C269 (1/2)

The night in the Imperial City was exceptionally mysterious. The light from the lanterns illuminated the entire Imperial City, which was filled with mysteries and stories. Under the eaves, the wind whistled. It was like a woman crying, yet also like a sorrowful music.

In the dead of the night, other than the whistling sound coming from under the eaves, the Imperial City was completely silent. The silence made this place even more mysterious.

Within this frighteningly quiet Imperial City, a black shadow suddenly appeared from under the roof of the Imperial City. It was so fast that there weren't any traces of it. It was as if a gust of black ash had been blown away by the night wind. The black shadow instantly disappeared into the darkness, as if it had never existed.

Inside the Red Sleeve Palace, Lan Ruo'er had already rested for a long time. At this moment, she was lying on the bed and just as Lan Ruo'er was about to sleep, there was a sudden sound from the door of Red Sleeve Palace's bedroom, and it opened from the outside.

Lan Ruo'er was woken up by the sound of the door opening. She suddenly sat up from the bed, a look of panic on her face.

”Men! Men! Light the lamp!” Seeing that her Red Sleeve Palace was actually pitch-black, Lan Ruo'er asked as her face turned pale from fright.

However, not a single person from the entire Red Sleeve Palace replied. The quiet and soundless Red Sleeve Palace made people even more afraid. Lan Ruo'er already had a bad premonition when she saw this situation.

”Someone, someone, light …” Lan Ruo'er's voice had already started to tremble slightly as she nervously looked all around at the pitch-black Red Sleeve Palace.

”Stop shouting, woman, you're so noisy.” Suddenly, a voice sounded from the corner. It was a low voice, yet it carried a hint of mischievousness.

When Lan Ruo'er heard this voice, she became even more flustered.

Who are you? How did you manage to break into the Red Sleeve Palace? ” Lan Ruo'er shouted in panic, a look of panic sweeping across her face, she had already retreated a few steps and her heels were already at the foot of the bed, she realised that she had nowhere to retreat to, so she climbed onto the bed and hid herself at the foot of the bed.

”How can those guards of yours stop me? ”He's really overestimating himself.” The black shadow spoke arrogantly once again with a tone of contempt. However, at this moment, Lan Ruo'er was already very afraid, and was obviously not in the mood to listen to the words of the black clothed man.

”What do you want to do? Who exactly are you? ” Lan Ruo'er's voice trembled slightly, and her expression quickly carried traces of fear. The current Lan Ruo'er really wished that Xuanyuan Zhiling was by her side.

When the man in black heard this, he suddenly laughed. His laugh contained a trace of complicated emotions.

”You don't have to care who I am. But don't worry, I won't harm you.” The black clothed man's tone seemed to soften a bit when she said this. When Lan Ruo'er heard this, the worry in her heart subsided slightly, but she still could not completely relax.

”Since you're not willing to tell me who you are, and also said that you won't hurt me, then why did you come to my Red Sleeve Palace in the middle of the night?” Lan Ruo'er realized that this person did not come from a good place and she tried her best to remain calm in her heart.

After the black clothed man heard Lan Ruo'er's words, he immediately chuckled and said, ”I am only here to remind you, otherwise, you would actually be unaware that you have been toyed with by someone else.” When the black-clothed man finished speaking, his voice actually carried a trace of a smile; he was clearly mocking Lan Ruo'er.

Hearing that, Lan Ruo'er's face immediately became ugly.

”What are you talking about? Who was toyed with in the palm of others' hands? ” As she said that, Lan Ruo'er was slightly angered, and asked with a gloomy face.

The black-clothed man laughed even louder after hearing Lan Ruo'er's words.

”How sad. Even now, you still don't know anything.” The man in black said, his eyes shining in the dark night. The moonlight outside the window seemed to flash with a black light.

Lan Ruo'er's expression turned worse and worse, as complicated emotions flashed across her face.

”Seeing that you're so stupid, let me remind you, have you forgotten about the humiliation you suffered that day at the Blue Bird Hall?” As the black-clothed man spoke till here, Lan Ruo'er tenaciously quibbled, ”But this empress and the Emperor didn't do it on purpose. It can't be said that it's any sort of humiliation.”

”In that case, why don't you understand that they were just there for you to see?” When the black clothed man heard Lan Ruo'er's words, he suddenly sped up, and his tone became gloomy.

”That won't happen, empress even personally gave me medicinal herbs to cure my illness. Yesterday, the Emperor came to me to explain that matter, I believe …” Before Lan Ruo'er could finish speaking, the black clothed man laughed again.

”How naive. My warning was only to the point. If you're smart, then think about it for yourself. At that time, if you suffer any losses, don't regret it.” After he finished speaking, before Lan Ruo'er could react, she heard a swishing sound. The black clothed person had already completely disappeared from Lan Ruo'er's sight, accompanied by a light noise from the window.

The black clothed man left, but Lan Ruo'er was unable to sleep at night, could it be that what the black clothed man said was true?

However, at this time, the Black Butterfly Villa late at night was bustling with noise and excitement.

”Why are you here again? I already told you last time, I still need to consider whether or not I should help you. ” Song Mingzhi looked at the black-clothed Xuanyuan Mocheng who paid a visit late at night, and said with a cold tone.