Golden Age Legitimate Fei

Chapter 49: Out of Danger, An Eventful Night in the Capital (1)

Chapter 49: Out of Danger, An Eventful Night in the Capital (1)

Along the side of a quiet cliff, a crescent moon, not far and not near, hung in the sky. On the mountain, a cool breeze passed by. The one-eyed man laid on the ground, powerless. His eyes filled with regret as he laughed pitifully. "This method of Ye family's Third Young Miss, isn't it a bit too despicable?"

Ye Li sat leisurely next to him. She took the opportunity to toss the cloth stained with red rouge off the cliff. She indifferently shrugged: "You are not some kind of righteous gentleman. I won't feel guilty." The method was not important; the result was what mattered.

"Don't move." A sharp, thin blade pricked at the man's pulse on his neck. "I don't suggest that you act rashly. Before you are sure of your results, as long as I add another inch, not even the Great Immortal Luo Jin will be able to save you.

"You really are poisonous. Can I ask what type of strange poison you used to repay your savior?" The man reluctantly gave up the idea of circulating his internal energy to block the poison. In fact, he couldn't utilize any internal energy at all.

Ye Li shook her head. "Secret. But this title of savior needs to be questioned. My mood recently hasn't been very good."

"It's an honor to listen to the capital's most talented maiden troubles." The man laughed but mixed with his terrifying experience made the scene a bit funny.

Ye Li frowned: "Since I received the edict to marry Prince Ding, it seems that all kinds of trouble have found its way to my door. Constant probing, spying, criticizing, and of course, kidnapping."

"So much trouble, why don't you run away with me? What do you think?"

Ye Li's long eyelashes trembled. "I am not interested in the love story of some noble lady and talented person. Moreover, I'm guessing that this play was not thoroughly explained. Parents, siblings, relatives. What should be done? What about reputation? How would one survive? If a talented person eloped with the beautiful maiden, then what?"

The man looked at her in disappointment. After a long while, he said: "You really want a lot. In those plays, doesn't it say that the talented person would get first place in the Imperial Examinations? Fame and fortune. The parents of the noble lady will forgive her. Relatives will admire her. Sisters would envy her. The most important part is that the talented person and noble lady would be together until their hair turned white, loving each other for a lifetime. Isn't that right?"

Ye Li shook her head. The ending of those plays were generally pretty broad. The staying together for a lifetime was just in the audience's imagination and wishes.

The man thought it over carefully. He tried to think of a play or story where the talented person and noble lady stayed together, children filling their home.

"Alright, this grandmother. In the end, what needs to be done so that you let me go?" Understanding that talking in circles with Ye Li was pointless, the man straightforwardly asked.

"Tell me who wants to harm me." Ye Li didn't keep walking in circles and replied.

"What if I don't say?"

The icy blade at his neck gently glided across his neck. Goosebumps immediately sprouted along his neck. "You can rest assured. I won't stab you with the knife. I will just push you down there." Ye Li looked down at the bottomless pit. She smiled.

Wouldn't it be better if she just stabbed him with the knife? The man was dumbfounded. "About this matter, I really can't say."

"This can be said."