Synopsis and Starting Chapter Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41: Chpater 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44: Chpater 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Chapter 50
Chapter 51
Chapter 52
Chapter 53
Chapter 54
Chapter 55
Chapter 56
Chapter 57
Chapter 58
Chapter 59
Chapter 60
Chapter 61
Chapter 62
Chapter 63
Chapter 64
Chapter 65
Chapter 66
Chapter 67
Chapter 68
Chapter 69
Chapter 70
Chapter 71
Chapter 72
Chapter 73
Chapter 74
Chapter 75
Chapter 76
Chapter 77
Chapter 78
Chapter 79
Chapter 80
Chapter 81
Chapter 82
Chapter 83
Chapter 84
Chapter 85
Chapter 86
Chapter 87
Chapter 88
Chapter 89
Chapter 90
Chapter 91
Chapter 92
Chapter 93
Chapter 94
Chapter 95
Chapter 96
Chapter 97
Chapter 98
Chapter 99
Chapter 100
Chapter 101
Chapter 102
Chapter 103
Chapter 104
Chapter 105
Chapter 106
Chapter 107
Chapter 108
Chapter 109
Chapter 110
Chapter 111
Chapter 112
Chapter 113
Chapter 114
Chapter 115
Chapter 116
Chapter 117
Chapter 118
Chapter 119: 第119章
Chapter 120
Chapter 121
Chapter 122
Chapter 123
Chapter 124
Chapter 125
Chapter 126
Chapter 127
Chapter 128
Chapter 129
Chapter 130
Chapter 131
Chapter 132
Chapter 133
Chapter 134
Chapter 135
Chapter 136
Chapter 137
Chapter 138
Chapter 139
Chapter 140
Chapter 141
Chapter 142
Chapter 143
Chapter 144
Chapter 145
Chapter 146
Chapter 147
Chapter 148
Chapter 149
Chapter 150
Chapter 151
Chapter 152
Chapter 153
Chapter 154
Chapter 155
Chapter 156
Chapter 157
Chapter 158
Chapter 159
Chapter 160
Chapter 161
Chapter 162
Chapter 163
Chapter 164
Chapter 165
Chapter 166
Chapter 167
Chapter 168
Chapter 169
Chapter 170
Chapter 171
Chapter 172
Chapter 173
Chapter 174
Chapter 175
Chapter 176
Chapter 177
Chapter 178
Chapter 179
Chapter 180
Chapter 181
Chapter 182
Chapter 183
Chapter 184
Chapter 185
Chapter 186
Chapter 187
Chapter 188
Chapter 189
Chapter 190
Chapter 191
Chapter 192
Chapter 193
Chapter 194
Chapter 195
Chapter 196
Chapter 197
Chapter 198
Chapter 199
Chapter 200
Chapter 201
Chapter 202
Chapter 203
Chapter 204
Chapter 205
Chapter 206
Chapter 207
Chapter 208
Chapter 209
Chapter 210
Chapter 211
Chapter 212
Chapter 213
Chapter 214
Chapter 215
Chapter 216
Chapter 217
Chapter 218
Chapter 219
Chapter 220
Chapter 221
Chapter 222
Chapter 223
Chapter 224
Chapter 225
Chapter 226
Chapter 227
Chapter 228
Chapter 229
Chapter 230
Chapter 231
Chapter 232
Chapter 233
Chapter 234
Chapter 235
Chapter 236
Chapter 237
Chapter 238
Chapter 239
Chapter 240
Chapter 241
Chapter 242
Chapter 243
Chapter 244
Chapter 245
Chapter 246
Chapter 247
Chapter 248
Chapter 249
Chapter 250
Chapter 251
Chapter 252
Chapter 253
Chapter 254
Chapter 255
Chapter 256
Chapter 257
Chapter 258
Chapter 259
Chapter 260
Chapter 261
Chapter 262
Chapter 263
Chapter 264
Chapter 265
Chapter 266
Chapter 267
Chapter 268
Chapter 269
Chapter 270
Chapter 271
Chapter 272
Chapter 273
Chapter 274
Chapter 275
Chapter 276
Chapter 277
Chapter 278
Chapter 279
Chapter 280
Chapter 281
Chapter 282
Chapter 283
Chapter 284
Chapter 285
Chapter 286
Chapter 287
Chapter 288
Chapter 289
Chapter 290
Chapter 291
Chapter 292
Chapter 293
Chapter 294
Chapter 295
Chapter 296
Chapter 297
Chapter 298
Chapter 299
Chapter 300
Chapter 301
Chapter 302
Chapter 303
Chapter 304
Chapter 305
Chapter 306
Chapter 307 - 307 Chapter 307
Chapter 308 - 308 Chapter 308
Categories Genre: All, Drama, Historical, Josei, Ongoing, Romance Status: Ongoing Alternative names: 凰权, 天盛长歌, ______
Total Chapters in book: 308
Estimated words: 438270 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 2191(@200wpm)___ 1753(@250wpm)___ 1461(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 438270 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 2191(@200wpm)___ 1753(@250wpm)___ 1461(@300wpm)
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Chapter 281: Chapter 281
As he stared at the leaf flute, Gu Nanyi was brought back to that night in Longxi Province. There in the Ji Yang Mansion, she had sat next to him folding the leaf in her soft fingers, gleaming stars in her eyes.
He though back to that day he truly began to understand death and loss as he lay on the rooftop in the rain, playing the flute until his mouth bled.
The cold and salty taste in his mouth seemed to echo the bitterness of life.
He was unsure whether he preferred his old tranquility or this new desire to learn.
He knew bitterness, and he knew the sweet happiness that came after bitterness fled.
Gu Nanyi stared down at the paper leaf flute for a long moment before standing and finding a box to safely store it in.
Meanwhile, Gu Zhixiao pattered around on the felt carpet, completely baffled that her father should make her a toy only to take it away.
Someone who did understand silently lifted Gu Zhixiao, leaning her face into the infant’s smooth cheeks. Her face was fine and smooth like a spring flower, but her heart was already old in the rivers of time.
Unspoken affection spread from heart to heart in one ripple of the flowing river, and in the distance another stretch of time tensed as it readied to explode.
...
In a little border town.
To the North the Steppes and to the South the Central Plains. Tomorrow, this little town named Hui Yao would receive Medora’s Bridal Team and the De Zhou City horse farmer would bring home a new wife.
Helian Zheng had sent Blue Bird guards to escort Medora. Golden Lion men had all frequented King’s Court and many had suffered from Medora’s rampant arrogance, and so the King had sent unfamiliar guards with his Aunt to prevent any unfortunate incidences, not even allowing Medora’s maidservant to accompany her.
The huge bridal team had booked all the inns in town, with Medora’s room in a central location and guarded through the night. Lights were lit and many formidable women watched her at all times. Even if Medora wanted to die, she was not given space to even speak to others, much less attempt suicide.
Feng Zhiwei has spoken, asking them to respect the honorable Medora as she had been in King’s Court; and so that nothing bad should happen to her, no one was to speak with her. Whoever violated the rule need only bring back their head.
After all that had happened, none of the steppe people dared offend this Central Plains woman, none of them even thinking of disobeying their formidable Queen’s commands.
Medora sat quietly in her room, staring numbly into an oil lamp. Her eyes were swollen like peaches from weeping the three days they had been on the road. She had thrown tantrums, attempted bribes, begged, faked illness, and done everything she could think of, but nothing worked. The people surrounded her like iron walls and were silent like stone mountains; wherever she turned and ran, she would find only an impassable barrier.
In the coming day, all the dust would settle. De Zhou City was far from King’s Court and the journey back would be difficult, and once she was married to this other man, she would have no face to return.
Medora grit her teeth and desperation filled her eyes. She thought and plotted, unconsciously gripping her belt.
One of the older women watching her immediately stepped forward and sat next to her, burning eyes glaring at Medora’s offending hand as if afraid that Medora would take the band and hang herself if she blinked.
Medora smirked with bitter amusement, letting her hand fall loose.
The door squeaked open and another woman walked in. The woman on watch sighed in relief, smiling as she called out: “You’re here. Then I’ll be going to rest.”
The new woman nodded as the other one yawned and exited.
This new woman came to sit beside Medora, her limbs stiff.
Medora sighed once more, despairing as she left the desk to lay down on her bed.
“Do you still want to return?”
An almost recognizable man’s voice shocked Medora, and she trembled and turned.
There was only the elderly woman watching her, but when she met the woman’s eyes, the woman squinted.
As her eyes narrowed, a flash of gold filled the room and the illusion shattered. Medora immediately recognized the man.
“Ke...” Medora began calling out before her words died at the man’s gaze.
“Feng Zhiwei truly is impressive...” Kereyid said, stretching out the discomfort from his attire and disguise. “Almost all of my sect has come, following you from King’s Court. So many different people trying different arts, and only today were we able to find a weakness to exploit...”
“You came to rescue me?” Medora said in disbelieving excitement. She had never spoken with Kereyid, and somehow this man who cared nothing for his wife and son had come to save her?
“You could say that.” Kereyid chuckled in a quiet voice.
Medora immediately turned to pack her things and called out happily, “Let’s go!”
“No.”
Medora’s head whipped around in astonishment as Kereyid smiled, meeting her eyes. ”Truthfully, I cannot get you out so easily. We are strangers, and I am not going to lose my people just to bring you away.”
Medora’s face darkened and her hands stilled. Her voice was cold as she replied: “Then why are you here?”
“I’ve brought you a way to return.” Kereyid answered, taking a small paper bag from his robes. “This is a special medicine that my sect has invented. When you take it, bruises will slowly appear over your body as if you had been abused. Your pulse will weaken, but your body will not suffer. When you find a way to escape, you can present yourself in this manner to Jadran. With your relationship with him, just imagine what he will...” Kereyid smiled.
Medora was pleased, but suspicion still remained. She loved her beauty and was unhappy with the effects of the medicine, so she asked: “How can I be sure you’re not plotting against me? What if the medicine’s effects never wear off...”
Kereyid easily held out another small bottle. “The antidote.”
Medora silently looked at the bottles while Kereyid raised an eyebrow. The man calmly continued: “The medicine takes effect slowly, so if you take it now, the bruises will gradually appear after your marriage. This way, you’ll gain Jadran’s belief more easily and he will understand that Feng Zhiwei arranged for you to marry a ruthless man and suffer at his hands. If you want me to take the medicine to prove its effects, I cannot. Whether or not you believe me is up to you. If you cannot take the risk, then that is fine.
With those words, he began to put away the medicine. Medora immediately stepped forward and grabbed the paper bag and the antidote, her gaze glittering sharply as she slowly replied. “I have never been pushed so hard... what does it matter if it kills me? If I did not long to see Jadran and speak to him face to face, I would have stabbed myself in the heart that day!”
Total Chapters in book: 308
Estimated words: 438270 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 2191(@200wpm)___ 1753(@250wpm)___ 1461(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 438270 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 2191(@200wpm)___ 1753(@250wpm)___ 1461(@300wpm)
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