After being reborn, I became the apple of my enemy's eye.

Chapter 168 Provoking Trouble

Lu Lan had always been in good health, but suddenly news of her serious illness came out.

Yan Yun wasn't surprised to hear them whispering about Lu Lan in the mansion; his concubine had taken advantage of this time to bully her before.

Lu Lan's serious illness must have been caused by the concubine's methods.

The Lu family mansion is not peaceful now, and no one is there to support Lu Lan, which is why the concubine chose this time.

Lu Mingyuan passed away, Lu Yan disappeared, and Lu Shan's whereabouts are unknown.

None of these people ended up well.

Although Yan Yun also felt strange, from her perspective, she couldn't see anything else wrong.

After all, she had never been involved in this war.

And right now, this place is in complete chaos.

Those guys actually dared to openly burn down the academy; they had such audacity.

Yan Yun wanted to know if it was Mr. Na Yuan who did it.

After all, only Mr. Yuan had long disliked her academy and even came to the academy to make outrageous remarks about shutting it down. After thinking about it, it was possible that it was him.

Yan Yun returned to the mansion, sat for a while, changed his clothes, and walked directly out through the main gate.

If Mr. Yuan is indeed inside the White Horse Academy, I should go and see if it is him.

Yan Yun carried Nan Yunjing's soft sword with him and headed straight for the White Horse Academy.

As soon as Yan Yun left the mansion, two attendants immediately followed, one on each side to protect her safety.

Qing'er was not by her side because she was busy settling the older sisters at the academy as instructed.

Besides, what's there to be afraid of when going to Baima Academy?

Yan Yun wasn't afraid at all. When he arrived in front of the White Horse Academy, he looked at the main gate and the side gate and went straight in through the main gate.

But we haven't gone inside yet.

The people at the door stopped her.

They looked at Yan Yun and immediately said, "Women are not allowed to go in."

Yan Yun said, "I need to find Mr. Yuan."

Those two people naturally recognized Yan Yun, but the academy's rules stipulated that women were not allowed to enter.

"Let's go in first and pass on a message to Mr. Yuan. If he's willing to come out and meet us, you can wait outside."

Yan Yun wasn't angry. He said to the person who spoke, "Then I'll trouble you to go in and tell them that I, Zheng Ning'er, want to see Mr. Yuan."

The man went in to deliver the message.

When Mr. Yuan heard that it was Zheng Ning'er who came to see him, he neither wanted the girl to come into the academy nor wanted to go out to see her himself. So he said to her, "I am still teaching and do not have time to see her. Let her go back."

The man immediately returned to relay what Mr. Yan Yunyuan had said. Yan Yunyuan replied, "Since Mr. Yuan is busy, I will wait."

Yan Yun naturally didn't intend to leave; she would simply stand at the main entrance and wait. The people around her, seeing Yan Yun standing there, didn't say much.

If you're willing to wait, then wait.

Yan Yun stood there by the gate, and people around him naturally looked over.

Mr. Yuan then sent his student to check if the girl had left.

I heard people say that the girl didn't leave and was still waiting outside the door.

Mr. Yuan felt a bit angry again.

Why is she coming to see me at this time? If she's willing to wait, then let her wait.

But after waiting for another hour or two, there was still no movement. The attendants watched as Yan Yun stood there waiting.

He said to Yan Yun, "Miss, why don't you go and rest in the carriage? I'll invite you over when that person comes to deliver the message."

Yan Yun refused, saying, "I'll just wait here."

She waited in front of the academy.

As Shu Shu's carriage passed by, she saw Yan Yun and immediately told the coachman to stop. She jumped down from the carriage.

"Sister Ning'er."

Hearing Shu Shu's loud and boisterous voice, Yan Yun immediately turned around and saw Shu Shu running towards him.

Yan Yun immediately reached out to support her.

Shu Shu looked up at Yan Yun, "Sister, what brings you here?"

Yan Yun said, "I came to see Mr. Yuan, but Mr. Yuan does not want to see me."

Someone nearby immediately chimed in, "Mr. Yuan is giving a lecture; he just doesn't have time to see you, not because he doesn't want to."

Yan Yun turned around and glanced at the person who had interrupted, not expecting anyone to speak to him.

She said to Shu Shu, "That's why I'm waiting for Mr. Yuan here."

Shu Shu immediately said, "Then I want to go with Sister Ning'er."

She whispered to Yan Yun, "I used to want to get into this academy, but the academy wouldn't let me in no matter what."

She also wanted to go inside and take a look.

Yan Yun couldn't bring her in, since he himself couldn't get in either.

"Mr. Yuan probably wouldn't dare to face me, so you'd better take the carriage back first."

Shu Shu still decided to do it.

Yan Yun did not try to persuade her.

The two waited outside the door for another two or three hours, until Yan Yun's feet started to hurt.

Shu Shu stood in front of the door and said to Yan Yun, "Sister Ning'er's academy allows us to enter, but this academy is different; it won't let us in."

Yan Yun sighed helplessly, “That’s why my academy was burned down.”

When Shu Shu heard Yan Yun say that the academy had been burned down, she felt sad. She said angrily, "I wonder who burned down your academy, sister. If we catch that person, we will definitely give him a good beating."

Hearing what Shu Shu said, Yan Yun thought it was a good idea.

Mr. Yuan was indeed like a coward, hiding in the academy for a while and not coming out to see Yan Yun.

Yan Yun ordered the carriage to take Shu Shu back first, otherwise he would insist on standing in front of the academy with her.

Wait for him for a few hours.

Just as Shu Shu's stomach was growling with hunger and she was about to leave, someone from the academy came out to tell Yan Yun to go through the small gate, where Mr. Yuan would be waiting for her.

Yan Yun glanced at the small door, then at the slowly closing main gate.

Why can't I go through the front door?

The man offered no explanation, only saying that Mr. Yuan was willing to see her and was waiting for her over there.

If Yan Yun is willing, he can just go in through the small door.

Yan Yun refused, saying, "I won't use the back door."

"Then I'll go back and tell the master."

The man turned and left.

Shu Shu tugged at Yan Yun's hand, "Sister Ning'er, aren't you going to see him?"

Yan Yun shook his head.

"I'm not going. I'll just wait here."

Yan Yun didn't go to see him, but she didn't say she was leaving.

She's waiting here now.

After the man went back to relay the message, Mr. Yuan was also displeased. He had already backed down, but the girl was ungrateful. Since that was the case, he didn't need to say anything more to her.

"Let's go back."

Mr. Yuan returned to his small house and asked his student to bring him some hot tea. He took a sip and found the taste unpleasant, becoming increasingly bitter. The taste was somewhat similar to the moldy taste of tea that had been sitting for too long.

He opened the tea canister, and the tea inside was all moldy.

Mr. Yuan recalled feeling unhappy after only a few sips of his tea. He pushed open the door and asked the person waiting outside, "Who switched my tea leaves?"

The man lowered his head.

"It's all tea that was distributed today, it hasn't been changed."

Mr. Yuan snorted coldly.