Chapter 128 - Scheming

Suddenly her sight becomes black, she smelled the familiar scent from the hand she knew is Zhao Li Xin who block her view. Lory didn't feel embarrassed watching the scened in front of her, no matter what she's been living for twenty-seven years and in her world S** is not as taboo as in this world, the first time she caught someone like this she's only ten years old and it was Fargo with some girl, of course, Fargo immediately stop and Fred close her eyes just like Zhao Li Xin doing right now it was quiet commotion at that time because Fred is enraged, she's more shock with Fred anger than watch Fargo with the girl.

Then when she's fourteen she caught her classmate in the library with her boyfriend making out, at first of course she embarrassed but after she caught people do that so many times in the library she becomes immune she even stop blushing.

The thing got worse when she runaway from Cestine palace, to dig information she must go to sketchy places, like private club and night bar to get illegal information or looks for tipster all that years she saw many things and she stop being shocked for years.

What Chen Xi does is nothing for her but because Zhao Li Xin worried she didn't stop him drag her away from the dirty scene.

"Who is Lao Min Na?" Chen Xi asks with a sultry voice.

Lory and Zhao Li Xin froze in the spot, it's been a while since they here that name, Zhao Li Xin reluctantly stay a bit longer to hear what this all about but unfortunately that's not the only thing they heard, the sound of lewd voice, heavy panting was tainted the air, Zhao Li Xin can barely hold his disgust, luckily not long after they finish.

Both of them sit on the floor while lean their back on the shelf tiredly, Chen Xi fixed her dress and hair and so the man do the same not long after.

"Lao Min Na is the master of the Immortal tower" the man continued, "The news said she save the imperial family of northern Kingdom, ever since that the emperor indebted with her so he facilitated her sect to grow in the northern region"

"That's amazing for a woman" Chen Xi smiles coyly.

"She is, she also the third prince of Jiang Wei Kingdom fiancée and because of her the Northen Kingdom Liu Yan would give his support to help Jiang Wei financial problem, so Jiang Wei Kingdom emperor is dotting Lao Min Na and the third prince to the moon and back right now, there's a high chance Zhao Yi Chen would be the next Emperor"

"Is that why the emperor asks Lao Min Na assistance to encounter Hei Shen sect, I though Heavenly jade pavilion would solve that problem?"

The young official shakes his head "I don't know what happened but there's a tension between the heavenly jade pavilion and the emperor at least now they have the same opponent the Hei Shen sect but after that...who knew?"

"This politic matter is exhausted, I don't know why you are men like it so much" Chen Xi pursed her lips, she held the young man hand while press her chest on him, she smiles seductively make the young man excited again.

"That's why is the man job, It is not for a beautiful thing like you to concern" he pinches Cheng Xi chin lovingly.

Chen Xi hide her face in the young man's arms, the man spun her and locked her to his embrace, Chen Xi giggles make the young man heart fluttered.

"Do you thing, Lao Min Na would agree with the Emperor request?" she rests her back to the man's chest.

"I don't know, no one dares against Hei Shen Sect but I heard the Emperor have something that Lao Min Na wants"

"What is that?" Chen Xi got curious.

"I don't know, but I know what I want right now!" he kisses Chen Xi nape, she giggles softly then both of them kissing and the second round begins, Zhao Li Xin had seen and heard enough he drag Lory out from the library in a swift.

In a few minutes they already back to the previous garden, the shadow guard already disappeared leaving only amazingly clean and neat garden even the stone lamp brushed without a single stained of dirt, Lory slightly feels perplexed this work is too 'overkill' how could she explained it to other people.

Oh well, she got something else in her mind thought "Do you know what Lao Min Na had done all this time?"

"Pretty much so" said Zhao Li Xin indifferently, his been paying attention to Lao Min Na and Zhao Yi Chen for all this time she and Zhao Yi Chen is the last real threat from his Kingdom so he keeps an eye on them especially Lao Min Na, that woman have insatiable greed and hunger to wealth and power not like everybody else as if she can swallow the world if she can Lao Min Na have better talent and wits compare to ZhaoYi Chen, is not weird for her to gain the opportunity to save the northern Emperor to make him owed her.

She had gathered the alchemist society and make immortal tower to match white Dragon Palace, she makes righteous cause to rise against the power of monopoly power from White Dragon palace to control the price of drugs market but the truth is his palace never intended to monopoly the alchemist world it just coincidence the pill and elixir from his palace is a lot better and cheaper than normal pill and elixir out there, that's why people painstakingly wants to join with White Dragon Palace.

Jin Hao himself is a nerd who has hobby only research and finds rare formula about pill and elixir he never bother to make profit in fact only Wu San Bo who really care about making money, Jin Hao is a nerd, Bei Li Yan is a free spirit, Jiang jin Wei is upright General while Zhao Li Xin...he have odd luck to always find treasure, and he has more wealth to spend seven lifetimes inside his ring so he never care about money.

"You know what Lao Mi Na been doing lately? About the northern Kingdom…what do you think about it?" Lory feels rather anxious, there's something about Lao Min Na that always make her uneasy.

"She wants to make Zhao Yi Chen as Jiang Wei kingdom next Emperor, but the condition of the Kingdom is been unwell," said Zhao Li Xin.

"Because of you…" Lory guessed.

"More or less…." he not admitted it or denied it "To relief the problem immediately first they would need an amount of money, that's mean they would need a loan a big one and fast, but who wants to give them so much money without benefit? and surely Jiang Wei didn't have much to offer"

"They said she saves the Emperor of Liu Yan...it's quite a remarkable coincidence" Lory rub her lips with deep thought.

"Is it?" Zhao Li Xin smirk "The one Lao Min Na save is Liu Yan Emperor favorite Son, when he was hunting he was bitten by a venomous snake ever since that the young prince fall in coma, he only has days to live, the alchemist and physician in the Kingdom couldn't save him they all given up but then...Lao Min Na come"

"And the prince was cured?" Lory's smile cunningly.

"Instantly…" said Zhao Li Xin sneered "She slapped the face of the powerful Imperial Alchemist and Physician in northern Kingdom then she got the fame, power, and the money she needs"

"You think she planned this all?" Lory stunned.

"Who knew….but I don't believe coincidence"

"If it is, she's quite savvy…and cruel" Lory sighs.

"Indeed…"

"And know she reaches to the Liangzu Kingdom, this is Ming Yue Yin Kingdom, I couldn't let Lao Min Na ruined this place" she clenched her fist, she engulfs with anxiety, Lory doesn't know what Lao Min Na wants but she certainly is nothing good.

"We won't" Zhao Li Xin embrace her "She wants to fight against me, let her try….as long as I live nothing would happen to you or anyone you care"

Lory wrapped her arms oh his waist, she inhaled the familiar scent agar woods and pines from him, her worried gradually subside "Including you" she raised her head "I don't want anything bad happened to you"

Zhao Li Xin eyes become gentle, even though he wears a skin mask Lory still race whenever he looks at her this way, Zhao Li Xin rest his chin on the top of her head "Nothing bad will happened to me, I promised"

"I take your words" Lory smiles widened she presses his face on Zhao Li Xin's strong chest, her face becomes hot but her heart never been this warmed.

Suddenly Zhao Li Xin clicked his tongue with annoyed "She's coming…" he reluctantly pushes Lory from him.

Lory faces still on a dazed who only make Zhao Li Xin more reluctant to push her away, but then she hears footsteps coming towards them, turns out it was Chen Xi and two young maids follow her from behind, every each of them looks arrogant and she doesn't know why.

Chen Xi believed Lory and Zhao Li Xin couldn't finish their jobs, this is a normal prank happened to a new servants to intimidate them and make them more obedient to her, in short, she's bullied them but she was stunned by the scened in front of her, the Garden is very clean she never saw this garden so clean before, she stare at Lory with dubious looks but she had no proof someone help them and if there any…..who wants to help lowly servants like them.

Lory looks down looking docile and timid as she can while Zhao Li Xin, well he looks…..flat.

Chen Xi can't point their mistake, she bites her lower lips "It's...looks clean" she gritted her teeth.

Lory face become stiff 'I wish I could tell the same about you'