Chapter 38

38 Assassination attempt

He took a calming breath before asking in a softer voice than before, ” Zhen just wanted to know a little about you, my queen...there is no need for you to throw a tantrum at Zhen like this.”

” Tantrum?” Liu Hui Ying scoffed with a mocking look in her eyes, he has some guts! Does he think that she was some child who was throwing a tantrum because she didn’t get her favourite toy? This was why she hated most men, they were self-centred, selfish and just thought about themselves, if they had another cell in their body that told them how to be considerate of women then maybe her sister wouldn’t have died like that.

She cracked her neck, if she was being honest, she wanted to crack someone’s eggs but because she was no fan of carrying her chopped butt after her death, she tried to keep very good control of her temper as well as powers, the last time she lost control, she raised at least a hundred corpses from the graveyard and it was a huge mess, she could still remember the number of complaints that were filed into the police department when so many corpses were dug out of their graves and ended up falling on the streets and parks after she retracted her spiritual energy, she couldn’t have something like that repeat itself.

” Look,” she said after she was done giving herself a short prep-up talk. ” When I said that it’s too late for you to know anything about me, I meant it.. alright? This is not me throwing tantrum or trying to gain your attention, okay?” She looked into the eyes of the Emperor hoping he would see just how serious she was being. ” I just want to stay alive doing my own thing, I am not asking for much right?”

The Emperor didn’t say anything for a while before he nodded his head and raised his hand to place it on her shoulder but how could Liu Hui Ying allow him to do that, she dodged almost at once and Zhai Tianyu dropped his hand to his side. ” I understand... I understand everything that you are saying, my queen.”

” Well thank goodness,” Liu Hui Ying was overjoyed that she was able to get her facts straight with the thick-skulled Emperor, now that he said that he understood what she meant then does it not mean that she will be able to live a peaceful life–

” I understand that you are angry that I didn’t come to see you on our wedding night,” she did not even get a chance to stay happy for more than three seconds when the Emperor opened his mouth and dumped a bucket of cold water on top of her head.

” What ...What did you say?” Liu Hui Ying was sure that she might have misheard him, she stared at the man in front of him in disbelief as she asked the one question that came to her head as soon as she heard the Emperor speak.

Zhai Tianyu smiled at her as if he to say ‘you naughty woman’ and said with a shy expression on his face as he whispered such that it was only her who would hear what he was saying, ” If I knew you will be this upset just because I didn’t come to see you last night, then I would have made an exception, I just thought that you went through so many things and might be tired that is why I decided to change my plan but if that has upset you, my queen... I will make sure that I satisfy you tonight as much as you want.”

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Silence, utter silence descended upon the two of them and their procession as Liu Hui Ying stared at the Emperor in front of her, what in the world?

” Ha..haha, you are sure a funny guy,” Liu Hui Ying laughed as she took another two steps back.

“I wasn’t joking my queen, this is my sincere feelings for you,” said Zhai Tianyu as he smiled at Liu Hui Ying, however even though he was smiling his eyes were cold as ice. He needed to know what the queen was planning, everyone knew that the Liu family had nothing but contempt for him and his grandmother.

With their strength the Liu family has always been suppressing them, for someone from the Liu family to help his grandmother alleviate her symptoms and even take the cursed bloodwood away without any reasons or benefits, that was impossible. He needs to go to the Prosperity hall and see what the Queen was planning only then will he get rid of the boulder that was pressing on his shoulder but for now– he has to make sure that if possible the Queen never returns to her hall intact.

” Are you an idiot—” Liu Hui Ying was so disgusted by the corny line that the Emperor shot at her that she ended up speaking what was on her mind but unfortunately for her no one heard her.

Why unfortunately?

Because the second she opened her mouth the crowd erupted in screams and shouts of anxiousness as they pointed at something in the sky. Stunned, Liu Hui Ying turned her head to look at where the crowd was looking and was surprised to find that an arrow was heading towards her.

No, it would be better to say that she was not surprised, now she understood why the Emperor was trying to stall for time, he was waiting for this.

She turned to look at Zhai Tianyu who has already retreated and was holding concubine Ji in his arms, her lips curled in a sneer as she muttered, ” Li Gang.”

At once Li Gang who was flying in the air shot at her like a bullet and embedded his soul with hers, possessing her body for only long enough to catch the arrow that was heading towards them.

And once he was done, he carefully stepped out of Liu Hui Ying and touched his groin. ” Damn it, even after so long I can’t get used to it ...the feeling of losing my happiness is really too much.”