The shop assistant took the silver and went off excitedly.

Nangong Yi, fanning himself lazily, said, "Madam, weren’t you going to investigate Lady Xiao’s daughter? How did you suddenly become interested in opera?"

Cai Wei said, "Just now I heard that song, and it’s the lyrics from my past life’s world. It shouldn’t exist in this world, so I suspect that besides me, there are others who have traveled through time. If that’s true, I must meet that person."

Nangong Yi raised an eyebrow and said, "Could such a thing exist? If that’s true, I, your husband, must meet them too."

In no time, the shop assistant returned with a small opera actor with delicate eyebrows and eyes, introducing to Cai Wei and her husband: "Master, Madam, this is Fang Guan, the dan actress of the Qingyun Group opposite. The song just now was sung by her. If you wish to hear it, let Miss Fang Guan sing for the both of you."

Cai Wei examined this little opera actor called Fang Guan, noticing she was around thirteen or fourteen years old, slender and delicate, with fair skin and a gentle appearance. She then said, "The song you just sang is very new. What’s its name? Who wrote it?"

Fang Guan curtsied and replied, "Reporting to Madam, this song is from a new play recently staged by our troupe, called ’Romance of the Western Chamber.’ It was an old maid who brought the script and sold it to our troupe. The troupe leader, fascinated by the story and its lyrics, paid ten taels of silver to buy it."

Cai Wei rewarded her with a purse and said, "Do you know who this maid is?"

Fang Guan, receiving the silver, smiled brightly and said, "Madam, although I don’t know the origin of that maid, I can confirm that she lives not far from our troupe. She was very well-dressed but came on foot, so she must be a local, though I don’t know which household she belongs to. She’s only been to our theatre twice, selling scripts twice, and hasn’t come since."

"Two scripts?"

Cai Wei repeated, laughing, "What is the other play called?"

Fang Guan replied, "’Legend of the White Snake,’ it’s a fascinating story about a snake spirit and a doctor!"

As she fingered the hard purse, the little opera actor became more talkative, and she briefly summarized the story of the Legend of the White Snake without Cai Wei needing to ask.

After hearing her description, Cai Wei became even more convinced of her suspicion: besides her and Liu Xi, there was a third person who traveled through time to this world.

"Have you seen this maid who sold the scripts? What does she look like? How old is she?"

Fang Guan answered truthfully, and Cai Wei remembered it in her heart. As soon as Fang Guan left, she summoned Brother Ying and instructed it to find the maid as Fang Guan described.

Brother Ying received the order, flew into the sky, used its x-ray vision mung bean eyes to take a quick look, and suddenly started screeching, "Master, I found the person you were looking for. It’s unbelievable!"

Cai Wei, unable to hold back a laugh, said, "If you found her, then you found her. What’s so unbelievable!"

Brother Ying screeched, "Not that maid; I mean the person you asked me to find last night is also found, and she’s with the maid!"

"You found the Princess of Chu?"

Xiao Mei was taken aback: "Wasn’t she dead?"

"No, no, she’s perfectly fine!" Brother Ying said, flapping its wings as it stared in a certain direction. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

This left Cai Wei deeply puzzled; if she wasn’t dead, how could Brother Ying not find her! Could it be she used a disguise last night?

But it shouldn’t be, given her understanding that the Princess of Chu is a timid maiden, only capable of composing poems about the wind and the moon. How could she perform such a sophisticated Jianghu disguise act?

Nangong Yi, seeing Cai Wei’s puzzled look, couldn’t help but ask, "What’s wrong?"

Cai Wei then told him about Brother Ying finding the Princess of Chu, and Nangong Yi said, "That’s simple. Let’s stay here, observe for a while, and we’ll surely notice something."

For the moment, Cai Wei couldn’t think of a better method and had to agree with Nangong Yi’s suggestion, letting Brother Ying keep an eye on the Princess of Chu, watching closely for any peculiarities...

Brother Ying was also perplexed by the Princess of Chu’s sudden appearance. After receiving the master’s command, it flew to the courtyard in the Royal Palace where the Princess of Chu lived, watching her every move in the courtyard.

After dispatching Brother Ying, Cai Wei and Nangong Yi left the teahouse to wander around elsewhere for relaxation.