C19 An old friend or a masked acquaintance(3)

He was called away?

Yun Duan narrowed her eyes. That was good too. She would be happy without that person around.

After dinner, Yun Duan felt that the atmosphere in the hall was very stuffy, so she walked to the courtyard outside the hall and stood in front of a weeping willow.

If this thing was really magical, why couldn't it protect the road ahead of it? Right now, he was at the age when he was full of ambitions, but heaven never gave in to his wishes, and people always said that he would die with a beautiful face, and this was the same for the noble direct blood relatives in the high walls of the palace. So what if he was the current emperor, even if fate wills him to be so, he would not be able to escape.

The autumn night's breeze was chilly. Qin Ni brought a thin shawl over and tied it to Yun Duan's body, "Mistress, it is cold at night. You can enter the hall after standing for a little while!"

Yun Duan nodded, "Yes, all of you may leave. I wish to be alone for a moment!"

"Alright!"

There were no stars in the sky, and all the things that she longed for could only stay in her memories forever. If she really wanted to reach that position in the end, then she would have to shoulder all the burdens of the world. But she knew that she wouldn't have the ability to do so.

At that time, she didn't know what despair was, but that fear and trepidation was enough to make her remember for the rest of her life. It was a pain that was carved into her bone marrow, and it could not be healed or touched.

When the wind blew, the weeping willow gently swayed. The clouds took a deep breath as she retreated a few steps and jumped onto the willow tree. This tree had existed for a long time with its thick branches and luxuriant leaves.

Yun Duan laid on the bed and asked after a while, "Are you there?"

No one said anything.

"I know you're here!"

When the wind blew, everything became quiet. Just as Yun Duan was about to close her eyes, she felt that something was wrong. Her body reacted much earlier than her brain, but just as she left the willow tree, she was pulled back by a black shadow.

She was thrown into an embrace, a cold embrace.

Yun Duan was shocked. The black shadow seemed to know that she was going to shout and blocked her mouth.

Yun Duan narrowed her eyes. This person's speed was so fast that even her secret guards had not noticed. Could it be that her secret guards were not by her side at all?

The person behind him did not make a move. Yun Duan did not know what he was planning to do. With this Ten Thousand Palace cover, even if an expert were to enter, they would definitely alert the guard. However, this person had actually appeared without a sound.

"San Wang Ji, long time no see!"

It was a man's voice, as if he had heard it somewhere before.

Yun Duan tried her best to recall, but she couldn't remember. She wanted to speak, but the man stopped her.

She slowly calmed herself down. At this time, the most people she could find were those who wanted to kill her, but this person actually didn't do anything.

Why?

Or did she not intend to kill her?

Yun Duan thought of many possibilities in his heart, but the black shadow did not say a word.

After a long time, the two of them remained in the same spot for a long time. Frankly speaking, even though Yun Duan was a bit nervous at the beginning, she had gradually relaxed her mind.

"I didn't expect you to be the third queen of the Sunset Emperor!"

The man spoke again, but Yun Duan still couldn't figure out what he meant.

"Where's your old yellow dog that has the same smell as you? "Dead?"

Yun Duan shuddered. It was him, the man in black who killed without batting an eye.

She slowly clenched her fingers. Why did he come here? What was his purpose?

"I didn't expect that the Emperor Chen's most beloved Princess would have her God Bone taken down and even thrown into that evil and barren mountain. She's really spoiled it dearly!"

The man's voice was hoarse and low, concealing his real voice.

Yun Duan secretly swallowed her saliva. This person actually knew that her God Bone had been broken down, and this matter was secretly carried out, there were only a few people in the palace that knew about it, and those old people were all either dead or stupid.

Then, how did this person know? Could it be that his cultivation base had already reached a certain level?

"I heard that Immersed Emperor can't do it anymore. Third King, do you think he will pass it on to you?"

Yun Duan struggled. What was this person trying to do?

"I should have let you go, but you're blocking my way!"

Yun Duan's black eyes flickered. He wanted to kill her.

Before the man could make a move, a gale blew by. By the time Yun Duan reacted, her dark guards had already clashed with the masked man in black. With this exchange, all the guards in the palace surrounded them and torches lit up the sky.

The masked man shot out a ray of spirit energy, instantly cutting the approaching guard in half. Yun Duan was startled, if this person wasn't too confident, she would have already become a ghost under her saber.

If her divine bone hadn't been removed, then her cultivation definitely wouldn't have been much weaker over the years. But now, she was like a mortal, knowing only mortal martial arts.

The masked man's movements were very fast, and his actions were so fast that it caused people's eyes to be dazzled. The experts in the palace were unable to group together, but none of them were able to get close to him.

Only her dark guards could keep a close eye on the masked man.

With a slight lift of his spiritual power, the masked man exploded. The multicolored light exploded with a bang, and Yun Duan subconsciously covered her eyes. Afterwards, she was carried away until she stopped in front of the hall.

The Spiritual Energy of this world was so dense that one could not see anything.

Yun Duan narrowed his eyes. It seemed that the masked man did not intend to fight. Although his cultivation was not bad, it was not likely that he would want to take her life tonight.

When the spirit power had dispersed, Yun Kexin's pupils suddenly contracted. In such a short time, the area in front of her Floating Cloud Pavilion was littered with wreckage and blood was everywhere. The thick blood made her feel cold.

It was only a short while since the masked man had gone all out to kill. If there was more time, there would only be more casualties, and the masked man himself would not be hurt at all.

"Master!" Joan was so frightened that she began to cry, but she did not dare to cry out. She clenched her teeth and trembled all over.

Qin Ni was calmer than her by a bit, and hurried over to take a look at the clouds. "Are you alright? "Are there any injuries?"

Yun Duan shook her head and said in a slightly cold voice, "I'm fine!"

The remaining guards all kneeled on the ground with their heads lowered. They spoke in unison, "This subordinate's guard has arrived late. Please punish the three kings!"

Yun Duan calmed herself down. Her small face was a bit pale and the coldness from her body snaked all the way to her heart. The masked man in black would definitely return in the future.

She raised her hand and waved it. "Count the number of casualties and report it to His Majesty!" In front of all these people, she was Emperor Chen's favorite three kings. She had to give him face.

"Yes, thank you, third prince!"

"Duan`er!" An anxious voice called out. Yun Duan saw a golden beam of light flash across the sky. In the blink of an eye, Xuan Hong was already standing in front of her. He did not care if there was anyone in his big hands.

Yun Duan was startled and then she shook her head. She gripped Xuan Hong's hand tightly and used a bit of force. Xuan Hong finally reacted and looked at Yun Duan.

"I'm fine!"

Her gaze swept across the guards who were looking at her unceasingly. Xuan He followed her gaze.

Xiao Yan frowned slightly as he looked up and down at the clouds. "Are you really alright?"

Yun Duan let go of Xuan Hong and nodded, "I'm fine!"

Xuan Hong took a few deep breaths and stepped back, then cupped his hands and said, "Xuan Jing was a bit anxious when he heard that something happened to the three princes. Please don't be angry, third prince!"

Yun Duan looked at the man and pursed her lips in surprise. "It's alright!" Ye Zichen didn't expect this person to have such a side to him, so she thought that he would carelessly pull her to check her wounds.

However, she was the young master of the mountain, so she should at least show some courtesy. At the very least, she would not spread rumors or gossip about him in this palace.

The wind was blowing and the stench of blood was dense. Yun Duan frowned. Even though she had smelled this scent for over three hundred years, she still felt that it was not very pleasant.

No matter, they were all bloodthirsty people. To say that they didn't like blood was too hypocritical.

Yun Duan turned around and entered the main hall. As she was sitting on the pedestal, she spoke up, "Tell Qiong Ying to send a message to the Sixth Prince. Tell him that I'm fine and that he shouldn't worry!"

Her eyes were red, and when she heard the order from the clouds, she nodded, choking, "Yes!"

Yun Duan could only sigh when she saw her reaction. This girl would probably see a more terrifying scene in the future if she followed him. If she was so afraid now, what would happen in the future?

There were no outsiders around. Xuan Hong looked up and down at the cloud again, and frowned, "What's going on?"

Yun Duan held her head up high. Although she tried her best to calm down, her heart was still beating very fast. She was still afraid of death.

Although they had always been yelling that it was nothing, but when that moment really arrived, they were still so terrified.

Qin Ni poured Yun Xiao a cup of hot tea: "Mistress, let's drink a cup to calm down!"

Yun Duan received it. She really did need to suppress her shock. After escaping this calamity today, she would inevitably be as lucky as she was today.

Yun Duan heaved a sigh of relief as she took a sip of hot tea. Xuan Hong didn't rush her and just waited for her to adjust to the situation.

"Today, I had something to do and came out of the Myriad Temple. Originally, I wanted to come back and have dinner with you, but since I have a lot of things on my mind, I was delayed. I didn't expect that I would hear that something had happened to your Floating Cloud Pavilion just as I arrived at the entrance. I'm really scared to death!"

Qin Ni pushed the cup on the side of the table in front of Xuan Hong. With a calm voice, she said, "Fortunately, master is fine!"

Yun Duan put down the teacup and thought for a while before replying, "He's here to take my life!"

Xuan Hong abruptly raised his head. "Who the hell is it?"

"Qin Ni, how long will it take for you to go out and clean up?"

Qin Ni nodded: "Yes!"

Yun Duan watched as Qin Ni left. Her black eyes slightly flashed before she finally spoke to Xuan Hong.

"You saw it back in the barren mountain!"

A barren mountain?

Xuan Su thought for a moment. "The masked man?"

That person was able to pass through the barren mountains and the outside world as he wished, and entering the Myriad Empire Palace was as though there was no one around. No one would be able to discover him, if it was not for her secret guard, she would have already been decapitated by now.

"Why is he targeting you?"

Yun Duan already knew how alluring Emperor Chen's position was. As long as one had a bit of cultivation and ability in this world, one would want to sit in that position. After all, the powers under this rule were all top ranked.

Right now, more and more people were coveting his position. Now that she was back, everyone knew what this meant.

Thus, killing her first before dealing with Emperor Chen was the best method.

"Could the rumors be true?" Xuan Hong glanced at the clouds.

Yun Duan's black eyes blinked. In the past generations of the Myriad Palace, there had only been one female emperor. Currently, the Sinking Emperor's son only had the luxury of being seriously ill. He wouldn't be able to continue such a great undertaking.

Then she was the only one left.

"Maybe!" Right now, everything was still unknown, but no one knew which family that child would end up from.

"Do you want it? That seat! " Xuan Hong stared unblinkingly at the clouds.

Yun Duan poured another cup of tea and downed it in one gulp. As she fiddled with the tea cup, she slowly raised her eyes to look at Xuan Hong with determination in her eyes. "Yes!"

Xuan Hong slowly clenched his fists. "Isn't it better to marry me? Must you carry that heavy, suffocating seat? "

Yun Duan's pupils quivered. This was the true meaning that had brought the matter between the two of them to the surface.

"We have no feelings for each other!"

Xuan Hong's face darkened. "Why not? If not, would I have been unwilling to return to the divine mountains when I heard that you were here in the Myriad Temple? If it wasn't for you, would I have been cold the moment I heard that something had happened to you? "

Yun Duan lowered her gaze. After some thought, she opened her mouth and said, "But I don't. For you, I don't!" She didn't want to talk about feelings. She didn't want to hurt anyone at all.

"Even if you don't have one now, there will be one in the future. As long as you marry me, I can give you whatever kind of life you want!"

This was something Yun Duan had never seen before, but it was precisely because of this that she could not agree to it. If she was not prepared to devote herself to it, then it would be unfair to him.

"I'm the only one who can sit in the position of Emperor Chen. I'm his daughter, it's only right that I take over his position!"

This was what she needed. She needed to stand at the peak of this world, and since she had come back alive, then she must live up to the three hundred years of life and death struggle in this desolate mountain.

Over three hundred years, she had been drinking blood as long as she could. This was a hell given to her by Emperor Chen. She would never forget this nightmarish dream of his day and night. Never.

"Must it be like this?"

"Yes sir!"

Xuan Hong slowly lowered his head. The hand holding the teacup kept tightening until it was about to break. After a long time, he relaxed.

She still wanted to be friends with Xuan Hong. After all, in this world, there weren't many people like Xuan Hong who would treat her like this. If she could not use the name of love to befriend her for a long time, how great would that be?