That’s the only word Yujing gave her in reply.
Looking at the word, Lin Caisang took a deep breath.
"Perhaps not today, but tomorrow. I will accept the task tomorrow morning." She considered for a moment before speaking.
Jianan City was a place she was familiar with and was part of Liang Kingdom. She could do anything she wanted there with ease. But Shaohua City was different. There, she was a complete stranger.
She had to first familiarize herself with the place before she could act. As to who she would contact to learn more, she already had an idea.
Shaohua City was indeed very different from Jianan City.
When in Liang Kingdom, thin garments were enough to withstand the weather, and only the nights were slightly chilly. But upon arriving at Shaohua City, its residents were already clad in thick clothing, and the cold wind felt like a blade against her face.
"Ziyou, this place is quite chilly."
Lin Caisang turned her head to look at the girl beside her who wore a similar mask, Sui Ziyou.
"Shaohua City is also the coldest place in Wei State." Sui Ziyou answered.
She reached out, took Lin Caisang’s wrist, and led her towards another small alley.
"Sister-in-law, are you truly intent on going to the National Teacher’s mansion? That place is dangerous. Many who have gone in have never come out, particularly the son of the National Teacher who is brutal by nature."
She simply couldn’t understand why her sister-in-law would accept such a task.
To save Suri? She would rather save a stray dog than that damned scoundrel.
"Having accepted the task, I can’t go back on it now." Lin Caisang shrugged, replying casually.
The tasks given to her by the Golden Pearl Space, she thought, must have some rationale behind them. It wouldn’t casually hand her a task right? Besides, she was already here. It wouldn’t make any sense to back down again.
That would already be impossible.
Sui Ziyou exhaled lightly.
"Alright, I’ll take you to the outskirts of the National Teacher’s mansion." She said.
Lin Caisang nodded, following Sui Ziyou towards the National Teacher’s mansion.
The exterior of the National Teacher’s mansion was heavily guarded. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to call it a fortress.
Lin Caisang looked up to see the tightly shut main gate, above which was a plaque with a single word: Sui!
"Has the National Teacher’s mansion always been this heavily guarded?" She asked Sui Ziyou on the sly.
"The more mischief one makes, the more enemies they have. If not for the emperor’s use and the deployment of a large number of royal guards, the National Teacher’s mansion would have been reduced to rubble by enemies long ago." Sui Ziyou scoffed as she explained.
These guards at the entrance are nothing. They should see when National Teacher Suyang goes out, even the emperor doesn’t travel with such an entourage.
He’s just scared of dying.
Hearing this, Lin Caisang could only shrug.
"Do you think they would conduct a search and confiscate everything if I went in directly?" She asked.
"That... definitely!" Sui Ziyou nodded in reply.
The people from the National Teacher’s mansion are all overbearing. A newcomer like her sister-in-law would definitely be bullied.
"So they definitely will... Then I must make some preparations." Lin Caisang rubbed her chin thoughtfully.
Half an hour later, in the same outfit, Lin Caisang and Sui Ziyou stood in front of the National Teacher’s mansion.
But unlike half an hour ago, this time, they’d drawn the attention of many people, including even the guards from the National Teacher’s mansion, all of whom were watching both Lin Caisang and Sui Ziyou, and...
The black panther that was following them.
"Who are these two people? They dare to strut around with a panther outside the National Teacher’s mansion. Aren’t they afraid of being arrested?"