Female Supremacy and Rise to Power: Lin Shu's Imperial Examination Adventures

Chapter 247 Planning to Leave the Imperial Preceptor's Residence

Anyone could tell from the physician's words that Zhu Yu didn't have much time left to live!

Lin Shu looked at Zhu Yu's old and frail body lying on the couch, his eyes closed and his face serene, and a wave of indescribable sorrow rose in her heart.

As if sensing her gaze, Zhu Yu slowly turned his face toward Lin Shu and gave her a comforting smile.

……

Half an hour later, it was past midnight.

The physician had already left, and Xu Jingyun's medicine was ready.

Lin Shu personally fed him the medicine, but he seemed very uncomfortable and kept biting his lower lip.

Lin Shu quickly put the medicine aside, pinched Xu Jingyun's cheeks, and pinched his mouth so hard that it looked like a catfish's mouth. Only then did Lin Shu realize that he had a mouthful of bloody foam in his mouth.

Lin Shu, both angry and helpless, helped the man up, completely disregarding whether he would bite her, and directly stuck her index finger into his mouth, trying to make him spit out the blood and foam in his mouth.

Unexpectedly, Xu Jingyun started sucking on Lin Shu's finger, then licked it, swallowing the saliva mixed with blood and foam.

Fortunately, Lin Shu had her back to everyone, which blocked the gazes directed at her. Otherwise, even if Lin Shu had the thickest skin, she would have felt ashamed!

While Lin Shu was feeding the medicine, no one noticed that Zhu Yao had secretly gone out for a while, and what she did is unknown!

……

And as dawn was breaking.

Suddenly, a fire broke out in the courtyard next to the side courtyard. The fire was huge and quickly spread to Lin Shu and the others.

Without giving it much thought, the group headed outside.

Lin Shu did the same, carrying Xu Jingyun and Zhu Yu on her shoulders, running quickly outside and gently placing them on the open grass.

Hui Ching-yun has not yet woken up, but thankfully her fever has subsided.

"Shu'er, are you alright?" Zhu Yu had naturally felt the scorching heat from earlier, and couldn't help but ask Lin Shu for her well-being.

Lin Shu shook her head, then, remembering that the other person's eyes were covered by a black veil and they might not be able to see, she said, "Grandfather, don't worry, Shu is fine."

"That's good!" Zhu Yu nodded, then listened carefully. Apart from the three of them, all that could be heard around them was the noisy chirping of cicadas. In the distance, the sounds of people from the Imperial Preceptor's mansion putting out fires could be heard from time to time.

So, after thinking for a moment, he suggested to Lin Shu, "Shu'er, let's go out while things are in chaos here!"

Lin Shu thought about it and agreed. It wasn't that she didn't want to take them out of the manor today, but she knew that they would be stopped if they left. She was worried that Xu Jingyun's health couldn't be delayed, so she took the initiative to suggest that they seek medical treatment at the manor.

"Okay." With that, Lin Shu first tore her outer robe into long strips, tied them into ropes, then tied one end to Zhu Yu's wrist and the other end to her own waist. She then gently lifted Xu Jingyun and instructed her:

“Grandfather, Ayun is still unconscious. I cannot help her. I can only ask you to walk in the direction of the support for a while. If there are steps or anything like that, I will remind you.”

Zhu Yu nodded, unconcerned: "It's nothing, let's go, Shu'er!"

The three of them walked from one side courtyard to the other, and perhaps because the servants in the mansion had all gone to put out the fire, they did not encounter many people along the way.

Just as they crossed a pond and rounded a garden, nearing the gates of the mansion, Zhu Yao's sinister voice suddenly rang out behind them:

"My dear grand-nephew, where are you planning to go with Lin Shu?"

The "good grand-nephew" was naturally directed at Zhu Yu, and Lin Shu paused in her steps.

Just as she was about to turn around, she felt a powerful figure attacking from behind. Lin Shu quickly and decisively turned around to dodge, but the person she was holding slowed her down, causing her arm to be slashed by a sword and the strip of cloth around her waist to break.

Lin Shu first confirmed that Zhu Yu was alright before turning to look at the person in front of her.

A pair of familiar eyes met Lin Shu's, and there was a hint of regret hidden in those eyes, as if hurting Lin Shu before was something he did not want.

Lin Shu looked at him, her eyes slightly narrowed: "A-Zhu."

Upon hearing this, A-Zhu's eyes showed even greater annoyance, but her swordplay did not stop. Instead, she attacked Lin Shu even more fiercely, or more accurately, she aimed at Xu Jingyun in Lin Shu's arms!

However, this also dispelled Lin Shu's idea of ​​letting go of Xu Jingyun. However, she was already unable to move around easily, and she also had to protect Xu Jingyun, which resulted in her being cut in many places.

A shadow crossed Lin Shu's brows, and her gaze toward A Zhu turned icy, revealing a hint of murderous intent upon closer inspection.

Zhu Yao, seeing that A Zhu had actually managed to hurt Lin Shu, was secretly pleased. It was worth the promise she had made to him!

But gradually, Zhu Yao noticed that A Zhu seemed to be attacking Xu Jingyun, so she said loudly in dissatisfaction, "Qing'er! Why are you attacking Xu Jingyun? Take Lin Shu down first!"

Azhu was caught off guard when Zhu Yao discovered her, causing her to freeze in place.

Lin Shuyi seized the moment he paused and retreated.

She had been looking for an opportunity, but Ah Zhu was indeed a martial arts prodigy, and kept pressing her. If she had been distracted even slightly, the sword might have landed on Xu Jingyun. Therefore, Lin Shu had not had a chance to activate her superpower!

Feeling as if the air around her had frozen, Zhu Yao's heart tightened. In a panic, she took out the rattan cane she had just picked up and launched a rattan attack, but it seemed to encounter some kind of resistance.

"Qing'er, stop her quickly, don't let her use her internal energy!" Zhu Yao hurriedly shouted to A Zhu.

Even before she warned her, A-Zhu had noticed something unusual about the air; it didn't seem like internal energy.

However, he didn't have much time to think about it. A-Zhu quickly used his internal energy to resist, but he was still suppressed.

"Pfft..."

A sound of flesh being pierced rang out. Ah Zhu looked up and saw—

Several sharp vines used themselves as cover and pierced Lin Shu's left chest.

Blood seeped from the corner of Lin Shu's mouth, and a look of pain appeared on her usually aloof face. But even in pain, when Xu Jingyun was about to fall to the ground, she still remembered to reach out a hand to support the other's head.

"Shu'er... Shu'er..." Zhu Yu, who was standing to the side, smelled the blood and suddenly panicked, calling out as she groped her way in this direction.

Seeing that he was about to approach, Lin Shu cleared her throat and reassured him in a perfectly normal voice, "Shu is fine, Grandfather, please don't come over, it will distract Shu."

"Hahaha..." Zhu Yao's maniacal laughter suddenly rang out, and Lin Shu and A Zhu looked at her.

Upon seeing this, A-Zhu almost vomited up her dinner from the night before. The cane in Zhu Yao's hand had become deformed, with many tentacles growing out of it and taking root in Zhu Yao's body. Zhu Yao was almost completely drained, and her skin was about to peel off.

"Hahaha...hahaha...Qing'er, kill her." The main character laughed maniacally while directing Azhu.

A-Zhu glanced at Lin Shu, who was kneeling on the ground, and then at Xu Jingyun beside Lin Shu. She actually picked up the sword and walked towards Xu Jingyun...

"Ha ha ha ha……"

However, as Zhu Yao's laughter abruptly stopped, a sudden chill surged through Lin Shu's body, freezing the vines piercing her chest into icicles.

The instant Ah Zhu raised her sword towards Xu Jingyun, the ice bar was plunged into Ah Zhu's chest...

Only then did Lin Shu realize that A Zhu's sword had been thrown at Zhu Yao behind him...

Ah Zhu's eyes widened suddenly, her eyelashes trembled, she coughed up blood, forced out two dimples, and uttered her first words of the day, her voice filled with grievance:

"elder sister……"

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