Chapter 58: Wu Shun Recovers

  (Update 2!)

  But the development of things was once again beyond his expectation. Just as he stopped in his tracks, waiting for the "followers" to approach, a sudden horseshoe sound came from afar, and a team of soldiers appeared in the distance, rushing towards the imperial city with hundreds of people, led by a general with a haggard face, in two rows. This team of soldiers may have just returned from afar, covered in dust and fatigue, their worn-out armor made one think so. They might also have an urgent matter, galloping wildly on the main street, pedestrians seeing them dodging away.

  Chen Yi was afraid of being kicked by the horse or whipped by the rider, so he quickly dodged to the side of the street.

  If you're caught by this group of people or hit by their horse whip, you'll be in for a miserable time. You won't even have anywhere to complain about your grievances, so it's better to avoid them altogether!

  Horses' hooves kicked up countless dust, floating on the main street, the deafening sound of horseshoes passing in front of Chen Yi, and some pedestrians who couldn't dodge were whipped by horsewhips, making a miserable cry. Chen Yi secretly congratulated himself that he was quick-handed and didn't suffer.

  There were many pedestrians dodging, and Chen Yi was bumped into by several panicked fleeing pedestrians. In the chaos, he almost fell into the ditch on the side of the street, but fortunately, he was agile and quickly stepped aside to a more open area. A few unlucky people weren't so fortunate, and in the commotion, they were pushed into the ditch, crying out in pain after falling. Fortunately, passersby lent a helping hand and pulled them out of the ditch. In the spring season, there was plenty of water in the ditch, and these disheveled individuals quickly fled after being pulled up, without even checking their injuries. It seemed they weren't seriously hurt, just embarrassed, not wanting to be seen with mud all over their bodies!

  Looking at the disheveled pedestrians, Chen Yi secretly felt relieved. He immediately thought of the two people who had been following him and stood still to scan the crowd on the street. However, after the horse team passed by and the dust settled, the street was in chaos. Walking to another intersection, Chen Yi searched with his eyes for a while but couldn't find the two people who were following him again. He stood there for a long time but didn't see them anymore, leaving him feeling disappointed and lost...

  "Ziying, you're back?" A surprised and delighted voice sounded from behind Ning Qing.

  After hearing Ning Qing's call, Chen Yi immediately turned around, and the lovely little girl was standing not far behind him, with an unmistakable surprise on her face. He immediately walked up to her, smiling happily: "Qing'er, what are you doing here? Come out to see the excitement?"

  "I saw you coming back and came out to welcome you!" Facing Chen Yi's passionate gaze, Ning Qing looked a bit shy.

  Originally, Ning Qing curiously opened the window to watch the commotion on the street after hearing the noise, and coincidentally saw Chen Yi's figure flashing out from the head of the street. Having stayed in the inn for half a day, she had been waiting for Chen Yi to return, and suddenly seeing him, she was overjoyed and rushed out of the inn to greet him.

  "Just now a team of soldiers passed by, I thought you came out to watch the excitement!" Chen Yi smiled and looked at Ning Qing with a hint of warmth in his heart, teasing: "It turned out that you specifically came out to welcome me, really honored!" He joked with Ning Qing for a few sentences, and the little girl would blush and show a shy expression. Chen Yi loved watching her reveal that coy attitude, and often teased her a few sentences.

  "You're always teasing me!" Ning Qing snorted, her face slightly red, but she was still very happy to bask in Chen Yi's gaze.

  As expected, Chen Yi was overjoyed to see what he wanted to see, but when he saw people on the street curiously looking at them, he didn't dare say anything else. He whispered to Ning Qing: "Qing'er, let's go back to the inn, I saw your master Sun Daozhang today, and I'll tell you about it later!"

  "Ziying, have you seen my master?" Ning Qing was even more surprised and almost wanted to go forward and grab Chen Yi's hand to ask him a few questions, but seeing many strange onlookers staring at them, she immediately stopped her actions, her pretty face turning red.

  "Let's go!" Chen Yi chuckled and grabbed Ning Qing's hand, heading towards the inn.

  Ning Qing struggled slightly and also gave up, allowing Chen Yi to pull her along.

  Chen Yi pulled Ning Qing's hand and walked two steps, then thought of something, stopped in his tracks and looked back at the streets on both sides, still didn't see those two people who were following him earlier, let out a disappointed sigh, and walked into the inn with Ning Qing.

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  "Ziying, did you really see the Empress today?" Ning Qing was extremely surprised after hearing Chen Yi's rough account of what happened today.

  "It must be that your master mentioned me in front of the Empress, and Her Majesty was curious so she summoned me to the palace!" Chen Yi didn't say that it was most likely He Lan Minzhi who spoke of him in front of Wu Zetian, because he didn't want Ning Qing to know too much about his connection with He Lan Minzhi.

  "Ziying, you are the first person to receive such high regard from our master. In all these years, I have never seen him look at anyone else with such favor. He even recommended you in front of the Empress Dowager! You are truly exceptional!" Ning Qing's face showed a hint of admiration as he spoke softly: "I know you must have had some extraordinary experiences, which is why you're so versatile. Master said... that you will definitely make more astonishing appearances in the future. Master also said... your future achievements will shock everyone!"

  "Huh, you believed what your master said?" Chen Yi didn't want Ning Qing to dwell on this matter and quickly changed the subject before the little girl could protest, "By the way, Qing'er, did you already know that Sun Daozhang went into the palace to diagnose the emperor's illness?"

  "Uh, yes... I know a bit!" Ning Qing looked up with some embarrassment, glanced at Chen Yi, and said in a low voice: "Master repeatedly warned me that the purpose of his trip to Chang'an must not be revealed to anyone, so... I didn't dare say it. Ziying, it's really Master who instructed me like this, it's not that I intentionally deceived you!"

  Originally, Ning Qing really knew early on, Chen Yi's heart was bitterly laughing, only he himself was kept in the dark, but still smiling and shaking his head, "I'm not blaming you, I just casually asked! Alright, let's not talk about this anymore, it's time to eat dinner, after walking so much road, I'm starving!" When summoned by Wu Zetian into the palace, he was just about to have lunch, but because of the sudden summons, Chen Yi didn't have time to eat, and after staying in the palace for a while, he walked back, already very hungry, although it wasn't yet time, he was shouting that he wanted to eat dinner.

  He already owes me one meal today!

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  The next morning, Chen Yi followed his promise to He Lan Min and went to the Korean lady's mansion again to check on Wu Shun's body.

  The servants of the Korean lady's mansion welcomed Chen Yi to the back garden and told him that the Korean lady was in good spirits after getting up this morning, and after eating breakfast, she was strolling around the back garden with her sisters He Lan Minzhi and He Lan Minyue.

  Chen Yi was surprised and delighted by Wu Shun's recovery, but also a little curious. According to legend, Wu Shun was extremely beautiful, even more so than Wu Zetian. Although he had come to the Korean lady's mansion several times to diagnose Wu Shun's illness, Wu Shun, who was ill at the time, did not dress up carefully and her spirit was poor, so her delicate features and pale skin did not give Chen Yi a stunning impression. However, he believed that when Wu Shun walked out of the house, she must have dressed up, although it couldn't be described as "meticulous", but her makeup was definitely neat and might surprise people!

  Maybe today I'll see something amazing!

  With this mindset, Chen Yi's walking became lighter and more relaxed!