A life of two souls traveling through time

Chapter 532 Part 1 It must be the goddess Chang'e who appeared

The moonlight was like water, sprinkling on the dilapidated Taoist temple. The crooked walls were covered with weeds and vines, the mountain gate was dilapidated and crumbling, the vermilion paint on the door was peeling off, the courtyard was in a mess, broken bricks and tiles were scattered everywhere, and a huge incense burner lay across the center. The breeze was howling, adding a sense of eerie silence to the Taoist temple.

There are shadow warriors patrolling all around the Taoist temple. They seem to blend into the night, with only their sharp eyes like hawks flashing with alertness in the darkness. Any slight movement will instantly make them exude a murderous aura.

The west wing of the main hall was dead silent. The moonlight shone through the windows with spider webs, casting broken and hazy shadows on the ground. In the darkness, Si Yao slowly opened her eyes. In a daze, she was surprised to see a strange and cold place in front of her. She suddenly became clear-headed and quickly got out of bed.

"Awake?" At the same time, the door was gently pushed open. Youmei strode in and saw Si Yao who had sat up in shock. He smiled lazily.

"Even if I walk out of the mountains, I don't know the way and there is no way I can escape from under your noses. There is no need for you to knock me out." The room was pitch black. Although she couldn't see the person coming, she heard the voice and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. She raised her hand to rub her sore shoulders and neck, and sighed helplessly.

"It was these men who offended the young lady without due caution. I hope Miss Si Yao will forgive me." Youmei was hidden under the black robe as usual. Although he had temporarily concealed his murderous aura, he was still ghostly like a ghost. He stepped forward slightly, bowed to Si Yao, and smiled faintly.

"Has your poison been cured?" Si Yao knew that the reason why she was treated with courtesy by the leader of the Shadow Sect was because of her relationship with the King, so she stood up and returned the greeting, then asked.

"Tomorrow your Excellency will have someone send the girl back." Youmei put his hands behind his back and answered irrelevant questions. But just as he finished speaking, he suddenly heard a startled shout from outside:

"who!"

"Let me go! Let me go!"

Then, a childish and panicked cry was heard again, and Si Yao rushed out of the room quickly upon hearing it.

"What a kind-hearted doctor!" Seeing that he, the dignified head of Yingmen, was left alone by a little girl, Youmei was very dissatisfied and sneered immediately.

In the courtyard, a shadowman was grabbing a skinny child by the collar and half-lifting him in the air. The child was only five or six years old and was so frightened that he cried loudly and struggled with his hands and feet, but in the eyes of the other party, it was all in vain.

Seeing this, Si Yao stepped forward and stopped him: "Stop! He is just a child, don't hurt him!"

The shadow warrior turned his head and glanced at Si Yao but remained unmoved until he saw the master who had also come out of the wing room waving at him, and then he rudely put the child down. The child was caught off guard and stumbled back a few steps and fell to the ground again. Si Yao hurriedly helped him up and protected him by her side.

"Empress Chang'e!" The frightened child looked up and saw Si Yao's otherworldly appearance under the moonlight. He was dazed for a moment and mistakenly thought that it was the fairy Chang'e from the sky who came down to save him. He was immediately happy, and reverently clasped his hands together in front of her and called out in a baby voice.

"I'm not Queen Chang'e, my name is Si Yao." Si Yao smiled indifferently, squatted down and said to him.

"Little kid, why are you sneaking here late at night instead of staying at home?" Before Si Yao could continue asking, Youmei walked up slowly, glanced at the child in front of her, and asked in a cold voice.

"Ghost! Ghost!" The child looked up and was shocked to see the darkness hidden by the black robe. He was so scared that he cried and hid in Si Yao's arms.

"He has a shadow, he's not a ghost." Si Yao immediately patted his back patiently and soothed him softly.

The child stopped crying after hearing this, and then bravely turned his head to look at the slender shadow on the ground. Only then did he feel relieved, and continued to blink his dark eyes and explained to Si Yao timidly:

"My name is not Xiaogui, my name is Fubao, and my home is next door. I just smelled the aroma of meat here, and I was so hungry that I couldn't sleep, so I ran over here."

Looking at the tattered linen clothes on the child, Si Yao understood that poor families were struggling to make ends meet. Usually, they were lucky to have something to eat during the day, and they could only force themselves to go to bed early for dinner while suppressing their hunger. But tonight, the Taoist temple cooked meat, and the aroma of the meat was very tempting. However, the child was too young to handle it as well as an adult.

"Fubao, is there anyone else at home?" Si Yao touched his head lovingly and asked.

"And mom and brother. I sneaked out when they were asleep." Fubao continued to look at Si Yao and answered obediently. His stomach growled again and he immediately lowered his head shyly.

Si Yao smiled but said nothing. She just pulled his hand and stood up to look at Youmei. Before she could speak, the black shadow smiled lazily and said, "Miss Si Yao has a kind heart, but the Shadow Sect will not do business at a loss."

"Just consider it as my payment." Si Yao took out a few taels of silver from the pouch at her waist without hesitation and handed it to Youmei.

"Is there anything to eat?" Youmei took the money with a sneer and turned to ask his subordinates who were waiting on the side.

This was the first time he had done such a small business, so it was quite unusual. If it were someone else, he would definitely not agree. But for some reason, seeing the sincerity and determination that could be seen clearly in this girl's eyes, he was actually willing to play with her.

"My Lord, there is only minced meat porridge left for Miss Si Yao." The shadow soldier replied respectfully.

"Is this money enough to buy minced meat porridge?" After spending a day with the head of the Shadow Sect, I learned that he was extremely particular about food and would not just get by with it even in the deep mountains and wilderness. So I was not surprised to hear that they cooked minced meat porridge in this deserted Taoist temple.

When the shadow master saw the headmaster nodded, he turned around and wanted to take Fubao to the kitchen in the backyard, but Fubao was still afraid and hid beside Siyao, and then hesitantly begged: "Sister, can I take the porridge home? My mother is sick, if she drinks this porridge with meat flavor, she will get better quickly."

"Okay, I'll go back with you. I'm a doctor, and I can check up on your mother." Seeing that Fubao, who was so young, was so filial and sensible, Si Yao was moved. She pulled him to follow the shadowman to the backyard.

"Sister is a doctor? That's great!" Little Fubao was overjoyed again after hearing Si Yao's words. He then raised his eyes to the full moon in the sky and said with twinkling eyes: "It must be the goddess Chang'e who showed up and sent a doctor sister to save my mother!"

"Don't be too happy yet. I haven't seen your mother yet, so I can't guarantee that I can cure her illness."

"Sister is beautiful and kind, she must be a great doctor!"