Chapter 72 If I can’t beat your master, I can’t beat you either?
Unless you have other ideas in your mind.
Huo Gannian smiled so beautifully, and his voice was as bewitching as a demon, captivating her heart.
Yun Chen's mind was filled with his voice and his face. He tossed and turned in bed for half the night and couldn't fall asleep.
She felt a warmth she had never felt before, expanding infinitely in her chest.
All the emotions that she had deliberately ignored came flooding back because of his words.
She recalled the Huo family ancestral temple, where he was dressed in black, sitting high in the mist, his handsome face like a lonely star in the sky looming;
She recalled the night he'd drunkenly ridden a horse. He'd taught her how to recognize the position of a knuckle, but she'd been distracted and hadn't heard a word. She only remembered the way his Adam's apple rose and fell, gently rolling up and down as he spoke. It was a beautiful sight...
I thought it was just an illusion, and I thought she would be the same if it were any other man.
But how come I didn't realize it and got so deeply into this?
Could it be... Could it be... She didn't dare to think any further, so she simply got up and started dancing with the sword.
She danced and danced with all her might for half an hour, then ran to the mirror and looked at herself—
It's over, there's only sweat, my face isn't red at all.
She dropped her sword, threw herself on the bed, and covered her head with the quilt. She wished she could hit herself with a club so that she could pass out and fall asleep.
After lying there for a while, she couldn't stand it anymore and decided to verify it clearly.
She rushed out of the house and slammed Hua Jue's door.
"Hua Jue, wake up!"
Guards are light sleepers. Hua Jue opened the door dazedly, rubbing his eyes and asked:
"What's wrong? What's the errand?"
Yun Chen didn't say anything, but gritted his teeth, walked forward and hugged Hua Jue, scaring him so much that he almost screamed.
However, Yun Chen just hugged her for a moment, then quickly let go. Without saying anything, he left without looking back.
This made Hua Juemeng get goosebumps all over his body, feeling confused and scared.
After struggling for half the night, Yun Chen finally gave up.
She dragged her feet back to the room in confusion.
Figuring she wouldn't be able to sleep tonight, she simply got up and tidied the house.
It seemed that the more she sorted things out, the clearer her mind became.
She wiped the mirror with a cloth and looked at the face dressed as a boy in it, and her heart became confused again.
As she was staring at the mirror in a trance, she suddenly caught a glimpse of a tall and thin shadow out of the corner of her eye, slowly descending from the beam like a python.
She pretended not to see it, turned to wipe the tables and chairs, and moved to the bedside. The Hidden Moon Sword was leaning against the headboard.
She pretended to be nonchalant, and when she was near the bedside, she suddenly jumped up and grabbed the sword.
At the same time, a strong hand firmly grasped the hilt of the sword.
Xiaoze laughed, "Hehe, kid, next time, hold the hilt first. This is what your uncle taught you!"
As he spoke, Xiaoze kicked Yun Chen in the air, grabbed his neck, twisted his waist, and Yun Chen fainted.
Xiaoze jumped off the beam, picked up Yunchen, and said proudly:
"If I can't beat your master, how can I beat you? Tsk!"
An hour later.
Inside the Kyoto Imperial Palace.
When Yun Chen woke up from the cold palace bricks, he felt his neck hurt as if it had been twisted off.
She opened her eyes and saw the high, dark black palace roof in front of her.
The chief of the guards, Xiao Ze, stood aside with a sword in his arms, while the emperor was leisurely drinking tea on the high seat.
Yun Chen was shocked and quickly turned over and got up, kowtowed and greeted.
The emperor didn't say anything, but Yun Chen could feel an extremely oppressive gaze hovering over her head, making her dare not move at all.
"Jiang Ming asked you to kill me?" The emperor threw a bomb as soon as he came up.
Yun Chen was horrified. "Your Majesty, I have never heard of this name, and I have no intention of assassinating you. Please understand!"
The emperor sneered, "Your sword dance is exactly the same as Jiang Ming's, and you say you don't know Jiang Ming?"
She was stunned. "Maybe... I really know him..."
She was going to learn martial arts from her master at Xiangxiao Cliff, but she didn't know the master's name or origin, and she told him everything, not daring to leave out a single thing.
After listening, Xiaoze said from the side:
"Your Majesty, what this little fellow said is consistent with Jiang Ming's personality."
The emperor stared at Yun Chen and said, "Jiang Ming's hatred for me has only grown over the years."
Yun Chen felt uneasy. She never dreamed that her mysterious master would have a grudge against the emperor.
"Even if you have no intention of assassinating me today, what will you do if your master orders you to assassinate me one day?" The emperor seemed to have already identified Yun Chen as an assassin.
Yun Chen thought for a moment and said sincerely:
"Your Majesty, to me, Master is a teacher for a day and a father for life. Heaven, Earth, the Emperor, Parents, and Teachers are all one, and Your Majesty is the ruler. Loyalty to Your Majesty should be more important than respecting one's father. Although I have never been to school, I know that a true man should be loyal to His Majesty and love His country. If one day Your Majesty asks me to assassinate Your Majesty, I swear on my life that I will sever all ties with Your Majesty!"
Seeing the little boy with a slim figure, delicate features, and even no hair on his mouth, yet confidently saying "a real man", Xiaoze next to him almost laughed out loud.
The emperor placed one hand on the armrest of the dragon throne, tapping it lightly with his fingers, as if considering how much truth there was in Yun Chen's words.
Yun Chen knelt on the ground, his knees numb, and he felt amused that he had felt some emotion and sympathy for the emperor during the night banquet.
I am just a small ant, but I feel sorry for the emperor who dominates the life and death of the people of an entire country.
After a long while, the emperor spoke:
"If one day your master orders you to kill me, according to what you just said, you will sever all ties with your master, right?"
"Your Majesty, I sincerely think so."
Yun Chen didn't know what the emperor was going to ask next, or what trap was waiting for her.
But she remembered what Huo Gannian said, just be yourself.
Sure enough, the emperor asked again:
"If I ask you to kill your master and slay your father on your behalf, what will you do?"
Following her heart, she thought carefully and answered honestly: "Your Majesty, I'm sorry, I can't do it."
The emperor sneered and asked, "Can't do it? So what if you can't do it?"
Her expression was gloomy. "If that day ever comes, I will kneel down and persuade Master to repent and return to the right path. I will then exchange my life for Master's."
After she said that, she leaned forward and kowtowed.
The emperor didn't react, but Xiaoze, standing aside, really wanted to clap his hands and say, "Great answer!"
After a while, I thought Yun Chen had dispelled the emperor's doubts with his innocent youth, but unexpectedly the emperor spoke again, his tone cold:
"That's a good answer. But someone like you can't stay in the Huo Gang. You're loyal to the emperor because you can clearly distinguish between the emperor and your father. But between the Huo Gang and your master, I'm afraid you can't tell the difference at all."
Yun Chen felt a chill on his back, and heard the emperor continue:
"Now the Huo Gang is a powerful business under the princess. If you can't tell the difference, you will put the princess at a disadvantage. You can't stay."
After the emperor finished speaking, he raised his hand to signal. Xiaoze sighed secretly, drew his sword and walked towards Yunchen.
Looking at the dark golden dragon robe hidden in the candlelight, the skinny old man was old but full of murderous intent...
Xiao Ze frowned and approached with sword in hand...
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