Liyou listened intently and detected that there was more than one person rushing towards them at a very fast speed. Calculating based on the breathing, the total number of people should be twelve. Liyou could also smell a trace of blood from these people.
“Be careful.” Liyou whispered and waited for these people to arrive. The martial arts prowess of this group of people, based on the standards in this world, ought to be considered middle-upper level. But, no matter how powerful they were, they would not be her opponent. Right now, she was only wondering if the target of this group was her.
Anhui cautiously nodded and there was a murderous gleam in his eyes. If these people came after them, don’t blame him for being rude!
Although Feng Xue could not determine how many people there were coming to them, he also felt that the appearance of these people in the middle of the night was not good news. In the middle of this dark night, stranded in the wilderness, if the target of the other party was really them, he would not mind openly killing them!
In the blink of an eye, the group approached and twelve shadowy figures stood in unison on the opposite side of Liyou. Only their cold games showed and they gazed at Liyou and the others like beasts seeing their prey. But, it was hard to say who was the prey in the end.
“Qianhe Liyou?” A slight petite woman at the front of the group asked first, starting straight at Qianhe Liyou with a murderous expression etched onto her face. It was indeed a bad encounter!
“Hmph, zhen’s name is not something the likes of you can call!” Since they knew her name, they would naturally know her identity. But towards such an attitude, there was no need for her to say any more nonsense!
A bloodthirsty look flashed in Liyou’s eyes and she suddenly flashed in front of the woman speaking just now. She stretched out one hand and ruthlessly clutched around the other’s neck..
Liyou’s movements were so fast that none of the people present, including Feng Xue, had seen it clearly. But such a drastic change had happened in an instant and the person, who had taken the lead to speak up first, her eyes had begun to roll upwards to show the white parts, and looked as if she was about to die!
Although the group in black seemed surprised, they seemed to possess some ability and didn’t talk too much. They bowed their heads and sprinted towards Liyou!
Liyou revealed a sinister smile adn with the movement of her fingers, the fate of the person in her hands was decided. Then, the five fingers curled together as if accumulating spiritual energy and a cloud of black mist appeared to envelop all the figures dressed in black. This time, the group in black had fallen truly silent. They found themselves to have sunken into a swamp. Not only were they unable to move, but their whole body had become weak and they could not even make a sound even if they wanted to scream!
In the face of this terrifying and strange situation, even the calmest person would become panicked. The group dressed in black began to struggle ferociously, but in the end it was still in vain. Their efforts were for naught and in the end, their leader was lying on the ice-cold ground without any breath left in her body, the twisted neck which had been strangled abruptly. In this situation, this group in black had already intended on retreating, but they had no way out.
“Murderers will always be murderers, you all…..can die!” Liyou suddenly spread her five fingers and the black mist churned quickly with Liyou’s movements. The people trapped inside had no clue of this phenomenon and didn’t even have time to react. Instantly, they became a pool of blood. Not to mention being dead, even a whole intact body could not be found.
Anhui was used to seeing bloody scenes and did not think much of it. He merely raised his eyebrows, curious at Liyou’s spiritual energy. He wondered, just what was the depth of the Empress’ spiritual reserves?
On the other hand, Feng Xue had never seen such a bloody and gory scene. His face was pale and he felt a strong urge to vomit.
“Your Majesty, this subordinate will immediately order the Anbu Black Ops to investigate this matter!” The Empress had not left a living person, but it was obvious that these people were either assassins to kill the Empress or suicide soldiers from an unknown, influential force. Anhui needed to ask the Anbu Black Ops to investigate the truth of the matter.
“Do not worry, I will look into it after we return to the palace.” There were many people who wanted her to die, but there were only really a few of them that would actually attempt to do so. However, the influence of the enemy empires could not be ruled out. Now, the whole world was thrown into the midst of war. If the sovereign of a country was to die at this time, the other four empires would surely benefit. This was one of the reasons why Luo Yu tried his best to convince Liyou to return to the palace.
Thinking of Luo Yu, Liyou sighed in her heart. She seemed to have made a cold person become jittery and because of her, the other had accumulated some worries. She had also delayed her return to the palace.
“Yes.” Anhui replied softly and pulled Liyou from her thoughts. Liyou saw that it was impossible to rest any longer when the ground was covered with blood so she suggested, “Let us hurry, we will rest if we become tired.”
Anhui and Feng Xue both nodded. The three of them mounted their horses and continued on their way. Liyou suddenly had a strong feeling to return to the palace as soon as possible. If she had encountered an assassin here, then she didn’t know if the palace was peaceful either. Although there were plenty of people protecting the palace, if there was a one in ten thousand chance, she would still feel a little uneasy!
An icy light flashed in her eyes. If anyone dared to touch her people, she would let them know what it was like to beg for death!
Qianhe Dynasty, the Imperial City!
Liyou return to the palace without notifying anyone in advance and just revealed her identity outside the palace gates, walking into the palace under the surprised gazes of the Imperial guards.
“Greetings to the Empress, long live the Empress!” Feng Ying rushed over immediately after hearing the announcement of Liyou’s arrival from the rest.
“Go and prepare hot water, zhen wants to take a bath!” After such an exhausting journey, all she wanted right now was to take a warm bath.
“Understood, this servant will go prepare for it now.” Feng Ying instructed the servants to prepare the bath immediately. It was really surprising that the Empress had suddenly returned to the palace. Feng Ying ordered the servants to prepare for the Empress’ bath, but she then dismissed them. After preparing a change of clothes and eating a meal, after some consideration, she also asked someone to inform the King Dowager and the niangniang in the various palaces. She was quite busy for a while.
“You can all go rest, it has been a touch few days.” Anhui and Feng Xue had been running along with her all the way and it was time for them to take a good rest.
Feng Xue and Anhui retreated, but Anhui walked a few steps before halting and knelt, asking unnaturally, “Can this subordinate stay to serve you in your bath?”
Although he had done more intimate things, it still took a lot of courage to ask this question. The Empress had said that he could say whatever was on his mind and right now, he wanted to stay and serve the Empress.
Liyou was dazed for a moment and then nodded.
Feng Xue stood by the door and sighed lightly. There was a trace of regret in his expression. He also wanted to stay but it was conjectured that even if he asked, the Master would not agree.
“Feng Xue, you can stay too, if you want to.” Liyou’s sudden remarks made Feng Xue swivel around, a look of surprise on his face!
Feng Ying, no need to prepare a tub. Zhen will go to the hot springs to bathe and have someone send changed clothes there. Do not forget to prepare two sets of men’s clothes. “ After she finished speaking, she pulled both of them and flew towards the hot springs near the hunting grounds using qinggong. Empresses of previous generations were quite fond of this spot and they had furnished it luxuriously so that it could be used as a bathing spot during any season.
“Understood.” Liyou could not hear Feng Ying’s answer at this point. Looking at the retreating figures in the distance, a smile appeared on Feng Ying’s face. It seemed that Young Master Feng Xuehad finally broken clear of all troubles and hardships and there was also Imperial Bodyguard Anhui. The Empress’ personal expedition had not only gained the military glory of being a bright sovereign and holy sage, but she had also won two beauties. To win both power and beauties, this was something to be admired.
After a while, Liyou had brought Anhui and Feng Xue to the hot springs. The guards were surprised to see the Empress’ presence but they saluted and prepared for her bath. Under the guidance of two attendants, Liyou pulled Anhui and Feng Xue into the hot springs. Because of the renovations of Empress from previous dynasties, these hot springs had been built into a warm room, inalid with bright pearls, hades, antiques and precious minerals from the bottom to the top. Along the path leading to the hot springs, the floor was covered with high-quality marble and a random piece was enough for ordinary people to eat their fill for eight or ten years.
“Your Majesty, this servant will change your garments for you.” The palace attendants in the hot springs were all very handsome. And, because it was rare to even see the Empress once and in such an intimate matter, as soon as the attendant said the words, his face had gone red and his shy appearance was very endearing.
Feng Xue glanced at the little palace attendant a little annoyed but did not say anything. There were too many attendants in this palace. They were all beautiful, lovely, pure, innocent among many other things and they had all been prepared for the Empress. Although it was unlikely that there would be more than 3,000 in the harem, it was possible that there were more than three thousand candidates in the palace that entered the harem, mayhaps even up to 30,000.
Anhui did not really care about this little attendant’s reaction. If the Empress liked it, then it was fine. It would be a blessing to be favored by the Empress and he had once looked forward to the same.
However,from beginning to end, Liyou never once looked at the two palace attendants. After hearing what the attendants said, she directly waved her hand and said, “You are all dismissed, there is no need for you to serve here.”
The two attendants withdrew in disappointment.
“Still haven’t come to help zhen change, do you want zhen to serve you two instead?” Liyou said this helplessly after seeing the two men who were still standing there blankly. Usually, these two people were very smart, why were they always slow to react in front of her? Liyou found this a little amusing and naturally, she knew the reason behind it.
“Yes.” Anhui and Feng Xue stepped forward and began to save Liyou on her left and right side respectively. After her clothes were taken off, she looked at the two with a teasing look.
“You are not going to wear clothes to serve me in the bath are you?
Liyou’s teasing words made the two men avert their gaze uncomfortably. Feng Xue hesitated, but anhui gritted his teeth and began to take off his clothes. Just like the Empress said, he could not serve the Empress wearing clothes. He should take the initiative a little more instead of letting the Empress come to guide him every time….
When Feng Xue saw Anhui’s actions, he gritted her teeth and began to do the same. He could do what Anhui could do and he had already offered his body several times in the past. How could he be shy now, it was simply too embarrassing! Although Feng Xue took off his clothes, his actions had been very fast, as if she harbored a grudge against his garments. In three quick strokes, he tore off his robes, revealing snow-white skin.
In the past, his body had been littered with scars but since he reclaimed his spiritual core and recovered his cultivation, the scars had long since disappeared.
Anhui secretly looked at Feng Xue’s flawless skin and his gaze darkened, his hand involuntarily stroking the scar on his forehead.
Liyou listened intently and detected that there was more than one person rushing towards them at a very fast speed. Calculating based on the breathing, the total number of people should be twelve. Liyou could also smell a trace of blood from these people.
“Be careful.” Liyou whispered and waited for these people to arrive. The martial arts prowess of this group of people, based on the standards in this world, ought to be considered middle-upper level. But, no matter how powerful they were, they would not be her opponent. Right now, she was only wondering if the target of this group was her.
Anhui cautiously nodded and there was a murderous gleam in his eyes. If these people came after them, don’t blame him for being rude!
Although Feng Xue could not determine how many people there were coming to them, he also felt that the appearance of these people in the middle of the night was not good news. In the middle of this dark night, stranded in the wilderness, if the target of the other party was really them, he would not mind openly killing them!
In the blink of an eye, the group approached and twelve shadowy figures stood in unison on the opposite side of Liyou. Only their cold games showed and they gazed at Liyou and the others like beasts seeing their prey. But, it was hard to say who was the prey in the end.
“Qianhe Liyou?” A slight petite woman at the front of the group asked first, starting straight at Qianhe Liyou with a murderous expression etched onto her face. It was indeed a bad encounter!
“Hmph, zhen’s name is not something the likes of you can call!” Since they knew her name, they would naturally know her identity. But towards such an attitude, there was no need for her to say any more nonsense!
A bloodthirsty look flashed in Liyou’s eyes and she suddenly flashed in front of the woman speaking just now. She stretched out one hand and ruthlessly clutched around the other’s neck..
Liyou’s movements were so fast that none of the people present, including Feng Xue, had seen it clearly. But such a drastic change had happened in an instant and the person, who had taken the lead to speak up first, her eyes had begun to roll upwards to show the white parts, and looked as if she was about to die!
Although the group in black seemed surprised, they seemed to possess some ability and didn’t talk too much. They bowed their heads and sprinted towards Liyou!
Liyou revealed a sinister smile adn with the movement of her fingers, the fate of the person in her hands was decided. Then, the five fingers curled together as if accumulating spiritual energy and a cloud of black mist appeared to envelop all the figures dressed in black. This time, the group in black had fallen truly silent. They found themselves to have sunken into a swamp. Not only were they unable to move, but their whole body had become weak and they could not even make a sound even if they wanted to scream!
In the face of this terrifying and strange situation, even the calmest person would become panicked. The group dressed in black began to struggle ferociously, but in the end it was still in vain. Their efforts were for naught and in the end, their leader was lying on the ice-cold ground without any breath left in her body, the twisted neck which had been strangled abruptly. In this situation, this group in black had already intended on retreating, but they had no way out.
“Murderers will always be murderers, you all…..can die!” Liyou suddenly spread her five fingers and the black mist churned quickly with Liyou’s movements. The people trapped inside had no clue of this phenomenon and didn’t even have time to react. Instantly, they became a pool of blood. Not to mention being dead, even a whole intact body could not be found.
Anhui was used to seeing bloody scenes and did not think much of it. He merely raised his eyebrows, curious at Liyou’s spiritual energy. He wondered, just what was the depth of the Empress’ spiritual reserves?
On the other hand, Feng Xue had never seen such a bloody and gory scene. His face was pale and he felt a strong urge to vomit.
“Your Majesty, this subordinate will immediately order the Anbu Black Ops to investigate this matter!” The Empress had not left a living person, but it was obvious that these people were either assassins to kill the Empress or suicide soldiers from an unknown, influential force. Anhui needed to ask the Anbu Black Ops to investigate the truth of the matter.
“Do not worry, I will look into it after we return to the palace.” There were many people who wanted her to die, but there were only really a few of them that would actually attempt to do so. However, the influence of the enemy empires could not be ruled out. Now, the whole world was thrown into the midst of war. If the sovereign of a country was to die at this time, the other four empires would surely benefit. This was one of the reasons why Luo Yu tried his best to convince Liyou to return to the palace.
Thinking of Luo Yu, Liyou sighed in her heart. She seemed to have made a cold person become jittery and because of her, the other had accumulated some worries. She had also delayed her return to the palace.
“Yes.” Anhui replied softly and pulled Liyou from her thoughts. Liyou saw that it was impossible to rest any longer when the ground was covered with blood so she suggested, “Let us hurry, we will rest if we become tired.”
Anhui and Feng Xue both nodded. The three of them mounted their horses and continued on their way. Liyou suddenly had a strong feeling to return to the palace as soon as possible. If she had encountered an assassin here, then she didn’t know if the palace was peaceful either. Although there were plenty of people protecting the palace, if there was a one in ten thousand chance, she would still feel a little uneasy!
An icy light flashed in her eyes. If anyone dared to touch her people, she would let them know what it was like to beg for death!
Qianhe Dynasty, the Imperial City!
Liyou return to the palace without notifying anyone in advance and just revealed her identity outside the palace gates, walking into the palace under the surprised gazes of the Imperial guards.
“Greetings to the Empress, long live the Empress!” Feng Ying rushed over immediately after hearing the announcement of Liyou’s arrival from the rest.
“Go and prepare hot water, zhen wants to take a bath!” After such an exhausting journey, all she wanted right now was to take a warm bath.
“Understood, this servant will go prepare for it now.” Feng Ying instructed the servants to prepare the bath immediately. It was really surprising that the Empress had suddenly returned to the palace. Feng Ying ordered the servants to prepare for the Empress’ bath, but she then dismissed them. After preparing a change of clothes and eating a meal, after some consideration, she also asked someone to inform the King Dowager and the niangniang in the various palaces. She was quite busy for a while.
“You can all go rest, it has been a touch few days.” Anhui and Feng Xue had been running along with her all the way and it was time for them to take a good rest.
Feng Xue and Anhui retreated, but Anhui walked a few steps before halting and knelt, asking unnaturally, “Can this subordinate stay to serve you in your bath?”
Although he had done more intimate things, it still took a lot of courage to ask this question. The Empress had said that he could say whatever was on his mind and right now, he wanted to stay and serve the Empress.
Liyou was dazed for a moment and then nodded.
Feng Xue stood by the door and sighed lightly. There was a trace of regret in his expression. He also wanted to stay but it was conjectured that even if he asked, the Master would not agree.
“Feng Xue, you can stay too, if you want to.” Liyou’s sudden remarks made Feng Xue swivel around, a look of surprise on his face!
Feng Ying, no need to prepare a tub. Zhen will go to the hot springs to bathe and have someone send changed clothes there. Do not forget to prepare two sets of men’s clothes. “ After she finished speaking, she pulled both of them and flew towards the hot springs near the hunting grounds using qinggong. Empresses of previous generations were quite fond of this spot and they had furnished it luxuriously so that it could be used as a bathing spot during any season.
“Understood.” Liyou could not hear Feng Ying’s answer at this point. Looking at the retreating figures in the distance, a smile appeared on Feng Ying’s face. It seemed that Young Master Feng Xuehad finally broken clear of all troubles and hardships and there was also Imperial Bodyguard Anhui. The Empress’ personal expedition had not only gained the military glory of being a bright sovereign and holy sage, but she had also won two beauties. To win both power and beauties, this was something to be admired.
After a while, Liyou had brought Anhui and Feng Xue to the hot springs. The guards were surprised to see the Empress’ presence but they saluted and prepared for her bath. Under the guidance of two attendants, Liyou pulled Anhui and Feng Xue into the hot springs. Because of the renovations of Empress from previous dynasties, these hot springs had been built into a warm room, inalid with bright pearls, hades, antiques and precious minerals from the bottom to the top. Along the path leading to the hot springs, the floor was covered with high-quality marble and a random piece was enough for ordinary people to eat their fill for eight or ten years.
“Your Majesty, this servant will change your garments for you.” The palace attendants in the hot springs were all very handsome. And, because it was rare to even see the Empress once and in such an intimate matter, as soon as the attendant said the words, his face had gone red and his shy appearance was very endearing.
Feng Xue glanced at the little palace attendant a little annoyed but did not say anything. There were too many attendants in this palace. They were all beautiful, lovely, pure, innocent among many other things and they had all been prepared for the Empress. Although it was unlikely that there would be more than 3,000 in the harem, it was possible that there were more than three thousand candidates in the palace that entered the harem, mayhaps even up to 30,000.
Anhui did not really care about this little attendant’s reaction. If the Empress liked it, then it was fine. It would be a blessing to be favored by the Empress and he had once looked forward to the same.
However,from beginning to end, Liyou never once looked at the two palace attendants. After hearing what the attendants said, she directly waved her hand and said, “You are all dismissed, there is no need for you to serve here.”
The two attendants withdrew in disappointment.
“Still haven’t come to help zhen change, do you want zhen to serve you two instead?” Liyou said this helplessly after seeing the two men who were still standing there blankly. Usually, these two people were very smart, why were they always slow to react in front of her? Liyou found this a little amusing and naturally, she knew the reason behind it.
“Yes.” Anhui and Feng Xue stepped forward and began to save Liyou on her left and right side respectively. After her clothes were taken off, she looked at the two with a teasing look.
“You are not going to wear clothes to serve me in the bath are you?
Liyou’s teasing words made the two men avert their gaze uncomfortably. Feng Xue hesitated, but anhui gritted his teeth and began to take off his clothes. Just like the Empress said, he could not serve the Empress wearing clothes. He should take the initiative a little more instead of letting the Empress come to guide him every time….
When Feng Xue saw Anhui’s actions, he gritted her teeth and began to do the same. He could do what Anhui could do and he had already offered his body several times in the past. How could he be shy now, it was simply too embarrassing! Although Feng Xue took off his clothes, his actions had been very fast, as if she harbored a grudge against his garments. In three quick strokes, he tore off his robes, revealing snow-white skin.
In the past, his body had been littered with scars but since he reclaimed his spiritual core and recovered his cultivation, the scars had long since disappeared.
Anhui secretly looked at Feng Xue’s flawless skin and his gaze darkened, his hand involuntarily stroking the scar on his forehead.
