Volume 3: A drop in the ocean Chapter 35: A sudden change in Jingyan Palace
When Ping Lili said the three words "Crown Princess", Long Yu's expression suddenly changed, but he couldn't hide his sinister aura.
Wei Xingying and Feng Yan looked at each other in disbelief. The atmosphere in the stone chamber suddenly became a little awkward. Looking at Long Yu's gloomy face, Ying Lili swallowed and regretted her rashness just now.
But before she could explain further, Long Yu's cold voice came from above her head, passing over her and floating towards another person: "Xingying, have your skills declined?"
"Although this body has been dormant, my clone has been busy because I used the Soul Separation Guide, so my skills should still be as good as they were in the past." A hint of confidence flashed across Wei Xingying's wrinkled face. He calmed down and said in a serious tone, "Whatever you need me to do, just tell me, uncle."
"I'll leave that guy from the Kongming tribe to you. You know what to do." Long Yu deliberately emphasized the last few words. Wei Xingying's mind moved slightly, his expression was stern, he nodded slightly, then he tiptoed and left to receive the order.
Long Yu then looked down at Yao Lili, his eyes a little apologetic: "Yao...Lili." He paused: "Can you come with me..."
Pinglili's eyelids twitched inadvertently. She understood what he meant. After all, this matter was of great importance, and it would be most appropriate for her to identify it in person. She nodded and answered very straightforwardly: "Of course."
Long Yu forced a smile at her and was about to turn around to tell Feng Yan something, but his eyes inadvertently fell on the pair of bare feet of Ping Lili, which were already red and swollen. His green eyes shrank slightly, and he subconsciously looked in the direction she had just walked. There were faint bloodstains on the ground, and it seemed that she had suffered a lot before. He frowned.
At this moment, Ping Lili was immersed in her own thoughts, thinking about how to best deal with the Crown Princess later. Suddenly, she felt her body lighten, and the next moment she was picked up by Long Yu. She exclaimed, "What are you doing? Put me down!"
"Your foot is injured." Persistence was written in his emerald green eyes.
"I can walk by myself." Her golden brown eyes seemed more determined than his. She stubbornly pushed his embrace away and struggled to jump down. Although the strong stinging pain when her bare toes touched the ground almost made her lose her balance and almost stumble, she managed to hold it in. She didn't want to appear too timid and useless in front of him. She was the reincarnation of Yao Ji and a wizard of the Shamo tribe. She shouldn't be treated like a vase because of such a minor injury.
What's more, she also understood his identity and what they were about to do, so she didn't want to create unnecessary trouble and misunderstandings.
"Then I'll bandage you first." Long Yu hesitated for a moment, tore the hem of his crescent-colored gown, and half-knelt down in front of Ying Lili. He grabbed her left ankle without saying anything and bandaged her in no time. Ying Lili was suddenly caught off guard and half-lying on his shoulder due to her unstable center of gravity. Feng Yan, who was standing beside him, was slightly startled, with a strange look in his eyes, and then asked in a deep voice: "Your Highness, how about I go find her a pair of embroidered shoes first?"
"No, no, I've already told you, I'm fine. This minor injury won't cause any trouble. Just bandage it like this. Business is more important. We have to hurry and catch her off guard." At this moment, Ping Lili was more concerned about the woman named C. Her intuition told her that the woman was probably not simple.
Long Yu bandaged her neatly, stood up and looked at Ying Lili for a while. Seeing the determination in her eyes, he seemed to understand her good intentions. He no longer insisted, pulled her and turned around and disappeared behind the stone wall they came from. His back seemed to be light and untouched, like a graceful step...
Feng Yan was the last one to emerge from the stone wall. He looked at the two figures that disappeared in front of him. The two officers of the Royal Guards who had been standing on the other side of the stone wall ordered: "Leave some people to assist Lord Xingying in interrogating the spies over there. The rest, follow me."
Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly stopped. He thought for a moment, frowned and said, "Forget it, you all stay."
He knew the destination and purpose of this trip, and he also understood the deeper thoughts hidden in His Highness's heart. Therefore, his subconscious told him that many unexpected things might happen in Jingyan Palace later, and the fewer people who saw it, the better...
Jingyan Hall
Before Long Yu and Gong Lili stepped into Jingyan Palace, a shrill scream made their faces change suddenly. They looked at each other and secretly said "Oh no!" at the same time. Could it be that the spy got the news in advance ?
Then , a commotion broke out in Jingyan Hall, accompanied by a woman's stern rebuke: "Di, you are crazy! What do you want to do?"
"Don't come over here! If you come over here again, I'll kill her!" When that familiar voice reached his eardrums, Ping Lili's heart trembled slightly, and he paused, thinking, what is this all about? Could it be that the most ridiculous situation has happened?
The maid Di, whose long hair was disheveled and who was almost hysterical, was leaning against a wall in the hall, one hand on a young woman's throat and the other holding a sharp light blue ice shuttle. The sharp end of the ice shuttle, which looked icy and cold, was pointed at the young woman's throat, as if with just a little force, it would poke a big hole in the young woman's throat.
The maids were surrounded by people who were extremely frightened. Seeing this sudden situation, each one was more shocked than the other. Only the maid with long aqua-blue hair stood in the front like the backbone of the group, holding a long sword and confronting the rebellious hijacker.
When he saw the face of the kidnapped woman clearly, he couldn't help but take a deep breath. It was the Crown Princess! Long Yu's wife! This was such a bloody plot. He subconsciously looked up at Long Yu who was holding his wrist to prevent him from making any rash moves. However, he found that Long Yu had a look of indifference on his face, as if all this had nothing to do with him.
He quietly hid himself behind a curtain, closed his eyes and counted on his fingers as if calculating something, but he did not move forward, nor did he have any intention of saving anyone. He did not show any worry or compassion as a husband should have.
Ping Lili was stunned for a moment, and suddenly understood something, but she felt a lump in her throat, as if her heart was blocked by something, and she felt very unhappy. Perhaps it was the first time she saw the heartless side of her best friend with her own eyes, and she was a little uncomfortable.
"Why?"
But there was no answer. It was obvious that Long Yu had figured out something and did not intend to answer her question. His eyes were still as calm as water. He just whispered in her ear: "There is something fishy about this matter. Let's wait and see."
Ping Lili pursed her lips, but ultimately said nothing. She turned her gaze away silently.
"C, I usually treat you well, why are you doing this?" Unexpectedly, the kidnapped Crown Princess was unusually calm at this moment. Her eyes were all on the ice shuttle that was against her throat. In addition, there was chaos all around, so she did not notice the two people behind the curtain in the distance.
"Not thin? Hahahaha, that's your wishful thinking. In your mind, I'm just an obedient slave, a dog!"
"You, Ling, and Heyu, the three of you grew up with me. I have always treated you as sisters." The Crown Princess was really not as calm as an ordinary person. At this moment, she even began to appeal to their emotions.
"Sister? That sounds better than singing! Back then, when Chu Yan was in trouble, how did I come to beg you? I knelt in front of you and cried and begged you to let him go for the sake of our growing up together... But what about you? What did you do?"
"Chu Yan is guilty of treason! What can I do?" The Crown Princess was a little anxious at this time, and blurted out hastily!
"Yes, you can't save him, but you shouldn't hurt him either! Don't think I don't know, it's you! It was you who sold out Chu Yan in order to please your future husband! Do you think I don't know that the girl who leaked the information was instructed by you!"
The woman named Di was almost insane at this time. She laughed and the hand that was holding the Crown Princess' throat slid down, leaving a bloody five-finger mark on her snow-white neck, which looked quite shocking.
Ying Lili on this side couldn't bear to watch it anymore. Although she seemed to know some not-so-glorious things in the past of the Crown Princess from the conversation between the two just now, she felt that she could understand her. If it were her, she would probably do the same thing. Women in love are crazy and selfish.
As for the maid named Di, Yinglili remembered the question she asked before leaving the underground stone chamber, about resurrecting the living dead. That Chu Yan was probably the person she wanted the Kongming tribe to help her resurrect. For him, she was willing to betray her own race, bear the name of a rebel, and devote herself to her enemy for several years. It was really not easy for this woman. At this moment, Yinglili could no longer hate her in her heart.
Thinking about it this way, the two parties in the hijacking were such similar people. They would rather betray the whole world for the sake of the people they loved!
At this moment, Ping Lili suddenly felt a little pity and sympathy for these two women of different temperaments. She was wondering in her heart if there was any way to save the lives of both of them.
As soon as the thought came to her mind, red suddenly appeared in her eyes. Then, she heard a familiar murmur in her ears, as if someone was chanting a spell softly. She subconsciously learned it...
Then, a golden halo enveloped the surroundings in the blink of an eye, illuminating the Jingyan Palace with golden light. All the living beings in the halo suddenly stopped all movements, like wooden figures, motionless, except for the man behind Ying Lili who jumped out of the Jingyan Palace in an instant.
