C77

Chapter 77 - Dispersing of the Chaos Monarch's Heart

lunar platform

The silver moonlight poured down, covering the entire quiet courtyard. This Moon Viewing Platform was the highest seat in the entire Palace of South Qi, and one could overlook the entire palace from here.

A noble emperor dressed in a bright yellow dragon robe was currently standing on the platform. His hands were behind his back, and he was standing tall and straight against the wind. The chilly night wind blew through his black hair, creating an absolutely beautiful picture of loneliness.

Xiao Shunzi ran up the platform and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, the Regent brought the Red Third Miss out of the palace?"

"Out of the palace?" Baili Yi Chen retracted his gaze and turned to look at Xiao Shunzi.

"Yes." Xiao Shunzi lowered his head, not daring to even breathe. This Third Miss angered the emperor so much that he didn't even eat dinner tonight. Right now, the emperor was just angered at the Moon Gazing Platform.

However, Xiao Shunzi did not expect the Emperor's Fury. Only after waiting for a long time did he dare to secretly raise his head to take a peek at the emperor who had yet to speak.

He saw Baili Yi Chen gazing at the sky outside the palace, his expression unclear …

… ….

In the bustling night market of Shengjing City, long strings of lanterns hung outside the shops on the streets, illuminating the streets. In the midst of Hong Zhong's curiosity, she couldn't help but exclaim that the Shengjing City was indeed the capital of the Southern Qi. The Shengjing City's night market was not one bit inferior to the modern night markets.

The two of them rode on the Shezhengwang's Palace's carriage and left the Imperial Palace. After arriving at the most bustling night market in the Shengjing City, they got off the carriage and walked. Mo Chen followed along, Wu Hen and the rest and hid in the shadows, protecting the two of them.

"What is this thing? What is that thing? " Hong Zhong curiously pulled Baili Mingyue over to have a look, and quickly found two candies and a handful of kebabs.

Hong Zhong was so focused on the food, yet she did not realize that the noble aura she had and the goddess-like beauty by her side had already become a scene in the Shengjing City's night market. There were many young masters and young miss that were full of envy and admiration looking at the two of them.

The woman had a smile that was like a flower and was dressed in an elegant robe. She ate the food without holding back and it did not fit the image of a 'noble daughter' at all. However, even though she was' crude ', many young masters still looked at her with admiration.

The man was as beautiful as an immortal. His white clothes were elegant and cold as he calmly looked at the woman beside him. If one were to look closely, they would be able to see a trace of pampering in his eyes. Under the dim light, his godlike figure attracted the attention of many young girls, making them feel as if they were filled with love and excitement.

"Come, come. Uncle, try this. It's delicious." He handed a few kebabs to Baili Mingyue. It was all because of that pig, Baili Yi Chen, that he had to check her homework during dinner time, causing her to be unable to eat dinner. Now that she had wandered around the night market, she discovered that she was really hungry.

Fortunately, Baili Mingyue's servants were very understanding. As long as Hong Zhong took a fancy to them, they would take the initiative to help him settle the bill.

Baili Mingyue looked at the skewers in front of him. He was not a person with a strong obsession with cleanliness, but he had never thought that one day he would be able to eat this on the streets. So, he just stared blankly at the skewers.

At this time, Mo Chen and Wu Hen, who were hidden in the shadows, also stared fixedly at them, waiting to see Baili Mingyue's actions. Mo Chen reached out his arm and prodded Wu Hen, "Wu Hen, do you think this grandpa will eat this girl's food?"

Wu Hen tilted his head and glanced at Mo Chen, "Hard to say."

On the other hand, Mo Chen casually placed his hand on Wu Hen's shoulder, "I'll make a bet with you, I bet Master won't eat it."

Wu Hen turned his head and looked at Mo Chen who was all smiles: "What if Master eats it?" In the past few days, Mo Chen did not know, but he had seen every single thing that Master did for Hong Zhong, so he might really make an exception for this girl.

"Since master has eaten, let's consider it your win. The two bottles of top-grade Origin Replenishing Pills are yours." The Origin Replenishing Pill was a superior medicine to martial arts experts in regulating their inner strength. Because the ingredients used to concoct it were extremely rare, even Mo Chen, as the last disciple of the Divine Doctor Sect, had few of them! But if I win, you have to find time to eat with my sister. "

After hearing what Mo Chen said, a few cracks appeared on Wu Hen's face. Mo Chen's older sister was called Mo Xi, and was a disciple of the Western Region's doctor of poisons. He was a famous "Poison Fairy" in the martial arts world, and ever since he had been defeated by Wu Hen seven years ago,he had been looking everywhere for Wu Hen. Finally, four years ago, after finding Wu Hen's trace through Mo Chen, she had appeared in the Shezhengwang's Palace day after day.

Mo Chen who was by his side was passionate, Wu Hen was speechless, and Hong Zhong who was by his side was not idle either. Seeing Baili Mingyue at a loss for words, he placed the fragrant kebab in front of his mouth, with a smile in his eyes: "Good girl, this is delicious, try it?"

Hong Zhong's method of coaxing her into acting like a child caused a few black lines to slide down Baili Mingyue's forehead along with Mo Chen's and Wu Hen's head. It was as if she treated the dignified Regent as a child.

Seeing the anticipation in Hong Zhong's eyes, Baili Mingyue finally opened her mouth and bit off a piece of meat from the kebab. Her actions were smooth like the clouds and flowing water, but she looked extremely noble and elegant.

Seeing Baili Mingyue take a bite, Mo Chen's face was filled with disbelief. The master had always had a light diet, so how could he eat such greasy skewers? Most importantly, the skewers must have contained chili. The master's body must not be spicy!

He had clearly told his master about this!

Wu Hen however, crossed his arms across his chest as he looked at Mo Chen, and smiled, "Two bottles of Origin Replenishing Pills, deliver them to me when we get back!" With that, he turned around and no longer looked at Mo Chen who was filled with resentment.

The spicy taste in his mouth made Baili Mingyue feel like she was choking. She covered her mouth and coughed a few times before recovering. With a slight frown, she exclaimed, "So spicy!" It was really spicy! He had always been unable to eat spicy dishes, which was one of the reasons why he was hesitating when he saw the kebabs, but Hong Zhong's eyes were shining with anticipation, making him unable to reject her.

"That's right. If you don't eat spicy kebabs, how are you going to eat them!?" Hong Zhong answered as if it was natural. In fact, she discovered that the kebabs in this house tasted really good, almost comparable to the taste of her favorite barricade in her previous life. Being able to create such a taste in this era when ancient condiments were lacking was not easy! After taking a bite of the kebab without any regard for his image, he smiled and asked, "How is it? The taste isn't bad, right?"

"Right." Suppressing the sharp taste of discomfort in his mouth, he nodded.

It was fortunate that it was night, so it was not obvious. After Hong Zhong passed the skewers over, she also noticed his abnormality and frowned as she looked at him: "Uncle, are you alright?"

"I'm fine." With an elegant smile, he extended his hand to receive the skewers that he had just eaten.

"It's good that you're fine. Let's go over there and take a look!" Hong Zhong continued to eat as she walked forward. The goddess-like beauty beside her also silently followed behind her.

The two of them walked and looked. Soon, they arrived under a large tree outside the city wall. The tree was more than ten meters tall. Red cloth was tied to the top of the tree.

Underneath the tree, there were still some young women writing, seemingly praying for their blessings.

Hong Zhong curiously walked closer, and carefully observed their every move. After they had finished writing on the red cloth, Hong Zhong saw that they had tied a heavy object to a section of the cloth, and after making a sincere wish with their eyes closed towards the big tree, they threw the cloth onto the branches of the tree …

"Uncle, guess what they're asking for?" He took a bite of the skewer in his hand and turned to Baili Mingyue, who was beside him.

Baili Mingyue's eyes flickered as she looked at the bustling crowd, shaking her head without uttering a single word.

This is the tree god of the southern gate of Shengjing City, the place where our common people pray for blessings. As long as you sincerely wish for it, the tree god will definitely protect you, regardless of whether it's for a marriage, for a son, for a wife, for a wife, for peace … "In short, anything can be requested."

"Anything?" Hong Zhong was also interested. She had seen scenes of people praying for their blessings in novels and melodrama before. Although she did not believe it herself, but since she met it, she would just treat it as an experience of an ancient folklore.

The aunt was also an enthusiastic person, but seeing that Hong Zhong did not understand, she kindly continued to explain, "Yes. People like us are not the relatives of royalty or nobles, so it's usually very difficult for us to go to the National Temple to pray. That's why we came here. Don't look at the fact that this tree god isn't in the National Temple. Especially when it comes to seeking marriage. [Last month, my sister-in-law asked for a marriage for her nephew. Well, guess what? This marriage actually happened so quickly …] "Well, I was willing to come here tonight."

"Oh, oh, oh, then congratulations." Although Hong Zhong did not believe in blessings and the like, but seeing that her aunt was so passionate, she could only nod her head.

Perhaps it was because of the happy occasion in her family, they were especially excited when they heard Hong Zhong's words. They had not even seen the gloomy face of Baili Mingyue, but the other aunt had seen it and pulled at her sleeve: "Hey you, look at how lively this little girl is. Behind her is a young master with that kind of appearance, is he someone who needs a marriage relationship with?"

Hearing this, the aunt seemed to come back to her senses, and joked with him, "That's true, you see, I'm an old woman, when I see something happy, I'll describe it as careless." Miss, you're so beautiful, and the young master behind you is a natural born man. You're not the kind of person that people always say you are. You don't even need to ask for a marriage! "It's all because of this old woman's blabbermouth!"

Originally, Hong Zhong wanted to accompany her with a few more words, but the more she spoke, the more she felt that something was wrong. She waved at them, "Auntie, you've misunderstood. Uncle and I are not what you think!"

"Uncle?" The two aunties froze when they heard this.

Hong Zhong nodded her head along with the two aunts, and turned to look at Baili Mingyue. Her plain clothes stood in the wind, and her sleeves fluttered, as well as her ink-like black hair that was slightly lifted by the night wind. A few strands of her hair floated up, and brushed past her white jade-like face …

Her long eyelashes covered her eyes and formed a faint shadow. The delicate outline of her face was more like the most successful masterpiece of heaven. Her sleeves fluttered, and her black hair danced lightly!

This scene was simply too beautiful!

This man was simply too handsome!

Although he had always felt that Baili Mingyue was very good-looking, Hong Zhong felt that the current him, was especially good-looking!

Her heavenly appearance caused the two middle-aged aunts to be stunned, not to mention the unmarried Yun Ying at the side. Their eyes were all filled with the look of a peach blossom, full of tender love.

Baili Mingyue lightly coughed to hide her embarrassment. From the time he was born until now, he had long since been accustomed to being looked at with admiration. However, he had never experienced such a gaze before, so the gazes from the three people at that moment made him feel especially uncomfortable.

The two aunties came back to reality and looked at each other, sweating profusely. They were both good women who adhered to their virtue, why would they look up to a man who was in a daze? They thought that they could no longer care about staying at Hong Zhong's side, and quickly said their goodbyes to him, then left in a hurry.

While he was at it, he was also confused. [That man and that girl look like a match made in heaven. They are so compatible. Why does it have to be a relationship between uncle and nephew? What a shame!]

Hong Zhong, who did not know that she had been mistaken as Baili Mingyue's niece, felt speechless as she watched her aunt's disappearing figure.

As he was thinking, he looked back at Baili Mingyue, "Uncle, since we can ask for anything here, why don't you ask for one?" As he spoke, his eyes lit up, clearly interested.

"I don't believe it." Hong Zhong then pulled him to the place where he wrote the note, took out two strips of cloth and gave them to him: "Although I don't believe you, but so what if I give it a try. Sometimes, people should follow the heart, even if they fail because they don't realize it. So what? At least we've experienced it before! "

Baili Mingyue lowered her eyes, carefully pondering over Hong Zhong's words. If a man doesn't even dare to try his best in his life, how can he be sure of living?! Sometimes, they should follow the heart. Even if they failed, it was something that they had experienced before!

A ray of light flashed through his mind, and the tangled feelings in his heart for the past few days were all gone.

Her eyes that were as beautiful as a bright moon carried a faint smile as she stared at Hong Zhong. Although he didn't want to admit it before, it seemed like she had fallen for this little girl. However, the truth was like this! Regardless of whether it was because of the dreams she'd had for over a decade or because of her unrestrained and carefree personality that she'd gotten along with in the recent few days, in short, she liked him.