C6 Fate

Gu Rongzhi did not even look at Fang Chun, and did not plan to let her get up, she only smiled and looked at Ye Qiongjiang, "Sister Qiong Fei is well-informed, to think that you would actually know of Star Palace. Are you here to pay a visit to Great Deity Official? "

Ye Qiongjiang looked at the kneeling Fang Chun who was trembling non-stop behind him, and then smiled at Gu Rongzhi's cozy smile, as she felt an unapproachable aura from the bottom of her heart. Even though she already knew that the other party was the Seventh Prince of the Xin Country, her fiancé, and even more so knew that everything he had displayed was for her own reasons and intentions, she still could not sense her true intentions. His deep thoughts and shrewdness caused her to feel a little afraid.

"Imperial Consort Qiong heard that the Great Deity Official here is very magical, so she decided to come to visit. She was satisfied with her little curiosity. Does the empress believe in the Star Palace as well? "

"The Emperor believes in this place. As the Empress, I naturally believe in this place as well." Gu Rongzhi smiled faintly. Suddenly, his sleeve shook, and a string of small bells made from red rope was taken out by him amidst the ringing of the bell. "This is the Rui Fu Bell that the Japanese palace has prayed for the little prince. Ming Japan Palace will accept Emperor Guyu into the palace, Sister Qiong Fei will also be here, I think Yue'er will like you very much. "

Hearing him suddenly mention the prince, Ye Qiongjiang's heart was moved. She was a little curious and made guesses about this prince who was in dispute with the palace.

"Yes." Ye Qiongjiang replied without much hesitation.

Gu Rongzhi nodded slightly, walked past her with a smile, and then suddenly pressed her hand on top of her head when she arrived beside Fang Chun, who was kneeling on the suspension bridge. There was a flash of cold light between her slender fingers. It was especially glaring under the sunlight.

"Esteemed Empress!" Ye Qiongjiang suddenly turned and shouted.

Gu Rongzhi's palm that was pressing downwards slightly paused, then slowly continued downwards, and lightly patted Fang Chun's head twice. Fang Chun's body stiffened, and he said indifferently: "Serve Lady Qiong well."

"Yes, esteemed empress, this servant will definitely serve you with all my might."

Fang Chun was only trembling due to the great pressure she felt from the empress, but she was completely unaware of the dangerous situation she had been in.

Only after Gu Rongzhi's figure disappeared within the forest did Fang Chun dare to stand up. She turned around and looked at Ye Qiongjiang with lingering fear, tightly grabbing onto Ye Qiongjiang's sleeve as she said with a trembling voice, "Empress, that … That person … Is it really the Queen? "

"What do you think?" Ye Qiongjiang did not answer, but asked a question, then walked past the suspension bridge, and continued walking up the mountain.

After passing the suspension bridge, they could already vaguely see the extremely wide area of buildings on the mountainside. The battle horns of each and every palace were flying, and the roof wasn't a traditional auspicious beast carved out of bluestone, but a circle made of pure copper, and inside it was a Three-legged Golden Crow.

From afar, the sunlight seemed to shine brightly. The Golden Crow clearly represented the light, but it gave off a mysterious and charming aura.

After a while, the two of them arrived at a small square. The square was in a semicircle shape. There were lines that seemed to follow a certain pattern carved into the ground, forming a magnificent pattern. Every single line gathered from the surroundings of the square towards the center.

In the middle of the square, there was a huge stone pillar. The lines that were carved on the field seemed to be living creatures that had crawled down from the stone pillar and covered the entire stone pillar.

At the top of the stone pillar, there was also a Three-legged Golden Crow that was made of pure copper.

The entire plaza was filled with a mysterious aura.

At the end of the semi-circular plaza, there was a tall stone gate. On the pillars on the left and right, there were carvings of strange looking plants and flowers, and in the middle, there were three big ancient words carved on the beams: "Star Palace".

Behind the stone door was a long flight of steps. There were a total of 640 steps. At the top of the steps was a magnificent palace. The entire building looked grand and imposing. It was like an ancient giant beast that was quietly lying in wait amidst the rolling hills and mountains …

Ye Qiongjiang brought Fang Chun and walked over, climbing a long flight of stone stairs. Finally, they arrived at the entrance of Star Palace's palace.

There were two children standing guard in front of the palace. When they saw that someone was coming, they stepped forward and asked, "Who are you?"

"We are …" The two children's eyebrows stood straight, their backs facing the mysterious and solemn palace. Before Fang Chun could say a word, her aura had already been suppressed.

"How dare you!" Ye Qiongjiang suddenly said coldly: "You are merely two little daoists, and you dare to be disrespectful to me! Fang Chun, blast them away! "

"Huh?" Fang Chun was stunned for a moment, but managed to react with a "ah" sound. She couldn't help but give her own mistress a thumbs up in her heart. If someone else came here, they would have to be extremely respectful. Only their own Empress would dare to cause trouble!

The two daoists were also stunned. No one had ever dared to do such a thing before. One of them was even worse, actually crying out loud.

"Who's making a ruckus outside?"

Inside the palace, a calm voice that contained surprise and even some shock suddenly rang out.

"Congratulations your majesty, the person you are waiting for has finally arrived. Sun, moon, stars, quickly bring this noble person in. "

Suddenly, another voice sounded. This voice was very special. At a single glance, one could tell that it was a man's voice. However, upon closer examination, it sounded like a woman's voice. If he were to listen carefully, he wouldn't be able to determine if it was a man or a woman.

The only difference was that the voice was beautiful and sonorous. It didn't cause any people to feel disgusted, but rather, it sounded like heavenly music to the ears.

When the two boys at the door heard this sound, they stopped crying. Wiping away their tears, they bowed inwards and pushed open the doors of the palace. They said in unison, "Sun, moon, stars, please enter."

From hearing these two voices, Ye Qiongjiang could roughly guess that the first one was the Da Xia Empire's Huang Dimohua, and the second one, was definitely the mysterious Great Deity Official.

We met Gu Rongzhi on the suspension bridge, we didn't think that we would meet the Emperor here, could it be that these two are here together?

She took a deep breath and walked inside.

Fang Chun wanted to follow him in as well, but was stopped by the sun and moon, two children from the stars: "Your Eminence only invites your highness to enter, the rest please wait outside."

Ye Qiongjiang turned around and nodded towards Fang Chun, signalling to her not to worry. She waited outside, then continued to walk inwards.

The interior decoration was not as mysterious as one would imagine. It was a very ordinary room.

A huge bronze furnace was placed in the living room in front of them, engraved with the patterns of the Bifang Fire Bird. There were traces of fire energy coming out of it, but it was not hot.

Further in, there was a bamboo curtain. Through it, one could vaguely see the silhouette of a person. His hands were placed together lightly to support his chin. Although there was a bamboo curtain to block his expression, he had the feeling that the other person was revealing a hint of curiosity in his body, as if he was observing him.

Opposite the bamboo curtain was Huang Dimohua. He also sat cross-legged. His bright yellow robe wasn't embroidered with any dragon patterns, but instead, there was a mass of starlight patterns. In his hand, he was playing with a piece of carved jade. He looked in the direction that Ye Qiongjiang came in, his expression was stern, but his eyes had a look of fervor in them.

When he saw that the one who entered was Ye Qiongjiang, his fervor turned into complete shock.

"It's you!"

Huang Dimohua looked at her in shock, his gaze sharp enough to slice her into pieces.

As the monarch, he had long ago cultivated the ability to remain calm, but when he saw Ye Qiongjiang, he couldn't hide the shocked expression on his face.

Ye Qiongjiang saw his dumbstruck expression, and somehow bowed to pay her respects. "My concubine Imperial Consort Qiong greets Your Majesty."

Mo Hua was dumbstruck, he did not let Ye Qiongjiang get up, and instead turned his head to ask the silhouette behind the bamboo curtain: "Is Shen Qing really sure?"

An arm stretched out from behind the bamboo curtain, and the sleeve fell down, revealing a sparkling jade-like arm. On his skin, a faint mass of green starlight was constantly flowing, appearing extremely mystical.

The silhouette behind the bamboo curtain chuckled, "Destiny is set. The stars are the welcome. Your Majesty, this subject is certain."

Ye Qiongjiang was shocked by the exposed skin of the Great Deity Official, she stared straight at him without blinking, how could ordinary humans have such a strange phenomenon? Could it be that the person behind this bamboo curtain isn't human? A monster?

Mo Hua was silent for a moment, then waved his sleeve and said: "Get up."

"Thank you, your majesty." Ye Qiongjiang straightened his back, and continued staring curiously at the figure behind the bamboo curtain.

Behind the bamboo curtain, the silhouette laughed softly, "Is my exalted one that curious about my existence? But do you want to see my true appearance? "

Ye Qiongjiang did not reply anxiously. Instead, she muttered to herself for a while and asked: "May I ask why Great Deity Official calls me Venerable One?"

The way she addressed him gave her a bad feeling. Especially after Huang Dimohua heard the Great Deity Official address her as an honorable person, the look of shock on his face indicated just what kind of danger lay behind the so-called "honorable person".

The silhouette behind the bamboo curtain faintly smiled but didn't reply. Instead, he turned his gaze towards the Emperor who was still deep in thought. "Your Majesty still has doubts?"

"Mystic Maiden Fang Chun."

Mo Hua swept a cold and detached glance over Ye Qiongjiang as he sat there unmoving. No one knew what he was thinking about in his heart.

After a while, Fang Chun walked in with her head lowered. She felt that the hall was unusually quiet, the emperor and Imperial Consort Qiong were looking at her, making her uneasy.

"Servant Fang Chun greets the Emperor." Kneeling on the ground, he didn't even dare raise her head. Facing this emperor, no matter the occasion, she felt rather pressured.

Mo Hua said softly, "You have served Imperial Consort Qiong for quite a while."

"..." "Yes." After the Emperor said this, he stopped. Fang Chun was a little unable to understand the meaning behind it and slightly stole a glance at Imperial Consort Qiong, who was standing at the side, but her face was expressionless. Fang Chun replied weakly, "Ever since Lady Qiong entered the palace, this servant has followed by your side."