kvmb Chapter 669 Book 1 Dream 10
Chapter 669 Book 1 Dream 10
On the night of the Lantern Festival, the streets were bustling with people, decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, creating a lively and festive atmosphere.
Huang Chengzhu walked out of the alley. Today she was dressed in a white and gold ancient costume, with a gold hairpin and a hair ornament on her head, and strolled on the street.
She has been drinking spiritual spring water frequently lately, and both her skin and appearance have improved.
With her outstanding beauty and unique temperament, even a paper doll couldn't help but take a second look at her when she walked down the street.
"Young lady, would you like to buy a river lantern? Releasing a river lantern is said to bring good luck."
As she passed a stall selling river lanterns, the stall owner tried to sell them to her.
Huang Chengzhu was about to politely decline, saying that he had no interest in releasing any river lanterns.
Suddenly, a person walked out from the side. He stood in front of the stall, holding two different river lanterns.
"Boss, I'll take these two." After saying that, he handed over the money.
The shopkeeper smiled and accepted the money, saying, "Thank you, young master."
Shangguan He turned around with a smile and handed her a river lantern: "Beautiful lady, would you do me the honor of releasing a river lantern together?"
"I don't want to let go." Huang Chengzhu walked past him and moved forward.
"Hey, give me some face! How can you refuse such a handsome and charming man like me who's making such a tender invitation?" Shangguan He chased after him.
Seeing that she remained unmoved, he had no choice but to continue: "Then let's say you come with me. How can I get you to agree to come along, my beauty?"
"Can we make demands?" Huang Chengzhu became interested.
Seeing that there was hope, Shangguan He quickly nodded: "Tell me your conditions first. I can agree to anything that isn't too unreasonable."
"Then..." She looked him over, but didn't think of any conditions to set.
Seeing this, Shangguan He was somewhat dissatisfied: "Is it that difficult? Seeing someone like me, it should be hard not to be moved by my good looks. You can ask me boldly."
"You still sell yourself?" Huang Chengzhu asked.
"What do you mean by selling yourself? I'm just generously showcasing my charm."
"Okay, I'll leave the terms as they are for now, and I'll let you know when I think of something."
"Alright, alright, whatever you say, my beauty. Shall we go release the river lanterns now?" Shangguan He handed her one of the river lanterns in his hand.
Huang Chengzhu raised an eyebrow and took the river lantern: "You begged me to release a river lantern, and you even let me make conditions? Why do such a losing business?"
Shangguan He's smile faltered, a strange glint flashing in his eyes before quickly returning to normal: "Who told you to be a beauty? I just love the feeling of being pleasing to the eye, especially to see a beauty like you."
"Grumpy."
"No, this is a heartfelt exclamation."
The two talked as they walked towards the river.
As for the fire that happened tonight, Huang Chengzhu had already sent out the puppets to patrol, and Xiao Qi was also keeping an eye on things, so they could detect and stop it in time if anything happened.
*
The news that Song Yimeng, the eldest daughter of the Song family, and Chu Guihong, the young general of the Thousand Feather Army, had broken off their engagement had spread throughout the streets and alleys.
One of the parties involved, Song Yimeng, was currently nestled in Huang Chengzhu's room at the time, lying there relaxed and enjoying fruit.
Huang Chengzhu, lying on the other side, asked, "Song Xiaoyu, do you want to go back?"
"What do you mean? Have you found a way back?"
Song Yimeng looked at her with some surprise. Lately, all the good news was coming. She had escaped the engagement, gotten away from Nan Heng, and now she could go home?
As she thought about it, the upward curve of her lips deepened.
"More or less." The plot has been completely disrupted and there's no way to restore it; her mission is also almost complete.
Song Yimeng had no connection with Nan Heng, and Chu Guihong learned many truths.
This includes the fact that the Thousand Feather Army asked him for help, and that Nan Heng hadn't refused to help but hadn't received the news at the time; and that the death of the late Empress was unrelated to him, so he was no longer targeted.
After the two reconciled, they began to work together to investigate the villain hiding in the shadows, namely the culprit, Gao Xiang.
Song Yimeng quickly said, "Then what are we still hesitating about? Of course we should go back. Although I am a noble lady here and have no worries about food and clothing, I still feel uncomfortable living under the feudal imperial system."
Thinking back to when she went to the palace to annul the engagement and meet the emperor, she felt the emperor had her life and death in his hands, as if crushing her was as easy as crushing an ant.
These things are really hard for modern people to adapt to.
Nan Heng is also in danger. If she doesn't run away quickly, who knows what other schemes he might devise for her? She doesn't believe that her smooth annulment of the engagement this time wouldn't be due to his involvement.
This person has never given up trying to deceive her feelings.
"Okay, about half a month from now." Huang Chengzhu nodded.
Upon hearing this, Song Yimeng was initially pleased, but then her smile faded slightly: "What will happen here after we leave?"
"Of course, things should be done the way they should be; we're just passing through."
“That’s true, we don’t really belong here,”
What Huang Chengzhu didn't say was that when she returned to the real world of the Book Dream, she would discover that everything that had happened there was a dream.
*
"I heard you're leaving?" Shangguan He found the person sitting on the roof drinking again.
She seems to enjoy drinking alone, but I've never seen her drunk.
Just like her, she has a strong presence in Canjiangyue, but she never seems to care about anything.
"Who told you that?" Huang Chengzhu remembered that he didn't think he had told anyone other than Song Yimeng.
“Once, Miss Song was talking to you, and Ah Long overheard a couple of sentences as he passed by,”
Huang Chengzhu recalled that day when Ah Long was on patrol. Song Yimeng didn't notice anyone, so it wasn't surprising that her conversation was overheard by someone who practiced martial arts.
"Yes, I'll be leaving in a few days."
Upon hearing the definite answer, Shangguan He tightened his grip on the flute: "Are you going to roam the martial world? Will you ever come back?"
"I guess he won't be coming back, but if fate allows, we might meet again."
Huang Chengzhu felt that perhaps many people in this world also exist in the real world, and maybe it's not just them; this place is still a dream for everyone.
Thinking of this, she asked Xiao Qi, "Am I right?"
Xiao Qi: "Host, congratulations on guessing correctly. Are you surprised?"
I don't know if I'm surprised or not, but you didn't even say so sooner.
“Host, it’s because you didn’t ask that I didn’t say anything since you didn’t seem to care about anything.”
Huang Chengzhu snorted coldly and ignored it.
Upon hearing the words "You're not coming back," Shangguan He blurted out, "Why don't I go and explore the world with you!"
After saying that, he remembered that he couldn't just leave whenever he wanted.
"You're going too? Aren't you going to take care of Canjiangyue?"
He sighed: "I actually yearn for the freedom of the martial world, but the leader gave me a chance to be reborn, and I agreed to work for him."
"Then will he let you go?"
After asking, I realized something was wrong. She wasn't really going to make her way in the world, so why should I care if she could leave or not?
"You promised to go with me?"
Huang Chengzhu was silent for a moment: "The world is so big, you can go wherever you want, but our directions are different."
"..." He was rejected again: "You haven't mentioned the condition I promised you during the Lantern Festival yet?"