Chapter 349: Clairvoyance
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
The Yun Guards pulled out their sabers. Deputy General Yu also widened his eyes and started to knead his joints. Clearly, there was no way to settle today’s matter peacefully. At the very least, they had to fight fiercely. As for how they would be punished after that, hmph, who cared!
Just as the two sides were about to fight and the Crown Prince’s men were about to attack, the door behind the Yun Guards and Deputy General Yu creaked open and Xiaoxiao, whose face was already smooth and rosy, walked out. She blinked and looked at everyone. “Looking for me?”
This delicate and innocent appearance instantly stunned everyone present. There were not many women they could see here. When they happened to see them, they were all dark, thin, and shriveled. They had never seen a young lady as lively as Xiaoxiao.
She had been growing taller quickly recently. In the past, she was short in Fortune Village, but now, she was much taller than her peers. She looked a little older than her true age, like a girl who was already 15 or 16 years old. In Great Xia, 15-year-old women could already start talking about marriage.
Realizing that everyone’s gazes were unfriendly, the Yun Guards blocked her immediately.
What are you looking at! This is our future mistress. If you keep looking, Fll gouge out your eyes!
Shao Lin had some old grudges with her, so how could he let go of the opportunity to hit her when she was down?
“She’s hiding and sneaking around. She must be doing something shameful!”
Xiaoxiao raised a finger. “Wrong, very wrong. Not only is the thing I am doing very open, but you can also see it especially clearly.”
“You’ll definitely be shocked when you see it. You’ll be full of praise!”
Of course, she knew that it would arouse suspicion if she disappeared for so long, so she had long prepared a backup explanation to smooth things over. This reason could not be related to food and had to be practical. She flipped through the Space Mall for a long time before making a decision.
Naturally, the Crown Prince didn’t believe her. As the representative, Shao Lin’s words were very ear-piercing. “You? You’re just lucky enough to catch the Third Prince’s eye with your looks. Do you really think you’re something?”
There was no need for Xiaoxiao to speak. The Yun Guards’ gazes were already cold, but Xiaoxiao did not care. She took out something from her pocket and handed it to Deputy General Yu. After asking him to put it in front of his eyes, she pointed outside the courtyard. “Brother Yu, please help me take a look from here. How many leaves does the green seedling outside the courtyard have now?”
Shao Lin looked in the direction she was pointing at and smiled. “Do you think he has clairvoyance? He can’t even see the distance between here and the flower bed…”
“Five…” Deputy General Yu was stunned when he answered. He put the thing Xiaoxiao that gave him back in front of his eyes in disbelief and looked at them again. After looking at them again, he repeated with a surprised expression, “I saw them clearly. Five!”
Shao Lin thought that he was talking nonsense and mocked him. However, Deputy General Yu had already handed the item to the other Yun Guards. After the others tried it, they had the same expression as Deputy General Yu.
“Th-th-this. Miss, what kind of divine item is this?”
Xiaoxiao chuckled. It was a telescope. In order to adjust the craftsmanship to be more in line with this era, she had specially made it rougher.
She deliberately glanced at Shao Lin, who had his words stuck in his throat. “The term Clairvoyant is quite good. It’s obvious at a glance. Let’s call it that.”
The Crown Prince’s men still felt that they were deliberately mystifying things. Hence, under Xiaoxiao’s signal, the Yun Guards gestured for them to open their dog eyes and see through the Clairvoyant clearly.
Not long after, everyone, including the Crown Prince, was stunned on the spot. They were very shocked.
“Why can this thing allow people to see things nearly 100 meters away?”
Xiaoxiao thought to herself, A hundred meters? That’s because I’m still hiding my strength.
“How did this happen?”
Xiaoxiao thought to herself, How can I tell you this?
The Yun Guards took back the thing impolitely and respectfully returned it to Xiaoxiao. “So you’ve been studying this thing recently. I’m impressed by your talent.”
“If such a divine item is used on the battlefield, wouldn’t it be like adding wings to a tiger? Indeed, the heavens are helping our Great Xia!”
Aiyo, this young man was smart. Xiaoxiao nodded. “That’s right. You also know that I like to buy things, especially all kinds of books. In the past, I bought an incomplete book whose pages were not very clear. Recently, I’ve been recuperating and had nothing to do, so I took it out and flipped through it again.”
“What a coincidence. Although the page that recorded Clairvoyant was also very damaged, I actually managed to make it after fiddling with it.”
She had seen the method in the incomplete book. She did not say it in advance because she was not sure if it would work. She did not leave the room after he recovered to focus on research. How was it? He could not find anything wrong with her, right?
Not only could he not find any fault, but the Crown Prince also slapped Shao Lin’s face. “B*stard, this girl is clearly working hard for Great Xia! Hurry up and kneel down and apologize to her!”
Xiaoxiao immediately said, “There’s no need!”
Shao Lin thought that he had escaped a calamity, but he heard her say again, “It’s fine to apologize, but there’s no need to kneel down. I’m still alive. If you kowtow here and there, won’t it make me look…”
“Ahem, ahem, ahem, ahem, ahem!” The Yun Guards did not dare to let her finish speaking. They coughed and interrupted her. “Miss, it’s been hard on you. You definitely haven’t rested well these few days. Why don’t you sleep a little more?”
It was mainly because the Crown Prince was staring straight at the girl that they were worried.
Although the Crown Prince had not been close to women for many days and was indeed a little lonely, Xiaoxiao was just a little girl to him. The Crown Prince already had several beautiful concubines. He was not as hungry as Rong Yan, who had never seen the world.
What he wanted now was the old book that Xiaoxiao had mentioned—there must be something else good if it could record a wonderful thing like Clairvoyant.
Seeing that Xiaoxiao was really about to leave, the Crown Prince couldn’t help but ask, “Where’s that book?”
Xiaoxiao yawned and turned around. “You want it?”
Shao Lin covered his swollen face and shouted, “How dare you call His Highness ‘you’! That’s disrespectful!”
Xiaoxiao didn’t even look at him. Not only did the Crown Prince not blame her for thinking about the book she was talking about, but he even clicked his tongue at Shao Lin. “It’s just a form of address. Don’t be rude to Miss! I, the Crown Prince, just feel that if I can solve more records in this book, it will definitely be more beneficial to the soldiers, no, to Great Xia. I wonder if Miss can lend it to me?”
Deputy General Yu and the Yun Guards scolded the Crown Prince for being shameless in their hearts. He was shameless for lying to a young lady in such a dignified manner! He said that Xiaoxiao wasn’t rude and pretended not to care, but he kept calling himself “the Crown Prince”. Wasn’t this showing off?
As if she did not understand, Xiaoxiao took out a wrinkled and black old book from the house and handed it to him when she heard his question. “Alright, here, for you.” After saying that, she opened her mouth and yawned. “Then I’m going to sleep. I want to sleep for three days and three nights. Don’t disturb me!”
The Crown Prince could not wait to go back and study it after obtaining a good thing. Of course, there was nothing to refute. As soon as they left, Deputy General Yu and Yun Guards’ hearts ached. “It’s a pity about that ancient book.”
Ancient book? Xiaoxiao smiled evilly. “It’s fake..”
