Repugnant Gateway 3

by Zhi Bai

  Zhuge Chouyun replied: "In a foreign land, if I still don't love you, who would love you?"

  Empress Dowager Su suddenly raised his head. "Why are you so good to me the first time you laid eyes on me?"

  Zhuge Chouyun remained silent for a very long time before saying, "There is a secret that you might never know if I do not tell you. Actually, I am not from State of Yan, I am from State of Zhao. Back then when I was practicing medicine in the Ye City of State of Zhao, I was not willing to get involved with the conflicts in the martial arts world. That mid-autumn, I was standing in the middle of the crowd in State of Zhao's Royal Family Town and I saw you sitting on a flower carriage as you passed by. "

  "At that time, I already thought that if I could marry such a girl, I would be willing to cut down even by half my lifespan. Ever since that day, I've been asking around for news of you. I know that you are not happy in the palace, and your family is distancing themselves from you, so I feel sorry for you. Later on, I heard that the King Zhao sent people to the State of Yan to prepare for the marriage alliance, to marry you to the Swallow King. At that time, I was thinking, how can I stop it? "

  "But I can't. The only thing I can do is to arrive before you in the State of Yan and protect you from the shadows. Who would have thought that because the Swallow King didn't really want this marriage, it would drag on for many years. But that's good too, in these few years, I have gained a foothold in the Fanggu and even become an imperial physician. No one on the outside knows where I come from and the Swallow King trusts me as well. It is announced to the outside that I am a doctor recruited by the Mu family many years ago and no one will doubt the words of the Swallow King. "

  "Then later on, you still came."

  Zhuge Chouyun lifted Empress Dowager Su's face: "Do you know how sad I feel when I see the melancholy in your eyes? But I know that I will definitely protect you well, so that you won't be bullied by others in the State of Yan. That Swallow King is not good to you, even if you didn't say it, I would have still killed him. Rather than being tortured by others, it would be better to just leave the room to your own devices. "

  Empress Dowager Su's eyes were wide open, filled with disbelief. "Why … You didn't tell me this before? "

  Zhuge Chouyun laughed: "I originally only wanted to quietly guard and protect you from the shadows. I never thought that you would actually notice me. I'm old, and you're the first woman I've ever seen who's tempted me. I once thought that I would spend my whole life with poisonous herbs and drugs, and that it wouldn't affect the relationship between a man and a woman. However, it was only later on that I realized that you were the biggest poison in my heart.

  Empress Dowager Su hugged Zhuge Chouyun: "You should have told me earlier, I wouldn't have stayed so lonely after he died."

  Zhuge Chouyun's face changed slightly, she somehow felt that the way she said it tasted bad, no matter how she savored it, it made him feel vexed and frustrated. Of course he knew about the character of the Empress Dowager Su, but he had never interfered with it before … Because he was old, really old. He wanted her to be happy, so even her heart was twisted.

  "Alright, go to sleep."

  Zhuge Chouyun pointed to the bed: "I will stand guard here and no one will hurt you. I will not do anything else tonight. Tomorrow morning, whether I succeed or not, I will summon the army of men from the underground palace in advance. Within a day, I can eliminate all the people in Fanggu who disobey me. Actually, as long as I personally make a move, the people from the Heavenly Awakening Sect are not even worth worrying about. "

  Empress Dowager Su laid down on the bed: "I was still worried about you. It was inevitable that there would be experts overseeing these clans. Once you reveal your hand in advance, I won't even have a last resort to rely on. If others want to die, you can die. You can't die. The few old fellows in Tai-tai-tai-tai-tai-tai-tai-tai-tao are probably already suspecting you, if they were to make a move, how can you fend them off by yourself? "

  Zhuge Chouyun said: "You underestimated me, and you also overestimated them. "However, I will still listen to you. I will listen to anything you say."

  Empress Dowager Su replied bashfully: "People say that when women fall in love with a man, they become stupid. Would you still love me for being so stupid? "

  Zhuge Chouyun said: "No matter what kind of you it is, I like you."

  Empress Dowager Su nodded, then beckoned for Zhuge Chouyun to come over and kiss him. Zhuge Chouyun was startled for a moment, but ultimately, still shook her head: "It's too late, go to sleep."

  He bowed his head in shame.

  Empress Dowager Su's eyes flashed with disgust, but it quickly disappeared. She closed her eyes and thought how sick it was to be flirting with a guy who was dying of poison. However, she couldn't leave him now. She could only rely on him. When it came to love between men and women, it was still those strong men who made her happy. This old thing clearly couldn't hold on any longer by relying on medicine, but she had to pretend to love him the most.

  She lay there thinking, how can I get rid of this old poison after I gain power? This person was the most jealous of all. Although he didn't show it on the surface, did he think he was stupid? The young men he liked the most back then had all died without a complete corpse. If he kept this old poisonous object, even if he were to wield the power to control and destroy the State of Yan in the future, he wouldn't be able to live a happy life for the rest of his life.

  Zhuge Chouyun sat down on a chair not too far away from them, and looked at the Empress Dowager Su with eyes full of tender love.

  At the same time, An Zheng and the other three had already passed through the Tiantong Palace, and were quickly approaching it.

  Chapter 278 - Not a Good Monk

  Tiantong Palace had already given up on him, but the east gate was heavily guarded. When An Zheng and the others passed through the garden, they did not encounter any danger, and only stopped when they were close to the east gate of Embroidery Palace did they stop to observe the situation.

  "Fortunately, An Chengli is on our side."

  An Zheng looked at the palace gate in the distance that was tightly shut. "An Chengli is actually a eunuch of the Embroidery Palace, and is extremely familiar with the terrain. He told me before that the most mysterious place was the Embroidery Palace's Peony Courtyard. No one was allowed to enter the garden at the back of the Peony Courtyard. Even Li Changlu had to ask Empress Dowager Su for permission to enter. That's why An Chengli reckoned that the entrance to the underground palace was most likely right there. "

  An Zheng said: "If we fail, then there is no one by Xiao Qi Dao's side who can protect him. So before I came, I discussed it with Gu Chaotong and he thought of a way. The Heaven Defying Seal was still safe, but once the Heavenly Awakening Sect was breached, it was unknown whether or not the secret of the Heaven Defying Seal would be discovered. What Gu Chaotong meant was that they should choose experts to protect the Oldman Huo and use the yaksha umbrella to sneak into the Tiantong Palace. No one would have thought that our men would actually move to the Tiantong Palace. That way, we could guarantee the safety of the Xiao Qi Dao and the rest. The yaksha umbrella can last for around two hours or so. It is enough for Oldman Huo and the rest to safely arrive at Tiantong Palace. "

  Gu Qianye: "So that's why you chose to enter the Tiantong Palace twice, to scout?"

  An Zheng nodded his head, "That's right. If nothing unexpected happens now, Xiao Qi Dao and Oldman Huo have already set off. Fang Daozhi and Wang Kaitai were the strongest, so they should follow to protect him. Thus, the only ones left in the Heavenly Awakening Sect were Gu Chaotong and the rest. Originally, the plan was to leave the Fanggu, but no one knew if there was anyone in the Heavenly Awakening Sect that would leak out the news. Once this was leaked out, he wouldn't be able to leave the city. Those people from the big families also wanted to get their hands on the Xiao Qi Dao, but right now, they are hoping that we and the Embroidery Palace can fight to th
e death so that they can take advantage of us. "

  "Gu Chaotong purposely spoke of the city, and then the arrangements were made. If there were any spies in the Heavenly Awakening Sect, the news would have spread out. Most of the experts had already been deployed to the vicinity of the city gate. Right now, it was actually safe for Xiao Qi Dao and the rest to enter the Tiantong Palace. Hide in the Tiantong Palace for a period of time, then enter Swallow Mountain from the North Gate, and transfer to the Mount Cang Man … This is the true route. "

  Gu Qianye said: "If only we can enter the Fantasy City, the people of our Old Hunters can also protect the Xiao Qi Dao. In the mountains, the army of the State of Yan is not even worth mentioning. "

  An Zheng acknowledged: "That's why I set a time with them. If we don't meet up with them in the Tiantong Palace within the next four hours, they would look for an opportunity to leave the city through the north gate. The rest of the people in the Heavenly Awakening Sect will leave the city through the south gate. At that time, even if they were stopped by others, they would be safer without the Xiao Qi Dao. This is already the safest way, so Gu Chaotong's thoughts are very bold and incredible, but no one else would have thought of it. "

  Qu Liuxi asked: "Is Tiantong Palace really safe?"

  An Zheng said: "I have already sent some people to the Martial Arts Academy to send news to An Chengli, he will be waiting for them there, he will find a suitable place for them to hide, the Heaven Defying Seal is also here. For the time being, there won't be any problems. The key is us, if we lose, then they'll leave. If we win, then it will only be the beginning, because those court officials might not be easier to deal with than the Empress Dowager Su. "

  Qu Liuxi sighed: "It's only hard on the Xiao Qi Dao, and he's not even ten years old yet, but he has to face all these hardships."

  Gu Qianye said: "This is his own choice. We must respect him and he must learn it himself.

  Du Shoushou said: "Since we are the key, then let's not wait any longer, we will kill our way in."

  Gu Qianye knocked on Du Shoushou's head: "Idiot, let's kill our way in."

  An Zheng said, "From the very beginning, Chen Shaobai had kept four yaksha umbrellas from the front to the back, while I kept three in the Heavenly Awakening Sect. Right now, I am the only one who has one left, so your mission is to receive me. "

  Du Shoushou: "It's like this again!"

  An Zheng said: "Don't be impatient, your role is the most important. After I went in, I relied on my yaksha umbrella to move around. The four of them together would easily be able to expose my whereabouts. Remember that heart knot? "

  Du Shoushou replied, "Of course I remember."

  An Zheng: "I gave mine to the Oldman Huo. As long as they are in danger, he will use the Heart Confinement to contact you. For safety's sake, I left one of the twin trees here, so I could teleport over. All of you wait here for me. This is the only road that the Embroidery Palace must take, and all of you can play a supporting role in this situation. No matter if something happened to me in Embroidery Palace, or to Oldman Huo and the rest, you all can rush over. "

  Du Shoushou was about to say more, but Qu Liuxi went over and pulled him back: "Let's do it like this."

  Du Shoushou looked at Qu Liuxi in disbelief: "Every time you listen to him, it's unconditionally. But what if he encounters danger alone?"

  Gu Qianye looked at Qu Liuxi: "Xiao Liu'er's decision is correct, but we can't leave all three of you here... Xiao Liu'er followed him. "

  She took out two things from the dimensional space she carried with her: "This was given to me by An Zheng before, it just happens to be usable. One was an Invisibility Cloak, the other a scroll. The Invisibility Cloak can allow you and An Zheng to enter together, and the scroll can teleport you out. "

  Qu Liuxi opened her mouth, and her nose turned sour.

  Of course she knew that Gu Qianye really wanted to follow An Zheng in. But at this moment, she still chose to give it to Qu Liuxi.

  "Alright!"

  Qu Liuxi did not decline nor say a word as she put away the Invisibility Cloak and scroll, "Let's go, the faster the better. Xiao Yezi knows that I'm most suitable to follow you, because there might be more monsters in Embroidery Palace. I can help you, so it has to be me. "

  An Zheng remained silent for a moment before nodding his head, "Then the two of you stay here and be careful. If Xiao Liu'er and I don't come out within four hours, you two should go find Oldman Huo and Oldman Huo to reunite with them. Then, go to Fantasy City as soon as possible."

  Gu Qianye nodded: "Go."

  There was nothing to be afraid of.

  An Zheng and Qu Liuxi nodded at the same time. Then, one of them held up a yaksha umbrella, the other put on a set of Invisibility Cloak, and rushed towards the Embroidery Palace.

  Du Shoushou looked at Gu Qianye and said, "I feel like I'm even more panicked than if I go in myself.

  However, Gu Qianye just squatted there, and looked in the direction An Zheng and his group disappeared in without saying a word.

  An Zheng and Qu Liuxi rushed to the walls of Embroidery Palace, where An Zheng indicated for Qu Liuxi to lift his leg up. He used his hand to support Qu Liuxi's leg up, causing Qu Liuxi's body to fly up lightly. An Zheng held the yaksha umbrella in one hand and moved his other hand along the wall. The two of them met on the city wall, and the Embroidery Palace guards patrolled back and forth. The two of them took advantage of the gap between them to leave quickly.

  An Zheng recalled the topography of Embroidery Palace that An Chengli had told him and quickly headed towards the Peony Courtyard. Along the way, they met many Embroidery Palace guards, but the two of them had hidden it extremely well and did not reveal any weaknesses.

  Outside the Peony Garden, there was a peony pavilion.

  An Zheng was still far away when he saw a monk sitting cross legged in the pavilion.

  The Central Plains's Buddhist Sect was not vast. Other than the Buddhist Sect branches in Da Xi, other small countries did not even have Buddhist temples. So when he saw a monk in the State of Yan's Imperial Palace, he made An Zheng's footsteps suddenly pause.

  The monk seemed to be asleep, holding a chess piece in his hand. In front of him was a chessboard, which was empty. That was to say, he had set up a chessboard for himself, and then he had picked up a chess piece and fallen asleep. It was not easy to meet a monk in State of Yan, but seeing a monk sleep like that was even weirder.

  The monk was wearing an unusual white monastic robe. It was very simple and clean. The lantern in the peony pavilion was very bright, so it could be seen that he was a very young monk. His eyes were closed, but he still exuded a sense of elegance. He had a oval face, and his skin was very white. If he had long hair, it would be impossible to distinguish between man and woman.

  An Zheng stood there and suddenly felt that his yaksha umbrella was useless. He looked left and right, but the guards of Embroidery Palace in the distance still did not see him.

  Thus, this feeling was given to him by that monk.

  An Zheng waved his hand, gesturing for Qu Liuxi to retreat and avoid the monk. But the monk just happened to open his eyes at this time, intentionally or unintentionally glancing at An Zheng's direction.

  "Huh?"

  The monk was surprised and curious.

  An Zheng shouted in his heart, this monk is so strange, to think that he could see through the yaksha umbrella and the Invisibility Cloak.

  The monk let out a cry before dropping the chess piece. "So, it turns out that he fell asleep without falling asleep …"

  As he mumbled to himself, his red lips slightly parted, his eyes and teeth shining. Truly beautiful, even women would be jealous. An Zheng knew that this monk must have discovered him, but for some reason he did not make a move.

  "What kind of light makes me feel warm and comfortable?"

  The monk muttered to himself, and then looked at An Zheng again, intentionally or not, before closing his eyes: "Then let's sleep a l
ittle more."

  An Zheng was startled, what exactly was going on with the monk?

  However, if the monk did not move, An Zheng and the others would still move. The two of them carefully went around the Peony Pavilion, and as they walked over, they heard the monk mutter softly in his sleep, "There are no beautiful flowers in Embroidery Palace, and there are too many hidden treasures that are not saved. The Pure Yang True Dao is ruthless, and can burn through everything. "

  How could a kind heart be ruthless?

  A benevolent heart, would also be ruthless.

  A good heart can only be good, it is a hypocritical good. A kind heart could not only save a person, but it could also extinguish evil. That was the good thing.

  The monk gave a lotus finger and pointed with his pinky finger towards a room in the Peony Garden.

  An Zheng stopped and clasped his fists. Then, he bowed, and silently thanked his.

  The monk smirked.

  An Zheng and Qu Liuxi actually went all the way inside the Peony Pavilion. An Zheng and Qu Liuxi were both surprised, Shouldn't the Embroidery Palace be heavily guarded? How could they have entered so easily?

  Then, they saw two old men dressed in black sleeping soundly in front of the door of the house. And on the beam, another man in black actually shouted. An Zheng looked at the sleeping guards, then fiercely turned his head to look at the young monk in the peony pavilion, and shockingly discovered that all the sleeping black-clothed men had chests that rose and fell at the same speed as the monk.

  The monk was asleep, and all the guards were asleep.

  Although he didn't know the background of the monk, it was clear that he was helping An Zheng. An Zheng did not dare delay any further, and rushed into the house with Qu Liuxi.

  When the two of them reached the door, they heard a sigh.

  "Monks don't do things, and they even lead wolves into the house. So a monk taking the money and sleeping is not a good monk. "