They were in charge of being beautiful, and she was in charge of taking the hits.

Chapter 114: Looks like he's rich

Fortunately, Huang Ziliang received a different kind of education from childhood. Losing his chastity was not the most important thing. What was important was that dozens of lives in his Huang family were killed by Wu Chengye's men.

Mo Baiyun was able to uncover these secrets thanks to the old guard of Shengwu. He hadn't expected Huang Ziliang to bear so much on his own. Judging from his current behavior, he might have used Wu Ziyan, but they didn't have any conflict of interest.

He compiled all of this into a secret letter and sent it to Wu Ziyan. Before that, he went to Huang Ziliang's room and placed a short dagger next to his pillow. Huang Ziliang was not asleep.

He turned over, opened his eyes, and stared at Mo Baiyun. Just as he was about to speak, Mo Baiyun said, "From now on, you will call me Xiaoyun'er, just like them. Keep this dagger for self-defense."

"Thank you, Xiaoyun'er."

"The outcome of this journey is uncertain, I hope you will take care."

"I still trust you and Miss Ziyan. Although I told you not to tell Miss Ziyan about what I did, you wrote to her every time, didn't you?"

"Haha, you can see right through me."

"It's good to know now. I hope I can contribute something to her path."

Mo Baiyun squinted and disappeared into the room. Huang Ziliang gripped the dagger tightly, hoping he wouldn't use it. If he did, it should be used to commit suicide.

Manluo Town

Wu Chengji had arrived and joined Wu Ziyan. Both of them had weathered many storms and looked extremely haggard.

Upon meeting, the two pointed at each other and burst into laughter. As they laughed, Wu Chengji put his hand on Wu Ziyan's shoulder, his eyes full of affection: "Fourth sister, you've really suffered here."

"Isn't this young lady here to suffer with me? I heard that their Crown Prince, Afu, has also arrived."

"How can we possibly talk day and night? We need to rest first. Your older sister is exhausted. I've been eating dry bread and drinking water all the way here."

"After the negotiations are over, how about we go to Silan Pavilion over here for some fun? I'll have Fang Yuerong show you around; he knows how to have fun."

"Alright, then let's set the negotiation for Silan Pavilion. If it goes well, everyone can have fun. If it doesn't go well, at least we should eat and drink well to put my mind at ease."

Her older sister had thought things through quite well; she was prepared to either advance or retreat. Although she said that, she was absolutely determined to win this negotiation.

There was no room prepared for her, so Wu Chengji and Wu Ziyan lived together. Although they were in the royal family, the two of them got along like sisters. Wu Ziyan felt quite safe sleeping next to Wu Chengji, after all, he was a head and a half taller than her.

She put her arm around Wu Chengji's shoulder, just like a little sister, blinking her eyes, seemingly lost in thought.

"You just gave me such a great achievement for nothing?" Wu Chengji stared at the ceiling and chatted casually with her.

"I'm not going to let you get this credit for nothing. How do you want to repay me? You haven't figured it out yet. Just consider it a favor you owe me. Besides, who would believe that the good-for-nothing fourth princess from before could achieve this?"

"You're trying to hide your true abilities."

"My wings are not yet fully grown, so I still need to hide under your wings."

"Do you know that every time you talk to me, I gain new insights? I'm wondering where my innocent little sister has gone. You're telling me all this, aren't you afraid I'll tell on you?"

"Are you Wu Chengye?" She shook her head.

Wu Ziyan asked again, "Then are you Wu Chengling?" She shook her head again.

"Then go to sleep. I haven't had a good night's sleep in days. I'm so tired from all this running around, so don't chat with me."

"Oh"

Wu Chengji also closed her eyes. She had a strange dream in which Wu Ziyan said goodbye to her in the dim light.

When I finally opened my eyes and woke up, the sun was already streaming in through the window, but the sunlight wasn't strong anymore; it was already late autumn.

She touched her surroundings and found that Wu Ziyan was nowhere to be seen. The dream became clearer, and she quickly sat up in bed. Wu Ziyan came in carrying a washbasin: "What's wrong, big sister?"

"No, it's nothing. Why did you get up so early?"

"I've been here for so long, I've gotten used to it."

She put the washbasin down, and without any servants to help her, she tied her own hair. Wu Chengji was used to being rough around the edges, but without Wu Ziyan, he had become rough as well.

As she watched her tie her hair, she suddenly remembered: "Chu Qiu asked me to pass on a message to you."

"What are you saying?" She was so busy here that she didn't have time to think about the handsome men at home.

"He said he likes you and is waiting for you to come back and marry him."

"Big sister, you must have thought that yourself. How could he say something like that?"

"Haha, you know his personality, don't you? He said he's guilty for not protecting you!"

"Then I'll go back and punish him. Now you should hurry up and wash up; people from both sides outside are eagerly waiting."

Since it was a formal occasion, it couldn't be done hastily. Dressed formally, Wu Ziyan led Han Yuxiu and Fang Yuerong to Silan Pavilion to make arrangements.

Even now, the other party still doesn't know Wu Ziyan's true identity, but they know she is Wu Chengji's subordinate and treat her with utmost respect.

At that moment, a group of people walked in from the doorway, and among them walked a person who was shining with golden light. Wu Ziyan felt that this description was not an exaggeration, because she was indeed shining from head to toe.

I don't know if it was the highest honor attire of their Northern Desert Kingdom or what, but the headdress was made of very thin, glittery gold, and the waist was also wrapped with gold chains, which made them look very rich.

Dulan went up to greet him and knelt down, saying, "Dulan greets Your Highness."

"Greetings, Your Highness!" The voice was deafening, sounding as if it was meant to intimidate them.

Wu Ziyan's side seemed a bit weak. Fang Yuerong and Han Yuxiu were both staring at Wu Ziyan, not understanding why he was doing this.

Before Afu even arrived in Silan, she had already dismissed all the female soldiers from the Wu Dynasty.

Wu Ziyan looked at the two of them and said, "The wise never win by numbers. They are showing off now because they have no strength and want to overwhelm us with their aura. Even if we are dressed in plain clothes, our aura will still surpass hers."

Both of them found it hard to believe that Wu Ziyan would say such a thing.

Look at that tall guy downstairs, standing at 1.8 meters, adorned in gold and silver, dazzling the whole place. Then look at this petite girl, standing at 1.6 meters. How can she possibly outdo him in terms of presence?

"Do you know what you two are thinking? You don't need to look at me so blatantly, I'm injured!" She even pretended to squeeze out two tears.