Chapter 56: I’m Not Like Her
“…” Huang Feiyan was speechless.
She had originally thought that once they reached the Demon Clan’s sacred mountain, she could get rid of Feng Shiyi, and Jade Peony wouldn’t follow them either. At that point, it would be just her and Mingyan’s world… Hmm, maybe with Huang Junyi, but that didn’t matter. After all, her second aunt was from the Huang Family.
But now it seemed she couldn’t get rid of Feng Shiyi. How could she? If this was really the Empress’s wish, they couldn’t get rid of her. It meant that no matter what they did in the future, Feng Shiyi would stay by his side, until the Empress decided it was time for her to leave…
Huang Feiyan was extremely depressed. Feng Shiyi’s presence would slow down the progress of her and Mingyan’s relationship…
But she couldn’t think of it that way entirely. Huang Feiyan let out a breath. After all, if Feng Shiyi was really a part of the Empress or the Empress herself, her staying by his side was unlikely to be for any malicious reason. It was highly likely to protect him and ensure he could grow up.
This way, at least she didn’t have to worry about his safety, right?
Thinking of this, Huang Feiyan finally felt a little better.
“What are you going to do next?”
“Let’s rest here for a while. Bai Ze said something is going to happen in the Southern Continent and told us to stay here for now so we don’t miss it,” Mingyan said. “It’s also a good time to stop and rest for a bit.”
Huang Feiyan nodded, then said, “Give me the carriage.”
“Hmm?”
“What ‘hmm’? Hurry up and give it to me.” Huang Feiyan pouted. She couldn’t let the carriage stay with him. What if her second aunt popped out… and then did something?
Hearing this, Mingyan came back to his senses. He hadn’t heard clearly before, it wasn’t that he was unwilling. He took out the shrunken carriage and gave it to her.
She took it and finally sighed in relief.
Afterward, she went back. Mingyan stayed in his room for a while. Feng Shiyi didn’t come looking for him, which made him feel a little surprised and a little unused to it.
He walked out of his room into the snowy sky.
The foot of the sacred mountain was covered in heavy snow. Besides white, there was only white, almost no other color. And below the mountain was a dense forest. The green forest and the snowy mountain formed a sharp contrast. The boundary was too obvious. If you walked to the boundary, you could probably experience the wonderful feeling of being in a world of ice and snow one second, and walking into a dense primeval forest the next.
He wandered around the courtyard. It was a little far from the palace where Bai Ze lived, not together, relatively independent. But Jade Peony seemed to live here.
He wanted to talk to her and understand the situation here.
The courtyard and the outside were like two different worlds. Outside was a world of ice and snow, but inside the courtyard, it was like spring. There was a flower field here, planted with bright and colorful flowers of various kinds. It didn’t seem to have been tended to, but even so, it was already very beautiful.
He also found Feng Shiyi in the garden. She was squatting by the flower field, her chin resting on her hand, admiring the flowers.
So she’s here…
He walked to her side and squatted down, looking at her from the side.
To be honest, his heart was a little complicated now. To think that the Feng Shiyi beside him was the Empress, this feeling was really subtle.
“Mingyan!” Feng Shiyi heard the movement, turned her head and saw him, and giggled. She stood up. “I was just about to go find you.”
“You said before that someone told you to find me. That person wasn’t Bai Ze, but the Empress, right?” He also stood up and asked.
“Hmm… you know everything now…” Feng Shiyi was a little embarrassed. “She told me not to say…”
“Are you the Empress herself, or a part of her?” he asked. Although he couldn’t ask the Empress with the overwhelming imperial might, it was really difficult for him to feel any awe for this Feng Shiyi who had slept on his shoulder many times and cried many times.
“…I am her, and also a part of her.” Feng Shiyi paused for a moment, raised her hands, and pressed her index fingers together, pouting. “But I’m not like her…”
“I can see that,” he smiled slightly. “But, why did she want you to stay by my side?”
“I don’t know either. But, she said that I can’t leave you,” Feng Shiyi shook her head. She held his hand and said coquettishly, “Don’t leave me here, okay? I want to be with you. I like the feeling of being with you.”
“…” He didn’t resist letting her follow him anymore. The main reason before was that if she was always with him, he had to always pay attention to her safety. But now, there was probably no one in this world who could threaten her existence for the time being.
Without this concern, for both public and private reasons, he was willing to take her with him.
“Why do you like the feeling of being with me?”
“I don’t know, I just feel very at ease with you…” Feng Shiyi tilted her head and answered subconsciously. But soon, she realized something, her face lit up with a smile. “You’re not going to leave me behind?”
“Hmm…”
Is the word ‘leave behind’ not quite right? You’re not my thing, how can you use the word ‘leave behind’.
Feng Shiyi was very excited. She jumped onto him, her arms wrapped around his neck. “Great! Great!”
She had been worried that he would leave her here and ignore her. That wouldn’t do. That woman had said that if she didn’t follow him, she would die…
She didn’t want to die, and she didn’t want to leave him. He would cook for her, and besides, being close to him felt very reassuring, even more reassuring than being close to that woman.
At this time, Jade Peony appeared nearby. She looked over from a distance, and he soon discovered her.
He had some things he wanted to talk to her about, so he let Feng Shiyi go back first.
“I… can I live with you?” Feng Shiyi was a little hesitant. After confirming that he wouldn’t leave her behind, she became less clingy. You know, before, even if he left her, she would cry.
Her beautiful eyes were full of expectation and weakness. If he refused her, she would cry again, right?
This Empress… or rather, a part of the Empress, was this the weakness of the Empress? It made one feel pity.
He nodded, ultimately not refusing. Only then did Feng Shiyi let go of him and happily skip towards his room.
Innocent and romantic like a little girl. It was hard to imagine that this was the Supreme Dao Great Emperor who had ruled the world for more than a thousand years…
He let out a long breath, not knowing what to say.
