“But I want to wait for you.” Nangong Xu looked intently at Yun Qingran.
Could this guy have fallen in love with me at first sight? His words and gaze are so strange.
Yun Qingran took two steps back and gave an awkward laugh, "Hehehe, thank you for your kindness, Your Highness Xu."
Seeing her guarded posture, a hint of sadness flashed across Nangong Xu's eyes.
“As the chief envoy of the Northern Yin marriage delegation, Princess Rongchang is a distinguished guest of Southern Chu. It is only right that I wait for you.” Nangong Xu concealed some of the fervor in his eyes.
"Oh, I see." You scared me to death! I thought you'd fallen for me. Yun Qingran breathed a sigh of relief.
"Let's go, Princess Rongchang, please," Nangong Xu said gently.
"Okay, let's go." Yun Qingran happily led Green Immortal ahead.
Nangong Xu walked behind the two, his gaze fixed on Green Immortal, his expression inscrutable.
The old man in the lead, Green Immortal, shrugged his shoulders. "It's spring already, why is it still chilly?"
Yun Xiyue and Nangong Ye sat in the carriage behind. She reached out and lifted the curtain, her gaze fixed on Nangong Ye, who was riding on horseback.
Aside from His Highness the Northern Cold King, Prince Xu was the most handsome and ethereal man she had ever seen. If she could marry such a man and spend a wonderful night with him, she would die happy.
"Stop looking. My younger brother is completely uninterested in women." Nangong Ye leaned back in the carriage, his words slow but filled with anger.
Upon hearing this, Yun Xiyue quickly averted her gaze. Nangong Ye was now her only support in Nan Chu, and she could not afford to offend him.
"Your Highness, you misunderstand. Xi Yue was just thinking about how to help you get rid of this major worry." Yun Xi Yue lowered the curtain.
"Really?" Nangong Ye looked at her in disbelief.
"Xi Yue is His Highness's woman, and she is carrying His Highness's child. His Highness is Xi Yue's everything. How could Xi Yue lie to you?" Yun Xi Yue leaned into Nangong Ye's arms and said coquettishly.
"You have good taste, unlike those vulgar women." Nangong Ye put his arm around Yun Xiyue, his anger subsiding somewhat.
That scoundrel Nangong Xu, despite being a man, has the looks of a male concubine, attracting countless women to him. A man is judged by his abilities, not his appearance.
"Your Highness, Xiyue has a plan that might help you bring down Prince Xu." Yun Xiyue looked up at Nangong Ye.
"Oh, what method?" Nangong Ye looked at Yun Xiyue excitedly.
Looking up from her chest, she saw Nangong Ye's two large nostrils pointing directly at her, making her feel nauseous. She felt a surge of resentment; they had the same father, so why was Prince Xu so much more handsome?
Despite her nausea, Yun Xiyue maintained her charming voice and said, "Your Highness, Yun Xiyue is Jun Molin's woman, and Jun Molin and His Highness Xu have always been mortal enemies. If Yun Xiyue and His Highness Xu were to get together, what do you think would happen?"
"With a woman's sake, Jun Molin and Nangong Xu will definitely fight to the death." Nangong Ye's expression became excited.
“This is called using someone else to do the dirty work. What do you think, Your Highness?” Yun Xiyue gently stroked Nangong Ye’s chest.
"Excellent, excellent. Xiyue, you are so clever. If this plan succeeds, when I ascend the throne, I will at least make you a Noble Consort." Nangong Ye laughed heartily, already imagining himself sitting on the dragon throne.
"You only want me to be a concubine? Humph!" Yun Xiyue sneered inwardly upon hearing Nangong Ye's words. Her goal was to become the Empress.
However, it is not advisable to make a fuss now; she needs to be patient and lie low.
"Then I, Yun Xiyue, thank Your Highness in advance," Yun Xiyue replied with a smile.
Yun Qingran and Green Immortal rode ahead on horseback, and soon Nangong Xu joined them. The three of them rode ahead on horseback.
"Your Highness, I really like ginkgo trees. I've heard that the ginkgo trees in your Wu County are very beautiful, is that right?" Yun Qingran asked Nangong Xu casually.
Just now, Green Immortal said that Nangong Xu's back view was somewhat similar to that of the Valley Master of the Heavenly Demon Sect. The two of them then deduced that the Valley Master of the Heavenly Demon Sect might have other identities, so Yun Qingran decided to test him.
Mogu is located in Wu County. If Nangong Ye frequently travels to Wu County, he must know a lot about the ginkgo trees there.
“Princess Rongchang is truly knowledgeable. You are right, our Wu County does indeed have the reputation of being the land of ginkgo trees. It’s a pity that I have only been there a few times, and each time it was for official business, so I haven’t had a chance to properly appreciate them,” Nangong Xu replied.
"That's such a pity." Yun Qingran smiled regretfully.
"If you have time, I can be your guide and take Princess Rongchang to Wu County to see the ginkgo trees." Nangong Xu smiled gently, like the moonlight.
"Okay, I'll bring my children Yan Yan and An An then." Yun Qingran said happily.
The smile in Nangong Xu's eyes faded slightly. She deliberately brought up that she had a child, which meant that Nangong Xu had realized that she was treating Nangong Xu differently.
Jun Molin, do you think you can win just because you beat me to it? Impossible. Yun Qingran will definitely fall in love with me, and you will definitely be the loser.
“Okay, sure.” Nangong Xu nodded.
"By the way, speaking of Wu County, I've heard that there's a natural chasm over ten zhang long there. A few zhang below the chasm, you never see the sunlight all day, and there are gusts of cold wind blowing up from below, is that right?" Yun Qingran asked again, unwilling to give up.
The insurmountable barrier she spoke of was the Abyss of Darkness.
"Is that so? I don't know." Nangong Xu shook his head.
Yun Qingran had been observing his expression. When he heard Tian Qian's description, he looked blank, which didn't seem like he was lying.
Nangong Xu should not be the Valley Master of the Heavenly Demon Sect, and Green Immortal also said that the Valley Master of the Heavenly Demon Sect is shorter than him.
"How did Princess Rongchang know that there was such a miraculous natural barrier in Wu County?" Nangong Xu asked Yun Qingran in return.
"Hmm... I saw it in a play script. It's possible that the person who wrote the script made it up." Yun Qingran smiled brightly at him, then stopped talking.
"Master, do you suspect that Nangong Xu is our leader?" Green Immortal drove his horse to Yun Qingran's side and asked her in a low voice.
Yun Qingran nodded. As a prince of Southern Chu, Nangong Xu would definitely do things that couldn't be made public for the sake of the throne and Southern Chu. It was perfectly normal for him to establish a Demon Valley to work for him.
“Nangong Xu is probably not our leader. He didn’t even glance at me when he saw me. If he really were our leader, his expression would definitely have changed when he saw me leave the valley,” said Green Immortal.
“I guessed so.” Yun Qingran agreed with Green Immortal’s statement.
“Speaking of which, our Valley Master might actually have connections with royal families from various countries,” Green Immortal suddenly remembered something.
"Why do you say that?" Yun Qingran became interested.
"The High Priest was apparently a member of the royal family. It is said that he was in love with our Valley Master's mother. After giving birth to our Valley Master, his mother left, and he raised our Valley Master out of love," said Green Immortal.
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