Since the first day they arrived at the foot of Yunding Mountain, or rather, since they left the capital, Ah Fei had always felt that someone was secretly spying on her.

But the master seemed to have expected it, and told him not to worry about it and just let everything go on as usual. But today, the people following Ah Fei were a little different. He had a vague sense of foreboding.

"Sir, the wine you requested is here! You have a really good eye. This Xiaoyao brew is unique here. You will never be able to taste such good wine anywhere else."

The waiter boasted to himself as he carried out a large jar of wine. The heavy weight made his thin shoulders look strained.

"Oh, okay."

Ah Fei came back to his senses and took it with one hand. This overly casual look made the other party stare at him speechlessly. However, Xiao Mao didn't mean to say more to him and directly took out the money from his bag to pay.

"Thank you for your help."

"Hey, sir, this wine is very strong, remember not to drink too much——"

Before the waiter could finish his words, Ah Fei had already walked away and disappeared into the crowd.

Zhou Huaiyan was fond of drinking and was tired of the wine in the palace, so he was asked to come down the mountain today to buy some good wine brewed by ordinary people or inn wine shops to have a taste.

However, as soon as Ah Fei left the White Horse Temple, he felt a strange aura following him closely, but it was not the people who had been staring at him a few days ago.

I don't know if it was a change of people or another force. But without Zhou Huaiyan's order, he didn't dare to act rashly, for fear of ruining his master's plan.

On the way back, Ah Fei did not choose the main road she came from, but instead chose a secluded path that could lead her up the mountain quickly.

Far away from the prosperous town at the foot of the mountain, the noise gradually became smaller. The path led to a small green bamboo forest. Ah Fei saw a simple teahouse deep in the bamboo forest, with only a waiter guarding it.

Or maybe he was a waiter at a costume shop.

Ah Fei looked around calmly, searching for a place to put the wine jar. This was the wine that the host was going to drink tonight, and it couldn't be spilled.

To be honest, he didn't want to fight with anyone. It was getting late. If he spilled the wine, it would be too late to go downstairs to buy another pot.

"Hey, that foreign guy, you must be exhausted after carrying such a big jar of wine up here. Come and take a rest and drink some hot tea."

The waiter who was in charge of the teahouse stood in front of Ah Fei. He was dressed in shorts and looked unremarkable. If he were thrown into the crowd at the market below, there would be nothing special about him.

"If you are too tired and have no strength to climb the mountain, you may break the wine jar. It will be hard to explain when you go back."

As he said this, the man was about to take the wine from Ah Fei's hand.

Click!

——It was a bone-breaking sound so clear it made one's teeth ache.

Ah Fei had no expression on her face. She held the visitor's hand tightly. His voice was cold.

"Don't touch my master's things."

Those cyan eyes reflected a clear light with a dark bamboo shadow in the middle, like the raised pupils of a cat, appearing particularly scary.

The man whose wrist was broken by Ah Fei, never cried for help or cried out in pain even though his face turned extremely pale from the pain. It was obvious that he had received special training.

Bang!

Ah Fei threw the man to the ground. He lowered his head and glanced at his slightly blackened palm.

"Viking?"

This is a poisonous grass from the alien snowfields. It is not very strong and can only make people feel slight tingling and numbness at most.

However, if you extract the juice of thousands of kilograms of Viburnum and boil it down, only ten drops of it can cause an adult man to rot and die.

But Ah Fei had tasted this kind of poison before. Back then, they soaked thousands of children in the poison pool, just like raising pigs, waiting for them to die one by one.

And Ah Fei was the one who stayed at last.

The alien boy carefully placed the wine jar on the ground, and when he looked up again, the cold murderous intent was as real as day.

Ah Fei hadn't killed anyone for a long time, so long that he almost thought he had really become a harmless and weak cat raised by his master.

The green bamboo leaves were stained with blood, and the warm body fell to the ground with a heavy sound. The cool breeze was suddenly filled with a fishy and sweet smell.

Finally, Ah Fei walked over and skillfully took out the bone-dissolving water from the man's body to prepare for the body. As if sensing something, he paused and turned to look.

A man wearing a black martial arts hat was standing not far away, and his feet were just against the wine altar.

"If I were you, I would not choose to touch that wine altar."

Ah Fei casually sprinkled the bone-dissolving water on the corpse, her pale blue eyes were almost freezing cold.

The man in front of him wore a hat, his back was slightly hunched, and his entire body was wrapped in black cloth. But even when he saw the bodies of his compatriots melting in front of him, he did not show any fear.

Ah Fei stared at the other person. Because of the Viking poison just now, he had already confirmed the other person's identity.

——Exotic work.

Or to be more precise, it was a human-snake. It was a deadly snake that the alien king Qu Pingye had spent more than ten years cultivating.

People were trained to be like insects and then they were all infiltrated into the Great Zhou Dynasty. Over the years, they waited for the day when they would bring the extremely powerful and prosperous Great Zhou Dynasty under their control.

And a year ago, Ah Fei was one of them. Even the man in front of him at this moment was probably also a human-pig from an alien race who infiltrated the Great Zhou.

"Oh, that's so embarrassing."

The other party apologized insincerely, but exerted force with his feet.

Bang--!

The wine altar was kicked to the ground with a loud breaking sound.

Clear liquid gushed out from the broken wine jar and seeped into the ground. The rich aroma of wine immediately spread, covering up the pungent smell of blood.

"......"

Ah Fei knew from the beginning that there was someone hiding in secret, otherwise she would not have killed the waiter in the teahouse, or at least she would have left a trace.

But he didn't expect that the first thing the other party did after coming out was to kick over the wine tank.

The man smiled hoarsely.

"When I saw you protecting the wine jar so well, I wanted to kick it to pieces to see what expression you would have."

"oh?"

Ah Fei lowered his eyes, the broken wine jar reflected in his cyan pupils. His face was cold, and his tone was indifferent.

"Then maybe you can think about what kind of expression you want to make before you die."

There was no expression on the handsome face of the foreign boy, but the man could feel a strong murderous intent.

A second before his throat was cut by the other party, the man suddenly laughed hoarsely.

"Helubei."

He called out in a foreign language the name of that foreigner...who had long been buried in hell by Ah Fei and burned with the fire.

The cyan pupils suddenly widened, and the foreign boy's fierce movements suddenly stopped. In an instant, his arm was bent by the man.

Bang!

Ah Fei knelt on one knee on the ground, and her knee made a loud thumping sound when it hit the ground.

The man folded his arms, like he had caught a beautiful bird.

"Defector, how does it feel to be the Ninth Prince's servant and be toyed with by men every day?"

A hoarse voice fell into Ah Fei's ears, and her breathing became rapid. A great fear crawled up her spine like snakes.

Of course, he was not afraid that this man would cause him any physical harm, but he was afraid that he would tell Zhou Huaiyan his secret. If it really came to that......

Ah Fei's face turned pale, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead. He didn't dare to think about it any further. He tried to calm himself down and searched his mind, but he couldn't find a similar tone.

Bang!

He exerted force suddenly and instantly counterattacked the opponent, pressing the man's head to the ground.

"Where did you...know that name?"

These words were almost squeezed out of my throat.

His head hit the ground, and the bag he was wearing naturally rolled down, but under the hat, he was still wearing a mask.

Ah Fei immediately reached out to take it off.

"Helubei, if you still want to stay with Zhou Huaiyan, I advise you not to do this."

"......"

Ah Fei's hand suddenly froze in the middle.

He recalled the fire that night over and over again. It should have killed everyone there and even burned all the information and directories!

After staring at each other for a moment, Ah Fei let go. The man stood up, as if he had guessed what he was thinking, but he did not give an answer.

"Ahem... Ahem... I wasn't sure it was you at first. After all, although cyan eyes are rare, you're not the only one."

The other person laughed.

"So, I found a small fish to test you. Besides you who came out of the poison pool alive, who else can ignore Viking's poison?"

"......"

——So that’s how it is.

Ah Fei closed her eyes. She had been with her master for so long that she almost forgot everything about the "hell". However, she couldn't kill him now because she didn't know how many people knew her identity. She could only find out first and then eradicate all the roots.

But before he could even open his mouth, he heard the other party say:

"Since you are following Zhou Huaiyan, you naturally know that there is something fishy about him."

"You guys did it!"

Ah Fei suddenly opened her eyes and grabbed the man's throat. He only needed a little force to break such a fragile thing. But he couldn't kill him now.

Anger exploded in Ah Fei's chest. She suppressed it for a long time before she finally controlled the murderous intent in her roar.

He loosened his grip slightly to allow the other person to speak.

"No... ahem, it's just... if someone wants to kill someone with a hidden weapon, they have to... buy a good one first, right?"

The implication is that they were not the ones who did the action, they just sold out the reasonable person.

Ah Fei stared at him steadily.

“Who did you sell it to?”

"You shouldn't be asking this question. Besides, you don't seem to understand your identity yet, a defector?"

"......"

The alien boy was silent for a moment, then compromised.

"What do you want?"

"What do you want? Shouldn't you have known it when you were in the training camp?"

The man smiled.

After spending so much manpower and financial resources to cultivate a dragon king, how could we let it go so easily?

Moreover, no one had expected that the defected Helubei would become the servant of the Ninth Prince Zhou Huaiyan by accident. Not only was he favored, he could even approach the Duke of Wei Jiang Yi at will. This was really the perfect identity for their plan.

Ah Fei bit his cheek unconsciously. Although he didn't know the specific plan of the foreign king, his ambition towards the Great Zhou was obvious. His target was either the Duke of Wei or the Great Zhou royal family.

If he is not used by the other party, then the master will immediately know his identity. If he agrees to the other party, then he may have to do something to harm the master.

Ah Fei knew that the foreign king hated Duke Wei to the core, and the latter happened to be the young man's most untouchable reverse scale.

No matter which choice you make, you are in a dilemma.

Finally, Ah Fei clenched her fists.

......

That night.

Zhou Huaiyan was leaning on the couch and reading a book. This time it was not some miscellaneous book, but a Buddhist scripture compiled and annotated by Master Jiankong himself.

Only when you know both yourself and your enemy can you fight a hundred battles with no danger of defeat.

“Dongdong——”

There was a slight knock on the door.

Zhou Huaiyan took a sip of hot tea.

"Come in."

"Master, the slave... the slave is back."

Ah Fei came in with her head down. Zhou Huaiyan put down the book and frowned slightly.

"Why so late?"

"The waiter didn't...didn't pack it properly, and it spilled halfway through the journey. I went back and bought another bowl."

"Spilled?"

Zhou Huaiyan didn't doubt it, but just said

"The packaging quality of this wine is really poor."

He called the kitten over and stroked its slightly damp long curly hair.

"Did you come here after taking a shower?"

Ah Fei whispered "Yes"

"Because I had wine on me and it smelled bad, I was afraid that the host would be unhappy, so I took a bath after returning home before coming back."

Zhou Huaiyan nodded. He actually liked the fact that the little cat loved to be clean. The boy put down the book, suddenly stood up and walked out.

"It's not too late. There's still time. Come with me, holding the wine jar."

Ah Fei didn't understand what the master meant by "still in time", nor did he know where to go. But when he saw that the boy didn't show any doubt, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The little cat followed, holding the wine jar obediently.

White Horse Temple is built on the second highest peak of Genting Mountain. The altitude here is extremely high, but the land is flat, which is very suitable for building temples.

At the place where the White Horse Temple is located, one can vaguely see the clouds swirling around it. It is already a very high mountain, but the young man led him all the way upwards, as if they were going to the highest peak.

Lanterns have been hung on both sides of the mountain road since some time ago, winding all the way upward. Occasionally, when the night wind blows, the lanterns rise up faintly. Looking up from afar, they look like a swimming dragon, very beautiful.

But perhaps because of what happened during the day, Ah Fei was very panicked and did not feel the slightest bit of appreciation.

The mountain road was steep and difficult to walk on. Suddenly, the kitten lost his balance and stumbled down. Seeing that the wine jar in his arms was about to fall, he immediately turned over and used his body to protect the wine jar. At the critical moment, he did not feel the expected pain in his back.

Instead, what I felt was a familiar embrace.

"I said, the wine must have been spilled because the waiter didn't pack it properly."

“…!!!”

[Did the master find out?! ]

The boy's words immediately made Ah Fei nervous, and his face turned very pale. Fortunately, it was dark, and the candlelight next to him fell on his face, adding a bit of warmth.

In addition, Zhou Huaiyan was hugging him from behind, so he didn't notice that the latter's face was not right. He just thought that Ah Fei was really careless.

"Why, who was it that insisted on getting into my bathtub last night, and why can't you even walk steadily today?"

When the boy teases me, he also affectionately calls me Your Highness.

【Drilling...Drilling bathtub.】

Ah Fei suddenly recalled what happened in the afternoon and came to her mind. The scene of being bullied by the master last night started playing in her mind. If it was a normal posture, it would be fine, but the boy always liked to change it up, just like a child who found a new toy and always wanted to play with it in his hands. Feeling the master's hand on his chest, Ah Fei's face flushed.

"I walk... steadily."

"It would be best."

Zhou Huaiyan pinched the soft flesh under his hand, then helped the kitten stand steadily.

"If you break the wine altar again, I will use you to make wine."

"......"

Take... use it to make wine?

It is no exaggeration to say that Ah Fei really wanted to smash the wine altar she was holding into pieces!

Seeing that the little kitten was not afraid or nervous at all, and even looked forward to it, Zhou Huaiyan was stunned, and suddenly he had another incredible guess.

"You can't, do you really want to fall?"

However, Ah Fei didn't have the courage to do it and was just thinking about it. So she quickly shook her head, looking like a very obedient cat.

"...Let's go then."

Zhou Huaiyan turned around and continued to go up.

Ah Fei raised her head and looked at his back.

The young man had black hair and black clothes, and was extremely handsome.

The evening breeze was slightly cool, and he walked along the long, winding road of lights, which seemed to lead to the sky.

Ah Fei held the wine altar, standing there blankly, gazing up, with such a pious and infatuated look on her face, just like a fanatical believer who had met the god he was serving.

That's it...

That's how it should be.

His master should have been in the clouds like the legendary Son of God.

Noble, beautiful, and unattainable.

Ah Fei's finger bones were clenched until they turned white, and the blood in her body seemed to be screaming crazily at this moment -

No matter if it was a foreign king, a dark evil spirit, or even the emperor of the Great Zhou...

No one can pull him down.

No one can think about it!!!

As if noticing that the kitten couldn't catch up, the boy suddenly turned around and looked back.

"A Fei——"

The bright lanterns swayed gently in the wind, and the Son of God, who was as bright and beautiful as the sun, was now reaching out his hand to him.

"Come here."

Ah Fei stared at him blankly, and automatically completed the last sentence in her mind.

【Come to my side.】

In an instant, a flame seemed to suddenly rise from the bottom of those blue eyes, shining brightly with all the bright lights.

Ah Fei climbed up and gradually caught up with the boy. Perhaps he could no longer be just a little cat for his master to play with. He had to become a sharp, pointed knife that could kill people.

Cut off all the evil spirits that dare to covet and peeping.

Just as Ah Fei was immersed in her own thoughts, they reached the top unknowingly.

"call--"

“Finally here.”

Zhou Huaiyan walked into the tea pavilion that had been prepared long ago and sat down on the ground. The ground was pre-laid with carpets and was very clean. He was so hot all the way up that his white jade-like cheeks were slightly flushed.

Anyway, he had been told in advance that there would only be him and Ah Fei here, so the boy took off his thick coat and sat lazily and casually, with his collar open, revealing the beauty concave in the middle of his collarbone. Some reddish tooth marks could be seen on the side, which was terribly sexy. The little cat came over and saw the evidence of his crime last night. At that time, his mind was in a mess, and he just... bit it, and he didn't expect that there would still be a mark. Ah Fei didn't dare to look at it again, for fear that his master would remember to investigate. He put the wine pot on the table, lowered his head, and rolled up his sleeves with tension.

Zhou Huaiyan glanced at him.

"What are you standing there for? Pour the wine."

"Oh! OK..."

The boy felt that Ah Fei was a little strange today, but he couldn't tell what was strange about her. He thought for a moment, was it because he had really bullied her last night? But Ah Fei seemed to be in good health. Even if she stayed up all night, she could still follow Master Wei in horse stance for an hour the next day. Moreover, I don't know if it was because of her body structure, but it seemed that Xiao Mao's desire in that aspect was particularly strong. After applying the medicine that night, she even wanted to do it again, saying that the front was injured, and if the master didn't mind, the back would be fine. Even before Zhou Huaiyan agreed, Xiao Mao had already completed all the preparations. It was the first time in two lives that Zhou Huaiyan indulged himself in debauchery for several days, almost partying every night. In the end, he finally felt that this kind of life of indulgence in pleasure was not going to work. If he continued like this, he would really become a dissolute, lecherous, and useless prince.

Later, in order to restrain himself, he set a rule. Originally, it was planned to be twice every seven days, but he overestimated his self-control over the kitten and finally changed it to once every two days.

"......Owner?"

Ah Fei was being stared at by the boy, and he thought something was wrong with him. He suddenly became nervous.

"Master, why... do you keep staring at me like this?"

Zhou Huaiyan naturally couldn't tell the other party that he was reminiscing about the past, those indescribable and addictive days when he lost his mind.

So he just said something to deal with it.

"Why, you're my servant, and you can't even take a look?"

"......"

The kitten's ears immediately turned red again, he lowered his head and whispered in agreement,

"Yes... the slave belongs to the master, and the master can look at me however he wants."

Zhou Huaiyan had only said it casually at first, but when he saw the little cat answering so seriously, he actually wanted to watch and play with it more.

But not yet, he drank a glass of wine and couldn't help sighing,

"Tsk, it turns out that the wine among the common people is stronger."

It tastes spicy and refreshing, and it makes you feel high.

Ah Fei quickly filled his cup again, but suddenly the boy asked,

"What time is it now?"

He estimated and answered

"It's almost midnight."

"It's midnight..."

The young man turned his head and looked outside the mountain. He chuckled and said,

"A Fei, your birthday is coming."

“…Huh?”

The kitten was stunned.

But the next second——

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Heavy explosions were heard from another mountain far away.

Then, brilliant fireworks suddenly burst into the night sky, and the brilliant colors fell on the boy's profile, revealing an elusive and unique beauty.

Ah Fei felt his heartbeat was particularly heavy at this moment, so heavy that it made his chest tremble.

"Haven't you been complaining about missing the fireworks at the Imperial Palace on New Year's Eve?"

The young man supported his face with one hand, drank a glass of wine, and squinted his eyes to watch the fireworks in the night. His clear and pleasant voice was almost drowned out by the fireworks.

"Well, I will make it up to you today."

"......"

But Ah Fei still heard every word clearly.

He was speechless and just stared at Zhou Huaiyan in a daze, not even noticing when his tears started to wet his face.

When he was little, the only time he saw fireworks was when his mother took him to see them before she left. At that time, they could only huddle among a pile of broken things and secretly watch the fireworks set off by the foreign nobles.

Mother said that it was fireworks, the most beautiful thing invented by the Zhou people. If he could return to the Great Zhou one day, he would definitely take a good look at it.

But Ah Fei still remembers the color of the fireworks, but can't remember her mother's face...

This time, he stared at the boy's face seriously, even wanting to engrave every detail of his features into his heart.

"Tsk, why are you looking at me crying?"

Zhou Huaiyan frowned.

He was a man without a handkerchief, so he could only use his hands to wipe his tears. But before he could reach out his hands, there was a weight in his arms, and a little cat was crying loudly.

The boy froze, but he could only pat his back.

"If you keep crying and don't watch it carefully, you will have to wait until next year if you want to watch it again after today."

Ah Fei shuddered.

[How could he miss the fireworks that his master specially set off for him?! ]

So the kitten sobbed and got up to watch the fireworks.

The brilliant colors fell into the eyes filled with tears, like a piece of emerald falling into the water, shimmering and sparkling, so beautiful.

Zhou Huaiyan thought that he looked more interesting than fireworks, so he drank and watched the cat.

After drinking cup after cup, the boy's face turned a slightly drunken red. He suddenly asked,

"A Fei, do you believe that there are weapons in this world that are more powerful than swords, bows and crossbows? With just one strike, thousands of soldiers and horses will be reduced to ashes."

"letter."

Ah Fei did not hesitate. Even if he really felt it was impossible, as long as the master said so, it must be possible.

Zhou Huaiyan had not expected such a decisive tone from him. After a moment of shock, he couldn't help laughing. He thought about it and said something even more bizarre in this era.

"What if I told you that there is a country with no slavery, no war, no racial discrimination, and anyone can go to school, join the army, and become a government official... would you believe it?"

Ah Fei also nodded without hesitation. Even though her eyelashes were still wet, the firm trust in her eyes was like that of a fanatical believer, burning and hot.

Zhou Huaiyan was a little dazed by the burning eyes. He felt a little drunk, so he leaned against the pillar beside the pavilion and looked at the fireworks in the night sky in the distance.

"Look... those beautiful fireworks will become the most terrible weapons in the world in the future."

Having said this, the young man swallowed the unfinished words in his mouth and suddenly changed the topic.

"Make a wish, Fei."

He squinted his eyes lazily, and even his voice became hoarse, as if he was really drunk.

"I heard that if you make a wish on your birthday, it might come true."

"......"

However, today is not Ah Fei's birthday, he lied. Therefore, the wish cannot be realized.

But now it is midnight, which can also be considered Zhou Huaiyan's birthday. So Ah Fei suddenly asked,

"What does the master wish for?"

".....I?"

Perhaps due to the alcohol, the boy was a little slow to react before he glanced at him.

"I just want this world..." Taiping.

The Zhou Emperor should not be suspicious of his meritorious officials, foreign races should not provoke wars, and his brothers should not engage in intrigue and fight with each other.

In this way, he doesn't have to deal with people every day and exhaust himself.

Then, he and his uncle...

Thinking of this, Zhou Huaiyan couldn't help but look at A Fei's face and added another name in his heart.

——Everyone will be fine.

Just like the name Jiang Min gave him, Huai Yan,

Yan, may you live in peace every day.

But...is the world at peace?

The world is easy, but the word "peace" at the end is as difficult as ascending to heaven. Zhou Huaiyan knew this very well, so he pronounced the last two words very lightly.

So much so that, amid the roar of fireworks, Ah Fei only heard her master say -

【I want this world. 】

Ah Fei stared at him blankly, and began to read and understand without limits in her heart.

The master wants all the land and mountains in this world.

To take the most honorable position in the world,

Even ordinary people have to crawl at his feet!

It turns out that the master's plan was for the throne.

But Ah Fei was not surprised at all, he just thought that this was how it should be.

Apart from Zhou Huaiyan, no one else is worthy of such honor.

"Okay, I will make your wish come true."

Ah Fei responded softly.

"......Um?"

Zhou Huaiyan didn't hear what he said clearly, but just asked,

"Have you made a wish?"

"Well, it's OK."

Ah Fei nodded gently. Zhou Huaiyan sat lazily on the ground, his collar opening even more, revealing a large area of ​​jade-white skin on his chest and the teeth marks that had not yet faded.

He supported his face with one hand, looked at the kitten and asked,

"What did you wish for?"

The young man was drinking, his full lips sparkling and becoming even more beautiful. Ah Fei stared at him, her Adam's apple twitching slightly, and she couldn't help but move closer.

He was kneeling, and Zhou Huaiyan was sitting on the ground. This posture made Ah Fei slightly taller than the latter.

He placed his hand on the boy's collarbone, gently stroking the faint red mark with his fingertips, and lowered his head and said,

"I want to kiss my master's lips."

"......"

Hearing this, Zhou Huaiyan smiled.

He pinched the kitten's lower back, slightly increasing the force.

"You want to break my rules again, huh?"

"The Heavenly Sacrifice Ceremony lasted for three days. It was the master who broke the rules first. Ah Fei followed them obediently."

He pinched the boy's wrist bone and moved it down slightly.

"It has to be made up."

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