Yun Shimo gave the hare a stare. Why did he find Hua Qiyue's words not quite credible?
The hare was not so concerned. It continued hugging onto the chicken thigh, munching. Hua Qiyue felt that there was nothing to do and was prepared to leave.
Tomorrow, she would return to her native village and pay her parents her respects at their graves.
Yun Shimo called out for her to stop. "Qiyue, no matter what happens, you must trust me."
Hua Qiyue stared perplexedly at that solemn face. She felt that he had changed. He was so much stranger now.
Trust him? Did he mean the fact he didn't object to the Princess's proposal?
But she had too many things to deal with. She did not have time to bother about such trivial stuffs. Yun Shimo could like or be engaged to anyone. It was his own free choice.
If he really chose the Princess, Hua Qiyue would still respect his decision.
She was not so
Hua Qiyue was thoroughly disappointed. She really wanted to trace that man and hack himself into a thousand pieces to alleviate the hate in her heart. But the moment she recalled he was Tianci's father, she became quite vexed. Two hours later, the horse carriage arrived at Bright Hill Village. It was a small village with a scenic view of hills and rivers. A desolate spot by the village entrance was the site of Hua Qiyue's parent's graves. Her father and mother had been hacked to death by the Princess's men. Their funeral and burial were arranged by their neighbors. Although Hua Qiyue did not return for the funeral, she got her men to investigate it. Her feud having been avenged, and as the trouble over the Gnawing Devils Sect was terribly urgent, she wanted to return first and pay respects to her parents at their graves. Hua Qiyue alighted the carriage, pulling Tianci's hand. They walked slowly toward the three solitary graves.
On it were a few characters in a delicate handwriting: "Prince Nan is meeting Princess Qianyang in a midnight rendezvous." The note must be trying to lure her out? Or perhaps what was written was true. Hua Qiyue remembered Yun Shimo's performance in the hall. She began to feel a headache coming. Caining was standing outside the window. When he saw Hua Qiyue in her nighties, his face flushed and his heart started to thump. He leaped away and did not dare to look any more. Otherwise, he would sink even deeper. His mistress was such a lovely woman. Perhaps only Yun Shimo can deserve her... but now even Yun Shimo seemed no longer deserve her. Hua Qiyue pinched the note. She wanted to tear it, to obliterate its contents from her mind, but she was so troubled that she could not sleep. She glanced at the moonlight. It wasn't midnight yet, but it would be soon. For some unknown re
Hua Qiyue had a great shock. After all, she had never seen him weep so much after his adoption. She leaped down from the stone couch and dashed out of her room. "Tianci!" Hua Qiyue cried out. She saw Tianci sitting in the courtyard, weeping and wiping away his tears. Youshui and Lv Xin were very anxious. The moment they heard Hua Qiyue's call, they instantly heaved a sigh of relief. "Mom!" When he saw Hua Qiyue, the little fellow immediately crawled up and threw himself into her arms. Hua Qiyue had after all been missing for the whole morning. Caining and Caiqing were searching frantically for her and everyone knew that she was missing. The little fellow thought that his mother had abandoned him. So, he was creating a big scene now, crying. "Be good, don't cry. Mom's here... " Hua Qiyue patted his back. The little fellow sobbed for a while and finally dried his tears. He widened his eyes, welling with teardrops, a
It was night again. By midnight, Princess Qianyang had already dressed up. She was sitting at Moon Admiring Pavilion waiting for Yun Shimo. As expected, the wind was light with only a few clouds in the sky. The moon was bright and the starlight sparse. Yun Shimo arrived once more in the breeze, his inky robes fluttering, his star-like eyes resembling the sea. He drifted over in the moonlight, his manners exceptionally suave and handsome. Princess Qianyang's heart was thumping wildly. Her face reddened and she stood up to welcome him. She dashed into Yun Shimo's arms. "Your Highness, Qianyang misses you so much!" Men and women should not be physically intimate. But Yun Shimo did not push Princess Qianyang away. He simply stretched out his hand and patted coldly on her shoulder. No one saw the strange light flashing across his eyes. The two of them embraced and entered the pavilion. In the dark, a pair of eyes was s
The company was astonished and all turned their heads back to look. The voice was not familiar—certainly not someone they had known before. Several girls were clustering around a 40-year-old woman as they walked in. The woman was in the signature white robe of Heaven Sect. She entered with a disdainful stare. "Oh, so it's the Leader of Heaven Sect. Forgive our tardiness." Yun Shimo's voice was exceptionally icy. Hua Qiyue gave a start. So, this 40-year-old woman was their Sect Leader. She's very young! If Hongyi was her granddaughter, she would have been 50 or 60. Was she young-looking because she had maintained her looks well? But none of this was important. The important thing was the derision in her eyes. Hua Qiyue was the female Qi Artist acknowledged by Yun Shimo and extremely eminent. Yet this woman was scorning her with her high-and-mighty attitude! "This is the Leader of Heaven Sect? Humph, she's deriding
The Heaven Sect disciples all changed their faces and looked at the male disciple who fell to the ground with hatred. They all blamed him for ruining the sect's public image in front of everyone. Sect Leader Hong snorted, her face sullen, and then slammed her big sleeves and walked toward the outside. "I didn't expect the Heaven Sect to be so arrogant." A cold voice sounded and broke the silence here. It was Ouyang Youche. Unexpectedly, he was present also. Hua Qiyue nodded to him. The gentleman's friendship was as pure as water, and Ouyang Youche struck her as a very noble man. "True, Heaven Sect has always been arrogant. But for the threat of Gnawing Devils Sect, I am afraid they will not have the intention of allying." Ji Feng said flatly. Several other Qi Artists also sneered. "Looking at it now, isn't that the case? If Sect Leader Hong really has the confidence of winning the princ
Seven days later, in front of Magic Beasts Forest. It was a broad and flat grassland in front of the forest. Hua Qiyue and her companions had long been waiting here for the deputy leader of Gnawing Devils Sect, Chou Tianhen. There were 100 of them in total, and 23 of them stayed in the capital, protecting their home base. It wasn't scorching hot anymore in autumn. The weather was fine and the scenery was pleasing to the eye. Over the distant horizon, a parade of people and horses gradually came into view. They were riding lightning fast. After a short while, they'd covered the larger half of the distance. "Here they came!" Hua Qiyue cocked one eyebrow. Chou Tianhen actually answered her challenge with his people. Actually, anyone would respond to her challenge since she was just an 18-year-old teen who challenged Chou Tianhen publicly. It was really a nice move of hers. Even if Chou Tia
Black masses of lights gathered on those Soul Puppets' hands. Having been refined with special methods, as long as they summoned anima energy, all the anima energy of the heaven and the earth would rush to their hands like crazy. Hua Qiyue and others all changed face instantly. It turned out that Soul Puppets were really strong. If the Venerated Supreme Devil they were about to handle had 10 Soul Puppets, then those puppets would only be more capable. "Retreat!" Yun Shimo shouted and everyone stepped back to somewhere more than three meters away. Seeing their reactions, Chou Tianhen laughed out loud. Hua Qiyue still hadn't recovered her anima energy. Moreover, these Soul puppets had absorbed a large quantity of anima energy around here, thus it wasn't easy for her to recover so soon. Now, she could only have Yun Shimo and others hold off the puppets. Then, when she fully regained her anima energy, she would unleash the Spirit S