Warring Kingdoms: The Tale of the Jade Phoenix and the Dragon Blade

Chapter 67: Water Strider Chases the Moonlight (聖水皇后)

"My Grandmother lives on another country far away from Old Jianghu. Aside from my father, she had bore another child named, Cao Cao who was the Empress of the Water Country."

"If that's so you're highness then we better get going. I will bring LanRong with us only three of us shall know about this journey."

"Yes. I know Hua FeiXian and YingLuo are now bearing a child and they need each other in times like these and also, Lu Jie and XuanZheng needed to attend matters regarding to the Shangguan Longyan box."

Wei Yue sipped a cup of tea right then and afterwards, sat straight putting a chess piece on the board.

"It's a steal MoXiao. I won."

MoXiao looked at him indifferently and put another chess piece on the board.

"No your highness. I won."

Looking on the chessboard, Wei Yue smiled on the positions of the remaining pieces. He indeed lost the game for the first time.

"King XiaoXing Fu had raised you well, MoXiao. Come, fetch LanRong and we'll leave in the afternoon."

"Thank you, your highness."

MoXiao excused himself and went to the chambers while Wei Yue remained sitting there still looking at the pieces of the chess. He picked a piece and looked at it intently.

'The Gods are using us like mere pawns in a grain of sand.'

He released an exasperating breath and then put the piece back on the board as he saw Lu Jie walking towards him. He guided her on sitting to the chair beside him since she could not see.

"Your highness why are you so forlorn?"

"No I am not."

"As I've told you... We demons can sense emotions... Please don't lie to me."

"Well MoXiao and I played chess and."

"You lost?"

"Hmph! What's the big deal about losing?"

"Well... It's normal to be forlorn after losing but, because of it, you might learn a thing or two how you can overcome the next challenges thrown at you."

"Thank you. Lu Jie. Now, my decision is final, MoXiao, LanRong and I are going to Water Country."

"Going to Shui Guo? But it's far too dangerous your highness."

"We've survived far more dangerous journeys than this Lu Jie."

"Alright your highness. I'll stay here with XuanZheng and the others. Do your best and Good luck to you in your journey."

"Thank you."

Lu Jie excused herself and went inside the room where XuanZheng is.

"Have you told him?"

"Yes but he's unstoppable."

"Let's just stand aside their path and come if trouble uprises."

"Alright."
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FLING! A steady sound of blade reverberated on a cold moonlit night. Water coming from above the waterfalls slowly dripped below and a woman holding a sword caught them with precision. Her hands were swift and gentle like a water strider merely touching the water's surface. Not a single drop of water touched her face not even her hair.

"Your highness."

A servant stepped forth from the shadows behind the trees. The woman stopped her powerful attacks and glided over like a swan across the waters of the Waterfall lake. Removing the blindfold, a pair of gleaming jade-colored eyes shone reflected by the moonlight.