Chapter Seventeen: Recovery of Martial Arts

  Yun Shallow Moon's eyes were fixed tightly on Nan Lingrui's fan, motionless.

  If the lady's painting on Nan Lingrui's fan is really her handiwork...

  So what does it mean?

  The fan surface of this folding fan was painted by Nan Lingrui herself, and it can only be her, because the technique of painting with a hooked brush is impossible for others to imitate...

  What does it mean again?

  It turned out that she woke up in the Swan Pool of the Imperial Palace that day, not just arriving in this world, but had been here for a long time...

  What else does it say?

  It seems she really lost her memory, she is Li Yun, also known as Yun Shangyue. The old fan of Nan Lingrui has been around for over a decade...

  Description...

  "Little girl, what are you staring at?" Nan Lingrui walked over and snapped the folding fan shut, looking her up and down before furrowing his brow. "How did you get soaked? Don't tell me you took a bath in your clothes!"

  Yun Qian's mind was suddenly pulled back, she calmed down and tried to force a smile, but couldn't manage to, her face stiff as she asked Nan Lingrui, "Why didn't you go to the Duke's palace to see Ye Qian, what are you doing here?"

  "The Crown Prince heard that Princess Qingyan had arrived, and Princess Qingyan was a beauty. The Crown Prince wanted to go in and take a look." Nan Lingrui bypassed Yun Shangyue, glanced at Xifeng Garden, and at this time, the faint sound of Princess Qingyan's sobbing came over, his eyes blinked, and suddenly he laughed, "Could it be that they are performing a play inside? A crying scene? Then the Crown Prince has come at just the right time. A beauty weeping, rain pattering on pear blossoms, how lovely!"

  "Beauty?" Yun Shallow Moon hummed a sound, "A three-year-old little girl is just about right."

  "Hmm?" Nan Lingrui looked at Yun Shangyue.

  Yun Qian Yue's heart was a mess at this moment, she glanced at Nan Ling Rui and her gaze swept over the fan in his hand without leaving any trace. The unique stroke of the pen at the end of the fan was unmistakable. She withdrew her gaze calmly, walked around Nan Ling Rui and left, throwing back a sentence: "You can go in and take a look if you want!"

  "Where are you going?" Nan Lingrui turned around and asked.

  "Go to that old man's place." Yun Qian Yue said without turning her head back.

  "You're all wet, be careful not to catch a chill. Why don't you go back and change your clothes first?" Nan Lingrui said.

  "Are you concerned about me?" Yun Shangyue stopped in her tracks and turned around, raising an eyebrow as she looked at Nan Lingrui.

  "Of course, Prince Ben will take you as his princess consort to Nanliang in the future!" Nan Lingrui smiled and nodded.

  "Isn't she the crown prince's concubine? The proper wife is your own Su Su." Yun Qianyue asked. Although she was tied to the execution platform at that time, she understood lip language, and every move and word of the people on the execution platform was clear to her.

  "The Crown Prince deceived the old emperor, how could he let you be a concubine, it must be the empress. So, with your current poor health, you'd better take good care of yourself, otherwise when we arrive at Nan Liang, I'll have to personally nurse you back to health every day."

  Yun Qian Yue looked at Nan Ling Rui, her mind racing with a thousand thoughts.

  Suddenly she smiled and asked softly: "Is Nanliang good?"

  Nan Lingrui was taken aback for a moment, then nodded, "Of course! The scenery is beautiful, the mountain flowers are blooming, and it's spring all year round!"

  "Alright! If I end up with no one wanting me and can't get married, then I'll go to Nanliang with you." Yun Shuoyue tossed out a sentence before turning around and leaving.

  Is the fan painted by her in her brother's mouth the same as the one in Nan Lingrui's hand? Why is this fan, which was painted with her technique, considered a treasure by Nan Lingrui? What are the memories of those fifteen years that she lost? How many more secrets does she have? She closed her eyes and told herself to calm down. Don't be anxious, people will make mistakes when they're in a hurry, the more so at this time, the calmer she should be, can't panic.

  "Who wants to go to Nanliang with me? When did I become the backup?" Nan Lingrui muttered in dissatisfaction, watching Yun Shuoyue walk away without looking back. He withdrew his gaze, looked down at the fan in his hand, and suddenly smiled, saying "It's fine!", continuing to gently shake the folding fan as he walked towards Xifeng Garden.

  Yun Qianyue suddenly stopped in her tracks at the corner, turned around and saw Nan Lingrui had already entered Xifeng Garden, with an air of familiarity, as if she was entering her own home. Her eyes flickered slightly, gazing quietly at Xifeng Garden for a moment before turning to head towards Old Wang's courtyard.

  Before long, they arrived at Yun Lao Wang Ye's courtyard, and Yu Mei was already waiting by the gate.

  "Miss Shallow Moon, you've finally arrived! Old Master Wang has been waiting for you for half a day." Yujing hurriedly welcomed her and saw that she was all wet, so she asked in concern, "Miss Shallow Moon, how did you get soaked? Although the weather is warm now, the wind is still cold, be careful not to catch a chill."

  "It's nothing, I'm not that weak!" Yun Shangyue waved her hand, scolding Rong Jing in her heart.

  "Then you'd better go inside quickly, I'll get a set of clothes for you to change into, and you can do it in Old Master Wang's room!" Yu Mei hastily said.

  "Hmm!" Yun Qianyue responded with a murmur and stepped into the courtyard.

  "You stinky girl, you still know how to come back? Why didn't you let that old emperor behead you at the Meridian Gate?" A faintly angry voice came from Old Master Yun's room.

  Yun Shallow Moon just walked to the door, her footsteps paused, and she rolled her eyes, knowing that as long as she came, this old man would not fail to scold people. This habit is really bad. She stood at the door without moving, saying to the inside: "Grandfather, if you scold me again today, I won't come in! My mother didn't give birth to me just to be scolded by you."

  "You stinky little girl, you've gone too far! Get in here! You're not even afraid of the Emperor killing you, what do you have to fear from my scolding?" Old Master Wang was originally slightly angry, but upon hearing this he became even more enraged.

  "I was confident at the time that he would never be able to kill me, what's there to fear?" Yun Shang Yue still stood motionless by the door.

  "Oh? Are you sure?" Old Master Wang raised an eyebrow.

  "Is my life so worthless? Can I joke about it with my life?" Yun Shangyue retorted.

  Yun Lao Wangye's anger dissipated by half, and he snorted, "You come in and talk to me. Let me see where your confidence lies. That Emperor is indeed cunning! You're just a little girl, how can you be his match? If it weren't for Jing Shizi and Rui Taizi helping you, you'd have lost your head by now!"

  "They helped me naturally and usefully, without their help I would have suffered a bit, but that's not the main point. Even if they didn't help me, at that time, although the old emperor wanted to kill me very much, he wouldn't have killed me in the end." Yun Qian Yue pushed open the door curtain and walked in. Although she was bold and took risks, she also knew when to seize opportunities, she had always known that life is more important than anything else and would not easily do things that put her life in danger.

  "Oh? So confident? Come and talk!" Cloud Old Wang sat in the armchair, looking at Cloud Shallow Moon walking in, his old eyes fixed on her wet clothes, frowning: "How did you get soaked?"

  Yun Qianyue snorted, "Then you'd better go ask Rong Jing about it. He's the one who splashed me, and you'd best take your cane to hit him."

  "He splashed water on you for no reason? You must have done something to make him splash water." said Old Master Wang.

  Yun Pian Yue rolled her eyes and walked over, plopping herself down in a chair with a huff. She drew out her words in a long, resentful tone: "You really are my wonderful grandfather! I suspected as much - is Rong Jing your own grandson? Am I not your own granddaughter?"

  This bias is too obvious! Damn old man!

  "Stinky brat! I thought he was my own grandson!" Old Master Yun glared at Yun Shangyue.

  "Just think of him as your own grandson next life!" Yun Shangyue hummed, too lazy to argue with this old man again. She leaned in close and lowered her voice: "Yè Tiān Qīn provoked the emperor's authority today, wanting to marry Qin Yú Cóng, with all officials supporting him, it can be said that he is the most popular choice. Today, the crown prince's prestige has surpassed even the emperor's! Do you think the old emperor didn't want to kill Yè Tiān Qīn at that time?"

  A hint of sharp light flashed across Old Master Yun's eyes.

  Xiaoqin Wang and Wenwu Baiguan advised, assisting the Crown Prince. The old emperor was angry but had nowhere to vent his anger. He asked Rong Jing for his opinion, and Rong Jing responded with a single phrase "family matters, national affairs" that dismissed the old emperor without taking a stance. Deqin Wang also took a neutral position like Rong Jing. The old emperor then asked my father's opinion, which was to ask Yunwang Fu to take a stand. However, Yunwang Fu couldn't remain neutral like Rong Jing and Deqin Wang, given their positions.

  Yun Shuoyue spoke slowly, her voice low but clear: "If my father says that the ancestral teachings cannot be abandoned, then Yuetian's actions would be going against the sacred teachings of our ancestors. If so, the old emperor would immediately depose the Crown Prince, which would be in line with his wishes. However, this would make Yunwang Fu a target for criticism among the civil and military officials. Once the Crown Prince is deposed, Yunwang Fu would be pushed onto the executioner's platform. I believe the old emperor will not show any mercy to Yunwang Fu!"

  Yun Lao Wangye's eyes shone brightly as he nodded, "Continue speaking!"

  "And yet, my father the king, even if he was foolish, after dealing with the old emperor for so many years, how could he not see through his thoughts? Moreover, he had said that from now on, everything would be done according to my wishes, and I had made up my mind not to enter the palace. So, my father the king probably weighed the pros and cons and yielded to public opinion, voluntarily requesting the abolition of the ancestral teachings."

  Yun Shangyue paused for a moment before continuing: "But I think the old emperor never intended to abolish the ancestral teachings in the first place. At that time, there were many possibilities, perhaps he would use the opportunity to shirk responsibility and put it off until later, just like when I asked for permission to marry Rong Feng at the last martial arts competition. Wouldn't that have missed the opportunity, making it even more difficult to bring up this matter again? So, I added fuel to the fire, letting the old emperor have no choice but to agree to abolish the ancestral teachings."

  "You're quite bold! What if he really kills you?" Cloud Old Master Wang nodded and raised an eyebrow to ask.

  "Since ancient times, emperors have cherished their reputation and none of them do not want to be remembered for eternity as a wise ruler. I humbly request the abolition of the ancestral teachings, which is also in line with the times. If the old emperor kills me, wouldn't he truly become a foolish ruler? Therefore, I am certain that he will not kill me. However, because I forced him to kill Lu Gonggong, and because I coerced him into agreeing to make Qin Yuying the crown princess, and also because I had to abolish the ancestral teachings of our sacred ancestors which only allowed women from the Yunwang Palace to enter the palace... all these things were beyond his expectations. So, it is certain that he hates me, even if he abolishes the ancestral teachings today, he will not let me off." said Cloud Shallow Moon.

  "You stinky little girl, you're actually quite clear-headed!" Old Master Wang's mustache twitched after hearing this.

  Yun Qian Yue hummed and looked at Yun Lao Wang Ye, "Now you still scold me? Can you still say that I did something wrong today?"

  Yun Lao Wangye glanced at Yun Qianyue and hummed, "Too sharp, ten years of disguise all turned into empty talk in one night! Do you think that after today's events, the old emperor will still believe in you, a useless good-for-nothing who can't even read? Just wait for him to deal with you!"

  Originally, Old Wang knew she was pretending. Yun Shallow Moon blinked her eyes and shrugged indifferently, "Don't believe it if you don't want to! Whether I'm pretending or not, it's all just me! He can clean up as he likes, but now that the ancestral teachings are gone, see how he can still restrain me! However, the person he wants to clean up now is none other than Ye Tian Qing. With Ye Tian Qing standing in front of me, what do I have to fear?"

  "Good heavens! What a fool! Trying to pass off fish eyes as pearls!" Old Master Wang scolded.

  "Grandfather, Qin Yuxing is not a fool. She's being cautious!" Yun Shangyue looked at Yun Lao Wangye and continued in a low voice: "Our Yunwang Fu has an underground network, doesn't it? You must be clear about what happened outside the Meridian Gate today, including the execution ground and the platform! Does Qin Yuxing look like a fool?"

  "It's just a fish eye wrapped in pearls." said Old Master Wang.

  "The fish eyes wrapped in pearls..." Yun Qian Yue smiled and thought that this old man was really good at metaphors. She shook her head, "Qin Yu Cong is not just like that! The information transmitted back through the secret line is also one of them, Grandfather doesn't know the second one, if he knew, he might not think so."

  She thought that Yun Lao Wangye was certainly unaware of the purple grass affair. If it wasn't for Rong Jing telling her, she wouldn't have noticed the change that turned into purple in such a short time before Wan Zou's explosion, let alone being an undercover agent.

  "Hmm? And what's the second one?" Old Master Wang's eyes narrowed slightly.

  Yun Qian Yue nodded slightly, leaned in close to Yun Lao Wang Ye and whispered the matter of Zi Cao and Wan Zhe Wang into his ear. As soon as she finished speaking, Yun Lao Wang Ye's face changed drastically. She stopped talking and looked at Yun Lao Wang Ye, no longer saying a word.

  After a long time, Yun Lao Wangye finally spoke up and asked Yun Qianyue, "Did Jing Shizi really see that the moment before Wan Zhe Wang exploded, it turned purple?"

  "Grandfather, are you doubting Rong Jing's eyesight?" Yun Shangyue asked back.

  Yun Lao Wangye stopped talking and fell silent again.

  Yun Qian Yue also stopped speaking and waited for Old Master Yun Wang.

  After a long while, Old Man Yun said: "Your mother also died because of the purple grass!"

  "What?" Yun Qian Yue sprang up from her seat, staring at Old Master Yun in disbelief.

  Yun Lao Wangye looked at Yun Qianyue, seeing the disbelieving expression on her face, and sighed. He asked Yun Qianyue, "You stinky girl, tell me the truth, how many memories do you have left now?"

  Yun Shallow Moon didn't expect Yun Old Wang Ye to ask so suddenly, she lowered her head and said somewhat gloomily: "Not even half a thread!"

  Yun Lao Wangye hummed, "I knew you didn't have a shred of evidence! It's hard for you to pretend for so long and still come to me in a frenzy saying she's not my granddaughter. If she's really not my granddaughter, I won't even let you into the Cloud King's mansion."

  Clouds are shallow and the moon is silent. If it weren't for hearing today that Qingwen Princess had arrived, she wanted to go take a look at Yunmu Han's place, but along the way she heard Yunmeng's words, and after leaving Xifeng Garden, she coincidentally saw Nanlingrui's fan. So many coincidences put together, even though Rongfeng and Rongjing said she was her, she still didn't believe she was Cloud Shallow Moon. Now that the facts are all in front of her, how could she not believe?

  Now there can only be one explanation, that she had come to this world long after her death, but an accident occurred in the middle, losing the memory of living in this world, and only retaining the memories of her previous life. So, she thought she just arrived at the Imperial Palace Poetry Appreciation Meeting that day.

  "You little girl has been pretending since you were young, I almost really fell for it. If not for that day when we returned from the imperial palace, Jing Shizi told me before he left that you had lost your memory, I wouldn't have known." Yun Old Master grunted.

  Yun Pian Yue opened her eyes wide, "Grandfather, you... are you saying that Rong Jing knew I had amnesia the day he returned from the imperial palace?"

  "Hmm!" Old Master Wang grunted.

  "That day he only exchanged a few words with me, how did he know I had amnesia?" Yun Shangyue asked.

  "How would I know? You must have done something wrong and got caught! Jing Shizi's eyes are really all-seeing. He didn't let me expose you, so I'll just let it go. I didn't expect that even after losing your memory, you little scoundrel can still pretend like this." Old Master Yun said hatefully: "You're pretending to the point where I want to smash your skull and see what's inside!"

  "You think I'm happy to pretend?! Yun Shangyue rolled her eyes, "I've been hearing those people say how I'm a good-for-nothing, how I have no conscience and kill people and set fires without doing any good, how I'm illiterate and don't know etiquette, how I'm arrogant and notorious! Ye Tianying wants to take me to the Ministry of Justice's prison, and even the Imperial Guards are involved. After barely escaping with my life, what's the point of not pretending? Everyone says I'm like that, if I don't act like that then I wouldn't be myself, who knows maybe I would have been torn apart by others already."

  "Why don't you just say you're lazy? Want to eat, drink and have fun?" Old Master Wang hummed.

  Yun Shallow Moon was just saying to the point of indignation, when Yun Old Wang Ye broke in, her face turned red. Indeed, that's what she thought at first! Alas, it wasn't with me at the time, and her beautiful dream has been thoroughly abandoned until now! She sighed, with a hint of depression, "Grandfather, you won't be thinking of pursuing my mistake, will you? If I hadn't done so, I would have been killed by the old emperor long ago. I think you should stop saying these useless things and just tell me, what have I done all these years? What are those lost memories of mine?"

  "How would I know what you've been up to! You've always been like this all these years." Cloud Old Master Wang said.

  "How is this possible?" Yun Qian Yue stared with wide eyes.

  "How could it be impossible? You knew how to play from the age of one to five, and you would pester your brother every day! After the age of five, you started running wild with Ye Tian, and nobody could find your shadow. Either in the imperial palace or in the crown prince's mansion. The days you spent in the mansion can be counted on one hand. When have I ever appeared in your eyes as this grandfather?" Old King Wang was so angry that his beard kept twitching.

  "Impossible!" Yun Qian Yue shook her head, disbelieving. "I didn't do anything in between? Fifteen years, no, fourteen and a half years, except for clinging to my brother or Night Sky, what else did I do?"

  "What do you think? You've done more in the past two months since your brain was damaged from being hit by the imperial carriage than you have in over a decade. But it's even more outrageous than before, giving me a headache. I don't know what the young master of Jing saw in you, this little servant girl, my old man couldn't see anything good about you." Old Master Yun coldly snorted.

  "I..." Yun Shang Yue's voice was hoarse and she couldn't speak, she wanted to ask about Rong Feng. How did she know Rong Feng? And that person from Beijiang who gave her the Yang Ye book, how did she know him? And Rong Jing, what was going on with the Lingzhi wine buried in the snow? And so on... how could she possibly do nothing? She looked at Old Master Yun, saw his whiskers twitching, and didn't seem to be lying. She rubbed her forehead, feeling a bit weak, and said: "Okay, let's not talk about this for now. Let's just say, how did I lose my memory? Rong Feng said that the two true energies in my body collided and caused a blockage, leading to amnesia. What's going on with that? You should know, right? The Phoenix True Classic you gave me isn't very powerful, is it?"

  "How would I know? I passed on the Phoenix True Classic to you, it's all your own practice." said Old Master Wang Yun.

  "You don't know how to practice?" Yun Shangyue thought, isn't he her grandfather? Isn't he a very astute old man? How come now he's completely clueless. It seems like he doesn't even know more than she does. Then what does he actually know?

  "It's naturally not practiced. The Phoenix Scripture you gave me is something for women to practice, how could an old man like me possibly practice it?" Old Master Wang glared.

  Yun Qian Yue's eyes widened even more than Yun Lao Wang Ye's old eyes when she heard the words. She remembered that at Ling Tai Temple, her and Rong Jing's internal energy could merge, and Rong Jing said it was the Tian Di Zhen Jing. She asked: "Then what is Rong Jing's martial art, the Tian Di Zhen Jing? Is it the same origin as mine? How can he practice it? If it's the same origin, why isn't he afraid of turning into a woman?"

  "Smelly girl! The Heavenly Classic can be practiced naturally! It belongs to the yang, how could it possibly turn into a woman!" Old Master Wang glared with his eyes wide open, and then suddenly enlightened, saying: "No wonder Jing Shizong's martial arts are so divine, it turns out he practices the Heavenly Classic!"

  Yun Qian Yue raised her head and looked up at the sky, saying weakly: "Then where did you get the Feng Huang Zhen Jing that you gave me?"

  "Your mother gave it to me when she left, and told me to pass it on to you." said Old Master Yun.

  "My mother..." Yun Qianyue looked at Yun Lao Wangye, her words returned to the starting point, she asked in a low voice: "Grandfather, why did my mother also get infected with purple grass? Rong Jing said that his father king was not killed by obstacle poison, but by purple grass."

  Yun Lao Wang Ye was shocked and looked at Yun Qian Yue in disbelief. "Did Jing Shizi say that his father, the king, also died from the purple grass?"

  Yun Qian Yue nodded, just now she didn't tell Yun Lao Wang Ye that Rong Wang Ye also died of purple grass. This matter had been hidden by Rong Jing for ten years, and probably only told her about it.

  "No wonder... I said how could the poison of the obstacle be incurable? It turns out it was also the purple grass! Old Master Wang lowered his head, saying with some sadness: "I don't know how your mother was poisoned by the purple grass, only that she went on a trip to the northern border and came back fine, but soon after fell ill. At first, I didn't pay attention, thinking it was just a minor illness. Later, before she left, she gave me the Phoenix True Classic to pass on to you, and that's when I knew she had been poisoned by the purple grass. Her martial arts skills were exceptional, so she managed to hold on for some days, but still couldn't pull through and passed away."

  It's Beijiang again! Yun Shang Yue thought of Rong Wangye, who was said to have gone to Beijiang to quell the rebellion and died on his way back after being poisoned by the purple grass. The purple grass is produced in the poisonous miasma peak of Beijiang. She narrowed her eyes and asked: "What did my mother go to Beijiang for?"

  "I don't know!" Old Master Wang shook his head.

  "Isn't she a princess? Can she leave the palace at will? And it's still Beijiang?" Yun Qianyue looked at Yun Lao Wangye.

  "This palace has never restricted your mother's freedom." said Old Master Yun.

  "Where is my mother's hometown?" Yun Shangyue asked again, she seemed to have never heard of her having an uncle or anyone mentioning it in front of her. Seeing Old Master Yun not responding, she was somewhat annoyed, "Don't tell me you don't even know where my mother's hometown is? Then how did you marry her into our family as your daughter-in-law?"

  He asks three questions and doesn't know anything, what does he actually know? He even doesn't know his own mother's background.

  "I really don't know about your mother's background." Old Master Wang shook his head again.

  "Isn't my mother's hometown in this capital?" Yun Shangyue was taken aback, seeing Old Master Yun nodding in agreement. She furrowed her brow and took a deep breath. "Alright! Then I'll ask you something you know about. What sacred medicine did you give to Rong Jing back then? It helped Ling Yin master save his life?"

  He should have known about this matter by now, shouldn't he?

  "I didn't give him any sacred medicine! Wasn't it you who gave it to him? It was just sent in my old man's name, how would I know what it is!" Old Master Wang raised an eyebrow and shook his head again.

  What did she give?

  Yun Qianyue felt like she had entered another strange circle. Originally, she wanted to get some useful information from Yun Lao Wangye, but after going around in circles, she didn't get anything and instead got even more mysteries. The more mysteries piled up, the harder it was for her to breathe, and she weakly said: "Then what do you know? About me, tell me!"

  "I knew you'd be running after that good-for-nothing Night Sky all day!" Old Master Wang snorted.

  "Speak seriously! Do you want me to be anxious with you?" Yun Shangyue stood up abruptly, slapping her palm on the table. She was thoroughly annoyed! He thought this old man must know something, but was intentionally playing dumb and not telling him. Otherwise, as the master of the vast Cloud King's Manor, competing secretly with the Emperor, he would have relied on his useless father, Cloud King. The Cloud King's Manor would have been devoured by the Emperor long ago, leaving no bones behind. After going around in circles for so long, she had only gotten more riddles and hadn't obtained any useful information about her own body. With a cold face, she warned: "Do I need to crash into a wall and die before you're satisfied?"

  She was momentarily excited and didn't notice that due to her movements, the desktop suddenly sank.

  Yun Lao Wang Ye's body shook with excitement, his anger turning to joy, as he stared at Yun Qian Yue's hand and exclaimed: "You little scamp, your martial arts skills have recovered!"

  Clouds were shallow and the moon was low, she only saw her hand sink straight into the table, she was stunned, took out her hand, and on the surface of the table, there were five finger prints, just enough to make a palm print. She was overjoyed, hurriedly concentrated her efforts, but unfortunately, her dantian was empty, she furrowed her brow, shook her head, "Not recovered! There's nothing in my dantian!"

  "Impossible! How can an ordinary person have such strength? Try hitting me again!" Cloud Old Master Wang immediately said.

  Yun Shallow Moon stretched out her hand and slapped the table again with the same force as before, and sure enough, the tabletop sank down again, just like it had done earlier. She was shocked and looked at her own hand in disbelief, saying in a strange tone: "But I don't have any internal energy in my dantian! What's going on?"

  "This is roughly the wonder of the Phoenix True Scripture. When I saw your mother back then, I thought she didn't have any martial arts skills either! Who would have thought that your mother's martial arts skills were unparalleled? Since you're practicing the Phoenix True Scripture, it should be exactly the same as your mother's." Cloud Old Master Wang said.

  Yun Qian Yue no longer spoke, focusing on sensing, and indeed her body felt much lighter, the eight extraordinary meridians unobstructed, as if her internal energy was omnipresent. She turned around, her wrist slightly rotating, grasping towards a chair not far away, in an instant the chair appeared in her hand, she stared with wide eyes, this martial arts recovery was too sudden, for a moment leaving her stunned and perplexed.

  "It's great that you've recovered your martial arts skills! What's the point of pretending to be stupid? Cloud Old Master saw Cloud Shallow Moon holding onto the chair, unmoving for a long time, and said with rare warmth and kindness: "If memories are gone, they're gone. It's not a big deal, no need to deliberately try to recall them. Who knows, one day it might be like your martial arts skills, suddenly recovering without any warning or signs. Everyone sees you differently in their eyes. Do you have to ask each person individually? What do others see you as, and do you have to become that?"

  Yun Qian Yue looked up at Yun Lao Wang Ye.

  "You are who you are! Whether or not you have memories, it's still you. You must have your own principles and thoughts, and be able to judge what is right and wrong. Anyone's words can mislead you, including mine. Now that you've broken free from the constraints of our ancestral teachings, as long as you're the eldest daughter of the Yun Wang Fu, you carry the weight of responsibility on your shoulders, and the Emperor's gaze will not let you off easily. Therefore, you cannot take a single wrong step."

  Yun's lips were tightly pursed, she didn't speak, and listened intently. It was rare for Old Master Yun to have a serious conversation with her like this. She felt that what he said was very important.

  "Your father, the king, is useless. Your grandfather has been secretly competing with the old emperor all these years. Considering your limited time, you have indeed done many things in private. Grandfather knows some of it, but it's vague and can't be put into words. If I say something wrong, it would harm you! So, you still need to rely on yourself. Without memories, you'll have to grope around to make judgments, which won't be entirely wrong." Cloud Old Master continued: "Your brother is not reliable, Grandfather is old, your father is incompetent, and the Cloud Kingdom will depend on you! At this time, you should stabilize yourself even more, so as not to take a wrong step. This is all I can say to you! If you understand, then you do; if not, that's because you're foolish, and I won't waste my breath talking to you further."

  Yun Shallow Moon still didn't speak, continuing to look at Old Master Wang Yun.

  "You stinky girl! What are you still holding the stool for? Don't you think it's heavy? I say you're stupid and you really are!" Yun Lao Wangye scolded, seeing Yun Shangyue standing there staring at him, not moving or even blinking for half a day.

  Yun Shallow Moon still stood motionless, her misty and annoyed eyes suddenly shattered into clear light. Her originally knotted and annoyed heart was suddenly brightened by Old Master Wang's words, which were like a refreshing drink that opened up her mind. She put down the chair in her hand, looked at Old Master Wang staring at her, and suddenly smiled.

  "Smelly girl! Understood?" Old Master Wang raised an eyebrow.

  "Ah! I understand!" Yun Qianyue nodded, the mist that had been shrouding her body dispersed, and she emerged from it like a phoenix rising from the ashes. She smiled and said: "Grandfather was right, whether left or right, it's all just me. Losing my memories isn't a big deal, I can start over again! Even without memories, I still have eyes and ears, I can use them to judge what's right and wrong, what works and what doesn't. I'll find my way out eventually! Relying on others is never as good as relying on myself."

  "It's fine as long as you understand!" Cloud Old Master Wang finally cracked a smile, "As for the Emperor, he is most concerned about the Night Dynasty. As long as you grasp his weakness, he won't dare to move against you. Regarding your and Jing Shizong's assassination, today the King of Ten Thousand Curses was destroyed by the poison of the purple grass. These things don't need to be investigated urgently, whoever is the fox will eventually reveal their tail, it's just that in the meantime, you should be more careful! Also, regarding your mother, she has always been a secret, until death, she remained a secret. Grandfather can't tell you anything either, if you want to know, you'll have to find out yourself. Maybe you already knew, but now you've lost your memory and forgotten everything, so you'll have to start all over again. So, it's all up to you."

  Yun Qian nodded her head, for so long, this old man only looked like a elder today, teaching his children and grandchildren sincerely.

  "It's getting late, your wet clothes are all dry now, go back and rest!" Cloud Old Wang waved his hand somewhat tiredly, "After all, I'm old and useless. I just want to spend my remaining years in peace from now on, you can do whatever you want! With Jing Shizi watching over you, I can finally feel at ease."

  As soon as Yuanyue mentioned Rongjing, Yun Shang's eyes rolled over and she didn't understand. What kind of soul-searching soup had Rongjing fed this old man? She nodded, "Then Grandpa should rest! I'm going back!"

  "Hmm!" Old Master Wang waved his hand.

  Yun Shallow Moon stepped out and walked to the door, when Old Master Yun suddenly said: "Right, tomorrow is your mother's death anniversary. Your mother has been gone for twelve years now, exactly one zodiac cycle. You've been going with Hidden Guard since you were two years old, and after learning to walk, you went to Cloud Mist Mountain yourself. Now it's also a cycle of persistence. I remember your mother saying that after one zodiac cycle, you don't have to go anymore. So this year is the last time you'll go burn incense for your mother. Just stay on the mountain top overnight and keep her company."

  "Uh-huh!" Yun Shangyue nodded. She remembered Cai Lian saying that her mother had passed away when she was just over two years old, and now she hadn't even celebrated her birthday yet, not even fifteen years old, which meant it had been twelve years. Her father said no one from the Yun Wangfu except for her could go to Yunwu Mountain, and she had a hunch that Yunwu Mountain also held secrets, wondering what tomorrow would bring!

  Yun Lao Wangye stopped talking and closed his eyes wearily.

  Yun Shallow Moon came out of the house door.

  Yu Mei was waiting outside the door, holding Yun Shangyue's clothes. When she came out, Yu Mei bowed respectfully and said in a low voice: "I brought you your clothes, but I knew you were talking to Old Master Wang, so I didn't go in to disturb you. Now that the water on your body has dried, you must take a hot bath when you get back. If not, you'll catch a chill."

  "Mmm!" Yun Shangyue nodded, thinking about the uncomfortable wrinkles on her body, indeed needing a good hot bath. It was all because of Rong Jing that scoundrel, getting injured and still being so heartless. She took the clothes from Yu Mei's hand and headed towards Shangyue Pavilion.

  She had just taken two steps when a strange gust of wind suddenly blew from the left, and she woke up with a start, stopped in her tracks, and looked to the left. After a few seconds, Xuan Ge floated down. She looked at Xuan Ge, thinking that having martial arts skills was indeed good. If every time Xuan Ge appeared, she could only discover it when standing in front of her, today she discovered it five seconds earlier. Although five seconds is a short period of time, for a true master, five seconds is equivalent to five sword moves, which can be fatal. This realization made her smile at the corner of her mouth as she looked at Xuan Ge.

  Xuan Ge stopped in her tracks, and saw Yun Shang Yue looking at her. She couldn't help but feel a sense of surprise in her heart, as if his gaze knew she was coming. Especially the smile on her lips made him shiver, and he involuntarily took a step back.

  "What's up?" Yun Shangyue was in a good mood and spoke first, having already forgotten about Xuan Ge throwing shoes at her.

  "Miss Shallow Moon, I beg of you, please come and take a look at our family's heir! My family's heir... " Xuan Ge said with his head hung low.

  "What's wrong with him?" Yun Shangyue collected her smile and frowned.

  "The prince... has been soaking in the water for more than an hour and still hasn't come out, I'm afraid that his wound will worsen if it stays in the water for too long..." Xuan Ge said.

  "What is he doing soaking himself in water? Doesn't he know his arm is injured?" Yun Shangyue's face turned cold. She went to Xifeng Garden for a while, and then stayed at the old king's residence for quite some time, wasn't it just over an hour? And yet when she returned to the mansion with him, he didn't do anything but soak himself in water?

  "After sending you back to the Yunwang Fu, the young master returned to the fu and changed all his clothes and shoes, telling his subordinates to burn them. He then locked himself in his room to bathe and wouldn't let me enter. Medicine Old Man, Qingquan, Qingshan, and I took turns trying to persuade him, but he refused to listen and come out. That's why we had to come ask for your help... Xiang Ge said somewhat dejectedly: "You know the young master never lets anyone get within three feet of him, except for you. Today, the young master was forced to take action to save Miss Qin, so..."

  "So he just washed himself in water?" Yun Shangyue was speechless.

  "Yes!" Xuan Ge nodded.

  "What a nuisance!" Yun Shangyu scolded, although she was scolding him, but deep down she was inexplicably delighted by his actions. She waved her hand at Xuan Ge, "You go tell him, say that if he washes off another layer of skin, tomorrow I won't bother to change the dressing for him!"

  "In that case, I and Yao Lao have said so much, but the young master still won't come out. Miss Shallow Moon, if it's possible, can I ask you to go? You... should just take the trouble to go to Rong Wang Fu! If you don't go, with the young master's temperament, he'll probably stay in there all night, and his arm will be ruined! I think only if you go, will he come out!" Xuan Ge looked at Yun Shallow Moon pleadingly.

  "I didn't know I'd become so useful!" Yun Shangyue found Xuan Ge's bitter face amusing. Xuan Ge probably really couldn't get anything out of the water, and only came to find her out of desperation. If there was even a slight possibility, this guy probably wouldn't be willing to meet her. She nodded, "Alright! I'll go with you!"

  Xian Ge was overjoyed, just about to express his gratitude, when Yun Shang Yue's toes lightly tapped the ground, and her purple figure flashed by, disappearing from sight in an instant. He was shocked, the words he wanted to say stuck in his throat, and he stared incredulously at the direction where Yun Shang Yue had vanished, dazed for a moment before using his lightness skill to chase after her. In his heart, he was astonished - when did Miss Shang Yue recover her martial arts? And yet it was so extraordinary, from such a close distance, he hadn't sensed even a hint of her presence! If he hadn't known she was going to the Rong Wang Fu, by now he would probably have lost all trace of her!

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