Following Yan Qi's lead, Feng Yunshu arrived at the tent where Qing Zhu and the others were. As soon as she stepped in, she heard Xiao Ling's voice.
"Master, master! You're finally here! Xiao Ling was so worried about you. I thought something bad had happened to you!"
Feng Yunshu took a step forward. Xiao Ling had already fluttered from Zi Yuan's arms into Feng Yunshu's.
Feng Yunshu hugged Xiao Ling and ruffled her hair with a smile. "Don't worry. What could happen to your master? I'm perfectly fine."
"Yunshu, you must have met him, right?" Not far away, Qing Zhu stood still, looking up at Feng Yunshu and speaking slowly.
Feng Yunshu naturally knew who Qing Zhu was referring to as "him", so she nodded in response. "Yes, I met him. But it would have been better if I hadn't."
"Hmm?" Qing Zhu was a bit taken aback. "Why?"
Soon, Qing Zhu and the others noticed that Feng Yunshu didn't look quite right.
Feng Yunshu pouted discontentedly. "It's nothing. Anyway, someone doesn't care about me at all. I think I'm really ridiculous. I came all the way here on my own initiative. I'm even ashamed of my own shamelessness."
Just as Feng Yunshu was about to say more, out of the corner of her eye, she saw Yan Qi still standing there. So she immediately said, "Guard Yan, you can go out and do what you need to do. There's nothing else here."
Yan Qi was startled and subconsciously glanced at Zi Yuan standing beside him.
"Sir Yun, that... I'm just curious. Who are these people?"
Feng Yunshu noticed Yan Qi's little look and also noticed Zi Yuan's subtle expression as she sized up Yan Qi. It seemed that these two were quite a good match.
Feng Yunshu thought for a moment and then introduced them with a smile. "This is Qing Zhu. He is my... male confidant! And this one... is Zi Yuan. She is my..."
Just as Yan Qi was getting nervous, Feng Yunshu suddenly stopped. He quickly asked, "Your what?"
"She is my..."
Feng Yunshu continued to drag out the words, then turned to look at Zi Yuan. "Come on, Zi Yuan. Tell Guard Yan yourself."
Zi Yuan, who was named, couldn't help but get nervous. She felt that her little thoughts had been seen through by the young mistress. Her fair cheeks instantly flushed a bit.
"Guard Yan, I'm... Zi Yuan."
"You're Miss Zi Yuan?!" Yan Qi was stunned for a moment and finally reacted. Looking at Zi Yuan's masculine appearance in front of him, "So your current looks are all deliberately disguised, right?"
Zi Yuan nodded. Yan Qi became even more curious. "Your disguise is so realistic. I thought I had seen all the face - changing techniques in the Jianghu, but there would always be some traces. But I really can't see a single trace of your face - changing technique!"
At this time, Feng Yunshu and Xiao Ling's inner thoughts were surprisingly the same -
It would be strange if you, a mortal, could see it with your naked eyes. This is not an ordinary fake human - skin mask. It's an illusion technique.
"Alright, it's getting late. Zi Yuan, if you want to catch up with Guard Yan, you can go out for a walk. I just have something to talk to Qing Zhu about."
"Young mistress, I - " Zi Yuan was a bit flustered. "I'm not trying to..."
Feng Yunshu waved her hand with a smile. "Go, go. The sunset is just right outside. It's rare to come out. I saw a small hillside near the Yuan Kingdom's military camp. The leaves on the hillside are dyed red. It's really beautiful. Ask Guard Yan to take you there."
"Then... okay."
Zi Yuan blushed and left the tent one after the other with Yan Qi.
Watching the backs of these two people leaving, Feng Yunshu couldn't help but sigh. "I didn't expect I have the attribute of a matchmaker. It seems that if I ever become an immortal one day, I might be able to find a good position in the Palace of the Old Man Under the Moon..."
"Master, don't be so busy matchmaking first. You still haven't sorted out your business with the prince..."
Xiao Ling suddenly blurted out a sentence, and the atmosphere instantly became complicated.
Xiao Ling looked up at Feng Yunshu's gloomy face and only then realized that she might have said the wrong thing. She quickly explained, "Master, don't misunderstand. What Xiao Ling means is... well, master not only has the potential of a matchmaker but also the potential for good luck in love. Look at all these romantic opportunities!"
"Xiao Ling..."
Feng Yunshu said sinisterly, "Can you stop mentioning that jerk in front of me? Men are nothing. Sisterhood is the right path!"
Saying so, Feng Yunshu hugged Xiao Ling tightly in her arms. "Your master has made a solemn decision. From now on, I'll depend on you and roam the world, enjoying the fun of cultivating immortality!"
"Hehe."
At this time, Qing Zhu beside them couldn't help but smile.
"Qing Zhu, what are you laughing at?" Feng Yunshu frowned and looked at him in confusion.
Qing Zhu shook his head. "It's nothing. It just seems that a duck flew into the tent just now."
"Duck?"
Xiao Ling in her arms imitated, "Quack, quack, quack?"
Feng Yunshu finally realized what he meant and glared at Qing Zhu discontentedly. "Fine! Even you are making fun of me!"
Xiao Ling blinked in confusion. "Master, what are you talking about? What duck? Making fun of?"
"A duck is just someone who refuses to admit the truth,"
Qing Zhu smiled again. "Alright, stop joking. Let's talk about something serious."
"Didn't you just say you had something to tell me?"
Feng Yunshu nodded. "Yes, I've decided to set off under the cover of darkness tonight and leave here."
"Hmm?"
"Ah?"
For a moment, both Xiao Ling and Qing Zhu were stunned.
"You spent so much time looking for him and finally got here. Now, you're just leaving like this?"
"Yes, master. Could it be that the prince isn't here?"
"I've found him. It's just that this person really needs a good lesson. And I don't think he misses me much. Why should I come all the way here to look for trouble? So I'd better leave as soon as possible, so as not to be disliked."
Feng Yunshu pouted and spoke full of resentment.
Qing Zhu and Xiao Ling looked at each other. After a moment of silence, Qing Zhu asked, "Are you sure you want to leave?"
Feng Yunshu nodded. "Yes, I'm sure, definite, and certain!"
"Alright then. I originally came here with you. Since you've decided to leave, I naturally have no objections."
Xiao Ling also quickly said, "Since master doesn't want to stay here, Xiao Ling will naturally follow master!"
This time, it was Feng Yunshu's turn to be stunned.
"Aren't you going to persuade me?"
"Why should we persuade you?" Qing Zhu countered. "You can go wherever you want. As long as you're happy."
"I..."
Feng Yunshu felt even more blocked in her heart. Angrily, she strode out of the tent. Xiao Ling quickly followed. Feng Yunshu turned around and called out to her. "Xiao Ling, don't come over for now. I want to be alone for a while."
Xiao Ling: "Meow～"
Qing Zhu didn't chase after her. "Xiao Ling, only the person who tied the bell can untie it. Matters of the heart have no right or wrong. Outsiders can only make things worse. Let them solve it by themselves."
Xiao Ling looked at Qing Zhu in confusion. "Brother Qing Zhu, why do you seem to know everything? You're so amazing... I don't understand. I'm really confused. Master clearly misses the prince very much and likes him, but why does she want to leave after finding him?"
Qing Zhu looked at Feng Yunshu's receding back. His expression became a bit dazed, as if he saw himself and A Yun in the past.
That innocent and lovely girl had once felt wronged and dissatisfied because he didn't want to delay her and tried to push her away. The more one valued the other, the easier it was to lose calmness and rationality.
"Two people who miss each other will never be apart."