After listening to Wu Shuang’s self-introduction, Wei Ruxuan said immediately, “I’m Wei Ruxuan. I’m also a new student at Yunfeng College. Thank you a lot for your help just now.”
“It’s okay. No problem.”
“I really appreciate that, Young Master. If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t know how to get away from them.”
“Stop calling me Young Master. We’re classmates now. Ruxuan, just call me Wu Shuang!”
“Okay, Wu Shuang.”
“Then let’s go through the admission formalities together.”
“Okay, but...”
Wei Ruxuan hesitated, feeling a little embarrassed. He looked way beyond messy. His clothes were torn by the robbers and hung on his body in tatters. His luggage was also taken away. With this kind of outfit, he didn’t even know how to walk into the college. Wei Ruxuan was not expecting to run into Wu Shuang again. Luckily, Wu Shuang, who was clearly dressed up, didn’t change his nice attitude because of Wei R
Wu Shuang took out his handkerchief and wiped the stain off Wei Ruxuan’s face. He was as gentle as a beam of sunlight in spring. Along with his movements, he said, “Ruxuan, don’t mind them. Let’s have lunch together.”“Wu Shuang, leave him alone.”“Wu Shuang, come with us!”“Wu Shuang, why are you so into him?”“Why? Why?”...With Xuan Zhi here, the students didn’t dare to mess up with Wei Ruxuan anymore, but they kept throwing questions at Wu Shuang.“Because he is Wei Ruxuan, but you are not,” cruelly but still gently, he said. He took Wei Ruxuan to a corner of the cafeteria and sat down, sharing his meal with him.For the rest of the day, Wei Ruxuan was accompanied by Wu Shuang. He didn’t suffer too much, but even if Wu Shuang was away for one second, someone would take the chance to bully him. He had been tripped, poured water on, thrown things at, and cursed with dirty words
Of course, Wei Ruxuan might look stupid, naive, or stubborn; however, he never gave up. Whenever he had the opportunity, he would go to the teacher asking for help. Deep in his heart, Wei Ruxuan was still waiting for someone to bring him justice. Wu Shuang didn’t say a word because he knew that the boy would never grow up and have a strong mind if he didn’t suffer.Wei Ruxuan’s persistence had irritated many. Eventually, his classmates even wanted to beat him to death. Wu Shuang’s protective attitude had already made them jealous and sour, and it was almost impossible to reason with these impulsive young men.Once again, Wei Ruxuan went to the teacher’s office. And as always, he was avoided. But this time, something was different. After he left the office, Wei Ruxuan was surrounded by a flock of students. Knowing Wu Shuang wasn’t around, some of the leading students decided to take the great chance to finally put what they had been planning into practice.
On the carriage back to the Prime Minister’s Mansion, Wei Ruxuan gently looked at Wu Shuang, who wore white clothes and the simple pearl hairpin, with a pampering look that even he himself didn’t realize.“Wu Shuang, are you sure that you don’t want to stay at the college?”“Yes, I’m sure. That’s such a filthy place. I never wanted to devote myself to the official career anyway.”“Then where do you plan to go?”“I haven’t figured it out yet. I’d probably just wander around.”“In that case, please come back home with me.”“No, thanks. I worry that your wife might be jealous.”“I don’t have a wife.”“Wu Shuang, come back to the Prime Minister’s Mansion with me. I’ll protect you and take care of you for the rest of my life. I won’t let anyone hurt you.”“But I’m a man, Ruxuan. Aren’t you afraid that people will judge you if you stay together with me for your whole life?”
There had been so many cases, but no matter how hard the officials investigated, there was no progress at all. In particular, it alerted Prime Minister Wei, who’s almost the most powerful man in the Congress. The old Prime Minister handled the cases in person and finally found the murderer after a few days. It was said that the murderer was an assassinator from the Kingdom of Kong. However, when he was found, he had already killed himself and left no further clue at all.It was actually a long story.In the solemn, elegant Prime Minister’s Mansion, there’s a dark, abandoned little courtyard sitting in a remote corner, totally incongruent with the warm atmosphere. The only stone table and chair in this yard looked old and shabby, in bad repair for years.Right at this moment, servants surrounded the whole yard and guarded it strictly, and even a bird would find it hard to get in. A man’s miserable screams came from the only house near the yard w
Unexpectedly, Bu Xiaoyan secretly told her mother that she liked Wei Ruxuan and wanted to be his wife. In that case, Lady Bu was relieved. She thought that with such a caring father-in-law, her daughter wouldn’t suffer after getting married. So, she told Lord Bu about it, and Lord Bu said to the Prime Minister Wei with a smile, “Okay. Thank you, Prime Minister Wei.”“Please excuse me, for I need to go. Please don’t bother to walk me out, and I promise to ask Xuanxuan to come here and apologize in person later.”Prime Minister Wei was finally relieved and left the Bu’s house after settling down the engagement. He was not anxious to go back home to see what his son was up to anymore. It seemed that he had to break his son’s heart. That man called Wu Shuang could no longer stay with them. He couldn’t find anything about Wu Shuang’s history. What’s worse, that Wu Shuang had totally occupied his son’s heart, and his son was obsessed with him!At the
Clearly, today was a happy day. However, Prime Minister Wei somehow felt a little uneasy. This morning, he had a constant spasm on his left eyelid. He remembered an old saying that went, “Left eyelid spasm represents troubles while right eyelid spasm represents fortune.”That’s a sign of bad luck! Prime Minister Wei looked at his son, who’s supposed to be the happiest groom. However, his son was still acting like a stranger with a poker face. Prime Minister Wei couldn’t help but feeling a little worried. He just hoped that he was overthinking it.However, none of that affected the whole cheerful ceremony. The bride and groom came to the middle of the hall as people were cheering.The celebrant woman took the wedding bands from both sides of the red wedding ball and put them into the hands of the two newlyweds, respectively. The host of the wedding began the most exciting routine.“Firstly, worship heaven and earth.”Bu
At another corner, the man holding Wu Shuang in his arms was having a really hard time! Wu Shuang was in her sweet dream. Meanwhile, Xuan Zhi, as a healthy young man, was holding the woman he loved in his arms but couldn’t do anything. Only a saint or a eunuch would still feel nothing under such circumstances! He would have taken Wu Shuang away from here if it weren’t for the rain outside. Why did he have to be tortured like that? The moans, the heavy breaths, the sounds they made were echoing in the whole place! The erotic atmosphere was more and more arousing, and he was about to burn! However, before he almost lost control of himself, he let go of her and ran out to shower in the rain.Wu Shuang wasn’t really sleeping. How was it possible for her to sleep with those voices and sounds? She was no longer a naive girl. Even though this kind of thing could be her life-long wound because of Yun Su, and she didn’t want to think about it, she could still feel Xuan Zhi’s ere
Pushed away by Wei Ruxuan, the masked man fell to the ground. Weirdly, he was unable to move, but Wei Ruxuan didn’t even take a look at him. He hurried to check if Wu Shuang was injured. “Wu Shuang, are you alright?” “I’m fine, Ruxuan. Thank god you’re here in time.” “You’re safe now. You have no idea how scared I was. I thought I would never see you again.” Wu Shuang leaned on him. Her face looked pale yet still lovely. “Ruxuan, do you love me?” “Yes, of course, I do. Wu Shuang, don’t you know my feelings for you?” “Then Ruxuan, will you kill people for me?” “Who?” “People who hurt me.” “Then I will. I will do whatever you want.”“Kill the person who just tried to kill me.” “Alright.” As soon as Wei Ruxuan finished his words, Xuan Zhi immediately put a sword in his hand. The young man didn’t think much about it.
In the Hall of Death, Xuan Zhi stood courteously in front of the sculpture. The atheistic man sincerely prayed for the first time in his life. Lying beside him was the dead body of Shui Yinzhu.Shui Yinzhu’s body was still in the pink dress. There was a hairpin with two pearls on its hair. The body had decayed, but Xuan Zhi still grabbed her hand and treated it like a treasure.He took up a dagger and cut his two wrists. His blood flowed onto her body as if he was transferring vitality to her. When the blood was drained, his life came to an end. It was a sacrifice of his soul so that he would stay with Shui Yinzhu in the afterlife.Time went back to the day when Shui Yinzhu passed away. Xuan Zhi wrote an edict that Yun Su wouldn’t be sentenced to death and would be locked in that palace for the rest of his life. It was what Shui Yinzhu wished, and Xuan Zhi was fulfilling her wish.On the same day, Xuan Zhi abdicated the thro
He was thrilled at her consent. But when he was about to move on, he noticed the fear in her eyes. Xuan Zhi realized that it must have reminded her of what Yun Su did to her, so he stopped moving and held Shui Yinzhu in his arms instead. He wouldn’t continue, knowing that she was hurt so deep within and that she might get unhappy.“What’s wrong?” Shui Yinzhu asked.“Nothing. There’s no need to hurry. We have plenty of time for you to get used to it.”Shui Yinzhu didn’t say a word. Her Zhi had always been a silly man in front of her. She kissed on Xuan Zhi’s lips. The woman was running out of time, and she couldn’t wait for her inner world to heal. What she hated was the touch of Yun Su, the past of herself, and even her own body. But Shui Yinzhu loved Xuan Zhi. She was willing to consummate the wedding with him.Xuan Zhi was no longer repressing himself now that Shui Yinzhu had already taken the initiative. Hesitation would
“Oh, you fool. You are such a fool.”Shui Yinzhu felt moved and sad. The two opposite emotions lingered at the bottom of her heart. The mixture was kinda sweet. As she lied down in Xuan Zhi’s arms, the girl understood that she was selfish and couldn’t accept any betrayal of Xuan Zhi. Tears dropped from her eyes. Xuan Zhi loved her so much. What should be done to repay that?As he saw her tears, Xuan Zhi immediately wiped her face clean. “Come on, easy, Yinzhu. It’s my fault. Feel free to blame it on me. Just stop crying, or I will feel hurt. I’ll always be by your side and keep you happy.”Their love moved Uncle Zhi and Li Yi. But Zuo Xin was still there. Uncle Zhi had to interrupt as he said, “Your Majesty, how are we supposed to deal with Zuo Xin?”“Zhi, let go of her and marry her to Xiaojing.” No one expected to hear that from Shui Yinzhu. She wasn’t born a Bodhisatva, but she wanted to accumulate merit for him as Xuan Z
At that moment, Uncle Zhi had mixed feelings about her. He didn’t hate Shui Yinzhu. Instead, he simply felt that she had too much influence on Xuan Zhi. Besides, her reputation had been discredited by Zuo Xin. But the woman in front of her had only several months to live. Uncle Zhi agreed to her request, partly because of his selfishness and partly out of sympathy.Shui Yinzhu wiped the tears on her face, kept down her sadness, and told Uncle Zhi to get Li Yi in. No matter how bad she felt, she had to keep up with the show.The conversation was quite simple with Li Yi. Shui Yinzhu promised her that she would give an answer to everyone in a month. She got Li Yi reassured and told him to treat Paner well before sending him away.To her surprise, Xiaoba showed up right after Li Yi left. He shook Shui Yinzhu’s shoulders as his eyes went red for sadness.“Did you hear our conversation?” Shui Yinzhu immediately realized that. “Don
In the name of their so-called reputation, the men in the audience hall in the imperial palace suddenly had amnesia of the benefit they got as well as the reduced casualty. They simply tried to ditch the poor girl after conquering the Empire of Yun.That was the misfortune of women in this period of time. The men had a selfish will that the woman would make the “proper” choice so that they would secure their loyalty and morality at the same time.Shui Yinzhu never thought that Xuan Zhi would chase her out of the hall. Xuan Zhi held her in his arms and kissed her lips regardless of her resistance. It was one of the very few times for him to be aggressive in front of her.It was a clean kiss filled with warmth and yearning, different from the disgusting one of Yun Su. The two hearts in love started to beat faster. Shui Yinzhu was soon lost in that kiss. The veteran in love was as innocent as a maiden in front of him. That was how love coul
The Empire of Yun, the once superpower and the only Kingdom that ever conquered the entire world, had turned into a place in turmoil under more than ten years’ reign of Yun Su. People all over the empire complained about their rulers. The empire would soon fail, and the end was coming near.The morning session in the Empire of Yun continued. But the evil empress in red remained the same unreasonable woman. She sat in Yun Su’s arms and flirted with him even though the empire was in grave danger.The silent ministers were not sure if they should speak against their irresponsible emperor as the grave situation and the serious discussion had been defiled by the erotic aura. But Yun Su seemed to enjoy holding the beauty in his arms as he accepted it and didn’t say a single word against it.The ministers were there to suffer. They had to do their report with their head lowered. No one had the courage to look at the two on the throne. It wasn’t
“Many years ago, there was a little girl. She was the little princess of the Kingdom of Shui. Her parents loved her and provided her with the best affection. However, when she turned nine years old, the Kingdom of Yun waged war against the Kingdom of Shui... The little princess felt as if she was a jinx. In order to protect the ones she loved from dying, she had to sacrifice herself to live with her enemies.”Shui Yinzhu then told her story, including her relationship with Kong Yue and Xuan Zhi. She told the little girl about the death of Kong Yue, the injury of Xuan Zhi, the care of Qi Yuan, and the destiny of Wu Chen. She omitted the part that she was a child of the emperor’s father and how she retaliated upon the general, the Prime Minister, and the lords.Shui Yinzhu was the storyteller, but her heart still ached when she recalled the past. Surprisingly, the string of her heart could still be plucked by the past after all the time passed. She was
Speaking of the empress Shui Yinzhu, people all recognized her as the personification of a succubus. She was so charming like a vixen whose glamour in innocence could attract everyone around her. She didn’t wear the phoenix crown and robe, the status symbols as the empress but the blood-red dress. She kept her hair in a bun, and wore a simple hairpin with two pearls on it. The emperor of Yun was so fascinated by her that he forgot the responsibility of the throne and started to kill innocent people.Under the constant and mostly intentional influence of the evil empress, Yun Su raised the tax over and over again. He forced his people to do labor work and abused his power and the financial resources to build wonders. The nervous people were sent everywhere to build grandiose temporary palaces for the pleasure of the emperor and the empress.The emperor totally ignored the welfare of his people as he would torture them for saying anything wrong. He con
“Paner, where is the...bamboo scroll?”“What?”“The bamboo scroll...you mentioned.”“Oh, right.” Paner finally remembered what she came here for and took out a bamboo scroll from her pocket. This was the reason why she came to find Shui Yinzhu.“Okay.” The pain drained all the strength from Shui Yinzhu’s body. But she still managed to read the message before sending Paner to burn it.The bamboo scroll came from Wei Ruxuan. He intended to cooperate with Shui Yinzhu. It wouldn’t be hard to guess that it was because of Bu Xiaoyan. But Shui Yinzhu didn’t expect was that Wei Ruxuan could send this bamboo scroll to her through this well-guarded harem. Prime Minister Wei’s influence could reach farther than it seemed.As the window opened again, Xiaoba took out a flask and handed it to Shui Yinzhu. “I asked the doctor to have the medicine boiled for you.”“Okay.” Shui Yinzhu took the flask and