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The princess is here.

Zhao Yushu couldn't help but glare at the guard named Kaba. You glared at me when I asked you a question just now, now it's my turn to glare at you.

"Mr. Bai, please don't misunderstand. This was indeed an accidental encounter, and it was indeed Kaba who invited you here. I just happened to be here. If Kaba didn't speak Chinese and some things were inconvenient for outsiders to know, I wouldn't be here to listen to your conversation between men."

The princess was wearing a veil, otherwise with her appearance, coming here from Siyue Pavilion would definitely cause a small commotion.

The princess elegantly poured two glasses of wine into crystal glasses, then sat aside and nodded to Kaba.

The princess poured wine for the guard, proving that she wanted to make it clear that she was not sitting here as a princess, but as an interpreter.

This shop is a purely Western-style store, mainly selling Western carpets. This room is the inner room, which is covered with fine carpets. The three of them took off their shoes and sat cross-legged.

Kaba adjusted his posture to kneel and spoke earnestly.

"Kaba said he was grateful that you defeated him but did not humiliate him."

Zhao Yushu thought to himself, if I forcibly took your knife, it wouldn't be considered humiliating you? Then your customs are quite open and tolerant.

So Zhao Yushu could only nod and laugh.

Kaba picked up the wine glass and drank it all, and Zhao Yushu could only drink one glass with him.

The princess refilled their cups and continued to translate Kaba's words: "Kaba said that you said he still needed to practice his sword skills and hoped to learn from you one day."

Zhao Yushu couldn't laugh anymore. I know nothing about swordsmanship. Do you want to learn the Lightning Five-Knife Technique?

"Haha, haha, this, my swordsmanship is also very rusty, but I have a secret book in my hometown in Dongdu, I will copy it for you when the time comes."

When the time comes, I'll go to the book tower and find a book of decent quality and copy it for him. Alas, this is the price of showing off.

Kaba felt a little disappointed, and then the princess immediately reprimanded him harshly in the Western dialect, probably saying that he did not understand the value of the word "secret book" in the Central Plains.

"Kaba thanks you again for your kindness."

Kaba drank the second glass of wine. Zhao Yushu smiled and drank it all with him.

Then Kaba looked at the princess and said something. The princess frowned and nodded.

Zhao Yushu was quite puzzled. Then he saw Kaba kneel down solemnly in front of him and spoke slowly, as if he was afraid that the princess didn't hear clearly.

Zhao Yushu was confused. The princess's face changed drastically and she immediately refuted him in a more harsh tone. However, Kaba ignored the hierarchy and argued fiercely with the princess.

Zhao Yushu's eyes kept moving back and forth as he watched the two of them chattering at a very fast pace, and then he secretly took the bottle of wine from the princess and filled it up for himself.

The princess was so angry that she laughed, and said something to Zhao Yushu. Kaba lowered his head in shame, but still said something in a firm tone, and then said nothing.

"Uh, well, if it's nothing for me to do, I'll leave first." Zhao Yushu put down his wine glass embarrassedly and scratched his head.

"Don't blame me, sir. We were negligent."

So, is it my business or not? You are not answering the question, girl.

"You guys, were you talking about me just now?"

"Yes, Kaba hopes you can help us restore our country."

Zhao Yushu was glad that he was not drinking at the moment, otherwise he would not be able to hold it in and would spit it out.

"I am just a commoner in white."

"That's what I told Kaba."

The fact that this girl was a princess was no secret in the playboy circle, so she didn't deliberately avoid it. However, Zhao Yushu knew that she must have a lot to say. After such a quarrel just now, it was impossible for the restoration of the country to cover it up.

However, Zhao Yushu was not the kind of person who could not walk when seeing a beautiful woman. His mission was clear and definite. Before rescuing his teacher, everything Bai Jintang did as a person was to serve the ultimate goal, including becoming famous, stealing things, and provoking the Liao Kingdom.

But helping a princess of a fallen country to restore her country is not the right thing to do.

So Zhao Yushu didn't intend to ask why he was chosen.

"It's fate that we meet. If you guys hadn't moved, I would have taught you my sword skills one day. Thank you for the wine, it's very good."

The princess nodded and stood up to see the guest off.

Arriving at the door of the store, Zhao Yushu hesitated for a moment: "You are so smart, it should be easy for you to guess which promises are true. Take care."

The princess smiled and blinked twice behind her veil: "Will Mr. Bai make me any promises?"

Zhao Yushu was stunned: "I have made promises to others before, but I broke them many times."

After saying that, he nodded, turned and walked into the crowd.

The princess watched his back disappear, sighed, walked back to the store, and looked at Kaba: "See, I told you a long time ago that he has a lover."

A small episode did not interrupt Zhao Yushu's interest in shopping. He could more or less guess what the princess did not say. A princess of a fallen country wanted someone to help her restore her country. What else could it be except a vague and untrue legendary treasure?

As for why Kaba took a fancy to him, it was probably because he was, after all, a foreign guard who could not even speak Chinese. He had no idea how strict and terrifying the class system in the Tang Dynasty was. He mistakenly thought that Zhao Yushu was a big shot just because he could hang out with some playboys.

Moreover, Zhao Yushu was probably the first man he had ever seen who would not eat the meat right in front of him.

Bai Jintang's identity is not suitable for him to have too deep friendship with anyone now. On the day of the festival, his identity will be completely exposed, and then all the people who have a good relationship with him may be implicated. From this perspective, although General Xue did not see through his true colors, his long-honed sensitivity successfully saved his beloved son from disaster.

Zhao Yushu walked around aimlessly and returned to the courtyard. He had done what he was supposed to do. The only thing he had to do now was to conserve his energy and wait until the day of the festival.

As dusk approached, Zhao Yushu suddenly raised his head while sitting at the desk, and the wolf girl came silently behind him.

"Sister, good news or bad news?"

The wolf girl held up two fingers: "One is good and one is bad."

"I want to listen first."

"The good news is that the highest level that can enter the Imperial Mausoleum is only the Sixth Heaven."

Zhao Yushu let out a long sigh. It was an ordinary sixth-level cultivator. He could kill them one by one. It was no big deal.

"Where's the bad news?"

“I didn’t try to figure out the number of people.”

"what?"

"The people I'm looking for are five sixth-level cultivators. They've all gone in, but it looks like they can still go in. The prince will definitely find a way to clear the area before he goes in. We can't ambush him in advance, and only you can follow him in. In other words, you will most likely have to deal with at least five sixth-level cultivators at the same time."

The wolf girl stretched out a hand, and each finger seemed to have transformed into a cultivator, pressing down on her like the Five Finger Mountain.

Zhao Yushu opened his mouth but said nothing for a long time.

"Are you sure?" The wolf girl frowned.

"Have."