"Cough, cough, cough..."
After taking the pill, Ziyuan coughed several times in succession. But soon, some color returned to her pale face, and she looked much more energetic.
"Thank you, Lady. Ever since you were forced into marriage, Ziyuan has been worried sick about your safety. Now that I see you're safe and sound, I'll be able to give Lady [your mother's name] an account when I go to the other side..."
"Ziyuan, don't be such a jinx! As long as I'm here, even Lord Yama won't be able to take you away!"
Ziyuan was deeply touched, tears welling up in her eyes. "Lady, you're so kind to Ziyuan. I lost my parents when I was young, and after Lady passed away, you're the only person I'm closest to."
Seeing that Ziyuan was much better, Feng Yunshu heaved a sigh of relief. "Ziyuan, wait for me here. That head steward won't dare to harass you again. If anyone dares to bully you during this time, just sprinkle this powder."
With that, Feng Yunshu took out another packet of powder and handed it to Ziyuan.
Ziyuan quickly nodded. Just then, there suddenly came a rush of footsteps and shouts from the courtyard.
"Who on earth dares to break into the Prime Minister's Mansion at night? Some of you go and search over there, and some of you come with me. Search the entire mansion and we must catch this thief!"
Hearing the commotion outside, Ziyuan looked a bit flustered.
"Lady, they've found out someone's come in. They must be conducting a big search. You should leave quickly! Don't let them find you!"
Feng Yunshu also knew the situation was bad. She nodded and quickly climbed onto the roof.
She originally planned to return the way she came, but unexpectedly, not long after she got on the roof, a servant below shone a torch and soon spotted Feng Yunshu.
"Look! The thief is on the roof!"
Immediately afterwards, everyone else looked up at the roof in unison, and Feng Yunshu instantly became the target of everyone's attention.
In the light of the torches, Feng Yunshu lowered her head as much as possible to avoid revealing her true face, and at the same time, she quickened her pace and ran forward.
The people below quickly took out their bows and arrows. At the order of the leading guard, "Shoot! Don't let the flying thief escape!"
A shower of arrows flew towards her. The arrowheads glinted with a bone-chilling cold light, and each arrow was aimed straight at Feng Yunshu's vital parts.
In a hurry, Feng Yunshu could only take out the short knife she carried with her and block the few flying arrows in front of her.
But after all, she was not a martial arts expert. After just a few moves, coupled with the wound on her hand that had been bandaged not long ago, she was even more clumsy.
After clumsily blocking a few arrows, she wasn't careful enough and one of the flying arrows grazed her shoulder, tearing the clothes on her shoulder. The sharp arrowhead even left a bloodstain on her shoulder.
"Ouch..."
Feng Yunshu gasped in pain. She staggered and almost fell, but the shower of arrows continued to fly towards her. Feng Yunshu turned to look at these arrows, and her pupils suddenly constricted. Was she really destined to die here?
Master! Your disciple doesn't want to be turned into a hedgehog!
Xiaoling, come and save your master quickly!
In the blink of an eye, a cold light suddenly flashed in front of her, followed by the clanging sound of iron colliding.
Before Feng Yunshu could react, an arm grabbed her and she was picked up like a rabbit.
"Let's go!"
She only heard a low voice from the man. Then she was quickly taken away from the scene.
There were still a bunch of people chasing after them from behind. The black-clothed man threw down a smoke bomb to confuse their vision. Taking advantage of the moment when these people lost their sight, the black-clothed man used his lightness kung fu and sent Feng Yunshu to a street not far from the Helan Prince's Mansion.
It wasn't until she was put down and had stood still on the ground for a while that Feng Yunshu finally came to her senses. All that had happened just now was in the blink of an eye.
"Thank you, savior. Could you please tell me your—"
The first thing Feng Yunshu did after coming to her senses was to express her gratitude. But when she turned around, she found that the black-clothed man who had saved her had already disappeared without a trace.
"Savior?"
Feng Yunshu called out a few times, but there was no response. She looked around but didn't see anyone. This person really disappeared quickly.
Who on earth was it that had saved her? And why did he save her? Feng Yunshu was filled with confusion.
But anyway, at least she had successfully escaped. Feng Yunshu heaved a sigh of relief.
But after walking a few steps, she realized that there was still a wound on her shoulder. In order not to let Helan Yanting find out about her wound, she immediately climbed over the wall and sneaked back into her own room to bandage it.
At the very back of Feng Yunshu's room, there was a secret space hidden.
In a small compartment, when she pushed open the door, a strong smell of medicinal herbs assailed her nostrils.
There was a big table inside. On the table were all kinds of utensils and medicinal herbs. There was even a small cauldron beside it. These things were almost all of her possessions.
The few dowries of the original owner plus the silver she got from Helan Yanting had basically all been spent on these things.
However, for Feng Yunshu, this was still far from enough. If she wanted to restore her spiritual power, she had to rely on pills to adjust her inner breath, otherwise she simply couldn't store spiritual power.
This was also a large part of her cultivation in her previous life. But back then, with her master around, she really rarely thought about the issue of silver.
Now, she was just a married eldest daughter with no power or influence. Her dowry was meager, and the Helan Prince's Mansion was as plain as could be.
So after Feng Yunshu spent all the silver she could get her hands on, she was very short of money. But she had to find a way to earn more money to buy these precious medicinal herbs to make pills.
Now that the silver was almost spent, she had to think of a way to get rich. Otherwise, she simply couldn't afford these pills. Relying solely on Helan Yanting might not work. This prince was probably also a poor one.
Apart from pills, she was also quite interested in some poisons. So she often made some special medicinal powders by herself, such as the powder that emitted a fox-like stench and the pill that made the head steward of the Feng Mansion shut up temporarily.
It was a pity that Feng Yunshu had tried to find out the source of the poison on her body before, but she had never been able to find it. Fortunately, it was a chronic poison and wouldn't be fatal for the time being.
Soon, Feng Yunshu found some medicinal herbs to treat her wound.
Just as she finished treating the wound and walked out, she heard Helan Yanting's knock on the door. "Madam, are you asleep?"
Feng Yunshu's heart skipped a beat. What was he doing coming to her place at this late hour instead of sleeping?
"Your Highness, this concubine has already gone to bed. Does Your Highness have something to say?"
Feng Yunshu quickly put on her clothes, hid the night clothes she had changed out of, and pretended to have just woken up from bed. Then she walked to the door.
As soon as she opened the door, Feng Yunshu saw that Helan Yanting was wearing a long cloak, and his long black hair was rarely loose. In contrast, Feng Yunshu felt that he looked more like someone who had just woken up than she did.
"I just heard that a flying thief broke into the Feng Mansion, and this thief has escaped. Prime Minister Feng has ordered all the city guards to step up the investigation and guard, and has issued a wanted order. Now the city is in a state of panic. I'm worried about your safety, so I came to ask."