Chapter 35

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Bai Fenglin said with a smile, “I heard that Zhu Yan was once the disciple of Brother Ying?”

“Yes.” Shi Ying said faintly, seemingly unwilling to say a word more.

“A renowned Master makes a great pupil. No wonder she is so skilled. Being dragged into the bottom of the sea and surrounded by a group of shark restoration troops, she was actually able to split the sea and escape without getting killed!” Bai Fenglin praised her, apparently hesitating, then said, “I heard… that she just lost her new husband?”

“Yes.” Shi Ying continued to speak gently, but in a somewhat impatient tone.

“What a pity…” Bai Fenglin sighed, “If it was not so inauspicious for her to be widowed right after her marriage, I would have wanted my father to propose this marriage to the Red King’s Clan for me.”

“…” The eyes behind the curtain instantly sharpened as if a bolt of lightning had swept through them.

“She is a beautiful and capable person, the only daughter of the Red King. If I could marry her, I would be able to add a lot of power to my household.” Bai Fenglin couldn’t help but mutter to himself, “It’s a pity that she’s a newly widowed woman. As the heir of the White King, it would be embarrassing for me to marry her as my legitimate wife…”

Halfway through the sentence, his breathing suddenly stopped.

The air suddenly condensed, and it seemed as if an invisible hand suddenly descended from mid-air and strangled him by the throat, raising the Governor of Yecheng stiffly in the air and lifting both his feet off the ground! He gasped and struggled desperately, unable to utter a single word.

“Silence.” The person in the shadows behind the curtain lifted two fingers across the air and slightly joined them together, then squeezed the person outside the curtain up.

A pair of eyes as bright as a thunder strike, coldly looked at the Governor of Yecheng who was being lifted in mid-air struggling, and only spoke after a long time in a sinister and bone-chilling tone: “She is my disciple, where is your turn to speak ill about her?”

The two fingers released abruptly and the floating man fell to the ground, gasping for breath pale, as he covered his throat with both hands. However, by the time Bai Fenglin lifted his head, the shadow behind the curtain had already disappeared. He struggled to get up from the ground, not daring to stay one moment longer, and stumbled away from the courtyard, his heart horrified beyond belief.

What is on the mind of this moody and temperamental High Priest? This normally unmoving person unexpectedly flipped out without warning at the mention of that young girl, which was really puzzling. Could it be that… Bai Fenglin, who had always been a shrewd person with insight into the world, pondered for a moment before his heart suddenly “thumped” and his face changed several times.

“Send all those restoration prisoners that were captured the other day to the backyard!” He walked out as he was thinking, instructing his subordinates, “Leave immediately after sending them in, no one is allowed to stay there, and no one is allowed to say anything about this when they return, understood?”

“Yes!” The subordinates received their orders and retreated.

When no one was around, Bai Fenglin sat down on a chair in the lobby and lifted his hand, touching his throat with lingering fear – just then, he didn’t even realize what happened before his whole body had risen off the ground and an irresistible force had locked his throat, depriving him of his breath. Although it was a fleeting moment, it was already etched in his mind.

The feeling of being a fish on the chopping block caused a sudden surge of indescribable anger and shame in the Governor of Yecheng after he recovered from the shock. As a son of a concubine who had fought his way to his current status, he had never been an easy man to get along with, it was the first time he had been humiliated like this!

As Bai Fenglin gazed into the depths of the courtyard, a sudden ruthlessness emerged into his eyes.

This man suddenly came to Yecheng and ordered him to do these inexplicable things, what was his purpose? Initially, he agreed to help because he was a cousin of the same clan, highly capable and could help himself against the Restoration Army, but now it seemed that it was easier to please the Gods than have them send him away.

How can the Governor of Yecheng be toyed with like this? His fingers slowly clenched, and there was even a vague murderous look in his eyes.

“My Lord Governor,” He was lost in thoughts when a servant came from outside, “Someone with a prestigious card is outside asking to see Your Excellency.”

“Not now!” Bai Fenglin was feeling uneasy and dismissed the servant in a stern voice.

“But…” This attendant, called Fuquan, was Bai Fenglin’s trusted confidant, and had always been able to read people’s feelings. He knew that his master was in a bad mood at the moment, but he did not dare to retreat, but only cautiously said: “The visitor is holding a prestigious nameplate from the Red King’s Clan, saying that he is the steward of the Red King’s Palace and has come on the order of Princess Zhu Yan.”

“The Red King’s Mansion?” Bai Fenglin froze for a moment before collecting himself, “Princess Zhu Yan?”

In that moment, the figure of the noble young lady under the cold moon came back to him, and his heart moved, he could not help but relax his expression and asked, “What is it?”

Fuquan said, “He said that the Princess had taken in a new young shark and she wants to come and get a Danshu Deed from him.”

“Oh, so that’s what happened.” Bai Fenglin remembered the shark child who was almost taken away by the Restoration Army, “That little one didn’t die, huh? He was lucky… Okay, you can take them to get the Danshu deed!”

“Yes.” Fuquan nodded and was just about to retreat when Bai Fenglin hesitated and suddenly said, “Wait, where is the steward of the Red King’s Palace? I’ll go and meet him in person.”

“Huh?” Fuquan froze for a moment, “He is waiting… on the gallery.”

“Why don’t you invite him in?” Bai Fenglin frowned and scolded sternly, “Instruct everyone to attend to them properly. When it’s done, I’ll have to personally escort our honored guest back to the Red King’s Palace!”

“…” Fuquan had been with him for many years, but he couldn’t help be confused for a while.

“This housekeeper is the most powerful person in close proximity to the Red King, and has been stationed in Yecheng and the Imperial Capital for many years, taking care of internal and external affairs for the Red Clan,” Bai Fenglin tapped the folding fan in his hand and greeted him all the way out, whispering to the beloved henchman beside him: “If we are to join hands with the Red Clan in the future, this person cannot be neglected.”

“Huh? A… a marriage?” Fuquan was taken aback and blurted out, “Your Excellency, you want to marry the Princess Zhu Yan? She’s… she’s a newly widowed woman!” After a pause, he realized that he had misspoken and hurriedly added, “But she is indeed young and beautiful, and anyone who sees her will be impressed!”

“Originally, I had no intention of doing so, except that…” Bai Fenglin sneered, intentionally looking back at Yiyin Deep Courtyard, “I just want to remind some people that I can marry this woman whenever I want, this is not some delusional dream!”

“Yes, yes.” Fuquan agreed and cautiously reminded, “But taking a legitimate wife is a big deal… it still needs to be decided by the King.”

“Don’t worry, I will naturally write a letter to ask my father for permission.” Bai Fenglin grunted, “In any case, she is the only daughter of the Red King, and may even be the next Red Queen, so the marriage between the two clans is a good match – even if Father thinks it might be slightly inappropriate, if I insist, he will naturally ask her in marriage for me. And the Red King, well…” Here he laughed. “The Red King is probably begging for it, isn’t he? This newly widowed daughter would have been nothing more than another concubine!”

“That’s exactly what it is,” Fuquan nodded hastily, “It’s her good fortune that His Excellency has taken a fancy on her!”

As the two were talking, they reached the outer room and saw that the housekeeper of the Red King was waiting below; Bai Fenglin stopped talking and welcomed him with a smile on his face, holding hands and exchanging pleasantries, enjoying the tea on the table and talking about a number of things, and he personally led the man to go and handle the Danshu deed.

The Red King’s housekeeper was surprised to see the other side so enthusiastic, however, hearing him mentioning Princess Zhu Yan in eight words out of ten in a single sentence, after all, he was also humane and experienced, immediately understood a couple of things, and his words became cautious – the eldest son of the White King, the Governor of Yecheng has an honorable status and a relatively good appearance, his interest in the Princess is naturally good, and they are of a relatively close age, but he didn’t know what the Red King wanted for his daughter, so how could he easily take a position as a subordinate in the name of the King?

With the governor personally accompanying him, it took about half a minute to get the Danshu deed done, and it became immediately available. When the housekeeper received the deed for the slave, Bai Fenglin asked Fuquan to go down and prepare the carriage and horses, ready to personally send him back to the Red King’s Palace. The steward was flattered and refused several times, but he knew that the governor was intent on getting acquainted, so he did not object any further.

However, before Bai Fenglin could stand up and leave, Fuquan returned from outside the gate and approached him to whisper something into his ear, the Governor of Yecheng’s face instantly changed and he blurted out, “What?”

Fuquan glanced at the steward and was in a bit of a dilemma.

The steward of the Red Clan Palace was a wise and resourceful person, he looked at him and knew that it was inconvenient for outsiders to be present, so he immediately got up and said goodbye.

“Please forgive me for not being able to attend to my duties, something happened suddenly, but I would like to send my regards to Her Highness,” said Bai Fenglin, who could not stay any longer, but ordered his men to send a pair of jade boxes, “A humble gesture, please accept it as a gift – when I am free in the future, I will definitely pay a visit to Her Highness. I sincerely hope that the young lady will accept them.”

The housekeeper bowed deeply, “Respectfully welcoming the Governor.”

After sending the Red King’s housekeeper away with all due courtesy, Bai Fenglin dismissed his entourage, and the smile on his face froze, becoming indescribably annoyed: “What’s going on? Did Xueying actually run away again?”

Fuquan dared not look at the Governor’s face and whispered, “Yes.”

Bai Fenglin’s face turned white with anger: “Again with the Crown Prince?”

“Yes.” The trusted servant did not dare to raise his head and said in a low voice, “Your Excellency, don’t be anxious, the Imperial Capital’s horsemen have already been dispatched, searching all the way along the Imperial Road and around the lake, they will arrive at Yecheng tomorrow.”

“What the hell, not this again!” Bai Fenglin stood up, so angry that he slammed the teacup in his hand, “The last time these two fellows sneaked out of the Imperial Capital to play in Yecheng, they caused the whole city to be turned upside down – it took a lot of effort to catch them back, and now they’re out again within two days? Is there any end to it?”

“…” Fuquan dared not speak and remained silent.

“This Xueying girl, she used to be so quiet, she never ventured out of the palace gate… she must have been led astray by that boy Shi Yu!” Bai Fenglin gritted his teeth, “He took Xueying out of the palace three times before the wedding. The Royal Family’s face is being disgraced! He’s really worthy of being Green Concubine’s son.”

“Your Excellency…” Fuquan’s face turned pale.

Knowing that he had misspoken, Bai Fenglin immediately stopped talking and, after a moment of silence, said, “Immediately send men to guard all the entrances to Yecheng, especially the Imperial Road at the bottom of the lake in the direction of the Jialan Imperial Capital, and closely check passers-by; once you find Xueying and the Crown Prince, immediately follow them while secretly reporting them to me!”

“Aye!” Fuquan received the orders.

“I will immediately write a letter and send it to Father on a fast horse!” Bai Fenglin tapped his fan against the railing and gritted his teeth, “This is unbelievable! I’ll have to ask Father to take this girl back to the White King’s Residence – don’t let her go to the Imperial Capital again until the Consort Enrolment Ceremony next year!”

“Yes.” Fuquan nodded warily.

Bai Fenglin hurriedly finished writing his letter. He had always been a shrewd and capable man, experienced in the ways of the world, and despite his irritation and anger, he had written with humility and gentleness, without the slightest hint of anger – yes, no matter how nonsensical Xueying was, she was still the first daughter of the White King and the future Crown Princess; as a son of a Concubine, how could he offend her?

He finished writing the letter, read it carefully from the beginning, added a note at the end, and briefly explained his intention to join with the Red Clan, then closed the letter and handed it to his servant. However, the more he thought about it, the more angrier and annoyed he became, so he brushed his sleeves and got up, ordering, “Prepare the sedan chair! Let’s go out and have a walk!”

Fuquan had been with him for many years and knew that when the Governor was in a bad mood, he would go to his usual place to amuse himself, so he immediately said, “I will immediately inform the Star Ocean Cloud Pavilion and ask Mistress Hua Luo to prepare a quiet elegant seat and wait for His Excellency!”

“Tell her to personally pick out a few knowledgeable ones to come!” Bai Fenglin said with some annoyance, “Those fledglings last time, with their tied hands and feet, really spoiled the fun.”

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