Chapter 129 - Ancestor Crystal

In the palace Lory status is very low as a new maid with humble background and no support her existence is like a grass so she shares her room with ten other girls, they all sleep on the mattress on the floor, the floor only cover with rattan carpet to cover them from cold and small furnace was put in the center to warmed the room but at night the room still a little bit cold, thankfully Lory have necklace from Zhao Li Xin so she didn't feel cold at all.

It's almost midnight, all the girls in her room was already sleeping but then suddenly white smoke appears, the faint smoke flew inside the room, the girls who still can't sleep suddenly knocked out, fortunately, the smoke didn't affect her once again thanks to the necklace, she slowly pulls the dagger from her left arms, she prepared for anything that may come.

'Psstt'

The window next to her slightly open, Zhao Li Xin charming face appears between the cracked. Lory sighs in relief she sheathed her dagger back on her arms, she carefully opens the window without make any sound, Zhao Li Xin dazzlingly smile at her make her face hot, he signed her to jump from the window, Lory immediately jump from the window while Zhao Li Xin help her to get down, Lory circle her arms around his neck while he held her waist to make sure she's not trip.

Lory excited face make Zhao Li Xin heart fluttered for some reason he got excited too, Zhao Li Xin carry her away from maid courtyard, tonight the sky is dark without moon and not too many stars the grey cloud hovering in the sky cover the flickered light from the stars, the night is darker than it used to its perfect time to sneak around the quiet Palace.

"Where are we going?" Lory whispers.

"The emperor chamber, hold on tightly" Zhao Li Xin increase his speed, his move is so fast not even his owned shadow guard can follow his movement, Lory hold his neck tighter while burry her face on his chest, moving without control make her nervous she rather closed her eyes and put the faith on him.

"We here," said Zhao Li Xin.

They arrived not far from the emperor residence they slip inside the emperor residence when the guard patrol leaves, Emperor use to guard by his imperial shadow guard but Zhao Li Xin people seem to take care of them beforehand, the emperor residence is luxurious living quarter the screen door was made with dark wooden wood, the pillar painted with red and gold, the giant painting hanging on the wall, rare vas in any shapes are out in every corner and dozens of square lampion hanging on the ceiling, this indeed the room for an emperor.

Zhao Li Xin didn't feel any living presence inside the room so he opens the door slowly he immediately sneak in with lory following him, Lory was stunned how big the room is, she thought Zhao Li Xin room is big.

"Are we looking for the crystal here?" Lory asked.

Zhao Li Xin nod "I found the palace original floor plan, it shows the palace had been renovated a couple of time since the palace was built, I compare the previous floor plan with the new floor plan, the only thing not changed is the emperor residence"

"You think there's a secret passage underground? Like your palace?" Lory was stunned.

"Just a hunch though" Zhao Li Xin start to rummage the drawer "The Emperor knew about the sacred tree he even managed to found the map for the tomb, he even sends his precious son to get the tree even though for most people sacred tree is only a myths, I'm not surprised if he knew about the ancestor crystal too"

Lory also begins to search the room "He does know a lot, I wonder how long he investigated all this" she opens the drawer near the bookshelf.

"All his life I think, that's why he killed his owned Brother and his family isn't it…..he afraid with the power of the royal blood," he said nonchalantly, he already uses with the killing inside the royal family but Lory feels shiver down to her spine.

On a desk above the paper Lory found a half globe made from gold with dragon carved circle on it the object is quite heavy, there also a small word on it that she can't read it, at first she thought this is a paperweight but now she's not sure "Li Xin, look at this"

Zhao Li Xin came towards her, he stares at the weird golden object on her hand.

"There's a word on it, can't you read it?" Lory points the words near the dragon head carved.

"It's an ancient language….it said 'the path to the past resides beneath the dragon nest'…" Zhao Li Xin and Lory frown, do they need to find the Dragon know?

Just when they want to talk about it, Zhao Li Xin feels the presence of a few men come towards them.

"Someone is coming!" he said in a hurry.

Lory reflex is to find immediate place to hide, she quickly pulls Zhao Li Xin under the Emperor bed his not someone who likes to hide but because Lory push him he had no choice to comply, this is the first time since he teaches his teen to hide in someone else bed, if only his shadow guard outside knew what their Lord doing. Under the bed is stuffy and dusty the maid seem lousy with their jobs, Lory covers her nose and mouth just in case she would sneeze from all this dust.

less than a second later someone opens the door abruptly.

"Is there any news from immortal tower sect?" the Emperor sounds worried.

"They would help to deal with Heavenly Jade Pavilion but they not dare to against Hei Shen Sect….at least not now," said the eunuch who still half bend his waist with high pitch voice, that just how eunuch's voice is perhaps because of the lack of testosterone.

"Who need them to handle Heavenly jade pavilion sect, Hei Shen already marks them for death, it's the Hei Shen sect I'm afraid about" The emperor slump on his chair, the plan has been carefully knitted for years has ruined nothing is gone the way he plans and what he scared the most is losing the first princess, there's no news about her as if she was gone on a thin air, his Son's death, his relationship with heavenly jade pavilion sect has ruined, his wife didn't want to talk with him she blames him for the death of Huang Zi Feng.

Huang Yi Yi has lived as a spinster for outsider know, no one knows she is his legitimated wife even Huang Zi Feng only know recently that his old spinster aunty turns out to be his birth mother and his father is the Emperor, of course, Huang Zi Feng as a narcissistic accepted this news with delight.

Huang Yi Yi has been ridiculed and mocked by outsider all her life since she becomes a spinster but she accepted it because someday she promised to be the Empress dowager and her son would become an emperor who rules all Liangzu Kingdom, Sadly that dream is crushed she loses her son and the glory she promised would be hers.

The emperor rubbed his forehead, the situation has gone from bad to the worst he doesn't know what would Huang Yi Yi do after this, The emperor sighs he can only handle problem one by one.

"About the offering for Hei Shen Sect, how is it going I heard they also want to give Long ming Huang Ning Yun, she's not as beautiful as Huang Ni Yang but she's more delicate and frail, I heard Long Ming fiancée like that"

Lory perplexed since when she becomes delicate and frail? Why nobody told her before and what the heck about sending her boyfriend a woman, Zhao Li Xin can feel his little savior unhappy with the news he wants to tell her she's got nothing to worry about but this time is not a right time.

"I heard Long Ming burn all the offering from the heavenly jade pavilion, they said if they dare to send a woman to their Lord, Long Ming would personally burn that woman like he burned Huang Zi Feng was," said the eunuch.

The Emperor dumbfounded, Long Ming is not easy to persuade just like the rumor "What Long Ming wants at the ends?"

"He demands Huang Si Yun to apologize to his wife personally," said the eunuch.

'Pffftt' the emperor burst to laugh "That arrogant old spine would never do that, even if he does his sect would lose its face completely" the emperor hit the table repeatedly while laughing so hard.

"The clash between the sect is inevitable, who knows who's gonna win" The emperor wipe the tears from the corner of his eyes "but I hope Heavenly jade pavilion would win, this Long Ming is not easy to read and hard to control, we also have enmity because my stupid daughter, I wiss long ming just killed her so we can clean our hand off" The emperor snorted remember his useless daughter.

Lory eyebrows furrow, she slightly pitty Ming Ru Yi to have 'Cold to the core' kind of Father.

"What should we do your majesty?" the eunuch perplexed.

"If Hei Shen wants to kill Ming Ru Yi just kill her, it's her owned fault we won't get interfere" The emperor said casually as if is not his daughter he talking about "Find where the first Princess and tell the immortal pavilion I only give what she wants after she agreed to support me"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" the eunuch bow respectfully.

Another eunuch enters the room, he kneeled on the floor then he cupped his fist "Concubine had to wait for your majesty" the eunuch said with the same high pitch voice.

"Is it the time already" The Emperor rose from his chair, then he leaves the room, his footstep getting further when she can hear anything both of them crawl from under the bed, both of them patted their clothes and hair from dust, Zhao Li help lory to clean the dust from the top of her head.

"It's already late, what would he do meeting his concubines at this hour" Lory wag her long hair from dust left in her hair.

"Spread the dragon seeds," he said indifferently.

Lory feels sudden nauseous "Eeew…"