C23 (2/2)

He lightly pushed open the bamboo door and saw everything in the room. In front of him was a table and a few stools, in the corner was a bed, and there was also a reclining chair. Blinking, she lifted her hand and gently pushed it away.

What entered his eyes was a man lying on the bed with his head on his shoulder, taking a nap.

Yun Duan felt her heart beating a little faster.

Sunlight shone through the cracks of the bamboo house and onto the man's body. His plain white clothes were dyed a faint golden yellow by the halo of light. The man's facial features were deep and angular.

The eyelashes under his slightly closed eyes were very long, and they densely cast a row of shadows.

Yun Duan stood there silently. She did not speak up to disturb him, nor did she leave.

He just stared at the man.

With just a glance, she was already certain that this person was the Misty Monarch she was looking for.

He was only casually lying on his side, but this didn't affect the coldness from his entire body, nor the unapproachable, powerful aura.

Everyone said that he had the demeanor of the Immersed Emperor. He was extremely good-looking, and his Xuan He was not bad either, but at that moment, she felt that he was the most beautiful person in the world. Although he did not open his eyes, she could already see the depths of his eyes.

After standing there for a while longer, he saw that the man didn't have any signs of opening his eyes. Yun Duan curled her lips. She knew that he was awake, but she just didn't want to see her.

She turned around and walked out of the bamboo house. The continuous journey these past few days had tired her a little. She brought out a recliner from the house and placed it on the riverside, facing the sunlight. She laid on it and slowly closed her eyes.

Since he was already here, she didn't believe that he would still be asleep when she woke up.

She was hungry, but the tiredness of her body soon pulled her into a dream.

When he heard the steady breathing of the woman outside, Shiyan Qingjun slowly opened his eyes. They were as deep as obsidian glass, calm and distant.

It was extremely quiet in the daytime. Occasionally, there would be the chirping of a few birds, but they would quickly disappear.

The clouds in his dreams were always uneasy.

”Sister, Sister …”

She heard a voice calling to her, young and smiling.

”Sister, Sister …” The blurry face giggled as it ran into the fire.

”No, no!” Yun Duan muttered in pain.

The flame raged like a ghost, wantonly spreading out the thick blood-red fog. The dream suddenly spun, and the head of Imperial Concubine Yu, which had been unable to die in peace, rolled in front of her eyes, sinister to the point that it was dripping with blood.

Yun Duan was so shocked that she sat up abruptly, cold sweat beading on her forehead. She panted for a long time before calming down.

As he looked ahead, he realized that he was in the Upper Cloud Valley.

She lightly rubbed the center of her brows. Her mufei and Rui were her nightmares for the rest of her life. They were embedded in her heart and couldn't be removed. She could only suffer in agony.

”Did you have a nightmare?” A man's voice was cold and low.

Yun Duan jumped off the recliner in shock and retreated a few steps back before stabilizing her body. Her gaze landed on the man dressed in white clothes that were like snow.

It was quite breathtaking.

The man didn't look at her. He was sitting on a stone bench in front of the house with a book in his hand. He was slowly flipping through a book.

Yun Duan calmed down and walked over.

”I didn't expect the Misty King to be so beautiful!”

As Yun Duan spoke, she sat opposite the man and sized him up without any obstruction.

Siyan Qingjun's eyes were calm. He put down the book in his hand and poured a cup of hot tea for Yun Jun. His voice was cold as he said, ”The three kings, Ji Yali and Fang Hua are also extremely beautiful!”

Yun Duan was slightly stunned as she looked at the man with a cold expression, ”You know me!”

Siyan Qingjun picked up the book again and gently turned the page. His lips curled up into a smile. His smile was distant and indifferent, but he didn't say anything more.

Yun Duan frowned. ”Then do you know why I'm here?”

”Don't bother with the three kings. Rather than wasting time with me, it's better to take advantage of Emperor Chen's lack of strength and filial piety!”