Before Gu Yunxi could respond, Ming Lan swiftly went over and stood in front of her."What a handsome looking guard!"Ming Lan scrutinized Gu Yunxi up and down for quite some time. His eyes were clear and bright like a pair of sharp knives that effortlessly penetrated her skins in a moment and directly stabbed into her bones.Gu Yunxi was terrified by Ming Lan's creepy eyes. She slightly stepped backward, trying to escape. But the further she retreated, the further he followed. He grabbed her by the hand without saying a word.Ming Lan's hand was extremely cold, yet his palm was slightly wet. The moment Gu Yunxi was touched by him, she felt like she was touched by a cold slippery serpent.She was frightened into a cold sweat. She wanted to escape him, but Ming Lan held her tightly."You have such tender fingers. Each of them is like a slim green onion! What's your name?"Ming Lan stared at her

Returning to the Eastern Depot, Leng Qingtang got off from the sedan and went alone to the Southern Residence, where he rested.The night was deep, and the peaceful yard was like falling asleep soundly. Only some unknown autumn insects were chirping from time to time, hoarse or melodious, without feeling exhausted.Leng Qingtang stopped as he caught sight of some candlelight in Gu Yunxi's room. The warm yellow light was flickering, mirroring a graceful silhouette on the windowsill.When gazing at the silhouette, perhaps affected by the candlelight, Leng Qingtang suddenly felt a sense of warmth in the heart. He hadn't experienced such a feeling for a long time.In the boundless darkness, what he saw seemed especially warm and sweet. The bright orange candlelight set off the dark and elegant figure, which immediately lit up some small dim corner in Leng Qingtang's heart, making it bright and transparent. Instantly, it made his dry an

Gu Yunxi was surprised when she saw this person. He looked young, and his dress was also elegant. It seemed that he should be an easy-going man. Since the whole room was nearly full, it was not reasonable for him to occupy such a large place and not allow other guests to come in.Gu Yunxi stepped forward and bowed to the gentleman in front of her with a smile,"Excuse me, bro. Today is my uncle's birthday. We want to set a banquet for him in this restaurant. Since other private rooms are already full, can you do me a favor?"The voice of Gu Yunxi was modest.Xiao Xiaoshen took a few steps to grab her and lowered his voice,"Hey! Why do you ask for his favor? We have so many friends here. Are you afraid of losing in the fighting?"Gu Yunxi whispered and gently pushed him away, "Go away! Don't make trouble..."Initially, the young gentleman lowered his eyes and played with the wine cup on the ta

It was the end of August.On the Training Field in the Eastern Depot.Gu Yunxi was standing under the canopy of the observation deck, watching the squad soldiers below sweating like rain.Today was the Eastern Depot's annual military exercise, the most spectacular event of the year. Wearing a brand-new azure Commander-in-chief suit, the Master, Leng Qingtang, ascended the towering observation deck very early. He was seated on the front fauteuil. Chiliarch Cheng Wanli, the close guard Xiao Xiaoshen, Gu Yunxi, and a group of servants were behind him.Three new faces were present as well. They were the chief eunuch Ming Lan of the Yongning Palace and his two guards.The Western Depot was under construction, and Ming Lan was about to become the Master of it. From the service center as he might be, he was under the service of Noble Concubine Wan. So despite his ineptitude in martial arts, he still came for the drill to lear

Gu Yunxi and Xiao Xiaoshen happily ran to the Training Field, where the wooden targets were standing.Xiao Xiaoshen brought a bow and a bunch of Xuanyu arrows and brought the buckskin backpack directly over his shoulder. Then the bow was handed to Gu Yunxi.Gu Yunxi was almost turned a somersault by the bow.The first genuine experience, Too heavy.Xiao Xiaoshen smiled with arms akimbo, and then began to explain in detail,"The materials used to build the bows in our Eastern Depot are the finest birch in the wood. You can see here. The inside of the bow arm paster is the unique buffalo horn slice in the water town of Nan Province. The most resilient beef ribs are used to make strings. Finally, cast the most moisture-proof paint. Such a great bow in hand, naturally there will be some weight!"When he had finished speaking, he took an arrow with a falcon feather from the buckskin sleeve on his back.