Chapter 77: The Inseparable Love-Struck Couple

“Princess!”

Zaoni ran in wearing a pink quilted jacket, her face beaming with joy.

“His Majesty says he has something to discuss with you. It’s good news!”

“Good news?” Ning Shengsheng had just fed the Huan Li a few spirit pills. “I don’t believe it.”

She always felt like Ning Xuan was trying to trap her.

“It is good news, it really is!”

Zaoni nodded, her little mouth chattering away. “The Valley Master of the Hundred Herb Valley sent a letter asking Miss Yun to return.”

“His Majesty said he wants the Princess to accompany Miss Yun.”

Eh?

That was indeed good news.

She had heard that the Hundred Herb Valley was covered in spiritual herbs, with beautiful scenery and spiritual energy far richer than other places.

Who wouldn’t want to see a paradise like a fairyland?

Seeing how happy Zaoni was.

“How about I take you and Songgao along?”

“Yay!”

Zaoni curtsied and withdrew, skipping off to find Songgao.

Ning Shengsheng was escorted to the Hall of Supreme Harmony by Duofu and Laicai. Before she even entered, she heard the sickly sweet conversation inside.

“Ah Xuan, I’ll miss you. Come back with me…”

“I really have official business to attend to. Let An’an accompany you. She’s a happy-go-lucky person; you won’t be bored on the road.”

“Thinking about not seeing you for five whole days makes me so sad.”

“Be good, okay?”

Tsk, tsk, tsk…

Ning Shengsheng rubbed the goosebumps on her arms. These two were going to cloy her to death.

Shuangxi gave an awkward smile and announced loudly.

“Your Majesty, the Princess has arrived.”

“Let her in.”

After entering, Ning Xuan asked about her recent situation. Halfway through, he sent Yun Huaiyue away and whispered to her.

“An’an, do Zhen a favor.”

“What favor?”

“Do you know that Second Senior Brother from the Hundred Herb Valley, Shen Qinghe?”

“I know a little, but not much.”

Ning Shengsheng had some impression of this person because Yun Huaiyue’s “white moonlight” was her Eldest Senior Brother, Yan Xingzhi. Yan Xingzhi had gone to a secret realm five years ago and never returned. Meanwhile, in a dog-blood twist, Shen Qinghe liked Yun Huaiyue. Later in the novel, when Ning Xuan found out that Yun Huaiyue couldn’t forget this Eldest Senior Brother…

It was Shen Qinghe who had “accidentally” let it slip.

“Help Zhen keep an eye on that kid. Don’t let him get close to Yue’er.” Ning Xuan narrowed his long, narrow eyes. “I always hear Yue’er praising that kid for being gentle and considerate. He definitely has designs on Yue’er, yet she remains completely unaware.”

Grinding his back teeth.

Ning Shengsheng felt that if it weren’t for the fear of the Hundred Herb Valley’s ancestor, Ning Xuan would have wanted to slaughter Shen Qinghe.

Clearly, he loved Yun Huaiyue deeply in secret.

Yet, when they were together, his attitude blew hot and cold.

Her brother was hopeless.

“Oh, I got it.” Ning Shengsheng extended her small hand, palm open and facing up.

“What are you doing?” Ning Xuan didn’t understand and slapped her hand away. “Begging for food?”

She smiled and raised her hand again. “Guessed right. I’m asking Older Brother for benefits.”

Ning Xuan: “……”

Ning Shengsheng fleeced him of quite a few good things before being kicked out of the Hall of Supreme Harmony by this young emperor who cared most about his face.

She hummed a happy tune, weighed the bulging storage pouch in her hand, and smiled with satisfaction.

Passing through the Imperial Garden.

Xue Chen appeared out of nowhere.

“Your Highness, you seem happy?”

Ning Shengsheng was startled, clutching her thumping chest. “Xue Wuyin, scaring people can kill people!”

Xue Chen saw the thin layer of sweat on her forehead and pulled out the folding fan at his waist to fan her. “Why was the Princess smiling?”

He seemed persistent in getting an answer if he didn’t get a result.

“Hehe, look, these are good things I got from Older Brother.”

Ning Shengsheng opened the storage pouch to show him.

“Older Brother asked me to accompany Senior Sister Yun back to the Hundred Herb Valley. This is the payment I asked for.”

Her bright eyes curved, and the pear dimples on her cheeks were sweet enough to kill.

Xue Chen summoned the perseverance he used when fighting Profound Aperture cultivators just to barely tear his gaze away.

“Does Your Highness like shiny, sparkling things very much?”

His gaze, with nowhere else to place, moved to the lotus jade hairpin in the girl’s hair.

“Of course! We girls have absolutely no resistance to sparkling jewelry!” She took out a gemstone from the storage pouch, rubbed it against her cheek, and said intoxicatingly, “Ice-cold, shiny, wonderful~”

“Pfft—” Xue Chen was amused by her, pressing his fist to his lips to stop the laughter.

He also couldn’t resist a Ning Shengsheng like this.

He actually wanted to say.

She was more dazzling than the gems.

“Oh, I won’t chat with you anymore. This princess is going back to pack her bags. We have to leave tomorrow morning.”

As soon as her voice fell, she walked away with brisk steps.

The goose-yellow hair ribbon was caught in her raven hair, swaying back and forth with the strands.

It wasn’t until her back disappeared at the end of the corridor that Xue Chen lowered his eyes and withdrew his gaze.

Hundred Herb Valley?

It was good that she was going to the Hundred Herb Valley.

He had been busy with Demon Realm affairs recently, so he happened to have no time to attend to her, and he was worried she might get suspicious.

Wait until he took down the Demon Realm. Then he would give her all the dazzling gems in the world.

Just thinking of Ning Shengsheng’s smile upon receiving the gems made Xue Chen’s heart bubble with joy.

He cleared his throat.

With a heart that had lost its rhythm, he walked toward the outside of the Imperial City.

…

The next day.

Ning Shengsheng wanted to take Xue Chen to the Hundred Herb Valley, but that guy wasn’t in the pear courtyard.

She didn’t know where he went.

In front of the palace gate.

Yun Huaiyue buried herself in Ning Xuan’s arms and acted coquettishly. “Ah Xuan, what if I miss you~”

“Cough, this is a Shadow Retaining Bead. Zhen had Shuangxi record some daily life. Watch it when you miss me.” Ning Xuan was rather embarrassed. He stood sideways, blocking everyone’s view as he stuffed the Shadow Retaining Bead into Yun Huaiyue’s hand.

“I will put it by my pillow when I sleep.”

Yun Huaiyue frowned slightly, the tip of her nose red.

“Actually, you don’t have to.” Ning Xuan said stubbornly, “It’s not good if others see it.”

“Oh…” Yun Huaiyue pursed her lips in grievance.

Ning Shengsheng looked up at the sky, then at the palace attendants behind her who were dizzy from the heat.

The hot sun mercilessly roasted this group of NPCs.

Seeing that Zaoni’s rosy face had turned pale, and Songgao’s gentle and dignified smile was about to crack.

For everyone’s sake.

Ning Shengsheng neatly released the flying ship. “If we don’t leave now, we’ll have to travel in the dark.”

She grabbed Yun Huaiyue and dragged her up.

“Ah Xuan~”

“Yue’er~~”

“Xuan~~~~”

Ning Shengsheng took a deep breath, turned her head, and cast a silencing restriction on Yun Huaiyue.

Yun Huaiyue opened her mouth and found no sound coming out.

She looked at Ning Shengsheng with pitiable eyes, pointing at her mouth, signaling her to lift the restriction.

“Not right now, Yue’er~”

She teased with a smile, turning to instruct the palace servants, “Everyone put away your luggage and sit down to rest.”

When the flying ship rushed into mid-air and Ning Xuan could no longer be seen, Ning Shengsheng finally lifted Yun Huaiyue’s restriction.

“An’an~~~”

Yun Huaiyue pouted. “I miss your brother so much~”

She kept a straight face and turned around, her eyelids twitching violently.

She was going to die of anger from these two love-struck fools.

No wonder they entangled, broke up, and got back together dozens of times; neither of them was normal.

On the way to the Hundred Herb Valley, the palace servants held the railing and admired the high-altitude scenery, while Ning Shengsheng sat cross-legged and cultivated.

Yun Huaiyue huddled in front of her alchemy furnace.

Holding the Shadow Retaining Bead, feeling sad and sentimental.

She took out a paper crane for sending messages and wrote down her feelings of longing.

Ning Shengsheng glanced at it during a break in her cultivation. Small script, densely packed, filling five pages.

And there was no sign of finishing!!

She shook her head, clicking her tongue.

If one could have this kind of energy for love, what couldn’t they succeed at?

While she was meditating with her eyes closed, a ghostly female voice sounded in her ear. Ning Shengsheng opened her eyes abruptly.

Startled by Yun Huaiyue’s enlarged face!

“Se… Senior Sister Yun, what are you doing?”

Yun Huaiyue frowned, holding a paper crane that carried eight pages of love letters, her expression resentful: “An’an, you have to open the flying ship’s restriction so I can send the letter to your brother.”

Ning Shengsheng: “……”

Heavens!

Someone come save her!