Chapter 581: Chapter 451: Trouble Comes Knocking
Yun Sheng took a few steps and couldn’t help but look back at Ye Lingyue. That glance was as if bridging lifetimes. Her lips trembled slightly as she fought the impulse in her heart, and turned her head back.
Just a couple steps more and Yun Sheng’s pace halted as her gaze fell on a short-statured man with a sleazy appearance.
The man was dressed as a guard, but his eyes darted restlessly. When he saw Yun Sheng, a hint of awe that he couldn’t quite conceal flashed across his eyes. He quickly lowered his head in guilt and hastened away.
"That man’s scent?" Yun Sheng frowned.
In both the mortal and divine realms, she was known as the Medical Buddha, unparalleled in medical skills.
That guard, who had just passed by, carried a scent of medicine on him. Though faint, to Yun Sheng, whose senses had been extraordinary since childhood, it was immediately identified as a potent seductive scent, the Soul Erosion Fragrance.
Just a touch of this drug would render even a Martial Artist of the Reincarnation Realm unconscious and at the mercy of others.
According to Yun Sheng’s knowledge, on the Qing Province Continent in this Plane, no more than ten people could refine such a scent.
Moreover, most of them belonged to a sect, and... although the guard tried his best to conceal his cultivation, he couldn’t escape Yun Sheng’s keen eyes; he was a Martial Artist of the Reincarnation Realm.
And the direction he had sneakily observed just now was precisely the location of the bridal chamber.
Yun Sheng pondered and then veered away from the crowd, walking towards a secluded area in Ye Residence, where a strange-looking scepter suddenly appeared in her hand.
A surge of light flickered, and the pattern of the Starlight Array rose from beneath her feet.
"Master, what are your orders?"
What appeared before Yun Sheng was a black-skinned, black-haired figure, wearing a crown, the Ye Mei Queen.
The Ye Mei Clan excelled at tracking and hiding, natural-born assassins.
"Follow the short man ahead. Should there be any disturbance, inform me immediately." When giving the order, Yun Sheng’s face was covered with a layer of icy coldness, a complete contrast to the warmth she had shown when she was with Ye Lingyue earlier.
Ye Mei Queen acknowledged with a nod, fluttered her wings, and dissolved into the night.
Yun Sheng then nonchalantly entered the banquet and found an inconspicuous table to slowly sip her tea.
Outside Ye Residence, Ye Lingyue and Lan Cai’er were still greeting guests.
"Marquis Qinghai and Heir of Qinghai have arrived with their Family to extend congratulations."
Marquis Qinghai, accompanied by the Heir of Qinghai, entered and proceeded to lavish praises upon seeing Ye Lingyue.
After a short while, several lavishly decorated carriages stopped in front of Ye Residence. Seeing the Imperial Guards dressed up in disguise, Ye Lingyue and Lan Cai’er instantly understood, knowing that Emperor Xia, the Empress Dowager, and the Empress Dowager had arrived.
They reached the carriage, and the New Emperor Xiahou Qi stepped out with a displeased expression on his face.
"Brother Qi, won’t you help me out?"
From the carriage came a coquettish voice. Upon hearing that voice, both Ye Lingyue and Lan Cai’er were taken aback.
It was the voice of Princess Qing Bi. When had that willful Princess come to Daxia?
Upon seeing Ye Lingyue, a blush flew across Xiahou Qi’s handsome face.
On that day, behind the imperial study, he acted recklessly and made some impolite moves. He didn’t dare to look Ye Lingyue in the eye for several days.
Princess Qing Bi jumped down from the carriage in a huff. Upon seeing Xiahou Qi’s expression as he looked at Ye Lingyue, she snorted and walked to his side, clinging to his arm with a proud look that said "He’s my man."
Xiahou Qi’s eyebrows knitted tightly together, wanting to shake off Princess Qing Bi’s hand.
But just then, Empress Dowager Liu happened to step down from the carriage behind them.
"Qi’er, Princess Qing Bi is new here, you as her future husband should be more considerate of her."
"Your mother is right, there will be many people at the banquet, you should take more care of the princess." The Empress Dowager came down from another carriage, and another person alighted with her.
Upon seeing the newcommer, the expressions of Ye Lingyue and Lan Cai’er slightly changed.
Xue Pianran, with her stunning beauty and sweet mouth, being a distinguished guest from Beiqing, managed to make the Empress Dowager very happy within a day or two of her arrival in Daxia, and as for Qing Bi, her status was honourable.
The Empress Dowager feared that Xiahou Qi would offend her, always instructing him to give in to her a little more.
Earlier, when they left the Imperial Palace, Princess Qing Bi, regardless of the Ritual Officer’s disapproval, insisted on riding in the same carriage as Xiahou Qi, who had a cold expression the entire journey.
It wasn’t only Princess Qing Bi who arrived, but the Heavenly Maiden of Dan Palace, Xue Pianran, as well. Tonight’s banquet was indeed lively.
"The viewing ceremony is about to start, the Emperor and the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager, the Princess, and the Heavenly Maiden, please move inside." They are all guests, and even though there was some friction with Xue Pianran, given her mother’s joy today, Ye Lingyue couldn’t be bothered to squabble with them.
"Hey, is it your mother who is getting married? Surprising, the customs of Daxia are quite progressive. A woman who was abandoned can still marry so well." Princess Qing Bi hadn’t walked far before she said this with ill intent.
Ye Lingyue’s eyebrows furrowed. She could tolerate Princess Qing Bi, but couldn’t stand it when someone else attacked Ye Huangyu.
"What kind of manner of speaking is this!" Xiahou Qi was also annoyed, and with a flick, he shook off Qing Bi’s hand and walked straight in.
"Brother Qi." Princess Qing Bi was frantic, glared at Ye Lingyue, and followed inside.
Empress Dowager Liu and the Empress Dowager walked in embarrassed, commanding their people to deliver the congratulations gifts.
Xue Pianran intentionally slowed down, stopping next to Ye Lingyue.
"Was it you who told everything to Feng Xun?"
After arriving in Xia Capital, Xue Pianran went to Feng Residence to find someone, but was stopped by Sword Slave, who told her the Prince was not in residence.
The same thing happened on her second visit, and while Xue Pianran was annoyed, she blamed everything on Ye Lingyue, certain that it was Ye Lingyue who had told Feng Xun about the incident in Xingxiu Cave, causing him to give her such a cold reception.
Originally, Ye Lingyue’s mother’s second marriage was an occasion Xue Pianran would have disdained to attend, however, she was certain Feng Xun would be there,
"What is the Heavenly Maiden talking about? Is it about you and Princess Qing Bi swapping my charcoal? Or about secretly replacing the jade carving, aiming to utilize Noble Princess Consort Luo against me?" Ye Lingyue was no saint either.
After several attempts by Xue Pianran to plot against her, she couldn’t simply endure it every time.
Xue Pianran didn’t expect that Ye Lingyue would even know about the charcoal incident, her face turning alternately green and white, looking rather comical.
"Ah, so it was you who did all those things! Couldn’t have guessed, Xue Pianran, despite being the Dan Palace’s Heavenly Maiden and displaying the image of a delicate flower pitied by everyone, you’re actually a vicious woman at heart!" When Lan Cai’er heard this, she was infuriated.
Not caring they were right outside the Ye Residence, she stood with her hands on her hips, like a ferocious tigress, and started berating Xue Pianran loudly.