Chapter 29 Sweet but Uneasy

Now so many men on the street had been attracted by Yun Xi. However, these men soon realized the two “bodyguards” in black and white beside her were not ordinary people. Both of them glared at men who kept looking at the girl. Some bold men tried to hit on the girl, but they ended up being immediately driven away by Yun Zhi's confidential guards. Yun Xi was so absorbed in wandering around the street that she had no idea about it. Obviously, no one could ruin this beauty’s happy time. A hawker of a lantern stall was crying his wares, "Come and check out these lanterns and the riddles! You will bring home a lot of prizes just by being smart. It only takes you one tael to start the game, and you can continue if you give the correct answer." Upon hearing it, the girl looked directly at the prizes. Obviously, she was interested in something. Yun Zhi and Kong Yue saw it, and they immediately started to guess the riddles. They started their competition about who would win plentiful prizes for the girl first. At first, the hawker was very happy because he could earn money in this way. Gradually, he felt something was wrong—Yun Zhi and Kong Yue were about to finish all his lantern riddles. People around were watching the scene of bustle, but no one participated in the activity. He was going to lose a lot of money. The hawker was about to cry, and he gave the beautiful and pure girl a bitter look. She was beautiful, but it was none of his business—why he was in bad luck because of her beautiful look? He was just running a small business. When he was about to stop them, Kong Yue noticed it, and he stopped competing with Yun Zhi to guess the remaining lantern riddles. Instead, he gave a lot of taels to the hawker in secret. Yun Xi was not always so happy, and he didn't want anyone to ruin it. He laughed and talked to Yun Zhi, "Azhi, I lost." "Okay. Xier, you can take as many prizes as you like now." They had strained every nerve for winning. However, Yun Xi only took three of the most common river lanterns. She gave one to both of them, and then the three of them went straight to the river to light the lanterns. All the prizes were still on the shelf. The hawker had been nervous but now he couldn't help smiling. He made a great profit tonight. Fortunately, he was stopped by the man in white before he acted hastily. There were not too many people by the river at this moment, but soon the crowd would come to this place. The three people lit the river lanterns very early and watched the river lanterns floating slowly in the river. They soon left because more and more people were coming here. The three people continued to watch various juggling performances on the street. Yun Xi noticed many women who walked by were holding red cloth strips in their hands. The girl thought it interesting so she followed them to see what they were going to do. Then she saw a thousand-year-old tree that was covered with red cloth strips, and there were so many people beside the tree. Yun Xi felt very curious at the scene. Yun Zhi explained to her, "Xier, that is a wish-making tree. If you have a wish, you can write it on a red strip and then tie it to the tree. I have heard that a wish is very likely to be fulfilled on the Seventh Night of July." Hearing Yun Zhi's words, the girl wanted to have a try. However, she lost interest when she saw the crowd in front of her. Kong Yue could always read her mind, "Yinzhu, we can plant a tree by ourselves. From now on, only our wishes will be on the tree every year." This was an interesting suggestion. The three people soon reached an agreement. In a sparsely populated place, they planted a small tree that only belonged to the three of them. They wrote down their wishes on the strips, and then tied them on the slender branches. They tied more knots so that the strips would not loosen. The three of them looked at this little tree, hoping to come to see it every year to witness its growth. It was late at night. Beautiful fireworks lit up in the sky and sounded like a beautiful song. The three of them sat on the ground next to the small tree, looking up at the fireworks in the sky. They were not willing to leave until the fireworks ended and there were no traces in the sky. At night, the gates of palaces had closed, and the major shops in Huaiyang City had also closed. The stalls on the street had disappeared. The street was empty and looked very quiet as if there was nothing left after a joyful time. This was the first and the only Lantern Festival on the Seventh Night of July Yun Xi had celebrated. Therefore, she still missed this day many years later. The three people would never be as happy as they were on this year’s Lantern Festival on the Seventh Night of July. ... The gentle moon in the sky looked as comfortable as the atmosphere tonight. Yun Xi returned to her bedroom in Xiyan Palace. She was still so excited that she couldn't sleep. Kong Yue took her to the roof to enjoy the glorious moon. The girl lay in his arms as usual. As their heartbeats became louder and louder, the chemistry in the air was getting more and more intense—perhaps it was because of the moonlight. Yun Xi raised her head unconsciously. Her lips touched Kong Yue's chin. Time seemed to have stopped at this moment, and they looked at each other with affection. Kong Yue lowered his head, and his lips kissed Yun Xi's pink lips which were not garish. The kiss was sweet and they felt numb. After a soft kiss, he let go of her immediately. Yue was kind of out of breath. His heartbeats were out of his control, composing a beautiful melody. Yun Xi had always been slow, especially when it came to a romantic relationship. She was so cute. After a long time, she finally blushed. The night was not hot, and a gust of breeze was gently blowing their flowing hair. It was so cool, but the two people felt so hot on the roof. Yun Xi’s pure and delicate face turned red. Her face became redder and redder, like a ripe apple waiting for someone to pick. Her pure eyes didn't know where to settle. Yun Xi was peeking at Kong Yue's delicate and androgynous face. Kong Yue's mature and sharp eyes were different from his peers. Looking at the girl in front of him, his eyes were now filled with love. His love was so deep that it seemed to have the ability to drown someone in his affection. Once again, he kissed her tender lips as sweet as spring water. Kong Yue was deeply attracted to her lips. This time, he didn't merely kiss her gently. The tip of his tongue tentatively touched her honey-like mouth to look for her soft tongue to dance with it. It was a slow and long kiss. On this silent night, they could only hear their fast heartbeats. It was a sweet kiss, which made people sink deeper and deeper. The perfect couple had their first kiss under the moonlight, having no idea that a disaster was imminent. After the first kiss on the roof that night, Kong Yue and Yun Xi became closer. Their relationship was beautiful and sweet. Yun Xi liked to see the expression of Kong Yue after he kissed her every time. He was out of breath and tried his best to control himself, which made her feel that she was the most special. Kong Yue slept with his beloved woman every night, and he always felt it was so seductive. The little woman had an innocent and harmless face. She looked cute and a little sexy, and she kept moving in his arms, luring him to kiss her many times. When they were both out of breath, he would let her go in a hurry. However, Kong Yue was still an ordinary man. He had been controlling himself, and he was afraid that maybe he would become a court eunuch one day because of it. Well, after another intense and crazy kiss, Kong Yue rushed out desperately. He poured buckets of cold water on his body beside the well of Xiyan Palace. Kong Yue loved her, so he could not sleep with her when he still couldn't make sure she would be safe. Yun Xi followed him out and saw the cold well water soaking his clothes. She hugged him and felt sorry. Yun Xi had no idea what he was doing and didn't know it was because of her. The two were hugging each other beside the well in this way. It was still so sweet and beautiful. These were the happiest moments and the most beautiful memories in the girl's life. If time could stop, it would be nice to draw an end here. Being with lovers every day was the best. People would only envy the life of a couple instead of a lonely and immortal life. However, time would not stop, and happiness was only in memories. There was something they didn't know. In Crown Prince's palace on the day after the Lantern Festival on the Seventh Night of July, Yun Su was so angry that his right hand smashed a cup on the table. His hand kept bleeding. Yuer nearby felt scared and she went to check on him immediately. Even though the woman Yun Su liked would be sacrificed, he wouldn't allow others to touch her. Yue was a woman. However, Yue still shouldn't have the nerve to kiss his Sister Xi. "Crown Prince, are you all right?" Yuer felt hurt. Such a good man in front of her was still thinking about that disgusting woman. Yuer felt so sick, especially after that night. On the Seventh Night of July, Yuer got up and went to the bathroom as usual. She accidentally saw Kong Yue and Yun Xi sitting on the roof. She had been jealous of Yun Xi so she watched for a while. Something that she couldn't imagine then happened. The two women kissed! Yuer felt that her whole world had collapsed at that time. She hurried to tell Crown Prince about it the next morning. Yuer hoped that Yun Su could see the true face of that bitch. Yun Su didn't utter a word, but he soon calmed down. Even though his heart was filled with hatred, his face still looked warm and gentle. He asked Yuer to continue to keep an eye on the two people and report to him timely. He had to figure out how to get rid of that girl Yue. Of course, he couldn't let his Sister Xi realize that he was behind it. ... Kong Yue was walking on his way back to Xiyan Palace. He felt so complex. Early this morning, he saw his father's signal flare and went to meet his father. This was also the first time he went to visit his father since the assassination. There were so many things that he wanted to escape but couldn't. His father couldn't stay calm because of the failed assassination. If Yue didn't take action, his father would hurt Yun Xi. This action could hardly succeed. That is to say, he would be doomed to die and bite the bait of the Yuns. His father only knew to push, blame, and threaten him. However, he didn't know that they had suffered great losses. They must reorganize and recover well so that they could find a better timing. Now words were useless. Seeing the gate of Xiyan Palace, Kong Yue took a deep breath and put on his happy smile. Only when he was with Yun Xi could he temporarily forget the filial piety and patriotism. The relationship between Kong Yue and Yun Xi was getting better and better, but he no longer allowed the girl to leave the palace. He always followed her closely to protect her. Although his father promised not to hurt the girl as long as he took action, he was still afraid that his father would break his promise and then send people to hurt her. Yun Zhi was also taking care of Yun Xi secretly. All people who wanted to hurt her were secretly killed by Yun Zhi so that Kong Yue and Yun Xi could enjoy their peaceful happiness. Both men knew clearly that because of the damn prophecy, as the sacrifice of the girl was approaching, more and more people outside wanted to kill her. Tonight seemed very normal. However, it was no longer a peaceful night for Kong Yue. During the day, he could pretend to be calm, but he had to act this night. Kong Yue watched the sleeping beauty in his arms. He didn't hit at Yun Xi's acupoint to make her sleep deeper. Yue got off the bed gently and went to the small room next to the phoenix tree in Xiyan Palace to see his subordinate. "Master, the Lord wants you to think about what to do next." "As long as he doesn't hurt her, I will assassinate King Yun again." "But now there are more masters protecting the damn king, it's harder for us to get close to him." Although this subordinate was not as good as the dead elites, he was still very loyal to Kong Yue. He was worried about his master sincerely. "There will always be a chance." "Master, I think there is something you should know." "What's up?" "Our spy around Crown Prince has reported that King Yun is going to hunt in the western suburbs two days later." "Okay. I got it." This news was so timely but strange. It was like when you wanted to sleep, someone gave you a pillow right away; when you wanted to eat, someone gave you a bowl immediately. But was there any choice left for Kong Yue at this moment? He ignored the doubts in his mind and closed his eyes. Kong Yue continued to say, "Then it will be the day to take action. Prepare for it." "Aye."