The wind is cold and the snow is flying.
In front of Shenwu Gate.
Li Zhong was wearing old and faded eunuch's clothes, with white hair. He stood alone in the wind and snow, motionless, like a stone corpse.
His head, shoulders, and clothes were covered with white snow.
The gate guards and soldiers behind him all looked at him in surprise and suspicion.
Although these young guards and soldiers did not know him, as warriors, they could clearly feel the difference of this old eunuch.
He stood there, without any warrior's strong wind surrounding him, and without any protective air shield to block the wind and snow outside. He looked thin and old, but his figure was as solid as a rock, without even the slightest tremor.
Anyone, including warriors, will have a slight tremor as long as their heart beats no matter how they stand.
What's more, he was old and had been standing in the wind and snow for so long.
The warrior's eyesight is very sharp, and at such a close distance, he can clearly see every movement he makes.
But several hours had passed and they didn't see anything.
What was even more incredible to them was that in this kind of weather, each of them would exhale a faint white mist from their noses when they breathed, but this old eunuch stood in the wind and snow for so long without exhaling any breath.
All these circumstances indicate that this white-haired old eunuch is not a simple person.
Neither the garrison commander nor the soldiers dared to be careless.
It was not until the eldest princess' sedan chair appeared that their expressions froze and they immediately clenched their weapons to prevent the old eunuch from doing anything terrible.
But what surprised them was that the moment the old eunuch saw the eldest princess' sedan chair, he bent down and lowered his head. He looked like an old tree bent by a strong wind, which was about to break and fall down. It was quite pitiful to see.
The cold wind is howling.
The pure white snowflakes flew with the wind, swirling on the ground, refusing to fall into the dust, but ultimately they were unable to struggle and fell down, being crushed into pieces.
The fiery red sedan stopped in front of Li Zhong.
Both sides were silent.
The guards and soldiers at the city gate immediately bowed and saluted.
There was a long silence.
The princess's cold voice came from the sedan chair: "Li Zhong, are you waiting here for me?"
Li Zhong lowered his head and said respectfully, "Yes."
The princess asked, "What's the matter?"
Li Zhong said respectfully, "After I went home last night, I took a short nap and dreamed of the late emperor. The late emperor told me to take good care of His Highness and His Majesty. So, I came here early in the morning to wait for His Highness. I am just a lowly servant and cannot take care of other things. I just want the spirit of the late emperor to see that the family is harmonious and reunited."
"Your Highness, can you do this?"
There was silence in the sedan chair for a while, and then the man said in a cold tone: "Of course I can do it. But I don't know about others."
Li Zhong bowed deeply and said, "As long as Your Highness can do it, I will be relieved."
After that, he bowed and stepped aside, and said, "Today is New Year's Eve. I hope Your Highness can come back early to have a reunion dinner with the Queen Mother and His Majesty."
No one spoke in the sedan chair.
The guards surrounded the sedan chair and walked out of the archway on the snow.
Li Zhong stood bent over in the wind and snow for a while, and only straightened up slowly after the princess' sedan chair had gone far away.
“Woo—”
The cold wind is howling.
To the surprise of the guard and the soldiers, the old eunuch who had just been standing in the wind and snow disappeared in the blink of an eye.
The fiery red sedan chair is particularly eye-catching in the snow.
In the sedan, Nangong Huoyue slowly spread her long, straight legs and let him withdraw from under her skirt. She pretended to be indifferent and said, "He really has discovered you a long time ago."
Luo Qingzhou said from the couch: "Did he find out just now, too?"
Nangong Huoyue said: "Of course."
Luo Qingzhou's heart trembled, and he asked, "Is the Grandmaster Realm so powerful?"
Nangong Huoyue said with a far-reaching gaze: "When you reach the Grandmaster level, you will understand it naturally. Although the Grandmaster level and the late Great Martial Master level are only one breakthrough apart, the skills and strengths of the two are worlds apart."
Luo Qingzhou's heart suddenly surged with excitement. He should be almost there soon!
After a pause, he continued, "Your Highness, what he just said should have other meanings, right?"
Nangong Huoyue was silent for a moment, then said calmly: "He is asking me to promise that no matter what happens in the future, I will not..."
At this point, she suddenly paused, kicked him with her foot, and said coldly: "There is no inspection ahead, you can come out."
Hearing this, Luo Qingzhou wanted to get out from under the cave immediately, but after thinking for a while, he huddled there without moving, and said, "Your Highness, let's wait until we enter Prince Duan's Mansion, and then I will go directly underground."
The sedan chair was not very big. If he came out at this time, he could neither sit with her nor stand. He could only squat at her feet...
Besides, where is he looking
It's already very awkward now. If I go out and make eye contact with this eldest princess, wouldn't it be even more awkward
At least now the two of them didn't have to look at each other, which eased the awkward atmosphere a little.
Nangong Huoyue moved her long legs from under her skirt, tugged at her red skirt, looked down at him, and said, "Why, you don't want to come out?"
Luo Qingzhou said quickly: "Of course not. It's safer here, so that we don't have to go in again if we encounter an emergency later."
Nangong Huoyue put down the hem of her skirt and said coldly, "It's up to you."
The sedan chair swayed gently and moved slowly forward in the wind and snow.
They left the palace unimpeded and headed towards Prince Duan's Mansion.
When they arrived at Prince Duan's mansion, Prince Duan had already received the news and was waiting at the door with his family.
Seeing the princess' fiery red sedan coming in from the alley, Nangong Xiaoxin immediately ran over happily and shouted, "Sister Huoyue, what good things have you brought for Xiaoxin? If Xiaoxin doesn't like it, don't even think about having Xiaoxin's Xuantian Jade Girl Tree Morning Dew."
Nangong Huoyue was sitting in the sedan chair and was about to speak when Nangong Xiaoxin ran up to her and said excitedly, "Sister Huoyue, Xiaoxin also wants to sit in your sedan chair, is that okay?"
Nangong Huoyue's face stiffened for a moment, and she moved her legs to the middle position again, pulled open the hem of her skirt, kicked underneath with her feet, then her face slightly reddened as she gently separated her feet and calves in the red skirt.
Luo Qingzhou, who was hiding underneath, immediately understood and quickly got back into her red skirt, restraining his breath.
“Wow!”
Just as he hid himself, the curtain of the sedan chair suddenly opened.
Nangong Xiaoxin, covered in snow, entered the sedan with a smile on her face.
Prince Duan's doting voice came from behind: "Xiao Xin, why are you so rude? Your sister Huoyue hasn't agreed yet."
Nangong Huoyue had no choice but to say, "Uncle Wang, it's okay. This sedan can hold two people."
Nangong Xiaoxin sat directly next to her, twisted her buttocks, and exclaimed: "So soft, so comfortable."
Then he stretched his head and sniffed her body, saying, "Sister Huoyue, you smell so good."
Nangong Huoyue smiled faintly and said, "Is Chenlu ready?"
Nangong Xiaoxin tilted her head and said, "Has Sister Huoyue prepared the gift for Xiaoxin?"
Nangong Huoyue said: "Of course I'm ready."
Nangong Xiaoxin giggled and said, "Then Xiaoxin is naturally ready as well."
Prince Duan said with a smile on his face outside: "It's snowing hard outside, Huoyue, let's go into the mansion and talk."
Yueying, accompanied by several guards, surrounded the sedan chair, went up the steps and entered Prince Duan's Mansion.
Then, the sedan chair was placed in the front yard.
Nangong Xiaoxin twisted her butt on the soft couch a few more times, then took Nangong Huoyue's hand and said, "Sister Huoyue, let's go. Xiaoxin will take you to see something good. Daddy just brought it back for Xiaoxin."
Nangong Huoyue paused, and then gently kicked the person lying on the bed with her foot under her red skirt, telling him that she was leaving.
Luo Qingzhou hesitated for a moment, then stretched out his finger and gently touched her foot in response.
The moment the fingers touched the feet, Nangong Huoyue's body trembled suddenly.
Nangong Xiaoxin blinked her big eyes and asked in confusion: "Sister Huoyue, what's wrong?"
Nangong Huoyue stood up and said calmly, "It's okay. It seems a bit cold outside."
Nangong Xiaoxin was surprised when she heard this: "Sister Huoyue is also afraid of the cold? I heard from Daddy that Sister Huoyue has been hot all over since she was born and has never been afraid of the cold."
Nangong Huoyue opened the curtain, walked out, and said, "I'm not afraid of the cold, but I can feel it."
The two sisters talked as they gradually walked away, surrounded by Prince Duan and others.
Soon, there was no sound around the sedan chair.
Luo Qingzhou waited for a while before taking out the jade rat. Just as he was about to activate his earth-moving technique, a cold voice suddenly came from outside: "Someone is following us outside. It's best to leave the city and then come out from underground."
Luo Qingzhou was stunned for a moment and said, "Thank you, Miss Yueying."
After a pause, he continued, "I didn't mean to offend you last night, please don't take it to heart, young lady."
Yueying was holding a sword, standing alone in the snow outside. When she heard the words, her eyes moved. Just as she was about to speak, someone in the sedan said, "Goodbye."
After saying this, the sedan chair left.
Yueying stood there in a daze for a while, then walked up the front steps and stood under the eaves, motionless.
Luo Qingzhou used the jade rat to quickly enter the underground and began to move quickly out of the city.
He encountered some formations along the way, but he passed through them easily.
When passing through the inner city wall, he found that there were people guarding the underground. He took some effort and passed through from another place.
As for the underground of the outer city, it is naturally unobstructed.
When he was out of the outer city gate, he was very fast and came out from underground at the Shili Pavilion outside the city.
At this time, night has fallen.
The sky was gray, snowflakes were falling, and everything was white.
He felt as relaxed and happy as if he were reborn.
It’s finally out!
Tonight is New Year's Eve. There must be many people waiting for him at home, by the misty river.
His figure flashed, and he swept out on the snow without leaving a trace.