Chapter 100

Chapter 100 - She's the Only One (1)

While the pair had just finished their negotiations, in another faraway place, Gong Jue was close to arriving at Xi Zhou.

In this present era, Xi Zhou was located between Tibet and Lhasa, which belonged to the southern part of the Tarim Basin.

The country of Great Yu was originally a vast land mass and Xi Zhou was part of this territory that extended outwards as a strip of land. The northern part is bordered by Lou Ye while the southern grassland is bordered by many small nomadic countries. Therefore, Xi Zhou was always guarded with a sizable amount of troops in all three directions in order to defend their kingdom's land.

Seeing that his men would finally arrive at their destination in just two days, Gong Jue felt relieved. The road they now traveled was very smooth. For this journey, he had walked through deserts, oases, snow capped mountains and grasslands.

Only now did he see with his own eyes the many landscapes that Sister Gong once told him stories of, and just how magnificent his country was. His heart swelled with pride as he pondered how fathers and grandfathers had accomplished the feat of conquering these great rivers and mountains step by step.

The girl shivered with trepidation as she looked down at the basin on the ground. She didn't dare to move. When Gong Jue finally saw her appearance more clearly, he blinked with regret. It wasn't Sister Gong, but rather, a young girl who looked seven points similar to her.

But instead of lowering his guard, Gong Jue was even more vigilant. Although she may have been sent to accommodate him, just the fact that she looked so similar to his sister had raised his suspicions.

"Who are you? Who sent you here?" His narrow sword clung to his opponent's neck. One wrong word and he would surely cut off her neck without any hesitation. His gaze was chilling, as if he were staring at a corpse, which caused the girl to tremble in fear even more.

"I...I don't know why Your Highness asks. I am the village head's foster daughter. I just came to help you wash your face."

The village head's foster daughter?

Gong Jue scrutinized the girl and questioned, "In that case, were you ordered by them to do this?"

His tone was very cold but the little girl in front of him couldn't help but blush, "It's just me..I wanted to come see you out of my desires...From the very first time I saw you..." Her eyes sparkled as she gazed longingly at Gong Jue. When she made such a face, her appearance looked eight points similar to Gong Yi Mo!

"I...I admire your highness, so...That's why...I just came into your room."