Chapter 8: Chapter 457: Entrance to the Three Great Sacred Lands

“Leave it to Bu Feichen! He caused this trouble, so let him deal with it himself!” Ye Jinxie’s eyes were blazing with fire; she was practically breathing flames from her nostrils.

Jun Mo, on the other hand, was calmly offering suggestions. Now that everything had been clarified, he and Helian Chuchu could naturally return to how they were before. Having found peace of mind, he naturally said, “Why should we comply with her demands? Do we really fear a tiny little Western Liang Kingdom?”

Hearing this, Ye Jinxie finally could not suppress her fury any longer.

*Bang!*

She slammed the stone table and stood up with a "whoosh." “Back at the border, the only reason we didn't go to war with their Western Liang Kingdom was due to the political situation. It wasn't because our military strength was insufficient, nor was it because we feared them! If we comply with them this time, won't they become even more unscrupulous? Other countries will come to bully our Great Qin as well!”

“Exactly! Last time I held back, Chuchu. Why don't you let me go again this time and beat them into submission!”

Jun Mo also stood up excitedly, looking as if he were brimming with passion.

Helian Chuchu, however, was not influenced by the two of them at all. Sitting quietly by the stone table, she said calmly, “This matter is not that simple.”

Not that simple?

Ye Jinxie’s heart stirred. Helian Chuchu was not a woman lacking courage or vision. Perhaps the moment Helian Chuchu saw Princess Wan's carriage in the teahouse, she had already formed this thought regarding their proposal.

But she still hadn't acted, and had even stepped aside to let Jun Mo take the lead. What exactly was the reason?

Helian Chuchu looked up and gazed at Jun Mo, remaining silent.

Ye Jinxie followed her gaze, also remaining silent.

Being stared at by the two of them made Jun Mo feel skin-crawlingly uneasy. He looked himself up and down before asking with trepidation, “What... what are you two looking at?”

“The two of you will enter the palace one after another, so Princess Wan will likely receive news. You must leave the palace immediately to create a diversion,” Helian Chuchu spoke seriously.

Ye Jinxie nodded in agreement. “Correct. You are currently at the center of the storm; every move you make will likely reach Princess Wan's ears. Furthermore, that Princess Wan is definitely going to make a move. We must have a reliable person to keep an eye on her, and you are the person easiest to approach her!”

Jun Mo blinked, looking at Helian Chuchu and then at Ye Jinxie. He hesitated, wanting to speak but stopping himself, before finally turning around with a tone full of confidence, “Just wait and watch the show!”

With that, Jun Mo turned and left.

Ye Jinxie and Helian Chuchu exchanged a glance and nodded. However, they did not see that although Jun Mo’s tone was nonchalant, his eyes were filled with worry. He knew the two of them simply wanted to avoid him so they could discuss something even he wasn't allowed to know.

...

“She is using the Three Great Sacred Lands as blackmail.”

As expected, the moment Helian Chuchu spoke, Ye Jinxie was nearly startled into jumping up again.

Hadn't they just decided to go to the Three Great Sacred Lands? How did Princess Wan know about the Sacred Lands, and how did Helian Chuchu know? What matter regarding the Three Great Sacred Lands was she using as blackmail?

Ye Jinxie did not ask any of these questions. She simply waited quietly for Helian Chuchu to speak, believing that Helian Chuchu would never hide anything from her.

Seeing that Ye Jinxie was not shocked or panicked by the news, the weight pressing on Helian Chuchu's heart lightened significantly. At the very least, since Sister Ye found it acceptable, there must be a way to solve it.

“Sister Ye, the moment I ascend the throne, I can read the Imperial Secret Records, which contain matters every emperor must know. I only learned about the Three Great Sacred Lands at that time. But because it is an imperial secret... I did not tell you...”

Helian Chuchu looked at Ye Jinxie with clear, bright eyes, speaking earnestly.

Ye Jinxie nodded and smiled. “Princess, you are now the Empress of Great Qin. You must prioritize Great Qin in everything. I can understand your actions and I won't blame you.”

“Mm.” Helian Chuchu let go of her tension and finally nodded with a smile, then continued, “The other four countries are the same as Great Qin; every emperor knows of the existence of the Three Great Sacred Lands. I am not sure how Princess Wan found out, but she is using the entrance to the Three Great Sacred Lands as blackmail.”

“An entrance?” Ye Jinxie was stunned, then seemed to realize something. “Could the entrance to the Three Great Sacred Lands be within the Western Liang Kingdom?”

“No, it is at the border between the Western Liang Kingdom and the Xiongnu Kingdom. And the directive the Three Great Sacred Lands gave to Great Qin this time was actually sent to one other country as well,” Helian Chuchu explained.

So that was it.

Just as Ye Jinxie was feeling lost regarding the entrance to the Three Great Sacred Lands, someone came to tell her. However, she didn't much like this way of being told.

“Does she mean that if she isn't allowed to marry Bu Feichen, she won't let us enter the Western Liang Kingdom?” Ye Jinxie inquired.

Helian Chuchu nodded worriedly.

If Princess Wan had the ability to make such a claim, she likely had the ability to carry it out. For a princess to possess such audacity, it was probably related to the Emperor of Western Liang. What Ye Jinxie was curious about was how Western Liang intended to stop them—would they mobilize the entire nation?

“Sigh! A femme fatale... she should have just been kept in a golden house for him...” Ye Jinxie sighed, tilting her head back.

Uh...

The usually calm Helian Chuchu was momentarily speechless. Shouldn't Sister Ye be extremely worried about what to do right now?

Ye Jinxie stood up, patted Helian Chuchu's small shoulder, and said heroically, “Don't worry! You don't need to worry about this matter!”

Helian Chuchu watched with puzzled eyes as Ye Jinxie's figure drifted away, seemingly already hearing the roar of fury that Ye Jinxie was about to unleash.

She couldn't help but shake her head. A woman who explodes is terrifying, but a woman who explodes after being suppressed is even more terrifying!

...

“I say, what should we do—?!”

A woman's sharp scream echoed from the attic.

Second Senior Brother Mo Jingzhi put down his embroidery and picked up the cotton earplugs from the nearby table. His fair wrists were as beautiful as lotus roots, and his slender fingers gently inserted the earplugs into his ears.

Looking out the window at the pitch-black night dotted with starlight, he spoke slowly, “It seems that since Ye Yi left, it has been a long time since the attic has been this lively.”

First Senior Brother quietly closed his book, picked up a folding fan, opened it, and fanned himself. As he walked to the table and reached for the teapot, his hand froze mid-air.

The teapot was empty.

It seemed that after Ye Yi disappeared, the entire attic had become desolate; even the teapot was cold. It was truly hard to get used to!

Yuan Bao covered little Yuan Xiao's ears, staring wide-eyed at the raging Ye Jinxie, and said slowly, “Mommy, if you keep this up, I will seriously doubt whether Sister Yuan Xiao has a problem with her ears.”

Having said that, he looked down at Yuan Xiao, who was lying in her swaddling clothes, rolling her eyes as if she were finding the commotion very entertaining.

Deng Ling'er timidly pulled on Yuan Bao's sleeve. “Brother Yuan Bao, shouldn't we leave at a time like this?”

Yuan Bao reached out and patted Deng Ling'er's small hand. “Sister Ling'er, it depends on the situation. Last time, although my lady was angry, the anger had passed. Now she is in the middle of a fit. If we leave, what if my lady bullies Daddy?”

Hearing this, Deng Ling'er's watery eyes looked at the tall, cold, and handsome Bu Feichen, and then at the slender Ye Jinxie, who had her hands on her hips and had to look up to see Bu Feichen. No matter how she looked at it, it seemed more like Auntie Ye would be the one bullied by Uncle Bu...

Looking at the raging young woman, Bu Feichen raised an eyebrow slightly. “You have met that person.”

Ye Jinxie narrowed her black-and-white eyes. “How come I don't remember meeting any Princess Wan? I haven't even been to the Western Liang Kingdom!”

With that, she reached out and grabbed Bu Feichen's collar, tilting her head up to glare at him.

Bu Feichen lowered his head slightly, and the distance between them instantly closed. A cold, handsome face and a peerless, stunning countenance were pressed very close together.

Seeing the beauty so close at hand, Ye Jinxie blinked. The masculine scent of Bu Feichen rushed toward her, and her face instantly flushed. She could even feel Bu Feichen's breath gently brushing against her face, making it feel ticklish...

Just then.

“Sister Ling'er, we can leave now.” Yuan Bao looked at Ye Jinxie, then at Bu Feichen, and turned to Deng Ling'er.

“Didn't Brother Yuan Bao say we couldn't leave?” Deng Ling'er asked in confusion.

Uh...

Yuan Bao looked at Deng Ling'er with pity, seemingly lamenting that her IQ was even lower than his lady's, and said helplessly, “The danger period has passed.”

Having said that, he pulled Deng Ling'er and walked out of the room.

As Yuan Bao walked, he continued to lecture the Yuan Xiao in his arms, “Sister Yuan Xiao, I finally know why you like handsome people. It turns out it's inherited from our lady...”

*Our lady?*

Bu Feichen frowned slightly. His "lady" belonged to him alone. It seemed he would have to find time to properly correct Yuan Bao's way of addressing her.

However, hearing Yuan Bao's words, Ye Jinxie's face instantly darkened. She abruptly pushed Bu Feichen away. “Speak! Who exactly is that Princess Wan? If you don't tell me, I'll marry you off to her and I won't want you anymore!”

Caught off guard, Bu Feichen was pushed back unsteadily. When he regained his footing, he found himself caught between laughter and tears because of Ye Jinxie's words.

Marry? It should be *marry her*, right?

Bu Feichen took a large step forward. Before Ye Jinxie could react, he reached out and pulled her into his arms. Ignoring the small woman struggling in his embrace, he spoke, “The bride who was forcibly taken to be married on the way to White Horse Temple.”

Ye Jinxie froze, and her struggling immediately ceased. On the way to White Horse Temple, they had passed through a small town. She had been disguised as a man to see a doctor and was caught to be a groom. That bride had once attempted to assassinate Bu Feichen, but Bu Feichen had let her go because she was the sister of Xi Liangyi...

Could it be... she was Princess Wan? Princess Wan was her?!!!

Ye Jinxie suddenly looked up with a fierce expression, staring at Bu Feichen. “Fine! So the reason you let her go back then was because you were taken by her beauty! Did you later send her a message, causing a princess of an entire nation to willingly come seeking you?”

With that, she looked Bu Feichen up and down and raised an eyebrow. “Tsk tsk, I didn't realize you were harboring such motives...”

Despite her words, it was obvious that Ye Jinxie's anger had mostly dissipated.