Chapter 364 - The Performance (6) (1/2)
Not only the palace guards but the others also saw how the fire on the torches moved crazily and they shuddered in fear. They wondered what really happened... This phenomenon was really confusing to them!
'How eerie!' All of the people there thought of the same thing.
”Why... why is the fire moving out of nowhere?”
”There's no wind ah~!”
”What does it mean? The calm before the storm?”
There was another round of murmur from the audience which broke the silence.
Feng Yong Rui pretended to be panicked while he was observing his surroundings carefully, wanting to know who was targetting him. He heard the clue from Ah Man about the eunuch's appearance. Judging from what he said, there were several eunuchs who had the same traits as the explanation and the third prince's personal eunuch was one of them.
Was it really the third prince?! However, they never had a grudge before. Feng Yong Rui felt that this matter was really complicated. He glanced at the third prince but didn't find anything weird from the latter. The third prince was famous for being irresponsible and the way he acted in unbridle manner. He only loved women and drink. At this moment, he behaved as usual --- he looked so scared that he almost peed his pants. He really was a coward just like the rumor.
However, it was hard to find out about it at the moment. Because of this event, it could be said that they were in a lockdown. Feng Yong Rui sighed, wondering whether his subordinates had finished saving Rong Qiu or not.
He didn't only stop at the third prince, but he was busy paying attention to everyone one by one. However, he forgot to look at a place where the mastermind sat down because he would never guess that 'that person' was the real mastermind. Thus, he missed the clue.
Yao Ling smirked inwardly when the fire on the torches started to move because she knew that this meant the others were ready and it was time to start the next segment of their performance. However, she still pretended to be afraid just like the others while didn't dare to move rashly. It wasn't the time to make people feel suspicious of her.
The Han Emperor indeed had taken a glance towards her and found that nothing seemed weird from Yao Ling who was staying on the stage. At one point, he saw that she wanted to stand up and found her fellow performers, but she was stopped by the palace guards. Thus, she could only sit back down alone at the stage, looking so delicate and endearing.
Yao Ling counted inside her mind slowly while her heart was beating faster due to her nervousness and excitement...
One...
Two...
Three...
*Poof*
*Poof*
When the count reached three, the torches that the palace guards brought were suddenly diminished once again --- all at the same time. It was beyond everyone's imagination how it could happen, however, they didn't dare to make a sound anymore no matter how scared they were. After all, the Han Emperor had already warned them just now.