Jia Shidao saw Jia Lu rushing over and hurriedly closed the stone door of the secret chamber in the rockery. Then, he reprimanded him with a dark face,""How can you be so flustered? Tell me, why are you panicking?”
"Prime Minister, you can't find Eldest Miss? I sent people to search the residence, but there was no sign of Young Miss. What should we do, Prime Minister?" Jia Lu hurriedly replied.
"Ah! This girl, sigh---she's been spoiled by me. Hmm, get someone to continue searching. Also, find a singer among the ten that has a similar build to the young miss and order her to change into the young miss's clothes. If he couldn't find the young miss, he would let her replace him when the emperor came. It would be too easy for her.”
"Prime Minister is wise, Prime Minister is wise. This servant will do it now.”
Now that his granddaughter had suddenly disappeared and the trump card that he wanted to present to the Emperor was gone, Jia Shidao had no time to interrogate the man in gold who was locked up in the secret chamber. He quickly returned to the main hall in the front yard and waited for news about the eldest daughter of the Jia family.
Just as the entire Jia residence was searching every corner for the young miss, the young miss of the Jia residence was in a secret place talking to a scoundrel, sometimes happy and sometimes angry.
Ying Tianlong's head was covered with a black mask, and his body was tied up like a big dumpling. He felt that the few people who carried him had walked for a long time before he heard a soft sound. Then, he was thrown to the ground with a plop.
Just as Ying Tianlong was thrown into the secret chamber in the rockery, a very secretive shadow was watching from afar. It was not until Ying Tianlong was carried into the rockery that the shadow watched for a while before quietly floating out of the high wall of the Jia Manor's back garden.
After lying on the ground for a while and hearing that there was no movement around him, Ying Tianlong wanted to use the Bone Shrinking Technique to free himself from the iron chain that was tightly binding him. However, just as he began to shrink his bones and break free from the iron chains, a series of hurried footsteps sounded outside the secret chamber. Ying Tianlong immediately stopped his movements and lay on the ground quietly.
The stone door creaked slightly, and a person walked in from outside. Ying Tianlong could sense that the person was walking towards the place where he was lying from the extremely light footsteps. Moreover, the martial arts on his body was not too weak. Hence, Ying Tianlong's qi flow was on full alert. His footsteps stopped beside Ying Tianlong. Then, a pair of hands removed the black hood from Ying Tianlong's head. After getting used to the light, Ying Tianlong saw a girl squatting in front of him. The girl had beautiful facial features and delicate skin. Her clear eyes had a hint of mischief and melancholy.
From the girl's attire and the fact that she could freely enter and exit this secret chamber, Ying Tianlong concluded that she was no ordinary person. Perhaps she was the daughter of the Jia family.
Ying Tianlong, who was pretending to be shocked, didn't say anything. However, he heard the girl say,""Hey, who are you? Why was he caught here? It was quite funny when I saw you fooling around outside the residence just now. How did you become prisoners in a short while?”
"I don't know why I was caught. I came from Suzhou to Lin 'an to meet the emperor, but I was caught outside this courtyard not long after entering the city. May I ask your name? Can you please save me?”Ying Tianlong could see the kindness and courage in the girl's clear and bright eyes, so he pretended to say this.
"You haven't told me your name and why you were captured.”the girl said.
"I'm Ying Tianlong from Suzhou. I really don't know why I was captured. I asked for your name, but you haven't told me your name yet.”Ying Tianlong lay on the ground and continued to size up the girl in front of him. He thought to himself, If she is really the daughter of the Jia family, then I will think of a way to trick her to come to my side. After fooling her, I will be able to investigate the Jia family.
"I really want to hear about Suzhou's Ying Tianlong. Hmm, you're wearing golden clothes. Oh, I know. You're the golden-robed young master of Suzhou's Yingtian Manor, Ying Tianlong, right? Hehe, why did you come here to meet the Saint?”
"I ran here. It was the evil slaves in this residence who captured me. It was my first time coming to Lin 'an and I didn't know who it was. I didn't expect to be stopped by someone as soon as I walked to the front of this mansion. Then, those people tied me up and threw me here without any explanation. Alas, what bad luck."
"Hehe, you say that you're unlucky, but why can't I see that you're unlucky at all?”
"What would it look like if a young lady was unlucky? I'm a man, I can't cry, right?”
"I don't know what bad luck looks like, but I do know that those who are thrown into this secret chamber in the rockery are all crying and crying.”
"Isn't it just getting caught? Why did he look like he was about to die? By the way, where is this young lady?"
"Those who are captured and locked up here are the same as dead. The difference is that they live a few more days and a few less days. Do you think those people wouldn't cry and weep?”
"Ah! Is that so? Young miss, I can tell that you're a good person at first glance. Please save me. Young miss, if you save me, I will give you anything you want.”
"Why should I save you? What benefits do I get from saving you?”
"Just say it. I'll get you whatever you want.”
"You can bring down the moon in the sky? You can bring down the stars and the sun in the sky?”
"Heh, you really don't say. If you save me, I'll get you stars if you want stars, and I'll get you the moon if you want the moon. Really, I mean what I say."
"I want your life." The girl's expression suddenly changed when she heard Ying Tianlong's words.
"Don't, girl. Wouldn't it be a pity to kill a handsome man like me? Besides, even if you want to kill me, you have to wait until I pluck the stars and moon from the sky for you, right?”
" Oh," the girl retched and said,""You're quite funny. I've seen thick-skinned people before, but I've never seen anyone as thick-skinned as you. Even an arrow can't pierce through your skin, right? Hehe, if I really saved you, I wouldn't want the stars or the moon. I only need to promise me one thing, and it must be done well. Otherwise, hmph hmph."
"Is this harder than picking the stars and moon?”
"I don't know if it's difficult or not. I've never plucked the stars or the moon. However, since you're the golden-robed young master of Suzhou, Ying Tianlong, and you're here to meet the emperor, this matter might be very easy for you.”
"Alright, go ahead. Oh right, I still don't know who you are and where you are.”
"My name is Jia Yuan Yuan, and this is the Prime Minister's residence.”the girl said.
"Jia Yuanyuan? This name was really nice. By the way, I have to ask, what is your relationship with this residence?”Ying Tianlong pretended to be confused.
"Lin 'an only has one Jia Yuan Yuan, and this Jia Yuan Yuan lives in the Prime Minister's residence.”
"I know that you are called Jia Yuan Yuan, the only Jia Yuan Yuan in Lin 'an City and that you live in the Prime Minister's residence, but you didn't tell me what your relationship with the Prime Minister's residence is.”
"I'm so angry with you. Are you stupid? I've already made it so clear. Why don't you understand? Alright, I won't talk nonsense with you. A muddle-headed person like you can't help me. I'm leaving. Take care of yourself." Jia Yuanyuan said as she got up and walked out of the secret room.
"Hey, don't go. You haven't explained it clearly. Besides, you didn't ask me to help you with anything. I haven't even helped you. How do you know that I can't help you?”Ying Tianlong said in a tongue-twister tone.
Jia Yuanyuan was very impatient after hearing Ying Tianlong's tongue twister. She was almost out of breath, so she shouted,"Oh my god, you…"
Before he could finish his sentence, Ying Tianlong continued,"Miss, what happened to your mother? Sick? Don't worry, I know a miracle doctor. We'll go find him together later. When we find him, he'll guarantee that your mother's illness will be cured.”
"Your mother is sick." Jia Yuanyuan said as if her lungs were about to explode.
"My mother is not sick. My mother died a long time ago.”Ying Tianlong said foolishly.
"Shut up. Alright, alright. I'm begging you. Can you stop interrupting?”
"I didn't interrupt. Look at how far my mouth is from you. Look, it's at least five feet away.”
"Shut up. Will you die if you don't speak?”Jia Yuan Yuan was furious. She kicked Ying Tianlong and shouted,""You're the only one allowed to listen now. You're not allowed to interrupt, understand? If you interrupt again, I'll kick you to death."
Hearing that he was going to be kicked to death, Ying Tianlong shut his mouth tightly and nodded.
Jia Yuanyuan glanced at him and said,""The current prime minister is my grandfather, and I am the only eldest daughter of the prime minister's estate.”
Ying Tianlong nodded again, then looked at Jia Yuanyuan with anticipation, waiting for her to continue.
"Sigh, in order to please the emperor, my grandfather decided to send me to the palace since I was young. Therefore, I was taught music, chess, calligraphy, painting, singing, and dancing since I was young. Just now, I heard that grandpa is going to offer me to the emperor as a concubine today, and the emperor has already issued an imperial edict. Alas, I heard that the current emperor is older than my father, twenty years older than me. Moreover, he said that he was the most licentious and immoral. It was all his grandfather's fault for coveting wealth and the supreme power that his father had mentioned. But, but no matter what, you can't use me to exchange for it. Do you think he's a grandfather like that? Which grandfather would trade his granddaughter for something? To think that I was so filial to him and made him happy every day.”
Ying Tianlong shook his head, nodded, and then looked angry.
Jia Yuanyuan looked at the wall with a dazed expression and continued,""If you can think of a good idea to prevent my grandfather from offering me to the emperor, I will not only save you but also promise you one thing. Unfortunately, I know you can't think of anything. You can't even protect yourself, so how can you save me?”After Jia Yuan Yuan finished speaking, she looked at Ying Tianlong, who shook his head and nodded anxiously. She then said,"If you want to talk, just say it. No one is blocking your mouth.”
"I can speak now?" Ying Tianlong asked cautiously.
"Okay, say what you want to say."
"Then I'll say it. Oh, you won't kick me to death when I speak, right?”
"Hurry up and tell me. If you don't, I'll kick you to death."
"Oh, you didn't let me go just now. You even said that if I spoke, you would kick me to death. Didn't I slap him to death? That's why I asked. Okay, okay, don't be anxious, okay? I'll tell you, I'll tell you now. Er-what was I going to say, er-I remember now. Don't kick me, I'm talking. Actually, I really have a way to save you and not let your grandfather, that old ghost, offer you to the emperor.”
"What idea? Tell me, tell me, what good idea do you have in mind?”Jia Yuan Yuan said excitedly. She did not notice that Ying Tianlong had called her grandfather Old Ghost.
"Can you help me up first? It's too uncomfortable lying on the ground.”Ying Tianlong requested shamelessly.
"Oh, okay. I'll help you up. Sit properly. Alright, tell me quickly.”Jia Yuan Yuan said as she helped Ying Tianlong up from the ground.
"This matter is quite simple. There are two ways: First, you just have to tell your grandfather that we're together and that it's that. I guarantee that your grandfather won't offer you to the emperor.”
"We're good now, and that's it? Which one?" Jia Yuan Yuan once again ignored the name Old Ghost.
"That's what it is. Yes, yes. It's the thing that husband and wife do in bed.”
" Go to hell!" As soon as Ying Tianlong finished speaking, Jia Yuanyuan kicked him to the ground again. Then, Jia Yuanyuan pointed at Ying Tianlong's nose and roared,""Who do you think you are? How dare you take advantage of this young miss.”
Ying Tianlong fell to the ground and said aggrievedly,""I'm not taking advantage of you. I'm just giving you an idea. You, how can you bully me? Ouch, it hurts.”
"What kind of idea is this? If I tell my grandfather this, not only will you die, but I will also die with you.”Jia Yuanyuan stomped her feet in anger.
"As long as you say that, I'll have a way to save you. I, Ying Tianlong…"
"Come on, even you're my grandfather's prisoner. What are you still bragging about?”
"Don't look at how your grandfather captured me, but I dare to say that he definitely won't dare to do anything to me. Let me tell you, I have the Iron Scroll Pill Book with me. Even the current emperor can't punish me.”
"Keep bragging. Just keep bragging as soon as you understand.”Jia Yuan Yuan would never believe that a prisoner of her family would have an Iron Scroll Pill Book that even the Emperor could not punish.
"You haven't even tried it before, and you haven't told your grandfather about it. Why do you say that I'm bragging? Why don't you say it this way? Don't say that we had that thing. Just say that we met by accident and fell in love at first sight. You want to wait for me to meet the Saint before coming to propose marriage. Is that okay?”
"That's a reasonable explanation, but where did we meet? And how did she decide to marry him? My grandfather is a ghost. If the words are wrong and there is no token, he will not believe it. And even if he believed it, he would probably have to kill you first before offering me to the emperor.”
"As long as you say it, I have a way to prevent him from offering you to the emperor. As for what you just said-? Let's just say that we met yesterday. Can we exchange tokens now? I, I don't have much, so I'll give you the hairpin on this golden crown. What do you think? Yes, I'll exchange this gold hairpin for the jade hairpin on your head.”
"Will it work?"
"Sure, but you have to leave with me after this. Otherwise, once I leave, your grandfather, that old ghost, will probably give you to the emperor.”
"Alright, after I leave Lin 'an with you, I'll go and be a heroine in the martial arts world.”
"You know martial arts?"
"Of course, my master is the famous sect master of Emei Sect, Nun Tianjue.”
"Your master couldn't have been found by your old ghost grandpa, right?”Ying Tianlong asked.
"Of course-yes, why else would my master's accomplished master have taken me as his disciple? Right, don't you have two methods? You haven't told me the other one yet." Jia Yuanyuan suddenly realized.
"This method is fine, but I think we should forget about the other method.”Ying Tianlong said.
"No, tell me quickly, or I'll really kick you to death.”Jia Yuan Yuan put her hands on her hips and raised one leg in the air as she threatened.
"The other way is to take advantage of the fact that there's no one around. You take me, oh no, I'll take you out and find a place where your family can't find you. However, this method has a certain risk. If I don't do it well, I might be killed by someone. No, I think I'd better forget about it.”Ying Tian Long said.
"This is a good idea, much better than the previous one. It's just, it's just that the Emperor will be coming soon, and the security in this residence is so tight that it's really not easy to escape.”When Jia Yuanyuan heard that she didn't need to tell her grandfather about her relationship with this scoundrel, she felt that it was a good idea.
"Oh, will anyone be here now? If no one comes, we'll hide here for a while. When the emperor leaves, we'll find a chance to run out while the fu is in chaos. However, if I really help you escape from the Prime Minister's Estate, will you keep your promise to me?”
"Yes, of course. But what do you want me to do for you?”
He didn't know what Ying Tianlong's request was, but he would watch the next exciting segment.
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