168: camouflage

“Young Master, you jest!”

Miss Yan'er was suddenly amused by Wei Xun, “How could I be a man!”

“Then what could you possibly have to confess!” Wei Xun frowned.

“Actually, this face of mine is fake!” Miss Yan'er had already closed her eyes as she spoke, as if she herself couldn't accept it.

“Ah?” Wei Xun heard this and carefully examined Miss Yan'er's exquisitely beautiful face, finding it impossible to believe it wasn't real.

“I’m actually not as beautiful as this face!” Miss Yan'er shook her head helplessly, tears shimmering in her eyes.

“What do you mean?” Wei Xun felt he hadn't understood.

“This face of mine is actually my disguise!” After saying this, Miss Yan'er even reached up to the back of her head.

Then, a scene that left Wei Xun dumbfounded unfolded: Miss Yan'er was wearing a human skin mask.

When the human skin mask was torn off, Miss Yan'er’s true appearance was revealed.

She had yellowish skin, a few freckles on her face, and a very ordinary appearance.

“You…!” Wei Xun’s eyes widened. If Miss Yan'er hadn't torn off her disguise in front of him, he would never have imagined such a thing.

However, after a moment's thought, Wei Xun understood.

The face Miss Yan'er had disguised herself with was simply too exquisite, flawless.

How could a normal person look so perfect?

When Wei Xun first saw her, he even felt that the astonishing photo-editing techniques in the real world couldn't compare to Miss Yan'er's beauty.

“This is my true appearance!” Miss Yan'er lowered her head shyly, “This ugly appearance of mine is absolutely unworthy of Young Master Wang. I cannot be so selfish as to let him continue to fall for my disguise!”

“I also don't want to see Young Master Wang break with his father because of me, so I don't want to keep hiding it from Young Master Wang anymore!”

“So, you’re going to tell him you look like this?” Wei Xun slowly began to accept Miss Yan'er’s true appearance at this point.

Not beautiful, but not ugly either; she could only be considered to have an average face.

“Yes!” Miss Yan'er nodded, “I’ve deceived too many people with this face, but Young Master Wang is a good person, and I don’t want to keep deceiving him!”

“Then aren’t you afraid that Wang Tianchi will turn love into hatred once he knows you deceived him?” Wei Xun asked, puzzled.

“If that’s the case!” Miss Yan'er shook her head with a bitter smile, “Then I can only consider it my own doing!”

“Are you sure?” Wei Xun emphasized, asking again, “If this news is told to that Wang Tianchi fellow, I can’t guarantee what he’ll do. After all, he’s the City Lord’s son, still just a fop!”

“Actually, last time I wanted to tell Young Master Wang in person!” Miss Yan'er sighed, wiping away a tear from the corner of her eye, “But he was locked up by the City Lord and not allowed out. I haven't been able to contact him!”

Seeing that Miss Yan'er seemed to have made up her mind, Wei Xun said no more but picked up some tea to rinse his mouth.

After eating his fill, he stood up, “Since that’s the case, I’ll go to Wang Tianchi and tell him the truth!”

“Thank you, Young Master!” Miss Yan'er smiled and nodded in gratitude.

Then, Miss Yan'er picked up the human skin mask, went to the mirror, put her disguise back on, and opened the door to see Wei Xun out.

Finally, Wei Xun was led out of the Heavenly Fragrance Pavilion by the madam, who also invited Wei Xun to visit again whenever he had free time.

Leaving the street of the Heavenly Fragrance Courtyard, Wei Xun headed directly towards the Royal City.

Now that he knew the way, he wouldn’t need to ask the Black Armored Guards for help.

Upon reaching the Royal City gates, after Wei Xun showed his Royal Decree, the guards at the gate sent someone to arrange a carriage to take Wei Xun to the Young Master's residence.

With the Royal Decree in hand, even though these soldiers had never seen Wei Xun and didn't know his identity, they still obediently led the way without asking a single question.

Upon arriving at the Young Master's residence, Wei Xun strode directly inside.

Then he saw the white-haired old man from the Young Master's residence earlier.

“Mr. Wei, this way, please. My Young Master has been waiting for a long time!”

“Lead the way!”

Wei Xun nodded and followed the white-haired old man all the way to the room where he had previously met Wang Tianchi.

Upon entering the room, Wang Tianchi immediately rushed towards Wei Xun.

“Is there a reply?” Wang Tianchi seemed very excited, even wanting to reach out and search himself.

“Don’t rush!” Wei Xun patted Wang Tianchi’s shoulder, then comforted him, “Not only did I bring you a reply, but I also brought you news that you might find difficult to accept!”

“What?” Wang Tianchi’s brows immediately furrowed upon hearing this, “Don’t scare me, what happened to Yan'er? Did something happen?”

“Don’t worry!” Wei Xun shook his head, “Miss Yan'er is fine!”

“It’s good that she’s fine!” Wang Tianchi’s hanging heart finally settled upon hearing this.

However, after a moment, Wang Tianchi reacted, “Since Miss Yan'er is fine, then what news could be so difficult for me to accept?”

“But before I give you the letter!” Wei Xun said with a smile, “I need you to help me with something first!” “You want my help?” Wang Tianchi asked in confusion, “What can I help you with when I can’t even leave the Royal City? Or perhaps I should give you another treasure?”

“You can do it without leaving the Royal City!” Wei Xun smiled.

“What could that be?” Wang Tianchi was puzzled, then suddenly startled, “Are you trying to assassinate my father?”

“Why would I kill your father?” Wei Xun was somewhat speechless, “Your imagination is a bit too wild!”

“Isn’t it?” Wang Tianchi gave an awkward smile, “Sorry, there are quite a few people who want to kill my father, so I was just guessing!”

“I want to visit your Royal City’s Alchemy Pavilion Scripture Pavilion!” Wei Xun stated directly.

“Why go there? There’s nothing good there!” Wang Tianchi frowned.

“You don’t need to worry about that!” Wei Xun laughed, “As long as you can let me stay in there alone for a few hours, I’ll tell you Miss Yan'er’s letter and her secret!”

“Can’t you tell me now?” Wang Tianchi asked anxiously.

“I’m afraid if I tell you now, you’ll be too shocked!” Wei Xun gave an awkward smile.

If Wang Tianchi were to know that Miss Yan'er was not actually a great beauty, but just an ordinary woman with freckles, he might go crazy from the shock.

Although he seemed to be able to go wherever he wanted with the Royal Decree in hand.

But this was the Royal City after all; there were people more powerful than himself there, and relying solely on a Royal Decree might not be reliable enough.

“You’re really going to make me anxious to death!” Wang Tianchi was furious. He glanced at the sky outside the window; it was almost dark.

“The sooner you take me, the sooner I’ll give it to you!” Wei Xun took out the letter and waved it, continuing to entice him.

“Alright!” Wang Tianchi had no choice but to agree, “You’ll come with me now, and after you’ve seen what you want to see, you’ll immediately give me the letter!”

“It’s a deal!” Wei Xun nodded.