Chapter 131: "This is Just the Beginning (5)"
Jun Xian took a deep breath, getting the full picture, and was amazed at the intricately laid out plans of Jun Wu Xie.
How old was she?
It was terrifying, even though this was his own granddaughter.
The little girl who kept herself holed up at home, was much more decisive, and capable than many men he knew, how deep was this girl?
Jun Wu Xie did not kill with her own hands, but her orders had caused a sea of bloodshed in the Imperial City.
Not just Jun Xian, bothe Jun Qing and Mo Qian Yuan were both shocked by Jun Wu Xie's control of all that happened.
Mo Qian Yuan looked at Jun Wu Xie in awe, feeling a deep sense of relief.
Fortunately for him, he had been allied with Jun Wu Xie. Otherwise, he would have died under her hands sooner or later.
"You..... wanted me here, not just to hear all this, but to protect me. Am I right?" Mo Qian Yuan suddenly realised.
Jun Wu Xie just looked at him in silent consent.
"You knew, after all that happened tonight, he will be resentful. He will not dare to retaliate against the Lin Palace, but will try to get rid of me if I had remained at the Crown Prince Residence seeing that we have shown ourselves to be allied. I am now targeted and you invited me here on the pretext of discussion of future plans to protect me from him! Right?" Mo Qian Yuan persisted.
The Lin Palace had torn all bridges in their relations with the Imperial Family, and the Emperor had never shown Mo Qian Yuan any favours. Moreover, Mo Qian Yuan had been seeing Jun Wu Xie frequently, he would definitely act to rid himself of the thorn in his side.
"You are not that dumb after all." Jun Wu Xie replied dismissively.
Mo Qian Yuan slumped further in his seat, stunned by the fact that the Emperor would have him killed without consideration and by the astute mind of Jun Wu Xie who saw all this coming before anyone did.
"Cough..... Wu Xie." Jun Xian cleared his throat, glancing at Mo Qian Yuan awkwardly.
His granddaughter was being rather brash to the Crown Prince.
"It's alright, she is doing it for my safety. She has become my benefactor, for without her, I would have died an ignoble death." Mo Qian Yuan said in self mocking jest, when his biological father wanted him dead, and he was saved by an outsider, what a joke.
Jun Xian sighed. He had heard about things happening within the Imperial Family.
"It seems this was discussed before?" Jun Qing had observed Jun Wu Xie and Mo Qian Yuan quietly from the side. He had previously thought that romance was blooming between them since noticing Jun Wu Xie's frequent trips to the Crown Prince Residence. Looking at them now, it seems he might have been mistaken.
"Yes it was. But it is happening earlier than we thought." Jun Wu Xie replied calmly, oblivious to the funny look her uncle had in his eyes.
Instead, Mo Qian Yuan caught it. His face flushed red and he lowered his head, bashful.
Jun Qing saw the differing reactions of the two of them but brushed the matter aside for the moment in the face of the important tasks at hand.
"Wu Xie, when did you start to have these intentions?" Jun Qing did not understand how a little girl who stayed holed up at home, can even dream up such a grand scheme to change the Emperor!
"A few months ago." Since she returned to the Lin Palace, she had toyed with the idea. Initially, it was for herself, now, it was for the whole Jun Family.
Chapter 132: "Thank You Present (1)"
Jun Qing and Jun Xian were silently thoughtful, never had it crossed their minds that things would come to this.
At that time, Jun Wu Xie did not even step out of Lin Palace, how could she even begin to harbour such intentions?
The father and son kept Jun Wu Xie back with more questions, and only after being overwhelmed by the intricacy of her plans, did they allow her to leave.
A room was arranged for Mo Qian Yuan in the annex, and he wondered if it was intentional that it was extremely far away from Jun Wu Xie's room!
After coming out from Jun Xian's room, Jun Wu Xie heaved a long breath. The stench from her blood covered clothes was overpowering. The black beast who laid by the door clamoured to its feet when it saw Jun Wu Xie and rubbed itself against her.
"Meow"
[My master was so heroic today!]
"Knock it off, I'm filthy." Jun Wu Xie wrinkled her nose as she looked down her dress and walked hurriedly towards her room.
The black beast shimmered, and transformed itself back into a tiny black cat, and hopped onto Jun Wu Xie's shoulder.
They arrived back at her courtyard, though the bodies of the assassins had been disposed at the Imperial Palace's gates, the blood still covered the ground. The suffocating stench hung heavily over the courtyard and several servants were brushing and washing down the blood with water. But there was too much blood and they will not get it cleaned for awhile.
The servants bowed in greeting when they saw Jun Wu Xie, "The steward has prepared hot water for your bath. It is ready for use."
Jun Wu Xie nodded. Uncle Fu was so thoughtful, the stench from her clothes was driving her crazy.
The smell swirled around her body, bringing to mind the scene when she was reborn. Those repressed memories, came back to her as the scent of blood permeated her nostrils.
She went straight to her room, and flung the cat in the hall while she proceeded to the bath. Warm water filled the wooden bath tub, the air steamy from the heat of the water.
Jun Wu Xie undressed, her snowy white skin exposed to the chill air. Trembling slightly, she hopped quickly into the bathtub, the warm water relaxing her tense body, her pores in jubilation of comfort.
The warm water wrapped her in comfort and she relaxed as she soaked, her eyes drooping to close in sleep.
Having fallen into a deep sleep, she awoke only when the water started to lose its warmth.
The moment she opened her eyes, she froze!
A beautiful handsome face rested on the edge of the tub, the corners of his mouth just ever so slightly curled, smiling. His violet eyes staring at her.
"..............." Jun Wu Xie stared at Jun Wu Yao, not knowing when he arrived.
"I was thinking, this would be the moment, you should be screaming." Jun Wu Yao rested his chin in his palm and playfully ran his fingers along the rim of the tub before gently rippling the water. The playful twinkle in his eyes pierced through the fog fell upon the face of Jun Wu Xie, seemingly staring at her eyebrows.
"Why are you here?" Jun Wu Xie asked, furrowing her brows, the flower petals on the water covering her.
"If not here, where should I be?" Jun Wu Yao questioned in return, laughing.
"You left earlier." Jun Wu Xie did not see Jun Wu Yao on the way back, and has gotten used to his long periods of absence.
Jun Wu Yao smiled, his slender fingers dancing upon the warm water, "The stench of blood was too strong and I had to clean myself up. How could I allow you to see me in that state?"
Chapter 133: "Thank You Present (2)"
After which, Jun Wu Yao abruptly stood up as his tall stature bent over and leaned in towards her, his handsome face only a breath away from her.
"Come, tell me if you can smell it."
His actions were so sudden yet so natural when he closed in on their distance. Jun Wu Xie was completely caught off guard, as his masculine scent descended upon her, there was no stench of blood and sweat, only a refreshing masculine scent greeted her.
"You...go out first." Jun Wu Xie subconsciously tilted her face away as she felt her cheeks flush, she faintly felt there was something about this scene that was not right.
"Why? I have already washed myself thoroughly, right?" Jun Wu Yao smiled at her, without the slightest intention to leave as he asked her in his enigmatic voice.
Jun Wu Xie frowned.
"Stop worrying, isn't Grandfather back safe and sound? This expression doesn't suit you." Jun Wu Yao raised his hands and reached out as he trailed his wet finger gently between her eyebrows, smoothing out her frown.
Being gloomy all day doesn't suit his girl.
Jun Wu Xie looked at him, as her gaze rested on his rosy lips that were slightly apart, she froze for a moment before squeezing out a "thank you".
Jun Wu Yao's hand did not leave her face as he brushed her delicate cheeks softly, his eyes were warm as he looked at her giving her a devilish smile.
"Thank me?"
"For saving Grandfather." Jun Wu Xie replied awkwardly, if it wasn't for Jun Wu Yao's timely arrival, she might have lost someone precious to her.
Although Jun Wu Xie was cold and aloof, she still knew basic courtesy, after all, he had saved her important family member.
Jun Wu Yao gently wiped the droplets of water over her red luscious lips with his thumb.
"There is no need to thank me, I've said it before, I'm staying on because I want to repay my gratitude, didn't I?" Jun Wu Yao looked at her with a twinkle in his eyes, revealing another sly smile. Saving Jun Xian was a piece of cake for him, whether Jun Xian lived or died made no difference to him however he knew that it did matter to her and all he wanted was for her to be happy.
As long as she was happy, he'd do anything.
Jun Wu Xie looked at him with a hint of disbelief. Using repaying his gratitude as an excuse? She had long threw that excuse out the window.
"Wu Xie."
"Hmm?" Jun Wu Xie felt that something was amiss, however he had saved Jun Xian earlier and she decided that she should be more tolerant towards him.
"If you really want to thank me, can I change it for something else?" Jun Wu Yao's deep purple eyes seemed to be ablaze as he looked longingly at her lips.
"As long as it's something I have." Jun Wu Xie replied calmly, if its about making medicine, as long as he asks for it, and it's within her means, she would definitely refine it for him.
Jun Wu Yao could not help but let out a chuckle when he saw her answer so seriously as she had on a grim expression. Who would believe that this was the very same girl who had started a huge massacre just hours ago? Looking at her now, she was really like a white piece of paper.
"Of course you have it."
"What is it?" Jun Wu Xie's expression turned grave as she looked at him in earnest.
"Well, you said that as long as it's something you have, you promise to give it to me, right?" Jun Wu Yao was in no hurry to respond to her question.
"Yes."
"Well then, this is a choice you've made yourself." He chortled as a devilish grin spread across his face.
Suddenly, a feeling rose up in Jun Wu Xie's heart that something seemed off but before she could think further, Jun Wu Yao had already closed in on her!
Jun Wu Xie flung her eyes open wide, she felt something warm and tender pressing against her lips!
Chapter 134: "Thank You Present (3)"
"!!!!!!"
Warmth spread in her mouth, and a rush overcame her as her lips tingled.
Jun Wu Xie wanted to retreat in protest, but within the confines of the wooden tub, she had no room to back into.
Before she could resist further, Jun Wu Yao held the back of her neck in a strong hand, and pulled her face closer tenderly.
"You promised, you can't back out. And..... remember to breathe through your nose." Having lightly tasted it, Jun Wu Yao was unable to pull himself away. He was drowning deep within those eyes. He panted lightly as he whispered the reminder, and without waiting for a reply, and dived headlong into another kiss.
Jun Wu Xie's mind went blank, Jun Wu Yao's breath tickled her cheek, all her strength seemed to seep out of her, and she was unable to struggle.
Jun Wu Yao went deeper, slowly savouring. In his yearning in the sweetness of the moment, Jun Wu Yao lifted her up from the warm water, and pulled her into an embrace within his strong arms.
The little black cat who sat outside the bath, saw Jun Wu Xie lifted and embraced by the unashamed Jun Wu Yao, and it nearly dropped its jaw in shock.
It knew its mistress was clueless about relationships between a man and a woman, and this scoundrel was taking advantage of that and stealing the pure innocence of its mistress!!
[My Master! You have to resist!]
[Push him away!]
[What kind of gift in thanks is this scoundrel asking for!? ]
[That is an outrage to your modesty!]
[Kill him quick!]
[Stick him with your needles!]
[Make him a hedgehog!]
[Die you lecher!!!!!]
It was no use. Jun Wu Xie brain's was not functioning and did not receive the little black cat's thoughts.
The little black cat could only weep the futility and at the loss of its mistress's first kiss of her two lives stolen, by this shameless and despicable lecher!
The little black cat was about to lose its mind!
And what made it more sad was.....
It was not the lecher's match in battle!
It could only stare quietly, swallowing back its tears, and mourn for its Mistress's lost innocence!
After a long while, Jun Wu Yao reluctantly parted his lips from Jun Wu Xie's.
Jun Wu Xie had not recovered and her eyes were glazed.
Jun Wu Yao smiled and draped a robe around Jun Wu Xie, and carried her out of the bath.
"You are so tempting to eat, a pity....." Jun Wu Yao carried Jun Wu Xie over to her soft bed, looking at her cheeks, pink from her bath, her lightly closed eyes, and ran his fingers longingly across her face.
Too early. Though delicious, but was not time to pick and savour.
To a connoisseur, he waits till the flowers blossoms, before he picks it in its most beautiful form.
And Jun Wu Xie was still a bud waiting to blossom, it was not time to pick it.
Wait. Will still have to wait.
"Grow up fast." Jun Wu Yao said in a low voice.
"You!" Jun Wu Xie snapped awake, she lifted her hand and the robe draped upon her slipped off her shoulder.
In that moment, the room was silent.
Jun Wu Yao glanced haltingly, eyebrows raised, and his amusement deepened.
"Get out!" Jun Wu Xie pulled the robe around her, staring murderously at him.
Bring me my needles!
"Sure, I have received my gift of thanks, and sincerely..... It was the best gift I have ever received." Jun Wu Yao laughed impetuously, his eyes showing joy. We still have a long road ahead, we have time. Isn't that right?
His first taste of the flower left a lingering fragrance in his mouth.
Chapter 135: "Spirit Growth"
The mischievous Jun Wu Yao left laughing, and the little black cat hiding in the corner jumped onto the bed. With a serious expression, for a cat, it sat upon the soft bed, looking at Jun Wu Xie, with her cheeks flushed red.
"Mistress, we need to talk about life."
"Huh?" Jun Wu Xie, with her robe pulled tightly around her, turned to face the little black cat, replied quizzically, eyebrows raised. Her lips were still slightly swollen, and traces of the rush of sensations that overwhelmed her earlier remained leaving a tingling feeling.
[You grew up in an environment closed from the world. You had never encountered anything outside of medicine. You had never experienced, and hence have no common knowledge of human to human interaction. Although you joined the organization thereafter, you holed yourself up in the lab, and all your assistants were female and you had no interaction with members of the opposite sex. That has lead you to lack common sense in your interactions with the males in general.] The little black cat looked sternly at Jun Wu Xie.
In the long years she lived in her previous life, she had not interacted with a man alone, and she was defenceless against advances such as this.
If the lecherous Jun Wu Yao was allowed to have his way, it's mistress will be swallowed up whole one fine day.
That must not be allowed to happen!
"So.....?" Jun Wu Xie did not know what the little black cat was driving at.
[So, just like today, it was pure.....]
With a whoosh, the soft pillow flew into the little black cat's face, before it could finish the sentence.
"Meow!!"
"Shut it!" Jun Wu Xie turned a bright shade of red, and she did not want to hear anything about what happened earlier.
[.............]The little black cat was speechless. [Mistress! That expression on your face..... It does not suit you! You need lessons urgently on interpersonal skills between men and women!]
Jun Wu Xie had refused to let it say anymore, and it can only sulk scratching its claws at the foot of the bed.
Jun Wu Xie dressed and regained her usual composure. She sat down at the table and cupped her face in her palms, staring at the lotus just beginning to bloom.
The lotus has begun to flower and its fragrance grew stronger. Jun Wu Xie could feel her spiritual strength growing and developing. The power that she gathered in her palm glowed red and it was getting stronger as well.
Enveloped within the lingering fragrance, Jun Wu Xie's calm returned.
The plan to have the Crown Prince take over the throne was happening earlier than expected and her spiritual power was not strong enough. In all the seven stages, evolving to the next stage was always extremely difficult. Evolving the red aura of the spirit was the least difficult one, and it took an average person three years to evolve them from red to orange while it took the gifted ones about two years.
To advance to yellow from orange, it required twice the amount of time. Six years.....
The stronger the spiritual powers grow, the longer the time it requires. And the gap between the average person and the gifted one amplifies the further they advance.
Those blessed with the gift can reduce the time needed to develop the powers and pursue greater heights impossible to most.
For the average human and those less inclined, if they stagnate and spend too much time on a particular level, the chances to achieve the higher stages are greatly reduced.
If a person evolving an orange aura of the spirit to yellow took more than twelve years, it would be impossible for him to evolve his yellow aura in this life.
Chapter 136: "The Shaky Throne (1)"
Jun Wu Xie was still unfamiliar with the spiritual powers of this world, She was unable to judge how far she had come with her spirit's red aura.
The situation at hand did not allow her to wait. Removing the threat to the Jun Family must take priority.
There wasn't much time left.
............
Within the Qi Imperial Palace, the Emperor sat within the study, his face threateningly dark.
Mo Xuan Fei sat meekly in a corner, keeping his head lowered.
All within one night, the men who ruled these lands tasted for the first time the bitterness of defeat, and had their pride and authority trampled into dust.
"You useless piece of trash! Look what you have done! How long had Jun Wu Xie been tagging behind you? You didn't even realise what she was capable of. And now, she has kicked mud onto our faces! I have been humiliated!" The Emperor stared angrily at Mo Xuan Fei. He would not have ever dreamed, the lass that was detested and shunned by the people, would turn into the heroine revered by all.
The series of events that unfolded before them tonight, could not have been the work of a wilful and unruly little lass.
Mo Xuan Fei kept his head lowered. Ever since they stepped into the Imperial Study, he had been chided, and he could find no answer in rebuttal.
"I..... I don't know how she turned out like this..... When she was with me, she was not dumb, not I wouldn't call her intelligent. Or she would not have been deceived to go to the cliff." Mo Xuan Fei tried to say in defence. How did she become so intelligent?
"You have the cheek to bring that up! I reminded you that no matter how much you disliked Jun Wu Xie, bear with it for the sake of the Lin Palace. And you showed your hand prematurely instead! You are lucky Jun Xian does not suspect you or he will not spare even you! What's done is done, but Jun Wu Xie still survived! That was really dumb!" The Emperor raged on. He was not mad that Mo Xuan Fei struck them early, but angry at the fact he did not root out the crux of their problems! Jun Wu Xie still lives!
If Mo Xuan Fei had succeeded, tonight would not have happened.
"Father! If I had not made my move, how could I get close to Yun Xian? I disliked Jun Wu Xie, but you wanted me to play along, in view of not offending them. Then you wanted me to get close to Bai Yun Xian. As a disciple of the Qing Yun Clan, she would not even have looked at me if I was still caught in the engagement with Jun Wu Xie." Mo Xuan Fei was dismayed that Jun Wu Xie could survive a fall from such a high cliff.
The Emperor stared angrily at Mo Xuan Fei, but knew he spoke the truth.
In fact, the Emperor was not entirely oblivious to Mo Xuan Fei's actions, but had tacitly approved them.
Unfortunately, his scheme failed, and Jun Wu Xie survived, and underwent an earth moving change.
"With things having reached such a stage, it's no use crying over spilt milk. Our hostility towards the Lin Palace has been plainly exposed as Jun Xian survived and there is no way we can change that fact. What Jun Wu Xie did tonight was just a prequel to bigger things to come. She had been in close contact with the Crown Prince, and has invited him to the Lin Palace. It seems they have formed an alliance." The Emperor astutely concluded the gravity of the situation.
"Father, you mean..... Jun Wu Xie is planning a regime change with the Crown Prince?" and Mo Xuan Fei paled.
Chapter 137: "The Shaky Throne (2)"
The Emperor nodded heavily, just at that moment, an eunuch came to deliver a new message, after reading the scroll on hand, the Emperor's face turned pale.
"This Jun Wu Xie dares to act so brazenly!!!" He clenched his fist till his knuckles turned white.
"Imperial Father, what is the matter?" Mo Xuan Fei was startled at his father's outburst.
The Emperor flung the scroll angrily at Mo Xuan Fei, seething in rage. Mo Xuan Fei scrambled to catch it and his face also lost all colour after reading the contents.
"Sh..She actually had the entire Rui Lin Army blockade up the whole Imperial City? What is she up to now?!"
"What is she up to? Ah! This girl really wants to get rid of me! The whole Imperial City is now indirectly placed under the Rui Lin Army's control, I can't even get my forces in to protect me, she clearly wants me to abdicate! She wants me to abdicate! Using such tactics, she really is very heartless!" The Emperor felt as if there was a noose around his neck being held by Jun Wu Xie and she was slowly tightening it, as he found his breathing erratic and he started gasping for air.
"No wonder she invited the Crown Prince to return to Lin Palace with her, she was afraid that I might get rid of him if I had found out her intentions in advance. If there's no candidate to ascend the throne, she won't force this hand on me." Thinking how intricate her planning was, the Emperor really wanted to vomit blood!
Mo Xuan Fei's face turned as white as sheet, never in his wildest dreams would he have thought that Jun Wu Xie was so capable and to have exploited various reasons to put them in such a tight spot.
How did she pull it off? What was in that mind of hers? How could she think of so many plans?
"T..Then what should we do now? You can't be thinking of handing everything over to her on a silver platter, without even putting up a bit of a fight?" Mo Xuan Fei started to panic, the relationship he had with Jun Wu Xie was now rotten to the extreme, since he had broken off the engagement. If she had designs on the Emperor's throne, he would definitely get embroiled in it and he would have no means of escape.
"Stop panicking! Things won't be going the way she planned, quickly, send some of our people to go out of Imperial City under the cover of the night in disguise." The Emperor's eyes were full of malice as he narrowed them, seething silently in rage.
The moon hung in the sky as the cold night breeze blew into the Imperial Study. The Emperor stood by the window as he looked out staring at the moon in deep contemplation. There were some shuffling movements at the door as an eunuch scrambled to bring him some news: All the people he had sent out had lost their heads, not a single soul made it out of Imperial City.
"All of them had beast contractual spirits!" The Emperor felt his heart ache as he bellowed at the poor eunuch who brought the ill news.
He had not expect that they would be so easily wiped out, he had actually made sure they were under the guise of the commoners, he did not think that the Rui Lin Army would actually dare kill commoners.
Won't they afraid of arousing the wrath of the common people?
However, no matter what beasts they had, be it aerial or land beasts, Rui Lin Army had shot them down mercilessly.
The Emperor slumped onto his chair as his thoughts were thrown into disarray, cold sweat trickling down his forehead.
Nobody was allowed out of Imperial City, they had fully locked down the entire city and he had no means to get help from outside!
"Go! Quickly summon Bai Yun Xian!" The Emperor hollered, he suddenly remembered he still had a hidden card.
No matter what, Bai Yun Xian was still Qing Yun Clan Sovereign's disciple and even he did not dare provoke them. Relying on their great influence, Bai Yun Xian was his hidden trump card! Only she had the power to reverse the situation!
Mo Xuan Fei quickly brought Bai Yun Xian to the Imperial Study.
Her face was black to the extreme, being awoken in the middle of the night, she was in a very bad mood. She was on a cold war with Mo Xuan Fei and now he actually dragged her out in the middle of the night while she was having her beauty sleep! She gave a perfunctory curtsy to the Emperor.
"May I know what is so important that Your Majesty had to invite me over so urgently for?"
"Miss Bai, time is at stake, I really need you to extend your grace, we need to seek your assistance in some matters." The Emperor resumed his dignified poise as he gave her a warm smile.
Bai Yun Xian was slightly startled, she had went to bed earlier today and had no idea of the huge changes the winds had brought about to the Kingdom of Qi.
Chapter 138: "The Shaky Throne (3)"
"What on earth happened?" Bai Yun Xian asked when she saw the pale faced duo and put aside her irritation for having her sleep interrupted.
The Emperor cast a glance from the corner of his eyes at Mo Xuan Fei and in tacit understanding, he put up a front of solemnity and related the night's events. In his narration, he twisted the facts to drag Bai Yun Xian into the picture by saying that Jun Wu Xie's incredulous actions were due to her jealousy and anger at being spurned by Mo Xuan Fei for Bai Yun Xian.
"Jun Wu Xie has locked down the Imperial City, to force me to hand you over to her. How can I bear to do that? Rest assured, even at the cost of my life, I will ensure you remain safe." Mo Xuan Fei held Bai Yun Xian's hands tightly in his, looking like nothing in the world mattered more to him than her lovely self.
Bai Yun Xian was stunned in silence and looked blankly at Mo Xuan Fei.
"You said, Jun Wu Xie wants you to hand me over to her?" Her eyes wide with shock.
Jun Wu Xie dares to mess with me!?
Does she not know the might of the Qing Yun Clan!?
"Yun Xian! I will not let her have her way! That lunatic will get to you only over my dead body!" Mo Xuan Fei hugged Bai Yun Xian tightly, unwilling to let go.
The Emperor looked on in approval, and taciturnly nodded at Mo Xuan Fei.
Mo Xuan Fei smiled, his face hidden away from Bai Yun Xian.
"Jun Wu Xie has overestimated herself, she thinks she had rendered me helpless by locking down the city? It's just the Rui Lin Army!" Bai Yun Xian pushed Mo Xuan Fei away in anger. She was touched by the Mo Xuan Fei's deep feeling for her, but Jun Wu Xie's actions were an affront to her dignity.
A mere Miss from the Lin Palace to face her? What a joke!
Seeing that she had bought the story, the Emperor and Mo Xuan Fei felt like rubbing their hands in glee, but they kept their facades on, looking aggrieved for the affront to Bai Yun Xun.
"Yun Xian, you have a plan?" Mo Xuan Fei asked.
Bai Yun Xian nodded and raised her hand. Worn on her index finger, a shiny gold band started to shimmer in a white glow, and a white glowing butterfly coalesced with that light, flapping its translucent wings, a beautiful sight to behold.
This is my contracted spirit. Butterfly of Compassion, The Min Butterfly. It is capable of transformation. In the night, it will not be seen. The Rui Lin Army has the Imperial City locked down? That remains to be seen!" Bai Yun Xian laughed. She had harboured a deep dislike for Jun Wu Xie all this while, and now she dares to go openly go against her?
That works out just fine for her. It is time the Young Miss of the Lin Palace learnt her place and realise how miniscule the Lin Palace is. She can crush them with a wag of her finger!
"That's fantastic! With the Min Butterfly, no matter how capable Jun Wu Xie is, she cannot stop us from sending for reinforcements! Yun Xian, it is all in your hands! A hundred and fifty miles southeast from here, there is a garrison. Once you send the news out, the army will deploy and the Rui Lin Army will not be a threat!" Mo Xuan Fei lit up with joy. He was right to choose Bai Yun Xian! No matter how brutal Jun Wu Xie was, she commands only an army of a hundred thousand here. With the rest of the Jun Family's army stationed at the borders, they will not back it back in time even if they rode their horses to death!
Bai Yun Xian glanced at Mo Xuan Fei and prodded her butterfly. It fluttered its wings and flew out the window, the translucent wings blending into the dark of night, invisible to the eye and seemed to have disappeared.
"Garrison? No, I informed my master." She will let Jun Wu Xie learn the hard way, the Qing Yun Clan is not to be trifled with!
Chapter 139: "The Shaky Throne (4)"
The Emperor and Mo Xuan Fei were devastated.
Inform the Qing Yun Clan?
The Qing Yun Clan was far distance from the Kingdom of Qi. How long did they have to wait?
If they had sent for help from the nearby garrison, it would have only taken days at most for reinforcements to arrive. Now, help will only arrive from Qing Yun Clan eight hundred miles away.....
How long will their journey take!?
During that period, what atrocities would Jun Wu Xie put us under!?
"Yun Xian! It would be inappropriate to trouble Qing Yun Clan over such a trifling matter. As a guest of the Kingdom of Qi, we should resolve these issues ourselves." Mo Xuan Fei panicked. By the time Qing Yun Clan gets here, they might all not be alive anymore.
Bai Yun Xian replied: "The Min Butterfly is incapable of speech and only my master can decipher the message which I sent through the butterfly. If I had sent it to the garrison, no one would have understood."
Mo Xuan Fei's shoulders slumped, he just remembered that spirits generally can only communicate with their owners, and not to any other.
Only just realising that, Mo Xuan Fei was deflated.
For a moment there, he had thought they were saved but the chances seemed really slim right now.
Seeing Mo Xuan Fei forlorn and downcast, Bai Yun Xian said with knitted brows: "The Min Butterfly is very fast, my master will send help in two weeks if all goes well."
Considering the distance they had to travel, that was fast.
"But with the Rui Lin Army under Jun Wu Xie, if she makes her move....." Mo Xuan Fei was terrified, having witnessed Jun Wu Xie's bloody massacre, he was afraid of her next move.
"She might think she possesses the capability to harm me! Get some men to prepare these, I know how to drag this out." Bai Yun Xian's eyes narrowed dangerously.
"What are you going to do?" Mo Xuan Fei had never seen Bai Yun Xian so cold, and felt a little jittery about it. He felt a cold wave of apprehension.
Bai Yun Xian's lips curled in malice, her eyes dripped with venom.
"You said Jun Wu Xie has garrisoned her Rui Lin Army within the Imperial City? If I can render the whole Rui Lin Army here immobile, wouldn't her army of a hundred thousand become useless? Do not forget, the poison you gave Lin Yue Yang, came from me."
Mo Xuan Fei jerked up. To capture Jun Xian, he had gone to Bai Yun Xian for the drug. It first messes up the mind, driving them to lunacy and introduces violent poison into the body, inducing the person to bloat and explode. Remnants from the poison dissipates into the air after the explosion makes anyone who smells it weak, losing their strength.
Poison like this, was unheard of and Mo Xuan Fei had it tested on people to verify the claimed effects before he gave it to Lin Yue Yang.
It was due to the poison that they were able to capture Jun Xian that easily.
Nevertheless, it was very potent malevolent poison and even Mo Xuan Fei was shuddered at its effects.
Mo Xuan Fei had a pretty good guess what Bai Yun Xian's was planning. "Yun Xian, you have a plan in mind to incapacitate the Rui Lin Army of a hundred thousand soldiers?" Mo Xuan Fei asked, his eyes bright with fervour.
Bai Yun Xian smiled coldly: "Piece of cake. The Qing Yun Clan uses poison as well as they can administer medicine."
Chapter 140: "Intoxicated Lotus (1)"
With the Imperial City locked down, the people were filled with unease. They were not aware of the struggle between the Lin Palace and the Imperial Family. They were told the attackers who ambushed the Second Prince have not been completely eradicated and the sealing of the city was necessary to prevent their escape.
With the people restless, Mo Qian Yuan started to mingle among them frequently, caring for them, addressing the popular sentiment. Within a few short days, Mo Qian Yuan's standing and reputation improved by leaps and bounds and had totally overshadowed Mo Xuan Fei, becoming the prince of choice by the populace.
Jun Wu Xie laid low during this period, shutting herself up in cultivating her spiritual powers.
"Mistress, shouldn't you strike while the iron is hot?" The little black cat laid by the edge of the lotus pond, swishing its fluffy tail back and forth over the water.
Jun Wu Xie sat at the stone table, observing the gradually blossoming lotus, replied: "It is not time yet. To allow Mo Qian Yuan to take the throne legitimately, he needs to garner the support of the people."
If she had wanted to forcefully plant Mo Qian Yuan on the throne, she would have done it on that night.
The Emperor was a vicious man, but he enjoyed good support from the populace. She clipped his wings and sealed his escape, and allowed the Emperor to stay on the throne to allow Mo Qian Yuan time to ease himself into the throne.
If she was to be the hand behind the change of regime, she wanted it done legitimately and with the approval of the people.
It was not for Mo Qian Yuan, but for the good of Lin Palace.
It did not matter who sits upon the throne, as long as the Lin Palace was not threatened.
The little black cat nodded in understanding, its mistress was a genius. She sees things to the littlest detail in her plans to protect the Lin Palace, but a complete dolt in the other aspect.
The little black cat was deep in thought, whether to broach the topic on relationships between men and women when it suddenly screeched in surprise!
"MEOWWW!!"
The black feline leapt away from the pondside in a flash, and while still airborne, it noticed a chubby little doll clinging on its tail.
Jun Wu Xie stared in surprise, as Little Lotus bit determinedly on the cat's tail holding on while the little black cat dragged him all over the courtyard.....
[You imp! Let go!!] The pain on its tail made the little black cat cry, it raised its claws, turned and scratched wildly at the soft and plump Little Lotus.
Little Lotus's snow white skin was soon covered in countless bleeding scratches.
"WAAAHHHHH!!" In pain, Little Lotus finally released the tail from its mouth, curled up on the ground, whimpering in tears.
Jun Wu Xie got a headache, seeing what she was going to have to deal with. She walked over, and picked up both the angry little cat and Little White Lotus each in one hand.
[Idiot! You bit on my tail!] The little black cat pointed accusingly.
"Sniff.... Sniff..... I didn't know. I was in the water and I saw this black thing waving and thought it was food....." Little Lotus whimpered, pouting.
[What lies! You are a plant spirit, you do not need to eat!] The little rascal must be doing it in revenge for the times he was bullied by me!
"No..... No... It wasn't like that!" Little Lotus, frightened by little black cat's aggression, shrank back in fear.
Truthfully, he did not know why he bit little black cat's tail. It was rather fuzzy, unable to recall how he swam to the edge of the pond and bit on little black cat. By the time he was aware, he was scratched all over by the little black cat.