The masked man let go of Gu Yunxi, yet his cold gaze remained on Huanan Xin. In a freezing voice, he spoke.
"Prince Chen... The son of the tyrant..."
Before his words died down, he picked up a cobble and shot it at Huanan Xin.
"No!"
Gu Yunxi rumbled as she intervened with her palm. The cobble shattered midway through the air before it could touch Prince Chen.
"Are you opposing me for this fool?!"
The masked man turned his stern eyes to Gu Yunxi and withdrew his palm, which crackled as it clenched.
Gu Yunxi blinked and lowered her eyes in horror.
"I dare not... But master, your Kungfu is unparalleled. It's unfair for you to kill Prince Chen now that you know he's retarded."
The masked man's heart was softened when he heard her gently addressing him as "master".
But his face did not stir. Instead, he only wrinkled his lips and discharged sneers from his thr
The masked man flew up to the pinnacle of a building in the Palace and looked down at the bustling crowd in Wutong Garden. Among them were the guards from the Eastern Depot, the Honour Guards, and inside officers.His lips curled beneath his mask while he was smiling to himself."Huh, imbeciles."...Wutong Garden—After Ai Qing, the first captain of the Eastern Depot, fought against the masked man on the bank of the Silver River, he sent people to inform the Master on the other side of the river and search the injured opponents at the same time.Leng Qingtang received the news and went to unite with his subordinates. Following the blood-strewn outskirts, they finally made it into the Palace.Leng Qingtang hurriedly led his men in the search, but he did not dare to make too much noise. The Imperial Ceremony Office was told that they were hunting a thief.The guards and inside officers ac
Cuiqiao's query made Gu Yunxi tense every muscle in her body instantly and keep her mouth a slightly thin line.Gu Yunxi pretended to run her fingers through her hair to smooth it back and made an excuse."Oh, it was too dark that I fell while returning to the Palace."Cuiqiao stirred her eyebrows slightly and seemed to fall into thought and doubt. She suddenly darted a sharp gaze out of her watery eyes, which almost pierced Gu Yunxi."Why is there blood on your dress?"For suddenly discovering something, Cuiqiao raised her eyebrows and stared her bright eyes wide.Da*n it! It should be left while she was in the masked man's arms—Gu Yunxi bowed her head to look at her dress, and her breathing speeded up a bit."It happens to be my menstrual period these days..."The explanation was reasonable.Cuiqiao kept staring at her for a moment and then said unhapp
Being scolded by his father, Wan Li pursed his lips with disapproval and leisurely got closer to the dinner table. He took a candied date and threw it into his mouth."Aren't you talking about the Emperor's events in his youth? The secret of how a deposed crown prince succeeded to the throne? I knew it a long time ago!""You..."Wan Zong became speechless and paused for a while, then he showed an angry look and was about to direct his anger at Wan Li again.Wan Li raised both hands to make a "stop" gesture with disdain."Father, I have listened outside for a long time. I think that what you and the guests keep arguing about strays away from the point...""The silly boy, what do you know—"Being defied by his son in public, Wan Zong was fuming and glared at Wan Li angrily.Ignoring him, Wan Li picked up an empty wine cup and drank up a cup himself, and then he spoke."
After Bingbi Liu's order, the eunuch behind him came forward and pulled Gu Yunxi towards the gate of the Palace.Before Gu Yunxi cried, Yan Gui came over and said with a frightened, anxious and trembled voice."Hey, hey, Bingbi Liu, do not be like this! Do not be like this! If you take her away, how could I explain to Your Grace?"Bingbi Liu rolled his eyes and looked at Yan Gui without blinking. He raised his thumb and pointed at nothing behind him."Explain? Explain what? I am under the order of Master Leng to arrest the suspect of theft case in the Palace. If you need an explanation, ask the Master. Go!"Then the crowd flung out of Chuxiu Palace....At the Imperial Ceremony Office—The air in the Violent Room was stagnant with blood and putrefaction. Various instruments of confinement and torture could be seen everywhere.Under the dim light, the eunuchs taking ch
Their eyes met...Gu Yunxi barely sat up, staring at the cold but handsome face in front of her, with astonishment in her scarlet eyes.One year without him seemed as long as a thousand years! The lovesickness during more than three hundred days was suddenly twisted in her heart, torturing her thousands of times.When they were about to be separated, he was poisoned dying in bed. Now they met at this moment, he seemed healthy. He looked as usual without much expression. His eyebrows were delicate and his posture was straight, like a noble and alienated god from the heaven.Was he, this person in front of her?Gu Yunxi stared at the man in front of her holding the breath in sorrow, and almost pierced him with eyes. Suddenly, the previous scenes appeared in her mind.The cold perfume lingering in her nose finally made her ensure that, that handsome man with shining eyes in her memory who helped her comb the
When they returned to the main hall of the Imperial Ceremony Office, Bingbi Liu prostrated himself before Leng Qingtang, looking guilty."Master, it's all my fault. It was my recklessness that made you awkward in front of Concubine Xu."Leng Qingtang took a seat and said calmly."Stand up. It's not your fault. The person we mess with this time is supercilious. She won't sit back when something happens to her people.""But I was surprised that Xu Yuanjiao came to the Imperial Ceremony Office in person for a maidservant this time. After all, she is always cold."Bingbi Liu stood up with his hands dropping and reported."It is said that Tu Muxue hasn't been in the Palace for long. But she is good at cooking, and Concubine Xu likes her so much out of that. Even all the concubines in the imperial harem had eaten the food she made, and they were all unstinting in their praise.""Cooking?"
Emperor Jingxiao was distracted by the report outside the door, feeling puzzled.What kind of important thing could drive the young duke of the Wan clan to make a special trip to the Elixir Chamber of the High Priest?"What's the matter?"The Emperor sat up listlessly and asked in a deep voice, his face burning red."His Majesty, the Shenle Marquis occasionally got a treasure recently, and he came here to present it to you specially."Should he see him or not?Emperor Jingxiao frowned. His hesitant eyes fell on Yu Xuanji's enchanting face which he was greedy for.Yu Xuanji breathed a sigh of relief secretly. He moved his red lips, showing a slight and cold smile."His Majesty, it is not easy for the Shenle Marquis to enter the Palace, so how can you refuse to see him? Why not take a look at the treasure he offers first?"The Emperor laughed as soon as he heard it. He
After a storm came a calm outside Sixiang Hut.Emperor Jingxiao stood on the platform with his hands crossed behind his back, his eyes looking into the sky deeply.After the rain, the breeze was slightly cool, blowing with moisture, which made the Emperor's robe billow and rustle in the wind.Even his back revealed the solemnity and majesty belonging to the Emperor.The day was drawing to a close, and the setting sun was as red as blood. The sunset in the west shed a scarlet glow on the yellow robe of the Emperor, like the blood gurgling all over the Emperor's body.Since ancient times, all the Emperors, who stood at the highest position, held both the cruel knife and the brush in their hands, enjoying the blood-stained landscape of the state.As an Emperor, he would never allow others to covet the hard-won position."The suspect in the mannequin case hasn't been found out yet?"A