Thirteenth Lady's Comback: Her Everyday Life as a Bystander-Chapter 344 - 24: Twelve Night Sentinels (First Update)
Susu spent the day with Fourth Miss and Sister Ten, enjoying some Buddha Jumps Over the Wall (which, of course, she and Ruan Shiniang ate while Fourth Miss merely sipped a bowl of white porridge), and then returned home.
Lying in bed, Susu’s excitement hadn’t faded.
What she said today might have been impulsive, but once the words were out, she realized how much resentment and discontent she harbored in her heart.
She wanted to be just a Bystander, but given the way things were, who could truly remain uninvolved?
In prosperity, the people suffer! In ruin, the people suffer!
Everyone is deeply trapped in the mire, so why not set off an "uncommon fireworks"!
As for Prince Ke, even though both Fourth Miss and Susu could see that there was more to it, they couldn’t forgive even if they could compromise.
Country and home! Country and home!
If the burden of country and home rests on women, how can men still have the face to linger in this world?
Of course, once the words are spoken, they must strive towards that direction.
Sister Ten and Fourth Miss, though confined to the backyard of the mansion, can do little but remain crucial.
And Susu, though she lacks much, has her connections. Not to mention she now holds the White Tiger Seal; the most important thing is, Prince Ke was right, the hidden forces within Duke Li’s Mansion are indeed in the hands of Sixth Son and his lot.
Yet no one expected that, apart from the hidden guards and death warriors Duke Li left behind, the Ruan Family has an even more concealed power.
Who would have thought that Lady Linlang, on top of a vast family fortune, holds a group of hidden guards passed down through generations?
The Youye Twelve Guards, named after the twelve zodiac signs, with each guard having twenty-eight hidden guards named after the twenty-eight lunar lodges.
These hidden guards pass from father to son, from grandfather to grandson, generations in succession, and when not summoned by their master, they might be farmers, merchants, or even officials.
Linlang’s ancestors left a testament that the Ruan Family should not disturb these people’s peaceful lives unless at the brink of life and death.
This was merely a path Linlang’s ancestors left for future generations—apart from the first generation of the Youye Twelve Guards, even their descendants might not know who their master is.
The Ruan Family considered that some of these hidden guards might have waited through generations for the far-off call; some might have vanished in the river of time; some might have betrayed their allegiance.
As the death knell of the Ruan Family tolled, with the Capital drenched in blood, a verse casually spoken by an unknown scholar, "A kaleidoscope scatters with the wind, silenced night whispers into dreams," spread across Jiangnan and beyond.
And when Ruan Yu and the others despaired during their exile to the Northwest, a small mouse symbol appeared in their vision.
The night has come!
No one would have thought, not even the Ruan Family descendants, that after a hundred years, all three hundred thirty-six members of the Youye Twelve Guards would gather in the Northwest, not one more, not one less.
When the woodcutter, dressed in luxurious silk, flashed white teeth; when the street vendor, looking at the lady walking with her maid, blinked lively eyes; when...
And this smile and expression combined into a silent greeting: Brother, long time no see.
Susu didn’t know why, with the Youye Twelve Guards around, Ling still ended up impoverished, so when Ling left her with the most informed Rat Guard, the strongest Dragon Guard, and the most discreet Niu Wei, she was resistant.
She just wanted to be a normal landlady; such high-profile teams sound like the heroine’s support—she was truly hesitant to use them!
But now, Susu felt, if a Bystander goes mad, even the heroine would be fearful.
Thinking this, Susu got up and calmed her mind to listen.
Other than her, there’s another heartbeat in the house, belonging to the only female guard in Pig Guard, likely in the living room’s beam for her proximity and protection!
Not far from the house, two people are whispering in the tall laurel tree next to the wall.
Or rather, only one is chattering, and the other is ignoring.
Just hearing a playful voice:
"Finally I can talk to you properly!"
"We’ve been childhood friends, and yet as the most informed Shu Xin, I didn’t know you were Dragon Guard, you’ve hidden well!"
"Of course, that’s not the point. The point is I took two coins, and you chased me through eight streets, even made me jump into the moat, and then you planned to pursue me by boat?"
At this point, the silent one succinctly said, "It’s stealing!"
"Yes, yes, stealing, but my family has been known as a great thief since my great-grandfather, I can’t let our family heritage end with me! Don’t you agree?"
This person confessed frankly, but his tone sounded somewhat "shameless yet proud."
The silent man seemed to pick up on his somewhat arrogant tone, and was choked by it.
Finally, he coldly said, "My family has been constables since my great-grandfather, and I can’t let our family heritage end with me."
Now the other person was baffled, "But you’re not even a constable anymore, so why do you care if I steal or not?
The Bai Family is wealthy, and you upset the Fairy master; why stop me from stealing from them?
Wherever I go, you follow, how come I never knew you liked me so much?"
"Now you know!"
These words not only shocked the other person to fall from the tree but also caused the two people inside the room to pause their breaths.
Then silence fell again for a while.
Susu got up quietly and walked softly out of the bedroom, followed by a figure leaping down from the beam, whispering, "Master!"
Susu whispered in Pig Guard’s ear, "Pig Pig, did you know Long Jiao and Shu Xin had this kind of relationship?"
Unluckily for the only female guard in Pig Guard, she’s been stuck with Wei Suo among the twenty-eight lunar lodges—a cute little beauty called "Pig Tail," which is unbearably embarrassing; Susu thus calls her Pig Pig.
Pig Pig is the most talented in martial arts in their family; upon hearing the call "A kaleidoscope scatters with the wind, silenced night whispers into dreams," she received the title "Pig Tail" from her grandfather, who had been an escort.
Previously, although she was exceptional in martial arts, she was nonetheless a simple girl, with her biggest dream being a heroine wandering the martial world.
Listening to Susu’s words, a blush washed over her, "Long Jiao is really handsome. I can imagine him silently liking Shu Xin because of worldly views, but unable to suppress his inner feelings, deliberately teasing him to get his attention. Now he finally confessed—Susu, should we call on everyone to bring them together?"
Susu looked at Pig Pig lost in her fantasy, girl, which of us crossed over from the 21st century?
Also, are you really unaware of the two murderous men outside?
Now, with the moon dark and wind high, it truly is a good time for ’murder and silence’!
Thinking of this, Susu saw Pig Pig pinch herself, knowing she’s just being playful as always.
"Pig Pig, maybe we shouldn’t matchmaking!" Susu hesitantly spoke; outside, the two men secretly sighed in relief, knowing the master wouldn’t let Pig Sister mess around. They glared at each other, planning to leap up the tree.
"After all, they’re already together!"
With Susu’s words, sounds of "thud" and "ouch" discreetly echoed.
Long Jiao and Shu Xin were in tears; they guessed the beginning but couldn’t predict the ending...
Susu and Pig Sister giggled and went back to sleep, while Linlang in the side room quietly closed her eyes.
The master has more people for protection, allowing her a peaceful sleep.
In this world, there are always many strange people and happenings; our ignorance hardly means they don’t exist.
