The Secret Princess – Fan Fiction by AC Chapter 81: Discarded pawn
♥Author♥Angel♥Chua♥
Adapted from Princess Agents drama series and original novel by Xiao Xiang Dong’er – Chu Qiao Chuan Biography
Discarded Pawn (08.12.2021 edited)
From dawn to twilight, the long lines of caravans beautifully paraded in the Prairie Silk road.
The mid-autumn weather of the Southern skies somehow warmed the skin of the people watching the historic journey of the year.
While the pre-winter season coldness suddenly felt upon entering the Eastern skies, the people in the roadside started to cover themselves.
Meanwhile, the Qinghai Queen overturned her long Kam sleeves and the light of the candle tears suddenly turns off. Only a sweep of her gentle, delicate hands, she calms herself in the pitch black darkness, said.
“What disaster can we bring to the Beauty Emperor?”
The Qinghai King obliged to respond said.
“My Queen if we harm the Beauty Emperor, we will surely taste the fangs of the Jianghu spies. Your order of extinction for the Moon kingdom will be in delay. I suggest we let things happen as they are and focus on the Moon kingdom later.”
The Queen hears what she likes to hear said: “My King, you aren’t going to meet him. Will you?”
“As you wish, I may. But if you do not allow, I will abide”, said the Qinghai King.
“Let Ra Yue do the task, said the Qinghai Queen. He needs this soft alliance to carry out the Moon Kingdom extinction.” The Qinghai Queen is touching her damask cape and thinking wildly at the moment.
The Qinghai King careful of his words calmly said: “Ra Yue will indeed welcome him, and present the hero in front of him.
Besides, the Beauty Emperor bought many treasures to pay homage to this empire and meet his savior. I am sure this is something my Queen will not refuse.”
“Why would I refuse such treasures?”
Said the Qinghai Queen feeling at ease with the positive words from the Qinghai King.
“It looks like, he bought his entire Liang empire on his way to Qinghai.”
The Qinghai King paused and chuckled a bit then said.
“It is like he bought a dowry to marry someone in Qinghai and I am sure it is not the Crown Prince fault but the Beauty Emperor’s savior. I am also excited to meet his savior.”
Qinghai Queen feeling happy now replies: “If I play as the hero, will everyone believe?”
“You can do anything!” The annoyed Qinghai King can only fake his witticism.
**
Everyone in Qinghai wears masks. This historic welcome is described to be a masquerade grand party.
Ra Yue’s hair exquisitely drapes with a simple U-shape crescent moon crown in his head. Dressed in White Silk Kimono with hand printed golden thread Lion at his back, no one can describe the Crown Prince elegance and beauty displayed in front of the Qinghai Ministers.
From the tribal bones and their sage leaders, the political grass alliances of the Qinghai princes did not stop murmuring. The grasshopper crowd becomes a sweet noise to Ra Yue’s ears.
Ra Yue can only reward them with sweet smirks, cold penetrating godly stares, he is enjoying every bit of candid to humdrum remarks.
“He broke the protocol, the Eunuchs must be punished. The code of expressions is it amended? Did the Eunuchs fail to comply with our dress code conduct? This is a contempt of the Qinghai empire. Exposing your face to the crowd is serious misconduct. This is not happening to the Crown Prince, it must be unreal. This beautiful, godly face must be covered or this is not Qinghai empire.”
One of the Qinghai Ministers stands up, inhales, then spoke a direct attack in the presence of the Qinghai Empire said.
“The Crown Prince Palace Eunuchs must be punished to death for disregarding the sacred dress code of the Qinghai Empire.”
The Velvet Prince Ra Zhun also spit the second the motion remarks: “I believe the Eunuchs have not enforced a strict dress code today. Shall we roll the heads today?”
Ra Zhun impatiently rolled his eyes, ordered the Imperial guards to seize the Crown Prince Eunuchs.
The Silver Prince Ra Zheng must act quick to mediate in between, gave eye contact to his royal guards and suddenly understood.
The royal guards of the Silver prince marched in front of the Head of Eunuchs and Yue Qi is watching them.
Everyone was put into a defensive mood. No one dared to move and Ra Yue is playing it cool. Yuwen Yue did not mind these two same uniform opposing in front of the bright Qinghai empire.
One side is going to chop off the Eunuchs heads and the other side is going to save these heads. Yue Qi’s half face is covered with a mask is twitching his palms, waiting for Ra Yue’s commands.
While Zuo Zong like the masked Zorro, just arrived at Palace gates who came to inform Ra Yue about the little chaos in the Khan Road to the Sky.
Before anyone can react, the Liang royal convoy arrived at the gates of the Qinghai Grand Palace.
Suddenly, a serious but good looking young eunuch is running towards the Crown Prince Head Eunuch.
Catching a few breaths he whispered.
“Master before you die, will you announce the Beauty Emperor’s presence?”
The old Eunuch’s wrinkled eyes lighten up the tensed mood in his face.
He wants to burst in tears and laughter at the same time when he heard the junior eunuch words of threat, he brushed it off aside then said.
“Go, open the Palace gates and let us welcome the Beauty Emperor. The Crown Prince is already in a compromised situation. We must know what he will say in defiance to the Qinghai dress code before they chop off our heads.”
***
The situation in the Prairie Silk Road seven hours earlier before the arrival of the Beauty Emperor.
Of all the people who watched the historic journey, all faces wear the awe and wonder of the moment. In fact, this is a rare opportunity she chooses to show in public display.
Suddenly a horrific woman wearing heavy white eyeliners, beautiful and brave leaps in the air then jump in front of the Prairie Silk road.
A little chaos among the people at the roadside is happening.
But the Liang Phoenix forces were also paralyzed.
It cannot deploy a quick reaction force.
Apparently, the woman on her animated white hoodie, her face covered with a silk veil, looked down in the extravagant soil of Prairie Silk road.
Many eyes saw this clearly.
This beautiful form of a woman blocked the grand convoy at the middle of the Prairie Silk Road. Hostility raised in the air. The finest Liang horsemen took off their simple Hanfu dress, unsheathes their swords and reveals the real ninja suits underneath those simple faces.
The simple horsemen now turn to a lethal weapon and caper their fierce assassins role.
However, unlucky to defend the royal passenger inside the expensive golden palanquin, these lethal weapons turned into nothing but friendly foe.
“It is a fast move martial arts like that of a Civet cat! I did not see it coming!”
Their mouths utter in pain.
No one dares to form a defensive move, every mouth in silence cannot refute and no one had the energy to counteract her moves.
With nothing so much to worry, the passenger inside the Palanquin felt some reverberations in the air. Yet he did not mind this temporary inconvenience.
While the horsemen were exhausted, nobody from Sun Di’s envoy tried to convene.
A thin, young boy took all the time in the world to show its face.
He walks like a frog on top of the Grand Palanquin of the Beauty Emperor.
It is both awkward but offensive move.
While it is necessary, this thin, young boy has to show this beautiful intruder its martial claws.
The woman recognized, the innocent, thin, young boy is equipped. He cannot be underestimated.
But her pulses gradually relaxed and not tense.
The wrinkled brows in her face started to look at who. She sensed a friendly familiarity and slowly unveiled the piece of covering in her head.
The thin young boy did not really believe what he saw at the moment.
But one thing is sure, all minds will be blown away.
The thin, young boy slowly went down in front of the lethal woman.
Without fear, he said: “Master, are you here to accompany us?”
Chu Qiao with a quick smirk, used her fingers to point towards the direction of the Royal palanquin, said.
“If the Beauty Emperor will allow me, why not?”
While Chu Qiao defenses are down, Sun Di quickly took the opportunity to pass an order to capture her.
Chu Qiao expects it, did not move.
In fact, without reluctance, she offered her hands.
Ping’An about to defend Chu Qiao but Sun Di said: “The order of Phoenix Emperor.”
Ping’An about to complain but suddenly the Beauty Emperor spoke loud and clearly from golden palanquin said: “She is a dangerous weed and did not regard the Khan Road to the Sky. Tie her up and put a blindfold in her eyes.”
Ping’An does not understand the Beauty Emperor’s harsh order, he boldly asked: “Your Majesty, did you forget about Qiao Qiao?”
Next thing, the Beauty Emperor was deaf to every word and did not answer Ping’An. He keeps a hard face but swallows in his mouth and his throat becomes dry.
Ping’An wants to defy the Beauty Emperor and when he is about to break some necks Sun Di’s forces Chu Qiao stops him, said:.
“Trust your Highness, he may have a noble purpose in doing so. Spare them.”
Ping’An in his defensive moves but gradually cools off after he heard Chu Qiao’s words.
He eventually obeyed his former Master and said.
“I will not stop to ask his Majesty to release you. Please endure until I find out what is your crime?”
Chu Qiao handed over her two hands and one Liang royal escort blindfolded her eyes. She was not given any special treatment at all.
But required to walk for long miles.
She endured and did not say any word. She knows her best friend very well. Xiao Ce will never let her suffer without any good reason behind it.
Ping’An did not leave Chu Qiao’s side. Instead, he walks behind her back.
The Beauty Emperor understands, allowed such public display of impoliteness while the public eyes watch every Liang envoy movements.
Murmuring sounds heard right next to the person beside them.
The rest of the day back to the normal scene.
***
Meanwhile, Zuo Zong gathering spy information to the little chaos at Prairie Silk road encounter to the Khan Road to the Sky, he passed this message to one of the junior eunuchs in the Qinghai’s Grand Throne room.
While Qinghai political bones are in a crises moment due to Ra Yue’s exposed face, Ra Yue is playing the next scenario in his mind.
Ra Yue may be cool in the inside but not really worried, displays more concern on the little hurdle in the Khan Road to the Sky than the present situation of rolling all of the Crown Prince eunuch heads.
His mind is far away, thinking.
“Who is this bold woman who dared to block the Khan Road to the Sky?
Chu Qiao knows Ra Yue would be informed right away about her capture, she hid the Cangwu bird in her Kam Sleeves before the encounter happens.
Thinking of the worst, she may end up in Qinghai garrison prison. But trusting her instincts, help may be coming either from Yuwen Yue itself or Xiao Ce the most.
She would like to think that both can happen.
Ping’An noticed Chu Qiao might be thinking deeply, ask the former Master.
“Master Chu, are you alright?”
Chu Qiao does not want to answer any kind of questions, gave Ping’An a slight low blow said.
“I won’t be alright if you do not keep your mouth shut.”
“Aw… ” Ping’An struggles in pain, shut up his mouth.
Xiao Ce tried to get back to his cool self but it seems his excited veins and fast heartbeats betrays him. So he angrily said to himself.
“I need composure if I want this to work.”
Xiao Ce does not want to reveal Chu Qiao about what happened to him in the forgotten river. Now, he tries his best to remain forgetful about whatever memories connected to it. It means, he will also try to forget his feelings to Qiao Qiao as if it is his first time meeting her.
This thought feels good on him because he finally realized that no matter how many times fate resets his life to rewrite his destiny in the stars, he feels that Chu Qiao will always do the same. With much love to give Qiao Qiao, Xiao Ce realized he does not want to repeat the same mistakes he did in the past.
In order to give Chu Qiao the happiness that only Yuwen Yue can give, he likes to take this chance and vows not to fail it.
This time Xiao Ce, said.
“It cannot be undone. What must happen, should happen.”
While the palace is in chaos, the golden palanquin of Liang entered the Qinghai Majestic courtyard.
The Grand Qinghai Throne room was in moments of silence when they heard drum rolls and gongs announcing the arrival of the Khan Road to the Sky.
Every heads and body in kowtow position. As the Beauty Emperor steps out of his fancy Palanquin, fragrance issued in the air. Everyone had a good smell.
The usual Xiao Ce’s front body is made up of beautiful Liang women. Whenever there is publicity, it should be good publicity.
A fragrant one.
Xiao Ce’s world is compared to the intoxicating aroma of fragrant perfumes.
He melts every hearts as he strides.
But suddenly stops.
He throws a gloomy glance sideways, where the blindfolded beauty Qiao Qiao was kneeling in kowtow position.
When everybody was caught in this intoxicating presence of the Beauty Emperor, not so many know why he suddenly stops. Chu Qiao could only feel the beat of her heart and every breath she inhales.
While Xiao Ce did not look down but exhales in a deep sigh.
The moment passed by, the Beauty Emperor continues to walk.
Upon entering the Qinghai courts, everyone cannot describe how to behave at what they see at the moment.
The Liang finest beautiful maidservants performing a sexy mirror dance in front of the Qinghai’s masquerade crowd.
While they sprinkle vanilla salts and threw perfume diffusers, these grasshopper crowd gawky faces could not believe what they see.
Just as when Yuan Che and Yuan Song witnessed in the former days of Xiao Ce’s unique way of entering Wei’s courtyard, is more about entertaining people than giving respect to when he was still the Crown Prince of Liang.
The Beauty Emperor’s grand entrance made everyone in Qinghai amused. They are now entitled to judge and form mix reactions.
Some felt horny, ridiculous, fancy, angry, shock, put their hands in their eyes, even if the face wears masks no one dared to complain about the beauty of sensual acts of the moment.
Chu Qiao knows how it is done, loathes it so bad. She annoyingly said to Ping’An.
“Close your eyes, you cannot see this!”
Chu Qiao hits Ping’Ans head to distract the glued eyes watching the maidservants loathsome performance. In the meantime, some of the Qinghai ministers feel relax, started to joke and laugh said.
“This is all, we can all go home now.”
Yuwen Yue knew how this intoxicating Beauty Emperor performs good publicity in the name of beautiful Liang maidservants created a blockbuster trailer before the main movie flashes. Next thing, everyone witnessed the reality that looks like eternity.
The Liang Emperor finally unveils his yellow gold cape embroidered with two phoenixes holding the torch of light. It hugged Xiao Ce’s frail body but made it grand and bright. Not to mention the perfume issued in the air, makes everyone live in a dream.
Historic travel of the Khan Road to the Sky is finally here.
To see his face makes all worries vanish away.
Qinghai Empire will need a long time to recover from this haven of beauty and splendor that only the Liang Empire offers.
Ra Yue handsome like a cold god who sends chills to the bones welcomes the Majesty Khan Road to the Sky said.
“The first impression lasts. Welcome to Qinghai Empire, Emperor Xiao Ce.”
With every corner of his foxy eyes, Xiao Ce’s sight did not veer away from Ra Yue.
Ra Yue supposedly should catch those lingering stares.
He slightly locked his eyebrows.
It definitely signals him a bombshell is about to explode.
Xiao Ce wants to be nice but mean at the same time, claps his hands.
Sun Di immediately took the blindfolded beauty and dragged her in front of the masquerade empire.
Everyone was surprised to see the blind beauty.
She became everyone’s apple of eyes.
No one has ever seen her in Qinghai like this before.
Spies started to pass secret messages to secret channels. Everyone is awake and alive.
Xiao Ce knows what’s going on, but this is necessary to make his mime effective and catching.
When he starts to speak, he opens his mouth but not to speak.
Instead, he exhaled a short breath. Ra Yue knew the possibility of the Beauty Emperor could complain. He waited for the act.
Xiao Ce started to rant, he said something like this.
“Tell me, is this how Qinghai plants the wild weed to welcome the Khan Road to the Sky?”
Ra Yue stood still trying to temper the hot and cold weather of Qinghai empire.
He knows what to say so he spoke.
“Revenge may never be part of my plan, however, sometimes accidents happen.”
Xiao Ce in his quick wits understood.
“I don’t like to call it revenge. Returning the favor sounds nicer, don’t you think?”
And the two rulers faded from Qinghai Empire.
They felt like they were the only gods talking hard, face to face, in front of another goddess whose beauty can kill or can launch a thousand ships.
Ra Yue gave Xiao Ce a cold look and in his thoughts ready to deploy the bailout plan.
Ra Yue throws some sticky looks at the blindfolded beauty then he made sure she hears every word he has to say.
“I believe the Emperor of the South did not forget why he traveled far in this journey called The Khan Road to the Sky?”
Ra Yue paused and throws him a secret glance just to make sure Xiao Ce has to respond right, he added.
“If you want to punish her, then the Khan Road to the Sky is a useless travel.”
The Qinghai Empire was caught in this surprise response. The grasshopper crowd had one comment in common.
“Is he is defending this beauty in front or insulting the Beauty Emperor.”
“Did he just make an insult to the Beauty Emperor?”
“Who is she that deserves both royal attention?”
“Is the Qinghai Crown Prince ready to go to war?”
“Did the Beauty Emperor come to Qinghai to express gratitude or complain about this weed?”
More and more comments heard.
Like a tidal wave of tsunami came to sweep the minds of every Qinghai Ministers who form opinions and ready to die answers before the Liang Empire retaliates or issue threats in the air.
The Qinghai empire is now a restless shark tank who wants to scold their Crown Prince for insulting the Beauty Emperor.
The words cannot be taken back while everyone wonders and dying in vain to hear the Beauty Emperor response.
After hearing the not so nice response, Xiao Ce, in fact, would be surprised if Ra Yue wouldn’t dare to say so.
In his mind, he thought.
“There is no other way but how he has spoken sounds so nice to insult me as well. What can I offer? Pain or Joy? Beauty or Vain? Love or Hate? Punishment or reward?”
Xiao Ce swayed his head from left to right then gave Ra Yue a sweet beam and locked his foxy eyes to the colder eyes, in this godly superior presence, in front of him he said: “All these years, you never changed. As cold as Qinghai’s snow-capped mountains, so the heart is made of ice. I want to make it melt a bit.”
After saying it boldly, the Beauty Emperor claps his hands again.
Xiao Ce teasing Ra Yue further, he wants to push the Crown Prince to bring his heart over the matter.
If Ra Yue has still a heart, he would want to protect Chu Qiao. Sun Di came forward and has to hear everything the Beauty Emperor says.
“Very well, I would like to punish and at the same time reward my savior and become her captor. I will bring her to my Empire and you can take all the rewards as her Qinghai beneficiary.”
Xiao Ce sent back the insult to Ra Yue, polite but firm with the term beneficiary.
The Beauty Emperor couldn’t have said it any better and the Qinghai Ministers ears did not mind the insult.
As long as they were at ease to understand that they will be all wrong to experience a short delusional mind about the brewing war ahead if the Crown Prince does, agree to be the hero’s beneficiary.
Chu Qiao is playing it dead but hears every word these two rulers have to say in front of her. Every time she hears Ra Yue’s voice, her heart tightens a bit hoping for him to offer an escape plan.
Some of her self-talk she said something like this.
“He is not giving me away, right?”
The bone of contention is passed to Ra Yue.
In fact, he was never prepared to answer this question even if he rehearsed the answer so many times in his mind. He compared this scenario.
“This is like two dogs fighting for a single bone.”
In a slightly different guise, Ra Yue will reveal more than he does not want to lose so he chooses to act the unexpected. The winning moment shouldn’t be staged poorly. Don’t she deserve a good fight?
Ra Yue eventually knows, he will let go of the beauty, as rehearsed. But he is not a loser who started a bailout plan without plan B.
Without blinking eyes, but coldest voice Chu Qiao ever heard: “Carry it out. Please bring in the rewards.”
Chu Qiao’s heart skipped a bit. Before this, she made sure she brought a lot of boldness and courage to face the coldness of Ra Yue.
In fact, she already wrapped herself on it.
Thus, in this way, she would not feel the effect of snowstorms that may hit her heart.
Ra Yue knows how to please everyone without trying so hard just like what he did when he was still the Master of the Greenhills courtyard.
***
When he has to face an open trial and answer the Redhills courtyard with Master Yuwen Huai about his grandfather Yuwen Xi’s death, Yuwen Yue acted the most dangerous but only way possible to save Xinger’s life.
Without compromising his position and the Greenhills grandfather Yuwen Gao, Yuwen Yue couldn’t think of any other means to save her but to temporary almost kill her using an acupuncture skill that only a Yuwen heir knows.
While Yuwen Huai is strangling the neck of Xinger, Xinger’s face turns blue. Yuwen Yue had to act quickly in order to save the last remaining breath from her body. With coldness wrapped in cruel mercy, Yuwen Yue’s voice is calm, he said: “A woman that I cannot control is inferior to a dead body.”
Xinger’s body fell and vomit more blood. She is breathing and gave Yuwen Yue the most painful look and she lost her breath. Yuwen Yue ordered Yue Qi to take her away But Yuwen Huai is not convinced that Xinger is really dead. Yue Qi’s face shows he is certain at what his Master Yuwen Yue is doing to save Xinger’s life.
Master Yuwen Huai asks Master Zhang to examine her body. Master Zhang agreed to examine her body and confirmed a dead body.
Master Yuwen Huai insulted Yuwen Yue, said.
“Yuwen Yue I have looked down on you today.”
Yuwen Yue still on his calm face but worried pulse, the time is ticking to save Xinger’s life as Yuwen Huai delays every second of it. He ended up swallowing the insult from his cousin but he said as well: “My servants will die through my hands.”
Even in this Xinger’s death situation, Yuwen Yue never failed to end it by a polite farewell to Master Zhang and Master Yuwen Huai.
The execution trial ended quickly and Yuwen Yue ordered Yue Qi to take the body of Xinger without giving away his emotions looking at the dead body of Xinger.
Everyone was disarmed, no one can refute Yuwen Yue and Yue Qi took the temporary dead body of Xinger.
Yuwen Yue is walking fast until they met Tai Wei, the Imperial Eunuch of the Great Summer Emperor.
The Eunuch bows and greets Yuwen Yue to inform him an urgent message.
“Kong Zi, young Master Yuwen Yue, His Majesty is summoning you.”
Yuwen Yue in a hurry but did not let the Eunuch notice it he said: “Okay, Please wait for me to change my clothes in my house.”
Tai Wei is pressing, said.
“There is no time for you to get changed. Young Master Yue, hurry up and follow me. His Majesty will be angry in a minute.”
Yuwen Yue had to act quickly again. He ordered Yue Qi to take the body and wait for his orders.
Next thing, Yuwen Yue performed kowtow and remained in kneeling position. While the Great Summer Emperor was quiet and writing some manuscripts.
Yuwen Yue looked at the white stones and candle scattered in the Great Summer Throne room.
He is thinking deeply when he looked at the hourglass. He looks like he is not of himself, in his deep thoughts.
“My needle hit the Guan Yuan acupuncture point of Xinger, blocking up her blood and thus making her faint. It looks like exactly the symptom of death to cover up for her. But if not dealt in time, she will die because of blocked blood.”
Yuwen Yue’s chest is getting heavy, he breathes as if he is going to die at any moment.
Taking in deeper breaths, he looks at the hourglass glass again.
The Great Summer Emperor finally speaks and Yuwen Yue has to be honest about the Emperor’s interrogation about what happened in the Celestial Prison.
Yuwen Yue was alleged of robbing and killing in the Celestial Prison.
He pleads not guilty to accusations but admitted, he stayed outside the Celestial Prison that night to kill the assassins.
The Great Summer Emperor confirms, said.
“So it is you.”
Yuwen Yue on his honest voice he confirmed:.
“Yes.” and states his intention and reasons.
The Great Summer’s face wrinkled to every word he hears, spells distrust and dismay.
After Yuwen Yue finished speaking, the Emperor still on his polite tongue said.
“You are quite honest.”
However, the remark is rather negative than it appears to be positive.
Yuwen Yue thank the Great Summer Emperor.
But the Great Summer Emperor already knows what kind of punishment a Yuwen Heir should receive, he gave Yuwen Yue a hard spot by sending him to Wei’s borders and defend the frontier.
As a result, Yuwen Huai will take over the Eyes of God while Yuwen Yue will be thrown to the brink of war.
Yuwen Yue hears but does not really listen.
He keeps looking at the hourglass.
The Emperor noticed it but brushed it off aside went to ask Yuwen Yue if he abides by his order. Yuwen Yue without a heart, says.
“I will obey.”
Tai Wei and the Great Summer Emperor has a short discussion about Yuwen Yue’s new post.
Tai Wei asks if he distrusts Yuwen Yue but the Great Summer Emperor said.
“He is not one of us either.”
The Great Summer Emperor in denial but recognizes that Yuwen Yue has its own principles and will live by them with or without his consent.
Next thing, he came back to the Greenhills courtyard and went straight to Xinger’s room. While Yue Qi was summoned by Yuwen Gao, Xinger’s body was left alone.
Another maidservant greeted him but Yuwen Yue was anxious he asks where is Xinger.
The maidservant informed him that Xinger is dead and Master Zhou Mao took her body to bury it in the grave. Yuwen Yue’s face and body are about to die.
He took his horse and went on a fast run.
Today was full of surprises. Yuwen Yue unexpectedly met the Skyshadow Sleeve Master, the Princess of Liang. The Princess planned to ambush Yuwen Yue and the Yue guards.
Yin Xin and Tao Ye fought hard while Yuwen Yue momentarily distracted by Xiao Yu, they both danced in their martial arts.
Yue Qi arrived in the killing spree, he let Yuwen Yue off the hook. But the fanboy Yin Xin tried to stop Yuwen Yue again. On his worried pulse and fast run horse, Yuwen Yue used the Poe Yue Jian sword and slashed the neck of Yin Xin. Blood gushed out of the neck of Yin Xin and Princess Xiao Yu came to rescue but it is all too late.
Yin Xin died on the spot.
Out of time, Yuwen Yue on his horse is in the fast run. Soon, finally arrived at the graveyard site.
On his gloomy face, he looked for Xinger’s body. He saw a platform of dead bodies ash who looks like it was burned in a fire.
The Yue guards who followed him tried to get many pails of water to save the burned body but it was all too late.
After the fire is gone, Yuwen Yue soaked his hands to the black ash. Hoping to find any Xinger remains, he breathes heavily when he unearthed a metal ring.
It is the killer ring he gave to Xinger.
Yuwen Yue calls it, finger knife.
***
The yesteryears haunting memories came to make him cherish the beautiful blindfolded figure today. He looked at her so calm but hard as well.
While everyone was surprised to see his gestures untying the blindfold in her pretty face.
Cold as ice shows on Yuwen Yue face but carries warm soft hands that comforted Xinger’s soul.
The Qinghai Empire and the Beauty Emperor watched the two lovebirds in awe and wonder and questions started to surface thereafter.
“Why do I feel goosebumps? Why do I feel like the romance was suddenly raised in the air? Am I the only one seeing this? Why would the Crown prince lay a hand to a commoner? What is special about her?”
Chu Qiao did not move but felt all the coldness and warmness of the moment.
Question is will she abide by what Yuwen Yue said?
After Yuwen Yue took off the beauty’s blindfold, he looks at her beautiful but dirty sandal wrapped around her delicate feet. Yuwen Yue throws a compassionate eye, he beats his hands without looking at Yue Qi to bring her a new pair of beautiful shoes.
While the other Qinghai maidservants were carrying a basin of pure Qinghai water and a white velvety washcloth.
The next scene, Chu Qiao is reluctant to abide but when Yue Qi gave him a nod, the Qinghai’s maidservants started to perform the act of washing her feet.
After it, they put on a pair of beautiful winter boots which fits her feet very well.
This is a secret act of getting yes from Chu Qiao without speaking any words to confirm it.
Chu Qiao thought.
“How did he know my size?”
She did not protest the questions from her mind but felt Yuwen Yue’s change of behavior when she remembered the grave of Xing’er.
Before everyone could say a thing, Xiao Ce did not give any space in between for the Qinghai ministers to react.
The Beauty Emperor announced.
“Very well, my stay must end. I must travel back to my empire and bring your hero along.”
He looks at Ra Yue and said.
“The footwear is nice, I am surprised to see you all planned to give her away than prick her body with your acupuncture skills that only an heir knows?”
Xiao Ce knows what Yuwen Yue did to Xinger when he almost killed her to save her a few years ago.
She became a discarded pawn to save her from Redhills courtyard Yuwen execution. Unfortunately, Yuwen Yue’s circumstances were all full of surprises that day. It was Zhong Yu’s intelligent spying activity that saved Xinger all along.
However, if it wasn’t for Yan Xun’s order to find Xinger, Zhong Yu may not do it on her own because it is too dangerous. The Wei’s Oriole Courtyard where the Prince of Yanbei was detained was fully guarded with tight security after Emperor learned what Yuwen Yue did in the Celestial Prison.
Yan Xun knows the Redhills Courtyard Master Yuwen Huai is vile and unforgiving. Even if his resources are limited and he cannot do anything to bring himself to save Xinger, Yan Xun sent Zhong Yu to save Xinger instead.
Xiao Ce beamed again with his white teeth then looks at Chu Qiao, said: “You will come along with me and live with my empire. I will make sure you will get the treatment you deserve.”
Chu Qiao’s eyes were so beautiful that everyone’s mind became dull to reason out.
She throws a sharp look to Yuwen Yue. Yuwen Yue was expecting a goodbye word but nothing at all, she was all quiet.
Yuwen Yue’s heart skipped a bit but while he can feel his emotions creeping in, he did not want to sacrifice her anymore for the sake of anyone else.
He must let go and not control their fate. In letting her go means nothing but a follow-through series of actions. Until then, Yuwen Yue chose a higher path to walk and redeeming her is the end goal.
Can Yuwen Yue endure the memories he recollects and not remember the beauty?
Out of all things, you can give, why a pair of winter boots? Said by someone standing beside Yuwen Yue.
Father, because a woman once told me: “I can’t be your fairytale.”
I hope the pair of winter boots help her find her fairytale. I always hope in every step she takes, she will find the fairytale back to Qinghai.
Two pair of lovely eyes quietly watched the thin snowfall and embrace the coldness of the gloomy skies.
***
When they arrived at the palace gates of Qinghai, suddenly the first-night of snowfall of the year dropped in her rosy cheeks.
It is cold and the Beauty Emperor is waiting inside the Grand Palanquin but she stands outside like she is going to do it forever. S
he did not even thank the cold prince who gave her the new winter boots.
Yuwen Yue knows, she’s going to need it, to protect her feet from the harsh coldness of the hinterland wilderness. It is an important possession if she likes to live long while she will be on travel to the Khan Road to the Sky.
Yuwen Yue calm and composed watched the beauty in a far distance until the convoy and caravans are gone. He stood there for how many hours and did not leave his post until dawn. He finally said: Wait for me, until the new moon comes.
The Beauty Emperor traveled back to Liang Empire as the Khan Road to the Sky.
He thinks he is more safe and convenient now that he has stolen the beauty from Yuwen Yue.
He was quite touched when Yuwen Yue has to change Chu Qiao’s dirty sandals. But giving shoes as a gift means you are sending your loved one away from you.
Is Yuwen Yue totally forgotten her and giving her away forever?
Xiao Ce’s thoughts are tempting him to think this way but he won’t allow to even feel it lest he forgets why he came to find his savior.
The beauty is sitting in a Buddha position at the back of the Beauty Emperor inside the Grand Palanquin. But she seems to like more of a stranger than a friend to her best friend.
She wants to pick a joke or fight with Xiao Ce but it seems the beauty Emperor is serious than he was in their former days. However, she also thought, why would she get this special treatment of riding in his grand palanquin back to Liang Empire?
Chu Qiao is thinking otherwise.
Xiao Ce closed his eyes most of the time while both of them is quietly sitting in the grand palanquin.
He wants to hug her and welcome her but he pretends he does not know her, lest he reveals his exciting pulse and fast heartbeats. He has never much in control of his emotions, not until today.
After many nights and days of travel, the Grand Palanquin finally arrived at the Liang Empire.
Xiao Ce dropped the beauty in the middle Xue Fu street, so uncaring and indifferent. The Liang horsemen tapped their horses and the Grand Palanquin slowly ride to the distance.
Xiao Ce’s eyes were tempted to look at the beauty, he glanced sideways but didn’t even say a word. He pretended he was not knowing and turns a blind eye to the beauty.
Known in advance, Xiao Ce already took care of everything before this historic travel the Khan Road to the Sky. He expected these things shall happen and all went well according to his plan.
He feels, he is the happiest Emperor living on earth.
***
Chu Qiao was left alone in the middle of Xue Fu street, looking down and walking slowly, looking at her winter boots, she smiles like a child but turns a bitter face when she thought.
“Winter boots are fine but can my heart be well too?”
All of a sudden, a camel and donkey are droopy, its saliva pouring to the ground flashed in her sight.
Both animals cannot complain but clearly shows the weariness of their animal body.
The owner says,”come on! I just fetch a drum of water and stored it in your mouth. You cannot sleep here!”
Grumbled by the owner.
Suddenly, Chu Qiao spanks the owner and said.
“Who told you to mistreat these humble animals? Huh? Huh?”
Chu Qiao about to hit the head like she is a mother who is going to beat a son.
Suddenly, the owner opens its cloak, said.
“Easy, easy Master Chu. It is I, Ping’An. I have a slight animal issue. Can’t you see?”
Chu Qiao finally let go of her weariness and threw herself in the middle of the street she said: Fine, what is your animal issue?
Ping’An starts to laugh and couldn’t complain anymore.
The two warm bodies laugh out loud and went for a long walk of talk that night.
***
Ping’An asks his Master Chu if she wants to live with Mei Xiang who is waiting for her return in Xue Fu street. Chu Qiao remembers eventually agreed to come with Ping’An and live with Mei Xiang.
When she arrived, the Kowloon noodle house did not change except for the closed restaurant with empty tables and seats. She did not reopen the Kowloon noodle house but opened a new business with the help of Zao Baocung.
With the small capital money she earned when she used to be a trader of plum dried fruits and fine silks in Qinghai back to the Moon Kingdom, she used the profit earned to construct a new hotel business.
Chu Qiao lived a quiet life in Xue Fu street.
If not always stirred by a celestial being every day, she can call it a simple and happy life.
***
The Beauty Emperor offered her every penny as a reward but Chu Qiao rejected everything, said.
“Being the Beauty Emperor’s captor is already a reward. I already had your kindness. Your Majesty, why do you keep on bugging Xue Fu street every day?”
The Beauty Emperor mesmerized with the beauty’s angry eyes, he couldn’t respond to her in his rational mind but keeps an indifferent face, said.
“Did you know that it is rude to reject an offer? This is not even a reward but a punishment. I am your captor but you dare to reject your punishment every day? Why?”
Chu Qiao wanted to pretend more to Xiao Ce’s mockery games but she is tired of acting in this role-playing to her best friend, she said.
“Why do I reject it? Because you are getting obvious every day.”
Xiao Ce raised his sword eyebrows, the amused arched lips and blinking foxy eyes were shut on the spot, he can’t argue anymore he thought of the moment.
“This is a slap to my face, how can I still come to see her with this kind of face?”
Chu Qiao laughs and seems he slapped Xiao Ce’s face three thousand times and looks at his clumsy bumbling face.
Chu Qiao is waiting for any reply but it seems there is none.
So she dismissed her best friend in a casual way.
“If you come again tomorrow asking the same thing, I won’t be afraid to invade your chambers and seduce you to kill you.”
Xiao Ce smiled and tickled with his romantic feelings towards Chu Qiao, he started to show a gloomy eye, sincere but sad, said.
“I think I like to be seduced. But the killing part, I don’t believe your hands will harm someone you dearly loved in the past.”
Xiao Ce just gave away a memory of the past to the beauty. But shifted his facial expressions, he squints his eyes giving Chu Qiao an eye to eye, back to a mocking tone, he said.
“Hey, do we really know each other in the past?”
The foxy eyes are to die for, beamed on her then back to his serious face, he added: “I’ll make sure I am ready. I will wait for you.”
The Beauty Emperor laughs out loud and left Xue Fu street cheerfully.
The Royal guards do not even understand but who would dare to ask the Beauty Emperor?
Seems this are all mixed signals Chu Qiao needs to decode and understand.
She finally dismissed the thought.
“So what now? This is tiring. I am so tired of the Beauty Emperor’s role-playing.”
But in the corner of her mind, shouts out.
“Try, for one night. You might find the answers you want to know. Besides, it seems the Beauty Emperor not only gave his approval but insists for goddamn sake!!!”
Chu Qiao thinks this is crazy but maybe if she starts to bring the knife at his chambers, Xiao Ce may stop pestering Xue Fu street.
She laughs heartily, as she ends the happy thoughts.
***
Days and nights turn into months and months into a year.
Xiao Ce has never been any happier whenever he visits the tomb of the Phoenix Empress.
He thinks he will be single forever.
Sun Di asks him: “Your Majesty, why do you keep on mourning about her when she is alive and well?”
“She is the love of my life and yet I can only watch her in a distance. I am still dreaming until now because she is still under my care. She chooses to live in Xue Fu Street, took a simple life and never dared to come and talk to me.”
Xiao Ce turns to sad eyes and he looks at the empty mausoleum of the Phoenix Empress.
“And you often come to see her in person, yet you disguise yourself as a common man just to look after her,” said Sun Di.
“How can I stop loving her, when loving her means she has to die every day in my heart like this…” Xiao Ce couldn’t stop to every word that comes out of his mouth.
Sun Di understands he replied.
“That is deep your Majesty, do you really have to punish yourself this way? Why don’t you just go and tell her the truth? I think she is also waiting for you to come back to the former you.”
“Really?” Xiao Ce smiles raises his beautiful eyebrows and said.
“General, you never fail to uplift me and you just know the words I want to hear.”
Sun Di smiles bitterly and said.
“I think the Majesty has been very lonely for long, tell me if there is a way of happiness I can contribute for you.
Xiao Ce’s eyes bloomed like it is the beautiful budding flower said.
“My happiness is to see Qiao Qiao marry Yuwen Yue. How is this possible when the cold Qinghai Prince does not even come and visit the Khan Road to the Sky? He must return my favor don’t you think?”
Sun Di beamed at him and said.
“This is impossible happiness, your Majesty. Why do you disown your own happiness and take yourself out of the equation and nominate the Master ice cube?”
“Understand this.”
Xiao Ce speaking in terms of his heart said further.
“I had my chance, and my dream came true for a day but every time a dream comes true, the gods snatches it away. I got tired of it. I am so tired of making dreams come true. Let it be a dream and this empty mausoleum is my reality.”
Sun Di cannot form any words to appease the Beauty Emperor’s heart he said.
“Very well, may your Majesty perform this celestial favor so well that you may reap the good rewards whether in this life or in the afterlife.”
Xiao Ce heard what he likes to hear tapped Sun Di’s shoulders and said.
“You just be my side and be loyal to me. That’s all what it takes.”
Sun Di nodded at Xiao Ce and they took their horses went back to Daoming Palace.
***
Although the beauty lived a quiet and low profile life, there are days that some of the former comrades visited the newly opened hotel.
He Xiao in his disguise came to deliver fresh fruits and flowers, he said to Mei Xiang.
“Please give this to General Chu.”
Chu Qiao received He Xiao deliveries then reads a short note.
“General Chu, if you want to come in secret, please meet your Xuili in Tang Jing mountains.”
After the civil unrest in Liang Empire, the Xuili army was driven to the farthest of Tang Jing mountains and settled in the forest.
The army helped a lot in terms of fighting the insurgency in the main city and lost almost half of its population during their battle from the third to second prefectures.
They were not able to wipe out all of the former Empress Yuan’s alliances but defeated General Sui. He Xiao finally ascertain his loyalty to the Throne.
While Prince Luo was captured and detained in the secret prison of Liang, the Empress Yuan’s elusiveness escaped the bloody paths but died during the Empress Phoenix enthronement.
Although Xuili army proved their loyalty to the present Emperor, they were responsible for General Sui’s death this upturn put them in political and unstable support of the Liang Empire’s ministers and noble clans.
Hence, Xiao Ce decommissions the Xuili army and passed a decree to place them in concentration camps on top of Tang Jing mountains.
Not one outsider is allowed to trespass.
In reality, Xuili army should look like they received the punishment from the Beauty Emperor for the death of General Sui. But the death of the respectable Duke of Liang made Xiao Ce’s reign gain peace and stability of his Throne. Again,
Xiao Ce mastered the public eye in putting his masks, the Xuili’s punishment became one of Xuili’s retirement haven. Indeed, you can never say a punishment is always negative and a reward is always positive when Xiao Ce continues to play his pantomime.
“Okay this is it!”
Chu Qiao burns He Xiao’s note.
She does not want to boss around but she likes to know the situation in Xiuli Army she said.
“Can I drop by at Xuili camp and just become a ghost?”
“Ping’An bring me my horse. I have work to do.” Chu Qiao is putting on her winter boots, she looks stunning. She stood up and put on her long dark bloody hoodie.
Before Ping’An can speak, Chu Qiao added: “And shut up your mouth, just do as I say!”
Ping’An did not complain but prepares two horses, he cannot let Chu Qiao ride alone.
“Master Chu, the horse is waiting outside.”
Chu Qiao went outside but saw two horses waiting, not one. Ping’An went beside the other horse, said: “I will be in stealth mode, you go and do not worry about me.”
Chu Qiao wrinkled her brows and said: “Who said I would ride alone?”
The youngster’s head down, look up straight to the Master and said: “Are you sure Master? I can ride with you?”
Chu Qiao climb on her horse and on a sarcastic tone, said: “Are you deaf or what? You want to repeat every word I just said?”
Ping’An climbs the horse too.
Hee Yah!
Chu Qiao tapped the horse side and the two warm bodies in the fast run.
After 6 hours, the two warm bodies finally arrives in the Tang Jing mountains but they are still far from the main gate. Chu Qiao first time seeing it this close, she said: “Is this Xuili’s concentration camp? This is a horrible place.”
Suddenly the hundreds of mirrors turn to 180 degrees and the burning torches reflected the light below and before anyone can make a move Ping’An jumped from his horse and used its cape to sweep all of auto crossbow arrows fired to Chu Qiao. Martial arts is really excellent. Chu Qiao is impressed.
Chu Qiao pretending not really surprised at all, said: “Impressive, you know all of these things?”
Ping’An bowed to her Master, said: “Yes, Master Chu. I know all of the planted stratagems around this horrible place.”
“Hmm..good. Take me there and make sure we are alive before any of this lures exhaust our energies.”
Chu Qiao about to walk when Ping’An warned her: “Master Chu, you have to stop right there.”
“After the Beauty Emperor’s miracle escape from the near-death experience, this is the first project he focused on. Follow where my foot slips on and we are both going to arrive safely at the beautiful paradise resting on top of this mountain.”
Ping’An also said to Chu Qiao: “Master, when we reach the top, you will know why.”
“You can tell it now?” Chu Qiao on her chuckle and teasing voice.
Ping’An knows many things he said: “It was primarily built as an observatory prefecture. where you can see the shooting stars in a clear sky, see the harsh winter lands of Yanbei, and behold the Great wall that leads to Qinghai. Everything around this perimeters is not-so-nice and not-so-friendly as he always says.
Chu Qiao smirks at Ping’An, said: “You really know the Beauty Emperor so well, let’s hurry up then. I want to see it before night falls.”
A pontoon bridge? Chu Qiao shouted at Ping’An.
“Yes, Master. No one can pass except if Xuili opens the pontoon bridge and please be quiet.”Ping’An whistled like a bird and suddenly the birds copied his whistle.
Chu Qiao amazed at the singing Cangwu birds, she said.
“The trill of the Cangwu birds! WOW!”
Yes, of course. Master Chu, everyone in Xuili have to practice the trill of Cangwu birds, or they won’t enter this so-called paradise forest.
Chu Qiao suspects that Master Xie Tai Shan’s lodge is near this Tang Jing mountain because she recalls, this location is between the borders of Liang and Wei Empire, where many Cangwu birds natural habitat reside.
After the trill of Cangwu birds that lasted for 30 minutes, all of a sudden the mountain became quiet.
A squeaking noise suddenly heard, the mossy wrapped with wild, delicate forest flowers pontoon bridge slowly took all the time to reach the other side. Like a puzzle, the short pontoon bridge pointed to a 180-degree position and extended a little bit further to where they stood. Chu Qiao thought.
“There is a special mechanism attached that only a Mohist master can create and design.”
He Xiao was actually waiting on the other side, said: “Welcome General Chu Qiao to Xuili Armies concentration camp.”
“Shut up He Xiao!” Chu Qiao smiled at the handsome and gorgeous as ever Xuili Deputy. He Xiao laughs for a moment, said: “Thanks so much for coming. This is still unbelievable General.”
Chu Qiao frowns, said: “Are you going to keep me here waiting all night?”
He Xiao laughs, responds: “Ah my apologies, General Chu, in fact, we have prepared a short table gathering for you.”
“How did you know I am coming today?” Chu Qiao not really surprised and knows.
He Xiao looks at Ping’An he said: “From Yanbei to Liang, he is the best spy and person of General Chu. I trust him. How’s the turkey on fire General Chu?”
Ping’An smiles as he followed them as the two walks to the Concentration camp and when they arrived left and right Lueitenant officers Ge Qi and Wu Danyu welcomed them.
“General Chu what a pleasant surprise.” Ge Qi handed Chu Qiao, He Xiao, and Ping’An Jade goblets
“Welcome once again my General,” said Wu Danyu and he raised the jade goblet in the air and an act of tossing to Chu Qiao while everyone else followed.
The surprise visit turned into a reunion celebration. Chu Qiao had never been happier meeting his former comrades and talking to them like it was like yesterday.
They received the rations and armaments that Chu Qiao sent through Zao Baocung while she was working closely with the Moon Kingdom to elevate the economic status.
He Xiao took many small spirit tablet necklaces made of wood, hanged and displayed in the Xuili’s banner flag pole.
There are the engraved names of the brave and fallen of Xuili’s renowned firefox dogs armies.
Chu Qiao paid respects and wrote Chinese inscriptions to the ground to honor their memories.
“从美丽到灰烬，勇敢与堕落永远不会忘记”
“From Beauty to ashes, the brave and the fallen is never forgotten.”
After that day, Chu Qiao has been in open contact with Xuili army. Occasionally she sits with the officers and hears every news from Yanbei’s hostile attacks in between Yanming Guan Pass with the help of Prince Yuan Yang of Wei.
The two forces joined together and fortified their alliances with the end goal of creating a huge impact of slab opponent force while Wei’s Prince Yuan Che’s whose stationed in the frontier defending its walls left a deep hole after the split of their forces.
The Yanming Guan Pass is a strategic ground that Wei cannot lose its control or it will collapse its major frontiers and weakens the Wei empire’s security control.
It can also open the Great Summer Empire’s vulnerability to attacks plundering the small cities but it cannot destroy Chang’An.
Chang’An remains a fortified city as long as Great Summer dynasty rules, where the Eyes of God was put into an entire clock rework mechanism and activating the vilest defender the Blackguard Empire of Bathuja family could still perform mass destruction around the Hong Chuan city, amidst its vast nomad plateaus.
Prince Yuan Yang knows this very well and he dare not to attack after the last encounter. But the King of Yanbei is ambitious, he wants to try all means of breaking its fortified walls and bring it to ashes.
Yan Xun’s dark plots cannot be quenched even said.
“Even if the Beauty army were to collide and blocks the Black Eagle cavalry, who won’t forgive anyone who comes in the way of The World.”
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Am going to say something but no offense to the yanxun fans. As am watching the series for the 7th time. I kinda realise that everything that happened to yanxun is kinda of his fault. From start his best friend has bee giving him hints to leave the city and go back to his home town. Even with him knowing yuwen yue very much on how he operates and words that he says in riddles and do things he should have get the gist that something is coming. Also many times he kept telling him go back to yanbei but because of a girl he let his family to die because he was keen on taking chu even clearly you know she is with your best friend. And killing of moe’r until family? Come on he should know how it feels and even going further and wanted to kill the kid too even where else u have been pardoned. This should have make him a better person but he was even worst than the wei empire. The producers of this series havent done justice to the series by ending only with part 1 .cos in the series there are more story to cover and yuwen huai death was too weak and easy.
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I will have one comment on this after. Hang on – AC
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You are exactly correct Khalida. I am very sorry for the late reply. There has been few things I needed to take care off esp an earthquake was swirling around the archipelago lately.
You have already taken a grasp of the beginning when Yuwen Yue did all his best to “IMPLY” the correct term I used to inform Prince Yan Xun about their families impending death. The Emperor revealed it to the Yuwen Household. This happened in Episode 7, when the Emperor suddenly called for an emergency meeting. The Wei Emperor talked to Yuwen Yue about Yan Schicheng defeating Rouran, a long time enemy of the Wei in the cold north of Yanbei. Yan Schicheng was able to make Rouran submit to his power and this made the Emperor insecure. The Emperor ordered Yuwen Huai and Yuwen Yue to accept the decree. Looking at Yuwen Yue, he was quite calm on the inside and Yuwen Huai’s decree was also in secret, (the eunuchs did not say in front of him because it is confidential). Then next scene, Yuwen Huai discussed to his grandfather Yuwen Xi he said something like this: Maybe the Emperor wants to test the Yuwen third branch in case Yuwen Yue fails to execute his commands.
So from this point on, We can now conclude that the Emperor knows beforehand that Yuwen Yue may abuse his authority or will try all possible means to hasten or put roadblocks to protect the hostage Prince of Yanbei by intercepting his letter to his father. Remember in the early episode, Yan Schicheng created a letter to his son Yan Xun. But the letter was intercepted by Dong Fangyi and change its contents. This letter was crucial to the story because this is where Yan’s King was alleged of treason to the empire. Yuwen Yue had no control over it but the reply of Yan Xun through a bird courier was intercepted by Yuwen Yue. Yuwen Yue wrote a fake letter to inform his father Yan Schicheng of his imminent death instead and must heed to its protection. However, while Yuwen Yue was working silently to protect the Yan household, Yuwen Huai already carried out the Wei Emperor’s decree.
The story depicted that Yuwen Huai started to execute the Wei Emperor’s command by killing the Yan King first followed by the rest of Yan Xun’s family first. Yuwen Yue already too late to know. He was entangled with Chu Qiao’s killing of Yuwen Xi and occupied by Yan Xun’s protection of his Mother Yan Baicheng staying in Chang’An. Yuwen Yue, later on, recognized that Yuwen Huai’s secret decree was to kill everyone in Yan Xun’s family. Yuwen Yue were able to witness the death of the pregnant Princess of Yan. His heart grieved for the vile death. I think this is where Yuwen Yue started to sway from the Wei Empire. Though he never mentioned in the entire series, reading between his cold eyes and body language, He have shown mercy on her death by covering the dead body of the pregnant princess. Later on, he cannot accept that the innocent princess of Yan with her pregnant child was killed by Zhao Xi Feng and Yuwen Huai was behind all of it. But I do not know how would the directors portray Yuwen Yue of this emotions so probably it was in the script but was portrayed very minimal to get the story rolling.
So in this fanfiction, Yuwen Yue recalled the events when he visited Chu Qiao in Chapter 71: I can’t be your fairytale to delve deeper into Yuwen Yue’s true feelings to this matter. He looked he betrayed Yan Xun which Yan Xun perceived it to that way and this perception formed his utmost hatred to Yuwen Yue. But Yan Xun may have failed to see the bigger picture when Yuwen Yue tried to secretly defend him from the ambush kill in the Wei garrison prison. It was at that time, that Xinger was also in prison with Yan Xun so the story depicted a little romance as well. That night when Yuwen Yue acted like a spy assassin, killed all unknown enemies to ambush Yan Xun earned another night of survival for the two souls. Yuwen Yue never collected any credit but when the sun rises, everyone in Wei Empire was shocked and finding who is the killer of those assassins who went at Wei prison. If not for Yuwen Yue, Yan Xun’s first day in prison would not be able to survive.
Later on, the story depicted that Wei Emperor knows who may have been secretly protecting Yan Xun and who is behind all of this intelligent spying and killing was no other than Yuwen Yue. From this point, we may conclude Yuwen Yue abused his powers by silently killing all elements who want to ambush the prince. It is the only act of Yuwen Yue that would prove that he was on Yan Xun’s side after Shen Jin Gong Execution of Yan Household.
AC
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Exactly what u wrote
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Will be waiting for it. This chapter not started yet?
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In this next 10 chapters of Pulsating star, I will be strong on focusing Chu Qiao’s acts of wanting to engage in the Qinghai Prince Ra Yue (this is Yuwen Yue). While Yuwen Yue’s memories were somewhat distorted but not displaced, he will prove his worth when the transition of the Qinghai empires and Moon kingdom will undergo new formations.
I will also put closures to the story of Wei Empire, Batuha family, Yuwen Huai, Chunner and other PA characters in the series. So hang on a bit. I might start to write tonight or tomorrow following my outline.
Thanks so much Khalida. Appreciate your comments.
AC
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Right. . Waiting for this
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this is going to be an exciting reunion… imaging the expressions of the 2 men in front of chu qiao.. I wonder why Ra yue chose not to wear his mask? is he expecting a reaction from Xiao Ce? whatever it is, I think it would be chu qiao’s advantage to see his reaction when he sees her..
In chapter 079, ra yue played it well that he does not remember at all. but this is also throwback chapter, surely there’s a nice, emotional (may not), full of tenderness and compassionate (hahahah) plot? or maybe just …… the same old cold Ra Yue…
please make it obvious that he is longing for chuqiao as you complete this chapter.. she cannot be heartbroken again.
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Amazing comment, will try to finish this one sitting though I might move a bit some plots to next chapter. Stay tune
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