The Empress's Gigolo

Chapter 886: The Big Treasure (Part 3)

They simply couldn’t figure out why she was with them.

Fortunately, Li Yuanzhu was with Qi Zixiao then. For some reason, they weren’t mutually helping each other.

Although people were surprised, they weren’t that shocked.

At night, the campfires on the mountain were bright, but many experts were uncertain in the darkness.

Seeing that there were many aboriginal experts around, a few people secretly tried to establish contact with their fellow experts.

The people present were mostly heroic characters and disdained such actions.

The next afternoon, hundreds of mounted winged cavalry warriors came down from the mountain, divided themselves into more than 20 teams, and went off in various directions.

“Chief, there are people coming toward us! Five of them, and they look like winged cavalry warriors!” Unlike the rest that lived without shelter, there was a white tent on the hillside. Inside, there was a man in a white cloak sitting with two men and a woman.

Stationed below were a dozen disciples wearing red clothes.

“They should be messengers.” Lin Dong, the chief of Zhengtian Sect, was sitting at the top. He was handsome, gentle, and looked around 30 or 40 years old. However, his eyes were horrifying because the white portion almost couldn’t be seen.

“Why does Qi Zixiao want to send a message?” A hoary old man stroked his beard as he spoke.

A woman with a mole at the corner of her mouth asked with a smile, “Chief, can you guess what will be in the letter sent by Qi Zixiao?”

“Li Yuanzhu and Qi Zixiao came together, Li Fu may also be with them, and they may invite us over for a discussion,” Lin Dong said with a smile.

“How can that be?” The hoary old man was surprised again. People were already very surprised by Li Yuanzhu and Qi Zixiao coming together. How was it possible for Li Fu to come with them as well?

“It’s hard to say, hard to say!” An effeminate man fanned himself as he shook his head.

“That’s all you know how to say. When will you ever say things are fine?” the hoary old man rebuked angrily.

“This is also hard to say!” The effeminate man didn’t mind and continued shaking his head.

The hoary old man was called Zhuo Chi, the effeminate man was called Lin Zhongyue, and the woman in purple was the Jade Faced Fox, Xu Jiaojiao. These people were the senior members of Zhengtian Sect. One was in charge of law enforcement while the other two were his assistants.

Soon after, someone brought in an arrow with a letter attached to it.

Lin Dong opened the letter to read it. Both eyes instantly looked like black holes where no light could be detected.

“It’s as expected. From the moment I received the letter, I felt that this matter was weird!”

“Chief, what does the letter say?” Xu Jiaojiao asked.

“Read it yourself!” Lin Dong flicked his finger, and the letter drifted to Xu Jiaojiao as if controlled by some force.

“Where are the messengers?” Lin Dong raised his head and asked, “Are they gone?’

“Chief, they left after shooting the letter at the front of the tent.”

“Huh? Li Fu is actually with Qi Zixiao and is inviting us to go up the mountain for a talk.” Xu Jiaojiao was surprised after reading the letter.

“What?” Zhuo Chi snatched the letter and said, “Chief, this sounds fishy!”

“It’s hard to say, hard to say!” Lin Zhongyue shook his head.

“Are you set on going against me today?” Zhuo Chi erupted.

“Hard to say, hard to say!” Lin Zhongyue continued to shake his head and suddenly became shorter as his head shrank into his chest to avoid a flashing saber.

“Stop it!” Lin Dong snapped.

Zhuo Chi sheathed his saber immediately and complained, “Chief, as I said, this is fishy! It’s better to ignore them!”

“Chief, do you think that Li Fu is there?” Xu Jiaojiao asked.

“Since Li Yuanzhu is there, that Li Fu should also be there!” Lin Dong said calmly.

“Chief, what else do you know?” Xu Jiaojiao looked at Lin Dong’s expression and felt that he might know something.

“The secret residence of a God is just a ruse. The target isn’t the residence, but us. As for the people out there, most of them are hapless victims in a fish pond!” Lin Dong said.

“Even if Qi Zixiao’s appetite is that big, she will not be able to stomach it. Furthermore, we have no grudge or enmity with each other!” Zhuo Chi said.

“Things may not turn out well!”

“You…!” Zhuo Chi snarled.

“Chief, shall we go back?”

“No, let’s see what tricks they will play tonight!” Lin Dong stayed calm all the while. Only at this time did a light flash across his eyes.

…

The little beggar asked with a grin, “Teacher, what should we do? They are throwing a challenge!”

“What challenge? It’s an invitation.” The old beggar gave him a knock.

“It sounds like an invitation, but it’s actually a challenge. How about running away now? Regardless, you are shameless and don’t care what others think.” There was some truth in what the little beggar said.

The old beggar pondered for a long time before sighing and lamenting, “I already knew that I would die here due to my curiosity!”

…

“Your Majesty, how many people do you guess will come tonight?” Ren Baqian was hugging the empress as they sat on a rock.

“What’s the point of guessing?” the empress replied.

“There should be some fun in life.” Ren Baqian laughed and then blew some air into her ear.

Ning Qing pointed at the two figures on the rock in the distance and said loudly, “These two behave as if nobody is around, cuddling and hugging in front of so many people. It’s so disgusting that I have goosebumps. Senior Sister, what do you think?”

“Senior Sister?” Ning Qing turned to look at Li Yuanzhu, who was looking at the couple in a daze.

“Senior Sister, are you having romantic thoughts?” Ning Qing asked anxiously.

Li Yuanzhu gave her a rap on the head.

“Ouch!”

“I was thinking about their motives,” Li Yuanzhu said.

“Won’t you know tomorrow?”

“It’s inevitable to be curious.” Li Yuanzhu chuckled. “Sometimes humans are weak, and I can’t think of a reason why Li Fu and so many people from outside the mountains were moved. Yet, they looked very confident and unworried, which is why I’m curious.”

“Anyway, they didn’t tell you anything… right?” Ning Qing waved her hand. “So don’t think about it. Join me and point at those two who aren’t ashamed of being under the gaze of thousands of people in broad daylight!”

Li Yuanzhu rolled her eyes. People like them didn’t care about how others looked at them,

Furthermore, they were a couple to begin with.

In the evening, the winged cavalry warriors at the peak retreated to the base of the mountain. Only a dozen bonfires and some tents were left at the top.

Ren Baqian held a few skewers and roasted some meat over a fire. The meat was from the palace and had been kept frozen with ice throughout the entire journey. It was the right time to use it, and the smell of roasted meat soon filled the air.

“Hey, little fellow, you used my name to do so many things. I do not want any benefits, but just give me half of your meat.” Li Fu’s stomach was growling nonstop after smelling the fragrance, and he was beside Ren Baqian in a few moves.

“Are you the world’s most powerful expert, Li Fu? I didn’t expect to get to see you today. I’m Ma Hongyu!” A clear and resounding voice rang out from the darkness. Then, a man in black robes appeared.

“I’m Xu Gongsou, my respects to all of you.”

The two of them fell silent after this.

Li Fu waved his hands and replied, “What world’s most powerful expert are you talking about? I’m just a presumptuous and ignorant person.”

“Oh? Since when did you realize your own limitations?” Ren Baqian asked laughingly in front of the fire.

“Hey, little fellow, can you shut your trap?” Li Fu chided him.

“Lin Dong from Zhengtian Sect is here!” A thundering voice was heard as four people appeared.

For the next hour, people would occasionally appear.

“I’m Lin Yue. My respects to everyone here!”

“I’m Bai Yun. All of you are early!”

“Jie, jie, jie, jie! I’m Xue Hai!”

“I’m Gao Yi!”

Dozens of people stood or sat around the fire. Everyone announced their name upon arrival and then kept quiet.

Ren Baqian waited as he counted the number of people.

19 people had sent out their auras the day before, but only 17 of them were here now.

Ren Baqian waited until the appointed time and confirmed that the last two wouldn’t be coming.

At the appointed time, everyone started looking at Li Fu as they waited for the show to begin.

“Before we start, I would like to show a treasure to all those invited here!” Ren Baqian said with a smile.

“Who are you?” a man suddenly asked.

Ren Baqian looked at him, and if he wasn’t mistaken, this man should be Su Xianxian, the chief of Luohua Sect. He was ranked the twenty-third most powerful expert in the world, and the martial arts that he practiced was among the top three.

“He’s Zhao Prince Consort of Dayao!” the empress announced from inside her tent. Next, a lady in red ambled out.

“I have never heard of him!” Su Xianxian said dismissively.

“You are seeking death!” The empress was furious and appeared beside him in a flash.

Suddenly, Su Xianxian transformed into hundreds of white petals as a burst of loud laughter was heard.

“I had some respect for the world’s most powerful expert, but it turns out that somebody is pretending to be him. I will consider this meeting a failure,” he said.

“Your Majesty, do not chase him since there is no point in bickering with a dead man!” Ren Baqian said as he blocked the empress who was livid with anger.

After that, he looked at the rest and asked, “Is anyone else leaving?”

“Who’s in charge of this? Is it you or Li Fu?”

“Me!”

“Dayao?”

“You can say so!”

“Li Fu, Li Yuanzhu, what do you have to say?” The crowd looked at the two of them.

Their attention was mainly on Li Yuanzhu.

Although Li Fu was the world’s most powerful expert, he was seldom seen. They were all more concerned with what Li Yuanzhu would say.

After all, she arrived together with the aboriginals, so it would be a joke if she didn’t know anything.

“There’s a reason for this. Please wait patiently for Zhao Prince Consort to finish his speech,” Li Yuanzhu said.