The Princess And The Lord

The candle flame suddenly went out and left behind a black smoke that disappeared instantly. Lao Min Na glanced at the candle with an even expression, a dangerous glint flashed across her dark red eyes before disappearing.

"So he's dead..." a sinister smile came from a young man with snake-yellow eyes.

Lao Min Na didn't bother lifting her head, she continued to write with her brush and then pressed the stamp on the edge of the paper. the young man was lying on the arhat chair casually looking at Lao Min Na with a funny expression.

"Everything we need to know about dark creatures is here" Lao Min Na dropped a pile of books on the table "And Wei Zu Tian has resumed Jin Kai's work, soon the army of darkness you want will be available"

"What exceptional news" contrary to his words his face didn't show any excitement.

"You don't look happy?" Lao Min Na curiously asks.

Lazarus sneer then retort "Do I ever look happy to you?"

Lao Min Na squints her eyes, other than looking like a lunatic he never looks happy or at least shows any satisfaction with anything. most of the time he looks indifferent, bitter, or just plain bitter although she never understands why?

"My bad..." Lao Min Na briefly said.

The grin playing around the edges of Lazarus' mouth made him look even more sinister, however, Lao Min Na was already numb to it than he was more amazed how he could recognize Lazarus so easily even though he kept changing his appearance by possessing various kinds of human bodies but she can spot on him right away without even seeing his hideous yellow snake eyes, maybe Lazarus was right that she had become part of the demon and when she died her soul would merge with Lazarus and provide as some kind of tonic that would strengthen the Demon power while her soul will be cursed in agony along with the demon but that was the price of using the demon power to change one's fate just like that princess.

"It's a pity cause he preserved longer than I thought, but of course not as long as you after all you are special, aren't you," he said with a mocking tone.

Lao Min Na's expression remains flat, there's not much human emotion left in her anymore, ironically it makes her relationship with Lazarus become much easier.

Lazarus rose from his chair then walk towards Lao Min Na he then sits at the table while Lao Min Na stare at him indifferently, Lazarus's pointy finger trance her cheeks to her chin and he grin "It really nit much to left, huh?" he cocked his head appears a bit disappointed "No love, guilt, anger, pain…even hatred, well you don't have much about it in the first place…"

"You don't like it?"  Lao Min Na asks.

"Hm, Like an empty doll" Lazarus click his tongue in disgust "When you don't love, you don't hate, therefore you don't feel pain anymore, because of that you don't feel guilt, without guilt how could you feel remorse and without remorse you have no reason to change..." Lazarus retracts his hands as if he was touching something dirty he wipes his finger with his sleeve "Everything that makes you interesting as a human being it's gone…now you are nothing but an empty shell"

"You make me like this…"Lao Min Na coldly said.

"True…by your own will nonetheless," Lazarus Says with heavy sarcasm.

Lao Min Na pressed her lips tightly as she had no words to refute because indeed everything that happened in her life was due to her own choice, "It seems I did the same thing as that princess didn't I?"

"Who?" Lazarus frowned "You mean Lorient?" he raised his brows then a second later he burst into a laugh "You and Lorient?" Lazarus hit his knee and laughs loudly as if he heard the most ridiculous jokes while Lao Min Na's face gradually darkens.

"How many times do I have to tell you that you and orient are not the same, you are a puddle when he is an ocean, you are a shimmering glass but he is a bright moon in the sky, you can never be like her… you are both driven by different reasons, therefore it created different outcome...different life"

Lao Min Na was not angry however she was curious "If I don't know better, I would think you were in love with her?"

Lazarus turned quiet for a second and a scary smile appeared on his face, "Oh, because I…." Lazarus admits bluntly as if it was natural then he got up from the table opening his arms "I love her as much as I hate her, I admire her and cursed her at the same time, why? because she reminds me of someone I know... someone who betrayed me" Lazarus turned his head but Lao Min Na could feel the difference in his tone of voice as he speak the last words.

Other than acting like a madman sometimes he can act strangely when it comes to the princess….is hard to explain as it feels like seeing a scenery covered with thick fog although it was all blurry still you can glimpse something was there even though you cannot be sure what it is and that's how she felt about Lazarus.

However, this is the first time Lazarus spoke about someone betraying him, Lao Min Na is still curiosity pique but she knows better not to push it further or the consequences are unimaginable, Lazarus is a Devil, after all, therefore she keeps her thoughts on her own still she can't stop thinking about who is the person who dared to betray him.

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Meanwhile, in Heaven's Gate sect, Guan Men Niang finally met spies from the Hei Shen sect, and just like Wu San Bo said most of them are outside members meaning they don't have a high standing in heaven's gate sects which is normal because only people who are close to the Duan Shu Shu and Wei Zu Tian groups who can enter inners members circles and usually they are part of the family of Duan Shu Shu's subordinates or Wei Zu Tian meaning nepotism plays an important role in advancing positions in the Heaven's Gate Sect.

However, their hard work was not in vain for they manage to work in quite critical areas, some of whom worked as kitchen maids, laundresses, and gatekeepers, which meant that it would make her next plans easier.

Guan Men Niang's first priority was to find a schedule when they changed the array matrix array, luckily everyone in this wretched sect was easy to bribe therefore it only took a little effort to get a schedule, of course, she used the excuse that she wanted run away from this place which is very understandable and she's not the first person who tried so the one that Guan Men Niang asking for help had no suspicious about Guan Men Niang intention.

On contrary that person mocked Guan Men Niang stupidity cause even if she could get out of the Heaven's Gate sect but how could she avoid the intense pursuit of the Heaven gate sect people.

The man was sure Guan Men Niang was just digging her own grave but he didn't bother to warn Guan Men Niang he was only concerned about how to cover his track so no one knows he had copied the schedule from his boss's desk after he was sure no one could find any fault in his doing he accepted the heavy bag of gold from guan Men Niang with wide smiles.

After she get the schedule, Guan Men Niang then ordered softshell turtle soup as a sign to the spies in the Hei Shen sect that she had important information for Wu San Bo.

Hearing this news the spy who works as a kitchen servant will come to serve the soup at that time Guan Men Niang will slip the map under the empty soup bowl which is then brought by the spy who works as a waiter, after that she will give it with the spy who works in the laundry department, and the person in the laundry will sew that important information on the inside of the uniform of the spy guard who works as a doorman and the doorman will give the information to people outside until the information land on Wu San Bo hands.

While he was waiting for Wu San Bo, she was gathering information about the arrangement but the progress was very slow because Guan Men Niang didn't want to make people suspicious. After all, she is usually very quiet so it would be strange if she suddenly became noisy.

In her room, Guan Men Niang walk back and forth while wrecking her brine to find the solution to the problem, then suddenly a shadow came from behind her, Guan Men Niang yelped in horror but her mouth was covered before she could scream.

"Shh, it's me don't scream"

The familiar gentle voice make her heart stop then she turn her head slowly and her eyes widen "Mas...Master Wu?" she gasped.

"Hello" Wu San Bo's dazzling smile makes Guan men Niang's heart beating like a war drum she is almost certain she will have a heart attack if this keeps going.

Suddenly Wu San Bo's eyebrows furrow "Hey, why are you got thinner?"

Only now Guan Men Niang realizes that Wu San Bo still hugged her from behind, it was a very ambiguous position if someone saw it. Guan Men Niang reflexively breaks herself from Wu San Bo's arms, "You - you - you came!" Guan Men Niang's face stuttered as her face turns bright red even her neck become red.

"Yes, too bad you don't look happy?" Wu San Bo pouted and appear dejected.

"Of course, I'm happy!" She quickly said and after that, she got more embarrassed she hope there was a hole that could swallow her right now, "I...I mean...um..." she squeeze her hands together nervously without daring to look at Wu San Bo's eyes.

See her flustered Wu San Bo imagine her like a startled rabbit he can't help but chuckle, "Well, I'm happy to see you too miss Guan"