Detective Ghost Empress

Her words were light but anyone could hear the threat in them, Xiaolin who has never been treated like this shivered and her hands that were on her sides clenched slightly. Why...why was the queen so scary?

However, she didn’t even get to finish the thought either as a hand reached out and grabbed her chin so hard that she almost yelped out loud. When Xiaolin raised her head, she was surprised to find that it was Liu Hui Ying who was holding her and even worse, she could actually see that the Queen’s pupils have gone completely black like a demon!

” Gh...”

” Why aren’t you saying anything hmm?” Before Xiaolin could shout the word ‘ghost’ she was interrupted by Liu Hui Ying who sneered at her. ” Shall I take that imprudent act of yours as the will of yours or the will of your master? If its the will of your master then I will deal with her but if it’s your will then I will have you know the sensation of having your eyes plunged out isn’t nice at all, it’s like as if a million flesh-eating ants have been unleashed on you, first it will be piercing pain then excruciating twisting and finally a hollowness that you can’t even withstand.”

Xiaolin was so terrified that she started shivering, she was being attacked from two sides, on one side it was the Queen’s monstrous pupils and then on the other side it was the Queen’s threat, she was worried that if she was to say anything unnecessary then she will be killed without even getting a chance to say a word!

” That’s enough, your majesty,” before Liu Hui Ying could say anything anymore she was stopped by Ji Yu who has gone pale all of a sudden. She has never seen any woman acting so boldly and that too while unleashing such a heavy bloodthirst, she looked at Liu Hui Ying who had her fingers around Xiaolin’s cheeks in a death grip and then her gaze fell on the shivering Xiaolin.

This was why she told her maid not to overstep, again and again, she was her maid whom she treated like a sister but it couldn’t be said that the others would treat her just as nicely Xiaolin has never left the courtyard of the Ji family and even if she did, she only came to the palace where she was respectfully treated by Zhai Tianyu and the others who knew how important Xiaolin was to her.

” I will apologise in her stead,” said Ji Yu causing Zhai Heng and Yu Lingyun to clench their fingers, they have always treated Ji Yu as their sister but now because of Liu Hui Ying they have to watch her apologise to Liu Hui Ying.

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However, just as Ji Yu was going to bow down to Liu Hui Ying the latter said, ” Please do not do that Concubine Ji, I am afraid that if you were to bow down to me then I will be welcomed by another jar of poisonous wine.” She let go of Xiaolin who dropped on her bottom and then gasped loudly, she raised her head and looked at the Queen whose pupils have gone back to normal and shuddered. Something was wrong, something was very wrong with the Queen!

She got to her feet and rushed to Ji Yu’s side not even daring to look at Liu Hui Ying, seeing her like this Ji Yu’s heart ached and she swore that she will make Liu Hui Ying just as embarrassed and scared as she did to Xiaolin.

“Xiaolin, you go and sit down,” Ji Yu patted Xiaolin’s shoulder and then asked her maids to take Xiaolin to the side and only then did she turn to look at Liu Hui Ying who was examining her sword.

When Ji Yu saw that Liu Hui Ying was unfamiliar with swords, she smiled contemptuously. This was going to be easy, and with that, she took her stance and said, ” You can go first your majesty.”

Liu Hui Ying was still looking at the blade of the sword that was covered with poison as she smiled as if a demon has possessed her and said, ” Are you sure that you want me to go first ?”

” That’s right since you do not know how to sword fight then I will go easy on you,” Ji Yu said that but she seemed to be fully prepared to take Liu Hui Ying down in one swift move.

Liu Hui Ying curled her lips and then nodded. ” If that’s what you want.”

Everyone was waiting for the Queen to make fun of herself but then to their surprise, they watched the Queen move with such agility that their mouths dropped one by one especially Yu Lingyun who was torn between idolising Liu Hui Ying’s footwork and cheering for Ji Yu.

The sword didn’t even hit Ji Yu even once, but everyone could see that the one who was getting overwhelmed was none other than concubine Ji!

They all stared at Liu Hui Ying who was moving her sword with such a quickness that she seemed to have created an illusion that she was holding on to two swords and from the expression of concubine Ji who looked shocked and troubled they could already predict the outcome of this game.

Those who placed a bet on Ji Yu were regretful on the other hand Qui Ai was already rubbing her hands, prepared to count the money she won.