Princess Mingzhu didn't understand, but she always felt that Lu Zhenghai's words were not good: "Mind your own business."
Lu Zhenghai began to ponder.
Given Princess Mingzhu's tenacious clinginess, it was highly likely he wouldn't be able to shake her off in the bamboo forest.
Should he temporarily ignore the 7,400-year-old stone milk and come back alone later after returning to the imperial city?
Or should he take Princess Mingzhu with him now to find the stone milk and let her have a share?
Lu Zhenghai, a shameless and utterly selfish person, would naturally lean towards the first option as his initial thought.
However...
Upon further consideration, the Black Dragon was a heaven grade low rank existence, its value paramount, far more precious than even ten-thousand-year-old stone milk.
For the sake of the Black Dragon's Face, it was only right to share any benefits with Princess Mingzhu.
Furthermore, if he brought Princess Mingzhu to find the stone milk, in a sense, she would owe him another favor.
And Princess Mingzhu, this girl who said one thing but meant another, and was incredibly tsundere... if she owed him a favor, she would definitely repay it twofold.
It was highly probable that she would repay him with something even more valuable than the 7,400-year-old stone milk.
Additionally, stone milk, once found, would surely be abundant.
He couldn't consume it all by himself.
After all, any Heaven And Earth Treasure, like medicine, had a tolerance effect; purely consuming large quantities would be a waste.
Instead of selling the surplus, it was better to sell Princess Mingzhu a favor.
The more Lu Zhenghai thought about it, the more he felt that taking Princess Mingzhu to find the stone milk would be an immense profit.
"Lu Zhenghai, your smile is so sinister. What are you plotting now?" Princess Mingzhu suddenly asked.
"Nothing, I'm going deeper into the bamboo forest to breathe fresh air."
Having made his decision, Lu Zhenghai's steps suddenly quickened, heading deeper into the bamboo forest.
"Who knows what dangers lie deep in the bamboo forest? Don't go so deep!"
"If you're scared, go back to the Bamboo Sea Boulevard."
"You... you're the one who's scared!"
More than ten minutes later, Lu Zhenghai suddenly stopped: "The air here is good, quite fresh."
"Lunatic!" Princess Mingzhu wanted to curse.
Just to breathe fresh air, did he really need to go more than ten li deep into the bamboo forest?
"Oh, did you hear that? There's the sound of water," Lu Zhenghai suddenly said.
Princess Mingzhu listened intently.
Indeed, she heard the gurgling sound of water.
Of course she could hear it; where Lu Zhenghai had led her, they were already very close to a waterfall.
"Let's go take a look," Lu Zhenghai, like a curious child, headed towards the sound of water.
Princess Mingzhu naturally followed behind.
After the time it takes for half an incense stick to burn.
Before their eyes, the view suddenly opened up.
What met their gaze was a mountain, at the foot of which lay a blue-green lake, and a massive waterfall cascaded down from the cliff.
The scenery was truly beautiful.
Indeed, Princess Mingzhu's beautiful eyes lit up: "Lu Zhenghai, our luck is good; it's so beautiful here."
Seemingly wanting to breathe more fresh air, Princess Mingzhu removed her veil.
Lu Zhenghai couldn't help but glance at her a few more times.
Truly beautiful, the scenery was beautiful, but once Princess Mingzhu took off her veil, her Face seemed to overshadow the surrounding scenery.
the twin beauties of the imperial city lived up to their reputation.
Lu Zhenghai's gaze was caught by Princess Mingzhu.
She felt a little smug inside; my beauty is unrivaled in the world!
Unfortunately, it was still the same old saying: I, the Princess, am a goddess that you, Lu Zhenghai, this broken Banner Commander, will never obtain.
She wondered which man would ultimately benefit from her unparalleled beauty.
Thinking this, she suddenly felt unhappy.
She thought of the Holy Son of the Longyuan Sect; her imperial father seemed very determined to marry her to him.
Currently, she was still young, only 19 years old, and could delay for a few more years.
But ultimately, her major marriage decision would still be made by her imperial father.
An arranged marriage, a political marriage, how laughable... Princess Mingzhu's heart grew increasingly bitter, and she envied her good friend Mu Wan.
Even though Mu Wan was so incredibly willful and got involved with a married man, and he was only an Embroidered Uniform Guard Banner Commander.
The Grand Tutor didn't object, but rather protected Lu Zhenghai in many ways.
Perhaps, being born into the imperial family was only glamorous on the surface.
"What are you thinking about?" Lu Zhenghai asked, somewhat surprised.
He clearly saw bitterness and sorrow surprisingly appear in her eyes.
As a legitimate princess, would she also experience feelings of bitterness and sorrow?
"Lu Zhenghai, if you absolutely had to marry a woman you didn't like, what would you do?"
Princess Mingzhu raised her beautiful eyes, looked at him, and asked seriously.
She thought that Lu Zhenghai was so clever, solving cases like a Divine Calculator.
Perhaps he could offer a different answer.
"Is she pretty? Will she consummate the marriage?" Lu Zhenghai asked: "If she's both pretty and willing to consummate, then it's impossible for me not to like her; this hypothesis doesn't hold."
"Get lost!" Princess Mingzhu was extremely annoyed.
This scoundrel, so openly lustful. She wondered what Mu Wan saw in him?
"Yu San, I want to go behind that waterfall and take a look. Are you coming?" Lu Zhenghai raised his hand and pointed at the waterfall.
Princess Mingzhu was dumbfounded, completely unable to understand Lu Zhenghai's thought process.
"Once upon a time, a monkey found an incredible blessed land behind a waterfall, so whenever I see a waterfall, I always want to go behind it and take a look," Lu Zhenghai casually made up an excuse.
"Really?"
Princess Mingzhu was again somewhat swayed by his bluff, half-believing, half-doubting.
If anyone else had spouted such nonsense, she would definitely not believe it.
But it was Lu Zhenghai.
Watching Lu Zhenghai's process of investigating the case today, it felt like he was just spouting nonsense... yet the fact was, he truly created miracles!
She even had a bit of a filter for Lu Zhenghai now: he's amazing, he's incredibly smart, and what he says is most likely correct... "Who knows? Anyway, there's nothing else to do, let's go take a look."
"Okay."
The two came to the base of the cliff.
The spray from the waterfall misted their Faces.
Lu Zhenghai, uncharacteristically, glanced at Princess Mingzhu several more times.
The mist not only didn't smudge her makeup but also added a certain ambiance to her exquisite beauty.
"What are you looking at? Hurry up and go behind the waterfall!" Princess Mingzhu glared at Lu Zhenghai.
This scoundrel was beyond help!
And, he was really bold.
She knew her beauty was unrivaled.
But Lu Zhenghai was the only one who dared to stare at her so openly and brazenly.
Lu Zhenghai, for his part, felt that looking at women, especially exceptionally beautiful women, was a form of self-care. Remember, a joyful mood is the greatest form of self-care.
The next moment, Lu Zhenghai stepped on the depressions and protrusions of the stones on the cliff Face, quickly ascending.
"Lu Zhenghai, you... you're a Grandmaster?" Princess Mingzhu was very shocked.
While climbing the cliff, Lu Zhenghai used his True Qi, thus exposing his martial Dao aura.
"Hurry up!" A few breaths later, Lu Zhenghai truly stood behind the waterfall: "There really is a cave behind the waterfall."
Princess Mingzhu used her movement technique, stepping on the stones on the cliff Face, and quickly ascended.
A few breaths later, she stood beside Lu Zhenghai.
Princess Mingzhu first glanced at the cave behind her, then sharply turned her head, staring intently at Lu Zhenghai: "You... are you truly human?"
It was too terrifying!
There was really a cave behind the waterfall? That was incredibly far-fetched.
How did she feel as if Lu Zhenghai's words simply manifested reality?
She remembered that the first time Lu Zhenghai met her was at Puyun Temple, where he saved her life.
He had loudly proclaimed then: I am the Divine Calculator!
Princess Mingzhu now realized... Oh my god, could he really be the Divine Calculator?
Only then could it explain why his case investigations seemed so perfunctory and unreliable, yet he could easily catch the culprit.
Only then could it explain why he inexplicably predicted that there was a cave behind this waterfall.
Princess Mingzhu thought: At Puyun Temple, he not only said he was the Divine Calculator but also that he was my admirer.
Since he truly is the Divine Calculator, he didn't lie.
Then, when he said he was my admirer, did he also not lie? Was it also true?
Princess Mingzhu suddenly felt a little flustered.
Damn, my accursed charm! If Lu Zhenghai really is my admirer?
Then... what about Mu Wan?
I cannot betray Mu Wan!
Stealing a good friend's man, is that even human?
Even if I, Princess Mingzhu, were to die, even if I were single for life, I would absolutely never steal a friend's man!
"Your eyes are darting around, what are you thinking?"
Lu Zhenghai asked, always feeling that ever since she came behind this waterfall, she had become completely dazed.