Seeing the calm temperament of the other party, Ao Chenye stepped forward slightly, glanced at Mudan for a moment, and then turned to the man next to her, smiling evilly with her thin lips.
"Who is your Excellency? Why are you trying to steal a woman from me? Could it be that... Your Excellency also has a crush on the oiran from Xianyun Tower? Well, take off your mask and see if you look better than me. If you are handsome, I will
I don’t mind giving in to Rangxian.”
Before the masked man could respond, Mudan was first angered by Ao Chenye's inappropriate words.
She tightened her beautiful face angrily, but her charming eyes were full of awe-inspiring indignation at the moment: "I never expected that the majestic king of Tenglong Kingdom would act in such a frivolous manner. You are not worthy of being the king of a country at all!"
The king of a country?
There was a deep coldness in the depths of Ao Chenye's pupils. Looking at Mudan's righteous expression, his thin lips slightly curved with an unpredictable arc.
It seems that not only does she know his identity, but... she also has the intention to usurp the throne. As for who to usurp the throne, it should be...
Her eyes turned to focus on the masked man beside her, and the unpredictable smile lines on his lips turned into a suave and unrestrained one.
"Haha, it seems that Miss Peony is more in love with some mysterious men. Not only that, but she also thinks that you are the material to be an emperor. I am really curious about what kind of man can make the oiran who is accustomed to the world care so much?!"
At the last four words, his words suddenly changed, as sharp as a sword piercing the opponent.
Following his sharp words, his figure instantly turned into a gust of wind and attacked the man who never even glanced at him.
Seeing his overwhelming offensive, Mudan was frightened and unconsciously called out to the man next to her: "Military advisor, be careful!"
Ao Chenye, who came like a phantom, heard the name Peony keenly and smiled coldly in his heart.
"Military advisor?"
His voice was like the soul-crushing sound rising from hell, and accompanied by his phantom-like figure, he flooded towards Mudan and the others.
Despite his ghost-like skills, the masked military advisor remained motionless. He only used his hand to gently push forward with a blast of blazing white light, and the white light exploded into a barrier with a "chi" sound.
Ao Chenye's phantom was blocked from the barrier, and the phantom fought against the barrier.
In an instant, intense light shot out in all directions due to this powerful confrontation, illuminating the snowy night sky.
The two qi were competing against each other, and for a moment it was impossible to tell the winner.
The two people confronting each other looked at each other. The masked strategist's eyes were dark and hazy, making people feel that he was a little hazy.
However, Ao Chenye's eyes became clearer and clearer during the continued confrontation.
Suddenly, his gaze shot towards the hands confronting him, and his black eyes narrowed as if he had realized something.
Next to him, Leng Yun, who had never dared to act offensively, noticed the tightening between his brows and felt worried: "King, my subordinates are here to help you!"
After speaking, he and Tomorrow immediately raised their swords and stabbed at the masked military advisor.
"Don't even think about hurting him!" Mudan looked stern and spoke firmly. She immediately blocked the masked strategist in front of him and whipped out her soft whip to hit them.
However, she is no match for Leng Yun and Leng Yun. In addition, the two of them have practiced swordsmanship and worked together for many years, and their tacit understanding with each other is self-evident.
Just looking at each other for a moment, they immediately understood each other's assignment of tasks.
But seeing that Leng Yun continued to prove that he was attacking Mu Dan, Tomorrow just made a feint, and when he turned around, a dart was shot at Mu Dan silently.
"Ugh!" While Mudan was resisting Leng Yun, she accidentally took Ming Ri's dart and groaned in unbearable pain.
"Mudan?!" The masked military advisor who was confronting Ao Chenye was startled when he heard Mudan's voice that something was wrong, his eyes finally changed.
In a desperate situation, he used all his strength to burst out a powerful light, trying to repel Ao Chenye in one fell swoop.
However, his hard-fought blow was so sharp that Ao Chenye suddenly withdrew his palm and at the same time retreated and flew away, avoiding the opponent's sharp edge.
When the masked military advisor saw that he didn't accept the attack, his eyes were slightly startled.
There was just no time for him to think more, so he held the injured Mudan in his arms, picked up a smoke bomb between his fingers and threw it towards Ao Chenye and the others.
"Bang!" and thick smoke immediately blurred everyone's vision.
When the smoke dissipated, their figures could still be seen.
Leng Yun and Tomorrow angrily raised their swords and were about to chase after them in the air, but Ao Chenye stopped them.
"That's all, no need to chase."
His voice was slightly depressing, and a pair of wise black eyes looked at a certain direction in the night sky. The eyes were so far-reaching that one could not tell what he was thinking at the moment, but only knew that there was a strong depth permeating his body at the moment.
"King, if you just let them go like this, wouldn't it be like letting the tiger go back to the mountain!" Tomorrow frowned worriedly, and the hand holding the sword was holding the sword very tightly, obviously it was difficult to worry about the enemy's escape.
Ao Chenye withdrew his distant gaze and slightly lowered his eyelids, making it difficult for people to see clearly what he was looking at at this moment.
"Didn't you hear what Mudan said? In order to get rid of me and get the throne, he... will appear again. I know... he will..."
His voice was low, light, but a bit deep.
It sounds like I'm depressed.
Tomorrow opened his mouth to say something, but Leng Yun stopped him with a look.
Later, Leng Yun said in support: "My subordinates will definitely do their best to support the king, and we will never let anyone commit any trouble!"
Ao Chenye just raised his head and sighed softly, then glanced at Leng Yun and Mingri with his deep eyes, then jumped up and flew towards the other side of the dark night sky.
In the distant night sky, his instructions floated vaguely: "Take that maid back and torture her."
The words were vague in the dark night, and his figure was quickly submerged in the night. The speed was so fast that Leng Yun and the others had no time to stop them, so they had to follow his orders.
…
Silent night, secluded wilderness, quiet mansion, so desolate and populated that no one dares to get even half a step closer.
Suddenly, two figures flew over quickly and silently entered the dark mansion.
When they entered the hall, several candles lit up one by one, illuminating their faces.
As soon as the black-clothed guards who were ordered to patrol with swords saw them, they immediately came up to them and saluted.
One of them looked at Mudan's bloody clothes and was shocked: "Military advisor, what's wrong with Miss Mudan?"
"Miss Peony is injured in a vital place. Quick, tell someone to prepare medicine!"
After the masked military advisor gave the casual instructions, he hurriedly carried Mudan in and placed her there.
Soon, they entered a room, and he carefully put Peony on the bed. At this time, the servant also came in carrying a medicine box.
He stood up and wanted to get some medicine to save him, but Mudan gently held his sleeve.
"Commander, I'm fine, you don't have to worry about me."
His body paused for a moment, a trace of apology seemed to flash through his eyes, and then he stood up decisively, and his sleeve left her hand smoothly.
He calmly opened the medicine box and took out the medicine bottle. He said in a calm voice without any emotion: "I'm not worried about anyone."
Peony's eyes dimmed, and she quickly smiled with relief.
"I know."
Her voice was soft, as if she was just speaking to herself, telling herself this fact.
As a result, the room became quiet, and no one spoke again. Until the wound was treated, and until he was about to leave in silence, Mudan suddenly blinked his eyes soberly, and said with a worried look in his eyes -
"Commander, I'm worried about Wenwen. Although she and I are called master and servant, we are sisters. Can you..."
"This matter must be decided by the Palace Master, but..."
His tone paused for a moment, and his eyes finally looked at her face, into her eyes. He was silent for a moment before continuing: "For the great cause, someone must sacrifice."
After hearing this, Mu Dan looked into his cold and decisive eyes and smiled sadly: "...I understand."
"Then you can rest." He said nothing more, got up and left the room.
Watching his back gradually walking away, she never spoke again, but her pair of beautiful eyes full of affection could not bear to leave his back for even a moment.
She just kept looking at the empty door for a long time, unable to recover from her emotions.
Until a delicate noise came - "Who asked you to save me! I don't need you to save me at all! Why do you want to save me, why do you always pester me, I hate you, I hate you
…”
Accompanied by the hysterical sounds of hatred, "Bang, bang, bang..." the sharp sound of glass being smashed continued to sound.
Mudan closed her eyes helplessly, and then sighed sadly: "Princess Yangxi, you don't understand love at all."
…
The Xianyun Tower at night did not seem to be quiet because of the disappearance of the oiran, nor did it stop business because the venue was booked tonight.
No one would ask about the whereabouts of the courtesan and tonight's distinguished guests, just that they were enjoying themselves, so the madam began to ask the courtesans to open the door to welcome the guests.
In the attic, there was laughter and beauty again.
How can it not be lively at night in the land of fireworks?
Everyone was immersed in having fun, and no one noticed that a handsome figure fell from the sky and landed gracefully in the backyard of Xianyun Tower.
Ao Chenye locked his eyes on that small room with burning eyes.
The door was closed, but a faint candlelight shone through the window.
He took steps and approached the house quietly...
As he got closer, he vaguely heard voices inside the house.
——"Susu, you can't go out freely anymore, you know, especially not to the front yard, otherwise you won't be able to stay here in the future."
——"Yes, Su Mei, when did you run out and why didn't you tell Aunt Tao? I was almost scared to death when I couldn't find you. Fortunately, Keer brought you back and didn't let her mother find out.