Two-Faced Treachery (Part One) [Two-in-One]

"Madam..."

Wei Shou looked reluctant, refusing to move even half a step.

Rui Ji merely watched Wei Shou in silence, her expression cold.

"Then I'll wait outside the courtyard. If you need anything, Madam, just call and I'll come running..." Wei Shou took three glances back with every step, looking at Rui Ji with deep reluctance, then at Chu Yao with suspicion and guarded wariness. No matter how much he dawdled, this stretch of road still had an end.

The woman serving Rui Ji shut the door without mercy.

Wei Shou planted his hands on his hips and paced back and forth before the door. The more he thought about it, the more uneasy he became. In the end, relying on his height advantage, he mounted his warhorse, then tilted his head back and craned his neck, barely managing to see the activity inside over the courtyard wall. Chu Yao was an open and aboveboard man. He had left the doors and windows open while catching up with Rui Ji, but he had set up a Word Spirit to prevent eavesdropping. Wei Shou could only see the two of them talking.

He could see but not hear, and it made him itch all over.

What were they...

talking about?

Nothing much, really. Just some words exchanged between old acquaintances.

Seeing Chu Yao's hair full of gray and white while his face remained as youthful as ever, Rui Ji's well-maintained, fair, slender fingers trembled faintly. Only after a long while did she ask softly, "We haven't seen each other in many years. How have you been all these years, Yu Ge'er?"

Chu Yao said, "Very well."

Rui Ji shook her head. "You've always been the sort to report good news but conceal bad. The moment I saw you, I knew you