As soon as the prince closes the door of the hall, he let out a deep sigh. He clearly lost his composure there. He's just hoping that it won't arise Eunuch Xu's suspicion. Well, he wants him to be aware of his feelings towards him but this is just too sudden. Also, he doesn't think that this is the right time to know about it.
They are still facing a lot of problems and dealing with still unsolved mysteries. This is a hard time for all of them, especially Eunuch Xu whose never been in the cultivation world. Confessing to him right now would most probably make him more emotionally unstable. He will tell him eventually, for sure... but not now.
Speaking of problems, he has a task to carry out while almost everyone is away from the imperial palace. Well, there are still people who remained inside the palace walls such as servants and guards patrolling the area.
Since everyone here, except for Eunuch Xu, knows that the emperor has departed, he must not be seen by
Mingming rolls over the bed for who knows how many times already. Even him lost count of it. He literally can't do anything inside this hall and he's bored to death. He thought, maybe this is what the emperor felt when he suddenly decided to sneak out with him to go to the nearby town. But on the second thought, the emperor got it easier. Isn't he always got a lot of things to do? With that, he can make himself busy to forget about being bored. Unlike his majesty, Xu Zhengming is just spacing out from sunrise to sunset because he got nothing to do. Speaking of, didn't the emperor ask him to make new poems? Maybe writing would help him distract himself from boredom. But what should he write? Should he write a poem about how good-looking he is? Or how unpredictable his majesty is? Or perhaps the feeling of being isolated because of his situation? Now that he thinks about it, he can't help but recall that embarrassing poem "he made" when he's still studying at t
"When will you even stop nagging?" Emperor Yin Renshu asked a rhetorical question to her sister as soon as he slides the door of the emperor's hall open. So, the annual ceremony ended 'somehow successful' by sunset. Yes, just somehow successful because his majesty made a little... just a little mistake during the ritual. It's just he worshiped the wrong god. Actually, this mistake is understandable... if everyone knows that he's not the one who's doing the ritual every year. The grand empress dowager was at a loss of words. Never in the history of their dynasty did something like this happen. Despite the disappointment, she remained silent. By then, she realized it wasn't the first prince who performed the ritual. She asked herself silently, "Where is he? Are they up to something I don't know again?" On the other hand, the princess general at that time was torn between feeling angered with his stupidity and having a secondhand embarrassment.
Prince Yin Wenyan, Princess Yin Xiulan, and Emperor Yin Renshu are having their mini exclusive conference in their new venue, the Emperor's Hall. "I already told you, I only know the god of war!" His majesty said more or less five times now. Her highness rolled her eyes for who knows how many times already. "See? That stupidity of yours is the worst! Truly beyond remedy!" She fans ay herself violently. His highness sighs as he massages the bridge of his nose. "Alright, calm down you two. It already happened and we can't do anything about it anymore." "That's right!" The emperor immediately responded. "Xiulan, you're so much of a nagger. That's why you can't get yourself a lover." The princess closed her fan at once. Her face becomes ashen. "What did you just say?" She hits her brother on the arm with her fan. "Bold of you to say that!" "Oho? Bold of me to say that? Am I wrong? " Emperor Yin Renshu turns his head to his brother. "Wenyan
The empress dowager hurried to walk across the grand empress dowager's hall towards her secret chamber. She slides the wooden wall which gives way to her. Inside the hidden room, only a single candle is lit that serves as the only source of light in the entire dark room. It's impossible for the grand empress dowager not to notice her presence but she just chooses not to at least turn her head to see the other person. It's just she expected only this one person to come this time. "Grand Empress Dowager, you called?" The empress dowager asked as she walks closer to the grand empress dowager. "Where have you been? What took you so long?" She asked in a cold tone. The empress dowager, on the other hand, subconsciously averted her eyes. She didn't manage to come to her hall immediately because she was dealing with 'something'. She did not expect the old woman to call her this late too. "I apologize, your highness. I was occupied earlier." S
The scheduled day of the conference in the Pavilion of Literary Glory has come. As usual, it's Prince Yin Wenyan who acts as the emperor in palace and government matters. They started unusually early than they normally do. In the eyes of the eunuchs present in the pavilion, his majesty looks more serious but more reasonable than their last conference where he never listened to their concerns and just decided for the palace matters alone; Just like the sudden preparation for a big event such as the annual ceremony for a good harvest. There aren't many issues that needed his majesty's attention, and so they finished their three days' worth of concerns. Prince Yin Wenyan looks at the head-eunuch of the Yin clan. The old eunuch, on the other hand, nods at him. Telling him that this is the right time to open up the thing he has in mind and that he and the Yin clan got his back. The prince looks at the crowd before his throne, standing in organized lines, a
"Oh my!" Princess Yin Xiulan closes her fan. "You really managed to gain everyone's support?" The princess, the prince, and the emperor are having their exclusive meeting in their new meeting place. They are currently discussing what happened in the Pavilion of Literary Glory during the scheduled conference with the high-ranking eunuchs of the two most powerful clans in the imperial palace. "Not everyone." Prince Yin Wenyan responded. "I don't think that the head eunuch of the Xue clan agrees with me but I couldn't care less about that old man. He's only one, and the eunuchs that are with me are more likely a hundred." "It's good that we seized the power from her. But is she really going to give up just like that? She can be annoying sometimes." Emperor Yin Renshu said. "I mean, knowing her, she always has a lot of cards underneath her sleeves." "If she tries to get her political authority back, she has to get it from me." The prince replies casually
It's been three days since the grand empress dowager lost her political authority yet they did not sense any strange moves that the old woman makes. Well, actually, they expect something from her today since another scheduled conference will be held in the Pavilion of Literary Glory with the emperor and the high-ranking eunuchs. As of now, the emperor, which would be Prince Yin Wenyan, is most probably on his way to the conference. Meanwhile, Emperor Yin Renshu is hiding at the Lotus hall with his silly eunuch, Xu Zhengming. The princess general, on the other hand, is dealing with her daily duties in her Ministry's headquarters. "General, a report came in just now." Officer Song Li, one of the imperial army's Lieutenant Generals came into the Department of War and Defense to personally relay an important report to General Yin Xiulan. He continues, "Another chaos has occurred in the nearby town. It's the bloodthirsty creatures again." "What? This has to get re
A pair of incense sticks are burning, and its sandalwood scent lingers in the hidden chamber of the grand empress dowager's hall. As usual, the old empress is sitting silently, facing the two memorial tablets on the altar. Her lines which signify her aging are visible as the candlelight reflected on her. Without prior notice, the large wooden door that disguised as a wall slides open. The natural light coming from the outside penetrates the dark room. "Your highness." The grand empress dowager said without looking back to the person who secretly comes into her hall. Prince Yin Wenyan, like always, managed to make his way into her hall unnoticed by others. This is how he comes to her hall whenever he and his siblings are summoned or it's the scheduled day for the three of them to visit her. "Greetings, Grand Empress Dowager. Please excuse my rudeness for coming here without notice." He said in a respectful manner. The grand empress dowa
The sun hasn't even risen yet our beau is already awake. His hands are occupied with making spring rolls, dumplings, and of course, his favorite wonton noodle soup. Today is the 3rd day of June, Yin Wenyan's birthday. Although he's been awake for a couple of hours now, he's still not done preparing the food. It is because he's been extra careful not to create unnecessary sounds that may awaken the still asleep birthday celebrant. After Yin Wenyan came to see Xu Zhengming in his bookstore, the former emperor declared something bold. He stated that since this beau pulled him back to life from Death's grip, the oh-so-great Xu-xiansheng should take responsibility. In other words, Yin Wenyan just wanted to live the rest of his life with him. Just like his brother, Yin Renshu, Yin Wenyan refused to go back to the imperial palace. According to him, he had enough of the heavy responsibilities and political matters. Well, after everything he's been through, he deserve
It's a rare sight to see Empress Yin Xiulan having a bouquet of freshly picked flowers in her left hand. And as usual, her right hand holds her fan. As bright as the sun shining up in the sky, her face doesn't have a hint of grumpiness. In fact, she isn't wearing a fierce face today. Instead, she's making an unusual happy face. Like any other traveler that finally comes home after a long journey.She's alone, walking in the deepest part of the woods. Although the weather is fair, the area is kind of dark due to huge trees that are blocking the sun rays.When she arrived at her destination, her majesty the empress crouched down in front of a small mound. It's the late Lieutenant General Liu's grave.She puts the flowers on top of it and speaks like someone really is listening to her. "It's been three years, Liu Chen. I wonder if you got into the wheel of reincarnation already." The wind blows gently, making the locks of her hair wave in the air for a short while.
After Zhao Yangguang explained what will happen to them, they immediately fled back to the imperial palace. The sect leader also emphasizes that Emperor Yin Wenyan's soul might be a little strange than he is when he's still alive. Some of these possibilities are losing his eyesight, being unable to talk, slowed comprehension, and the possibility that he still does not realize that he's already dead. Nevertheless, they must convince his soul to store itself into the soul trapping pouch that the sect leader gave them, and bring him back to Wan Moli Hua Palace. "Hana." Sect Elder Wang stands beside the sect leader. Zhao Yangguang is busy passing spiritual energy to Yin Wenyan's body. "You're doing that for a while now. Let me take over for at least a few hours." The sect leader just gives him his signature smile, giving him assurance that he's doing just fine. "I can handle this for a little longer. I'll just call for your help when I feel exhausted, is
The entire imperial palace is consumed by fire. A lot of people turned into ashes and there are still some that have yet to get burned. Sooner or later, everyone will get the brunt. And that doesn't exclude the current empress. The fire also reached Empress Dowager's Hall. Smoke is starting to fill the area within the four corners of the hall so it's already dangerous for the living. Inhaling too much smoke can kill after all. "Didi..." Empress Xue Chi strokes her little brother's hair for the last time. He's still unconscious and doesn't have a clue about what's going on. Even though her highness knows that her words wouldn't reach his brother, she still speaks to him. "Whatever happens, don't give up your life, okay? I know it would be tough for you but I know you can make it through. Live freely, don't let anyone control you, alright?" She smiles weakly. What a shame, she won't witness how will her brother grow into a fine man. She pulls hi
The cold blow of the wind sends chills to everyone's spine. The snow is falling down, an indication that the winter season has officially started. It almost seems that the weather just waited for his majesty's last breath before it decided to make the people feel its extreme cold. Although it's getting chilly, it doesn't bother Xu Zhenging at all. He's still staring at Emperor Yin Wenyan's empty container that's starting to lose its remaining warmth. The usual gentle face of his majesty remained even until the end of his last moments. In fact, he just looks like he's just sleeping soundly. However, Xu Zhengming refuses to give in and is still holding on to the little bit of hope he has. He leads his head on his majesty's heavily wounded chest, hoping for at least a weak heartbeat. He listens attentively, waited for a little while but he heard nothing. He's really gone... Leaving his regrets and unfulfilled dreams behind. Of all times, why does he have
The connection between Emperor Yin Wenyan and his sword weakens due to the failure of passing enough spiritual energy. Through the incantation that the emperor cast, his blade was occupying the deceased eunuch while he's dealing with the empress dowager. Now that the connection is slowly dying, his holy weapon falls onto the roof tiles. Anyone who'll come and see it will say that it only looks like a common sword now that it doesn't possess the majestic aura. "Your majesty...?" Xu Zhengming could only whisper in the thin air. Even though the surroundings are quite dark, the gentle moonlight that is reflected on his majesty's face enables him to recognize him. But as far as he knows, his majesty the emperor is right in front of him. He even talked to him just now. "Who's that..." The silly beau is too confused that he doesn't even know what exactly he has to ask. Although he doesn't know what's happening anymore, he felt his heart is getting unsettled.
While the vicious eunuch, empress dowager, and his majesty the emperor is matched in a death battle on the roof, underneath it has a different scene going on. Princes Yin Xiulan hurried to Yin Renshu and Xu Zhengming's side. She completely forgot her brother that is fighting to the death with the empress dowager. She even forgot her main reason for going to the empress dowager's hall: to find a way to dispel the activated array. "He's about to go berserk again!" At first glance, Princess Yin Xiulan knows it. She witnessed this before and there's no doubt about it. "What should we do? We don't have Yueguang Hua with us." Since this they didn't encounter such poison before... a poison that could turn the victims into monsters, they didn't know many ways to treat it. The spirit herb, Yueguang Hua, the cure for all medicinal plants, is the only thing that they know that could cure Xu Zhengming. Unfortunately, this flower only grows in the wild. In a place that th
Everyone is having a rough time due to this chaos that has risen. Emperor Yin Wenyan didn't have it easy as well. He can barely keep up with Eunuch Ye. Dealing with this monster for an hour or two will do but he's afraid he can't keep up for the third hour. If this continues, he will eventually get exhausted. The deceased eunuch sensed the order of the empress dowager. As her mere pawn, the creature suddenly backed off from the emperor and immediately headed out of the Union Hall. Emperor Yin Wenyan didn't see this coming. He didn't know why Eunuch Ye suddenly runs out of the hall at full speed. Of course, his majesty won't let him go just like that. He chased after him, hoping on the roof from eves to eves. He followed him closely until they reached the Empress Dowager's Hall where his sister and the empress dowager are in combat. Without any forewarnings, Eunuch Ye grabs the empress dowager on the waist and took her with him away from her opponent.
Even though it's in the middle of a chilly night, droplets of sweat are forming on the Empress Dowagers' forehead. She's hiding in a dark corner while she's concentrating the flow of her spiritual energy in her body. There's one more thing that she needs to do before this night ends. The empress dowager is trying to recreate one of the most dangerous weapons that her clan made: the Crimson Javelin. The weapon does not look too different from a normal javelin, except that it has the same color as blood, and it's very deadly. Once injured with this weapon, the victim tends to die in a short time. A poison will quickly circulate in the victim's body and when it reaches the heart, it will immediately turn the organ into an iron (literally), making it an agonizing death due to lack of oxygen. There's no remedy made for it. The javelin doesn't look special in terms of its physical form at all. In fact, it's just a long shaft with a sharp-pointed end. The main diffe