After the group packed their luggage, Feng Yunshu was about to use her spiritual power to adjust her appearance again. She planned to disguise herself as a young man to travel, which would be safer.
She had just finished the adjustment. Looking at the new "herself" in the mirror, her skin was a bit dark, and her figure was thin and short. However, her eyes were pitch - black and shiny. Her delicate facial features were overshadowed by the darkness of her skin. Although her looks were ordinary, she still looked energetic.
"Not bad!" Feng Yunshu was quite satisfied with her new appearance.
Xiaoling, standing beside her, was stunned when she saw her master's new look. "Master, master, why did you turn into this? Even if you're going to disguise yourself, you could at least turn into a handsome guy. Then Xiaoling could feast her eyes by looking at you a few more times, right?"
Feng Yunshu looked down at Xiaoling, reached out disdainfully and tapped her little head. "Your little head is full of all sorts of thoughts every day. You're not even that old, but you're such a flirt..."
"Xiaoling is just learning from you, master..." Xiaoling rolled her eyes impatiently. "Master, you've forgotten that you almost drooled when you saw a handsome guy. Once when we were out on a demon - slaying mission, you saw a very good - looking wolf demon and almost ran into the wolf's den by yourself..."
"Xiaoling~" Feng Yunshu gave Xiaoling a sinister look. "No drumsticks for you then..."
"Don't, don't! Xiaoling remembered wrong. Master is not a flirt at all, really! Not a flirt at all! You're so simple, low - key and value inner qualities!"
Xiaoling was almost on the verge of raising her hands in surrender and admitting her mistake.
"We're traveling in secret this time. If we show up with a very handsome face, won't we stand out too much? We need to be low - key when we're out, understand?"
Feng Yunshu still explained to Xiaoling why she had turned into this appearance. After hearing this, Xiaoling quickly nodded in agreement. "Yes, yes, yes! Master is right! You've thought it through!"
"Alright, let's go out and see how Ziyuan is doing with her packing."
Feng Yunshu carried Xiaoling and had just stepped out of the room when she ran into Qingzhu, who was walking towards her.
"Qingzhu, why are you here?" Feng Yunshu looked at him. "You've come just in time. I have something to tell you."
"What a coincidence. I wonder what you want to tell me, Yunshu?"
Feng Yunshu turned around, pulled Qingzhu back into her room and closed the door. Then she used her spiritual power to soundproof the room, making sure no one could eavesdrop on their conversation.
At this moment, Yan Liu was squatting on a big tree next to the courtyard where Feng Yunshu lived. He was concentrating and straining his ears, trying to hear what the two people inside were saying, but he heard nothing.
Huh? Could it be that there's something wrong with my ears? Yan Liu scratched his ears in confusion. He then channeled his internal energy to listen, but still heard nothing...
Inside the room.
"Yunshu, your actions of closing the doors and windows might make me misunderstand that you're about to do something to me..." Qingzhu joked playfully.
Feng Yunshu let out a snort of laughter and patted his arm. "If I wanted to do something to you, would you have already thought about how to reject me? Or would you just knock me out?"
Qingzhu shook his head. "How could I knock you out? At most, I'd knock myself out."
"Haha..." Feng Yunshu couldn't help laughing out loud. "If every girl who was targeted by a philanderer thought like you, the philanderer would probably be so frustrated. How unfulfilling it would be!"
"Hehe..." Qingzhu was also infected by Feng Yunshu's laughter and let out a few soft chuckles.
"Yunshu, the long - distance trip you mentioned... are you going to find your beloved?"
Qingzhu's suddenly serious tone made Feng Yunshu put away her smile. "You can even guess this? I suspect you really have the ability to read minds, don't you?"
Qingzhu shook his head. "I don't have the ability to read minds. I just noticed that your expression seems to have relaxed a lot. I thought you might have found the person you were worried about."
"Ah, I haven't found him yet. I just have some clues. That's why I'm going on this trip, to confirm my suspicions. Whether it's him or not, I have to go and look for him."
Qingzhu nodded. "Your wish will come true."
Feng Yunshu looked at Qingzhu's somewhat haggard face. As she had long regarded him as a good friend, she felt a bit heart - ache. "Qingzhu, thank you for your company these days. You accompanied me in playing gobang, went shopping with me, and helped me kill this long time..."
"I don't know when I'll be back from this trip. If you're willing, you can stay here. Although my third senior brother is a cultivator, he definitely won't make things difficult for you. As you've seen, he's actually quite easy - going. He just likes to put on airs sometimes."
Qingzhu shook his head with a faint smile. "Yunshu, I came here just to say goodbye to you."
"Are you leaving the State Preceptor's Mansion?"
Qingzhu nodded. "Yes."
"Yunshu, you said you were grateful for my company these days. But this should be my line. If it weren't for you, my obsession might still be torturing me and A Yun. After A Yun left, if it weren't for you and Xiaoling's company, I wouldn't know what to do with myself."
"Hehe, it's good that you've let go. Life must go on. I think A Yun would also like to see you living a good life."
Feng Yunshu looked at Qingzhu, and suddenly an idea popped into her head. "Hey, Qingzhu, where do you plan to go?"
Qingzhu shook his head. "I haven't decided yet. I think A Yun is going to be reincarnated. Maybe I can look for her reincarnation. Even if I can't be with her, it would be good to accompany her and ensure her life is peaceful and happy."
"But the process of reincarnation won't be that fast. Considering the slow speed of the little King of Hell's work, it will probably take another fifty or sixty years for A Yun to be reincarnated..."
As Feng Yunshu was speaking, she suddenly changed the subject. "Anyway, you don't have a specific destination now. Why don't you come with me on this long - distance trip? The journey will be long. It's good to have one more companion. You, Ziyuan, me and Xiaoling. The four of us can form a group called the Four Heavenly Buddies!"
"Me? Is it appropriate for me to go? Aren't you going to find your prince? What if he sees you with me? Will he..."
Feng Yunshu slapped her palm suddenly. "That's exactly what I want! Who asked him to lie to me! I just want to anger him!"
"Hehe... You..." Qingzhu was amused and shook his head helplessly. "Alright, since it's like this, I'll go with you for a while. It's not convenient for you girls to travel without a man. I can protect you on the way."
"Really? Qingzhu, you're really willing to go with us?"
Feng Yunshu was a bit excited. She imagined the scene where the prince saw her with Qingzhu, and then she told the prince that she was officially announcing that she had fallen in love with someone else...
Tsk tsk tsk, how exciting!
Qingzhu nodded. "Yes, I'll go with you."
"Great!"
After they had discussed, Ziyuan also finished packing and came out with her luggage. Before leaving, Feng Yunshu also changed Ziyuan's appearance into that of a young pageboy.
Everything was ready. Feng Yunshu and the others said goodbye to Kong Ze.
"Third senior brother, we're leaving. Take care of yourself! Especially be careful with the Fifth Princess..."
Kong Ze was already overwhelmed by the matter of the Fifth Princess. Now that Feng Yunshu, Xiaoling and the others were leaving, the once - bustling State Preceptor's Mansion suddenly seemed empty. He felt a bit reluctant to part with them.
"Little junior sister, be careful on your journey. If anything happens that you can't handle, immediately send me a message by flying crane."
Feng Yunshu nodded. "Got it! I knew third senior brother is the best to me. We're leaving!"