Chapter 97 - He Did Not Con You

Xie Qiao did not walk fast and would rest for a bit after walking a few steps. She walked slowly from the room to the Crown Prince’s East Courtyard.

It was not considered too far, but it took her over two hours to get there.

Zhao Xuanjing had been waiting for a long time over there.

“Has Young Lady Xie really woken up?” Zhao Xuanjing asked while frowning.

“Yes, she has since earlier…” Imperial Bodyguard Zhou was rather confused too. The Crown Prince’s message should have been sent over long ago. How come she was not there yet?

The Crown Prince looked cold. He thought about it and lifted his feet to walk outside.

Xie Qiao was in the bamboo forest.

It was a huge eerie forest. There would be loud rustling noises whenever the tiniest wind blew.

Suddenly, a shadow flew by Xie Qiao’s eyes.

She closed her eyes and sighed. The academy was huge. She speculated that there were only ghouls in this bamboo forest.

It was… annoying.

She should not have come.

It was just too annoying.

She did not have any strength to subdue ghouls today, so she slapped a talisman on her body directly. It was a very complicated talisman. She initially wanted to save it for the future, as it was difficult to inscribe a talisman after all.

Xie Qiao could still see the ghouls after pasting the talisman. However, they dared not stay close to her. She could finally walk peacefully.

The rustling bamboo leaves were like the ghouls clapping.

I clapped, you clapped. Countless children were playing.

Xie Qiao walked, looking numb.

“Young Lady Xie.” A man’s voice sounded after a while.

It was a familiar voice. Without even lifting her head to look, Xie Qiao knew it was the Crown Prince. She bowed like how people did in the academy calmly and said, “Xie Qiao is here to thank Your Highness.”

One would not really emphasize appellation in the academy.

If the Crown Prince was studying at the academy, it would not be taboo for Xie Qiao to call his name directly.

Seeing that she laid her head low, Zhao Xuanjing asked, “How’s your health, Young Lady Xie?”

“Pretty good,” Xie Qiao said coldly.

Imperial Bodyguard Zhou’s eyelids twitched. This young lady did not have much to say?

It felt cold to be chatting with her!

“I invited Young Lady Xie here for something else.” Zhao Xuanjing was straightforward too. “Young Lady Xie had told my subordinate’s fortune before. There seems to be something filthy lingering around him. I wonder if you can check on him?”

Xie Qiao lifted her head in surprise upon hearing that. “That man is still alive?”

Imperial Bodyguard Zhou’s eyelids twitched.

Zhao Xuanjing was dumbfounded for a moment.

The people of the world would show their kind side no matter how unkind they were.

However, this Xie Qiao directly told him that she knew that Qin Zhi would definitely die back then, and she had not bothered about that fact?

“He was in luck to have obtained some great talismans from Young Lady Xie’s master to be still alive. However, he’s very ill now. If there’s still no cure, he’s going to see King Yama soon,” explained Zhao Xuanjing.

Xie Qiao nodded. “So it was my master, no wonder. I suppose he spent a lot of money on that?”

Imperial Bodyguard Zhou’s eyes opened wide.

This young lady really dared to say anything.

Imperial Bodyguard Zhou said helplessly, “Young Lady Xie, back then… We indeed spent a lot of money…”

He had been the one that had paid!

That Mo Lingzi’s fee was much higher than this disciple of his! Some ten talismans cost over 100 taels of silvers. Back then, Half-Immortal Xie had only charged a couple of copper coins for one talisman!

“Talismans are rare. I’m sure you guys bought many to be able to protect him until now. The more you bought, the less my master would have in store. It takes effort to inscribe talismans. In reality… he didn’t con you for charging you at a high price,” Xie Qiao said slowly.

She tried her best not to sound guilty.

“I wouldn’t dare to think that,” Imperial Bodyguard Zhou said immediately. “Young Lady Xie and your master saved Qin Zhi. I’m grateful.”

Xie Qiao lifted her head and asked while looking at Imperial Bodyguard Zhou with her bright eyes, “Was it you guys who left the note for me earlier? I remember it was written… 100 taels of gold to save a life?”