After deceiving the villain, I was forced to love him.

Chapter 157 Real Starving People and Fake Starving People

The "starving people entering the city" mentioned in 1992 was indeed dangerous, but it was also a good opportunity to communicate with the outside world.

However, Baili Ce was not in a hurry to use this method.

On the contrary, she actually listened to the "instructions" that Wang Qingyan gave through Jiu Er, and stayed in the mansion, not going anywhere.

This directly led to her sleeping too much during the day, and when she was bored at night and cutting paper snowflakes, Wang Qingyan happened to come back.

"It's so late, why aren't you asleep yet?"

In situations like this, you should say, "I'm waiting for you, I can't sleep until you come back~"

A helpless smile appeared in Wang Qingyan's eyes. He didn't say who it was that couldn't be woken up last night.

but......

As he carefully touched the "Fu" character flower and the "butterfly flower" she had placed on the table, he suddenly felt... as if his fingertips were warm.

"A-Zhu"

"Ok?"

Can I stick it up?

"Sure," Baili Ce said, seeing him start to act inexplicably sentimental again.

"But I need to mix the paste first, wait for me."

While she was preparing the rice paste, Wang Qingyan gently held the paper-cut window decoration, which was more than a foot wide, and looked at it again and again, feeling that it wouldn't look good no matter where she put it.

Not only are they easy to stick and damage, but they also fade over time.

Furthermore, it's inconvenient for him to check at any time (it's somewhat comical to be constantly staring closely at doors and windows)...

"Hey? Where's my paper-cut window decoration?" When Baili Ce returned after preparing the rice porridge, the table had already been cleaned up.

"Here it is," Wang Qingyan was seen fiddling with a blank scroll at a desk.

No, it's not empty anymore.

He gently pasted the larger paper-cut window decorations onto the scroll with rice paste, while the smaller ones were pasted into the book like stamps.

Unfortunately, she didn't cut out many pages; she only pasted two pages before she ran out of them.

"You like it that much?" Seeing his expression of "something not quite right," Baili Ce immediately said, "Then I'll cut more for you next time~"

This means that she's tired today and doesn't want to cut her hair anymore.

"Okay," Wang Qingyan said, placing the scroll and paper-cut window decoration book on the desk to air them out. Then he pulled her to lie down on the bed.

Perhaps because he was too tired, he fell asleep leaning against her after a short while.

Although it was unclear whether he was truly asleep or feigning sleep, seeing the worry etched on his brow, Baili Ce knew—

Who cares!

Go to sleep first~

Half an hour later.

Wang Qingyan, who was awakened by the restlessness of the Gu Guard, was somewhat speechless when he saw her sleeping soundly beside him.

But then again, I feel that this kind of life isn't so bad.

The premise is that she is truly willing to continue living like this with him.

......

When it was fully light, Baili Ce woke up to find Wang Qingyan gone again.

This is... wonderful.

She can eat whatever she wants for breakfast, and eat for as long as she wants.

She doesn't have to worry about other people's tastes, and no one nags her about what she can and can't eat. It's so great!

This leisurely lifestyle lasted for several days!

Just like office workers having weekends off, who knows how happy it is to suddenly go back to "single" life.

Five days later, a deafening explosion came from outside the city, shattering the last vestiges of peace in Lincheng.

"Madam, wake up! Wake up! Starving people have broken in..."

Judging from her initial assessment that it wasn't Wang Qingyan calling her, she continued sleeping, "Mmm, don't disturb me..."

"Madam, please get up quickly. If you don't get up soon, Jiu Er won't be able to hold on."

Bai Li Ce opened his eyes groggily, "Huh? What?"

"Thieves have broken in. 92 is stalling. You should come with us."

After being pulled and dragged up by the green-clad maid to get dressed, Baili Ce hurriedly followed them out the door...

She walked along the covered walkway for quite a while before the wind woke her up.

Didn't Wang Qingyan say that this mansion had been meticulously renovated?

How did the thieves get here so easily?

At that moment, the sounds of fighting outside the mansion grew clearer, but the green-clad maid beside her kept trying to pull her outside.

There were seven or eight rough-looking old women following behind.

Wang Qingyan probably won't use the same trick a second time.

Therefore, these people definitely have a problem.

Bai Li Ce understood immediately and took the initiative to cooperate, one in each hand, "Quick, quick, everyone keep up!"

Then, with lightning speed, he pulled them along and ran like the wind.

"Madam, please...please slow down!" The green-clad maid on the left was clearly unable to catch up.

The woman who had been clinging to her right just moments before was now gasping for breath, stammering, "Uh... Madam..."

Ha, Baili Ce thought to himself with a sneer.

LOL, trying to outrun her?

Overcome!

Soon, the two people flanking her could only stand there with their hands on their hips, barely managing to stay upright as they were about to suffocate.

Bai Li Ce took the opportunity to let go, breaking free of the encirclement even faster than before!

Hehe, you didn't expect that, did you?

She can also speed up!

And while running, he could taunt, "Haven't you been eating all this time?!"

"Running so slowly?"

"What use do you need!"

Seeing Baili Ce suddenly running faster and faster, whoosh—

She darted past the agreed-upon exit like an arrow, quickly followed by the gray-clad old woman. "Madam, you've made a mistake! You've made a mistake! It's this... Ah!"

Unexpectedly, as he passed a patch of flowers, Baili Ce suddenly stopped!

Then, with a quick leap, he stretched out his foot and tripped the gray-clad woman!

With a loud bang, then like a monkey, swish, swish, swish...

He climbed up a nearby tree, leaped, and jumped into another courtyard.

The movements were so swift and fluid that the old women behind could only stand there panting and blaming each other, none of them noticing the lone green-clad maid running off in another direction.

"She...she runs way too fast!"

"It's all your fault..."

"Bullshit! I'm almost... about to have a stitch in my side."

"Quick...quick, after them!"

"What about people?!"

"He climbed...climbed over the wall and ran away..."

"A bunch of idiots! Hurry up and chase them!"

......

The wall wasn't very high. Baili Ce was agile and daring. He landed, rolled around, got up, and disappeared from everyone's sight in a flash.

After the old women let the "starving people" who had come to meet them outside in, Baili Ce was already in Jiu Er's courtyard.

The green-clad maid mentioned 92 twice, which means that 92 was indeed lured away.

If nothing unexpected happens, they should be held up for a while by the "starving people" who have broken into the mansion.

And she——

"My niece greets her aunt." After adjusting her breathing and posture, Baili Ce entered the room and bowed.

The woman inside turned around; her figure was even more upright and handsome than the man's, and one glance was enough to tell that she was shrewd and capable.

However, the handsome features of his face have been marked by the passage of time, and he is not as radiant as he was in his youth.

"Well, sit down."

Following Baili San Niang to her seat, knowing that she never liked pointless small talk, Baili Ce went straight to the point and asked, "Aunt, have you thought it through?"

"If I hadn't thought it through, why would I have come to see you?"

“He used some tricks on me, so if I go outside to see you, he might be able to find out where I am.”

The "Yin Yuan Rope" may look like a rope, but it is actually a "locator" made from the silk of the Gu tree. Except that it cannot control the mind, its essence is similar to Gu poison.

She knew exactly how capable the people she had taught were.

"I've noticed that Wang Qingyan has been extremely busy lately, it seems like there aren't enough people. But what has His Majesty been doing?"

"Over at Xianyun Manor..." Baili Sanniang briefly explained the reason why the Gu Guards were not under her control.

Good, good, in other words, the dog emperor used the jade pendant she used to fool Seventeen to "frame" her again.

"Just as you predicted, the medicines from those doctors did work."

“…” Upon hearing this, Baili Ce finally smiled a little.

Finally, we can vindicate people like "imperial physicians".

Despite having access to the best resources and holding top-tier jobs, they spend their days among the most dangerous people and frequently face medical disputes.

They even held positions at the highest medical institutions in the capital, yet one or two of them were portrayed as incompetent cowards.

Having studied traditional Chinese medicine for decades, it's one thing to be jealous, narrow-minded, and lacking in medical ethics.

Their medical skills were even inferior to those of greenhorns who had just started out, casually read a few medical books, and couldn't even understand the pathways of meridians.

"But don't be too happy yet."

Baili San Niang didn't want to discourage her, but the situation was indeed as bad as it could get.

"I understand," said the Gu Guards of Xianyun Manor, "they are just a part of the many Gu Guards."

Compared to the unknown amount of "stock" Wang Qingyan still had, they could only be considered as having thrown out a few smokescreens to buy a little more time.

After all, the effects of the Ancestral Gu were too domineering, and there was no way to promote it on a large scale until Lu Jian formulated a milder antidote.

"You understand? I don't think so."

Seeing her sarcastic tone, Baili Ce was full of doubt. "What do you mean by this, Aunt?"

Playing dumb?

"Okay, then I'll explain it more clearly."

"Now that the imperial court has a way to control Gu poison, shouldn't you start making plans soon?"

Intend?

Baili Ce didn't react for a moment, but after thinking about it again... he understood what Baili San Niang meant.

"Isn't my sister already the head of the family?"

Baili Sanniang snorted lightly, clearly believing that Baili Ming couldn't outmaneuver the old foxes in the family.

"Do you think the old master and your second uncle will let her remain the head of the family?"

Since she was an elder and their relationship was only so-so, Baili Ce could only gently remind her not to underestimate Baili Ming's abilities, saying, "Sister can handle this."

Baili Jiangluo is a useless old man, he's just kept as a mascot and can't cause any trouble.

As for my second uncle... he's the most opportunistic and shrewd person; he knows very well who would be more advantageous to him.

"..." Baili Sanniang looked at Baili Ce with a solemn expression, very dissatisfied with her answer.

"The land of gentle pleasures is the graveyard of heroes; do not become too infatuated with beauty."

Um... I'm stuck for a moment.

Baili Sanniang mistakenly thought that Baili Ce thought she was wrong, "What? Gentle paradise can be used to describe women, so why can't it be used to describe men?"

"You used to be so full of ambition, how did you become like this after getting married?"

"Is a mere man worth giving up your goals for?!" Although Baili Sanniang's words sounded like she was disappointed in him, the disdain in her eyes was unmistakable.

"My niece's goal has never changed."

"and you..."

"Time is running out, Auntie, please give me the medicine first. We can talk about it another time."