Jingzhe had put down the book in his hand. His right hand rested on his sword, and his sharp, sword-like gaze was fixed out of the window. Zheng Yuanqing held his breath and followed Jingzhe's line of sight. It seemed there was nothing out of the ordinary outside the window, but as the wind blew, several black shadows flashed by, looking like tree shadows without a single flaw.
"They're gone."
About three to five breaths later, Jingzhe picked up the book again. Looking at Zheng Yuanqing, he said, "They've left now."
Zheng Yuanqing nodded with difficulty. When he came to his senses, he found his hands were covered in cold sweat, and there was a slight stinging pain.
So, when he wasn't aware, how many people were actually watching him in the shadows?
Zheng Yuanqing felt a chill run down his spine. He took a deep breath and fell into silence, looking out of the window.
...
Late at night, the pattering sound of rain came from outside the window, hitting the eaves.
After Jingzhe left, Meng Ruyi had been keeping an eye on the bullet comments, waiting for useful information.
Jingzhe was different from Song Huaizhi. As one of the male leads, many people on the bullet comments liked to switch to his perspective and then come back to Meng Ruyi's to discuss.
After seeing the bullet comments frantically mocking Zheng Yuanqing for his timidity and bad luck, Meng Ruyi finally saw the information she wanted.
【I'm dying of laughter. Zheng Yuanqing can hardly hide the panic on his face. Poor thing.】
【Husband Jingzhe is so handsome! Handsome to the extreme!】
【Am I the only one worried about the plot line? Oh my god, if Jingzhe doesn't wait to inherit the Sword Pavilion now, what will happen to Xue'er?】
【Carpe diem. Anyway, the plot line between the female lead and Jingzhe is still one or two years away. By then, Yu Yu will go to the capital. It just fits.】
Seeing this, Meng Ruyi was shocked. She began to secretly wonder if this was just a coincidence or the influence of the plot.
However, if it was the influence of the plot, Jingzhe only had his martial arts skills for now and hadn't inherited the Sword Pavilion yet. The help she could provide for the female lead had been greatly reduced. It was really too different from the original text.
So, if Shangguan Xue lacked Jingzhe, who could help her solve problems secretly, could she still reach the same position as in the original text?
The more Meng Ruyi thought about it, the more curious she became about the female lead, Shangguan Xue, in the original text.
Forget it. It's better to go to sleep first.
Seeing that things seemed to have come to a temporary end on Jingzhe's side, Meng Ruyi covered herself with the quilt and closed her eyes to sleep.
...
For the next period of time, everything was calm except for what was happening to Zhang Yunyun.
Meng Ruyi noticed that the weather was getting colder and it rained intermittently. When the sky cleared again, she heard good news from Zhang Yunyun.
Zhang Yunyun walked in with a smile on her face. After sitting down, she propped her chin on her hands and looked at Meng Ruyi. "We haven't seen each other for several days. Why don't you ask me anything?"
"No need to ask." Meng Ruyi could tell from her expression that everything had gone smoothly. So she said, "When are you going to get engaged?"
"Sigh!"
Zhang Yunyun felt a bit bored. She glanced at Meng Ruyi and sighed, "I knew I couldn't hide it from you."
"It should be in about two months."
"So soon!" Meng Ruyi couldn't help but exclaim. She faintly sensed something was wrong. "Why is it so soon? Why did your father suddenly agree?"
Something was off! Meng Ruyi felt that something wasn't right in her heart. County Magistrate Zhang couldn't just marry Zhang Yunyun to Li Yun so easily.
Moreover, she hadn't heard that Zhang Yunyun had arranged a meeting between Li Yun and County Magistrate Zhang recently.
Hearing this, Zhang Yunyun put down her hands, and her expression turned a bit cold.
"What's wrong?" Meng Ruyi noticed the change in her expression and felt even more uneasy. She put down the teacup in her hand and leaned forward slightly to look at her. "Did something happen?"
"Yes." Zhang Yunyun originally didn't want to tell Meng Ruyi about this and make her worry.
But when she looked up and saw Meng Ruyi looking at her with a worried look in her eyes, her heart softened. Her expression relaxed a bit. "When you came last time, didn't you run into that fool from the Liu family?"
The image of Liu Haoran's repulsive face, which looked like a steamed bun, flashed through Meng Ruyi's mind. She frowned instinctively and nodded.
"How could he suddenly show up?" Zhang Yunyun sneered and continued, "It was just my father testing me. He made him the scapegoat."
"Testing?!"
Meng Ruyi exclaimed in surprise. She stared at Zhang Yunyun with wide eyes.
"Yes." Zhang Yunyun sneered again. There was a bit of coldness in her expression. "He softened his heart. He was softened by the person from the Liu family. So..."
Hearing this, Meng Ruyi couldn't hold back her anger anymore. Her brows furrowed tightly, and she almost slapped the table and stood up.
"Don't be angry. Don't be angry." Zhang Yunyun had thought about this for so many days and was now calm. When she thought about this, she just regarded herself as an onlooker and didn't get so emotional anymore.
If County Magistrate Zhang was muddle-headed, she couldn't be stupid with him. Instead of feeling sad here, it was better to get more dowry from him.
"Stupid! So stupid!" Meng Ruyi was so angry that she couldn't speak. She wanted to scold him but then remembered that he was Zhang Yunyun's biological father. So the anger on her face grew stronger, and her hands clenched tightly.
【Oh my god! Is Zhang Yunyun's father stupid?! He's so cruel to his own daughter. Is a woman really that important?】
【I'm so angry! I'm so angry! He didn't learn his lesson last time. If it weren't for Yu Yu discovering it early, it's hard to say if Zhang Yunyun's father would still be the county magistrate now.】
【I can't stand it. Men really only think with their lower bodies. I'm really going to be angry with him. Isn't having a smart and cute daughter like Zhang Yunyun enough? Can't he see what the Liu family has done?】
A large number of bullet comments flashed by. Meng Ruyi's eyes flashed, and she saw that they were also very angry.
Zhang Yunyun's father was really muddle-headed!
Meng Ruyi didn't expect that he would still have such unrealistic ideas. But when she saw Zhang Yunyun's expression, she knew that Zhang Yunyun had already handled the matter.
"So what's the situation now?" Meng Ruyi looked at Zhang Yunyun. "Is there anything I can do?"
"Don't worry, Ruyi." Zhang Yunyun smiled and took Meng Ruyi's hand. "I've already handled this matter. You don't need to worry about me."
"He's muddle-headed, but I can't always help him." Zhang Yunyun said as she tightened her hold on Meng Ruyi's hand. Feeling the warmth from her hand, her heart calmed down a bit. "This time I got a lot of dowry from him. I just need to get married."
"After I get married, he won't be able to test me from time to time anymore."
Meng Ruyi felt the slight coolness from Zhang Yunyun's hand. She placed her other hand on Zhang Yunyun's and patted it gently, silently comforting her.
What could she do?
Although Zhang Yunyun said that the matter had been handled, Meng Ruyi still couldn't feel at ease.
County Magistrate Zhang was muddle-headed now. He was like a firecracker that could explode at any time. Zhang Yunyun was helpless about this, but as an outsider, Meng Ruyi might be able to do something.
Thinking of this, Meng Ruyi subconsciously lowered her eyes slightly. Her long eyelashes covered the coldness in her eyes.