Chapter 4: Ten Men and Seven Fools

  Bang.

  A drenched human figure stood like a natural barrier, blocking the passionate footsteps of Jing Hengbo as he rushed towards the beautiful woman.

  Jing lowered his head and saw the face of the little eunuch who had just jumped into the water, with a look of shock still on his face, but the light in his pupils had already dissipated.

  This person jumped into the water to escape, obviously a skilled swimmer, and it's impossible that he drowned. So, just now, that beauty lifted her hand and pulled this person up from the bottom of the water, pulling him to death?

  Jing shivered at the sight of the waves.

  Crossing the third law, it was only then that it flashed through her mind which had been infatuated by beauty.

  Now wearing ancient clothes, wearing to the feudal or slave society, the ruling class authority is supreme, and people's lives are trampled. There are no modern civilized signs such as human rights, democracy, and freedom.

  She was lucky and became a queen. Originally thought that she could escape the law of rising from the bottom, escaping this curse.

  But now, a stranger can kill people at will in front of this queen. This queen seems to have too low a gold content.

  Is this society special? Is queen a synonym for miss?

  It's just like in modern times, a certain type of woman is called a princess?

  The scenery spins with fine heels and high heels quietly on the ground for a turn.

  The wind is strong, it's howling!

  Before she could even turn around, her whole body suddenly tensed up, and the hairs on the back of her neck stood up and danced.

  Someone is breathing behind you.

  Soft, gentle, and slightly moist, like the mist that spreads under the moonlight, she even felt the faint warmth of her breath on her skin.

  After one's death...

  There is a dead man behind him.

  Farther away, across the riverbank, was a beautiful woman with a ruthless heart and cruel hands.

  No matter who was blowing air on her nape at this moment, it was enough to make her shudder.

  "Ah——" Jing Hengbo let out a sharp cry, the high decibel shook the ground and it seemed like the earth was trembling. She lifted her leg, without any hesitation, and fiercely kicked back with the tip of her heel!

  I'm going to kill you!

  "With a 'snatch' sound, the foot that was supposed to step on someone's back instead sank into the mud. Jing Hengbo pulled with all her might, but it wouldn't budge - she had used too much force."

  The scenery is horizontal and dark, it's not good to call out loudly, when the opportunity arises, one should take decisive action and jump out with bare feet, but unfortunately, it's already too late.

  A pair of hands suddenly gently pressed onto her ankle, one hand supporting her ankle and the other holding onto the stuck high heel shoe.

  His slender fingers, with a light touch at the tip, were barely supporting her ankle, without even touching the black stockings, yet a faint, alluring fragrance wafted over, causing Jing Xiangbo's heart to flutter uncontrollably, his body weakening.

  This man, even his scent, is all evil and seductive.

  A corner of her cloak spread out in her lowered field of vision, silver-black, but shimmering with seven-colored light under the moonlight, like the feeling this person gave, simple yet elegant, low-key yet luxurious.

  "These shoes expose so much skin, how can you wear them? Please let me change into something else for Your Majesty." He still spoke with a hint of a smile, "Your Majesty the Queen."

  Jing Hengbo trembled again, and felt that this "Your Majesty" sounded particularly gloomy.

  "Your Excellency, Minister of the Left!" The guards all knelt down on the ground.

  Someone also shouted: "Prince Yelü!"

  Left Guoshi? Wild Donkey Sir? What's all this about? Sounds very grand. Jing Hengbo couldn't help but glance at those guards with a bit of displeasure, feeling that their attitude towards this so-called Guoshi was more respectful than towards herself, the queen.

  Her heel suddenly moved, and the man behind her was actually taking off her shoes.

  Jing didn't mind him taking off his shoes, but the way he spoke was clearly that of an old-fashioned person. Would he throw her beloved high heels into the river after she took them off?

  She leaned sideways, her feet sinking down, and she was already leaning against that guy's body, putting her shoes back on.

  The man behind her seemed to have not expected her to be so casual either, and his body stiffened.

  Jing Hengbo turned around with a swing of his sleeves, tiptoed, and gently hung his arms around Left Guoshi's neck.

  "National Master..." She smiled and blew air on his face, "This place is a bit exposed, isn't it inconvenient? How about we change to another place?"

  She was so soft, when fullness was extremely full, tightly attached to the other side, a wave of trembling danger swayed.

  Another beauty in front of me is also stiff.

  The next moment she flew out.

  She saw trees, rivers and the faces of guards with wide open mouths and shining eyes in the air, they looked up and followed her parabola, their faces showed "exciting to death" expression.

  Alas, which posture can maintain one's beauty upon landing...

  Before she could even process what was happening, a soft thud sounded as her feet touched the ground. A tree behind her blocked her stumbling figure, and she stood steadily, without a single hair out of place.

  Opposite him, the beauty whose face he had not been able to see clearly just now was still smiling softly and said: "Your Majesty, do not tease your humble minister. Your humble minister does not want to be guilty and jump into the water to kill himself."

  Jing Xiangbo's thoughts were seen through, and he smiled slyly.

  "Is that so?" She blinked her eyes, "That guard just glanced at me and was killed by you. You touched me and I touched you too, shouldn't you immediately commit seppuku?"

  "I dare not touch Your Majesty's body." The man smiled and said, "As for Your Majesty touching me... hmm... what happens to a queen who breaks the palace rules after being deposed?"

  "A guard loudly replied: 'Your Excellency, the Queen is of unparalleled dignity and cannot be desecrated. Granting you death would be a mercy!'"

  The man let out an "uh" and smiled.

  Under the moonlight, his face was hidden in the shadows, with straight eyebrows and long eyes, the ends of his eyebrows and the corners of his eyes were slightly raised, his pupils shone like black jade, and his whole person exuded a few points of elegance and freedom. However, his expression was lazy, scattered, and careless, even the thin red lips on his white skin were pale, like a rose after the rain, or a peach blossom in late spring, blooming unintentionally, yet seemingly waiting for an ending at every moment, but after another storm, it would still be stunning.

  Such a beautiful scene, enough to turn people's heads upside down. But at this moment, I have no time to appreciate the beauty of the flowers, and my heart is cooling down inch by inch.

  Got cheated!

  What a big loss!

  Which one is the queen, widow?

  This woman is not to be underestimated, she still has a wonderful life ahead of her, she wants to enjoy all the beauties of the world, she wants to make a shocking and earth-shaking move like all those who have crossed over, she doesn't want to be locked in a birdcage and become a model of chastity.

  Jing turned around and left immediately.

  "Don't follow me anymore, folks," she said. "I suddenly feel like farting. If I fart and you guys sneak a peek, isn't that a capital offense?"

  Before turning around, she took a painful look at the suitcase, alas, next time there will be an opportunity to get it back, God bless these guards not to burn her treasure.

  No one followed after me, it seems that overly strict teachings occasionally have their benefits.

  Behind the body is a forest, the forest is sparse and scattered, and a small house can be seen in the forest, which should be the residence of the former forest guard. The house is old and dilapidated, and it has been a long time since anyone lived there.

  Of course, she doesn't need to go so far, and these people won't let her go that far either.

  She glanced at the house and felt the gaze of a beauty tightly locked on her back.

  She smiled and turned around, standing in front of the tree, posing in a curvaceous S-shape, slowly lifting her skirt up...

  The beauty immediately shifted her gaze.

  Jing turned around and went behind the tree.

  The beauty didn't move, his ears were sharp and his eyes were bright, he could determine that Jing Hengbo hadn't left just by the sound.

  A song with a horizontal wave of scenery came from behind the tree.

  "Ten men, seven foolish, eight stupid, nine wicked, and one beloved by all..."

  The guards bowed their heads and covered their ears.

  This throat...

  The singing voice is actually not too bad, it's okay to listen to if you sing well and cultivate it a bit more, maybe you can even make a living from singing, but... can't you just not shout with your neck straight up?

  The Left Imperial Tutor supported his chin with his hand, somewhat astonished as he counted on his fingers.

  "Seven foolish, eight stupid, nine wicked, plus one is twenty-five, how to calculate ten? Don't you know arithmetic? Are you retarded?"

  His clenched fingers suddenly stopped, and he abruptly lifted his head.

  The forest was as quiet as before, the leaves rustling softly in the wind. Behind a tree, a flash of bright red clothing appeared, which seemed to be the color of Jing Xiangbo's skirt. Everything looked normal, and she was still hiding behind the tree, whispering. In this extremely short period of time, there was no movement at all, nor could she have made any movement under his eyelids.

  But...

  Breathing sound...

  It's all gone!

  A flash of silver and black robes, and in the next instant, Left Country Master had already arrived behind the whispering trees of Jing Hengbo.

  He looked down at the ground with a calm and smiling face, finally revealing a look of surprise, doubt, confusion, and slight anger.

  There is nobody behind the tree.

  The ground is flat and even, without a single footprint, as if people vanished into thin air.

  Only one corner of red clothes remains.