Chapter 83 - Seventy-Two Springs
ly decorated carriages had left from outside the palace gate, leaving only that earlier black carriage quietly parked there. The young dark-clothed guard standing before it still maintained a cold and...Chapter 83: Seventy-Two Springs
Night Tianqiong and Qin Yucing did not expect that Yun Qianmo would come. For a moment, the two of them were speechless. Night Tianqiong stood stiffly by the table, while Qin Yucing lay under the blanket on the bed, her whole body rigid and breathing heavily.
"Although I shouldn't have come, since I'm here now, I can't just leave like this!" Yun Qianmo smiled at Night Tianqiong. Instead of retreating, she stepped toward the bed and as she walked over the scattered pieces of torn clothes on the floor, she complained to Night Tianqiong: "You don't know how to be gentle with women at all! Didn't the ladies in the Crown Prince’s mansion teach you anything Look what you’ve done to Miss Qin! This is a high-quality watercolor brocade from the Immortal Clothing Shop worth thousands of gold pieces, and you just tore it up like that. You’re truly squandering your wealth."
Night Tianqiong's face turned pale.
"Miss Qin, are you okay" Yun Qianmo stood by the bed, pretending to be concerned as she looked at Qin Yucing.
Qin Yucing’s body was stiff and seemed to have stopped breathing.
Yun Qianmo's eyes flickered slightly as she reached out to pull off Qin Yucing’s blanket. "Miss Qin Is something wrong"
Qin Yucing was startled, tightly grabbing the blanket with trembling voice: "I... I'm fine..."
"Are you really okay" Yun Qianmo felt that she had never been so solicitous before, but today she was giving it a try.
"I really...really am fine!" Qin Yucing's voice was nearly grinding her teeth with the words.
"Why does your voice sound off to me" Yun Qianmo did not let go of the blanket as she said, her face showing sincere concern. "Do you want me to call a physician It looks quite serious."
“No need, I really am fine!” Qin Yucing shook her head inside the blankets, hating and resenting it but unable to do anything about it.
"Are you really okay then You don't look like someone who's fine. Look at how torn your clothes are on the floor, how could you possibly be fine" Yun Qianmo felt she was definitely annoying them now, but she wanted to become even more annoying, just like Qin Yucing did every time in front of her, so that she too would experience being annoying. As if putting herself in Qin Yucing’s shoes, she said to her: "Is your body not feeling well But you don't want to say it out loud No problem, I'll quietly call the female physician from the Imperial Medical Bureau to take a look at you. Nobody will find out!"
Qin Yucing's body suddenly shuddered.
"Linglian, go..." Yun Qianmo called out.
"Sister Moon, I really am fine, no need to call the female physician," Qin Yucing’s face was already contorted under the blankets but she dared not come out from them, immediately interrupting Yun Qianmo with a voice that was almost sobbing. "Thank you for your concern, Sister Moon, it's nothing serious, Crown Prince... Your Highness didn't do anything to me, I just... feel unwell..."
"He didn’t do anything to you How can this be" Yun Qianmo widened her eyes and pretended to be indignant. "Didn’t you see that the bedding is all bloody Is he abusing you And you’re afraid to say it out loud I’ll go find my Imperial Uncle Emperor to discipline him." With those words, she started walking towards the door.
Qin Yucing was alarmed and immediately stuck her head out, reaching out her wrist to grab Yun Qianmo’s. "Sister Moon, I really am fine, Your Highness Crown Prince treated me very well..." She looked at Night Tianqiong as she said this, seeing that he still stood stiffly by the table, and then weakly called for help: "Your Highness Crown Prince..."
Yun Qianmo turned her head around. She saw that Qin Yucing’s small face was completely bloodless. She asked with puzzlement: "There really isn’t anything wrong But why are you so pale And also…" She pointed and asked in confusion, “What about the blood..."
Qin Yucing had thoughts of death as her body trembled but she didn't speak.
Night Tianqiong slowly walked over at this moment, his face back to normal. He said to Yun Qianmo: "Little Moon, you are still too young and do not understand the matters between men and women. Yucing is indeed fine. If you really go tell Father Emperor, she will get into trouble."
Yun Qianmo blinked her eyes, “Then there’s nothing wrong with the blood as well”
"There's nothing wrong!" Night Tianqiong shook his head. "When you come of age one day, you'll understand that this is something all women experience."
“Oh!” Yun Qianmo suddenly understood and looked at Qin Yucing. “So the blood means Miss Qin has become a woman then!”
Qin Yucing suddenly closed her eyes in shame, sticking her head back into the blankets.
"Hmm!" Night Tianqiong nodded.
"I understand!" Yun Qianyue seemed to lower her head in thought for a moment before looking up at Night Tianqiong and saying, "This is certainly something happy, right Since I've witnessed it, I should give you a gift of congratulations. After all, we’ve had ten years of chasing after each other's feelings. It wouldn't be proper to come empty-handed, would it"
"Wait until the day Yun Qing凝 and I get married; then my little sister Qianyue can give your wedding gifts." Night Tianqiong looked at Yun Qianyue.
"Wedding gifts are given on that day, but today is to congratulate you for winning the beauty and to celebrate Miss Qin becoming a woman. How could there be no gift" As Yun Qianyue spoke, she walked towards the table and instructed Ling Lian outside, "Ling Lian, bring me seventy-two sheets of Xuan paper."
"Yes!" Ling Lian responded from outside.
Yun Qianyue sat down at the table and gestured to Night Tianqiong standing beside her. She said, "Come here; look carefully! This is a precious gift, not something I give to just anyone. Throughout these years since childhood, this is the first time I'm giving you such an excellent thing."
Night Tianqiong looked at Yun Qianyue in confusion.
"What You don't believe me It's true! This is my treasure that I've kept all along. Never given to anyone else." Yun Qianyue raised her eyebrows at Night Tianqiong. Since the Southern Liang Nation’s Imperial Scholar was still thirty miles away, it would take an hour for him to enter the city, which was enough time for her to finish this painting for Night Tianqiong. If she didn't give it today, when else
"Alright!" Night Tianqiong walked over and sat down across from Yun Qianyue.
Ling Lian brought in seventy-two sheets of Xuan paper and placed them before Yun Qianyue. She then quietly closed the door and left.
Yun Qianyue took out a feather pen from her sleeves, instructed Night Tianqiong, "Grind ink for me!"
Night Tianqiong glanced at the feather pen in Yun Qianyue’s hand without speaking and did as she said to grind the ink. Soon enough, the ink was ready, he put down his hands.
Yun Qianyue picked up her brush and started drawing the first picture. She sketched quickly; within a moment, an image of a man and woman came to life on paper, lifelike and vivid. The male figure was indeed Night Tianqiong, while the female was Qin Yuning. Despite the extremely simple style, it was clear to see their appearances. No one would mistake them for anyone else. She looked at it with satisfaction before handing the paper over to Night Tianqiong, "Look! Are you satisfied"
Night Tianqiong took the drawing in puzzlement and his eyes widened instantly, after a moment, he looked at Yun Qianyue in disbelief.
Yun Qianyue raised her eyebrows at him. "How is it"
"You…" Night Tianqiong's face flushed red and pale, clearly shocked.
"What 'you' Just say if you like it or not. If you do, I'll continue painting; if you don’t, well, I’ll still paint and give them to others." As Yun Qianyue spoke, she started drawing the second picture.
“…Like!” Night Tianqiong remained silent for a long time before he finally replied. How could such paintings be given to anyone else
"I knew you would like it!" Yun Qianyue thought back to how she had stumbled upon those seventy-two Spring scrolls years ago and managed to piece them together after they fell into disrepair, and read through them all. Over the years, she hadn't taken them out again until now when their true value was revealed. While painting, she said, "You can't find these in any market."
Night Tianqiong had completely lost his voice.
Yun Qianyue handed the second picture to him and asked, "Look at this one! How is it"
Night Tianqiong reached out to take it, nodded, and with some difficulty managed a “Good” word.
The corners of Yun Qianyue's eyebrows lifted as she smiled at Night Tianqiong without saying another word and began drawing the third picture. Her technique was swift and graceful, her brushwork deep yet subtle where it should be, bold where it needed to be.
Night Tianqiong watched Yun Qianyue with a lowered head, her appearance ethereal, eyes clear and pure as if she wasn’t drawing such intimate scenes at all. In fact, she was painting them with utmost seriousness, but judging from the expression on her face or in her eyes, it seemed as though what she held were priceless treasures that could not be defiled.
"Here!" Yun Qianyue handed over another completed drawing to Night Tianqiong.
Night Tianqiong reached out to take it and looked at it for a moment. Seeing Yun Qianmo start to draw again, he remembered that she had just instructed her maid to bring seventy-two sheets of paper for her and asked, "How many sheets"
"Seventy-two!" Yun Qianmo said as she continued drawing.
"They are all different" Night Tianqiong inquired again.
"Yes, they're definitely different," Yun Qianmo assured him.
"Very well!" Night Tianqiong nodded and suddenly felt the awkwardness and discomfort he had been feeling fade away. Looking at Yun Qianmo's brush, he began to look forward to seeing each of her subsequent drawings not because of what they depicted but simply for their beauty as works of art. He wanted to see how she could draw seventy-two different spring palace pictures.
Yun Qianmo didn't say anything and kept drawing, handing him a sheet after completing one. Night Tianqiong would take another as soon as he finished looking at the last one.
The room was quiet for a while; the two of them were immersed in their respective tasks, almost forgetting about Qin Yuceng who was sprawled out on the bed.
Qin Yuceng lay in her cocoon of blankets on the bed, listening to the sounds in the house. She hated Yun Qianmo with a passion. Any other woman would have long fled from such a scene, but it had been Yun Qianmo who remained. Without anyone having to tell her, she knew over the years that Yun Qianmo was capable of doing anything without hesitation or restraint; at worst, heartless. She could not bring herself to act as brazenly in front of others and now with no clothes left after Night Tianqiong had torn them, all she wanted was for Yun Qianmo to leave soon.
But even after waiting for a long time, Yun Qianmo still hadn't left. She didn't know what Yun Qianmo was doing but only knew that she was drawing something. Unable to resist any longer, she peeked out from under her covers to see what was happening at the table.
Seeing this made her heart burn even more fiercely. Without a doubt, she looked extremely unappealing now, yet compared to her, Yun Qianmo in her purple Ruanyan silk robe with her serene and elegant features appeared incomparably beautiful as sunlight streamed through the window into the room and fell upon her. As she concentrated on painting something, her graceful posture was breathtakingly lovely. She bit down tightly on her lower lip and glanced at Night Tianqiong.
She saw that Night Tianqiong's appearance and gaze were unlike anything she had ever seen before. When he looked up to observe Yun Qianmo, his eyes were also filled with an unfamiliar tenderness she couldn't describe; the sunlight bathed him as well, making his brocade robe and jade belt look exquisite and handsome. He was a far cry from the gloomy person of old or even the rough man who had treated her so rudely today. If not for seeing it herself, she wouldn’t have believed it.
Yun Qianmo sensed Qin Yuceng's gaze but ignored her, giving him a slight smile as she handed over another drawing once finished and said, "I always think this one is the best; you should try it."
Night Tianqiong took the paper with his hand and glanced at it, then covered his mouth to cough softly without saying anything.
"No need to be embarrassed. This is art," Yun Qianmo said as she looked up at him seriously.
“Art” Night Tianqiong raised an eyebrow and looked at her.
“Yes! Traditionally, art generally refers to literature, mathematics, archery, chariot driving, military strategy, medicine, divination, etc. This is the kind of art you know; it’s tangible. But there’s also a very abstract concept: everything that's beautiful can be called art. It's an aesthetic view characterized by human emotions and imagination,” Yun Qianmo explained to him while continuing her drawings as usual, pointing at the picture he had just completed when she saw he didn't understand. "The things you're holding now could be considered art."
“Explain it more clearly!” Night Tianqiong raised an eyebrow.
"What do you see beyond what’s on the surface" Yun Qianmo thought that he should cultivate his sense of aesthetics as a person from ancient times. It was an opportunity she couldn't miss; when he used these postures with Qin Yuceng in the future, and if Qin Yuceng were to enjoy it immensely, she would probably thank her.
“Isn’t that obvious You know what I see,” Night Tianqiong coughed softly again.
"What you see now is dust. When you brush away the dust and look deeper, what do you find" Yun Qianmo asked persuasively.
With a frown, Night Tianqiong looked at it intently.
Yun Qianmo spoke as she finished another drawing and handed it to him. Seeing that he hadn't raised his head yet, she asked, "Don’t you think this is beautiful"
“Yes, your technique is very beautiful!” Night Tianqiong nodded.
"Apart from the technique itself, there’s another kind of beauty; look deeper and see what you can find. That's art!" Yun Qianmo said as she continued to draw. She thought about it – was this easy for her After all the hard work she had put in today to teach a man how to please Qin Yuceng, all she got from that beauty was a murderous glare.
From then on, Night Tianqiong began to look more carefully.
Yun Qianyue fell silent and began to draw one by one. Time passed inch by inch, and the room was filled only with the sound of her brush strokes and Nie Tianqiu's rustling of paper. Qin Yuning retracted her gaze, tightly clenching her fists inside the covers; earlier when she had been squeezed so hard that blood marks appeared on her palms, she didn't feel any pain, but now her hands felt an agonizing coldness piercing through her heart, almost making it impossible for her to breathe.
"Young Miss, the carriage of the Southern Liang Nation's Grand Master has entered the city!" Ling Lian reminded from outside the door.
"Alright, I know," Yun Qianyue looked at the thick stack of papers in front of her and noticed that only a thin few remained. She glanced at Nie Tianqiu, who now held a thick stack, and replied to those outside with "It will be done soon!"
Ling Lian said no more but exchanged a look with Yi Xue; she was deeply impressed by Yun Qianyue. Thinking that her young master truly was the first person in history! To draw seventy-two spring scenes while others were present inside another's room. Such an unprecedented and unparalleled feat, even if someone else did it, they wouldn't be taken seriously unless it was done by Yun Qianyue.
After a moment, Yun Qianyue finally put down her brush and handed the last completed sheet to Nie Tianqiu before massaging her shoulders. "I'm so tired!"
Nie Tianqiu reached out to take the drawing; it was rare for her to continuously draw like this without stopping, of course she would be exhausted. He looked at her and asked, "Do you want me to massage your shoulder"
Qin Yuning suddenly closed her eyes.
"No need!" Yun Qianyue waved her hand, stood up, put the feather pen back into its case and tucked it in her bosom. She glanced at Qin Yuning for a moment before moving closer to Nie Tianqiu and whispered only loud enough for him to hear: "You must keep them safe and not waste my efforts and intentions. Treat Miss Qin well; she is the first beauty of Heaven Saint, not everyone can enjoy her tenderness. So use everything on these drawings with her at least once or even several times."
Nie Tianqiu looked up at Yun Qianyue.
Yun Qianyue had already withdrawn and playfully winked before walking towards the door. At the door, she suddenly remembered something and said to Qin Yuning, "Miss Qin, you were originally the future Crown Princess of Prince Tiandi; you two are one entity, so I giving him a gift is also for you."
Qin Yuning remained silent.
"Looks like Miss Qin is shy!" Yun Qianyue suddenly smiled and left the room, closing the door behind her.
Seeing the purple figure disappear as the door closed, Nie Tianqiu stared at it for a long time without moving his gaze away.
Qin Yuning opened her eyes to glance at Nie Tianqiu before biting her lips until blood trickled down unconsciously.
A moment later, Nie Tianqiu redirected his attention back to the drawings in hand and looked through them one by one. He suddenly understood what Yun Qianyue meant by art as these sketches were indeed beautiful, but they weren't about him or Qin Yuning; even the best painter might not be able to replicate such life-like details with perfect brush strokes that neither over nor under-detailed any part of a scene. Looking at this set of seventy-two drawings for the first time made him realize how foolish he had been! Mistaking fish eyes for pearls.
"Prince Tiandi..." Qin Yuning saw Nie Tianqiu staring at Yun Qianyue's sketches and finally couldn't hold back, saying something.
Nie Tianqiu turned his head to see Qin Yuning lying pale on the bed; raising an eyebrow, he asked, "What is it"
Qin Yuning felt ashamed and angry but helpless. She couldn't just lie here like this forever. Biting her lip she said, "Prince Tiandi, please get me a set of clothes!"
"Oh! I forgot!" Nie Tianqiu suddenly smiled, shouting out loud to those outside, "Someone come in!"
"Prince Tiandi!" someone responded from the door.
"Bring me a robe," Nie Tianqiu instructed.
"Yes sir!" Someone immediately went off to fetch it.
Nie Tianqiu ignored Qin Yuning and continued looking at his drawings. He wondered where Yun Qianyue had learned these sketches as she obviously hadn't engaged in intimate relations before, given the presence of her maiden mark on her arm when she rolled up her sleeves earlier; after all, there were not many designs like this for spring scenes.
"Prince Tiandi, your clothes are here!" After a moment, the person from outside reported back.
"Bring them in," Nie Tianqiu thought about it but decided to let go and folded up those drawings before tucking them into his bosom.
"Yes!" the man respectfully replied, pushing open the door and stepping in. He was a black-clad man.
"Put it on **!" Nigth Tianqin instructed.
The man carried the clothes to be placed on ** as he turned around and left without even glancing at Qin Yuning wrapped up in bed, which made her blush uncontrollably and tremble with shame.
"Hurry and get dressed! The Southern Liang Imperial Tutor has arrived! Didn't you tell me that there are only three people you admire in the world One is Prince Ji of Jing, another is Master Lingyin, and the last one is the Imperial Tutor of South Liang. If you wake up now, you can still see him enter the city." Nigth Tianqin put away those paintings and sipped his tea while looking at Qin Yuning.
Qin Yuning did not make a sound as she endured her body pain and sat up to dress herself quietly. Her arm barely raised but she would never call for Nigth Tianqin's help, this was the humiliation of her lifetime.
Nigth Tianqin drank his tea while observing Qin Yuning. She had bruises all over, it was all his work. He smirked when he saw her biting her lip and dressing quietly, soon his smirk turned into a gentle smile as he looked at Qin Yuning saying softly, "Do you want to know what gift Sister Moon sent us"
Qin Yuning kept her head lowered.
"Hmm Is there something wrong with your body or are you upset that I did this to you" Nigth Tianqin narrowed his eyes.
"What gift has Sister Moon sent us" Qin Yuning finally spoke up.
Nigth Tianqin smiled gently, "I'll tell you another day!"
Qin Yuning suddenly had a bad feeling. She didn't believe that today's events were not intentional by Yun Qianyue. Surely she must have known what happened to her and came over just to humiliate her further. Thinking of the earlier encounter with Nie Qingran, she was enraged as it must be him who told Yun Qianyue. Therefore, she would come.
Nigth Tianqin no longer spoke; he put down his tea cup and walked towards the bed, standing by the window with his hands behind his back.
Qin Yuning cast a glance at him, enduring her pain while dressing, thinking that Nigth Tianqin was nothing more than a demon. She never imagined in all these years that she would end up in his hands someday. What should she do...
In room T1, after returning from room T2, Yun Qianyue slumped onto the soft bed while Ling Lian and Yi Xue massaged her sore arms. Her mouth kept twitching as she thought that today's event was the most enjoyable thing she had ever done in this life.
"Miss, thinking of Prince Ji will make you stop smiling!" Ling Lian couldn't resist teasing Yun Qianyue when seeing her mouth twitching.
Yun Qianyue's smile faltered as she glared at Ling Lian. "Do you just enjoy watching me suffer"
"Miss, it takes guts to run into someone's room and draw such pictures in front of Night Prince and Miss Qin," Ling Lian thought that accompanying the young lady required a strong heart indeed. After this incident, she believed that they would be fearless even if the world ended.
Yi Xue couldn't help but laugh aloud, "The thought makes me laugh!"
"Miss, is it because Miss Qin has her eyes on Prince Ji that you treat her like this" Ling Lian also found it amusing.
Yun Qianyue let out a humph in agreement. Since the incident at Lingtai Temple where she was affected by aphrodisiacs, up till now, Qin Yuning still harbored hopes of becoming Nigth Tianqin's fiancee despite everything that had happened. Therefore, she decided to return her with a gift. However, today’s actions were merely an excuse for her true purpose which was to add color to the memory and make it unforgettable so that Qin Yuning would never yearn for Rong Jing again.
Yi Xue looked at Yun Qianyue's face and smiled, "Who said Prince Ji likes being jealous You are even more jealous than him."
Yun Qianyue rolled her eyes and waved at the two of them. Both stopped massaging her as she stretched her shoulders and stood up to look out the window. She saw that the streets were packed with people, though not all civilians but soldiers standing in lines along both sides of the road blocking the crowd while clearing a path for vehicles.
"This kind of grandeur is unmatched!" Yun Qianyue noted as she saw a carriage coming from the south. The first one was an entirely black sandalwood horse-drawn carriage, naturally belonging to Rong Jing, followed by a tall jade sedan chair which it was said that the Southern Liang King specially allowed for the Imperial Tutor’s use.
"It's said that the Southern Liang Imperial Tutor holds a status higher than even the emperor within South Liang but doesn't provoke jealousy from the king. Instead, every year, the king invites him to stay longer in South Liang, yet he only agrees to stay for two months each year. The people of South Liang hold him in extremely high regard. Over these years with his presence, South Liang has experienced favorable weather and good harvests," Ling Lian said.
Yi Xue also nodded in agreement.
"So it's just another fortune-teller!" Cloud Qianyue smiled. Is the country's advisor doing a ritual to ensure good weather and harvest She finds that hard to believe!
Ling Lian and Yi Xue wanted to ask what a fortune-teller means, but seeing that the convoy had already arrived, Ling Lian disappointedly said, "Miss, the Advisor is in the jade sedan. It seems you'll have to wait until tomorrow to see how he looks, as they say his appearance surpasses even celestial beings."
"You only need to tell me his age!" Cloud Qianyue tilted her head towards Ling Lian.
"He should be around the same age as His Majesty the Emperor," Ling Lian said uncertainly.
"The Advisor became famous twenty years ago! He just hasn't been active in the world for the past ten years or so. Every year he visits Southern Liang twice and stays in the palace to play chess with the emperor." Yi Xue took over, "Miss, why don't you think about his age"
"That's it then! He's just an old man, what is there to look at!" Cloud Qianyue didn't find any merit in that. Even if he looks as handsome as Rong Jing, could he surpass him In her heart, no one matches up with Rong Jing.
The two exchanged a glance and stopped talking.
The jade sedan arrived at the foot of Drunken Fragrance Tower. Rong Jing's carriage led the way without stopping, and Cloud Qianyue noticed that the jade sedan was covered in pale yellow curtains very tightly, not even allowing wind to pass through, making her doubt if there is anyone inside. She shifted her gaze behind the sedan, where Nan Lingrui sat astride a large horse wearing brocade robes with a jade belt, looking exceptionally suave. Behind him was a carriage presumably carrying gifts, followed by Southern Liang's guards and then隱約地，夜輕染帶著一隊人馬護行。
雲淺月收回視線，看著樓下緩緩而行的玉輦，忽然打開窗子，一縷氣勁無聲無息飄向玉輦。她倒要看看裡麵有冇有人，南梁國師長得什麼樣。
淩蓮和伊雪見雲淺月出手，無聲地驚呼了一聲。
Cloud Qianyue didn't look at the two but stared straight ahead at the jade sedan. When the air force reached one foot from the jade sedan, it was suddenly repelled by a powerful air current. The counterforce was extremely strong and had a somewhat soft feel to it, yet it was full of power which she couldn't resist. She immediately withdrew her air force, causing her body at the window to retreat several steps before stabilizing.
"Miss!" Ling Lian and Yi Xue exclaimed in alarm at this moment and hurriedly supported Cloud Qianyue.
Cloud Qianyue stood steady, feeling that the air force hadn't followed but had been withdrawn. If it had come back, she would have been seriously injured or even dead due to the counterforce's power. She could tell how profound the skill of the person inside was. She pursed her lips and narrowed her eyes as she looked at the jade sedan.
"Miss, are you alright" The two asked out of concern for Cloud Qianyue's expression.
"I'm fine," Cloud Qianyue shook her head.
The two breathed a sigh of relief. Ling Lian whispered, "Miss, it is said that the Advisor of Southern Liang has martial arts skills that are supernatural. Fifteen years ago, because of Phoenix Pass, Southern Liang and Heavenly Saint went to war. The Advisor alone defended the pass and defeated Heavenly Saint's 150,000 troops. Later, when Southern Liang and Heavenly Saint reconciled, the Advisor retired from public life and hasn't been seen in public since."
Cloud Qianyue nodded; that battle happened before she was born. Hearing this now made her remember it. The Advisor of Southern Liang indeed has profound martial arts skills. Fifteen years ago, the old emperor wanted to first reclaim Southern Liang and then eliminate the small feudal states left by the founding emperor. But because of the Advisor's defeat of Heavenly Saint's 150,000 troops, the old emperor was greatly weakened, thus ending the war. This is also one of the main reasons why he hasn't dared to act against Southern Liang in these years.
"Little girl, you're trying to crack a stone with an egg! The Advisor showed mercy on you!" Nan Lingrui's voice suddenly came through telepathy.
Cloud Qianyue harrumphed and replied via telepathy, "He's just some old man. His martial arts skills are higher than mine, but he's older than me! When I'm his age, I can be like him too!"
Nan Lingrui seemed to twitch at the corner of his mouth, "When you're his age, your martial arts won't necessarily surpass him."
"Just a fortune-teller. It's fine if he's not higher," Cloud Qianyue slammed the window shut and said to Ling Lian and Yi Xue, "Let’s go home!"
The two nodded and followed her out of room number one.
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Cloud Yue's inner strength is awesome! o(n_n)o~
This time, Qin Yuning will fall into the ditch and won't be able to get up! o(n_n)o~r.Yun Muhuan glanced at Yun Qianyue, pursed his lips slightly, then said indifferently: "Princess Qingwan and I were both affected by the aphrodisiac. When I went to Viscount Shi’s courtyard, he notic...