The Ghostly Doctor;Mesmerizing Ghost Doctor

CHAPTER 1276-1300

Chapter 1276: Fiance’s Benefits

What handsome and evil in men’s clothing, enchanting in women’s clothing…. they really never saw this coming.

In the courtyard, when they heard the secret guards stifling their laughter, the two of them froze at the same time.

That’s right, they were only concerned with talking to each other; they had forgotten that there were secret guards. When she thought of their nonsensical conversation being overheard by the secret guards, Feng Jiu couldn’t help but smile, her eyes carried her smile as she looked at the man with the uncomfortable expression.

Sigh, the arrogant and immanent man was so cute, she couldn’t help but want to tease him.

Xuanyuan Mo Ze’s voice suddenly sounded out, his deep eyes swept the surrounding cooly: “Retreat ten metres, you shouldn’t be listening to Your Liege’s words, block your ears up!”

As soon as his voice fell, Feng Jiu saw some subtle movements in several places, it was obviously the secret guards retreating.

“I don’t mind them listening.”

Xuanyuan Mo Ze glanced at her and said: “Okay, enough, I am going to take a bath.” Saying that, he stood up and ordered the servants outside to prepare the water.

Feng Jiu’s eyes lit up: “Ah? Taking a bath? Do you need me to wait on you?”

“No need.” He said grumpily. This woman was deliberately provoking him.

When she saw him turn back and glared at her before he strode inside, her eyes glinted and she smiled: “Why don’t we take a couple’s bath!” As soon as her voice fell, she saw the man who was about to take a step up the stairs in the courtyard accidentally trip, his footsteps wavered.

“Hey, be careful, don’t get too excited. If you fall down it may damage your majestic and dignified image.” She said as she stifled a laugh.

When he turned around, his face was stained with a faint blush and his expression was awkward and embarrassed. He looked at the woman stifling her laughter and immediately strode back to her. In her astonishment, he had picked her up and carried her and walked into the bedroom.

“Ah! What are you doing?!”

As she was lifted up and carried horizontally into the bedroom, Feng Jiu couldn’t help but be surprised and quickly hugged him in case he dropped her.

Seeing her panicked expression, Xuanyuan Mo Ze finally smiled with satisfaction and sneered: “Didn’t you say you wanted to help me with my bath? And you want to take a couple’s bath with me? What are we waiting for? Let’s do it now!”

“Ah? Don’t, don’t. I’m joking.” She said embarrassedly. If they were to really take a couple’s bath, she was afraid that he wouldn’t be able to control himself and turn into a wolf!

“Really? I am not joking.” He snorted. He carried her over to the bed and pressed himself down on her as he stared at the woman trapped under him. He was in a good mood, and his heart felt like it was fluttering.

He teased her like she had teased him earlier on and said to her in a serious tone: “Or why don’t I help you with your bath?”

Feng Jiu’s mouth twitched, she felt like she was kicking her foot against stones.

“That’s not good.” She wrapped her hands around his neck with a straight face.

“Why not?” He asked teasingly.

“We are not married yet! This is already going too far, we have to maintain etiquette.”

“Well, you are right.”

He nodded his head in agreement. When he saw her expression had relaxed, he thought again and said: “However, I am the man you have chosen, your fiance, don’t you think that I should get some fiance benefits?”

She squinted, and with a smile, she lightly kissed his thin sexy lips: “Like this?”

Chapter 1277: Stand Right There For Your Liege

His eyes became dark and dull, his throat tumbled unconsciously as he stared at the smiling woman underneath him. His lips curled: “No, it should be like this.” As soon as his voice fell, his body leaned down and he buried his head in her neck and nibbled.

“Ah! It’s ticklish, hahahaha…”

Feng Jiu whispered and drew her neck back then laughed out loud and pushed him away. Who knew, when that man realised that she was ticklish, he had actually started tickling her for real.

“Ah……hahahahaha……don’t, stop it hahaha, just… stop it now hahahaha…..”

Unstoppable laughter drifted out from the bedroom along with the sounds of begging for mercy. When the secret guards ten metres away heard this, they looked at each other silently and grinned.

When Gray Wolf and Shadow One who were approaching the courtyard not too far away had heard the laughter from the bedroom, they couldn’t help but pause their footsteps, especially Gray Wolf with a curious expression on his face, as if he had wanted to sneak up to secretly see what was going on.

He really couldn’t help it and did walk forward. When Shadow One saw this, he rolled his eyes and quickly reached out to stop him. In a low voice, he asked angrily: “Why are you going?”

“I’m going to take a look!” Gray Wolf looked back and replied as a matter-of-factly.

“Look at what? Can’t you hear the two of them inside?”

Gray Wolf grinned and said: “I heard them, but listen to them laughing, don’t you wonder what they are doing inside? I will just sneak a peek, My Lord won’t even notice me.”

“My Lord won’t know? Okay then! You go! Don’t look for me if something goes wrong.” He withdrew his hand and wrapped his arms across his chest. He retreated to a tree nearby and leaned against the tree watching.

This fool, My Lord and the Ghost Doctor were inside cultivating their feelings and he wanted to take a look? Then go! He didn’t believe that My Lord wouldn’t notice.

“Tsk, Shadow One, you’re too timid. It doesn’t matter, you wait here. After I have sneaked a peek I will come back and tell you about it.” He turned back and told Shadow One then lightened his footsteps as he walked forwards stealthily like a cat and came to the corner on the outside of the bedroom. His ear was pressed to the wall as he listened for a while, then he lifted the window open quietly to take a look inside.

“Hahahahah…..don’t, I can’t, hahahaha…”

Feng Jiu was being tickled by his hands and she was laughing so much that she couldn’t catch her breath and was begging for mercy. It was the first time since she had known this serious and cool man that he had tickled her, she couldn’t stop laughing.

“Do you dare to next time?” He stopped, his deep dark pupils looked at her with a smile.

“No, I dare not, I really dare not.”

Finally, when she had managed to catch her breath, she quickly reassured him. At that moment, the two of them froze as they heard a subtle sound drifting over. Therefore, they looked at each other then simultaneously looked over at the window.

Xuanyuan Mo Ze picked up the pillow on the bed. At the moment when he saw the head appear at the window, he threw the pillow straight at it,

“Boom!”

“Ah!”

Gray Wolf exclaimed and shrank back immediately. He only heard the loud noise the object made when it hit the window. He was so frightened that he was just about to run away rolling and crawling when, before he had even made it out of the courtyard, the door had opened and a familiar voice that contained anger drifted out.

“Stand right there for Your Liege!”

When he heard the words, Gray Wolf froze to the spot immediately.

Chapter 1278: Curiosity Killed The Cat

“Hey, hey My, My Lord, did I disturb you?”

He turned around and smiled flatteringly at him. However, when he saw My Lord’s thundery expression and the pressure that emanated from him, he felt his scalp go numb.

Feng Jiu was leaning against the door frame, her arms wrapped across her chest as she stared at Gray Wolf. She knew it was this fool, any normal person wouldn’t do something so sneaky. Okay! Although she had also sneaked into the residence, she was the exception.

“Shadow One.”

“Your subordinate is here.” Shadow One flashed forward and saluted respectfully.

Xuanyuan Mo Ze glanced at Shadow One and said: “Hang him upside down under the tree and seal his laughing pressure point so that he laughs till dawn.”

Gray Wolf’s eyes widened and he begged for mercy immediately: “My Lord, don’t! I know I am wrong, I shouldn’t sneakily look at what you were both doing inside out of curiosity. But I really didn’t see anything, really, I really didn’t see anything.”

Feng Jiu’s mouth twitched and she looked up at the sky, this clown.

“Take him away.” Xuanyuan Mo Ze gestured with a wave.

“Yes.” Shadow One responded and came forwards to drag Gray Wolf away.

“My Lord, My Lord…..”

Although he wailed and cried for mercy, he didn’t dare beg the Ghost Doctor for mercy. After all, her identity was a secret. Only My Lord and a few trusted followers knew. If he had shouted then wouldn’t everyone in the residence find out?

Therefore, Gray Wolf was hung upside down in the front courtyard where many people passed through and he laughed uncontrollably the whole time….

Inside the courtyard, when Feng Jiu realized that it was just the two of them again, she immediately smiled and said: “The night is just nice tonight, I am going out for a walk.” As soon as her voice fell, she quickly left.

When Xuanyuan Mo Ze saw this, he raised his eyebrow and smiled: “Don’t come back too late.”

When she heard the words behind her, Feng Jiu nearly stumbled to the ground. After she had stabilized her steps, she looked back and heard his voice again.

“I’ve told the kitchen to stew blood bird’s nest to nourish your body.”

When she heard this, her eyes blinked and revealed joy: “Okay!” She waved her hand before she left.

While Xuanyuan Mo Ze was taking a bath, Feng Jiu went to the front courtyard and saw the figure trembling with laughter hanging upside down from the tree. When she saw Gray Wolf, she walked over

“Gray Wolf, how does it feel hanging upside down enjoying the night breeze and scenery?” She sat down on a rock nearby and looked at a laughing Gray Wolf.

“Not, hahahaha, not, hahaha….not good, hahahaha….”

He was laughing so much he was nearly in tears. Had he known he wouldn’t have gone to sneakily take a look out of curiosity. If he did see something then at least that was okay, but he hadn’t even seen anything and he was hung upside down here, how wronged he was!

“Why is it bad? I think it’s pretty good! Look, there’s a breeze here and night scenery for you to look at. No one is bothering you, it can’t get any better.” She held her chin in one hand and looked at him with a smile in her eyes.

“Furthermore, you dare to peek, then you have to bear the consequences! Don’t blame My Lord, nothing can be accomplished without standards, you should know that, okay! Shall I accompany you and chat with you for a while? You continue laughing, it’s fine, if your voice is hoarse tomorrow, I will treat you.”

“Don’t, hahahaha….don’t hahaha….”

“Actually My Lord treats you very well, if it were me I would put a beast that has been starved for three days under the tree you are hanging from. That’s more like a punishment, don’t you think?”

Chapter 1279: An Ethics Book

She smiled when she saw his face turn pale when he heard her words and comforted him: “Don’t be nervous, I am just saying it casually.”

“I, I don’t hahaha…. I won’t dare next time, hahahah…..”

Gray Wolf hastily expressed, even if he was beaten to death he would never dare to peep at them again. Fortunately the punishment was from My Lord today, if it was from the Ghost Doctor then it would be a tragedy. Moreover, he hadn’t known her to be one to speak casually either.

It was just that he hadn’t seen her for a long time and had forgotten his losses at her hand.

Feng Jiu was chatting to Gray Wolf for a while. Mostly, it was her doing the talking and Gray Wolf was laughing. When she figured Xuanyuan Mo Ze would have finished taking his bath, she stood up and said to Gray Wolf: “Alright, I won’t keep you company anymore, take your time laughing! But don’t laugh too scarily, it’s night time now, if you laugh sharply and hoarsely, you will scare people.”

As soon as her voice fell, she waved her hand and walked towards the main courtyard in Gray Wolf’s unstoppable laughter.

When she had returned to the main courtyard, she saw a certain someone wearing his inner robes sitting on the bed. He was leant against the headboard reading a book when he saw her enter. He raised his eyes and cast her a glance: “You’re back? The bird’s nest is on the table, eat it while it’s hot!”

Feng Jiu looked over at the table and saw a stewing pot and a small bowl next to it. She asked: “Have you eaten?”

“I don’t really like this, you eat it!” He flipped through the book in his hand and replied without raising his head.

Upon seeing this, Feng Jiu sat down and scooped a bowl of bird’s nest and began eating. Compared to the ordinary bird’s nest, the blood bird’s nest was much more nutritious and nourishing. The taste was also stronger and smoother.

Since Xuanyuan Mo Ze said he wasn’t eating then she would help herself. Bird’s nest had no effect when men consumed it anyway, this type of bird’s nest was only suitable for women.

“What book are you reading?” She glanced inside towards the book and asked. What book was he sitting on the bed reading? Why was he so fascinated?

When Xuanyuan Mo Ze heard this, the hand flipping the book paused and he glanced outwards. After he had made sure that she couldn’t see it, he cleared his throat and replied: “It’s my ethics book.” Lying openly, even he felt a little embarrassed and he looked a bit uncomfortable.

When he thought that she was just about to finish eating, he closed the book. On the cover of the book, it did indeed read Ethics Book, as for whether the contents of the book was really ethics, only he himself knew.

She watched him close the book and put it under the pillow before he got up and walked out to the table to sit down. When he saw that she had finished the bird’s nest, he said: “Tomorrow night, I will tell the kitchen to boil cordyceps soup for you! Change it to something else!”

“If I eat like this everyday, what happens if I become fat?” She put down the bowl and asked with a smile.

He looked at her thoughtfully: “Apparently, it’s nicer to feel more flesh on a woman.”

Feng Jiu rolled her eyes. Indeed the thoughts of a man, his direction of thought was completely different from that of a woman.

“It’s getting late, I will go back first, see you tomorrow!” She stood up to leave. She had planned to go back to take a bath then have a good night’s sleep and think about what he had said earlier and how she could surprise him.

“Mmm, go back and go to sleep earlier.” He nodded his head and hadn’t asked her to stay because in that same courtyard, after he had seen her to the door, he would return to his bed.

However, he was unable to fall asleep as he lay in bed, his mind was swimming with thoughts of her. Maybe it was because he had read the book, some of the enchanting pictures had subconsciously creeped into his mind…..

Chapter 1280: With You

Two days later, the Scarlet Water Crown Prince who had finally recovered went to the front courtyard with the Third Princess.

Today was the day they were going hunting, they wanted to use this opportunity to see how good the Xuanyuan Crown Prince’s skills were. Early in the morning, the accompanying group of people were already gathered outside the residence, ready and waiting. At this time, they were all waiting for Xuanyuan Mo Ze.

It wasn’t until about an hour later that the figure in black had arrived late, and that manservant was still following behind him. The sight of them had the Scarlet Water Crown Prince and Third Princess narrowing their eyes.

“I’ve made both of you wait for a long time.” Xuanyuan Mo Ze said as he glanced at the both of them. In a deep voice, he said: “The journey there and back should take three days, are Scarlet Water Crown Prince and Third Princess prepared?”

“Mmm.” The Scarlet Water Crown Prince responded, his gaze fell onto Xuanyuan Mo Ze: “We also often practise outside so are easy to go along with, we’ve even changed into our hunting attire and have just been waiting for Xuanyuan Crown Prince.”

“Since that’s the case, then please let’s set off! The horse is ready.”

The two of them headed outside and came to the front of the residence. As soon as they had turned their bodies and jumped up onto the prepared horse, they saw Xuanyuan Mo Ze walking out and Shadow One leading a black horse. However, Xuanyuan Mo Ze didn’t get onto the horse but glanced at Feng Jiu beside him instead.

“I’ll ride this horse.” Feng Jiu said with a smile and pointed to the white horse being led by Yang Yong.

“Follow me and don’t go too far away from my side.” He said in a low voice before he turned his body and jumped onto the horse. As he sat on his horse, he looked down at her standing below.

“Okay.” Feng Jiu replied. After she took the white horse from Yang Yong, she turned her body beautifully and sat on the horse, following beside him.

When the Scarlet Water Crown Prince saw this, his gaze fell on the young boy dressed in a manservant’s outfit once again. After he had looked at him up and down, he looked away again.

Behind them, Gray Wolf and Shadow One followed to protect them, as well as the first team of the Guards from the residence, they had about twenty to thirty people on their side. As for Scarlet Water Crown Prince’s side, they also had about twenty to thirty people. Together, fifty to sixty people had formed a brigade and headed towards Ninefold Mountains.

Yang Yong who had stayed behind to look after the residence turned back and went back inside after he had watched them leave.

Through the Imperial City, they had travelled on horses and galloped all the way. By the time they had arrived at Ninefold Mountains, it had taken them less than half a day’s journey.

Ninefold Mountains was divided into nine mountains, it was said to be the Royal Hunting Forest. However, because of the large area, whenever the Royals came hunting here, they were never able to go through the whole area. Other than some fierce beasts, there were also some Spirit Beasts inside the forest.

When they got to the outside of Ninefold Mountains, Xuanyuan Mo Ze who was sitting on his horse looked at Scarlet Water Crown Prince and said in a deep voice: “This place is not considered a dangerous place based on the skills of both of you, let’s take ten people each into the forest! The rest of them can stand guard outside.”

“Okay.” Scarlet Water Crown Prince replied and proceeded to instruct his subordinate to organise ten people to follow him inside the forest while the others were to remain outside to stand guard.

On the other side, Xuanyuan Mo Ze had made similar arrangements to them, other than Gray Wolf, Shadow One and Feng Jiu, they had seven guards accompanying them.

“Try not to go to the Third Mountain, we will assemble outside the forest when it gets dark.” Xuanyuan Mo Ze reminded everyone.

“Don’t worry, we have long heard about your Ninefold Mountains, we know what sort of a place it is.” Scarlet Water Crown Prince snorted. He clapped his legs together and whipped the horse, with a low grunt the horse galloped ahead and everyone followed behind.

Princess Yingxue however didn’t follow them but stared at Xuanyuan Mo Ze: “Crown Prince, Yingxue will follow your group!”

Chapter 1281: What Do You Want

Upon hearing this, Gray Wolf and Shadow One couldn’t help but glance at Feng Jiu.

Feng Jiu looked around her surroundings as if she hadn’t heard the words, she was chewing on a blade of Dog’s Tail Grass she had gotten from somewhere, an unconcerned expression on her face.

Xuanyuan Mo Ze glanced at Princess Yingxue without saying a word, instead, he spoke to Feng Jiu behind him: “Follow.” He clapped his legs together and drove his horse into the forest.

Upon seeing this, Princess Yingxue glanced at the sloppy young boy then clamped on the saddle of her horse and chased after Xuanyuan Mo Ze.

Feng Jiu looked at the two people in front of her and groaned loudly: “Hmph!”

At the side, Shadow One gestured to Gray Wolf and he drove his horse forwards to chase after My Lord, leaving Gray Wolf with Feng Jiu.

Seeing that they had all left, Gray Wolf came forwards and patted the horse’s backside, saying to Feng Jiu: “Ghost Doctor, don’t worry, Princess Yingxue doesn’t know you are a girl. If she knew you are a girl, that My Lord has a girl beside him whose beauty surpasses hers three times, she would be too ashamed to appear in front of you.”

Feng Jiu glanced at him and said: “Why aren’t you going after My Lord, why are you following me?”

“Hehe, My Lord has Shadow One and I will follow you Ghost Doctor. Moreover, it’s much better following you Ghost Doctor than My Lord. Besides, I haven’t thanked you for giving me the bowl of medicine. Your medicine is amazing, after drinking the whole bottle, my voice is no longer hoarse.”

He looked at her flatteringly, knowing that he could not offend her. Also, there were occasional benefits to following her, so he was happy to do so.

“Alright, let’s go! Let’s go and see how that woman is entangling herself to My Lord.” Her legs clapped against the horse’s abdomen and chased after them ahead of her.

Gray Wolf grinned at the sight: “Don’t worry, after all My Lord isn’t attracted to her.”

When she heard this, Feng Jiu’s lips curved upwards and she laughed. Not far ahead, she saw Xuanyuan Mo Ze drawing his bow and arrow, his eyes narrowed as he aimed at the Sika Deer hidden behind a tree. The arrow was drawn tight and as his hand let go, the shot was discharged with a loud swish.

The sound of the sharp blade could be heard flying across the air as it hit the Sika deer’s neck with a violent momentum. The Sika deer let out a brief scream before it fell to the ground.

Feng Jiu’s eyes lit up and she was about to clap when she heard the voice of the woman in front of her.

“Good! Your Highness has superb archery skills!”

Princess Yingxue’s eyes were filled with admiration as she looked at the man dressed in black robes even though he had rejected her with indifference once. But he was such an exemplary man, so what if he had rejected her? He still wasn’t able to stop her heart throbbing for him, he still wasn’t able to stop her love and admiration for him.

When she saw this, Feng Jiu pouted. The man this woman had her eyes on was her man. He had already rejected her so openly and yet she was still so forward. She really had no shame, what thick skin.

A guard turned his body then got off his horse and hurried forwards lifting the Sika deer and placing it directly into his cosmos sack.

Seeing this, Xuanyuan Mo Ze had also placed his bow back onto his back. His gaze swept past the few people behind him and landed on the woman sitting on the horse right at the back who was currently pouting, and a smile couldn’t help but glimmered in his deep dark eyes.

He pulled his horse and moved towards the back, passing everyone else, and under Princess Yingxue’s stare whilst biting her lips, he came to Feng Jiu’s side.

“What animal do you want? I’ll hunt for you.”

His deep and magnetic voice was indulgent and doting. When this sound came out, the surrounding guards lowered their heads and Princess Yingxue couldn’t help but step forward.

Chapter 1282: Clearly Intentional

“Xuanyuan Crown Prince, he is just a servant.” Princess Yingxue couldn’t help but say.

When he heard this, Xuanyuan Mo Ze’s eyes became cold and his expression was somber as he glanced at her. He said in a cold hard voice: “Princess Yingxue, you seem to have forgotten that you are a guest.”

“I…”

She bit her lip, a little annoyed and also resentful but she was unable to do anything to him so she gave a warning stare at Feng Jiu.

“Princess Yingxue, why are you staring at me? Didn’t you want to go hunting? Can you not hunt without our Crown Prince?” Feng Jiu asked casually and raised her chin slightly as she looked at her provokingly.

She dared to go after her man, she was lucky that she hadn’t destroyed her with one hand.

“I want to eat wild roast boar, let’s hunt wild boar! We can roast it tonight.” She said with a carefree smile as she looked at Xuanyuan Mo Ze who was sitting on the horse beside her. She had forgotten that she was still wearing a manservant’s outfit.

“Okay.” Xuanyuan Mo Ze responded. He pulled his horse’s reins and galloped into the forest.

Upon seeing this, Feng Jiu and the rest followed. As for Princess Yingcure, she had no choice but to suppress the resentment in her heart and follow them. She didn’t believe that Xuanyuan Crown Prince would not be moved by her beauty! Appearance was what all men emphasized on, not a single man was not prurient, she didn’t believe that she wouldn’t win him over!

As they ventured further into the forest, they saw even more beasts, and some had even rushed forwards to attack them before the arrows left their bows. A few hours later, Xuanyuan Mo Ze and Scarlet Water Crown Prince had both hunted many prey.

After riding a horse through the forest for many hours, even Feng Jiu was tired. When she saw them continuing forwards in high spirits, she slowed down and had intended to find a place to sit down and rest for a while. As she was in thought, whoosh, a sudden sound of sharp wind rushed at her with a loud sound.

There was only Gray Wolf beside her. But at this time, Gray Wolf was over a metre away from her. When Gray Wolf heard the sound of the sharp wind, he looked back in surprise and reminded her at once.

“Be careful!”

At the moment the sound fell, Feng Jiu looked back and saw a sharp arrow flying towards her. There was no way to evade the arrow, therefore, she clasped the horse between her legs and lay down on her back to avoid the arrow.

“Swish!”

The sharp arrow flew past her and embedded into a tree in a distance. The arrow had penetrated deep into the tree and the feather at the end of the arrow was still trembling slightly.

Feng Jiu’s legs squeezed against the horse’s abdomen and as she sat up. She looked at Scarlet Water Crown Prince, her eyes cold.

“I’m so sorry, I accidentally regarded you as prey.” Scarlet Water Crown Prince apologised without an ounce of sincerity as he handed the bow in his hand to a guard beside him and rode on the horse out into the forest.

Gray Wolf stared at the group of people on horses as they rode out with anger and bluntly mocked: “He is such a big person yet Scarlet Water Crown Prince is able to mistake him for prey, if we didn’t know better we would have thought that Crown Prince was already seventy or eighty years old!”

God only knew that his heart had nearly jumped out as when he witnessed what had just happened. If something had happened to the Ghost Doctor under his protection, he would not live.

He glared at the group of people who came out with Scarlet Water Crown Prince. What nonsense was that about ‘accidentally mistaking a person as prey’? It was clearly intentional!

Chapter 1283: Bully People In Smaller Numbers

“It’s alright, I don’t think Scarlet Water Crown Prince did it intentionally.” Feng Jiu said with a smile and gestured Gray Wolf to calm down. She then looked at Scarlet Water Crown Prince and said: “If Scarlet Water Crown Prince wanted to take my life then that arrow wouldn’t have missed.”

Upon hearing that, Scarlet Water Crown Prince’s eyes flashed slightly. Did he miss his target? That arrow was clearly aimed at the fatal point of his heart. If Xuanyuan Mo Ze hadn’t been somewhere in the forest and Gray Wolf wasn’t beside him, he would have ordered his people behind him to kill him to vent his anger.

When he saw that Feng Jiu didn’t seem to mind, Gray Wolf didn’t say much but just watched them warily as he saw them approach.

“Little Plum?” Scarlet Water Crown Prince rode over on his horse and came to Feng Jiu, his feminine gaze stared tightly at the young manservant boy.

“Yes.” Feng Jiu nodded.

“It’s the first time I have seen a manservant like you. Compared to hunting, I am even more curious about your strength. Why don’t you compete with my men?” As he spoke, Scarlet Water Crown Prince was already waving his hand and beckoned a middle-aged man dressed in grey to step forward.

“Don’t you take things too far. My Lord is nearby and if he sees you bullying us he will make you suffer!” Gray Wolf said cautiously and rode his horse right in front of Feng Jiu. He lowered his voice and said: “You should leave first, they are aiming for you!”

Feng Jiu looked at the man behind Scarlet Water Crown Prince and said slightly distressed: “This doesn’t seem fair. I seem to be at a disadvantage! Besides, you are guests and it’s not such a good idea to be duelling against guests. It’s too impolite and against the rules.”

Scarlet Water Crown Prince chuckled and his feminine gaze fell on Feng Jiu: “You’re so gutless?” As soon as his voice fell, he gestured and the man in grey leapt across towards Feng Jiu.

“Well, I’m quite timid, but since you want to play then I shall accompany you! After all, today’s main purpose is to make sure you enjoy yourself. If you find hunting boring we can compete and that might be more to your intentions.”

The corners of her mouth lifted slightly and she revealed a wicked smile as she watched the middle-aged man coming towards her with condensed spiritual airflow between his hands. She lifted her whole body from the horse’s back and her palms emanated spiritual breath as she fought the middle-aged man in mid-air.

Gray Wolf who was watching at the side looked grim, the middle-aged man in grey was a Nascent Soul cultivator, could Feng Jiu deal with him?

While he was thinking about it, he realised that the two people in mid-air had already exchanged a dozen blows. With the surge of spiritual power, the breath in the air had become more suppressed. The wind from the palm roared through the air, swift as a sword. Even though the two of them weren’t using weapons, the loud swishing sound of the exchange of blows was not inferior to having a sword in hand. It had only seemed like a short while had passed when Feng Jiu kicked the middle-aged man down to the ground.

“Mmmph!”

That man was pushed down from mid-air and stumbled to the ground. The manservant came to his side instantly and grinned at him. As he was still stunned by what had happened, he saw the manservant flash forwards quickly and took the cosmos sack from his waist.

“You, what are you doing?” The middle-aged man was stunned and quickly stabilised his body after his fall.

Chapter 1284: Not Quite Right

With his Nascent Soul cultivation strength, the opponent should have been suppressed as his strength must be above his. An opponent with such extraordinary skills could actually take his cosmos sack from him? When he thought of this, his expression became weird.

Also, the person in front of him was just a young boy? A young boy possessed such strength, could he be from a Royal Family? Or an influential family? These were the only two possibilities that could explain his ability to take his cosmos sack and help him in his advancement.

Feng Jiu floated in mid-air back to her horse and sat down. She waved the cosmos sack in her hand and smiled: “Do you think I would compete with you for nothing? If there was no benefit for my physical labour, I wouldn’t have bothered at all!”

The opposition had underestimated his enemy, otherwise he wouldn’t have been defeated so quickly. When the two of them were fighting against each other, there was some suppression and they hadn’t caused too much movement. It would seem that they hadn’t wanted Xuanyuan Mo Ze to be made aware of their movements. However, in this forest, although their combat movements were limited, how could he not have known his cultivation strength?

“Return my cosmos sack to me!” That Nascent Soul cultivator frowned and shouted. It was embarrassing enough to lose, but to have his cosmos sack stolen by a kid was even worse.

“Scarlet Water Crown Prince wishes to hurt My Liege’s people?”

A familiar voice with a hint of coldness spoke. Feng Jiu looked back and saw him in his usual attire of black robes riding on a black horse towards them. At this moment, his expression was solemn which made his cold majestic face look fierce.

“Crown Prince Elder Brother.”

Princess Yingxue who was following behind Xuanyuan Mo Ze rode up on a horse and came to Scarlet Water Crown Prince’s side. She looked at the situation and couldn’t help but be surprised. Crown Prince Elder Brother had his men make a move against this manservant?

“Hahahaha, I noticed that although he is young but his cultivation strength is quite high, so I was just curious and wanted my man to compete with him.” As his voice came to a pause, his feminine gaze landed on Xuanyuan Mo Ze and he said: “Xuanyuan Crown Prince can rest assured that your man hasn’t been hurt.”

When he heard this, Gray Wolf sneered: “Oh, you didn’t hurt our men? It is clear that your strength is not good.”

At this time, Xuanyuan Mo Ze’s gaze turned to Feng Jiu and he asked: “Are you alright?”

“I’m fine, it was just some exercise and I got some tips out of it too.” She smiled and her eyes crinkled up as she waved the cosmos sack in her hand.

Upon hearing this, Xuanyuan Mo Ze turned and dismounted from his horse. He walked slowly towards her and when he came to the side of her horse,he stretched out his hand to her.

When Feng Jiu saw this, she took his hand and dismounted from the horse.

“Are you hungry? Shall we roast meat to eat?” As if there was no one else besides them, his tone was disguisedly doting.

“Yes, I’m hungry.” She nodded in response and allowed him to lead her past everyone else to a tree nearby to rest. As for Gray Wolf and the others, they quickly prepared the hunted game for roasting.

When Scarlet Water Crown Prince witnessed this with his own eyes, he was slightly surprised. Xuanyuan Crown Prince didn’t like to be around women, could he be gay?

When he thought of this, he looked at the two of them with interest and asked: “Yingxue, have you determined his sexual orientation? Would it be possible he is gay?”

A normal person wouldn’t have chosen to ignore a beautiful woman and be close to a delicate looking manservant instead. Moreover, when he spoke and looked at him, he did so in such a doting manner, it just didn’t seem right!

Chapter 1285: Torn Clothes

Princess Yingxue couldn’t help but bite on her lower lip as she lowered her head and said in a deflated tone: “He won’t let me get close to him and is extremely cold towards me.” When she saw the way he treated the manservant, she felt a little shaken in her heart, could this person really be…..

“Hehehe, if Xuanyuan Crown Prince is really gay, then that would be really interesting.” He smiled slyly as he stared at the two people over there. He ordered his people to roast the game meat and walked over.

The two men who were sent to spy in secret by the Country Ruler had also witnessed everything that had just happened and were a little surprised. It seemed that the young boy’s strength was indeed quite good and was able to suppress the opponent quite easily.

It looked like they would be able to report to the Country Ruler without needing to make a move themselves.

“I’ve long heard that Xuanyuan Crown Prince’s has extraordinary skills. Today, I would like to learn a thing or two from Xuanyuan Crown Prince.” As soon as he spoke, Scarlet Water Crown Prince made a move towards Xuanyuan Crown Prince without giving him a chance to react.

When they saw this, Xuanyuan Mo Ze’s men stood up immediately but retreated at a wave of his hand.

“In that case, I will accompany you!”

Xuanyuan Mo Ze said in a deep voice and his black figure flew out in an instant. A powerful coercive airflow rushed out of his palm and struck out towards Scarlet Water Crown Prince. When Scarlet Water Crown Prince saw the speed of his attack, he ducked sideways to avoid the blow. However, his opponent’s speed was too fast and the sleeve of his robe was torn by the harsh airflow.

He glanced at his torn sleeve and smirked. In the next moment, his figure rolled like a whirlwind and slammed forwards with a violent airflow. The two figures battled from the ground to mid-air, the powerful coercion spread out and the strong airflow whistled through the air like a sharp blade chopping down the surrounding trees one by one, scattering them all over the ground.

When she saw this scene, Feng Jiu was a little startled. It seemed that the Scarlet Water Crown Prince’s strength was very strong! He was actually able to exchange so many blows with Xuanyuan Mo Ze, so he was worthy of his reputation. A Crown Prince of a country should indeed possess such physical strength.

Not long after, everyone saw that the two people’s strength was pulled apart, Xuanyuan Crown Prince was getting more courageous the longer they battled, Scarlet Water Crown Prince’s spiritual energy seemed to have been consumed excessively and was unable to keep up. Therefore, it was clear that this battle would soon come to an end.

Scarlet Water’s men weren’t afraid that Xuanyuan Crown Prince would kill their Crown Prince. After all, matters between two countries would not fall out over a little squabble of fight. The two of them would most likely stop after they had determined who was the winner.

After they thought of this, they waited quietly for them to finish on their own accord.

However, no one had expected that when the Scarlet Water Crown Prince was struck with a blow and fell from mid-air to the ground, he smiled slyly and suddenly turned towards Feng Jiu who was not far behind him and struck out against her.

He hadn’t intended to hurt her, he had just wanted to be certain of the situation.

Feng Jiu was watching the fight between the two men and she never thought that Scarlet Water Crown Prince would suddenly attack her in front of so many people, therefore, she was unprepared. She was unable to avoid the palm that was coming towards her chest and was only able to turn her front away. She saw his hand had clasped onto her shoulder. Because of his fast speed without murderous intent and the fact that she was unable to respond quick enough, she moved back two steps and the sound of her clothes tearing could be heard.

“Presumptuous!”

At the same time the clothes were torn, Xuanyuan Mo Ze’s voice in mid-air was full of anger imbued with a powerful oppressive aura that shook the surroundings as he shouted…..

Chapter 1286: Cinnabar Virgin Mark

Though the sound was thunderous and deafening to the ears, he was unable to stop Feng Jiu’s sleeve from being torn off from the shoulder as it revealed a white and slender arm. Also exposed was a red cinnabar virgin mark on her arm!

At that moment, everyone was stunned and shocked. It seemed that no one had thought that this young boy would actually be a girl!

A red cinnabar virgin mark was something only a pure and innocent girl would have. If she was a boy, how could she have something like that on her arm?

For a moment, everyone’s expression changed.

Other than Gray Wolf and Shadow One who knew about Feng Jiu’s identity as the Ghost Doctor, everyone else who served under Xuanyuan Mo Ze only knew that this manservant was actually a girl and had an extraordinary relationship with My Lord. It had even crossed their minds that because My Lord spoiled this girl so much, she had already been My Lord’s woman for a long time. They hadn’t expected her to still be pure and innocent.

When they thought of My Lord’s self-control ability, they were a little worried, was My Lord really fine in that respect? Otherwise, how was he able to maintain the girl’s innocence when she was by his side all the time?

Moreover, with My Lord’s distinguished identity, it was common to want a woman, and yet he had allowed the girl beside him to remain innocent, this… it’s no wonder they were overthinking things.

Compared to the people on Xuanyuan Mo Ze’s side, the people on Scarlet Water Country’s side were even more stunned and shocked, especially Princess Yingxue who was staring in anger and jealousy at the manservant with the torn sleeve.

Manservant? What manservant? She’s obviously a girl, and one who has been well protected by Xuanyuan Mo Ze!

Her jealous eyes were fixed on the girl’s face, as if she wanted to see a flower emerge from her face. This girl had disguised her looks! There was no doubt about it, this face definitely didn’t belong to her! Since she was a girl, and one that Xuanyuan Crown Prince fancied, it was impossible for the girl to have such an ordinary looking face!

Damn it!

What gay? There was a girl hidden by his side all this time!

And when Scarlet Water Crown Prince saw the snow-white arm that had been revealed, his eyes flashed slightly and a strange colour crossed his eyes. The way men looked at women was different from the way women looked at each other.

In his eyes, the skin this girl had was delicate and fair, especially the red cinnabar virgin mark on her snow-white arm, it made him even more excited as he looked at it.

When a man cherished a girl this much, and kept her pure and innocent, this man must love and cherish this girl very much. He really couldn’t tell that Xuanyuan Crown Prince would be a man to take pity on a woman, oh, it was really surprising.

What surprised him more was this girl, other than the surprise when he had torn off her sleeve, there was no awkwardness or discomfort when her snow-white arm was displayed before everyone’s eyes, it was truly interesting.

It seemed that this girl was not an ordinary person, it made sense, otherwise how else would she have caught the eye of Xuanyuan Crown Prince?

“Boom!”

Unpredictably, when everyone was distracted by the snow-white arm, Scarlet Water Crown Prince was thrown back by a force and slammed heavily against the tree trunk. He spat out blood from his mouth as he fell to the ground awkwardly, unable to stand up.

Chapter 1287: Forget It

“Your Highness!”

“Crown Prince elder brother!”

The people from Scarlet Water were startled violently and after screaming, they ran towards Scarlet Water Crown Prince who had fallen to the ground pale-faced unable to stand up. However, a figure in black was even faster than any of them, almost in a blink of an eye he had reached Scarlet Water Crown Prince who had fallen to the ground with blood in the corner of his mouth.

“Have I not warned you?”

The low hostile voice hit the hearts of everyone like thunder, the powerful pressure contained in his voice swayed in their hearts and caused the blood in their bodies to stir.

Xuanyuan Mo Ze’s hands were condensed with spiritual breath and he lifted him up from the ground using a big powerful hand that was formed using that spiritual breath that was visible to the naked eye. The hand held Scarlet Water Crown Prince’s tightly around his neck as he lifted him off the ground and dangled him in the air.

At this time, Scarlet Water Crown Prince was unable to resist and too weak to struggle, the force that had struck him had injured his internal organs and made it difficult for him to breathe. His whole body was weak and without strength, let alone anything else.

He felt a strong coercion and a death breath lingering over him which shocked him so much he felt fear from the bottom of his heart.

Xuanyuan Mo Ze who was classed as the head of the Crown Princes of the Eight Supreme Empires was actually so strong! Strong enough to shock them and make their hearts tremble…

At this moment, without a doubt, there was only one thought in his head, and that was to take his life on the spot!

“Xuanyuan Crown Prince, you can’t kill my Crown Prince elder brother!”

“Xuanyuan Crown Prince, you can’t do this!”

“Xuanyuan Crown Prince, let My Highness go!”

“Xuanyuan Crown Prince, you will destroy the relationship between the two countries!”

The people of Scarlet Water Country tried to get close when they realised that the area where Xuanyuan Mo Ze and their Crown Prince were, was filled with a strong and terrifying coercion which prevented them from taking another step. They were unable to save their Crown Prince from his hands and could only resort to persuading words.

The secret guards who were sent by the Country Ruler were also surprised when they saw this, so the manservant was actually a girl who had been following His Highness around, and she was also pure and innocent. This was good, when Country Ruler found out, he would surely be very happy!

After all, the Crown Prince never had a woman around him for so many years, now that he had such a girl whom he doted on so fiercely, Country Ruler could finally rest assured and not have to worry about his sexual orientation.

However, what should the angered Crown Prince do at this point? If he really did kill Scarlet Water Crown Prince, then things would no doubt get messy.

Just when they felt the atmosphere getting tense and the murderous breath spread through the forest, and it seemed like he would snap the neck of Scarlet Water Crown Prince at any moment, a warm soft voice drifted over.

“It’s alright, it’s nothing, forget it!”

Feng Jiu’s voice drifted out slowly as she glanced at her exposed arm. There was no feeling. In the modern era of her last life, she had even worn bikinis, let alone this?

Gray Wolf and Shadow One let out a breath of relief. The Ghost Doctor had spoken, My Lord probably wouldn’t kill Scarlet Water Crown Prince now.

Sure enough, when the angry Xuanyuan Mo Ze heard Feng Jiu’s voice, he looked back at her. When he saw that she was unbothered by her exposed arm, he frowned and raised his hand, throwing Scarlet Water Crown Prince back.

Chapter 1288: Leaving Lying Down

“Boom!”

“Mph!”

After landing on the ground heavily, a smothered groan was heard as blood flowed out of his mouth again and caused Scarlet Water Crown Prince who was on the brink of death to faint.

“Your Highness!”

Scarlet Water Country’s people exclaimed as they rushed forward quickly to help him up. Some had even taken out medicine for him to take. There were so many people and hands, it was all a mess.

Xuanyuan Mo Ze glanced coldly at the unconscious person then turned and walked over to Feng Jiu who was not far away and retrieved a black cloak from space to cover her. He covered her exposed arm tightly.

In the dark, when the two secret guards saw the Crown Prince had wrapped the girl up in the black cloak like a baby, showing only her head, the corners of their mouths couldn’t help but twitched. They glanced at each other and left in a flash.

When Gray Wolf and Shadow One saw that My Lord was afraid that too much of the Ghost Doctor would be seen by others, they couldn’t help but bow their heads to conceal the grin on their faces.

As for the accompanying guards, they also had lowered their heads, fearing to take another look.

Feng Jiu looked down and saw how tightly he had wrapped her up and couldn’t help but blink up at him, smiling happily: “It’s quite hot today, isn’t it a bit too much to be wrapped up like this? What if I get prickly heat?”

“You won’t.”

He mumbled and said, and walked forward with her in his arms: “There is a water spring up ahead, I will take you there.”

Gray Wolf and Shadow One followed behind them and not long later, they disappeared from everyone’s sight.

Princess Yingxue gritted her teeth, jealousy had distorted her entire face. She watched Xuanyuan Crown Prince thunder with anger because that girl’s sleeve was torn by her Crown Prince elder brother, she watched him beat up her Crown Prince brother till he spat out blood and was on the brink of death, unable to be persuaded by anyone. However, one sentence from that girl to tell him to stop, he strode back to her, and like he was protecting a treasure, he wrapped her up in his cloak and took her away in his arms.

From the beginning, he only had eyes for that girl.

“Carry the Crown Prince away, take him to the palace!”

She stood up and ordered. Since she couldn’t touch that girl, then she would use Xuanyuan Country Ruler’s hand to deal with that girl! She refused to believe that between Scarlet Water Country and that girl with unknown origins, the Country Ruler of Xuanyuan Empire would choose the girl with unknown origins!

“Yes.” The people responded and carefully lifted the Scarlet Water Crown Prince away.

Thus, the hunt had ended, with Scarlet Water Crown Prince riding a horse in, and being carried out unconscious…

In the forest by the water spring, after Feng Jiu had washed her face and changed into another set of clothes, she came out. Further out from the water spring, Gray Wolf and Shadow One had their backs to her and formed a circle as Xuanyuan Mo Ze sat under a tree.

“Okay.”

She came to his side and said: “Your Father Emperor will most likely be furious that you have beat Scarlet Water Crown Prince so badly. He had instructed you to make sure they returned after enjoying themselves, but now he is leaving lying down.”

“Don’t worry, I will handle everything.” He pulled her to sit down and handed her a piece of roast meat: “Eat! We will rest here tonight and go back tomorrow morning.”

“Okay.”

She took the piece of roast meat and ate it as she thought of her next step. It would seem that before his father had even met her, his impression of her was already bad, this was not what she had wanted.

Chapter 1289: Enchanting Women’s Clothes

At noon the next day, they returned to the residence in the Imperial City. As soon as they entered, Yang Yong stepped forward: “My Lord, Country Ruler has orders for you to enter the palace as soon as you return.”

“Well, prepare a horse carriage and wait for us to bathe and change out clothes before we enter the palace.” He then brought Feng Jiu to the Main Courtyard with him.

“Yes.” Yang Yong replied. He instructed the servants to get the horse carriage ready then pulled Gray Wolf to one side and questioned him: “What the hell happened? How did Scarlet Water Crown Prince get knocked unconscious after going out?”

“Scarlet Water Crown Prince was looking for death, do you know he actually tore…..”

He glanced left and right and lowered his voice before he continued: “Tore the Ghost Doctor’s clothes, and he tore off the Ghost Doctor’s sleeve, her whole arm was exposed. My Lord got angry and struck out his palm sending him flying. Later on, the Ghost Doctor said it was okay, otherwise, I think My Lord would have killed Scarlet Water Crown Prince.”

When he heard these words, Yang Yong was a little surprised but he also understood, it was no wonder. He knew that no matter how much My Lord found them displeasing to the eye, he wouldn’t have put him in a coma.

“That’s right, how is Scarlet Water Crown Prince? He didn’t die did he?” Gray Wolf asked. He had remembered him lying on the ground unmoving.

“He’s not dead, but he is seriously injured. His internal organs are injured and several ribs are broken. I reckon even if he got the best medicine, he would still be bedridden for one to two months.” Speaking of which, he sighed and shook his head: “If this matter is not handled well, it will be troublesome.”

“Relax, nothing will go wrong with My Lord around. Besides, if they want to pursue this matter, it was Scarlet Water Crown Prince’s fault.” Gray Wolf continued: “I will go in and see My Lord.” After which, he went inside immediately.

In the Main Courtyard, after Xuanyuan Mo Ze had bathed and changed into a fresh set of clothes, he sat at the stone table in the courtyard and waited for Feng Jiu. About an hour later, the bedroom door opened and he turned his head to look. A light flashed involuntarily across his dark eyes.

When the bedroom door opened, she stepped out in a dazzling red dress. Her beautiful face reflected her unique charm, her lips curved into a charming and mesmerising smile and her clear and cunning eyes were full of confidence. Between her smile and gait, she exuded unparalleled style and charm.

Xuanyuan Mo Ze’s gaze went from the bottom of her skirt to her waist and past her slender waist to her slightly undulating chest, then her beautiful snow-white neck before finally falling on her beautiful smile on her face. As he looked into her mesmerising eyes, he was unable to look away.

It was obviously just a simple red dress without any extra embellishment. However, on her, it was dazzling and her beauty made his heart beat up and down. She was so beautiful that he wanted to keep her hidden in his arms so that no one else would discover her beauty.….

“How is it? Is it pretty?”

She came in front of him, her hands slightly open as she turned around in a circle with a smile on her face. As her body turned, her skirt blossomed out like a beautiful flower.

“Beautiful, so beautiful that I don’t want to take you out.”

His deep voice was filled with doting and tenderness as he reached out to hug her slender soft waist and pulled her into his arms.

Chapter 1290: Domineering

“Since it looks nice then in the future I will wear a dress for you to see whenever I’m with you.” She said happily. Sure enough, other people’s praise and delight was nothing compared to when it came from someone you liked.

“Good.” He smiled and responded. He had a thought and asked: “Do you have a veil?”

“Veil? No, I don’t use it. But I have a mask.” She laughed.

“It doesn’t matter. A mask will go with your male outfit, a woman’s outfit doesn’t go with a mask.” He took her hand and said: “Let’s enter the palace.”

“Mmm.” She nodded with a smile and followed him out.

When Gray Wolf and Shadow One saw them come out, they rushed forward to greet them. When Gray Wolf saw that Feng Jiu had changed into woman’s clothes, because he hadn’t seen her in woman’s clothes for such a long time, he couldn’t help but praise her when he saw her: “Ghost Doctor, your woman’s outfit is beautiful, I’ve never seen anyone more beautiful than you.”

As he was talking he saw My Lord’s cold eyes staring at him and he couldn’t help but wonder why, hence he asked: “My Lord, what’s wrong?” Did he say something wrong?

“Just walk.” Xuanyuan Mo Ze said in a deep voice and glanced at him: “Don’t talk nonsense.”

“I didn’t…..” Gray Wolf was about to speak when he was stopped by Shadow One.

Feng Jiu looked at Gray Wolf and smiled then followed Xuanyuan Mo Ze out. As she walked through the residence in women’s clothing, be it the guards or servants, they all looked at her in curiosity until they got into the horse carriage, and they collected themselves.

And when she was sitting in the horse carriage, she saw that the face of the man in front of her had soured and darkened in displeasure. She asked: ” What’s wrong?”

“It’s nothing.” He replied and took out some food for her to eat: “Have some pastries! After we return from the palace we will go back to the residence and eat some good food.”

“Mmm.” She responded and picked up a piece of pastry to eat, and also handed him a piece.

The horse carriage swayed slowly towards the palace, and Gray Wolf and Shadow One walked on either side of the horse carriage. When they reached the streets, Xuanyuan Mo Ze lifted up the curtain and glanced outside saying: “Stop the horse carriage for a while. Gray Wolf, go and buy some red veils.”

“Yes.” Though Gray Wolf was a little surprised, he responded and went to the shop on the street to buy a few red veils. Soon after, he returned and passed the red veils into the horse carriage: “My Lord, the veils.”

After receiving the veils, Xuanyuan Mo Ze handed them to Feng Jiu: “Keep the rest, in the future you can cover up when you’re outside, this one will do.”

“Alright.” Feng Jiu answered with a laugh and put the others away, leaving one in her hand. She asked with a smile: “Don’t you think wearing a veil is more mysterious and eye-catching?

“Don’t let other people see your face. It will also be safer for you when you walk outside in the future.” He said and handed her a glass of water: “Once we arrive at the palace, you don’t have to worry, as long as I am around, everything will be fine.”

“Alright.”

She smiled and asked out of curiosity: “How does your Father Emperor treat you? What’s your relationship like?”

After hearing those words, he paused before he replied: “It’s not good but it’s not bad either. In my impression, he is stern. However, he is also the reason why I am able to live for so long after I was inflicted with the Thousand Year Frost Poison. If it weren’t for him, I probably wouldn’t be alive now.”

“It’s just that he has been in power for a long time and he doesn’t like it when someone provokes his prestige. Everyone under him has to do what he says, he’s quite domineering.”

Chapter 1291: The person in red appears

The carriage went to the palace. Feng Jiu listened to Xuanyuan Mo Ze’s talk about things related to him and his father. It made their journey not very tedious.

When they reached the palace gate, Xuanyuan Mo Ze got off the carriage and helped Feng Jiu out. At this time, her face was covered with a red veil, showing only her eyebrows and eyes. Even though her face was veiled, it added a sense of mystery to her beauty.

The two walked in front, followed by Gray Wolf and Shadow One. When the four walked to the palace, a guard went at the front to guide the way.

“Your Highness the Crown Prince, the country ruler is in the East Palace Hall. The Scarlet Water Crown Prince and Princess are also present.” While speaking, the guard couldn’t help but peek at the woman in red dress who was as dazzling as the sun. Was this the woman the reason for the prince’s rage to seriously injure the Scarlet Water Crown Prince?

“Isn’t the Scarlet Water Crown Prince dying? Now, he can get out of bed? ” Gray Wolf couldn’t help muttering.

The guard listened, took a look at Xuanyuan Mo Ze, and then whispered back. “The country ruler took out a sixth-grade recovery pill for the crown prince. He’s alright now.”

Hearing this, except for the poker-faced Xuanyuan Mo Ze, the other three were surprised.

Sixth-grade recovery pill? Although she had a good talent in alchemy, at present, the highest pill she refined was only at the fifth-grade. She hadn’t produced the sixth-grade yet.

With the sixth-grade recovery pill, it’s unsurprising that the Scarlet Water Crown Prince recovered from his injuries overnight. After all, the efficacy of this pill exceeded that of the ordinary pill, not to mention that it was a very precious recovery pill.

The reason for Gray Wolf and Shadow One’s surprise was that the sixth-grade recovery pill was scarce even in the palace. They didn’t expect that the country ruler would be willing to give the pill to the Scarlet Water Crown Prince. Thus, even if the crown prince returned to his country and the matter was made known to the Scarlet Water Empire’s country ruler, he wouldn’t be able to make waves.

After all, there was nothing wrong with the crown prince. What else could he do? Why look for trouble? Since the country ruler took out this pill, at most, their master was called into the palace to receive a scolding.

At this, they relaxed. Nothing big would happen. In fact, the country ruler was very kind to their master. After all, every time their master was in trouble, he would help without leaving any evidence.

However, they could not help sighing that the relationship between their master and the country ruler had never been friendly. The father and son were always in conflict, they were never seen talking and laughing together.

When it came to talking and laughing, the two immediately shuddered since the scene would turn out very weird. It would be better for them to stay the same as they usually did. If the two people who usually quarreled with each other were talking and laughing, they reckoned that the sun would rise from the west.

At the East Palace’s gate, seeing that the crown prince brought some people with him and immediately went in, the guard immediately announced, “His Highness the Crown Prince has arrived!”

At that sound, several people in the palace hall- the country ruler sitting upright in the center or the Scarlet Water Crown Prince and the Third Princess sitting below – looked outside. Their eyes glued at the woman in red beside Xuanyuan Mo Ze.

For a moment, the three people’s faces changed and diverse emotions flashed in their eyes.

Chapter 1292: The couple

The woman was in a simple red dress, but she was dazzling like the blazing sun. She attracted their eyes at one glance. Her body was overflowed with a kind of languid and unusual charm. Even if the veil covered her face and obstructed a clear view of her appearance, people could see the confident look emanating from her eyebrows.

Her steps were graceful and elegant. There was no trace of tension and restraint. On the contrary, she gave people the feeling of walking in the back garden of her own home. Her every move and act carried a noble breath.

In particular, the woman in red was a perfect match to the black-robed Xuanyuan Mo Ze. Standing side by side, their temperaments were so harmonious. The man was handsome and domineering while the woman was enchanting and unparalleled. The spectators had to admit that they were a couple.

Princess Yingxue twisted her sleeves tightly. Her unbearable jealousy sprang up like a poisonous snake, her eyes turned sinister and vicious. She was conceited due to her matchless beauty. But today, the woman in red had surpassed her without even showing her face.

It turned out that there was such a woman hidden around Xuanyuan Mo Ze. No wonder he didn’t fancy her. But, she would never give up! She didn’t believe that she would lose to a woman of questionable origin!

The Scarlet Water Crown Prince looked at the figure in red with a different emotion. There was a touch of surprise in the depth of his eyes. Her appearance today astonished him. She transformed from a servant boy into an enchanting and beautiful woman. It was truly breathtaking.

What kind of appearance did a woman that Xuanyuan Mo Ze fancied have? He thought that Xuanyuan Mo Ze would not be so superficial to be interested merely in the woman’s looks. There must be something more attractive about her.

The country ruler’s keen eyes moved from Feng Jiu to Xuanyuan Mo Ze. He slammed his hand on the armrest with a loud thud. His furious bellow reverberated throughout the palace.

“Hmph! Didn’t I ask you to take the Scarlet Water Crown Prince and Princess to go hunting? Didn’t I ask you to give them an enjoyable stay before going home? It turned out that the Scarlet Water Crown Prince went out on a horse and came back on a stretcher. Were my words in one ear and out the other?”

It was obviously a furious bellow. But when the guards surrounding the palace heard the country ruler’s words that the crown prince went out on a horse but returned on a stretcher, their lips pursed and their heads bowed to hide their smile.

When the Scarlet Water Crown Prince heard this, he looked at the country ruler and felt that he had done it on purpose. His face became unsightly with shame.

The Scarlet Water Crown Prince went hunting majestically, but in the end he was carried out on a stretcher. If this story spread back to his country, his face would lose its luster. Against expectations, the country ruler was reprimanding Xuanyuan Mo Ze.

He could not say anything, because what he said was true, and he did go in on horseback, but was carried out at the end.

When Feng Jiu heard this, her lips, under the veil, curved up slightly. She thought that only the country ruler could say this. It’s bad if others said it.

“Imperial Father, I don’t think I did wrong.”

Xuanyuan Mo Ze spoke calmly. After seeing the majestic figure on the throne, he glanced at the Scarlet Water Crown Prince. “He was carried out due to his own fault.”

Chapter 1293: Do You know your mistakes

When the Scarlet Water Crown Prince heard this, he narrowed his effeminate eyes slightly at him and said nothing.

But Princess Yingxue was unable to bear this. She stood up and glared at Xuanyuan Mo Ze. “Prince Xuanyuan, what do you mean by this? Was hurting my brother your way to show hospitality? ”

Xuanyuan Mo Ze glanced at her. He scoffed at her with a voice filled with contempt. “Didn’t he deserve it? He wanted to compete with me, but after finding out that he’s not my match, he turned against my people. It’s his luck that I didn’t kill him on the spot.”

Princess Yingxue choked and couldn’t say anything to refute it, so she glared at Feng Jiu who was standing by. “It’s a disaster caused by this beauty!” When she said this, she turned to the man on the throne. “Ruler, I hope you can give us an explanation today!”

“Mm, please be at ease. I will definitely give you an explanation.” The country ruler answered while facing the two of them. “Let’s do this! The Scarlet Water Crown Prince hasn’t fully recovered yet. He’s not fit to sit here for too long. Please go back and have a rest first. ”

Princess Yingxue was stunned. “But that woman…”

“Haha, Third Princess, don’t you trust me?” The country ruler was smiling, but his smile didn’t reach his eyes.

“In that case, let’s go back and have a rest.”

The Scarlet Water Crown Prince spoke. He stood up and cupped his fists in a salute to the country ruler. “Although Country Ruler took the sixth-grade recovery pill to heal my injuries, the Scarlet Water Country will not give up without an explanation.”

The country ruler frowned. He stared at him and his voice rang out in the hall like thunder. “Are you threatening this Emperor? If my people are not mistaken, you were beaten till you were left with an inch of your life that I had to take out the sixth-grade recovery pill to save you. Wasn’t it because you touched the people you shouldn’t have and stirred up trouble? Is it possible that the woman at the Xuanyuan Empire’s Crown Prince’s side can be touched by anyone and her dress can be torn off by those who want to? Do you, Scarlet Water Country, have such a habit? ”

“Hmph! I, the Emperor, tolerated you to some degree, yet you’re not satisfied and dare to threaten me? Then go back and call your Imperial Father to come over and talk to me! I’d like to know. If he’s aware of this matter, would he have the face to come to our Xuanyuan Empire!”

When they saw the country ruler turned hostile and heard his merciless words rang throughout the palace hall, the Scarlet Water Crown Prince and the Third Princess were both humiliated and resentful.

What about his promise to give them an explanation? Wasn’t this being hostile to them?

“You’re not withdrawing yet?”

He swept a penetrating gaze at them with eyes brimming with anger. As soon as he was threatened, his temper turned bad. Naturally, he wouldn’t show them respect. What’s more, although they were the Crown Prince and Princess of the Scarlet Water Country, they dared to use such proof to talk to him and be disrespectful even though they’re at a rank lower than him.

When the Scarlet Water Crown Prince and Princess saw his anger, they knew that they had gone too far. Then, they looked at each other and quickly withdrew, walking toward the exit.

When they were about to leave the palace hall and pass by Feng Jiu, the Scarlet Water Crown Prince paused his steps. There was a strange glint in his eyes. He cast a glance at her and then walked away.

After the two left, the country ruler who sat on the throne snorted and slapped his hand heavily on the armrest. He glared at the two standing below and shouted loudly, “Do you know your mistakes?!”

Chapter 1294: Stop!

“Was it a mistake to deal with an impudent man?” Xuanyuan Mo Ze asked with a gloomy and harsh tone.

Feng Jiu first saluted the country ruler. “Although I feel ashamed to beat a crown prince into that state, it doesn’t make any sense to let him come bully me and not let me fight back. Hence, I don’t feel like I’m done anything wrong.”

When he heard them speak, the country ruler narrowed his eyes. Even though he stared at Feng Jiu, he spoke to Xuanyuan Mo Ze, “Withdraw.”

This time, Xuanyuan Mo Ze did not move. He kept standing there while staring at him. “If there’s a problem, direct it to me. It doesn’t concern her.”

“Didn’t you hear this Emperor tell you to leave? Withdraw!” With a glare, he fixed his penetrating gaze on Xuanyuan Mo Ze.

Feng Jiu tugged at his sleeve. “Go outside and wait for me. Don’t worry, it’s all right.”

Xuanyuan Mo Ze frowned slightly. He shifted his gaze from Feng Jiu who was beside him to his father on the throne and spoke calmly. “If even a strand of hair on her head is missing, I’ll look for you!” He turned around and left.

The country ruler’s eyes turned gloomy. With a knife-like gaze, his eyes swept at the retreating Xuanyuan Mo Ze and then at the woman in red standing in the palace hall. “What’s your name? Take off your veil.”

Obeying the order, she removed the veil to reveal her original appearance and looked back at the person sitting at the throne. “My name is Feng Jiu.”

“You look pretty good. No wonder he is so fascinated that he didn’t hesitate to beat the Scarlet Water Crown Prince severely.” The country ruler spoke while examining her.

Feng Jiu smiled. “How can he be a shallow man? He has never taken a fancy to my face, but to my personality.” She remembered the time when she was a little beggar and hung about him.

Outside, Xuanyuan Mo Ze stood with his hands clasped behind his back down, looking at the floating clouds in the sky. His eyes were distant and deep. It was unknown what he was thinking about.

Although he came out, he was not at ease and kept an eye on the palace hall, only to find that there was a soundproof boundary inside. When he looked back, he had no idea what the two were talking about and he did not hear a sound. Since he did not see any movement, he did not go in again. He stood outside, waiting for an hour or so.

A guard came out in front of Xuanyuan Mo Ze and reported respectfully. “Your Highness, the country ruler asked you to go first. That young lady must stay in the palace.”

Hearing the words, his face sank and his voice turned chilly. “What?”

The guard trembled inwardly. He bowed his head. “The country ruler asked the young lady to stay in the palace for the first few days. He asked you to go back first.”

Xuanyuan Mo Ze stepped inside, but the man in grey darted out to stop him. “Your Highness, please return.”

“Go away!” He shouted coldly. With a swing of his sleeve, a strong force came out straight to the two men.

Feng Jiu, whose conversation with the country ruler was unknown to anyone, looked back and saw that there was a fight outside. He told the country ruler, “Even if you want me to stay, I should go out and talk to him personally or else he will make trouble later. It will only hurt those people.”

“Hmph! That’s if he has the ability! How dare he attack inside the palace!” The country ruler snorted coldly. With a harsh tone, he bellowed at Feng Jiu, “What are you standing there for? Go quickly!”

Feng Jiu sighed inwardly. She turned around and stepped outside.

“Stop!”

She yelled and made both sides stop their fight. Only then did she come forward to Xuanyuan Mo Ze’s side.

Chapter 1295: Wants Her to Stay

Just as she spoke, she saw Xuanyuan Mo Ze stride towards her with big steps, held her hand and pulled her out. She was watching on with a daze and it all happened so quickly that when she finally snapped back to her senses, she cried out, “Wait!”

“I’ll take you back.” He turned around and said, his expression still cold, obviously a little angry.

“Your Imperial Father asked me to stay for a few days.”

“There is no need to bother about him!”

“That’s your Imperial Father, not someone else and I would like to see what he wants to do with me by making me stay. Why don’t you go back first! Don’t worry, he won’t kill me.” Although his father had said that all unkindly but out of all that, she hadn’t felt any killing intent or malice in them.

When he heard her words, he looked at her without saying anything for a long time before he said: “Then I will stay with you as well. That’s final.” After saying his piece, he walked back into the hall, looked at the person who was sitting on the throne and drinking tea leisurely and asked “Why did you ask her to stay?”

The country ruler drank his tea and looked leisurely, as if the person who was angry before was not him. Hearing the curt words of his son, he didn’t even spare him a glance. Treating him as air, he spoke to the attendant beside him in a deliberate manner: “Hmm…This spirit tea is not too bad.”

“Your Majesty, this spirit tea was made with the freshest flower dew collected early this morning. It tastes more fragrant and it is more refreshing than any other ordinary spirit tea.” The attendant said as he felt his scalp go numb, not daring to look at the dark expression evident on the Crown Prince’s face.

“Since she is staying, then I too will stay in the Palace.” After Xuanyuan Mo Ze spat those words out coldly, he turned around and pulled Feng Jiu to his side and left.

It wasn’t until the two of them walked away that the country ruler raised his head and looked at the silhouettes of the couple leaving. He watched his son holding Feng Jiu’s hand in a protective posture. He couldn’t help but a glint of surprise flashed by his eyes.

His child has grown and has a woman he wants to protect…

But of course, what came out of his mouth was a disgruntled harrumph instead. “Hmph, his temper is just as stubborn as a mule.”

The attendant by his side simply lowered his head, afraid to answer.

On the other side, the Scarlet Water Crown Prince and the Princess were sitting in the garden pavilion, both had unpleasant expressions on their faces. After a long silence, Princess Yingxue finally asked unwillingly, “Crown Prince Elder Brother, don’t tell me that we should just leave things as they are?”

The Scarlet Water Crown Prince glanced at her disapprovingly: “Do you think we have the ability to confront the people of Xuanyuan?” He stood up, walked out of the pavilion and said: “Although we are also one of the Eight Supreme Empires, there are also strong and weak empires. If the Xuanyuan Empire is not powerful, how would they dare to be so arrogant? Even if Imperial Father is here, we still have to give in to them. In this world, the strong prevails. Don’t you understand such a simple principle?”

“But I am very unwilling! Are you telling me to just leave it be?!” She said malevolently: “Especially that woman! That obnoxious woman…I won’t be able to appease my anger until I kill her!” Ever since she arrived here, she had been humiliated time and time again and it was all because of that woman!

Hearing her words, the Scarlet Water Crown Prince’s eyes moved slightly: “What does that woman look like?”

“Gasp!”

Just as he was thinking about the amazing woman in red, he suddenly felt a burning pain in his hand. He couldn’t help but suck in a breath of cold air as he stretched his hand out to have a look. He was completely startled when he saw that his whole hand was swelling and turning red right before his very eyes.

When Princess Yingxue heard his gasp, she couldn’t help but step forward and asked, “Crown Prince Elder Brother, what’s the matter? Are you feeling uncomfortable?”

By the time she came to his side, she could not help but exclaimed out loud: “Ah!”

Chapter 1296: Do you smell something?

“What?…How could this be?”

She exclaimed out as she looked on incredulously as she saw his hand swelling up quickly before her very eyes. Mere moments later, the size of his entire palm nearly doubled and it was as thick as a bear’s paw. What shocked her most, however, was that when she reached her hand out to touch it, she felt a scorching heat and it was as if she was touching a ball of fire! She had no choice but to pull her hand back.

“Crown Prince Elder Brother, let’s head back quickly and check what is going on.”

She supported him, thinking that although his body had gradually recovered after taking the sixth-order restoration pill, it would take a few days to recover to the original state. But now that this hand had inexplicably swelled up for no rhyme or reason, how was this a good thing?

The Scarlet Water Crown Prince stared at his palm, was in deep contemplation after he recovered from his initial shock. He remembered that it was this very hand that had torn off that woman’s clothes, could it be…

Thinking of this, his eyes trembled slightly. If that was the case, why hadn’t the doctor who checked him before discovered this?

Could it be that the woman was a master of poison? The last time, he almost collapsed and this time his palm had swollen into the size of a bear’s paw. This was all her doing!

Very soon, the burning sensation on his palm started to radiate to his body. The excruciating pain was unbearable, causing big beads of sweat to drip down his forehead. Trying his best to endure the intense burning sensation, it was difficult for him to even breathe. Gasping desperately for breath, he had no choice but to let his sister help him back.

However, on their way out, he saw two people walking towards him. When he saw them, his expression sank. It was really hateful to think that he, the Scarlet Water Crown Prince had fallen for their ploys again and again!

When Xuanyuan Mo Ze saw the Scarlet Water Crown Prince, his gaze turned cold, but when he noticed his swollen red hot palm, there was a glint of surprise in his eyes.

Princess Yingxue stared at the woman in red wearing the veil hatefully as she gritted her teeth and helped her Imperial Brother to pass by them. At this moment, she heard that hateful woman’s voice filled with glee.

“Scarlet Water Crown Prince, why are your hands red and swollen? Are you alright?”

Feng Jiu smiled and looked with relish at the sight of the Scarlet Water Crown Prince who was enduring with all his might. Hmph! Dare to tear her clothes? Were her clothes so easy to tear?

“Miss has some ability!” He sucked in a cold breath and stared at the woman in red, only to see the laughter in her eyes.

“This is in return for Scarlet Water Crown Prince for tearing my clothes off, there is no need to thank me for it.”

“It’s you! Did you poison my Crown Prince Elder Brother?” Princess Yingxue asked angrily. If it wasn’t for Crown Prince Xuanyuan’s presence, she would have rushed forward and tore off all cordiality.

“Poison? No no no, how could I poison Scarlet Water Crown Prince? You are guests and it is impolite to poison guests.” She shook her head and said, seeing Princess Yingxue looking like she wanted to kill her, she kindly reminded: “Princess Yingxue, don’t get too close to me. I still have some powdered medicine on my body.”

“You!”

“By the way, do you smell something?” When she said this, the faces of both the Scarlet Water Crown Prince and Princess Yingxue changed. They no longer dared to tarry and left quickly.

Seeing them fleeing in a hurry, Feng Jiu couldn’t help but chuckle and laughed out: “Why are their guts so small?”

When Xuanyuan Mo Ze who stood by her side saw her radiant smile, he couldn’t help but curled up his lips upwards…

Chapter 1297: Serving Meals

“What did my Imperial Father say to you?” He asked as he took her hand and went to the pavilion to sit down.

“He just asked me about our situation and how we met, and other things like that.” She smiled and said: “I don’t think he is as unkind as you made him out to be.”

He pursed his lips and didn’t say anything more about that, instead, he said: “Before you went to the palace you only ate a few pastries, are you hungry? I will get someone to bring you some food.” As soon as he finished speaking, he called out. Shadow One and Gray Wolf who were following them at some distance away came forwards immediately.

“My Lord.”

“Tell the kitchen to make some food and bring it over.” He ordered in a deep voice.

“Yes.” Gray Wolf replied then turned and left while Shadow One stood guard outside the pavilion.

Not long afterwards, food was placed on the table in the pavilion. Feng Jiu, who had removed the face veil, accompanied Xuanyuan Mo Ze as they ate together in the garden. The news had spread through the palace and many concubines in the palace were surprised and curious when they heard the news. However, they didn’t dare to provoke the girl in red.

More accurately, they didn’t dare to provoke Xuanyuan Mo Ze. He was someone who dared to confront the Emperor. If they had the chance to move forwards, they might be killed and no one would uphold justice for them.

While living in the palace, Feng Jiu and Xuanyuan Mo Ze lived in the same part of the palace, but not in the same courtyard.

In the evening, a palace servant came to the courtyard where Feng Jiu was staying at. Feng Jiu, who wasn’t wearing her face veil, was talking to Xuanyuan Mo Ze at this point in time.

“Miss Feng, His Majesty would like to see you.”

Feng Jiu glanced at Xuanyuan Mo Ze then stood up: “I’ll go now and will be back soon.” When she turned to leave, he held her hand.

“I’ll go with you.”

The palace servant lowered his head and braced himself: “Crown Prince, His Majesty said that if you were to follow, he will make Miss Feng stay in the palace for ten days to half a month and not allow you to take her back to your residence with you. ”

In actual fact, the Country Ruler’s words were: “If he dares to follow like a worm, tell him I will make his woman stay in the palace and he won’t be able to see her for ten days to half a month!”

When Xuanyuan Mo Ze heard the palace servant’s words, his face turned gloomy.

Feng Jiu chuckled lightly: “It’s okay, I will go and take a look, you stay here and wait for me! Otherwise, you could return to the residence first.”

“I will wait here for you!” Xuanyuan Mo Ze said as he took a step back. He thought perhaps there wouldn’t be any problem after all.

“All right.” Feng Jiu replied then followed the palace servant outside.

When she arrived at another part of the palace, she was quite surprised to see that there were at least a hundred small dishes placed on the long table. Her eyes flickered as she looked at each plate filled with an exquisite delicacy.

Even when she was at home she never told the servants to prepare so much food, and they were such exquisite delicacies as well. There were many dishes she had never seen before and she was getting a little hungry looking at the food. The Country Ruler who was seated by the long table took a look at her. When he saw her staring at all the food, unable to move her eyes away, he snorted: “What are you waiting for? Come over here serve me while I eat!””

“What?”

She stared at him in amazement: “Serve you your meal?”

The palace servant at the side stepped forward cautiously and said in a low voice: “Miss Feng, whatever His Majesty points to, you pick it up and pass it to him.”

Her expression was strange as she glanced at the Country Ruler sitting over there. She thought about it and stepped forward: “Your Majesty, what would you like to eat? Show me and I will pass it to you to eat.”

Chapter 1298: Observation

“Take a look yourself and pick up the food.” He said in a deep voice.

Upon seeing this, Feng Jiu looked at the food on the table and picked up some food, placing it on a larger plate. She offered them to him and said: “Try these.” She had picked some mild tasting food first. She saw that he only took a bite of each dish then moved them to the side. He pointed to the pork shank in the middle and said: “Pork shank, bring some to me.”

“All right.” She smiled and picked out the dish he pointed to.

Soon, she realised that he was very picky in eating. He only took a bite of everything and he only ate two pieces of the pork shank. He didn’t seem to have eaten much of the large table of food before he put his chopsticks down.

“Your Majesty, freshly brewed spirit tea.” She served the tea.

He glanced at her and took the tea. After taking a sip of the tea, he gently moved the lid over the tea cup. His deep voice was majestic as he spoke: “Tomorrow morning you will collect flower dew for me to make tea for me. You have to collect them by yourself and not get other people to do it.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.” She responded with a smile. Was he testing her? Seeing that he is Xuanyuan Mo Ze’s father, she will do what he says!

Upon seeing her agreeing without saying much more, the Your Majesty didn’t say anything but just got up and walked out.

Feng Jiu blinked her eyes as she watched him leave then looked at the palace servant who was waiting at the side: “Is Your Majesty going back now?”

“He’s going back.” The palace servant responded with a smile. The next moment, he saw the beautiful woman sitting down at the long table and she started eating without a care. Seeing this, the corners of his mouth couldn’t help but twitch upwards in surprise.

She actually dared to sit down to eat the Emperor’s royal meal? Her courage was outrageous.

“What is this dish?” She asked, picking up a piece of pastry shaped like a lotus flower. Other than the dishes she had picked out for the Emperor to eat, the rest had remained untouched. Therefore, she had sat down to eat. Besides, it would only go to waste otherwise.

“This is lotus cake, it is made using fresh lotus flowers. It is fragrant in the mouth and has the effect of cleansing the heart and reducing heatiness.” The palace servant stepped forward hurriedly and replied.

“Oh? What about this one?” After she ate the lotus cake, she picked up another dish and asked.

“This is….”

Feng Jiu sat there eating while the palace servant stood next to her explaining and watching her eat. She seemed to have a great appetite and ate quite a lot of food, as if she had come over here for a meal, the sense of ease about her and the palace guards couldn’t help but look at her secretly.

When the Emperor learned about what had happened after he left, he was slightly surprised. He smiled and said: “That silly girl has no worries at all, just let her be!” What sort of family clan had produced and taught such a woman? Apparently the Scarlet Water Crown Prince’s hands were still swollen and the doctors couldn’t figure out the reason behind it. This made him look at her with some admiration.

Even Scarlet Water’s accompanying doctor couldn’t figure out the reason, it seemed that this woman had some skills!

Xuanyuan Mo Ze was waiting in the courtyard when he heard about Feng Jiu eating the royal meal and he couldn’t help but smile. Finally, he was able to relax and he returned to his room to rest. It wasn’t until the sky had gone dark when he heard her talking to Gray Wolf in the courtyard outside.

He walked out of the room and saw her smiling face. He walked towards her and asked: “Are you full?”

“Oh? You know about it? Hahaha, the food in your Imperial Father’s palace is more abundant than the food in your residence. There was a whole table full of food, there were so many that I have never eaten before either, I’m afraid I ate a bit too much.”

Chapter 1299: A Bowl Of Noodles

“When we return to the residence I will tell the kitchen to prepare anything you want to eat.” He held her hand with one hand and tucked her hair that had fallen loose behind her ear with his other hand.

“Alright.” Her eyes crinkled up as she smiled at him happily. Then, as if she just thought of something, she asked: “Have you eaten?”

“My Lord hasn’t eaten yet. He’s been waiting for you to return.” Gray Wolf interrupted.

When she heard this, she looked at Xuanyuan Moze and asked: “What would you like to eat? I will tell the kitchen staff to make it and send it over.”

“No need, it’s fine to skip one meal. Besides, there’s nothing much I really want to eat.”

“How can you not eat and last till the next morning? It’s not good for your health if you starve yourself. Let’s go! You will come to the kitchen with me, come on.” She pulled him along and walked out.

When Gray Wolf and Shadow One saw this, they followed behind.

Because it was already too late for dinner, there was a lot of food that was ready to eat in the kitchen. However, Feng Jiu didn’t touch any of them but asked Xuanyuan Mo Ze to wait outside the kitchen for her. She rolled up her sleeves intending to prepare some food for him by herself.

“My Lord, Ghost Doctor is going to prepare dinner for you by herself! Gray Wolf saw My Lord looking inside the kitchen and said to him enviously: “I heard that Ghost Doctor’s culinary skills are quite good but I haven’t had a chance to taste it.”

Upon hearing that, Xuanyuan Mo Ze glanced at him coolly then got up and walked to the kitchen door. He leaned against the kitchen door and watched the figure in red being busy in there. His heart softened inexplicably and he felt a warm current surging up in his heart, filling his heart up.

At this moment, he only felt a sense of peace in his heart, he only had the busy red figure in his eyes. This kind of warm feeling that his heart belonged to someone was indeed wonderful.

It wasn’t rice, nor was it porridge and it was not dim sum either. All she made was a bowl of noodles. She thought that he was probably bored of eating all those things, so she made him a simple bowl of noodles! Maybe his appetite would be better.

It took her about an hour to knead the noodles, boil the noodles in a pot of water and put them in a bowl with garnish on top. When she brought out the bowl of piping hot noodles to the table outside, she smiled brightly and said: “It’s ready, taste it quickly and tell me what you think.”

“Alright.” He nodded in response and came to the table to sit down. He looked at the noodles, it wasn’t simple or ordinary after she had made it.

“There are vegetables, eggs, meat and spring onions. I’m feeling hungry just looking at it.” Gray Wolf rubbed his stomach and looked at Feng Jiu fawningly: “Ghost Doctor, you made quite a lot, is there any left for us in there? Have you got any left that you haven’t cooked?”

Feng Jiu laughed when she heard that. She was just about to say yes when she heard Xuanyuan Mo Ze’s voice.

“If you want to eat, make it yourself. This is mine!” He said domineeringly. He had already picked up his chopsticks to start eating. Feng Jiu made these noodles for him. The two of them actually want to eat it? They can dream on!

The three of them were stunned when they heard his words. Gray Wolf looked at the bowl of noodles in front of My Lord and asked eagerly: “My Lord, will you still be able to eat more after you finish such a large bowl of noodles?”

Upon hearing this, he glanced coldly at Gray Wolf then turned to Feng Jiu and said: “Save the rest for supper tonight.”

Feng Jiu couldn’t help but chuckle: “Yes, yes, I’ll listen to everything you say.” After saying that, she looked apologetically at Gray Wolf. There was no choice, her man was domineering and was not willing to share the food she made for him with them!

Chapter 1300: Collecting Flower Dew

Gray Wolf and Shadow One glanced at each other and thought secretly: My Lord’s appetite is really good!

My Lord had spoken, so they didn’t dare to eat the noodles Ghost Doctor had made. However, their stomachs rumbled involuntarily as they watched My Lord eat with such relish.

“I won’t eat the noodles Ghost Doctor made. I will go to the kitchen to look for something else to eat. “Gray Wolf said and walked to the kitchen, and brought some dim sum out.

When Feng Jiu saw this, she couldn’t help but smiled. She sat down at the table and with a hand propping up her chin, her heart felt warm and happy as she watched the man in front of her eating noodles. When he finished the bowl of noodles, she said: “Let’s go for a walk! To digest the food.”

She held his hand and stood up then said to the two people at the side: “Since you’ve not eaten yet, go and have something to eat. There’s no need to follow us, nothing will happen in the palace.” Saying that, she left with Xuanyuan Mo e.

After he watched the two of them leave, Gray Wolf put the food down on the table and sat down to eat. He asked: “Shadow One, do you think His Majesty is satisfied with Ghost Doctor or not satisfied?”

Shadow One sat down and said: “Who knows what His Majesty thinks? He should be observing her to determine if the Ghost Doctor is qualified to be the woman beside My Lord.”

Gray Wolf nodded and said in agreement: “Yes you’re probably right, as Country Ruler is the ruler of the Xuanyuan Empire, and also My Lord’s father. Although he said that his relationship with My Lord is not quite harmonious, he would not allow the woman beside My Lord to be weak. Any father would want to find the best and most outstanding woman for his son.”

“My Lords will deal with their own affairs. We don’t need to worry about that.” Shadow One said and glanced at Gray Wolf who was sitting opposite him: “Why aren’t you using chopsticks and using your hands to eat?”

Gray Wolf had eaten a crystal dumpling and was about to reach for another one with his hands when he heard what he said. He stopped for a moment and said: “It’s more convenient like this. Besides, I forgot to get chopsticks earlier so I will just do without them.”

As soon as he had finished speaking, another crystal dumpling was stuffed into his mouth. When he saw that he wasn’t eating, he asked: “Why aren’t you eating? Aren’t you hungry?”

“I’m not a wolf, I don’t eat with my claws.” Shadow One stood up and walked to the kitchen. Not long later, he came out with a pair of chopsticks, a pot of stewed soup and some snacks.

“Why didn’t you bring me a pair of chopsticks?” Gray Wolf stared at him and asked.

Shadow One glanced at him: “Didn’t you say it was convenient to use your claws? Anyway, you’ve nearly finished eating.”

“What claws? This is my hand.” He glared at him and finished his food in a few mouthfuls then stood up: “You take your time to eat!” Then turned and left in big strides.

Shadow One ignored him and continued eating on his own.

Early the next morning, before the sun was completely bright, Feng Jiu left the courtyard and went to the Imperial Garden.

She hadn’t forgotten her promise to pick dew today to make tea for the Country Ruler. Although this was something that other people could do, since he had specifically ordered her to do it, she had no choice but to wake up early.

She arrived at the Imperial Garden yawning and looked at the delicate flowers in the garden and the dew condensed on the petals. She wondered, did other people collect the dew drop by drop? If that were the case, she wouldn’t even be able to collect enough dew over a few mornings for one pot of tea.

After she thought about it, she took out a bottle to collect the flower dew and put it in the middle of the flowers.