Chapter 15: The Appearance of Xue Mang Star

  "Your Majesty, it's windy, why don't you wear another layer of clothing? If you catch a cold, what will happen?" The woman who spoke was Empress Xiao Manqing. Her pale hands held a bright yellow cloak, which she gently tied around the shoulders of the upright man in front of her.

  A pale blue cheongsam with a high collar and tight waist, revealing her fair and captivating shoulders. A sky-blue satin belt was tied around her waist, with wide sleeves and a long skirt that trailed behind her. The slender cut perfectly accentuated her beautiful and plump figure. On her head, she wore a white gold peony-shaped phoenix crown, without any other adornments. Her black hair cascaded down her back like a waterfall, framing her pale blue powdered face, deep and long peach blossom eyes, and a gentle, warm smile that lingered on her face, fully displaying the elegance of a queen.

  "How did the queen come too?" On the high platform, Baili Hao looked down at the entire imperial palace. This was the highest point in the imperial palace, and all the scenery within the city walls could be seen from here.

  But also made him deeply feel the desolation of "high places are hard to defend".

  The Son of Heaven, he sits and possesses the world, things that are not to his liking are countless, his suffering cannot be spoken to others, can only be accumulated day by day in the depths of his heart, piercing his own heart with pain every day, ultimately unable to eradicate it.

  "I personally cooked the chicken soup, wanting to nourish the Emperor's body. Who knew that His Majesty had arrived here and followed him up to take a look." Empress Xiao said softly, she who was over forty years old, although well-maintained and not showing any signs of aging, had long lost her beauty. Besides putting her mind into playing the role of a magnanimous mistress of the harem, what other method could she use to capture the Emperor's heart?

  Her son, no matter how she advised him, did not want to contend for the high position. However, Empress Xiao was not willing to give up, and Concubine Jiang had entered the palace as a concubine at the same time as her, and they had been competing since their youth until now. Recently, the Emperor's frequent praise of his son naturally made her feel displeased.

  It's not that she hadn't thought of sending a young and beautiful woman to the Emperor's side, but she was also afraid that the person sent would not listen to orders, what's the use of sending someone then. Women like Zhuang Fei were not easy to deal with, Empress Xiao had made up her mind, watching them fight among themselves, adding fuel to the fire at the right time would be enough.

  "The Queen is tired." The Moon Emperor's gaze did not fall on Empress Xiao Manqing, the position of Empress, he had tried so hard to keep it back then, but in the end, he was forced by the pressure from the court to establish a new one.

  This is the eternal pain in his heart, and it's also the pain that he regretted for a lifetime and couldn't get rid of.

  "Your Majesty is the heaven of your subject, saying such words has killed your subject." Xiao Huanghou's eyes flowed with tears, glistening, staring unwaveringly at Emperor Yue.

  Every day, she counts the days as they pass. Tomorrow will be exactly twenty years, and ten days later, it will also be exactly twenty years since she ascended to the throne of queen. How could she not remember clearly?

  In the emperor's heart, there was only that one woman, and only she could be his sole empress. Yet, after accompanying him for over twenty years, she still amounted to nothing, merely a decoration.

  Empress Xiao knew that if it weren't for her father uniting the various forces in the court to pressure the Emperor into making her Empress, she wouldn't have been able to take the position. This position should only be reserved for that woman who had clearly passed away but still lived on in the Emperor's heart, and no one could take her place.

  "The empress will choose a time to go to the Imperial Household Department to take a look and prepare some things to be sent to the Blood King's Mansion in the north of the city. I will issue an edict tomorrow to grant it as the mansion of the Fifth Prince, Blood King. Half a month later, we will welcome him back to the imperial city." The Moon Emperor closed his eyes, the sourness in his eyes was so piercing that it stung his nerves.

  That was his son, the one born to him by the woman he loved most. However, he couldn't protect him; not only did he fail to save his mother, but also had to send him far away in order to preserve his life.

  If it weren't for Master Zhi, he and Ling'er's flesh and blood might not be preserved. He could never forget that delicate beauty covered in blood falling into his arms, looking at the child being sent away, begging him to take good care of him, raise him to adulthood.

  "Welcome back, King. Didn't the Emperor say that forever...?" Empress Xiao was shocked and only later realized she had lost her composure. She immediately added: "Your Majesty, please forgive me for my mistake. I just..."

  That imperial prince who had long been forgotten by her, the Emperor was indeed thinking of him all the time. If it weren't for the heavenly omen twenty years ago, the current Blood King should be the crown prince, second only to one person and above all others, the future Son of Heaven without any dispute.

  "Master Zhi Chen once said that when the Blood Mang star appears, it welcomes back the Blood King, and only then can the world be at peace, and the country of Qi Yue be stable." The Moon Emperor's eyes became sharp, how could his child with Ling Er possibly be a demon? That day, the sky was filled with blood color, in his eyes it was an auspicious sign, a joyful omen, but in their eyes, it had become an ominous sign, a sign of a demon descending into the world. "Empress, don't you want Qi Yue country to have four seas rising in peace, and the nation to be rich and prosperous?"

  "Your Majesty, please forgive me, it's my fault for speaking out of turn. I will personally select the best slave girls and send them to the Blood King's mansion for His Highness to choose from. Please be at ease." Empress Xiao half-knelt, her phoenix coronet shining with dazzling light in the evening sun.

  "I don't mean to blame you, just go and take care of it, for the sake of the Qi Yue country." The Moon Emperor didn't look at Empress Xiao again, indicating that she should directly kneel and bid farewell.

  Xiao Huanghou quietly stepped down, her hands clenched into fists. The Blood King was a man of ill omen known to all the people of Qi Yue Country, and it was unlikely that he would amount to much. She decided to send someone to investigate his background.

  Better to be in control of something close at hand than to gaze out at something distant and unreachable.

  Shengfeng Temple is the sacred temple of Qiyue Country. It has existed since the founding of Qiyue Country by its ancestors, and it has been nearly a thousand years now. No one would ever doubt what the current abbot, Zhēn Chán Shī, says.

  The Blood King's return will stir up what kind of waves, really makes one look forward to it.

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  "See the young master." Di Bao had been waiting here after receiving the sound order, he knew that Leng Ziyue would definitely be fine, and that kind of trust was a bit blind.

  Leng Xue's cold and clear eyes fell on Dian Jue's face, and she said softly: "In the future, when you see me, there is no need to be so polite. Some respect can be placed in your heart."

  "Yes." The tone was unyielding, leaving Dié unable to refute it and could only respond in kind.

  "Have you investigated the roots of both the Seventh Slashing Gate and Listening Wind Tower?" Leng Ziyue wouldn't just slaughter them like a butcher, after all, these two assassination organizations still had uses, so why not take control of them?

  "As ordered by the young master, everything has been gathered." That night, just as they were about to take action, a black-clad masked man blocked their path and informed them that Leng Zixue was safe and sound. He also instructed them to investigate the Qi Sha Men and Ting Feng Lou.

  Leng Xueyu's lips curled up, and a cold light flashed in her eyes as she said: "It's easy to make them extinct, but it's more interesting to take them back. After taking back the Seven Slaughter Doors and making them the surface identity of Youyin Pavilion with Tingfeng Tower, using them as a shield shouldn't be bad."

  "The young master is wise." Electric Spirit said excitedly, in this way, the ones who will sacrifice themselves on the mission won't be their own people. They can hide their identities and preserve their strength, it's a perfect plan. "Young Master, those three sisters from Hou Fu, I think...". Those three women actually hired assassins to kill the young master, unforgivable! Electric Spirit made a killing gesture.

  Leng Xueyu gazed at Dian Gui with a faint, enigmatic smile and said: "Their lives will be spared for the time being. If they have offended me, wouldn't killing them with one sword be too easy on them?" Not a single woman in Zhong Jun Hou's household should think of escaping; it would be best if they all washed their necks clean and waited for her to collect them one by one.

  The death of Ben Zun's close relative, the eldest grandson Yoyou, must be clarified by Leng Ziyue. She has become her, and her mother is also hers. Even if it's just to repay a favor, Leng Ziyue has taken on the responsibility.

  She won't be at peace wherever she goes until this debt is paid off.

  "Yes." Di Gu's body trembled as he met the smiling eyes of Shang Leng Yue, swallowing hard, his face stiff under the mask. He vowed not to offend anyone, especially not the woman in front of him.

  Otherwise, it's really unclear how he died.

  "Go back and tell Ice Aunt to rest assured, I'll go to Phoenix Mountain tomorrow, you can wait for me at the entrance of Youyin Pavilion." Leng Ziyue was eager to figure out everything, Changsun Youyou's identity would not be just the pavilion master of Youyin Pavilion, what else was hidden behind her.

  Even without having actual interactions with Leng Xue, Dian Ya clearly understood her decisive personality and nodded in response: "Young Master can rest assured, I will definitely convey the message. If Young Master has any needs, you can freely mobilize the people of You Yin Pavilion."

  "Hmm." Leng Xueyue responded faintly, her slender figure already far away, and even the electric spirit closest to her didn't catch a glimpse of that strange gait.

  It's been a few days since she left home, and suddenly I wonder what kind of "surprises" the people in the Hou Mansion have prepared for her when she returns. Anyone with a bit of brains should know that if one assassination attempt doesn't work, you can't try again in the same place, so it seems like she's been quiet these past few days.

  "Blood Mang Star." The rapid shuttle between the trees, the blood-red star twinkling in the sky made Leng Ziyue stop in her tracks, murmuring to herself. She saw that the star was getting brighter and its color more blood-like, her hand unconsciously covering her heart, this throb representing something.

  Leng Xueyu learned everything in her past life, astrology was just one of the subjects in her curriculum. The appearance of the Blood Fiend Star, is it the arrival of a destined fate or an unpredictable disaster?

  By the way

  Hehe, tomorrow there will be a mysterious and handsome man appearing, I wonder if he'll accidentally fall in love with the male lead?