Qin Shi Huang: Swordsmanship begins with picking up Xiao Meng

Chapter 104 Tide Demoness, Beauty Hu, Red Lotus
The Blood-Clad Marquis's Mansion!
"Tick tock..."

As Bai Yifei channeled his energy, water droplets fell intermittently from his fingertips.

"Pfft!"

The water droplets, falling on the hard stone floor, penetrated deep into the ground, leaving a hole of unknown depth, from which wisps of sharp energy faintly emerged.

At this moment, Bai Yifei seemed to sense something, looked up at the door, and after a short while, footsteps came.

"I heard... you were injured."

Accompanied by a sweet, seductive voice, a figure appeared in Bai Yifei's line of sight.

She wore a purple strapless dress that tightly hugged her hips, highlighting an alluring S-curve. Her feet were clad in purple high-heeled boots, making her appear exceptionally tall. Beneath her bewitching eyes were two teardrop-shaped diamonds, sparkling as if capable of captivating the soul.

This is none other than Chao Nu Yao, one of the Four Fiends of the Night, along with Bai Yifei and Fei Cui Hu.

"cousin!"

The trendy woman slightly parted her red lips, let out a captivating soft cry, and swayed her slender waist as she walked in, bringing a wisp of fragrance with her.

Finally, her beautiful eyes lingered on Bai Yifei's hands, which were occasionally dripping with water, and a hint of surprise appeared on her face:
"What astonishing sword energy!"

These water droplets were actually formed from sword energy.

No wonder even his own cousin was seriously injured by him.

The surprise in the trendy woman's eyes gradually turned into curiosity, and of course, even more so, greed.

Noticing the gaze of the Tide Demoness, Bai Yifei said calmly:

"Don't play with fire and get burned."

Bai Yifei knew her cousin's personality all too well.

"My sister understands."

Chao Nu Yao withdrew her gaze, and whether she had heeded Bai Yifei's warning was something only she knew.

Bai Yifei didn't say much either, because if Chao Nuyao was willing to listen, one reminder from him was enough; if she wasn't willing to listen, no matter how much he said, it would be useless.

Then he asked:
Did you bring what I needed?

Bai Yifei's notification to Chao Nuyao wasn't just a simple invitation for the latter to visit him.

"nature."

The fashionable enchantress nodded slightly.
"That King Han is probably going to be unhappy for a while."

There were only so many, and they were all given to Bai Yifei, so naturally, King Han had none left.

"There's more to come."

Bai Yifei, however, was quite blunt, saying that he was seriously injured and urgently needed to recover as soon as possible, otherwise it would be even more difficult to deal with the chaos in Xinzheng.

As for the King of Han?

My cousin can't control the people who hurt her, but she's more than capable of controlling a foolish king.

"Ok!"

Chao Nv Yao clearly has this confidence too.

"You can go now, I need to heal my wounds!"

Having finished speaking, Bai Yifei dismissed the guests, closed his eyes, and continued to exert all his strength to expel the remaining sword energy from his body.

"Um……"

Without even receiving a thank you, the Tide Demon shook her head and left reluctantly.

Korean Royal Palace!

"Madam Mingzhu!"

Upon seeing the palace maids and servants of the Tide Demoness, they all bowed in greeting.

Lady Mingzhu, the favorite concubine of the King of Han, is another identity of the Tide Demoness.

On her way back to the palace, the Tide Demoness encountered someone who piqued her interest. Intrigued, she approached and greeted him.
"Princess Red Lotus!"

"It is you!"

Upon seeing Madam Mingzhu, Honglian seemed to regard it as bad luck, turning her pretty face away and coldly snorting:
"Is there a problem?"

If we were to name the person Honglian disliked most in the palace, it would undoubtedly be the vixen, Chao Nv Yao. A fox spirit, her stench could be smelled from miles away.

The Fairy Maiden seemed oblivious to Honglian's disdain, her smile remaining constant as her gaze fell upon the flower basket in Honglian's hands:

"Did Princess Honglian just go to deliver flowers to the King?"

"none of your business."

Honglian hid the flower basket in her hands behind her back, afraid that it would be tainted by the vixen's seductive aura.

As for Honglian delivering the flowers, it was naturally because of a task assigned by her master, Jiang Yu.

Earlier, Jiang Yu told Zi Nu that Hong Lian would also cooperate with her to inflate Qiu Lan's status and price.

"Goodbye if there's nothing else!"

"Of course there's something wrong."

The Tide Demoness stopped Red Lotus and pointed to the flower basket, saying:
"Princess Honglian, I also adore these autumn orchids. Would you be so kind as to give me some?"

Of course, the trendy fairy didn't actually like Qiulan; she was just teasing the little princess for fun—it was just a perverse hobby.

"there is none left!"

Honglian refused decisively.

In fact, Jiang Yu gave Honglian a lot of Qiulan orchids so that she could give them to every person of status in the palace.

As a result, because Honglian disliked fox spirits, there were naturally no fox spirits like the Tide Demoness.

"All right!"

The succubus, undeterred by the rejection, simply murmured:
"Anyway, the king doesn't like flowers, I'll just ask him for some more later."

"you!"

Chao Nu Yao's words hit Hong Lian's sore spot perfectly, infuriating her.

She would trample the flowers to pieces rather than give them to the Trendy Fairy.

But if I trample the flowers, I won't be able to explain it to my master, and then I won't get the reward he promised.

Just as Honglian was in a dilemma, she suddenly saw a beautiful noblewoman in pink, surrounded by palace maids.

This made Honglian's eyes light up, and she ran over in a flash, handing the flowers directly to the noblewoman.

"Miss Hu, these flowers are for you."

The noblewoman before her was none other than Consort Hu, another of her father's favorite concubines.
He and the Tide Demoness were mortal enemies, so he gave the flowers to Hu Meiren to see how the Tide Demoness would accept them.

In fact, Honglian also thought that Hu Meiren was a fox spirit, but compared to Chao Nu Yao, Hu Meiren was more pleasing to the eye.

When faced with two evils, choose the lesser one.

Hu Meiren was able to remain favored in the palace not only because of her beauty, but also because she was intelligent. After glancing at Honglian and Chao Nuyao, she understood what had happened.

Looking at Honglian, who seemed to be shifting the blame somewhat, Hu Meiren thought for a moment, then smiled and said:

"What fragrant flowers! Thank you, Princess Red Lotus."

Hu Meiren had long wanted to improve her relationship with Honglian, who was favored by the King of Han and the Empress Dowager. As for Chao Nuyao, the two were already at odds, so this wouldn't make a difference.

"You're welcome."

Honglian waved her hand, beginning to feel more favorably toward Hu Meiren who had helped her out of her predicament, and thus decided to send Hu Meiren more flowers in the future.

"I'll leave first!"

Having completed her mission, Honglian happily ran off.

"Sister, I'm leaving now too."

The remaining Hu Meiren and Chao Nu Yao didn't see eye to eye, so naturally they didn't stay any longer.

"Take care, little sister!"

The fairy maiden smiled and saw her off, showing no other emotional fluctuations, before returning to her own palace.

On the way, thinking about the internal energy fluctuations she sensed from Honglian, the Tide Demoness couldn't help but mutter to herself:
"It seems that our Princess Honglian has indeed found a good master."

(End of this chapter)