The floor paved with fine white jade shone with a warm light. In the distance, there seemed to be a cloud of mist enveloping the illusory palace. The phoenix on the eaves carved from sandalwood spread its wings and was about to fly. The floating window carved from green tiles was made of jade. At the end of a straight road, a huge square slowly descended along the jade steps. On the huge altar in the center, there was a straight pillar carved with lifelike dragon patterns, facing the phoenix on the palace... It was definitely a magnificent sight.
In the royal study, a silk curtain hung over the six-foot-wide bed made of agarwood. The curtain was embroidered with Beaded Silver Thread Begonia flowers. The silk fluttered in the wind, as if it was falling into a cloud mountain and an illusory sea. On the couch was a sapphire pillow, covered with soft silk ice mats, and a jade belt folded with silk quilts. There was a huge bright moon pearl hanging on the top of the palace. It was shining like a bright moon.
His bright yellow dragon robe was embroidered with a five-clawed dragon, symbolizing his noble status and the face of the emperor. Li Chen paced in the royal study with his hands behind his back. His expression was slightly anxious. He had already let the white hair on both sides crawl into his two buns.
The scene was the same as eleven years ago. On the ground, there were three black-clothed bodyguards and assassins wearing black bamboo hats. The three of them were trained by Li Chen. They could be ruthless, accurate, and fast. Moreover, they were assassins without any emotions. They were equivalent to cold-blooded puppets and were even loyal to their master, Li Chen.
Kneeling between the two was the leader, Park Hyok. There was a small scar at the corner of his eye. After a long time, the scar had become very faint, but it was enough to show that he had been injured by a sharp sword. This person was deeply trusted by Li Chen. On both sides were Park Hyok's underlings, Park Gu and Drago Gu.
"I don't believe that the child is dead, so Park Hyok, continue searching!”Li Chen ordered the three figures kneeling on the ground.
"Yes, this subordinate will obey!" Park Hyok bowed and nodded. Park Gu and Tuo Gu also followed the divine order, but a hint of worry flashed across their eyes. Only Park Hyok remained expressionless.
"You guys go ahead!" Li Chen said.
"Yes, Master x3." With that, he disappeared without a word.
The noisy crowd and the warm sunshine made some people stay vigilant even though the environment was balanced.
Park He and the other two walked on the streets of Fu 'an City, holding sword sheaths in their hands. Their hats were pulled down so low that people couldn't see their faces clearly. No matter how hard they tried to cover themselves, they couldn't stop the people from looking at them strangely. They were curious about the identity of these three people, but they hid far away because of the cold aura they emitted.
"Big brother!" Drago, who was walking at the back, walked forward and called out to Park Hyok.
Park Hyok stopped and looked at Drago expressionlessly. A look replaced a word, saying…
"Big brother, we've been searching for so many years. Pu Gu and I both thought that the child was already dead. Why does Master want us to search for someone who might not even exist?”Tuo Gu said.
Upon hearing this, Park Hyok's eyes turned gloomy. He swept a sharp glance at Tuo Gu and Pu Gu, scaring them so much that they obediently shut their mouths and took a step back.
"Just follow Master's orders!" Park Hyok retracted his gaze and looked at every young man in the crowd.
"Why does Master believe that the child is still alive?”Dragging his bones to embolden himself, he asked carefully.
Sure enough, Park Hyok's eyes came again. He glared at the two of them fiercely, meaning that they had too many questions.
Pu Gu also consciously kicked Tuo Gu to signal him not to ask more.
"Dragging the bones to figure out Master's thoughts?”Park Hyok pretended to ask casually.
Because of Park Hyok's words, Drago was so scared that he almost knelt down in front of everyone." Drago doesn't…doesn't mean that.”
"Then shut your mouth and don't ask any more questions.”Park Hyok glanced at Drago with a sharp gaze.
"Yes, sir!"
"Later, you guys go and check the surroundings of Broken Wood Cliff to see if there are any traces!”Park Hyok said.
" Yes…" Pu Gu and Tuo Gu felt that something was wrong. Pu Gu immediately asked in confusion," That's not right, Big Brother. Didn't we already check?"”
"I'm not talking about the village. There are still a few forests!”Park Hyok said," He fell from the cliff. Even if his bones are not left, there should be some traces. However, other than the wreckage of the carriage, there are no traces of Li Han!”
Just as Li Chen was sitting on the dragon throne and rubbing his temples with a headache, the old eunuch, Eunuch Wei, who had been by his side for many years, walked in to pay his respects to Li Chen in his brownish-red eunuch uniform. He said with a trembling expression," Reporting to the Emperor, the Crown Prince is missing!”
"What?!" Li Chen stood up in shock and questioned," How did it disappear?”
"Replying to the emperor, the people from Honglan Temple sent a message saying that the crown prince sneaked out when they were unprepared.”Eunuch Wei said.
"How did those people watch the Crown Prince? How could they let him slip away!”Li Chen said angrily.
The emperor was furious, and Eunuch Wei knelt down." Your Majesty, please calm down! Emperor, please calm down!"
"A bunch of good-for-nothings, hurry up and get it back! If the Crown Prince is in any danger, I will not let them off!”
"I've already sent people to look for him! Emperor need not worry."
The sun hung high in the sky. On the busy street, a young man in a green robe was walking forward. He held a paper fan in his hand. There were a few red leaves painted on the fan and a few poems beside it. The pair of eyebrows that were as light as the distant mountains, the phoenix-like eyes that were like a quiet spring, the beautiful nose, and the lips that emitted a fragrant fragrance. Wasn't that seemingly elegant youth the Crown Prince Li Zhan who had sneaked out of Honglan Temple? Behind him, there was actually a pretty girl around 16 years old who was secretly following him. Her light yellow dress wrapped around her small and exquisite body. A strand of hair hung down at her chest, and her smooth face was exposed to the air, but it turned a little red. As she walked nervously, she was afraid that she would be dodged by the other party. She did not know that her actions were very cute. However, she did not know that the other party had already known that she was following him.
She was Luo Xi, the Crown Prince's personal servant girl, the kind who would be at his beck and call. However, this was the fate of a servant girl. When she knew that the Crown Prince was going to secretly run out of Honglan Temple, she did not dare to tell anyone because she was afraid that he would be unhappy. That was why she chose to follow him and protect him from behind. However, she was too naive.
Li Zhan's footsteps became faster and faster, so fast that Luo Xi had no choice but to run after him. However, at the corner of the alley, Li Zhan disappeared. This time, Luo Xi didn't know where to go. She looked around anxiously, but still couldn't find Li Zhan. Just as Luo Xi was stomping her feet anxiously, Li Zhan appeared silently behind her. He closed the paper fan and hit Luo Xi's shoulder, scaring Luo Xi so much that her heart tightened. She turned around, thinking that she had met some bad guy. When she saw that it was the Crown Prince, Luo Xi was shocked and afraid. She was shocked because he was still around, but she was afraid because if he knew that she was secretly following him, she would definitely be punished.
"Your…Your Highness the Crown Prince." Luo Xi really wanted to laugh and pretend that nothing had happened. That expression was as if she had accidentally bumped into him on the street. She was just short of saying," What a coincidence."
Li Zhan folded the paper fan and smiled. He looked like he was up to no good." Luo Xi! Are you tired?" Li Zhan's gentle voice made Luo Xi shiver. She really wanted to say that she was actually very tired. After following him for so long, her feet were tired and she didn't have time to eat.
"No, I'm not tired!" Luo Xi replied.
At this moment, Li Zhan leaned over and whispered into Luo Xi's ear. However, his actions caused many passers-by to misunderstand. Because of the ambiguous posture and in public, he said," You followed me?”
Luo Xi shook her head to the death and said no. She even opened her innocent eyes as if to say, Your Highness, you have to believe me.
"Then why are you here?" Li Zhan asked.
"This servant, this servant admired the scenery all the way here.”Ro Xi's mouth twitched as she spoke. Li Chen couldn't help but want to laugh. What kind of reason was this? It wasn't convincing at all.
"When did I allow you to come out? How dare you run out of Honglan Temple without permission?”Li Chen put on the airs of a crown prince to scare her, but she was so scared that she knelt down." This servant knows her mistake. Please punish me, Your Highness!”
In an instant, when the passers-by saw this scene, they all looked at them with disdain. Li Chen felt embarrassed and quickly folded the paper fan to cover his beautiful face. He was not bullying a good girl.
"Wretched girl, get up quickly!" Li Chen avoided everyone's gaze and pulled Luo Xi up from the ground.
"Your Highness!" Luo Xi called out aggrievedly. Her tone was cautious, afraid that His Highness would be angry.
When he heard her still calling him Your Highness, Li Chen glared at her unhappily." You still call me Your Highness? Do you want everyone to know that I'm the Crown Prince? We have to keep a low profile, keep a low profile, understand?”
"Yes, Young Master, this servant was wrong!"
"Also, don't call yourself a servant!”Li Chen said.
" But..." Luo Xi was about to say something, but Li Chen interrupted her." There are no buts. In front of me, you are not a maid, and I am not His Highness."”
Perhaps Luo Xi hadn't adapted to the change in her identity yet. In short, her expression was very difficult.
Seeing Luo Xi take his words so seriously, Li Zhan couldn't bear to say anything more. He went over and put his hand on Luo Xi's thin shoulder, but he kept his distance. He said," Come, let me take you shopping!"”
Luo Xi's instinctive reaction was to push him away because men and women shouldn't touch each other. Besides, how could a noble man like him touch a lowly woman like her? She was afraid that her identity would dirty him, but before she could break free, Li Chen had already taken a step deeper and held her in his arms. He said with a teasing tone," If you dare to reject me, I will definitely not let go. Do you want this to happen, or do you want to be obedient?"”
Hearing this, Luo Xi was very quiet, but her heart was already beating wildly.
"Young Master, can you let go?" Luo Xi took a deep breath to calm herself down.
"That's good!" Li Chen let go of her and said. As he spoke, the paper fan that he had folded at some point in time was unfolded by him again. He was so elegant.
The so-called reason why her heart suddenly became very warm was probably because the sun shone warmth into her heart.
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