Chapter 54: Fei Wuji's Banquet at One More Night

  It was no wonder that the King of Chu had arranged for her and her retinue to have separate, luxurious quarters near the palace, which were very good and satisfactory.

  Luo Siqi found it strange that she wasn't immediately taken to see the King of Chu, but instead received a royal decree saying that the Moon Goddess's divine maiden should rest well in her residence for a day and then enter the palace to treat the King of Chu the next day.

  This made Luoshi slightly relax after entering the capital, because although she had thought about how to kill King Chu at once, she hadn't thought about how to escape after killing King Chu, and she also doubted whether she could let Prince Jian ascend to the throne smoothly after killing King Chu.

  She even thought that if she helped the prince ascend to the throne, it would not only change history as Tang Xiaoxiao said, but also because of her killing the prince's father, it would be difficult to guarantee that the prince would not turn against her and abandon her when he succeeded.

  If that's really the case, she and Tang Xiaoxia might not only fail to return to their original world but also go to another world to have a good time.

  Luo Siqi's conviction to kill the King of Chu had almost dissipated by the end of her long journey, but she forced herself to become resolute again, for killing the King of Chu was now the best course of action she could think of, and she had no other choice.

  It was quite unexpected for her to receive an invitation from Chu Wang's favorite minister, Fei Wuji. Logically speaking, she and Fei Wuji had no friendship at all. She had no good feelings towards Fei Wuji, who in history tried every means to harm the Wu family, leading to Wu Zixu avenging his father and brother by attacking their own country later on.

  Of course, although Luo Siqi became friends with Wu Zixu, from a historical point of view, she didn't have many reasons to be hostile towards Fei Wujin. What made Luo Siqi feel extremely resentful towards Fei Wujin was an event related to herself.

  Wu Xie had been thinking about her meticulous plan to deceive Tang Xiao Yu since they entered the Snow Cloud Valley. She took advantage of his trusting nature, but if Tang Xiao Yu hadn't seen through Wu Xie's scheme in time and used the powerful Moon God's power miraculously, she and Tang Xiao Yu would probably be dead by now, eaten by wild cats and dogs. They wouldn't have their current glory in Chu Du, let alone receive an invitation to a banquet from this enemy she hated so much.

  Moreover, Fei Tianji's invitation seemed more like a notification than a request. He said that someone would come to pick her up in the evening, leaving Luosiqi really puzzled as to what he wanted to do.

  The female disciples under Han Yue's command were all skilled in martial arts and had previously gone out on missions alone. However, now that Luo Siqi was present, they all looked like they had lost their sense of self, saying "We are stupid and will follow the goddess's orders!" It can be seen that Han Yue normally ruled with an iron fist, and the hierarchy had long been deeply ingrained in their minds. Perhaps if it were them leading ordinary disciples on a mission now, they would have already given orders for the disciples to follow their commands.

  There is no democracy between superiors and subordinates, which was quite normal during the Spring and Autumn period. Luosiqi can also understand this point. Moreover, her behavior of using her magical powers to absorb the vast fog in Nanjiang has probably been spread among the Moon Maidens and even within the Moon God Cult. Now, these Moon Maidens look at their own eyes with a reverent expression, which is no less than when they look at Hanshuo.

  Luosi didn't know if her spell in Nanjiang would be known to Han Yue, and it was likely that the moon girls wouldn't dare hide it from her. Maybe because of the urgency of time, or maybe Han Yue had her own thoughts, so she hadn't asked herself directly either.

  Luoshi promptly sent them all out to gather information, especially focusing on whether there were any rumors in the capital about Wu Zixu's movements.

  As the time for the banquet drew near, Luosi Qi still couldn't figure out what Fei Wujin was up to. However, she had turned Wu Xi into an ice sculpture and had him carried back by Fei Wujin's subordinates last time, so Fei Wujin must have known about it. Was this a trap? In this era, which was much earlier than the Chu-Han contention, the term "Hongmen Banquet" hadn't been invented yet, but Luosi Qi couldn't shake off the feeling that Fei Wujin's invitation wasn't made with good intentions.

  I am now far from being able to use the power of the Moon God at will, even if I cultivate faster, just like when I went back to Lin Yuefeng and killed the monster in the underground cave, it was also prepared beforehand, and when I stepped towards that monster step by step, I was secretly accumulating strength waiting for the opportunity.

  What if Fei Wuji puts poison in the food, or suddenly comes up with a thousand arrows flying at once? With her current abilities, she can't even see it coming and avoid it. Maybe before she even sees King Chu, she'll lose her life there and be thrown into the wilderness to feed animals again!

  Such an ending is absolutely unacceptable!

  Suddenly an idea flashed through Luosi's mind, was the King of Chu really ill or had he adopted Fei Wuji's plan to deceive himself into coming to send death?

  Actually, on the way to Chudu, Luosiqi had been thinking about the enemy's surprise attack that night.

  That night was the day when the Chu king's special envoy summoned himself to go, and Han Yue, who should have been guarding Chen Xing by the altar, left because of this "good news", and the enemy suddenly attacked Chen Xing shortly after Han Yue left the altar.

  Is all this really just a coincidence? Or are the people who came to attack Chen Xing and King Chu in cahoots with each other?

  After Han Yue rushed back to the altar, most of the guards near the altar had been killed or injured, so after two people intercepted Han Yue, there were still two enemies who could continue to surround Chen Xing.

  That night, the enemy who was hit by Chen Xing and fell into the lake water refused to reveal his identity no matter how he was tortured. Moreover, his injuries were not lighter than Chen Xing's. While Chen Xing could enjoy good food and drink, have a comfortable place to rest, and be served by maids, the enemy was hung in the Moon God Sect's special water dungeon for interrogating prisoners. After being brutally tortured, he fainted, and it was unclear whether he was really dying or just pretending to be dead. Luosi knew that Han Yue must have had a way to investigate their identities through other means, but she didn't know if Han Yue would inform her in time after finding out.

  The moon ladies who were sent out brought back news of Wu Zixu one after another. According to what they found out by inquiring all around the capital, Wu Zixu first escaped with Crown Prince Jian to the State of Song because internal strife of the Hua clan broke out in the State of Song, which forced them to flee to the State of Zheng. The State of Zheng treated them very well. Now, in order to get more help, they had to go to Jin State, the mortal enemy of Chu State.

  Luoshi knew a little about this history, she knew that the prince would soon take Jin Jun's advice to make internal responses for Jin Guo's attack on Zheng Guo, and then be killed because he was detected by Zheng Guo in advance.

  It doesn't really matter to Luo Siqi whether Taizi Jian is killed or not, she just doesn't want Wu Zixu to end up like in history, a young man with white hair from fleeing and hiding.