For some reason, Yu Yi didn’t mention the strange man she had seen earlier, and just instructed Chun Yan and the others to spread out the painting supplies on the table. Her mind was in turmoil, and whenever she tried to paint, she kept thinking about that person. She lost all motivation to practice and ruined several sheets of paper before putting down her brush: “Forget it, I won’t practice today.”
The maids packed up the painting supplies and followed Yu Yi out of the pavilion. Yue Tao, with sharp eyes, pointed to the ground and asked, “Oh, what’s this?” She picked up the jade dragonfly and handed it to Yu Yi, saying, “I wonder who dropped this. I haven’t seen any young masters or ladies wearing this jade piece. This jade is quite fine.
Yu Yi, who had been wary of the stranger earlier and wondering about his origins, had forgotten about the jade dragonfly he left behind. She took the jade dragonfly and said casually, “I’ll ask my elder brother about it tonight.”
Meng Qing found himself in a strange ancient garden, with the sound of a young girl’s voice coming from the distance. Through the bushes, he saw a beautiful girl of fourteen or fifteen in the pavilion. Her clothing was luxurious yet not ostentatious, and she moved with elegance and composure, appearing to be a well-bred young lady. He wasn’t sure if she had been painting or practicing calligraphy, but now she had put down her brush and was talking to her maidservants. Soon, they packed up their papers and writing tools and left the pavilion.
Meng Qing, afraid of being discovered, quickly hid behind the trees until they were far away. Then he softly called, “Lin Bai.”
“What is it?”
“Where am I now?”
Lin Bai was silent for a moment before asking, “…How much did you drink?”
“I haven’t been drinking. I’m completely sober. It’s just that I’ve never been to this place before, and I don’t even remember how I got here.”
“Are you sure you’re not drunk? Let me see. How did you end up in ancient times? We don’t have any missions in this time period right now.”
“Lin Bai, it seems you should send me back to the medical department. I’m experiencing memory loss.”
