The Crystal

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Chapter 5

Night MansionYe Hua Zhi stood at the door and looked around anxiously.
The servant who guarded the door nervously lowered his head and knelt on the ground, not daring to even breathe loudly.The sound of footsteps came from a distance away.
You Qinyuan pulled Ye Wanmei over, but neither of them spoke.Ye Huazhi stepped forward and glared at Ye Wanmei, "Why aren't you always making me worry?"Ye Wanmei's face was filled with grief.
She had already realized that she was in the wrong.
It was all because of her craven that something had happened.
Recalling what had happened earlier, she couldn't help but feel her eyes redden.
Fortunately, she couldn't even make out Ye Wanmei's expression.
She simply felt that something was wrong, and asked, "What happened?
Did something happen to you guys?"Just as Ye Wanmei opened his mouth to speak, You Qinyuan interrupted him, "It's alright.
It's just that we're a little tired, so don't blame Meier.
Nothing happened to us.""Alright, this time, for Yuan Er's sake, it's no longer your concern."Ye Wanmei nodded and walked in without a word.
You Qinyuan followed closely behind.Ye Huazhi turned to look at the servant kneeling on the ground, "Get up." Then he walked in.Ye Wanmei followed You Qinyuan into the room.
You Qinyuan closed the door behind him and turned to look at her, "We can't tell your older brother what happened tonight." Ye Wanmei's eyes were filled with confusion, "Why?" "You Qinyuan looked at her with a rare solemn expression, "If you want to stay out for fun in the future, you can tell him about your older brother's personality.""..."Ye Wanmei suddenly realized something, "Big sis is right.
Thankfully, big sis stopped me in time.
Otherwise, I wouldn't have dared to imagine the consequences.""It's good that you know.
Alright, it's getting late.
I won't bother you anymore, so you should rest early and forget everything that happened tonight." Then, he turned and left Ye Wanmei's room.Returning to her room, she quickly removed her clothes, took out a set of men's clothing from the wardrobe, and put it on.She wasn't actually worried about the issue of the night's brilliance.
She was always concerned about the fan-wielding man who suddenly appeared.
Her years of experience told her that the person's appearance was no coincidence.
That person's identity was particularly suspicious, so she had to figure it out.She could sense that that person had a strong interest in her.
The way he looked at her always had an inquisitive look in his eyes, as well as a desire to tear through her defenses and find out what exactly she wanted to do.
That feeling made You Qinyuan very uncomfortable.She gently pushed open the door.
It was quiet in the middle of the night, and everyone was already asleep.
She leaped onto the roof and quickly moved.
Soon, she disappeared into the night.The door was gently pushed open, and a man with his back facing the door said, "How is it?"The newcomer knelt down, "Replying to master, this subordinate watched as she entered the Ye residence." The man's voice could not be heard, "Ye residence?
Ye Hua?""Yes.
"The man turned around.
It was the fan-wielding young master from before.
The corners of his lips curved into a smile.
"Who is she in the night?""My Lord, that woman doesn't seem to be Ye Huazhi's relative.
I've investigated her background, and I only know that she's staying in the Night's Manor today.
It seems like she calls Ye Huazhi's younger sister a sister." That attendant's voice was plain and indifferent.The man smiled even wider, "Is that so?
Other than that?
I asked you to investigate her identity today, but what was the result?"The subordinates suddenly fell silent.
After a long time, they finally spoke up, "This subordinate is incompetent.
All I know is that woman's name is You Qinyuan.
I can't find anything else."The man frowned.
"Trash.
Not a single woman can be found."The subordinates lowered their heads and did not dare to speak.
The man pondered for a long time, "Go to Yin Pavilion and ask them to investigate.
" The kneeling men raised their heads in surprise, "Master, this.
" The man's eyes narrowed, and the squire stood up, "Your subordinate obeys.
" Then he retreated.Not only was the Yin Pavilion a place to train assassins, but it was also a place with extensive intelligence.
As long as it existed in this world, no matter what intelligence it was, as long as you could afford the price they offered, you would be able to obtain all the information you wanted.
Of course, the more secret information was, the more expensive it would be.Many people knew too much about the Yin Pavilion.
They wanted to destroy the Yin Pavilion, but because it was too powerful, no one dared to offend it directly.As for the current master of Yin Pavilion, he was an even more mysterious existence.
Everyone only knew that his name was You Li, but they didn't know anything else.
Most of the people who had seen him before were people who had already died, and he admired them, but he couldn't kill them, such as Ye Hua.On You Qinyuan's side, he had already pushed open the door to the Yin Pavilion's intelligence office.
Upon seeing her, the people who were working there immediately spoke up, "Greetings, pavilion master." You Qinyuan nodded slightly and greeted her, "Where's Gong Shuye?
Call him over to meet me."Although they had long since gotten used to their master's cold indifference, they had never seen their master speak of Shuye Gongzi in such a cold manner before.
Someone immediately went to look for Gong Shuye.You Qinyuan casually sat in the middle and waited for Gong Shuye.Gong Shuye knew that You Qinyuan must have something important to deal with when he returned late at night, so he didn't dare hesitate to rush over.
He walked up to You Qinyuan and asked, "Ah Li, did something happen?"At this moment, he didn't dare call her Yuan Er anymore.
You Qinyuan looked up at him and motioned for him to come to her side.She picked up the portrait of the man that she had just drawn and asked him, "I want to know who he is." "There isn't a single ripple in his voice.
Gong Shuye picked up the portrait and felt that the person in the painting was somewhat familiar.
However, he couldn't recall for a moment.You Qinyuan stood up, "Shuye, I'll only give you one day's time.
You'll have to give me a copy of his details tomorrow at this time."Gong Shuye nodded and handed the portrait over to one of his informants.
Then, he suddenly remembered something and stopped You Qinyuan, who was about to leave, "Ali, someone asked us all the information we needed regarding You Qinyuan today."You Qinyuan was stunned.
He turned around and looked at him.
There weren't many people in this world who knew You Qinyuan.
Could it be the Nightlight?
But she quickly dispelled this thought.
It was unlikely that it would be him.
Then who could it be?You Qinyuan didn't say anything.
Instead, he gestured for Gong Shuye to follow her.When the two of them arrived at the garden, You Qinyuan asked, "Who is it?" Gong Shuye shook his head, "We don't know who they are, but they're holding a token of our esteemed guest."You Qinyuan raised an eyebrow.
She suddenly thought of someone and sneered, "He actually thought of investigating my background?
This person isn't simple at all."Gong Shuye didn't understand who she was referring to.
You Qinyuan saw through her confusion and explained, "The person who wanted to investigate me was the person in the painting I showed you earlier."Gong Shuye frowned slightly, "Don't worry, Yuan Er.
I know what to do."You Qinyuan finally smiled, "I know that I've always been at ease with Shuye's work.
However, I don't think he's easy to deal with.
Don't be lying when you give him my information."Gong Shuye nodded.
The two of them suddenly fell silent.
After a long time, You Qinyuan said, "It's almost dawn.
It's time for me to head back." "Gong Shuye didn't say anything.
He merely nodded.
You Qinyuan disappeared into the night sky before dawn.When she returned to the Night's Manor, she changed and laid on the bed.
She had been tired for the whole day and needed to rest, so she quickly fell asleep.He slept until noon.
You Qinyuan rubbed his eyes and sat up.
It had already been two hours, so why hadn't anyone come to wake her up?She got up and put on her clothes.
Without caring about her hair, she pulled open the door.
There was a maidservant standing by the door.
When she saw You Qinyuan get up, she went up to him, "Is Miss You awake?
The young master ordered me to wait here for you to wake up and serve you to wash up."A hint of embarrassment appeared on You Qinyuan's face.
Since he had fallen asleep so far, this servant girl must have waited for a long time.
She softly asked, "What's your name?"The maidservant respectfully replied, "This servant's name is Azi.
Miss You, why don't you let Azi comb your hair?" You Qinyuan looked at the little maid's vivid water spirit and saw that she had always been at the entrance.
It wasn't easy to refuse, so he nodded and walked in.She sat in front of the dressing table and watched as Azi nimbly brushed her hair with his fingers.
In a moment, her hair that was both simple and elegant was fine.
You Qinyuan looked around in satisfaction, "Azi, your hair is really good."Azi smiled sheepishly, "Miss Xie has received an award.
However, Miss You is pretty to begin with, so all kinds of titles are suitable for you."You Qinyuan laughed, "What a sweet mouth you are."Azi saw that this young miss was an easy-going and approachable person, and was both pretty and happy that he had followed such a master.
He couldn't help but say, "Miss You, do you want to eat?
Azi also wants to tell the young master that you've already woken up."You Qinyuan nodded, stood up, and walked towards the dining room.Just as they finished their meal, Ye Wanmei ran over, "Big sis, you're finally up.
Big sis, why did you sleep so late?
Originally, Meier had wanted to call you big sis, but big sis didn't allow it.
He was afraid that I would disturb big sis's rest.
Oh, big sis, I really want to go out and play, but big sis didn't allow it."You Qinyuan looked at her.
This girl was really playful, "Meier, just stay in the manor obediently for the next two days.
In two days, big sis will find a chance to talk to your big brother, and then big sis will bring you out to play."Ye Wanmei pouted and replied helplessly, "Alright then." You Qinyuan looked at her disappointed expression, "How about this?
I'll play the zither for you.
How about it?"When Ye Wanmei heard what she said, his eyes instantly lit up, and he swept his gaze across the previous unhappiness, "Really?
Big sis, you know how to play the zither?
Meier wants to hear it."All of her zither skills were taught by Gong Shuye with his own hands.
When she was young, every time she watched Gong Shuye play the zither, she would always be envious.
Back then, she was still just a little girl who didn't understand anything.
Although Gong Shuye wasn't older than her by a few years, there was already a trace of maturity on his face that didn't suit his age.Back then, You Qinyuan loved to listen to Gong Shuye play the zither the most.
Every time he played the zither, she would be deeply attracted by his zither.
Gong Shuye looked at her enviously and adoring face, and began to teach her how to play the zither.The scenes that happened there appeared in her mind one after another.When she regained her senses, she was already sitting under a tree, and in front of her was a zither that she had found from who knows where.
She did not know how long it had been since she had touched the zither.
She slowly placed her hand on the zither, lightly picking up a string, and a note popped out.
She tried to test the sound, took a deep breath, and began to feel like playing the zither in the past.