Luck Reliant Beauty – CH 119

Chapter 119: Wuyue

The wind howled on the river, and the white sails fluttered in the east wind.

After catching up on sleep, Cui Zi Xuan still looked very tired. He slowly sat down, leaned against the couch, tilted his head back, closed his eyes, and relaxed his muscles.

Just then, footsteps sounded.

A young master entered the cabin. He glanced at Cui Zi Xuan’s face and said worriedly, “The physician said your injury was not serious, so why do you look so pale?” Then, remembering that Cui Zi Xuan had stabbed himself not long ago, he asked, “Has your old wound flared up?”

Cui Zi Xuan nodded. He slowly sat up straight, regaining his usual composed demeanor, and said, “Sit down.”

The young master sat down on the couch opposite him.

His eyes remained fixed on Cui Zi Xuan’s face. After a while, the young master said, “Now that you’re back in Wuyue, you must get some rest.”

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Cui Zi Xuan smiled and said, “Thank you for your concern, Elder Brother.”

The Young Master, surnamed Yan, shook his head, knowing Cui Zi Xuan did not want to talk about his injuries. Yan Lu took a sip of the teacup offered by a kneeling maid and teased, “This time, Young Master Cui’s marriage has practically attracted all the bandits in Jiangnan. Congratulations!”

Cui Zi Xuan smiled slightly and said calmly, “Lady Jiang’s background is what it is. If I do not give her face now, she will have to keep the Clan in check later. Those demons and monsters will require ten times the effort.”

Yan Lu nodded upon hearing this, saying, “That’s true.”

The two talked for a while longer. Seeing that Cui Zi Xuan looked unwell, Yan Lu gave him a few words of advice and left.

Night fell again in the blink of an eye.

Before nightfall, the fleet had already chosen a place to anchor. At night, the lights on the ships twinkled, reflecting the stars in the sky and on the water, making the river incredibly lively.

Jiang Mi bit her lip, pondering for a while. She had gone to see Cui Zi Xuan during the day after learning of his return, but the servants said he was asleep. “He should be awake by now, right?”

Having not seen him for almost a month, Jiang Mi was incredibly anxious, restless, and uneasy in her cabin.

Having made up her mind, Jiang Mi pushed open the cabin door.

But to her surprise, almost as soon as the door opened, Jiang Mi saw that tall figure bathed in the glow of the lights. Seeing her, his eyes sparkled with a smile.

Jiang Mi’s heart melted instantly. Without thinking, she rushed forward with a cheer, throwing herself into the man’s arms.

Cui Zi Xuan was knocked back a few steps by her impact but quickly regained his balance. He coughed twice and reached out to embrace Jiang Mi’s slender waist.

He held her close. Cui Zi Xuan chuckled softly, “Missed me, did you not?” Before Jiang Mi could reply, he added, “I missed Ah’Mi.”

Just those few simple words were enough to make Jiang Mi swoon. She looked up at him for a long time in the starlight, then suddenly, she wrapped her arms around his neck, giving him a few playful pecks on his chin and cheek before standing on tiptoe to press her face against his. Closing her eyes, she let out a long, contented sigh and said, “You’re finally back. It’s so good.”

Jiang Mi was a very pure-hearted person. Once she opened her heart, her words and actions were far more direct than those of most young ladies.

Cui Zi Xuan liked her directness.

He chuckled softly, then pulled Jiang Mi back a little until they were against the ship’s railing. With her back against the railing, he simply lifted her up by her hips, letting her entire weight rest on him.

While patting Jiang Mi’s back, Cui Zi Xuan looked down at her with a smile, casually asking, “What have you been doing this past month?”

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“Studying,” Jiang Mi said proudly, her eyes narrowing. “I’ve read almost half of your files.”

Cui Zi Xuan praised, “So obedient.” He then smiled again. “Is there anything you do not understand?”

Jiang Mi replied crisply, “There is a lot that I do not comprehend. I’ve circled them all, and I’ve asked some of the people you brought.”

Cui Zi Xuan smiled, “Hmm, very good. They can ask me if they cannot answer.”

“Alright.”

Cui Zi Xuan looked down at the radiantly smiling Jiang Mi, meeting his own reflection in her eyes. He lowered his head, stroking the top of her head with his chin, and said again, “Ah’Mi, were you as diligent as you are this month during those one or two years at the Taoist temple?” Knowing Jiang Mi’s exceptional memory and talent for summarizing knowledge, he chuckled, “If you were this diligent during those one or two years, wouldn’t Ah’Mi be incredibly learned?”

The lovers nestled together, content just to look at each other, their very breath carrying each other’s scent, making words unimportant.

Jiang Mi pressed her face against his strong chest and said happily, “Those two years… I was cultivating my character.” Of course, she did read some books, not only the books she carried but also the secret manuals left by her mother—she diligently studied them all during those years.

Reunited after so long, they truly had endless things to talk about. Several of Cui Zi Xuan’s guards, standing not far away, prepared to approach several times but had to stop after seeing their young master’s gaze sweep over them. Finally, after Jiang Mi finished her entanglement, it was already midnight. Two guards escorted the slightly unsteady Cui Zi Xuan back to his cabin.

Outside Cui Zi Xuan’s cabin, two elderly men were waiting. Seeing that Cui Zi Xuan had returned so late, their faces were grim. However, before they could say anything, they saw Cui Zi Xuan’s radiant face, and they lowered their heads in silence.

A short while later, the maids helped Cui Zi Xuan wash up and go to bed.

When Yan Lu arrived, he saw a steward releasing pigeons. He walked over and asked softly, “Has Young Master’s daily schedule been recorded?”

The steward looked up at the departing pigeons, nodded, and said, “Young Master actually injured himself so badly to save Lady Jiang. The Old Madam ordered that details of their interactions be kept.” Then, the steward’s voice turned slightly cold as he added, “If this were still a peaceful era, based on that incident alone, the Clan family would not be able to keep her!”

Yan Lu remained silent.

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Next, the fleet began to sail at full speed.

Perhaps because the obstacles on the river had been removed, the rest of the voyage proceeded unexpectedly smoothly.

By this time, all the neighboring states knew that the Cui Clan of Boling’s Cui Zi Xuan had taken a wife. So, whenever a fleet entered the territory of a state, a ship sent by the emperor of the state would be waiting at a distance, escorting them a considerable distance before setting sail again.

The impact of Cui Zi Xuan’s marriage did not stop there. At this time, passing merchants also organized fleets to wait at a distance, eager to join the Cui clan’s fleet as soon as it arrived. Thus, the already large Cui clan fleet more than doubled in size.

These merchant ships and passenger ships came and went. One day, Jiang Mi rose very early. As she lay on her ship admiring the magnificent sunrise over the Yangtze River, she caught sight of the exquisite, sprawling walls of the Wuyue state.

After more than two months, they finally arrived in Wuyue!