The Princess And The Lord

"You met Tao Bing Wen?" Zhao Li Xin tilted his head but didn't show too much surprise.

"Yeah.." Lory chuckled then continued "He's in a bit of trouble so I helped him after all he helped us enter Yu Jin city smoothly so I took this chance to pay our debt to him," Lory said then took a few bites of the cake she just bought.

"You might be the only one kind enough to give the boy a word of encouragement." Zhao Li Xin elegantly took a sip of wine but the annoyance was evident on his face.

Lory shrugged nonchalantly "It was just a simple pep talk, everyone can give a word of encouragement, in the end, it all depends on him whether he wants to change or not" Lory gave him a smile then turned his gaze out the window, she raised her hand to the air soon after Girsha flew down and landed gently on her finger then pecked at the grapes in her palm.

Lory then continues "The boy reminds me of someone I know, of course, the person I remember was not as stupid as that boy nor incapable and weak but just like Tao Bing Wen he has also had little confidence in himself, he had too many doubt about his ability and past so he hides his weakness and anxiety with cheery and mischievous attitude, it took him a while to believe in himself and become a capable person who we all rely on...I don't know why Tao Bing Wen reminds me a little about him....my dear partner in crime" Lory giggles with eyes brimmed with melancholy.

"Is he also one of your brother's Archknights?" it's not hard to guess as Lory's circle of friends in the past seems not too big despite her friendly demeanor is hard for her to open up to other people even today Lory only has a few good friends that she can open herself to.

Lory looks at him and nods" His name is Justin but we call him Jay like a jaybird because of his bubbly and fun attitude"

"You miss them?" Zhao Li Xin asked.

Girsha jumped from her finger and flew away while Lory saw a bird figure floating in the wind, Lory then muttered "Every day..." she smile faintly, Lory then turned to Zhao Li Xin she supported her chin on the table and grinned widely, "But I feel better now after meeting you, there are also Ming Yue Yin, Yang Xi Ying, and the others so every day is always hectic so I don't have time to feel lonely" Lory reassure him.

Zhao Li Xin knew it was not entirely true still he feel happy to hear it "Well, It's good then..." he smile while exchanging warm gazes at each other.

Lory tilted her head while gazing at her beautiful husband even though he looked fine now but she knew he was holding back something, she wanted to ask but knowing his character she held her tongue, she could only hope he would tell her when he feel ready.

"Yin Shan Mountain path has been completely cut off" Zhao Li Xin suddenly changed the subject.

"So I hear..." Lory's eyebrows shot up.

"The only way to enter is through bribery or violence against the Heaven's Gate sect, whatever it is we must hurry" Zhao Li Xin rubbed his hands together then he got up and walk towards the furnace then he crouch to light the furnace, his movements are graceful and unhurried despite the urgency in his words.

"Well, bribery is out of the question considering what happened between our sects last time" Lory open her arms.

Zhao Li Xin threw a pile of fire crystals into the furnace because compared to wood, crystal burns slower than wood but crystals are very expensive, even rich noble families will hesitate to do so but Zhao Li Xin treat the crystal like a mere wood, Zhao Li Xin then got up and back to his seat.

He flicks his robes cooly before he takes a seat then casually says: "Violence is our only way..." there's a determination brimmed in his words.

"I already told Mong Yi to tell Wu San Bo to hasten the plan, I believe we will get the news soon," Lory said.

"So I've heard..." Zhao Li Xin glanced at her with a content smile "You finally used the authority I give you" she looked very happy that Lory was using her position as his wife, unlike other women Lory had never taken advantage of her position as the head of the Hei Shen sect and one of the strongest men in the world but if Lory had known she would beg to differ, she would not be conceited to think the smooth life she had these past few years could happen without Zhao Li Xin's protection.

Lory couldn't even imagine what would happen to her if she with other men besides Zhao Li Xin, a woman who had no support from her family, she had no parents, no pedigree, or even wealth it was impossible for her to live a normal-comfortable life in this world where women were considered second class, not to mention that she always look over her shoulder worry for other people found out about her true appearance, therefore her more or less 'normal' life could only happen because of Zhao Li Xin.

Lory thought Zhao Li Xin was a fool who underestimated her important existence in his life, without him he wouldn't be here but he wouldn't tell this fool "It's time for me to act as the boss lady" he laughed at the stupid man who unaware of his position in his life, especially in his heart.

"Yes, do whatever you like, everything I have will be at your disposal if something goes wrong, I will take care of it even if the sky falls, I will hold it for you" Zhao Li Xin's pair of black onyx eyes sent an unwavering gaze towards her.

A smile slowly spread across Lory's face "You don't have to because I will take you flying with me"

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Meanwhile, in Heaven's Gate sect the situation became more intense, several elders demanded to meet Wei Zu Tian they wanted to know why he ordered to cut off the road to Yi Shan mountain which resulted in many people being annoyed because Wei Zu Tian was arbitrary sealing a place that is not his authority, only the emperor of the Cang Lan kingdom has that power, what Wei Zu Tian did is clearly tarnishing the name of the Cang Lan kingdom, although the Emperor himself did not dare to speak frankly, however, the emperor had sent an envoy to inquire about this, in a simple way the Emperor asked for Wei Zu Tian's responsibility in roundabout ways.

Meantime, many sect masters came to see Wei Zu Tian asking for permission to enter Yi Shan mountain, many offered bribes but some gave subtle threats. What the Heaven Gate Sect's elders were worried about was that the resentful sects would team up to attack the Heaven's Gate Sect even if they were still confident with their protective array still this situation was not in their favor.

Guan Men Niang was in the garden quietly feeding the fish near the pond while quietly listening to the concubines and maids gossiping with each other just to relieve their boredom as there was nothing else they could do in this place.

From what she heard the situation was getting worse but Wei Zu Tian refused to talk to them but it was not strange because he had always been a frivolous man but Duan Shu Shu was also acting nonchalant which was not like her at all, Wu San Bo told her that Duan Shu Shu wanted to take this opportunity to get rid of everyone who was against her as well as remove all the moles that had been planted around her all these years, it seemed Duan Shu Shu wanted to use this opportunity to destroy her opposing faction once and for all.

Apart from that there were other problems, Wei Zu Tian spent too much time with Lao Min Na, he didn't even spare no time to meet his concubine which was unprecedented, there was even a rumor spreading within the sect that Wei Zu Tian had been completely bewitched by Lao Min Na beauty he might be serious this time if it's true then what will happen to the other concubines who their only value is because Wei Zu Tian likes them, will Wei Zu Tian send them back to their respective families well it's impossible, after all, they know about Wei Zu Tian and the Heaven's Gate sect situation besides which family will accept their family member who has become someone else's plaything, they might as well be killed if they dare to return home.

As if they didn't have enough problems, there was also another thing that made all the concubines even more worried was that in the past few days, Gao Mo who was one of Wei Zu Tian's close subordinates, started lurking around where the concubines used to gather even though he didn't do anything yet cause even Gao Mo wouldn't dare to touch Wei Zu Tian's toys without his permission, but his obvious presence still made everyone nervous.

Through all this situation maybe only Guan Men Niang could remain calm but it was because Wu San Bo was here that Guan Men Niang felt a sense of security despite many things happening around her, apart from that Hei Shen's spies also used this opportunity to enter the inner circle of the Heaven Gate Sect a few of them has managed to place themselves as a maid who served Wei Zu Tian's concubines which give her easy access to interact with them.

Guan Men Niang glanced at the young maid with slightly dark skin and a face full of freckles, the woman looking down appeared timid and a bit clumsy but Guan Men Niang knew her as one of Wu San Bo's subordinates and one of her main duties was to ensure Guan Men Niang's safety.

Suddenly guan Men Niang heard a commotion behind her, Guan Men Niang turned around and was surprised when she saw Gao Mo standing outside the gate watching them with perverted eyes, the man licked his lips in a disgusting manner just like a starving beast eyeing his prey soon all the women felt uncomfortable they started to leave the place one by one.

Gao Mo didn't look offended instead he was pleased with their reaction just like the excited wolf watching the rabbits try to run away, the truth is their reactions only ignited the animalistic instincts within him.

strangely, Guan Men Niang didn't leave, she was still seat near the pond seemingly unnoticed what had happened around her, Guan Men Niang casually pushed her long black hair to the side of her shoulder revealing her long and smooth neck, her skin looks fair and tender as if it would leave a mark with just a slight touch.

Gao Mo subconsciously swallowed his saliva, Guan Men Niang's beautiful figure ignited the wildfire within him, secretly he had been yearned for Guan Men Niang cause unlike others Guan Men Niang was extremely stubborn despite everything Wei Zu Tian had done she refused to yield to Wei Zu Tian whim, ironically that unyielding temperament is the only reason why Guan Men Niang is still alive today.

But her unyielding personality attracted not only Wei Zu Tian but also Gao Mo, as a sadist he wondered what he could've done to break this girl.