No pop-up ads, so refreshing! Thanks for your support! Sounds good to me ^_^... Chapter 124

  Qing Wei was in the courtyard, had already burned incense early, saw us coming out, and excitedly smiled: "Rather than choosing a day, let's just do it now, how about that? Which qin does Miss Qing want to use, I'll go get it right away."

  Her expression was calm and serene, but she didn't seem to be particularly enthusiastic. Qing Wei probably wasn't eager to listen to me play the guqin either. She said that mostly for his sake, but now seeing him like this, I couldn't help but feel a little stunned.

  I smiled faintly and said to Qing Wei: "Go ahead, we'll wait here. Use that purple sandalwood fan made by your young master himself."

  Qingying blinked her eyes to look at Liu's face, but Liu just slowly turned around to glance at me, with a deep and complex gaze in his eyes. In the end, he simply looked away and nodded slightly without saying anything.

  When Qing Wei moved the zither to the pavilion, his face was filled with a hint of caution, he didn't know what had happened, but he could sense that the atmosphere was somewhat off.

  I smiled reassuringly at him and then walked to the guqin, sat down, lifted my fingers slightly, and drew out the majestic notes of "Battlefield Wind".

  He didn't move, opening his mouth without any emotion: "Since you want to play, then change it to 'Thoughts of Returning Home'."

  I looked up at him, but he didn't look back at me. With his eyes cast downward against the light, his eyelashes slightly lowered, his expression was indistinct.

  I let out a long sigh from the bottom of my heart, turned my wrist, and plucked the strings in reverse. A melody of "Thoughts of Returning Home" flowed out from my fingertips, lingering on and on.

  "With a clang", his "Zhan Lu" sword left its scabbard, and as the sword light flashed, it was like a startled dragon.

  "In the ninth heaven, with a lingering intention, I entrust my seven-stringed guqin to the wind, and wield my sword leaning against the high sky. The four seas are calm, **gather**, alone drunk and laughing on the battlefield, pouring wine into the vast expanse..."

  Still the same Feng Xiang sword move, the sword intent and the zither heart, still perfectly coordinated.

  The zither's sound fades away, like frost and snow at the edge of the sky, desolate and without a trace.

  The sword dance reaches its peak, and people are forever separated, with thoughts growing thicker.

  "The last move of 'Zhan Lu' ended, and the sword's edge solidified. I finished playing the melody 'Thinking of Returning Home'. In that moment when our eyes met, he looked at me deeply with a faint sadness on his face. The smile I was about to bring up suddenly faded away."

  The applause of "pa pa pa" rose, I turned my head to look, the Tian Lian princess in a magnificent dress with an elegant and calm smile on her lips was slowly walking towards us.

  Behind her followed a majestic old man with a white beard, also dressed in magnificent attire, with eyes as sharp as an eagle.

  She quickly put away her sword and walked forward with a calm expression: "How did the princess and the prime minister come, how is the emperor's body?"

  The Tianlian princess smiled at him and opened her mouth: "Father's body is an old illness, it can't be rushed for the time being. Now that the war is imminent, Father can't bear to see us idle around him, so he asked me and the prime minister to come to the front line to take a look."

  She said, turning her gaze to me: "Sister's guqin playing is really good. In the past, the imperial son-in-law always told me that his second sister, oh, who is now the queen of Southern Dynasty, plays the guqin with one hand and it sounds like heaven and earth are hard to find. I wonder how she compares to you?"

  I hadn't spoken yet, but Lin had already laughed and said: "My second sister's qin playing is unmatched by anyone. Although Yiyi has been hiding in the world to clear her mind and cultivate herself for a period of time, in my opinion, she is still far from being as good as my second sister. Tianlian, when we bring my second sister back, let her play for you and you'll know."

  Before coming to Qizheng, Yan knew about my concerns about my identity, so she only told everyone that I was a adopted daughter of the Murong family. Due to her complicated background, she had been hiding from the world and was sent to Xieyugou for recuperation due to her weak body since childhood, and only returned to the mansion a few times a year to visit, thus avoiding the catastrophe of the extinction of the Murong family.

  I once jokingly asked: "Complicated background? To what extent does it need to be complicated in order to hide from the world? Who are you fooling?"

  He just smiled and said with a calm certainty in his eyes: "I only said that I have had an adopted sister since I was born, as for what kind of complicated family background, my parents never mentioned it, nor did they allow us to ask. No one would dare to question it. You don't need to worry about being too close and revealing anything either. Under the extermination of our clan, everyone will cherish their only relatives, so when I went to Evil Doctor Valley to pick you up back then, Tian Lian didn't say a word, but instead urged me to set off as soon as possible."

  Seeing that I didn't speak, he continued: "Even if there's suspicion, they won't be able to get any real evidence. Who would have thought that you're not in the Zijing Palace, Fengweidong, but by my side? Besides, since I dared to bring you back to Qiyue, I must have a foolproof plan to keep you safe. This plan also includes how to deal with your true identity being exposed. To be honest, I'm not afraid, even if they find out, no one in Qiyue would dare to hurt you now. I'm only saying this because I consider your feelings and don't want you to have trouble. I hope nothing goes wrong, but believe me, I now have the ability to protect you completely and won't let you get hurt again."

  I recalled my thoughts, smiled slightly and calmly faced Princess Tian Lian. I could feel the old man behind her staring at me with piercing eyes, but the smile on my lips was undiminished, without a single crack.

  Accompanied Tianlian Princess and Qi Yue Chancellor to the camp for inspection, and asked Qingyi to send me back to my room.

  As soon as they entered the house, Ling Ke handed over the medicine she had just brewed: "Miss, drink it while it's hot."

  I took it and looked at her as she spoke softly: "Ling Ke, get ready, we'll leave Qi Yue as soon as possible."

  She didn't ask any more questions and nodded directly: "There's nothing much to pack, miss. You can leave whenever you want."

  "It's better to be early than late, let's go tonight, we'll leave when it gets dark." I nodded and after a moment of contemplation, spoke again: "Perhaps our journey won't be easy, I recall that in the past, Lian Miao used a medicine called 'Soul-Capturing Powder' which could quickly make people lose consciousness. Do you have any on you now?"

  Ling Ke nodded.

  I thought for a moment and then spoke again: "I also need a kind of poison that can kill people instantly, which is convenient to carry and will die after taking it."

  Ling Ke took out a crimson pill from the porcelain bottle in her bosom and handed it to me, hesitating for a moment before asking: "Miss, who do you want to use this on? Let Ling Ke handle it."

  I shook my head: "I'm just preparing for a rainy day."

  She looked at me for a moment and then asked: "May I ask what happened to the young lady? It's better for Lian Ke to make some preparations in advance."

  "The war between the Southern Dynasty and Qi Yue is now unavoidable, and my special identity may give some people an opportunity if I stay here, so we must leave as soon as possible." I said calmly.

  Nowadays, Yu has a wife and children, with new responsibilities and commitments. Perhaps for the rest of his life, he can no longer live as he pleases. However, being able to spend the rest of his life with his deeply loved wife, respecting and supporting each other, may also be a kind of happiness.

  I actually understand, and I also understand that as insignificant as I am, with my tiny power, it's impossible to change anything, let alone calm down this war. It's just that without seeing it with my own eyes, without trying it out, I still can't put it down.

  I think Tian Lian Gongzhu and Qi Yue Chengxiang's gaze at me, they may not be unaware of my identity. Although I believe in Hui's words, after these days of getting along, I can also feel his calm and mature handling of affairs as well as his weight in the hearts of the people of Qi Yue. He said he has the ability to protect me completely, it's not just empty talk, I believe him.

  However, he didn't want to put him in a difficult position and also didn't want to get himself into trouble.

  "Does the young lady want to take this poison herself?" Lixue thought for a moment, then turned pale with fright and repeatedly exhorted: "Please, miss, treasure yourself, don't disappoint the young master's kindness, please remember that you promised the young master a reward!"

  I held her hand and gave her a reassuring smile, "Don't worry, I said it just in case, I won't use it unless absolutely necessary. I don't want to devalue my own life, nor do I want to become a tool for others to manipulate."

  Ling Ke fell silent for a moment, then looked at me resolutely: "Miss doesn't need to use this medicine, Ling Ke will definitely take Miss away from Qi Yue's place."

  Still remember the shocking swan's reflection (harem)