Chapter 19 (2/2)

“A friend invited Yi Yang and I to visit and that friend collects daggers so I went to buy a present and ran into Yi Yang on the street and she insisted on coe was beco colder and colder toit, but after Feng Long’s birthday, she suddenly changed her attitude and was so solicitous of rand she wants to get married sooner Grand who suffered a lot, so she ca a title Even if I like another girl, I can just marry another concubine”

Xiao Yao pushed hirabbed her quickly “I didn’t say yes! I couldn’t convincethe engagement I told her I liked so to give her whatever co said she didn’t care howas she was ine she’s so nanimous! I think you should marry her and then later yousaid painfully “Xiao Yao, stopme! Can’t you understand? Because she could care less about me, that is why she doesn’t care All she wants is the title of the wife of the Tu Shan clan leader!”

Xiao Yao stopped s kneanted to end the engagerando her dad wanted to end the engage Qiu She never thought about leaving after that If I want to kick her out, then she’ll kill herself because she wasn’t good enough forto serve the sarand unreasonable and refuses to end the engagerandmother is couys are stuck at an i nodded his head “I can’t end the engage”

Xiao Yao sighed – just like Zhuan Xu said, it would be very difficult for Jing to end the engage as if to reo back Xiao Yao said “I pro as you don’tfor now Gege said there was over a dozen assassins Who do you think was behind it? Hou?”

“To assassinatefurrowed his brow “My brother isn’t soesture? Since I returned he has been very careful around me, and the few tries he’s made have been very low key so no one can trace it back to hio all out and try and kill me Or maybe it’s not him?”

Xiao Yao said “Who cares if it’s him, just know that so Qiu Think about how to protect yourself! I used all that energy to save you years ago, it was not to let you go die now!”

“Don’t worry, I may not want to kill my brother, but I won’t let him harm me He did so much this time I can use this chance to eliminate all his cohorts within the clan, which can also help Zhuan Xu so that people within my clan don’t cause problems for him”

Xiao Yao said “Just be careful”

Jing replied “I know”

Xiao Xiao flew over again and Xiao Yao said “I need to go, if I don’t go back, Zhuan Xu will be angry”

Xiao Yao waved Xiao Xiao down and vaulted on the winged ride

Jing watched her co

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The next day, Xiao Yao learned from Zhuan Xu that this assassination was planned in detail and arrived in force If Jing hadn’t used the substitute by coincidence, he ht not have survived it

A few days later, news broke that Tu Shan Jing would survive but there was no word on as behind the assassination so this matter re and Hou were alone, Hou arrogantly adet hiet rid of Hou but started clipping his wings

During the investigation into the assassins, the shop owners ofreplaced and this went on for three months before it ended

The Tu Shan clan businesses extended through the vast wilderness and across all industries Hou supported Cang Lin and Yu Yang so ever since Zhuan Xu arrived in the Middle Plains, the Tu Shan clan businesses kept tabs on Zhuan Xu and would try to undered the clan businesses, it also took so snuck into Sheng Nong Mountain and chuckled to Zhuan Xu “Jing’s assassination attempt was for the best! Hou doesn’t see so brainless this tiry wohed “You now say it was for the best, but when Jing was assassinated you said so else An assassination if succeeded is a very powerful and deadly attack Hou would have gotten rid of Jing and taken over the Tu Shan clan just like that”

Xiao Yao listened to the conversation and suddenly flashed back to that day in the weapons shop and how Fang Feng Yi Yang pulled the bow back to shoot the test du died and Hou was the clan leader, Yi Yang would ’s plaque and live a life alone as the wife of the foret whatever she wanted

Xiao Yao shook her head It couldn’t be Yi Yang!

Xiao Yao berated herself to not think badly of Yi Yang just because of Jing Yi Yang ed to hi him

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Zhi Jin Peak, a bright and gloriousto the fire pit and her face was bright red with sweat dotting her forehead

She felt the ti the cover of the pot to take out the mold She put it inside a pail of ice water until the mold solidified Xiao Yao poured the mold out and individual reen, and even yellow

Zhuan Xu walked into this “ roo and stood in the corner to watch quietly There were colorful molds strewn all over the table but the shapes were odd Some looked like flower petals, others like leaves, he really couldn’t figure out what she was lass plate, it was dark on both ends and white in theon it

Xiao Yao used a brush and covered the white part once with a liquid

Xiao Yao washed her hands and then put it in the ice water for so it with a clean cloth She then picked up theknife to start carving the molds She finished one and would put it on the plate as if she was painting on it

Zhuan Xu was curious so walked over and he saw Xiao Yao’s slender fingers expertly at work and gradually the white plate was covered with a green lily frond and there was dew on it that appeared like it was about to slide off A pink lily appeared and the yellow nectar inside formed Within the lilies two salmon peeked out fro passed and an entire sal in a lily pond tableau was created Other than having no sound, everything was there even the scent of the lilies

Xiao Yao stared at it intently and then smiled in satisfaction

Zhuan Xu clapped “Scent, visuals, and taste – it’s all there Makes me want to take a bite”

Xiao Yao made a face at him “It’s all poison”

Zhuan Xu shook his head “Can’t figure out what this weird hobby of yours is Whoroom is pretty much a kitchen”

Xiao Yao carefully picked up the plate and put it inside a box before shutting it and wrapping it up in a cloth

Zhuan Xu asked warily “You can’t be giving that to sohed “Secret”

Zhuan Xu sighed “I can’t decide if you like this person, or hate this person”

After aXiao Yao’s back ached and she rubbed her back and asked “How come you have time to come watchto discuss with you”

Xiao Yao got serious “Go ahead”

“Feng Long invited you out a couple of times and you turned him down every time?”

“Yup” Xiao Yao’s eyes twirled and she asked “You want me to say yes?”

Zhaun Xu nodded Xiao Yao didn’t understand “Isn’t there Xing Yue? If you want to announce aYue!”

“Xing Yue is Xing Yue, her last na, his last name is Chi Sui and he’s the next Chi Sui clan leader You are you, carrying the bloodlines of the Yellow Emperor and the Grand Emperor”

Xiao Yao furrowed her brows “You can’t be wantingLong?” Zhuan Xu was confused now – Tu Shan Jing was engaged, Fang Feng Bei was a profligate spare son, co was so reat faround Yet Xiao Yas would rather spend all her ti the desolatewith Feng Long to regal Sheng Nong mountain to view the famed peonies

Xiao Yao chuckled “If I tell you the truth, you proood, but fine, I proled “There is nothing wrong with Feng Long, other than he re If he wants to meet me, it’s not because he thinks I’irls around him and decided I’m the most suited to be his wife”

Zhaun Xu was exasperated and pretend to deck her “Because he’s like me, so you don’t want him?”

Xiao Yao ducked “You said you wouldn’t beat me”

Zhuan Xu still bopped her on the head “In his position, he is not allowed to not be calculating Even if he , it doesn’t s as well”

Xiao Yao pouted “Are you seriously trying to help hihed “Of course I’e, and if you really don’t like him then I won’t push Plus I can’t push even if I wanted to But forYue has already askedis pretty prideful and can’t ask h he wants ht about it and asked “Do you need Feng Long’s help in the Middle Plains?”

Zhuan Xu nodded and then pulled Xiao Yao into his ar in her ear “I’ an arot to breathe

There was a lot ofthe material can offer different prices to skim off the top, so Zhuan Xu had the funds to build an ar allowed the soldiers to sneak in as well Sheng Nong Mountain was thousands of miles vast with so many places to create a spiritual barrier maze to hide a secret army In the Middle Plains, he could quietly without detection build an army, and with Zhuan Xu’s personality, this allowed hi here

This would be the ideal path, but if their grandfather found out…it would be the death penalty!

Xiao Yao stared at Zhuan Xu but he just smiled with complete conviction in his eyes

Zhuan Xu explained “The Four Great Clans have survived tens of thousands of years by keeping their bloodlines floith one et involved in any political battles That suits so, but it ha He is already sick and tired of his clan elders nagging I need Feng Long, but he also needs reat deeds can be accoe ruler, even the wisest official can have no future Only when a sage ruler pairs with a wise official can an eenerations”

Xiao Yao said “I’ll treat Feng Long as a friend, o play I can do all that, but I will never hed “That’s h What happens in the future no one will know so let’s just wait and see!”

Xiao Yao so find hihed “Xing Yue invited you to go stay at the Little Zhu Rong residence for a bit”

Whether it was Feng Long’s desire, or Xing Yue’s own plans, but when it ca all out

Xiao Yao asked “Zhuan Xu, will you ht about it and said “Depends on her! If she wants, I’llroyal faitimacy to me with the people of the Middle Plains To rule the world, one needs to use force and to use persuasion Force is to subdue everything with ht seem unnecessary but is actually a hed “Since o and start getting on good terms with her”

Zhuan Xu stared at Xiao Yao and his eyes showed his conflicted e?”

Zhuan Xu lowered his eyes and said with a laugh “If I knew you would use this reason to agree, I wouldn’t have wastedto convince you and even told you allout for a bit so tell Shan Hu to packYue’s tomorrow” Xiao Yao pushed Zhuan Xu out the door “This ‘kitchen’ of o in”

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A dance hall, a dancer was gracefully dancing

Xiao Yao s Bei

Bei glanced over it and drawled “What’s that?”

Xiao Yao said “You open it”

Bei shook his cup “I’ht now”

Xiao Yao clenched her fist – be patient, be patient, be patient! She released her fist and opened the cloth cover over the box

Bei was still uninterested and continued drinking his wine and watching the dancer dancing

Xiao Yao had no choice but to open the box herself When she made it, to create the scent of the lilies she spent a lot of tiht now the scent of the lilies were lost in the pungent odor of the food and the perfumes around them so it wasn’t noticeable anymore

Xiao Yao rushed here excitedly with a whole bellyful of things she wanted to say to him She wanted to boast about how she made the poison lilies, how shein lilies tableau turned di any

Bei finally turned his gaze frolass plate It was delicate and full of life, the colors vibrant and the items exquisitely rendered

Bei stared for so a lily frond

One bite after another, one lily frond, one sal in lilies tableau

Xiao Yao gaped at him “You…don’t stuff yourself silly”

Bei shot her a look and she immediately shut up

Bei ate the final bite and put down his chopstick He took a sip of wine and casually said “Not bad”

Xiao Yao stared at the empty plate and her heart soared “The only person who can make poisons this tasty in the entire world is hed back “And the only person in the entire world who can appreciate your great “cooking” talents is h to have a true soul

Xiao Yao asked “Can you continue teaching me archery now?” What she really ry at me anymore?

Bei finished his wine “I need to leave for a bit, wait forback to Qing Shui town Even if there was no active warfare, he was still the General of the Sheng Nong resistance army and there was much he had to do

Xiao Yao couldn’t help it and sighed loudly andBei, that would be so great!”

Bei appeared not to have heard her as he set down his wine cup and got up to leave, his for in the layers of curtains