Chapter Seventeen: The Maiden's Spring Longing

  Du He Ping's expression was calm and collected as he listened, but when faced with the merchant's words, his guard suddenly burst out laughing: "Don't drag me into this matter. It's your own nature that led you to be greedy for small gains, resulting in losing the book that the young master entrusted you to escort. What does it have to do with me?"

  The sly merchant forced a smile and said with relief, "Fortunately, Your Highness was cautious and divided the things into two portions. You and I each carry one on our person. Even if something is lost, it won't be a big mistake!"

  The guard also nodded in agreement with this remark.

  Upon hearing this, Du He also understood the reason: no wonder he couldn't see through the problem with the small booklet, it turned out that there was another copy hidden on the guard's body. At the same time, he secretly praised the person behind the scenes for being cautious, and such a collection would render the booklet useless even if someone tried to steal it.

  The swindler reminded him: "You'd better take good care of that thing you're carrying, if it gets lost, neither of us will have a good outcome."

  The guard sneered, patted his chest and said coldly: "Don't think of me as the same as you, Your Highness entrusted me with something, I've been carrying it close to my body all along, no one has the skill to take it from my bosom."

  Du He heard this and turned away in disdain, if he didn't know better, he would really think that carrying it with him could protect himself?

  "Right, if we find the little notebook tomorrow, let's keep this lost thing between us, Brother Wang Hai. Don't tell His Highness about it!" The merchant seemed to be quite wary of that person behind the scenes.

  Wang Huwei smiled and said, "This is easy, but...". He said with a hint of something, "Tomorrow, after finding the small notebook, that girl will be mine!" Greed flashed in his eyes.

  The swindler secretly resented him for taking advantage of others' misfortunes, but could only smile and agree. However, he said: "You can taste the meat first, but we should leave some soup behind!"

  Two people successively revealed despicable sly smiles.

  Du He's eyes flashed with anger and murderous intent!

  He hated those wealthy but unkind businessmen the most, but what he detested even more were those powerful offenders who only sought their own pleasure while ignoring others' suffering.

  Du He continued to listen, but the two of them were just making meaningless small talk, without revealing who the lord was or continuing to discuss the booklet. It seemed that they were only responsible for escorting it, and neither of them knew what was inside, they could only tell from their expressions that the booklet was very important.

  Du He knew that things had come to this point and could no longer hear any useful news. She began to think about how to rescue Wu Zhao.

  Saving a life is the top priority, how to obtain another thing from the guard's body is secondary.

  Wu Zhaos were locked on the second floor, with two guards standing at the door. It would be easy to subdue the two men, but it would be somewhat difficult if not a single sound was made.

  Du He is lurking on the side, waiting for the opportunity to arrive.

  After about an hour, the lights in the small building gradually decreased, and some of the guards who were not on duty had fallen asleep. The king's guard and the treacherous merchant also went to sleep in their respective rooms on the two floors.

  The timing also arrived at this time, one of the two guards guarding Wu Zhaolu said to the guard beside him: "I'll go pee, you watch first!" He went out of the building, hid in a dark corner, unbuttoned his pants and solved it on the spot.

  Du He secretly laughed on one side, waiting for him to be unprepared later. Du He flashed behind him and knocked him unconscious with a palm strike.

  He pulled down his clothes and put them on, with a tired look on his face, he walked into the small building from the main gate.

  It was almost dawn, when people were drowsy and their spirits were bewildered. They judged from the clothes that they were their own people, and did not pay attention to Du He's face.

  Du He went upstairs and still hung his head low.

  The guard at the door laughed and said: "You've been gone for so long, I thought you'd fallen into a pit!"

  Du He vaguely responded with a sentence, walked closer, and lifted his hand to knock him to the ground.

  Du He pushed open the door.

  Wu Zhaoshou held a candlestick in his hand and hid in the corner of the wall with some fear.

  "It's me!" Du He raised his head, revealing his own face, and also made a "shh" gesture.

  Wu Zhaoyan saw Du He, and was overjoyed to tears, with tears streaming down her face.

  Facing this situation, her performance can be said to be impeccable, but after all, she has never experienced such things, and it is inevitable that she is afraid in her heart. However, in order to get out of the predicament, she can only endure the fear, calmly and rationally face everything.

  When I lock myself in this small room, facing myself alone, that kind of fearful feeling arises.

  She held a candlestick as a weapon, crouched in the corner of the wall, staring tensely at the door with a tightly strung nerve.

  Du He appeared at this moment, just like a white horse prince from the sky, saving her from danger and making her completely relieved, as if she had found a support.

  Du He pulled her forward and they walked out of the room, coming to the corridor on the second floor.

  In Wu Zhao's low cry, Du He hugged her waist and lifted her up, then took a deep breath, stepped on the railing with one foot, and jumped onto the roof.

  Wu Zhaohuan was shocked and called out in a low voice. When she came back to her senses, she found herself on the rooftop of the building with Du He.

  Wu Zhao stared at those enchanting phoenix eyes, her own eyes full of incredulity.

  Du He whispered in Wu Zhaos ear, "This is my secret, dont tell anyone!" Du He didnt want too many people to know that he had the ability to fly and walk on walls, but now, in order to save Wu Zhao, he couldnt care about that anymore.

  A warm breath swept past her sensitive ear, and Wu Zhao couldn't help but shiver.

  She saw Du He risk himself to save her, even revealing such astonishing skills, and suddenly felt a sweet feeling in her heart, with a strange feeling, and nodded more firmly: "I won't say anything!"

  Du He put her down and said in a low voice: "This is the safest place. No one would think of hiding you here."

  Wu Zhaixin was cautious and also understood that the most dangerous place was actually the safest, as those people searching for her might turn over the entire Luoyang but would never think to search their own rooftops.

  The evening wind blew by, and Wu Zhao slightly shrunk his body. Now that autumn has begun, the evening wind in the early morning is still quite cool.

  "Don't freeze!" He spread out the outer garment he had stripped from the guard on the ground as a mat, then put his own outer garment over Wu Zha.

  "Wait for me, I'll be right back!" Du He smiled gently and said softly.

  That radiant smile like sunshine made Wu Zhao somewhat distracted. When he came back to himself, Du He's figure had already disappeared.

  Wu looked around but couldn't find Du He's figure, slightly panicked, but remembering the phrase "wait for me, I'll be right back" calmed down, tightened his clothes, pulled out a purse from his pocket, and gazed at it thinking of Du He's smile, with a silly grin.

  Although she didn't know when the purse appeared at her waist, one thing was certain: it was Du He's doing.

  Wu Zhaoben was already at the age of cherishing spring, in the tea shed, Du He stretched out a helping hand and had initially gained her favor. Later, he even saved her most important mother. With good feelings, he also added unrepayable kindness and gratitude, making Du He occupy a very large position in her heart.

  Now, Du He is like a white knight, extending a helping hand when she was most helpless and in need of help, rescuing her from the abyss. All sorts of emotions mixed together, producing a strange feeling.

  Faced with Du He's gentleness and smiling face, Wu Zhao felt his heart racing like a deer, his face flushing like a red cloud, overwhelmed with shame!