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Published at 4th of April 2020 10:43:26 AM


Chapter 9

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Emperor Yuan drew out his sword and stepped in front of the delicate youth.

It wasn’t known who extinguished the lanterns and candles in the room. The men in black were fighting with Emperor Yuan’s hidden guards and Emperor Yuan had pulled the youth to the side the moment the lights went out.

To his surprise, the youth’s small and lithe hands actually had thick sword calluses.

The sound of the sword blocking an assassin’s attack would turn him into a live target within the darkness. Emperor Yuan had wanted to pull the youth behind him, but he didn’t expect to be pulled back instead; he was even one step ahead of the assassin.

The scabbard in the youth’s hands parried the assassin's weapon, and the clashing sounds were extremely clear-cut in the flurry of swords taking place in the darkness.

Emperor Yuan was slightly relieved. He slowly released the young man’s hand and stood back-to-back with him to defend against the enemies.

Even with his own hidden guards blocking the front, waves of assassins rushed forward to claim Emperor Yuan’s life.

The youth was still weaker than himself, and so Emperor Yuan steeled himself to attack. In this situation of life and death, a hint of heroic passion burst forth from him.

Suddenly, Emperor Yuan staggered from a push and the dull sound of a sword piercing flesh was heard in the next instant.

He squeezed the sword in his hand. Raising it once more, he fought the two assassins that were dealing with the young man.

When the candles in the room were lit again, all the people in black had been resolved and the mortally wounded assassins ultimately bit down on poison and died.

Emperor Yuan immediately rushed to support the youth up: "Yan Ge, where were you injured?"

His words had just fallen when he fell into a slight daze. The jade crown on Yan Ge's head had shattered, and crow-black hair trailed over ‘his’ shoulders. ‘His’ originally gentle and reserved features looked more like a woman in that moment.

This Yan Ge made Emperor Yuan feel somewhat strange and at a loss, but it was only for a fleeting moment.

Yan Ge covered her bleeding chest with one hand and used the other to hold Emperor Yuan’s hand so she wouldn’t fall: "The wound isn’t deep, but the sword was poisonous."

After those words fell, Yan Ge lost consciousness.

The swords had been laced with poison and several hidden guards were also poisoned from their injuries.

The poison itself was fierce, and it seemed they truly wanted Emperor Yuan dead.

Seeing that Yan Ge fainted in his arms, Emperor Yuan quickly fed her the detoxifying pills he brought with him: "Return to the palace immediately and have an imperial physician on standby."

When Yan Ge came to, it was already the second day.

She looked at the bright yellow curtains all around her, and there was no way she couldn’t know where she was.

Ji Zai twittered in her mind: "The emperor saw the scars on your body, and still touched you with his hands. Doesn’t this mean he already likes you?”

Ji Zai’s voice sounded delighted and it nearly said, ‘this task is too easy to complete’.

A love trial was more than just a ‘like’.

Ming Lan fought on the battlefield for many years, and her body was covered with all kinds of scars. It was not certain whether Emperor Yuan would doubt her identity after seeing them.

Yan Ge’s chest was wrapped in gauze, and the wound that was pulled slightly by her movements was extremely painful. When she groaned, someone walked up to the bed: "Awake?"

It was Emperor Yuan. He had been going over memorials1 on a desk nearby when he heard a sound and immediately went to sit by the bed.

Yan Ge asked in confusion: "What is this place?"

Her eyes landed on Emperor Yuan's body and her face was instantly shocked.

Although Emperor Yuan wore informal clothing, the patterns were all of five-clawed dragons and the bright yellow material was a color exclusive to the emperor.

Following Yan Ge’s eyes, Emperor Yuan saw the dragon embroidery on his own clothes. He lowered his head slightly, then looked back at her.





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