The Legend of the Princess' Counterattack

Yun Yao had always felt that the atmosphere around her was a little strange these days, as if a pair of eyes were watching her from the dark. She was a sensitive person, and as this feeling became stronger, she knew that someone must be watching her.

In the early morning, the sunlight shone through the windows of the dilapidated courtyard and sprinkled on the ground, making it mottled. Yun Yao got up early as usual and prepared to practice. But she did not start immediately. Instead, she pretended to tidy up her clothes in the room, but her eyes were always paying attention to the movements outside the window and door. She found that when a maid passed by in the yard occasionally, her steps would unconsciously slow down, and her eyes would also glance at her room. Although the action was very concealed, Yun Yao still caught it.

Yun Yao knew that she had always been an unloved princess in this palace. No one paid attention to her in the past. Now this situation must have a reason. She sat on the bed and fell into deep thought. The change in her during this period was nothing more than starting to practice and increasing her strength. Could it be that this caused others to be jealous or vigilant? Yun Yao had a preliminary guess in her mind, but she was not sure.

When practicing, Yun Yao was more cautious. She did not practice on the stone bench in the yard as usual, but chose a more secluded corner in the room. She first set up some simple small mechanisms around the room. These mechanisms were made by her based on some modern tricks. Although they could not cause much damage to the enemy, if someone approached secretly, they would still make a slight sound, enough for her to detect.

After Yun Yao started practicing, she deliberately restrained her aura, making herself look the same as before when she had no cultivation. But her mind was highly focused, and her ears were always listening to the movements around her. She guided the spiritual energy to slowly flow through her meridians. Although the speed was much slower than usual, this allowed her to have more energy to pay attention to the outside world.

In the afternoon, Yun Yao decided to take a walk in the yard. She walked out of the room, pretending nothing had happened. She found that the flowers and plants in the yard seemed to have been moved by someone. Some of the flowers that were originally lush were now tilted, as if someone had hidden in the flowers. Yun Yao's heart tightened. She knew that her guess was correct. Someone was indeed secretly monitoring her.

She walked to the edge of the flowers calmly and squatted down. She seemed to be checking the flowers, but in fact she was carefully observing the footprints around her. She found some small footprints on the soil. Judging from the size and depth of the footprints, it should be a woman. Moreover, this woman should have good Qinggong skills, as the footprints were very faint. Yun Yao thought to herself that there were not many women with such skills in the palace. Could it be Liu Yan'er?

Yun Yao stood up and walked towards the gate of the courtyard. She deliberately slowed down her pace to see if anyone was following her. Sure enough, she felt a faint presence behind her. Although it was very weak, Yun Yao still noticed it. She did not look back, but continued to walk towards the garden of the palace.

The garden was full of flowers and the fragrance of flowers filled the air. Yun Yao strolled along the path in the garden, but her eyes were looking around. She saw that some of the maids and old women in the garden looked away when they saw her, which further confirmed her thoughts. She walked to a pavilion and sat down.

At this moment, Yun Yao's vigilance was at its highest. She knew that she was like a prey being watched by a hunter hiding in the dark. She had to be careful and not reveal any flaws. She thought of the spy movies she had watched in modern times, where the agents always responded skillfully when being monitored. She told herself that she must stay calm.

Suddenly, a butterfly flew over and landed on the railing of the pavilion. Yun Yao looked at the butterfly and something moved in her mind. She thought that she could use this butterfly to test whether the person who was monitoring her was still nearby. She stood up gently and walked towards the butterfly, pretending to catch it. Her movements were very gentle, but her eyes were always paying attention to the movements around her.

Just as she was about to get close to the butterfly, she heard a slight sound behind her, as if someone accidentally touched a branch. Yun Yao sneered in her heart, as if someone was watching her. She did not turn around, but continued to reach out to the butterfly, pretending that she did not hear the sound.

Yun Yao's outstretched hand stopped when it was still a little distance away from the butterfly. She suddenly turned around and looked in the direction of the sound. She saw a maid hiding behind a big tree. Seeing Yun Yao turn around, the maid was a little panicked. Yun Yao walked towards the maid with a faint smile on her face.

"What are you doing here?" Yun Yao asked.

The maid lowered her head, not daring to look Yun Yao in the eye, and stammered, "Princess, this servant... this servant is cleaning the garden here."

Yun Yao looked around. The garden was very clean and didn't look like it needed cleaning. She knew in her heart that the maid was lying, but she didn't expose her.

"Oh, so that's how it is. Then you continue cleaning." Yun Yao said, turned and walked towards the pavilion.

She knew that this maid was just a minor character, and there must be someone behind the scenes. After she returned to the pavilion, she sat down and began to think about how to deal with it. She knew that she couldn't act rashly now, and she had to first find out who the mastermind was and what their purpose was.

In the evening, Yun Yao returned to her courtyard. She found that the atmosphere in the courtyard was a little strange, as if someone had come in. She walked into the room and saw that some of the items she had placed on the table had been moved. Although the movement was small, Yun Yao still noticed it. She was a little angry in her heart. Her private space was violated so wantonly, which made her unbearable.

Yun Yao sat at the table and began to carefully check if there was anything wrong with the room. She checked the bed, the wardrobe, and even the walls. She found a very small hole in the wall. The hole was very new and must have been made recently. Yun Yao was shocked. She knew that the hole might be used to monitor her.

Instead of patching the hole up immediately, she decided to play it safe. She deliberately made some suspicious movements in the room, such as rummaging through a box and hiding the box under the bed. She wanted to make the people who were watching her think that she was hiding something important and thus attract their attention.

After Yun Yao finished all this, she lay on the bed and pretended to sleep. She kept listening to the direction of the hole in the wall. Sure enough, she heard some slight movements, as if someone was observing her through the hole. Yun Yao sneered in her heart, knowing that her plan was partially successful.

It was late at night, but Yun Yao remained alert. She knew that danger could come at any time in this palace. She couldn't relax and had to protect herself. She kept recalling her knowledge in modern times and what she had learned in the palace during this period, trying to find a way to completely get rid of surveillance.

Suddenly, Yun Yao came up with an idea. She decided to use the gossip in the palace to confuse people. She knew that the servants in the palace liked to gossip. If she made up some false news about herself and let it spread in the palace, then the people who were monitoring her might be confused by the news and reveal their flaws.

The next morning, Yun Yao got up early and deliberately found a gossipy maid to chat with. She pretended to be mysterious and said to the maid: "You know what? I have been having some strange dreams recently. I dreamed that I got a peerless secret book in a mysterious place."

When the maid heard this, her eyes lit up immediately and she asked curiously, "Princess, is that true? Where is the secret book?"

Yun Yao smiled and said, "I don't know either. I just saw it in a dream. But I feel like this dream is a sign. Maybe I will really get a secret book."

The maid was filled with curiosity and excitement. She couldn't wait to tell the other maids and old women about the news. Soon, the news spread throughout the palace.

Yun Yao knew that once the news spread, the people who were watching her would definitely be interested in it. After she returned to her courtyard, she continued to pretend to be looking for the secret book. She dug a few small pits in the courtyard and rummaged through the boxes in the room to make it look like she was really looking for the secret book.

Sure enough, Yun Yao found that the people who were monitoring her were acting more frequently. She knew her plan was working. But she also knew that this was only temporary, and she had to find the mastermind behind it as soon as possible and solve the problem.

In the next few days, Yun Yao continued to create the illusion of finding the secret book while secretly investigating the mastermind behind it. She used Xiao Cui's connections in the palace and asked Xiao Cui to find out some information. Xiao Cui was very smart and got some useful information by chatting with other maids.

Xiao Cui told Yun Yao that recently Liu Yan'er's maids often appeared near Yun Yao's courtyard, and Liu Yan'er seemed to be particularly interested in Yun Yao's affairs. Yun Yao's heart trembled, she had long suspected that Liu Yan'er was behind it, and now this news further confirmed her guess.

Yun Yao knew that Liu Yan'er had always looked down on her. Seeing that she had changed a little, she would definitely be jealous and want to suppress her. She decided to be careful in dealing with Liu Yan'er's conspiracy. She strengthened the defense measures in the courtyard, and at the same time waited for Liu Yan'er to show her true colors.

Yun Yao was also more careful when practicing. She no longer practiced at a fixed time, but chose a random time. Sometimes it was late at night, sometimes it was early in the morning. She did this to make it difficult for Liu Yan'er to figure out her practice pattern and find it difficult to frame her.

One day, when Yun Yao was practicing in the courtyard, she suddenly felt a strong aura approaching her courtyard. She was startled and immediately stopped practicing and hid in the room. Through the gap in the window, she saw Liu Yan'er and several maids walking towards her courtyard.

Liu Yan'er looked very proud, as if she thought she had already got hold of Yun Yao's handle. Yun Yao sneered in her heart, knowing that Liu Yan'er must have come to frame her. She quietly hid in the room, watching Liu Yan'er walk into the courtyard.

Liu Yan'er looked around the courtyard and saw the small pit that Yun Yao had dug in the yard. She had a puzzled look on her face. She thought Yun Yao had really found some secret book here, and she became even more jealous.

"Yun Yao, what are you doing?" Liu Yan'er asked loudly.

Yun Yao walked out of the room with a faint smile on her face. "Sister Yan'er, I'm just planting some flowers and plants in the yard, what's wrong?"

Liu Yan'er looked at Yun Yao, feeling somewhat puzzled. She felt that Yun Yao was not as panicked as she had imagined. But she still did not intend to let go of this opportunity.

"Stop lying here. I heard that you got a peerless secret book. Is it hidden in this courtyard?" Liu Yan'er asked.

Yun Yao smiled and said, "Sister Yan'er, this is just a rumor. How could I possibly get the peerless secret manual? If I really had it, I would have become a master of cultivation long ago. Would I still be like this now?"

Liu Yan'er was a little shaken after hearing Yun Yao's words. But she was still unwilling to give in. "Humph, you'd better not lie to me. If I find out that you have any secrets, you can expect the prince's punishment."

After saying that, Liu Yan'er left angrily with her maids. Yun Yao looked at Liu Yan'er's departing back and breathed a sigh of relief. She knew that she had successfully deceived Liu Yan'er this time. But she also knew that Liu Yan'er would not give up so easily, and she had to stay vigilant at all times.

Yun Yao knew that in this palace full of dangers and conspiracies, she could only survive this invisible war by constantly raising her vigilance and using her wisdom and modern knowledge. After returning to her room, she sat on the bed and began to think about her next plan. She knew that the struggle between her and Liu Yan'er had just begun, and there were more challenges waiting for her.

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