This is not the date I wanted.

"Hmm, no one will come to save you no matter how much you scream. Princess Orihime, let me taste your holy and pure body carefully from the beginning. Don't worry, you will soon fall in love with this feeling."

"Ya Zhudie~"

Hearing the strange noise coming from the room, the guard at the door was filled with indignation, his eyes were bulging with anger, and without saying a word, he picked up his sword, opened the door and shouted.

"Don't be afraid, Princess. I'm here to save you right now. You shameless pervert, look at me and I'll cut you - Ugh!"

Before he could finish his lines, the guard felt a huge impact on his abdomen. His eyes bulged and he fell limply to the ground.

"When I invaded here, I noticed that this idiot had a crazy look on his face towards your room. As expected, when he saw an opportunity to be a hero and save the damsel in distress, he rushed in without even calling out to his companions."

Meng Yue drank a sip of tea to moisten her throat with a little emotion, and searched the unconscious guard for the key.

"Orihime-sama... you don't have to thank me... repaying you with your body? Hehehe! Then I will respectfully obey your command~"

Hearing the guard's disgusting smile, Meng Yue was silent for a moment, then chuckled and spoke softly, imitating Shizhi's voice.

"Okay, sir, let me serve you with all my heart."

Then, he mercilessly kicked the figure on the ground again.

"Okay~ This saves time on picking the lock. Let's go, Shiori-chan~"

Looking at Liang Yi Meng Yue with a bright smile on her face, Shizhi retreated to the corner unconsciously like a frightened little animal.

PS: Actually, this chapter could have been finished on Friday, but since I didn't pay attention to the lights-out time, the result is... 6,000 words ahhhhhhhhhh QAQ!

PS2: After rewriting it, I always feel that something is wrong. Is it my illusion?

PS3: It seems like I’ll have to wait until the next chapter to finish writing on the third day…

18 Dream Moon Line 3rd day (Thursday)

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"Lord Mengyue, it seems that there are fewer guards."

"yes……"

Looking at the deserted corridor, Meng Yue did not feel relieved. Instead, she frowned in distress.

"It seems that the enemy has already noticed the trap I set in the city. All the guards have been mobilized to the city gate."

If Meng Yue is captured in the city, she can completely escape the pursuit by relying on the complexity of the castle and the traps she has set. So instead of doing this, it is better to gather the scattered troops at the exit and wait, catching the turtle in the jar.

I have to say, this is a very wise decision.

"Isn't that a very bad situation!?"

"Well, to be honest, it's really not good. If I jump out of the window, I might be shot to death by an arrow."

"Eh!? What should we do?!"

Seeing Mengyue nodded without hesitation, Shizhi cried out in panic.

"Calm down, my princess. Although there are some troubles, it is not unexpected."

Rubbing Shizhi's head vigorously, Mengyue gave a reassuring smile.

Shizhi did not resist Meng Yue's actions. After a moment of silence, he spoke:

"Lord Mengyue, can you answer a question for me?"

"Hmm? Go ahead."

"Why would you do this for me? Didn't Lady Mengyue tell me that the prince who can save the princess from the birdcage only exists in fairy tales? I am just a spoiled princess. Even if I leave the castle, I can't survive. So why do you want to do such a dangerous thing?"

"puff……"

"What's so funny? I'm asking this question seriously!"

“Ah~ Sorry, sorry, I just didn’t expect you to care so much about this. Orihime-sama is really a girly girl~”

Mengyue couldn't help but turn her head and chuckle, then under Shizhi's angry little pink fist, she shook her head, sighed and replied.

"I'm sorry, Lady Orihime, I did this entirely for myself~"

Hearing Mengyue's words, Shizhi was stunned and a look of deep confusion appeared on his face.

If it was just to steal the gold and silver, Meng Yue only needed to sneak into the castle once. You know, in order to take a spoiled princess out of the castle, Meng Yue even risked her life to sneak into the castle many times and set up a lot of traps. She even had to meet the first warrior in the castle, Tobiichi Origami, and almost lost her life.

It's obviously fine to leave it alone. What on earth can Master Mengyue gain?

"Of course it's because I would be quite lonely if my important friends were separated."

"Varied……?"

There was a trace of bewilderment on Shizhi's face.

"I'm very happy. To be honest, I never thought that I would become friends with the princess in the castle, a person who would never have any intersection with me in my life."

Mengyue looked at the girl in front of her and a happy smile appeared on her face.

Feeling that some hidden emotion in his heart was touched, tears appeared in Shiori's eyes.

"After meeting you, I feel like the world has changed."

the same……

"I miss you all the time. When we can't meet, your image always appears in my mind."

the same……

"I want to taste the delicious tea you prepared..."

the same……

"I want to talk to you about all kinds of interesting topics."

the same……

"I hope the time I spend with you can last forever."

the same……

Shizhi always thought that Ryougi Yugetsu was only willing to accept his willfulness out of sympathy and risked his life to accompany him. However, everything was just Shizhi's delusion.

Just as Shiori cherishes Mengyue as his first friend, Mengyue also regarded Shiori as an indispensable friend from the very beginning.

Shiori's heart is gradually being filled.

"If you get married, I won't be able to chat and drink tea with you anymore. Besides, I feel it's very troublesome to sneak into this heavily guarded castle every time we meet."

After shrugging his shoulders and expressing his dissatisfaction, he curved his mouth into a smug smile.

"I'm a thief. If there's something I want, I'll steal it... Hey, why are you crying?!"

"Wuwu... Because, because... you are too cunning... Lady Mengyue... like this... If I... try to stop you... I can't say anything..."

Tears kept dripping down Shizhi's face.

"Obviously... wuwu... I... don't want... Lady Mengyue... to be in danger..."

Hearing Shizhi's words, Mengyue gently stroked her head.

"A thief must never doubt that he will be caught. A successful thief only wants to think about the consequences of getting the treasure and counting the money until his hands cramp. As for you, just think about the consequences of being stolen by me."

"really?"

"Really? To the point where I can repeat it N+1 times."

Seeing Meng Yue's face still full of confidence as always, Shi Zhi wiped the tears from his cheeks and showed a helpless smile on his face.

This is really too much, Master Mengyue. I have already decided to give up. But you still suddenly appeared and said you wanted to steal everything from me... Really, you are too cunning.

"Is that so? I am Master Mengyue's trophy... Then there is nothing I can do."

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In the dark night, under the illumination of numerous torches, the originally huge Tiangong City has been surrounded by a large number of warriors and soldiers, making it completely impenetrable.

"Tobiichi, I have ordered the soldiers to surround the city as you requested. You must rescue Orihime from that thief."

The city lord, with a gloomy look on his face, gave an order to Origami.

"I obey my orders."

Origami nodded to the city lord in a calm but serious manner.

"Really... This scandal happened just when she was about to get married. We must quickly block all the news. Otherwise, if bad news spreads and General Gongping regrets the marriage, then we won't be able to open the channel for trading goods..."

"..."

Origami heard her master's mumbling complaints with a look of "?" on his face, and although she showed no expression, she couldn't help but clench the handle of the knife.

From the perspective of the citizens, the Lord of Tiangong City is definitely a good Lord who makes people feel respected. However, he is not a good father.

He can nonchalantly place his own flesh and blood and interests on both ends of the scale for measurement and analysis, and completely ignore Shiori's wishes, using his closest relatives as props to become stepping stones for his own plans.

Although, apart from deliberately keeping Shiori in prison and spreading rumors to attract the attention of dignitaries in order to increase his popularity, Shiori himself has not suffered any injustice.

Although Tobiichi Origami was somewhat dissatisfied with the sudden marriage, she did not say much. After all, even if the city lord valued interests over family affection, he would not send his daughter to a dangerous place for the sake of interests. I believe that even if she goes to another area, Orihime can live a noble and comfortable life.

On the contrary, Origami was filled with murderous intent towards Liang Yi Meng Yue.

He instilled strange ideas into the innocent Orihime, causing her to develop a sense of meaningless resistance, and was imprisoned by the castle lord. She became thin due to depression and loss of appetite. It was all his fault.

Now, he even has the audacity to bring Orihime-sama to the outside world to suffer.

——Unforgivable!

In Origami's heart, a fire of rage was burning.

If Ryougi Yumezuki were to threaten Lady Orihime as a hostage in order to escape, I would chop this little thief into pieces in the next instant.

For Origami, who has perfected her swordsmanship, this is no exaggeration.

After a silent wait, there was finally movement in the castle.

A black shadow suddenly jumped out of the window and fell to the ground.

"Fire arrows!"

The guards who were tense outside gave orders almost reflexively after hearing the sound in silence. Then, countless arrows shot towards the figure.

Idiot, what if that guy jumps out with Orihime-sama?

Although she knew rationally that this possibility was very low, Origami still frowned in dissatisfaction when she saw that her guards ignored Shiori's safety in order to catch the thief.

However, this thought was only fleeting, and Origami fixed her eyes on the city gate.

The figure just now was just a dummy, and the guards' surprised voices also told Origami this.

Misleading others' vision by creating an illusion and making a feint to the east while attacking in the west is a tactic Mengyue, who is known as the Nurtured Ghost, is good at using.

Then, as expected, a smoke bomb suddenly exploded in the crowd at the moment when most people shifted their attention.

Then, as if it was an illusion, a chaotic and heavy sound of iron hooves rang out in the smoke, and long horse barkings came from everywhere, as if thousands of troops were pouring out of the Tiangong City.

Then, in a fog, the guards fell into confusion.

"Wow, horses! So many horses!"

"Everyone, get out of the way if you're going to get trampled by horses."

"Why are there so many horses left in the castle?!"

"It's the thief's magic. He has already blended into the crowd!"

"Come, come! The thief is here to kidnap me. Protect me!"

Suddenly, a panicked cry for help came from the city lord. Hearing their master's cries, the guards naturally ran towards the city lord.

However, all of this did not interfere with Origami's concentration.

Ignoring the situation on his master's side, Origami ran towards the gap in the encirclement caused by the commotion among the guards.

As expected, two figures who were very familiar to Origami in different ways appeared in Origami's sight. Origami did not hesitate, the sharp blade was unsheathed from his waist, and he slashed towards Meng Yue at lightning speed.

Bang! A sharp metal collision sound rang beside my ears.

"Master Mengyue, you are not hurt!"

"Ah... I almost stepped into the gates of hell."

Meng Yue touched her right hand which was numb from the shock, and then looked at the dagger in her hand which had a big gap cut out of it. The corner of her mouth couldn't help but twitch slightly.