By the time they returned to the Capital City, the rain had gradually stopped.
Ye Jingtang folded the oil-paper umbrella and handed it to Luo Ning beside him. "I still have to go into the palace later. I might be back rather late..."
Carrying a small packet of medicine, Luo Ning paused slightly. "Aren't you going to Dragon-Mingling Pool to train? What are you coming back for?"
To do...
Ye Jingtang said earnestly, "Cheng'an Hall is where the Empress sleeps, after all. Even if I'm training, I can't actually stay overnight. I'll try to come back early so Heroine Luo won't worry."
Luo Ning felt that the little scoundrel wanted to see the clothes she had bought today. She said icily, "Come back if you want. I'll brew your medicine first." She turned and headed away along the street.
Ye Jingtang watched her recede into the distance, then stroked Niao Niao, who was hungry again. He first bought some food by the roadside, then made his way to the vicinity of the Imperial Academy in the north of the city.
The Imperial Academy was full of academy students, and the surrounding area had a strong scholarly air. Most people on the streets were Confucian scholars and students, with no shortage of young ladies from scholarly families either.
Ye Jingtang walked some distance along the street, found a bookshop that looked very old, and went inside to search.
Tears of the Chivalrous Woman was a miscellaneous martial-world novel. Although it had offended Jade Void Mountain, however powerful Jade Void Mountain was, it could not interfere with the Imperial Court to ban books. Thus, copies were still available on the market, though not many; only the collector's edition was rare.
As for 《Secret History of the Seductress》, its title alone made it