Chapter 12 The Handsome Heroine

"Dang, she's so fierce, she might end up not getting married! Whatever, good men don't fight with women, consider yourself a kid eating rice cake..."

Although he thought so in his heart, naturally, he didn't dare to say it out loud, after all, who knows if this person might actually strike him.

Thinking about it, as a 'weak man', he's definitely no match for her...

However, the young Emperor could not help but burst into laughter upon hearing the thoughts running through Lin Yi's mind.

This guy is really quite amusing; keeping him around could bring some joy to my usual days.

Once Lin Yi left the great hall, peace finally returned to the Emperor's ears.

All of Lin Yi's bizarre words also disappeared instantly.

At the same time, the Emperor realized something.

It seems that there's a distance limit to how far he could hear the voice in little Lin's mind.

From his position at the entrance of the great hall, it was about twenty steps away. That means, as long as it's within twenty steps, he could hear the other's thoughts.

As for whether it was really as he had guessed, the Emperor decided he would experiment when he had free time in the future.

While thinking so, the Emperor couldn't help but chuckle and shook his head, then stretched out his hand to pick up a scroll on the desk and continued reviewing it.

Now, back to Lin Yi, as soon as he stepped out of the great hall, he immediately felt the air outside was fresher.

Especially when he looked up at the starry night sky, for the first time, he experienced a longing for freedom.

Sigh, who knows if he could even leave the Imperial Palace alive.

"Keep up."

However, just as he stood there, marveling at the sky and sighing inwardly, that cold voice echoed in his ear again.

Then, Lin Yi only saw a figure flash by his side, and by the time he reacted, all he could see was a dashing silhouette.

Clearly, the other person didn't care at all whether he could keep up or not.

Standing there, Lin Yi directly made a face at the silhouette, then threw out a little fist punch in that direction twice before he hurriedly started to jog to follow.

"Hey, hey, wait for me! I'm a stranger in these parts, if I lose track of you and get lost, it would delay the Emperor's matters. Lady, I advise you to be kind..."

As Lin Yi tried to keep up with the woman by running and stumbling, he couldn't help but call out to the impressive silhouette while gasping for air.

Following his shout, the figure paused momentarily and indeed slowed down.

Seeing this, Lin Yi was overjoyed and quickly sped up his steps to catch up.

Once he reached her side, gasping for air, he glanced at her beautiful profile:

"Hey miss, do you know Kung Fu or something? You have great stamina."

After hearing Lin Yi's words, the woman slightly furrowed her brows but totally ignored him.

Instead, she sped up her pace a bit, instantly outpacing Lin Yi by a large margin.

Fortunately, this time Lin Yi did not have to call out, as after getting ahead of Lin Yi by a distance, she slowed down to wait for him.

Whenever Lin Yi caught up, she would quicken her pace again.

This left Lin Yi physically and mentally exhausted, and eventually, he just stopped caring about the woman and went on his way, privately grumbling to himself:

"Damn, is this woman frigid or something? Otherwise, why isn't she moved by my handsome looks?"

As expected, noticing that Lin Yi could not keep up, the woman's pace gradually slowed down again, always maintaining a distance of about ten meters from him.

Thankfully, the journey to the General Construction Office wasn't too far; it took about ten minutes to arrive.

Upon reaching the place, there indeed were craftsmen guarding here.

As the woman entered the courtyard, she didn't waste any words and directly fished out a golden waist token from her clothing. She flaunted it briefly in front of the craftsmen and then quickly tucked it away.

At the same time, her mouth coldly uttered four words:

"Follow his arrangements."

After saying this, the woman tapped the ground with the tip of her foot then immediately leaped towards the rooftop of the General Construction Office.

Following that, under everyone's gaze, she coolly leaned on the rooftop, cradling the Treasure Sword and began to rest and gather her energy.

Upon observing the craftsmen, they seemed accustomed to such occurrences; they immediately bowed and then turned their gaze towards Lin Yi.

With faces full of respect, they greeted Lin Yi and said:

"There are Shi Jiu people on duty tonight at the General Construction Office, ready to follow Eunuch's orders."

Although Lin Yi disliked being addressed as 'Eunuch', implying he was less of a man,

the matter at hand was urgent, and his manhood was not something he could disclose to others.

Thus, Lin Yi simply waved his hand and asked:

"Time is of the essence, who among you specializes in crafting gold and silver drinkware, step forward?"

Upon Lin Yi's words, no one dared to hesitate, and a person immediately stepped forward, bowing to Lin Yi and said:

"Replying to Eunuch, your humble servant is skilled in crafting gold and silver vessels."

Lin Yi saw this and without wasting words, nodded his head and directly said:

"Alright, you stay, the rest of you may leave."

Everyone swiftly bowed and then dispersed.

After all, they were people who had been navigating through the Imperial Palace for years and knew the principle of staying out of unrelated matters.

In this palace, the more you know, the more detrimental it is to oneself.

Once the others had left, Lin Yi immediately had the craftsman skilled in gold and silver vessels lead him into the workshop.

Almost half an hour later, Lin Yi emerged smiling, holding a brand new Silver Wine Jug in his hand.

"Tonight's matter, do not mention it to anyone, otherwise…"

Standing at the doorway, Lin Yi turned back to the craftsman, gave a slight smile while talking, and simultaneously drew his hand across his neck.

Upon seeing this, the craftsman was instantly drenched in sweat, hurriedly assuring Lin Yi again and again that he would absolutely not reveal a word.

Lin Yi naturally believed him, as the craftsman was not a fool who would risk his own life carelessly.

Furthermore, since the Emperor had allowed him to openly come here, Lin Yi was naturally assured about these people.

After giving instructions to the craftsman, Lin Yi walked to the courtyard and then prepared to call the woman on the rooftop.

However, before he could even look up, he heard a slight sound of landing, and then, the cold and lofty woman was already by his side.

Following that, she coldly swept a glance at the wine jug in Lin Yi's hand and with words as precious as gold, abruptly uttered three words:

"Done already?"

...End of Chapter…