The Villain Has Blackened Again

Gong Moran asked her, “In the daytime, this Lord let you drink tea to quench your thirst, why didn’t you drink it? It’s alright that your flowery words deceived others, but this Lord doesn’t believe it.”

Nan Xun coughed and laughed dryly, “My Lord really knows me best, one cup of tea really just can’t quench my thirst, if I have to drink, then I want to drink as much as I want, since I can’t drink to my heart’s content, then I should just simply bear it until the end.”

Saying this, Nan Xun’s two hands supported her jaw, while her elbows propped on the table, crawling up beside Gong Moran closer and closer until her small face was placed in front of his, she said in a low voice, “My Lord, in fact, the most important reason is that I didn’t want to bring trouble to my Lord, I don’t want other people to have complaints towards my Lord and gossip about.”

Gong Moran knocked her head, “You’re sensible at that time, but how come you’re not showing respect to this Lord in other times?”

Nan Xun ‘hehe’ laughed, “Aren’t we inside our own room? Of course, there’s no need to be polite like when we’re outside ah.”

“Duoduo.” Gong Moran suddenly called her.

“En? What’s wrong, my Lord?”

“You’re not scared by those assassins?”

“I was scared at first, I was scared that they could hurt my Lord, but then my fear is unnecessary because I found out that my Lord is so awesome, those many assassins just couldn’t make a scratch on you.”

Gong Moran couldn’t help but rubbed the space between his eyebrows, sighing once, “I was asking about yourself.”

Nan Xun’s expression was as if she just got a sudden realization, “I didn’t think that much, anyway, I just want to live and die with my Lord.”

Little Eight clicked his tongue, “Tsk, this little mouth is really sweet.”

The two of them hadn’t talked much when a shrill voice from an eunuch shouted that the emperor arrived.

When the old monarch heard about assassins attacking State Teacher, he hurriedly came over, the worry on his face wasn’t a pretend.

Nan Xun waited at the outer hall, hearing indistinct voices of that old monarch’s inquiring about the master of the inner hall’s wellbeing.

Feeling dull, Nan Xun simply went to the small kitchen to cook.

Nan Xun brewed a big cauldron of white congee, when it was about to be cooked, she put in a few pieces of cut green beans, infusing the congee with its delicate fragrance, not only tasty and refreshing, but also dispelling heat.

Nan Xun didn’t make pastry today; she was prompted by a sudden impulse as she abruptly baked large pancakes. [flat bread]

Flatten the dough until thin, fill the inside with beaten egg, chopped green onion and sweet carrot that were stirred evenly, then immediately turn it upside down inside the wok that has been slathered with oil, when it’s just about right, turn it over and wait until it was baked with a golden color. Nan Xun scooped out her large pancakes and sliced them to strips, stacking them on a plate repeatedly.

At this moment, the old monarch was almost finished with his visit, so Nan Xun took the pancake and porridge she made to serve it for the big boss.

“My Lord, I just made pancake and porridge, will you eat them with me?” Nan Xun looked at him expectantly.

Before the other party said any refusal, Nan Xun handed a bowl and chopstick to him.

Gong Moran didn’t refuse, he ate a lot of delicacies in the palace, so when he saw these homely meals made by the little girl, he also had an appetite and took his chopsticks and pinched a slice of pancake.

Nan Xun looked at him with a delightful smile, then saw him taking a bite on her pancake, stiffened for a while first before continued chewing without changing his face.

Nan Xun’s smile became even sweeter, “My Lord, how does it taste?”

Gong Moran nodded slightly, “Not bad.”

He said ‘not bad’ but he didn’t take a second piece, only picking up a bowl of porridge.

The taste of porridge seemed to suit him better, he drank the whole bowl in just a short moment.

“My Lord, rest early tonight, you still have to do the ‘sacrifice to heaven and pray for blessings’ ritual tomorrow morning.” Nan Xun said, consciously starting to clean up the dishes.

Gong Moran said indifferently, “There’s no harm, just wait until they all completely assemble, then this Lord will go.”

Nan Xun sighed in her heart, saying to Little Eight, “No wonder big boss is worthy of being a great personage ah, even his grand appearance has to wait until the finale.”

Little Eight said, “Look at your envious tone, you can also have this chance in the future.”

On the second day, the OP State Teacher indeed came late.

The location of the ritual was located at a drill ground inside the palace, the highest seat was set for Nanyun Kingdom’s old monarch, but he hadn’t come yet. At the lower seats, the three kingdoms’ envoys and Nanyun princes were already standing in order, followed by civil and military officials and imperial guards.

The huge drill ground was surrounded by soldiers and the common people crowded outside the circle made by those soldiers, all looking inside with their tippy-toes.

Before long, the golden yellow dragon palanquin of the king was seen followed by State Teacher’s luxurious white palanquin not far behind. Moran Hall’s disciples surrounded the white palanquin and Nan Xun stood at the place closest to it.

Seeing the monarch and State Teacher appeared together, the common people kneeled together, welcoming this great and solemn worshipping ceremony.

The old monarch walked out from his dragon palanquin and walked majestically towards the dragon chair on the highest platform. The three kingdoms’ envoys all bowed their heads to greet him along with Nanyun’s princes and ministers.

After the old monarch took his seat, the mysterious State Teacher slowly opened the white gauze curtain.

A piece of white brocade gown appeared, followed by a pair of white boots.

The man dressed in white waistcoat and flowing cloud brocade robe unhurriedly got off the palanquin.

At that time, the newly rising sun casted oblique rays, the golden-orange ray of light gleamed on his unparalleled face, as if covering him with a layer of holy light.

Although those ministers often saw this State Teacher inside the palace, but seeing him like this still blinded them with an unprecedented beauty.

The man glanced at the back of the palanquin, and Moran Hall disciples in white short robes all followed behind him with various tools in their hands.

The line of disciples was headed by a beautiful woman in white, holding a snake coiled sword with a solemn expression, while the other disciples behind her held talisman paper and incense burner.

“Inviting State Teacher.” The Nanyun Kingdom monarch gave an order from his seat.

Immediately afterwards, the imperial guard’s chief sang loudly, “Respectfully welcoming State Teacher—”

The beautiful man in white walked towards the high platform step by step, light but steady, his every step as if walking on white cloud.

When a gust of wind passed by, his white robe rose up like a burst of white breeze, a rippling white billow.

Right at this moment, all eyes were gathered on State Teacher’s every movement.

The altar had been prepared in the middle of drill ground. There was a huge furnace on the altar, brown sand filled that furnace.

Gong Moran directly walked to the altar and stood fixedly, then slightly nodded to the old monarch.

With a gesture from the old monarch, the imperial guard’s chief called out loudly, “The grand ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven and praying for good blessings begins—”

Nan Xun presented the sword in her hands, it was a very strange sword because its body was wrapped by a big lifelike snake with its mouth wide open, facing the sword’s tip.

This snake had a pair of fleshy wings, people who looked at it would know at a glance that it was the legendary beast—the rising serpent.

The rising serpent was one of the oldest sacred beasts, it could ride the clouds and fly on the mist, it’s just that its appearance was frightful, not at all suitable with any ‘good fortune’.

Nan Xun looked at the weird sword, her eyes swept across the snake body coiled around the sword and her brows suddenly twisted.

TL NOTE:

As far as I know, snakes are always evil-embodiment. Really wonder what kinda person is GM ಠ_ರೃ