C127

Chapter 127 - One More Selfish Heart (First Kiss)

The Holy Pond was a huge lake in the palace's inner courtyard. The area of the lake within two kilometers of the lake was empty and calm, but it had always been the most sacred place in the Palace of South Qi because there was a Carp raised within.

This Carp was not an ordinary golden carp. It was said that a few hundred years ago, after the founding of the Southern Qi and the founding of the Southern Qi, the patriarch of the Gate of Heavenly Secrets sent over a congratulatory gift with a prophecy: Those who can see the Carp can rule the world! In other words, only the true Son of Heaven could see this Golden Carp!

From then on, whenever the Southern Qi Royal Family had a new prince, after the age of seven, he would come to the Holy Pond on his birthday. On one side was to offer sacrifices to the ancestors, and on the other side was to accept the test.

Afterwards, the generations of emperors in the Southern Qi, including his own royal father, were all chosen by this method.

Therefore, this Holy Pond had always been the most sacred place in the Southern Qi Royal Family!

Of course, as the new emperor of the Southern Qi, Baili Yi Chen did not believe in the rumors about "those who see the golden carp can rule the world". Furthermore, he was the sole heir to the previous emperor of the Southern Qi, so he had not come here to test him! Therefore, she had never seen the legendary Carp before.

However, this place had always been the sacred ground of the Southern Qi's emperor. Even though he didn't believe it, he still respected it.

But right now, Hong Zhong was actually above the Holy Pond!

Of course, this was not the most important thing. The most important thing was that, if he had not expected this, if Hong Zhong's flying skills were not good enough and there was nothing on the surface of the Holy Pond for her to borrow power from, then she would definitely fall down!

As expected, just as this thought flashed through Baili Yi Chen's mind, Hong Zhong who was gliding across the surface of the lake realized that something was amiss. From the end of the corridor, she flew directly out of the lake, gliding all the way to the center of the lake!

However, this lake seemed endless like the sea. The only thing that entered his eyes were the ripples on the surface of the lake, as well as the lake water... If she continued flying like this, where would she go?!

F * ck, who will tell her how to turn in the air and cry!

The Regent, who was originally relieved, seemed to have noticed this problem and quickly rushed forward. However, because of the distance between them, it was too late!

"A huge splash appeared on the calm surface of the water." Bang! With a loud sound, Hong Zhong who was gliding above the water surface, fell into the water.

"Stupid woman!" Looking at Hong Zhong who was splashing continuously on the surface of the water, Baili Yi Chen frowned, gnashed his teeth, and cursed. Without thinking, he flew out, but because the place where Hong Zhong had landed was too far away from the shore, he could only fly for a short distance. He could only jump into the lake and swim towards her.

When the Regent, who had been flying over, saw the two figures in the lake, he paused for a moment. Just now, behind Yi Chen, he had clearly seen everything that had happened. The little girl had fallen into the Holy Pond, and Yi Chen hadn't even thought about jumping down from the Holy Pond to save her …

This was a question that he had ignored out of selfishness. Yi Chen was the emperor of the Southern Qi, the little girl was the late emperor's personal imperial concubine, and he, was the regent of the Southern Qi, the emperor's uncle!

In the past, he thought that Yi Chen didn't like Hong Zhong, so he thought that since Yi Chen didn't like Hong Zhong, he would let him protect him. But now, Yi Chen seemed to have unknowingly fallen for Hong Zhong's trap.

While the Regent King on one side was conflicted, Hong Zhong who had fallen into the water was suffering! Although she had been flopping non-stop ever since she had fallen down, she didn't show any signs of floating upwards. Instead, she was sinking like a weight.

She flopped around in the water. After a few mouthfuls of water, a brief period of hypoxia began to appear in her mind. Gradually, his hands and feet lost their strength, and he could only let his consciousness lose itself and sink into the water.

Right at this moment, Hong Zhong was in a daze, only to feel a huge Carp appearing in front of him. It was a golden color, about a meter long, and it surrounded Hong Zhong, drawing circles of water.

At this time, Hong Zhong also seemed to have stopped sinking, and floated in half water in a daze.

Baili Yi Chen was doing his best to paddle towards Hong Zhong. However, because the Holy Pond's water surface was wide, he could not see what was happening after Hong Zhong sank inside. He anxiously searched everywhere for Hong Zhong's shadow, but what he saw was only water, or even water …

Suddenly, not far away, there was a "hua —" sound and a wave appeared on the surface of the water. Baili Yi Chen looked over with rapt attention and only saw a golden fish tail swaying on the water before disappearing.

Was that — the legendary Carp?

Baili Yi Chen never believed in that legend. After all, he hadn't seen it with his own eyes in the past 20 years. But now, he had personally seen that tail. Could it be that the golden carp really existed?

With Hong Zhong on her mind, Baili Yi Chen didn't think too much about it. Taking a deep breath, he dove into the water to search for Hong Zhong's figure. Suddenly, he discovered that Hong Zhong had stopped at the bottom of the water where the Carp had appeared.

And at this time, Hong Zhong had already gradually fallen into a coma. In the second before she fell unconscious, she seemed to hear the sound of water splashing, followed by someone hugging her by her waist. After that, she fell into an endless darkness, completely unconscious.

With an unconscious Hong Zhong in one hand, Baili Yi Chen quickly swam back to the nearest shore. As she lifted her out of the water, he couldn't care less about being completely drenched in water. She laid her flat on the ground and stretched his hand out, only to find that Hong Zhong was no longer breathing.

For some reason, when he realized that Hong Zhong had lost her breath, he felt inexplicably anxious in his heart. He placed her flat on the ground and pressed his hand against her chest. As he pressed down, he said, "Stupid woman, wake me up. Without my permission, you are not allowed to die!" How are you going to fight with me if you can't even take such a small matter? Your agreement with me has not been fulfilled, how can you die!

However, when Baili Yi Chen pressed down, Hong Zhong spit out a lot of water. However, she still did not wake up.

Without any time to think, he flattened her and took a deep breath before lowering his head. His lips covered hers and he gave her the air in his mouth.

After a few times, Hong Zhong finally coughed and spat some more water before falling into a coma. Although his breathing was weak, it was fortunate that it had gone smoothly.

Hong Zhong was fine, and the boulder in Baili Yi Chen's heart had fallen to the ground.

She looked down to see that Hong Zhong's hair had been drenched, and was partially glued to her fair cheeks. With her eyes closed, she looked extremely peaceful. When he recalled the soft touch from her lips just now, Baili Yu Chen felt as if his heart missed a beat. Looking back at Hong Zhong's delicate and delicate lips, due to her actions just now, they could sense a hint of a tender and tender sensation, making one involuntarily want to bite them.

This sudden thought caused Baili Yi Chen to jump in fright. Why would he have such a ridiculous thought towards Hong Zhong? He quickly shook his head, wanting to let go of his thoughts. However, the more he resisted, the faster his heart beat.

He hesitated for a while. Finally, as he looked at her tender lips, he couldn't help but lower his head and carefully put his hand on her lips.

Last time, he was so anxious because he saved her that he couldn't care about anything else. Now, he gently covered her mouth and slowly tasted it.

Once again, he covered his lips with that thin layer of skin. It was a beautiful feeling, causing him to feel an inexplicable desire and desire for her.

When the guards in the distance saw the emperor jump into the water, they looked towards him anxiously. There were even a few imperial guards who knew how to swim, they rolled up their sleeves and waited by the Holy Pond's side. Actually, they also wanted to jump down and show off in front of the emperor.

However, this was the Holy Pond. Without the orders of the Emperor, who would dare to risk their life to jump down here? If they were not careful, they would be charged with desecrating the Holy Pond.

When they saw Baili Yi Chen drag Hong Zhong safely to the nearest shore, they relaxed. Some people ran over to get treatment, while Xiao Shunzi brought a group of people and rushed over. It was also because Baili Yi Chen had chosen the closest shore, so there was still some distance between them.

The group of people quickly ran over, and the uniformly approaching footsteps were naturally heard by Baili Yi Chen, who had a strong inner force. He stopped after tasting, and unwillingly let go of Hong Zhong, thinking that, these people truly did not come at the right time.

As she stood up, the blinding sunlight shone straight onto Hong Zhong's face, causing her to unconsciously frown. Without realizing it, she muttered a few words, "Baili Yi Chen."

Baili Yi Chen was stunned. This woman actually remembered him while she was unconscious. She couldn't be scolding him, right?

He bent down and focused on her, preparing to hear her next sentence, when he heard Hong Zhong say, "Those pictures are not my fault, do not punish me, okay?" Suddenly, he felt a wave of softness in his heart. This stupid woman was actually afraid of him in her bones!

"Stupid woman, you're afraid of being punished, why are you still doing so many reckless things?" After saying that, he reached out to pick her up and walked towards the imperial guards.

When the group of imperial guards arrived and saw Baili Yi Chen embracing Hong Zhong, Xiao Shunzi immediately stepped forward, "Your majesty, let the servants come. You don't have to do it yourself."

Baili Yi Chen swept a glance at them and said, "There's no need. Let's go call the royal doctors." With that, he carried Hong Zhong and left.

As for the remaining imperial guards, they were led by Xiao Shunzi as they stared dumbstruck at the back of Baili Yi Chen, who was holding Hong Zhong in her arms. If they hadn't seen wrongly just now, the emperor had just smiled.

Oh, God, please don't scare these subordinates of theirs, okay? They had been by the emperor's side for several years, but they really had never seen him smile so strangely before!

Not far away, the Regent, who was watching Baili Yi Chen's disappearing back, paused for a moment, then turned around and walked towards the Bright Moon Hall. The current him, he could no longer let her go. Since he could no longer let her go, then he might as well let him be selfish for once.

However, for the sake of that girl's safety, it was best not to let too many people know his feelings for her. As for Wu Hen, who was following behind Baili Mingyue, he didn't feel good about it either. Actually, there were many times when he felt that Master had given too much for the sake of the Southern Qi.

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Xiwu Hall

Hong Zhong fainted and was carried back to the Xiwu Hall by Baili Yi Chen. The imperial physicians also rushed over very quickly after hearing the news, and after confirming that Hong Zhong was alright, Baili Yi Chen heaved a sigh of relief. Only then did Xiao Shunzi dare to step forward and report softly, "Your majesty, the dukes of the imperial family, the dukes of the royal family have been waiting outside the Xiwu Hall for a long time."

"They say that the Red Third Miss jumping into the Holy Pond is a great disrespect to the ancestors of the Southern Qi, and that they want the Emperor to administer justice for them." After Xiao Shunzi finished speaking, a giant man's face couldn't help but slide down from his forehead. These dukes really had a bad temper, they kneeled in front of the Xiwu Hall for two hours straight, yet they still didn't leave.

"Let them go back first." This matter was indeed a bit difficult to deal with, and he had to give it some time to think of a countermeasure.

Xiao Shunzi lowered his head. However, several dukes have been kneeling the entire time, saying that they have let the people who desecrate their ancestors not get their hands on them. They have let their ancestors down. " Actually, there was one more thing that Xiao Shunzi did not dare to say, and that was that those people had said that he had to pull Hong Zhong out and hack today, or else they would kneel and not be able to get up!

Baili Yi Chen paused for a moment, then stood up and walked out of the Xiwu Hall. When he arrived at the entrance, he saw a large group of people dressed in extravagant clothing, from old men with graying hair to the prime of their lives.

As Baili Yi Chen looked at this group of people, he could not help but have a headache. This group of people were all princes and dukes of royal family. At this moment, they had all rushed over and were kneeling in front of the Xiwu Hall's entrance. Coughing lightly, he said, "Honorable Uncle Wang, Uncle Wang Elders, please get up if you have anything to say."

The Holy Pond was a place that the Baili Royal Family revered greatly. Hong Zhong barging in would naturally arouse the displeasure of the clan and clan, and so at this moment, all of them came to the Xiwu Hall together, requesting Baili Yi Chen to punish Hong Zhong!

Baili Yi Chen turned his head to glance at the unconscious Hong Zhong within the Xiwu Hall, "This matter, we will definitely take care of it properly. The weather is extremely hot, for the sake of everyone's safety, you can all return first."

The clan members of the Baili Royal Family were naturally aware of Hong Zhong's special identity. The old man in the lead continued to speak worriedly, "Your majesty, although the Imperial General's Estate is a part of the, the Holy Pond has Carp s related to the. If anything happens to the Carp, my Southern Qi will certainly meet with calamity. They felt that the emperor wasn't going to give them an explanation, and they were going to make an oath.