Volume 3 ◆ Smoke Locks Palace Heart VS Ascending to the Top with Ease ◆ 047 Smooth Exit from the Palace

  The semi-transparent night sky, vast and distant, is like a boundless ocean. The distant black temples, high and low, are like coral reefs rising and falling in the ocean, and the layered mountain ridges shine with a faint glow under the moonlight.

  Feng Mei Xue walked through the silent and deserted imperial palace, feeling an intense sense of unease in her heart for no apparent reason.

  She turned her head to take a look at the dark and dense thorny forest, and could no longer see the magnificent Imperial Phoenix Palace, only countless thorny vines rooted in sight.

  "Could something have happened to Mother?"

  She couldn't help but think of this, and hurriedly quickened her pace, not bothering to consider anything else, nimbly darting through the Imperial Garden in search of a way out.

  A layer of cloud obscured the moon, and the sky suddenly darkened.

  "Rustle rustle——"

  A rustling sound of leaves came from a short distance away and fell on Feng Yuxue's ear.

  She hastily hid in a nearby cluster of peonies, the large flowers closing their delicate petals, fragrance floating around.

  A slender figure, under the cover of night, with a small package tucked in her bosom. She carefully looked around, then tiptoed to the old plum blossom tree, took out a tool, dug open the soil, and buried the small package in her hand.

  Only after finishing all these did he let out a sigh of relief and straighten up his body.

  At this time, the moon also peeked out from behind the clouds, and its bright light illuminated the person's appearance. The small pointed face had a fox-like charm, and the almond-shaped eyes were filled with complacency. A sky-blue long dress flowed down, wrapping around her slender and delicate body.

  "It's her!"

  Feng Mei Xue took a closer look at the person's face, wasn't it the little palace maid who bullied Ce Er that day?!

  The frost on the palace in the clouds!

  "I was worried about this night-traveling attire being inconvenient for leaving the palace, but I didn't expect someone would deliver it right to my doorstep!"

  Feng Mei Xue's lips curled up with a hint of a smile, and she pulled out a thin, tough poker card from her bosom. The material of the poker card was very special, like paper but not paper, made of a special silk that had been processed through a series of craftsmanship to solidify it. She pinched the poker card and suddenly flicked it flying in the direction of Bi Shuang.

  Swipe

  A loud noise pierced the air as a playing card flew past Bi Shuang's cheek and nailed itself into a nearby plum blossom tree.

  "Who?"

  Bixue cried out in alarm, her attention suddenly drawn to the thing flying past in front of her eyes, and she turned her head towards the plum blossom tree.

  Before she could even see the poker card in front of her, she was hit hard on the back of her neck, and suddenly everything went black, losing consciousness, falling to the ground.

  "If I had known this guy was so useless, I wouldn't have bothered making such a big fuss!"

  Feng Mei Xue's slender fingers pinched the poker card, taking it down from the tree. She said somewhat speechlessly: Having come to this place, she had seen too many masters, forcing her to be cautious in her actions. This strike was made with full force; if it didn't kill, it would at least take half of one's life.

  She originally thought this little palace maid would at least have some skills, but it turns out she's just a vase!

  "Never mind, let's leave the palace quickly!"

  Feng Mei Xue quickly removed Bi Shuang's clothes, then dragged her to a nearby cluster of flowers. She put on the clothes herself, and they fit fairly well.

  As she was about to leave, she didn't forget to dig up the things Bi Shuang had buried earlier and took a look. Inside the small package was a box. She directly took the small box and put it in the hidden pocket of her sleeve. Also, she found a stone nearby and put it in the package, then buried it in the same way as before.

  Having done all this, she walked quickly towards the palace gate, removed her veil and hurried to the palace gate with her head down.

  "Halt!"

  The guards standing at the palace gate shouted loudly, holding shiny long guns in their hands, with a fierce momentum.

  "Open Sesame!"

  Feng Mei Xue raised the outing token of Yun Shang Gong, lifted her absolutely beautiful face, and in an instant, she made everyone lose their ability to breathe.

  The world was completely black and white, but that elegant and unparalleled face was blooming with unmatched beauty under the moonlight.

  A water-blue long dress, elegant and simple, like a blue lotus flower in the night sky, graceful and slender, walking with a gentle swaying gait.

  She exudes an indescribable beauty and noble quality, as if she were a fairy who had stepped out of a painting, like a dream.

  Everyone was like being trapped in a drunken dream, unable to extricate themselves from it.

  "Open Sesame!"

  Feng Mei Xue saw that everyone was stunned, and she couldn't help but furrow her brow, her tone rising slightly.

  "It's actually the lady official from the Cloud Palace! Open the palace gate immediately!"

  The captain of the guard came to his senses, saw that the Empress Dowager was in the Cloud Palace with the Supreme Command Token, and hastily made way for her, opening the palace gates for Feng Meixue.

  This supreme token is different from other ordinary tokens, if it weren't for the Empress Dowager's trusted confidant, no one would have this token!

  "This lady official must have an important matter to attend to if she's traveling at night. The road is treacherous, take this horse!"

  The captain of the guard led a tall horse over to her, not caring if she could ride or not, with a slightly embarrassed smile on his face.

  "Thank you!"

  Feng Mei Xue directly jumped onto the horse's back, her legs clamping down, and then galloped towards the outside of the palace.

  "Thud thud thud——"

  As the hoofbeats gradually faded away and disappeared at the end of the long street, all the guards seemed to still be in a dream and had not yet woken up.

  A ghostly figure closely followed behind her.

  At the same time, a group of people from the Moonlight Garden sneaked into the Imperial Palace from the crescent moon lake and came under the plum blossom tree. They dug up the golden small package buried in the ground and didn't have time to check it before hearing footsteps approaching. Hurriedly holding the package, they snuck back to the crescent moon lake and left the palace.

  No one noticed that in a nearby cluster of flowers, there was still someone lying there.