The Phoenix Reborn Book II

Chapter 135 Lan’er and Wang Chengliu

“Wang Junsi ... still alive?” Wu Fenghong looked at the brown-blasted girl with stunned eyes. However, a few seconds later his expression turned terrible, “Don't you dare to deceive me.”

Lan’er thrust out a paper scroll to Xiaoming who was still standing before Wu Fenghong, blocking the girl from messing with the emperor. As Xiaoming received and quickly read the contents of the paper, the girl explained, “When you are busy with the internal war of your own kingdom, there are other kingdoms that experience things that are not much different.”

Xiaoming widened her eyes, then clutched the letter tightly. “T-impossible!” He quickly turned around and gave it to the leader. “Tubo Sha kills Tubo Yun and intends to overthrow King Tubo Zhen!” the thrill made Wu Fenghong grab the paper roughly and read the contents.

Finished reading the contents of the letter explaining about the failed Tubo Sha coup—which the man ended up in the hands of his father, Tubo Zhen—Wu Fenghong raised his gaze. “What does this have to do with Wang Junsi?” tanyakanya.

A thin smile was painted on Lan’er's face. “It can be said that Tubo Zhen made a transaction with me, and I gave him a way out,” said the girl, full of puzzles.

Initially, no one was able to understand the intent of that girl named Lan’er. However, Wu Fenghong suddenly frowned. “You saved Wang Junsi so that someone could succeed Tubo Zhen?”

Lan’er tilted her head, feeling attracted by the intelligence of the man before her. “Quite close,” reply the girl. “I promised him descent,” he added making Wu Fenghong show a confused face.

“Who are you? How do you have the ability to do that?” meihua asked who was uncomfortable with Lan’er's attitude that was so domineering, even surpassing Wu Fenghong, the emperor himself.

Lan’er shook his head, “That's not an important question,” tepisnya. He looked at the number of people before him calmly and said, “Intinya, I am a person who is able to fulfill a request with a commensurate fee.” The smile on his face deepened as he said, “I was able to save Huang Miaoling.”

Lan’er's remark made everyone in the room turn their backs, especially Wu Fenghong who was like finding hope. “How—”

The brown unraveling girl had no intention of giving Wu Fenghong time to say anything else, “But are you willing to give the most precious thing you have?” ask with sharp eyes.

In the next second, a shocked expression was replaced with a watchful expression. “What is the guarantee that you are able to do this?” mudan asked with furrowed eyebrows, very suspicious of the strange-looking girl who had somehow appeared from where it was. His eyes occasionally stared at the door of the room that was still tightly locked, showing no signs of ever being opened before. ‘How do I get in?’

Meanwhile, Wu Fenghong said, ‘If Wang Junsi really still lives outside the knowledge of everyone—including Wang Chengliu—due to the help of this girl, he said, then inevitably I have to admit that this Lan’er really has the ability.’ He clenched his hand. “I'm sure you know that transactions can't be done while being bullshit, right?”

Lan’er chuckled with the wary attitude of the people before him. The girl turned around and opened the door of the room, making a number of soldiers standing guard near the terrace turn around and be surprised by her unfamiliar figure. Other than Wu Fenghong—sang emperor—and also his subordinates, no one else had ever passed through that door.

Ignoring the strange gazes of the soldiers, Lan’er said without looking at Wu Fenghong and his subordinates, “I want you to prepare everything in three days to attack Shi.” He walked out, away from the meeting room at the military headquarters, saying, “On the third day of your trip, I make sure you will meet the group from Tubo.”

Wu Fenghong replied, “What fee do you want?” the question made his subordinates—especially Meihua—studded in shock, surprised that the leader really considered the strange girl's remark with the suspicious identity.

Lan’er turned his head back, and suddenly the wind blew fiercely. Everyone froze on the spot when they saw a part of the girl's body, starting from the tips of her wiggly fingers, slowly turning into flower petals which then flew in the wind.

Without her being in the place, Lan’er whispered her answer in Wu Fenghong's mind, “Destiny.”

***

“Heh,” Huang Miaoling could not help but smile mockingly. ‘What a typical Lan’er,’ thought. ‘So arrogant ways.’ Before long, his smile turned bitter. “However, the sky does not seem to allow you to arrive on time.”

In the end, Huang Miaoling remained miserably dead. As a wife as well as a former empress, her pride was trampled. On the other hand, as a child and sister, his heart was drowned in regret.

“No,” reply Liang Fenghong with a sad face. “From the beginning .. Lan’er did not intend to save .. you in those days.”

Hearing this, Huang Miaoling could not help frowning. “What?”

“That girl ... has another purpose,” Liang Fenghong said.

Huang Miaoling's brows were linked, questioning her husband's intentions. “Other destinations?” tanyakanya. He twisted his brain, searching for the purpose of the brown unraveling girl. ‘In addition to A Feng and myself, there is only one other person who has a pretty close relationship with Lan’er and Lu Si,’ the woman's hand clenched tightly, “Wang Chengliu.”

Huang Miaoling's words made Liang Fenghong nod his head. The man's mind twirled, recalling the time he had broken through the defenses of Shi Kingdom to save Huang Yade and Huang Miaoling. Never did he think that his success would only be rewarded with such heartbreaking news.

***

A chuckling sound came out from the lips of the handsome-faced man, his usual appearance so noble turned pitiful. The usual crown perched on top of his head had been lying on the floor of his honor hall, dirty and trampled on in the same manner as his current pride.

“I don't think the rumors are true, Wu Fenghong .. is Jiang Feng,” Wang Chengliu said as he looked up, trying to put some distance between his neck and the sword his opponent had drawn. “So many sacrifices and blood you shed, just for the sake of a woman who has become another man's wife! Kau—” the man's words came to a halt when he felt a cold iron clinging to his neck, slashing his skin. “Really in vain,” he added.

Hearing Wang Chengliu's words, Wu Fenghong who stood looming before the man put on a wide smile, looking so crazy. His knuckles clutching the base of his sword seemed to turn white from the energy he exerted.

“Compared to the fact you wasted the only person who loved you sincerely, exchanging it for power that surrounded you two-faced man, I do not feel my actions were in vain,” Wu Fenghong replied. “You even sacrificed two brothers who still hold affection for you.”

“Will I be in your eyes, Sixth Sister?”

Hearing those words made Wang Chengliu turn his head quickly towards the wide open door of the main hall. The man's eyes widened to see Wang Junsi's figure stepping in valiantly as his body was clad in iron clothes. “Wang .. Junsi?”

A hateful mocking smile was painted on Wang Junsi's face, “For a long time no see, Brother.” After learning of Wang Chengliu's attempt to kill him, it was clear that Wang Junsi could not look at his brother with affection anymore.

Suddenly, a loud laughter resounded in the room. Everyone stared strangely at Wang Chengliu who was—instead of fear and despair— instead laughed complacently.

“Excellent! Amazing!” w.a.n.g Chengliu exclaimed loudly on the sidelines of his laughter. “It seems, the sky is really not willing to let the thorns in my flesh die so easily!” coined.

“His salary is no longer healthy,” said Wang Junsi as he stared in disgust at his brother.

Wang Chengliu ignored Wang Junsi's insults and sighed. He glanced at his fourth brother. “You came here to take power over the Shi Kingdom?” tanyakanya. “You're lucky, you're still able to get it.” Then, he turned his head towards Wu Fenghong. “Instead, you were in vain coming here.”

Hearing that, Wu Fenghong revealed a terrifying face. “What do you mean?”

Right at that moment, there was a clattering of horse legs from outside the main hall. Everyone turned their heads and found Huang Yade's figure piercing through the door of the main hall while riding on horseback, not caring about the filthy luxurious carpet due to his actions. With him, the figure of Huang Miaoling who was unconscious.

“Miaoling!” Wu Fenghong immediately left Wang Chengliu and approached Huang Yade. Wang Junsi, who saw this swiftly drew a sword towards his brother, replaced Emperor Wu to keep the man moving.

When his skin came into contact with Huang Miaoling's skin, Wu Fenghong's heart felt stopped. In his arms it was .. the woman in his arms was .. not a living person. “Huang ... Miaoling?”

There's no answer.

Huang Yade got off the horse while shouting, “Where is the girl?!” He made it clear, “Where is Lan’er?!”

“Lan’er?”

Although he had been busy watching Wu Fenghong and Huang Miaoling who were unconscious, Wang Junsi could not help but glance at his captive, Wang Chengliu. Speech with a question that was thrown from his brother showed that.

“You know him?” w.a.n.g Junsi asked, feeling that Wang Chengliu's reaction was quite suspicious. “Sang Girl Unravel Chocolate?”

Hearing Wang Junsi's question, also the call he used to mention Lan’er, made Wang Chengliu put on a horrifying expression. This made Wang Junsi convinced that his brother recognized the mysterious girl.

But what is their relationship?

Seeing Huang Yade and Wu Fenghong show faces of panic and fear, Wang Chengliu smiled mockingly and chuckled. “Huang Miaoling is dead, do you still not understand?” He laughed loudly, then added, “What is more sad is .. the beloved sister who killed herself.” He was clearly referring to Huang Wushuang.

Hearing this, Huang Yade turned her head quickly towards Wang Chengliu. The view that the defense minister cast was clearly a murderous one.

“Baj*ngan!” huang Yade shouted as he landed a fist on Wang Chengliu's face. “How could you do this to Ling’er! After everything he did, you're instead—!”

Before Huang Yade finished his words, a sword suddenly shot through his side. The sword continued to dart forward and tore apart Wang Chengliu's honorary clothes, then pierced through his chest.

Everyone was shocked, especially Wang Chengliu who had not expected the surprise attack. He turned his head and widened when he found a familiar figure standing looming before him just now.

“K-you ...” From his voice, it was obvious that Wang Chengliu was trying hard to endure the pain. “L-Lan’er .. why ..?”

Lan’er looked at Wang Chengliu with a bitter face, then he pulled out the sword without hesitation from the man's body, letting blood flow down and slowly wet the Emperor Shi's clothes. Then, the girl stuck a sword onto the floor and fell to her knees, blood slowly coming out from the side of her lips.

Wang Chengliu's body was unable to wait for Lan’er to reveal his answer. The man fell to the side with his eyes open, looking at the girl before him questioningly. It was obvious that there were a million questions that Wang Chengliu wanted to ask, but only one that he wanted to ask the most.

‘After everything ... I just get an end like this?’

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A/N: Yes kemaleman. Teehee.