Although relieved, many of the guards gave Yun Zheng reproachful looks.
Yun Zheng pushed Yue Ji aside, rubbed her head, and said, "Let's go back."
"Okay." Yue Ji stared at Yun Zheng with tears in her eyes. Yun
Hai, the leading guard, saw Yun Zheng in a loose, black robe typical of men's clothing, and his heart sank.
Could the young lady have been... what he noticed, others had noticed too, including Yue Ji.
Yue Ji's tearful eyes and guilt filled Yun Zheng's face, leaving her feeling overwhelmed.
Yun Zheng explained, "I'm fine. My clothes were scratched by a spirit beast, and I was asked to borrow a piece of clothing from a noble. Besides, who would be interested in me?"
Everyone looked at the black robe she was wearing. The embroidery and fabric were of the finest quality, unavailable on the market.
Could it be as the young lady claimed?
Even if it wasn't, it had to be!
Yue Ji said, "Young lady, I believe you,"
and the other guards echoed her belief.
Yun Zheng looked at these people, and a warm feeling came over her heart. Grandpa had taught these people very well, and they had not learned bad things.
The Prince Yun's Mansion is a warm place.
"Do you have any clothes?" Yun Zheng looked at Yue Ji and asked.
Yue Ji shook her head in confusion.
The captain of the guards, Yun Hai, took out a cloak from the storage bag and handed it to Yun Zheng, "Miss, if you don't mind, please use my cloak to cover yourself."
Yun Zheng was stunned for a moment, and after taking the cloak, she thanked him.
She put on the cloak, covering most of the wide black robe, creating the illusion that she was wearing a women's black robe underneath.
This world values women's chastity. Although she has not lost her virginity, she did wear a man's black robe. If she went out like this, she would definitely cause trouble.
If it was her own guard's cloak, it would be acceptable.
Yun Zheng led a group of people back to the Prince Yun's Mansion. On the way back, many people pointed at her.
Yun Zheng heard words like "trash," "bitch," "all for show," "break off engagement," "vicious," "would have died earlier," and so on. She
ignored them.
She looked up at the majestic words "Yun Wangfu," curled her lips, and stepped through the threshold. But the next moment—
"Yun Zheng!" a furious roar echoed.
Yun Zheng had one foot inside, the other half stuck outside, momentarily caught between a rock and a hard place.
Yue Ji, watching from the side, secretly smiled, covering her mouth.
"You little bastard, where have you been all these days!"
She heard the voice before she saw it.
Yun Zheng, intent on not fleeing, prepared to step inside, but a vague figure grabbed her tightly,
nearly strangling her to death!
"Grandpa?"
Yun Jingtian's voice trembled. "You still remember I'm your grandpa? I've been gone for two days, leaving without even saying goodbye!"
He quickly released Yun Zheng and hurriedly dragged her into the Yun Wangfu.
He strode so quickly that Yun Zheng could barely keep up.
Yun Zheng finally got a good look at him. Old Prince Yun Jingtian's hair was half-white, his eyes wrinkled like ripples, and his beard was white. He
looked just as the original owner remembered him, though now he looked haggard, his eyes puffy, suggesting he hadn't gotten enough rest.
"Grandpa, where are you taking me?" Yun Zheng asked.
Yun Jingtian's body seemed hunched over, and his voice grew weaker. "To see your aunt one last time."
Yun Zheng's pupils shrank slightly. "What happened to my aunt?"
Yun Jingtian sighed deeply, his eyes thick with sorrow and pain.
"You'll see for yourself."
In her memory, Aunt Yun Miao was paralyzed and unconscious, but she showed no signs of dying...
Arriving in her aunt's courtyard, Yun Zheng pushed open the door and nearly choked on the strong smell of medicine. The room was dim and dark. The woman on the bed looked pale and withered, her breath so weak it was almost imperceptible.
Yun Zheng's face paled slightly.
An aura of doom lingered around her aunt, exacerbating her condition and leaving her near death.
"Grandpa, close the door,"
she said to Yun Jingtian, then immediately approached Yun Miao's bedside.
She gently traced her fingertips with spiritual energy, and instantly, a drop of blood emerged from her fingertips. With her fingertips, she smoothly traced a rune in mid-air.
After Yun Zheng finished, she raised her hand and directed the rune toward Yun Miao's chest.
The rune quickly disappeared into Yun Miao's body.
Yun Jingtian, who had just closed the door, witnessed this scene, his eyes wide with shock. "Zheng'er, what are you doing?"
Yun Zheng replied, "Grandpa, I can't explain it to you right now, but I won't hurt my aunt."
Yun Jingtian nodded, half-convinced.
Receiving Yun Jingtian's assent, Yun Zheng gazed at Yun Miao, her dark eyes instantly turning a bewildering crimson. She could see the entire inner energy and destiny of Yun Miao unfolding before her eyes.
There was a black bead on the aunt's abdomen, which was the source of the doom.
Yun Zheng's expression became more serious, and a strange red light flashed. She raised her hand to lift the aunt's quilt, then covered her abdomen with her palm, secretly using her spiritual power to suck out the black bead...
However, with her spiritual power of the sixth level, it was not enough to absorb the bead.
Yun Jingtian, who was standing by, saw that Yun Zheng's eyes had turned a strange red, and she also had a spiritual
Yun Zheng's face was filled with fear as she watched the fluctuations in spiritual power. A startled expression followed.
She'd been unsealed?
Seeing cold sweat beading on Yun Zheng's forehead and her face pale, Yun Jingtian wondered what a fool she'd done!
He couldn't sit idly by any longer. He stretched out his hands, gathering spiritual energy and channeling it into her body.
Feeling the endless flow of spiritual energy, Yun Zheng's face instantly flushed, her lips curling slightly before quickly lowering.
Concentrating with all his might!
The black bead seemed to sense danger and tried to flee.
Yun Zheng wouldn't let it escape. Her crimson eyes flashed, and an invisible red line, thinner than a hair, locked onto the black bead!
The black bead instantly froze like a turtle, motionless.
Now!
Yun Zheng raised her bare hand and grasped the black bead tightly.
"Grandpa, do you recognize this?"
Yun Jingtian's brows knitted together as he saw the black bead. Something flashed through his mind, and his expression darkened and solemn.
"Of course I know it. This is the Fang family's patriarch's possession—the Evil Pearl, specifically designed to fight enemies!"
Fang family? Evil Pearl?
"That old bastard Fang Yan is shameless! I'm going to chop him up!" Yun Jingtian was furious, heading for the door.
Yun Zheng hurriedly grabbed him and soothed him, "Grandpa, calm down!"
"Why not? The Fang family has insulted and bullied our Yun Palace. If Miao'er hadn't been poisoned and unconscious seven years ago while trying to save Fang Siyan, what genius would the Fang family have? This ungrateful person should be killed." Yun Jingtian's beard bristled with anger.