Chapter 3 (1/2)

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation

Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

The master-servant pair ate together. Then, Chu Yue and Hupo started cataloging everything that Hupo bought.

Hupo and Yuhe came back together, but Yuhe did not enter their humble home. When she reached their doorstep, she just picked up the brown sugar she bought for her master and left.

Hupo brought back quite a lot of stuff. There were two catties of jujubes, no brown sugar because she had bought some last time, a can of wild honey, ginger, and a cotton blanket.

The cotton blanket weighed around five catties, so it had to have been hard on Hupo, because she was tiny.

“I could only bring back this much. I’ll go downhill again tomorrow and buy two thick winter robes,” Hupo said.

“Buy a thick blanket for yourself as well. If you get sick because of the cold, there will be no one to serve me.”

Chu Yue was very pleased with Hupo. After all, they had grown up together, so Hupo could not be compared to Shanhu, who was bought when she was already grown up.

Hupo nodded. She was indeed planning on getting another blanket.

Chu Yue grabbed a handful of jujubes to eat. She had no choice about it. Her body was too weak, so even if she deliberately tried to condition her body, it was still a little weak.

At the same time she ate the jujubes, she stuffed a jujube into Hupo’s mouth and asked, “What’s on the next mountain?”

Hupo ate the jujube and picked up a spindle to do some handcraft. “The next mountain belongs to Longan Temple.”

“Longan Temple?” Chu Yue looked at her.

“It’s where people go to ask for blessings, and it belongs to the royal family. Defenses over there are really strict. Normal people aren’t allowed there,” Hupo said.

“Did Yuhe tell you that?” Chu Yue cocked an eyebrow.

“Yes.” Hupo nodded. Then, she tried to persuade Chu Yue. “Milady, if you’re bored, you can read a book or do something else, but you can’t go there.”

‘I’ve already gone there today, and it was as expected of Longan Temple. Since it belongs to the royal family, even the quality of its monks is high.’

But it would not be easy for her to get to know the one she met. She had to recover some of her skills before doing anything else, or else, she would not be able to catch up to him. Even though she did not really come into contact with him today, she had a good eye for judgment. There was no way she would not be able to tell that he was a martial artist.

Chu Yue was an outstanding special agent. She would never allow herself to be at a disadvantage… though it would be a little hard with this body.

Her tendons and bones were incredibly weak, and she was not talented in martial arts. It was hard to say how many of her skills she could salvage with this body.

For the next few days, Hupo behaved like a hamster. She headed out every day to bring back stuff and add it to her hoard. As for Chu Yue, she continued training her body and went to the other mountain to pick up firewood.

But unfortunately for her, she never ran into the handsome monk.

She thought about going to him, but when she remembered her current skills, she decided to give up on the idea.

“Master, the woman left,” the man in black reported in a small courtyard.

“Ignore her.” The monk was currently copying a Buddhist scripture. “She’s a widow and alone. She doesn’t have an easy life, so just let her pick her firewood.”

The monk did not pay much attention to the widow, but his subordinate, the man in black, saw that she came frequently, and every time she came over, she stood on her tiptoes and looked forward to her master coming over. He laughed coldly every time he saw it.

The widow did look rather pretty. If she put on makeup, she might look as good as the concubines in the palace. But his master was an important person. He had seen all sorts of women before, so there was no way she would be able to attach herself to him.

But since his master had already mentioned that the man in black was to leave her alone, he would leave her alone. As long as she did not do anything that would harm his master, he would let her pick up firewood.

Chu Yue did not know about this, and in the blink of an eye, ten days went by.

As she continued nursing her health, her body became much better.