The deepest affection in Gu Long's world

Chapter 96 The Pipa Princess (55 words per day)

It was no longer appropriate to continue the conversation, especially since Fang Yunhua had noticed someone approaching the camp.

After giving Liu Yanfei a few instructions and making sure to restore his disguised appearance, Fang Yunhua left the tent first.

Not far away, he had already spotted Princess Pipa looking around.

At this moment, she stood in front of another tent, sunlight filtering through the thin gauze curtain, gilding her silhouette with a golden glow.

A pomegranate red gauze dress with gold thread wrapped around her graceful figure, and a peacock blue brocade belt was tied around her waist, with several strings of small silver bells hanging down, tinkling with her light steps.

The translucent snow-white shawl draped over her shoulders, when lifted by a gentle breeze, resembled drifting clouds gathering and dispersing over the desert.

Perhaps noticing Fang Yunhua's gaze from afar, she subconsciously turned around to look back.

A stunningly beautiful face with a distinct Western Region flair also gave Fang Yunhua a considerable visual impact. Her eyes were like two bottomless cold springs, with phoenix patterns outlined in gold powder at the corners, and sparks seemed to flow around them in the blink of an eye.

She has a high, straight nose, lips like cinnabar, and pearly teeth when she smiles.

Her long, black hair was tied into an intricate braid, adorned with turquoise and coral beads. A gilded phoenix hairpin dangled from her hair, with a ruby ​​held in the phoenix's beak hanging between her eyebrows like a drop of congealed blood.

As she picked up her pipa and walked towards Fang Yunhua, the arc of her swaying from her shoulders and neck to her waist seemed even more dazzling than Crescent Moon Spring.

"Are you looking for me?" Fang Yunhua preemptively asked.

Princess Pipa, who was originally going to find some other reasons or simply shake her head and deny it, felt that even if she admitted it, it wouldn't be a big deal when she met Fang Yunhua's eyes, which were filled with affection even when looking at a dog.

She was indeed looking for him.

The invisible pressure from her current situation, coupled with her uncertainty about the future, made this pipa princess, who was originally somewhat reserved, even bolder than expected.

"I'm looking for you."

Fang Yunhua nodded, not bothering to ask any further questions.

He simply gestured to Princess Pipa and together they walked towards the lakeside.

Even though it's a rare oasis in the desert, the climate here is still uncomfortable compared to the Central Plains.

Only at that lakeside can you feel a slight cool breeze.

Princess Pipa obediently followed beside Fang Yunhua, but her heart was not as calm as it appeared. She didn't understand why she had suddenly come to him, nor did she understand why she had actually followed him when he told her to.

What should she say next?

What will he say next?

With a complex mix of emotions that she herself could not describe, the two of them arrived at the riverbank.

Fang Yunhua sat directly on the golden sand pile and began to stare blankly ahead.

Princess Pipa sat down directly beside him, placing her ever-present pipa aside. At this moment, she didn't know what to say. Despite having so much curiosity in her heart, she suddenly couldn't express it.

She gazed at him quietly.

In terms of appearance, this man named Lu Xiaofeng wasn't so outstanding that one could fall in love at first sight. His friend Hua Manlou, too, was a man whose charisma far surpassed his looks. (To avoid being targeted by the lustful Shi Guanyin, both Xiao Fang's bone-rubbing technique and Xiao Yuan's simple makeup were designed to make them look ugly.)
But the other person happened to have a pair of eyes that didn't match their appearance at all.

What is he thinking right now? "How long will you stay here?" Fang Yunhua asked first.

Princess Pipa paused for a moment, then began to speak.

"My father entrusted the Peng Family Escort Agency, a famous martial arts organization in the Central Plains, to transport the Star of Bliss. Once the Star of Bliss arrives here, we can begin to reclaim everything we have lost."

"What is the Star of Bliss?" Fang Yunhua asked, knowing the answer already.

"A gem"

Princess Pipa probably also found this answer too absurd, which is why she now has a rather unconventional approach of doing her best and leaving the rest to fate, because expecting a gemstone to reclaim her country is simply wishful thinking.

She couldn't convince herself.

But she also didn't know what to do next, so she could only force herself to believe it.

"I see. The Five Tigers of the Peng family are well-known figures in the Central Plains martial arts world. If nothing unexpected happens, this escort mission should be quite successful."

Well, that's assuming there's no powerful expert like Shi Guanyin forcibly interfering.

However, the King of Kucha's move was somewhat effective. Even though he couldn't fool his most trusted confidants with the claim that the gemstone could save the country, Shi Guanyin and the rebels of Kucha were convinced that the Star of Bliss could reclaim everything.

The reason why the King of Kucha was able to live under Shi Guanyin's watchful eye was because she wanted to extract the secret of the Star of Bliss.

"Hey, keep it up." At this point, Fang Yunhua could only offer verbal support and encouragement.

"Don't you think it's absurd?" Princess Pipa probably didn't know why she blurted out those words. Perhaps it was because although the other party was also hired by the King of Kucha, he seemed more like a passerby who came in a hurry, which made her no longer shy away from some of her thoughts.

It's also possible that as time went on, the invisible pressure she felt grew heavier and heavier, as clearly stated in the original storyline before people like Du Huan came to seek refuge.

Princess Pipa, as one of the martial arts protectors by the side of the King of Kucha, has already repelled several waves of martial arts practitioners who came to test her abilities, hired by a group of traitors.

And the strength of these martial arts practitioners is increasing with each wave.

The rebels were intentionally creating pressure so that Shi Guanyin, disguised as a queen, could extract the secret about the Star of Bliss from the King of Kucha.

Shi Guanyin's patience was gradually worn down during this period.

Fortunately, Chu Liuxiang's appearance brought her a whole new kind of fun.

She coveted the power and status of the Empress Dowager of Kucha, but she was even more drawn to extraordinary men like Chu Liuxiang, who were not easily conquered by her.

Old Chu, who has a lot of luck with women, is just that popular.

“Is this absurd?” Fang Yunhua looked at the other party seriously. “I don’t know anything about the history of your Western Regions, and I know nothing about the situation of the Kingdom of Kucha. Maybe this gem can activate a secret treasure and directly summon the sealed army of 100,000 to suppress the rebels.”

"Pfft, an army of 100,000?" Princess Pipa, who had been somewhat annoyed, suddenly felt much better. "How could there be such a strange gem? And don't these 100,000 troops need to eat and drink since they've been sealed away?"

"War puppets sculpted from clay, or a special army built using early mechanical techniques."

With nothing else to do, Fang Yunhua started chatting idly with Princess Pipa. His wildly imaginative ideas amused her, as if she had never experienced such genuine joy since being driven out of the royal city.

At the same time, Wanfu Wanshou Garden, Zhibei Villa, and Shi Family Village all received a letter from Mount Hua.

(End of this chapter)