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When the eyes caught her glance, they immediately lit up, and there was a mix of emotions in the expression—anxiousness, worry, discomfort, regret, pain, and hesitation…
She never knew that Zhangsun Wuji, who always concealed his feelings, would possess such complicated and conflicted emotions.
Meanwhile, her surroundings started to look clearer and clearer. It no longer moved ceaselessly like a water body and she was still in his arms.
”I'm alright, now.” Meng Fuyao got up and jumped to her feet. She looked at the Emperor's palace that was further away, and then she looked back at where they had come from. A long while later, she said calmly, ”Let's stick to our original plan.”
Zhangsun Wuji neither tried to persuade her nor said anything. He only caressed her head quietly, and he watched how she once again sucked in all the pain like an oyster and allowed the pain to torture her from within while hiding it from others. Then, as time passed, she would try hard to convert those pains into a shiny pearl.
The universe saw how impressive and bright-minded she was, but they could not see the deep injuries that she had suffered as a result.
It was not that he didn't feel sorry for her, but rather, he was afraid that he would feel too sorry. If he was, he might uncontrollably want to stop her from moving forward.
Meng Fuyao had never been the type of woman who would be willing to be protected and guarded by him, or let him pamper her, while he spread his wings to deter all types of pain and suffering. Her own wings were wide and strong, and they were always ready for a challenge to allow her to soar even higher. If he did not allow her to be fine-tuned by the darkness in the universe, how would she be able to ride the tides that would only become higher and stronger each time?
In the darkness, two silhouettes silently flew towards the Emperor's palace.
The palace was quiet, and the number of guards was never too much or too little. Both of them dashed in like pairs of scissors when two groups of guards just finished crossing each other. The last person of the group suddenly felt the movement of wind behind him, but when he turned around, the surroundings were completely empty.
Meng Fuyao was about to dash into the most inner room, which was the Emperor's quarters, but suddenly, Zhangsun Wuji tugged her hand. He led her to another side of the wall, and both of them pressed their ears against it.
Then, she vaguely overheard a conversation.
”… Just get rid of them!”
It was the sound of a woman. It seemed sharp, like the voice of Xuanji's Empress.
”… You are finally not going to endure it?” the other person said in smiles. The voice was thin like a girl's, and the tone was one of laziness and impatience. When Meng Fuyao heard it, her mind exploded, and she could feel the blood rushing to her forehead.
It was this voice!
Epsilon!
In an instant, her eyes turned murderous, but she quickly kept that expression. She remained as still as a boulder—experts like Epsilon could sense any form of movement or murderous aura within dozens of feet. No matter how angry she was, this was not the right moment.
”… I really can't bear it anymore…” Xuanji's Empress seemed to be highly agitated. She paced back and forth quickly in the room. A while later, she stopped and scolded, ”A bunch of bastards!”
”This was not what you originally wanted…” Epsilon continued to speak in a steady tone. He laughed. ”Didn't you want the people to be killed without any consequence, and still be able to stabilize the situation?”
”Judging by how it is, how am I going to stabilize it? I just… sigh!” The Empress seemed as though she wanted to curse, but she ended her sentence with a bitter sigh.
”You should have said earlier. It would have been much easier, if not, why would I…” Suddenly, Epsilon gave a gentle laugh. ”… Still, let them live until now, and be able to eavesdrop beside the wall!”
Bang!
Before Epsilon completed his last sentence, Zhangsun Wuji and Meng Fuyao had already hurriedly retreated. Even so, in an instant, the wall shattered into pieces, and ash flew as the bricks were thrown in all directions. The dark red and yellow glazed roof tiles created gusts of wind as they circulated in the sky, and in mid-air, they transformed into rays of light and crashed right on top of their heads!
”Is it tiring to hang on the wall? How about letting me bring you onto your deathbed?”
As the tiles flew, someone walked down the staircase and laughed. He stood at the center of the courtyard, slanted his body, and looked over with an eyebrow raised.
He seemed like a piece of jade soaked in the moonlight. Soft and gentle, he resembled the shadows of the scattered trees reflected under the moonlight.
Meng Fuyao smirked, and she kicked off half of the palace wall. The entire chunk flew towards Epsilon, creating loud sounds of wind movement.
”You can go and sleep instead. I'll first gift you a blanket!”
Right after she kicked the wall away, she leaped onto it. Her black robes fluttered violently in the wind, and her body created a line as sharp as a blade.
”Watch out for my flying carpet!”
Epsilon smiled and watched. Casually, he extended his hand to catch the piece of wall. One hand hit on the wall, while the other hand went to grab Meng Fuyao, who jumped over like a black cat. He laughed. ”Sleeping under the same blanket is good too. Just right, we can continue what we left off on that day.”
When the flying piece of wall reached, the gleam of Destiny Rebellion appeared.
Suddenly, a hand reached out from behind the wall.
The hand was carrying a jade Ruyi, and it silently shattered the cement bricks, as though those were tofu instead of stones. The Ruyi made superficial contact as it zoomed past, and the purple light gleamed as an arc screen was created, which aimed straight for 18 major acupuncture points on Epsilon's body!
Immediately, Meng Fuyao backflipped and jumped off the piece of wall. She executed it with extreme accuracy, making herself land right behind Epsilon's back. With a hand raised, she wielded a deadly stab of Destiny Rebellion!
However, Epsilon's body suddenly twisted.
With that twist, all the bones in his body seemed to be twisted out of place, and they glided away from their original spots. One sleeve swayed towards Zhangsun Wuji's jade Ruyi and twisted around the Ruyi. Then, the sleeve tugged on the Ruyi to hit on Meng Fuyao's sword!