The man looked at Tang Youyou and said uncertainly, "This... young master, how did you figure out that there was something wrong with that man?"
Tang Youyou stood up and patted the blood and dust off her hands. However, when she glanced at General Yu, whose wound had been neatly sutured, she couldn't help but frown.
Looking at the man, she explained, "Because when I said that General Yu would pass away soon, only that person overreacted. It was so abnormal that there must be something wrong with him."
After hearing Tang Youyou's explanation, the soldier suddenly had an epiphany. Tang Youyou glanced at the man on the ground who was gradually regaining his breath. "If you delay for a while longer, this general on the ground might never wake up."
Hearing this, these people instantly became a complete mess.
Just then, Tang Youyou successfully mingled into the crowd again. After passing through the crowd, she finally set foot on the road to Qingyun Sect.
But after walking for a while, she heard a voice from behind. "Your Majesty the Queen, wait for this subordinate. Your... "
He stopped halfway through his words, choked back the rest when met with Tang Youyou's stare. After thinking for a moment, he spoke again, "This subordinate thought that Young Master Tang would wait for this subordinate. I didn't expect you to leave right after saving the person."
Hearing his words, Tang Youyou glared at Ye Yue angrily. "Should I wait for you to come back? And then cordially invite you to go with this young master?"
When she said "young master", Tang Youyou herself couldn't keep a straight face. She looked like a refugee on the run and was in a complete mess.
If one took a casual look, they might mistake her for a real beggar.
"Young Master Tang, why don't you change into a set of clothes first?"
Before Tang Youyou could speak, Ye Yue took out two large gold bars from his pocket and put them into Tang Youyou's hands.
"This is what this subordinate carries with him. It's not a lot, but it should be enough to buy a set of clothes for Young Master Tang."
Looking at the two heavy gold bars in her hand, Tang Youyou fell into complete silence. Two gold bars for a set of clothes, and he thought it was about right?
This was too exaggerated. Not to mention anything else, just this guard was so rich. She couldn't even imagine how wealthy Rong Xun must be.
She simply couldn't imagine. Thinking like this, it seemed that it wasn't a very wise decision for her to go to Qingyun Sect alone.
However, it didn't matter. She could squeeze Rong Xun for more when she came back.
Tang Youyou only took one gold bar and returned the remaining one to Ye Yue. "I'll borrow this from you. I'll pay you back when I have money."
After she finished speaking, Ye Yue shook his head repeatedly and refused to take it.
"Where is Young Master Tang going now? Let's set off now."
Hearing this, Tang Youyou looked at Ye Yue, who was dressed in a black brocade robe, and silently shook her head. Then they both changed into blue clothes and walked in the bustling market.
All the passers - by looked at them. This should be another city gate on the border, while Qingyun Sect was located on the western border.
That meant they still had to pass through a city to reach there.
But Tang Youyou wasn't in a hurry. Since she had already come out and Ye Yue could accompany her, it meant that Rong Xun must have known her plan long ago.
But this man didn't stop her. It seemed that no one knew her better than Rong Xun.
Rong Xun certainly knew her character. Once she made a decision, not even eight horses could pull her back.
The two walked through the streets and alleys. They saw that the sky was filled with yellow sand here, and the entire city's buildings seemed to be piled up with sand, looking very spectacular.
A young girl wearing a shawl and a veil walked towards them. The girl took a fancy to Tang Youyou at a glance and said patiently,
"Sir, you must be a foreigner, right?"
The girl's voice was extremely sweet. Tang Youyou nodded when she heard the voice. The girl spoke again, "Then you must have come here for Qingyun Sect, right?"
This time, Tang Youyou finally looked into the girl's eyes. She saw that her eyes were very beautiful. Her beautiful purple eyes seemed to be filled with the entire galaxy.
"Do you know where Qingyun Sect is?"
The girl nodded and smiled gently. "Of course I do. If you want to go there, I can lead the way for you."
Seeing that there was someone to lead the way, Tang Youyou agreed. She took out the gold bar in her hand, casually cut off a small gold nugget with a hairpin, and put it into the girl's hand.
"This is to thank you for leading the way."
Seeing Tang Youyou's generosity, the girl was also shocked. While taking the gold nugget that Tang Youyou handed over, she squinted her eyes and still said gently,
"Sir, this is the mountain path leading to Qingyun Sect. But the mountain path is too far. If you go up now, you may not arrive until late at night. If you don't mind, you can stay in the small inn at the entrance. This is where I live with my mother."
Now Tang Youyou understood why this girl was so clear about her purpose. It turned out that she was a businesswoman.
In such a remote place, those who could do business basically had some skills. Some were born business - minded, while others did business with people.
But when she saw that the inn was very clean and didn't look like it hadn't been lived in for a long time. There wasn't even a speck of dust on the table.
Tang Youyou sat quietly in the lobby, looking at the wooden sign behind the shopkeeper. She casually ordered some dishes on it. After a while, the landlady shouted towards the kitchen.
She repeated every dish that Tang Youyou had ordered. But in the end, the landlady didn't forget to add, "And bring a plate of meat buns."
This made Tang Youyou feel strange. She didn't order the buns.
Hearing this, Ye Yue also reminded the landlady, but the landlady didn't care at all. She looked at Tang Youyou with a beaming smile and instructed, "Don't be in a hurry, young masters. The dishes in our place are all very delicious. They'll be ready and served to you soon."
Seeing that the landlady spoke nicely, Ye Yue didn't say anything more. But when Tang Youyou saw the dishes being served one by one, she didn't start eating for a long time.
Just as Ye Yue was about to start eating, Tang Youyou coughed twice softly. She said in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "There's something wrong with the meat. Don't eat it."
Hearing Tang Youyou say this, Ye Yue immediately put down his chopsticks. Tang Youyou noticed that at this moment, the landlady was staring straight at the two of them.
She smiled slightly and said to Ye Yue, "Later, after I speak, you must listen to me. Do you understand?"
Hearing Tang Youyou's words, although Ye Yue was puzzled, he still nodded in agreement.