The horse trotted at a relaxed pace as Chiyun Yuexuan brought Murong Zhining down the road. Seeing the scenery around getting more and more familiar, Murong Zhining revealed a look of joy. “Xingzhou County is right upfront, isn’t it? Mister Tuoba once brought us to stay here for a day. Mister Lian’s family also owns a secluded estate in Xingzhou’s capital.”
Chiyun Yuexuan pinched Murong Zhining’s waist unhappily. “You seem happy when you mention Mister Tuoba, huh? Don’t you know that I dislike him? However, I can see that you’re tired. How about we stay at Xingzhou for tonight?”
Murong Zhining nodded in high spirits.
Arriving at the entrance, Chiyun Yuexuan and Murong Zhining each led a horse into the city and found a quiet vacant inn. Sitting inside the room in embarrassment, the two waited for the server to bring food.
Since last time when Murong Zhining lashed out at Chiyun Yuexuan by the river, she had been ignoring him as much as possible. Meanwhile, Ch
Quick witted in an emergency, Chiyun Yuexuan pulled Murong Zhining into the Gorgeous Scent House.He whispered into her ear, “Someone’s tailing us. Act normal and follow me.”He led her to the second floor and hid behind a pillar. As expected, the three suspicious men also entered the Gorgeous Scent House.The trackers blended into the crowd while sticking their heads to look around for Chiyun Yuexuan and Murong Zhining. Murong Zhining recognized one of them to be Gao Chenghao’s bodyguard.Chiyun Yuexuan took Murong Zhining into a room with the door left slightly open. “Princess wait for me here. I’ll lead them away and return to pick you up. Don’t run about, just stay in here. I’ll be back very soon.”Leaving the room, Chiyun Yuexuan closed the door shut. Then, he casually scooped a yellow-clad young lady into his chest.When the lady saw the tall and handsome Chiyun Yuexuan, she pressed herself against him and said in a sweet voice, “What are yo
Murong Zhining was secretly amazed by the extended knowledge Gao Chenghao showed regarding this sheet music. At the same time, she was worried. She couldn’t dare to imagine the consequences if the treasure really fell into the hands of someone like him. She quietly pondered for a way to deal with Gao Chenghao.…Gao Chenghao had the guards open the door to the underground prison.As soon as he stepped inside, Chiyun Yuexuan glared at him. “Fourth Prince has used some really shady means and even imprisoned me here. Just what is your purpose behind all this?”Gao Chenghao viciously kicked the iron bars. “Shady means? And the poison needle you used on me isn’t shady? You’re not any better. You, a grand general, had to rely on some despicable method to take Princess away from me. If it wasn’t for your despicable anesthetic, she should have been my beloved concubine right now.”Chiyun Yuexuan burst out laughing. “I can understand your pain of yearning for so
The guard at the door let out a cough to urge Murong Zhining.She whispered, “I must go, in case Gao Chenghao suddenly comes back.”She pulled out a hairpin from her hair and threw it through the bars, then turned around to leave the prison. Chiyun Yuexuan picked up the hairpin. Gently caressing it, he put it to his lips for a kiss before stowing it in his robes.At noon the next day, Chiyun Yuexuan violently shook the iron door to his cell. “Make your damn master to come see me, I want to fight that turtle one-on-one!”A man guarding him shouted, “Our Prince left early in the morning and won’t be back until evening. Obediently stay where you are and quit fussing. Save your strength, because you’ll get to suffer soon.”Upon hearing this, Chiyun Yuexuan was secretly delighted. He shook the iron bars even harder like he wanted to destroy it.Scared that they couldn’t handle Chiyun Yuexuan alone, one of the two guards ran to call for help from the ot
Gao Cheng was unable to get close to women for now, but his guards had been working very hard to find the treasure for him, so he planned to provide them women to win over them and also boost their morale. Therefore, Gao Chenghao ordered his men to chase the thugs away and took the two dancers inside.Afraid that Chiyun Yuexuan would come find him for trouble, he secretly took his people and moved to another estate at night. Finally without worry this night, Gao Chenghao drank with his subordinates while watching the Persian dancers in their enchanting dance moves. He was in a particularly good mood, as he had discovered something in a cave in the dragon-shaped mountain. He believed that he was getting closer to the Murongs’ treasure.Gao Chenghao drank as he started indulging in his sweet fantasy: With his own ability, he acquired the world’s most amazing book – “Secrets of Emperor Qin.” His imperial father was overjoyed and ceded his throne to him. Relying on “S
The guards pointed sharpened iron bars at the stone door and began to beat them with hammers. Bit by bit, stone chips fell off from the door. This was Gao Chenghao’s new strategy.Originally, he wanted to use the explosive and blow the door open, but that was only a last resort in case he had to rush for time. Using violent means would have a high chance of destroying that peerless book inside. According to Gao Chenghao’s calculation, it’d take at least two days to chip away at the stone door. Without the threat from Chiyun Yuexuan, he had enough time to take it slow with the treasure. Thinking of the treasure that was soon to become his, he could already foresee the future where he dominated this world.Evening in Gao Chenghao’s estate, there were noises of people playing “raise fingers, guess number[ A drinking game: two people raise their fingers and say a number at the same time. The one who guesses the total number fingers raised by both will be the winner. T
Qin Shi Huang realized that he had not long to live, that the country that he had risked his life to conquer could not be under his control forever, and that the super weapons and pills he ordered invented in secret would fall into the hands of others after he died. In order to monopolize these technologies, he silenced everyone who were involved in the research by death, and at the same time compiled the production steps as well as their blueprints into a book, naming it “Secrets of Emperor Qin.”One day, Qin Shi Huang brought his guard-in-waiting to go supervise the completion of his own mausoleum. The newly built underground tomb was majestic, filled with bright-colored terracottas of varied height as well as all sorts of weapons, bronze horses and carriages.Observing his underground palace from a high ground, Qin Shi Huang told his guard. “I have thought it through and finally understood. True immortality only starts after mortal death. Here in this underground nati
Yan Han then sighed, “What I’m most worried about is actually not this, but how both Xuan’er and the emperor have fallen for Princess Fengyi of Shangxia. It’s giving me a headache, I fear that the two of them will act out ‘brothers mulilating each other’ over a girl.”Ning Zezhi was shocked. “Several days ago, I also heard His Majesty mention this in the court. He said General Chiyun ran to Shangxia of his own accord to capture Princess Fengyi and even wanted to have him executed to make an example. However, it’s been days without His Majesty mentioning this matter again. By the way, His Majesty still doesn’t know about General Chiyun’s real identity yet, does he?”Yan Han sighed. “I was afraid he’d really punish Xuan’er, so I already told him about it. When I reflected back on it afterwards, it was indeed worrying.”Ning Zezhi cupped his hands. “Your Majesty can rest assured. His Majesty the Emperor is a wise monarch, I know he won’t make things difficult for Gene
Drawing close to Murong Zhining, Gao Chenghao closed his eyes and inhaled a deep breath with an intoxicated expression. “I admire your courage, Princess. Only you would dare to stand here before me all alone and talk about conditions. Return with me first and I’ll release her.”Gao Chenghao lifted Murong Zhining onto the horse and sat behind her before riding off towards the northern suburbs where another estate of his was located. Far behind, Chiyun Yuexuan followed them in night-walking outfit.…Tuoba Lan was emotional as she hugged Murong Zhining. “Big Sis how can you be so foolish? Even if I die, I don’t want to see you be put at risk because of me.”Murong Zhining turned to look at Gao Chenghao. “I’m now under your control. Please let Miss Tuoba go.”Gao Chenghao chuckled. “Naïve! How can I get you to listen if I let her go? Please first take a bath, Princess. We need an examination.”Murong Zhining glared at Gao Chenghao in rage. “Fourth Pr