The Princess And The Lord

Bei Li Yan open the map on the table then he points in certain mark on the map "The recent information that I got Lao Min Na used the pirates to distributed the beast"

"She used pirates now?" Lory scoffed

"Yes, who else will be stupid enough to float on the open sea with the ship full of the questionable beast?" Bei Li Yan thought Lao Min Na has found the right people.

"She must pay a lot for the pirate's assistance," Lory thought Lao Min Na is more determined than she expected.

"Assistant indeed, not only the pirate distribute the beast, but they also help Lao Min Na to store the beast in a safe place"

"Oh, did we know the place?" Lory asked

"Yes, is a small cavern not far from here" Bei Li Yan grinned.

"Cavern....secluded, far from prying eyes, easy to moves when they have to, she's learned" Lory muttered to herself.

"She is...." Bei Li Yan nodded.

"Let's end the lesson then" Lory grab the cloak on the table and walk out of the room.

Bei Li Yan strides behind Lory with big smiles plastered on his face, Bei Li Yan can't wait to see how excited their small adventure would be, will he see Lory used her power again, Bei Li Yan suddenly feel giddy.

"Oh yes, can't you ride a horse, taking a carriage will be too conspicuous," he realizes he never saw Lory ride a horse before.

"I'll manage...." she not sure either, it's been a while since she rides an animal who got four legs.

"Good to hear, we ride to the port then we take a ship from there, but be prepare we won't take a black ship…. just normal ship" he reminds Lory first.

"Got it!" she perfunctorily said.

They left the manor through the hidden passage underneath the manor, other than the manor's secluded location Wu Zi Xiao choose this manor because he found out that this place has hidden passages. The passaged lead them to the bamboo forest behind the manor. 

In front of them, Lory saw big black horses, hitting their front leg on the ground with a wild neigh, the horses look a bit different from the normal iron horses she used to say, this horse is bigger, it also looks more muscular and sturdy than the iron horses that used to pull her carriage.

"Master!" the sound of youth came from behind the horses.

Shin Jiu trotted towards Lory, the little boy smiled widely as he approaches her excitedly "Master, what do you think about my iron jade horses?" 

"Iron Jade horses?" Lory looks baffled, is the horse change its name now or it was her who forgot the animal name.

"Yes, the horses are not normal iron horses, I cultivated the beast personally so it's stronger, faster, and smarter than normal iron horses, they also look shinier isn't it?" the boy shows off his hard work proudly.

Lory saw the horse's shiny fur and the long silky and thick mane's, she understands what Shin Jiu mean, the horses did look magnificent.

"The horses are good but aren't they hard to control?" Bei Li Yan anxiously said.

"They are, but it wouldn't be a problem with Master bird around!" Shin jiu chuckled.

As Shin Jiu told Girsha flew down from the sky, the birds glide slightly and perch on Lory's shoulder, there still four-meter distance between the horsed and Lory but facing the oppressive aura of the first kind the horsed instantly quiet they even make a soft whimper as if they all being bullied by Girsha.

[What did you do?] Lory gives Girsha dubious looks.

[I didn't do anything!] the bird refuted.

[Really….] Lory still not believe him.

Girsha feel wronged, he really didn't do anything it wasn't his fault they have a faint heart

"See, everything is good!" Shin Jiu opens his hands and smiles widely. Of course, Shin Jiu expected this to happen if not he wouldn't recommend a wild beast like Iron jade horses that's not easy to control. Even though Iron jade Horses is powerful but the wild natured inside the Beast is not easy to tame even for a strong cultivator.

"Well, everything seems good…." Lory didn't bother too much with the beast's reaction. She make a quick swooped upon the horseback, The horsed remain steady not even a slight flinched.

"Master, can I come…?" Shin Jiu plead nervously.

"No, this too dangerous" Lory will not bring a child to hunted beast no matter how strong that child could be.

"But I'm stronger now, master and I'm the Blessed child after all so I can help you!" he insisted.

"I know…but this is not a normal Beast, your power is no used against them, we still don't know what other beast stored inside there if something happens....it's too dangerous" she tries to reasoned with the little boy.

Shin Jiu look down in forlorn, he really wanted to help Lory at least once. His master has saved his life, she too had avenged his family and made him who he is right now, Shin Jiu cannot imagine how his life turns out to be if he didn't meet with Lory.

"I…I understand master" Shin Jiu looks down, he tries to act mature by not pressing further but he can't hide his dejected face, no matter what he still just a little boy.

Lory scratched her head, she only saw the top of the boy head, Shin Jiu look pitiful and aggrieved as if his world has crumbles in front of him. Shin Jiu made the same face as Lucas when he was reprimanded by their father and Lory's heart softenned.

'Oh, crab!' Lory cursed inwardly

Shin Jiu's strong acted only make Lory feel more guilty, Bei Li Yan watched the scened with ligh giggles, he wonders what would she do.

"This, uugh..." Lory blew out her cheeks then say: "Okay, you can come but you must stayed in the ship, you cannot go anywhere without my permission, you understand!"

Immediately Shin Jiu lifted his head and he beamed like a lightbulb, Lory could swear he saw stars sparkled in his round eyes, the boy still looks as adorable as she remember the first time they met, suddenly she feel nostalgic.

"Yes, master! I will listened whatever master order!" Shin Jiu exclaimed.

"Okay – okay, hope on, we should go now!" Lory stretched her hand to pull Shin Jiu up. 

Not long after Mong Liu arrived "Madam I already send the messaged to Milord, I remained them to give the noted to Milord tonight!" Mong Liu couldn't imagined Zhao Li Xin's face when he read the noted tonight, he hoped no one will be dead tonight.

Lory mouth twitched "Then let's moved out rigt now before my husband catch us!" lory kick the horsed stomach and the moves started to moves, Mong Liu, Bei Li Yan and three other shadow guards also climb the horsed and followed Lory.

Te distance between the jiang dong harbour and Tien Shan manor is about two hours with carriaged but with the Iron jade horsed they only need fifteen minuted to reach the harbour, they walk to the more secluded area at the port to avoid prying eyes, Lory saw a modest size boat in front of her.

The boat only has one sail and it looks a bit wear off but it suited to its purpose for not being conspicuous. Lory board on the ship without question, the sailors greet her respectfully only mean that they are from the Hei Shen sect, lory didn't surprise knowing more Hei Shen people spread all over the place since Zhao Li Xin came to the city.

After they leave the port Lory took off her cloak, then leaned on the wooden rail when she looks up she saw Girsha glide with the wind smoothly, his golden tail shimmering under the sunlight.

"Master are you cold?" Shin Jiu thought the wind is a bit cold today.

Lory crosses her arms on her chest and smiles "I'm fine, what about you….you feel seasick, dizzy, or anything?"

"I'm not a kid, master" he pouted.

"Well, you will always be a kid in my eyes…so get used to it!" Lory wink, she knows the boys hated treated like a child but that the main reasoned why she liked teasing him, for Lory, a boy should act like a boy, there's no point to grow up so fast, soon or later everyone would grow up someday so why the hurried.

"Master I'm gonna be eleven this year, in a noble household I would already have a fiance at my age" he raised his chin and puffed out his chest proudly. Shin Jiu simply means that he already grow up but Lory thought the boy wanted to get married!

"You wanted to get married?"Lory's eyebrows knitted closely, shin Jiu missed the dangerous glint in Lory's eyes.

"Well, it depends on Grandfather..." he perfunctorily said and then he tilted his head and say: "But, lately grandfather said he has a good friend who has a beautiful granddaughter who close to my age, Grandfather said he will introduce me to his friend granddaughter…."

"And what do you think?" Lory bites her lips worriedly, Lory knows all too well from the news and seminar how early marriage ruined the younger generation, either by force, accident, or consent, early marriage was proof unhealthy for most people. Lory didn't care about other people but shin Jiu is her disciple, she can't pretend she didn't know anything.

"I don't know, I don't care" Shin Jiu shrugged indifferently, he genuinely didn't care about it.

Lory got worried with Shin Jiu's half-assed reply "Come here!"Lory beckoned Shin Jiu to get closer "Listen to me, I want you to tell your grandfather that I think you are still too young to have arranged married, fiancee, or anything like that, tell him I want you to focus on your cultivation and control your blessing ability so no marriage talk at least until your eighteen" Lory give a subtle warning with her eyes.

"Yes, master, I will tell grandfather" Shin Jiu didn't know why Lory so serious, it just an arrangement, not an actual marriage, then suddenly he got curious "So when I can get married?"

"Twenty-one!" Lory promptly said.

"Don't you think that too old?" Shin Jiu seen many young masters have babies at the age of seventeen.

Lory then suddenly shouted "Bei Li Yan, how old are you?"

Bei Li Yan who didn't know anything reply casually "Twenty-seven!"

Lory gives meaningful eyes "See..."

Shin Jiu pouted his lips, he doesn't want to be a bachelor until he close to thirty, It looks so pathetic.

Bei Li Yan feel the strange gaze from Shin Jiu "What, don't look at me like that" Bei Li Yan shyly cover his chest like a young maiden.

Shin Jiu looks at Bei Li Yan in disgust 'No wonder he didn't marry after this old, he acted like a sissy, no woman would marry someone like him, I won't be like him!' Shin Jiu berated Bei Li Yan in his head.

The sad truth is, in the future just like the other King palace he also becomes an Old Bachelor and married in his mid-thirty. Later on, the legend would say that five Hei Shen King palaces were the strongest cultivator in the world, they are very powerful that not only the God of death who didn't dare to get near them turn out the God matchmaker also take a long time to get near the King palaces, that is why all of the King palaces were married late.