I want to make progress

Chapter 96 Distress
They grew up together, and sometimes Annan and Yuyan felt that the young lady looked particularly lonely. They were also used to the fact that the young lady sometimes wanted to be alone for a while.

"Hoo~!"

After closing the door of the private room, blocking out the worried looks of the two people, Shu Yunfu breathed a sigh of relief. She knew that Annan and Yuyan were concerned about her, but at this moment she just wanted to be alone.

Across the room, the noise in her ears was instantly reduced by more than half. She felt that the molecules in the air became quieter, and her irritable mood was relieved a lot.

After so many years, she always thought that she had already integrated into Darong and was accustomed to these things in Darong.

But her past memories, what she had seen and heard, and the education she had received would always make her feel isolated from the chess game at certain times, leaving her without any sense of belonging.

There were too many people in front and the noise was too loud, so when Shu Yunfu came down from the second floor, she didn't go forward, but went to the back. When she saw the simple yet elegant backyard, she knew she was in the right place.

A door blocked all the noise. The spacious courtyard was not as elegant as the building. The ground was paved with the most ordinary bluestone slabs. In the remote corners, many vigorous grasses grew out of the cracks in the slabs.

A huge osmanthus tree stands in a corner of the backyard. The entire crown of the tree looks like a huge green umbrella, which is very beautiful.

There is a rocking chair under the tree, and next to the rocking chair is a stone table, on which is a set of tea sets.

When the wind blows, the leaves rustle, the rocking chair sways back and forth, and the faint fragrance of tea wafts into the air.

It goes without saying that it would be very pleasant to take a nap in the afternoon, lying in a rocking chair under the osmanthus tree, listening to the sound of wind blowing through the leaves, and sipping good tea.

Opposite the osmanthus tree, a well stands quietly on one side of the yard. The wooden wheel is full of traces of time. There are two wooden barrels scattered beside the well, and two large vats filled with water against the wall, which are full of the breath of life.

It is said that the reason why the tea in the Nine-Storied Tower is so good is, one of the reasons is the good tea leaves, and the other is the good water. A sweet water well was dug under the foundation of the Nine-Storied Tower, and the water quality is excellent, so a teahouse was opened here. I wonder if it is this well.

But that shouldn't be the case. Since the sweet water well in the Jiuchonglou is so important, someone must be sent to guard it. Now the well is here, wide open, with no one guarding it, and no one seems to take it seriously at all. It shouldn't be this well.

After looking around, there was really no one there. Shu Yunfu became more certain of what she was thinking. She walked over with a smile and lay down directly on the rocking chair. She closed her eyes, and the feeling of being suspended in the air instantly made her feel like she was floating in the clouds.

“I’ve come to the right place!”

The sunlight filtered through the leaves and fell onto Shu Yunfu's delicate little face, making her sigh with comfort.

All the fame, wealth, splendor, and conspiracies were like dust, blown away from her heart by the wind. At this moment, she didn't want to care about anything and just wanted to quietly enjoy this moment of peace.

But this peace only lasts for a moment!
"Hurry! I led the guard away, but he will be back soon. We have to hurry. Did you bring the medicine?"

"Don't worry, this medicine is the most important today. No matter who you forget, you will never forget this medicine."

"After today, I wonder what dignity this court still has, and how these powerful people can still be so high and mighty!"

"Okay, stop talking, hurry...someone is here!" Just when Shu Yunfu was about to fall asleep comfortably, suddenly two voices came from the courtyard gate, breaking the tranquility of the courtyard.

When she realized something was wrong, Shu Yunfu opened her eyes immediately and wanted to dodge, but it was too late. She didn't even have time to stand up before she was discovered by the person who came.

Facing two pairs of eyes full of murderous intent, Shu Yunfu jumped down from the rocking chair, alert. Although she was weak, her eyes were fierce. "Who are you? What do you want to do?"

It seems that she was not wrong. The well in front of her was indeed the sweet water well in the Nine-story Building. The reason why no one was guarding it was not because it was not valued, but because the guards were led away by people with ulterior motives, so she saw the empty backyard.

Moreover, these two people actually wanted to drug, and the method of drugging can be imagined. This sweet water well supplies the entire Jiuchonglou. There are so many dignitaries and court officials in Jiuchonglou today, and each of them has an extraordinary origin.

And those students, they are the fresh blood of Darong, the future of Darong. If the medicine these two people gave is a deadly poison, then today...

The consequences are unimaginable!

Not to mention that she has been discovered now, even if she hasn't been discovered, she has to stop these two people.

She really had no sense of belonging to Darong, nor did she have any intention of changing her ways, but she loved peace and did not want to live in a war-torn dynasty.

"It is better to be a dog in peacetime than a human in troubled times." She has never experienced troubled times, nor does she want to experience them. She cannot bear the hardship, nor can she endure the suffering.

She harbored resentment in her heart, but she was not so crazy as to wish for chaos in the world. If she encountered such a thing, she had to stop it.

A bag of lime powder suddenly appeared in the hand hidden in the sleeve. These two daring criminals must be beaten hard. Even chili powder is not enough to deal with them.

But Shu Yunfu was still very nervous. Even in this world where one could fly high and low with great ease, the lime powder was not safe. God bless, these two guys were not masters.

But what you fear will come true. These two people are really not ordinary bad guys.

"How could there be someone here? Didn't you say there was no one?"

"I don't know either. He looks so frail, he must be a scholar who strayed in. It's okay, just deal with it. It won't delay anything."

Obviously, although Shu Yunfu was dressed in men's clothes, she looked small and thin, which made the two men not feel the slightest bit of fear. They decided her fate in front of her without paying any attention to others, which showed their contempt for her.

The two approached with fierce grins, their faces showing undisguised murderous intent. As the two gradually approached, Shu Yunfu retreated nervously and fearfully, hiding behind the stone table, with an expression of panic on her face, "What do you want to do!"

"Don't come over here! I...I just walked in here by mistake. I...I can pretend that I didn't see anything!"

Beads of sweat the size of beans rolled down his forehead, his face was as pale as paper, his lips were trembling, Shu Yunfu's eyes were full of fear, and he was trying to get a glimmer of hope.

(End of this chapter)