《The Beautiful Eldest Miss with Hidden Identities Get the City Astir》 Chapter 1 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Yu Min was stunned as she stared at her thin and withered hand. Did she transport into the body of another person? She looked at her own ragged clothes and the clearly oversized tattered shoe. The walls that surrounded her filled with holes. She could tell that the body she transported into was both sickly and poor. She had been transported into an impoverished settlement in the middle of nowhere, judging from the clothing material and appearance. Wanting to get a better look at her surrounding, she pushed herself up to leave the bed. Just as she was about to get off the bed, her bed tumbled to the ground. A woman doing laundry outside the house stopped everything she was doing and rushed in. The door pushed open with a creak, followed by a gush of chilly wind that rushed through the open door into the shack. Yu Min stopped struggling when she heard the door creaking and looked towards the door. A thin woman clad in a long dress made from coarse clothes walked towards her. Yu Min was both shocked and loss for words when she saw the woman that walked through the door was wearing an ancient costume. She had no memory of the girl whose body she had now occupied. So, she did now know that she was wearing an ancient costume until she saw the woman that had just walked in. She realized she traveled through time into the past. She traveled far into the past! Into the ancient era! When Yu Niang saw the dazed look of her young mistress, she immediately wiped her hand clean and carried her young mistress. Yu Min almost cried out in pain when Yu Niang touched her forehead with her rough hand. Was her hand made from dried tree bark? She was in so much pain when Yu Niang¡¯s touched her. Even her heart throbbed. She couldn¡¯t help taking a few deep breaths to suppress the pain she was having. When Yu Niang noticed her breathing heavily with one hand clutching her heart, she got anxious and appeared to ache for her too. ¡°Young mistress, is your angina acting up again?¡± Looking at Yu Niang¡¯s panicked expression, Yu Min came to know of two facts. First, she was still a young mistress despite being penniless, and Yu Niang was her servant. Second, she had angina pectoris. She was in the body of a sick girl. That explained her weak limbs and powerless body. This girl should have died from her illness. ¡°Young mistress, don¡¯t keep the pain inside. You will feel better if you scream it out.¡± Yu Niang was no doctor, neither did she have the money to hire one. However, she heard from those around her that one would be more in pain if they kept it inside. On the contrary, screaming out loud could reduce the pain they were in. Yu Min was a person who could withstand pain, so she did not scream like what Yu Niang suggested. The strength remaining in her body did not allow her the energy to cry out loud. ¡°Young Mistress, why don¡¯t you eat something? Perhaps you won¡¯t feel so in pain. Let¡¯s eat something so that the pain will go away. Be good, young mistress. Eat a little.¡± Yu Niang took the cold steamed bun from the table and brought it near her young mistress¡¯s mouth. But when she saw the panicked expression of her young mistress, she put the bun aside and consoled her young mistress with tears welling up in her eyes. Yu Min was indeed shocked by the stale steamed bun Yu Niang fed her. She thought she had bitten a piece of rock. The steam bun was hard as a rock. How poor was she? The bun was so moldy that she might die from eating it. Yu Min changed her mind. The girl might have died from hunger or food poisoning after she ate the moldy bun. Yu Min wanted to break free from the woman¡¯s embrace to get more information. A loud voice suddenly came from outside the door when she was about to push Yu Niang away. ¡°Yu Niang, are you slacking off again? Come out!¡± Yu Min could feel Yu Niang¡¯s body curled slightly into herself when she heard the voice. She glanced through the open door and saw a bald lady in a blue nun outfit coming towards them. The nun was unusually loud and rude that Yu Min would have mistaken her for a strong, crude man had she not listened carefully. She waited for the nun to rush into the shack angrily. She knew her guess was correct. The nun had a full face with triangular slanting eyes, which enhanced the ferocious look on her already fierce face. Her pupils were barely visible from the chunky fat on her face. Chapter 2 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio The bald nun covered her nose in disgust as she pointed her finger at Yu Niang and cursed. ¡°Damned woman, why aren¡¯t you slacking off when you¡¯re supposed to be working? Have you done the laundry? Did you chop the firewood? Have you hoed the grass at the back mountain?¡± ¡°Master Miao Jun, I¡¯ll go right away. I¡¯ll go right now.¡± Yu Niang put down the child in her arms and wiped the tears off her face as she prepared to leave. Looking at the frightened Yu Niang, Yu Min couldn¡¯t stop cursing the fierce, bald nun in her heart. No matter the ancient or modern world, the monk and the priest were respectable and benevolent figures. She had not expected herself to meet an evil nun the moment she opened her eyes. ¡°Why are you still standing there? Waiting for a kick to keep you moving? We provided you food and lodging, and you did nothing to repay us other than lazing around.¡± Yu Niang lowered her head and walked out of the door after a moment of thought, although she intended to protest earlier. ¡°Why aren¡¯t you moving? Believe me when I say I¡¯ll hit you, you lazy thing?¡± Master Miao Jun glanced at the sickly person holding on to Yu Niang¡¯s sleeves. She sneered at both of them before she slapped Yu Niang on her back. Yu Niang let out a muffled groan after being hit. Since she braced herself for the blow, she only swayed a little. She loosened her young mistress¡¯s grip on her sleeves and caressed her face as she stood to leave. ¡°Young mistress, wait for me to come back.¡± Yu Min finally realized that Yu Niang was her wet nurse. She looked at Yu Niang¡¯s similarly withered and weak face and whispered, ¡°Yu Niang, I¡¯ll wait for you.¡± Yu Min clenched her fists as she watched Yu Niang wipe away her tears and rush out. It was how the scene of the nun bullying daughters from well-to-do families that had fallen from grace played out. However, she was still too young and too weak. She had no way of protesting against the evil nun for now. So she could only let Yu Niang suffer. Master Miao Jun immediately stopped scolding after throwing the sickly little girl who glared at her earlier a sideways glance. All the curse words she was about to spill remained in her throat. Mr. Yu visited their temple a few days ago and donated a handsome amount for the upkeeping of the temple. He even hired a doctor to treat this sickly little girl. She would have to put up with this sickly girl and monitor Mr. Yu¡¯s treatment towards this estranged daughter he had ignored all these years. She would have the chance to torture this little mistress when the time came. ¡°Just you wait, sick girl¡­¡± Master Miao Jun couldn¡¯t help scolding when she looked at the sickly little girl, who lowered her head in fear after glaring at her. Left alone in the shack, Yu Min could finally calm down and think about her bizarre time travel experience. Her real name was Yu Min, but she knew nothing of the person whose body she occupied when she transported through time and space. She descended from a long family line of ancient martial arts masters but disliked martial art and preferred medicine and business despite being highly intelligent and a rare genius in the family. So she fell out with her family and went out into the world on her own. She worked all kinds of jobs and learned many skills for the past ten years. Finally, she built her business empire with her ability and was well known as the prettiest CEO in the business world because of her beauty. Yu Min touched her face at the thought of this. She had no idea how this person looked. Was she ugly? Judging from the poor state they were in, they could not have possibly owned a mirror. There was no need for her to waste her energy getting out of bed too. She sighed. No matter how she used to look like, even a celestial being could not withstand such destruction. But no matter what, since she was already here, she would take things as it comes. Since she was dead in her original world, being reborn into this body was still a gift from heaven to live again. Forget it. She would need to find out more about the identity and background of this person she was in when Yu Niang returned. Then, she would be able to plan for their future. Her stomach rumbled again at this thought. After considering the situation, she resigned to her fate and picked up the moldy bun lying by her side. She nibbled at it. Chapter 3 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio ¡°Young mistress.¡± ¡°Young mistress.¡± Yu Niang gently shook Yu Min to wake her up after bringing some vegetable soup with her. She touched her forehead, looking miserable. She was not on fever. That was good news. Yu Min heard the movement and opened her eyes drowsily. But she couldn¡¯t see her wet nurse¡¯s face as her sight was blurry, and she was too weak. ¡°Young mistress, drink some soup.¡± Despite her blurry vision, Yu Min immediately felt energized when she heard that there was food. She mustered all her strength and reached out for the bowl. Yu Niang chuckled. ¡°Lie down, young mistress. Let me feed you.¡± Yu Min raised both her arms but realized that she had no strength to sit up. She could only lie in Yu Niang¡¯s arms and waited for her. She almost threw out when Yu Niang spooned the soup into her mouth. What did she feed her? It smelled strange and tasted bitter. Fortunately, the watery liquid they called soup was warm. Yu Min tricked herself into keeping the soup down her throat. The soup was her lifesaver. She could not afford to waste the soup and needed the soup to survive. She convinced herself that she would be fine after drinking it. She held her breath and slowly finished the entire bowl of soup. But even after she finished the bowl of soup, she did not see even a single piece of vegetable. ¡°Yu Niang, have you eaten?¡± ¡°I will eat now. How is it, young mistress? Are you still hungry? Do you want to eat some mantou bun?¡± Yu Min immediately lost her appetite when Yu Niang mentioned mantou bun. She shook her head. She had just realized that their dinner was just a bowl of vegetable soup with no vegetables in it. And now that she finished the soup, her wet nurse could only have the hard mantou bun as her dinner. ¡°I¡¯m sorry for eating your share of dinner, Yu Niang. You will now have to take the hard mantou bun as your dinner tonight.¡± Yu Min thought to herself. ¡°You can have them. I¡¯m full.¡± After hearing their reply from her young mistress, Yu Niang took the moldy, hard mantou bun from the table in the dark. She sat by the bed and started chewing on the hard mantou bun. Feeling stronger, Yu Min could now slowly sit up on her own. Staring at the moonlight shining through the window and the door, she knew they were so poor that they couldn¡¯t even afford a lamp. Her pupils moved when the thought came to her mind, and she softly spoke, ¡°Yu Niang, am I going to die? I think I saw my mother and father.¡± Tears streamed down Yu Niang¡¯s face when she heard her young mistress talked about dying. ¡°My poor young mistress, that was your mother looking after you because she felt sorry for you. She was guarding after you.¡± Yu Niang took off her shoes and knelt on the bed. ¡°Mistress, please protect young mistress now that you¡¯re in heaven. Look at how that assh*le Yu Hong¡¯en harmed young mistress. You left too soon, leaving the young mistress to suffer here alone¡­¡± Yu Min was filled with astonishment when she heard Yu Niang¡¯s words. The person whose body she occupied no longer had a mother since young, and her assh*ole of a father, Yu Hong¡¯en, sent her to suffer in this shabby temple. He did not even care that she was sick. Yu Min listened to Yu Niang babbling and cursing her scu*bag of a father without interrupting. Tears welled up in her ears as she opened her mouth to speak. Although it was dark and Yu Niang might not even see the tears in her eyes, she had to play her part as the person she inhabited now. Now that they were in a temple, Yu Niang might take her for a stray spirit that took over the body of her young mistress if Yu Niang noticed she was someone else. Yu Min asked weakly. Her voice sounded as if she was sobbing. ¡°Is it true that father does not want us anymore?¡± Yu Niang noticed the trace of tears in Yu Min¡¯s eyes from the ray of moonlight. Tears continued to stream down her face. She went over and softly held her young mistress. Hatred filled her face as she said, ¡°Young mistress, everything will be fine. If that scu*bag doesn¡¯t want you, I¡¯ll have you. I will raise you well. We will live to see Yu Hong¡¯en face his retribution. And the b*tch Xu Yilian too. Young mistress, we must remember our enemies.¡± Oh? Her scu*bag father seemed to lead a good life with a pretty woman, Xu Yilian, by her side. But she still had no idea why Yu Niang would talk about retributions. It was just a simple act of abandoning a daughter and not raising her, not bad enough for any retribution. Did her scu*bag father do something else to them? Being brought up in such an environment filled with hatred since young, the child might turn up twisted. Yu Min imagined the possibility of the person whose body she was in to grow up twisted. Chapter 4 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Yu Min felt Yu Niang pulling her body away from the warm embrace she was in. ¡°Young mistress, kneel.¡± Yu Min knelt beside Yu Niang by the window after responding to her request. Yu Min shivered as the chilly wind hit her frail body. But when she saw Yue Niang gnashing her teeth in anger, she gave up the idea of getting back to the bed. ¡°Repeat after me, young mistress. We will swear upon the Moon Goddess.¡± Yu Min nodded and tried hard to make her eyes and expression look as ignorant as a child. ¡°I, Yu Niang, your devotee, will become a vegetarian and devoted my life to you, Moon Goddess. My only hope is for Yu Hong¡¯en and Xu Yilian to suffer retribution as soon as possible.¡± Yu Niang only made two sentences of short vows before she looked at Yu Min with anticipation. Yu Min had no choice but to say something as well. ¡°I, Yu Niang, your devotee, wish that¡­¡± She only said two sentences before Yu Niang interrupted her. ¡°Young mistress, that is incorrect. Yu Niang is my name. You should replace that with your name.¡± Yu Min continued pretending to be confused as she stared blankly at Yu Niang. She did not say another word, but her heart was already frantically screaming. My God, what was the name of this body? Was her name Yu Min too? In most time-traveling novels, the time-traveler would usually transport to a person with the same name living in a different world. But how could she justify remember her name wrong if that did not happen to her? Yu Niang burst into tears when she saw Yu Min staring at her in confusion. After her mistress passed away when the young mistress was five-year-old, no one had called her young mistress by her name for years. She felt sorry for the poor girl. If they were not worshiping the Moon Goddess today, she wouldn¡¯t have known that her young mistress had forgotten her name. ¡°Come, young mistress, repeat after me. Yu Shuya. Yu Shuya. Yu Shuya. Your name is Yu Shuya. Remember your name, young mistress. Never forget your name.¡± Yu Min repeatedly chanted the name, Yu Shuya, after Yu Niang, each time more determined than the last. Although she didn¡¯t know what was going through Yu Niang¡¯s mind and had been searching for an excuse, it was all good now that Yu Niang suspected nothing. Yu Shuya. The child¡¯s name was Yu Shuya. Although they did not share the same name, their name was so similar. Perhaps it was her destiny with the owner of this body. Then, she would call herself Yu Shuya from now on. She turned and glanced at Yu Niang, who was still bowing to the moon. Warmth seeped into her heart. Yu Niang, my wet nurse. It was two of us against the world. In my heart, I¡¯ll see you as my mother. ¡°Yu Niang, I will go to work with you tomorrow.¡± Yu Shuya put on a sweet smile as she stared straight at Yu Niang and spoke. She knew that they could never change their current situation with her health and living environment. But she couldn¡¯t stay in this shabby shack forever. At the very least, she needed to understand their current situation and the world outside. Then, only she could change their current situation and fight for their future. Yu Niang immediately waved her hand when she heard Yu Min¡¯s words. ¡°No, young mistress. You cannot. You are a daughter of a wealthy family. How can you do these works? Don¡¯t worry. I won¡¯t let you go hungry when I can still put food on the table.¡± Yu Shuya shook her head when Yu Niang refused her. ¡°Yu Niang, I¡¯m no longer a young mistress. I¡¯m just Yu Shuya, your Shumin. My heart aches every time I don¡¯t get to see you. Please let me go with you?¡± Yu Niang placed her hand on Yu Shuya¡¯s chest, feeling the child¡¯s weak heartbeat. She teared up again, thinking to herself, ¡°Why did such a sensible child have to go through so much trial and tribulation?¡± ¡°Okay, young mistress. You can follow me to work tomorrow. But you can only watch from the side, understand?¡± Yu Shuya nodded. She could understand the nunnery better with Yu Niang as her guide. Yu Niang¡¯s lip curled into a smile as she found the child¡¯s sensibility comforting. She reached out her hand and caressed her head. ¡°Young mistress, let me know if your heart hurts again. You must let me know whenever it hurts.¡± Yu Shuya was temporarily startled by Yu Niang¡¯s gentle gaze. Then she raised her head and smiled at her. ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll let you know every time my heart ached. I¡¯ll be fine after you stroked my heart for me.¡± Yu Niang softly sang to Yu Shuya in the dark and stopped singing when she noticed that her young mistress had fallen asleep. Yu Shuya slept in her arms the entire night. Chapter 5 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Yu Shuya heard some rustling movement just as the sun rose early in the morning. ¡°Yu Niang.¡± She rubbed her eyes and sat up drowsily. She had an agreement with Yu Niang to wake up early and followed her to work. But she did not expect to get up so early. It was only five in the morning. ¡°Young mistress, sleep a little longer. You might get a headache if you get up so early.¡± Yu Niang wrapped the blanket around Yu Shuya¡¯s body to prevent her from catching a cold. Yu Shuya shook her head. She would not slack since she wanted to start over, not even for a day. She promised Yu Niang to work together with her too. ¡°Yu Niang, don¡¯t worry. I¡¯m not sleepy, and I don¡¯t have a headache. I¡¯ll get up now.¡± Yu Niang held back her tears and helped Yu Shuya put on her shoes after seeing the determination in her young mistress. She wiped off her tears and gazed at Yu Shuya solemnly. ¡°Young mistress, you must let me know if you feel any pain, okay? Sit by my side and don¡¯t run around, okay?¡± Yu Shuya nodded. She had set her mind to help Yu Niang with the chores despite Yu Niang¡¯s repeated requests for her to do nothing. Yu Niang had breakfast prepared even though it was still early in the morning. ¡°Young mistress, when you come with me, follow my lead when I greet Master Yuyan. Do you understand?¡± Yu Shuya nodded. Yu Niang immediately dragged her along into the kitchen in a few strides. She thought that Yu Niang handled all the chores in the nunnery, considering that she left early and returned late from work daily. But to her surprise, there were other nuns doing chores around the nunnery as well. There was already someone in the kitchen when they rushed in. ¡°Greetings, Master Yuyan.¡± Yu Shuya stiffened for a moment before greeting Master Yuyan as well. The tall, lean nun who was lighting up the stove with fire was startled at the soft voice of a girl before she returned to her senses. ¡°You must be Miss Yu.¡± Although Master Yuyan gently questioned her identity, her tone was firm, showing that she had long known of her identity. Yu Shuya pretended to be shy and hid behind her wet nurse. Growth impairment from malnutrition caused her to look like a seven or eight-year-old child, although she was supposed to be ten. ¡°Master Yuyan, she¡¯s shy. I¡¯m sorry.¡± Master Yuyan shook her head and waved at Yu Shuya. ¡°Good girl, come here.¡± Yu Shuya pretended to be scared when she glanced at her wet nurse. Then she lowered her head. ¡°Go ahead, young mistress. Master Yuyan is a good person.¡± The words seemed to have given Yu Shuya the courage. She slowly stepped forward. Yuyan stroked the girl¡¯s little head and took out a somewhat shriveled wild fruit for her. Yu Shuya stared at the wild fruit but did not take it. ¡°Thank you, Master Yuyan. I have no liking for wild fruits. You can keep it.¡± She then gave Master Yuyan a shy smile. Although Yu Shuya was drooling when she saw the wild fruit and couldn¡¯t wait to snatch and gobble it up, but looking at the skinny body of Master Yuyan, who had the same miserable look on her face, she guessed that Master Yuyan might have a hard time of her own. Master Yuyan was indeed a kind person. No wonder Yu Niang appeared relaxed at seeing her. Yuyan sighed and stuffed the fruit into the child¡¯s hand. Yuyan squatted down and looked at her eye-to-eye when she found that Yu Shuya was about to decline. ¡°Take it, girl. You¡¯ve lived in this nunnery for so many years. It¡¯s my first time meeting you, but I don¡¯t have any gifts for you. I feel bad if you don¡¯t accept it.¡± Astonished by Master Yuyan¡¯s insistence, Yu Shuya glanced at her wet nurse. She took it from Master Yuyan after she saw Yu Niang nodded, gesturing her to accept. ¡°Thank you, Master Yuyan. Thank you for the fruit. I like it very much.¡± Yuyan patted the little girl¡¯s head and repeatedly called her a good girl three times. ¡°Yu Niang, she¡¯s a good girl.¡± Yuyan finally turned her head to look at Yu Niang. Although she only said these few words, she seemed to like Yu Shuya a lot. Yu Niang held back her tears and nodded. She knew that Master Yuyan had a hard time here too. Being bullied by Master Miao Jun and the other nuns was a daily affair. She must have hidden the fruit she gave Yu Shuya for a long time but could not bear to eat it. But her young mistress had eaten nothing nice for a long time. She kept quiet and nodded at Yu Shuya, gesturing her to accept the wild fruit from Master Yuyan. ¡°Let me help you with the fire, Master Yuyan.¡± Although she had never used such a clay pot before, it should not be too difficult. Since Master Yuyan would still need to fetch the water and clean the vegetables, she volunteered to help light the fire. ¡°Young mistress, you cannot do that.¡± Both Yuyan and Yu Niang immediately refused her offer to help light the fire. Yuyan strode quickly towards Yu Shuya before Yu Niang could speak. ¡°Young mistress, you can¡¯t do such a thing. You are the daughter of a wealthy family. You cannot do these tasks meant for a servant.¡± Yu Shuya was dumbfounded at the solemnity of Master Yuyan. Why was Master Yuyan even more anxious than Yu Niang? A fallen noble was worse than a commoner. The world was full of people like Miao Jun and her gang. Even if they did not add insult to the injury, they would still snort at them. As for Master Yuyan, not only did she have a good impression of the young mistress who had fallen out of grace, she nagged even more than Yu Niang on the tasks a young mistress should not be allowed to do. Since both the women refused to let her do any chores, she could only sit on the stool by the side. Yu Shuya noticed that Yuyan stood straight and proper, although she did not appear efficient. She was light-footed when she walked and was graceful when she raised her hand. She seemed to take good care of her hygiene as she would gently fold her sleeves up and tried her best to avoid the dust and water droplets touched her when she handled the vegetables. Yu Shuya found it strange that she could see the charm of a classic beauty in a person dressed so shabbily. She narrowed her eyes when she observed the gentleness Master Yuyan exhibited when she spoke. Master Yuyan certainly wasn¡¯t an ordinary person before she became a nun. She should be a girl who had a good upbringing. Judging from the way she talked about what a young mistress should and should not be doing, could Master Yuyan, too, came from a wealthy family before she became a nun? She knew her guess was correct as she continued to observe the behaviors of Master Yuyan¡¯. ¡°Young mistress, are you tired?¡± Yuyan had long noticed that Miss Yu¡¯s sight followed her around the kitchen. But every time she caught a glance at the little girl, she would see her nodding from time to time. Was she sleepy because she woke up too early today? Yu Niang immediately stopped the chores she was doing when she heard of Master Yuyan¡¯s words. ¡°Young mistress, let¡¯s go back to our house if you¡¯re tired. I¡¯ll send you back right now.¡± She watched Yu Niang kneaded her forehead, wanting to send her back to the shack. Yu Shuya shook her head. ¡°I¡¯m not tired. I find Master Yuyan to be so good-looking that I was so captivated by just looking at her.¡± The two worried women were stunned, more so for Master Yuyan. She automatically touched her face, wanting to confirm Miss Yu¡¯s words were true. Yu Shuya continued to speak when she saw Master Yuyan¡¯s reaction to her words. ¡°Master Yuyan, I think the way you move looks so graceful as if you¡¯re dancing. You look like you¡¯re playing the piano when you are cutting vegetables.¡± Yu Niang gazed at Master Yuyan as well. Words from Yu Shuya reminded her of the time she first met Master Yuyan a few years back. She noticed the similarity between Master Yuyan and her mistress. It was not only in their appearances but also in their postures and how they carried themselves. However, her mistress was a talented lady raised by an aristocratic family of officials in the capital city. So, how could she compare Master Yuyan to her mistress? Yu Shuya blinked her eyes to show the sincerity of her words. She found Master Yuyan beautiful. ¡°Good girl, you have a way with words.¡± Master Yuyan turned her head away and focused on the vegetables instead of talking to Yu Shuya. But she was trying hard to keep the tears from rolling down her cheeks. Yu Niang was too focused on getting the fire up to notice the change in Master Yuyan¡¯s facial expression. Yu Shuya turned away and pretended not to notice. Chapter 6 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio ¡°Let me help you with the fire, Master Yuyan.¡± Although she had never used such a clay pot before, it should not be too difficult. Since Master Yuyan would still need to fetch the water and clean the vegetables, she volunteered to help light the fire. ¡°Young mistress, you cannot do that.¡± Both Yuyan and Yu Niang immediately refused her offer to help light the fire. Yuyan strode quickly towards Yu Shuya before Yu Niang could speak. ¡°Young mistress, you can¡¯t do such a thing. You are the daughter of a wealthy family. You cannot do these tasks meant for a servant.¡± Yu Shuya was dumbfounded at the solemnity of Master Yuyan. Why was Master Yuyan even more anxious than Yu Niang? A fallen noble was worse than a commoner. The world was full of people like Miao Jun and her gang. Even if they did not add insult to the injury, they would still snort at them. As for Master Yuyan, not only did she have a good impression of the young mistress who had fallen out of grace, she nagged even more than Yu Niang on the tasks a young mistress should not be allowed to do. Since both the women refused to let her do any chores, she could only sit on the stool by the side. Yu Shuya noticed that Yuyan stood straight and proper, although she did not appear efficient. She was light-footed when she walked and was graceful when she raised her hand. She seemed to take good care of her hygiene as she would gently fold her sleeves up and tried her best to avoid the dust and water droplets touched her when she handled the vegetables. Yu Shuya found it strange that she could see the charm of a classic beauty in a person dressed so shabbily. She narrowed her eyes when she observed the gentleness Master Yuyan exhibited when she spoke. Master Yuyan certainly wasn¡¯t an ordinary person before she became a nun. She should be a girl who had a good upbringing. Judging from the way she talked about what a young mistress should and should not be doing, could Master Yuyan, too, came from a wealthy family before she became a nun? She knew her guess was correct as she continued to observe the behaviors of Master Yuyan¡¯. ¡°Young mistress, are you tired?¡± Yuyan had long noticed that Miss Yu¡¯s sight followed her around the kitchen. But every time she caught a glance at the little girl, she would see her nodding from time to time. Was she sleepy because she woke up too early today? Yu Niang immediately stopped the chores she was doing when she heard of Master Yuyan¡¯s words. ¡°Young mistress, let¡¯s go back to our house if you¡¯re tired. I¡¯ll send you back right now.¡± She watched Yu Niang kneaded her forehead, wanting to send her back to the shack. Yu Shuya shook her head. ¡°I¡¯m not tired. I find Master Yuyan to be so good-looking that I was so captivated by just looking at her.¡± The two worried women were stunned, more so for Master Yuyan. She automatically touched her face, wanting to confirm Miss Yu¡¯s words were true. Yu Shuya continued to speak when she saw Master Yuyan¡¯s reaction to her words. ¡°Master Yuyan, I think the way you move looks so graceful as if you¡¯re dancing. You look like you¡¯re playing the piano when you are cutting vegetables.¡± Yu Niang gazed at Master Yuyan as well. Words from Yu Shuya reminded her of the time she first met Master Yuyan a few years back. She noticed the similarity between Master Yuyan and her mistress. It was not only in their appearances but also in their postures and how they carried themselves. However, her mistress was a talented lady raised by an aristocratic family of officials in the capital city. So, how could she compare Master Yuyan to her mistress? Yu Shuya blinked her eyes to show the sincerity of her words. She found Master Yuyan beautiful. ¡°Good girl, you have a way with words.¡± Master Yuyan turned her head away and focused on the vegetables instead of talking to Yu Shuya. But she was trying hard to keep the tears from rolling down her cheeks. Yu Niang was too focused on getting the fire up to notice the change in Master Yuyan¡¯s facial expression. Yu Shuya turned away and pretended not to notice. Chapter 7 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio ¡°Come, young mistress. You should be hungry. Drink some soup.¡± Yu Shuya was thinking about the herbs she needed to cure her angina when she saw Yu Niang coming in with a bowl of soup. It was a bowl of white rice soup without a single grain of rice. She did not ask why they had not stolen some food for themselves since they were the only cooks in the kitchen. She knew she would face scolding and humiliation for sure if she did. The two skinny women and a skinny child sat at the kitchen entrance with a bowl in their hands. They were drinking a bowl of white rice soup without rice each. ¡°Yu Niang, I¡¯ll deliver the meal with you.¡± Yu Shuya got a little impatient when Yu Niang seemed determined to not let her follow them to the front hall for the food delivery. She knew she was in no rush to familiarise herself with the nunnery. But, another day of delay would mean another day of living in fear for them. ¡°Yu Niang, just let me follow you. I promise to be obedient.¡± Yu Shuya hugged Yu Niang¡¯s arm tightly, determined not to back off this time. Yu Niang squatted down to Yu Shuya¡¯s height and caressed her little face before she spoke. ¡°Young mistress, listen to me and stay here obediently until I return. The front hall is full of jackals and wolves. I won¡¯t be able to protect you out there.¡± Yu Shuya loosened her hand when she saw tears welled up in her eyes. ¡°Alright, Yu Niang, I¡¯ll be a good girl and wait for you here. I won¡¯t go anywhere.¡± Yu Niang and Master Yuyan threw each other a glance when they saw the sensibility of the young mistress. Then, they lifted the wooden bucket filled with porridge and continued their way into the hall. Yu Shuya¡¯s smile was gone once both Yu Niang and Master Yuyan left. She turned around and returned to the kitchen, shedding all the pretense she put on earlier. A calmness that should not belong to a ten-year-old appeared on her face. Yu Shuya thought carefully about what Yu Niang told her. She described the nuns in the front hall as jackals and wolves. Pious religious devotees should be saviors to the distress and relievers of those who suffer. Could it be that all of them were like Miao Jun if Yu Niang described them that way? Compared to Miao Jun, she felt that Master Yuyan was the one who should be worshipped and praised. Master Yuyan was like the reincarnation of the Goddess of Mercy, the savior of those in despair and fear. However, she had no idea who Master Yuyan was before she was a nun and how she had fallen into the lowest rank in the nunnery. Yu Shuya anxiously stood up when she thought of this. She still had no idea which dynasty she was in, who was in power, and whether it existed in history. Sitting in a small corner of the kitchen, she stared at the sky through the narrow wooden door. She knew herself. She was independent, unwilling to be ordinary, and under the control of others. But how could she thrive and lived up to herself in ancient times being a woman? Her heart ached a little when she thought of this. Although she had not coughed up blood since she was in this body, death would soon claim her, like her original self, if she did not get her heart disease treated. Reminded of Yu Niang¡¯s next task of watering the vegetable farm at the back mountain later, she clenched her fist. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Yu Niang. I may have to go back on my words again.¡± In her heart, Yu Shuya kept blaming herself for breaking her promise to help Yu Niang with her work. But she might need to search for the herbs that might cure her heart disease in the coming days. Yu Shuya bent her fingers and knocked at the stool as her brain worked. It was her habit when she was thinking. How would she explain her medical knowledge when she found the herbs that could cure her disease? She was, after all, just a sickly child raised in a nunnery for years. After all, she was still an illiterate, sickly child raised in a nunnery for years. She would need to come up with a better plan. Such a headache! An idea popped up just as she thought of Master Yuyan. Chapter 8 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio ¡°Yu Niang, what flower is this?¡± Yu Shuya pretended to be interested as she pointed at the wildflowers blooming among the vegetables. ¡°Young mistress, this is called wild star bamboo. The mountain is full of them.¡± Yu Niang smiled and picked a blooming blue wildflower called the wild star bamboo. She then tucked the wildflower into Yu Shuya¡¯s hair. ¡°You¡¯re so beautiful, young mistress. You look even prettier after wearing the flower.¡± Yu Niang sighed at the thought. Her young mistress was already ten but did not own even a piece of decent clothing, let alone jewelry. Yu Shuya ran to her wet nurse when she noticed Yu Niang was blaming herself again. ¡°Yu Niang, Do I look pretty with the flower on my head? Do I? Do I?¡± Yu Niang nodded at Yu Shuya¡¯s excitement. It was not every day she got to see that on her young mistress. All girls loved to be pretty, and her young mistress was no exception. Her young mistress knew the concept of being pretty at such a young age. ¡°Let me pick more wild star bamboo flowers. I¡¯ll let you wear the prettiest one. We can put the rest in the room, okay?¡± Yu Shuya blinked her eyes and pretended to look expectantly at Yu Niang, hoping that she would allow her to roam further, out of her sight. ¡°Okay. But don¡¯t go too far away from the farm. Understand?¡± Although Yu Niang wanted to pick some flowers for her young mistress, she could only let her play alone, considering she still had to weed and water the vegetable patches on the farm. ¡°Thank you, Yu Niang. I¡¯ll go now.¡± Yu Niang wanted to tell her young mistress that she should not be thanking a servant like her. But Yu Shuya had already disappeared from her sight in the blink of an eye. Yu Shuya knew that Yu Niang would worry about her. So, she had to utilize her available time to find the herbs she could turn into medicines in the mountain full of weeds. Unfortunately, her body was so weak that she was already out of breath after taking a few steps. But if she couldn¡¯t find the herbs to cure her illness, she would never get rid of this sick body. That thought kept her going as she gritted her teeth and continued pushing herself forward. Yu Shuya slowly sat down under a tree when she felt her strength failing her. She calmed down and regulated her breath to recover her strength. ¡°Are you okay, little girl?¡± Yu Shuya raised her head towards the voice. A thin young man stood in front of her. He had a pair of clear, bright eyes. Corner of his mouth curled into a warm smile as he stared straight at her. But she did not let her guards down. She found it difficult to walk on and made plenty of sounds along the way, as the forest was full of weeds and withered leaves. But she hadn¡¯t noticed the existence of this young man until now. Did people from this world know martial arts? Only seconds passed, although Yu Shuya appeared to have been thinking of a lot of things. Gazing at the young man standing in front of her, she returned his smile. ¡°I¡¯m fine, just sick.¡± Ye Yuxuan noticed that she was panting heavily. She seemed to have breathing difficulties when she replied to his question. He squatted down to be on the same eye level as her after a moment of thought. ¡°Is it serious? Do you need help?¡± Yu Shuya¡¯s eyes lit up at his offer. Yes, she did, very much. She could feel her angina acting up as she felt the throbbing pain from her heart, and she was having a hard time breathing. God seemed to spare her life and sent her a savior. She eyed the young man in front of her and decided that he did not look like a hypocrite. A smile of gratitude bloomed on her face. ¡°Yes. I don¡¯t have any strength left. Can you help me up?¡± Ye Yuxuan looked at the little girl, who was grinning from ear to ear. He was still smiling when he replied. ¡°No.¡± Yu Shuya had her hand raised but was left hanging mid-air. The smile on her face turned awkward. You got to be kidding me, young man. Could you not even help me up? Chapter 9 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Yu Shuya upheld her pride and withdrew her outreached hand. She cursed a little in her heart before she spoke again. ¡°Thank you anyway, although you did not help me.¡± She had no intention to be polite to this young man initially. But when she turned her head, she glimpsed a longbow nearby. The bow looked new, and she did not notice it after wandering around the area. He should be the owner of the longbow. To own a longbow at such a young age, he should be a man with some abilities. A punch from him could cost her life if she angered him. She smiled even sweeter at this thought. However, Yu Shuya had no idea that the long years of starvation had turned her face sunken and withered. She looked like a skull wrapped in a layer of skin when she smiled. ¡°Stop smiling. You¡¯re so ugly.¡± She initially wanted to shower the young man with praises in exchange for information. But her expression turned weird at his comment. How could the young man make such an unkind remark to a girl? But she immediately recalled that she, too, had never seen her face before. Was she ugly? Yu Niang had been telling her she was beautiful countless times since yesterday. She believed her and thought she was a great beauty since she was young. Perhaps Yu Niang was cheering her up. She panicked when she thought of Yu Niang. She had been away for far too long. Did Yu Niang notice her disappearance? Would she be worried about her right now? She hurriedly struggled to stand up. Ye Yuxuan, the young man in white, immediately took two steps backward, not intending to extend her his helping hand. Yu Shuya gritted her teeth and slowly stood up with the support from the tree trunk. Her eyes swept around her surroundings and caught sight of a sturdy branch nearby. She could use that as crutches. ¡°Are you in a lot of pain?¡± Yu Shuya nodded when she noticed the worry in his eyes. Ye Yuxuan nodded too when he saw her reply. But he continued to stare at her without a word. Yu Shuya was rendered speechless over his reaction. Was he here to make a fool of her? Was he here to watch her being in pain and how long she could endure? Refusing to believe that he was merciless, she glared at him with her eyes wide open. When she saw that the young man turned his head around after a while, she turned her head around too for fear that he would see her facial expression. You were too young to compete with me. Ye Yuxuan could tell that Yu Shuya was mocking him from her trembling shoulders. Despite that, he said nothing. He watched her walk to a nearby spot, lowered her body to pick up the branch, and used it as her crutch. ¡°Goodbye¡­¡± Although she found the young man strange and had offended her, she did not sense any malice from him. She turned around after a moment of thought and waved him goodbye. Yu Shuya initially thought that he would leave after she bid him farewell. He did not. He even tailed her, for some reason unknown. Her intuition was accurate, although she did not turn around nor heard his footsteps. Not only was he tailing her, but he had been watching her along the way too. Chapter 10 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Yu Shuya had only taken a few steps when she felt her heart ached terribly. Her eyelids were heavy, and she felt herself blacking out. But she could not fall. Yu Niang was waiting for her. No one could find her body if she gave up and died here. She bit her lower lip and dug her nails into her flesh at this thought. She took a few deep breaths and continued to push herself forward when she saw the light again. Yu Shuya heard Yu Niang¡¯s voice before she reached the vegetable patch. ¡°Where did you go, young mistress?¡± Yu Shuya could tell that Yu Niang was sobbing. She kept her silence for a while before she clenched the branch she used as crutches and mustered all her strength to shout for her wet nurse. ¡°Yu Niang, I¡¯m here. Yu Niang, I¡¯m here¡­¡± Yu Niang immediately rushed to her when she heard her voice. ¡°Young mistress, you worried me to death. Where did you go, young mistress? You should make it so easy for me to find you.¡± Yu Niang pulled her into an embrace. After checking that she did not get hurt, she questioned her whereabouts. ¡°I saw a rabbit when I was picking flowers. The rabbit was adorable. I ran and chased after the rabbit. But in the end, I failed to catch the rabbit and lost my way.¡± Yu Shuya pretended to be upset and miserably looked at Yu Niang. All the scolding Yu Niang was about to let out from her mouth remained at her throat. She swept the dirt away from Yu Shuya¡¯s body with her hand. ¡°Let¡¯s go back, young mistress. I¡¯ve completed the chores on the vegetable patches. We still have to do laundry now.¡± Yu Shuya, who was proud of herself to have tricked Yu Niang again, was immediately saddened by her wet nurse¡¯s disappointed tone. Yu Niang¡¯s clothes were covered with dirt too. She knew Yu Niang must have tripped when she was frantically looking for her. Her grip around Yu Niang¡¯s hand tightened when she saw the hunched back of her wet nurse. ¡°I¡¯m sorry for making you worried. I made you worried. I¡¯m so sorry for making you worried about me.¡± Yu Niang immediately turned to face her young mistress when she heard her apologize. ¡°Young mistress. You¡¯re a noble lady. How could you thank and apologize to a servant? You¡­¡± Yu Shuya listened to her wet nurse¡¯s teaching quietly. She turned after waking for a while. There was no sign of the young man in white. He had probably left long ago. ¡°Where are you? Where did you go? Yu Niang, where did you disappear to?¡± They could hear the hoarse, crude voice spewing curse words from afar before they entered the small courtyard. Yu Shuya knew it must be the evil nun, Miao Jun, seeking trouble with them again. Miao Jun immediately pulled a long face and began mocking them the moment she caught sight of them. ¡°Hey, you¡¯re finally back. Where did you go? We feed you in our nunnery, and you did nothing to repay us. You two useless bit*hes.¡± Yu Niang immediately shrank when she heard of Miao Jun¡¯s words and kept quiet. She knew what she would have to endure if she went against Master Miao Jun. She couldn¡¯t help trembling when she recalled the suffering she endured from Master Miao Jun¡¯s torture. Yu Shuya wrapped her hand around Yu Niang¡¯s palm. Although her hand was too small to cover Yu Niang¡¯s palm completely, her wet nurse would stop trembling every time she did that. Although Master Miao June was happy to see the fear shown by the two bit*hes, she was still not satisfied. The evil mouth of her opened when she glimpsed at the broom near the door. How dare Miao An and the other bit*hes call her a crude servant girl and remarked that she looked nothing like a Taoist nun. Since she couldn¡¯t fight them, she could only release her anger on Yu Niang and the wretched girl of her. Chapter 11 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio ¡°Run!¡± When Yu Shuya saw Master Miao Jun barging across the courtyard in anger with a broom in her hand, she grabbed Yu Niang and ran out. ¡°Stop! How daring of the two of you to run away. Are you courting death?¡± Yu Niang halted when she heard the warning from Master Miao Jun. Her eyes were brimming with tears when she gazed at Yu Shuya and pushed her out of the courtyard. Yu Niang wanted to run and hide too. But she knew she could not. She knew the consequences of trying to run and hide from Master Miao Jun. That evil nun would want them dead. ¡°Young mistress, faster leave¡­¡± Master Miao Jun¡¯s broom landed on her back just as she asked Yu Shuya to leave. Yu Niang groaned and fell, almost hitting the ground. When Yu Shuya saw Yu Niang got beaten, she returned to help Yu Niang up. She couldn¡¯t bear to run off alone and let Yu Niang suffer. ¡°You are not to hit my wet nurse.¡± Holding on to Yu Niang¡¯s arm to support her, she fiercely glared at Master Miao Jun. ¡°How dare you glare at me, little b*stard? Are you talking back to me? I¡¯ll teach you a lesson.¡± Master Miao Jun cursed at Yu Shuya, wanting to hit the child with the broom in her hand. ¡°Father, quickly come and save me. Someone wanted to beat me to death. Save me!¡± Yu Shuya cried out in desperation when she saw the broom was about to reach her body. Sure enough. Master Miao Jun¡¯s broom hung in the mid-air after she shouted. Yu Shuya noticed master Miao Jun shaking in anger. Although she was guffawing in her heart, the volume of her cries increased. ¡°How could I not know your weakness, evil nun. A nasty person like you wanted to go against me?¡± Yu Shuya whispered in her heart. Although Master Miao Jun pointed her finger at Yu Shuya as if wanting to continue her scolding, she had no choice but to shut up when she thought of Mr. Yu and him sending a doctor to visit the sick girl. The little b*stard knew how to find support now. It was so frustrating. Yu Shuya couldn¡¯t help feeling pleased with herself when she realized that Master Miao Jun was infuriated with her action. She stared directly at Master Miao Jun and spoke. ¡°Master Miao Jun, I miss my father. When do you think my father will come to visit me?¡± Master Miao Jun¡¯s face contorted with anger by her question. She wanted to pinch the little b*stard very much. But she could only force a smile on her face instead. ¡°Miss Yu, Mr. Yu is busy. He might not visit you for a while. You can stay here in peace and wait for him to visits you when he comes here to offer his prayers and donations.¡± Master Miao Jun¡¯s heart was full of disdain, although she offered comforting words to Yu Shuya. Mr. Yu paid visits to the temple for prayers with his harem and their children for the past few years. But he paid no visit to this sick child of his, not even once. Just when she thought that Mr. Yu had forgotten about the sick child, he had sent for a doctor to attend to his child staying in the temple all these years when she fell ill. Her fists clenched tight at this thought. She had to tolerate the sick child. ¡°Miss Yu, Mr. Yu loves an obedient child. You can do the laundry with Yu Niang. I¡¯ll put in kind words about you in front of Mr. Yu when he comes again. What do you think about it?¡± Yu Shuya couldn¡¯t help loathing the evil nun in her heart when she heard the lie coming out from Master Miao Jun. Was she trying to bluff a child? But the body she was in was indeed a child. But she was not a na?ve child that could not tell right from wrong. Just as she was about to continue bargaining with Master Miao Jun with her teary eyes and pitiful face, she felt tugging at her sleeves. She glanced at Yu Niang, who tugged her sleeves, shaking her head. Yu Shuya knew what Yu Niang was trying to tell her. It was a stroke of luck that she did not get beaten up today. Master Miao Jun might lose her temper and changed her mind. She might beat them up if she continued to provoke her. Yu Shuya sighed and held Yu Niang¡¯s hand. ¡°Okay, I will do the laundry with Yu Niang.¡± Master Miao Jun snorted when she saw the two of them lowered their eyes and preparing to do the laundry. She walked out of the courtyard with her head held high as if she had just won a battle. Chapter 12 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio ¡°Yu Niang, why is Master Miao Jun such a bully? She keeps making us work.¡± Yu Shuya put on a sad face when she asked Yu Niang. But she did not stop the chores in her hand. Yu Niang heaved a sigh and shook her head at her upset young mistress. ¡°Stop asking, young mistress. We have to prepare the lunch once we complete doing the laundry.¡± Yu Shuya paused for a moment at Yu Niang¡¯s word before she continued her hand¡¯s motion of scrubbing the linen under her hand. Was Yu Niang responsible for all the chores in the nunnery? Would there be an end to these chores? Yu Shuya imagined throwing punches at Master Miao Jun and beat her up badly to get back at the evil nun. She felt much better after that. ¡°Yu Niang, please tell me. Is there anything we did wrong that Master Miao Jun treats us like this?¡± Yu Niang lowered her eyes, blaming herself for her young mistress¡¯s unhappiness. She could only try to explain to the child. ¡°Young mistress, sometimes, some people are just plain evil. They do not need reasons to act the way they do.¡± Yu Niang never wanted to expose Yu Shuya to all these bad things that happened in the nunnery. But considering that Yu Shuya was slowly growing up and she would not be able to keep her in the small courtyard, she had no choice but to explain everything that happened in the nunnery. ¡°Young mistress, I want you to remember everything that I¡¯m going to tell you next.¡± Yu Shuya quickly nodded her head. Her ears pricked up attentively, knowing that Yu Niang was going to tell her something important. They were in a nunnery known as Green Jade Temple, located in a city known as Green City. Green City was prosperous since it was populated by the affluent. The temple was of moderate size and housed forty nuns. Although the number of inhabitants in the nunnery was not high, they could still form small groups and fought against each other. Other than meditating and managing the visitors to the temple, they mocked and made fun of each other. The weaker nuns in the temple would have to complete the chores meant for the evil ones. Information Yu Niang fed Yu Shuya dumbfounded her. Where there were women, there were wars, especially when it was a place full of women. For Yu Shuya, these women were too free. When they had too much time in their hands, they spent it competing against each other. ¡°Young mistress, most of the nuns in this nunnery were bad people. It will be a hard life for us if you offend them.¡± Yu Shuya nodded her head hard at Yu Niang¡¯s words. Although she had met only Master Miao Jun, she could already imagine how the rest of them would be. ¡°Yu Niang, how much do you know about Master Yuyan?¡± Yu Shuya continued asking more questions when she noticed that Yu Niang seemed shaken by her question. ¡°Yu Niang, I really like Master Yuyan. Are we going to see her again when we prepare lunch? Yu Niang, will we? Will we?¡± Looking at the curiosity on her young mistress¡¯s face, Yu Niang forgot the doubt she had in her mind earlier. ¡°Master Yuyan only prepares breakfast. She¡¯s usually busy with her prayer studies and taking care of the visitors. You will only see her again tomorrow morning.¡± Disappointed that she would not see Master Yuyan again today, Yu Shuya could only nod. Master Yuyan seemed to be just like any other nun here if she wasn¡¯t the target of bullying in this temple. But she was still curious about Master Yuyan. Yu Shuya wasn¡¯t someone with a lot of patience. She would usually seek the answer immediately for everything she wanted to know. But now, she could only keep sighing in her heart as she stared at the sky. Was it the Almighty¡¯s intention to force her to change her habit of being impatient? Chapter 13 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Yu Shuya could only count herself unlucky. She rolled up her sleeves and kept scrubbing the linen in her hand. Once they completed the chores, she rushed to the kitchen for lunch preparation. ¡°Ouch!¡± She ran too fast that she did not notice the person coming from the opposite direction when she was turning the corner. She raised her head to come face-to-face with a tall, skinny nun. She had her head bowed low and was wearing a veil that covered her face. So, Yu Shuya did not get a good look at her facial features. When she heard of Yu Shuya¡¯s cries, she apologized to her with her head bowed low. The hoarse, emotionless voice drifted through the wind into her ears. Yu Shuya was momentarily stunned before she replied with a courteous ¡°It¡¯s fine.¡± She picked herself up and patted away the dust on her back before she continued her way forward. But when she passed by the tall, skinny nun, she could feel her heart sank. She somehow felt that there was more to the nun than her appearance. Although it was just a brief encounter, she could sense a brief moment of killing intent from the nun. Yu Shuya knew that her feelings on the killing intent from the nun were no illusions. She balled up her fist, intending to find out more about the nun from Yu Niang. ¡°Young mistress, what¡¯s wrong with you?¡± Yu Niang pulled Yu Shuya to her side to check on her when she noticed Yu Shuya stroking her butt with her hand as she made her way towards her. ¡°I accidentally bumped into a nun on my way here and fell to the ground.¡± Yu Niang immediately questioned Yu Shuya on the nun she bumped into, how she looked like and whether she got bullied. Yu Shuya shook her head and described the nun she bumped into earlier to Yu Niang. ¡°Yu Niang, the nun wears a ragged nun robe. Her robe is full of patches. Even her cloth shoes are full of patches. She kept her head low and never once raised her head to look at me when she spoke to me.¡± Yu Shuya tried to recall her encounter with the tall, skinny nun and described her in detail to Yu Niang, hoping that Yu Niang would be able to tell her the nun¡¯s identity immediately. Listening to Yu Shuya¡¯s description of the nun, Yu Niang was immediately relieved. She was relieved as long as it was not Master Miao Jun that Yu Shuya faced. ¡°Yu Niang, who is that nun. Isn¡¯t she tired of keeping her head low? Don¡¯t her neck feel sore?¡± Yu Shuya curiously asked as she shook Yu Niang¡¯s hand, requesting immediate answers. ¡°Young mistress, she was Master Yuzhi. It was lucky for you to have met her. Else, it would be disastrous for you.¡± Yu Niang gently nudged Yu Shuya¡¯s forehead, gesturing her to sit and listen to her talk. ¡°I don¡¯t know much about Master Yuzhi as she usually held her head low and a person of few words. She usually keeps to herself and walks alone, and because of her quietness, she gets bullied quite often.¡± Were there ranking for those who were the target of bullying in this temple? Else, why would she feel that Master Yuzhi suffered a fate worse than hers in this temple? But she immediately changed her mind and felt that she suffered the worst fate in this temple. That was because the moment she turned her head, she saw Master Yuzhi staring back at her with a stony expression. What luck she had to have Master Yuzhi standing behind her when she was finding out about her. She had no idea how long Master Yuzhi had been standing there, listening to them discussing her. Although Master Yuzhi lowered her head immediately when Yu Shuya turned to look at her, Yu Shuya could still feel the murderous intent from Master Yuzhi¡¯s icy stares. Why did she feel that Master Yuzhi harbored malicious intentions towards her? Chapter 14 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Yu Niang stood up and flashed an awkward smile towards Master Yuzhi when she noticed the tall, skinny nun was behind them. ¡°Master Yuzhi, you¡¯re here.¡± Master Yuzhi acknowledged Yu Niang¡¯s greeting and carried the vegetables she¡¯d cleaned into the kitchen. Feeling the nudge from Yu Niang, Yu Shuya greeted Master Yuzhi with a smile too. ¡°Hello, Master Yuzhi.¡± Master Yuzhi answered her greeting with an icy acknowledgment. Yu Shuya waited for a moment but heard nothing from the tall, skinny nun. It was no wonder that other nuns would target her for bullying. For a nun who lowered her head all the time and dared not raise her head to face others, many would think that she was timid Looking at the nun who lowered her head and did not dare to look at others, many people would probably think that she was weak and petty, a person that spoke little. But when she spoke, she only gave a one-word reply paired with an icy-cold and arrogant expression. She even laced her one-word reply with disdain. Yu Shuya turned away from her. But she couldn¡¯t help staring at Master Yuzhi again after a while. It was just because Yu Shuya couldn¡¯t help thinking with her eyes squinted as she watched Master Yuzhi slicing the vegetables. Although she wasn¡¯t working quickly, every slice she made seemed to be of extreme precision. The pieces of cut radishes were of the same thickness. It was an enjoyment to watch her slicing up the vegetables, although she worked slowly on the vegetables, cutting them into smaller pieces. She seemed to love the action of slicing non-stop with the knife in her hand. Just when Yu Shuya uncontrollably moved forward to take a closer look, the kitchen knife suddenly appeared in front of her eyes. Swift. That was the first word that came to Yu Shuya¡¯s mind. The knife was almost touching the tip of her nose when she came to her senses. Fear rose in her. ¡°Yu Niang, save me.¡± Yu Shuya pretended to cry in fear as she threw herself into Yu Niang¡¯s arms. ¡°Master Yuzhi, I¡¯m sorry. I¡¯m sorry. She was an insensible child and had offended you. Please forgive her.¡± Yu Niang quickly begged for forgiveness when she saw the large kitchen knife in Master Yuzhi¡¯s hand. Although she was afraid, her heart couldn¡¯t stop grumbling. Her young mistress merely glanced at her a few times out of curiosity. Was there a need for her to frighten a child? It was the first time that she felt the nuns here loved to bully others. Madam Yuzhi glared at Yu Shuya for a while more before retracting the knife in her hand. She turned around and went back to her task of slicing the vegetables. Knowing that she was no longer in danger, Yu Shuya got out from Yu Niang¡¯s embrace and patted her chest, letting out a long breath. Perhaps due to the emotional rollercoaster earlier, her angina was acting up again. She could feel the faint throbbing pain in her chest. ¡°Young mistress, are you alright? Do you want to go back to your room to rest for a while?¡± Yu Niang caressed Yu Shuya¡¯s pale little face with concern as she asked in a worried tone. Yu Shuya shook her head. She refused to return to her room no matter how Yu Niang tried to persuade her. After the pain in her heart subsided, Yu Shuya sat on the small stool and pondered to herself. She wanted to continue observing Master Yuzhi. But after the warning she received earlier, she dismissed the idea out of fear. She now suspected Master Yuzhi to be an assassin. Neither the way she moved in silence nor the flash of murderous intent led Yu Shuya to make such a guess. It was the way Master Yuzhi looked at her. The icy gaze with no emotion, as if she was looking at a lifeless piece of something. Yu Shuya had seen many of such expressions in her previous life, and all of them came from only one type of person. An assassin. All the assassins she met, no matter those she hired or those hired to kill her, had the same expression. Yu Shuya clutched her intense, beating heart as she silently wondered what kind of world she was now living in. Chapter 15 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio ¡°Young mistress, it has been a tiring day. Go to bed.¡± She finally finished her work for the day. Yu Niang was so tired that she could barely keep her eyes open. But Yu Shuya sat by the window thinking about Master Yuzhi she met today. She did not see Master Yuzhi again after they prepared lunch. Despite that, she felt that Master Yuzhi would not let her off just like that. What she was concerned about was the reason Master Yuzhi had such strong murderous intent towards her. And this problem was enough to keep her busy to wonder about the other thought she had about Master Yuzhi. Why was an assassin hiding in a nunnery for six years? What was the secret concealed in this nunnery, having extraordinary figures like Master Yuyan and Master Yuzhi hiding in this place for years? ¡°Yu Niang, you can sleep first. I¡¯m not tired.¡± Yu Shuya held on to the hand of her wet nurse coquettishly and gave her a big smile, asking Yu Niang to go to bed first. ¡°It is very late, young mistress. You should really go to bed now.¡± It was unexpected to Yu Shuya that a skinny, weak person like Yu Niang could carry her to bed and snuck her under the cover. Yu Shuya examined her frail, skinny body. Perhaps there was not much meat under her skin on a child-like body like hers. ¡°Young mistress, you can tell me if you have anything in your mind. See how tightly knitted your eyebrows are.¡± Yu Niang stroked the space between her eyebrows, attempting to smoothen them as she asked her about the matter that was bothering her. ¡°Yu Niang, can you tell me more about the nunnery? I want to hear them.¡± Since Yu Niang was the one to bring up the matter that bothered her, she would seize the opportunity to ask. But when she saw the tired eyes of Yu Niang, she gave up. ¡°Yu Niang, I¡¯ll listen to them tomorrow.¡± Yu Niang knew that Yu Shuya was considerate towards her and did not press on about the stories. She stroked Yu Shuya¡¯s back and gazed at her with smiling eyes. She spoke. When Yu Shuya saw Yu Niang¡¯s effort to open her eyes to tell her stories, she quickly said, ¡°I know.¡± Then she snuck under the cover, with her head hidden in it as well. ¡°Yu Niang, I¡¯m sleeping. I¡¯m sleeping now. Let¡¯s talk tomorrow.¡± Yu Niang smiled at the child¡¯s action and continued to speak. ¡°Young mistress, Master Miao Jun was not the scariest one in this nunnery. The worst one is¡­¡± That was what Yu Shuya was trying to find out. Who was the most powerful one in the nunnery? But Yu Niang stopped talking. When Yu Shuya took off the cover to look at Yu Niang, she found Yu Niang to have fallen asleep. Although she wanted Yu Niang to rest, it annoyed her when Yu Niang fell asleep when she was about to tell her the main content of the story. Yu Shuya couldn¡¯t help scratching her head, thinking about the most powerful nun in the nunnery. How was she, as a person, to be even worse than Master Miao Jun? Just as she was racking her brain, Yu Shuya heard some movement from the outside. She listened attentively, feeling that the movement was right beside her. And she was sleeping by the window. She turned to look outside through the half-opened window to see a long-haired woman clad in red with her back facing the window. Yu Shuya¡¯s heart constricted when she glimpsed the woman before her eyes. Her heart throbbed violently. She controlled her breathing so that her breathing would not alarm the woman outside the window. She kept chanting the core socialist values to herself in her heart to calm herself down. In her past life, she wouldn¡¯t even be afraid to stand in the graveyard, as she was an atheist and did not believe in the existence of ghosts. But after she went through the time-traveling, it was hard for her not to believe in supernatural powers. But the sound of her breathing was still audible in the silence of the night despite her effort to keep them down. The woman in red moved a little and slowly turned around. Yu Shuya screamed through her muffled mouth and shuddered uncontrollably under the cover. The woman turned her head around. But her messy hair had fully covered her face. Since she had waist-length hair and was covering both front and back, Yu Shuya couldn¡¯t tell the location of her head. Chapter 16 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio The female ghost in red let out two eerie chuckles before she slowly leaned through the window. Yu Shuya was sleeping on the earthen bed placed against the windowsill. She could not help thinking that this woman wanted to climb through the window to grab her and eat her up as she was peering through the window towards her. ¡°No! Don¡¯t kill me.¡± Beads of tear trickled down the corner of Yu Shuya¡¯s eyes. She was trembling as she begged the female ghost, who was moving through the window. The ghost seemed to understand Yu Shuya¡¯s plea and stopped moving. Just as Yu Shuya tried to catch her breath, the female ghost moved again. But this time, she did not peer through the window. She let out some screeching sound and parted the curtain of hairs covering her face. Yu Shuya was terrified by the face hidden behind the hairs. With the brightness of the moonlight, she could see the dark pupils in the socket of the eyes of the female ghost staring back at her. Blood covered every inch of her face. Hanging from her mouth was her long tongue dripping with blood as well. Yu Shuya was so scared that she couldn¡¯t breathe. She opened her mouth to beg for mercy again. ¡°Don¡¯t kill me. Please don¡¯t kill me.¡± But the female ghost did not stop after hearing her beg. Yu Shuya was petrified. Her body shook uncontrollably as the female ghost reached out her long limbs and wrapped her fingers around her neck. Then she tightened the grip on Yu Shuya¡¯s neck. As the grip around Yu Shuya¡¯s neck tightened, her eyes widened in shock, and her breathing grew weaker until her heart stopped. Before the female ghost turned to leave, she checked to ensure Yu Shuya had stopped breathing. Moments passed before a loud pant came from the bed. Yu Shuya wiped the traces of tears forced from her eyes earlier before she closed her eyes again to regain some strength. She was fortunate to have learned some martial art in her past life and had medical skills. During the time of distress, she pricked her Minghui point with a needle to fake death. But she could only stay in that condition for three minutes. She would not be able to deceive the female ghost had she not leave within the time frame. Why would the female ghost, no, Master Yuzhi wanted her dead? Yu Shuya was sure that the female ghost was Master Yuzhi in disguise. Although she had never seen Master Yuzhi¡¯s face clearly, she had seen the pair of eyes full of murderous intent multiple times. It was just out of her expectation that Master Yuzhi would take her life the night itself, just when she was wondering about the reason for Master Yuzhi to want to kill her. Master Yuzhi probably did not want others to find out about the murder behind her death. So, she tried to murder her by disguising herself as a ghost. Then why would she do it herself? Yu Shuya caressed the traces left by Master Yuzhi¡¯s fingers on her neck and let out a wry smile. Perhaps Master Yuzhi was surprised a sick, frail child like her was a brave one for not dying from shock. But would she need to return to life in front of Master Yuzhi tomorrow since she was supposed to be dead? She had wanted to give it all and ran away from this nunnery with Yu Niang. Since they suffered from the bullying in the nunnery anyway, it did not seem to be a much worse consequence if they ended up begging in the street. She came from the future and knew a lot of things. She had excellent medical skills as well. Could she not make a career out of it in ancient times? She turned to face the sleeping Yu Niang, thinking about how they would start their life after leaving this nunnery. She drifted into sleep as her mind spun around at the idea of them leaving. She dreamt that after going through a lot of hardship, they ended up living a life of happily ever after and became the role models of the women in the ancient time and were respected everywhere they went. Chapter 17 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio ¡°Time to wake up, young mistress.¡± Looking at the child still sleeping soundly, Yu Niang was reluctant to wake her up. But she recalled her young mistress being upset for quite some time when she did not wake her up the day before. She braced herself and softly woke Yu Shuya. ¡°Oh, it¡¯s time to wake up?¡± Yu Shuya rubbed her sleepy eyes as she drowsily sat up on the bed. When she was fully awake, she had decided to descend the mountain with Yu Niang. They woke up before dawn and started working when it was still dark, with no rest in between chores the entire day. Yu Shuya felt that Yu Niang would soon collapse if they were to continue living like this. When she checked the pulse of Yu Niang, she found that Yu Niang was already sick from the long period of overwork. As for her appearance, the exhaustion from the hard labor, and exposure to the weather, she looked like she was in her fifties when she was just in her thirties. Although Yu Niang still felt fine at this age, she would feel the pain as she aged when the sickness hidden in her body surfaced. She threw herself into Yu Niang¡¯s arms as she thought about her sufferings. ¡°Yu Niang, let¡¯s run away and leave the mountain before the sun comes up. We can stop slaving off in this temple and getting bullied by others.¡± Yu Niang was surprised by the child¡¯s suggestion. She lowered her head and patted her back. ¡°Young mistress, it was easy to leave the mountain. But the life after we leave the mountain isn¡¯t as easy as you think it will be.¡± Yu Shuya immediately sat up when she heard of Yu Niang¡¯s words. Although she could feel the grief in Yu Niang¡¯s words, she could tell there were also wishes of leaving the mountain as well. ¡°Yu Niang, we can rely on each other to survive. I can live a life of hardship. I can. Yu Niang, let¡¯s leave the mountain together.¡± Yu Niang shook her head and heaved a heavy sigh. ¡°Young mistress, never mention about leaving the mountain again, especially in front of the nuns.¡± ¡°Yu Niang, we will not suffer the bullying from the nuns anymore if we leave this place. We can say whatever we want to say and do whatever we want to do. Can we?¡± Yu Shuya pleaded as she coquettishly pulled on Yu Niang¡¯s sleeves. She knew it wasn¡¯t easy for women to lead a life in ancient times, especially for widows or orphans. But she wasn¡¯t afraid. Since Yu Niang had suffered so much in the nunnery, why would they not leave? Yu Niang wiped off the tears that welled up in her eyes as she looked at the hopeful eyes of Yu Shuya. ¡°Young mistress, we cannot leave the mountain.¡± Why could they not leave the mountain? Why not? Yu Niang knew that Yu Shuya would not give up on the idea of leaving the nunnery if she did not explain the reasons and made her understand. ¡°Young mistress, Xu Yilian had two eyes of hers on the mountain. They will immediately notify her if they find us missing. With the wealth and resources of the Yu family, we will not be able to escape their pursuit.¡± Yu Niang¡¯s explanation caught Yu Shuya speechless. Now she knew, although her stepmother did not have her dead, she had not meant to let her live a good life as well. It was no wonder Yu Niang refused to leave despite all the sufferings she had to endure here. She recalled when she was very sick but had no doctor to treat her. The call for help must have been stopped by someone and indirectly caused her death. ¡°Yu Niang, who are the two people? Are they nuns in this nunnery too?¡± Yu Niang nodded. ¡°One of them is a cousin of Xu Yilian. She became a monk because of poverty. After Xu Yilian got married into the Yu family, she was the one that suggested to the bitch to send you here to suffer.¡± Yu Niang paused for a moment before continuing. ¡°As for the second one, you should be extra careful around her. She is Master Miao An. She is the one that instructed Master Miao Jun to make our life hard.¡± Yu Shuya gritted her teeth in anger. She clenched her fists in hatred. She had not expected her life and death to be in the control of these two women. It was ridiculous. Chapter 18 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Yu Shuya hung her head like a dying flower after listening to Yu Niang¡¯s narrative. Judging from their current situation, she would have to stay with Yu Niang on the mountain. But she would not resign to wasting her life living in this mountain. Now that they were facing dangers coming from all directions, how could she survive and lead the life she wanted? Yu Shuya shuddered at this thought. She would need to consider how to stay alive. Master Yuzhi, the woman that was trying to kill her. No, she had already attempted to take her life. How could she explain her revival if she was to appear in front of her again? What if she tried to kill her again tonight? Her plan fooled Master Yuzhi once, but she might not fool her twice. Yu Niang caressed Yu Shuya¡¯s forehead when she noticed the worried look on her face. ¡°It was my fault. I couldn¡¯t protect you well.¡± Yu Shuya shook her head. Yu Niang was the person who treated her best. She had suffered so much for her. She was the one that failed to protect her. ¡°What were you thinking, young mistress? You seem absent-minded.¡± Yu Shuya was thinking about how she could protect herself from Master Yuzhi tonight. When she heard Yu Niang¡¯s questions, she unthinkingly said, ¡°Master Yuzhi.¡± Yu Shuya awkwardly covered her mouth with her hands when she realized the words she spoke. Master Yuyan stopped her motions of chopping vegetables when she heard the words from Yu Shuya. ¡°Young mistress, why are you looking for Master Yuzhi?¡± Master Yuyan shifted her robes and squatted in front of Yu Shuya before she questioned further. Yu Shuya considered that; since Master Yuyan and Master Yuzhi had the word Yu in front of their name and they were both bullied by the other nuns, she might find out some information from Master Yuyan. ¡°I¡¯m wondering that since Master Yuzhi is a beauty, why does she cover her face and lowers her head all the time?¡± When Master Yuzhi revealed her bloodied face after parting her hair, Yu Shuya could tell that she was a great beauty based on her facial features. Master Yuyan was silent for a moment before she spoke after hearing Yu Shuya¡¯s words. ¡°Young mistress, you saw Master Yuzhi¡¯s face?¡± Yu Shuya nodded and continued to sing praises of Master Yuzhi¡¯s beauty. ¡°I¡¯ve been living with Master Yuzhi for many years. I only get to see her appearances by chance. It was surprising that you saw her actual appearance when you first met her.¡± Yu Shuya nodded but was immediately dumbfounded. Master Yuyan and Master Yuzhi lived in the same room? She recalled Yu Niang told her that there were many rooms in the nunnery. So, two nuns would share a room in the nunnery. If they were roommates for years, Master Yuyan would know Master Yuzhi best. Then, she could get to know about Master Yuzhi from Master Yuyan. When she thought of the danger awaiting her tonight, Yu Shuya jumped up from the bench and hung around Master Yuyan. ¡°Master, you are both great beauties and stay in the same room together¡­¡± She showered Master Yuyan with praises until Master Yuyan couldn¡¯t help smiling brightly. Yu Niang was commenting on her young mistress¡¯s sweet words as well from the side. After spending much time showering Master Yuyan with sweet words, she could finally ask what she came to ask. Chapter 19 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio ¡°Master Yuyan, what kind of person Master Yuzhi is?¡± Yu Shuya propped her chin on her hands and asked. ¡°Aren¡¯t you afraid of Yuzhi, young mistress?¡± Yuyan asked Yu Shuya out of curiosity. In the nunnery, some feared Yuzhi, while others hated her. She had certainly not expected a ten-year-old child to neither fear nor disgusted with Yuzhi. She was full of curiosity about Yuzhi instead. ¡°Not at all.¡± Yu Shuya shook her head and shyly glanced at Master Yuyan. ¡°I bumped into Master Yuzhi the other day. She was the first person who did not hit me or yell at me. Master Yuzhi is a good person.¡± When Master Yuyan immediately slowed down her motion of chopping the vegetables when she heard the reply from Yu Shuya. She bent down and looked at Yu Shuya with a smile. ¡°You¡¯re right. Yuzhi is weird, but she¡¯s a good person.¡± Yu Shuya found Master Yuyan¡¯s comment amusing. Why would she want to kill her if she was a good person like Master Yuyan said? However, she nodded in agreement and asked in a relaxed tone, ¡°Then can I still see Master Yuzhi today?¡± Yu Niang immediately stood up at Yu Shuya¡¯s question. ¡°Young Mistress, all the nuns here have their task to complete. You don¡¯t get to see them as you please.¡± Yu Shuya sadly lowered her head when she heard Yu Niang¡¯s remark. She was indeed upset and anxious. Now that breakfast was almost ready, and Madam Yuyan was about to leave, she still had not gotten any useful information about Master Yuzhi. Damn it! What if Master Yuzhi knew she was not dead yet and wanted to kill her tonight? Yu Shuya couldn¡¯t help sighing the entire morning. Yu Niang¡¯s heart sank when she saw the child looking upset. She put down the hoe in her hand and slowly walked to Yu Shuya¡¯s side. ¡°Young Mistress, is there anything troubling you?¡± Yu Shuya shook her head. She did not know how to tell Yu Niang about her worries. Tears welled up in her eyes as she threw herself into Yu Niang¡¯s embrace. ¡°Young mistress, why don¡¯t you go play? I won¡¯t stop you anymore.¡± Since she couldn¡¯t coax her young mistress to tell her trouble, she could only agree to her request to pick some flowers at the back of the mountain. Although Yu Shuya knew that she should not let Yu Niang worry about her anymore, she had no choice but to enter the mountain. ¡°Yu Niang, I¡¯ll get going then.¡± Yu Shuya¡¯s eyes lit up, pretending that she got what she always wanted. After thanking Yu Niang, she ran towards the forest. With a wooden stick in her hand, Yu Shuya entered the forest and followed the trail she had taken yesterday. She felt that she was too reckless when she entered the forest the day before after returning from the forest. The forest was full of wild beasts, and she entered without any preparation. Staring at the wooden stick in her hand, she could not help sighing again. What preparation could she have? She was so poor that she could not even afford bow and arrows. Just as she wondered about the young man in white and his reason for being in the forest, she felt something moved behind her. She heard rustling, like the sound of a small animal crawling. But Yu Shuya knew. If the animals were smaller, they would have run away at the sight of a human. They would not keep moving around her. Yu Shuya nervously gulped down her saliva and took a step forward, preparing to escape. Although the forest was overgrown with weeds and bushes, she could only run as fast as she could to save her life. She could hear the rustling sound getting nearer to her, as if it was right by her side, around her feet. Around her feet? Just as Yu Shuya was about to speed up, she felt something cold and slippery wrapped around her feet. Holding back her disgust and fear, she lowered her sight. It was a snake. Although the snake looked extremely strange and was a species that she had never seen before, she knew that majority of the snakes in the world were poisonous. Chapter 20 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio The snake wrapped around Yu Shuya¡¯s ankles was green, but its abdomen was white. After noticing Yu Shuya¡¯s gaze, the snake also raised its triangular tongue and stared at her. Yu Shuya was about to cry. That was because she saw that the snake slowly opened its mouth. It actually had four sharp fangs, and the liquid on its teeth shone under a beam of sunlight. This¡­this was undoubtedly a venomous tongue. However, the snake did not seem to have any intention of biting Yu Shuya. It coiled around Yu Shuya¡¯s feet for a while before closing its eyes and burying its head in its body. Was this snake treating her ankles as her home? Yu Shuya¡¯s legs were already numb from standing, but the snake still did not move at all. ¡°Snake, Mr. Snake?¡± Yu Shuya called out. When the snake felt the movement, it raised its head and opened its eyes. When it saw that Yu Shuya was still standing, it closed its eyes again. When Yu Shuya saw the snake, she thought that it could understand human speech. She had never seen a snake that did not bite people and treated their ankles like home. But now, Yu Shuya felt that the heavens had eyes as it was a strange snake that entangled her. She slowly squatted down, watching as the poisonous snake opened its eyes, looked at her and then closed its eyes again. Yu Shuya took the opportunity to grab the snake by its weak spot and pull it up. ¡°Mr. Snake, I¡¯m sorry. Although you didn¡¯t kill me, don¡¯t blame me for being ruthless. You¡¯re a poisonous snake. I killed you to get rid of the evil for the people.¡± Yu Shuya apologized a few times and prepared to take the poisonous snake¡¯s life. At this moment, an arrow suddenly brushed past her ear. Yu Shuya had experienced many life-threatening situations in her previous life, so when she saw that the arrow did not kill her, she only felt a lingering fear. She felt more grateful. She was not grateful that the arrow did not kill her, but grateful that the owner of the arrow did not want to kill her. Yu Shuya held the snake in her hand and looked behind her vigilantly. There was no one, not even a shadow. At this moment, Yu Shuya suddenly felt strange. She looked at the snake in her hand. The snake had not struggled since she pinched it. No matter how powerful a poisonous snake was, once it was caught, it would roll and struggle. However, when she pinched the fatal seven inches of the snake, she did not see any movement from it. After noticing Yu Shuya¡¯s intense probing gaze, the poisonous snake finally opened its eyes and slowly closed them again. However, its tail slowly wrapped around her wrist. This snake had really become a demon. This was because Yu Shuya could actually tell from the snake¡¯s eyes that it was telling her to stop messing around as it wanted to sleep. ¡°Snake, Mr. Snake? If you can understand human language, shake your tail.¡± Yu Shuya tried to sound it out, but she did not receive any response. The snake¡¯s tail also did not move. It still obediently wrapped itself around her arm. Although she didn¡¯t know if the snake could understand human language, Yu Shuya somehow felt that the snake wouldn¡¯t hurt her. ¡°Mr. Snake, you¡¯ll be my snake from now on. I¡¯ll definitely treat you well.¡± Yu Shuya thought of the mess she had encountered after she transmigrated. Could this snake be the savior that God had sent her? ¡°Young girl, I¡¯m sorry. The snake is my pet.¡± Yu Shuya was extremely excited when she suddenly heard a crisp male voice behind her. She turned around and saw that it was actually this guy. Yu Shuya¡¯s expression changed when she saw the bow and arrow in his hand. She quickly put on a smile. ¡°No, it¡¯s my snake.¡± Chapter 21 Standing in front of Yu Shuya was the young man in white whom she had met yesterday. However, the young man was pointing an arrow at her. It seemed that the arrow was shot by the young man. If Yu Shuya had not seen the power of the poisonous snake in her hand, she would have given it to the young man without him threatening her. However, now that she had seen the power of the poisonous snake, she would definitely not let go as the snake did not bite her. It did not matter if she was called a bad person or a thief. She would not hand over the snake anyway. Regardless of whether the snake belonged to the young man or not, she would not hand it over. Moreover, she had already thought of a way to break the deadlock tonight. She would rely on the poisonous snake in her hand. Ye Yuxuan looked at the young lady in front of him who was holding the poisonous snake on her chest. She looked at him nervously. He had a good impression of her yesterday. Today, she was being unreasonable. ¡°I said, give me the poisonous snake.¡± Ye Yuxuan pulled out a wooden arrow from his back. Then, he took a few steps forward and pointed the arrow at Yu Shuya. Yu Shuya looked at the anger in the young man¡¯s eyes. Not only was she not afraid, she even took two steps forward and pressed the tip of the arrow against her neck. ¡°Unless you kill me today, I won¡¯t give it to you.¡± Yu Shuya put away the smile on her face and looked at the young man expressionlessly. She was betting that the young man would not kill her at all. Although his eyes were cold, there was only anger in his clear eyes. There was not a hint of killing intent. If such a person did not turn evil, he would not kill an innocent person in his lifetime. As expected, Ye Yuxuan was a little surprised to see that Yu Shuya was not afraid of death. His hand that held the arrow did not tremble at all, but the arrow could not pierce the throat of the girl in front of him. ¡°You, why are you so unreasonable?¡± Yu Shuya looked at the young man who was so angry that his face was red. She grinned and laughed. ¡°Since you don¡¯t want to kill me, it means that this snake belongs to me. Goodbye.¡± Yu Shuya took two steps back, waved at the young man and turned to leave. ¡°Stop, I have never seen such a thick-skinned person like you.¡± Ye Yuxuan walked quickly to Yu Shuya and opened his arms to block her way. The smile on Yu Shuya¡¯s face did not change. ¡°You¡¯ll see for yourself today. Let¡¯s go, I still have to go back quickly. I won¡¯t waste any more time with you.¡± Yu Shuya lowered her head and slipped under Ye Yuxuan¡¯s arm. But how could Ye Yuxuan let her go? The poisonous snake was still in her hands. For some reason, the poisonous snake, which no one was allowed to touch in the past, secretly wrapped itself around the young lady¡¯s ankles when he wasn¡¯t paying attention. It actually took the initiative to wrap itself around her, and it didn¡¯t even bite her. What was going on? Watching Yu Shuya slowly walk away, Ye Yuxuan felt that he didn¡¯t have to waste any more time talking to this young lady. He finally realized that this young lady, whose height was only up to his neck, was really sharp-tongued. Her skin was extraordinarily thick too. Since reasoning with her did not work, then don¡¯t blame him for being rude. Yu Shuya saw that the young man was still in a daze and did not chase after her, so she quickly ran forward. However, it was not easy to walk in the forest to begin with, and her body was not in good shape. After just two steps, she was already gasping for breath. She was so dizzy that she could not see the road ahead clearly. No, she¡­she had to run quickly. She absolutely could not be caught. She definitely could not be caught. ¡°You¡¯re not allowed to run.¡± When Yu Shuya¡¯s heart was aching terribly, a hand suddenly fell on her shoulder. She finally could not hold on anymore and fell to the ground. Fortunately, there was a thick layer of dead leaves on the ground, so she was not injured. Chapter 22 Ye Yuxuan grabbed Yu Shuya¡¯s shoulder. Just as he was about to speak, he saw the young lady in front of him suddenly fall straight to the ground. He withdrew his hand in a daze. He¡­he didn¡¯t do anything. Ye Yuxuan slowly helped Yu Shuya up. He saw that her eyes were half-opened and blood was slowly flowing out of the corner of her mouth. Her breathing was weak and her heartbeat was slow. What was going on? Ye Yuxuan had never seen anyone become like this. He had also never felt that he was so close to death. He watched as the young lady tried her best to straighten her neck. Her hand kept waving as if she wanted to grab onto something. After hesitating for a while, Ye Yuxuan took the initiative to hold her hand. This young lady looked thin and weak, but he did not expect her hand to be so strong. It was as if she wanted to grab onto his hand as if it was her last life-saving straw. He stayed by Yu Shuya¡¯s side for a while and realized that she still did not seem to be conscious. After thinking for a while, he picked her up and wanted to bring her to his master so that he could see if this young lady could still be saved. When Yu Shuya opened her eyes, all she saw was the young man¡¯s fair neck. Her mind went blank for a while before she realized that she had fainted because she was suffering from a heart attack. However, in the midst of the chaos, she seemed to see the young man holding her hand and calling out to her. And now, he was carrying her in his arms. She did not know where he was going. ¡°You, you can put me down.¡± Yu Shuya coughed and spoke weakly to the young man. Ye Yuxuan heard the voice of the girl in his arms, he quickly stopped and put her down. ¡°Thank, cough cough, thank you.¡± As soon as Yu Shuya was put down, she quickly thanked him. ¡°Are you alright? Are you sick?¡± Ye Yuxuan recalled that when he met her yesterday, she seemed to be very weak and appeared alone in the mountains. That was why he appeared to remind her. There were many wild beasts in the mountains, and they did not only appear at night. He was afraid that something had really happened to this young lady, so he followed her to escort her back. He did not expect her to enter the mountains alone today, she even took his poisonous snake and refused to return it. Yu Shuya noticed the young man¡¯s gaze and touched the poisonous snake that had been coiled in her arms the whole time. This young man did not take away the poisonous snake while she was unconscious, which meant that he was not someone who took advantage of others¡¯danger. But if she really had to hand over the poisonous snake, she was really unwilling to accept it. ¡°I¡¯m sorry. You saved my life, and I even took your poisonous snake.¡± Yu Shuya kept the poisonous snake and wanted to put it in the young man¡¯s hands, but just as the young man was about to take it, she grabbed it again and refused to let it go. Ye Yuxuan tilted his head and looked at Yu Shuya. He widened his eyes and accused her of her behavior. ¡°Why don¡¯t you lend it to me for one night? I¡¯ll return it to you tomorrow, Okay?¡± Yu Shuya looked at Ye Yuxuan and begged humbly. Ye Yuxuan was indeed shocked by Yu Shuya¡¯s gaze, and he turned his neck uncomfortably. ¡°No, no, what if you borrow it and don¡¯t return it?¡± Ye Yuxuan did not know why, but when he looked at Yu Shuya¡¯s big wet eyes, he could not help but stutter. However, when he thought of her scoundrel behavior just now, his tone slowly became firm. When Yu Shuya heard this, she became a little anxious. She originally thought that the young man did not turn a blind eye to the situation just now, so he would lend her his pet for a day. However, he refused to do so. When she became anxious, Yu Shuya¡¯s heart began to hurt faintly, and a fishy sweet taste welled up in her mouth. She raised her head and wanted to beg the young man again, but she could not help but spit out a mouthful of blood onto the young man¡¯s face. After Yu Shuya spat out this mouthful of blood, she actually felt much better. However, this mouthful of blood gave Ye Yuxuan a shock. He did not bother to wipe the blood off his face. He straightened the body of the young lady in front of him, wanting to see if she was alright. Chapter 23 ¡°Hey, are you alright?¡± Ye Yuxuan looked at Yu Shuya anxiously. ¡°I¡¯ll bring you to my master¡¯s place to have a look. His medical skill is also very good. He¡¯ll definitely be able to save you.¡± Yu Shuya shook her head. Seeing the young man¡¯s extremely worried gaze, she revealed a weak smile. ¡°If you still refuse to agree to my request, I¡¯ll continue to bite my tongue and commit suicide.¡± Bite her tongue? Ye Yuxuan¡¯s expression turned cold. So this young lady was just trying to scare him? No, she was threatening him. She knew that he would not watch her die in vain, so she used this method to threaten him. ¡°How about it? Just agree to it. Otherwise, what if I really vomit blood and die?¡± Yu Shuya said as she wiped the blood at the corner of her mouth for Ye Yuxuan to see. ¡°Look, I¡¯ve vomited so much blood. If you still don¡¯t agree, I¡¯ll really die in front of you.¡± Looking at the white-clothed young man¡¯s increasingly ugly expression, Yu Shuya was not afraid. ¡°Hmph, a young man whose Achilles¡¯ heel was in my grasp. You won¡¯t be able to defeat me in a fight,¡± Yu Shuya thought to herself. She suddenly shed a tear from the corner of her eye and looked straight at Ye Yuxuan as she spoke. ¡°Are you really going to force me to death? You made me die in this deep mountain at such a young age because of your ruthlessness. Even if I become a wandering ghost, I won¡¯t be able to find anyone to talk to.¡± Ye Yuxuan was still a young man who had yet to experience the world. When he heard that someone was going to die because of him, even though he knew that it was fake, his heart was still shaken. ¡°I have never seen a person like you.¡± Although he knew that this young lady might be lying, she had indeed vomited a lot of blood just now. He did not dare to gamble. ¡°Young man, you¡¯ve already said that just now. Do you want me to teach you some other words to scold others? This way, if you meet any naughty and shameless people in the future, you won¡¯t have to be afraid of getting bullied if you¡¯re not articulate enough.¡± When Ye Yuxuan heard Yu Shuya¡¯s words, he only wanted to retort. With his status, who would dare to bully him. He looked at Yu Shuya angrily. Since young, he was only bullied to this extent by this one person. ¡°Haha, you¡¯re so cute. Then I¡¯ll take it as your promise.¡± Yu Shuya revealed a smile and then took a step back. She cupped her hands and bowed to Ye Yuxuan. ¡°Thank you, you¡¯re really a good person. Just wait for me here tomorrow. I¡¯ll definitely come over and return the poisonous snake to you.¡± Ye Yuxuan was even more furious when he saw her nonsensical actions. Was she trying to convince him with just a few good words? He really wanted to refute Yu Shuya¡¯s words, but for some reason, his face felt hot when he thought about how she widened her round eyes and praised him for his cuteness. ¡°I¡­I don¡¯t believe you.¡± Yu Shuya looked at Ye Yuxuan in distress. She knew that this guy had actually agreed to half of it, but he was still unwilling to accept it. ¡°Young man, I¡¯ll give you my life-saving fruit. I¡¯ve given you the most important thing I have, and I¡¯ll definitely come back tomorrow to get it.¡± Yu Shumin searched her entire body, but there was only this wrinkled green fruit in her bosom. This was the fruit that Master Yuyan had given her, and she had always been reluctant to eat it. ¡°What kind of important thing is this?¡± Ye Yuxuan was born into a wealthy family. He had seen people treat famous paintings as treasures, jade bracelets and gold hairpins as treasures, but he had never seen anyone treat a green fruit as a treasure. And it was such an ugly, wrinkled fruit. Yu Shuya did not allow him to refuse. She directly took his hand and placed the fruit in his hand. ¡°But this is the most important thing to me, so you must protect it well.¡± Ye Yuxuan held the green fruit and examined it carefully, trying to find out what was unique about it, but he really could not tell. Just as he was complaining in his heart, he raised his head and saw that the young lady had already gone far away. ¡°Hey, I haven¡¯t promised you yet.¡± Yu Shuya turned around when she heard the voice and revealed a faint smile. Then, she pointed at the green fruit in his hand. Ye Yuxuan stared blankly at the young lady who was smiling at him. There was very little sunlight in the dense forest, but at this moment, a beam of sunlight shone on Yu Shuya¡¯s face, making her smile look much more noble and gentle. Ye Yuxuan, who was the only one who saw this smile, really felt amazed. He could not help but feel a little angry when he came back to his senses. She was clearly an ugly freak, but he was stunned when he looked at her. Chapter 24 ¡°Miss, you¡¯re finally back.¡± The nanny, who had noticed the disappearance of her young mistress again, was anxiously looking for her. She immediately cried out in excitement when she saw Yu Shuya¡¯s figure. ¡°Miss, are you alright? Why did you come back so late?¡± Yu Shuya held the nanny¡¯s arm and explained to her with a smile that she had met many rabbits and butterflies just now. After playing with them for a while, she forgot about the time. She tried her best to describe the dense forest at the back of the mountain as interesting and harmless. She wanted the nanny to believe that there was no danger inside, and it was her paradise too. Only then the nanny would be at ease and allow her to enter the forest in the future. As expected, when the nanny heard that her mistress had lost track of time because she was playing, she did not reprimand her anymore. Looking at the rare smile on her young mistress¡¯ face, as well as the fact that she had clearly become much livelier in the past few days, the nanny could not help but reflect on whether her young mistress had already grown up and she should not restrain her anymore. After a day¡¯s work, Yu Shuya laid nervously in bed. She caressed the poisonous snake still wrapped around her arm and could not help but mutter in her heart. ¡°Dear snake, dear snake, my life depends on you today. You must not be so lazy later. Seeing that my life is about to end, you have to help me bite the bad guy.¡± ¡°Miss, what are you so happy about?¡± The nanny looked at her young mistress who was tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep. She patted her forehead. Yu Shuya quickly closed her eyes. She softly said, ¡°I am falling asleep.¡± When she realized that the nanny was asleep, Yu Shuya opened her eyes. She didn¡¯t tell the nanny about the poisonous snake. Firstly, the nanny would definitely be frightened by the snake. Secondly, the nanny would definitely not believe that there was such a type of poisonous snake in the world. She would definitely ask her to quickly throw it away. Just as she was thinking about how the poisonous snake could understand human nature so well, Yu Shuya suddenly felt that her face was a little wet. She turned her head and saw that the poisonous snake had unknowingly run to her pillow and even stuck out its tongue to lick her face. ¡°Poisonous snake, stop fooling around.¡± Yu Shuya reprimanded the poisonous snake in a low voice, telling it that a girl¡¯s face could not be licked casually. ¡°Of course, as a poisonous snake, your most basic job was to bite people, especially the bad people. So later on, you must show your fangs and bite the bad people,¡± Yu Shuya said to the snake. Just as Yu Shuya was teaching the poisonous snake in a low voice, she suddenly felt a gust of cold wind blow past. She was instantly shocked. Although this room was dilapidated, the leak had long been fixed by the nanny. How could the cold wind suddenly blow into the room? She slowly looked up and saw that half of the window had been opened. Then, a red-clothed female ghost was looking through the window with her hair disheveled. F*ck, it was the same trick again. Even if Yu Shuya knew that the red-clothed female ghost was Master Yuzhi in disguise, she was still shocked when she saw this scene. Seeing that the nanny had long fallen asleep and was still snoring, Yu Shuya felt that it was fortunate that Master Yuzhi did not have any intention of taking her life. Otherwise, her move today might have really scared someone to death. However, the nanny would be the one who lost her life, not her. Yu Shuya covered her mouth. Seeing that the red-clothed female ghost was reaching out her hand with long red nails to grab her neck, she immediately put down her hand. ¡°Poisonous snake, go and bite her.¡± Yu Shuya picked up the poisonous snake beside her pillow and threw it at the red-clothed female ghost. However, the female ghost might have already seen the snake beside her pillow, so she was already on her guard. When she saw the poisonous snake opening its mouth to bite, she immediately slapped it off her arm. Perhaps it was because she hit the window too loudly, she woke up the nanny. The nanny rubbed her eyes and looked at the young mistress with her eyes wide open. She quickly opened her mouth to ask. ¡°Young mistress, what¡¯s wrong? Are you alright?¡± Yu Shuya shook her head and pointed at the half-open window. ¡°Nanny, I opened the window just now because I felt a little hot. Now that I feel cold again, I want to close it.¡± When the nanny heard this, she got up and was about to close the window. Yu Shuya immediately stopped her. ¡°Nanny, since I opened the window just now, I¡¯ll close it then. You should hurry up and sleep.¡± Seeing that there was no movement outside the window, Yu Shuya closed the window with a bang. However, after lying on the bed, she closed her eyes but did not sleep. Instead, she touched the poisonous snake in her hand and pondered. Why did Master Yuzhi run away immediately when she saw that the nanny was about to wake up? It was obvious that she was not a person who killed people like weeds. Then, why did she only target her and intent on killing her? Chapter 25 It was another busy day. Yu Shuya had been thinking about what to do tonight ever since she woke up. Master Yuzhi had come to kill her for two nights in a row. She did not believe that she would give up if she could not find the reason for her death. Alas, she had already asked the nanny. Her original body had always been in the room. Out of all the masters, including Master Yuzhi, she had only seen the evil nun, Miao Jun. Therefore, it was very difficult for her original body to have the chance to offend Master Yuzhi. In addition to her weak personality and weak body, she did not dare to offend anyone at all. Moreover, the day before yesterday was her first time meeting Master Yuzhi. Why did she want to kill her? This inexplicable killing intent was only directed at her. Could it be that she had seen through her differences? No, that was impossible. Even the nanny, who had been with her original body all day long, did not suspect her identity, so it was not likely for her to discover it. ¡°Miss, if you want to go and play, please go ahead. Remember to come back early.¡± Yu Shuya was sitting on the ground in a daze. When she heard the nanny¡¯s voice, she immediately became excited. It seemed that her words from yesterday had worked. Today, before she had even opened her mouth, the nanny had taken the initiative to ask her to go and play. Yay! It seemed that she wouldn¡¯t have to worry about making requests in the future. Although she hadn¡¯t found any herbs to cure her heart disease in the past two days, she had seen other herbs in the deep forest. If she took some herbs out to buy, she could earn a lot of money. Although there was no place to spend money in this nunnery, she wouldn¡¯t stay in the nunnery forever. The more money she had, the better. Yu Shuya¡¯s eyes lit up as she looked at the herbs in front of her. ¡°Wow, my luck is really good today. I actually found a fire lingzhi that is about a hundred years old,¡± Yu Shuya thought to herself. Just as Yu Shuya was about to reach out to pick it, a hand was suddenly placed on her back. Yu Shuya only panicked for a moment before she relaxed. Without even thinking, she could guess whose hand it was. ¡°You¡¯re late.¡± Yu Shuya turned her head to look at the white-clothed youth in front of her and said with a smile. Ye Yuxuan¡¯s expression changed when he heard this. He stretched out his hand and wanted to ask for his pet poisonous snake. ¡°Where¡¯s the poisonous snake? Give it to me quickly.¡± ¡°Hmph, if it wasn¡¯t for her taking away the poisonous snake and causing me to be punished by my master, why would I wake up late this morning?¡± However, Ye Yuxuan obviously wouldn¡¯t say what was on his mind. In fact, he didn¡¯t want to talk to this wretched girl anymore. Therefore, Ye Yuxuan only stretched out his hand towards Yu Shuya with a cold expression. His expression was even colder than the first time he saw her. Yu Shuya saw Ye Yuxuan¡¯s obviously cold expression, but her expression didn¡¯t change at all. She took off the poisonous snake that was coiled a few times on her wrist, she then placed it in Ye Yuxuan¡¯s hand. At this moment, although there was reluctance in her eyes, there was no greed. Although she behaved like a scoundrel yesterday and insisted to take his pet snake, there was a reason for that. Moreover, since she said that she would return the poisonous snake to him the day before, she would definitely do what she said today. However, she did not expect the little cutie poisonous snake, to be unhappy. When it realized that it was going to be returned to another owner, the poisonous snake immediately turned around and wrapped itself around Yu Shuya¡¯s wrist. No matter how hard she tried to pull it down, it would not come off. Yu Shuya looked at Ye Yuxuan with a troubled expression. She spread her hands and indicated that there was nothing she could do. If she continued to pull it down, this fellow would glide into her clothes. Although it was just a snake, she had realized from the day before that it was a male snake that could understand human language. Regardless of whether the snake would become a spirit in the future, Yu Shuya would not give it a chance to take advantage of her. Chapter 26 When Ye Yuxuan saw this situation, his face turned even colder, and the anger in his eyes grew more and more intense. He stared at the embarrassed Yu Shuya, as if he was certain that she was the one who had instigated the poisonous snake not to return to its master¡¯s side. ¡°Why don¡¯t you call it a few times?¡± Ye Yuxuan tried to pull the poisonous snake a few times, but was instead frightened by its open mouth. Seeing this, Yu Shuya hurriedly pinched the head of the venomous snake and taught it not to bite anyone. ¡°Venomous snake, I am your master, Ye Yuxuan. I order you to come back quickly.¡± Ye Yuxuan pulled the tail of the venomous snake and gave a stern order, but the venomous snake only wagged the tip of its tail to show its dissatisfaction. ¡°Brother Ye, why don¡¯t you try other methods, such as what does the venomous snake usually like?¡± When Yu Shuya heard Ye Yuxuan reveal his name, she immediately called him Brother Ye. Although this guy was young, his attire and his manners were extraordinary. Even if he appeared in these deep mountains, no one would mistake him for a wild boy who ran around in the mountains. No matter what, even they could not become friends, they should not become enemies. At the thought of this, the smile on Yu Shuya¡¯s face grew wider. ¡°Brother Ye, you don¡¯t have to be anxious. Take your time to think about what venomous snakes love to eat. What do they like to do? What do the two of you usually do when you¡¯re together?¡± Yu Shuya¡¯s words seemed to have magical powers. It made the impatient and angry Ye Yuxuan slowly calm down and think about what she said. The poisonous snake usually only liked to eat raw meat, sleep and scare strangers. Other than that, there was nothing else to think about. Moreover, he had kept the poisonous snake by his side since it hatched. It had been more than a year now, and it would only occasionally wrap itself around his wrist. Sometimes, even he, the owner, was not allowed to touch it. When Ye Yuxuan thought of this, his heart was almost aching. The envy and jealousy on his face could not be hidden. When Yu Shuya heard Ye Yuxuan¡¯s answer, she could not help but be stunned. It was better not to say these few words. What was the use of that? She tried hard to recall what snakes loved. In the end, she thought of listening to music. Snakes seemed to be more sensitive to sound and music. She remembered that many people used flute sounds to tame snakes in the past. ¡°Why don¡¯t I play a song for it and see if I can hypnotize the poisonous snake?¡± Ye Yuxuan looked at Yu Shuya speechlessly when he heard this. Who did she think she was? She was just a wild girl in the mountains, and she was such an ugly girl. Did she know how to play a song? Unexpectedly, before he could refute, Yu Shuya picked up a leaf and started to play. She was playing a classic nursery rhyme from the modern world. It was also a lullaby that many mothers used to coax their children to sleep. Not only could Yu Shuya sing, she could also play various kinds of music. It was even easier to play with a leaf. Ye Yuxuan had never heard such a strange song. However, despite his young age, he could tell that this song was the best he had ever heard. He looked at Yu Shuya, who was playing the piece with her eyes closed. He knew that it was not only because the piece was good, but also because the person who was playing it had superb skills. Unknowingly, he was intoxicated by the music, and his mind was unprecedentedly relaxed. As for the poisonous snake, it was also very respectful. After Yu Shuya stopped playing, he straightened his body and looked at her with bright eyes. He did not show any signs of wanting to sleep at all. Instead, he was unprecedentedly excited. He looked at Yu Shuya without blinking. He really hoped that she could play another song. ¡°Hehe, this little thing really knew how to appreciate it,¡± Yu Shuya thought to herself. Chapter 27 When Ye Yuxuan heard the music stop, he opened his eyes and looked at Yu Shuya in a daze. After a while, he regained his senses and spoke in embarrassment. ¡°W-what is this tune? I¡¯ve never heard of it before. Where did you learn it?¡± Yu Shuya did not want to answer when she heard this, but she was stunned when she heard Ye Yuxuan¡¯s last sentence. Where did she learn it? This was a good question that she was unable to answer and could not answer at all. Because this song, including many things that she said she knew, did not exist in this world. ¡°Brother Ye, this song is called ¡®Listen to your sister¡¯. I learned it in a dream.¡± Ye Yuxuan was stunned. He had never heard such a strange song title. Moreover, it was only then that he noticed the way Yu Shuya addressed him. ¡°You¡­you¡¯re not allowed to call me Brother Ye. I¡¯m not your brother.¡± Ye Yuxuan had a huge reaction to the words ¡®Brother Ye¡¯. In addition, Yu Shuya said that the title of the song was ¡®Listen to your sister¡¯. He did not have a sister, and Yu Shuya called herself ¡®sister¡¯. Could it be that she wanted him to listen to her? Yu Shuya looked at the young man¡¯s flushed face and pretended to be sad. She looked at the young man with tears in her eyes. ¡°Why? Why can¡¯t I call you Brother Ye? You¡¯ve already called me ¡®little sister¡¯, why can¡¯t I call you ¡®Brother Ye¡¯?¡± Ye Yuxuan really wanted to refute Yu Shuya¡¯s words, he felt like telling her that was because you did not hear me calling you a stinky girl and ugly monster in my heart. But when he saw Yu Shuya¡¯s heartbroken expression, he knew that she was probably lying to him. But for some reason, he couldn¡¯t bring himself to reprimand her. ¡°Brother Ye, Brother Ye. Brother Ye. Since you don¡¯t like me calling you that, then I¡¯ll call you that a few more times. I won¡¯t call you that anymore.¡± Ye Yuxuan opened his mouth, not knowing what to say. Yu Shuya was looking at him with devoted eyes. He couldn¡¯t help but feel happy when she called him Brother Ye. If he didn¡¯t hear her call him ¡®Brother Ye¡¯ in the future, he would miss it. ¡°Forget it. I¡¯ll allow you to call me ¡®Brother Ye¡¯ when there¡¯s no one around, but you can¡¯t call me that in front of outsiders.¡± Ye Yuxuan did not realize how strange he was now. He was clearly still angry with Yu Shuya just now, and he swore in his heart last night that he would never bother with this scoundrel again in the future. But today, he was coaxed until he was confused and disoriented. Instead, he was thinking about how Yu Shuya would respectfully and pitifully call him ¡®Young Master¡¯ in front of outsiders in the future. When Yu Shuya heard this, she nodded happily. ¡°Then, Brother Ye, how should I call you in front of outsiders?¡± Yu Shuya blinked her eyes and asked in puzzlement. ¡°Hmph, of course you should call me ¡®Young Master¡¯.¡± ¡°But calling you ¡®Young Master¡¯ feels so cold. It¡¯s as if we have no relationship at all, as if we don¡¯t know each other at all.¡± Yu Shuya spoke with a bitter face, her tone full of disappointment. ¡°In that case, you can also call me ¡®Brother Ye¡¯ in front of acquaintances. It¡¯s just that in front of strangers, you can only call me Master Ye.¡± Ye Yuxuan swallowed his saliva and felt that it was a little strange. He did not know why, but every time Yu Shuya said something, he would give in. Moreover, if he did not give in, he would feel uncomfortable. When Yu Shuya heard Ye Yuxuan give in step by step, she revealed a fake feeling on her face. In her heart, she was laughing like crazy. ¡°Haha, this Innocent young man was really gullible. He would believe anything I said,¡± Yu Shuya thought. Lying really made people addicted to it. Chapter 28 ¡°Little sister.¡± When Ye Yuxuan opened his mouth, he felt a little dumbfounded. Up until now, he still didn¡¯t know what her name was. ¡°Brother Ye, my name is Yu Shuya. You can just call me Shuya.¡± When Ye Yuxuan heard this, his expression changed, and he said something that didn¡¯t fit his identity at all. ¡°Who wants to call you Shuya? I¡¯m not going to call you Shuya. I want to call you stinky girl.¡± Yu Shuya gritted her teeth when she heard this. Damn it, this guy really changed his face so quickly. Why was he suddenly angry again? ¡°Alright, I like Brother Ye calling me stinky girl. The teachers usually call me that.¡± Yu Shuya pretended to be excited as she spoke. When she saw Ye Yuxuan¡¯s expression clearly turn ugly, she immediately spoke again. ¡°But when you call me a stinky girl, can you not hit me and not make me work?¡± When Ye Yuxuan heard this, he clenched his fists tightly and his gaze instantly became fierce. ¡°You¡¯re saying that the nuns on the mountain order you to work and still hit you?¡± Yu Shuya nodded and removed the cloth around her neck. ¡°Brother Ye, when they call me a stinky girl, they hit and pinch me. They only let go when I can¡¯t breathe.¡± Yu Shuya deliberately raised her neck to let Ye Yuxuan take a closer look. The ten-fingered mark on her neck was the masterpiece of Master Yuzhi from the night before. At that time, she pinched herself to death, the mark appeared the next day, and it still hadn¡¯t gone down. As Yu Shuya¡¯s body was thin and delicate, the pinch mark did not disappear, instead it became bruised and terrifying. At that time, she was afraid of scaring the nanny, so she wrapped it with a piece of cloth. To her surprise, she did not scare the nanny, but Ye Yuxuan instead. Ye Yuxuan looked at Yu Shuya with some discomfort. Now he knew why she suddenly fainted and vomited blood yesterday. ¡°Was she living such a hard life on the mountain? That group of nuns did not even let go of a seven or eight-year-old girl,¡± Ye Yuxuan said. ¡°Brother Ye, I¡¯m already ten years old.¡± Ye Yuxuan did not realize that he had said what he was thinking, but he was stunned when he heard Yu Shuya¡¯s words. No matter how he looked at her, she did not look like she was ten years old. She looked like she was only one year younger than him. Although he was a boy and she was a girl, her height was not even close to his chin. ¡°Brother Ye, it¡¯s fine. I¡¯m already used to it. The masters say that hitting is a form of kissing and scolding is a form of love. They only hit me because they love me and that¡¯s why they call me a stinky girl. So I¡¯m very happy that you called me a stinky girl.¡± Although the only one who really hit and scolded her was Master Miao Jun, Yu Shuya lied without blushing or panting. What she said actually happened in the real world. However, it did not happen to her, but to the nanny. She was still hesitating whether she should say more about the disgust of the nuns. When she saw Ye Yuxuan¡¯s teary eyes, she swallowed the words that she wanted to say. She really didn¡¯t expect that Ye Yuxuan, the cold-looking cool guy, was actually quite kind and empathetic. Upon hearing her unfortunate incidents, he was actually in tears. ¡°Brother Ye, here you are.¡± Yu Shuya took out the white handkerchief that she had washed in her arms and handed it to Ye Yuxuan. Ye Yuxuan took it but only held it tightly in his hands. ¡°I¡¯m not crying. Why are you handing me the handkerchief?¡± Ye Yuxuan looked at Yu Shuya with reddened eyes. After saying that, he felt that his tone was too fierce. Could it be that she was angry to the point of tears again? If she were to cry, wouldn¡¯t he have to coax her again? Chapter 29 ¡°I didn¡¯t mean to be mean to you.¡± Yu Shuya nodded, indicating that she understood. Ye Yuxuan felt even more uncomfortable by her obedient look. He wanted to apologize, but he couldn¡¯t bring himself to say it. ¡°Brother Ye, here, the poisonous snake is for you. You should go back quickly.¡± It was unknown when the poisonous snake actually fell asleep. Moreover, it was usually very alert, but it fell deep in sleep each time Yu Shuya touched it. This time, Ye Yuxuan did not take the poisonous snake. Instead, he pushed Yu Shuya¡¯s hand. ¡°Poisonous snake, I¡¯ll leave the poisonous snake with you for a few days. When I¡¯m in a good mood, I¡¯ll bring this fellow who doesn¡¯t recognize its master back.¡± Yu Shuya did not decline the offer. She did not ask for it. It was Ye Yuxuan who took the initiative to give it to her. She was excitedly treating the poisonous snake as a treasure and whispering to it. Looking at her, Ye Yuxuan could not help but feel sour in his heart. Snakes were one of those animals that not only girls, but also many adults feared the most. However, since she was young, Yu Shuya never had a companion. An obedient snake as a friend could make her happy. ¡°Do you¡­do you have any friends?¡± Yu Shuya shook her head without hesitation when she heard this question. She had many friends in her past life, but that was all in her past life. Therefore, Yu Min had friends, but Yu Shuya did not have any friends. After a while, she felt that her attitude was too perfunctory. What if ye Yuxuan thought that she was a bad guy who coveted his pet again? She hurriedly answered. ¡°No, I don¡¯t have any friends. No one is willing to treat me as a friend.¡± Even after Yu Shuya left, Ye Yuxuan was still in a daze. His mind kept recalling Yu Shuya¡¯s words just now that no one was willing to treat her as a friend. There was still a smile on her lips when she said those words, but Ye Yuxuan had a phrase in his heart to describe her, which was called ¡®forcing a smile¡¯. At night, Yu Shuya quietly got out of bed and pushed open the door while the nanny was asleep. This was the idea that she had thought of for a long time. Tonight, regardless of whether Master Yuzhi was coming, she would run far away and come back when the nanny was about to wake up. Right now, she and Master Yuzhi¡¯s martial arts skills were vastly different. Since she could not defeat Master Yuzhi, she would hide and would not let herself be found. Let¡¯s see how she killed her. Yu Shuya did not know where she would run to at this time of night, but she thought of a place that was extremely safe and rarely visited. The vegetable field at the back of the mountain. Although there were many vegetables planted there, they were all managed by the nanny alone. Very few people would go there, and even fewer people would think that she would go there at this time of night. However, just as she was feeling proud of her good idea, someone suddenly covered her mouth and dragged her backward. Yu Shuya looked at the eccentric-shaped shadow on the floor, and her heart stopped in a moment of shock. Did she just happen to meet Master Yuzhi? How could she be so unlucky to land in the hands of Master Yuzhi? Just as she was struggling frantically, she suddenly heard a low voice behind her. ¡°Don¡¯t move.¡± When Yu Shuya heard this voice, she momentarily forgot to struggle. It was in the middle of the night. Did she hear wrongly? But why was he here? When Yu Shuya heard the voice behind her, she guessed that it was Ye Yuxuan, whom she had met earlier in the day. She was just about to push Ye Yuxuan¡¯s hand away and ask him what he wanted to do by running to the nunnery in the middle of the night. But before she could make a move, she suddenly saw Ye Yuxuan¡¯s hand reaching out and pointing ahead. It was dark ahead. What could it be? If this guy didn¡¯t let go of her now, it would delay her escape. Perhaps, when Master Yuzhi saw the two of them together, she would also kill this young master as well. Chapter 30 Yu Shuya was about to have a good talk with Ye Yuxuan. But immediately, Yu Shumin looked in shock at the figure that was slowly walking ahead of her. That figure was dressed in red, and her entire head was surrounded by long hair. If one did not look at her body, one would not be able to tell which side was her face and which side was the back of her head. This was Master Yuzhi, who was dressed as a red-clothed female ghost. And the direction she was heading to was also where she and the nanny lived. Only she and the nanny lived alone in a shabby courtyard near the back of the mountain, so Master Yuzhi was definitely looking for her. Fortunately, Ye Yuxuan managed to pull her back in time, or else she would have bumped straight into her. Luckily, Ye Yuxuan pulled her into a secret corner path, or else the two of them would have nowhere to hide and would have been discovered. Yu Shuya finally collapsed to her knees after Master Yuzhi left a long time ago. Ye Yuxuan had already let go of her, but she did not notice it. ¡°Thank you, Brother Ye.¡± Yu Shuya had called him ¡®Brother Ye¡¯ many times today, but this was the only time that she was sincere. She now felt that not only the poisonous snake, but Ye Yuxuan was also her benefactor. He was someone sent by God to save her. Ye Yuxuan did not say a word when he heard Yu Shuya saying thanks to him. Instead, he sat with her against the wall. ¡°Do you know that female ghost in red?¡± After a while, Ye Yuxuan looked at Yu Shuya and asked. His tone was actually very firm as he knew that Yu Shuya would definitely answer, ¡®Yes.¡± Yu Shuya did not hide anything. Instead, she told Ye Yuxuan everything that had happened from the first time she met Master Yuzhi to what happened tonight. After she came to this world, she seemed to have adapted well. However, there was an endless stream of trouble, assassinations, and the fact of being trapped in this small world. All these negative emotions had been pressing down on her heart, causing her to feel restless. Sometimes, she could not help but think about why God allowed her to transmigrate to this world after she died. Looking at other novels, the person who transmigrated was either a princess, a peerless beauty or a talented pretty girl. For her, it was difficult from the beginning. Who knew how many people overtly and secretly wanted to bully her and take her life? Even living was difficult. How could she compete with those top-notch scum? Where could she start living freely and happily? ¡°Shuya, don¡¯t be afraid. I will protect you.¡± Ye Yuxuan looked at Yu Shuya, who was huddled in the corner, and patted her shoulder to comfort her. Yu Shuya¡¯s heart shook when she heard this. Could it be that God had already given her a way to break out of this situation, and this person was Ye Yuxuan? She thought about how a rich young master like Ye Yuxuan actually appeared in the mountains and forests for a few days in a row. He had a cold personality and liked to be angry, he was also extremely difficult to serve. However, he was not very clever and easy to coax, he was like a muddle-headed kid who got flustered when when he was praised. This was simply a golden gift that God had specially given to her, yet she had not noticed it all along. Thinking about this, the excitement in Yu Shuya¡¯s eyes was almost overflowing. ¡°Brother Ye, my dear brother, please save me.¡± Ye Yuxuan did not know why, whenever Yu Shuya addressed him as Brother Ye with such an expression and gaze, he felt a little dizzy. He even wanted to hear her call him a few more times. However, Ye Yuxuan was so stunned that he did not notice it. However, Yu Shuya saw through it with just a glance. Since he valued how she addressed him as ¡®Brother Ye¡¯, don¡¯t blame her for making good use of it. Chapter 31 Yu Shuya saw Ye Yuxuan¡¯s stunned look and gently shook his arm. ¡°Brother Ye, please save me, okay?¡± Although Yu Shuya¡¯s current body did not look like a beauty, she had a good voice. She was young now, so she sounded soft. She even liked to lengthen the last word she spoke, so she sounded like a spoiled child. As Ye Yuxuan listened to the incessant calls of ¡®Brother Ye¡¯, he felt as if he was wrapped in candy. He only felt soft-hearted, as he was fond of her. ¡°Brother Ye, you¡¯ll help me fight off the female ghost, so that she won¡¯t dare to scare me anymore, right?¡± Ye Yuxuan nodded before he could react. After he reacted, he did not feel that anything was wrong. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I will help you.¡± Yu Shuya nodded in satisfaction when she heard this. Then, she was curious as to why he would appear here in the middle of the night. ¡°I came to ask you to be my friend because I feel sorry for you.¡± Ye Yuxuan had been gnashing his teeth in anger for the entire day because Yu Shuya did not have any friends and she was bullied by others. He did not read books, nor did he practice martial arts. He even ignored his master¡¯s punishment of having him perform the horse stance tonight. After his master went to bed, the more he thought about it, the more uncomfortable he felt. He thought about how Yu Shuya had been bullied from morning till night, so he came to support her without caring about anything else. Fortunately, he thought that he could not be exposed when he came to the nunnery, so he was very careful along the way. Then, he met the female ghost in red who was walking slowly on the way. At that time, he was very scared and quickly found a place to hide. Then, he saw Yu Shuya jumping and running from afar. Although Yu Shuya knew that Ye Yuxuan¡¯s tone was bad and his words were unpleasant, she was now full of gratitude to Ye Yuxuan. If it were not for his idea, she would really die tonight. ¡°Brother Ye, I don¡¯t want to be your friend.¡± Yu Shuya immediately retorted after hearing Ye Yuxuan¡¯s words. Although it was fine to be friends, Yu Shuya was absolutely certain. If they were just friends, it would not be enough for Ye Yuxuan to risk his life to save her. Ye Yuxuan was waiting to hear Yu Shuya¡¯s grateful words when he heard this sentence. His expression immediately changed. Just as he was about to lose his temper, Yu Shuya continued to speak. ¡°Brother Ye, I called you ¡®brother¡¯ because I see you as my own brother. Therefore, I don¡¯t want to be friends. I want to be your sister. From today onwards, we are half-brothers and half-sisters.¡± Yu Shuya looked at Ye Yuxuan expectantly, as if she would cry if he disagreed. Ye Yuxuan felt that Yu Shuya¡¯s words were strange, but he did not know what was strange about it. He only felt that if they were to be friends, he could make the decision on his own. However, if they wanted to be siblings, he would have to discuss it with his family first. When Yu Shuya heard Ye Yuxuan say that siblings had to be acknowledged by their parents, went through the genealogy, and entertained guests before they could be considered as real siblings, she felt dizzy. Did he really think that she was going to join the Ye family and become a rich young lady? She only thought that a family relationship was far more reliable than a half-way friendship. She wanted Ye Yuxuan to always think that he still had a pitiful sister to save and protect. They had only known each other for a few days, yet he trusted her so much. What if she was a young but experienced liar? This big fool made her feel that she couldn¡¯t even lie to him. Chapter 32 ¡°Brother Ye, just treat me as your little sister in your heart. I will always treat you as my best friend and brother. I will always look for the best Brother Ye whenever I meet with trouble.¡± Ye Yuxuan was quite happy with what Yu Shuya said, but he still frowned. In his opinion, Yu Shuya was bullied in this shabby nunnery because she had no power and she was alone. If she had the support of the Ye family, she could do whatever she wanted in Qingcheng, as well as in the nunnery. ¡°Brother Ye, stop thinking about it. If the way to escape from the nunnery is to be the daughter of the Ye family, the Ye family won¡¯t be willing to do that.¡± Ye Yuxuan was stunned when he heard this. As the richest man in Qingcheng, there were so many people who couldn¡¯t even fawn on him. How could someone stupidly reject this generous offer? Yu Shuya shook her head when she heard this. ¡°As long as I am given a little chance and I work hard, not to mention filthy rich, I will be able to obtain the supreme position. But I have to earn all those things myself.¡± Yu Shuya bent her fingers after she finished speaking. ¡°There are many things that I like. I like myself, money, beautiful clothes, beautiful faces, delicious food, as well as power and reputation.¡± After she finished speaking, she bent her fingers again to calculate. ¡°But there are also many things that I don¡¯t like. I don¡¯t like rules, I don¡¯t like being restrained, I don¡¯t like being disciplined, I don¡¯t like being judged by others, I don¡¯t like people being weird in front of me, and I don¡¯t like people playing tricks in front of me. Anyway, there are many things that I don¡¯t like.¡± The more she spoke, the more she gnashed her teeth. It was as if she would become unhappy just by talking about the things she hated. The things she mentioned were also the reason why she wanted to escape from her ancient martial arts aristocratic family in her previous life and venture out on her own. She had always understood what she wanted. She was also willing to give up everything to pursue everything she wanted. Everything had its ups and downs. She had everything in her past life. Even if she had a difficult experience, she had always had what she wanted. It seemed that her past life had been too smooth, and this life had taught her what true difficulties were. After Yu Shuya finished speaking, she looked at Ye Yuxuan seriously. ¡°Look, I don¡¯t like so many things, so if I go to your Ye family, there is nothing that I like. There are only things that make me unhappy.¡± Ye Yuxuan really wanted to refute that. The Ye family was very good, and his parents would definitely like Yu Shuya very much. He could guarantee that. However, he also knew that there were some things that could not be avoided. The Ye family indeed did not have so many things that Yu Shuya hated, but there were many things that she liked that were impossible to have. ¡°So, Brother Ye, please don¡¯t think of making me the daughter of the Ye family anymore, okay? Please, Please.¡± Looking at Yu Shuya¡¯s resolute refusal, Ye Yuxuan¡¯s heart no longer had the anger from before. Instead, he felt a little uncomfortable. ¡°What? Did she think that it was so easy to enter the Ye family? Did I beg this stinky girl to be the eldest daughter of the Ye Family?¡± Ye Yuxuan thought to himself. After scolding the stinky girl, although it was in his heart, Ye Yuxuan still felt that he had said the wrong thing. Thinking about it, even if he scolded this young lady in his heart as an ugly monster in the future, he would not call her a stinky girl. He would not call her a stinky girl for the rest of his life. Chapter 33 ¡°Shuya, you grew up in a nunnery, so you don¡¯t know what the life of a rich person is like. I can guarantee that if you try being a rich lady for a few days, you will definitely change your mind.¡± Ye Yuxuan already knew that no matter how much he tried to persuade her, Yu Shuya would not agree. But he just felt it was a pity if she didn¡¯t try. He knew that Yu Shuya was extremely smart at such a young age. She was far from being as ignorant and harmless as she appeared to be. If she came back to the Ye family with him, even at such a young age, she would be able to make the elders happy. She would then live a smooth and easy life in the Ye family. ¡°Ye Yuxuan, how do you know that I have never enjoyed the life of a rich person?¡± Yu Shuya spoke slowly and looked at Ye Yuxuan with a faint smile. Her tone was a little cold and she did not pretend to be a child anymore. Ye Yuxuan was shocked by Yu Shuya¡¯s arrogant smile and tone. He knew that the appearance of the idiot today was actually a mask Yu Shuya wore, but he still felt pity and protective towards her. And now, Yu Shuya¡¯s appearance was like a sweet and hard rock candy. Although it was hard and difficult to bite, it was still sweet and attractive. He couldn¡¯t help but wonder if Yu Shuya had really grown up in a temple since young? Or could it be that it was because she had suffered too much that she was able to understand what she wanted and what she didn¡¯t want, and what price she had to pay to get what she wanted. ¡°Alright, Yu Shuya, since you¡¯ve rejected it, then let me tell you, you¡¯ve completely lost your chance to be the Ye family¡¯s daughter.¡± Ye Yuxuan announced his decision with a cold face. Hmph, if anyone were to cry and beg Yu Shuya to become the daughter of the Ye family in the future, he would definitely be the first to stop them, causing her to lose all the opportunities to become the daughter of the Ye family. ¡°Wow, Brother Ye, you really know me the best. No wonder you are my best friend and my brother.¡± After Yu Shuya successfully persuaded Ye Yuxuan, she continued to act like a child and called him ¡®Brother Ye¡¯ to cheer him up a little. After the two of them finished talking, they started talking about Master Yuzhi, who pretended to be a red-dressed female ghost. However, no matter how hard they thought, they did not know why Master Yuzhi would target Yu Shuya. ¡°Brother Ye, it¡¯s already so late. Why don¡¯t you go back first?¡± Yu Shuya hesitated after saying that. The scariest thing in the mountain forest was nighttime. Not only did the temperature drop drastically, but there were also the most ferocious beasts at night. The danger level was dozens of times higher than during the day. Ye Yuxuan had been lucky to sneak up alone just now. What if something happened to him if he went down the mountain now? ¡°Brother Ye, since you come here tonight, will your master punish you?¡± Yu Shuya was sincerely worried for Ye Yuxuan. As expected, when Ye Yuxuan heard the word ¡®punish¡¯, his body and mind trembled. If he had gone back earlier, his master would not have noticed him running away, and there would be no reason to punish him. But at this time, no matter how fast he was, his master would still find him missing after he went back. His master rarely had any reason to punish him, but once he found a reason, he would definitely punish him severely. If it was studying, this was his forte, so it wouldn¡¯t be difficult for him. But if he was practicing martial arts, he might not be able to get out of bed for three days. Thinking of that scene, Ye Yuxuan felt pain all over his body. Why did time suddenly pass so quickly? He clearly didn¡¯t say much to Yu Shuya. Chapter 34 ¡°Brother Ye, why don¡¯t you rest here for the night? I¡¯ll go down the mountain with you tomorrow and explain it to your master. Tell him that you went up the mountain in the middle of the night to help me investigate the matter of the red-clothed female ghost.¡± Ye Yuxuan thought that this was a good idea, but it wasn¡¯t to get Yu Shuya to plead for him, but to let his master take a look at her body. She was tortured to such a state at such a young age. Her body was slim and weak, she had fainted and vomited blood too. He had to let his master take a look at her. When she heard what Ye Yuxuan say, Yu Shuya almost jumped up in excitement. She really did not expect that Ye Yuxuan¡¯s master to be skilled in literature, martial arts, as well as medical skills. He was really a god. Although she also knew how to use medicine to cure her heart disease, she had to spend a lot of effort just to find herbs, not to mention that she had to take good care of herself later on. Now that there was a doctor available to cure her heart disease earlier, she really couldn¡¯t bear to refuse. ¡°Okay, Brother Ye, thank you. If your master really cures my disease, both of you will be my big benefactors.¡± ¡­ When it was almost dawn, the two of them still didn¡¯t see Master Yuzhi coming back. It seemed that either this person had been guarding by her window the whole night, or she had taken another route to go back. Yu Shuya was more inclined to the second option, as Master Yuzhi and Madam Yuyan were roommates. If Master Yuzhi did not go back, Master Yuyan would definitely question her. This person did not dare to give herself away in front of the nanny, she would certainly keep it from Master Yuyan, whom she spent every day with. As expected, when Yu Shuya returned, she saw that the nanny had just woken up. ¡°Miss, where have you been? Why did you wake up so early this morning?¡± Yu Shuya tugged on the nanny¡¯s arm and said sweetly, ¡°Nanny, I had a dream last night about a rabbit, so I couldn¡¯t sleep. I woke up early this morning.¡± Because of Yu Shuya¡¯s words in the morning, when the two of them arrived at the vegetable field at the back of the mountain, she was chased to the back of the mountain by the nanny to play. ¡°Brother Ye, is my fire lingzhi okay?¡± Yu Shuya took the fire lingzhi from Ye Yuxuan¡¯s arms and sighed as she touched it. This fire lingzhi was a precious item. She had picked it and hidden it in this vegetable field the day before. She wanted to find a suitable time to sell it, but she didn¡¯t expect it to come in handy today. That¡¯s right. She wanted to give this hundred-year-old fire lingzhi to Ye Yuxuan¡¯s master, Wang Xihe, as a reward for helping her treat her illness today. Although Mr. Wang could not do anything about her heart disease, it was fine. It was her honor to be able to see the old man. This old man was famous throughout the world, but he lived in seclusion in the mountains in his later years. As he had some friendship with the Ye family, he would sometimes help to teach the Ye family¡¯s disciples. A few months ago, this old man explicitly said that he wanted to take Ye Yuxuan as his disciple, but he wanted to live alone in the mountains with him. During this time, no one could disturb him, or else he would never teach the Ye family¡¯s disciples again. Hearing Ye Yuxuan say what his master liked and what he didn¡¯t like, Yu Shuya memorized them one by one. ¡°Brother Ye, what is this?¡± Yu Shuya took a small black pill that Ye Yuxuan handed over, and asked him curiously. Ye Yuxuan coughed twice before speaking. His tone was full of unconcealable pride. ¡°This is the jade retaining pill that my master researched.¡± Chapter 35 ¡°Jade retaining pill?¡± Yu Shuya became even more interested after hearing Ye Yuxuan¡¯s words. What kind of medicine was this that could make this guy so proud? From the name, it was completely indiscernible what it was used for, and it didn¡¯t seem like there was anything special about it. However, Ye Yuxuan¡¯s smug look clearly told her that this small pill¡¯s ordinary appearance couldn¡¯t represent its value. She picked up the pill and sniffed it. Immediately, a foul, sour smell assailed her nose. My god, what is this thing? She did not feel this way when she held it. Only when she sniffed it could she smell its suffocating stench. After Yu Shuya experienced the initial shock of the smell, she immediately began to carefully observe what this thing was. 150 grams of wugui, 100 grams of danzhu, a set of chongpi and a set of mountain jasmine¡­ These herbs were all good things to prevent insects, ants, and wild beasts. Moreover, the dosage was very precise, and the prescription was extremely meticulous. She knew why Ye Yuxuan not only dared to run around in the forest during the day, but also dared to burrow into the forest at night. With these things, even a tiger would not be interested in a living person like him. However, what she did not expect was that this body¡¯s sense of smell was so good. It was exactly the same as her previous life. Such a good sense of smell was simply one in ten thousand. Why did she and this body have such a good sense of smell, and why did they have similar names? Could it be that the two of them were actually related in some way? Was this body her previous life? ¡°Brother Ye, this jade retaining pill is really good stuff. Was it developed by Master?¡± Ye Yuxuan nodded in a reserved manner. Although he and his master lived in the deep mountains and wild forests, because of this small jade retaining pill, all the bugs and wild beasts dared not approach them. But after a while, Ye Yuxuan was a little puzzled. ¡°Shuya, do you know what a jade retaining pill is?¡± Yu Shuya nodded, but then shook her head. The one who knew medicine and medicinal herbs was Yu Min, and she was now Yu Shuya. If a little girl who had been locked up in a nunnery since she was young and had no contact with anyone, and yet she knew so much, then there would definitely be a big problem. Therefore, with regards to Ye Yuxuan¡¯s question, she only nodded and shook her head ambiguously. She did not even dare to open her mouth to answer. Although Ye Yuxuan was gullible, it didn¡¯t mean that his brain wasn¡¯t good enough. She didn¡¯t dare to give herself away in front of this smart person. Moreover, she would meet another smart person in a while, so she gritted her teeth. The time to test her acting skills would come later. After Ye Yuxuan asked this question, he didn¡¯t think that he would get an answer. In his opinion, Yu Shuya had grown up in a nunnery since she was young and had been bullied. Those nuns would definitely not let her learn to read. They would never teach her how to recognize herbs. Not to mention understanding herbs, she probably did not even know how to write the words ¡®jade retaining pill¡¯. Thinking of this, Ye Yuxuan had other thoughts. He did not know what his master would think of Shuya in a while. If he thought that she was smart and liked her, would he take her in as his disciple and teach her how to read and write. But if he did not teach her, it did not matter. He could take some time to teach her properly. No matter what, he did not want Yu Shuya to be a village girl who did not know anything for the rest of her life. Whether it was being her senior brother or being her teacher, he wanted Yu Shuya to learn to read and learn martial arts. ¡°Shuya, don¡¯t worry. My master will definitely like you.¡± Yu Shuya heard Ye Yuxuan¡¯s affirmative tone and smiled without saying anything. Even if he didn¡¯t like her, she would do her best to make him like her. But she didn¡¯t know if this fire lingzhi could make Old Master Wang treat her illness. What Yu Shuya didn¡¯t know was Ye Yuxuan already had a clear plan for her future in his heart, and this included treating her illness. Chapter 36 After following Ye Yuxuan all the way, they finally arrived at the residence of Ye Yuxuan and his master. She did not expect that their bamboo house was actually near the place where she and Ye Yuxuan first met. It seemed that it was not a coincidence that he appeared there at that time. Even if he did not appear and she wandered around for a while, she would soon discover this bamboo house in the mountain. ¡°We¡¯re here, Shuya. Come in.¡± Ye Yuxuan pushed open the bamboo door and gestured for Yu Shuya to come in. He really treated Yu Shuya as a guest. ¡°Brat, you still dare to come back?¡± Yu Shu Min had yet to enter the door when she raised her head and saw an old man with a white beard and hair who suddenly appeared in the courtyard. Although the old man¡¯s hair was white, there were not many wrinkles on his face. Moreover, his muscles were toned. From the outline of his facial features, it could be seen that this old man must have been extremely handsome when he was young. Moreover, he was about 1.9 meters tall. He stood straight in the courtyard and did not look like an old man in his eighties at all. After noticing Yu Shuya¡¯s gaze, his gaze shifted to her. Yu Shuya had seen many big scenes and knew many upper-class celebrities. However, she could say that no one¡¯s gaze could be sharper than his. His gaze was like a sharp sword unsheathed, piercing straight into people¡¯s hearts, as if it could tear open a person¡¯s skin and see the depths of his soul. When his gaze swept over Yu Shuya from top to bottom, she could not help but straighten her back, and her gaze became firm and powerful. If she had not known that this Old Master Wang was a world-renowned scholar, she would have thought that he was a martial artist, or the kind of swordsman who could kill without seeing blood and cut the throat with a knife. ¡°You brat, you¡¯ve found an amazing thing.¡± For a moment, Yu Shuya did not know whether to thank Old Master Wang for his praise or to be sad that he said she was a thing. ¡°Master, it¡¯s my fault. It has nothing to do with her.¡± When Ye Yuxuan heard his master¡¯s evaluation of Yu Shuya, he was a little speechless. He only spoke after a while. He knew that although his master¡¯s words were unpleasant, he was indeed very interested in Shuya. His tone did not have any intention of blaming him for running away in the middle of the night, nor did he have any intention of disliking Shuya. If that was the case, then his master would certainly treat her illness, as well as teach her how to read and practice martial arts. ¡°Hello, Old Master Wang.¡± Yu Shuya did not hear Old Master Wang speak again. She opened her mouth and bowed respectfully. She had already thought about it on the way. When she saw Old Master Wang, she would follow Ye Yuxuan and call him master. With her thick-skinned and flawless tongue, she would also acknowledge this old master as her master. In that case, after she left the mountain, she would claim to be the disciple of Wang Xihe. Everything she knew was taught by him. She did not believe that they would dare to doubt her, and came to the mountain specifically to find Old Master Wang to verify the authenticity of her words. But now, the moment she really saw Old Master Wang, she really did not dare to call him ¡®master¡¯ anymore. She was afraid that the moment she called him ¡®master¡¯, Old Master would not need to make a move and would directly kill her with his eyes. ¡°Hello, Old Master Wang.¡± Old Master Wang had been staring at Yu Shuya and did not respond. She had no choice but to face his fierce gaze and say ¡®hello¡¯ again. ¡°Come in.¡± When Yu Shuya heard this, she followed behind Ye Yuxuan and obediently entered with her head lowered. The entire journey was so well-behaved that there was not even a sound of walking. Ye Yuxuan was originally a little nervous, but looking at Yu Shuya, his heartbeat sped up a lot. Chapter 37 ¡°The poisonous snake is in your hands, right?¡± When Yu Shuya heard the old man¡¯s words, she hurriedly took out the poisonous snake coiled around her wrist. When the poisonous snake saw that the person standing in front of him was an old acquaintance, Old Master Wang, it raised its head and wagged its tail as a greeting. Then, it immediately lowered its head again. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Old Master. I don¡¯t know why the poisonous snake keeps pestering me.¡± Yu Shuya knew that her words were hateful and had the intention of declaring her independence. However, her words were the truth. Since last night, she and Ye Yuxuan had tried many methods, but the poisonous snake refused to get off her body. ¡°Ungrateful wretch.¡± Sure enough, as soon as Yu Shuya said those words, Old Master Wang gave her a cold stare. Although the cold eyes and scolding were targeted at her pet, Yu Shuya really did not know how to respond to his words. She could not agree with him, nor could she refute him. No matter what she said, it would cause the old man to scold her again. Sigh, thinking about how she, Yu Shuya, had always been praised as the best at talking and responding, it seemed that she had never met an opponent before. The scene was awkward, cold and awkward. Yu Shuya could only stand in front of Master Wang and giggle foolishly. It was better to be a fool. She did not know if such words could make the old man less angry. ¡°Master, this is the fire lingzhi that I found. I want to give it to you as a welcome gift.¡± Ye Yuxuan also heard the ungrateful words. He understood his master and knew that his master was actually not scolding Yu Shuya but somebody else. In reality, he was the one who was being scolded. He had no choice but to take out the fire lingzhi first. Although he knew that his master did not lack this thing, it was the only thing that Yu Shuya had that was slightly valuable. It was a small gift given with a deep goodwill. He hoped that his master could see Yu Shuya¡¯s sincerity. However, when Old Master Wang saw the fire lingzhi that was completely red and lustrous, he let out a cold smile. ¡°She¡¯s just a poor girl from the countryside. It seems like she has a lot to ask for by taking such a valuable thing as a welcome gift.¡± Uh, this was very awkward. Although it was said to be a welcome gift, Yu Shuya really came with a begging attitude. What she wanted was for this old man to quickly and immediately cure her heart disease. But after her thoughts were directly exposed, Yu Shuya¡¯s begging words rolled around in her mouth a few times, but she did not say it out loud. This old man should be labelled as bad-tempered, vicious-mouthed and narrow-minded. ¡°Haha, Master Wang, This fire lingzhi is my gift to you as a way of saying thank you.¡± The old man turned his head to look at Yu Shuya when he heard her. ¡°What thank you?¡± Yu Shuya did not hear the sarcasm of Old Master Wang at the moment, and she was really thankful for that. Great, they could finally communicate normally. As long as she was given a chance to speak normally, she did not believe that Old Master Wang would not change his opinion of her. Yu Shuya quickly told him about the incident with the red-robed female ghost, and then emphasized that she had really asked Ye Yuxuan for help. That was why he had sneaked out of his room in the middle of the night and ran all the way to look for her. Old Master Wang and Ye Yuxuan seldom talked, so Yu Shuya was the one who kept talking the whole time. She was alone in the middle of the room, showing the two men how dangerous the scene was at that time, and how she had narrowly escaped death time and time again. She did not feel awkward at all. Sure enough, after listening to Yu Shuya¡¯s story, Old Master Wang¡¯s expression became a little better. In any case, although his disciple ran out to help in the middle of the night without telling him, there was a reason for it. Chapter 38 Yu Shuya¡¯s acting was so good that Old Master Wang immediately believed her. Moreover, when he heard that this little girl was like a storyteller, telling a terrifying story that was thrilling, bizarre and moving, he became even more interested in this little girl. From the first time he saw this little girl, he already felt that she was not simple. He did not believe that a little girl would be able to coax this disciple of his so much that he could be confused and lost. In just a few days, he had already treated her as his best friend and even wanted to take her into the Ye family to become the eldest daughter of the Ye family. And this little girl was not afraid of his gaze, she was even able to roll her eyes and play tricks right under his nose. She was really, really not simple. ¡°If that¡¯s the case, then I won¡¯t punish Yuxuan anymore. I¡¯ll accept the fire lingzhi as well. After all, it¡¯s a gift from a junior, isn¡¯t it?¡± When Yu Shuya heard this, her heart ached a little, but the color on her face did not change. Sigh, she really did not expect the old man to really accept it. Sigh, if she had known earlier, she would have prepared more gifts. It did not have to be too good or too bad. Otherwise, what would she do in the future. Yu Shuya sighed. She didn¡¯t really care about the fire lingzhi, but what he implied in his words. If he said that this was a welcome gift, it meant that it was really a welcome gift. If she wanted to ask him to do something for her, it would be a different price. If a welcome gift was so expensive, then if she really wanted to ask him to do something for her, she would have to take out a gift that was many times more presentable than this. ¡°Master, actually, I brought Shuya here today for other matters.¡± Ye Yuxuan saw that his master had accepted the welcome gift and seemed to be in a good mood, so he hurriedly spoke up again. But he didn¡¯t expect that his master would immediately speak up after hearing these words. ¡°Is that so? Then it seems that I really can¡¯t accept this fire lingzhi. Otherwise, if I, Wang Xihe, can be asked for help with such a lousy thing, how would the world think of me?¡± Not only Ye Yuxuan, but even Yu Shuya was stunned by these merciless words. Although what he said was the truth, with his status, he had seen all kinds of good things, yet he said it so mercilessly. Even if she was a young lady without status, she was on good terms with his disciple. Ye Yuxuan wanted to explain further, but Yu Shuya pulled at his sleeve. Even though Ye Yuxuan did not speak well, a few words from him made Yu Shuya suffer a lot. However, Yu Shuya did not blame him. No matter what, Ye Yuxuan¡¯s motive was for her own good, and he really wholeheartedly helped her. He even defended her in front of his master. She felt that this friend of hers was really worth it. On the contrary, she approached him with a purpose. If the roles were reversed, she would definitely not go against her master for a friend that she had only known for a few days. When Old Master Wang saw a single movement from Yu Shuya could make Ye Yuxuan obey obediently, he was so angry that he wanted to hit her. At that time, he felt that Ye Yuxuan was talented and virtuous at such a young age, he would definitely be extraordinary when he grew up. But now, a girl younger than him could be his maser. Wherever she pointed, he would listen to everything she said. Old Master Wang wanted the people of the Ye family to come over and see what kind of smart young master they had taught. He was like a fool. Old Master Wang¡¯s eyes were filled with hatred for Ye Yuxuan¡¯s failure. He looked at Ye Yuxuan sharply, and he also looked at Yu Shuya with poisonous stingers in his eyes. He had underestimated her. Chapter 39 ¡°Young lady, I don¡¯t welcome you here. You can leave now.¡± Ye Yuxuan was a little anxious as he did not expect his master to chase her away without even listening to him finish his sentence. He could not go down the mountain right now, so he could only let his master come for the treatment. If his master was not willing to treat Yu Shuya, then she would not be able to live for long. ¡°Sorry to bother you, Old Master Wang. Young Master Ye, I¡¯ll leave now.¡± Yu Shuya let go of Ye Yuxuan¡¯s sleeve, shook her head at him, and was about to leave. ¡°If you take another step forward, you don¡¯t have to come back.¡± These words were not said to Yu Shuya, but to Ye Yuxuan with a cold face. This kid was simply an ungrateful wretch. Just like her pet poisonous snake. Humph, this girl did not look good either. She was as ugly as a ghost skull. No one knew what method she used to make this kid so obedient. ¡°Master, I¡¯m just sending her off.¡± Ye Yuxuan¡¯s words only received a cold snort from his master. Sending her off must be sending her off again to that nunnery. After that, he would be reluctant to leave after talking for a while. Perhaps he would even help her fend off that female ghost there tonight. Yu Shuya saw Old Master Wang¡¯s unworried expression and hurriedly told him that she was fine and didn¡¯t need to be sent off. Sigh, he really couldn¡¯t keep him by his side when he was old now. Old Master Wang glanced at the anxious Ye Yuxuan, he couldn¡¯t help but grumble in his heart. Yu Shuya looked at the bamboo house hidden in the forest and slowly walked back after a while. Although she was chased out today, she didn¡¯t feel angry or sad in her heart. Because when she left, Old Master Wang didn¡¯t ask her to take the fire lingzhi with her. She didn¡¯t think that the old man had forgotten about it. This was obviously tacitly allowing her to come again next time. But if she wanted to ask him to do something, it would depend on how sincere she was. But just as Old Master Wang said, he had seen everything. If she couldn¡¯t take out what he wanted, he wouldn¡¯t help even if the emperor came. Alas, she could only find another way to see if there was anything else that could move the old man. She had just looked at the bamboo house and found that there were a lot of medicinal herbs outside the house. These were precious things that were very valuable, which meant that Old Master Wang did not lack this. Moreover, the way he hung the medicinal herbs and the placement of the different medicinal herbs showed that his medical skills were indeed good. It was impossible for him to know just a little bit. However, she had no money and no freedom now. The herbs in the mountain were the only valuable things she could find. What other methods could she use? Yu Shuya was frowning and distressed when she raised her head and saw the wild fruits in the mountain. She suddenly had an idea. Since he had already said that he had seen everything, she would give him something that he had never seen before. Yu Shuya was not in a hurry to go back. Instead, she walked around the bamboo house and carefully observed the edible wild vegetables and fruits. At night, it was again the most nervous and fearful moment for Yu Shuya. She closed her eyes and lay in bed. After the nanny fell asleep, she quickly put on her shoes and ran out. Tonight, she planned to use the same method as the day before and hide outside for the entire night. She didn¡¯t believe that Master Yuzhi could still find her when she had hidden herself well. She learned from the lesson from last night, and didn¡¯t dare to run around without vigilance like the day before. Today, as soon as she opened the door, she looked around vigilantly. Only when she saw that there was no movement nearby did she dare to slow down and run forward quickly. Chapter 40 Even though Yu Shuya was in her own courtyard, she was still very careful. She looked at the courtyard that was getting further and further away from her, and it seemed like she was also looking at death that was getting further and further away from her. Looking at the bright moonlight above her head, the corners of her lips curled up into a smile. It was great to be alive, and it was also great to be able to run freely. Unfortunately, just as Yu Shuya was feeling happy, someone covered her mouth and dragged her into the alley around the corner. ¡°Heh, didn¡¯t I tell Ye Yuxuan not to look for me again tonight? Why is he here again?¡± Yu Shuya thought. She thought that she had to make things clear to him this time. She had to tell him not to run around again, or else he would be punished by his master again. However, when Yu Shuya touched the hand that was covering her mouth, her heart instantly constricted, and her eyes widened in shock. These hands were not Ye Yuxuan¡¯s. She looked down at the hand on her mouth. There were five long and pointy red nails on it, and the other hand with five long nails slowly moved from her waist to her neck. This was¡­ Master Yuzhi. It seemed that she knew that she deliberately hid out last night, and that she would do it again tonight, so she did not stay by her window. Feeling the suffocating feeling of someone clutching her neck, Yu Shuya was so scared that tears flowed out of her eyes. No, Master Yuzhi only wanted to kill her. She was not willing to listen to her at all. The suffocating feeling became heavier and heavier, and her heart was also tingling due to the lack of oxygen. She gritted her teeth and directly stepped on Master Yuzhi¡¯s foot behind her. Due to the pain, the hand that Master Yuzhi used to cover her mouth relaxed for a moment. She immediately shouted, ¡°Master Yuzhi.¡± As expected, Master Yuzhi was stunned for a moment when she heard these words. Yu Shuya took this opportunity to bite Master Yuzhi¡¯s hand. She used all her strength and soon she could smell the fishy sweetness in her mouth. Although Master Yuzhi was in pain, she still did not let go of Yu Shuya¡¯s neck. She was just a little bit away from breaking her slender neck, and she would never be able to speak again. However, Yu Shuya did not want to die. At this moment, she thought of her speculation about Master Yuzhi¡¯s identity as an assassin. She quickly stuck out her tongue and took this opportunity to say the words ¡®assassin¡¯. Her voice was muffled due to the strangling, so it was hard to hear what she was saying. However, Yu Shuya could only bet that Master Yuzhi was extremely sensitive to the word ¡®assassin¡¯ and was afraid that her identity would be exposed. Sure enough, as soon as she said the word ¡®assassin¡¯, Master Yuzhi loosened her neck and pressed her back against the wall. Although Yu Shuya was still in pain, her mind and eyes were blurry due to the relapse of her heart disease and the lack of oxygen. However, as long as Master Yuzhi let go of her mouth, she would definitely be able to find a chance to save herself. ¡°Master Yuzhi, I know your identity as an assassin, and I also know why you want to kill me.¡± Master Yuzhi¡¯s expression changed when she heard Yu Shuya¡¯s words. However, her face was covered by her long hair, so no one could see his face. However, Yu Shuya felt that the hand on her back had exerted a sudden force. Heh, a reaction was enough. ¡°Master Yuzhi, do you want to know how I know your secret?¡± After a pause, she continued to speak. ¡°After all, even your roommate, Master Yuyan, who has lived with you for so many years, didn¡¯t discover your identity.¡±