Quick Transmigration: Survive to the End

Chapter 816 World 364

Yu Xing admitted with a slightly guilty conscience: "I was just curious, Xing Luo, weren't you?"

"Of course not," Shen Ruyin said with a hint of helplessness. "Who showed you the storybook?"

Yu Xing answered quickly: "Many people read Beast Taming Peak. They have all sorts of stories to tell, and some even like to write their own."

They weren't wary of me, so I just looked through their things when I felt like it.

Shen Ruyin raised an eyebrow. No wonder the junior disciples of Beast Taming Peak were all so unruly; so this was the root of the problem.

Now was not a good time to speak, so she could only tell Yu Xing, "It's difficult for an ordinary person to surpass a cultivator in appearance."

This tenth prince had plenty to eat and wear and was well-nourished, so he naturally stood out from the crowd of ordinary people.

That's all there is to it.

Yu Xing stopped dwelling on the matter and saw Shen Ruyin taking fish out of the pool to grill. He put everything else aside and squatted down next to her, refusing to leave.

Shen Ruyin had plenty of good stuff on hand, so she naturally didn't skimp on the seasonings, and the grilled fish quickly became fragrant.

The tenth prince, who had been unconscious, started to feel a rumbling stomach and groggily woke up.

Shen Ruyin watched his expression change repeatedly, clearly wondering what he was thinking about, and wondered when he would come to his senses.

Fortunately, this person did not disappoint her. When he turned around and saw her, his eyes widened in surprise before he asked politely, "Did you save me, young lady?"

Shen Ruyin casually flipped the grilled fish: "It's me."

The tenth prince struggled to his feet and solemnly thanked Shen Ruyin before noticing Yu Xing on her other side.

The tenth prince inquired calmly, "May I ask how you saved me? I should have fallen off the cliff."

“Consider it my good deed for the day,” Shen Ruyin said, handing him a grilled fish. “If you’re worried, you can finish it and leave on your own. You’re in another mountain now, and no one can find you unless you want to.”

The tenth prince's face was like a palette of colors; he had many things to say, but also many concerns, and dared not say them out loud.

Shen Ruyin didn't care what he specifically wanted to ask.

As a cultivator, her intervention to save his life already constitutes interference in his destiny.

If she hadn't figured out that the tenth prince wasn't a ruthless killer and that he was actually beneficial to her, she might have simply ignored him and left.

After the Tenth Prince finished eating the grilled fish, he endured the pain all over his body and came to Shen Ruyin to beg for help: "I hope you can help me, Miss."

Shen Ruyin looked at him with a half-smile: "I've already saved your life, why would I help you again with empty promises?"

The tenth prince breathed a sigh of relief: "Once we return to the capital, whatever the young lady desires, as long as I have it and it is not against human ethics, I will gladly offer it to her."

Shen Ruyin, impatient with his roundabout ways, said directly, "What I want, you don't have right now, but I'll come looking for you later."

The tenth prince asked curiously, "What does the young lady want from me?"

Shen Ruyin didn't answer, but handed him another fish: "I'll see you off after you finish eating."

The tenth prince had no choice but to stop asking questions; saving his life and returning to the capital was the most important thing.

The tenth prince took off his jade pendant and handed it to Shen Ruyin with both hands: "When you come to me in the future, take this with you to my residence, and I will do my best to serve you."

Shen Ruyin looked at the jade pendant in front of her and touched the mountain-shaped pattern on it that resembled that of the Supreme Sect: "Who gave you this jade pendant?"

The tenth prince, puzzled, said, "It was a family heirloom given to me by one of my concubines."

Perhaps fearing that Shen Ruyin would think he didn't value her, the Tenth Prince quickly said, "I really like this jade pendant. I always wear it close to my body, and all the people who serve me have seen it."

"Now I have nothing of value, except for this, which is still valuable and can represent my status."

Shen Ruyin didn't say much, nor did she have any rule against using divine means in front of outsiders. After knowing the answer, she put the things away, grabbed the Tenth Prince, and rode away on her sword. They soon arrived near the capital.

"Do you want to go directly to the capital, or should I leave you outside the city?"

The tenth prince, perhaps a little afraid of heights, turned pale and dared not look down: "If possible, please escort me directly to the capital."

For Shen Ruyin, this was just a matter of convenience; for the Tenth Prince, it meant avoiding countless troubles.

Shen Ruyin left him in a small alley in the city, pretending to leave, but concealed her presence. She watched as the Tenth Prince, in such a disheveled state, rushed to the Prefect of the Capital to plead his case.

Seeing the Prefect of the Capital rush out as if the sky had fallen, Shen Ruyin immediately turned around and headed towards the Tenth Prince's residence.

After passing the main courtyard, Shen Ruyin landed in a dilapidated courtyard according to the directions she had calculated.

A little girl, about seven or eight years old, carefully brought a bowl of tea to the bedside: "Mom, have some water."

The woman on the bed struggled to get up, drank some water, and looked at her daughter, asking, "Did you get bullied on your way to school today, little sister?"

The little girl's eyelids trembled: "Mother, I am still Father's own daughter. How dare those servants bully me under the very nose of the Princess Consort?"

The woman hesitated, then finally embraced her tightly, saying, "It's all my fault, I'm useless and can't win His Highness's favor, I've brought trouble on my son..."

"Mother," the little girl covered her mouth, her face showing a maturity beyond her years, "walls have ears, don't say things like that again."

"Alright, alright, Mother won't say anymore," the woman coaxed her daughter for a while, when someone outside came to remind her.

"Girl, it's time to go back. If you stay any longer, you won't be able to finish your homework."

The little girl put on a stern face, but the woman gently tugged at her arm: "Go back, lighting candles at night will hurt your eyes."

After the little girl left, the woman sat there blankly for a long time, then suddenly started coughing, her cough was so severe that it was heart-wrenching, and she gagged several times.

Once she had finally recovered, Shen Ruyin landed lightly, making her footsteps louder.

The woman thought her daughter had been disobedient and had secretly run back: "Didn't I tell you to go back? Why are you here... Who are you?"

Shen Ruyin noticed that although the woman looked haggard, she still had a good figure. She took out the jade pendant she had obtained from the Tenth Prince and asked, "Do you recognize this?"

The woman immediately sat up, then, as if struck by a thought, suddenly became dejected: "Did His Highness give it to you, Miss?"

“There’s some reason for this, but I don’t think it’s what you think,” Shen Ruyin said. “I heard this is a family heirloom of yours.”

The woman felt a glimmer of hope and was ready to answer her: "Yes, it was passed down from my ancestors."

Shen Ruyin continued, "Then do you know who made this jade pendant?"

The woman thought carefully for a long time before saying, "Perhaps it was my great-great-grandfather."

After hearing her ask so many questions, the woman looked at Shen Ruyin carefully: "Miss, did you ask me about this jade pendant because of this mountain pattern?"

A strange light flashed in Shen Ruyin's eyes: "Why do you ask that?"