"No, why can't I find any trace of a fake face on Yun Shu's? Was it made by that expert my grandfather mentioned before?" Meng Jiatong's eyes flickered as she asked.
Upon hearing the words "fake face" in relation to Yun Shu, Old Master Meng became displeased. "If even you can't find any trace of a fake face, it means it's not fake. As for that expert... if you have the chance to meet her in the future, you must show her respect!"
Meng Jiatong frowned. Seeing that her grandfather seemed unwilling to elaborate, she could only walk out.
After stepping outside, she quickly caught up with Yun Yueyin.
In a blink of an eye, she forgot her grandfather's instructions to her.
"Miss Yun, I don't know why my grandfather refused you. It's probably because my grandfather hasn't been feeling well lately. I've actually learned a little recently, how about I help you make one? It just won't be as good as what my grandfather makes." Meng Jiatong said hastily.
Yun Yueyin was already furious, and her tone was cold. "Is it that Old Master Meng thinks I can't afford the silver?"
"Of course not!" Meng Jiatong quickly retorted.
"Not? Then why could he make one for others, but refuse me when I personally came to his door?" Yun Yueyin grew angrier as she spoke, even suspecting that Old Master Meng was doing it on purpose!
Damn it!
Her entire day had been wasted!
Meng Jiatong was also a little helpless. "I'm not too sure, but Miss Yun can consider it, I can help you. Or, you can ask someone to find another person. My grandfather mentioned an expert whose disguise and skin-making skills are even better than my grandfather's, but my grandfather has never revealed who that person is. I believe with your abilities, you should be able to find information about that expert."
Upon hearing this, Yun Yueyin's eyes lit up. "An expert?"
"Yes."
"Alright, I'll go look. If I can't find the expert, you can really help me?" Yun Yueyin's eyes sparkled with shrewdness, as if everything was under her control.
Meng Jiatong quickly nodded. "I can try."
"Good."
...
The sky gradually darkened.
The horizon was covered with red clouds.
Yun Shu and Yun Xiaojing sent Zhan Xiaoli and Gu Xiaofeng back to the Night King's mansion together.
In front of the Night King's mansion, Zhan Xiaoli and Gu Xiaofeng looked at Yun Shu and Yun Xiaojing with reluctance.
"I'll pick you up in a couple of days to go out of the city for fun, alright?" Yun Shu crouched down and made a gentle promise to them.
Zhan Xiaoli and Gu Xiaofeng nodded. "Mhm!"
The two little ones held the items they bought at the temple fair, all bought for them by their mother.
They bid farewell to Yun Shu and Yun Xiaojing with reluctance.
Yun Shu also felt a thousand feelings of reluctance.
Just as Yun Shu was preparing to get on the carriage with Yun Xiaojing to return to the General's mansion, Qiu Lu hurried over and stood before Yun Shu. "Second Miss Yun, the Prince requests your presence. He has something important to discuss with Second Miss Yun."
"Oh?" Yun Shu raised an eyebrow.
Qiu Lu stepped aside and made a gesture of invitation.
Yun Shu looked at Zhan Xiaoli and Gu Xiaofeng, then looked down at Yun Xiaojing and said, "You can play with Xiaoli and Xiaofeng for a while longer. I need to attend to some matters and will bring you back to the General's mansion later."
"Okay!" Yun Xiaojing readily agreed.
Zhan Xiaoli and Gu Xiaofeng were also overjoyed.
The three little ones scurried away, disappearing into the Night King's mansion.
Yun Shu, on the other hand, followed Qiu Lu to the Night King's mansion's study.
In the study, filled with the scent of ink, Zhan Tianye was looking down at a letter.
He raised his eyes to look at Yun Shu.
At the doorway, the slightly vibrant evening glow fell behind her.
It set off her radiant appearance.
His heart trembled slightly.
His dark eyes gradually deepened.
"What business does the Night King have with me?" Yun Shu asked in a faint tone.
On the way, she had thought about it repeatedly, but couldn't figure out what business he could have with her at this moment.
Could it be...
"This King intends to find the biological mother of Zhan Xiaoli and Gu Xiaofeng. After much thought, you can help this King." Zhan Tianye's gaze at Yun Shu seemed to carry a hint of aggression.
Or perhaps it was brewing some kind of conspiracy.
Yun Shu's heart skipped a beat.
He had guessed it?!
Her expression remained calm. "The Night King should know better than anyone who their biological mother is. How would I know where their biological mother is?"
"Is that so? Your medical skills are superb, perhaps you can help this King determine who their biological mother truly is." Zhan Tianye stared intently at her, observing every flicker of her expression.
He couldn't detect any flaws on her face.
She was hiding it extremely well.
If he hadn't known that she was the biological mother of Xiaoli and the others, he would have likely been deceived by her now.
A sharp glint flashed in Yun Shu's beautiful eyes, and then her gaze became as calm as frost. "Has the Night King already found their biological mother?"
"Mhm, found her. Need to confirm." Zhan Tianye's voice was gentle.
Yun Shu looked at him with cold eyes. After a moment of silence, she smiled as if she didn't care about anything. "Alright, then have the Night King bring the person to me, and I'll help you verify her thoroughly. For the sake of Xiaoli and them, ten thousand taels of silver will suffice."
Zhan Tianye's expression became deep and inscrutable.
"If there's nothing else, I'll be going now." Yun Shu intended to leave.
As she was about to turn,
Zhan Tianye spoke again. "You are not the real Yun Shu. Where is the real Yun Shu?"
The questioning voice was unexpectedly not sharp or coercive, as if he were casually inquiring about the weather outside or what she had eaten today.
Yun Shu slowly curled the corners of her lips and turned back, her smile radiant as she retorted, "Why does the Night King think I'm not Yun Shu? I am the real Yun Shu, absolutely genuine."
"Five years ago, you would always offer yourself to this King whenever you saw him. Can five years truly cause such a drastic change in a person? You can't fool this King." Zhan Tianye's tone was extremely certain.
It was as if he had grasped some irrefutable evidence.
Offer herself to him, what nonsense!
Yun Shu cursed inwardly, but the smile on her lips became even more captivating and alluring. "The Night King also said that was in the past. In the past, I was blind and thought that the Night King was the most handsome man in the world. But after traveling the world and seeing more in recent years, it's nothing special."
Zhan Tianye's eyes, which had held a hint of gentleness, suddenly turned cold and deep. "There is someone else in your heart?"
At this moment, Yun Shu just wanted to deal with him quickly and then leave to make arrangements for leaving the capital, even thinking about how to explain to Yun Changfeng. Naturally, she had no extra energy to deal with him, so she casually replied, "Mhm."
"Who is it?" Zhan Tianye squeezed out two words from between his teeth, carrying a chilling frost.
Yun Shu rolled her eyes. "This is my private matter, it has nothing to do with the Night King. The Night King can rest assured, I will absolutely not like you."
After saying that.
She was about to leave.
But Zhan Tianye's next words made the corners of her mouth twitch violently.
"This King permits you to like this King now." Zhan Tianye's gaze was as sharp as a knife, and his heart was burning with a flame tinged with anger. She had another man in her heart...
Yun Shu steadied her startled heart. "No, absolutely not!"