Chapter 463 Strategic Cheating
Their romantic eting was like the glint and flash of daggers and swords. Two people who were supposed to be arch enemies had fallen in love with one another recklessly.
It felt like the storyline of a drama and different editions of the story kept erging from Lin ngya’s mind.
“The inn is just ahead of us.”
Zuo Qiuyu, who was riding on the horse in front of them was talking to Long Tianyu in a low voice.
He nodded. The two n had been keeping their vigilance every mont of the way. They did not want any accidents to happen.
None of the places where they rested for the night along the journey had been designated or planned beforehand.
At most, they would send n ahead to check out the inns and make a booking then.
Their trip to the old capital city would eventually be discovered by those people.
Zuo Qiuchen had tried his best to keep this a secret as long as possible.
Long Tianyu could not help but be reminded of the fact that he and Lin ngya had always been secretive when they go out, but they would always end up causing a great commotion.
Instinctively, the corners of his mouth turned up. It seed that his life and even Dajin had been given new ease of life since Lin ngya married into his family.
If he eventually succeeded in his endeavors in the future and Lin ngya remained by his side, his life would be complete.
“Why are you smiling?”
Zuo Qiuyu gazed at Long Tianyu curiously.
To Zuo Qiuyu, this man was sohow different from his brother, the emperor.
Zuo Qiuchen and his brother had grown up in the palace likened to a deep fryer. For this reason, his brother, the emperor had picked up the skill of being pleasant on the outside but ruthless on the inside.
Long Tianyu, however, was different. If not for his relationship with Lin ngya, Zuo Qiuyu believed that Long Tianyu would not have been friendly towards him.
Occasionally even Zuo Qiuchen was intimidated by Long Tianyu when he put on a serious expression.
Back when he was in Dajin, he had heard that Prince Yu was the most unfeeling person and was soone who was not easy to get along.
Therefore Zuo Qiuyu was truly surprised to see Long Tianyu smile.
“It’s nothing.”
Zuo Qiuyu’s voice dampened his high spirits abruptly.
Long Tianyu’s expression instantly went back to being sulky.
Zuo Qiuyu had to take his hat off to Long Tianyu’s ability to change his expression in an instant.
“How long could your brother delay the ti?”
Long Tianyu inquired in a low voice. If he wanted to stay undercover, his n should go much further.
After all, his n had followed him here from Dajin. It would be easy for people to recognize that they were foreigners.
For this reason, once there was any sign of movent, only the spies sent out by Zuo Qiuchen and Zuo Qiuyu would return to report to them.
Long Tianyu could not help feeling helpless when he had to rely on other people and take the back seat.
“At most ten days, because everyone already knew that my brother the emperor had found Little Sister ngya. Moreover, Little Sister ngya was closely linked to the election of the chief elder of the Pavilion of Herbs. She would certainly go to the old capital. The only factor unknown to others would be the ti we set out on this journey.”
Zuo Qiuyu finally began to take this seriously. At this mont, they were all dressed like rich young n.
While Zuo Qiuyu was dressed in white, Long Tianyu was dressed in black. One was scholarly and gentlemanly, while the other was cold but dashing. They had attracted much admiration from the young won along the way.
Fortunately, his teacher had brought him on trips around the country since he was young. Long Tianyu, being a foreigner, was also able to ride on the horse openly along the journey.
“That’s good too, since we’ve arrived at the inn, why don’t you go to the back to inform the rest.”
Long Tianyu instructed Zuo Qiuyu. Without waiting for his protest, Long Tianyu simply walked towards Lin ngya’s horse carriage, leaving an angry-looking Zuo Qiuyu standing there.
Lin ngya was leaning against at the window when she saw Zuo Qiuyu’s twisted face and could not stop smiling.
Where had the intelligent, witty, bold, and sensitive Imperial Physician Qiu gone?
It seed that the mont this guy returned to the Nation of Lintian, he had beco the target of exploitation to all the people.
“Are you bullying Cousin Yu again? For goodness sake, we should give him so credit given we are in his territory.”
Lin ngya supported her chin with her left hand as she berated Long Tianyu, smiling.
Long Tianyu rely glanced at Zuo Qiuyu with indifference, then he nodded in submission to Lin ngya.
Lin ngya imdiately felt a sense of satisfaction welling up from her heart.
It was the feeling of pride as if she had succeeded in taming a Tibetan mastiff.
She was secretly delighted.
If Long Tianyu found out that she had likened him to a dog, would he charge at her and maul her to death?
Yes, a dog indeed.
When Long Tianyu spied the complacent smile on Lin ngya’s face, he was puzzled.
He truly did not understand what was on her mind.
However, for so reason, the feeling Long Tianyu got was that he had been eyed by a wild beast.
Swallowing, he wondered if this lass could be that scary.
The inn, whose na was ‘The Mountain Afar’ had a feel about it in that its decorations were rather elegant.
The so-called rich young n had to behave like one. Since their expenses during this entire trip would be reimbursed, they could claim every cent from Cousin Chen back in Wangtian City no matter how much they spent.
Lin ngya did not have to stint on herself. Without hesitation, she booked herself into the most luxurious room in the inn called ‘The Mountain Afar”.
When Lin ngya opened the window of her room, she imdiately spotted a andering stream quietly flowing with crystal clear water just below her.
The clean yet moist air gave her a relaxed and carefree feeling.
The river had separated the inn’s backyard from the other residents and shops in that area.
There were no noisy streets adjacent to the inn so the environnt was quiet and pleasant.
Lin ngya sat by the window and gazed at the running water, then the sky for stars that were about to appear. At that mont, she went into a daze.
“Master? Master, it’s ti to eat.”
Baishao’s gentle voice called out to Lin ngya and woke her from her daze.
Since they ca here, there seed to be little opportunity for such peace and quiet ti.
Although her little courtyard back in Dajin was delicate and beautiful, it was lacking in the beauty of the landscape carved out by nature.
“What’s there to eat that’s delicious?”
Lin ngya got up and went over to the table. The dishes on the table look a little familiar, yet a little strange.
“Master Yu said that these are the local produce of the City of Hui. During this ti when we’re here, the wild herbs have just started sprouting, so the shoots are soft and fresh.”
Zuo Qiuyu knew that Lin ngya did not like to elaborated food, so he had made arrangents to have only simple local specialty dishes prepared.
Seeing that the dishes were filled with green and red vegetables, Lin ngya’s appetite was imdiately stimulated.
However, she could not really hold chopsticks and work them properly with her left hand. She would often make a ss when secretly practicing using the chopsticks with her left hand.
She thought it would be better for her to simply eat when she was in front of the rest of the people.
Zuo Qiuyu already made the necessary arrangent for their n to surround the inn secretly so that they had multiple layers of protection while staying in the inn.
Not to ntion their enemies, it would be even impossible for a fly to enter the inn now.
After they finished eating, three of them sat around the table drinking tea and discussing the plan for the future.
“Oh yes, I saw that you’ve brought that Sui along. Aren’t you afraid that she would furnish her master with our secret information?”
Zuo Qiuyu suddenly rembered Sui, whom he locked up in the guarded room.
So far along the journey, it seed that the lass did not create any trouble. However, he had no idea why Lin ngya would bring this trouble maker along on this trip.
“She would naturally be of use to . In fact, she would be very useful. Baishao, I told you to get her changed. Did you bring her change of clothes?” asked Lin ngya secretively with a smile as she put down the teacup.
Imdiately, Baishao nodded and thereafter, she opened layer by layer the bundle they had been carrying with them.
Inside the bundle was the set of clothes Sui was wearing that morning.
Lin ngya smiled cheekily and handed the clothes, together with the bundle to Zuo Qiuyu.
“Look at how useful this thing is.”
Zuo Qiuyu stared at the normal-looking clothes, perplexed. He then turned towards Lin ngya and wondered what she was up to now.
“There’s an abstruse secret in here. Touch the sides of the clothing and do you feel sothing stiff in there? This is not a common item. If this item falls to the ground, a dog that had undergone training would be able to find us. Moreover, while human beings aren’t capable of slling it, there would be so remnants left even if it rains. It’s really artful.”
At Lin ngya’s words, Zuo Qiuyu and Baishao both opened their eyes wide and stared at her.
“What? Did you say the dogs could sll this? In that case, wouldn’t people already discover our trail?”
Baishao sounded alard. How was such an item so effective?
“So what if our trail had been discovered? This would happen sooner or later. We need to thank her for this ti. If not for the interesting thing she brought, we won’t be able to reach the old capital city safely. Cousin Yu, did your n who have been traveling behind us, discover anyone trailing behind us?”
Zuo Qiuyu pondered for a mont and shook his head.
They had been extra cautious, therefore, if there were anyone following them, Long Tianyu would have discovered it.
This was why he had used such an amazing thod.
Unfortunately, Lin ngya’s Shen Nung radar was even more sensitive than the nose of a drug dog.
It would be impossible for any kind of drug powder to escape her under her nose!
“Alright, I get it now.”
Zuo Qiuyu finally understood what Lin ngya was trying to say. He was just worried that his emperor brother would fail in keeping them undercover and that they would et with more trouble.
With this thing, however, as long as he sent so n with their horses to divert to another way, Sui’s followers would be lost.
Zuo Qiuyu carefully wrapped up the clothes and proceeded with the plan.
He was actually pretty skilled in fooling people.
At this mont, there were only Lin ngya, Long Tianyu and Baishao left in the room.
Baishao glanced at her masters and smiled as she looked down. Then she quietly left the room, closing the door behind her.
“Co over here. I’ve sothing to ask you,” Lin ngya spoke with a gentle voice with a hint of laziness in it.
Long Tianyu had not taken his eyes off Lin ngya all these while, and there was a fiery look in them.
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