Lin Wanqiu had been plotting to assassinate Yan Li ever since she was rescued from the Royal Entertainment Bureau. However, she had never found an opportunity. This time, Exquisite Fragrance Pavilion happened to be selected to perform for the Great Xia delegation inside the royal palace, so naturally, Lin Wanqiu wanted to seize the chance.
This might be her only opportunity to get close to that tyrant. Therefore, for the past several days, Lin Wanqiu had been thinking about how she could assassinate Yan Li during the performance.
The royal palace’s main hall was enormous. That bastard Emperor Yan Li would undoubtedly be seated on the throne above the steps, and the eunuch who remained by his side was also a Golden Core Realm expert. For an ordinary person like Lin Wanqiu, assassinating Yan Li right in front of them would be extremely difficult.
However, Lin Wanqiu could no longer worry about such things. Even if she had little hope of succeeding, there was no way she would let this opportunity slip away.
Xiaocui said, “Miss, if you fail when the time comes, I won’t continue living alone either.”
Lin Wanqiu knew that her maid was just as stubborn as she was. Yet when all was said and done, this was largely her own personal vendetta. Lin Wanqiu did not want to drag the young maid into it, so she planned to find some way to prevent Xiaocui from accompanying her.
According to the arrangements, they would enter the royal palace one week from now. Both Lin Wanqiu and Xiaocui were among the performers, and they had already completed their rehearsals. Finding a way to keep Xiaocui from going would be difficult. In fact, this had been one of Lin Wanqiu’s greatest concerns over the past few days.
Xiaocui said, “Miss, I won’t disturb you any longer. Get some rest. We still have rehearsal tomorrow.”
Footsteps crossed the room and moved outside, followed by the sound of the door closing.
Now, only Lin Wanqiu and Mo Wudu remained in the room.
Mo Wudu knew it was finally time for him to make his entrance.
He stepped out and said, “You wouldn’t want anyone else to find out that you’re planning to assassinate the Emperor, would you? Hehehe.”
Mo Wudu even added the distinctive sinister laugh of a villain. He felt that a laugh normally found only in novels was absolutely perfect for this situation.
The sudden sound of a man’s voice behind her startled Lin Wanqiu. She quickly spun around and saw a somewhat comical-looking man wearing a pig-head mask emerge from behind the folding screen.
Lin Wanqiu immediately asked, “Who are you?”
Mo Wudu replied, “You’d better keep your voice down. Otherwise, if someone else finds out… Hehehe. That wouldn’t be good, would it?”
Mo Wudu was really getting into character now.
Lin Wanqiu stared at the mysterious man and immediately realized that he must have overheard their entire conversation.
She asked warily, “You’re not one of that bastard Emperor’s lackeys, are you?”
Mo Wudu replied, “Of course not. I came to propose a partnership.”
Lin Wanqiu was puzzled.
What could this mysterious man possibly want to cooperate with her on?
Did he also want to assassinate the Emperor?
Mo Wudu said, “Find a way to bring me into the royal palace with you. Otherwise, plotting to assassinate the Emperor should be more than enough to have your head removed ahead of schedule, shouldn’t it?”
Mo Wudu had struck directly at her weakness.
This was probably Lin Wanqiu’s only opportunity to assassinate Yan Li, and she did not want to give it up. However, the person standing before her in a pig-head mask was obviously a man.
Lin Wanqiu said, “Young Master, everyone from Exquisite Fragrance Pavilion who will be entering the palace is a woman. It would be rather difficult for a grown man like you to blend in. Unless…”
That was indeed a problem. However, hearing the word “unless” meant there was still a solution.
Mo Wudu immediately asked, “Unless what?”
Lin Wanqiu cautiously suggested, “Unless you’re willing to dress as a woman and take my maid’s place. If you do that, you might be able to sneak inside.”
Mo Wudu’s voice instantly rose several octaves, “Dress as a woman? No! Absolutely not! I’m a grown man. How could I possibly dress as a woman? Never in this lifetime!”
Lin Wanqiu helplessly replied, “Then I don’t have any other solution.”
Mo Wudu sucked in a breath.
He still needed to enter the royal palace and steal the jade pendant so he could raise Ning Qingxue’s favorability toward him.
Was he really going to be stopped here?
No!
Absolutely not!
It was only women’s clothing. What was the big deal?
His fate belonged to him, not the heavens!
If this was what it took to survive in this world, then he would go all out!
After an intense internal struggle lasting exactly 0.00001 seconds, Mo Wudu decided to accept Lin Wanqiu’s proposal.
He asked, “Do you have women’s clothes here? I can try them on first. If it’s too obvious that I’m a man, then forget it.”
Lin Wanqiu replied, “Young Master, wait here for a moment. I’ll go to the room next door and bring you some of my clothes.”
Mo Wudu nodded.
Watching Lin Wanqiu leave, he sighed inwardly, ‘My dear disciple, I’m really sacrificing everything for you. If you still try to kill me in the future, you’ll truly have wronged me.’
Before long, Lin Wanqiu returned carrying an outfit.
It was a pink-and-white, wide-sleeved flowing immortal dress.
Lin Wanqiu handed it over and said, “Young Master, here are the women’s clothes you asked for.”
Mo Wudu accepted the overwhelmingly feminine dress and fell into another internal struggle lasting exactly 0.000001 seconds.
It was all so he could live peacefully in this strange world.
It was just women’s clothing.
As long as he never told anyone, nobody would ever know he had dressed as a woman.
Lin Wanqiu said, “Young Master, you can change behind the folding screen. However, that mask might get in the way.”
Mo Wudu thought she had a point, so he removed the pig-head mask and stored it inside his spatial ring.
The moment Lin Wanqiu saw Mo Wudu’s face, she froze.
Even as a woman who lived in a brothel and had seen countless guests come and go, Lin Wanqiu had never encountered a man with such extraordinary looks.
She could not help wondering what a man like him wanted to sneak into the royal palace for.
Mo Wudu naturally noticed Lin Wanqiu staring at him, but he paid her no attention. He walked behind the folding screen, removed his outer robe, and prepared to change into the dress.
Then a problem arose.
The design of the outfit was just a tiny bit complicated.
For Mo Wudu, who had never worn anything like this before, figuring out how to put the dress on was genuinely difficult.
Mo Wudu called out, “Hey, come over here for a moment. I don’t know how to put this on.”
Hearing him, Lin Wanqiu had no choice but to walk over.
It was definitely not because she wanted to look. Her weakness was simply in his hands, so she had no choice.
The only slightly disappointing part was that Mo Wudu was still wearing his undergarments, so there was not much for her to see.
Lin Wanqiu said, “Young Master, my name is Lin Wanqiu. You can simply call me Wanqiu. Also, if you’re going to wear this dress, keeping those long garments underneath will definitely expose your disguise.”
Mo Wudu thought about it and realized she was right.
If he wore the dress while still keeping his trousers underneath, it would certainly look strange. Someone might notice the flaw and expose him.
Mo Wudu was a grown man, so he did not feel particularly embarrassed. He removed his upper garments, then took off his trousers as well, leaving himself in nothing but his shorts.
Mo Wudu asked, “Miss Wanqiu, is this fine?”
Lin Wanqiu quietly sucked in a breath.
That physique. That face.
Although Mo Wudu did not have sharply defined abdominal muscles, his smooth build actually made his appearance seem softer and more refined.
It was not that Lin Wanqiu lacked modesty.
The visual impact was simply too overwhelming.
Suppressing the strange feelings stirring inside her, Lin Wanqiu said, “Young Master, that’s fine. I’ll help you put the dress on.”
Some physical contact was naturally unavoidable while helping someone get dressed. Mo Wudu could understand that much.
The problem was…
Wasn’t Lin Wanqiu touching him a little too often?