The man was in his early twenties, dressed in an auburn-colored brocade robe with narrow sleeves that reached to his knees. Under his robes, the legs of his smoke-colored satin pants were revealed. His skin was strange and white, different from Xiao Yi Xiu's jade-like face. His eyes were deep and evil, his nose was high, and his facial features were a bit proud. His lines were very strong.
And at this moment, that pair of deep handsome eyes that carried a nefarious aura, revealed a smile that couldn't be concealed. Even his stern expression became a bit gentler.
However, this smile was not directed at Helian Lie. Instead, it was fixed on Gu Qingli.
Gu Qingli could tell from his clothes that she was the Northern Chu's crown prince, Helian Yu, who had been severely beaten by Xiao Yi and had been unable to go on a campaign for several years.
He did not know what kind of experience he had gone through or what treatment he had received from a famous doctor, but it seemed that his recovery was very normal. It was as if his vitality had not been damaged at all.
"Big brother Crown Prince!" Helian Lie shouted in a half-angry manner, confirming this person's identity.
Behind the group of imperial guards, Xiao Yixiu turned around and walked slowly towards them. The gentle smile that he always wore on her face was gone, replaced by an unapproachable coldness.
As Xiao Yixiu's gaze swept across him, Helian Lie seemed to have instantly forgotten the pain as he stared at him in a daze. There was still a tear hanging from the corner of his eye, and his eyes were filled with surprise, shock, and admiration.
Gu Qing Li was feeling slightly dissatisfied with Helian Xiufeng's infatuated gaze. Xiao Yi Xiu's gaze had already swept across Helian Chui's face, as if he was looking at a stranger.
Following that, he walked to Gu Qing Li's side and wrapped his arms around her slender waist as he coldly said, "Just now, I heard that someone was extremely rude to this prince's consort. How dare he act so rudely to my Prince Mo Residence?"
Helian Peng opened his mouth, from shock to grievance. He rolled his eyes as tears flowed from his eyes, "Xiao Yi Xiu, you …" Don't you recognize me? "
Xiao Yi Xiu looked at her again, and his face softened a little. With a smile, he said, "Oh, so this must be Northern Chu's Princess Helian? "This King doesn't seem to be familiar with you to the point where you can call him by his name, right?"
His tone was light, without a hint of anger, and his smile was like a gentle breeze.
With Gu Qing Li's understanding of him, his smile definitely wasn't gentle and respectful. Instead, he had instantly concealed the ice-cold anger within him. What he was best at was to smile sinisterly without making any noise.
Helian Peng's face lit up. "You finally remembered me?"
"This should be the first time this king and princess have met, right?"
Back then, Helian Peng was not yet an adult, so he had been described as a young child. Back then, when he was rejected, he had mixed into the army and had challenged him to a duel, and at that time, Xiao Yi Xiu had not known how high the heavens were, so he had challenged him to a duel. However, when Xiao Yi Xiu glanced at her frail body and childish face, he couldn't even be bothered to look at her.
If she had not been a child, the shot would have left a few clear holes in her.
Helian Peng was defeated miserably, but he didn't show any anger or shame. He only stared at Li Yao in shock. His gaze never left Li Yao's body until he severely injured his unparalleled Big Brother Crown Prince. He had no strength to fight back.
Because of this, she viewed Xiao Yi Xiu as a god of war. She admired him, but how could she pay attention to the gaze of the petite boy, dressed as a man, when he was only focused on the battlefield and his formidable opponents?
He knew that he may not remember her, and was about to say something more when Helian Yu came up to her and lifted her up from the ground. He grabbed her arm and twisted it, then it fell back to its original position.
Helian Peng was in great pain again, but he then stroked his shoulder and gritted his teeth as he said with hatred, "Slut, you …"
"Even if you, as the sovereign of the princess, call this king as' despicable 'and' Princess Consort ', it would still be a crime to be rude and disrespectful. Princess Helian, when you stepped onto the land of the Eastern Abyss, this king should have treated you as an honored guest, but if you continue to be so disrespectful to my wife, forgive this king for being impolite!? "
Helian Shuang was extremely furious. She opened her mouth to say something, but was reprimanded by Helian Yu, "Let alone being a princess, even an ordinary daughter of a pavilion lady should not be so rude! It's one thing for you to jump out of the window of the carriage and come to the Prince Mo's mansion unceremoniously, but you even dared to speak such vulgar words to Princess Mo. Anyone who doesn't know of this would think that my Northern Chu Royal Family is as lacking in manners as you! "
Seeing that his smile had disappeared, his eyes looked straight at himself. Then, he bit his lower lip and suppressed the anger in his heart. He said hatefully to Xiao Yi Xiu, "I was just in pain. Please forgive me."
However, she refused to apologize to Gu Qing Li.
Gu Qing Li didn't seem to care. Since she had the upper hand, she had suffered humiliation and pain. She smiled sweetly at Xiao Yi Xiu, "It's time to invite our esteemed guest to take a seat. The tea that Yuying and the rest have prepared may be cold, but those who don't know it will think that our Mo King's Manor is unsuitable for entertaining guests."
With a gentle smile, Xiao Yi Xiu lifted his hand to caress her cheek. "Are you hurt?"
"No, Princess Helian was just playing around with me. It's just a spar, how could it hurt me?" Gu Qingli's beautiful eyes flickered as she smiled at Helian Lie. "Isn't it, Princess?"
Helian Xianzi ignored her and followed Helian Yu into the Windy Pavilion.
However, Xiao Yi Xiu slowed his steps and continued hugging Gu Qing Li. He whispered, "Don't lower yourself to her level."
Gu Qing turned his face to the side and smiled sweetly at him. She was too lazy to bother with it. She was most adept at dealing with people with attributes such as Helian Xianzi's. Fighting with that girl from the Goliath was not her style.
Furthermore, the fact that Xiao Yi Xiu was embracing her in such a soft and gentle manner was actually the greatest blow to Helian Shuang. She could see that although Helian Xiufeng had walked forward proudly, when she looked back, his eyes were red and filled with pain.
As expected, tea was served under the kitchen long ago. Yu Ying had even caught the hint of the incense burning, and in this slightly cold early winter season, the warm fragrance curled into a green smoke that seeped into the heart and soul, making them feel exceptionally refreshed.
Xiao Yixiu and Helian Yu exchanged a few pleasantries. The way you came and went was very considerate. It seemed like you were in a state of harmony and couldn't find any inklings of your mortal enemy on the battlefield.
Gu Qingli looked at them happily chatting with each other while inwardly ridiculing them for being playwrights. She leaned against Xiao Yixiu, sitting straight and focusing without interrupting.
Helian Peng sat there for a long time without any emotion. He sipped a few mouthfuls of tea, thinking that he was not used to the tea leaves in the East Mountain Range. He spat lightly and said, "They have a light sour and astringent flavor."
Jinshu made the best tea dragon group, but the Northern Chu people's tea was different from the East Abyss. They liked to add salt, scallion, orange peel, sesame seeds and so on into the tea. They ate the tea instead of tasting it.
The fragrance of the soup of this small dragon group had to be fine. How could it be unsolvable by the Northern Chu people?