Late at night, a tall and thin figure and a petite figure were walking on the roof of the Imperial City.
The tall figure walked steadily as if he was walking on flat ground, not forgetting to turn around to look at the petite person behind him.
Meanwhile, the petite figure stumbled, stopping every two steps. In the end, she lay on the roof like a caterpillar, crawling slowly on her hands and feet, lest she accidentally fell down and became a flying caterpillar.
Needless to say, they were Chu Yufeng and Nangong Zhuyi.
Speaking of which, why was Nangong Zhuyi crawling on the roof like a caterpillar? And in the middle of the night? This was Chu Yufeng's fault. Who taught him to keep asking her about the whereabouts of the Nine Phoenix Ring? Since he wanted to find the Nine Phoenix Ring so badly, she could only tell him that the Nine Phoenix Ring was still in the Imperial City.
This man was as shrewd as anything. Just knowing the whereabouts of the Nine Phoenix Ring was not enough, he even forced her to come along. So she who only knew a little bit of martial arts could only bite the bullet and lie on the roof in the middle of the night, crawling slowly like a caterpillar.
Chu Yufeng walked very quickly. To him, jumping over roofs and climbing walls was as easy as eating a meal. However, Nangong Zhuyi, who was as timid as a mouse, was following behind him today, so he had to turn around and take care of her from time to time. However, he never expected that this little girl would actually crawl on the roof. Wasn't this too exaggerated?
With a leap, he arrived beside Nangong Zhuyi and taunted,""If you crawl like this, I'm afraid you won't be able to reach Xingqing Palace even if you crawl until dawn!”
Nangong Zhuyi rolled her eyes at Chu Yufeng indignantly, then continued her " caterpillar crawling ". She couldn't be bothered with this good-looking but unsympathetic cricket!
Humph! This bad cricket still dared to come over and show off? If it weren't for him, she would be curled up in her cute little bed sleeping right now! Why would he lie on the roof in the middle of the night and crawl like a caterpillar? Humph! She wanted to crawl slowly, so what? She wanted to crawl until dawn, so what? How will you enter Xingqing Palace to steal the Nine Phoenix Ring when you see it!
Nangong Zhuyi made a face at him and continued to work hard.
Seeing her cute face, Chu Yufeng couldn't help but feel angry and amused.
Did this girl get it? She had come to the palace to steal, not to crawl like a caterpillar. If she continued to crawl down so slowly, she would be shot into a beehive by the patrolling guards in less than a quarter of an hour.
He immediately turned around and squatted down.""Come on, I'll carry you."
"Really?" Nangong Zhu Yi had a doubtful look on her face. She obviously did not believe that this stinky cricket who kissed her, hugged her, and even threatened to throw her into the ancient well would really be so kind as to carry her.
Chu Yufeng shrugged and stood up again." It's fine if you don't believe me. I can go myself anyway. As for you…"
"What about me?"
"You just stay here and slowly crawl. When I get the Nine Phoenix Ring, I will come back to find you.”
Nangong Zhuyi shook his head vigorously like a drum." I don't want to! It's high and cold here. By the time you come back, I'll be an icicle! I think I'll go with you."
As she spoke, she nimbly jumped onto Chu Yufeng's broad back and hugged him tightly like a giant spider. She leaned into his ear and said happily,""I'm done. I can go now."
Chu Yufeng glanced at Nangong Zhuyi. Strange, didn't this girl only know how to crawl like a caterpillar? Why was he so nimble now? It was impossible to tell that he was crawling on the roof just now!
"Hold on tight. If you fall, don't say I didn't warn you!" he whispered.”
Chu Yufeng tapped his foot lightly and flew up like an eagle. He arrived at Xingqing Palace in a few steps.
Xingqing Palace was the East Qin Emperor's palace. It was said that Yan Shao had built it after Tang Xuanzong's Xingqing Palace. Although it was not as large as Tang Dynasty's Xingqing Palace, it was still elegant and beautiful, looking down on Guanzhong.
Under Nangong Zhuyi's guidance, Chu Yufeng easily avoided the patrolling guards and arrived at the Pavilion of Petal and Sepal in Xingqing Palace.
"Is this the place?"
"Of course! Could there be other places? I risked my life to choose this treasure house. How could I be wrong?”Nangong Zhuyi jabbed Chu Yufeng's chest forcefully and said righteously.
Chu Yufeng nodded. He gently held Nangong Zhuyi's waist, pushed open a window, and jumped in.
This Pavilion of Petal and Sepal was a place that Nangong Zhuyi had to clean hundreds of times every day when she was a palace maid. Therefore, when she came here, she was very familiar with it as if she had returned home. After making many turns, she found the place where the Nine Phoenix Ring was hidden.
She pointed at a beauty vase on the table and said,""Right here, I hid the Nine Phoenix Ring here.”
Chu Yufeng was surprised." A vase? You hid the Nine Phoenix Ring in a vase?"
Nangong Zhuyi made a face again and sneered,""Stupid! Who would hide in a vase? Every day, dozens of palace maids and eunuchs came in and out to clean the place. Hiding in a vase was immediately discovered. Who would be stupid enough to hide such an important thing in a vase?”
She walked forward and picked up the vase. She fumbled around on the table and heard a click. A small square hole was revealed. In the square hole lay a crystal clear jade pendant.
Chu Yufeng strode forward, picked up the jade pendant, and looked at it by the window. There were phoenix patterns and two small words carved on the jade pendant!! Huan Yi, so this was the Nine Phoenix Ring that Chu Huanyi had snatched away.
Holding the Nine Phoenix Ring, Chu Yufeng was overjoyed." Little Zhu, you're really something!" You actually hid the Nine Phoenix Ring here?”
"If I didn't hide here, those bad guys and stinky women would have taken it away long ago. How could I have waited until you came?”Nangong Zhu Yi looked at the Nine Phoenix Ring that was still emitting a jade-green light even in the darkness and asked curiously,""What is the use of the Nine Phoenix Ring? Why do you all want it so badly? In order to get it, you even bullied me and scared me like that?”
Before Chu Yufeng could speak, a cold voice came from the darkness!!
"The Nine Phoenix Ring is a jade pendant that the Vermilion Bird Maiden gave to the Nine Phoenix of Dunhuang. It contains a mysterious power. It was said that a single piece of the Nine Phoenix Ring could prolong one's life, eliminate disasters, and cure illnesses. If the nine pieces of the Nine Phoenix Ring were to be combined together, they would have the power to control the entire world, and then become the overlord of the world. Therefore, as long as one had the slightest bit of brain, they would not spare no effort and use all means to obtain the Nine Phoenix Ring!”
Chu Yufeng frowned." Who?"
In the darkness, they heard the sound of a lamp. Pa, pa, pa. The surrounding lights were lit up in an instant, illuminating the Pavilion of Petal and Sepal as if it was daytime. In front of them stood a young man in a dragon robe, coldly looking at Chu Yufeng and Nangong Zhuyi.
Upon seeing this man, Nangong Zhuyi couldn't help but exclaim,"Yan Kong, is that you?"
This man was the current master of East Qin, the little emperor that Nangong Zhu Yi called Yan He.
"It's me! YiNiang, long time no see. I've been waiting for you for a long time. I've finally seen you tonight!”
The word " aunt " gave Nangong Zhuyi goosebumps. Seeing Yan He's malicious gaze, she ran behind Chu Yufeng and hid, her small hands tightly tugging at his clothes.
When she felt that she was safe, she stuck her head out and said,"What do you want to do? How did you know I would come here?”
"The old man handed the Nine Phoenix Ring to you before he died. According to your personality, it's absolutely impossible for you to carry it with you. So I guessed that you must have hidden the Nine Phoenix Ring somewhere in the palace. It's just that I never thought that you would actually bring a man back to look for the Nine Phoenix Ring?”
"So what if you brought a man back? Anyway, the previous Emperor gave the Nine Phoenix Ring to me, so the Nine Phoenix Ring is mine. Since it's mine, I can give it to whoever I want. What does it have to do with you?”
Yan He smiled coldly." Really? Don't forget who the current master of East Qin is.”
"So what?"
"Now, the master of East Qin is me. I inherited the throne of East Qin and naturally inherited everything in East Qin. And since the Nine Phoenix Ring appeared in the East Qin Country, it belongs to my East Qin Country. If it belongs to my East Qin Country, it naturally belongs to me, so you dare to say that it has nothing to do with me?”
Nangong Zhu Yi glared at her unhappily," Of course it doesn't matter. Don't forget, you've already chased me out of the palace and made me a Daoist priest. So the Nine Phoenix Ring has nothing to do with you!”
"You!" Yan He couldn't help but feel angry, he didn't expect this girl to be so eloquent.
He turned to Chu Yufeng, who had been silent all this while.
"Are you following orders?"
Chu Yufeng glanced at him indifferently, as if he didn't care about the emperor at all.
"Since you're following orders, speak! How much do you want?"
Chu Yufeng raised his eyebrows." What do you mean how much?”
"No matter how much your master gives me, I will double it. As long as you give me the Nine Phoenix Ring, I will agree to anything you want! If you want to be a marquis or a king, that's fine too!”
Chu Yufeng couldn't help but laugh out loud." Yan Kun, what do you think the Nine Phoenix of Dunhuang is?”
Yan Hun was stunned." Nine Phoenix of Dunhuang?"
"The Nine Phoenixes of Dunhuang can have anything they want. If they want to be the emperor, who knows how many times they have been the emperor. Why would they care about your small reward?”
Yan Kong subconsciously took a step back." You…you are the Nine Phoenix of Dunhuang?”
Chu Yufeng smiled. He looked at the dumbstruck Yan Kun and the dumbfounded Nangong Zhuyi.""That's right. I'm Chu Yufeng of Haotian. I'm ranked fifth among the nine phoenixes of Dunhuang.”
Yan Kong stared at Chu Yufeng, the surprise in his eyes gradually turning into excitement and greed." Since you are the Dunhuang Nine Phoenix, then…you must have the Nine Phoenix Ring, right?”
Although Chu Yufeng saw the greed in Yan He's eyes, he still nodded indifferently." So what? So what?"
"If there is, then that would be great. This way, I can obtain two pieces of the Nine Phoenix Ring at once.”
Chu Yufeng smiled coldly." Really? If you have the ability, come and take it!”
As soon as he finished speaking, Chu Yufeng had already hugged Nangong Zhuyi's waist and floated out.
Seeing this, Yan Xiong hurriedly shouted,"Release the arrows! Stop those two people, don't let them go!”
The next moment, arrows rained down on Chu Yufeng and Nangong Zhuyi. If it was just Chu Yufeng alone, he wouldn't put these archers in his eyes.
However, he wasn't alone. He had a little girl with him. She didn't know much about martial arts and was very good at shouting. In a flash, Chu Yufeng was shot in the shoulder by an arrow.
Nangong Zhuyi, who was already screaming in fear, screamed even louder and became extremely anxious.
"Ah! You've been shot. What do you do? What do you do?”
Chu Yufeng endured the pain, pulled out the arrowhead, and threw it on the ground. He said to Nangong Zhuyi,""Zhu 'er, climb onto my back and hug me tightly, understand?”
Nangong Zhuyi's hands trembled as she climbed onto Chu Yufeng's back." I'm fine now. What should I do?"”
"Close your eyes. No matter what you hear, don't open your eyes and don't scream, or I'll leave you here, understand?”
Nangong Zhuyi nodded. She leaned against Chu Yufeng's back and closed her eyes obediently.
Nangong Zhuyi had just laid down when she felt Chu Yufeng running up and down. She could hear the cries of " ah "," oh my god "," mother ", and " grandmother " from time to time. Hot things splashed on her face, scaring her so much that she almost slipped. However, she did not forget Chu Yufeng's instructions. She hugged him tightly, not even daring to open her eyes.
After a long time, Chu Yufeng's tired and pleasant voice sounded." Zhu 'er, take your hands off me. You can come down now."”
Nangong Zhuyi shook her head and timidly pressed her face against his back." No! I don't want to open my eyes, and I don't want to go down either. If I go down, I'll be shot to death.”
"Don't worry, it's fine now. We've already left the Imperial City. Hurry up! Take your hands off me, I can't breathe.”
Nangong Zhuyi was stunned. She quickly opened her eyes and realized that her hands were tightly wrapped around Chu Yufeng's neck. Chu Yufeng's face was pale and cold sweat was dripping down his face. He looked like he was about to suffocate.
She let go of Chu Yufeng in a panic and climbed down from his back." I'm sorry. I hugged you too tightly because I was afraid I would fall off."”
Chu Yufeng forced a smile." It's okay. Oh, right! Do you know anything about medicine? Do you know any herbs?"
" I don't understand. If I'm sick, my big brother will treat me…" Nangong Zhuyi suddenly cried out in surprise. She then realized that Chu Yufeng's body was covered in blood." You're bleeding a lot. You were shot by an arrow, right?"”
Chu Yufeng tried his best to raise his spirits, but his voice gradually weakened."" There was poison on the arrow. I think…" Before he could finish, Chu Yufeng had already fainted.
In his drowsiness, Chu Yufeng felt warm water droplets dripping on his face, and a voice that sounded like a fly buzzing in his ear.
"Brother Yufeng, you can't die! If you die, then I'll die with you. I don't know the way and I don't know martial arts. I can't go anywhere, so you can't die! You still have to take me back and leave this place! Brother Yufeng, Brother Yufeng!"
Chu Yufeng couldn't help but complain," It's so noisy. Can you please be quiet?" Stop talking and let me have a good sleep!”
Nangong Zhuyi had been sitting beside Chu Yufeng, sobbing. When she heard Chu Yufeng's complaint, she raised her head and met his deep and beautiful eyes.
She looked at him in a daze, as if she could not believe that he had suddenly woken up.
After a while, she threw herself into his arms and mumbled,"You're awake, you're finally awake! I thought you wouldn't wake up and would be dead!”
Chu Yufeng was already a little groggy, and his wounds were burning with pain. Nangong Zhuyi's hug and bump almost knocked him out again, and he moaned in pain.
"You…you naughty girl, this isn't the time to be friendly. Do you want to take this opportunity to take revenge?”
Nangong Zhu Yi was stunned. He suddenly realized that he was actually pressing on his wound. No wonder he was in so much pain that he broke out in cold sweat and his handsome face turned pale.
She left him in a panic, then untied his bloodstained clothes, picked up the Nine Phoenix Ring and placed it on his wound, desperately explaining: "I'm sorry, I didn't do it on purpose. I was too happy, so I…"
Chu Yufeng shook his head. He didn't have the energy to argue with this talkative and impulsive girl.
After a while, Chu Yufeng felt that his wound didn't hurt as much as before. The burning sensation on his body also gradually subsided. Only then did he slowly sit up.
When he sat up, the Nine Phoenix Ring that was placed on his wound also fell down.
Chu Yufeng was slightly startled, staring at the Nine Phoenix Ring in a daze. Then, he looked warily at Nangong Zhuyi, whose eyes were red and swollen from crying.
"Was this Nine Phoenix Ring taken out by you?”
Nangong Zhuyi nodded and rattled on,"That's right! You were injured and lost a lot of blood. Moreover, you said that the arrowhead was poisoned. I was afraid that you would die and I didn't know how to save you. So I could only take out the Nine Phoenix Ring to try. I didn't expect this Nine Phoenix Ring to be so magical. The moment I put it on your wound, it immediately stopped bleeding and even sucked out the poison in your body. It's really magical. Also…"
Chu Yufeng grabbed her hand and snapped,""How do you know that the Nine Phoenix Ring can cure illnesses? Who told you that?"
Nangong Zhuyi was shocked by his sudden stern attitude." You…Brother Yufeng, what's wrong?" Why did you suddenly become so fierce?”
"Let me ask you, how do you know that the Nine Phoenix Ring can cure illnesses? He even knew how to use it? Speak! Who told you that?"
Nangong Zhuyi's hand hurt from his pinch and she could not help but struggle." It hurts! You're hurting me. Let go of me, let go of me!”
"I can let you go, but you have to tell me first, who taught you how to use the Nine Phoenix Ring?”
"It's…it's an old fellow!"
Chu Yufeng was stunned." Old man? You mean Yan Shao?"
"That's right! He said that the Nine Phoenix Ring could prolong one's life, cure illnesses and detoxify poisons. He also said that Emperor Yu's empress, Chu Xiayi, was dying from serious injuries and that she had only managed to survive by relying on the Nine Phoenix Ring. So I thought that maybe the Nine Phoenix Ring could save your life.”
"Then how did you know to place the Nine Phoenix Ring on the wound?”
Nangong Zhuyi looked at Chu Yufeng, feeling wronged." Of course I tested it!”
Chu Yufeng was surprised." You tested it?”
"That's right! You're seriously injured and you're bleeding non-stop. I really don't know what to do. I'm also afraid that you'll die like this. If that happens, I really won't be able to go home and will have to die with you here. Suddenly, I remembered what the old man told me, so I took the Nine Phoenix Ring from your body and tried it out. However, I didn't know what to do, and I didn't know how to recite spells and draw talismans, so I could only randomly try it out. Coincidentally, the Nine Phoenix Ring fell onto your wound and sucked the black blood from your wound. Only then did I know that the Nine Phoenix Ring was used like this…" Nangong Zhuyi's eyes were already filled with tears," I was so worried about you that I couldn't sleep and kept crying. I cried so much that I couldn't even open my eyes, but you…but…"
As she spoke, she looked like she was about to burst into tears.
Chu Yufeng felt apologetic. He let go of her hand and said gently,""Zhu 'er, I'm sorry, it's my fault! I shouldn't have misunderstood you."
Hearing his gentle words, Nangong Zhuyi immediately felt even more wronged. She could not help but wail," It was your fault in the first place. I was so worried about you, so afraid that you would die. I didn't expect that when you woke up, not only did you not thank me, you even…even…wah!”
Chu Yufeng was a little flustered. He didn't know what to do and pulled the crying girl into his arms." I'm sorry. It's my fault. I shouldn't have misunderstood you. I'm sorry!"”
Nangong Zhuyi was not willing to let him go. She hit him with her small hands and continued to cry. She did not care that he was injured." You're so bad! You're the worst bird in the world. You're a big stupid bird that only knows how to bully women. You're a stupid bird that only knows how to scare women. You're bad, you're bad, you're bad!”
Chu Yufeng didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
Bad bird, stupid bird, stupid bird? If his brothers and sisters knew that the mighty Nine Phoenixes of Dunhuang, the mighty Nine Phoenixes, were actually called bad birds, stupid birds, stupid birds, what would they think?
"Zhu 'er, don't cry. I was wrong, okay?”
Nangong Zhuyi still did not let him go." No, I just want to cry. Who taught you to be so fierce just now and even scold me!”
"I…"
Chu Yufeng had no choice but to use his last move to block the little girl's mouth that was crying and cursing non-stop.
Nangong Zhuyi stopped crying after giving him this kiss, but she was also dumbfounded. Wasn't he injured? Why could they kiss like this? And his lips were so hot and soft. How could a man's lips be so hot and soft?
Chu Yufeng sighed in his heart. He held Nangong Zhuyi's face and kissed her even deeper.
God knows why he did this! She was just a little girl who would cause trouble for herself! If she hadn't been in the way, how could he have been injured? He could have escaped alone! However, he just couldn't let go of her. He couldn't help but want to tease her, kiss her, and even want her.
That's right! He wanted her, he wanted her. From the first time he kissed her, he wanted her, but she was Yan Shao's favorite concubine, could he?
Chu Yufeng let go of Nangong Zhuyi.
"Zhu 'er, thank you for being so worried about me. I'm no longer a hindrance.”
Nangong Zhuyi's face was red from his kisses. Her tearful eyes were filled with confusion, joy, and shyness. She looked innocent, cute, and charming. "Yufeng, are you really okay?”
"I'm fine now," he said with a smile.
Nangong Zhuyi smiled." Then are you hungry? I'll go find you something to eat, okay?”
Chu Yufeng shook his head." Zhu 'er, thank you. You don't have to worry about me. I'll take care of myself."”
After he finished speaking, he took out an ingot and placed it in Nangong Zhuyi's hand.
"Take this silver and go to the town to hire a car to go back to the capital city, understand?”
Nangong Zhuyi was startled." Return to the capital prefecture?" Are we going back to the capital prefecture?"
"It's not us, it's you. Go back to the capital capital prefecture!”
Nangong Zhuyi was a little surprised." You want me to return to the capital prefecture?”
He nodded firmly." Yes.”
"You don't want me to accompany you?"
"You've already done enough for me. I don't want to burden you anymore. Without the Nine Phoenix Ring, I think Yan He won't find trouble with you anymore.”
"I'm not afraid of being dragged down by you, nor am I afraid of trouble. I want to follow you.”
Chu Yufeng sighed." Zhu 'er, you can't follow me. If you follow me, you'll bring us trouble."”
Nangong Zhuyi's eyes widened." You don't want me, right?”
" I..." He opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but in the end, he did not say it.
"You think I'm troublesome, so you don't want me to follow you, right?”
He shut his mouth tightly and did not say anything, which was no different from a tacit agreement.
Nangong Zhuyi looked at him in disbelief." Since you don't want me, why did you kiss me and hug me? And now you're saying you don't want me? You…"
"Zhu 'er, if you have any misunderstandings because I kissed you and hugged you, then it's my fault. I apologize to you, but you really can't follow me anymore.”
Nangong Zhuyi stood up abruptly." I understand! Your goal is only the Nine Phoenix Ring, right? Now that the Nine Phoenix Ring is already in your hands, you don't want me anymore, right?”
Chu Yufeng neither admitted nor denied it.
Anger was reflected on Nangong Zhuyi's pretty little face," Since you want the Nine Phoenix Ring, and I am not only an outdated consort, but also a little girl who will cause trouble for you. You are the dignified Nine Phoenix of Dunhuang, how can you let a little girl who is also an outdated consort cling to you? Humph! Chu Yufeng, don't worry! I, Nangong Zhuyi, will not pester you! Even if I die, I will never pester you! We will never meet again, never!”
After Nangong Zhuyi finished shouting, she rushed forward angrily, but a powerful force that came from nowhere pushed her back forcefully. Before Nangong Zhuyi could react, she felt a pain in her chest. Her body fell to the ground, and an arrow pierced her chest, causing blood to flow out.
Chu Yufeng, who was behind her, was scared out of his wits." Zhu 'er, Zhu' er!”#
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