Rebirth of the Malicious Empress of Military Lineage

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Chapter 142: Forming An Alliance

"Really?"

The male's low voice rang out in the secret chamber. The voice was very calm and could be said as pleasing to the ears. However at this moment it seemed to have an ability to cause one heart to palpitate, making one absolutely horrified upon hearing it.

Xie Chang Chao was startled and let go of Shen Miao in a flash, before turning around and looking at the oncoming person.

There were horns hung on the walls of the secret chamber and in the horns, there were lit torches. The burning torches were very bright that it separated the secret chamber into two portions. The person standing opposite was in the dark and with a dim light of the fire, one could faintly see his appearance.

He was an extremely tall and straight youth who was wearing a golden rat fur cloak, but it exposed the purple and gold robes underneath, with the deer hide shoes and dark gold belt. Even in such a dark place like this, his air of nobility did not dip the slightest. Moreover half of his face was covered by a silver mask, and it was clearly he has a cold expression, but under the light in the secret chamber, there was some enchanting warmth in it, making one involuntarily attracted to it.

Xie Chang Chao was lifeless for a moment before suddenly shouting, "Your Highness Prince Rui."

He saw this person during the Ming Qi's tribute banquet, and also greeted this person during the Crown Prince's banquet in the Eastern Palace. Other than Prince Rui of the Great Liang, who else could the person wearing the silver mask be? But why would the Great Liang's Prince Rui suddenly appear in this place? Xie Chang Chao's heart suddenly dropped as he asked, "How do you know of this place?"

This was a secret chamber of the residence of the Marquis of Lin An. Even if Prince Rui had the ability to sneak into it, it was not possible to discover this secret chamber. Even Xie Ding did not have a clue about this chamber at all, and in the entire residence of the Marquis of Lin An, only Xie Chang Wu and Xie Chang Chao knew of it. Prince Rui of the Great Liang was an outsider so how would he be able to know of this place? Xie Chang Wu would definitely not have spoken about it.

During the moment when Shen Miao saw Xie Jing Xing, she let out a sigh of relief and her heart rejoice a little. Although she could fight with Xie Chang Chao or think of another method to escape, there was always a possibility. A possibility that if anything went wrong, it would be much more dangerous in the future. With Xie Jing Xing's appearance, even 'accidents' were removed.

"Speak. Why do you know that there was a secret chamber here?" A strong unease suddenly burst in Xie Chang Chao's heart. This uneasiness was not because the other person was the Great Liang's Prince Rui but was an instinct, a fear that came out from the bottom of his heart. Only he and Xie Chang Wu knew about this secret chamber, and even his subordinates were not aware of it. Today he came alone too, so it was too late to escape now.

"There is no place that I do not know of the residence of the Marquis of Lin An."

That purple clad youth slowly stepped forward, and walked into the light from the darkness. Under the bright light of the lamp, the silver mask shone with sparkling brilliance. His lips hooked up but one did not know if that smile was sincere or sarcastic, as he slowly reach out towards the mask on his face.

Shen Miao was slightly startled as Xie Chang Chao swallowed his saliva, and stared at the purple clad you without blinking.

The silver mask was taken off.

As the light from the lamp climbed up the youth's almost perfect face inch by inch, his features were so handsome that the scorching sun would lose its colour (ED: OFFS!). That smile but not a smile expression, stubborn and obstreperous was as usual, and that pair of peach blossom eyes had the precipitation that had seen years passing by. Under the convergence of youthfulness and frivolous, there was some sense of indifference, but like a small boat in the dark starry night when they looked up, it was as usual bright. (Translator: I seriously do not understand what I am translating. LOL)