Empress Fu Yao [Volume 3]

Night in the forest (Part 1)

Meng Fuyao flipped over and laid down by the pile of fire. Zhan Beiye waited until she was fast asleep before taking off his robe and carefully draping it over her.

Lord Yuan Bao carefully kept his four strands of hair that were wasted and held them in his palms. Sad and lonely, he sat on a stone and stared at the crescent moon. Moments later, he let out a long sigh, frustrated at the lack of proper communication.

"Squeak-"

The night darkened, and all the animals gradually fell asleep.

Ji Yu and ten elite warriors of Black Wind Horses slept in a semi-circle facing the thick forest, protecting Zhan Beiye and Meng Fuyao who laid in the center of the formation. Meng Fuyao slept on a bluestone, behind which was a pond, followed by a mountain that was almost impossible to climb over. Zhan Beiye specially picked this campsite, which was the safest as it could fend off enemies coming from three different directions.

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After a day of intense trekking, everyone was overwhelmed with fatigue and fell into a deep slumber.

The crescent moon, which resembled a hook, projected a greenish-blue luster on the center of the pond. Ripples vaguely emerged, spreading out in waves.

The waves gradually became more violent, disrupting the pale reflection of the moon. Almost immediately, some objects – with shapes yet to be seen – slowly emerged from the pond.

Under the pale moonlight, in the pond where a cliff was near, an eerie shadow gradually rose.

From afar, the shadow seemed to have a body and a head, with four distinct limbs. Though the shadow silently rose, it kept squirming.

The moonlight projected the shadow on the cliff. That "thing" suddenly split apart bit by bit, and two particularly flexible "arms" continuously extended and contracted in a strange rhythm.

On the stone, Lord Yuan Bao flipped over, opened his eyes, sniffed his surroundings and suddenly sat up in a scurry.

He took a glance behind his back and what he saw made him jump in shock, leaping right into Meng Fuyao's arms.

Meng Fuyao was having a good night's sleep. In her dreams, she was happily slapping Zhangsun Wuji away, but Lord Yuan Bao's actions woke her up from the dream. She instinctively sensed her surroundings. There was no sign of danger; there was only silence around her. She felt relieved and semi-consciously pushed Lord Yuan Bao away. "Sleep properly! Don't fall all over me like that, we are of different genders!" she scolded.

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Lord Yuan Bao was angered by her words, loudly squeaking as he jumped up and down, waking everyone up. On the opposite side, Zhan Beiye opened his eyes and reached for his sword that was used as a pillow. He jumped to his feet, and after surveying the surroundings, he frowned and said, "Rat, what's the commotion about?"

Lord Yuan Bao pointed at the cliff profusely. When everyone looked over, they only saw a serene pond and a normal cliff.

"You had a nightmare, hadn't you?" asked Meng Fuyao as she glanced sideways at Lord Yuan Bao. "If you want to sleep with me, just say it directly. Why put up such a show?"

Lord Yuan Bao was bitterly angry, once again pointing at the sky and profusely squeaking as he vowed for his innocence. Even though Meng Fuyao and Zhan Beiye teased the guinea pig, they knew that he was not just an ordinary guinea pig, and definitely would not put up such a midnight show just to sleep with Meng Fuyao.

Ji Yu and the other knights patrolled around the nearby forest, while Zhan Beiye and Meng Fuyao inspected their surroundings. Everyone sat back at their positions only after confirming that there was nothing out of the ordinary.