The smoke spread wide, so it was hard to find Leng Changxi hiding behind the stone column even if he made obvious moves. He reached out slender middle and index fingers to open the concealed box through the gap as narrow as a hair. It was lucky for Leng Changxi to find the hidden box at the stone top. Suddenly, Leng Changxi exerted his super strength and pulled out the stone which blocked the concealed out by his slender fingers. Immediately, a cool and moist wind blew from the dark hole.
"The wind is moist." Qin Yunuan felt it too, "Which means there is water at the other side of the hole."
When the smoke dispersed, it was likely that Chen Jingrui would dispatch people to come in. Leng Changxi and Qin Yunuan could not hide here for a long time. Leng Changxi entered the hole with his half body to check if there were poison and bugs inside. After making sure that there was no danger inside, he turned back and said to Qin Yunuan, "Nuan, follow me."
Just at this time, there was a man in plain clothes outside the door. He bowed and scraped to Jing Yuanchu, "Your Majesty, the carriage is ready to go."Jing Yuanchu's sight went through Leng Changxi directly. He shouted to the back room, which was simply covered with bamboo curtains, "Bring her out."Leng Changxi and Qin Yunuan turned sideways slightly and saw someone lifting the curtain. The first person who came out was a woman dressed as a maidservant. She was about seventeen or eighteen years old. With the star-like shining eyes on her oval face, as well as her exquisite makeup, there seemed to be an unspeakable aura of luxury around her. If it weren't for her simple pink dress, others would have thought she was a lady of some noble family. She had a shrewd look. After a glance at Qin Yunuan and Leng Changxi, she pulled another woman out from behind without mercy. This woman was Elder Princess."Donghua." Elder Princess saw Leng Changxi bu
Dou Meishuang? How could it be her?Qin Yunuan pondered secretly in her heart, but she didn't make it obvious on her face. She smiled and said to Xinger, "Miss, you must have got it wrong. How could the thirteenth prince marry such an unbearable person?"Xinger raised her eyebrows and teased, "It's just a political marriage. Do you really think Your Highness would like this lowly woman? No matter how good he is to her, he was just acting according to the circumstance." After Xinger finished speaking, she looked at Qin Yunuan vigilantly, "I shouldn't have told you so much. Anyway, you have heard it. When you finally arrive in West Liang, I couldn't promise where you would end up."West Liang was the capital of West Xia. From Xinger's words, Qin Yunuan could already conclude that Jing Yuanchu must be perfidious.Jing Yuanchu seemed to be remarkably familiar to Yeren Valley. The team encountered almost no obstacles along the way. Exce
Lu Wuyi frowned deeply. The call in his ears was getting more real. He began to feel afraid, stretching his arms to wave away those horrible sounds. However, his hands were controlled firmly by a force. His face was burning. He was slapped by someone.Opening his eyes suddenly, Lu Wuyi only saw Leng Changxi's stolid face."You," Lu Wuyi got up in a hurry. He wanted to curtsey, but he was afraid that his movement would attract others' attention. So he lowered his voice, "Why do you come here?""I'm asking you. Do you know what's wrong with Elder Princess's food every day?" Qin Yunuan came straight to the point.The evening wind was blowing gently, bringing a chill to Lu Wuyi, which was nothing compared to the coldness in Qin Yunuan's eyes. It was the first time for him to see Qin Yunuan's decisive and sharp eyes. At last, she had guessed something.Lu Wuyi lowered his head, "I was also forced to do it.""It
High-pitched as the woman's voice was, she was strange to all the people. Her thin voice was mean. The next moment, a brisk woman in a red short jacket and trousers appeared at the entrance of East Garden. She had a pointed chin and a small face. She looked unruly and stubborn with the end of her eyebrows slightly up. There were silks tied to her wrists in the same color as her clothes, holding her slightly-open sleeves tightly to make it convenient for her to move. She was holding a soft whip made of fine cowhide in her hand, which was different from the long whip used for driving carriages. It was generally used for women to self-defense and learn martial arts because of its excellent hardness and toughness. It seemed that the woman was a martial artist."Miss..." Just when Qin Yunuan began to talk, she found that the lady in red was followed by many people, all in the same uniform as servants. The two servant girls behind the lady in red were also businesslike. It lo
Wanyan Ba, the Grand Prince in North Di, should have engaged with this infanta. Qin Yunuan listened to that woman carefully. This sounded like a coincidence, but after a closer look, it really made sense. Other than being brutal and hot-tempered, Wanyan Ba was a good match for her given his family background, status and appearance. It seemed that West Xia now was not as powerful as before. It should resort to the imperial matrimony with another country for peace."Mengzhu, shut up." Mu Qingyu frowned with her arched eyebrows knitted. "How can you talk about this casually? The emperor hasn't issued any edict, so stop your wild guess."The woman in red was in a sulk and pouted. Feeling aggrieved, she walked behind Mu Qingyu and hid herself. Mu Qingyu looked up at Qin Yunuan, and the latter just gave her a light smile. "I've heard that the emperor is not feeling well these days. So he won't ask you to marry the prince soon. Your Grace, don't worry."
The weather got colder. Situated in the southwest of Qi, though, West Xia welcomed snow in November due to its geographical location. It was snowing heavily with the height of snow on the ground reaching people's ankle. White snow piled up on the low red wall. It seemed as if the plain courier station had put on a piece of white fox-fur robe.A scarlet sedan chair that came out of the east district in West Liang was quite eye-catching against the white snow. It passed by the streets and arrived at the palace gate. Looking up at the sedan chair top, the doormen immediately bowed to it obediently and cautiously opened the gate. They didn't look up until the sedan chair went through the gate."Ho, who's that? So lordly. I haven't seen any official of the first rank has been greeted in this way." A new guard knew little about royal members."Brat. Shut your mouth up when you know nothing." An elderly soldier scolded him. "The sedan chair top is pai
As soon as Jing Yuanchu gave his order, a man's roar immediately came, "What are you doing? Calm down. Calm down." This sentence made the people outside even more determined that there was an assassin inside.However, the door remained tightly shut and seemed to be bolted on the inside."Knock the palace door." Jing Yuanchu made a decisive decision. He must not let this opportunity go. Jing Yuanchu could not stop Elder Princess from seeing Jing Donghua, but at least he could kill her before she said the truth.It seemed that the men and horses were ready long ago, smashing open the hall door with a log thick like a wooden barrel. Jing Yuanchu took the lead with a long sword. Just as he was about to enter the palace to protect the emperor, the layers of curtains flew up, making the palace feel like a fairyland. However, the hall was extremely tranquil. Jing Yuanchu took a step forward, and the hall was so quiet that you could hear the sound of t
Outside the hall, Leng Changxi was wearing a silver mask. His eyes shone cold as if he could see through this Heavenly Master.Heavenly Master was already gray-haired and had wrinkled skin on his face. He was like an old fairy with the bones of immortality and stood beyond the world. For this master who suddenly appeared half a month ago, people don’t know much. They only know that the Heavenly Master had a surname, Lin. He was good at refining and could bring back the dead.Heavenly Master Lin had one defect that spoiled perfection. He had no legs. Heavenly Master Lin had to rely on his servants to carry him on a bamboo sedan chair. The trousers were empty, so he simply tied them into two knots for quick movement.Heavenly Master Lin had high social status ever since entering the palace, but now he was directly questioned by a young boy who didn't even dare to show his face."Sorry," Heavenly Master Lin smiled kindly, with a certa