Peace Order-Chapter 825 - 102: Two People Then, Two People Now (Thanks to Warm Sun Giant Silver Alliance)_4

Chapter 825: Chapter 102: Two People Then, Two People Now (Thanks to Warm Sun Giant Silver Alliance)_4

"Now this Central State, it’s in chaos, what are you doing here?"

"Please, kindly provide me with a writing brush, ink, paper, and an inkstone."

The young girl tapped on the table, making a rhythmic sound, and naturally, someone came over and presented the writing materials. Li Guanyi picked up the brush and naturally began to write:

"Shuangtao, may this letter find you well, how have you been lately?"

The writing was calm and composed, but Li Guanyi hesitated for a moment. He crumpled it up since the Qilin wasn’t around to set it aflame, he casually discarded it. Unexpectedly, the girl behind the curtain unfolded the letter and glanced at it, a slight smile unconsciously curving her lips.

Her voice was clear and amused as she said:

"Such a form of address isn’t bad either. Why did you want to change it, sir?"

Li Guanyi replied, "Hmm, in correspondence, such closeness might seem inappropriate, and I’m worried Elder Xue might see it. However, it would be best if you didn’t peek at my letters to Shuangtao."

The young girl smiled and then carefully folded the letter, placing it into her sleeve:

"Alright, I will make sure it’s incinerated properly for you, honorable guest."

"Handle this letter carefully."

Li Guanyi said, "For the discarded letters thereafter, please refrain from peeping."

The girl earnestly responded, "The people of Changfeng Building only deliver letters and intelligence to the person they are intended for. Your letters, sir, according to our rules, can only be seen by the intended recipient. How could I view them?"

"Certainly not!"

"If you don’t believe me, I can swear it."

"That makes some sense."

Li Guanyi nodded. When he was writing the letter, he recounted all his experiences during this period, occasionally crumpling parts of it and casually uttering some trivial sections for the ’Long Wind Tower Master’ to hear.

The young girl thought seriously for a moment, then said, "Why not tell her everything, sir? As far as I know, the situation in Central State is turbulent and dangerous in every corner. It’s not as simple as you make it sound."

Li Guanyi replied, "If I tell her that, won’t it make her worry?"

The girl’s expression warmed considerably as she clasped her hands, softly saying:

"Ah, but sir, you don’t understand a woman’s heart."

"If you aren’t clear, the young lady is not foolish. She’s aware that the world’s matters are changing and surely won’t believe it’s as simple as stated in the letters. She might, in her mind, be unable to sleep peacefully every night, worrying over your encounters in her imagination, fearful."

"As a friend, she wants to know about the things you encounter, celebrate your successes, not to be blinded by the fabricated tales you weaved about the scholar and the various teachers you met on your journey when she was young."

"The unknowability of punishment, unpredictability of power."

"The less one knows about a matter, the greater the fear in one’s heart, it’s the same principle."

Li Guanyi thought for a moment and said, "...it’s reasonable."

The young girl then said:

"Moreover, the daughter of the Xue Family is not a weak woman. In the chaotic world, if she doesn’t want to become a plaything, she can’t remain naive. As you campaign outside, entangled by all sorts of issues, the young lady would surely wish to know your true experiences."

"And not stories altered in casual conversation like those from the past."

Li Guanyi retorted, "How do you know I told her stories?"

The girl glanced sideways, trying to maintain her composure:

"The young lady naturally told us and even said..."

"You use those stories to earn silver from her!"

Li Guanyi said, "Ha, did she tell you even this?"

The young man let out a bitter laugh, finishing the letter and handing it over to the young girl, advising her not to peek, saying, "Unfortunately, after this, I still have to go to the Western Regions, with no way to return for a year or two."

"I don’t know when I can see her..."

The girl tucked the letter into her sleeve, gently pressing it with her fingers, then said:

"Do you wish to see her?"

Li Guanyi replied, "Such words, I can’t say to you."

The young girl couldn’t help but laugh, mumbling in her heart that this was but already spoken, then seriously said:

"What if I say, she has already arrived?"

Li Guanyi was taken aback as a hand stretched out from under the curtain, lifting it open. A young girl dressed in a cross-collared jacket with a blue cloud pattern, the pleats on her waist forming multiple fine folds, and wearing a ma mian skirt that fluttered like water patterns.

Somehow, Li Guanyi’s heart leapt a little.

Yet seeing her still couldn’t help feeling disheartened.

The girl wore a mask on her face, fingers slender and fair, tapping on the mask, unhurriedly but with a familiar sense of pride and said, "Beneath this, I’m too ugly to meet a gentleman."

"Princess Yun Meng is here, though she hasn’t come to see you yet. I heard the Academy’s disciples will have a lantern festival before leaving. She plans to meet you then, making it more solemn."

Li Guanyi frowned, "Then I must prepare."

The girl blinked in surprise, "Ah? Prepare what?"

Li Guanyi thought and replied, "Having not met for over a year, I surely can’t meet her like this. I need to change my attire, find something interesting, such as a temple fair, lantern fair, or acrobatics, she likes these."

Marquis Qin Wu suddenly shifted from directing states and belittling princes to being that Little Pharmacist from back then.

The girl under the mask curled her lips slightly, saying, "I have quite a good relationship with the young lady. Since you need to prepare for meeting her, how about letting me offer some advice?"

"After all, how exactly you prepare, I am quite curious!"

"If you don’t mind."

"I can accompany you to get all these done?"

The young girl perhaps smiled, those eyes curving as her fingers extended to her lips, "Rest assured."

"I will keep it a secret from [the person]."

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