Zhi Hao smiled as the expression on his sister's face changed. Only she understood what he was saying. Smiling as he took his seat, Zhi Hao watched as the maids poured some tea for him while Han Ling continued to move around him. “Zhi Hao. You should be careful of what you say. This is the palace. Whatever you say can be used against you. Don't say rubbish all the time." Han Ying said. " What rubbish?” Zhi Hao asked pretending not to know what Han Ying meant. While Han Ying stared at him, Zhi Hao picked up his cup and drank from it. It was rare to see his sister. Ever since she returned, all she had ever been scheming for was how to drag him down. Although he wasn't sure how he was going to do it, he was going to find the person who was after all the deeds. Meanwhile, Wu Huan had been trapped under Duke Fenghao's room for more than five hours. He was trained to handle any type of situation. The problem was that he had not seen himself being trapped at all. After wandering the cave
Wu Huan entered inside and hugged Duke Fenghao's butler immediately making him suprised. Although he had been angry and suspicious of Wu Huan before, everything died immediately he saw Wu Huan hugging him as he thought Wu Huan was grieving his mother. “Don't miss your mother too bad. Bringing flowers and going to visit her, you have paid your filial respect." Duke Fenghao's butler said. Wu Huan raised his head a little as he wondered what was Duke Fenghao's butler was talking about. Just then, he was reminded of the fact that he had lied to Duke Fenghao's butler when he was going out. Not staying a word, Wu Huan continued to hug him out of relief. He had not expected it make it out in time. After wandering around the cave, he had almost gotten into trouble as he saw Duke Fenghao himself waiting by a corner. Because of that, he returned taking another path through the cave. It had been a long journey but he managed to make it back to the first shortcut. How he had managed to do it,
Few hours later, Wu Huan woke up groaning as he looked around his surroundings. Even though he had just woken up, Wu Huan immediately remembered what has happened to him before. Shaking his head, Wu Huan tried to clear the fog gathering in front of his eyes as he looked around. His whole body was in pain as if he had been beaten up while he was asleep. Suddenly, Wu Huan heard the sound of someone coming near him which gave him intense headache. At this point, everything seemed to make his head hurt. “Are you awake, Prince Wu Huan?" Wu Huan heard a familiar voice and remebered seeing Duke Fenghao before he passed out. “Since when did you know?" Wu Huan asked. " Since when did I know that you were in my manor? Just this night. It was just now I understood. Why the prime minister suddenly called everyone and asked us to eat with him. At first I was so anxious that what he said might be true so I wanted to check on the deed. But you showed yourself. And I decided to make it a trap. I s
“I don't really know what happened. When I realized that the prime minister had come in barging with his men, I wanted to move Wu Huan out of the cave. I untied him thinking that he was very weak and that I could move him without any problems. Just then, I was suprised when he actually defeated me. I was knocked unconscious and he escaped.” Duke Fenghao heard his bodyguard say and his eyes widened. “Are you actually telling me that Wu Huan is somewhere in that cave and that he is actually free?” Duke Fenghao asked before turning to look through the door. Meanwhile, Zhi Hao rode back in his carriage and returned back to his house. Just as he was about to enter, Zhi Hao stopped when he heard noises making him turn. Widening his eyes, Zhi Hao rushed immediately . “Lemme help you. How did you leave the cave?” Zhi Hao asked Wu Huan. “Aren't you the one who left the door open? I was able to leave thanks to you. If you hadn't waited, I won't have been able to enter your carriage.” Wu Hua
Nan Cheng walked into the room bowing his head as he saw Song Huo's father for the first time. He wasn't alive but he wasn't dead either thanks to the magic they had cast on him and the ice that had been able to preserve his body. Walking inside, Nan Cheng stared at Song Huo's father who was lying in a coffin. Even if it was before his very two eyes, Nan Cheng couldn't believe it. It was impossible to do in the eyes of a normal physician but he had been trained by six different masters. “This is my father. The real emperor of Chu. Although I have been coronated and I am currently ruling, it's just for a short time till he comes back.” Song Huo said. “Using the method of opening the gate of heaven. Only by opening the gate of heaven and collecting the legendary honey dew from them can you bring a person to life.” Nan Cheng said. “There must be other ways too. The honey dew from the gate of heaven might not even be real. I am already looking into other ways. Help me save him first.”
Few hours later, Duke Fenghao kept his promise and arrived at Zhi Hao's manor with Yin Xue Yue. Although Yin Xue Yue didn't know anything, Duke Fenghao smiled quietly as he looked at Zhi Hao. After a while of the place being silent, Zhi Hao stared at Duke Fenghao. “You did it to spite me?" Zhi Hao asked. " Prime minister, I don't understand what you mean however I am a bit suprised that Wu Huan isn't by your side.” Duke Fenghao said making Zhi Hao angry as he stood up hitting his hand on the table. “You told Wu Huan about Yin Xue Yue's identity as your grandson. Because of what you did, Wu Huan got angry at me. Now there is no way I can find out who is behind the missing deeds.” Zhi Hao said. “There is no need to shout. You are the one that casued your own downfall. You and I have been a formidable team, haven't we? You then decided that you wanted to do things alone." Duke Fenghao said as he walked round Zhi Hao. “Work with you? There is no way I would ever do that. You already
Few minutes later, Song Huo woke up with blurry vision as he opened his eyes for the first time. Glancing around, Song Huo looked and saw that he wws still in the same room as his unconscious father. Seeing his father in a coffin, Song Huo immediately got the idea of had really happened. Although their royal family had learned the magic that could be used to preserve a person in between the gate of life and death, there was a price to be paid for it. Sitting up, Song Huo looked to trying to avoid Nan Cheng's gaze as he knew his younger brother very well“There is no need for you to continue staring at me. I know very well what I am doing." Song Huo said" What you are doing? I don't think you know at all. The price of you performing such magic, you must know yourself.” Nan Cheng said making Song Huo stand up immediately. “Enough. You don't need to continue telling me about such trival matters. I will handle myself. Just make sure that you help me perseve my father's body.” Song Huo
Glancing up at the ceiling, Han Ying took a deep breath before putting her head down. Lately, she was losing a lot to Zhi Hao and she didn't like it at all. Not wanting to comprise, Han Ying opened her mouth to speak but looked at her personal maid and saw her signal her to not do it. This was more than them just accepting whatever Zhi Hao said, her pride was slowly diminishing. Deciding to heed to her personal maid's warning, Han Ying looked at Han Ling and nodded her head. “Thank you, mother." Han Ying heard Han Ling say as her daughter jumped into her arms hugging her. “Thank you, Queen Mother." Zhi Hao said bowing his head as he smiled. Leaving the palace, Zhi Hao smiled as a part of his plan had worked. He was one step away from revealing the truth. Few days later, Zhi Hao set the trap he wanted in the palace without anyone knowing. Meanwhile, Han Ying was getting anxious by the minute every single day. Zhi Hao had told them that he was going to set a trap but he had not told