Chapter 345 (1/2)
Feng Yu Heng looked at that person and said: “In truth, if it was a battle of qinggong, you cannot beat my servant. If it was just a fight relying on brute strength, you are a little stronger. Your attacks are also a little more direct and brutal. I fear that my Huang Quan will suffer a loss.” While saying this, she patted Huang Quan, “It’s fine. General Bu just came to talk with this county princess about the past. Don’t be so nervous.” She then raised her head to look at Bu Cong then smiled and said: “You also should not be so nervous. Relax a little. This county princess doesn’t eat people.”
The person that had come was Bu Cong. He had returned to the capital during the new year celebration to report on his mission. Now that the first month had passed, it was time for him to prepare to return to the Eastern military camp. He came to the palace to receive one last briefing from the Emperor before leaving; however, he did not think that he would end up running into Feng Yu Heng.
On the day that he returned to the capital, the two met on the streets. He only felt that the girl in front of him was completely different from the girl that he had met three years prior. The Feng Yu Heng that he knew before only had a faint temper, but she did not have this ferocity. The meeting that day made him feel as though he was looking at a stranger.
Having spent the new year in the capital, he had asked around; however, the more he heard, the more surprised he became. Feng Yu Heng being famed for her medical ability was expected, after all, her maternal grandfather Yao Xian. But when had Feng Yu Heng learned to use a bow and arrow? When had she learned martial arts? When had she developed such a deep relationship with the usually terrifying Prince Yu?
In this world, aside from the seventh prince, there was basically nobody that could get close to the ninth prince, Xuan Tian Ming. In the capital, there were plenty of girls that admired him, including imperial daughter Qing Le. Liking him in secret was fine. If one expressed their feelings, as Qing Le had, then their manors would be set on fire, acting as a very frank refusal.
When he was young, he had his father request a marriage with the Feng manor. At that time, Feng Yu Heng was already engaged to the ninth prince. The Bu family gritted its teeth and brought up a marriage, fearing that it would be retaliated against by the ninth prince. But the ninth prince did not react to it in the slightest. In fact, it was the opposite. If the Feng family dared to enforce the marriage, he would set fire to the Feng family.
Everyone felt that this was a joke of an engagement; however, who knew that those two would truly end up together.
He previously believed that it was Xuan Tian Ming putting on an act. After investigating a few times, he finally found out that Feng Yu Heng treated Xuan Tian Ming even more seriously than her own life.
No matter what, Bu Cong was unable to understand. What exactly happened to actually cause the two people that previously had no interaction to suddenly become so intimate, leaving… him with absolutely no chance.
“A-Heng.” Bu Cong looked at the girl in front of him. She had graceful eyebrows, profound eyes, light-pink skin that poked out from under her clothes and a pair of thin lips. Everyone said that people with such thin lips were, for the most part, emotionless; however, he felt that they had simply misplaced their affection. For example, between this girl and Xuan Tian Ming, there was quite a bit of affection.
“General Bu.” Feng Yu Heng replied and looked around before her gaze landed on the sword at his hip, “To be able to bring a sword into the palace, it seems that General Bu is quite useful to father Emperor.” She deliberately emphasized the two words father emperor. At the same time, she noticed a slight contraction of Bu Cong’s pupils.
“Because his Majesty treats you well, isn’t county princess also able to freely enter and exit the palace. In fact, I heard that you don’t even need any identification.”
“Un.” She nodded, “Just recognizing me is enough. General Bu was quite fierce when arriving earlier. That gave this county princess quite a scare. Hehe, fortunately, I am fine. Otherwise, if I was truly given a fright then perhaps the Bu family would need to pay.”
Bu Cong was startled and did not understand what she meant by pay. Huang Quan spoke up on Feng Yu Heng’s behalf: “His Highness the ninth prince has always favored our young miss. If he found out that General Bu caused young miss to suffer a shock, he would definitely have something to say to the Bu family. That’s why, general, it is best to be careful when walking in the restricted area of the imperial palace.”
“Hmph!” Bu Cong snorted. Angered, he glared at Huang Quan.
How could Huang Quan be afraid of this, as she replied with her own glare. This contest between the two caused Feng Yu Heng to begin giggling, as they heard her say: “General Bu really is broad-minded, getting angry at a servant and not worrying about losing status.”
Bu Cong also felt a little flustered from hearing her say this. He could not help but look at Feng Yu Heng; however, he immediately recovered his wits. A ferocity suddenly appeared in his eyes, as he suddenly said: “County princess Ji An, how about a competition with this general?”
“Weapons cannot be used in the imperial palace.’ Feng Yu Heng reminded him, “General should use his abilities on the battlefield and not to cause a young girl trouble.”
Saying this, she began walking forward. Given how short she was, she barely reached up to his elbow, but Bu Cong still moved to block Feng Yu Heng’s path.
Huang Quan wanted to say, just how shameless can you be, but before she could say anything, Feng Yu Heng suddenly brought her right hand up and formed a claw. She then went striaght for Bu Cong’s throat.
Bu Cong moved extremely quickly and retreated many steps. At the same time, he raised his hands to protect himself from Feng Yu Heng; however, he saw the girl in front of him quickly pull her hand back. Leaning forward, with a quick turn, she quickly arrived behind him.
He pulled his body in and shifted his head to dodge. Reaching back with a hand, he wanted to catch Feng Yu Heng. Unfortunately, he came up empty. Feng Yu Heng still did not know the qinggong of the ancient era, but she had a small body that was very agile. When Bu Cong reached out to catch her, she had already given up on attacking. Changing to defense, her waist curved like a bow, as she barely managed to avoid a sweeping attack.
Bu Cong did not think that Feng Yu Heng’s movements would be so fast. Gritting his teeth, he activated his qi and began to soar; however, he did not think that in the instant that he kicked off the ground, he felt something cold on his ankle. In his surprise, he looked down and found a long and thin cloth wrapped around his calf. The other end of the cloth was in Feng Yu Heng’s hands. Pulling forcefully, she pulled the airborne Bu Cong back. She then exerted some more strength and threw him out, causing him to look like an arrow that had been loosed.
But Bu Cong was a general that had experienced battles, after all, and his martial abilities were quite good. In a situation where he did not know the details, he had fallen for Feng Yu Heng’s trick; however, in the process of being thrown, he had managed to regain his strength.