Demoness, where are you Fleeing to?
Chapter 125 - 122 Princess Changle and Princess Xixue (Subscription and Monthly Tickets Requested)_1

Chapter 125: Chapter 122 Princess Changle and Princess Xixue (Subscription and Monthly Tickets Requested)_1

"I have things to do, no time to chat."

Jiang Hanyun didn’t even bother to deal with Xue Yunrou. She turned her head and instructed Peng Fulai and the others, "I’m going to check on the women. You three are in charge of the male guests. Qianqian, change into men’s clothes and follow them later. I don’t trust these two knaves. The magic that has been handed down in your family can also restrain illusions. But if you discover something, you must not stir the grass and alert the snake. The criminal has high martial strength, you are not his match."

"Who are we trying to catch?" Xue Yunrou asked kindly, "Cousin, do you need help? Aren’t you going to meet aunt?"

"No need! I will go and see mother later." Jiang Hanyun answered word by word, then left angrily. Her movements are still vigorous and decisive, striding away like a shooting star.

When Jiang Hanyun left, Xue Yunrou deliberately distanced herself from Li Xuan and avoided his gaze, "Hmm! I have to go. My mother and aunt are waiting for me. Li Xuan, are you free this afternoon? I know that although the Hou family in the east of the town has been a military family for generations, their garden has a beautiful view."

While speaking, Xue Yunrou’s cheeks turned slightly red, as she remembered her previous speech.

She is usually not this bold, but the sense of familiarity and peace between Li Xuan and Jiang Hanyun, as if they were a married couple, made her feel threatened, causing several of her nerves to break.

Li Xuan finally recovered from his petrifaction state, "Miss Xue, take care. There are many people today, so be careful on the road. I’m afraid I won’t be able to spare time in the afternoon, as I have some important matters to handle."

After hearing Li Xuan’s response, Xue Yunrou glanced at him discontentedly. Do you know how much dignity a woman loses when she actively invites you today? And you dare to refuse?

However, Xue Yunrou had a sudden idea and decided to let him off the hook temporarily.

The most pressing matter at the moment was to quickly get to her mother and aunt, and thwart Lady Li’s meeting with her aunt.

After Xue Yunrou left, Li Xuan immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

This woman really made him at a loss, not knowing how to handle it.

Li Xuan is not a fool and of course he can see Xue Yunrou’s intentions. He feels delighted inside, knowing that he has won the heart of such a beautiful woman. Any man would feel honored, even proud.

If it were in the past, and a beautiful woman like Xue Yunrou was pursuing Li Xuan, he would have taken the initiative be with her.

A poem once said, "When a flower blooms, you must pick it, do not delay until there are no flowers and pick the branches."

If he doesn’t take the opportunity to get close to such a beautiful woman, what if another man takes her away?

But the problem is that his current situation is different; there is a large green patch on his chest and he only has a few days left to live.

Becoming entangled with Xue Yunrou at this time, isn’t that ruining people’s lives?

After Xue Yunrou disappeared in the corridor ahead, Peng Fulai clucked his tongue, speaking in a strange yin-yang tone, "You’re pretty good, Li Xuan. Without making a sound, you won the most beautiful flower in Jinling City. Be honest with me! When did you and Lady Xue start seeing each other? Are we still brothers? You couldn’t even drop a hint for us."

Zhang Yue’s expression also seemed off, "It’s so hateful! I feel like you’ve stolen my youth, Li Xuan."

Yue Qianqian continued to look at him with the same gaze as one might look at a sleazy man, "I just think that while you’re talking to Xiaowei Jiang, you’re being ambiguous with Miss Xue. You’re playing both sides, that’s not very honorable."

Li Xuan retorted, "Nonsense! I was neither talking to Xiaowei nor was I ambiguous with Xue Yunrou. Didn’t you see me trying to keep my distance from her just now? Qianqian, which eye of yours saw me playing both sides?"

Zhang Yue twitched at the corner of his lips when he heard this. Looking at his large fists, he felt an itch to hit someone. It would have been better if he hadn’t heard Li Xuan’s words, but after hearing them, he wanted to hit someone even more.

At this time, Li Xuan noticed that Yue Qianqian and Peng Fulai had quietly moved at least two meters away from him. He looked at them in astonishment, "Huh? Why are you guys hiding so far away?"

Peng Fulai responded with an embarrassing smile, and moved even farther. However, Yue Qianqian’s face turned pale and she was shivering. She pointed to the side and said in a voice like a cry, "Master Youjiao, I am scared."

Li Xuan was fine until he looked in the direction she was pointing, and then began to sweat profusely.

He saw that in the front yard, almost all the young men were watching him with fierce, cold eyes, so much so that both the atmosphere and temperature of the place were rapidly dropping to zero and below.

It was as if Xue Yunrou had taken away all the light, leaving only coldness and darkness for him.

In fact, these people had already bared their teeth at him before. After Xue Yunrou left, they no longer hid or feared what they felt. It seemed they wanted to peel him alive and grind him into meat paste!

Li Xuan understood their thoughts, which probably went something like ’Who is this guy, deserving or not, why did the goddess notice him?" "Shall we all slaughter him together? Shall we steam or fry him afterwards?’ After all, he used to look at his love rival in the same way.

Li Xuan felt a chill in his heart, thinking that these bastards wouldn’t really rush over and start attacking him, would they? After all, this is supposed to be a birthday feast at Count East Town’s mansion, they should have some decency, shouldn’t they?

Fortunately, his savior arrived soon.

From outside the front gate of the Marquis of Zhen Dong’s residence, a cry suddenly rang out. "Her Highness Princess Changle is arriving! Please open the main door and keep clear!"

Instant chaos erupted in the courtyard of the Marquis’s mansion as everyone scattered, running in panic.

Peng Fulai and Zhang Yue quickly retreated behind a large tree, hastily removing the red flowers from their heads and ripping off their scholar robes, revealing the Liudao Demon-Slaying Armor underneath.

Li Xuan watched them in bewilderment, "Are you afraid of being chosen by the princess?"

Even though they were close friends, he felt that his two brothers were overly concerned. The chance of them being selected was less than one in ten thousand.

"What else?" Peng Fulai pulled out a bottle of water from his sleeve and wiped off the makeup from his face. "We did it before to win over Lady Xue’s heart, but now there’s no need anymore."

Zhang Yue sighed deeply, "I wouldn’t mind if the fleeting moments of youth were gone, but it would be a tragedy in my life if the princess chose me."

Li Xuan shook his head and then looked towards the phoenix carriage that was entering from the main gate.

He was curious about the princesses of ancient times, but he saw nothing. The carriage was covered on all sides by red gauze, and its windows were also tightly closed.

"It is said that this princess is very beautiful."

Peng Fulai also pushed aside a branch and peeked at the carriage. "Among the current Daoist circles, Xue Yunrou and our Master Xiaowei are hailed as the ’Twin Treasures of Heavenly Master’ and are considered the two best female disciples of the southern Tianshi Sect. This Princess Changle, also known as ’Princess Changle,’ is referred to as one of the Double Princesses of Quanzhen along with another Princess Xixue. All are highly cultivated and exceptionally beautiful. So it’s fair to assume that she could hardly be less attractive than Master Xiaowei and Xue Yunrou."

"What’s the use of beauty?"

Zhang Yue scoffed scornfully, "Isn’t my brother’s childhood friend, the one from the Cao family, engaged to a princess? I visited his mansion recently and it scared me to death. You can’t imagine the life he is leading. The princess has three maidservants, and he cannot say a word. If he occasionally angers the princess, he’ll be kicked out to sleep in the horse shed. He says he can’t live like this anymore and plans to support a concubine, but he has no money."

He then looked longingly into the distance, "Contrarily, I am a bit curious about the other princess from the Double Princesses of Quanzhen, Zhao Xixue. Not only is she highly cultivated and fairy-like, but she is also well versed in painting and music. She comes from the royal family of the previous dynasty, and her lineage is considered very noble. It’s possible that she could help me renew my youth——"

"That means your youth would be gone forever."

Peng Fulai shook his head sympathetically. "That Princess Xixue’s engagement has already been arranged, and she hasn’t appeared in the capital for a long time."

"Actually, she’s missing."

It was rare for Yue Qianqian to speak, but her words left Peng Fulai and Zhang Yue wide-eyed. "I have seen Zhao Xixue’s records at the Zhuque House. Her family reported her missing to the Liudao Division over three months ago. They said that on the night of Buddha’s birthday, she was playing a sorrowful tune on her zither alone in her courtyard. The next day, she disappeared without a trace. Neither hide nor hair of her has been found since then. Our Qinglong Hall of the Liudao Division has sent thousands of people to comb the surrounding areas but found nothing."

Upon hearing this, Li Xuan fell into deep thought.

He suspected that the missing Princess Xixue might have something to do with his guardian spirit.

The red wedding dress worn by the red ghost was not like a dress worn by a girl from a common family.

The style of the phoenix coronet and the patterns on the rank robe were extremely exquisite.

Not just anyone could wear these accessories. According to Li Xuan’s understanding, only the princesses or noble ladies of the royal court, the queens and concubines of the imperial palace, the wives of princes and county princes, and second-ranking and above Madam Gaoming could have phoenix coronets and rank robes as their daily attire.

"Let’s not look anymore!" Zhang Yue had already changed into a brocade uniform and looked into the distance with a trace of sadness, "We should prioritize our duties; we need to find someone quickly."

Li Xuan abruptly snapped back to reality. "Are you three looking for the Demoness Zidie? Is she targeting the Marquis of Zhen Dong’s residence?"

His suspicions had arisen upon hearing Jiang Hanyun’s words earlier. Seeing the demon-slaying armor and suspicious behavior of the three now added to his certainty.

"Should I help you all?"

Li Xuan thought that he might as well, as he was bored anyway. According to Lady Liu’s orders, he had to stay in the Marquis of Zhen Dong’s residence all day.

However, Peng Fulai sneered and looked at him with disdain. "What do you think Qianzhi?"

His face full of sympathy, "You should take care of yourself first. Considering your current situation, how could we dare let you cause us trouble?"

After careful thought, Li Xuan finally nodded in agreement and smiled bitterly, "Fine, let’s forget it."

He fully understood Peng Fulai’s meaning.

As the phoenix carriage of Princess Changle passed through the front yard, the young men who had escaped from the previous chaos once again shot deadly glances at him.

Being the target of everyone’s scorn, he knew if he insisted on following Peng Fulai and the others, they wouldn’t be able to get anything done today.