Meanwhile, a thousand li away, Chu Changge was soon going crazy and just about to drown all the people of Li Clan deep down 3 chi into the ground.
"Could it be that she left on her own?" Chu Xiyue offered a guess.
Chu Changge shook his head, "She won't just leave without saying goodbye."
"You're not her. How do you know she won't? Maybe there's something urgent, or..."
"If I say she won't, then she won't!" Chu Changge raised his voice.
Chu Xiyue was so frightened that she cringed her neck and stared at him with a fearful face for a long moment before she stated in a careful and discreet way, "I heard from Huberg that he had seen her in the grasslands that day."
"Where is Huberg?" asked Chu Changge.
"In an important discussion with the Clan Elder." Although Chu Xiyue's current body and identity were that of a Li Clan Princess, she insisted on calling Halji the Clan Leader. Halji also knew that her real daughter had already died of lung disease three years ago, and now, this person was just a stand-in, so she didn't force her to do anything.
*
"This is a secret and important place. You can't go in without..." The guard received a solid slap before he could even finish his sentence.
Chu Changge barged into the hall with a cold face, and his menacing eyes were looking directly at Huberg, "What did you say to her?" [+]
Halji was furious at his intrusion that she asked angrily, "Do you think my council chamber hall is a vegetable garden? Do you think I'm already a dead elder that you just rushed in like that?!"
Chu Changge didn't look at her, nor did he hear her rambling. His murderous sight still closed in on Huberg, insisting on an answer.
Huberg didn't have to think about who this 'her' from Chu Changge's mouth was referring to. After a few seconds, he indifferently said, "I advised her to leave the Li Clan as soon as possible."
'Pa——' No one saw what happened. They could only hear a loud and clear sound as five bloody red finger marks appeared on Huberg's face, and blood flowed down from the corners of his mouth.
Chu Changge looked at him coldly and urged, "Go on."
Huberg wiped the blood from his mouth, and although his face was in a mess, his eyes were clouded with mild and gentle manners as he continued, "If you two stay in the Li Clan, it will only bring disaster to us. I wish you two can leave as soon as possible on the condition that I will present the antidote respectfully with both hands. However, although she had promised me, I didn't have the time to give her the antidote." The implication was that she didn't leave on her initiative.
If she didn't leave her own accord, she could only have been kidnapped.
A murderous aura instantly appeared in Chu Changge's features, and the antique vase, which stood as tall as a person behind him, suddenly shattered with a bang.
Huberg's heart sank as the sense of foreboding became even heavier in his heart.
*
Murong Yunshu thought that the road journey to Shu Province would be a long way off, while she, on the other hand, was relying on the Murong Mansion's eyes and ears all over the world. This would make it impossible for King Liang's men to kidnap her and successfully take her to the Liang Residence. But she never expected that their whole journey would be this surprisingly peaceful and tranquil.
And that Wang Chao. It was unknown if he was ignorant or intentional, had stopped the carriage at the door of Huifeng Private Bank situated in the small town below the mountain. He said that he needed to withdraw some money. Since it was a large cash withdrawal, a sales clerk invited them to the inner hall of the bank. Murong Yunshu silently followed them while thinking about what he had just said, that he needed to withdraw money from Huifeng Private Bank. In the face of her astonished look, his eyes unintentionally revealed a kind of pride, which seemed to be saying, 'Even when we're in your territory, you won't be able to escape'. Where did his confidence come from?
Of course, no matter what, this was undoubtedly the sound of blessings for Murong Yunshu. Huifeng Private Banks were all over the country. At the end of each year, the managers from each bank would gather in Jinling to settle accounts. Although she had just taken over all the banks, her father had asked her to attend every account settlement. So no matter which bank she walked into, the managers of those banks would have no problem recognising her. Today, however, something unexpected happened. The manager of this private bank looked into her eyes. He gave her a look like he had taken pity on her. Then he seemed to pretend like he did not know her. He didn't even look uneasy for not welcoming her, nor did he greet her with a nod or a smile.
Murong Yunshu was amazed. Although this private bank was located in a remote area, where the mountains were high, and the Emperor was far away, other than settling the accounts at the end of the year, she rarely went to Jinling at ordinary times. Thus, the number of times he would have seen her was minimal. Nevertheless, for a family servant who had been instructed to take charge of one side of her family business, it was too unreasonable for him not to be able to recognise the family Young Lady who had just taken control. Before going to the Li Clan, she had settled in this town. She even dropped by to check on the accounts. So for this manager unable to recognise her...
Just when Murong Yunshu was feeling puzzled, a person who had just walked in gave her a pleasant surprise——"Lu-er!" She screamed with great amazement. Once everything settled in, she noticed that her mouth moved, but no word came out. [+]
She tried again, using all her strength, yet she still couldn't make any sound.
Now Murong Yunshu sort of understood that Wang Chao had made her mute, and as for whether it was through poison or acupuncture points, she didn't know, and it didn't matter.
Now, she just hoped that Lu-er wouldn't be that blind enough to not be able to identify her when Lu-er finally met this Master of hers whom she treated lovingly like a sister.
However, life was such a miracle full of tragedy that Lu-er unexpectedly turned a blind eye to her!
It was when Murong Yunshu was staring at Lu-er tenaciously, which had changed from her usual clouds were pale, and a light breeze was blowing kind of gaze. Her eyes were full of eager expectations, expecting Lu-er to remove the scales from her eyes and actually recognise her.
Lu-er finally looked over at her. Just a glance, and then cast her gaze out the door again. She was staring at a distance as if she was longingly waiting for someone.
Murong Yunshu was originally a clear-minded person. After this series of blows, she suddenly remembered something that happened when she was sleeping last night. She felt something crawling on her face when she was between half dreaming and half waking up. However, the feeling was too subtle and seemingly non-existent. Thus she thought it was only a dream and didn't pay much attention to it. Now that she thought about it, it must have been those two people who had tampered with her face.
Sure enough, when Murong Yunshu looked at Wang Chao, the smile on his face became much prouder.
At that moment, a sales clerk brought over teas, and the water reflected the light like a mirror.
Murong Yunshu looked down, full of doubts. Instantaneously, her blood could not help from condensing.
In the reflection of the water, she could see very clearly that her appearance had changed considerably. She used to be beautiful, but now half of her face was dark red, like a birthmark or a scar, looking frightening and very pressing.
In a split second, Murong Yunshu's spirit quivered.
Although she didn't demand that her look be truly capable of causing a state's downfall, it was hard for her to accept her current bland face. Albeit, it was only temporary.
Noob Translator's Musing
I was wondering, would you notice a person you have known for years if he/she has half of his/her face covered with a huge birthmark?
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