Travel To The World Of Ca Li
Not Moving Is The Dead
Yellow leaves fell scattered with a strong wind whistling the branches of trees.
Overlooking the courtyard that belonged to this small residence looked to Xiu Qixuan who was preoccupied with thoughts as she fiddled with the pieces of black and white chess pieces scattered over the surface of the board.
The sound of footsteps from behind his body rang out as he planted the white pawn onto the surface.
"How's it?" He asked so flatly without even turning his face.
"Report, Miss. The Northern Xia's seat of government is so difficult for us to explore more deeply. Some information about the Ministers of the third and second rank we can get easily but the rest—we can not afford." It was Xiao Taoli with some of his subordinates coming over to report on the progress of their mission.
Xiu Qixuan waved her hands indifferently ordering them to return.
"Taoli!" His call stopped Xiao Taoli who also wanted to follow her companion to pass by.
"Yes, present." Answer it quickly.
"Come here, accompany me to play." Xiu Qixuan's orders were calm.
Xiao Taoli smiled happily with both eyes shining brightly. He put his sword down and walked up to Xiu Qixuan to sit across from the girl.
"Xuanxuans..." Xiao Taoli's voice sounded soft and full of doubts staring at Xiu Qixuan's face that was falling pensively with eyebrows hooked and her smooth fingers twirling the flat round chess piece.
Slowly Xiu Qixuan raised her face with her gaze as deep as a dark well. He showed a black chess piece within his grasp. "Taoli if this piece of mine doesn't want to take a step, what will happen to her?" His voice flowed as clear as the water of the autumn river.
Xiao Taoli was stunned faintly then he quickly grabbed the black piece and placed it on the surface of the board.
Xiao Taoli's lips hooked upwards with a sweet twinkle on his face, "If it doesn't move then his steps will be cut off dead." His voice sounded so serious but sincerity appeared in his radiance.
The two beautiful eyes belonging to Xiu Qixuan flickered faintly then the girl quickly arched a thin smile and said calmly, "Yes, right. If not, it is a dead man. Like a buffalo that has its nose cut, and a human being that is demanded by circumstances."
Xiao Taoli stared back at the girl with a strange inside look. "Xuanxuan, why is it getting harder to understand the contents of your mind?" Ask with a face.
A faint, awkward rarity enters the sense of hearing. Xiu Qixuan did not want to answer and instead refocused himself on continuing the game.
Moments passed, on the chessboard, the game was half-running and both sides were equally balanced.
"Is there anything new I missed?" Asked Xiu Qixuan calmly still focused by the game.
"No, I've all attached it to the scroll. You can read it back." Xiao Taoli replied straightforwardly.
'En,' Deham Xiu Qixuan nodded. "This mission is so complicated, we're in a dead end." His voice snorted full of unbearable grievances.
"Yes, it's not just the Fox Division that's looking for the fugitive's whereabouts." Reply Xiao Taoli with a sidetracked awareness into the game.
Xiu Qixuan's hand clutching the chess piece came to a halt. He raised his gaze when he realized the small details left behind.
"You mean?" Ask
Xiao Taoli stared back at him and put on a serious face as she recalled the small details that might have had a vested interest in the success of her mission.
"Today I realized there was another suspicious change. They scattered around the corner of the Capital in the shadows." Xiao Taoli replied with a reassuring straightforwardness.
"Could it be the emissary from the Shen Empire who was chasing after the fugitive." Cetus Xiu Qixuan with doubt.
"No, the envoy of the Shen Empire can only act openly if it is in the Northern Xia territory." Xiao Taoli issued a statement that was so reasonable that Xiu Qixuan nodded in understanding.
Xiao Taoli nodded in agreement and she asked excitedly, "What are your plans for the future?"
"It's not certain yet." Xiu Qixuan replied indifferently.
"Must take a step faster. The Fox Division must immediately sneak into the palace. But it's gonna be so complicated risk." Cetus Xiao Taoli gave a little opinion to exchange ideas with the lady.
This was what they did when they were together, Xiao Taoli had always been a reliable person by him.
"I heard that the palace was looking for a god healer to check on the condition of the little Princess who was lying down. What if we take advantage of the opportunity?" Xiao Taoli continued with a tilting face asking innocently so seriously.
Xiu Qixuan's body stiffened with her two faintly pursing eyes, for a moment she lost her composure.
"Mr Princess?" Unconsciously Xiu Qixuan muttered softly barely whispering.
"Yes, Changning Gongzhu. Little princess of Emperor Xia, she had a weak body condition from birth." Clearly Xiao Taoli gave a little knowledge that he knew.
"How's the condition?" Asked Xiu Qixuan with a faint fog restrained.
"It was so weak that the Imperial Great Physician gave up on his condition." Xiao Taoli replied with a frown as if he was feeling sorry for the princess's suffering.
Both of Xiu Qixuan's eyelids were closed with tightly clenched hands. A chaotic feeling of dilemma slowly floated back inside him.
The girl got up and flapped her sleeves to pass away, "I'll consider." His flat, gloomy speech to the aghast Xiao Taoli did not understand.
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Tense calm and a radiance of confidence were visible from the people who lined up neatly along the corner of the corridor of the eastern gate of the Imperial Palace.
Their bodies were clad in simple clothes commonly worn by ordinary people as well as foreign travelers. On their backs were draped in a sturdy bamboo wooden box filled with various ordinary and rare herbs.
Confidence was clearly imprinted from the radiant radiance of the face as if very confident in the medical ability they had. Already dreaming of obtaining the title and luxurious life of the great Emperor Xia.
Among the crowd of people who were lined up it was seen the two figures of girls, one of whom was wearing a face veil.
"Chairman Qi Qi, this will be very long and tiring. Why did you take a hand to take care of it yourself?" Slow whispers sounded from the figure of a beautiful girl with maturity on her face.
"Xiao Leng, don't say much! Call me Miss Qi." His touch with a slight growl was full of threat.
It was Xiu Qixuan who had already steadied himself to take a step forward using intelligent precision.
Life is full of cruel falsehoods, but unfortunately Xiu Qixuan is not a heartless person. He could not waste his face not caring about the condition between life and death suffered by a small toddler.
So let do a little glory while taking advantage of the results later.
He planned that during the course of this mission he would never reveal his face in public. Made up a reason that was quite logical, and on the way this time he would be accompanied by Xiao Leng who was a healer as well as a poison master belonging to his Fox Division.
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Changning Gongzhu: Princess Changning the title Xia Zhishu had given her imperial father.
Author jdi gasabar gmn xuan was acting right after meeting the two twin boys, huh?
don't forget his support, my dear💖