I've Decided To Be This Tyrant's Dark Moonlight - Chapter 66

The little palace maids quickly gathered around the carriage, chirping and chattering like birds, expressing their longing for the two Concubines.

Madame Shi Pei smiled as she took the luggage and said, “It will still be the same two rooms as before. Everyone’s been very happy these past few days—scrubbing the Anle Hall until it shines like a mirror, and even picking fresh osmanthus from the Imperial Garden to place under the windows. I remember, Your Highness likes osmanthus.”

Xiao Qianxue held Wei Ying’s hand and followed behind, walking as if she were returning to her happy old home. “Yes, osmanthus is sweet and fragrant. The first time Ying Ying and I met, the osmanthus in the Imperial Garden was so fragrant.”

Recalling that day, she felt a sweetness in her mouth and a warmth in her heart.

Xiao Qianxue tilted her head to look at Wei Ying, a sweet smile curving her lips. She tightened her grip on Wei Ying’s hand, leaned closer, looked her over for a long moment, and asked, “Ying Ying, did you not sleep well last night?”

Wei Ying rubbed her reddened eyes, muttered something indistinct, and nodded.

Xiao Qianxue asked, “Eh? Why?”

Wei Ying frowned. “Because… my invisible wings were stolen!”

Xiao Qianxue and Shi Pei exchanged confused glances, then looked at Wei Ying in puzzlement. “Invisible wings?”

Wei Ying patted her gently. “Don’t think too hard. Only clever people can see them.”

Xiao Qianxue pouted and kept glancing over her shoulder, trying to spot these so-called wings. “Was the person who stole the wings also clever?”

Wei Ying paused for a moment, then smiled. “No. They wouldn’t even know if I regrew my wings. A little fool.” She suddenly brightened, shook her rainbow-colored wings behind her, and happily hopped onto the bed, burying herself in the pillow to take a nap.

She slept until the afternoon. When she woke, Xiao Qianxue wasn’t in the room. A little palace maid said she had gone outside to practice swordsmanship.

Wei Ying nodded, leaning against the soft pillow. Suddenly, the voice of the Palace Intrigue Assistant sounded in her ears—

Since at the last palace banquet, Prince Luling did not trigger the “love at first sight with the heroine” plot, the power of the plot would cause him to appear near Anle Hall. There, he would meet the heroine practicing swordsmanship under the moon, triggering the “love at first sight” storyline.

Palace Intrigue Assistant: “So your task, Host, is to quickly bring the heroine back and prevent Prince Luling from falling for her!”

Wei Ying casually nodded, leaning on the soft pillow. She took the tea offered by a little palace maid and sipped it.

Happy old home, how peaceful!

Palace Intrigue Assistant: “Host! Hurry, stop the plot from unfolding! Otherwise, Prince Luling will meet the heroine!”

Wei Ying thought for a moment and asked, “Anle Hall is so far from the Empress Dowager’s Cining Palace. How did Prince Luling get here?”

Palace Intrigue Assistant: “It doesn’t matter! The plot’s power just brings him here to see the heroine. Host, host, go now!” After rambling for a while, it suddenly realized something: “Could it be because I haven’t mentioned the reward? Reward is one card draw, guaranteed at least a blue card.”

Wei Ying leapt up, set the tea aside, put on her clothes, and dashed out. “Got it!”

Palace Intrigue Assistant: …

The night was slightly cool, the moon hung over the parasol trees, and the deep black sky carried a cold, white moon.

Xiao Qianxue was practicing swordsmanship on a flat area outside Anle Hall.

Tonight, with few stars in the sky, was perfect for sword practice. Last night, at the palace banquet, she had seen Prince Luling’s sword performance and had wanted to snatch his sword and try herself. That display—what even was that?

The sword’s brilliance reflected the moonlight, casting silver light on the ground. The young woman’s waist was soft and slender. Bending down, she arched her body like a crescent moon. Her pale yellow skirt fluttered with her movements.

Xiao Qianxue quickly finished, thinking it was even better than dancing, and far better than eating!

She didn’t notice that behind a tree, someone was gazing at her intently.

Prince Luling stood under the tree, watching the sword-practicing young woman silently, afraid of startling her.

He clutched his chest as if a little deer were wildly thrashing inside—last night at the palace banquet, how had he not noticed such a beautiful woman in the harem, elegant and radiant, her features reminiscent of someone from the past?

He didn’t know why he had ended up here. That night, unable to sleep, he remembered the embarrassment of last night and had gone out for a ride, eventually reaching the area near Anle Hall, where he saw the beautiful woman practicing swordsmanship.

Could this be fate? Prince Luling wondered, silently guessing the woman’s identity:

He had not seen her at the palace banquet, or perhaps hadn’t paid attention… no, this woman had not attended the banquet. Now she appeared at the Cold Palace, surely a neglected concubine.

A woman who had lost favor could only practice swordsmanship at night to relieve her loneliness.

Thinking this, Prince Luling’s heart stirred; he longed to comfort the injured woman immediately.

Then, he heard a nightmare-like voice—pleasant, yet giving him goosebumps:

“Qianxue, what are you doing here?”

Wei Ying stood not far away, holding her sleeves and smiling.

Prince Luling quickly shrank behind the tree. His little-deer-heart transformed into a stampeding wild boar, beating so hard he thought it would tear his chest apart. He remembered the woman’s impressive performance last night and tried to make himself as small as possible, afraid of being noticed.

Wei Ying also noticed the person behind the tree and lightly raised her lips, a small smile in her eyes.

Palace Intrigue Assistant snorted: “You’re smiling? Smiling? Now the mission is basically a failure! Even if you bring the heroine back, it’s too late. Prince Luling has already fallen for her!”

Once Prince Luling’s heart is stirred, he cannot forget, and the subsequent plot will unfold.

Wei Ying continued to smile, redeeming a card from the points shop—a green card, “Max-Level Expert,” lasting ten seconds.

She thought for a moment, applied the card’s full power to strength, and then used it on Xiao Qianxue.

The card became a streak of light, silently flying into the young woman.

Hearing Wei Ying’s voice, Xiao Qianxue laughed, casually throwing down her sword, which plunged into the ground like cutting tofu, leaving only the hilt visible.

Xiao Qianxue: “Whoa!”

Prince Luling, hiding behind the tree and observing silently: !!!

This concubine is too strong! Wait, how could such a delicate beauty have superhuman strength? It must be the soil here is loose.

Xiao Qianxue looked at the hilt, puzzled. Was she really this strong?

Wei Ying said, “Wow, Qianxue, you’re amazing!”

Receiving praise from Ying Ying, Xiao Qianxue happily stomped and ran toward her for a bear hug.

Wei Ying quickly sidestepped. Xiao Qianxue braked too late, hitting a large tree behind Wei Ying. She remained unharmed, but the tree split in two with a loud crash.

Xiao Qianxue instinctively caught the tree trunk with one hand, as if it were a small branch rather than a massive tree.

Seeing that time was running out, Wei Ying said, “Qianxue, throw it.”

Xiao Qianxue nodded dazedly, casually tossing the broken tree. It crashed heavily, landing near Prince Luling’s feet, leaves scattering.

Prince Luling: !!!

He fell back in fear, crawling away, stunned, unable to believe it.

The little super-strong woman approached step by step, and he kept retreating in his mind: “Don’t come any closer!”

Wei Ying gently stopped Xiao Qianxue and whispered in her ear: “That strength was given by me, the little fairy. Now I’ve taken it back; you can’t do it anymore.”

Xiao Qianxue didn’t believe it and tried to lift the tree again.

Prince Luling watched the super-strong young woman slowly approach, panicking inside.

Wei Ying again stopped Xiao Qianxue: “Let’s go back for now.”

Xiao Qianxue, always obedient, pursed her lips. “Okay, I’ll listen to you.” She followed Wei Ying back to Anle Hall, still skeptical.

Prince Luling finally exhaled when they left, collapsing on the ground and wiping cold sweat, looking at the massive broken tree. He tried to ride his horse back, but turned to find… the horse was gone.

Looking ahead, he realized Wei Ying was holding Xiao Qianxue with one hand and the black horse with the other, the same horse he had ridden out on.

Prince Luling stepped forward, mouth opening to call them back, but his foot caught a branch on the ground, trapping his words.

He looked down at the massive branch, almost thicker than his neck, lying there stubbornly.

Sobbing, he stomped on the scattered branches, heading back. From Anle Hall to Cining Palace would take over half an hour by horse; walking would take even longer…

Prince Luling’s sorrow grew. He wiped tears and hurried onward.

Back at Anle Hall, Xiao Qianxue tried a few times and confirmed her strength had returned to normal. Realizing her super-strength was caused by the little fairy’s magic, she eagerly asked Wei Ying to use it again.

Wei Ying smiled, brushing it off. “Next time, next time.”

Xiao Qianxue held her heart, looking at Wei Ying with even more admiration. “Wow, Ying Ying, you’re amazing! Eh, why are you holding a horse?”

Wei Ying brought back the horse, Lei Ting, to Anle Hall. The black horse fidgeted, but Wei Ying released it, letting it run off—not back to the palace.

Seeing Lei Ting didn’t head toward Prince Luling, Wei Ying let it be, returning to her room and smiling at Xiao Qianxue.

Anle Hall had two bedrooms for them. Xiao Qianxue, as always, liked to sleep with Wei Ying.

The bedroom was unlit, the bed curtains pulled aside, in dim darkness.

As Wei Ying entered, she frowned. When she left, she had pulled the curtains but left them slightly open, keeping a lookout.

The beautiful figure in the golden robe curled up in a corner, hugging the blanket soundly asleep.

Wei Ying: …

The blanket contained His Majesty!

Xiao Qianxue walked over curiously. “Ying Ying, what’s wrong?”

Wei Ying expressionlessly lowered the curtain, turning back. “We can’t sleep together anymore.”

Xiao Qianxue blinked in confusion. “Why?”

Wei Ying said seriously, “If we sleep together, I’m afraid you’ll press on my invisible wings.”

Xiao Qianxue tilted her head. “Eh?”

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