Chapter 707 - Incredulous Dream (1/2)
Bai Xue ears suddenly perks, she heard the sound of stream burbles and her nose pick up a fresh smell of water and wet soil, her pupils dilated as she knows she is getting close, Bai Xue lit her skirt slightly and quickened her pace just like a maiden who can't wait to meet her lover.
Her movement stopped abruptly by two shadow guards they cross their swords and asked sternly ”Are you, Bai Xue?”
She swallowed her irritation and nodded ”I am!”
”Wait here!” said one of the guards, he turns around and left while the other guards stood there watching her with a hostile look.
Bai Xue tries to maintain her gentle expression even though she was dissatisfied with the shadow guard's rude behavior, they were only lowly servants, how dare they treat their Lord guest like this.
Bai Xue swallowed her irritation while turning her gaze to the forest next to her, she repeatedly reminded herself to control her anger she keeps telling herself when she becomes Long Ming woman she will make them bowed their heads and punished everyone who mistreated her today. Bai Xue smiled with satisfaction as she sank in her delusion if only she realized how ridiculous her dream was.
A moment later the previous shadow guard returned ”Come with me!” he curtly said then he turned around without waiting for Bai Xue's reply.
Bai Xue gritted her teeth in annoyance why the servant in the Hei Shen sect was so rude, had Long Ming never taught them? Nevermind she will straighten them out once she becomes Long Ming's mistress. Bai Xue pressed down her anger as she obediently follows the rude guard.
They arrived at the half-wrecked pavilion near the stream, A man sitting behind the small round table. The man wears black robes with golden flame embroidered on his collar and wide long sleeves, his long dark hair dr.a.p.ed on his shoulder neatly, Bai Xue heart-pounding profusely the man must be Long Ming too bad he was wearing a gold mask so she can't see his face but it didn't dissuade her d.e.s.i.r.e.
Bai Xue fixed her hair a little bit, she forced herself to be calm and poise like a graceful young lady, she can't let him know how excited she was or he might think she was a woman with ill-mannered.
She keeps her gaze down to maintain her good behavior as a reserved unmarried lady. She stood in front of the pavilion as she waited for Zhao Li Xin to greeted her but the man ignored her presence as he continued to play chess with himself and the two shadow guards who stand in front of the pavilion ignored her as well.
After stand awkwardly for ten minutes she becomes impatient, she glanced at Zhao Li Xin, but the man remains indifferent, he quietly moved the chess piece on the board without showing any intention to stop. Bai Xue finally loses her patient then she braced herself to called him ”Lo...Lord Long Ming I…..”
Zhao Li Xin dark eyes shot towards her, the threat inside his gaze so apparent it made Bai Xue swallowed her words back. Zhao Li Xin deliberately let her hanged to destroy her self-confidence he knew Bai Xue was too full of herself, she was arrogant selfish, and opportunistic.
”Who told you to speak?” he coldly said, he deliberately made his voice sounds heavier so Bai Xue didn't recognize his voice.
Bai Xue swallow her saliva and her face turn to red, she feel embarrassed but not dare to refuted.
Zhao Li Xin put down his wine cup he leaned his head on his fist ”Tell me what you know” he said with a callous tone.
Although she feel dejected about how Zhao Li Xin treats her, but she realizes this is not the right time to be stubborn. Bai Xue clenched her fist then say: ”I have information about the cold poison”
”Go on…” he tapped his finger on the table.
”As you know it, The celestial immortal wasn't the one who create the poison. One of the old maidservants who served my master told me that someone gave the poison to my master as a gift, a birthday gift to be precise” said Bai Xue.
”How generous” Zhao Li Xin he sneers.
”The old servant said, my master once helped a wounded man and that man feel in debt with my master so once he returns to his home he rewarded my master with a lot of gift as appreciation for her good deeds towards him” Bai Xue also surprised when she got this news, she didn't know her master has met fruitful encounter when she was young.
”When that man send his gift he also included a list of the item he had given away, and cold poison was on the list” Bai Xue's eyes glistening, she expected Zhao Li Xin would appreciate her hard work.