BXBX NOVEL Chapter 58 - 58: Playing Along with You
“Miss Lingsha, what do you have in mind?” Zhu Minglang could not help but laugh and cry.
How had he forgotten that Nan Lingsha was also at the academy? It might be uncertain if this matter would reach Empress Li Yunzi, but Nan Lingsha would definitely hear about it.
What should he do now?
“Do you think I don’t understand what you’re thinking? You just want those foul rumors to stop, to wash away the previous humiliations suffered by Li Yunzi…” the woman said.
“Miss understands me. How can personal affairs compare with the great matters of the Dragon City-State? I am making a small sacrifice,” Zhu Minglang said.
“But how can you smooth things over by yourself? It’s highly unlikely that the proud Li Yunzi will cooperate with you in this act,” the woman continued.
“Miss, I can direct and act by myself; there’s no need to trouble you to help me,” Zhu Minglang hastily refused.
“It’s a good idea. This way, I won’t always carry the same humiliation. Isn’t it good to clear my name?” the woman’s eyes shone like autumn waters, and when she looked at Zhu Minglang, she tried to show a hint of affection.
She reined in that casual aura, and every movement and expression seemed well-thought-out. The woman took a few steps in front of Zhu Minglang. Li Yunzi’s aura of being cool and unapproachable was suddenly mastered by her, as if she was Li Yunzi herself, peerlessly unique!
“Minglang, do you see me as Yunzi or Lingsha?” Her voice was soft but with a hint of coldness, exactly the way Empress Li Yunzi would speak.
“Miss…” Zhu Minglang swallowed hard.
He had thought his acting skills were so good that there was no one in the world who could match him, but seeing Nan Lingsha’s change in demeanor and temperament…
“I will act with you in this meeting of minds, mutual affection at first sight,’ the woman said with a shallow smile, putting away that bit of willfulness to fit even more perfectly into Li Yunzi’s demeanor.
If from the beginning, she had spoken to him in this manner, Zhu Minglang would not have been able to tell at all!
This was simply unbelievable!
This younger sister could imitate her older sister to perfection!
“Ahem, Miss Lingsha…” Zhu Minglang was starting to feel overwhelmed.
“Who told you I am Nan Lingsha?” the woman’s eyebrows revealed a mischievous arrogance.
Zhu Minglang felt like his head was about to explode.
How would he wrap this up?
She had entirely entered the role!!
How would he explain to his own wife… how would he explain to Empress Li Yunzi??
“Zhu Minglang, why are you still here?” At that moment, a voice came from behind on Willow Forest Road.
Zhu Minglang turned pale with fright. As he was about to hide, the “Li Yunzi” beside him blocked him with an umbrella and gave him a fierce look.
“If you dare to expose me, I’ll expose you in the identity of Li Yunzi,” the woman said coldly.
Zhu Minglang finally understood why Empress Li Yunzi had warned him to be careful of Nan Lingsha—this woman was entirely unpredictable and did not shy from stirring up big trouble!
The newcomers were two acquaintances.
Nan Ye and Li Shaoying, they saw Zhu Minglang standing under the willow tree.
Only when they moved a few steps forward did Nan Ye and Li Shaoying catch sight of the graceful figure partially concealed by the willows.
“Sister Lingsha?” Nan Ye’s face showed a hint of surprise as he looked at the woman beside Zhu Minglang.
It was apparent that Nan Lingsha held a very high status in the Nan Family; seeing her, Nan Ye, usually so haughty, acted cautiously and paid his respects to Nan Lingsha.
But Li Shaoying was staring, dumbfounded.
The woman beside Zhu Minglang looked exactly like Li Yunzi as depicted in paintings, stunning beyond words.
Li Shaoying had thought Zhu Minglang was making things up, but who knew he really had a relationship with Li Yunzi…
“I am Yunzi, Nan Ye,” the woman said calmly.
“Oh, oh, my apologies! What brings Empress Yunzi to the Dragon Taming Academy…” As Nan Ye glanced at Zhu Minglang, his eyes also flickered with surprise.
Though surprised, once he knew she was Li Yunzi, Nan Ye did not dare to be negligent and bowed to her once more.
Zhu Minglang found Nan Ye’s reaction quite odd.
Nan Ye, oh Nan Ye, are you a pig?
You can’t even recognize your own sister!
“You two go ahead. I have a few words to say to Zhu Minglang,” the woman maintained her indifferent and aloof demeanor.
“Okay, okay.” Nan Ye bowed respectfully again.
Pulling the still stunned Li Shaoying, Nan Ye hurriedly moved ahead.
They came just to watch the Dragon Duel, only to find Zhu Minglang and Li Yunzi having a private meeting!
So everything Zhu Minglang said was true!!
What merit does Zhu Minglang have…
Why would Empress Yunzi fall for him???
Walking all the way to River Battlefield, Nan Ye still hadn’t recovered from his shock.
He was somewhat unable to accept it.
It felt even less believable than the previous version.
“It really is Zhu Minglang; he and the Female Monarch are actually involved.
My heavens, Zhu Minglang is the shame of the Empress, that wandering vagrant from the rumors. Oh, wait, not right, they are mutually affectionate, plagued by rumors, but why Zhu Minglang? Although he has become a Dragon Shepherd and has powerful dragons, there should still be a huge gap between him and the Female Monarch’s status!” Li Shaoying mumbled to himself incoherently.
Turns out, that legend was right beside them.
Nan Ye now also felt that things were becoming more and more perplexing.
He was a scion of the Nan Family.
Regarding the humiliation suffered by Empress Li Yunzi, the truth as he understood it was of course different from the rumors on the streets.
In Nan Ye’s view, the dungeon incident was mostly true.
But the fact that the vagrant was Zhu Minglang, that was somewhat bizarre. “By the way, when did the three of us enroll in school?” Nan Ye suddenly asked.
“At the start of autumn,” Li Shaoying replied.
Calculating the time, the Zhu Minglang he saw upon enrolling, that time seemed to coincide precisely with when Empress Li Yunzi returned to the Li Imperial Palace from Wutu.
That really is problematic!
How could he have not considered this aspect?
No, how could he have possibly considered this aspect?
“Nan Ye, why did you just now call that fairy-like sister ‘Ling Sha’?” Li Shaoying suddenly remembered this detail and asked with curiosity.
“What’s it to you with all these questions!” Nan Ye said irritably.
“Ling Sha, the artist from the academy, Nan Ling Sha? I’ve heard some people at the academy say she’s also a stunning beauty!” Li Shaoying asked.
Quite a few people in the academy knew of the artist Nan Ling Sha, but not many had actually seen her, mainly because she usually wore a veil.
“If I tell you to stop asking, then stop asking!” Nan Ye said.
“So, the Empress is also your sister, huh? No wonder you went and fought those men who spoke those vile words last time… But how did you mistake her just now?” Li Shaoying uttered in wonder.
Nan Ye no longer paid attention to Li Shaoying’s incessant chatter.
For some reason, Nan Ye always felt something was amiss.
About Empress Li Yunzi and Nan Ling Sha, even the members of his clan were very reticent to discuss it. Although Nan Ye had met both his sisters, when he saw the person under the willow tree just now…
The strange tale once circulated in the clan, whether true or false, was not known.
Zhu Minglang walked along the river upstream, and by the time he got close to the River Battlefield, there were already many people gathered there.
The news spread quickly; Zhu Minglang’s statements had circulated widely just after noon, and many people had come to see the excitement, waiting near the battlefield area early on.
Zhu Minglang walked on, holding an umbrella, with snowflakes drifting gently down from the silver-gray clouds, melting before they even touched the ground. To Zhu Minglang, therefore, the umbrella shielding the snow seemed entirely pointless.
But someone maliciously insisted, and Zhu Minglang did not dare not to hold the umbrella for her.
“I’ll take you only this far; do take care of yourself.” The woman revealed a sweet smile, tinged with the bashful charm of a snow orchid’s first bloom. She displayed a demeanor that was inherently dignified and elegant, uniquely altered beside her beloved, expressed in all its glory.
In terms of acting, Zhu Minglang had already admitted defeat.
Nan Ling Sha was very clever; she did not engage in overly deliberate actions.
She merely appeared at a distance within the view of the people from the Dragon Taming Academy, and then graciously bid farewell to Zhu Minglang, took the umbrella, and left on her own.
Making but a brief stop for farewells, leaving everyone a stunning silhouette, she allowed the rich imagination of the academy’s teachers and students to run wild!
“It’s the Female Monarch!”
“She… why would she come to the Dragon Taming Academy??”
“Li Yunzi? Is that woman really Li Yunzi??”
“Could it be that everything Zhu Minglang said is true!
For a moment, all the disciples waiting to watch the duel boiled over with excitement because of that figure!
So all the previous rumors were false!
What Valkyrie and vagrant, it was clearly a fair lady and a noble gentleman. Some malicious schemers actually concocted such venomous rumors to destroy the Female Monarch’s image!!
“Has anyone seen the Female Monarch, has anyone, that lady, is she the Female Monarch?!”
“Absolutely certain, I’ve seen her at the celebration, and that woman looks identical to the one in the portraits, there’s no mistake!”
“The Female Monarch, despite being so busy, still doesn’t forget to come to the academy to care for Zhu Minglang. Instead, some people proclaim themselves her supporters, but now their faces must be swollen!” taunted the sister who had started to mock Yin Yaowu for his arrogance.
Yin Yaowu’s face had now turned blue.
Although it was only a fleeting glimpse, that stunning appearance was something with which few in the Ancestral Dragon City-State could compete.
Was it truly Li Yunzi??
Then everything Zhu Minglang said was the truth!
Detestable! !
Not only did the Valkyrie take possession of her body, but she even stole her
heart!!
This Zhu Minglang, his death is insignificant!!
“From so far away, who can guarantee that it was definitely Empress Li Yunzi?
Maybe Zhu Minglang found some woman from somewhere to impersonate her.
Unless the Female Monarch announces it herself, we won’t believe it!” Yin Yaowu declared loudly to everyone.
“Right, Yin Yaowu is correct. If it’s true, then let her tell us in person, otherwise we won’t give up!”
“You lot are the unreasonable ones; don’t you feel ashamed!”
“A challenge has been issued; he must accept the fight. Even if what he says is true, what qualifies him to protect the Female Monarch’s reputation? Does he possess the strength? The Empress’s worthy son-in-law should be a peerless warrior, unbeatable by anyone!” Yin Yaowu continued.
“Sister, why bother arguing with them anymore? They are clearly lacking discipline at heart,” said Zhu Minglang, coming forward and speaking gently to the sister..