HCB Chapter 104 Princess Xiao Wanqing of Beili Comes to the Door
Chapter 104 Princess Xiao Wanqing of Beili Comes to the Door
"Then thank you for accepting the Xiao family's kindness!"
Emperor Tai'an breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Helian Yun Shen agree. This was the result he most wanted to see, as long as the other party accepted their goodwill.
Even if the other party doesn't side with the Xiao clan, they won't oppose them. Sometimes the latter is more important than the former.
"Your Majesty, if there's nothing else, I'll be leaving now?"
Standing up and straightening his clothes, Helian Yun Shen felt there was nothing else to do, so he told Emperor Tai An that he was leaving.
Regarding Helian Yun Shen's departure
Emperor Tai'an could only nod in agreement.
As Helian Yun Shen left his palace, a hunched-over, wrinkled eunuch dressed in eunuch's robes emerged from the shadows the moment Helian Yun Shen stepped out of the study.
"What are your chances of winning against him?"
"There is no chance of winning. The only way to contend with him is to call upon the people of the main family, but the main family doesn't have many people who can contend with him."
He shook his head, clearly stating his weakness.
Upon hearing this, Emperor Tai'an pursed his lips but said nothing. He merely raised his hand to indicate that the man could leave and did not need to continue guarding him.
Upon seeing Emperor Tai'an's gesture, the old man said, "This old servant takes his leave," and then concealed himself, hiding once more as if he had never appeared at all.
Meanwhile, on Helian Yunshen's side
As he walked out of the palace toward his residence, a cold smile appeared on his face.
He already knew that Emperor Tai'an had secretly planted people in the imperial study as soon as he stepped into the room. Among them was a rather powerful person, but he could sense that the aura emanating from him revealed that he was already in his twilight years.
"As expected of royalty, as expected of the emperor of Beili. Not giving anyone their trust is just their normal behavior."
He spoke these words without any attempt to conceal them, and pretended not to see the stares that others cast his way.
They weren't worried about the news reaching Emperor Tai'an's ears.
After crossing half a street, Helian Yun Shen arrived at his residence. Before even stepping inside, he felt a chill on his back.
He opened his folding fan and raised his hand to protect himself behind his back.
Ding!
A crisp metallic clang rang out behind me.
"Why can't we go in and move forward?"
A woman's voice, filled with resentment, rang out. Helian Yun Shen exerted a little force and directly repelled the woman's spear.
Turn around and look behind you.
What he saw was a beautiful woman dressed in white with silver armor, looking heroic and valiant, standing behind him, holding a long spear and glaring at him with her beautiful eyes.
Seeing her angry glare at him, Helian Yun Shen was a little confused.
"Miss, I don't think I've offended you in any way, have I?"
"Helian Yun Shen, have you forgotten what you did a few years ago? Are you so ashamed to meet me? Are you so afraid to even see me?"
Hearing that Helian Yun Shen had completely forgotten, Xiao Wan Qing felt even angrier and raised her voice a few decibels as she spoke to him.
These words reached Helian Yunshen's ears.
This made Helian Yun Shen even more puzzled, and he couldn't quite figure it out.
After trying hard to think, he finally remembered something and looked at the woman in front of him before speaking.
“Your Highness, you know why your father arranged for you to meet me, and I have no improper thoughts about you.”
In my opinion, there is no need for us to meet.
"No matter what, your departure without saying goodbye is a disgrace to me. How can I, as a princess, hold my head high in front of my other sisters and friends?"
"I'm going to fight you today."
Helian Yun Shen's explanation did not calm Xiao Wan Qing down; on the contrary, she remained furious. She brandished her spear and relentlessly attacked Helian Yun Shen, who was facing a rather unreasonable Xiao Wan Qing.
He simply kept dodging with his movements, showing no intention of retaliating. The previous sparring session had already made him very clear about Xiao Wanqing's strength.
If I were to take this seriously, the princess could be buried.
"have you had enough?"
Xiao Wanqing's good temper, repeated time and again, made her a little too demanding. Even with the best temper, Helian Yunshen would never do that at this moment.
His voice was very stern as he reprimanded Xiao Wanqing.
He raised his hand and grabbed Xiao Wanqing's spear, then with a little force, he snatched the spear from her hand.
Then, he casually tossed the spear away at an extremely fast speed. Helian Yun Shen had no idea where it flew; it was just a casual toss.
Hopefully no one was hurt!
The spear landed at the Mountain Academy near Tianqi City. Xie Xuan, who was studying at the academy, never expected that a spear would fall from the sky.
I almost hurt myself.
"Who did this?"
Xie Xuan drew the spear in front of him, clearly very angry.
This gun almost hurt me. Who would do something like this?
He stepped out of the room with the spear, only to find no one there, which only deepened his confusion. He wondered where the spear had come from.
He picked up the gun and examined it closely.
"Xiao? This is a weapon of the Xiao clan?"
Seeing a large "Xiao" character engraved on the spear, Xie Xuan guessed that the spear belonged to the Xiao clan.
With this suspicion in mind, he prepared to take his gun and walk into Tianqi City to find out the truth.
In Tianqi City
Xiao Wanqing was startled by Helian Yunshen's actions. He had easily snatched her spear and tossed it away, where it disappeared without a trace.
Where did you put my spear?
Shocked, Xiao Wanqing came to her senses.
She then questioned Helian Yunshen about where he had thrown his weapon, but Helian Yunshen merely glanced at Xiao Wanqing when questioned by her.
He then simply said he didn't know.
She turned and went into her home. The vermilion gate was tightly closed. Xiao Wanqing, who did not know where the spear had been thrown, pounded on the gate and kept questioning.
"You come out here and tell me where the spear went!"
Inside the gate
Hearing the commotion outside the door, the butler turned his gaze to Helian Yun Shen.
"Don't worry about it. When she realizes she won't open the door, she'll know she's leaving. If you dare open the door for me, I'll show you what real power is."
"Young master, don't worry. I won't open the door, I won't open the door."