Chapter 21: Return (I Want Votes)

  Hai An. Nuo De rushed in, his nose twitching, and without saying a word, he grabbed a jar of Hundred Flower wine and gulped it down.

  "You little scamp, you're quite good at enjoying yourself. Now come back to the Imperial Capital with me immediately. Today, His Majesty personally came to welcome you, but you slipped away and now the old man is furious." Hua An said, wiping his mouth.

  "Rest easy..." McFadden said.

  "McPherson, shut up! My little brother was bullied by that fat pig from the Fox family here, and now you're trying to seduce him with wine and women. I'll settle the score with you later." interrupted McPherson's words, said Huan Anuo De.

  McPherson smiled wryly, who's bullying whom? Your brother has already messed with that kind of person. Besides, aren't you being misled by wine and lust here? You're still not satisfied after snatching away the few absolute beauties I had my eyes on?

  Zi Bei brought Jin Gang and Huan Ying to the luxurious carriage heading towards the Imperial Capital, dragged by his elder brother overnight. He had originally decided to stay in Star City, but didn't want to be in the spotlight, now that he's delayed, it feels much better. Moreover, he got Jin Gang and Huan Ying, two siblings, which is truly a treasure. As for severely beating Foxes, that fat pig, it was a trivial matter he had long thrown out of his mind.

  The carriage was extremely luxurious, with a living room, bedroom, dining room and bathroom, it's simply a mobile house, otherwise there would be no need to use eighteen powerful iron-hoofed horses to pull it.

  Zi Bei was half-reclining on a comfortable and soft armchair, with his legs raised, enjoying the red cherry fruit handed to his mouth by Huan Ying's jade hand with a pleased expression.

  "Thank you," Phantom said suddenly in a low voice.

  "What's up? Oh, I see, it's about that fat pig thing." Qi Bei was stunned for a moment, then suddenly enlightened.

  The Phantom nodded.

  "Haha, silly girl, you're mine now. If he teases you, it's like slapping my face. Of course, I'll teach him a lesson." Qi Bei said with a pleased smile.

  Her face flushed with shame, was she his person now? How utterly shameless, at most she was just a maid by his side.

  "Phantom, where did you two siblings come from?" asked Qi Bei.

  "I... I don't want to deceive you, but I really can't say." The phantom bit his lower lip, somewhat uneasy.

  "Let's just not say it then, I know even if you don't say it. You guys are from the west, right?" Qi Bei said with a certain expression.

  The phantom suddenly lifted its head and stared blankly at Qi Bei.

  Qī Běi knew from Huàn Yǐng's expression that he had guessed correctly. He reached out and gently grasped Huàn Yǐng's hand, saying: "From now on, you are my people, Qī Běi's Nordeans, so you must believe in me, and I will absolutely believe in you."

  Her slender figure trembled, her eyes reddened slightly, and the brown pupils flashed with a color like green gemstones. She opened her mouth to say something, but nothing came out.

  "Don't force it, speak when you truly want to." Qi Bei Da patted the back of Huan Ying's hand and stood up, exiting the extravagantly luxurious carriage.

  Huan Ying gazed at Qi Bei's disappearing back, her beautiful eyes misting over with tears, but the corners of her mouth curled up lightly.

  Outside, the night was dark and dense, with hundreds of black-armored soldiers guarding the carriage.

  Zi Bei leaped onto a reserve cavalry horse and arrived at Elder Brother Hua An's side next to Nuo De.

  "Big brother, what are you thinking about?" Qi Bei couldn't help but ask with a smile as he saw his big brother's profound gaze.

  "I seem to have seen Feng Ruoyun in Zuìyuè Garden." said Hua An. Nuo De Dao.

  "Is that Feng Ruoyun? Isn't she your future sister-in-law? Isn't the Feng family guarding the Golden Fortress in the south? Could it be that you can't bear the spring feelings and want to come see big brother ahead of time? Why didn't you go greet her?" Qi Bei asked with a smile.

  "She was veiled and turned away as soon as she saw me, I couldn't be sure if it was her." Huan An. Nuo De shook his head.

  Ziqi shrugged and didn't say anything more.

  The sky was still dim, and the Golden Leaf Imperial City had not yet fully awakened. The majestic mansions on both sides of the First Avenue of Golden Leaf were like ferocious beasts lurking in ambush, making one feel a little apprehensive.

  Suddenly, the quiet First Avenue was filled with the sound of urgent horse hooves.

  A luxurious carriage drawn by eighteen giant iron-hoofed horses sped down First Avenue like the wind, and in the blink of an eye arrived at the entrance of the Nord family's mansion.

  The coachman on the carriage half-squatted, shook the reins made of gold and iron in his hand, and suddenly, the eighteen iron-hoofed horses stood up with a long neigh and stopped steadily.

  With a creak, the six-foot-wide massive gate of the Nod family slowly opened in both directions.

  The carriage slowly entered and the gate closed again.

  At this time, the first ray of dawn broke through the clouds, and a touch of white fish belly appeared in the eastern sky.

  A grand mansion with layer upon layer of courtyards, pavilions and buildings advancing in a hierarchical manner; unless one is extremely familiar with the layout, it's easy to lose direction within.

  A wealthy family is like a miniature world.

  There is prosperity, and there is desolation.

  Naturally, as the eldest son of the direct line, Qi Bei, although being called a waste, had a powerful father and elder brother, so he naturally got a courtyard on the east side.

  The sun rises in the east, so the east is noble.

  The courtyard of Ziqi Bei is very large, with front and rear gardens, artificial hills and flowing water, and dozens of side rooms.

  He settled down with Jīn Gāng and Huàn Yǐng, wandering alone among the pavilions and towers, which carried some memories of his previous soul, making him feel both familiar and very strange.

  Suddenly, Qi Bei's pupils contracted and his body abruptly sprang up.

  Almost at the same time, the place where he had just stood was struck by a blue aura and turned into dust.

  A mysterious figure in a black robe appeared like a ghost, with a heavy sword in hand, chasing after Qi Bei's body, drawing out one powerful aura after another.

  Although Zhi Bei's speed was extremely fast, he dodged the sudden and violent attack in a very sorry state. The person attacking him must be a Wang Pin warrior, and not just any ordinary Wang Pin warrior, or else they wouldn't have made him so flustered.

  "Dragon Slash." A donkey in the north of Qi suddenly sprang up, its body bouncing like a spring, and a black long sword in its hand suddenly shot out a golden aura.

  This move is like a counter-attack, with an angle that is sharp to the extreme and beyond what people expect.

  That black-robed man obviously didn't expect Qi Bei to have such a move, and the following figure hesitated for a moment, with the heavy sword in his hand hastily making a defensive posture.

  Just then, Qi Bei threw a handful of powder at the black-robed man.

  As the black-robed man was shrouded in dust, Qi Bei's body lay on the ground like a snake, silently sliding under the black-robed man. The black long sword in his hand suddenly burst out with golden light, stabbing directly at the black-robed man's lower body.

  The black-robed man was shocked and turned pale, his entire body suddenly covered with a layer of blue battle armor.

  The golden aura of Qi Bei pierced his armor and barely entered half an inch into the sword tip before being blocked.

  The man in black let out a low growl and stabbed his heavy sword straight at Qi Bei's throat.

  Zi Bei, however, did not dodge or evade. The golden Dou Qi on the black long sword in his hand flickered once, and the Dou Qi armor on the lower part of the black-robed man's body actually began to collapse.

  The black-robed man's body stiffened, the sword tip pressed against Qi Bei's throat, motionless. He clearly felt a chill between his two eggs.

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