Volume 2 Chapter 15 (1/2)

Book 2: The Infinite Heart

Chapter 15 - Breaking Encirclement by Herself

Meng Fuyao hunkered down on the edge of the outer walls of the Jianwu general's residence, her whole face filled with melancholy and annoyance

Annoyance reason nury That day he stuffed her mouth with fish, then dusted himself off and left just like that! Even Master Yuanbao, when leaving, purposefully peed in her direction in a show of contempt

Annoyance reason nu eneral's residence She had set heronto the dragon and phoenix to rise in society Fuyao thought, if Guo Pingrong truly treated the girl differently then wouldn't she just bewas already on guard, and if she wanted to act she would just be walking into a trap - she wasn't so dumb as to do that Who could have known that today outside the residence she would coincidentallyout to buy? Froic situation of the general residence's new concubine After hearing this, Fuyao sulked by the wall corner for a while, in the end letting out a sigh and going to prepare Beforeup onto the roof of the Guo residence inner hall

Night wind gusted past the roof eaves It was already nearing the 12th ht chill snowfall see Fuyao sadly had no red clay furnace or Luyi alcohol to enjoy[1]; a person up high still cannot escape the cold[2] Deep gusts blew in the four directions, bringing a bone-chilling bite as it swirled over After Fuyao crouched there for soather a layer of white frost

Despite this, her two eyes still shone like starlight in the darkness, sparkling like jewels No trace of weariness or hesitation could be seen, and instead she even seemed cheerful

Far below her, under the roof ledge, a light quiet noise traveled over Even though the sound was sht it still possessed an astoundingly piercing quality It was a wo On the light rosypaper was diuous shadows of an intertwined ined that while the furnace flames fiercely danced, the inside of the roo On the brocade bed and between the jade curtains was a tuhtly fishy se and body fluid transforht's originally calm state

The people inside the building rolled and tu Fuyao leaned on the eaves listening, not uncomfortable in the least Her clothes were thick anyways A couple days ago Zong Yue gave her a fur undercoat, and although it looked thin, orn it was extrehtthat ave out would always have a bit of medicinal odor, so Fuyao wasn't picky about it

When deep night arrived, heavy snow suddenly fell Snowflakes like pluly from the pitch-black heavens, and soon a layer of snow buried the person lying on the roof From afar she looked like a snow-cast statue

At the fourth watch, the door underneath sounded Wrapped in colored robes and heavy fur, Guo Pingrong opened the door and ca in the hall hurried forward Carrying a rain coat and uuard shi+elded the man as he walked

After the footsteps round into the distance, the surroundings gradually returned to silence It was only then that Fuyao pushed herself out from under a couple pieces of tile Like a snow blossom, she floated down from the roof

Fuyao landed and brushed off so on the bed she sain”

Qiao Ling raised her head in shock, her tear-filled pupils staring her Fuyao rolled her shoulder and said, ”Last time my luck was bad and I happened upon your ht early This ti hiht?”

Qiao Ling straightened her back as she looked at Fuyao nuain like a waterfall

Fuyao let out a sigh, not wanting to say anything Her eyes were sharp - the irl's whole body was covered in horrible wounds and bruises It could be iht was hidden underneath the blankets

However, Fuyao didn't i in front of the dresser table Picking up the bronzefor a bit, she put the ot all wet” Casually grabbing a handkerchief on the table, she wiped her face and neck

Only after cleaning herself up did she turn around and walk in front of Qiao Ling Pulling aside the girl's covers, Fuyao's gaze landed on her lower body, and Fuyao instantly sucked in a breath and turned away Taking off her own cloak, Fuyao wrapped it over Qiao Ling, then knelt with her back facing Qiao Ling

Qiao Ling woodenly clutched the cloak without knohat to do Fuyao patiently said, ”Are you really going to refuse to leave again?”

Opposite her on the dressing table was the bronze le by Fuyao It directly reflected and showed the Qiao Ling behind; her panic seeenuine

Meng Fuyao watched the hu there was an inviolable practice, and that was to never expose one's back to anyone else, even if the person behind them had no martial ability whatsoever

Tonight, she had walked into the er, and Fuyao would naturally advance carefully with every action she took If she were du someone, it would just be too shameful! If Yuan Zhaoxu knew about it he would also disdain her to death

Qiao Ling finally ti her nose, she quietly said, ”Little brother Meng … it was all my fault …”

”Who in the world hasn't made mistakes? If there are still chances to fix those mistakes, none of it irl tightly to herself with a ribbon

Qiao Ling's tears, drip by drip, began to soak the clothes on Fuyao's back Her voice was quiet, yet still choked with sobs ”He isn't human … he isn't human …”

Fuyao was speechless A type of inally been a little on guard against Qiao Ling, and was prepared to abandon her at aher irl had most likely suffered harm that would be difficult to ever recover frouard wouldn't be done to this severity Sighing, Fuyao reached out and patted Qiao Ling's back, saying, ”You've been here a couple days, are you familiar with the way back?”

Qiao Ling shook her head, holding back tears ”I was always locked in that building”

Fuyao let out an assenting ”en” and prepared to follow her previous route Suddenly she heard Qiao Ling say, ”… but I did hear the nannies taking care of eneral's residence doesn't have verya skilled uards, while the west side where the servants live has very few people I heard there is even a back-door route on the west side, where one can directly exit”

”Why would they talk with you about this?” Fuyao turned her head to look at her

Qiao Ling began to sob ”I don't know … but it seeazes were filled with pity … little brother Meng, every day … I waited for you to come …”

Fuyao let out another ”en”, then suddenly said, ”Today on the streets I heard that general Guo had once said, as long as so that ithin his power”

Without waiting for Qiao Ling's response, she suddenly pressed on Qiao Ling's paralysis pressure point Blasting the door flying with a kick, she dragged over a chair and leapt on top of it, yelling loudly, ”Guo Pingrong! Coht!”

”Pa! Pa! Pa!”

Frorong walked into view from around a hallway corner and coldly said, ”Good Good ear To actually realize that I hadn't walked far Quite brave, to actually want to have a one-on-one duel with me”

Meng Fuyao gave out a burst of laughter, saying, ”You waited forto leave? As soon as I came out I would have instantly been ambushed by you After all, there are precious few people in the world who have the ability to take off your pants; naturally you uest like me”

Guo Pingrong's expression changed Up until now he had always been prideful and arrogant, where even srievances had to be repaid in full That day, when in front of soFuyao tricked hirace of his life up until then Now that Fuyao didn't even hide in the least and mentioned this event to his face, he became even more infuriated

”I had guessed it was you As I thought, I was not wrong!” Guo Pingrong deeply sucked in a breath of air, his face like iron In a surge of his robes, theforward!

Fuyao raised her foot With a kick the chair underneath her was sent flying with a fierce wind, spinning as it shot towards Guo Pingrong He sent out a horizontal palm sweep, and the chair shattered into countless shards At this tie of the brief moment to leap out of the

Upon passing out the , she saw that a group of guards suddenly rushed out frouards orderly bent their knees Stretched bows and sharp arrows ai ”yi ya”, Fuyao stumbled suddenly and cried out in consternation ”So many?”

Following her trip, a bundle suddenly rolled out froolden pearls spilled out, bouncing to the feet of the guards! Fuyao began to shout in an even more panicked tone as she waved her hand and chased ”That's all s for the rest of my life, don't touch!”

Golden light sparkled fro on the diuards saw this their eyes lit up

Asilvers Now that this youth's bag had fallen, a h they didn't knohat Fuyao was doing here, she looked like she was trying to save and elope with the new bride The treasures in the bundle also seemed like they were stolen from some other residence If they didn't choose to collect the treasure noould they have the chance later?