On the other side, the Yuzhou City was shrouded in dark clouds.
The ghost world has been relatively peaceful in the past few years. Firstly, there have been fewer evil ghosts who have seriously violated the Golden Wall Law in recent years. Secondly, the ghost king's mood has been kept in a good state for three years, so his temper has eased and he no longer destroys the evil ghosts at will.
At this moment of prosperity, news suddenly came from the Lord of the Ghost Palace that an evil ghost in his palace had encountered Bai Sanxing!
Soon after, hall masters from various places reported one after another that evil spirits had seen Bai Sanxing or evil spirits that looked like Bai Sanxing. However, his appearance was erratic, and he would disappear before the evil spirits could react. No evil spirit could talk to him, and no one knew his purpose or reason.
As soon as the news of Bai Sanxing's reappearance spread in the ghost world, it caused quite a stir. More than three hundred years ago, when Bai Sanxing was still the master of the Ghost Palace, he was second only to the Ghost King and above all other ghosts, and his strength was so strong that no ghost could defeat him. As soon as the Ghost King died, he started a rebellion. Before He Simu appeared, many evil ghosts thought that Bai Sanxing would seize the Ghost King Lantern and become the next Ghost King.
But one day, Bai Sanxing suddenly disappeared, Yan Ke replaced Bai Sanxing and sided with He Simu, and He Simu eventually became the Ghost King. All the hall masters felt that with He Simu's thunderous means, Bai Sanxing could not still be alive, and most likely he had been reduced to ashes.
Who knew that Bai Sanxing not only did not turn into ashes, but also made a comeback. This person is also a vengeful person. Seeing that the hall master who once depended on him now surrendered to He Simu, he didn't know how he would turn the world upside down. So all the hall masters who passed by during the Ghost King era felt sympathetic. Those old hall masters were turned into ashes by He Simu, and the new hall masters who were promoted recently felt more at ease.
Guan Huai, the Lord of the Ghost Palace, the old fellow who had been dead for more than 3,000 years, had a change of fortune at this time, because he escaped from the disaster after being imprisoned in the Nine Palaces Maze.
After He Simu received the news, there was no disturbance. At the court meeting, he only ordered a search for Bai Sanxing's whereabouts. If found, it should be reported immediately. Anyone who could capture Bai Sanxing would be rewarded handsomely. It seemed that he did not take the once famous "Bai Sha" seriously.
The emperor's mind is unpredictable. After the grand court meeting that takes place once a month, the palace masters all asked the left and right chancellors about the king's plan, but they were all sent back. It's not that they don't want to talk about it - it's that the two of them are still suspicious of each other.
Yan Ke and Jiang Ai walked down the steps outside the palace gate. Yan Ke put his hands behind his back and asked quietly, "Just now at the grand court meeting, you told the king that you had never seen Bai Sanxing."
Jiang Ai was still wearing a gorgeous silk dress, with a golden hairpin and pearls on her head. When she turned her head, the jewelry on her body collided with each other and made a crisp sound.
She looked at Yan Ke and said, "What's wrong? Is there anything wrong with this?"
"I know Bai Sanxing. You are his knot. He has been fond of you for a thousand years and has always been upset about your rejection. He has tried every possible way to get you. Three hundred years ago, you tricked him into the Nine Palaces Prison and he was lost for hundreds of years. Now that he has escaped, how could he not look for you?"
"He likes me? You might as well say it's the desire to conquer. What good thing in the world doesn't he want to conquer? Maybe after he woke up, he had other things he wanted to conquer, so he put me aside. But speaking of deceiving..." Jiang Ai approached Yan Ke, smiled and covered her lips, "It wasn't just me who deceived him three hundred years ago, but also you. You were his deputy hall master at that time, and he trusted you so much. Now that he has escaped, he should go to you to settle the account first, right? Why did I just hear you tell the king that you had never met Bai Sanxing?"
Yan Ke's eyes turned cold, and he said, "I have never seen Bai Sanxing."
"Then I haven't seen Bai Sanxing either."
The left and right prime ministers of the ghost world looked at each other, one with a cold gaze and the other with a smile, neither giving in at all.
Finally, Jiang Ai waved his hand, turned around and said, "Instead of doubting each other, it is better to pray for the best for yourself, Lord Right Prime Minister."
Yan Ke looked at her waving right wrist and saw a pure white shining bracelet. The bracelet was very plain, without any jewels or gold or silver inlays, which was not like Jiang Ai's usual style.
He rubbed his thumb secretly, sneered and turned away.
Yesterday, the prefect of Yunzhou went back and asked about the past between Lord Fang and Lord Duan. He then learned about the rivalry between the two and felt that something was wrong. He was afraid that he would cause a big disaster and lose his job. So the next day, the prefect first sent Fang, the border patrol envoy, home in a grand manner, and then turned around and invited Duan Xu to a banquet again.
As soon as Duan Xu saw the prefect, he knew what the prefect was up to, so he followed the prefect's guess and acted arrogantly, showing a hint of displeasure and saying a few sarcastic words about Fang Xianye. Seeing the prefect's face turn pale and sweat pouring down, he changed his mind and happily agreed to the prefect's request for a banquet.
All the generals returned to their respective garrisons. Except for Duan Xu, the officials from Yunzhou accompanied the guests at the banquet. After three rounds of drinking, the prefect insisted on keeping Duan Xu at his residence to rest, and even specially asked a few beauties to accompany Duan Xu. Duan Xu thought that the prefect probably heard that he often went to Yumo Tower when he was in Nandu, so he sent beauties to him. He looked at the prefect's expectant eyes and did not refuse, and selected one of the beauties to accompany him.
After the banquet, the prefect asked the beauty to serve Duan Xu and left with a smile. The beauty looked no more than sixteen or seventeen years old. She supported him and took him back to the room prepared by the prefect. She was timid and didn't dare to look at him all the way. She helped Duan Xu sit on the bed and closed the door.
Naturally, she stayed in the room too.
Duan Xu sat on the bed. He looked a little tipsy and confused just now, but now he was clearly completely sober. He said, "What are you doing in my room?"
The little girl walked up to him, lowered her head and said, "Sir, I will serve you well."
Duan Xu chuckled: "Then why are you keeping your head down? I can't even see what you look like."
The little girl raised her head with some fear. Although she was still young, she was a beauty at first glance, with delicate features and a hint of moving sadness. She stared at Duan Xu for a long time with her eyes full of autumn water, and said stutteringly, "I... I will serve the Marquis."
Duan Xu turned his head to look at her and said with a smile: "Do you know who I am?"
"Ning Yi from Nandu? Hou..."
"I meant my name."
"Duan... Lord Duan"
"My name is Duan Xu, Duan Shunxi." After a pause, he said, "You said you would serve me, will you?"
The girl gritted her teeth and took two steps forward. Perhaps because she was too flustered, she tripped herself and sat on Duan Xu. Duan Xu didn't say anything, so she grabbed Duan Xu's shoulders, unbuttoned and took off his shirt in a clumsy way, and then tried to kiss him.
Duan Xu, who had been supporting himself on the bed with his arms, suddenly raised his hand and put his index finger on her lips. He looked at the girl who was so close to him with a smile and said, "I don't accept you kissing me with someone else's body, He Simu."
The little girl was stunned for a moment, and she whispered, "My Lord, what are you talking about..."
"Your Highness, do you still want to catch me cheating now?"
The little girl was silent. Her hands stopped shaking and her eyes were no longer fearful. After a moment of silence, she closed her eyes. The body fell sideways and was grabbed by the collar by a pair of pale hands with purple veins. She was lifted up and made to lie down next to a table.
The owner of these hands, He Simu, who was dressed in red and equally pale, stood in the room with his arms folded, and sighed, "How come you always find out it's me?"
Duan Xu smiled and stretched out his hand to her, and she walked over and sat in his arms facing him like the little girl just now.
He praised her, "You acted very realistically this time. You possessed her when the third jug of wine was finished at the banquet, right?"
He Simu raised his eyebrows: "Did you find out at that time?"
"Yes, that's right."
"How did you find out?"
Duan Xu put his arm around her waist, leaned close to her and pressed his forehead against hers, saying, "Because you have a look that makes you hope I'll find you."
He Simu blinked, she hugged Duan Xu's neck, rubbed his nose and said, "Then, Lord Hou, can I kiss you now?"
Duan Xu cooperated, closed his eyes, and said, "Your Highness, please do as you please."
He Simu laughed twice. She didn't act immediately, but waited for a moment before kissing his lips. As expected, his body trembled. Recently, she found that perhaps because her body was too cold and Duan Xu's perception was very sensitive, he would tremble unconsciously every time she kissed him. She liked this wonderful reaction very much.
He Simu was thinking this when he pried open her lips, and as their tongues intertwined, he sighed and said, "Your Highness, concentrate."
She held the back of his head and relaxed, letting him invade her. Soon he put his arms around her waist and laid her on the bed. Duan Xu's chest rose and fell violently, his eyes burning.
He Simu stroked his shoulders from time to time and said with a smile: "I heard that the Marquis has a tattoo of snow-covered plum blossoms on his back, but what's the meaning?"
Duan Xu laughed softly, his voice a little hoarse: "My lover drew that for me. She looks like white snow and red plum."
"Really? She sounds so cold. It must be very uncomfortable to hug her. Why don't you look at other people, Lord Marquis?" He Simu said.
"I probably have an eye disease that is so serious that no one can see except her. But fortunately, although she may feel a little cold at first, she will warm up after being covered. Sometimes it is so hot that it makes people feel uneasy." Duan Xu stroked her cheek with the back of his fingers and said softly.
He Simu looked up at him for a moment, then smiled and stretched out his arms, saying, "Duan Xu, hold me."
Duan Xu hugged her tightly obediently.
"Am I still cold?"
"a little bit."
"Then let me warm up." He Simu whispered in his ear: "Use your temperature to warm me up."
Duan Xu kissed her neck, unbuttoned her clothes with his nimble fingers, and smiled vaguely.
"Yes, sir."