Chapter 336: with translation of chapter title

Although I don't know how Li Yunchu convinced Qin Ling, after waiting for a good half an hour, Li Qingluo felt that her strength and that bit of martial skill had truly fully returned.

She felt she could now kill an ox.

She got up and walked out.

However, in this mountain hut, where were the traces of Qin Ling and Li Yunchu?

She ran away quickly.

This Qin Ling probably has no martial skill at all.

Otherwise, I really wanted to give this vicious couple a good beating first!

Li Qingluo first looked for something to eat in the kitchen.

Fortunately, Li Yunchu still knew to leave her some rations: a piece of cured meat, a handful of greens, and a cold steamed bun.

Li Qingluo heated the steamed bun first.

Then she stir-fried the greens with the cured meat.

When the aroma drifted out, Li Yunchu, hiding behind a nearby mound, smelled it and looked resentful.

"This little beast must have finished off everything I left!"

"Smell it—she isn't in a hurry to go down the mountain, and is leisurely cooking."

"If I had known, I shouldn't have left her even half that piece of cured meat!"

Li Yunchu was quite angry.

Qin Ling, however, was secretly swallowing his saliva.

How does Li Qingluo's stir-fried dish smell so fragrant?

With the same ingredients, could she possibly have a special way of cooking them?

He dared not let his wife see that he was also hungry, and quickly comforted her: "Wait until she's full before she has the strength to go down the mountain; otherwise, how could we go rescue your two older brothers?"

"Don't be angry, don't be angry; in seven days she will surely come back crying to us."

"Then you can give her a harsh lesson and revenge as you please."

Only then did Li Yunchu suppress her anger.

"By the way, husband, will that person not come demanding people from you these days?"

Qin Ling: "Don't worry. That person merely had us temporarily keep the person; until the time is ripe, he won't show himself."

"We are just using her temporarily; when your two older brothers' families are safe, when the seven days arrive, Li Qingluo will naturally come back begging us to take her in for her life."

Li Yunchu thought of something, her face twisted: "I never expected that last night it was actually the Prince Su's retinue."

"This little slut actually seduced the Prince Su's people."

"She even had the nerve to blame Zhu'er for seducing Prince Yun, completely ruining Zhu'er into this state!"

"However, if I hadn't confirmed that it was the Prince Su's retinue, I wouldn't believe she could possibly rescue my two older brothers."

"I just don't know... when she comes down the mountain and sees that she has nothing left, will she still have the ability to accomplish this?"

Speaking of which, Li Yunchu felt worried.

She both wanted Li Qingluo to really help rescue the people, and feared she would seize the chance to escape.

Fortunately, they still had a trick up their sleeve.

But can Li Qingluo, having lost everything, still manage to save people?

After Li Qingluo finished eating, she tidied up in the room for a while, then hurriedly set off.

Following the horse tracks on the mountain road downhill, after two hours she reached QingSong Town.

The great fire at the Macau gambling house originally burned half the town.

Upon returning to the town, Li Qingluo saw only desolation and decay; where was there any trace of its former prosperity and bustle?

Having no money, she simply sat under a tree.

Because she wore coarse hemp clothing, her face was too plain and unadorned, and she had deliberately dressed herself as a boy, so even sitting openly under the tree she attracted no ill-intentioned glances.

She sat cross-legged, relaxed and at ease; when her rest was nearly done and she was about to rise to continue on her way, she saw another group of troops approaching.

Li Qingluo saw Leng Dian on the lead horse.

Her heart stirred; she was just thinking how to approach when she saw Leng Dian also stop at a nearby tea stall.

He brought his retinue and sat down to drink tea.

As Li Qingluo just approached, she heard a second-rank guard ask Leng Dian: "Brother Dian, has His Highness really found that Miss Li?"

Leng Dian, sipping tea, replied: "It should be true."

"Otherwise, they wouldn't have summoned us all back to Jinling."

Another said: "I heard His Highness met Miss Li last night at the foot of Qishan. But we've searched for days and found no trace of her—how could she suddenly appear?"

"Indeed, and she was alone at the foot of Qishan—don't you find this a bit strange?"

"The Prince Su's mansion has been searching for her, soon to be known all under heaven, and with such a great show of force—why did she hide for several days before coming out?"

"Exactly—how did she disappear at the city gate that day? And that little girl, could she not be her—"

Before the sentence finished, Leng Dian coldly snapped: "Shut up!"

"Miss and His Highness's affair—when is it your turn to gossip over tea?"

"If you don't want to die, shut up!"

One muttered: "But just because of her, we brothers haven't had a proper night's sleep for days—we're only saying a couple of words, is that not allowed?"

Leng Dian gave a cold snort, glaring at him: "Serving the master is your blessing. If you don't want this blessing, you needn't report back to His Highness—I can grant you your wish right now."

"To avoid another traitor like Sha Lei appearing!"

Upon hearing the name Sha Lei, everyone's faces changed.

Immediately, no one felt like drinking tea anymore.

After the group had all hurriedly left, Li Qingluo finally came out from behind the tea stall with a pale face.

Duan Rongshi had found himself?

How could this be possible?

Or is it still at the foot of Qishan?

She was clearly trapped in the herb hut on the mountain!

Li Qingluo only found out after coming down the mountain that the place where she had been detained these past few days was actually on Qishan.

It was only a two-hour walk from Guanshui Cliff.

As it turns out, he also went to that mountain herb hut last night?

But he didn't see me; instead, he found another 'Li Qingluo'!

What on earth is going on?

Li Qingluo touched her own face.

Has someone disguised their face to look like mine?

She instantly thought of Qin Ling.

It must be his doing!

She had said, how could they let her go so easily?

It turns out they had long anticipated that even if she returned to Jinling, someone would have already taken her true place.

Truly laughable.

Before, it was the case of the true and false miss.

Now it's the case of the true and false Li Qingluo?

Li Qingluo couldn't help bursting into laughter.

As she laughed, tears streamed from the corners of her eyes.

But she only cried a moment, then lifted her hand to wipe away the tears.

Just now she had completely lost the courage to go out and reveal her identity to Leng Dian.

For fear he would think her a madman and simply run her through with a sword.

Now she can only hurry her steps, hoping to make it back to Jinling City before dark.

Before the city gates were locked, Li Qingluo mixed into a merchant caravan and followed it inside.

Otherwise, without a travel permit, she wouldn't be able to enter the city.

After entering the city, Li Qingluo bade farewell to the caravan, but suddenly didn't know where to go.

Go to the Prince Su's mansion first to clarify the identity of that false Li Qingluo!

Otherwise, even if she revealed her identity, she could never return to the Xiuli Jiangjun Fu.

After all, who would believe that a person with a man's voice and such an ordinary face could be the real Li Qingluo?

She was just worried about her grandmother, not knowing how her grandmother was faring.

Li Qingluo first went to the Osmanthus Garden.

She hesitated a moment, then reached out and knocked on the door.

After a while, a mute servant came to open the door.

Li Qingluo quickly gestured: 'I am a friend of Prince Su, Your Highness; may I stay here for the night?'

The mute servant was somewhat surprised.

After all, few people in the world know of the connection between their Osmanthus Garden and the Prince Su's mansion.

So they immediately believed her words and even welcomed Li Qingluo inside.

Li Qingluo was exhausted in body and mind after the whole day; after the mute servant led her to her room, she didn't even want to eat, and fell asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow.

When she woke again, Li Qingluo heard a commotion outside.

She opened the door and saw the mute servants happily decorating the courtyard.

Li Qingluo was curious, walked over and gestured to ask them: 'What are you doing?'

Seeing her awake, the mute servant smiled slightly and gestured: 'Our Prince Su and the young lady will be coming later; we want to make the garden more beautiful.'

'Please take a look, isn't it lovely?'

Flowers that Li Qingluo likes are placed everywhere; it really is beautiful.

Another mute servant tugged at a companion and gestured: 'Why are you telling him all this?'

'The Prince Su said the young lady has lost her memory, so he wants us to treat her as we used to, doing things we used to do with her.'

'Should we first go to the kitchen to prepare more food?'

Li Qingluo's heart jumped: What a coincidence? Duan Rongshi and that false Li Qingluo happen to be coming here today?

And, amnesia?

Li Qingluo couldn't help but sneer.

As expected, only these foolish men would believe such silly tricks!

However, Li Qingluo originally would have had to think of a way to sneak into the Prince Su's mansion, but now it's fine—she doesn't need to go anywhere.

She plans to stay and see just what kind of monster that false Li Qingluo is.

Li Qingluo went to the kitchen to find something to eat; seeing the mute servants kneading dough, she stepped forward to help a bit.

In the end, she unconsciously stayed for half an hour before leaving.

As soon as she left, the mute servants all showed puzzled expressions.

How come this person's words and deeds feel so familiar?

Just like... the young lady?

Li Qingluo returned to the room and couldn't sit still at all.

She just walked back and forth in the room.

This fake Li Qingluo, if she's going to pretend to be me, she ought to at least mimic my speech and behavior better!

Even if she's pretending to be injured and amnesiac, she should first return to the Jiangjun Fu to check on her grandmother!

Letting my grandmother feel at ease is what I most want to do.

What's the point of staying by Prince Su's side?

Li Qingluo grew angrier the more she thought, kicked the stool with one foot, ended up stubbing her toe, and then hopped around holding her foot.

She was in so much pain tears welled up, then she heard another sound outside.

"Ah! So beautiful..."

Listening, it was a female voice.

Could it be...?

Li Qingluo hurried to the door and opened a crack.

She first saw Duan Rongshi, wearing a black outfit with red accents, which made his handsome and elegant face look even more so.

The red mole between his brows softened his coldness and killing intent.

Especially, every time he comes to Guiyuan, he seems especially relaxed, not like his usual unapproachable self.

Li Qingluo shifted her gaze and saw the woman standing beside him.

She felt a violent jolt in her heart: it was truly exactly the same as herself!