It is already the twelfth lunar month of winter, and Qinglong Kingdom is even colder than Xuanyuan Kingdom.
It was cold and windy outside, but it was unusually warm inside the car, which made Ling Xuewei feel at ease.
After a while, she got tired of reading, so she put down the book, raised the curtains beside the car and looked outside.
"Look at the day, it seems like it's going to snow."
"Well, does Weier like snow?"
Ling Xuewei leaned in his arms and said lazily, "It's not that I like it, nor that I don't like it. It's just..."
"What?"
Ling Xuewei's eyes were distant, "Snow is too clean and pure, but it is also too easy to be dyed."
Ye Moyan opened his eyes and opened his thin lips lightly, "Isn't this good?"
"It's not bad, I just feel it's a pity."
Ye Moyan looked at the dazed girl, a soft light flashed in his eyes. He stroked her hair gently and said lightly, "Have Wei'er been to the vast ice field in the far west?"
"The vast ice field? Is it the legendary vast ice field that is covered with thousands of miles of ice and thousands of miles of snow?"
"Yeah. The snow there is all year round, and it's covered in silver. There are almost no people there, and it's isolated from the rest of the world."
Ling Xuewei imagined these snow-capped mountains and couldn't help but sigh, "It must be beautiful there."
Ye Moyan tightened his arms slightly and turned his head to look at her, "Would Wei'er want to go?"
Ling Xuewei looked at him, "You can't go there even if you want to, right? It is said that the vast ice field belongs to the Holy Land and is surrounded by illusions. Ordinary people can't get close to it, right?"
Ye Moyan looked at her with deep eyes, "If you want to go, I will take you there."
Ling Xuewei was surprised, "Have you been there?"
Ye Moyan's mouth curled up slightly, "Occasionally."
Ling Xuewei was shocked now. The legendary vast ice field is in the deepest part of Middle-earth. Even people born in Middle-earth have a hard time getting close to it. Ye Moyan has actually been there?
Who is he?
His identity is the master behind Zuixian Tower and Shura Hall.
So...is that all?
Will there be anything else?
Ling Xuewei didn't dare to think any further.
In this world where the strong are respected and the weak eat the strong, he and she are like two extremes. One is in heaven, the other is underground.
There are countless secrets and obstacles between them. Although she has never known his true identity, she knows that they live in different worlds.
He comes from the world of Middle-earth, while she is a nobody in the secular world.
She is a lonely soul who came to this bizarre world by fate. She doesn't want much, she just hopes to spend this life safely, and hopes that she and the people around her can be safe.
Therefore, she has been working hard to become stronger. The reason is not to dominate one party or to reach the pinnacle of power. It is to prevent her and the people she loves from being hurt and controlled by others.
But can she and him really be together?
She doesn't know his world clearly.
She also doesn't know what she will face in the future if she is with him.
She was too weak and could only play a protected role beside him, which was not what she wanted.
She is not a weak person. If she is with him, she will become his appendage, and she doesn't want to.
What she wants is to be on par with him, to have equal status and respect with him.
But they are so far apart now that she can hardly see their future.
…
She looked deeply at him with her dark eyes. The man in front of her was aloof, unpredictable, and mysterious. Looking at him, she never knew what he was thinking.
There were so many things in these eyes that she didn't dare to think about or explore. She was afraid that if she was not careful, she would fall into the abyss and be doomed.
Ling Xuewei raised her hand and caressed Ye Moyan's eyebrows, the sword-like eyebrows, and the deep pool-like eyes.
Ye Moyan held her hand and opened his thin lips lightly, "What are you thinking about?"
Ling Xuewei's eyes flashed slightly and she put down her hand, "Nothing, just some trivial matters."
Ye Moyan raised her chin with a deep gaze, "Did you know? Every time you lie, you have this expression."
Ling Xuewei raised her eyes, "What's your expression?"
"It's as if I'm looking at another unknown world that will disappear at any time." Ye Moyan looked at her deeply, as if he wanted to look into the deepest part of her heart.
Ling Xuewei was startled after hearing this, and then smiled bitterly in her heart.
Unexpectedly, her thoughts have been seen through by the man in front of her. There is really no way to hide...
"No matter what you think, but remember, I will never allow you to escape."
There was a strong possessive desire in Ye Moyan's eyes, which gathered into a whirlpool, as if it could swallow her up in the next second.
Ling Xuewei's heart trembled and she couldn't help but retreat. Then she was hugged by the man forcefully, and her beautiful face approached, "Weier, you are the only one in this world who cannot escape from me or betray me. I can lose everything else, but I can never lose you.
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Ling Xuewei's eyes widened because she didn't see any joke in the man's eyes.
At this moment, her heart seemed to be pressed by a huge stone, so heavy that she couldn't breathe.
The air inside the car seemed to be stagnant.
Silence.
Until the carriage stopped, Yue Qing's voice came from outside, "Master, the hunting ground has arrived."
Ling Xuewei suddenly came back to her senses and looked at him at a loss.
Ye Moyan's eyes were deep, then the corner of his mouth was slightly raised, he raised his hand to rub her head, and said with a smile, "I seem to have scared you, I'm sorry."
Ling Xuewei pursed her lips and said nothing.
Ye Moyan gently held her in his arms and sighed, "Weier, I hope you can understand that no matter what happens in the future, I will never let you go."
Ling Xuewei lowered her eyes slightly and her eyelashes trembled slightly.
"Okay, get off the car."
Patting her head, Ye Moyan picked up the dark gold mask on the side and put it on before going down first.
Ling Xuewei looked at his figure, stood up and got off the carriage.
Just now she did feel an aura from him that made her uneasy.
This feeling was like the darkness buried in the deepest part of him. It only took one opportunity to break out and swallow her up.
Ling Xuewei frowned and pursed her lips tightly.
Looking at the man in front of him, his arrogant and slender figure carries an indifference that repels people thousands of miles away, as if no one can get close to his heart.
"What are you doing? Why don't you come over?"
It wasn't until Ye Moyan spoke that Ling Xuewei finally came back to her senses. She breathed a sigh of relief, got rid of the messy thoughts in her head, and stepped forward quickly.
It's true that she always thinks wildly and almost forgets the important things.
It was all his fault, who told him to say those incomprehensible words that made her distracted all the time.
He glared at the man next to him, then turned his head and looked at the royal hunting ground in front of him.
This is a hunting ground outside the city that belongs exclusively to the royal family of the Qinglong Kingdom. Ordinary people are not allowed to approach it on weekdays, and it is only open on special days.
Now that the New Year is approaching, the major vassal kings of Qinglong Kingdom and the generals stationed on the border have been ordered to return to the court to celebrate the New Year, so the royal family specially held this hunting event here today.
When they got off the carriage, a eunuch immediately came forward. Ling Xuewei handed him the invitation. After reading it, the eunuch respectfully welcomed them in.
Entering the hunting ground, the first thing that comes into view is a jade path. There are green bamboo forests on both sides. Occasionally, some ministers in official uniforms pass by in groups. They see the strange-looking Ling Xuewei and her.
Ye Moyan, who was wearing a mask next to him, all looked at him.
This is not surprising, after all, even if the man next to him conceals his appearance, his cold and chilling aura is enough to attract attention.
Soon, they followed the leading eunuch and arrived at the hunting ground.
The venue is very large, as big as three or four football fields. There is a red carpet in the center, with hunting banquets on both sides, and many people sitting there. At a glance, it is crowded and very lively.
In addition to the maids, eunuchs, and guards, there were at least four to five hundred people who came to participate in the hunt. They were all ministers of the court, nobles from aristocratic families, and relatives of the royal family.
Each one is an important figure.
I'm afraid she is the only commoner in the entire hunting ground.
Ling Xuewei also saw people from the Xiao family among the crowd, and Xiao Ning, the head of the Xiao family, was among them.
Xiao Ning seemed to have seen her, and after showing a moment of surprise, he turned away coldly.
Ling Xuewei raised her eyebrows slightly, it seemed like there was a lot of excitement today.
"This way, you three." The eunuch led Ling Xuewei and the others to sit down, and then left.
Immediately, a palace maid came forward to pour wine and tea. Ling Xuewei walked to the table and sat down, while Yue Qing still stood behind them with a cold face, like a sculpture.
Ling Xuewei picked up the cup on the table and looked around.
Huangfu Chen was not seen, so it seemed that he had not arrived yet.
At this time, the cup in her hand was snatched away. Ling Xuewei looked at the man beside her and asked doubtfully, "What's wrong?"
Ye Moyan took the teacup on the other side and put it in her hand, "Drink this."
Ling Xuewei raised her eyebrows, "I have a good drinker."
Ye Moyan was unmoved, "Just drink this."
Ling Xuewei was speechless. Although her physique was not that she wouldn't get drunk after a thousand cups, it was almost there. How could she be defeated by just one cup?
However, looking at this man's attitude, she had no choice but to drink tea honestly.
Seeing her well-behaved look, Ye Moyan couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.
At this time, a eunuch announced outside, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived——! The Sixth Prince has arrived——!"
Following a chorus, a group of people walked in from the entrance, led by Huangfu Chen.
And beside him was a man about 20 years old. Judging from his clothes, he should be the sixth prince Huangfuling.
As they appeared, other people present saluted, "See Your Highness the Crown Prince, Your Highness the Sixth Prince!"
Today, Huangfu Chen is wearing a dark red robe and a glazed purple crown. There is a majestic dragon on his body, showing his status and dignity.
His sharp and angular facial features are profound, his eyebrows are noble and sharp, and his every move is domineering.
Compared with the unruly appearance when they first met, Huangfu Chen now has more of the majesty of a superior person, which makes people dare not look directly at him.
"Excuse me, everyone. We are not in court today, and ministers do not need to be polite." Huangfu Chen asked everyone to excuse themselves, and then said, "I am here today on the order of my father. I hope you can show off your skills in the hunting ground.