Chapter 1058: Wu Wu Xingyun's Maiden Heart

When Gu Gu Hanyuan saw Li Qiu and Wu Wu Xingyun again,

night was already about to fall.

They were preparing to head to the palace gates.

Gu Gu Hanyuan had timed it perfectly and intercepted them.

Mainly to prevent Wu Wu Xingyun from running into the people of the Thirty-Six Caves and Seventy-Two Islands.

Otherwise, it would inevitably be exposed.

Li Qiu had already put her veil back on before reuniting with Wu Wu Xingyun.

Also to avoid exposing the fact that her appearance had been restored.

Li Li Qinglu, after accepting Wu Wu Xingyun's apology for failing to bring her out of the ice cellar in time,

returned to the imperial palace and used her status to rein in the chaotic palace maids and eunuchs.

Li Li Qinglu was graceful and dignified.

When facing the palace maids and eunuchs, she also carried considerable authority.

Unexpectedly capable, in fact.

Wu Wu Xingyun was somewhat surprised by Gu Gu Hanyuan's arrival.

She reacted swiftly, snatching the tiger tally right out of Li Qiu's hands.

She stepped forward as if presenting a treasure and handed it to Gu Gu Hanyuan.

Smiling lightly, she sought credit:

"Young Master Gu, I've obtained the tiger tally."

Wu Wu Xingyun, with that face of cool, breathtaking beauty,

wanting to claim credit yet pretending to be reserved—looked rather amusing.

Li Qiu, who had just had the tiger tally snatched from her behind her, rolled her eyes wildly at the sight.

She muttered inwardly:

"Big Senior Sister really is quite different from her usual cool self in front of Young Master Gu."

Because of their earlier exchange,

Li Qiu, who now had more thoughts in mind, flashed her eyes.

She stepped forward with a charming smile and added:

"Mocang Epang was quite the hider—he actually hid in a consort's bedchamber. If I hadn't happened to learn of the connection between them, I doubt I would have thought of it either."

Li Qiu's words immediately siphoned away most of the confidence behind Wu Wu Xingyun's bid for credit.

After all, before Li Qiu found her,

Wu Wu Xingyun had been darting about like a headless fly.

The only thing she had contributed was probably using the "Life-and-Death Seal" to force Mocang Epang to hand over the tiger tally.

Yet this matter couldn't be spoken of directly.

Otherwise, wouldn't that be a confession in itself?

When the two found Mocang Epang, there was also a funny little episode.

Mocang Epang, holding the Imperial Guard's tiger tally, learned that the Mongol Yuan had retreated.

He thought victory was in his grasp.

Seeing Li Qiu and Wu Wu Xingyun come to his door,

he praised the two women profusely for their cleverness.

He fancied himself about to become the new emperor of Western Xia.

Smugly, he demanded the two women become his consorts.

Wu Wu Xingyun's face immediately darkened.

Her heart was entirely set on Gu Gu Hanyuan.

How could she possibly fancy Mocang Epang?

And in her heart, she had long since made a decision.

After taking Li Li Qinglu's place and marrying Gu Gu Hanyuan, giving herself completely to him,

she would quietly slip away.

She still lacked the courage to face Gu Gu Hanyuan with her true identity.

She feared seeing Gu Gu Hanyuan's reproachful and disappointed gaze.

Wu Wu Xingyun now differed greatly from her reborn youthful tsundere temperament.

Much of the time, she even seemed somewhat self-abasing.

This too stemmed from her guilt toward Gu Gu Hanyuan.

And to make up for that guilt,

as well as to atone for what she owed Li Qiu,

she deliberately intended to let Li Qiu fill the empty place after she left.

As for Li Qiu's appearance and age issues,

she believed Gu Gu Hanyuan would resolve them.

In Wu Wu Xingyun's newly sprouted maiden heart,

no man under heaven could compare to Gu Gu Hanyuan.

Becoming his woman was an even greater stroke of fortune.

Carrying the intention of doing right by Li Qiu,