Xie Lingqin was taken aback by the sudden familiarity in Hei Pao's tone. She nodded, her face cold, and said, "Why should I tell you?"
"I can help you."
"I was able to sneak into the palace unnoticed by myself, and even follow you to the Imperial Study. Do I need your help?"
"hehe……"
The man in black robes suddenly chuckled, but his voice was very low. "Little girl, you're quite clever."
Xie Lingqin's brows furrowed in coldness.
Why pretend? It seems the other party knows her identity perfectly well.
Who are you?
"Take care of your business first."
The man in black robes said.
Xie Lingqin stared at the black robe for a long time, until she heard that they were being chased from not far away. Then she nodded and said, "Let's go."
It wasn't that Xie Lingqin would trust people so easily, but for some reason, she couldn't sense any murderous intent from him.
However, anyone who can call her "little girl" must be older than her.
And that arrogant tone, so coarse, must belong to a man…
"Little girl, stop trying to figure out who I am. You'll know when the time comes."
The man in black robes was like a mind reader to Xie Lingqin, which terrified her.
"Then what was your intention in blocking my way to explore my father's tunnel last time?"
Xie Lingqin immediately asked.
Since the other party has already figured out her identity, she might as well take this opportunity to find out what she wants to know.
However, the man in black robes just stared at her with a dark, unsettling look. "I don't want to talk about it right now."
Damn it.
Xie Lingqin looked at the black-robed man's posture; he seemed cold and aloof, but in reality, she almost wanted to throw a punch at him.
"Little girl, you may not know how to use light-footed kung fu, but you are quick and agile, and your movements are quite graceful."
The two landed in a palace. The man in black robes looked at Xie Lingqin and said something that sounded like a compliment, but upon closer listening, it also contained a hint of disparagement.
Xie Lingqin glanced at the other person and said, "How about you pass on your internal energy to me?"
"hehe."
The man in black robes smiled but remained silent. Then, his gaze shifted to the three characters on the palace roof that shimmered faintly in the night: "Flower Fall Palace."
As the words fell, the aura of the man in the black robe seemed to deepen.
Xie Lingqin keenly noticed, but when she looked again, the man in black robes was no longer in danger, and his body was peaceful yet cold.
It seemed like Xie Lingqin's illusion.
"What are you doing here? No one lives here, and there are no guards." The man in black robes looked at Xie Lingqin, his sharp eyes clearly showing some confusion.
At such close range, Xie Lingqin saw that although the man in black robes had covered himself up completely, there was a clear tooth mark at the corner of his eye. Who had bitten him?
These eyes, too, seem to...
Why does it suddenly feel so familiar?
After a moment of stunned silence, Xie Lingqin snapped back to reality, nodded her chin forward, and took the first step inside. "Don't be fooled by the fact that this Flower Falling Palace is deserted. I've heard that His Majesty is quite concerned about it. Last time, it was because Prince Xian had an affair with Xie Lingyu here that His Majesty was so angry."
The man in the black robe remained silent, only looking at Xie Lingqin, as if he knew she had more to say.
"You and the Emperor don't seem to be getting along well. You seem to want to torment him. When you mentioned something that happened more than ten years ago, the Emperor's expression changed."
"That's not your question."
Xie Lingqin curled her lips into a smile beneath the black veil covering her face. "I didn't say I wanted to ask about this."
"Then what do you mean?"
The man in the black robe seemed unhappy when the topic of something from over a decade ago was brought up, and his tone became gloomy.
Xie Lingqin sneered, raised her eyes, and looked at the impenetrable sky. Her starry eyes shone with a cold light that seemed capable of igniting stars and rivers.
"If you want to bring someone down but can't kill them, strike at their heart. That kind of revenge is the most effective."
After Xie Lingqin finished speaking, she took out a tinderbox from her sleeve and walked straight to the inner hall.
"Since His Majesty cares so much about this place, then let it be burned."
Burn it!
Xie Lingqin spoke very casually, lighting a tinderbox.
The man in black robes looked at Xie Lingqin, noticing the girl's straight back and cold eyes. He calmly retrieved some flammable material and then tossed down a tinderbox.
The fire spread smoothly, little by little.
It spread from the inner chambers to the outer halls.
The flowing silk gauze fluttered in the firelight.
The pristine floor was obscured by the firelight.
At this moment, Xie Lingqin and the man in black robes had already retreated to a distance and hidden on a high wall.
The man in black robes gazed at the seemingly turbulent world beneath the firelight, his eyes brimming with deep emotions.
He glanced at Xie Lingqin after a moment.
Xie Lingqin, however, only looked into the distance.
"When the Imperial Guards come to put out the fire, we can take this opportunity to leave."
"A good plan."
When the man in black robes spoke, he looked away and then back at the Flower Falling Palace.
Burn it!
This fire should have been extinguished long ago.
Anyway, she didn't want to live here, so she burned all her memories of this place.
Xie Lingqin, it is the best way to commemorate her by setting this fire.
The man in black robes was lost in thought, which Xie Lingqin was unaware of.
As Xie Lingqin had predicted, a fire broke out in Hualuo Palace, and the fire grew larger and larger. While everyone was putting out the fire, Xie Lingqin and the man in black robes found a weak spot in the guards and easily escaped the palace by following a path.
Standing outside the imperial city, one can see flickering flames within the deep, silent palace walls, illuminating a small patch of sky.
"If His Majesty can die of anger now, then everything will be fine." Xie Lingqin's eyebrows were as white as snow, and her whole body was cold.
He wanted to kill her, but she wanted to kill him even more.
"Did you go to the palace alone to confront the Emperor because he injured the Crown Prince?"
My dear reader, there's more to this chapter! Please click the next page to continue reading—even more exciting content awaits!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com