The woman looked in better complexion, but there was a hint of disdain in her eyes.
"Miss, the Lord has sent me to inform you that he is currently preoccupied with important matters, so he left without saying goodbye. He specifically asked me to tell you to focus on the exam and not to be distracted."
After saying that, Ye Bai clasped his fists, bowed again, and without waiting for Tang Youyou to ask questions, he turned around and left.
Tang Youyou was of course familiar with this woman. She had seen her accompany Rong Xun before. She was probably Rong Xun's personal bodyguard.
Tang Youyou looked outside the door and called out, "Ye Yue?"
A moment later, Ye Yue entered the room upon hearing the call. Seeing Tang Youyou in a disheveled state, he quickly closed his eyes and murmured to himself, "Don't look at what's improper. Don't listen to what's improper..."
Hearing this, Tang Youyou took a look at her own appearance. Apart from her disheveled hair, she was fully dressed. What was wrong with this guy?
She simply turned around and picked up the hairpin on the table. She just casually coiled up her hair. When she looked at Ye Yue again, Hualing had appeared at the door at some point.
At this moment, Hualing's eyes seemed to be in a daze.
...
Oh no. He must have seen something.
Tang Youyou thought to herself that something was amiss. But helplessly, she coughed lightly and said, "Ye Yue, come here. I have something to ask you. As for Hualing, please wait outside for a while."
Hearing this, Hualing immediately rushed out of the door.
Ye Yue saw Tang Youyou with her hair casually coiled up. She looked like a celestial being who had descended from the sky, like a little fairy who didn't eat the earthly food.
"Lord... Young Master, what instructions do you have?"
Tang Youyou didn't notice Ye Yue's strange behavior. She asked on her own, "Rong Xun came back last night with wounds on his body. He only said it was a minor trouble. Do you know what caused his injuries?"
Hearing this, Ye Yue almost coughed up blood.
His Lord was really good at understating things. He had single - handedly, with a sword in hand, blood - washed a city and massacred the entire Qiyu Palace. Yet he still said it was a minor matter. No wonder he was his idol.
However, his Lord had specifically instructed him not to tell this to the Grand Lady.
Ye Yue immediately changed his tune and said, "Alas, I don't know about these things. I only know that the Emperor has been busy with state affairs recently. There are some things that I can't know even if I want to."
Hearing this, Tang Youyou didn't ask any more questions. But looking at Ye Yue's expression, she always felt that this guy was hiding something from her.
Tang Youyou was suspicious and asked again, "You really don't know? Do you understand your own position? If you deceive me, I can take your life!"
At this moment, Ye Yue was not afraid of Tang Youyou's threat at all. Compared with his Lord's methods, this Lady's methods were nothing. He didn't want to go back to that place of flames.
That place was simply hell!
Just thinking about the place of flames, Ye Yue shivered all over. He immediately shook his head and denied, "I don't know anything. If I knew, I would definitely tell the Queen everything. I won't hide anything!"
He didn't want to offend anyone.
Looking at Ye Yue in front of her, Tang Youyou felt that this guy was like he had seen a ghost. When did she become so terrifying?
Thinking of this, Tang Youyou softened her tone, "If you get any news about this matter, you must tell me immediately. I have a contest today, so I won't talk to you any more. You can go now."
Receiving Tang Youyou's order to leave, Ye Yue heaved a sigh of relief and quickly walked outside.
Hualing, who was waiting outside, saw Ye Yue leave and then walked in on his own. He walked up to Tang Youyou step by step with a blushing face and his head down.
Seeing this guy acting strangely too, Tang Youyou helplessly rubbed her forehead. She slowly said, "Tell me. Why did you come here suddenly?"
Hearing this, Hualing was slightly stunned, then shook his head. He held it in for a long time but couldn't say a word.
Tang Youyou was not a patient person. Seeing that this guy didn't say anything, she was about to get up and leave.
Seeing this, Hualing immediately blocked her way and then said, "Young Master Tang, are you... a woman?"
Hearing this, Tang Youyou didn't try to hide it. She had also thought about confessing to Hualing, but after the matter of Qingyun Sect. Since he knew in advance, she might as well explain it.
"I'm a woman. I only dressed up as a man for revenge. Do you have any other questions now?"
Hearing this, Hualing immediately shook his head. How could he have any questions? He used to think that Tang Youyou was just too effeminate. Now he knew that she was a woman.
This sudden change of identity made his heart feel a complex emotion.
Tang Youyou, who had no patience, was about to leave with her medicine box, but was stopped again by the person in front of her.
"Then, Miss Tang, could you tell me your maiden name?"
Seeing Hualing being so hesitant, although Tang Youyou was not used to it, she still replied, "My name is Tang Youyou."
After saying this, Tang Youyou didn't give the person behind her a chance to ask questions. Instead, she asked, "I wonder how long you, Young Master Hualing, are going to be so procrastinating. If you don't hurry up, the contest will start."
Hearing Tang Youyou's urging, Hualing then noticed the important matter. He quickly followed Tang Youyou's steps and at the same time didn't forget to apologize, "Miss Tang, I'm sorry for delaying your matter."
Hearing the repeated "Miss Tang", Tang Youyou, who had been in a good mood, suddenly got angry.
She turned around, looked into Hualing's beautiful eyes, and said coldly, "Hualing, if you still consider me your friend, then stop being so polite. Calling me 'Miss Tang' like this makes me feel cold. Moreover, I deliberately dressed up as a man. Isn't this of yours going to expose my identity?"
Hearing Tang Youyou's reproach, Hualing nodded repeatedly and then didn't say anything more.
He wasn't like this before. But now, after learning that the person who was very important in his heart was actually a woman, his heart was actually rippling.
This feeling was unprecedented for him. It was very wonderful and comfortable.
The two soon came to the contest venue. There were only about forty people here. Everyone had a smile on their face. There were also a few people dragging their injured bodies and standing there with difficulty.
Among them was the missing Mr. Li. And there was actually someone following beside Mr. Li.
This person really had good methods. Tang Youyou couldn't help but admire in her heart.
After a while, a bunch of things were placed on the contest table: a bag of flour, a heavy object, and two rows of racks full of weapons. There was nothing else.
The person who was now on the stage announcing the rules was Fei'er, an acquaintance she had met in Rong Xun's palace.
She could be seen looking down at the people below.