Mu Xiaoxiao shook her head, dispelling these unfamiliar feelings. She called for Susi, but found she had been sent away, so Mu Xiaoxiao casually called a maidservant to lead the way to Ling Yuan.
The rosy light was scattered on the Tai Ye Pool, like ripples on the water’s surface, floating delicately. The ground was paved with blue-green bricks, each three feet square, fitted seamlessly. Under the candlelight, the blue bricks were bathed in a red glow, smooth as a mirror. A horizontal flute began to play, its clear melody reaching Mu Xiaoxiao’s ears, bringing a vague sense of joy.
Mu Xiaoxiao was immersed in the music, completely unaware that a dangerous net was quietly closing in on her.
After walking for who knows how long, Mu Xiaoxiao was exhausted! She seriously doubted the woman didn’t know the way, wandering through a garden, then a grassland, never taking a main road. The sky had turned completely dark, everything was pitch black. Although Mu Xiaoxiao wasn’t night-blind, she was amazed that the woman could walk so steadily in this darkness!
“Hey, don’t just walk. I want to ask you, how old is Long Yutian this year?”
The woman suddenly turned, staring with terrifying eyes that shone in the darkness, and after a long moment said: “This servant doesn’t know.” Then turned and continued walking.
Mu Xiaoxiao patted her chest, thinking, "Wow, she could totally star in a horror film! She's wasted in ancient times!" Wait, did she just not bow? Her group of maids, despite Mu Xiaoxiao repeatedly telling them not to kneel, only Susi doesn't kneel, while the others still bow properly. So this woman isn't from her palace? Why is she so tall? Seems quite fat too! Her voice is a bit rough! A flash of insight struck Mu Xiaoxiao: that person just now wasn't her!
"Who are you? When did you get here!" Mu Xiaoxiao shouted loudly. The next second, she heard a whoosh of wind, and then she knew nothing. In the moment she passed out, she was still thinking: "Damn, how dare you interrupt me! Just because you're taller doesn't mean anything! I'm not afraid of you!"
Mu Xiaoxiao had a head full of questions, like when this woman arrived and why she hadn't noticed her, but she couldn't resist the physiological drowsiness and fell into a deep sleep.
Waking Up and Meeting Someone
A voice suddenly rang out: “Stop pretending to be unconscious, get up quickly! Wake up!”
"Damn, the gang leader is sleeping, no time! Go shout somewhere else!" Mu Xiaoxiao turned over and continued sleeping.
The voice's owner, seeing Mu Xiaoxiao ignore him, raised a foot and kicked her bottom! This instantly banished all traces of sleepiness! She flipped over and sat up.
"Mmm..." Mu Xiaoxiao stretched out a big lazy stretch: "So comfortable!" In her view, the most satisfying thing in life was being able to stretch lazily every morning!
"Huh? Why is it so dark here? Did I wake up early? Impossible, I'm famous for being a lazy sleeper—ugh, what kind of floor is this? So bumpy... stone?"
Yes, a stone floor, to be precise, a stone mountain. Mu Xiaoxiao was currently in a cave. Being deep in the cave and extremely dark, she didn't know her current situation, just curiously feeling around with an exploratory spirit.
She first felt the stones, hard and uneven, with sparse grass scattered on them. Then she felt... a snake!
She was startled, pulling her hand back, trembling: a snake... She didn't dare move, just sitting and hoping the snake would leave quickly.
The surroundings were extremely quiet, but she couldn't hear the snake. After sitting stiffly for a while, her heartbeat calmed slightly, and she bravely reached out to touch the thing again—ugh, it was a bit flat, not smooth, seemingly not a snake.
She relaxed and continued exploring: the thing got taller, like a mountain, from mountain base to peak, the peak was so flat, so wide, ugh, she'd reached a cliff! Sweat, the mountain peak was so abrupt, such a flat mountaintop with just a tiny peak! She patted it, ugh, the peak was so soft, like clay, pressing down easily. Huh? Now it's stone again, hard...
Sweat, something's not right! She reached out her other hand, bringing them together—sweat, whose waist is this...?
Just as Mu Xiaoxiao was puzzled, suddenly, with a snap, a spark of light appeared, illuminating that...
Ah! Ah... Mmm...
The Fierce Kidnapper
The candlelight revealed a face, hair hanging down, deathly pale, eyes looking up at Mu Xiaoxiao, even more terrifying. In this situation, how could Mu Xiaoxiao not scream? When she screamed, it got worse! It (at this point, Mu Xiaoxiao couldn’t tell the gender) threw the candle and quickly flew over, covering Mu Xiaoxiao’s mouth. Damn, just cover her mouth, why step on her foot?! Mmm…
Mu Xiaoxiao glared up, finally seeing his appearance—muscular, this was her first impression, so strong that he covered her mouth tightly, painfully! Gripping her shoulder firmly, painfully!
Quite charming, she noticed upon closer look. A few strands of hair hung down on both sides of his forehead, not braided like Long Yuchen, but floating, even more charming. The most charming part was his mouth, thick lips, with a slight breath blowing over, he arrogantly raised his chin, bringing his mouth closer to Mu Xiaoxiao...
Damn, with such a heartthrob in front of her, Mu Xiaoxiao could only flirt with her eyes! Oh, her miserable life! She wanted to say: Although this position is ambiguous, she's always been the active one, how could she let a handsome guy hold her like this! No need for him to be so hands-on... But she couldn't speak, only opening her pitiful eyes for an eye contact exchange.
"Want me to let go?"
Hard, his voice was as hard as a stone. She wondered if his surname was Sun, of course, Mu Xiaoxiao had no time to ask if he popped out from between stones, she was busy nodding like a pestle.
"Want me to let go? Easy, first promise not to use that broken gong voice to annoy my ears!"
Mu Xiaoxiao nodded again. As soon as he removed his hand, she burst out: "Damn, you handsome jerk, don't think just because you've caught me, just because you're strong, just because you're good-looking, you can insult me! Damn, this is my voice? Huh? If I went to be a pop star, I wouldn't dare say I could sing! Got it? How dare you call my voice a broken gong!"
The man paid no attention to Mu Xiaoxiao, just staring like a door god.
The Ultimate Tang Monk Girl
Mu Xiaoxiao did not give up: “Hehe, handsome guy, just having the intention to repent is good! Oh, by the way, where was I just now? Why is your body so weird?”
