The Spirit World

Chapter 39 Masked Woman
The reason why Chang Yufeng and his party completed the journey that Lin'er thought would take half a year in just three months was because Lin'er determined the pace according to her own pace. Moreover, they were walking on the main road during these three months and basically did not encounter any monsters or ghosts to obstruct them. In addition, there were people from the Ning family escorting them nearby, so there was no danger and they traveled very quickly.

Three months passed, summer had passed and autumn came. The five of them all changed into gorgeous long-sleeved clothes. Zhaozhao and Chunxi were never vague about choosing clothes, especially when it came to buying new clothes for their young master. They even had an argument.

In the clothing store, Zhao Zhao was too lazy to take the trouble and kept picking out gorgeous black clothes and putting them on Chang Yufeng, while Chun Xi kept taking off Zhao Zhao's black clothes and changing Chang Yufeng into various clothes, asking how they were.

"Black is the color that suits the young master's temperament!"

"The young master should be elegant and graceful, and white looks good!"

"black!"

"White!"

Chang Yufeng could only stare blankly, not knowing how to choose. He had seen gorgeous clothes before, but when it came to wearing them, he just liked any one. His choice phobia made him dizzy and he let the two people fight over it like a rag doll. Lin'er was already wearing gorgeous clothes, still purple, dignified and generous, while Erica was chosen by Chunxi and Zhaozhao to be a pink exquisite dress, which was extremely cute. Although Erica liked blue, she still gladly accepted the kindness. For her, it was the kindness of those sisters, and she would never cruelly refuse. They were also helping Chang Yufeng choose clothes.

The outfit I finally decided on was a gorgeous dress with white and black sides and flowing cloud patterns. Fortunately, there weren't so many people following me when I bought it, otherwise it would be difficult for me to even go out now.

While walking slowly in Qingfeng Mountain, the noise outside gradually subsided. Chang Yufeng felt something strange and slowly opened the right curtain. Erica and Lin'er also slowly came over.

Chang Yufeng saw a handsome white horse walking beside his dragon carriage. On it was a veiled woman, her long black hair fluttering in the wind. Her beautiful phoenix eyes just stared at Chang Yufeng who stuck his head out. They looked at each other, as if they knew each other.

"Lin'er?" Chang Yufeng blurted out with some surprise.

"Do you know my name?" The veiled woman looked at Chang Yufeng in surprise, her pretty eyebrows slightly wrinkled. The sound of her white horse's hooves clattered beside the two of them.

Chang Yufeng was so surprised that he was almost speechless. He was too familiar with the owner of this pair of phoenix eyes. Lin'er's eyes were exactly the same as this woman's. If he really had to say which one was more beautiful, the masked woman at this moment exuded a hazy beauty. Moreover, this woman was wearing a gorgeous dress and had a tall figure. She was riding on a horse without any ambiguity.

"Brother Yufeng, you called me?" Lin'er came over from the dragon carriage. As it happened, the two looked at each other. Lin'er was a little dazed, and the masked woman couldn't see her expression, so she didn't know what she was thinking, but it was obvious that she was also a little surprised. Except for Lin'er's long purple hair and the purple mark on her eyebrows, the eyes of the two people were surprisingly similar.

"Little girl, is there something wrong?" the masked woman asked calmly. She seemed to have recovered. She followed Chang Yufeng's dragon carriage for a long time. Chang Yufeng just wanted to see why the noisy sound just now suddenly disappeared. He never expected to meet a woman with the same eyebrows and eyes as Lin'er. It was just a matter of makeup. The amazing similarity could be seen at a glance.

"No, it's okay!" Lin'er was a little surprised. She was like looking at a mirror, and in the mirror were her own eyes. They should just be similar. The only thing she could think of was that the two of them might have some connection. It was just that Lin'er had never known her own life experience, and no one had ever told her anything about herself, not even her master. The master just asked her to find Chang Yufeng, and Chang Yufeng, who was the most critical information, already knew her life experience. Sometimes, she did envy Chang Yufeng for knowing her life experience in another world, as if she had found a home, while she had no idea at all. But she didn't take this to heart. She was not Chang Yufeng. She didn't have so many ideas about "going home". She had no clue about her own life experience at all, or she never saw hope in her obsession with going home. She had already accepted her fate, and now all she had to do was to live well in the present, which was better than anything else. She didn't care so much about her parents who had abandoned her, or perhaps she couldn't care because she knew nothing about anything.

Besides, she didn't really want to see the parents who abandoned her.

Now, perhaps some very strange feelings hit her mind. Could this masked woman have any connection with her?

Chang Yufeng's thoughts were exactly the same as Lin'er's at this time, but she was very unsure when she saw the masked woman riding on the tall horse. She looked at her with some doubts and said in a voice that only the three of them could hear: "Are you Chang Yufeng? The young master of the Ning family?"

Chang Yufeng looked into her eyes and nodded, but he was a little reluctant. Even though it had been almost three months, he still didn't want to adapt to this identity. An identity that would definitely attract everyone's attention. He came from another world, or he was originally a Chinese from another world. Now he was more certain that he was the young master of a big family, but Lin'er was different. Everything about her was still an unsolved mystery. In this world, Chang Yufeng felt guilty towards Lin'er. If there was a disparity between his and Lin'er's identities in this world, would there be a rift in his relationship with Lin'er?
The first thing Chang Yufeng thought of was Lin'er's feelings. As the only person who knew and met Lin'er in this strange world, Chang Yufeng unknowingly took her feelings to heart. Just like tea, only those who have experienced it can understand the bitter taste.

"I am Chen Lin'er! Nice to meet the young master of the Ning family!" The masked woman saluted with both hands and said with a smile.

This is the etiquette of the Chinese people, and Chang Yufeng still understands it. But when her name was called out, Chang Yufeng was even more surprised, and now he couldn't calm down!
Chen Lin'er? Isn't that right?
Chang Yufeng looked at Lin'er who was frowning beside him, and replied hesitantly, "Hello, my name is Chang Yufeng, nice to meet you." He clasped his hands together in a formal manner.

"Can we have a good chat later?" She blinked, as if Lin'er beside her was winking at her. Not to mention that you want to talk to me, I also want to talk to you.

Chang Yufeng nodded in agreement. The masked woman looked at him with a smile on her face. She lifted the reins and walked in front of the dragon carriage. As for Lin'er, who looked somewhat similar to her, she did not ask too many questions.

The masked woman did not give her a chance to ask questions.

Chang Yufeng, who originally wanted to find out why the noise suddenly quieted down, looked at her back in a daze as she rode the white horse in a tight outfit.

Who is this woman? Could it be that not only her eyes and name, but also her appearance are exactly the same as Lin'er's? Could it be that she is Lin'er's sister? No, Lin'er is already ten years old in this world, and nine years have passed in the other world. I'm afraid she is about the same age as Lin'er.

Lin'er also watched, without saying a word, just watching the white horse galloping.

"Lin'er, I think her eyes are very much like yours." Chang Yufeng looked at Lin'er, his voice a little slow, like a thorn stuck in his throat that he couldn't get out. He cleared his throat and said, "Maybe you can have a good home in this world too." They spoke in very low voices, and they were very low-key about topics involving the other world and had never mentioned it to anyone.

"Yeah." Lin'er looked at her and smiled, her eyes narrowed, and it was impossible to tell whether it was a real smile or a fake one.

"What's going on? Brother, do you know?" Erica looked at the two people still leaning on the window, a little anxious. Why did the noisy sound disappear all of a sudden?

"Oh! Let me see, they seem to be all..."

kneel?

Erica wanted to come closer to see, but Chang Yufeng held her head down. The sight of them kneeling was a little inappropriate for children.

"Ah, humph!" Erica was held down by his hand, unable to move forward, and could only bite Chang Yufeng's hand in anger.

"They've all left, there's no need to look!" Chang Yufeng looked at the people beside the dragon carriage, who were kneeling and looking at them respectfully. Occasionally, there were children who looked up mischievously but were suppressed.

This was not the scene just now, so the one kneeling was not me, but the person in front of me. Could it be that the masked woman was kneeling?
"Is the Prime Minister here?" Chun Xi was looking at Chang Yufeng and the others in the dragon carriage. She had been reading a book on astrology.

"Prime Minister?!" Chang Yufeng returned to the dragon carriage, full of interest.

"Yes, Prime Minister! We will arrive at Bailing Mountain today, and the Prime Minister will also arrive at the same time to discuss things with the chief steward." Chun Xi closed the book and took out a paper book. It was written [Official Document Confidential Letter]. "Why do you know?" Chang Yufeng looked at the book in her hand, could it be this?

"You are right. This secret letter will release the latest information. It is one of the most proud inventions of the Stargazing Dao. It uses spiritual power to inform everyone with the help of the arrangement of stars." She shook the secret letter and handed it to Chang Yufeng: "When you arrive at our family, the young master will have his own secret letter."

"So that's how it is!" Chang Yufeng looked at the thin secret letter and flipped through it. There were brush-written words on it, floating slightly as if they would change at any time. Lin'er and Erica also came over to take a look.

"Is the Prime Minister walking in parallel with us?" Chang Yufeng asked again.

"It should be. The Ning family is a big family in the Ether Empire. The emperor attaches great importance to it, so sending the prime minister to come in person is also a blessing for the Ning family." Chunxi continued: "The long-lost young master returned to Bailing Mountain today, which is also a happy event, so..." Before Chunxi finished speaking, Zhaozhao's voice came from outside the door and was accompanied by a cough: "Cough cough! Chunxi, if you have something to say, go back and talk, don't make loud noises!"

"Okay!" Chun Xi looked at Chang Yufeng and blinked, indicating that they should go back and talk about it.

Chang Yufeng came to the driver's seat where Zhao Zhao was. As soon as he went out, he saw a huge team leading the way on both sides of the street, and two rows of soldiers lined up on both sides of the road to separate the kneeling crowd.

Chang Yufeng saw a two-horse carriage driving in front of him. He learned from Zhao Zhao that the Prime Minister's team from the Ether Empire had crossed the road to the front of his position, and the masked woman who was passing through had intentionally dropped from the front to ask Chang Yufeng about it, but Chang Yufeng just happened to stick his head out of the window. Now the woman was in front of the team again.

The prime minister paved the way for him, so one can imagine how great the joy was. What virtue did Chang Yufeng have? He was a little worried that he was not worthy of such a grand ceremony. He came from another world. Compared with those people with great reputation, he was as small as an ant, so he could not be proud and dared not be proud. He looked at the back of the masked woman in front of him, and still felt a little uneasy.

Chang Yufeng found his heart pounding. If the identity of the young master had made people feel happy in the past two days, now, there was only pressure.

Everyone was looking forward to this young master returning, not Chang Yufeng as the young master. The identity of the young master was too heavy. It might not matter who was the young master, but the identity of the young master was important. Chang Yufeng felt a wave of pressure rising in his heart. Sweat beads appeared on his face.

Zhao Zhao saw through it and said to him in a serious voice: "Young Master, are you scared? Do you still remember the story I told you?"

Chang Yufeng looked at her blankly. She slapped her forehead and felt a little out of breath.

"It's the kind of person who runs away when he encounters a tiger and can't beat it!" Zhao Zhao breathed in a hurry. "Courage! Courage!"

"Hmm⊙⊙!! Tom…Tom! Master…Master!" Chang Yufeng's face was full of question marks and surprise! "So it's you!"

Zhao Zhao rolled her eyes: "Yes, but don't worry about so many details!" She looked at Chang Yufeng seriously: "Courage is the most important thing. Although you won't encounter a tiger now, you will always encounter setbacks! Setbacks are tigers, you can't be afraid, you have to be brave! Take out your courage to face him. It's not shameful to run away when you can't beat him, but it's shameful to avoid him! Avoiding the danger you are about to encounter is a cowardly act."

"I know!" This time Chang Yufeng will not be afraid. He must hold on to the only clue to go back and become stronger! He will not escape, because he has no way out.

Zhao Zhao continued to hold the reins tightly and steer the boat without saying anything else. She glanced at Chang Yufeng with an affirmative look.

Chang Yufeng felt that although what Sister Zhaozhao said was somewhat contradictory, if you encounter an enemy that you cannot defeat and your life is in danger, it would never be a wise move to confront the enemy head-on. You can take a step back and then use your wits to defeat the enemy, but first of all you cannot escape. As soon as you escape, you will be defeated!
Just like the person who gives in to difficulties - a symbol of non-existence - before he even starts to solve them, he is bound to never achieve anything great!

As they walked along Qingfeng Mountain, the people also stood up, but this time there was no noise. Chang Yufeng looked at them, they smiled at him, and Chang Yufeng responded politely. He suddenly felt that although the identity of this young master was a burden, it might not be a bad thing.

On the white horse, the masked woman was talking to the prime minister who was closing the curtains.

"Prime Minister, the young master of the Ning family is still a child. I'm afraid he can't take on such a big responsibility, right?" The masked woman smiled and said, "However, I see a very magical feeling in this person. The girl next to him also gives me a very familiar feeling, but I have never seen them before. It's really strange!"

"Don't worry, Your Highness. The Ning family has its own way to make this young master capable of taking on this important task. The feeling Your Highness described is not groundless. You do have some connection with the young master of the Ning family."

"Oh? Prime Minister, please tell us about it quickly?" The masked woman was surprised and curious.

"This is a secret that cannot be revealed! You will understand it later!"

"The Prime Minister has aroused my curiosity for knowledge, and now I only have a superficial understanding of it, which is inevitably contrary to my usual state!" The masked woman snorted angrily.

"It's okay, it's okay. If we are destined to meet, we will understand each other. If we are not destined to meet, we will not meet! Hahahahahahaha"

"That girl looks like me, Prime Minister!" the princess said in surprise. She took off her veil and revealed her face for the prime minister to compare.

"Oh, it's just a coincidence, just a coincidence." The Prime Minister waved his feather fan and wanted to laugh.

"Could she be my father's illegitimate daughter?!"

"Ahem! No, Your Highness, don't say such things. It could cost someone's life!"

A cough sounded in the carriage.

"So... is it really a coincidence?"

"It's really a coincidence."

"Really?"

"Sure!"

In the palace, bursts of sniffing sounds came one after another.

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(End of this chapter)