Your Highness, please stop chasing me.

Chapter 58 Homeless Lord of the Demon City, Cang Lin

Thinking of the figure of the person who claimed to be Mu Xue's uncle, Ye Shangyuan pondered for a moment and finally remembered where he had seen him before.

Upon realizing this, he was startled.

Because this person who claimed to be Mu Xue's uncle looked and sounded very similar to the person he met during his training in Shanghai, the Demon Lord Cang Lin of Shanghai.

Mu Xue's mother is Princess Shen Wan of Shengping County. She was originally the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Anxi's mansion. She only has one twin brother, who is now the Marquis of Anxi, Shen Wanlin.

During those ten years of chaos and war, the old Marquis of Anxi died in battle, and Marquis Shen Wanlin of Anxi inherited her maternal grandfather's title and is now guarding the western border.

Shen Wan was brought into the palace by the then Empress Dowager.

This is something anyone in Xiyu Kingdom would know if they asked around; no one had ever heard that she had a younger brother.

If his guess is correct, then this person should be Cang Lin, the lord of the Demon City.

However, after the marriage alliance failed, Princess Shengping remained secluded in her residence in the capital, never venturing beyond the main gate. During this time, there were no reports of any interaction between her and the Lord of the Demon City.

Besides, their ages don't match up.

Princess Shengping should be more than ten years older than the Demon Lord.

If this person is truly the Demon Lord, then what is his purpose in approaching Mu Xue?

He paced restlessly back and forth in the study until Leng Quan returned.

As soon as Leng Quan stepped into the room, Ye Shangyuan asked, "How did it go? Did you find out?"

Despite the time constraints, Reizei still managed to gather a general understanding of the situation.

He replied, "Sir, according to the information sent back by the secret guards, Miss Xue went to Yuesheng Inn. After settling her people in, she went out with the innkeeper. As for where she went, we haven't received any news yet."

Ye Shangyuan waved his hand to indicate that he understood.

He hesitated for a moment before asking, "Since she has left the manor, why hasn't she come looking for me?"

Leng Quan paused, thought for a moment, and said, "People usually think of those they trust first. Perhaps Miss Xue doesn't trust us very much yet."

Ye Shangyuan narrowed his cold eyes and asked again, "Is it possible that we haven't trusted each other enough in the past few days? Go down, you wouldn't understand even if I asked you."

Reizen felt hurt.

He really wanted to complain about his own prince, saying that they had both been single for twenty years and that they didn't need to hurt each other.

But he dared not.

He hesitated for a moment, but finally said, "Sir, Miss Xue's personality suggests that she doesn't easily trust people. If you want to gain her trust, you'll have to work hard."

After saying this, he rushed out of the study.

After hearing this, Ye Shangyuan fell into deep thought.

He and Mu Xue had only met twice, and it was almost always on the occasion that he wanted something from her. What did she do for him?

After spending these past few days together, he realized that he was in love with Mu Xue.

It's laughable that a twenty-year-old veteran like him would fall for a thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl.

However, it must be admitted that whenever Mu Xue appears, she always manages to attract my attention.

Since he was in love with her, he had to take action; Ye Shangyuan wasn't one to procrastinate.

He hesitated before because of the poison in his body, fearing he wouldn't live much longer. Now that Mu Xue says she can cure it, he will try his best to get better.

This was Ye Shangyuan's first time pursuing a girl, and he didn't know how to do it. When he thought of finding Leng Quan to discuss it with, Leng Quan had already disappeared.

"Hmph, you're quick on your feet," Ye Shangyuan said with a cold snort.

At this moment, in Yu Nan City, not only Ye Shangyuan's people were looking for Mu Xue, but there was also a group of people searching for Mu Xue's whereabouts.

"Your Highness, we haven't found them," Liu Yi said.

If Mu Xue were here, she would definitely recognize him as one of the people who threw her into the deep pit in the Cangmang Mountains.

Mo Shijie was somewhat surprised. He hadn't expected that Mu Xue would disappear without a trace after leaving the Mu residence. He said, "Send more people to find out where she is. We must eliminate any future trouble."

This morning, Mu Feng asked me to accompany him to invite Prefect Chen Li to come out and learn about the case of the murder of Miss Jiang.

He sent someone to inform Chen Li in advance and they rehearsed their statements.

Fearing that Mu Feng would go out to investigate again, he bribed relevant insiders when he had Mu Jiaojiao write a letter to the General's Mansion. This time, his goal was to ruin Mu Xue's reputation.

"Keep searching. We must find such a big, living person," Mo Shijie said, somewhat angrily.

"Yes, sir, I'll go look again right away. I'm sure I can find it," Liu Yi said hurriedly, startled.

He knew very well that the Prince Jing's heir was not the way the rumors suggested.

He was truly the most ruthless person he had ever met.

After Liu Yi left, Mo Shijie angrily snapped the exquisite wolf-hair brush he had just been admiring in two.

"That bitch, she ran fast. Humph, just wait until I catch her, and I'll see how I humiliate her!" Mo Shijie said through gritted teeth.

The two groups of people were looking for Mu Xue, who was currently looking after a courtyard in Shenjing Lane in the north of the city.

"Manager Wang, I'm very satisfied. How much are you planning to offer?" Mu Xue nodded in satisfaction and asked.

"Miss is too kind. This is the master's courtyard, so please feel free to stay here if you like," said Manager Wang.

“That won’t do. It’s not my yard. I wouldn’t feel at ease living there.” She had known since she was a child that she could only use things that were truly hers.

"Then let's take the market price and give Miss a 20% discount, three thousand taels, what do you think?" Manager Wang said nervously.

Mu Xue was someone Cang Lin always mentioned as his most important relative, so Manager Wang naturally dared not neglect her.

Mu Xue counted the silver she had and said, "As long as Manager Wang doesn't lose money, that's fine."

She had previously estimated that the courtyard would cost around five thousand taels of silver, and the price offered by Manager Wang was indeed very low.

Mu Xue understood that this was the price they were asking for, in case she refused to accept it.

She had already walked around and looked around; the courtyard was fully furnished and equipped with all the necessary items, so she could just pack her bags and move in!

This is exactly what she needs.

"Miss, that's perfect. This price is just right," Manager Wang said with a smile.

He bought this courtyard for seven thousand taels of silver, and the furniture inside is all made of the finest Phoebe zhennan wood.

He believed that even if he didn't say anything, Mu Xue would be able to tell.

"Then, shall we go to the yamen now and sign a transfer document?" Mu Xue asked.

"I'll follow Miss's arrangements," said Manager Wang.

So the two of them signed the transfer documents before the yamen closed for the day. As luck would have it, the clerk in charge of the documents had a family emergency, so Manager Wang slipped him a purse and he got it done quickly.

Before nightfall, Mu Xue became someone who owned property in this time and space.

She happily rode back to the inn in a carriage with Manager Wang.

She had always lived in the Mu residence, but she never felt that it was her home.

Now, she feels at ease.

She called out cheerfully as she pushed open the door, "Granny, we have a courtyard now!"

She pushed open the door, paused for a moment when she saw the person inside, and called out, "Uncle! Weren't you supposed to be out of Yunan City on business?"

Sitting in the room was Cang Lin, who had just returned.

"Little girl, what's wrong? Are you so surprised to see me? Did you miss me?" Cang Lin said jokingly.

"Tch, what good would it do to miss you?" Mu Xue said with a pout.

Seeing the two bickering and the atmosphere relaxed, Granny Kang secretly breathed a sigh of relief.