The Emperor Yuan heard people discuss the leader of the bandits’ fondness for men and how he was going to confer favor1 on a captured scholar tonight. Although he was also ‘captured’, he wanted to see what kind of existence the infamous bandits’ stronghold was in person.
He felt pity for the scholar and so thought to kill his way to the leader's bedroom to rescue him.
He did not expect the so-called leader to be Yan Ge. It was no wonder they talked about the bandit leader’s fondness for men. Yan Ge was a woman and that was the end of the homosexual matter.
At this moment, Emperor Yuan’s heart burned from extreme fury. He had guessed her numerous identities and thought she was a chivalrous swordsman from the Jianghu that robbed the rich and helped the poor. He never imagined she would be a mountain bandit leader, and a notorious one at that.
Emperor Yuan’s former good impression of Yan Ge vanished immediately. He even had an urge to dismember the woman into thousands of pieces to vent his hatred.
Yan Ge was stunned as she listened to Emperor Yuan's loathing and infuriated voice. It would seem that she became an unscrupulous mountain leader with indiscriminating tastes?
Anyway, it was not time to reveal her identity yet.
Since Emperor Yuan was here, the imperial hidden guards must also be around. She had to find a way to lure him away.
Should the Ming Army and Imperial Secret Guards encounter one another and shouldered their respective duties, they will fight to the death. Also, if Emperor Yuan knew that the Ming Army was buying food in private, he might misunderstand and think they were going to rebel.
Yan Ge’s idea changed in the time between a bolt of lightning and a spark of fire2. She reached out to pull him: "Your Majesty, why are you here?"
Emperor Yuan thought Yan Ge was about to attack him and waved the dagger in his hand. Yan Ge did not dodge and her arm was struck.
The hot blood that splashed across Emperor Yuan's face instantly extinguished his anger. In its stead, a nameless flame rose up. Why didn't she dodge? He pressed down on Yan Ge's arm and his question changed into: "Why do you want to be a mountain bandit leader here?”
Yan Ge covered the wound with her other hand: "Your Majesty, this can’t be the dagger I gifted you, can it? You’re quite cruel to use it to harm me.”
Emperor Yuan heard her words and flung the dagger to the ground without hesitation: "If you properly admit your guilt, Zhen[I] will spare your life!"
His words just fell when Yan Ge suddenly pushed him away and a leap rushed out of the window.
How could Emperor Yuan allow her to leave like this? He immediately chased her in an angry huff.
Yan Ge led him to the back of the mountain.
The terrain was strategic, and there were still traps. She originally thought to get rid of Emperor Yuan here and reunite with her own people, but while the emperor lived a pampered life, his martial arts were not weak. He pursued Yan Ge closely and he nearly intercepted her several times.
This was not going to work.
The wound on Yan Ge’s arm was bleeding profusely and wasting more time was detrimental for her.
She was irritated, but as she listened to Ji Zai screeching in her mind about an upcoming trap, she pretended not to know and tripped into it.
Emperor Yuan saw something was wrong and flew forward to pull her, but he flung himself too hard and she was heavier than he thought. Grabbing Yan Ge’s wrist, he fell into the trap along with her.
Emperor Yuan wanted to pull her into his arms, but right before they landed, Yan Ge flipped them over and became the sacrificial victim.
The pit was very deep. There were no spikes at the bottom, and the two people can be said to have recovered their lives.
However, Yan Ge's condition was somewhat serious.
1 Confer favor (临幸—lín xìng): this term normally refers to when an emperor sleeps with a concubine.
2 Bolt of lightning, spark of fire (电光火石—diànguāng huǒshí): a saying that basically means an extremely fleeting moment.
The Emperor Yuan heard people discuss the leader of the bandits’ fondness for men and how he was going to confer favor1 on a captured scholar tonight. Although he was also ‘captured’, he wanted to see what kind of existence the infamous bandits’ stronghold was in person.
He felt pity for the scholar and so thought to kill his way to the leader's bedroom to rescue him.
He did not expect the so-called leader to be Yan Ge. It was no wonder they talked about the bandit leader’s fondness for men. Yan Ge was a woman and that was the end of the homosexual matter.
At this moment, Emperor Yuan’s heart burned from extreme fury. He had guessed her numerous identities and thought she was a chivalrous swordsman from the Jianghu that robbed the rich and helped the poor. He never imagined she would be a mountain bandit leader, and a notorious one at that.
Emperor Yuan’s former good impression of Yan Ge vanished immediately. He even had an urge to dismember the woman into thousands of pieces to vent his hatred.
Yan Ge was stunned as she listened to Emperor Yuan's loathing and infuriated voice. It would seem that she became an unscrupulous mountain leader with indiscriminating tastes?
Anyway, it was not time to reveal her identity yet.
Since Emperor Yuan was here, the imperial hidden guards must also be around. She had to find a way to lure him away.
Should the Ming Army and Imperial Secret Guards encounter one another and shouldered their respective duties, they will fight to the death. Also, if Emperor Yuan knew that the Ming Army was buying food in private, he might misunderstand and think they were going to rebel.
Yan Ge’s idea changed in the time between a bolt of lightning and a spark of fire2. She reached out to pull him: "Your Majesty, why are you here?"
Emperor Yuan thought Yan Ge was about to attack him and waved the dagger in his hand. Yan Ge did not dodge and her arm was struck.
The hot blood that splashed across Emperor Yuan's face instantly extinguished his anger. In its stead, a nameless flame rose up. Why didn't she dodge? He pressed down on Yan Ge's arm and his question changed into: "Why do you want to be a mountain bandit leader here?”
Yan Ge covered the wound with her other hand: "Your Majesty, this can’t be the dagger I gifted you, can it? You’re quite cruel to use it to harm me.”
Emperor Yuan heard her words and flung the dagger to the ground without hesitation: "If you properly admit your guilt, Zhen[I] will spare your life!"
His words just fell when Yan Ge suddenly pushed him away and a leap rushed out of the window.
How could Emperor Yuan allow her to leave like this? He immediately chased her in an angry huff.
Yan Ge led him to the back of the mountain.
The terrain was strategic, and there were still traps. She originally thought to get rid of Emperor Yuan here and reunite with her own people, but while the emperor lived a pampered life, his martial arts were not weak. He pursued Yan Ge closely and he nearly intercepted her several times.
This was not going to work.
The wound on Yan Ge’s arm was bleeding profusely and wasting more time was detrimental for her.
She was irritated, but as she listened to Ji Zai screeching in her mind about an upcoming trap, she pretended not to know and tripped into it.
Emperor Yuan saw something was wrong and flew forward to pull her, but he flung himself too hard and she was heavier than he thought. Grabbing Yan Ge’s wrist, he fell into the trap along with her.
Emperor Yuan wanted to pull her into his arms, but right before they landed, Yan Ge flipped them over and became the sacrificial victim.
The pit was very deep. There were no spikes at the bottom, and the two people can be said to have recovered their lives.
However, Yan Ge's condition was somewhat serious.
1 Confer favor (临幸—lín xìng): this term normally refers to when an emperor sleeps with a concubine.
2 Bolt of lightning, spark of fire (电光火石—diànguāng huǒshí): a saying that basically means an extremely fleeting moment.
