The man in black slowly bent down, and taking advantage of Yu Qianqian's absent-minded gaze, he flicked his long sleeves and skillfully lifted her up by the waist. Then, he swiftly leaped into the air, and she and he soared across the sea of fire.
In the star-studded night sky, two shadowy figures, like streaks of light, fell to the ground.
The petite girl in the black-clad man's arms suddenly had a bright look in her eyes. This figure was exactly the same as Chu Mingxi in her memory. Heaven rewards those who persevere. She had finally waited for the person she had been waiting for for ten whole years!
Her nose stung with tears, and Yu Qianqian instantly lost control of her emotions. She hugged his neck with all her might and cried out, "Chu Mingxi, is that you? Is it really you?"
"Don't move!" The deep, resonant, and magnetic voice of the man in black came from his thin lips again. He lowered his head slightly and quickly found a purple glass bottle on his body, with an exquisitely carved dragon pattern on the bottle.
Yu Qianqian could tell at a glance that this small bottle was no ordinary folk item, which made one wonder how mysterious its identity was.
Who exactly is he?
"This is the Hundred Refined Fragrance Pill. If you take it, your wounds will heal without treatment in less than three days." While Yu Qianqian was staring at the purple glass bottle and gradually lost her focus, the man in black quickly fed her a pill.
"I……"
Before Yu Qianqian could even utter the words that were on the tip of her tongue, the pill had already slid down her throat and into her stomach.
Suddenly, she felt a chill beneath her. She looked up abruptly and saw the man in black gracefully flick his sleeve, instantly placing himself a hundred meters above the ground.
"Wait..." Yu Qianqian shouted desperately, trying to grab the hem of the man in black's robe.
Before her eyes, the black robe fluttered, like a celestial being descended from the heavens, and in the blink of an eye, it vanished completely from her sight.
At this moment, Yu Qianqian felt the burning, piercing sensation on her body slowly fading away. She watched as dark clouds rapidly covered the sky, her vision began to spin, and everything became blurry...
Is all of this an illusion?
In her heart, her father had always been like a towering mountain, a supreme and noble figure. How could he be dead? The more Yu Qianqian asked herself this question, the more her heart ached. She knew that now was not the time to dwell on the past. Since she couldn't go back to the past, she would start changing her fate from now on!
"Zhao Tingxuan, just you wait and see! One day, I, Yu Qianqian, will become the most noble and powerful person in the world, standing at the pinnacle of power, watching you be crushed to death like an ant!"
The once glorious Zhenbei General's Mansion was reduced to ruins in the blink of an eye. An imperial edict ordered the execution of the entire Yu family. How could the court possibly allow the daughter of a criminal to live? Yu Qianqian left the General's Mansion, but her next destiny was just beginning.
After leaving the General's Mansion, Yu Qianqian traveled day and night and finally arrived at the capital city she had been dreaming of. Shops lined both sides of the long street, and shop signs and flags fluttered high on the overhanging eaves. On the bustling street, carriages and pedestrians flowed endlessly. Looking around, everything seemed like a dream.
At this moment, a rumor was circulating among the surrounding crowd: it was said that Feng Jin, the eldest daughter of the Prime Minister's mansion, was about to be made an imperial concubine by Mu Qiye (the reigning emperor).
It's not unusual for an emperor to take concubines, but the eldest daughter of the prime minister's family is seventeen years old but has the intelligence of a three-year-old child. On the contrary, her younger sister, Feng Yao, who is known for her beauty and talent, is going to marry the most incompetent Prince Jing, Mu Beichen.
"Tell me, how could the emperor possibly betroth such a talented woman to Prince Jing, while choosing a complete idiot as his imperial concubine? It's truly baffling."
"Perhaps it's because Feng Jin, as Feng Qingyun's eldest daughter, is more useful than the second young lady?"
Just as everyone was offering their opinions, a rather imposing group of people, followed by six palanquins, passed through the street.
"Look, the person inside that sedan chair is Prince Jing, Mu Beichen."
"This Prince Jing has no power, no influence, and can't even have a child. I've never seen such a useless prince. I don't know what he has done to deserve marrying a celestial beauty like Miss Feng Yao."
The street was noisy. Yu Qianqian turned around casually and saw a fortune teller giving a divination to a slender man in blue: "May I ask what you would like to have divined, young master?"
"It's fate," the man in blue replied without hesitation.
The fortune teller calculated with his fingers, then nodded mysteriously to the man in blue: "I have already calculated that your destined wife will fall from the sky."
As soon as these words were spoken, a group of soldiers riding tall horses galloped straight towards Yu Qianqian and the man in blue on the side of the street, causing a commotion in the surrounding area!
Yu Qianqian reacted quickly and leaped into the air. Just as she was about to make her escape, a figure suddenly appeared from the crowd of bees and pupae, and happened to be rushing straight towards her, which was exactly what she wanted!
Yu Qianqian looked closely and realized that the person in her arms was none other than the man in blue from before!
He was probably eighteen or nineteen years old, with delicate features and a very pleasing appearance.
The man in blue stared intently at Yu Qianqian, his mind still replaying the words of the fortune teller: this girl was quite pretty, but... her only shortcoming was that she lacked a bit of femininity.
"Jade treasures shine brightly in the sky, tranquility brings peace to the heart." He looked up at Yu Qianqian, his handsome face pressed against her long eyelashes, his clear eyes sparkling with starlight, and said affectionately, "My name is Su Yu. It is an honor to meet you today, young lady. How about we..."
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