inn, Gu Qingyue encountered someone she never imagined.

Princess Lianye!

Shouldn't he be locked up or kept under guard by the eldest prince?

Why are you here?

Gu Qingyue thought for a moment and figured that the eldest prince and Princess Chaoyue were probably in their bridal chamber and didn't have time to pay attention to the little girl, so she took the opportunity to run away.

Princess Lianye was wearing a youthful robe, grayish-blue in color. The sleeves of the robe were a bit long, and the hem was clearly cut with scissors, but not properly, and was uneven.

At this moment, she was crouching furtively about five meters away from the alley entrance, peering out onto the street.

A maidservant, dressed in servant's clothes, accompanied him.

That was another quiet maid whom Gu Qingyue had met in Sanchun City.

Gu Qingyue's lips twitched. Little girl, you even brought a maid with you when you ran out, and you even knew to shorten the hem of your clothes, but you didn't know to shorten the sleeves as well?

Gu Qingyue nudged Gu Yuanen with her shoulder and gestured towards the alley.

Gu Yuanen looked inside for a few moments, puzzled. He could vaguely see what looked like people, but he couldn't make out their faces at all.

"Who is it? Is someone there?" Gu Yuanen asked in a low voice.

“It is Princess Lianye,” Gu Qingyue said.

Gu Yuanen was taken aback. Wasn't he arrested by the maids of the First Prince's residence during the day? What was he doing now?

Gu Qingyue suddenly remembered what Steward Liu had said about Princess Lianye and the Holy Maiden being close since childhood.

Her eyes narrowed slightly, and a smile crept onto her lips.

"How about taking her away?" Gu Qingyue lowered her voice. "She knows the Holy Maiden."

Upon hearing this, Gu Yuanen's eyes immediately lit up. He gave Gu Qingyue a thumbs-up, and the two exchanged a sly glance before smiling.

"Little girl, why are you still playing here so late? Go home quickly!" Gu Qingyue asked in a very 'kind' tone, like a wolf in sheep's clothing.

Princess Lianye stared at Gu Qingyue and Gu Yuanen with her round eyes.

do not know!

Of course they didn't recognize each other. The last time they met, Gu Qingyue was dressed as a woman, and Gu Yuanen was just an ordinary guard.

This time, Gu Qingyue is the Silver-Masked Asura Young Master Ye, while Gu Yuanen is a bodyguard with a different persona.

"Are you bad people? Let me tell you, my dad is very powerful. If you try to kidnap me, my dad will kill you!"

Princess Lianye stood up. She was not tall, but her imposing manner remained undiminished. She looked up at Gu Qingyue and Gu Yuanen, threatening them.

Now it was Gu Yuanen's turn to twitch his eye. The little girl seemed to know a lot about the bad guys on the street, but unfortunately, he was too weak!

They're dressed like opera singers right now. You can tell these clothes aren't their own. If they run into bad guys, do you think they can escape?

"Our young master is just asking out of kindness. It doesn't matter whether you go back or not; we're just reminding you."

Gu Yuanen spoke with a calm expression.

After saying that, Gu Qingyue waved her hand in a mock manner, "Go back quickly, there are definitely a lot of bad people on the street at this time."

After saying that, the two turned and walked outside.

Gu Qingyue and her companion walked slowly, and when they heard the noise from the two little girls behind them, they smiled.

When Gu Qingyue and her companion arrived at the inn's entrance, before they even entered, a small hand grabbed their sleeves.

“You say there are many bad people—then you will protect this—young lady,” Princess Lianye’s voice was not loud, but firm. For example, she held Gu Qingyue’s sleeve tightly, and Gu Qingyue pulled on it but couldn’t budge it.

Gu Qingyue and her companion turned around. Under the lamplight at the entrance of the inn, Princess Lianye's face looked like a tabby cat's, and the maidservant looked almost the same.

Gu Qingyue sighed, "Let me go first."

Princess Lianye had no intention of letting go, saying, "This young lady is hungry."

Be confident.

"Who are you! Why should I protect you or give you food?" Gu Qingyue raised an eyebrow and asked.

Princess Lianye choked for a moment, but her voice was firm, "Anyway, you're lucky to have met me—my father is very rich. When he comes looking for you, ask him for the money, and put it on my tab first, how about that?"

If Gu Qingyue hadn't known her, she would have almost fallen for her.

Ahem----- This little girl is quite cunning.

"I'm not short of money, let go." Gu Qingyue remained unmoved and continued to tug at her sleeve.

Upon hearing this, Princess Lianye's eyes lit up. She wasn't short of money?

Then I'll stick with you!

"Don't let it go!"

"Ha------" Gu Qingyue laughed.

That's exactly what I wanted—for you not to let go! Hehehe!

In a private room on the second floor of the inn, Gu Qingyue and Gu Yuanen watched Princess Lianye and her maid wolfing down their food, and they were speechless.

"How long has it been since you last ate?" Gu Yuanen asked in a low voice.

"I haven't eaten since last night, I'm starving!"

Princess Lianye continued eating her rice with gusto.

Gu Qingyue raised an eyebrow, guessing that he hadn't slept all night and rushed back after learning that the eldest prince was getting married today.

Today, those old women escorted her back; they were probably too busy and forgot to bring the little princess her meal.

"Then how did you end up in the alley next to our inn?"

"Someone rescued me and told me to wait here for a benefactor... um..." Before Princess Lianye could finish speaking, her mouth was covered by the maid next to her.

Princess Lianye belatedly realized that she might have let something slip, gave an embarrassed smile, and continued eating.

The maid was even more embarrassed; she had actually covered her mistress's mouth, which was an overstepping of her bounds!

But that person said they couldn't tell anyone, and if anyone asked, they should say they ran away on their own.

What should we do? The master has already spoken.

Seeing that the little maid had stopped eating and started scratching her head, Gu Qingyue couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Alright, eat up!"