The Concubine's Daughter Travels Through Time and Space and Takes the Road of Confrontation

The carriage was moving faster and the huge inertia pushed the people inside backwards. Lu Yun supported the inner wall of the carriage with one hand and protected Cai He with the other hand, letting out a muffled groan.

"Miss, be careful." In a hurry, the old name came out.

Signaling Cai He to calm down, Lu Yun shouted, "Excuse me, where are you taking us?"

The driver finally spoke, "Princess, be careful. This horse won't stop until we reach the destination."

Why didn’t you say so earlier? He who knows the times is a hero. Lu Yun got back into the car.

Finally, the carriage slowed down and finally stopped. Lu Yun lifted the curtain and saw that she was in a square house. The driver had disappeared.

The intention of the visitor was unclear, so he decided to run away as the best strategy. He pulled Caihe and Lu Yun to the wall, eager to give it a try.

"Princess." A familiar voice came from behind.

A moment later, Lu Yun sat down at the low table. Opposite her was Zhou Boli, who was wearing an ochre robe and a jade crown.

With two "clicks", Liuzi came out from behind the screen holding a tray with a box on it.

"What do you mean, Princess?" Zhou Boli's eyes were calm as he spoke slowly.

Isn't my meaning obvious? Lu Yun looked at the small box and said, "I am so grateful for Mr. Zhou's kindness over the years. I am so ashamed to accept it."

We're breaking up, thank you.

"It's fine, but how did Zhou offend the princess?" Zhou Boli picked up the teacup, looked at the girl opposite through the curling steam, and spoke slowly.

Liuzi lowered his head and moved back.

"Mr. Zhou, there is nothing wrong. It's me who is wrong." Lu Yun said sincerely, "Please accept the gift, Mr. Zhou. Also—"

"I already know about the shop. Princess, there is no need to repeat it." Zhou Boli put the cup heavily on the table.

You are quite clear about this, Lu Yun thought to herself, and stood up and bowed. "Now that I have made everything clear, I have something else to do at the farm, so I will leave first."

As the words fell, the door was already closed from the outside. Lu Yun was shocked and turned to look at Zhou Boli standing behind her. "What are you going to do? I have already paid you back. Are you trying to blackmail me again?"

Zhou Boli's face darkened. He pointed and said, "Sit down."

Lu Yun touched her purse. Could it be for this dagger? Because it was small and easy to use, she couldn't bear to return it after asking several blacksmith shops but they all said they couldn't make it.

Zhou Boli's eyes were gloomy as he pushed the box in front of Lu Yun. "My Lady, if you have something to say, please speak directly. There is no need to humiliate me like this."

Lu Yun looked at him and said, "Now that I've made my point, will you let me go?"

"Yes." Zhou Boli looked back at her.

Lu Yun avoided his gaze, lowering her eyes to look at the small box before her. She opened it, her eyes sweeping over the items inside one by one, sighing, "I've known you since I was four years old. Every year since then, you've sent me a gift on my birthday. This friendship is truly priceless. Whenever I think about it, I feel guilty and troubled. I may have a worldly title, but I'm an outsider, and I've already been bound by karma, so I dare not stir up trouble again."

Zhou Boli: "Look at the flowers and they are not flowers. Why should the princess suffer herself and others?"

"Mr. Zhou, you are you, he is him, and I am me. Flowers are just flowers to me." Lu Yun raised her eyes, her eyes full of water. "We Taoists never lie."

"Since the princess has made up her mind, Sixth Son," Zhou Boli turned his back and said, "Send the princess away."

It was still the same carriage that came here, but this time it was much slower. Lu Yun looked at the driver and said, "Brother, I have something to do at home. Can you please go faster?"

The driver said, "My princess, this won't work. The horses came here too fast and haven't rested yet. Their legs are weak and we can't go any faster."

Lu Yun lowered the curtain depressedly.

"Miss, are you feeling unwell?" Seeing Caihe's face full of worry, Lu Yun shook her head. "Nothing's wrong. I just feel empty inside. It's like, well." Lu Yun didn't know how to describe it. She tilted her head and thought for a long time before saying, "It's like seeing off an old friend."

She just sent the person away, Lu Yun sighed, let’s go, the farther the better.

The driver suddenly shouted, "Princess, please hold on to the handrails! Someone is attacking us!"

A sneak attack, who dares to attack! Lu Yun's heart was filled with evil fire, and he rolled up his sleeves. It was just in time.

The driver whipped the horse violently and explained in a hurry, "I was mistaken. There was a mad horse pulling a carriage and it hit us."

Lu Yun: “——”

I narrowly avoided being thrown out of the carriage by the driver's whip by holding on to the handrail. Sure enough, I heard the sound of "ding-ling-clang" mixed with cries for help.

The official road could only accommodate two carriages abreast, with woods on one side and lush green wheat fields on the other. Seeing the mad horse about to crash into them, Lu Yun pulled a dagger from her pouch and swung it hard.

The dagger sank into the horse's belly. With a painful neigh, the crazy horse jumped high, turned its head and ran towards the wheat field on the side.

There was a canal between the official road and the wheat field. Crazy Horse's front feet stepped on empty air and he hit the ridge directly. He struggled for a few times and then stopped moving.

A person climbed out of the overturned carriage, using both hands and feet to get up from the ground. Still in shock, he looked at Lu Yun and the others and said, "Miss, we are from the Dingyuan Marquis's residence. Please save our young master."

The driver dragged the people out of the carriage and carried them onto the carriage.

It turned out to be an acquaintance. The Prince of Dingyuan had fallen into a coma, with one arm hanging limply at his side. The situation was not optimistic.

Lu Yun let the carriage go, and the servant thanked him again and again.

It was already evening when they returned to the village. Lu Yun rubbed her sore calves, asked Lao Ding a few questions, packed up a few things, and returned to the Taoist temple overnight.

Seeing her return, Dashou happily took Huihui to sit beside her. Huihui was so excited that he quickly swung his little tail. He looked so adorable that Lu Yun couldn't help but hug him and kiss him a few times.

"Sister, a letter." Dashou took out a neatly folded piece of yellow paper.

Only the master would leave a message for her on the yellow paper used to write talismans. As expected, the message said that he was going to travel around the world again and his return date was uncertain, so he asked her to help manage the affairs of the temple.

In seven days, the Spring Examination would begin, a crucial event. Besides receiving candidates from all over the country who were traveling to Beijing for the exam, another priority was to gather various auspicious talismans and pendants. These included a peach wood fan pendant, talisman paper offered to the God of Literature to pray for good fortune in literature, and so on. Furthermore, they needed to prepare incense sticks, offerings, and medicine to boost their mental alertness.

After giving instructions one by one, he told his nephew to follow the rules of previous years and not to disturb her meditation unless it was extremely important. But he didn't expect that someone would come to the door just one day later.

"I am Zhao Duan, the Earl of Dingyuan, and I am honored to meet Princess Ning'an." The man was about fifty years old, with a fair complexion and long eyebrows, exuding the majesty of someone who had held a high position for a long time.

Seriously considering whether she was the one who should perform the formal ceremony, Lu Yun politely invited him to take a seat. "Sir, are you here in the temple regarding your son's matter?"

"My son has met with a sudden misfortune, and has suffered new injuries before his old ones have healed. My family is really worried. Please tell me everything that happened that day. I will be very grateful." Earl Dingyuan bowed.