C29

With regards to major domestic matters, Cheng Zi Yuan was truly not interested in them. Right now, her only mission was to protect Helian Profound Wings well, regardless of day or night, she had to do it well.

Helian Xuan Yi knew that Cheng Zi Yuan must be very tired to be following him around all day, so he deliberately gave her half a day's leave to wander alone in the imperial garden.

The imperial garden in the evening was very peaceful, with a kind of indescribable beauty. In the distance, snow-white Gardenia flowers mostly bloomed, and Helian Xuan Yi suddenly felt that these Gardenia flowers really resembled someone.

Cold, arrogant, somewhat small personality, but these small personality really do make people interested.

He still remembered that when he was assassinated, she was clearly injured, but she still tried her best to protect him. She was clearly hurt, but she still coldly followed by his side.

He had not expected that in such a short period of time, the Violet Garden had already engraved itself into his heart. Was this little girl always so unforgettable?

But what was she thinking now? Did she still have traces of him in her heart? Was she also worried about him?

"The rain and wind are far away, the friendship is old; the strong are in the attic, the beauty is old; it's not that my heart is broken, it's just that I haven't arrived yet …"

Helian Xuanyin was deep in thought when a burst of singing suddenly disrupted his thoughts. Following the song, he walked into the depths of the imperial garden.

This voice was very clear and very lively. It sounded like the voice of a young woman at the prime of her life. He didn't know that there would be such a beautiful woman in this palace.

Walking and stopping, the Mysterious Black Wings finally found the source of the song. In a pavilion, a woman in pink clothes sat there playing a zither while singing.

Because the distance was too far, the girl's appearance couldn't even be seen clearly by her profound wings. However, her figure was so lithe, so from a glance, it was obvious that she was a beauty.

Ever since he ascended the throne, Helian Xuan Yi hadn't been blessed with any of his concubines, let alone those girls. After he ascended the throne, he had balanced the power of the imperial court and issued four concubines in a row.

There were only two types of concubines that could come here to sing at this time. One of them was very scheming, wanting to be lucky, and then bribe some people to find out where he was. The other kind was aloof and proud, and hated the imperial palace.

According to what Helian Xuanyin knew, this was a woman without a proud and aloof person, the only one who was aloof and indifferent had already been by his side protecting him for a long time.

It seemed that this woman was a carefree person. However, he wanted to get this kind of woman. After all, in the deep palace, there was a large clan supporting a woman with this sort of scheme.

He wanted to know which family it was. He wanted to have a place in the imperial court.

Before she could even approach the woman, her singing stopped. Helian Xuan Yi didn't know how old she was, so she stopped in the distance. Only then did he realize that not only was this woman good at singing, she was also good at dancing.

She slowly stood up and the servant girl behind her began playing the zither. Her movements were very light and graceful. Sometimes she was like a butterfly, sometimes she could even be seen spinning without leaving a trace. This kind of woman was truly outstanding.

Seeing this, even the Profound Wings lost its consciousness. Although their hearts belonged to someone, the appreciation of beautiful things was still good. Moreover, this kind of multi-talented girl was indeed very pitiful.

When the zither music stopped, Helian Xuanyin walked forward and the two women immediately knelt on the ground when they saw him.

"Greetings, your Imperial Majesty."

Luckily, they didn't pretend not to know him, or else it would be a lie. After all, in this imperial palace, there really wasn't anyone who didn't know the emperor. Even if it was a palace maid, she still knew the emperor.

"Rise. The two of you can play the zither well and dance even better."

With just a simple sentence of praise, Helian Xuan Yi didn't even think of asking who they were. It was just that the woman in front of him wasn't willing to give up such an opportunity.

"Thank you for your praise, Your Majesty. Your concubine was only singing and dancing here on the spur of the moment. If you disturb your majesty, please forgive me."

After he finished speaking, he knelt on the ground again, and Helian Xuan Yi seemed as if he didn't see it. He directly sat on the bench in the pergola, and seemed to be seriously sizing up that guqin.

"This zither is a good zither. My beloved concubine is a person who understands the zither. I once had a zither, but now it has been lost by me."

Seeming to be studying the zither, Helian Xuanyin had already heard the sound of someone approaching the Imperial Garden. Hearing this carefully, Helian Xuan Yi laughed, that little woman is really conscientious.

The corner of his mouth curled up in an inexplicable curve as Helian Xuan Yi extended his arms to embrace the woman in front of him.

"Your talent is really appreciated by me. Is it just that you can be appreciated by me as well?" As if encouraging her, the woman immediately kissed him after hearing his words.

Deliberately teasing the woman in his embrace, Helian Xuan Yi's hand had already burrowed into the woman's apron, and his other hand was tightly hugging her, as though he was enjoying the scene.

The woman seemed to be unable to endure Helian Lie's teasing. She started groaning, "En!"

Your Majesty, you're really evil …" "Ah …

Cheng Violet Garden was in the middle of their routine patrol when they suddenly heard some noise. Their hearts tightened, as they were worried that something might have happened, so they hastily ran towards the source of the noise. However, when she rushed to the Imperial Garden, what she saw was a scene where Helian Profound Wings was hugging a woman, doing something that she did not want to see.

Her heart couldn't help but feel numb. She didn't know what had happened to her, but that moment of paralysis had exposed her aura.

Even though Helian Xuanyin, who was in the midst of excitement, had always paid attention to her surroundings, she had sensed it the instant that Cheng Ziyuan revealed himself. She turned around and saw the expressionless Cheng Ziyuan standing not too far away from her. He was stunned for a moment and forgot about what he was doing.

Regardless of whether it was in the past or now, Cheng Zi Yuan was a person who was very good at controlling his emotions. When she noticed that Helian Xuan Yi was looking at her, she nodded to him before turning around and leaving. Aside from the strange feeling she had at the beginning, the current her was still that cold-hearted killer.

Because of her appearance, Helian Xuanyin was stunned for a moment, but when she turned around and left, he immediately regained his senses. Without thinking, he quickly extended a hand to pull her back. Looking at the cold expression of the person in front of him, he opened his mouth as if wanting to say something, but found that he could not utter a single word. Especially when he saw the indifferent expression on her face.

Lowering his head, he hesitated for a long time before asking in a low voice, "You really don't care?"

He didn't know what had happened to him. He had never felt something like this before. Just now, he actually felt a sense of guilt and panic, as if something was disappearing.

This was the first time he spoke in a humble tone, because he did not want to lose the person in front of him. However, his anxiety didn't seem like anything in front of him. He didn't care in the first place, and naturally, he wouldn't feel anything.

Cheng Ziyuan did not quite understand his words. What did he mean by 'care'?

"Yes, what?"

His indifferent words were like a sharp knife that pierced into the heart of Helian Xuanyin, and this sentence, was like an incantation that made him lose control of his emotions. He had difficulty suppressing his emotions, and increased the strength in his hands, wanting to pull the woman in front of him to fiercely kiss her.

At the moment when he attacked, Cheng Zi Yuan raised her hand to counterattack. The current her did not realize in the slightest that the person before her was the Overlord that she needed to protect. Instead, she was only reacting to danger directly.

In the end, Helian Xuan Yi's skills were still superior. When he firmly suppressed Cheng Zi Yuan, what Cheng Zi Yuan could see was that his eyes were filled with hatred. She was stunned for a moment and forgot about her actions.

It was also during this moment of stupor that Helian Profound Wings gave him a fierce kiss. It was more like a bite than a kiss. The anger in his heart seemed to want to tear her apart and swallow her whole.

Those who understood that they couldn't resist gave up and could only allow themselves to be moved. This was the third time he kissed her, but this time, there wasn't a single ripple in her heart. All she could do was watch from the sidelines.

The indifference on her lips caused the resentment in Helian Xuanyin's heart to grow even more intense. But what came right after was a deep feeling of powerlessness; from start to finish, he was powerless in the face of her.

Silence, a deathly silence that lingered between them. Suddenly, a soldier stumbled in.

"Your majesty, an assassin has barged in." His words were filled with fear and unease.

The two of them were still in a confrontation when someone rushed in to report. Cheng Violet Garden could not hold on any longer and looked at the emperor in front of them. Cheng Zi Yuan remained expressionless as he knelt down and said word by word, "Your majesty, this subject requests for assistance."

Right now, she didn't have any thoughts on her mind. She was just carrying out her duties.

A single 'subject' broke all the thoughts in Helian Xuan Yi's mind. He understood that no matter how much he said, he would only be able to push her away from him. The resolute expression on her face made him understand that now was not the time to talk about this.

"Yes, Violet Garden, I order you to bring three hundred Dark Feathers to kill and repel the enemy."

"This subject accepts the order."

With that, he turned around and left without any hesitation.

Helian Xuan Yi watched her leaving. As proud as she was, how could she care about her own matters? He had never thought that no matter how heartless Zi Yuan was, he would never accept a person with three wives and four concubines. The only thought that existed in a modern woman was deeply ingrained within her mind.