The Ageless Dream

20.4 A Secret Picturesque (82)

"A spy is in Qin? Sister Hua is now called Fei Yu? She will enter the palace as a musician? She will protect Ying Zheng? She will risk her life for him?!" questions after questions came out of Xie Er's mouth. As for Dong Li Hua, she kept nodding while thinking if she looks like a bubble-head already. "Li Si! Make a huaben for them! This is a perfect plot! The humble beauty protecting the all mighty arrogant beastly ugly flat-nosed bearded fatty emperor!"

"Puu!!!" Li Si choked from the tea after hearing Xie Er's proclamation. He coughed fervently while thinking if all women think alike. Just this morning, Dong Li Hua asked him if Ying Zheng looked like that and now Xie Er described their master as if he is a turd?! Heavens! These ladies here are courting death! "Aiya aiya, His Majesty has been castrated over and over again. Poor Ying Zheng, his manliness was shrunk to the smallest degree..." he thought, feeling sorry for the young king. They are verbally harassing Ying Zheng until the seventh heaven!

"I thought Ying Zheng is not fat?" Dong Li Hua chimed in when Li Si finished his contemplation.

"Just jesting. In truth, Ying Zheng looked more like a demon." Xie Er drank a cup of tea before proceeding. "That's what the commoners said while aristocrats described him as a he demon's spawn. He demons were only myths but because of his appearance, they thought of him like that. If Sister Hua were to see Ying Zheng, I doubt you can resist his demonic charms. Girls go crazy over him and even if it means they enter harem, they'd do it without hesitation. But for me, he's not really my type of guy. Teehee, I like beautiful ones. If you know what I mean~."

"Demonic charm?" she felt confused. Dong Li Hua tried to recall the man she thought as Ying Zheng back in the modern era. Strangely, she doesn't remember how he looks.

"Mhmm. If Li Si looks like a deity then Ying Zheng looked like a fox demon instead. With only a glance, even concubines he has from noble households and royal families tried to push him down. Ying Zheng can indirectly seduce women to r**e him. The irony."

"R-r**e him?" Dong Li Hua froze. Is he that handsome? Who cares, its not like she will try to force him in doing that thing. Or so she thought...

"Xie Er, are you praising or insulting Ying Zheng?" Li Si suddenly spoke.

"Both." she answered, making Li Si have the thought of ramming his head into a tofu. These two ladies have gone too far!

"Ying Zheng should not be discriminated like that." he reprimanded when he heard Dong Li Hua choke.

"Sister Hua, are you alright?" Xie Er asked worriedly.

"Im fine." she bitterly smiled. "Uhmm, Li Si? Y-you're like a woman but...are you into a cut sleeve?"

"Give me a second." Li Si calmly said and shut his eyes closed. He cant tell what to feel. The fishy taste in his throat intensified until blood trickled from his lip. Li Si cant believe those two are so persistent is destroying Ying Zheng and his reputation. Wu...

"Ah! Li Si fainted!" Dong Li Hua was alarmed while Xie Ed hurriedly gulped down the tea when she too started coughing fervently. "Buddha! What's wrong with you people?! Don't die yet!"

Back in Xianyang, a tall young man arrived in front of the palace. His hair was tied high upward, held by a black headpiece that matched his clothes which are as dark as the night. If one were to talk about his appearance, he was a different kind of a handsome man. Feminine? Manly? No. His beauty can cause an uproar. It was like the young man is a descendant of a fox spirit, a snow demon or demonic god. 

He have sharp sword-like eyebrows that were calmly set, not even furrowing a bit. A high nose bridge and perfect nose that is not crooked nor flat. Fine jawline which defined his manliness. Thin lips and both corners were like a knife contours, naturally shaded with a pinkish color that even with a small effort of lifting a smile, it can give off a demonic charm which made many prim beauties forget their etiquette to instantly chase him. Long thick eyelashes covered his eyes, overshadowing his face and with a blink, it brushed against his white jadeite cheeks. Even more than that, there was his unreadable dark eyes. They were emotionless, showing ruthlessness and indifference. However, this often set hearts beating fast. It was unfathomable one can never know if he hates, likes or uninterested with your existence.

"Sire, you came." a sweet voice trailed into the place. Standing nearby is a girl aging in her nineteenth age. Her abdomen is bulging a bit that proves a life is living there. In a glance, the young man faintly smiled yet the young girl is already under his spell.

"No!" Dong Li Hua screamed. She opened her eyes to see herself in a new room. After recalling everything, she relaxed. Her dream is a nightmare. She cant remember Ying Zheng's appearance but she saw him in her dream. It was a terrible dream since she stabbed Ying Zheng and Xiang Ji told her to do so. She cant understand why she followed his demand to kill Ying Zheng.

"Uhm..." Xie Er awakened from the sudden shout. She is sleeping beside Dong Li Hua. Yesterday, Li Si woke up and gave them his room. He said he wanted to drown himself and leave them there. Who knows what he did whether he literally jumped into the cold lake water or drank wine. Wait, if he went drunk, was it to grieve for Ying Zheng? Does that mean he is in a cut sleeve with Ying Zheng?! She should have talked more insults to Ying Zheng yesterday then! How dare he seduce the man she loves! How dare he!