Chapter 15
Review Part 2
Xuan Yuan Dance Hall
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After trying out the sound of the harp(zither), He began to play the harp(zither). The voice is like flowing water. Suddenly, a sound like the sound of a clear fountain reverberated in the middle of the valley. Immediately, it sounded like the sound of a waterfall splashing from a cliff. The water shattered like flakes of jade.
Zhuan Xu skill of zither is not so low. In fact it is majestic. It is like he could make the sound of the whole forest. He had come to Dance Hall for a purpose of course.
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The door was pushed open. A woman walked in sloe. She wore a yellow dress, very beautiful, and when people saw her they forgot their troubles. She sat down quietly. Listen to the sound of the harp(zither), waiting until Zhuan Xu finished playing, he said, “Pure white-furred horse. Popping back and forth like lightning. Before it should be a principle for the country. Why are you worried about happiness and not taking care of it? Travelling around, don't soil the soil. Keeping oneself hidden is a pity. Sir, you have finally returned.”
Zhuan Xu said. “I have returned.”
This Ms Jin Xuan should be her alliance.
And she welcome him with a song. This could be their secret code. Zhuan Xu had come to Xuan Yuan to take it. Will he be succeeding? Of course he is very cautious.
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Xiao Yao asked. “Is that lady Jin Xuan your person?”
“I hope so. When eldest Uncle was still alive, he used to establish a large and strong news gathering organization with aunt Zhu Yu as the control caretaker. After eldest Uncle passed away, this organization also works for you. After uncle died, even though Aunt Zhu Yu was still here, because of her personality, someone must give orders in order for it to work. When there was no one giving orders, she completely didn't know what to do. This organization therefore began to disappear. A hundred years ago, Aunt Zhu Yu took Jin Xuan and came to find me at Gao Xing. Follow the orders that Uncle gave you before going to battle. Hand over this organization to me. Jin Xuan was also a wood demon. If I were in eldest uncle position, Jin Xuan was in the same position as aunt Zhu Yu. But will she be as loyal to me as Aunt Zhu Yu is to Eldest Uncle? I don't know. Let's just take a look slowly and see!”
It is already aranged, the wood demon, Ms Jin Xuan is to support Zhuan Xu. Is this because she is a wood demon that Zhuan Xu had to play music of the forest as for her to know the signal?
Fang Feng Bei
Xiao Yao first met Fang Feng Bei, at the dance with another, later revealed to be Cang Lin, Royal 7th Uncle's son, Shi Jun. He totally seemed a playboy as much as Shi Jun was.
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Two men opened the curtains and walked in from outside. One of them suddenly and immediately embraced the dancer. He caressed her waist once. Then he pushed her into the chest of another man. “Tonight, . let this small waist lady serve you!" This dance hall is only a place to sell the art of dancing. The dancers were all beautiful and delicate. One could look at them, but one could not spend the night with them.
In fact, the dancer's expression had turned cold. But as soon as she saw the man's face, even though she had gotten used to dealing with men and women, she still felt her face heat up and her heart beat so hard that she could no longer express her anger. She agreed to follow him.
So Shi Jun and Fang Feng Bei acted as playboys. We can see that Shi Jun is not so polite. It's implied in the text that the dancer is not serve as someone to spend the night with the guests, and however Shi Jun did not care. After checking her waist, he just gave her to his friend. The dance heart was beat by the friend, Fang Feng Bei. Therefore, Fang Feng Bei must be really good looking.
Xiao Yao's Reaction
The man smiled and hugged the dancer's waist, and took her to walk upstairs. Xiao Yao felt familiar. But because of the curtains and the corner causing her to see his face not clearly. It was until he reached the next floor. Xiao Yao could see his face clearly. In the blink of an eye, her mouth dropped open. His face was unmistakably similar to Xiang Liu's.
But he wore a silk covering his jade hair. His hair was completely black with ink. His eyebrows and eyes all concealed a lazy smile. The whole atmosphere was completely different from the cold Xiang Liu. Xiao Yao remained silent, staring at him intently the entire time. Instead, he just glanced at her coldly. His eyes didn't stop looking at her for a moment.
According to Xiao Yao, this man was very similar to Xiang Liu which made her mouth fell. Yet did not have the cold look Xiang Liu had. She could not be 100 % sure. But then about Xiang Liu is more revealed in her conversation with Zhuan Xu afterwards.
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Xiao Yao's heart was filled with doubts if that person was Xiang Liu? Or not Xiang Liu?
Xiao Yao asked, “Brother, have you ever seen Xiang Liu’s true face?”
“Never, every time I see him. He was all wearing mask."
Xiao Yao asked curiously. “Xuan Yuan has been posting notices to capture Xiang Liu for hundreds of years. Why do I only see no drawings on his placards? Or has it been all these years that no one has ever seen his true face?”
“There must be those who have seen his true face. But Xiang Liu was a nine-headed demon. It is rumored that he has nine true faces and eighty-one morphs. People who have seen them give conflicting information. One time someone drew a picture of his face, it was exactly like His Majesty, the sixth uncle without anymore.”
Or was the Xiang Liu she saw just one of his transformed forms? Xiao Yao felt like she was relieved, but also felt lonely as losing.
Zhuan Xu said curiously. “But it's strange! Since Xiang Liu's transformed body, even the magical items couldn't distinguish between real and fake. So why does he still have to wear a mask? After all, he can change his face at any time!” Xiao Yao said softly, “Perhaps he is like me. Thinking only of wanting your true self, so he doesn't care about the transformation."
Zhuan Xu asked, “Why did you suddenly mention Xiang Liu?” Xiao Yao said. "I just....thought of him." Xiao Yao didn't want to lie to Zhuan Xu. So it tells half the truth.
So Xiang Liu was a wanted culprit, and nobody has really seen him even with rumors were all around. He never really use power to change his appearance but rather use a mask. Xiao Yao took it as Xiang Liu did not want to do transformation but just be himself, just like her. But for some reason, it gives sense from the context , something as simple as mask can hide someone appearance more than magical transformation. But of course Xiang Liu had signature himself as "a man under a mask"! Xiao Yao must be one of few, who had seen his real face.
The playboy Fang Feng Bei
Xiao Yao got to meet Fang Feng Bei agao when bachelors were gathered again at their cousin's house part. Their meeting was all playful but the surrounding environment is said "gloomy".
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She took a walk in the garden as she liked and saw a man similar to the one Xiang Liu that she had met at the dance hall. He was taking the liquor and sitting down, reclining comfortably on a jade chair. Surrounding him were shadows of trees. Dark gloomy shadows .If one weren't paying attention, it would be hard to see him. Xiao Yao strode over, standing behind him without letting him know. She leaned down and said, “Xiang Liu, what are you doing here?”
The man didn't move his body at all. He just lift his head up a little. “You walked quietly behind me. All the time I was guessing what you were thinking about doing to the point of having some distracted thoughts. I didn't think you would remember the person. wrong"
Xiao Yao stared into his eyes steadily. She bursted out laughing.
"I'm starting to think I want to be the person you misremembered." The occult bug in her body did not have any reaction, so she was beginning to be puzzled. “Are you really not him?”
“If you can drink alcohol, be my friend, I will be a substitute of him whatever matters!"
Xiao Yao smiled sweetly and said, “Sure!”
He poured a cup of liquor for Xiao Yao. She drank the whole cup in one go. Then she poured him a cup of liquor. He, too, drank the whole cup in one go. In blink of an eye, the cup in his hand fell. He smiled smugly. “You poisoned me?”
Xiao Yao held up his hand, carefully rubbed his nails. The tips of his nails had red spots. It shows that he really haf been poisoned. He sighed and said, “If you hadn't poisoned me, I must think that I am very fortunate.”
Xiao Yao pick up his hand and pour him a cup of liquor. “This is the antidote.” He weakly raised his hand. He clearly could not lift the cup of liquor by himself. Xiao Yao fed it to him to drink. Xiao Yao said, “Sorry, I remembered the wrong person."
“Every time you recognize the wrong person, you end up poisoning them? This habit is not good at all!”
Xiao Yao said again, “Sorry,” then turned and prepared to walk out. Instead, he held her wrist. “With one word of apology, are you thinking of leaving?”
"Then what do you plan to do?"
“I am Fang Feng Bei.” The man wrote his name one line at a time on Xiao Yao's palm, “Remember it, so next time you don't regconize the wrong person.”
“You and Fang Feng Yi Yang..."
“I am her second elder brother. Do you know the youngest sister?”
Xiao Yao forced a smile and said. “Da Huang is so small!” Xiaoyao walked away. This time, Fang Feng Bei did not pull her back again.
Some people were enjoying the dancing, some were drinking and chatting. Many young ladies were playing in the pavilion. Zhuan Xu was with Shi Jun, but it was unknown what they were discussing. They laughed loudly from time to time. Xiao Yao found a quiet corner and sat down.
All that showed that Fang Feng Bei was not Xiang Liu. Many people knew Fang Feng Bei, a descendent of an aristocratic family. Xiang Liu could not possibly impersonate him. However, Xiao Yao still felt very familiar with him.This sense of familiarity could not be rationally explained. She could not put it into words, but it was a feeling that the body's instincts recognized.
It was all a playful courtship from a playboy. The way he wrote his name on her reminding me of how a man giving his contact to communicate with the lady. Xiao Yao was curious that she just poisoned him. All the symtoms said he was poisoned, and also Zhuan Xu later revealed he was the second master of Fang Feng family. But Xiao Yao's body instinct tells her that they were connected. And she is connected to Xiang Liu via bug.
Assassination Attempt on Zhuan Xu
This is the layered assasination. Several charaters appeared on the scene. Because we could not be exactly sure who is the main person behind. But it seems like several. First Zhuan Xu and Xiao Yao suspected of their uncles and cousins may wanting to get rid of Zhuan Xu, who was the threat to Xuan Yuan throne. But then the actual culprit was Yu Qiang, the winner of Little Zhu Rong tournament, we learned the whole background story of Yu Qiang o why he wanted to kill Zhuan Xu because Zhuan Xu killed his older brother. (I will not share the whole story here) But then things maybe not as he seemed. But then there is also Fang Feng Bei!
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"The second master of the Fang Feng manor, is accomplished in the arts of disguise and archery, so much so that his name has spread throughout Da Huang.
We knew that Fang Feng family must be on opposite of Zhuan Xu because Fang Feng Yi Yang attempt to assassinate Zhuan Xu twice. But is it really Fang Feng that had come to assasinate Zhuan Xu that night or is it Xiang Liu, as Xiao Yao had expected, of Sheng Nong army that came to finish off his rival?
Overall
Xiao Yao and Jing and pledge their romance and promise in previous chapter. In this chapter she and Zhuan Xu came bacl to Xuan Yuan so that Zhuan Xu claimed Xuan Yuan. Xiao Yao is supportive all the way. And of course her support is with her own life.
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As Zhuan Xu was struggling to stand up, Xiao Yao suddenly shouted, "Don't move!"She opened her arms and stood in front of Zhuan Xu, facing the dark void, and backed away step by step.
Now Xuan Zhu understood and whispered, "The Fang Feng family?"
Xiao Yao's entire body was tense, like a female animal protecting her young, and she stared at the empty space with rage. She could not see him, but she could perceived his presence there. That bow and arrow could pierced Xuan Zhu's throat at any moment.
At that moment, the guards who had been following Xuan Zhu finally broke through the magic barrier and rushed in, protecting Zhuan Xu.
That person was gone!
The royal family of Xuan Yuan is complicated had heart breaking past, howeve it must be the way of imperial life? Zhuan Xu understood it. Xiao Yao seemed more hurt by that.
And also the man Xiao Yao met, Fang Feng Bei, was he the same person Xiang Liu? Or there more back story to Xiang Liu and Fang Feng Bei. Nevertheless, both them are still threats to Zhuan Xu.
Story is now entered into most exciting parts, or probabaly central of the main plot. Zhuan Xu is using all his faucilties to get to throne that is including using Xiao Yao. And Xiao Yao will be helping him with all her might. We could see Zhuan Xu, probably limited with bodiliy powers, was with mighty, smart, and preicise plans and even in physical fighting he could dodge well. With all politicals scheming, Xiao Yao might seem a lot more innocent, however, she was still filled with wits when it comes to life threats and dangers. All in all chapter 15 is when things are getting more action packed, more than before.
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