Chapter 338

The cold voice entered Xuenü's ears, revealing a deep sense of threat.

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

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

Back then, the Zhao Wang had forcibly taken the singer Ji as his wife. The powerful minister of Zhao, Guo Kai, knowing the Zhao Wang's fondness for beauty, had set his sights on her. He used his power to destroy her family, and then sent her into the palace. Fortunately, it was the palace's chief musician at the time, Mr. Kuang Xiu, who helped rescue her. Because of that incident, Mr. Kuang Xiu had to leave the palace and wander among the common people.

And she, bearing Kuang Xiu's great kindness, came to the State of Yan.

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

Xuenü sighed in her heart and said to Lord Lord Yan Chun: "Since you are so kind, my lord, Xuenü can only obey!"

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

Although they had long guessed this result, hearing Xuenü submit, they still felt very distressed.

How could the people in Feixue Pavilion not be distressed?

Xuenü was the top star of Feixue Pavilion. If she entered Lord Lord Yan Chun's manor tonight, it would be basically impossible for her to come out again. The reputation of Feixue Pavilion would also plummet to the bottom because of this, but they were powerless to do anything.

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

People like them could not fight against absolute power.

And the Crown Prince Yan Dan, who could oppose absolute power, was unwilling to lend a hand.

Hearing Xuenü's words, the corner of Lord Lord Yan Chun's mouth could not help but curl into a smile; this result was exactly as he had expected.

"I will give Miss Xuenü a moment. You may go and prepare some things, and then, follow me to my manor to stay for a few days!"

Lord Lord Yan Chun did not want to push Xuenü too hard, so he showed some human touch and said this.

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

In a moment's time, one could not really prepare anything substantial; it was nothing more than letting Xuenü prepare herself mentally.

A moment later, Xuenü, alone, stepped onto Lord Lord Yan Chun's carriage and left Feixue Pavilion, the procession heading toward Lord Lord Yan Chun's manor.

After Xuenü and Lord Lord Yan Chun left, Feixue Pavilion returned to its clamor, with many guests discussing and talking about the affair between Xuenü and Lord Lord Yan Chun.

Su Xuan put down his wine cup, and a strange smile appeared at the corner of his mouth: "It's a bit different from the original work!"

In the original work, although Xuenü was also forced by power to go to Lord Lord Yan Chun's manor, in reality, it was because Lord Lord Yan Chun threatened her with Gao Jianli's life, whereas now, she was following Lord Lord Yan Chun directly to the manor.

After walking out of Feixue Pavilion, Su Xuan did not go far, but came to the vicinity and hid himself.

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

He was the zither player of Feixue Pavilion, and his purpose for holding the sword was to...

"You want to go and save Xuenü all by yourself?"

Su Xuan's voice entered the man's ears, and the man was startled.

He was indeed trying to rescue Xuenü.

Even though before this, as a zither player, he had no contact with Xuenü, Xuenü had a deep relationship with another person, and that was Kuang Xiu.

Back then, to save Xuenü, Kuang Xiu went from being the chief musician of the Zhao palace to a commoner.

Now, Xuenü had come to the State of Yan and encountered the same thing again. As Kuang Xiu's confidant and friend, how could he stand by and watch her die?

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

The mysterious voice had exposed his true purpose in one sentence. The man turned his head abruptly and looked in the direction of the voice.

He saw a figure dressed in black, almost blending into the night, appearing 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 Jianli, would actually hide in Feixue 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 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 musician of the Zhao palace.

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

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

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

No one expected that Gao Jianli, who was offered a high reward, would now be mingling in Feixue Pavilion, hiding his name and working as a small zither player.

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

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

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

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

Su Xuan said indifferently, "I just discovered you hiding in Feixue Pavilion and felt a bit of emotion, that's 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 Jianli's refusal to play for the nobility; the so-called beauty refers to Xuenü.

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

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

Su Xuan looked deeply at Xuenü: "Lord Lord Yan Chun, as a nobleman of the State of Yan, has a noble status and many guards in his manor. Relying on just you and your sword alone, even if you know some martial arts, it is extremely difficult to rescue Xuenü."

Gao Jianli's martial arts, how should I put it, are fine against ordinary people, but against true experts, he would only be beaten up.

In the original work, he was once taken out in one move by Jueying.

Later, after joining the Mohist School and obtaining the Shuihan Sword, he worked hard to practice martial arts and earned the title of the second-best expert of the Mohist School, but against Wei Zhuang, Tian Ci, and others, he was still beaten up.

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

Gao Jianli's tone was resolute!