Resisting the Wind and Splendor

The attack on the third prince of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty occurred within the territory of the Eastern Zhou, and had nothing to do with the Eastern Mausoleum.

However, even though it was a surprise attack using thunderbolts, the attacking team and the bandits within the Eastern Tombs might not have been the same group.

"Where is my older brother?" Chu Yueli asked.

Chu Yi hurriedly replied, "He just woke up and is still in Qinghui Pavilion. He asked me to come and discuss this with you, Miss."

But there's nothing to discuss about this.

The three princes of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty had already returned to their own country, and from an official standpoint, the matter was no longer their concern.

Chu Yueli understood what Chu Xiaohe meant.

Personally, Tuoba Liuli was still in their Duke's mansion, and they couldn't ignore the matter.

"Liuyun, I need to go and discuss this with my elder brother. You should go back first... Zisu." Chu Yueli waved to Zisu as she saw her coming from afar, saying, "See Lord Liuyun off."

"No need..." But Liu Yun quickly smiled and said, "Then, thank you, Miss Zisu."

Chu Yueli followed Chu Yi and hurried away.

Zisu looked at Liuyun with a complicated expression: "Lord Liuyun, how have you been lately?"

"Me?" Liu Yun pointed to herself. "I'm fine."

Zisu didn't speak, her expression inexplicably serious.

Liu Yun, unsure why she was suddenly in a bad mood, became somewhat uneasy: "What's wrong? Has something happened at the Duke's mansion recently?"

But if something really happened to the Duke's mansion, their prince should have received the news.

"Miss Zisu, are you in a bad mood? Who made you angry?"

"It's nothing, I'm in a good mood." Zisu smiled at him and said, "Lord Liuyun, I'll see you out."

"Are you in such a hurry to send me away?" Liu Yun was a little disappointed. He thought she would keep talking and chatting with him like last time.

It's so interesting talking to this little girl! As expected of Chu Yueli's maid, she's quite knowledgeable and doesn't seem like a girl raised in seclusion at all.

"By the way, you said last time that you wanted to see the eagles in the desert. I don't have a chance to take you to see them yet, but I made this. Take a look."

Liu Yun took out a small item from his pocket. The item was in an exquisite cloth bag. It wasn't very big, but it looked like it had been stored very carefully.

“Last time you went to the desert, you didn’t have a chance to go out and see it, so I brought this to you.”

"A desert eagle?" Zisu's eyes lit up as she looked at the eagle that Liuyun had placed in her palm, and her eyes inexplicably warmed up.

"You did it?"

"Yes! Look at this knife work, isn't it good? I worked on it for three nights, it was very hard! Next time you make sweet soup, make me an extra portion to try, as a way of repaying you, okay?" Liu Yun said with a grin.

Zisu glanced at him and couldn't help but laugh: "Who gives something and then expects something in return?"

"That's because they're too shy to ask, but why should I be shy about asking for what I want? If I don't ask, I'll lose everything, won't I?" Liu Yun didn't feel uncomfortable at all.

Zisu originally wanted to laugh, but for some reason, the smile slowly disappeared from her lips.

"Yes, if you don't speak up, you'll lose everything, but even if you do speak up, you might not get anything."

She looked up at the sky above and raised the eagle again.

The eagle, the white clouds—everything was so beautiful, as if the eagle were truly soaring under the clear blue sky.

But a moment later, she put the eagle back into the bag and placed it in Liuyun's palm.

"But I don't like eagles anymore. Thank you, but I don't want one. I'm sorry."