471 Shocking Secret (4)
Yu Wan held her folding fan and cupped her hands in return. âGreetings, Miss Dong.â
Dong Xianâer smiled sweetly. âYoung Master, thereâs no need to be so polite. Just call me Xianâer.â
Yu Wan: Uhâ¦
âPlease sit.â Dong Xianâer pointed to the chair opposite the eight-seater table.
Yu Wan and Yue Gou sat down.
Dong Xianâer glanced at Yue Gou and said with a smile, âYoung Masterâs guards are each stronger than the other.â
Yu Wan said politely, âYou flatter me.â
Dong Xianâer raised her slender hand and poured two glasses of wine for the two of them. Yu Wan took the glass from Yue Gou. âHe doesnât drink, Iâll drink for him.â
Dong Xianâer said angrily, âYoung Master, you even indulge the guards around you. Why donât I see you doting on Xianâer?â
Here we go again. It was really scary when a woman acted coquettishly. Yue Gou was not only her guard, but also her familyâs mining expert. How could she not cherish him?
Fortunately, Dong Xianâer did not harp on this. She forgot about it after asking. She leaned against Yu Wan and said gently, âI havenât asked for Young Masterâs surname?â
âMy surname is Yan,â Yu Wan said as she distanced herself from her.
âYoung Master Yan.â Dong Xianâer smiled as if she didnât mind her dodging and continued to lean against her. âItâs not the time to eat now. Why are you here at Juxian Restaurant? Are you meeting someone or gathering information?â
âSo Xianâer has an appointment?â Yu Wan would not be led by the nose.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
Dong Xianâer did not expect that her unintentional words would reveal her thoughts, nor did she expect that such a flaw that no one would notice would be keenly captured by the other party. Dong Xianâer was stunned for a moment and said coquettishly, âSo what if I did? But the person I was waiting for did not come. You men are indeed the same!â
So it was a man she was waiting for.
Dong Xianâer put on a smile again. âYoung Master Yan hasnât told me what youâre here for? If you want to ask for information, you might as well ask me. What I know might not be less than the Juxian Restaurant.â
âIs that so?â Yu Wan took a sip of wine without batting an eyelid. This woman was too cunning. If she was not careful, she could fall into her trap. Of course, Yu Wan was not to be trifled with. It was enough to fall once, but it was not so easy to let her fall a second time.
Yu Wan said seriously, âTo be honest, this is my first time in the Capital. I wonder if thereâs anything interesting in the Capital. Iâve been to the Biluo Villa. Is there anything equally famous?â
Dong Xianâer couldnât help but laugh with trembling shoulders.
Yu Wan: Ex, your laughing point is a little lowâ¦
After Dong Xianâer was done laughing, she said in high spirits, âIs the Biluo Villa considered interesting? Iâm afraid Young Master Yan has never been to a good place. The most famous place in the Capital is the Gu Temple.â
Itâs here.
Steady.
âAre there many Gu temples in the Capital?â Yu Wan asked in a normal curious tone.
Dong Xianâer smiled. âOf course, but there are only two or three famous ones. Which one do you want to go to? Iâll accompany you.â
Yu Wan said with a vexed expression, âI donât know which one to go to either. Are the gods worshiped in these Gu Temples the same?â
âItâs different,â Dong Xianâer said. âThere are those who worship the Gu King and those who worship the Gu Queen. Young Master, have you heard of snow toads?â
You mentioned this yourself. Yu Wan said without changing her expression, âNo.â
Dong Xianâer smiled and said, âThe snow toad is a Gu Queen who was consecrated in the Gu Temple on Xiling Mountain.â
Xiling Mountain!
Dong Xianâer sized up Yu Wanâs expression and said with a smile, âYoung Master, it seems that youâre interested in this Gu Temple. Thereâs no time like the present. Letâs set off now.â
Women, just because you say so!
It was naturally better to do it earlier than later. Yu Wan brought Yue Gou and boarded the carriage with Dong Xianâer to Xiling Mountain.
The carriage stopped at the foot of the mountain. They spent more than two hours climbing up the Gu Temple. However, when Yu Wan saw the golden âSnow Toadâ enshrined on the table in the middle of the hall, she was dumbfounded. âThis, this is the Gu Queen you mentioned?â
Dong Xianâer nodded piously. âThatâs right, isnât it very beautiful? Actually, it was also a Gu King, but because it was too beautiful, it was praised as a Gu Queen by the world.â
Yu Wan felt a bolt of lightning flash above her head. âItâs fake?â
Dong Xianâer widened her almond-shaped eyes. âItâs real. Itâs made of real gold!â
Yu Wan held her forehead and panted. âNo, I mean, I wasted my time climbing just to see this⦠statue?!â
Dong Xianâer was stunned for a full three seconds. Then, she held her stomach and laughed loudly. She laughed so hard that she couldnât straighten her body. If it werenât for the pillar supporting her, she would have rolled on the ground.
Yu Wanâs face darkened. Was it so funny?
Dong Xianâer laughed until her stomach hurt. ââ¦Have you seen a real Guanyin in the Guanyin Temple and a real Guan Yu in the Guan Yu Temple?â
Yu Wan : ââ¦â
I refuse to answer your question.
Dong Xianâer finally understood that Yu Wan wanted to see the live Gu Queen. However, because she was really overjoyed, she did not link the two medicinal primers. She held her stomach that was aching from laughing and said, âThe⦠live Gu Queen is not here.â
âThen where is it?â Yu Wan said coldly. She looked especially like Yan Jiuchao!
Dong Xianâer wiped her tears of laughter. âOn Gu Mountain. However, not everyone can go to Gu Mountain. Even the Queen canât go, except for the Emperor and Gu Elder.â
Gu Elder was an elder among Gu Masters, his strength was even above that of a Great Gu Master. There were only a handful of Gu Elder in the entire Capital.
Dong Xianâer smiled. âThe Gu Master Meng that the Little Commandery Princess brought is an Gu Elder. He just deliberately hid his strength to cater to the Little Commandery Princessâs play. If you want to see the live Gu Queen, why donât you look for him? Donât you know his senior brother? Just ask him to help you again. However, I advise you to move quickly because the Gu Queen is the only one who can replace it now that the Nanzhao Holy Artifact is gone. I wonder if the Queen will get her hands on it?â