Chapter 301: A Mouth Without a Gatekeeper

Liu Jincheng looked at Liu Yi's unrepentant appearance, and the anger in his heart could no longer be suppressed; he was so furious he jumped like thunder and cursed loudly: "Rebellious son! Rebellious son ah! You truly anger me to death! Do you know that An Wang keeps a group of Dark Guards by his side, those Dark Guards each possess peerless skills and come and go like ghosts, the words you spoke at that time were very likely heard by them.

If An Wang finds out, with his status and position, if he is a bit more muddleheaded and cruel, casually saying a few bad words before the Emperor, our Liu Family will face a great calamity! The Emperor in a rage, that is extermination of nine clans ah!

At that time, our Liu Family upper and lower several dozen people, will all lose their lives because of your momentary verbal recklessness, do you understand or not!"

Only now did Liu Yi awaken as if from a dream and realize what he had just done; his complexion instantly turned pale, and he stammered an explanation: "Father, don't be angry ah, I... I didn't do it on purpose. Look, A Ren't we all fine right now, perhaps his Dark Guards didn't hear at all."

Hearing his son's words, the anger in Liu Jincheng's heart grew even more vigorous; he roared in uncontrollable rage: "You still dare to quibble! This morning during the court session, your father was viciously targeted by him, do you know? This is all because of your mouth that has no gatekeeper! And your mother, all day long she only knows how to spoil you, sooner or later our Liu Family will be ruined by you, this little rabbit brat!"

The more Liu Jincheng spoke the more agitated he became; he glared with wide eyes, staring dead at Liu Yi, as if wanting to swallow him alive. Then, he turned his gaze toward Jin Feng and said sternly: "Look at you, only knows how to dote on him, one day our Liu Family full household will suffer calamity because of him, then you'll be happy right!"

Jin Feng was frightened by Liu Jincheng's scolding into a full-body tremble, her lips involuntarily quivering; after a good while she finally spoke tremblingly: "Master, then... then did An Wang say how he wants to deal with us?"

Liu Jincheng replied impatiently: "This is not something a woman like you should meddle in! Starting tomorrow, you just stay honestly in your own courtyard, not allowed to go anywhere! And copy Buddhist scriptures for me one hundred times, when you finish copying is when the house arrest can be lifted!

And you, continuing he looked at Liu Yi beside him and said, A Ren't you preparing to take part in the next Spring Imperial Examination? Tomorrow I will invite a tutor to come teach you properly, you just stay home and study properly, not allowed to leave the house, wait until the Spring Imperial Examination ends then we'll talk! Finished speaking Liu Jincheng flung his sleeve and strode away.

And on the other side, An Wang sat in the carriage in a pleasant mood, because today he dug a pit for Liu Jincheng, letting the other party suffer a big loss. He was in a great mood, humming a little tune all the way, and before long returned to An Wangfu.

Inside An Wangfu, Qianqian was looking at Wangchen who had basically recovered, and nodded in satisfaction, saying: "Mm, since you're already more or less well, then today let Shiyi take you to the Dark Guard Camp to report." Hearing this, Wangchen hurriedly bowed in salute and replied respectfully: "Yes, Master."

As soon as the words fell, Shiyi appeared like a ghost, flashing out from the corner. He stood before Qianqian, posture straight and tall, like a mountain peak. Qianqian looked at Shiyi and said softly: "Take him there." Shiyi acknowledged, then turned and walked toward Outside.

Just then, Wangchen suddenly raised his head, gaze fixed on Qianqian, hesitated a moment, still spoke: "Master, Wangchen has a request." Qiancheng stopped her steps, turned to look at Wangchen, a trace of doubt flashing in her eyes, asked: "What request?"

Wangchen took a deep breath, mustered courage and said: "Wangchen wants to strive for promotion, to become Master's Dark Guard, can I?" His voice was somewhat low, but revealed a kind of determination.

Qianqian gazed at Wangchen, silent for a moment, then nodded and said: "Once you enter the Dark Guard Camp, you are naturally my An Wangfu's Dark Guard."

Hearing this, Wangchen rejoiced in his heart, but he was not satisfied with just this, and continued: "Wangchen doesn't merely want to become An Wangfu's Dark Guard, but wants to become Master's exclusive Dark Guard. This life of Wangchen's was saved by Master, Wangchen is willing to use his own life to protect Master."

Hearing Wangchen's words, Qianqian's heart couldn't help but stir. She looked at this serious-faced man before her, thought for a while, finally said: "Alright, when you promote to Gold Belt rank, you can return to my side, like Shiyi and Shi Er, and become my Dark Guard."

Hearing Qianqian's words, Wangchen immediately beamed with joy; he bowed in salute again and said: "Yes, Master! Wangchen will definitely not disappoint Master's expectations!"

After finishing speaking, Wangchen did not follow Shiyi away, but stood in place, brows slightly furrowed, as if his heart was tangled over something. Qianqian keenly sensed Wangchen's oddness and couldn't help but ask doubtfully: "You still have something?"

Hearing Qianqian's question, Wangchen's body shook violently, as if making a resolution, suddenly knelt on both knees, head lowered and said: "Master, Wangchen is guilty, Wangchen should not have deceived You."

Seeing this, Qianqian couldn't help but frown; she gazed at Wangchen and asked sternly: "Deceived me what?"

Wangchen's voice trembled somewhat; he replied: "Wangchen... Wangchen lost his memory, so he is not clear on past events. A few days ago, I felt my neck a bit itchy, so I casually scratched, and unexpectedly discovered there was actually a Human Skin Mask on my face."

Qianqian's complexion changed slightly; she pressed further: "Then why are you wearing a Human Skin Mask?"

Wangchen's head drooped even lower; he said in a low voice: "Wangchen truly doesn't know when this mask was put on, nor can he recall why he wore it. But Wangchen absolutely dares not deceive Master, and hopes Master will forgive the offense."

Qianqian was silent for a moment, then slowly said: "Mm, the unknowing are not guilty. Since you have already realized your mistake, just don't deceive me again in the future. I most hate others deceiving me." Wangchen responded: "Yes."

Then Qianqian said: "Wearing this mask long is bad for the skin, you should take it off."

Wangchen hurriedly replied: "Yes, Master." Then, he reached out his hand, carefully following his neck and began prying up the mask. The mask adhered tightly to the skin; he spent a good deal of effort before he could pry up the mask's edge bit by bit.

When a full circle of the mask had been pried up, Wangchen took a deep breath, then used his hand to tightly grip the mask's edge at the neck, and yanked hard. Only heard a "hiss" sound, the mask was torn off, revealing Wangchen's original appearance.