Chapter 10: Maternal Great-Uncle from Outside the Family... (Part 2)

Cousin-Granduncle on the Maternal Side... (Part 2)

But the opponent was a Martial Venerable; regardless of what they were thinking, they could only silently withdraw...

After that, it was no longer the business of Yi and her group. As concubines and daughters born of concubines with little talent, having a Martial Venerable spare them a glance was already a blessing.

Regarding this, Yi and Luo'er remained quite calm. Yi did not care, and Luo'er likely did not quite understand the significance behind it. However, she did continue to watch the Martial Venerable with fervent eyes. Unfortunately, they were soon driven out. After all, they were merely irrelevant outsiders!! Luo'er felt somewhat disappointed by this, but only to that extent. The two concubines, however, were extremely disappointed and indignant.

It was just that their strength and status were set in stone, leaving them powerless to contend; they could only vent their frustrations behind closed doors.

Yi did not know what Madam Mei would do, but she knew that Madam Mei had given several maidservants a severe beating in her room, smashing everything in the room that could be broken... Furthermore, in the middle of the night, while the main courtyard was filled with laughter and joy, she secretly smuggled her cousin into her room.

As for the sordid things that happened afterward, Yi couldn't be bothered to care, so she quietly left the small courtyard under the moonlight.

Naturally, where she was going was still the Golden Bamboo Forest. The Golden Bamboo Courtyard was one of the three main courtyards; the yard was large enough, and the Golden Bamboo Forest was large enough as well. She did not believe that in the middle of the night, a Martial Venerable would have the inclination to come and admire the bamboo, and she felt even more that a dignified Martial Venerable would not care for such mere bamboo.

Thus, she entered the Golden Bamboo Forest quite openly, heading to her usual spot. The ground was covered with a thick layer of dried bamboo leaves. Tucked amidst a dense cluster of bamboo, unless someone was looking specifically for her, it would be impossible to discover her from a distance.

Therefore, she lay directly down on the bamboo leaves, falling asleep while practicing her cultivation.

Just as she had thought, the Martial Venerable had no interest in this small Golden Bamboo Forest at all.

It wasn't until the next morning, when Madam Mei took her to see Zhu Tingxu, that she learned the Martial Venerable had actually left during the night—though it seemed he had left in quite a hurry.

Because she heard Rou'er say: "My husband's intentions are naturally understood by Cousin-Granduncle, but Cousin-Granduncle also said that the opponent is also a Martial Venerable, and that he does not have a certain victory... This is simply not something we can get involved in..."

According to Yi's speculation, that Martial Venerable likely had some sort of enemy, who was either an equal or perhaps even slightly stronger than this Bai Mu... Therefore, he had to come and go in such a rush.