Chapter 9: Master Disguised Himself as a Woman

Lan Xiaoyu rolled her eyes at her. "Forget it, I'm saying there was almost no hope of coming back alive."

"How could that happen? Miss, what did you do this time?"

Knowing her young mistress's character all too well, Tuanzi asked with a pouting lament.

"I just exposed his secret. As expected, the Crown Prince and the Great General are a pair; those young ladies can really just wash up and go to sleep now."

Lan Xiaoyu waved her hand, seeing with no surprise that Tuanzi's eyes had widened. This little maid was round and a bit chubby, so she had changed her name to Tuanzi; she was truly adorable, wasn't she?

"Tuanzi, I'm hungry. Go get me something to eat. I'm going to see Master first."

"Shouldn't you go see the Master and Madam first?" Tuanzi worriedly fretted behind her with immense sorrow, but Lan Xiaoyu acted as if she hadn't heard, skipping cheerfully toward the other wing of the house to find her dear Master.

Tuanzi reached out and rubbed her own fleshy face. *Miss, you went to the Crown Prince's selection for concubines and spoke so heartlessly, and as soon as you returned, you went straight to that white-haired old man. Are you really a normal girl?*

Tuanzi felt very sorrowful.

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Lan Xiaoyu's Master lived in the west wing. It was an extremely quiet side room that no one dared to disturb on ordinary days. Surrounded by emerald bamboo, it was an exceptionally elegant place.

Only she would dare to barge in so boisterously without knocking.

"Master, Master, I'm back!"

She pushed the door open and happened to see a charming silhouette standing before a cloud screen. Lan Xiaoyu's mouth instantly formed an 'O' shape.

"Master, you actually hid a woman in your room!"

She shouted, brimming with indignation. She reached out and pressed the golden bell at her wrist, making it ring loudly, looking for all the world as if she were about to rush forward and fight someone to the death.

To her surprise, however, that charming figure slowly turned around. Before her very eyes, the figure grew tall and upright at an incredible speed, revealing clearly the majestic stature of a man.

Lan Xiaoyu blinked, then walked over slowly. "Master?"

"It is I." The person still dressed in women's clothing had a face with little expression. It was clearly a delicate female face, but the voice was clear, handsome, and deep—very pleasant to the ear. It was indeed her Master's voice.

"Master, why did you disguise yourself as a woman?" She had been scared half to death.

She thought—she thought her Master had hidden a woman in his room.

"You are so reckless. Going to the Crown Prince's villa alone, if you were to run into trouble, wouldn't I have to go and redeem you again?" The man chuckled lightly, stroking her hair with indulgence before turning behind the cloud screen to change clothes.

Lan Xiaoyu wanted to continue, but under her Master's gaze, she automatically stopped in her tracks and lowered her head, feeling a bit shy.

This little lecherous girl only acted like a normal girl—shy, bashful, and blushing—when facing her Master, yet she still couldn't help but steal glances at him.

"Master, do you mean you went to the Crown Prince's villa too? Then why didn't you tell me? Why didn't you go with me? Also, Master, were you using Bone-Shrinking Technique just now? Teach me, please? Teach me!"

Taking advantage of the gap while her Master changed, Lan Xiaoyu did her utmost to act spoiled and clamor for attention.

The man sighed softly, and soon emerged again, having changed into a set of fine blue garments.

He wore a deep blue robe, which gave him an air of immortal elegance.