He Yixian, Su Yun Mo herself could not figure it out: "Neither enemy nor friend, it's best to have little contact."
Zi Yuan: "Tomorrow, your subordinate will return to the organization. Should I investigate?"
"She lived at the border with King Yun Yi before. That place is so far from the capital. Even if we investigate, we won't get much useful information. It'll just be a waste of energy." Su Yun Mo scooped water with a ladle and played.
The reflection of the window appeared in the water.
Su Yun Mo's eyes darkened, her tone unchanged: "I'm a bit hungry. Zi Yuan, go get me some snacks."
"Now?" Zi Yuan was surprised. Her master never had a habit of eating before sleeping.
She caught a glimpse of the reflection in the water and suddenly understood.
"Your subordinate will go right away. I'll leave the change of clothes here first." She got up and placed the clothes behind Su Yun Mo.
This angle was in Su Yun Mo's blind spot.
Zi Yuan went out.
Su Yun Mo yawned twice, crossed her arms on the edge of the bathtub, and closed her eyes to doze off.
The door creaked open, and Lin Lang tiptoed in.
After entering the room, she went behind the screen to look through the clothes and found the Glazed Lock at the very bottom.
"Shouldn't you ask for permission before taking someone else's things?"
A clear, light voice rang out.
Lin Lang looked up in shock, only to see Su Yun Mo, who had turned around at some point, looking at her with her arms crossed.
A cold wind swept past behind her.
Lin Lang narrowly dodged, but the Glazed Lock was snatched away.
Zi Yuan stood opposite, blocking her path. She held a long sword and thrust it forward.
Lin Lang was startled and quickly retreated two steps, drawing a short knife and gripping it tightly: "You deliberately lured me in?"
Su Yun Mo put on her clothes and walked over, taking the Glazed Lock from Zi Yuan: "I still don't understand, what use does Lin Yu Ning have for this? She can't use it."
The Glazed Lock was indeed a treasure, but it was also targeted. It was of great use to herself, but to others, it was just an ornament.
"This thing never belonged to you. You should return it," Lin Lang leaped forward.
A red light flashed in Su Yun Mo's eyes.
The screen beside them flew directly towards Lin Lang, smashing at her.
Lin Lang was startled and quickly retreated. At the same time, Zi Yuan punched her from the side.
Lin Lang knew she was no match for them. She frowned, changed direction, and jumped out the window.
Zi Yuan was about to give chase.
"No need to chase. Let her go," Su Yun Mo stopped her, looking down at the Glazed Lock in her hand, and frowned.
It wasn't hers?
Then whose was it? Lin Yu Ning? Why would she think that?
Zi Yuan fetched a fluffy blanket and walked over, kneeling on one knee to cover Su Yun Mo: "Lin Yu Ning has tried to assassinate you multiple times. It's truly detestable."
"No, for these two times, Lin Yu Ning might not have known," Su Yun Mo had a vague thought.
"Why does master say that? Wasn't that woman just now her subordinate?" Zi Yuan pursed her lips, recalling Lin Lang's behavior in the past few times.
She paused and added: "Master suspects she is from master's mother's family? But master deliberately used her abilities in front of her, and she didn't react."
Years ago, the Princess of Southern Xinjiang married Lord Lin. The Glazed Lock was also brought from Southern Xinjiang that year.
The people of Southern Xinjiang were skilled in esoteric arts.
However, only those with Southern Xinjiang royal blood could truly unleash such abilities.
If Lin Lang were truly from Southern Xinjiang, she wouldn't fail to recognize master.
Su Yun Mo snorted coldly: "Perhaps only Lin Yu Ning knows about this."
She yawned and stretched: "Forget it, I don't want to think about it anymore. I'm sleepy, time to sleep."
Zi Yuan glanced at the sky. It was already late at night, so she reached out and picked up Su Yun Mo to take her back to her room.
Su Yun Mo was also exhausted today. This small body's stamina was limited.
When Zi Yuan carried her back to the room, she found that she had already fallen asleep in her arms at some point.
The little dumpling curled her small, tender fists, her right hand wrapped in bandages. Her eyelashes trembled slightly, her delicate cheeks were rosy white, perhaps because she had just bathed, her whole body felt soft.
Zi Yuan curved her lips, a sense of affection rising in her heart.
Only at this moment did she feel that master was indeed just a child.
She gently placed the little dumpling back on the bed, covered her with a quilt, blew out the candles, and closed the door.
Su Yun Mo slept soundly that night, without a single dream.
After an unknown amount of time, a gaze fell upon her.
At first, the gaze was as light as a feather, but as time passed, it became increasingly intense.
Su Yun Mo couldn't help but open her eyes and look, meeting a pair of deep black eyes.
The sky outside was already bright.
"Finally awake." Ye Jing Yu sat at the table, holding a book in his hand.
Su Yun Mo saw the title of the book in his hand: "The Book of Virtues for Women."
Her mouth twitched. She slowly closed her eyes, fumbled with her hands to grasp the corner of the quilt, and slowly covered her head, her body beginning to shrink.
Before she could curl into a ball, Ye Jing Yu got up, grabbed the corner of the quilt, and yanked it away forcefully.
The little dumpling was flung out of the quilt.
She sat at the foot of the bed, her hair disheveled like a startled kitten after rolling hundreds of times, and let out a cry: "What are you doing!"
Because she had just woken up, her voice was a little soft. Even though she was angry, there was no trace of anger, but rather like a spoiled child.
"I just met with General Su. He has no objections to me teaching you from now on." Ye Jing Yu blocked all her escape routes before she could retreat.
Then, he tapped the rolled-up book in his palm: "Get up, read."
Su Yun Mo stared at him for a moment, then flopped back onto the bed, flailing her limbs and rolling around: "No, no, I don't want to! Mo Mo wants to sleep, not read!!"
Ye Jing Yu's eyelids twitched. He grabbed her by the collar and dangled her in mid-air: "Don't throw a childish tantrum with me! You must read."
He strode back to the table, casually placed the little dumpling on his lap, restrained her with one hand, and began to read "The Book of Virtues for Women" with the other.
Su Yun Mo struggled in vain, covering her ears with both hands: "I won't listen, I won't listen."
What was so good about such a heavenly script?
Ye Jing Yu removed her hands and pressed them against her back and his chest: "It's for your own good to read it. Otherwise, you'll grow up without any manners and act out like yesterday."
Su Yun Mo shouted: "I didn't! Your cousin started it!"
If she hadn't done that, would she really have to compete with her at the palace banquet?
"Did she also tell you not to resist when a boy kisses you?" Ye Jing Yu's tone was somewhat heavy.
Su Yun Mo was stunned for a moment, blinked her eyes: "Who kissed me?"
Ye Jing Guang? Didn't he fail to kiss her?
Did this person run over early in the morning just for this and disgust her with a book?
Ye Jing Yu did not reply, opened a page, and continued reading.
Su Yun Mo's head buzzed: "I was wrong. I'll be careful in the future and won't let anyone kiss me, alright? Hurry and stop!"
Listening to this was like a demon listening to Buddhist scriptures. If he kept reading, she would almost reveal her true form.
Ye Jing Yu finally showed a satisfied expression, closed the book, and placed her back on the bed: "Go back to sleep."
Su Yun Mo stared at him blankly for a moment, then slowly lay back down and happily pulled the quilt over herself.
However, after a moment, she opened her eyes and threw a pillow.
She couldn't sleep anymore!