Gu Bailu had no experience in relationships, so she didn’t really know what the problem was after all the analysis.

  She knew that it was unfair to Feng Qingtian, and she felt sorry that she couldn’t feel the same way for him when he was so dedicated to her.

  One tended to be gloomy when they couldn’t control their heart.

  After breakfast, she went on a walk around the house with Ah Luo.

  When she wandered through the garden, she found Qian’er picking things and putting it in a bag on her back.

  The girl wasn’t wearing many clothes in the cold winter, and the freezing wind seemed to blow her around.

  “Princess.” Qian’er was delighted to see her and greeted her.

  Gu Bailu felt awful, wondering why she was dissatisfied and didn’t cherish the man who took good care of her, when Qian’er wasn’t moping at all despite being hunted while she was pregnant, and could only use her blood to find protection.

  It was probably when you had too much of something that it became cheap.

  “What are you doing?” asked Gu Bailu with a smile.

  “I found some herbs in the garden, and I’m planning to make some tea with them. I’m the best tea maker. Back home, the crown prince liked my tea the most……” Qian’er’s smile faded as she spoke.

  Realizing that she had said too much, she smiled and said, “All in all, I’ll give some of it to you when it’s ready. Pregnant women can drink it too.”

  Gu Bailu nodded. “I don’t have anything to do now. Why don’t I pick the herbs with you?”

  “Okay. It’s better to move around a bit when you’re pregnant.” Qian’er didn’t refuse.

  Though she had been a maid for years, she didn’t have the humble nature of one.

  Most maids tended to bow and scrape to people of nobler status. They usually had low self-esteem because of their low spiritual power.

  However, Gu Bailu didn’t sense that from Qian’er.

  Maybe it was because of her Dragon Spirit Blood. People with such unique blood might be noble in their bones.

  Gu Bailu picked herbs with her for almost an hour. When Feng Qingtian saw what she was doing in the garden, he almost cut Ye Ying’s head off.

  “It’s freezing out here. What if you catch a cold?” Feng Qingtian glared at Qian’er and escorted Gu Bailu back to the room.

  “Don’t take it so seriously, I’m not a vulnerable egg. Don’t forget that I have a spirit root now.” Gu Bailu knew that he was only concerned about her.

  Though she disliked his coddling, she was reluctant to argue with him.

  She felt that she was somehow indebted to him now that she couldn’t satisfy him physically.

  “Even if you don’t catch a cold, the ice on those herbs will still freeze your hands.” Feng Qingtian grabbed her hands and found that they were indeed cold, which made his expression even more unsightly. “Look, even if you are unafraid of the cold, don’t forget that you have a baby……”

  “Okay, I know I was wrong. I won’t do it again. I was only too bored.”

  She had also been upset, so she simply wanted to do something that didn’t require her to think.

  Besides, she didn’t think that what Qian’er could do, she couldn’t.

  However, after Feng Qingtian criticized her, she too felt that she should be more careful next time.

  “Then I’ll take you out. Ye Huai just arrived to say that the emperor went out hunting. We don’t need to go to the royal palace today.”


  480 Sexiest Piece of Garbage

  Gu Bailu knew the severe impact of his absence the previous day. She said quickly, “Why don’t you go to the emperor and appease him?”

  “I don’t think I can. He ran off after losing his temper yesterday. It’s clearly a sign that he doesn’t want to talk to me.” Feng Qingtian had a strange expression on his face.

  It seemed that the emperor had other plans.

  “Did he do it on purpose?”

  Gu Bailu had heard that the emperor of Southern Glory Empire was reasonably strong in the arts of the royal family, but he still couldn’t make it into the ranking of the top five cultivators.

  He had only been able to claim the crown because of the abrupt death of the former Prince Zi.

  The former Prince Zi had extraordinary spiritual power and military feats.

  When he died, Feng Qingtian was too young to inherit the throne, so the current emperor took over.

  This emperor had been dutiful to his country, and there were few complaints from the court or civilians.

  Nobody would pick on him as long as he didn’t mess around with the power wielded by the emperor, because everyone was looking forward to the ascension of Prince Zi, who had inherited all his father’s shining points.

  They all knew that Prince Zi would be the emperor when he came of age.

  Therefore, the current emperor had always been more or less overshadowed by Prince Zi.

  Yet, he was bold enough to throw a tantrum at Feng Qingtian now?

  He had to be up to something!

  “Let’s hope not.”

  Feng Qingtian only wanted the emperor to know better than to resort to violence.

  If they had a fight, not only would they shed blood, the safety of the country would be threatened as well.

  Gu Bailu didn’t really care about any of it. She was confident that Feng Qingtian could take care of the worthless emperor.

  After growing a spirit root, Gu Bailu wasn’t as susceptible to the cold as before.

  However, Feng Qingtian still covered her with a cloak before they left, because the carriage might be cold when it was going fast.

  After she got off, Gu Bailu saw that everybody on the street was wearing thin clothes, as if it was spring.

  She was the only one who was wearing thick clothes, and she drew attention like a snow woman.

  Everybody looked at her as if she were an oddity.

  Gu Bailu felt a headache; their eyes were clearly saying, look at that piece of garbage who’ll freeze to death without those thick clothes!

  For a moment, she wanted to go back to the modern era, where people were sane and normal.

  “Honey, they look so unfriendly.”

  Though she had no spiritual power, she was usually no different from other people when she was in a crowd.

  But on this day, her clothes betrayed her!

  They were too eye-catching!

  She didn’t want so much attention.

  “Just ignore them. Do you want to look for any jewelry you might like? Or do you want to check your stores?” Feng Qingtian glanced at the people, and they hurriedly averted their gazes.

  They didn’t dare discuss it openly, but still whispered to each other in secret.

  Gu Bailu thought for a moment, then said, “Let’s just take a walk and check the stores that are on our way.”

  She hadn’t been out for half a month. She wondered how the managers whom Wang Dachong had provided her with were doing.

  If the passers-by wanted to look at her, they were free to do so. She wasn’t scared of them!

  Even if she were a piece of garbage, she was determined to be the sexiest piece of garbage!

  481 Rabbit Spirit?

  Feng Qingtian walked down the street holding Gu Bailu’s hand.

  On the way, Gu Bailu attracted more attention than Feng Qingtian did, which was understandable given her unique clothes.

  Her cloak and her hood had been custom-made. Nobody could buy the same clothes in Pale Emperor City.

  Those clothes were in a vintage style and hadn’t been in fashion for a long time.

  It was hard for passers-by not to stare at Gu Bailu.

  Though she was dressed very differently from other people, they had to admit that it was a beautiful combination, especially in such freezing weather.

  The thick and warm cloak, with a pretty and cute face inside, was lovable in every way.

  Gu Bailu felt like yelling at them. What are you looking at! I have a spirit root now!

  But she then decided to let it go. Whether or not she had a spirit root wasn’t their business, and she didn’t have to explain it to them.

  She didn’t really care about them anyway.

  Feng Qingtian didn’t talk much when he held her hand, but it wasn’t awkward at all.

  Gu Bailu liked it when he held her hand and all his gentleness was focused on her, as he ignored all the other people in the world.

  She felt very reassured even if he wasn’t talking.

  Yes, she liked the sense of reassurance.

  Many years later, she would remember the wonderful day when she walked down the street in Pale Emperor City with Feng Qingtian in her cloak made from fox fur.

  But it was impossible to go back to the good old days, however they were missed.

  If she had known that she would miss it later, Gu Bailu would’ve walked with him more often.

  “Are you tired? There’s a nice store here that sells sugar water instead of tea.” Feng Qingtian stopped and stroked her hair before he asked her the question.

  “Okay. Let’s give it a try.”

  It wasn’t strange for sugar water to be sold here, since Nan Ningxin once lived in Pale Emperor City.

  Nan Ningxin had introduced a lot of modern trends into this age. Not only had the clothes turned sexy and bold, a lot of the food had changed too.

  Such innovative food had also helped her win Lady Murong’s favor.

  But tricks like these weren’t nearly as useful as immense spiritual power, which could kill even the cleverest schemer easily.

  When Nan Ningxin lost the Murong family’s protection and wasn’t strong enough to protect herself, she was left without any hope.

  Drinking the grapefruit honey water created by Nan Ningxin, Gu Bailu asked Feng Qingtian curiously, “Honey, didn’t you recover your memories? Who did Nan Ningxin use to be? Why does she love you so much? Was there anything between the both of you?”

  Feng Qingtian laid his hand on her head. “What are you thinking about? She’s beneath me.”

  “What is she? Why is she beneath you?”

  “She was a rabbit that I kept as I pet. She then acquired a human appearance through cultivation. I gave her a minor position, but she overestimated herself.”

  Feng Qingtian was full of disdain as he spoke.

  Gu Bailu’s eyes widened. “So, she’s a rabbit spirit?”

  That was hilarious.

  “Honey, the past sounds like fun. Tell me more about it. What was I? Was I very good? I had to be, right?”