CHAPTER 579: CHAPTER 36: TAKING HIS BROTHER’S PLACE IN THE ARMY

Cheng Ying pushed the door open, activated the Mirror Image Formation, and walked slowly towards Yue Jinghua.

Compared to Yue Minzhi inside the building, Cheng Ying was more interested in this Young Master Yue outside.

This person’s nature was both righteous and evil, with both Ji Yun and Qing Zizhu having fallen into Yue Jinghua’s hands one after another.

And yet, they both swallowed their grievances, unable to voice their suffering.

Moreover, Yue Jinghua possessed the invaluable Summoner’s Holy Artifact, making this enigmatic figure even more intriguing to Cheng Ying.

Under the moonlight, Yue Jinghua’s golden mask glimmered, and her silhouette was rendered more hazy by the moon’s glow.

Despite her masculine disguise, Cheng Ying thought that Yue Jinghua’s face bore a five to six points resemblance to Yue Minzhi in the bamboo house.

Perhaps due to her younger age, the contours of Yue Jinghua’s half-face were less masculine and more delicate compared to Yue Minzhi.

Up close, his long eyelashes and plump, moist lips only had a faint layer of soft fuzz.

Upon closer inspection, Cheng Ying felt a dryness in her throat and an unusual surge of emotion spreading up from her abdomen.

He stared at the half of Yue Jinghua’s face covered by the mask, impulsively wanting to lift it and see whether the face underneath was ugly or beautiful.

Although Cheng Ying was not skilled in Dark Skill, her footsteps were silent as a specter.

When she arrived beside Yue Jinghua, her hand moved swiftly like a flash of lightning, about to lift the mask off Yue Jinghua’s face in an instant.

Just at that moment, Yue Jinghua opened her eyes.

Their eyes met, and Cheng Ying felt a jolt in her heart.

What kind of eyes were those, like a pitch-black night sky in which not even the slightest starlight could be seen, across which two morning stars traversed, their brilliance enough to make the sun and the moon lose their luster.

After a brief moment of being lost in stupor, Cheng Ying coughed and said with a light smile, "The poison afflicting Yue Minzhi will take another seven days to be completely cured."

"Seven days?" Yue Jinghua frowned, "You also know my elder brother is a Reserve Dragon Knight of the Dragon Rider Reserve Camp. Today he left the camp without permission for the matter of the Beast Fighting Arena. If he cannot return in time, he will surely be expelled from the Dragon Rider Reserve Camp."

According to Hong Shan, Yue Minzhi had expended a great deal of effort to join the Dragon Rider Reserve Camp. If expelled, it would be a fatal blow to him.

Cheng Ying shook her head.

Yue Jinghua couldn’t help but feel dejected.

Seeing her eyes cast down with a long sigh, Cheng Ying uncharacteristically blurted out, "Actually, there is still a sliver of hope. It’s just seven days. You and your elder brother resemble each other closely. With a little disguise and a Sound Mimicking Pill that I can provide, you could blend into the Dragon Rider Reserve Camp. As soon as the seven days pass, you can switch back without anyone being the wiser."

After Cheng Ying spoke, she was also surprised at herself for caring about the problems of the Yue siblings.

Yue Jinghua remained silent and followed Cheng Ying into the bamboo house.

After checking Yue Minzhi’s condition, she also knew that Yue Minzhi wouldn’t recover anytime soon.

After contemplating for a moment, Yue Jinghua touched her face again, thinking that what Cheng Ying suggested was not entirely unfeasible.

With the expert makeup artist Hong Yao by her side, a slight change in appearance and stature would suffice, and if it was for just a week, she likely wouldn’t be recognized.

"If that’s the case, thank you, Miss Cheng, for the medicine. Please look after my elder brother in the coming days. When I return, I will certainly repay you," Yue Jinghua said with a broad smile, her eyes curving like crescent moons.

Cheng Ying blinked, subconsciously took out the Elixir Pills, and after giving them away and watching Yue Jinghua drift off, he suddenly came to his senses and exclaimed, "Oh no, I was inadvertently charmed by that young man’s beauty. But... why am I feeling heartstruck by a man? Could it be that I have peculiar tastes?"

With that thought, Cheng Ying shivered.

Outside the bamboo house, Yue Jinghua performed the Small Cloud Trace Steps, moving swiftly on her way.

In just half an hour, she had hurried back to the Duke Mansion.

It was around the third period of the night, only two hours before the morning drills at the Dragon Rider Reserve Camp.

Once Yue Jinghua shared her plan with Lie Rou and others, Lie Rou initially disagreed. She thought that a place like the Dragon Rider Reserve Camp was not suitable for a young lady like Yue Jinghua to mingle in.

"Mother, Long Rui is also participating in the Dragon Rider Reserve Camp. Are you saying that I can’t compare to Long Rui?" Yue Jinghua wasn’t worried about the rigorous training of the Reserve Camp. No matter how tough, she had experienced it in her previous life.

As a Summoner and Demon Summoner, Yue Jinghua’s mental resilience was stronger than most, and she believed that even if the training was like crossing mountains of swords and seas of flames, she could grit her teeth and persist.

After hearing this, Lie Rou hesitated.

If it was the "old" Yue Jinghua, Lie Rou would certainly not have agreed.

But from Shang Kingdom all the way to the Dragon War Empire, her daughter had become the linchpin of the Duke Mansion.

Her heart was torn; on one hand, she didn’t want her daughter to take risks, and on the other hand, she was unwilling to let Yue Min suffer a lost future.

"This matter concerns my elder brother’s future, even his marriage prospects and the rise and fall of the Duke Mansion. Mother, we have already owed my brother so much. If he is expelled from the Dragon Rider Reserve Camp this time, he might become disheartened," Yue Jinghua understood the struggle in Lie Rou’s heart and stepped forward, holding her mother’s hand tightly.

Lie Rou’s eyes dimmed, and it took a long while before she nodded, murmuring softly, "Alright, but Huahua, you must be very careful in the Reserve Camp."

With Lie Rou’s consent, Yue Jinghua immediately sought out Hong Yao.

The latter, following Yue Jinghua’s instructions, thickened her eyebrows, wrapped her body in rough cloth, and hastily made a pair of special thick-soled boots, making Yue Jinghua look a size bigger overall.

After consuming the Sound Mimicking Pill given by Cheng Ying, her voice did sound rougher than usual.

Having changed into Yue Min’s clothes, at first glance, she really looked exactly like Yue Min, even Lie Rou, her own mother, was stunned.

"This resemblance to the young lord is indeed uncanny," even Hong Shan couldn’t help but praise.

"It’s about time, it’s about time. I need to rush to the Dragon Rider Reserve Camp and should set out now," to avoid any unforeseen complications, Yue Jinghua immediately bid farewell to everyone at the Duke Mansion, heading off to Yun Jiu Peak, where the Reserve Camp was located.

Just as Yue Jinghua was hurrying to Yun Jiu Peak, a sneaky figure was also rushing up Yun Jiu Peak.

"Who goes there? This area belongs to the Dragon Rider Reserve Camp. Trespassers will be executed without mercy,"

The figure was stopped by the guard and hurriedly looked up.

"Don’t misunderstand, I am Ji Yun, the son of Ji Jie, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. I have urgent matters to report to the Chi Long Knight. Please help me send the message," Ji Yun said with a greasy smile, secretly pulling out a Dan Xuan Card and slipping it to the guard.