LOT – Chapter 66 You’re the Bamboo Leaf Green! Your Whole Family Is Bamboo Leaf Green!

While Lin Mo was sound asleep, three people were pushing and shoving each other as they arrived at her doorstep.

“Are you really sure it’s Lord Xiaolin? Why do I feel kind of nervous about this?”

“It’s definitely Lord Xiaolin. Otherwise, what kind of noble lady would go to a brothel?”

Yes, these three were the unlucky ones who had been tricked by Qin Zheng. They suspected that the girl they saw in the brothel was Lin Mo, so they had come today to confirm it for themselves.

“You go knock on the door. You were the least drunk that night, so you shouldn’t mistake her identity.”

A young master dressed in green was shoved forward.

Under the intense stares of the other two, he nervously raised his hand and knocked on the door.

The gatekeeper of the Lin residence opened it and looked at the three of them in utter confusion. “Who are you looking for?”

The two behind quickly squeezed the one in front out of the way and smiled brightly. “We’re here to see Lord Xiaolin. Is Lord Xiaolin in?”

Oh? They were here to see the Second Young Miss? Now that was rare!

In all his years guarding the gate, this was the first time anyone had ever come asking for their Second Miss.

“Wait right here! I’ll go fetch Second Miss immediately! Don’t go anywhere!”

Watching the gatekeeper’s excited back as he ran off, the three visitors suddenly had a very bad feeling.

Before long, Lin Mo came zooming out in her wheelchair, pulled along by her two pigs: “Who’s looking for me!”

The three “quails” outside shrank their necks in fear: …We’re doomed! We found the wrong person!

“Sorry! We must have mistaken you for someone else! Goodbye, Lord Xiaolin!”

The three of them turned to flee, but Lin Mo moonwalked right in front of them with lightning speed.

“Don’t leave! It’s not every day someone comes looking for me. Since you’re the first ones to do so of your own free will, I’ll take you out for some fun!”

System: [Yay yay! Recruit them as little followers! We’re going to the Duke Zheng’s residence for gossip!]

Hearing the system’s voice, the three of them blinked in surprise.

They had long heard their fathers and elder brothers talk about this so-called “system,” but hearing it for themselves was still quite a shock.

But what happened at the Duke Zheng’s residence again?

Under Lin Mo’s enthusiastic (read: forceful) invitation, the three of them had no choice but to line up behind her wheelchair, looking exactly like three little followers.

[This is all your fault! If you hadn’t mistaken her for someone else, how could we have ended up as her minions?!]

[How is it my fault? You guys were drunk too! When I said it was Lord Xiaolin, you all agreed! And now you’re blaming me?!]

[Can we run? But I don’t think we can outrun those two pigs. That wild one looks like it could gore me to death…]

Lin Mo didn’t notice what the people behind her were whispering about, because all her attention was focused on the Zheng Guogong Residence.

[System, should we pitch a tent over there or something? Otherwise, I’m afraid I’ll miss the best parts of the drama.]

System: [No need to go that far, but we can find a big tree to lean on. That way, we’ll stay hidden and still enjoy the show!]

Soon, they arrived at the back gate of the Zheng Guogong Residence. Seeing Lin Mo acting like she was possessed by a lizard, the three people behind her were dumbfounded.

“What are you still standing there for? Hurry up and get up here! I brought you here for some free drama!”

Lin Mo felt these three were acting a little slow. [System, are these three a bit off in the head? Why do they seem so dumb to me?]

System: [I think they’re scared of you. They’re just too timid!]

The timid trio: …Who’s timid! Climbing a tree? We’ll show you how it’s done!

Soon, that almost-withering tree was bearing a weight it should never have had to bear.

That afternoon, Emperor Xuande and the others returned, and Zheng Guogong rushed straight into his home.

Lin Mo: [Oh no, oh no! Did Zheng Guogong just find out about that Third Miss and Li Minggen?!]

System: [Seems like it. Time to enjoy the drama!]

After a while, crying and shouting could be heard from inside, while the officials had all disguised themselves and were now lying in wait outside the Zheng Guogong Residence.

Anyone who didn’t know better would think they were on some kind of covert mission.

System: [Whoa! Zheng Guogong came back just in time to catch his daughter secretly meeting with Li Minggen! No wonder he’s furious!]

The disguised crowd below: …Why does that voice sound so familiar?

They instinctively looked up—and holy crap! There were actually four people sitting up in that withering tree! And one of them looked very familiar!

Minister Lin stared at the figure lying flat on the topmost branch and suddenly found it hard to breathe.

Imperial Physician Zhao dashed over, ready to unleash his silver needles. But Minister Lin dodged them with a smooth step like a floating feather.

Unconvinced, Zhao tried again, and Lin twisted his waist to dodge once more. The two of them started a back-and-forth needle-throwing, dodge-dueling match.

Imperial Physician Zhao: I refuse to believe I can’t land a single needle!

Minister Lin: I refuse to believe I can’t dodge every single one!

Just as the needle battle was heating up, someone suddenly burst out from the back door.

Zhao, still annoyed he hadn’t hit anyone, reacted instantly and launched a needle toward the figure.

Up in the tree, Lin Mo: Whoa!!! That was awesome!

The three unwilling spectators: What the heck! Where did this expert come from?!

Li Minggen, who had finally escaped but got struck by the flying needle and collapsed: …

“Catch him! How dare he seduce my daughter!”

Zheng Guogong was so angry his beard practically flew off. He had thought this guy must be really handsome to be able to charm his daughter—at least someone on the level of Minister Lin. But this guy? Just a pretty face at best. There were dozens of better-looking young men in the capital!

He really couldn’t understand what spell his youngest daughter had fallen under to be so obsessed with this guy!

Lin Mo looked at the foaming-at-the-mouth Li Minggen on the ground and said to the system in exasperation: [This is your idea of “handsome”? He doesn’t even look as good as I do.]

System: [Well, he’s still a level above average-looking people. But of course, there’s no comparing him to you! You look just like your dad, the most handsome man in the capital. If only you were a man too, you could’ve taken the civil exam, become a third-ranked scholar, and been absolutely perfect!]

Everyone who heard that: …Why does taking the civil exam sound so easy when you say it?

Li Minggen, dragging his half-paralyzed body, looked like he was trying to escape again. Lin Mo immediately grabbed the three people next to her and bam—jumped down from the tree.

The three unwilling jumpers: “Aaaaahhh! Save us!”

Lin Mo used them to block the three escape routes, flawless!

The three human roadblocks: !!! Are you kidding us?! We’re people, not tiger traps!

Li Minggen, despite his half-crippled state, still tried to dash forward.

Lin Mo: “Zhuyeqing, grab his leg!”

The young man in bamboo-green clothing instinctively grabbed Li Minggen’s leg.

Hey—you’re the Zhuyeqing! Your whole family is Zhuyeqing!

But now that he was holding on, it felt awkward to let go. So he kept hugging Li Minggen’s leg until the people from the Guogong Residence came rushing out.

In the meantime, his face was stomped on several times.

The two lying on the ground next to him couldn’t help but feel a bit relieved: Thank goodness he didn’t run in our direction.