I am born a beauty, and I am supreme

Chapter 24

"Hmm?" Tang Leyan was slightly puzzled.

"Are you tired?" he asked again.

"Tired... I am a little tired... Well, I stood in front of the emperor all day, but, but, it's not extremely tiring..."

Tang Leyan's words were vague and ambiguous.

As she spoke, she released Xiao Di, tilted her head, blinked, and kept observing his expression.

Why is he acting so strangely? Normally, he would have kicked me far away by now, but today Xiao Di seems a bit unusual. I can't figure out what he's up to, so I slowly observe his expression and give him an ambiguous answer.

Xiao Di turned around, slung the sword he was holding across his back, and placed one hand on Tang Leyan's waist.

"Xiao...Xiao Di?"

I was startled, and my voice trembled slightly.

Before she could even open her mouth, he had already pulled her into a tight embrace.

He immediately tucked it into his bosom.

Tang Leyan shut up.

He wasn't much taller than me, and he was quite thin, yet he was so strong.

"Xiao Di, you're so good to me, oh..." She sighed contentedly, then leaned her face against his chest. The boy's unique scent filled her nostrils, making her feel at ease. She looked at the fading twilight before her, closed her eyes, and drifted off to sleep.

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The mission at Tianmiao Peak was originally impossible for Tang Leyan to complete.

The person who stole the Book of Leisure did it perfectly, without triggering any mechanisms.

Thinking about it this way, it is very likely that this person is familiar with the mechanisms and setup of Tianmiao Peak. It is highly probable that this person is from Tianmiao Peak or has been there before.

The Tianmiao Sect Master once said: Those who practice the "Free and Easy Book" will see their martial arts improve rapidly in a very short time. If used properly, it is not impossible for a ten-year-old boy to possess the power of a hundred years.

But at the same time, those who practice will pay a price: sleepless nights.

Because the practitioner's internal strength and skeletal structure will undergo corresponding changes, rapid growth will torment and afflict one's mental strength, making one unable to sleep, even if one wants to.

Such domineering behavior inevitably leads to consequences, which is why the Book of Freedom has always been locked in the most secret library. For decades, even the sect leader has never practiced it.

Besides this major characteristic, another one is that strange marks will appear on the body when practicing the "Free and Easy Book" for the first time.

So when Tang Leyan heard that Chu Zhen had "stayed up all night" and saw him wearing a veil, she became suspicious.

She has a stubborn personality; once she decides to do something or want something, she will go through fire and water to achieve it.

Even the Sect Master of Tianmiao Sect was helpless against her.

Tang Leyan's first suspect was Chu Gexing.

This "senior brother" had come down from the mountain two years ago.

She has a effeminate yet wicked personality, and when she looks at people, her eyes seem to shimmer with a demonic light.

Unexpectedly, after arriving in Shundu and conducting an investigation, she discovered that a series of bloody cases that had occurred in Shundu a year earlier, when the "Book of Leisure" was stolen, had been solved. The murderer was personally interrogated by the Nine Gates Admiral and then executed in the street.

At least a thousand people witnessed the scene.

With a flash of the executioner's gleaming blade, the criminal's head was severed and fell to the ground. Through the spray of bright red blood, one could see the Nine Gates Admiral sitting behind the execution table in the hall. His face was flushed, his eyes were hazy and slightly upturned, and there seemed to be a bewitching smile on his lips, giving people a feeling of trembling that was both exquisitely beautiful and extremely terrifying.

I can't forget it even if I want to.

Chapter Thirty: Imperial Favor

The sky was already a dull, inky blue.

Chu Gexing slowly stepped into the inner room.

Yan Jieyu stepped forward and gracefully bowed: "My lord?"

Chu Gexing waved his hand slightly: "It's nothing."

He sat down on the edge of the bed and suddenly sighed, "What is destined to happen will eventually happen." With a flick of his finger, he untied his belt.

Yan Jieyu, observing the situation, hesitated before stepping forward: "Should we...do it?"

"Hmm..." she replied, her delicately manicured eyebrows furrowing slightly as she slowly said, "Yes."

Yan Jieyu lowered her head and remained silent.

Chu Gexing turned around and slowly lay down on the bed.

Place your hands on top, then rest your face on them.

With his eyes closed, the features of this face were exquisitely drawn, as if painted.

Yan Jieyu stepped forward slowly.

With delicate fingers, she gently brushed away the long hair that had fallen over his shoulders, slowly pulling it to his side to reveal his back, which was as white as mutton fat jade.

Slowly downwards, the clothes slip a little further, following the smooth curves, until you reach that beautifully shaped slender waist.

I gazed at that perfect body quietly, and although I had seen it countless times, each time I felt my mouth go dry.

Yan Jieyu reached out, her fingers slowly pulling down the white shirt that covered her waist.

The person lying on the bed suddenly spoke: "Hua Nu... is she still there?" The voice was faint and ethereal.

Yan Jieyu's hand trembled, and she stopped.

He frowned and said, "Yes, sir, he's still here."

"Did she... say anything?"

"Hua Nu only begs that Your Excellency spare her life."

"Oh...she doesn't seem like someone who's afraid of death."

"My lord... please forgive Jieyu's boldness..."

"you say."

"Hua Nu wanted to keep her life, but not for herself."

"Oh? What's the reason for that?"

"Hua Nu wants to..." She swallowed the words that were about to come out of her mouth. Yan Jieyu looked at the person on the bed and changed her words, "Keep this body for future use. If one day you can use her again, that will be Hua Nu's greatest wish."

"Keep it...hehe." Chu Gexing chuckled.

"yes……"

“She’s a strange person, too,” Chu Gexing murmured. “But I’m also wondering why I didn’t just kill her…”

"My lord..." Yan Jieyu's voice trembled.

"What, are you nervous?" Chu Gexing smiled but didn't move, saying calmly, "However... let's keep her for now. Hmm, let's begin."

"Yes." A few beads of sweat appeared on Yan Jieyu's forehead, but her brows relaxed slightly. Hearing the words of the person on the bed, she breathed a sigh of relief: Hua Nu's life was temporarily saved... But what if she asked again next time...?

She suddenly smiled: Everyone is living a precarious life, so why should she worry about a shadow?

His gaze fell downwards, and his finger twitched.

Chu Gexing's inner garment slipped down slightly, revealing a deep red flower with slender, lush petals on her crystal-clear, jade-like skin and gracefully curvaceous waist.

Hua Jieyu reached out and touched her full breasts.

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As the emperor reviewed the memorials, he watched the person below the jade steps gesturing wildly.

Is this what he calls being on duty?

He spent half his time reviewing memorials and the other half observing his every move.

At least today I'm wearing the uniform of an imperial guard.

However, he still had an expression that said "I'm not used to it," and kept tugging at things.

Standing at the foot of those jade steps, there was never a moment of stillness; they would jump around and change positions from time to time.

The emperor felt that he had been so busy looking at him that he almost made a mistake in the memorial.

"Leyan!"

Just as he was leaning against the pillar, trying to pry the golden pearl out of the dragon's mouth with a knife, Tang Shaoxuan could no longer bear it.

"Your Majesty!" he replied, turning around while still maintaining that ridiculous posture.

"What are you doing?" the emperor asked in a deep voice.

"Uh, I was just testing the sturdiness of this statue." He touched the knife, noticing a layer of gold dust on it, and finally reluctantly let go.

"Finished the test? How does it feel?" He raised an eyebrow.

"Very passable, how awful."

"Hmph... If you passed, hurry up and come back to stand properly."

"oh……"

He agreed and obediently returned, standing proudly at the bottom of the steps.

The emperor reached for the pen, and as he turned his head, he met the emperor's dark, bright eyes again.

"You are not allowed to look at me." He gave a curt order.

"Fine, I won't look then." He pouted, but ultimately turned his head away.

The vast imperial study finally returned to its original silence and solemnity.

There were figures moving around at the entrance, and a eunuch bowed as he entered.

The accompanying eunuch stepped forward, and after the two whispered to each other, the accompanying eunuch returned.

"Your Majesty," he bowed, flicking his whisk, "it's time for you to choose a concubine."

"Hmm?" Tang Shaoxuan frowned slightly.

Tang Leyan perked up her ears.

"It's been almost a month since I last flipped through it."

"Is that so?" he asked noncommittally.