A short distance ahead, there were some white walls and black tiles. Under the wavy eaves, some red columns with paintings were standing there. Two powerful words "Jicong Mansion" were written on a huge plaque that was hung high under the eaves over the front door. The golden lettering on the white background looked extremely majestic. It was obvious that these words were written by King Yun. This place was simple but solemn and dignified. It's easy for people to know that this was a majestic general mansion. However, all this was just a joke for Yun Zhi.
In front of the door, this handsome and young Senior General did not dismount. He stared at the plaque with two big characters "Jicong Mansion" and clenched his hands grabbing the reins. His eyes were full of irony.
The pageboy beside him asked him hastily, "General, don't you get in?"
"No."
While they were still talking, a middle-aged man in servant costume of the Kingdom of Yun came over. He bowed to the horse of Yun Zhi, "General."
"Uncle Yi, please stand up." Yun Zhi still did not dismount. He only told the pageboy, "Show Uncle Yi around. From now on, Uncle Yi will be the housekeeper of Jicong Mansion."
"Yes." "Thank you, General." Both of them bowed again.
"I still have something else to do, so I will not go back to the mansion now. I don't want anyone to follow me." Yun Zhi finished his words and whipped his swift horse.
"Yes." The two people were still bowing after he left.
Along the way, Yun Zhi had a mixture of feelings in his heart—King Yun, you were such a calculating man... you gave me a mansion called "Jicong"? "Jicong" meant nothing but "obedience". You wanted my absolute obedience to the Kingdom of Yun, but who would avenge the Kingdom of Xuan?
Yes, truth would come to light sooner or later. King Yun would never expect that Yun Zhi had known everything. Most importantly, he had been a kid who couldn't hide his emotions, but now he could bear everything patiently.
This young and handsome Senior General was the orphan taken in by King Yun when he was little. He had regarded King Yun as his savior since childhood. However, the King was actually his enemy and he had been a fool for so many years.
Thanks to the encirclement and suppression of the rebellion, he met the surviving general of the Kingdom of Xuan, Li Yi. He had planned to capture Li Yi alive himself while Li Yi used a trick for driving him from his troops. Coincidentally, they managed to have a private conversation.
In the conversation that day, Li Yi told him that he was the youngest and favorite prince of King Xuan. When he was three years old, King Xuan knew the prophecy, so he secretly sent him out of the palace to hide. However, he was still found by King Yun.
In the beginning, Yun Zhi was not willing to believe what Li Yi had said. After all, if it was true, his life would be so cruel. As a matter of fact, King Yun conquered the Kingdom of Xuan first together with him. King Yun even taught him to use a sword and kill people hand by hand. Yun Zhi had decapitated two people who were very likely to be his own parents. That year, he was only six years old. Yun Zhi was trembling, looking at the heads rolling on the ground and the scarlet blood. If the Kingdom of Xuan was really his homeland and they were really his parents, how could he accept the cruel truth?
However, truth would never change. After he went to investigate and verify, he still had to bear the cruel truth even though he had collapsed. Now, he finally understood why King Xuan's eyes were filled with tears and why he refused to close his eyes until death at that time.
In the bamboo forest, Yun Zhi screamed like crazy. He took the sword that King Yun gave him as a present to chop everything. King Yun sent the sword to him before he went to suppress the bandits. Now the sword also looked like a joke. This man once had elegant and calm eyes, but now they were filled with overwhelming hatred. He couldn't stop his tears trickling down. Since he knew his family background, he had been enduring the unspeakable agony. Now he could finally vent it out desperately.
This was a lush and green bamboo forest full of vitality. Bamboo fragrance filled the air. It was a beautiful place, but now Yun Zhi was destroying it. Innocent bamboos were scratched or even chopped down. Flying bamboo leaves were everywhere. He was really ruining the environment.
But when he was chopping desperately, he almost hurt a girl in a dress as white as snow. The girl's face still looked childish, but it was beautiful and pure without a flaw. Her empty eyes were staring at the bamboo forest in front of her. Her eyes were hollow, and people might have a feeling that she was staring into the distance.
Originally, the girl only wanted to appreciate this beautiful bamboo forest. She did not expect anyone to disturb her. When she turned around, she was almost hurt by his sword. The sword had touched her neck and her skin as white as jade. Fortunately, she was not injured. Under such circumstances, the girl was still not panic.
In this way, they held this strange position for a long time. Looking at the girl in front of her, the man was stunned. There were still some tears on his face. Until some bamboo leaves fell in front of him, he came back to sense and the sword fell from his hand, almost hurting the girl in front of him again. He scrutinized her in a hurry, and then stooped down to pick up the sword from the ground and put it in the scabbard at his waist.
Yun Zhi apologized, staring at this calm and indifferent girl. However, the girl completely ignored him. She turned around, and then continued to look blankly at a particular place which she had been staring at before.
The young man walked to another place so that he could see her face. He stared at the pure face of the girl. Although he thought she was strange, she was still kind of familiar to him. He was familiar with the girl's hollow eyes. However, he couldn't remember where he saw them, but it did not affect his appreciation of her.
Time passed by. Flying bamboo leaves in the forest were like green fairies. The two people were like in a painting. If the girl's eyes were not so hollow, their faces would be so matching and gorgeous—green leaves and beautiful petals flying all over the sky; a young general and a gorgeous beauty; stunning people and conquered countries; love and hatred...
"Who are you? Have I met you before? I think you look so familiar to me," Yun Zhi could not help but ask.The girl did not turn around and she shook her head gently. Her eyes were empty. No matter what the man asked her, her eyes were still so empty. However, the atmosphere between them was peaceful and comfortable. In fact, the man had been overwhelmed by hatred and pain, but now he gradually calmed down. This silent jade doll girl was a magic drug to appease him. He now could enjoy a temporary inner peace.At this moment, a lovely cute girl appeared and broke the silence."General Yun, why are you here?""Who are you and why do you know my identity?” Yun Zhi looked at the girl who came over. He was kind of annoyed because of her interruption, but he soon settled down."General, you are still in armor. I am Princess Xi’s servant girl, Yuer.""So... it means you are Princess Shui Yinzhu... no... now you ar
Yun Zhi did not know whether he was doing this on purpose or not. He was now walking toward Xiyan Palace which looked deserted.In Xiyan Palace, the beautiful girl in white dress wanted to have an early rest. However, she could hear the sound of singing and dancing from her courtyard even though her place was far away from the noisy imperial hall. The sound was not loud, it was kind of soft. However, it still sounded a bit noisy in this quiet courtyard.Little palace maid Yuer had sneaked out to have fun, so the Third Princess Xi was the only one left in this place. She had been used to quiet days, so she felt uncomfortable about the noise. Princess Xi got dressed quickly and then walked to the phoenix tree.At the age of nine, she lost her parents and homeland. The little princess Shui Yinzhu was then left in this cold palace. An old woman offered her food and clothes. She was so alone and kept crying every day. However, no matter how hard she
In the middle of the night, almost everyone had fallen asleep. However, candles were still lit in the main bedroom of Jicong Mansion. Beside the table in the room, a man who came back not long ago was sitting there. His eyes were elegant and calm. It seemed that this man was indifferent to everything. He was Senior General, Yun Zhi. A middle-aged man was standing on his left. He looked strong and tall, and he was a thoughtful man. This man was the leader of the rebels, Li Yi, the former Senior General of the Kingdom of Xuan. Everyone thought he was dead. No one knew that Yun Zhi just fooled his soldiers and made Li Yi the butler of Jicong Mansion. Moreover, none of the rebels were killed. Li Yi brought them into Jicong Mansion in secret. These people mingled in King Yun’s men and lived in some special places of the mansion. This general mansion was neither too big nor too small, but so many people were hidden in it. A plot was developing.A woman o
Xiyan Palace was always cold and desolate. Under the phoenix tree in the courtyard, there was always a white figure which looked sad and lonely. The figure seemed to have no soul and pitiful.The girl was still staring at the phoenix tree with empty eyes as always. She walked toward the tree slowly. She suddenly stumbled, almost falling down. It's Yue who had been next to her that caught her and then held her in her arms.Yue's hugging was not gentle as ordinary women’s. Maybe because of her bosom, her hugging was also not as strong as a man’s. It was a different feeling, peaceful and warm.Ever since the little princess of the Kingdom of Shui, Shui Yinzhu became Yun Xi at the age of nine, no one had ever hugged her. She could only hug herself. It was the first time for her to be hugged in five years. The girl was touched, and she had never had such a feeling before. When she was a child, her loved ones hugged her. However, she was still
Yue's ears suddenly twitched. She heard a soft voice of footsteps approaching them slowly. Yue soon got closer to Yun Xi in secret. She held the girl in her arms in silence.At this moment, some people in black clothes suddenly appeared and tried to attack Yun Xi. Yue held the girl more tightly to protect her with her left hand. Her right hand grabbed the knife from a person in black swiftly. She killed the man in black with his own knife without hesitation. Now she had to kill her enemies ruthlessly if she wanted to protect Yun Xi.In the meantime, Yun Xi was so shocked by the spurting blood. After five years, the girl emitted a sound for the first time. She hadn't uttered a word for so many years and her voice was hoarse but tender. She was so pitiful and kept crying. Now Yun Xi’s eyes were no longer empty but filled with fear and helplessness.Yue noticed it and she felt so sorry for her. However, now she did not have time to comfort
"I have found out that she was a spy of the Kingdom of Wu. She drugged you and then asked the people of the Kingdom of Wu to kill the princess. Now she's been controlled by our people, and she said she wanted to cooperate with us." Li Yi reported to Yun Zhi respectfully."Kill her.""We have the same goal. We can use her.""Don't you understand my words? Anyone who dares to hurt her even a little has to die.""Prince, in fact, if Princess Xi is dead, the Kingdom of Yun will... ""Uncle Yi, how can you also believe in such nonsense? I am going to tell you one last time—don't hurt her.""But prince...""Li Yi, if you mention hurting her again, please don't blame me for breaking up our relationship. I will kill the vicious King Yun and then conquer the world.""Yes." Li Yi left and he felt helpless. His prince had feelings that he should not have.Now Yun Zhi felt
Not long after this incident, almost everything was back to normal. However, there was an interesting story in the bedroom of King Yun. It was actually the consequence of this incident. Since ancient times, beauties had been victims of political power.A beautiful female entertainer was sent to King Yun. In his bedroom, this female entertainer danced so charmingly that King Yun couldn't control himself.In the middle of the night, the female entertainer lay in the arms of King Yun. After having sex, she poured a glass of water for King Yun. Before long, King Yun was even hornier. He seemed to be tireless while the female entertainer seduced him by every means.King Yun was the king who had unified the world. That night, he almost died on a woman's body. He was not young anymore and almost died of enjoying excessive freedom. It was so lucky that imperial physicians saved him in time. Otherwise, dying in this way would be a great humiliati
Yun Su should be a distinguished and domineering Crown Prince, but he was actually a gentleman. He was a man who made people feel comfortable. At this moment, he was staring at Yun Zhi who was thinking about something.Yun Zhi has always been an indifferent person, and the only person he cared about was Yun Xi. Staring at the girl, his cold eyes were filled with surprise, confusion, and other complex emotions. They were just some subtle changes, but Crown Prince who had grown up in the imperial palace was clever enough to notice them."Brother, we shouldn't disturb Xier when she was trying to have a rest. Let's go to your palace." Yun Zhi realized Yun Xi did not welcome them, so he said these words to help her out."Okay. Sister Xi, we don't mean to interrupt you. We will come to visit you next time."He didn't call himself Crown Prince according to the royal etiquette. It's obvious that he was interested in this girl. Yun Z