Jiangshan Fengwuzhi

Chapter 330 Waiting for Him

Shen Lingshu thought for a long time, but her mind was in a mess, and she had no idea what she was thinking.

Finally, she spoke up and asked a question.

"If you're curious... how about it?"

Upon hearing this, Wei Chan's eyes lit up. After a pause, she said, "Give me this wooden plaque. I want to see where he plans to use it, what do you say?"

Shen Lingshu immediately protected the wooden plaque on her wrist and looked Wei Chan up and down, fearing that she was Gu Jingnian in disguise. Of course, she quickly realized that Wei Chan's figure was very different from Gu Jingnian's, and she began to reconsider.

"What secrets does your father know? Why is the Kaiping Division obstructing Gu Jingnian?" Wei Chan said, "The answers to these questions are all in this wooden plaque. We need to find out the truth before we can make a decision, right?"

"Well."

Shen Lingshu finally made up her mind and nodded, but then she covered the wooden plaque on her wrist and said, "If you want to go, I have to go too."

Wei Chan said, "You're too conspicuous. Just give me the wooden plaque."

"No, I must go." Shen Lingshu's attitude was very firm.

The two couldn't articulate much of a reasoning in their conversation; it was simply a matter of one saying, "Don't go," and the other saying, "I want to go."

After arguing for a while, Wei Chan had no choice but to say, "Alright, let's go together then."

Shen Lingshu then asked, "How do I do it?"

"Of course I'll go find Gu Jingnian."

Do you know where to find him?

Wei Chan had originally arranged to meet Gu Jingnian at the cottage at the foot of Shuangfeng Mountain, but since the Kaiping Division was conducting a search in that area, she would definitely not be able to go.

However, they did not actually agree on a new meeting place.

Wei Chan stroked her chin, lowered her head and pondered for a while, then murmured, "With Gu Jingnian's abilities, he will definitely come looking for us... The Shen residence is full of ambushes, so he is more likely to come looking for me."

The conversation circled back to this point, and she reached out her hand, saying, "Keep the wooden plaque here."

“No,” Shen Lingshu said, “I will go to the princess’s residence with you.”

"That's so troublesome."

The two argued again, and Wei Chan gave in once more, agreeing to take Shen Lingshu to the princess's residence to wait for Gu Jingnian to arrive.

Naturally, the guards from the Kaiping Division stationed at the Shen residence refused to comply. Wei Chan then used her status as a princess to pressure them, claiming that Shen Lingshu had been frightened that day and could no longer stay.

At this time, Wei Zhuang was still leading a large number of people to search for Gu Jingnian outside the city. The hook left in the Shen family had no say and could only watch helplessly as Wei Chan took the person away.

The carriage was then moved from the Shen residence to the princess's residence.

The moment they got off the car, Wei Chan grabbed Shen Lingshu's hand and ran towards the boudoir, whispering as they walked, "He has to come find us as soon as possible, otherwise the Kaiping Division will be here very soon."

"Ah."

Shen Lingshu felt a little lost, thinking that she would apologize after she saw Gu Jingnian again and found out that her father was indeed alright.

Unconsciously, she was lost in thought about these things until Wei Chan personally brought a basin of water to her, making a soft "thump" sound.

"Wash your hands."

"Oh."

This was the first time Wei Chan had ever done such heavy work as carrying basins and handing out water since she was a child.

Shen Lingshu washed the blood off her hands. The water in the basin gradually turned red. She couldn't bear to let Wei Chan do such heavy work, so she prepared to take the basin and pour it out.

"Don't."

Wei Chan quickly intervened and stepped forward to protect the basin of bloody water.

Then, she did something that greatly surprised Shen Lingshu: she leaned close to the blood and took a deep sniff.

"What are you doing?" Shen Lingshu asked in surprise.

Wei Chan said, "I saw in the 'Records of Local Customs' that there is a kind of strange technique called Shadow Transmission. I suppose Gu Jingnian used this technique. This technique requires aura as a guide. And this is the aura he is most familiar with."

Shen Lingshu couldn't help but admire her, saying, "You know so much."

"Sit down," Wei Chan patted the cushion next to her and said, "We'll just wait."

"Oh."

The two sat down, expecting Gu Jingnian to arrive soon, but they waited for a long time without any response.

Wei Chan waited anxiously, grabbed a handful of pastries and snacks from the table, and handed them to Shen Lingshu.

"Eat."

"not in the mood."

"We're here to do something important, how can we not eat?" Wei Chan said, biting into a pastry. "Haven't we sat together like this in a long time?"

Shen Lingshu thought for a moment and said, "Yes, it's been more than a year."

"Honestly, you didn't even tell me about such a big thing that happened at home," Wei Chan said. "Do you even consider me a friend anymore?"

"I'm afraid of implicating you."

"Hmph." Wei Chan scoffed, "Who am I? How could I be implicated?"

Seeing her proud demeanor, exactly the same as when she was a child, Shen Lingshu couldn't help but smile and finally took a bite of the pastry.

"And what about you? I'm so stupid, and you still consider me your friend?"

"Of course, but you really are stupid, you're driving me crazy."

"..."

They chatted and waited for a long time, until the night was deep, but Gu Jingnian still did not appear.

Wei Chan yawned, frowned, and muttered, "What's going on? Aren't you coming... Let's go to sleep." "Sleep?" Shen Lingshu asked, "Can you sleep?"

Why should I stay up all night for him?

As soon as drowsiness came over her, Wei Chan was very determined. She pushed Shen Lingshu onto the bed, took off her outer clothes and shoes and socks, and shared a quilt with her.

"Go to sleep. The basin is right there. He'll come eventually."

"it is good."

"It could also be dead."

"No...it can't be right?"

"Who knows?" Wei Chan turned over, hugged Shen Lingshu, and soon began to snore softly.

Shen Lingshu originally thought she wouldn't be able to sleep, but she had been so tired lately that she gradually drifted into a drowsy state.

Just as she was feeling distressed, she felt her body being pressed down.

"A-Chan, you're so heavy."

Shen Lingshu pushed Wei Chan away, who was pressing against her again, when she suddenly heard a cough.

"Cough cough cough cough."

The cough was weak, but it was clearly a man's voice, which startled her.

The candlelight in the room was still burning. When I opened my eyes, I saw Gu Jingnian's handsome yet pale face.

"you……"

Before Shen Lingshu could speak, her hands were pressed down.

Gu Jingnian reached for the wooden plaque on her wrist.

Having caught a fake on his first attempt, Gu Jingnian was certain that the wooden plaque was genuine. Then, accompanied by a crisp cracking sound, his body felt heavy.

Shen Lingshu was in pain from being pressed down and cried out, "Don't touch me!"

She thrust her knee into Gu Jingnian's waist, and warm blood flowed down, staining the entire bed.

Wei Chan was finally awakened and was quite surprised by the scene before her. She immediately went to push Gu Jingnian.

"What are you doing?"

It can be seen that Gu Jingnian was very weak after being poisoned, and his strength was much less than usual. He couldn't remove the wooden plaque from Shen Lingshu's wrist no matter what he did.

Wei Chan hugged him from behind, tightly gripping his neck with her arms to prevent him from snatching the wooden plaque.

"Don't move! We'll give it to you."

"Cough cough cough..."

"Stop moving! You've dirtied my bed!"

Wei Chan lost her temper and finally managed to pull Gu Jingnian away from Shen Lingshu.

The next moment, flames actually ignited on Gu Jingnian's back, scorching Wei Chan and causing her to scream in pain.

She quickly added, "I'll give you the wooden plaque, but you have to take me with you."

Gu Jingnian then retracted his fire wings and said weakly, "Let go... of me."

"it is good."

Wei Chan let go of his hand, looked down, and saw that his favorite silk robe had been burned beyond recognition by Gu Jingnian, which made him angry.

This adds another layer of old and new grudges between them.

But she couldn't care less about that at the moment. She turned and hugged Shen Lingshu, protecting the wooden plaque in her hand.

"Don't try to take us away. We can cooperate, but take us with you wherever you go."

Gu Jingnian still held his hand out in front of Shen Lingshu and said in a low voice, "The antidote."

Shen Lingshu stared blankly for a moment, then shook her head.

"I didn't kill your father," Gu Jingnian said with difficulty. "If you want to save your father, give me the antidote."

"I...I don't have the antidote."

Before Shen Lingshu could finish speaking, her wrist was grabbed by Gu Jingnian again.

Then, something truly magical happened to her.

She saw the light and shadow flicker before her eyes, and suddenly she found herself in another location in Zhuojing, with some dilapidated walls on both sides and bright moonlight above.

This is a small alley.

Gu Jingnian used his teleportation technique to take her to another place.

However, Gu Jingnian was too weak, and the alleyway quickly blurred before it could be fully seen.

Shen Lingshu's gaze returned to the princess's boudoir.

Looking at him, Gu Jingnian's forehead was covered with fine sweat, his face had turned from pale to bluish-black, and his lips were completely bloodless.

"What's wrong?" Shen Lingshu asked instinctively, "I'm sorry, where...where do you want to go?"

"Meeting..."

Gu Jingnian murmured, his heavy eyelids opening and closing twice, before uttering three words.

"Fengchun Lane".

(End of this chapter)