The Third Set Chapter 20: Unreliable Rear String

  When I was a little girl, I would dream of a prince charming who would take me away. Although this prince is not very professional, he is still my hope. So his arrival makes me feel very moved.

  "Hmm!" Suddenly, a cold hum came from Xuan Yuan Yifei, his hands were pulled out of his sleeves, and his white right hand pointed at Hou Xuan. He didn't say anything, but people could clearly feel the killing intent and provocation coming from Xuan Yuan Yifei.

  "Hey! I really want to hit!" Hou Xian pushed me aside, "Piao Piao, you hide far away, in case you get hurt."

  "Alright, be careful." Then thinking about it again, he felt that not reminding Xuan Yuan Yi Fei was a bit unkind, so he added another sentence, "Your Majesty, you too should be careful."

  Xuanyuan Yifei turned his head to look at me, slowly took off the dragon robe and threw it towards me. I quickly stretched out my hand to catch the dragon robe. As the dragon robe fell down on me like a white cloud, my line of sight was also blocked by the robe. When I caught the dragon robe and lifted my gaze again to look at Xuanyuan Yife, he had already disappeared from where he originally stood, without even leaving half a shadow behind!

  So quick with your hands!

  A rustling sound came from beside my ear, I looked around and under the round moon, there were two figures, one black and one white. The white figure was buried in the moonlight, while the black figure floated like a wisp of black smoke in the moonlight.

  Suddenly, the dark shadow in front of me got closer and bigger, Hou Xuan's expression was shocked as he rushed towards me, then "Bang!" He fell in front of me, eating dog food beautifully. I was shocked with my eyes wide open. Hou Xuan was defeated! And lost so badly.

  "Pfft!" After spitting out mud and sand, he got up from the ground, rubbing his lower back, still looking disgruntled as he glared at the round moon. There, a figure gradually appeared - Xuan Yuan Yifei's silhouette. He stood tall on the rooftop, his cloak fluttering in the wind, its color blending with the moonlight.

  "It's impossible! How could I lose? How is this possible? And so soon!"

  Xuanyuan Yifei floated down from the eaves and walked in front of Hou Xian: "Hmph. Fancy footwork."

  "I'll have you know I'm a master of the fist and leg! You'd better behave! Come on!" The backstring took up its stance.

  "Again? Are you sure you can get back up?" Xuan Yuan Yifei slanted his gaze at Hou Xian.

  "Underestimate me! Believe it or not, next time you'll be the one who's down!"

  "Hmph! That's highly unlikely."

  But this conversation somehow makes me think in a certain direction...

  "Let me tell you. Just now I was lenient with you because of your status as the emperor. This time, I won't go easy on you!" With that, he leapt at Xuan Yuan Yi Fei once again.

  Xuanyuan Yifei was smiling faintly as if he regarded Hou Xian as a child.

  After a few moves, Hou Xuan failed to make Xuan Yi Fei surrender, but was instead pressed under his knee, making Hou Xuan obedient.

  "What's going on? Have I regressed?" Hou Xuan lay on the ground, rubbing his chin. Xuan Yi Fei let go of him and brushed off the dust from his clothes, raising an eyebrow to look at Hou Xuan as he struggled to get up again, still injured in the same spot on his lower back.

  He supported his lower back with his hands, a look of confusion on his face.

  "It's strange, really strange. I didn't think you were so strong, it seems that Hou Xuan has another target now." Hou Xuan's eyes gleamed with a crazed enthusiasm for martial arts. I had a rather ominous premonition.

  "Hey! Xuan Yuan Yifei, why aren't you saying anything? You should be thrilled to become my target!" Hou Xuan crossed his arms over his chest, looking smug once again.

  I stared at him speechlessly, had he already forgotten about the serious matter?

  Xuanyuan Yifei just glanced at Hou Xian with a faint look, turned around and said: "I'm busy." Three words, like dismissing a child.

  "I know you're busy, so I won't come looking for you every night. I'll go heal first and then come back to challenge you! Hmph!"

  My chin is dislocated, and you want to challenge Xuan Yuan Yifei? Take me with you first, every night!

  "Suit yourself!" Xuan Yuan Yifei said coldly and walked into the room.

  "You just wait, I'll definitely defeat you!" Hou Xuan said and then jumped onto the roof beam with a huff, disappearing into the moonlight. From start to finish, he didn't think about me, this idiot who had actually forgotten the purpose of coming to the imperial palace!!!

  As expected, all talk and no action!!!

  "You're such trash!" I bellowed.

  "Goodbye, I'm sorry...I couldn't defeat him, can't take you away...take care..."

  I'm so angry I could bite through a dragon robe!

  "Come in already!" Someone's command came from the wind, I walked into the house with my head hung low, Xuan Yuan Yifei stuffed the peacock fan back into my hands and returned to his desk.

  Pitiful. Who can save me? ---

  "Not giving up yet?" Xuan Yuan Yifei flipped through the memorial.

  I didn't say a word, using my thumb to touch the large blue sapphire ring on my right hand.

  "After a while, you go to the Protector of the Country Temple."

  "Huh?" I stopped fanning myself, Xuan Yuan Yifei propped up his handsome face with one hand, lazily making annotations.

  "Learn music well with Yuandian and Lige."

  I started blinking my eyes, how did Xuan Yuan Yi Fei plan a talent cultivation plan like Dad?

  "Go out during the day and come back at night, if there's any unusual movement, report it to me."

  "Ah!" I couldn't understand what Xuan Yuan Yifei was saying to me, what was he talking about? He seemed to be assigning tasks to me, but why?

  Staring blankly at his profile, he was still looking at the memorial to the throne, glancing around at the extra furniture and the bed that had been prepared for me. This... could it be?

  "Who...do you think I am?" I walked up to Xuan Yuan Yifei.

  "Who else could it be?" Xuan Yuan Yifei didn't look at me once and didn't stop the movement of his hands.

  "Who exactly is it?" I asked.

  "You are you."

  "I am not."

  "Really?" Xuan Yuan Yifei put down the memorial, looked at me and raised the corner of his lips, glanced at the big bed in the house, "Since you're not, then serve me in bed."

  What?! Servant at night?!

  "She is my friend..." Xuan Yuan Yifei slowly stood up, walked to my side, and lifted my chin. "Since you are not her, then you must be mine!" Suddenly, Xuan Yuan Yife hugged me, and I came back to my senses: "No no no, Your Majesty, this...this...I...I..."

  "Because she is my friend, I will consider for her. Since you are not her, what I did was also unnecessary." Xuan Yuan Yifei gently put me on the bed, and Amber's eyes were already fully open, staring straight into mine. At that moment, I felt a kind of emotion.

  A warm current rose from the bottom of my heart, and I couldn't help but wrap my arms around Xuan Yuan Yifei's neck. Tears unknowingly slid down from the corners of my eyes, and I spoke words of gratitude to Xuan Yuan Yife: "Xuan Yuan Yife, you're really good to me..."

  Xuanyuan Yifei's body hesitated under my hands, he opened his arms that were wrapped around his neck and pulled me up. I turned around and hugged him, starting to cry. In this world, I met the first person who was good to me, he didn't have any motives or intentions, with a friend's identity, caring for me, protecting me.

  For a long time, Xuan Yuan Yifei didn't say a word, just letting me hold him, allowing me to cry on his shoulder, wetting the collar of his clothes. Finally, he patted my back: "It's late, go to sleep first."

  "En." I nodded, preparing to get out of bed, but Xuan Yuan Yifei pressed down on my body. I looked at him in confusion as he wiped away the tears from the corner of my eyes with his hand, then gently pressed me back onto the bed and covered me with a quilt. He gazed at me quietly for a moment, and a faint smile appeared at the corner of his lips.

  Then he left his bed and continued with his work.

  I clutched the quilt tightly, Xuan Yuan Yi Fei was a man who wouldn't express his emotions with words, but I could truly feel his concern.

  "Xuanyuan Yifei, don't you ask why?" I poked my head out from the bed to look at Xuanyuan Yifei. He raised his eyes to look at me and furrowed his brow: "Why?"

  。。。。。

  "Uh...this is complicated, let me tell you when you're free, okay?"

  Xuanyuan Yifei looked at me for a while and nodded: "Good."

  Once again...

  "Xuanyuan Yifei, do you mind me calling you Xuanyuan Yifei?"

  Xuanyuan Yifei didn't raise his head this time and gave me an answer: "If you mind, can you still be alive?"

  "That's true, but since you said I'm your friend, why use me? Tell me to infiltrate the Huo Guo Fu?"

  "Not a mole...” Xuan Yuan Yifei stopped his hand, his eyebrows furrowed again, “I hope you can go and change Yuanchen. Alas... I don't want to see another member of the Xuan Yuan family die in infighting, only to be taken advantage of by others.”

  The first time I saw Xuan Yuan Yifei so grieved, the first time I heard such a heavy tone from his mouth.