Both worlds are like dreams

Xue Huang and Mo Xingyue were locked up in an elegant room. Outside the door, a dozen assassins with high skills were watching them.

The house is surrounded by water on three sides and is far away from the river bank. Even the best swimmers cannot swim across.

Mo Xingyue's beautiful vision of escaping through the window was instantly shattered. She looked at Xue Huang disappointedly and said, "What should we do? Do you think my brother and the others will come to save us?"

"of course."

"They don't know we're here."

"Who said that?" Xue Huang smiled slyly, "Didn't I ask you to believe in the tacit understanding of our Guigu Sect?"

"What do you have in mind? Tell me so I can put my mind at ease."

"You just have to trust me." Xue Huang said with a smile. "Sit down and have something to eat."

Mo Xingyue felt a little relieved when she saw that she was not panicking at all. In addition, she had not eaten since last night and was indeed very hungry, so she sat down and started eating.

On the other side, the clear lakeside.

Wei Yunzhou, Rong Yu, Gu Qinglan and Mo Ruilin were sitting around a table in a tavern, their eyes fixed on the lake.

"The clues left by Xue Huang finally disappeared here. I guess they must have been taken to a villa somewhere on the southeast shore of Bi Bo Lake." Rong Yu said.

"Most of those places are leisure residences for wealthy businessmen or royal nobles. It may take some time to visit them one by one." Mo Ruilin said worriedly.

He has not yet told the emperor about Mo Xingyue's disappearance, and he must not let the Xiyue delegation know about it. The disappearance of the princess at a time when the two countries are proposing a marriage alliance is definitely not a good thing.

But what he is most worried about now is the safety of Mo Xingyue and Xue Huang. He just hopes that they are okay.

Seeing that Mo Ruilin had been frowning and looked more uneasy than ever before, Wei Yunzhou spoke up. "There will be news by noon tomorrow at the latest."

"We will stay here and be able to respond immediately if there is any abnormality." Gu Qinglan also said.

Mo Ruilin nodded, "Don't worry, I will follow Brother Wei's arrangements."

Xue Huang and Mo Xingyue were locked up for a whole day. Except for someone bringing them a bunch of food in the morning, no one cared about them since then, as if they had been forgotten.

The scenery here is beautiful and far away from the hustle and bustle, it feels like a paradise.

Without being disturbed, Xue Huang sat in meditation to regulate her breathing. Her injuries had not healed completely, and her martial arts had not recovered. She could not use the Mysterious Ice Curse for a short period of time. Before Wei Yunzhou and Rong Yu came to rescue her, she had to rely on herself to protect Mo Xingyue and herself.

After regulating her breathing for a day, she felt much more energetic. When she opened her eyes, she found Mo Xingyue sleeping beside her.

She was so scared that she couldn't sleep last night. Now she finally calmed down. Xuehuang didn't wake her up. She gently helped her lie down on the bed. Then she lay by the window and looked at the lake.

Gu Qinglan once told her that the paradise he wanted was a small manor among the mountains and rivers of Qinghai Lake. When he opened the window, he could see the vast lake and the bright moon rising at the end of the water and sky. I wonder if it is like this now.

But the only thing that made Xue Huang feel uncomfortable was that there was only one kind of flower in this manor, the red spider lily, whose blood-like color was incompatible with the green mountains and clear waters.

She wanted to pull them out.

Xue Huang did what she said. She pushed the door open and went out. She looked at the bright red spider lilies on both sides. The more she looked, the more uncomfortable she felt. She immediately pulled them all up by the roots.

After pulling it out for a while, her unusual behavior attracted Chu Yi. He looked at Xue Huang's actions in confusion, "What are you doing?"

"It doesn't look good." Xue Huang said.

Chu Yi smiled and said, "Good job pulling it out. Actually, I don't like this flower either. The blood-red color makes it look like a battlefield with a river of blood."

"If you want to unify the world and bring the nine kingdoms together, there will be rivers of blood." Xue Huang said indifferently.

"That's right." Chu Yi said. "Every piece of land will have to go through the baptism of blood before it can bloom into a prosperous flower."

"A prosperous age?" Xue Huang glanced at him. "What does the prosperous age in the Second Prince's mind look like?"

Chu Yi was silent.

Xue Huang continued to ask: "Why do you want to create this prosperous era? I don't understand the general trend of the world, and I don't understand your grand plans, but I know that this prosperous era needs sufficient reasons to support it."

"I, Tianqi, should be the master of this continent." Chu Yi said. "At the beginning of Liuyun Period, the vassal kings rebelled and divided the land, which led to the current nine kingdoms. The land they occupied was originally my Tianqi's land, and sooner or later I will give it back."

Xue Huang sighed silently, not wanting to argue with him any more, and continued to pluck the red spider lilies. However, there were too many of them, and soon the hard stems rubbed her fair and delicate palms red.

She stood up, dusted off her hands, looked at Chu Yi and asked, "Beiling's princess is now in your control. With such an important bargaining chip in your hands, doesn't the Second Prince plan to do anything?"

"Of course." Chu Yi smiled. "I'm here to invite Princess Xingyue to enjoy the flowers together." After saying that, he walked straight into the house.

"Stop." Xue Huang frowned and wanted to step forward to stop him, but the Dark Moon Pavilion Master suddenly appeared, landed in front of her and blocked her.

"Your Highness just wants to have a few words with Princess Xingyue. Miss Xuehuang, you should just stay here."

Chu Yi walked into the room and saw Mo Xingyue sleeping. He smiled and stood beside the bed admiring her sleeping face. The girl had a delicate face and beautiful eyebrows. At this moment, she closed her eyes and fell asleep, just like a fairy in a painting.

Perhaps she felt his gaze, Mo Xingyue was startled from her sleep and woke up suddenly. When she raised her eyes, she saw Chu Yi staring at her, and was immediately startled.

"You...what are you doing here?" Mo Xingyue asked hurriedly, sitting up.

Chu Yi smiled and said, "Princess Xingyue is indeed as beautiful as her name, as bright as the stars and as bright as the moon. Would you be so kind as to appreciate the flowers with me?"

"I'm not going." Mo Xingyue flatly refused.

"I'll give you one more chance to answer," Chu Yi turned around, "your friend is still in my hands."

Mo Xingyue's face changed, "You are not allowed to hurt her."

"She is also my guest, so I will not hurt her, but I may not be sure about others."

"I'll go with you." Mo Xingyue frowned reluctantly.

Chu Yi smiled slightly when he saw this, "Please."

Mo Xingyue got off the bed and walked outside. She saw Xue Huang being watched by the Dark Moon Pavilion Master. She was relieved to see that she was fine. She turned to Chu Yi and said, "I want her to accompany me."

"You and I are together under the moonlight. If you bring someone else with you, wouldn't it hinder the improvement of our relationship?" Chu Yi said sincerely.

Mo Xingyue resisted the urge to beat him up and looked at Xue Huang for help. She was really worried about this moody man.

Xue Huang also felt that Chu Yi was not in his right mind, but she couldn't beat them at all, so she could only admit defeat, "I won't say anything and just stay mute."

Chu Yi said with a smile: "Princess Xingyue, don't worry. I am just admiring the flowers. I will never behave disrespectfully. After all, our two countries will have to cooperate in the future."

Xue Huang had no choice but to pat Mo Xingyue's hand to comfort her, and then watched her follow Chu Yi reluctantly.

"Miss Xuehuang, please go back." said the Dark Moon Pavilion Master.

"No hurry." Xue Huang turned around and took a look. "I just happen to have a few questions for you, Pavilion Master."

"Your Highness, he really is just taking Princess Xingyue to enjoy the flowers. There is no need to worry."

"That's not what I'm asking." Xue Huang said. "I'm more curious about the cooperation between Dark Moon Pavilion and King Xu."

"Everyone just takes what they need." The Dark Moon Pavilion Master said calmly.

"Did he find you, or did you find him?"

"That's not your concern."

"I'm just curious." Xue Huang smiled. "Since the Pavilion Master is unwilling to answer, then I'll change the question. Who told you the news that Mo Xingyue had left the palace?" The marriage proposal was made in the daytime, and Mo Xingyue was kidnapped after sneaking out of the palace at night. All of this seemed to be done too quickly.

This is definitely not something that the Dark Moon Pavilion can accomplish alone. There must be an insider in Shangyang City.