Chapter 208

The person is beautiful, and the dance is even more beautiful!

Anyone who has seen Xue Nu dance with their own eyes knows that "a single dance can topple a city" is by no means an empty boast.

Lord Lord Yanchun, inside the palanquin, reached out to pull aside the curtain. Looking at Xue Nu's exquisite face, he revealed a hint of covetousness: "Miss Xue Nu, we meet again. Have you considered it?"

Xue Nu raised her eyebrows slightly and said softly: "To be valued by you, my lord, is an honor for Xue Nu. However, Xue Nu has recently caught a cold, so it is truly inconvenient to perform for you!"

Knowing she could not avoid Lord Lord Yanchun's entanglement and that Yan Dan was unwilling to provide protection, the only method Xue Nu could think of was to stall. As long as she could drag it out for a few more days, she would have more time to think of a countermeasure.

"Oh? That is truly unfortunate!" A look of surprise appeared on Lord Lord Yanchun's face. "The temperature in Jicheng has indeed dropped quite a bit recently. Miss Xue Nu must take care of her health!"

"It just so happens that there are many famous doctors in my mansion. How about this: Miss Xue Nu, come with me to the mansion, and I will have someone diagnose you. Once you are recovered, you can perform for me immediately!"

"This..."

Hearing Lord Lord Yanchun's words, the manager's expression changed, and Xue Nu's gaze also sharpened.

She had not expected that such an excuse would no longer be able to persuade Lord Lord Yanchun; he was determined to have her enter his mansion.

Seeing Xue Nu's silence, Lord Lord Yanchun's voice turned cold again: "What? Does Miss Xue Nu wish to refuse my kindness?"

"In this State of Yan, no one can refuse my kindness, you know. Isn't that right, Miss Xue Nu?"

The cold voice reached Xue Nu's ears, revealing a deep sense of threat.

Xue Nu naturally had not caught a cold, but at this moment, she felt her body turn cold.

When she was in the State of Zhao, she had experienced once before the helplessness brought by tyrannical power.

Back then, the King of Zhao had forcibly taken Lady Chang as his concubine. The powerful minister of Zhao, Guo Kai, knowing the King's fondness for beauty, took a fancy to her and used his power to ruin her family, then sent her into the palace. Fortunately, the chief court musician at the time, Master Kuang Xiu, helped her escape. Because of that incident, Master Kuang Xiu had to leave the court and wander among the common people.

And she, carrying the great kindness of Kuang Xiu, came to the State of Yan.

She did not expect that in the land of Yan, she would once again feel the helplessness brought by tyrannical power.

Xue Nu sighed in her heart and said to Lord Lord Yanchun: "Since you are so kind, my lord, Xue Nu can only obey!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of many of Xue Nu's admirers changed drastically.

Although they had long guessed this result, hearing Xue Nu submit, they still felt very uncomfortable.

How could the people in the Concubine Snow Pavilion not feel uncomfortable?

Xue Nu is the top performer of the Concubine Snow Pavilion. Tonight, if Xue Nu enters Lord Lord Yanchun's mansion, it is basically impossible for her to come out again. The reputation of the Concubine Snow Pavilion will also fall to the bottom because of this, but they were powerless to stop it.

In the end, it was because Lord Lord Yanchun's power was too great.

People like them could not fight against tyrannical power.

And Crown Prince Yan Dan, who could resist such power, was unwilling to help.

Hearing Xue Nu's words, the corners of Lord Lord Yanchun's mouth could not help but curl into a smile; this result was exactly as he had expected.

"I will give Miss Xue Nu a moment. You may go and prepare some things, and then, come with me to my mansion to stay for a few days!"

Lord Lord Yanchun did not want to push Xue Nu too hard, so he showed some human touch and said this.

Xue Nu nodded, and then, taking the manager with her, went to prepare.

In a moment, there was actually nothing substantial to prepare; it was nothing more than letting Xue Nu prepare herself mentally.

A short while later, Xue Nu, alone, stepped onto Lord Lord Yanchun's palanquin and left the Concubine Snow Pavilion. The procession headed toward Lord Lord Yanchun's mansion.

After Xue Nu and Lord Lord Yanchun left, the Concubine Snow Pavilion returned to its noisy state, with many guests discussing the matter of Xue Nu and Lord Lord Yanchun.

Su Xuan put down his wine cup, a strange smile appearing at the corner of his mouth: "It is somewhat different from the original story~~!"

In the original story, although Xue Nu was also forced by power to go to Lord Lord Yanchun's mansion, in reality, it was because Lord Lord Yanchun threatened her with Gao Gao Jianli's life. But now, she was following Lord Lord Yanchun to the mansion directly.

After walking out of the Concubine Snow Pavilion, Su Xuan did not go far; instead, he came to the vicinity and hid.

In the backyard of the Concubine Snow Pavilion, a man dressed in white walked out holding a sword, his expression resolute.

He is the zither player of the Concubine Snow Pavilion, and his purpose for holding the sword is to...

"You want to go and save Xue Nu all by yourself?"

Su Xuan's voice reached the man's ears, and the man was shocked.

He was indeed trying to rescue Xue Nu.

Even though, as a zither player, he had no contact with Xue Nu before this, Xue Nu had a deep connection with another person: Kuang Xiu.

Back then, in order to save Xue Nu, Kuang Xiu went from being the chief court musician of Zhao to a commoner.

Now that Xue Nu had come to the State of Yan and encountered the same thing again, he, considering himself a confidant and friend of Kuang Xiu, could not just stand by and watch.

Even if he, this confidant of Kuang Xiu, had actually never met Kuang Xiu.

The mysterious voice pierced through his true purpose, and the man turned his head sharply to look in the direction of the voice.

He saw a figure dressed in black, almost blending into the night, standing quietly before him.

"Who are you?"

Upon seeing the other person, the man asked in a deep voice.

"Who I am is not important. What I didn't expect, however, is that the famous musician of the State of Yan, Gao Gao Jianli, would actually be hiding in the Concubine Snow Pavilion, willing to be an ordinary zither player!" Su Xuan looked at the man and stated his background and name.

In the lands of Yan and Zhao, Gao Gao Jianli and Kuang Xiu were two extremely famous musicians. Although the former's reputation was not as great as the latter's, it was only because the latter had served as the chief court musician of the State of Zhao.

The reason the former became famous was not only because of his profound attainments in the way of music, but also because a noble once offered a large reward to invite Gao Gao Jianli to play, only to be politely refused by him.

He was unwilling to play music for the upper-class nobles.

To this day, that noble's reward has not been withdrawn.

No one expected that Gao Gao Jianli, who was offered a large reward, would be mingling in the Concubine Snow Pavilion, hiding his name and working as a small zither player.

Hearing the other person call out his name, Gao Gao Jianli's gaze narrowed slightly, and he said in a deep voice: "Are you one of Lord Lord Yanchun's men?"

The other person was guarding here and knew his purpose was to rescue Xue Nu, so Gao Gao Jianli could not help but think of the worst-case scenario, guessing that this mysterious person was one of Lord Lord Yanchun's men.

Thinking of this, he could not help but grip the sword in his hand tightly.

"Lord Lord Yanchun does not have the ability to make me work for him!"

Su Xuan said indifferently, "I just discovered you hiding in the Concubine Snow Pavilion and felt a bit of emotion, that is all!"

"I never thought that a musician like you, who does not bow to the powerful, would eventually bow down under a beauty's skirt!"

Not bowing to the powerful refers to Gao Gao Jianli's refusal to play for princes and nobles; the so-called beauty refers to Xue Nu.

Gao Gao Jianli understood the meaning of Su Xuan's words, his expression changed slightly, but he still replied: "It is not what you think!"

Although Xue Nu is very beautiful, she is not very old, and he is much older than her. The reason he wanted to save Xue Nu was because of... Kuang Xiu!

Su Xuan looked deeply at Xue Nu. "Lord Lord Yanchun, as a noble of Yan, has a prestigious status and many guards in his mansion. Relying on you alone with one sword, even if you know some martial arts, it will be extremely difficult to rescue Xue Nu."

Gao Gao Jianli's martial arts, how should one put it? He can deal with ordinary people, but when facing true experts, he would only be beaten up.

In the original story, he was once defeated in one move by Jueying.

Later, he joined the Mohist school, obtained the Water Cold Sword, and practiced martial arts diligently, earning the title of the second-best expert of the Mohist school, but when facing Wei Zhuang, Tian Ci, and others, he was still beaten up.

"No matter how difficult it is, I must save her!"

Gao Gao Jianli's tone was resolute!