Joy of Life: Starting by clinging to the eldest princess's coattails!

About twenty miles east of Kyoto, a large mountain range was completely surrounded by the Black Riders and the Imperial Censorate.

The sound of horses' hooves echoed through the mountains, startling birds flying through the forest.

Chen Pingping sat in a wheelchair, her hands folded on her knees, gazing solemnly at the forest on the opposite cliff.

He was almost certain that Wu Zhu was in these mountains.

The Black Knights have been searching for most of the day and are now closing in from the outside to force the person out.

A dozen or so black-clad guards stood behind him, their hands on their sword hilts, scanning their surroundings warily.

The mountain wind howled as it passed through the cliffs.

suddenly.

From the woods on the opposite cliff, a dark figure silently darted out.

Immediately afterwards, the dark figure used a protruding rock on the edge of the cliff to push off, and leaped into the air like an arrow!

The black robe fluttered in the wind.

The figure leaped over the cliff, which was several dozen feet high, and landed steadily on the open ground three feet in front of Chen Pingping.

It is Wu Zhu.

He carried a bamboo basket on his back.

Chen Pingping's eyes immediately fixed on the basket.

He turned his wheelchair and took a few steps forward, his voice filled with urgency: "Is the child alright?"

Wu Zhu's voice was calm and undisturbed: "It's nothing."

"Let me see." Chen Pingping looked at the basket on her back, her eyes flashing with urgency.

Wu Zhu remained silent.

He walked up to Chen Pingping, gently placed the basket on the ground, squatted down, and lifted the lid covering it.

Inside the bamboo basket, a soft cotton pad was laid out, and a baby, about two months old, was sleeping peacefully. The baby's face was fair, long eyelashes covered his eyelids, and his breathing was even.

Chen Pingping's eyes instantly welled up with tears.

He reached out, his hand trembling, wanting to touch the child's face.

Wu Zhu stopped him with the black steel shovel in his hand.

Chen Pingping stopped moving.

Wu Zhu put the lid back on, slung the basket back onto his back, and stood up to leave.

"Where are you taking him?" Chen Pingping asked hurriedly, moving the wheelchair forward half a foot.

Wu Zhu paused in his steps.

"I handed him over to Fan Jian," Wu Zhu said, "but the news was leaked the next day. I don't trust you."

Chen Pingping remained silent for a moment.

"I've thought about it," he said in a low voice. "There must be a spy in Fan Jian's residence. I haven't had time to investigate yet."

Wu Zhu turned around and looked at Chen Pingping again.

His eyes, covered by a black cloth, seemed to see through everything as he stared straight at Chen Pingping.

"When those people attacked Miss," Wu Zhu's voice remained calm, "why weren't you and your Black Knights in Kyoto?"

Chen Pingping's expression suddenly froze.

He opened his mouth, his face showing pain and sorrow.

After a long pause, he finally spoke: "Back then... a great battle with the Xihu was imminent. I was merely following orders..."

He stopped abruptly halfway through his sentence.

Wu Zhu didn't say anything more.

He turned around, picked up his basket, and prepared to leave.

"Take him to Danzhou," Chen Pingping's voice came from behind. "Nobody knows he's still alive. He'll be much safer with the old lady..."

Wu Zhu remained silent.

With his basket on his back, he quickly disappeared into the depths of the forest after a few leaps.

Chen Pingping stared at the direction where Wu Zhu had disappeared, remaining motionless for a long time.

His hands gripped the armrests of the wheelchair tightly, and the air around him seemed to freeze.

Just then.

Another figure appeared at the edge of the forest on the opposite cliff.

Chen Pingping suddenly raised her head.

The figure, dressed in ordinary gray cloth, stood where Wu Zhu had just stood, looking in their direction.

It's Wu Feng.

Chen Pingping snapped out of his daze and immediately waved to the black-clad riders around him: "Back off, don't come any closer."

The Black Knights sheathed their swords and quickly retreated to a distance.

Wu Feng stood still on the opposite cliff edge, and then moved.

He didn't take a running start; he just lightly touched the ground with his foot.

She felt like a weightless feather, floating lightly across the cliff.

Her clothes fluttered in the wind, and her figure drew an elegant arc in the air.

Chen Pingping was shocked by what she saw.

It's not surprising that Wu Zhu could do this.

But Wu Feng was able to do that too?

Moreover, Wu Feng's lightness skill seems to be even more mysterious than Wu Zhu's.

Wu Feng landed lightly in front of Chen Pingping, barely disturbing the dust on the ground.

"Wu Zhu took the child away?" Wu Feng asked casually.

Chen Pingping nodded: "I'm leaving."

He looked at Wu Feng, his eyes filled with inquiry: "But I'm curious, how did you know Wu Zhu's whereabouts?"

"I have my own way of handling this." Wu Feng smiled. "Alright, the child's problem is solved. Next, Her Highness the Princess and I will be staying in Suzhou for a long time. Please keep an eye on Qingyutang in the capital."

Chen Pingping was taken aback.

He has been searching for his child in the suburbs of Beijing for the past few days and has not had time to deal with matters in the imperial court.

But as soon as Wu Feng said that, he immediately understood what was going on.

The news of His Majesty's recovery can no longer be kept secret.

Li Yunrui's departure from Kyoto at this time is likely due to his removal from his position as regent, and his need to avoid suspicion of favoritism...

"I understand." Chen Pingping nodded. "I will take care of Qingyutang. Is there anything else?"

Wu Feng thought for a moment.

Looking at Chen Pingping, he said, "I'll contact you if I need anything else. Be careful in the sky tonight."

Chen Pingping was taken aback: "The sky? Why?"

"She..." Wu Feng lowered his voice, "is very likely to appear."

Chen Pingping straightened up from her wheelchair, her voice trembling with excitement: "Really?!"

Wu Feng nodded: "It should be true. However, after she shows up this time, she probably won't appear again."

"Why?!" Chen Pingping hurriedly asked.

Wu Feng rested his hand on his chin, seemingly deep in thought.

After several breaths, he finally spoke:

"According to her, she is essentially a dead person. To reappear in the mortal realm would require a great deal of energy."

Chen Pingping fell silent.

He slowly leaned back into his wheelchair, a deep sorrow on his face.

Those eyes, which were always unfathomable, were now somewhat red.

Wu Feng looked at him and didn't say anything more.

He turned around, ready to leave.

"etc."

Chen Pingping's voice came from behind.

Wu Feng stopped and turned around.

Chen Pingping looked at him with a complicated expression: "Actually, I'm very curious why Miss chose to cooperate with you."

Wu Feng raised an eyebrow.

He walked back to Chen Pingping.

"She said," Wu Feng's voice was very soft, "that this is what she owes Her Highness the Eldest Princess. Giving the three major workshops and Qingyutang to Her Highness is a way of making amends. But she is worried about Her Highness the Eldest Princess, so she came to me."

"Miss owes Her Highness the Princess?" Chen Pingping was stunned.

Wu Feng nodded:

"Yes, those are her exact words. I haven't known Her Highness for very long, so I don't know what happened between them."

He looked at Chen Pingping: "Chen Pingping, do you know?"

Chen Pingping lowered his head and remained silent for a long time.

The mountain wind blew across the cliff, creating a whooshing sound.

A few birdsongs drifted from the distant woods, clear and melancholic.

Chen Pingping slowly raised her head.

He roughly understood what the young lady meant.

Before the young lady appeared, Li Yunrui was the darling of the Prince's mansion, and everyone doted on her.

But when the young lady appeared, her white dress, her eyes, and that radiant light that no one could ignore...

The young lady stole all the affection that originally belonged to Li Yunrui.

Li Yunrui went from being showered with love and affection to being ignored by everyone around her. The contrast was stark...

……

"You don't need to worry about what happened in Kyoto." Chen Pingping's voice returned to calm. "I will not stand idly by if anything happens to Qingyutang."

Wu Feng grunted in response.

"I'm gone."

As soon as he finished speaking, he swayed.

Chen Pingping only felt a blur before her eyes.

Wu Feng's figure had already appeared on the other side of the cliff, and in another blink, he disappeared into the dense forest.