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"What's wrong?" Cen Xue's hearing wasn't as good as his, so she was completely unable to hear anything from outside.

Helian Lie looked at her. He extended his hand to caress her face and said, "It's fine. You can continue sleeping."

He Lianhan had just gotten up from the bed and was tidying up his clothes when Wen Qing, who had been guarding the door, immediately reported to the king in the bedroom, "Reporting to the king, the Azure Dragon Commander has an urgent matter to discuss with the king!"

"Let them wait. I'll be right there." Helian Zhang's prediction was correct. The Azure Dragon had indeed returned.

Cen Xue laid on the bed and looked at him, thinking to herself, so his ears are actually this sharp? He hadn't noticed anything at all.

With a different expression than before, he said gently, "You have to handle the country's affairs alone. You have to be good and take care of your body, so don't go to the day after tomorrow."

Nodding her head, Cen Xue naturally understood the meaning behind his words. She used to think that he was just a hobby, but later on she knew that he was doing it on his own. Now that she knew the reason behind it, she could no longer hate him.

"Go ahead, I know what to do." She was indeed abnormal today, but that was also within reason.

Helian Lie pressed a kiss on her forehead, then turned around and immediately left the room. She was the only one left in the large room, sitting blankly on the bed for a moment, staring blankly at the embroidered shoes at her feet.

"Green Dragon, Vermillion Bird, greetings to the King!" Helian Shan came outside the great hall. The Azure Dragon and Vermillion Bird immediately bowed. On the other hand, Chunyu Rui, who was at the side, looked at him dumbly.

Helian Lie waved his hand at the two of them. His gaze never left the woman who was standing to the side. After looking at her carefully for a moment, the corner of his mouth slightly moved.

Ruojian quickly nodded, and a smile appeared on her face. "Yes, the king can still recognize me?"

Brightmoon served the tea. Helian Lie raised the teacup in his hand and said to her with a smile, "It should have been five years. At that time, you were still a little girl. I didn't expect you to become a big girl now."

"Hehe …" "You have made me feel a little embarrassed …" Ruo Ling lowered her head. She didn't think that he would still remember her from five years ago.

As they conversed, the Azure Dragon had already handed the letter from Chunyu Jun to the King. From the Azure Dragon's eyes, Helian Lie could tell that this matter had gone smoothly. Chunyu Jun had definitely rejected Bai Yan's suggestion.

"So it's the Azure Dragon Commander that has returned!" At this moment, Cen Xue's figure appeared in the hall and she slowly walked to Helian Shi's side.

"The Azure Dragon had an urgent matter to discuss with the King, so he trespassed into the Wen Yuan Pavilion. I hope that Beauty Lin can forgive me." The Azure Dragon and Vermillion Bird both bowed to Cen Xue to compensate her.

When Cen Xue heard this, she hurriedly said, "It's nothing. State matters are more important!"

Beauty Lin, Lou Lan had heard from Big Brother Wang that there were only two beauties in the imperial harem. One was the long-lost beauty Dong, and the other was the beauty Lin who had escaped with Second Brother Wang. Brother Wang had mentioned that her name was Lin Cen Xue.

Helian Shan really liked Cen Xue's change. Perhaps letting her know those secrets was not a bad thing. At the very least, she would not reject him like she used to.

Cen Xue also noticed the young girl standing by the Vermillion Bird's side. Her big, watery eyes kept on looking at her. Could it be that she recognised her?

The Vermillion Bird sensed her doubt and wanted to explain, but was quietly pulled by the Azure Dragon. With the king here, since the king didn't want to introduce the beauties to him, they shouldn't talk too much.

"You two can take Ruo Ling down first. Ruo Wei must be tired from the long journey. Zhao Changde, make the arrangements for Ruo Lin and her people to live in the Jia Lan Palace." Helian Lie had a smile on his face, he had no intention of introducing her to Cen Xue.

Since he was unwilling, Cen Xue didn't try to force the issue. After everyone had left, Cen Xue then pulled Wen Qing along to find out the identity of the girl. She was the third princess of the Dong Wu Country, Chunyu's elder brother's younger sister!

No wonder the king didn't want her to know. He was afraid of her escaping with Chunyu Big Brother. Whatever, that matter is already in the past, so she can't escape in the future.

However, after that separation, she didn't get any news of Chunyu's Big Brother. Yu Wu had once told her that Chunyu Big Brother was only being placed under house arrest, and she didn't know if this news was real or fake. Since it's his sister, then that girl must know about Chunyu's big brother!

In the imperial study, Helian Shan had Zhao Chengde bring Chunyu Ruo to the palace to rest first. The blue palace was specially prepared for visiting diplomatic missions or guests. Last time Chunyu Jun visited, he lived here as well.

"My lord, Prince Chunyu has asked me to pass on a message to you. I assure you that Dong Wu will always be Lou Lan's best ally!" The Azure Dragon had transferred Chunyu Jun's intentions to Helian Shan's ear.

When Helian Lie heard these words, the corner of his mouth curled up into an evil smile. Chunyu Jun was truly worthy of being a good friend that had been with him for many years.

Right now, Bai Yan didn't have Dong Wu's support. If he was alone, what could he do to overthrow him? Hahaha …

"General Yuwen, Prime Minister Xiao has arrived …" The eunuch's voice came from outside the door.

After a while, the two of them appeared in the imperial study together. When they heard that the Azure Dragon had returned, they immediately rushed over, waiting to know the results of the journey.

"You guys came at the right time. As expected, Chunyu Jun rejected …" Helian Shan was currently smiling merrily. In his mind, he was planning on how to deal with the poisonous snake without its fangs. More importantly, he had to think of a way to clean up the rotten eggs one by one.

Yuwen Tuo and Xiao Boyi sat down on either side of Bai Yan. Currently, Bai Yan was no longer a threat; the only troublesome ones were the ministers in his hands. If he was uprooted, then the entire court would be in chaos.

"Your Majesty, Boyi, please take the initiative to test those ministers. Some of them are indeed talented. If you can leave some of them behind, then the number of vacancies can be reduced. We can also have some more at hand." Xiao Boyi took the initiative to join Helian Lie and hoped that his own method would work.

Yuwen Tuo looked at him and nodded, "This method is indeed feasible. Many of those people are students of the old fox or were promoted by him. Actually, they weren't really wrong. The fault lies in them following the wrong person."

Helian Lie nodded his head. Since the two of them said there was no problem, then he would do as they said.

Thinking up to here, Helian Zhang added, "The next day will be the fifteenth. I will give you three days' time. I hope you won't disappoint me!"

"This subject accepts the decree …"

Tonight was the most taboo day for Helian Lie. On this day, the palace's security would be especially tight, and everyone would shut their mouths tightly. If there was nothing else, they would all go to bed early.

"Beauty, we have arrived. This old servant needs to extinguish the candle flame first!" Zhao Changde waved his hand, and the two eunuchs behind him extinguished the candles in their hands.

Helian Shan could not see any trace of light. Thus, outside the door, the candle flame had to be extinguished before the stone door could be opened.

"Your Majesty, the beauty is here!"

Just as Zhao Changde finished speaking, the stone door slowly opened. Cen Xue had not said a single word since she entered the underground palace. This was because every time she entered, she felt uneasy.

In front of her, it was pitch black. Cen Xue walked in straight and was unable to see her fingers in front of her, nor did she hear Helian Shan's voice. It made her especially nervous.

Suddenly, a pair of arms wrapped tightly around her waist. Hearing the familiar breathing sound, her tensed nerves finally relaxed. "Why aren't you talking? "It scared me to death!"

"All of you, go down!" Helian Lie's familiar deep male voice resounded in her ears. The surroundings were pitch black, and she had indeed forgotten to walk a few steps away from Zhao Changde and the two young eunuchs.

"Understood …"

After the stone door had been tightly closed, Helian Lie had lifted her up and gently placed her down on the stone bed. Although it was called a stone bed, a soft blanket was placed on top of it and it didn't feel hard at all.

"Why? It's already the third time, why are you still afraid?" Helian Shan's mocking laughter filled her ears.

"I …"

Cen Xue was at a loss for words for a long time. She thought for a moment before extending her arm in front of his eyes.

Helian Lie watched her movements and pulled her arm down. He lowered his head and pressed a kiss to her forehead and said, "Idiot, don't be so anxious. Don't tell me that you want to be bitten alone like this?"

"Nope, I was afraid that you would feel uncomfortable later on, so I wanted you to quickly drink your blood pressure to create a Gu spell." Seeing that he didn't appreciate her kindness, Cen Baixue gave him a glance. This fellow was truly ungrateful.

Helian Shan was also lying beside her. In the pitch-black stone room, his eyes were still as bright as the day, and he could see every little expression on her face.

"Xue'er, after I settle Bai Yan's matter by myself in a few days, can I take you to the Everlasting Mountain?" Helian Lie suddenly felt relieved to see her smiling expression.

Everlasting Mountain, why does this name sound so familiar, I think I've heard it somewhere before?

Helian Shan scratched her nose and teased, "Little fool, Everlasting Mountain is where the main altar of the Sacred Moon Sect is located. As for the masters of the four of them, they also live on Everlasting Mountain."

So it was like this. This way, she would be able to meet Elder Mu Yue. Thinking of this, Cen Xue nodded her head with all her might. Of course she was willing to go.

Without a computer, television, mobile phone, or any other scientific civilization of the twenty-first century, it would be difficult for her to adapt to the situation. Living in boredom every day, especially in the harem, was even more unbearable for her.

"What is it? What are you thinking about? Do you still want to escape? " Helian Lie saw that she suddenly didn't say anything. Could it be that she wanted to borrow the opportunity to travel to the Everlasting Mountain, and she also wanted to escape?

"No, since I've said that I won't run away, I definitely won't run away. Don't worry!" Cen Xue felt helpless. It seemed like her credibility was very low.

Helian Lie was unable to guess what she was thinking. However, he swore that he would never let her escape from him again. This was because she was not only a prey that he was interested in, she was also a woman that he desired …