The Humble Family’s Daughter Has A Spatial Pocket!
Chapter 723 - 651, Yellow Sunflower Hairpin_1

Chapter 723: Chapter 651, Yellow Sunflower Hairpin_1

Taohua Temple.

Ever since Old Granny passed away, Gu Jian had gradually become despondent. He hardly spoke every day, ate little, which made Taohua and Xiao Yeyang anxious.

In an effort to get Gu Jian to eat more, Taohua tried to come up with different meals every day.

"Master is always immersed in the grief of Granny’s death. If it continues like this, it will ruin his health. We need to find something for him to do to distract him."

Xiao Yeyang looked at Taohua, "Do you have any good ideas?"

Taohua pondered for a moment, "I do have an idea, but it will be hard on you."

Xiao Yeyang, "Let’s hear it."

Taohua, "You go find Master and ask him to instruct you in martial arts."

Having been instructed a few times before, Xiao Yeyang looked at Taohua speechlessly, "You’re sending me to get beaten up."

With an embarrassed smile, Taohua replied, "We need to let Master vent out the pain in his heart."

Xiao Yeyang grunted. Despite his disagreement, he still braced himself and went to seek Gu Jian’s guidance.

What followed was a period of intense suffering for Xiao Yeyang.

On the first day, Xiao Yeyang was kicked several meters away by Gu Jian, landing heavily on the ground;

On the second day, he took a punch to the cheek and it swelled up so much that he couldn’t eat;

On the third day, both his legs were struck, and for the following few days, he limped when he walked;

On the fourth day...

In short, Xiao Yeyang was exquisitely tortured every day.

"Hiss, be gentle!"

Xiao Yeyang took a punch near the eye, which swelled up, and Taohua was carefully applying medicine to him.

Seeing Xiao Yeyang’s injuries, Taohua couldn’t help but feel the pain on his behalf. The master really had a heavy hand, "Hang in there, it will be over soon."

Xiao Yeyang grunted, "Uncle’s strikes are getting heavier each time."

Attempting to find an excuse, Taohua smiled, "It’s for your own good. Look, after a few days of instruction, hasn’t your reaction speed become much quicker than before?"

This was something Xiao Yeyang couldn’t deny. Uncle’s moves were fast and tricky, many of them unexpected, and indeed he had learned a lot.

Taohua encouraged him with a smile, "Keep it up, during these days Master has not been as silent as before, and his appetite has returned to normal. It’s all thanks to your effort."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yeyang raised his eyebrows happily, only to pull at his wounds with a smile, which made him gasp in pain.

"I told you not to move around."

Taohua quickly applied an ice pack to him.

At that moment, Defu walked in, holding a note in his hand.

Seeing it, Taohua couldn’t help but remark, "After entering March, the number of carrier pigeon messages you’ve received has increased, hasn’t it?"

Xiao Yeyang took the note and began to read. After finishing, his brows furrowed.

Taohua, "What’s wrong?"

Xiao Yeyang said with a serious face, "The Eight Princes Party has an army of loyalists specialized in hunting down military leaders at the frontier. On March 12, a third-grade general’s head was hung on the city wall, leading to panic at the Northern Frontier."

Taohua’s brows knit together, growing concerned for her two brothers who faced such loyalists on the Northern Frontier.

Seeing her frown, Xiao Yeyang smoothed it with his hand, "Don’t worry. Wentao and Wen Kai will be fine."

Knowing that worry was useless, and could even affect the emotions of others, Taohua stopped dwelling on it, "I’ll prepare more pills and send them next time."

Over the next two days, Xiao Yeyang received several more messages from the Northern Frontier.

Seeing Xiao Yeyang’s increasingly solemn expression, Gu Jian couldn’t help but ask, "Is the situation at the frontier that bad?"

Xiao Yeyang nodded, "The Eight Princes Party has some influence in Daxia. Before fleeing to the frontier, they had sent a large amount of money and provisions there. Their successive capture of three cities was facilitated by the people they had planted within each city."

"Now, they plan to repeat the same tactic and have extended their reach to other cities."

"Just a few days ago, a general received a plea for help. He led his troops to support them, only to find that the plea was sent by the enemy’s inside man, resulting in the entire unit’s annihilation."

"Because of this mistrust, the leaders of the major strongholds along the endless frontier cannot trust each other, and with the Tartars approaching, it’s extremely detrimental to the battle efforts."

Gu Jian furrowed his brows, "What should be done?"

Xiao Yeyang’s eyes narrowed, "First, we need to weed out the Eight Princes Party’s operatives planted in our cities. Otherwise, mutual distrust will destabilize the military heart. Moreover, there is a risk that our battle strategies could be leaked."

Seeing Gu Jian’s concern, Xiao Yeyang smiled, "Don’t worry, Uncle. The Emperor has already dispatched the Commander of the Jinling Guard. It won’t be long before the operatives are rooted out."

Gu Jian nodded.

Meanwhile, at the Imperial Palace.

The Emperor looked at the message from the border with an expressionless face.

The Grand Secretary Yang Chenghua, the Left Commander of the Five Armies Wu Jingyi, and the Right Commander He Guangyao all stood silently below.

The Emperor glanced at Yang Chenghua, who seemed to be holding back his words, "What do you want to say?"

Yang Chenghua bowed and said, "Your Majesty, many people know Xiu Xiangchen. His going to the Northern Frontier will surely alert the Eight Princes Party, and it may not be easy to root out their spies."

The Emperor narrowed his eyes and tapped his fingers on the table. After a while, he asked a question that seemed unrelated, "What’s the date today?"

Eunuch An immediately replied, "It’s the twenty-third of March."

The Emperor’s eyes flickered. In four days, it would be the seventh seven for his mother.

"I understand the issue. You may leave now," he said.

Seeing that the Emperor did not say more, Yang Chenghua, Wu Jingyi, and He Guangyao exchanged glances and then bowed and retreated.

Once they had left, the Emperor was silent for a moment before calling in Wei Qi, "Send a message to Yeyang, tell him to make for the Northern Frontier after the twenty-ninth of March. With Xiu Xiangchen in the light and him in the dark, have them cooperate and make sure to capture all members of the Eighth Prince’s faction."

Wei Qi nodded and quickly went to send the message.

...

On the twenty-ninth of March, Gu Jian took Daohua and Xiao Yeyang to burn paper on old Granny’s grave.

On the way back, Daohua looked at Xiao Yeyang and asked, "Are you going to the Northern Frontier?"

Xiao Yeyang silently looked at Daohua for a while and then nodded, "Yes."

Daohua lowered her head in silence and after a long while, she finally spoke, "Then I’ll prepare some more medicinal salves and Ginseng Fortifying Pills for you when I get back."

Xiao Yeyang nodded.

After a while, Daohua asked again, "When Dog Xiaosan and Dog Xiao’er left, they both took a hunting dog with them. Do you want to take one too?"

Xiao Yeyang smiled and nodded, "Yeah, I’ll take Dog Xiaoyi."

Daohua frowned, "Dog Xiaoyi eats too much and runs wherever there’s food. Maybe take Dog Xiao’er instead. Or Dog Xiaosan, who runs quite fast."

Xiao Yeyang shook his head, "I like Dog Xiaoyi, chubby and quite cute."

Daohua rolled her eyes at him, "You’re going on a mission, not a picnic."

Xiao Yeyang laughed, "That’s exactly why I’m bringing Xiaoyi along, for the mission."

Daohua, not wanting to argue with him over this, let it be. Dog Xiaoyi it was.

A while later, Daohua asked again, "When are you leaving?"

Xiao Yeyang: "...Tomorrow."

Daohua looked surprised, "So soon?"

Xiao Yeyang nodded.

Daohua asked, "Have you told Master?"

Xiao Yeyang replied, "Yes, I told him when I received the message from Imperial Uncle."

Daohua glanced at Gu Jian walking ahead of them and grumpily said, "With you gone, I’ll have to distract Master by myself. I hope I won’t end up getting bruised and beaten like you did."

Xiao Yeyang chuckled, "Are you sure you want to seek Uncle’s guidance in martial arts?"

Daohua nodded assertively, "Of course. I feel there’s much room for improvement in my whip technique. Coupled with the footsteps Master taught me, I might not be afraid of you in the future."

Xiao Yeyang couldn’t help but laugh and tease, "When have you ever been afraid of me?"

The three returned to Taohua Temple. Daohua went into the pharmacy and packed up the pills and spices she had prepared during this time, while Gu Jian took Xiao Yeyang aside in the courtyard to give him intensive guidance on the shortcomings in his martial skills.

After dinner, Daohua handed over the packed parcels to Xiao Yeyang and glanced at him, "You should rest early, you have to travel tomorrow." Saying this, she turned to leave.

Xiao Yeyang quickly reached out to pull Daohua back, "Wait, I have something for you."

Daohua stood still, watching as Xiao Yeyang went back to his room to fetch a carved wooden box. She asked curiously, "What is it?"

Xiao Yeyang opened the box and took out a yellow jade sunflower hairpin.

Looking at the lifelike hairpin, Daohua smiled, "It’s sudden, why did you think to give me a hairpin?"

Xiao Yeyang expressed his regret, "I originally planned to give it to you when you reached the age of maturity, and then watch you use it to do your hair up. But now that I’m heading to the Northern Frontier, I don’t know if I’ll be able to rush back for your coming-of-age ceremony, so I’m giving it to you early."

With that, he inserted the yellow jade sunflower hairpin into Daohua’s hair, examined her carefully, and smilingly said, "It looks good."

Daohua gave him a sideways glance and reached up to take the hairpin out, holding it in her hands to play with.

Xiao Yeyang wrapped his arms around Daohua, "Remember, when you come of age, be sure to use the hairpin I gave you."

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