Chapter 66
Chapter 66
The fine horse let out a long neigh, and the carriage came to a halt.
Inside the carriage, Ye Piaoling was wrapped around Di Xiulan like an octopus, sitting in his lap.
The carriage door behind her had already shut. In that private space, the two of them simply stared at each other.
Di Xiulan’s eyes were still quiet and mild, unruffled as ever, fixed on her without a word.
Ye Piaoling had turned to stone.
In order to escape Lu Yin’s pursuit, she had blundered in her panic and fallen into the Regent King’s carriage-and had even thrown herself headfirst into his arms!
They had only broken up yesterday, and today they were meeting again in this position…
Fortunately, she had used a disguise technique. The Regent King wouldn’t recognize her.
After a brief silence, Ye Piaoling forced a smile and said, “Hello. My surname is Wang.”
“…”
Di Xiulan reached out.
His fingertips landed behind her ear, pinched the edge of her disguise mask, and slowly peeled that layer away.
Revealing Ye Piaoling’s awkward yet polite face.
Ye Piaoling immediately corrected herself. “Hello. My surname is Ye.”
Di Xiulan: “…”
She couldn’t help asking, “How did you recognize me?”
Di Xiulan gave a cold laugh and offered no answer.
The aura on her body could bewitch demonic beasts. After the Calamity-Heart Azure Dragon woke up, he had quietly placed a restriction on her to isolate that aura. No matter what she disguised herself as, he would be able to recognize her.
Seeing that he would not answer, Ye Piaoling did not press him. She merely smiled apologetically and explained, “I was sparring with someone just now and accidentally lost my footing, so I fell into your carriage. Sorry for the disturbance. I’ll be going now.”
With that, she tried to make her escape.
However, the moment she moved, a sound suddenly came from below-
Rrrip!
Ye Piaoling’s expression froze instantly.
When she had exchanged blows with Lu Yin earlier, Lu Yin’s sword energy had sliced past her robes several times. One particular slash had been especially tricky, as if it had been intent on castrating Young Master Wang, whistling right between her legs.
She hadn’t thought much of it at the time, but now it seemed that must have been when the hidden danger was left behind.
Which meant that right now…
Ye Piaoling’s face went horrified.
-It was over. Her pants had split at the crotch!!!
She was still straddling the man’s lap. Di Xiulan frowned and lowered his eyes to look.
Ye Piaoling shot out a hand like lightning and covered her backside.
Di Xiulan: “…”
Ye Piaoling gave a tactical awkward laugh. “Your Highness, as you just heard, my pants have broken.”
“At the moment, I can no longer leave this carriage. Help a fellow traveler in need-may I go to your place and change pants?”
Di Xiulan: “…”
Seeing that Princess Di had not nodded, Ye Piaoling hurriedly apologized. “Baby, yesterday was all my fault. When you threw a breakup tantrum, I should’ve coaxed you properly instead of agreeing so readily… I’ll definitely change next time. From now on, whatever you say goes!”
Di Xiulan: “…??”
Outside the carriage, Liang Yun had only seen someone rush into the carriage, and then there had been no movement for a long while.
Judging from that person’s attire, it even seemed to be a man!
Someone had trespassed into the Regent King’s carriage and hadn’t been thrown out?
Liang Yun’s face was full of question marks as he asked for instructions. “My lord?”
After a moment…
A man’s low, calm voice came from inside the carriage.
“Return to Chonghua Palace.”
Liang Yun: “???”
They were just going back like this? As if nothing had happened?
Had he seen wrong just now? Had no one actually broken into the carriage?
Liang Yun had always felt that his eyesight was excellent, but at this moment, he could not help doubting his life.
Since his lord had spoken, Liang Yun could only obey. He snapped his fingers at the fine horse pulling the carriage, setting off back to the residence.
That fine horse was rather intelligent. Normally, it did not need a driver to guide it, and at this moment, even it wore a puzzled expression…
And so, the carriage slowly started moving again. The commoners around them were also dumbfounded.
The entire street seemed to be floating with question marks.
“??”
“???”
“?????”
Young Master Wang had clearly committed the outrageous offense of barging into the Regent King’s carriage, yet somehow, it hadn’t stirred up the slightest storm of bloodshed.
After he went in, it was as if he had vanished into thin air…
The commoners began whispering among themselves.
“Could it be that Young Master Wang knows the Spatial Teleportation Art, and the instant he entered the carriage, he teleported himself away?”
“To escape right under the Regent King’s nose-Young Master Wang is amazing!”
“…”
Hua Wuhuang was stunned as well.
Ye Piaoling didn’t know any teleportation arts. That meant right now, she had to still be inside the Regent King’s carriage!
Hua Wuhuang was just about to step forward and ask when Lu Yin grabbed him.
Lu Yin said, “Looks like this Young Master Wang isn’t simple. He must have some connection with the Regent King.”
Hua Wuhuang frowned. “What do you mean by that?”
Lu Yin said, “Isn’t it obvious? The Regent King took her away.”
Hua Wuhuang froze.
Fragments of the past flashed through his mind. The Regent King’s treatment of Ye Piaoling did indeed seem rather unusual…
“Wuhuang, stop worrying about other people’s business,” Lu Yin said, taking Hua Wuhuang’s hand with a smile. “Since you’re free today, why don’t you come back to the marquis manor with me for a while? You can see how you’d like the bridal chamber arranged.”
“And for this child that’s about to be born, we need to prepare a place for him too. You can plan how the rooms and courtyards should be arranged. Everything will be up to you.”
Hua Wuhuang’s face twitched as he listened. “…”
Rumor in the jianghu had it that Marquis Lu was a madman. Today, he had truly seen it for himself.
What was there to say to a madman?
Hua Wuhuang gave a cold snort, shook off Lu Yin, turned, and left.
Lu Yin watched his retreating figure, the smile at his lips not fading in the slightest as he called out loudly,
“Wuhuang, you can make all the fuss you want, but I am marrying you!”
“…”
Hua Wuhuang gritted his teeth and quickened his pace, walking away without looking back.
…
Chonghua Palace.
Ye Piaoling stood inside the Regent King’s sleeping courtyard. Even though she had arrived here wearing crotchless pants, she felt an inexplicable sense of security!
The man stood with his hands behind his back beside the lotus pond, as if he couldn’t be bothered to pay her any attention.
Liang Yun soon brought over a new set of clothes.
Once he realized the person in the carriage had been Ye Piaoling, Liang Yun instantly understood.
So it was you! No wonder His Lordship had been so indulgent!
After all, you and His Lordship have an improper relationship…
Liang Yun handed the clothes to Ye Piaoling and, while he was at it, gave her a little look that said, I understand everything.
Ye Piaoling: “…Thank you!!”
Hugging the clothes, she slipped into the Regent King’s bedchamber with practiced ease.
After changing, Ye Piaoling’s gaze landed on the large bed.
Today, being chased by Lu Yin until she fled in utter defeat, even losing the battle with her crotch exposed, had given her a profound understanding of the importance of spiritual power.
In this world, having money alone wasn’t enough. If she wanted to live freely and unrestrained without being controlled by others, she still needed magical power.
At the Tianwen Sect, although she never did her homework, she had never been careless when it came to cultivation. After some time, she had managed to cultivate a little spiritual power, and her rate of progress surpassed ordinary people. But that kind of cultivation was, in the end, a long and endless road. It couldn’t compare to the System’s rewards-quick, crude, and effective!
In that moment, Ye Piaoling made up her mind-she was going to properly complete this mission of lying down one hundred times!
So without the slightest hesitation, she threw herself toward the bed.
“Bang!!”
A burst of spiritual light suddenly erupted from the bed and bounced her away, forcing her to stagger back several steps.
Ye Piaoling: “??!”
What was wong with this bed?
Why did it bounce her back?
She blinked, then slowly approached the bed again, trying to lie down on it bit by bit.
However, the instant her body was about to touch the bed, another layer of spiritual light radiated from it and mercilessly bounced her away.
Ye Piaoling was shocked.
Holy crap!
There really was something wrong with the Regent King’s bed. It wouldn’t let anyone on?