Chapter 608 (2/2)

Whoosh!

The fast arrow brushed past his scalp and scattered the long hair that he had tied up. The arrow then firmly pierced itself into the wall behind them.

The guard let out a sigh of relief and quickly went forward to support Prince Lian, quietly asking: “Master, you weren’t given a fright, right?”

Prince Lian shook his head but still wiped away some sweat from his brow. The sweat had already become ice, sticking to his forehead. “Look, this prince said it. Ya Ya would not shoot at this prince’s head, yet you wouldn’t believe it.” While saying this, he began waving his wide red sleeves, loudly calling out: “Ya Ya! Luo City welcomes you!”

He used all of his strength for this shout, and it ended with his voice cracking. Feng Yu Heng heard it clearly; however, she was extremely speechless towards Prince Lian’s words. Luo City welcomes you, but why did he not add: “As the heaven and earth have been split apart for you”?

Very quickly, Luo City’s gates were slowly opened from the inside. Booming sounds shook the air. Even the wind and snow gave way when the gates were being opened. When the city gates were pushed open, a trace of dirt could be seen through the thick snow.

Xuan Tian Ming stood outside the city and watched for a while. Only when the city’s gates were completely opened did he wave his hand and lead the army inside.

With soldiers from Qian Zhou lining the way on both sides outside the city, not a single weapon could be seen in their hands. In fact, they were not even wearing their heavy armor. Feng Yu Heng felt that this was strange; however, Xuan Tian Ming said: “It seems that Prince Lian had no intention of fighting this battle.”

“Then why bother with a damn archery contest.” When Feng Yu Heng thought of Prince Lian, she felt conflicted. She was clearly a beautiful person, but the result was that it was a man. This was too much of a waste of her feelings.

She walked while looking up. She just saw a figure in red clothes run down from the city wall at an extremely high speed. She trembled and subconsciously moved her horse closer to Xuan Tian Ming’s side.

Very quickly, Prince Lian rushed down from the top of the city’s wall. He then spread his arms and rushed toward the army. While rushing over, he shouted: “Ya Ya! You’ve finally come!”

Along the horizon, a figure suddenly appeared through the wind and snow, stopping Prince Lian. Prince Lian glared and found that it was Ban Zou. He immediately lost it, “Are you crazy! A lowly hidden guard dares to stop this great one?”

Ban Zou snorted coldly: “Our master isn’t someone that can be hugged by just anyone.” Although he had also been cunning in critical junctures, others could not do it. “If you take another step forward, do you believe that his Highness’ whip will cut your cheeks up?”

Upon hearing that his cheeks would be cut up, Prince Lian was given a fright. He quickly lowered his arms but still said unhappily: “I’ve held her and hugged her before. Why is it that I can’t do it now?” While saying this, she pointed at Feng Yu Heng: “She even felt this great one’s face! Now that this great one has given you a city, is a hug to express some feelings not allowed?”

“That was before.” Ban Zou rolled his eyes, “You used a means to deceive my master, yet you still have the nerve to bring it up?”

Prince Lian realized that he had suffered a loss. Feeling unreconciled, he moved a couple steps to the side, “Forget it, just quickly get in the city.”

Ban Zou stood at his side and did not say anything; however, he stared fixedly at him. Xuan Tian Ming, however, acted as though he did not hear Prince Lian, leading the army into the city.

When passing by Prince Lian’s side, Feng Yu Heng laughed and said: “Your Highness Prince Lian, this city was not gifted by you to us. It was won from you in an archery contest.”

Prince Lian angrily stomped his feet, “I was giving you a way down. Do you understand? Have you ever heard of a city being won like this? Unless the person guarding the city was insane!”

Feng Yu Heng nodded, “But of course! You really are insane!” She then held back her laughter and followed behind Xuan Tian Ming to leave.

Prince Lian had a bitter expression and asked Ban Zou: “Was what this prince just said rather boorish?”

Ban Zou nodded, “It wasn’t just boorish. It was outright stupid.”

“Tsk!” Prince Lian rolled his eyes and chased after Feng Yu Heng’s horse. While running, he shouted: “Ya Ya, slow down. This prince will lead the way to the temporary imperial residence. This prince’s temporary imperial palace is really beautiful!”

Half of the army remained outside of the city and half set up camp inside the city. Xuan Tian Ming and Feng Yu Heng were invited by Prince Lian to the so-called temporary imperial residence. Following behind them were Bai Ze, Ban Zou and a group of guards.

Aside from Duan Mu An Guo’s Winter Palace, this was the first time that Feng Yu Heng had entered a proper palace after entering the North. At this moment, she was like a country bumpkin that had just entered the city. She looked all over, feeling that everything was fresh. This rush caused her to forget about how Prince Lian had deceived her into thinking that he was a woman. Grabbing hold of the person in the red clothes, she smiled and asked: “Was this temporary residence built using quartz? How much quartz must there be! Take a look, all of the pillars and walls, why is it all quartz? Does Qian Zhou produce quartz? Hah! Can we negotiate? Are there any quartz mines that have not been mined? How about giving me a portion?” Before waiting for Prince Lian to speak, she immediately said: “If you agree, I will go ahead and provide you with a grand favor. How about it?”