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The wind blew in from outside, and everyone suddenly caught a whiff of a strange floral fragrance. Then they saw six young girls with long black hair and snow-white clothing, carrying baskets full of Chrysanthemums, scattering them down the stairs, creating a vibrant flower carpet.
One person stepped on the fresh flowers and slowly walked up. His face was very pale, not sickly nor ghastly, but a translucent white like jade.
His eyes were not pitch black, but they shone terrifyingly bright, like two cold stars. On his dark hair rested a Sandalwood Crown adorned with beads, and his clothes were as pure white as snow.
He walked slowly, ascending as if a Monarch were entering his Court, or like a Flying Immortal descending to the mortal realm.
Show-off! Bai Tang had to admit that the aura was indeed impressive!
Just like in the original text, Ye Gucheng severely injured Tang Rong with a single sword strike. No one could describe the brilliance and splendor of that sword, nor could anyone convey its speed! It was no longer just a sword; it was the wrath of the Thunder God, a lightning strike!
Du Tongxuan laughed heartily: "Now you should understand why I changed my mind, right? Ye Gucheng is not injured at all!"
Li Yanbei did not respond.
Bai Tang spoke up: "Ye Gucheng is not unscathed; he has been poisoned!"
"Poisoned?" The others at the table were taken aback.
"Can you be sure Ye Gucheng has been poisoned?" Du Tongxuan asked anxiously; all his wealth was riding on Ye Gucheng.
Bai Tang looked at him with pity: "I think you should cancel the bet to avoid letting the fisherman benefit!"
He stood up: "Zhang Yingfeng, you go back to Xue Residence first; don’t wander around aimlessly!" To avoid being killed to silence him.
"Karen Adrian, keep an eye on him for me!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he had already disappeared from Spring Blossom Pavilion.
The Desolate Temple Outside the Capital is an important scene in Final Showdown, where Lu Feng finds Ye Gucheng. However, it is Bai Tang who finds Ye Gucheng now.
The room was damp and dark; it wasn't particularly small but only contained a bed, a table, and a stool, making the walls seem even more desolate and empty. The solitary lamp appeared dimmer against the backdrop of dust-covered walls and cobwebs on the ceiling. The tattered scrolls beside the lonely lamp had not been read for quite some time. Ye Gucheng lay diagonally on the cold and hard wooden bed; although he felt very tired, he tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep. The wind blew in through the broken window, making sounds like falling leaves, and the room still carried an odor that even the wind could not disperse.
“Lord Ye, such a noble person is willing to test poison for the sake of his goals and appears so disheveled; it truly is commendable! I admire you!” Bai Tang fell under the moonlight in the courtyard.
Ye Gucheng quickly grasped the hilt of his sword and coldly glared at Bai Tang.
Bai Tang smiled, “Lord Ye, there’s no need for such hostility. We are friends, not foes. I am here to help you.”
“Who are you?” Ye Gucheng asked coldly.
“I am Bai Tang!”
“Bai Tang? You are the one who cured Hua Man Lou’s eyes?”
“Lord Ye, you are well-informed. Do you know that your cousin Ye Xiuzhu came to find me to ask for my help on your behalf?”
“She sought your help for what?” Ye Gucheng knew about this matter but was unaware that his cousin had turned to Bai Tang for assistance.
“Ye Xiuzhu knows that you were forced to participate in the conspiracy against Baiyun City by Southern King, and she wanted me to stop you!” Bai Tang met the sudden murderous intent emanating from Ye Gucheng head-on.
After mastering his swordsmanship, no one could withstand even a single strike from Ye Gucheng, except for Lu Feng. Yet, this young woman before him caught it effortlessly with just a finger, casually neutralizing Ye Gucheng’s most formidable killing move, “Outer Flying Immortal.” Ye Gucheng was utterly shocked; how could someone so young be so powerful?
“Lord Ye, why not put down your sword and calmly talk with me?”
Ye Gucheng sheathed his sword, silently turned, and sat down on the only stool: “What do you want to discuss?”
Bai Tang casually sat down on the bed: “You have not been poisoned by Tang Sect!”
Ye Gucheng: “That’s correct!”
Bai Tang: “There is another kind of poison within you.”
Ye Gucheng: “From Southern King!”
"I think so too!" Bai Tang continued to ask, "Are there people from Southern King in Baiyun City?"
Ye Gucheng replied, "I have instructed my subordinates to eliminate the people from Southern King in Baiyun City on the night of the decisive battle."
"Do you also lack confidence in Southern King's plan?"
Ye Gucheng scoffed, "Thinking that looking like the Emperor can replace him is underestimating the concubines in the palace and the ministers outside! The Emperor's death will surely cause great chaos!"
Bai Tang said, "You see things clearly. Why not withdraw from Southern King's conspiracy or pledge allegiance to the Emperor?"
Ye Gucheng responded, "There’s no opportunity!"
Bai Tang insisted, "I’ll give you an opportunity! Tonight, I will take you into the palace!"
"Are you one of the Emperor's people?" Ye Gucheng asked.
"No! My ancestor had a connection with Yongming Emperor!" Bai Tang replied.
Yongming Emperor? Isn't that the current Emperor's grandfather? Bai Tang's identity is becoming more mysterious.
"I'll go with you!" Ye Gucheng chose to trust Bai Tang. His cousin had sought help from her; perhaps she could indeed help preserve the Ye Family and Baiyun City!
Bai Tang smiled and tossed out an Elixir: "Antidote Pill, it can cure all poisons!"
In the deep of night, the moon was round like a mirror.
When the young Emperor woke from his dreams, moonlight was shining through the window, illuminating the green gauze curtain at the foot of his bed.
The gauze curtain looked like clouds and mist in the moonlight, and within it seemed to be a shadow of a person.
The Emperor straightened his back and leaped up, maintaining his composure while demonstrating remarkable agility.
"What kind of person?"
A gold medal inlaid with the character for jade reached in from outside the gauze curtain. The Emperor's pupils constricted: "The token of my royal ancestor!"
The Emperor pulled aside the gauze curtain and saw two people standing outside: one in white robes with black hair, exuding a sharp sword intent; the other in green robes, ethereal as if descended from the heavens.
"Is that the City Lord of Baiyun?" The Emperor recognized Ye Gucheng at a glance, even though he had never seen him before. "And who might this young lady be?"
"My surname is Bai!" Bai Tang replied.
The Emperor asked, "Are you a descendant of the Immortal Bai?"
The royal secret records noted that when Yongming Emperor ascended to the throne, he was assisted by an immortal of the Bai surname, who was granted a gold medal allowing free entry to the Court. Yongming Emperor also entrusted his beloved youngest son to the Immortal Bai as a disciple. The Immortal Bai took the prince away from the capital, and no one knew their whereabouts.
"May I ask how my uncle is doing?"
"Very well! He is living happily and freely now, a hundred times better than his life in the Palace!"
The Emperor chuckled self-deprecatingly: "Everyone envies royal life, yet they do not know that it is the most difficult. Those who have never been emperors are scheming and unscrupulous in their desire to become one; those who are emperors must constantly guard against their uncles and cousins plotting rebellion. How exhausting it is!"
Ye Gucheng asked, "Are you aware of the Southern King's conspiracy?"
The Emperor smiled: "How could I not notice such a crude and childish scheme? It's laughable that the Southern King and his son are so foolish!"
Bai Tang agreed: "It is indeed quite foolish!"
Ye Gucheng thought to himself: "I used to be on the side of such foolish people!"
The Emperor said, "I am very pleased that Lord Ye has turned away from darkness and embraced the light! When I learned of Lord Ye's involvement in the Southern King's plan, I felt quite regretful; you were once a beauty, yet ended up with thieves?"
Bai Tang remained silent.
Ye Gucheng: "......"
Both of them were in a difficult situation! Ye Gucheng was contemplating whether to betray the emperor to Flying Immortal, while Bai Tang was completely defeated by the emperor's stubbornness! Why are you so obsessed with the phrase "You were once a beauty, but now you have fallen into the hands of a thief"? Don't you realize this is teasing Lord Ye?
Ye Gucheng reported the Southern King's conspiracy in detail to the emperor, only requesting that the emperor spare Baiyun City and Ye Clan Member, and he was willing to take the blame himself.
"Your Majesty, Lord Ye was forced into participating in the Southern King's conspiracy!" Bai Tang pleaded for Ye Gucheng.
"I know that Lord Ye did not act willingly, but there are laws in the kingdom..." The emperor appeared troubled, his eyes darting around at Bai Tang.
"Your Majesty, what do you want me to do in exchange for Lord Ye's innocence?" Bai Tang asked directly.
"Straightforward, I like people like Bai Gu Niang who are so direct!" The emperor laughed, "Then I will be straightforward! Besides the father and son of the Southern King, I also have a cousin who is the heir of Tai Ping Wang, known in the martial world as Gong Jiu. He has established a force called Nameless Island in the South China Sea, intending to push me off the dragon throne..."
"You want me to help you kill Gong Jiu and eliminate the power of Nameless Island?"
"Gong Jiu is the only son of Tai Ping Wang, who is loyal to the court. I cannot bear to lose a son. All I need from you, Bai Gu Niang, is to eliminate those led by Wu Ming on Nameless Island. As for Gong Jiu, I will handle him myself."
Ye Gucheng: "Nameless Island is located in the South China Sea; Baiyun City can assist in eradicating its influence."
Bai Tang waved her hand: "No need, I have my own methods!"
Bai Tang knew that the emperor wanted to use this opportunity to gauge the strength of the Bai Family. She planned to make a big show of deterrence so that the royal family would not dare to covet the Bai Family in the future.
After leaving Palace, she encountered a headless fly-like figure, Lu Ji, outside the Xue Family's door.
"You finally came back!" Lu Feng rushed to Bai Tang, "Do you have any medicine for body recovery? Give me one!"
"Who do you want it for?" Bai Tang asked.
"Ouyang Qing!” With Li Yanbei still dead and Ouyang Qing poisoned, fortunately, Ximen Chui Xue had helped her detoxify. Unfortunately, the poison had harmed her body. Now, Lu Feng, practicing with her, came to ask for help from Bai Tang.
"Thirty thousand!" Bai Tang, who disliked red shoes, directly doubled the price.
"Is it that expensive?" Lu Feng was surprised.
"You don't have to buy it." After all, not taking the medicine wouldn't kill Ouyang Qing.
"I'll buy it!" Lu Feng said with a bitter face as he took out the silver note he had just earned. Who could resist a beautiful woman?
"Here you go." Bai Tang tossed Lu Feng the least effective Elixir. "From now on, when it comes to matters regarding your beautiful confidante, you'd better prepare more silver notes!"
"Greedy ghost!" Lu Feng muttered and asked, "Have you found Ye Gucheng?"
"I found him!"
"Is he alright?"
"With me on the job, if he has any problems, they'll turn into nothing. As for you, just focus on doing what Wei Ziyun asked you to do!"
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