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Chapter 247 Only His Voice Was Heard
Zhu Yu spoke lightly, but Lu Qing was extremely careful when bandaging her.

"Don't worry, I can handle this little pain." Seeing how careful he was, Zhu Yu couldn't help but remind him, "Please don't press on it to stop the bleeding, or all the cutting I did would be for nothing."

Lu Qing finally finished bandaging her wound. Zhu Yu looked at it and saw that the thin cloth covering the wound was already stained with red blood. He nodded in satisfaction and got up to check if Yan Shu had gotten up yet.

As soon as she stepped outside, she saw Yan Daoxin returning with the medicine.

Despite his seemingly carefree and unreliable demeanor in front of them, Yan Daoxin always maintains an air of ethereal elegance and aloofness, like a celestial being descended from heaven, and his demeanor is perfectly poised.

However, when he returned from outside today, his expression remained indifferent, but his steps were hurried, noticeably faster than usual. It seemed that if he weren't trying to maintain the image of a divine doctor and not bring shame to his sect, he would have been running.

Zhu Yu turned his gaze from Yan Daoxin to the outside of the courtyard wall of Liyuan.

A figure lingered outside the courtyard wall. Although the person's face could not be seen, judging from the style of their hair, it was not only a woman, but also the most noble-status unmarried woman in the Shuo Prince's Mansion—Zhu Ning.

Zhu Yu paused for a moment, pretended not to see, and waved to Yan Daoxin.

Without saying a word, Yan Daoxin turned a corner and went straight into the main house where she and Lu Qing lived.

As Lu Qing watched Yan Daoxin enter, based on his familiarity with her, he immediately noticed something amiss: "You were chased by a ghost in broad daylight?"

"More or less." Yan Daoxin turned his head and glanced outside somewhat sullenly. "You haven't been in the Prince Shuo's residence these past few days, so you have no idea."

I don't know what's wrong with that young lady from the Zhu family. She's like a vengeful ghost, always inexplicably appearing around me. At first, she told me she was dizzy and weak, and asked me to take her pulse.

I was initially reluctant, but Zhu Yu's mother was there, and I figured I should at least give face to my junior brother's wife, even if I didn't give face to the eldest daughter of the Zhu family!
As it turned out, she was perfectly fine. I told her that if she felt weak, she should go out in the sun and move around more. Otherwise, if she stayed cooped up in the house all day, even the best person would become dull and lifeless.

And look what happened! She listened to the advice, but she keeps running around outside the chestnut grove wall all the time. What kind of behavior is that?!

But this is her home! She can go wherever she wants, and even her parents don't care. What can I say?
Out of sight, out of mind! Out of sight, out of mind!

Zhu Yu couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Her smile made Lu Qing unable to hold back either, and he turned his face away and laughed silently.

The two of them laughing like that made Yan Daoxin even more uncomfortable: "What are you two laughing at! I'm genuinely annoyed!"

"Dr. Yan, don't be annoyed, how can you be annoyed!" Zhu Yu winked at him. "You know, when the imperial decree was delivered to our door, ordering Father to send a daughter to Jin Kingdom to marry Lu Qing, Father thought it over and over and couldn't bear to marry my eldest sister off there!"

Now I reckon it's my elder sister who's fallen for him. Doesn't that mean Doctor Yan's charm completely surpasses Lu Qing's?

"Pah! I don't want this kind of complete victory!" Yan Daoxin hurriedly waved his hand, as if afraid that being slow would make him seem insincere. "Heaven and earth can bear witness, my Dao heart is as firm as a rock!"
"Let alone your elder sister, who has such a long head just to make up the numbers, even if she were a celestial being descended to earth, I, this Daoist, would have no worldly desires whatsoever!" Zhu Yu shook his head with a smile.

She had no doubt whatsoever about whether Yan Daoxin's Dao heart was firm enough. Obviously, Zhu Ning had grown up in Shuo Di, where most of the men she saw were rugged and perhaps had strong bodies, but handsome men were indeed rare.

She still remembered that day in the guest hall when Zhu Ning was caught off guard and saw that the Prince Xiaoyao, whom she had refused to marry, was actually so tall, imposing, and handsome. She was stunned and shocked, and didn't even think about avoiding suspicion. She just stood there dumbfounded.

When Yan Daoxin appeared before Zhu Ning, he was a gentleman of noble character, as if he had been cut and polished, as if he had been carved and refined. Instantly, Lu Qing paled in comparison in her eyes, and she stared wide-eyed at him.

That astonishing reaction couldn't be faked.

However, Zhu Yu did not expect that Zhu Ning was actually quite bold and unrestrained. When she met a man she liked, she really didn't hesitate at all.

Suddenly, an idea popped into Zhu Yu's head. She quickly ran to Lu Qing and whispered in his ear.

Lu Qing was taken aback for a moment, then a faint smile appeared in her eyes as she listened and nodded in agreement.

"Is it appropriate for you two to whisper like this in front of me?" Yan Daoxin protested somewhat displeasedly.

"I didn't intend to hide it from you since I could tell you to your face. I was just afraid you would feel uncomfortable if you heard it first," Zhu Yu waved his hand and explained.

Lu Qing then asked, "You haven't practiced your sword today, have you? Take advantage of the cool weather outside and go practice your sword in the courtyard."

"What do you two mean?" Yan Daoxin looked at them warily. "You know perfectly well that Zhu Ning's elder sister hasn't left yet and is still lingering outside the courtyard wall. You want me to go out and practice my swordplay? I can't even hide right now!"

“We’re just worried that if she leaves, there’ll be no chance for us to continue. We need you to put up with this and do something to attract her attention.” Zhu Yu urged Yan Daoxin hurriedly, “Go out and practice your swordplay. We’ll explain everything else to you later.”

“Alright…” Yan Daoxin nodded somewhat reluctantly, glanced at Lu Qing, and then said to Zhu Yu, “I don’t trust this old guy, but I think you’re more reliable than him, so I trust you this time!”

After saying that, he casually picked up Lu Qing's sword from the side and walked out. When he reached the door, he glanced at the outside of the courtyard wall as if by accident, but did not turn around. He made a gesture to Zhu Yu and Lu Qing behind his back, and then went to the center of the courtyard to practice his sword.

Yan Daoxin's swordsmanship is a Taoist practice for strengthening the body, not for fighting. Naturally, his movements are quite different from those of Lu Qing and the others who practice actual combat. They appear less aggressive and more graceful and gentle.

His swordsmanship complemented his handsome and otherworldly temperament perfectly, with each move carrying an ethereal and otherworldly air.

Zhu Yu peeked out from the doorway and saw that Zhu Ning was indeed reluctant to leave. She had walked around halfway and was now secretly peeking through the latticed window in the wall.

"Let's go around that way and make sure we only hear her voice but don't see her!" Zhu Yu nodded in satisfaction and beckoned to Lu Qing behind him.