The Little Consort's
Eps. 11: The Teri Class villain

The alarm ringing on Li Anlan's phone rang three times. The loud sound of the digital object blared through the air into the entire interior of Xingyue Palace. But, the owner of the phone that became the main purpose of the alarm is still busy coiling in his dream.

Xie Roulan repeatedly shook the shoulders of her sleeping master. The servant girl also occasionally shouted while pinching Li Anlan's cheeks. But, Li Anlan still did not give any response, even just opening his eyes just did not.

"Madam, His Majesty the King is coming!"

It was only after Xie Roulan whispered the sentence that Li Anlan woke up with a panicked face. Hearing the king's words, Li Anlan seemed to meet with a real nightmare. The woman was still pillow-faced, her hair tangled like a roll of corns.

As a form of consolation for Li Anlan's confinement inside Hongwu Palace three days ago, the woman chose to spend the day lazily. When he wakes up he will sunbathe, shower, breakfast, play games, eat snacks, and then sleep until the afternoon. If night fell, Li Anlan again camped in the courtyard of Xingyue Palace while lighting a bonfire. So and so continued for three days in a row.

Really, his life went without a burden. Nothing bothers you, no one criticizes you. Most important to Li Anlan was the absence of Long Ji Man. Since his last meeting at Hongwu Palace, the two had never met again.

"What time is it?" li Anlan asked Xie Roulan.

"The sun has set. Maybe it'll be night soon. You gonna take a shower, madam?"

Li Anlan nodded.

"good. I'll prepare the warm water."

Li Anlan stepped her feet towards the open paper window. The reddish ripples in the sky had already started to change with the pitch of the night darkness. The stars he used to peek at through his binoculars had already begun to appear.

The warm water that Xie Roulan prepared was already available. The woman immediately threw herself, enjoying the fragrant and warm sensation that again made her fall asleep and forget time.

Li Anlan stiffened her ears when she was so excited she heard the sound of hurried footsteps. The footsteps came from the back of Xingyue Palace facing directly against the palace forest area filled with a grove of wisteria trees and willow trees. The longer it took, the footsteps became closer.

Feeling that something was amiss, the alarm of the danger sign within Li Anlan rang. His instincts said that the sound of those many footsteps had a bad intent and purpose.

The woman jumped out of the bathtub, pulling her white underwear. Fearing that something was not wanted to happen, Li Anlan immediately stepped back to sneak up after she put on her clothes perfectly. In the front room, Xie Roulan was walking back and forth while linking her hands together.

"Roulan, did you hear that too?"

"Miss, I'm scared."

Li Anlan pulled Xie Roulan's wrist, taking her peek through the slit of the paper window. For some reason, the atmosphere of the room within Xingyue Palace suddenly turned gripping like an execution ground surrounded by many executors.

From behind the window, Li Anlan and Xie Roulan looked at a shadow that was fused with the darkness. A group of people seemed to be discussing under the peach tree that stood arrogantly challenging the sky. They carried a very sharp sword. The dim light from within the room of Xingyue Palace made Li Anlan able to see their flaming eyes.

The group of people suddenly jumped onto the terrace of Xingyue Palace and broke down the entrance. Li Anlan and Xie Roulan were suffocated, between shock and fear mixing into one. Behind the bamboo curtain that separated the front room from the main room, the group of people seemed to circulate a glance, looking for the occupant of the palace.

Li Anlan and Xie Roulan retreated to a corner of the room. The group of people were still searching for both. Li Anlan's body started to tremble. Only this time was Li Anlan faced with a dangerous situation like this. The criminals are real, not a mere setting.

"They're there!"

Wretch! Those people found them both!

"Madam, you want to go out on your own or are we forcing you?"

Li Anlan's fur stood up. One of the criminals slowly approached. Li Anlan's brain spun violently, looking for a way to escape. If he shouted, those people would definitely hit him soon.

"Roulan, go get help! I'll distract them" whispered Li Anlan to his servant.

"If I go, what about you? Madam, do you dare to face them alone?"

"Of course not brave. But, I'll try to survive. Hurry up, we don't have much time!"

Li Anlan threw a small vase of flowers that he had just bought into the front corner of the room. The sound of the broken flower vase made a group of people who were surrounding it turn to the origin of the sound. That was when, Li Anlan pushed Xie Roulan out of the window. Now, he only lives alone.

"Madam, if you don't come out, we'll rip this curtain right now!"

"Wait on! Big brother villain, I'm taking a bath. You're not gonna peek at a naked woman, are you?"

Li Anlan's words were indeed strange. But, the strange statement managed to make the criminals undo his steps. They looked at each other.

"alright. Since we are moral, we will not enter. Hurry up, finish your bath!"

Immoral? Just be right! A moral person would not become a criminal and barge into the palace of a concubine of the king while carrying a weapon!

The statements of the criminals made Li Anlan an epiphany. These criminals turned out to be a little stupid. If they're smart, they won't do all the shit. If Li Anlan could deceive them, her chances of escaping might be much greater.

Li Anlan slowly stepped out. In front of those criminals, Li Anlan put on his silly face. He then pulled his phone out of his shirt.

"Brother villain, before I die, may I see your faces? I would like to send greetings to the king of hell for you. You will be very famous when you die."

The criminals looked at each other again. One of them hesitated, and then began to discuss with the others.

"The woman's words make sense. We can be famous if the king of hell recognizes us."

Another man, the tallest and most sturdy, opened the cover of his face. Not long after that followed by others until all the faces of the criminals could be seen Li Anlan clearly.

"Brother villain, my memory is bad at recognizing someone's face. What if I forget and you don't become famous? Can I take your face with me?"

Not yet had the criminals answer, Li Anlan pointed his cellphone camera, photographing them. The flash of his flashy camera shocked the criminals. The light was like a lightning without sound.

"Look! Your faces are here! I can remember you guys back if I forget one day!" li Anlan said while showing the results of his cellphone camera shots to the criminals. Seeing the strange flat objects that made their faces look so real in a quick time, the criminals became amazed.

"Well, this painting is great!" hit one of those criminals.

"Hurry up, take more!" yell at someone else.

As a result, Li Anlan was forced to use his cell phone camera to comply with the requests of the criminals. Occasionally Li Anlan directed them to pose in several styles. His business brain is spinning. If one day he returns to the future, photographs of this ancient criminal will surely enter the museum and make him a lot of money. Within half an hour, Li Anlan's cell phone gallery was filled with fifty-five photos of criminals in various styles.

However, one of them seemed to have begun to realize that Li Anlan was trying to buy time by playing tricks on them, until they had forgotten the main purpose of breaking into Xingyue Palace.

"Mrs, are we now able to start the game?"

Ah, they were already aware apparently, Li Anlan's inner voice.

Xie Roulan still hasn't come. Li Anlan could not fool them anymore. Now, he could only rely on himself to escape and escape. His brain turned back hard. The criminals began to approach. Li Anlan stepped back. His body collided with the wall. It's cornered!

"Look! His Majesty the King is coming!"

As he arrived at the front gate, two of his palace guard soldiers were sprawled on the ground with foaming mouths. Li Anlan did not have time to investigate or see more clearly the circumstances of the two guards. He ran back.

The only road he was familiar with was the road to Lake Houchi. His little legs continued to carry him away down the dimly lit path. Li Anlan cursed this extremely desolate place while continuing to run. As he looked back, the criminals were also running after him.

"I just came to this place. I never offended anyone. Why do they keep chasing me?" Li Anlan asked himself.

The woman in danger did not realize that her speed was slowing down. A little more, the criminals reached the end of his back shirt. He screamed for help, but no one heard him.

Li Anlan ran over the bridge of Lake Houchi. At the end of the bridge, Li Anlan turned left. He ran towards Hongwu Palace whose guards happened to be sleeping while standing up. Without a second thought, Li Anlan went straight inside Hongwu Palace.

Long Ji Man who happened to be still awake was suffocated in shock when the door of his luxurious palace room suddenly opened. He who was lying down did not have time to ascertain who was so brave to break through his room in the middle of the night because Li Anlan jumped straight into his bed. He was about to say, but Li Anlan held him back by covering Long Ji Man's mouth with his palm.

The sweat that poured all over Li Anlan's body made Long Ji Man think this woman must have run away. Not long after, he heard the sound of footsteps from the outside terrace of his palace whispering.

"Quick! That woman must still be around here!"

"But this is the King's palace. What if we get caught?"

"We'll get caught if you keep talking!"

Li Anlan closed his eyes. Fear began to run all over his body. He was afraid that the criminals realized that he was inside Hongwu Palace. He was worried that the criminals had great guts and dared to barge into the king's room.

Over time, the whispers and steps of the criminals disappeared. After everything felt safe, Li Anlan got up and got off Long Ji Man's bed. The woman straightened her body while trying to calm her heartbeat.

"Why are they after you?" Long Ji Man got up.

"Where do I know! I never offended anyone!"

Li Anlan was still trying to normalize his breathing. The woman gulped down cold water on Long Ji Man's desk without any excuse to the owner.

"Your Majesty, are you okay? A few intruders entered the palace a moment ago," Xiao Biqi shouted from outside. The eunuch had just returned from the toilet.

"Yes." Yeah."

Long Ji Man sat in his great chair. In front of him, Li Anlan was also sitting. His breathing and heartbeat began to return to normal. Sweat on his forehead, face, feet, and hands began to diminish.

"Don't go back to Xingyue Palace. They might still be there."

"But, my servant may have returned, what if he's looking for me?"

"I'll get someone to tell him."

"Really?"

"Do I look like I'm lying?"

"No."

Li Anlan sipped another glass of cold water.

"That stupid anchovy-class villain almost made my heart stop beating. Goddamnit!"

The rough talk that came out of Li Anlan's mulit inevitably provoked Long Ji Man's curiosity. The Dongling King straightened his body.

"How many are they?"

"Five people."

"When have they been chasing you?"

"Since I was in the bathtub. The sound of their footsteps is bothering my ears."

Long Ji Man was a little surprised.

"Your Majesty, I never offended anyone. I don't know many people here either. Why are they after me?"

"When did you get out of here three days ago, did you cross paths with another concubine?"

Li Anlan tried to remember.

"No."

"Tomorrow before dawn, you should already return to Xingyue Palace!"

Li Anlan laid down her body on Long Ji Man's bed.

"I'm not saying that you can sleep on my bed" Long Ji Man said.

"Your Majesty, helping that person cannot be half-and-half."

"But this is the king's bed!"

"Your Majesty, who am I?"

"A concubine."

"Am I your wife?"

"Maybe."

"So, since I'm your wife, I can sleep here."

"No, this bed is mine. Li Anlan, get down!"

"Your Majesty, I have been kind enough to save you and treat your wounds. This time, you should also be kind to me."

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