Li Mingke was packed up along with his luggage and thrown into Jiangtian.
Although the King of Wu spent most of his time living in his fiefdom, he also had a residence in Jiangtian. Li Mingke thus settled down in Jiangtian.
Then one morning, a man claiming to be the steward of the fourth prince entered the Wu Prince's residence.
"My master sent me to invite you, young master, for a cup of tea."
Li Mingke understood immediately.
News of her arrival in Jiangtian spread like wildfire; the Fourth Prince was trying to win her over.
So she followed the butler to a very secluded tea house.
"Immortal Li, please come in. My master is waiting for you inside."
A servant lifted the curtain, and Li Mingke stepped inside.
The room was very clean, and you could smell a pleasant incense scent as soon as you entered.
She wrinkled her nose.
A man dressed in royal blue sat by the window. When he saw her come in, he smiled slightly. Sunlight brushed across his cheeks, and Li Mingke was momentarily stunned.
The man stood up and said, "Wu Xiyu, the fourth son of the late emperor, pays his respects to the immortal."
Li Mingke quickly returned the greeting, "Your subject Li Mingke pays respects to Your Highness!"
The fourth prince led her to a seat and personally poured her a cup of tea.
"The immortal was born in Pengzhou and is now cultivating in the First Line of Heaven. I wonder if this tea from the mortal realm suits your taste?"
“Your Highness is too kind. All the good things in the world are in the royal family.” She picked up her teacup and took a sip. “It’s better than anything I’ve ever had before. It’s smooth on the palate and has a sweet aftertaste.”
The fourth prince laughed, and it would have been better if he hadn't laughed. As soon as he laughed, Li Mingke felt her heart tremble.
She had also been to the palace when she was young and met the late emperor's children. Wu Xiyu wasn't the most outstanding in appearance! There was one who was exceptionally beautiful, but the most beautiful one became a nun!
"I have long heard of your great name, Immortal. After becoming the disciple of Immortal Venerable Jinyun, your fame spread far and wide. I have long wished to get to know you, but I have never had the chance. Moreover, we are of the same origin, so we should be closer."
Li Mingke sipped his tea, thinking to himself: We've met before, but we were all young and didn't remember anything. I won't say anything if you've forgotten, but you say you've wanted to get to know me for a long time? That's going too far, isn't it? You don't want to get to know me, you want to use me as a bridge to get to Immortal Venerable Jinyun and join the Immortal Sect, right?
But Li Mingke just nodded and smiled.
"Although it's not very nice to say it like this, our current way of addressing each other is too unfamiliar. How about this, I'll call you Mingke, and you call me Ayu?"
Li Mingke: Huh? No way, bro, we're already this close after just meeting?
“This…” she looked slightly embarrassed.
But Wu Xiyu pretended not to see it. "We're relatives, and besides, Mingke, you saw it yourself. Although I have several siblings, we don't get along well. I've always wanted to hear someone call me that, but I've never been able to..."
Wu Xiyu already had droopy eyes, and coupled with his pitiful and miserable expression, Li Mingke's hardened heart was pierced with several holes.
"All right……"
Okay, whatever he says goes. Let's hurry up and put this person on the throne so she can go home.
"Great, Mingke, from now on we're brothers!"
Li Mingke's eyes darted around; things were progressing too fast! Also, I don't want to be brothers with you at all!
Li Mingke put down his teacup. "Alright, Your Highness, you..."
"Wait, what did you call me?"
"...Ah Yu, you came to wake me up so early in the morning, I'm afraid it wasn't just to have a cup of tea with me, was it?"
Tell me your true purpose! How exactly do you plan to ascend the throne?
Assassination? Forged edict? War?
"I don't have any particular purpose, I just want to meet with Mingke."
I don't believe you for a second!
"Hehe, is that so?" Li Mingke remained silent.
Let's just wait and see who can outlast whom, anyway, it's not like she needs anyone's help.
Then the Fourth Prince began to ask about Li Mingke's recent situation, his life in Pengzhou, and his cultivation in the Immortal Sect. He talked at length about how hard his life was in the palace and how hard he worked in his cultivation in the Immortal Sect.
Although his voice was very pleasant, Li Mingke was oblivious to romance and had no interest in listening to him anyway. Getting up early made him even more drowsy.
The Fourth Prince, who wanted to evoke Li Mingke's sympathy with his pitiful background and resonate with his shared experience of cultivating in the immortal sect, found that the person opposite him was already nodding incessantly with narrowed eyes.
But he still smiled and said, "It's my fault. I thought I was feeling refreshed this morning, so I came to invite Mingke, but now it seems that I chose the wrong time."
"Not at all, Your Highness... A-Yu is so busy with state affairs, I should learn from A-Yu."
So next time, don't bother her in the morning, no, just don't bother her at all!
"The temperature in this room is just right, and the bedding is complete. Why doesn't Mingke take a nap here?" the Fourth Prince said.
Let her sleep here? Li Mingke was terrified.
"This...this isn't a good idea, is it?"
Let her sleep in the same room as a man? Although she appears to be a man, she's not a man at heart!
"Why not? Mingke, don't worry about it. Everyone around here is my man, no one will bother us."
It's even scarier when everyone is on your side! If something really happens, and everyone's on your side, I won't be able to explain myself even if I have a hundred mouths!
"No, I still..." Before she could finish saying the word "go home," Li Mingke felt dizzy and immediately grabbed the edge of the table for support.
"Why don't you take a nap? Even just a short rest would be good." The Fourth Prince stepped forward to support her.
Li Mingke's mind was hazy, but a sliver of clarity remained.
No, she has to leave! Something's strange about this house!
But when she stood up, holding onto the table, and tried to leave, she found that she couldn't get any strength in her legs.
She threw herself into the Fourth Prince's arms.
"Mingke is so tired?" he said, picking Li Mingke up and carrying her to the soft bed with curtains hanging on it.
So light...
He could feel the muscles on Li Mingke's waist and legs; they were soft and smooth, unlike those of ordinary male cultivators.
"You, let go!" Li Mingke gritted his teeth.
"Sweetheart, take a nap!" The Fourth Prince gently laid her down on the bed and took off her shoes.
His feet were also small; he compared Li Mingke's feet to his own, and they were a size smaller.
Li Mingke lay on the bed glaring at him, while the Fourth Prince considerately covered her with a blanket.
Li Mingke was about to say something, but drowsiness overcame her and she couldn't resist it, so she finally closed her eyes.
Seeing that everyone had fallen asleep, the fourth prince revealed a mysterious smile.
"I never expected that the old men and women would be so cunning; they actually sent you."
"However, it's surprisingly interesting!"
He sat down by the bed, looked at it for a long time, and then reached out a hand to Li Mingke's chest and picked out a blue bead.
The beads are even more beautiful in hands as smooth as jade.
"I heard you never let this bead out of your sight. What would happen if I took it away?"
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