Chapter 592: Empress, Please Come Onto The Bridge
Li Tian City retains many ancient buildings from the imperial era.
Among them, the most famous is the ‘Cold Flower Water Pavilion’. If people from outside the district come to visit, this place is definitely a must-visit spot for tourists.
Here, there are pavilions full of ancient charm and streams with clear, melodious water. Under the night sky, a bustling street combining modern and ancient features teems with people.
As soon as Xia Feng arrived, he saw the street filled with people in bizarre outfits. Some wore ancient costumes, some were cosplaying movie characters, and some even pretended to be members of mysterious organizations.
As he walked, he saw more than ten people wearing Red Spade Masks.
After a moment’s thought, he put on a Red Spade Mask himself and blended into the crowd.
Orange-yellow lanterns added warmth to the lively street. Xia Feng threaded his way through the crowd and soon arrived at the Magpie Lantern Bridge.
Legend has it that many emperors of the imperial era, when disguised for private visits, met unforgettable loves on this Magpie Lantern Bridge.
For this reason, the Magpie Lantern Bridge is also called the Monarch’s Bridge.
Since it is the Monarch’s Bridge, ordinary people cannot ascend it. Only the Emperor and Empress can cross the bridge!
Xia Feng took out a VIP bridge ticket and handed it to the eunuch servant staff. The staff immediately bowed obsequiously: “Empress, please come onto the bridge.”
“…”
The Magpie Lantern Bridge offers the most direct view of the lantern ceremony tonight. Mu Qingtong spent 200,000 to buy a pair of ‘Monarch and Empress seats’ on the Magpie Lantern Bridge.
Obviously, Mu Qingtong is the Emperor, and his ticket identifies him as the Empress.
Under the eunuch’s guidance, Xia Feng walked onto the long bridge expressionlessly.
I have to say, the service provided by these 100,000 per ticket VIP seats is indeed… thoughtful. The eunuch kept calling him “Empress,” almost making him lose his composure.
“Oh, Your Majesty~ You’re naughty~” A coquettish voice called out. Xia Feng turned his head and saw a couple, who had also bought Monarch and Empress seats, playfully bickering.
“Hehe~ My dear concubine, come into my embrace~”
“Ah~ Your Majesty is so wicked~~”
“…”
Damn, is this how rich people date? Xia Feng witnessed this kind of role-playing dating activity for the first time and was greatly surprised.
The Magpie Lantern Bridge is very long. Every eighty meters, there is a water pavilion. There are five pavilions in total, meaning five Monarch and Empress seats.
To purchase the seat in the very center, an additional charge of 1 million is required.
As expected, Xia Feng soon saw a woman in black standing with her hands behind her back under the tallest ancient-style pavilion in the center of the long bridge.
I must say, from a distance, she looked like an empress in disguise on a private visit, standing tall in the pavilion, overlooking the beautiful scenery of Jiangnan.
“Your Highness, His Majesty has been waiting for you for a long time,” the eunuch said, cupping his fists and bowing, his voice sharp, “This servant will take my leave—”
Xia Feng’s eyes twitched slightly. He waved his hand, and the NPC bowed and retreated.
He slowly walked up the bridge steps. In the pavilion, exquisite dishes were laid out on the table. Two beautiful, veiled maids sat on either side of the corridor bench, playing the guqin.
Upon seeing Xia Feng arrive, the two women quickly rose and saluted: “Greetings, Your Highness~”
“!” Xia Feng’s head throbbed. He could no longer stand the address. “Shut up!”
The two maids immediately bowed even lower, silent as cicadas, their bodies trembling slightly, as if they were terribly afraid of losing their heads at any moment.
Xia Feng was impressed. It was indeed the supreme VIP service for a total of 1.2 million, and the actors were very dedicated.
The black-dressed woman turned and walked over, saying softly, “Continue playing the zither.” “Yes, Your Majesty.” The two maids breathed a sigh of relief and respectfully rose, their eyes downcast.
The melodious zither music tinkled pleasantly. Mu Qingtong looked at Xia Feng, her delicate eyebrows slightly curved, “Mr. Xia, are you satisfied with this new identity?”
“Heh~” Xia Feng twitched the corner of his lips and smiled, “Miss Mu, you should know that everyone who comes to the Magpie Lantern Bridge is a couple.”
“Oh, so?”
“So, you asked me to meet you here, you’re not planning to confess your love to me, are you?”
Xia Feng patted the black-dressed woman’s delicate shoulder and sighed, shaking his head, “Miss Mu, you have to understand, you’re a good person, but we’re not suitable.”
“…” Mu Qingtong’s faint smile disappeared. This guy is really annoying.
As he spoke, Xia Feng sat down between the two maids on the corridor bench, crossed his legs, and put his arms directly around the waists of the two beautiful maids. He looked at the black-dressed woman and smiled proudly.
The zither music was forced to stop. The two maids’ beautiful eyes widened. They leaned against Xia Feng’s embrace, not daring to move.
The two women looked at Xia Feng’s Adam’s apple and jawline. Although they were covered by masks, they could still feel that this man must be good-looking, not to mention his chest muscles… They secretly swallowed, wondering if they should break their professional conduct and take advantage of the situation, when a sharp pain suddenly shot through their minds. Their eyes rolled back, and they fainted.
Xia Feng was startled, but seeing that they had only fainted, he breathed a sigh of relief and let go of the two staff members.
!
“Miss Mu, if you act like this, people will think we’re abusing the staff.”
Mu Qingtong sighed, her indifferent voice soft, “I must say, Mr. Xia, I do want to abuse you a little right now.”
As she spoke, her black dress reached in front of Xia Feng.
“…” Xia Feng was forced to put down his crossed legs and shrink back.
Looking at the looming, eerie Red Spade Mask, Xia Feng’s mask was forced to disintegrate under the impact of powerful mental energy. The oppressive aura surged, and he coughed, “We’re outside, don’t mess around.”
The black-dressed woman pulled aside the two unconscious maids, and a transparent barrier separating the inside from the outside rose. Only then did she remove the Red Spade Mask from her face.
A few strands of silver hair fell across her devastatingly beautiful face. Xia Feng’s heart skipped a beat, inexplicably feeling that Miss Mu seemed even more beautiful tonight.
“Jiu~~~~ Bang!!” In the distance, fireworks shot up into the night sky, bursting into a brilliant spectacle.
Under the beautiful glow of the fireworks, the faces of the man and woman, one high and one low, were interwoven with light and shadow, flickering.
That beautiful, breathtakingly pretty face leaned forward slightly. Under her indifferent golden eyes, her red lips emitted warm, fragrant breaths. Xia Feng felt his heartbeat falter for a second, and he held his breath.
But the next second, the beautiful little face lifted again. She stood up straight, her golden eyes staring down at him, and smiled faintly, “Mr. Xia, I’m giving you something.”
“Hmm?”
The black-dressed woman sat down next to Xia Feng, took out a red string, and raised her beautiful eyes, “Your hand.”
Under the night sky, the fireworks spectacle continued. In the pavilion, Xia Feng chose to give the World-Ending Witch some face and silently raised his hand.
“This is something I developed based on Feng Jiany’s research. It’s the [Spatial Red String], containing a weak but clearly directed force of stable collapse.”
Mu Qingtong put the red string on Xia Feng’s right wrist, then raised her own left hand. The red string made her slender, white wrist appear even more delicate.
“Mr. Xia, yours is a sub-rope. If you encounter danger in the future, you can directly teleport to my side from a long distance through this sub-rope. Since I haven’t fully researched it yet, this is just an initial version. It cannot be used for two-way teleportation, and the number of uses and teleportation distance are limited.”
“However, it should be possible to iterate to a more complete version 2.0 in some time,” the black-dressed woman explained softly.
Xia Feng glanced at the matching red ropes on both their wrists. He blinked and pondered for a moment, then his lips gradually curved upwards, “Miss Mu, is this your confession gift?”
