The Emperor's Prisoner
Episode 34

"LONG JIAN!" someone diverted his attention. The 7-year-old boy blinked his eyes when a girl his age came up to him. The girl stopped right in front of him. The girl's breath was puffing.

"What are you doing? What if your parents see you running around?" long Jian protested with a wailing head. But no one was there except the two of them. The girl shook her hands in the air. His breathing was back in order.

"No problem. No one will see us" said the girl twisting her witty eyes. Making Long Jian's face flushed red. He turned his face in any direction. The girl who saw the hue that appeared on Long Jian's face laughed amusedly.

"Are you ashamed?" the girl teased his arm. The sound of whispering is heard.

"Who said?" it went first. The girl laughed even more. Long Jian's steps were getting faster entering the forest. Leaving the girl alone who was still laughing.

"just say. Why should I be ashamed?" the girl followed his steps. The two children continued walking through the forest. The forest shrouded in fog blocked visibility. But it did not disturb the child's second steps. They both held each other so as not to separate. "Long Jian what place is still far away?" ask the girl again. His body shivered so cold. Long Jian stopped his steps. He turned around and was surprised to see the girl's face.

The originally cheerful face turned sinister. The girl's head was covered in blood and her face paled. There were many maggots writhing on his face. Even falling to the ground. Long Jian instantly released his handrails with a paled face. "Why? Why did you leave me?" ask the girl. His voice sounds different. There is no voice full of joy. It just sounds hoarse and echoing.

"I-I ..."

"ANSWERED LONG JIAN! WHY DID YOU LEAVE ME? WH WHY? WHY ARE YOU LEAVING? BECAUSE OF YOU-"

"Her Majesty the emperor?" long Jian's eyes that were originally tightly closed were now wide-eyed. Shocked Zhang Liu who just woke him up. Long Jian's gaze circulated around and his breath sounded. His heart is beating hard. "Are you okay?" zhang Liu asked fearfully.

Long Jian's gaze turned to look at Zhang Liu. He's clucking. "What did you wake me up?" long Jian asked propping up his chin. Cold sweat drenched the forehead. But Long Jian did not care and looked coldly at Zhang Liu.

Jakun Zhang Liu up and down. He swallowed hard. "We've reached the glorious one."

Long Jian flicked away the curtains that covered the window of the horse carriage. In front of his eyes was a luxurious building. With a towering and sturdy gate. He again closed the curtain as soon as he finished recognizing the building in plain sight. Do not forget the dripping cold sweat rubbed with the end of hanfu.

Only then did the oversized robed man get off the horse carriage. All the soldiers looked neatly lined up to welcome Long Jian. "Welcome, your highness the emperor," said Gong Jihon, who stood before the gate. The old man bowed respectfully followed by his grandson. Long Jian stared flatly and passed the two people.

"Take me to where Jin is," Long Jian told the two men surnamed Gong. They looked at each other in silence. Long Jian's eye brows rose next to. "Didn't you hear my orders Gong Jihon?" long Jian asked coldly as he glanced sharply.

"It seems like the wound on your body has improved," said Long Jian approaching him. Li Jihyun bowed respectfully as she faced Long Jian.

"Thanks to your compassion, the wounds I suffered quickly healed." The two men surnamed Gong stared at Long Jian unblinkingly.

"Grandfather wasn't he hurt bad?" gong Heng whispered. He did not want his voice to be heard by Long Jian who was not far from them. Gong Jihon swallowed. His eyes fixedly stared at Li Jihyun who was standing straight. As if the wounds he suffered were nothing.

"Grandfather doesn't know either" Gong Jihon replied in confusion. Because he had just suffered severe injuries but now stood up gallantly. Can't he feel pain? inner Gong Jihon.

Long Jian snorted. His eyes looked at Li Jihyun's body. Although his body was wrapped in bandages but he did not show any complaints of pain. It just looks relaxed. The more they look the more similar they are. Or it was just my feeling, Inner Long Jian looked at him fixedly.

"Your Majesty, sorry to cut your conversation. But you better get inside. Outside it was extremely cold," Zhang Liu said making Long Jian's eyes instantly turn to look at him. Being stared at so made Zhang Liu tremble in fear. The man's gaze immediately bowed within.

Li Jihyun smiled faintly. He watched Zhang Liu who was behind Long Jian. So he was the one who had been by Long Jian's side all this time. If it was not wrong to hear his name Zhang Liu, inner Li Jihyun.

"What the person next to you says is right. We better get inside. My father and nephew until preparing a warm banquet to welcome your arrival," said Li Jihyun melted the atmosphere. Long Jian's attention now turned to look at Gong Jihon.

They welcome me well? Hm, what else are you planning? inner Long Jian. He stared back at Li Jihyun who was still standing in the doorway. "Guide the way," Long Jian told Li Jihyun.

"Please follow my noble one," Li Jihyun replied bowing respectfully. He turned around and stepped first followed Long Jian. The two soldiers escorting Long Jian also joined. The two fierce faces made the maid in the house hide so scared. The servant only dared to peek out from the gap of the wall.

Li Jihyun drove Long Jian towards the dining room. The place of delicious cuisine dishes has been opened. "Please sit down noble," said Gong Jihon pulling Long Jian's chair. He pulled over letting Long Jian sit in that seat. Smoke smells of delicious cuisine. But Long Jian looked at him flatly.

Only the people who were there sat in their seats. Zhang Liu stared unblinkingly at the lined cuisine. There are many cuisines. A delicious smell filled the dining room.

"Eunuch Bo," the man standing behind Long Jian had since given a silver spoon in haste. The man took a spoon and dipped it in a glass filled with tea. Then a soup bowl. His eyes watched the color of his silver spoon. There is no discoloration that indicates the food is toxin-free.

"Calm down, your majesty. There is no poison in his food" said Li Jihyun, who was greeted with an elbow from Gong Heng. But the girl did not budge nor point at the pain. Only then did Gong Heng remember that Li Jihyun could not feel any pain in her body.