Joy of Life: Invincible Starting from Basic Swordsmanship

Chapter 42: Zhan Doudou's 'Evil' Plan

"Junior Aunt, are you saying that Ye Chengfeng didn't leave with Fan Xian?"

Seeing Zhan Doudou's excited expression, Haitang Duoduo was speechless for a moment.

"Your Majesty, are you so concerned about that petty thief? That thief was hurling insults at you yesterday!"

"Alas, it was my fault; I didn't care about other people's lives at all."

After a whole night, Zhan Doudou actually figured out why Ye Chengfeng was angry!

Of course, Zhan Doudou only knows how to get along with Ye Chengfeng now, not that her perception has changed.

"Your Majesty? Are you still the same Your Majesty I know?"

"Junior Aunt, please don't tease me. Go again and invite Ye Chengfeng here. The plan remains unchanged!"

"Alright, you're still the same Your Majesty I know. You've brought Ye Chengfeng along. Don't cause any trouble this time."

In the blink of an eye, Haitang Duoduo left the palace, and when she reappeared, she was already at the entrance of the inn where Ye Chengfeng was.

Unlike before, when Old Ma was protecting Ye Chengfeng, he would not intervene as long as Ye Chengfeng's life was not in danger.

But the Eight Swordsmen were not so easy to talk to.

It's true that Haitang Duoduo is a ninth-rank martial artist, but when facing eight eighth-rank swordsmen, she really can't gain any advantage.

"Please inform them that the Holy Maiden of the Great Qi has come to visit."

Upon arriving at Ye Chengfeng's bedroom, Haitang Duoduo politely presented her visiting card.

"What a fine subordinate! Why would His Majesty send him on such a dangerous mission?"

In the past few days, Haitang Duoduo has commanded the Eight Swordsmen to carry out many missions, and has become quite familiar with them.

"Your Holiness, the young master is still asleep. Please wait a moment."

Haitang Duoduo was at least a ninth-rank martial artist. How could she not notice whether Ye Chengfeng was awake or not?

Since that's what they said, she could only go back downstairs and wait in the inn's lobby.

Ye Chengfeng waited all morning without leaving his bedroom.

"So patient? Does the little emperor really want to see me that much?"

Ye Chengfeng knew that if he continued to make Haitang Duoduo wait, he might really anger this holy maiden.

She simply couldn't gain the upper hand against the Eight Swordsmen, not that she was unable to defeat them.

"Let's invite the Holy Maiden of Northern Qi over!"

Ye Chengfeng's voice came from inside the bedroom. He sat half-upright on the bed and stretched lazily.

After entering the house, Haitang Duoduo noticed that Ye Chengfeng had not yet changed his clothes.

He said with a look of disdain, "You actually lay in bed all morning just to make things difficult for me?"

"What are you saying? What are you talking about? I just woke up and heard them say you were looking for me. And you all, when Saintess Duoduo came looking for me, why didn't you wake me up?"

The eight sword servants immediately bowed and admitted their mistake, but their faces were contorted, clearly trying to suppress their laughter.

"You may all leave now. I'm sure Saintess Duoduo has something important to discuss with me."

"Yes, young master."

After they left, they closed the door behind them.

This move completely stunned Haitang Duoduo.

She was a virgin, and she went into a man's bedroom, where his men even closed the door!

If outsiders knew this, what would become of her reputation as the Holy Maiden of Northern Qi, Haitang Duoduo?

"His Majesty is right, you are a scoundrel."

"What do you mean by that, Saintess Duoduo? Oh, and could you please hand me that top over there? Thank you."

"Are you treating me like a servant girl?"

Haitang Duoduo angrily threw all the clothes next to her at Ye Chengfeng.

"His Majesty wishes to invite you to the palace again to apologize for what happened last time. Will you go?"

Ye Chengfeng took the clothes without hesitation and started dressing right in front of Haitang Duoduo.

He was very fast; the only thing missing was the jade belt around his waist.

"Oh? You're inviting me again? What are you up to this time?"

This wasn't the first time the young emperor had schemed against him; Ye Chengfeng admitted that he had underestimated the young emperor before.

As the saying goes, if he gets tricked once or twice, what will become of Ye Chengfeng's reputation if he is tricked again and again?

"I'm just a messenger; go if you want, don't go if you don't."

After saying that, Haitang Duoduo turned to leave.

At this moment, Ye Chengfeng's jade belt was also fastened.

"Wait, it's not impossible for her to see me, but I really dare not go to the Northern Qi palace. The people of Northern Qi are too barbaric."

Haitang Duoduo's face turned red with anger at Ye Chengfeng's words.

She really wanted to chop the guy up with an axe, but in the end she held back.

Why is Dongyi City called Dongyi City?

Of course, it's because both Southern Qing and Northern Qi considered that place to be a barbaric wasteland, and the people of Dongyi City to be barbarians!

"I will report to His Majesty truthfully."

This time, Haitang Duoduo kicked open the door, and the Eight Swordsmen thought something had happened.

The Eight Swordsmen immediately appeared at the door, their longswords already drawn.

"It's alright, it's alright. Go tell the innkeeper that the quality of their room doors is really poor."

"Hmph, I'll compensate the shop for the door."

Haitang Duoduo got even angrier.

"Don't get angry, don't get angry, if you get sick from anger, no one can take your place."

Haitang Duoduo murmured softly.

Upon returning to the palace, Haitang Duoduo immediately went to Zhan Doudou to complain.

"Your Majesty, next time you invite that scoundrel, don't send me. Can't you just send a lowly eunuch?"

"What's wrong, Junior Sister? Did Ye Chengfeng give you a hard time?"

"Of course! He ignored me all morning!"

"That's not all. After we met, they kept making sarcastic remarks about me, and even treated me like a maid!"

Haitang Duoduo became increasingly angry as she spoke.

"Ah! How dare he be so bold? Junior Sister, how could you bear it?"

"What? His Majesty wants me to beat him up? Fine, I'll go right now."

Seeing that Haitang Duoduo was really going, Zhan Doudou quickly got up and stopped her.

Zhan Doudou was just saying it.

Haitang Duoduo rolled her eyes.

"No wonder you have feelings for that guy, you two are just alike."

In front of outsiders, Haitang Duoduo would still give Zhan Doudou some face.

In private, she wouldn't indulge Zhan Doudou.

"What do you mean by that, Junior Sister? How come I'm just like him?"

The relationship between the two had long surpassed the etiquette between ruler and subject; otherwise, the future Haitang Duoduo would not have gone to the Western Wilderness alone to help the Western Hu people establish a country, thereby restraining Nanqing.

"Let's not talk about that now. Ye Chengfeng said he won't come to the palace again. If you want to see him, go find him yourself."

Upon hearing Haitang Duoduo's words, Zhan Doudou panicked. As a result, her original plan would not work.

Zhan Doudou was not yet capable of drugging Ye Chengfeng when he had his own men protecting him.

Even if they can knock her unconscious, there's no way she won't be discovered.

"Little nun, please help me!"

Zhan Doudou looked at Haitang Duoduo with a pitiful expression.

"Alas, for now, perhaps you should continue to disguise yourself as that 'Princess Taiping' so that she won't notice."

"What do you mean, 'little aunt'? I was talking about Princess Qingyang, not Princess Taiping."

"Oh? Is that so?"

Haitang Duoduo looked at Zhan Doudou's unremarkable figure with a slight smile.

Don't assume that people in ancient times couldn't understand the deeper meaning of "Princess Taiping".

This is not difficult to understand.

Think about where the literati and poets of ancient China most often appeared.

Moreover, there are countless love stories between scholars and courtesans.

"Junior Sister, please stop making fun of me."

"Alright, I'll go with you to see him tonight. Whether you can win him over is up to you."