Chapter 42: Recognizing the Gaze—Meeting the Right Person
[Yan Zi is Not Swallow: Judging from her reaction, she definitely knows him.]
[Bibi Dong: After calculating the signs, this seat foresees a love triangle arising very soon. Do you believe me or not?]
[Group Member No. 9: Oh my goodness—Your Holiness is incredible! The Pope is standing on the rooftop, no—above the clouds!]
[Hu Liena: Teacher is always the strongest. Teacher, I'm almost at Spirit City. I'll come find you once I arrive.]
[Bibi Dong: No rush. Travel slowly. Your teacher is fine—don't worry about me.]
[Bibi Dong: Carrot Lover, don't think that hiding now means we won't know you recognize this person. Even if you stay silent, this seat has ways to uncover his identity.]
[The Moon of My Childhood: The method is simple. Just ask Su Yan about it.]
[Yan Zi is Not Swallow: Oh! That's true!]
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Nuoding Academy.
Xiao Wu was completely speechless.
Ask Su Yan?
This person's name is also Su Yan—they're identical in name! Let them go ask him? What are they even thinking?
Wait…
If they really go to ask Su Yan, and he ends up revealing the other Su Yan she knows, and Bibi Dong finds out—wouldn't that put Su Yan in danger?
Su Yan had just beaten up Tang San.
Next time, he might beat Yu Xiaogang, too.
She absolutely couldn't let his identity slip!
Little Rabbit felt her head aching.
Right! She needed to step in!
[Carrot Lover: Bestie, I know this person. I can tell you directly—you don't need to ask Su Yan.]
[Carrot Lover: Where did you see him?]
[Seven Treasures Little Princess: On the road outside Nuoding City. I saw you post Yu Xiaogang's picture from Nuoding City today, so I rushed over from another location.]
[Seven Treasures Little Princess: Oh, right—bestie, did you leave Nuoding City yet? If you haven't, we can meet in person!]
Huh??
Xiao Wu froze.
A group member meetup?
Bestie… you're not trying to expose me, right?
No, wait.
This Seven Treasures Little Princess is actually a good person. She even sent her a red envelope—twenty thousand gold soul coins!
She definitely wasn't a bad person.
[Carrot Lover: Then… shall we meet?]
[Seven Treasures Little Princess: Sure! I'm already out wandering anyway. Just tell me where you are—I'll head over right now.]
[Seven Treasures Little Princess: Don't worry, Bibi Dong is hundreds of thousands of miles away. Once we meet, we'll leave Nuoding City immediately. There's no way she would figure out who we are.]
[Bibi Dong: Heh. This seat doesn't care who you are. I only want to sit back and enjoy the drama.]
[Group Member No. 9: The Pope is divine!]
[Yan Zi is Not Swallow: As expected of the Pope of Spirit Hall! I didn't even catch her meaning at first—HAHAHA!]
[I Am an Orphan: Bibi Dong is still clever—just blind. Better find a way to treat those eyes!]
[Bibi Dong: You shut up, you orphan!]
[Hu Liena: ???]
Meanwhile, Su Yan and Zhu Zhuqing had not appeared online. The two were rushing toward the Balak Kingdom—one needing full focus to ride, the other busy avoiding pursuers.
[Carrot Lover: Nuoding Academy, Second Street South—market area.]
[Seven Treasures Little Princess: I'll tie a red string to my left wrist. If you see me, just tap me on the left shoulder. I'll follow you, and once we reach a place with no people, we can confirm each other's identities.]
[Carrot Lover: Okay.]
[Bibi Dong: So cautious?]
[Yan Zi is Not Swallow: They're doing it to guard against you, Your Holiness! Hahaha!]
[Group Member No. 9: I'm so jealous that you two get to meet. When I tried meeting a group member, she didn't even know who I was.]
[The Moon of My Childhood: ???]
Xiao Wu's emotions were complicated—she couldn't even describe what she was feeling. Excited? Nervous? Probably both.
She hopped her way toward the academy's south gate.
If it had been someone else, Little Rabbit would never have agreed to meet. But she had a good impression of the Little Princess, plus the girl insisted on asking about Su Yan.
To protect Su Yan's secret, she had no choice but to meet her in person and explain clearly.
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Marketplace
Ning Rongrong stood there in a beautiful pale-blue dress, a red string tied around her wrist. She looked just like a noble princess… If you ignored the huge bag of carrots she was carrying, which created an odd sense of mismatch.
As the Little Princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Rongrong was normally proud and aloof. But when meeting group members, she wasn't going to put on airs—especially since she was intentionally trying to get closer to this one.
Carrot Lover.
So she bought a whole bag of carrots.
She couldn't go wrong with that.
Meanwhile—
Xiao Wu was munching on a fresh carrot as she walked. And before the red string signal was even activated, her and Ning Rongrong's gazes locked onto each other at the same instant.
What a coincidence.
Ning Rongrong saw Xiao Wu eating a carrot, and the first thing that popped into her mind was—Carrot Lover.
After all, who else would be walking down the street eating raw carrots like snacks?
And Xiao Wu, seeing the massive bag of carrots in Ning Rongrong's hands, immediately felt drawn to her.
"I've confirmed those eyes— I've found the right person."
Just one glance, and the two instantly knew: This was the one they were looking for.
Spotting the key detail—the red string—Xiao Wu stepped forward and lightly tapped Ning Rongrong's shoulder.
With perfect tacit understanding, the two quickly left the marketplace.
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At a Corner, Out of Sight
Xiao Wu looked at the beautiful Little Princess in front of her, stretched out her hand, and said warmly:
"Hello, I'm Xiao Wu—'Wu' as in dancing."
Ning Rongrong hurriedly extended her hand as well:
"Hello, I'm Ning Rongrong. And this is a gift I brought for you."
"Wow!"
Xiao Wu happily accepted the carrots.
"How did you know I love eating carrots?"
Ning Rongrong: ????
She froze for a moment. This group member… might not be very smart.
[Yan Zi is Not Swallow: How's it going, Little Princess? Did the meetup succeed?]
[Group Member No. 9: Carrot Lover, is the Little Princess really a princess?]
[Bibi Dong: Waiting for the drama.]
Xiao Wu was just about to reply when Ning Rongrong quickly stopped her:
"Don't tell them the truth. Say this instead…"
[Carrot Lover: We've met! Oh—and the Little Princess is her daughter. But the Little Princess's mama is super pretty.]
[Bibi Dong: Heh.]
[I Am an Orphan: Heh.]
[Seven Treasures Little Princess: ???]
[Seven Treasures Little Princess: I've already met Carrot Lover! Carrot Lover is really beautiful—super long legs and super big chest!]
Xiao Wu blinked curiously.
"Why do we have to say things like that?"
Ning Rongrong gave her a strange look.
'This sister… I thought all our group members were cunning like Bibi Dong.'
"It's to confuse them. The more real information we give, the faster we'll get exposed."
"This time, we showed up in Nuoding City. Bibi Dong will definitely send Spirit Hall people to investigate. So we can't tell them the truth."
Xiao Wu listened and nodded thoughtfully… Then her expression suddenly changed.
"Oh no!"
"If Bibi Dong sends people to investigate Nuoding Academy, Su Yan's identity will be exposed!"
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End of Chapter