On the other hand in a dark corner a young man around 14 years old approach a 190 cm figure who is leaning silently at the wall ever since he arrived.

"What's wrong, you stared at them too much, Big Brother." Nangong Fei Lin said as he stand at the side of his brother.

The two of them stood at The dark corner and hide as they don't want to be bothered by other ladies.

Nangong Yuan Zi already arrived and stayed in this corner before even the guest has arrived and no one notice hime yet.

Nangong Yuan Zi purple eyes narrowed as he did not answer his younger brother, but Fei Lin did not took it to heart as he know that his big brother is always like this. Fei Lin sigh as he said while looking at place where Wei Zhi Yin and Princess Xie Yu sat, "This guy, I don't know why but he seems different tonight. The way he looks at Princess Xie Yu has the real gentleness and even his smiles is calm and real."

Nangong Yuan Zhi did not answer yet again but he silently agreed to his younger brother. The two of them are expert in martial arts and even though his younger brother is not yet strong enough, he can already see in the darkness as the Nangong Clan have a secret technique that they cultivating to make them see in the darkness easily.

And Nangong Yuan Zi agreed with his younger brother. Wei Zhi Yin is different tonight. Although when he saw him in the past, he has always have this calm and gentle looks but the dept of his eyes is cold and makes someone uncomfortable. He can clearly see that Wei Zhi Yin is an indifferent person and he cannot read him even though he is good at reading people.

But tonight, there's something off about him, although he smiled and appear calm when they arrived, Nangong Yuan Zhi can tell the blood thirsty he have, although he concealed it deeply. Even him, he almost cannot tell it if he did not saw the displeased expression that flashed in his eyes when he entered the grand hall earlier. He arrived much earlier than others but only stood at the corner because he want to observe everyone.

"Brother I'm going first, my friends are searching for me already." - Nangong Fei Lin said as he was about to leave, Nangong Yuan Zhi stopped him as he said, "Be careful to your surrounding."

Nangong Fei Lin got stunned but smiled as he says, "I understand."

Nangong Yuan Zhi glance at his brother who departed as he took a quick glance at the table of royal family before he lower his head.

'There's something wrong.' Nangong Yuan Zhi thought. Although the Royal family has appeared that they are happy and calm, It cannot be concealed to him the nervousness of the empress and the other slight worry that flahed to those eyes time to time.

And besides, He can feel a lot of people who hides in the darkness in every corner of the hall and all of them are experts from the Ying Clan. One of the Guardian families.

There's six guardian families and all of them exist to protect and serve the royal family. The Nangong Clan who who holds the military power, The Yun Clan who excels in medicine fields, The Ma clan, Zhou Clan and Wei clan who is good at politics and the Ying Clan. Who rarely appears in the public as their only goal is to protect and serve every member of the direct lineage of the emperor.

And Now, hundreds of members of Ying Clan is guarding in the shadows and all of them are experts, it only proves that there is something going on and the emperor did not even bother to inform them, the other guardian families.

Nangong Yuan Zhi sigh as he looks towards the corner of the hall where the Seventh Princess Xie Yu and Wei Zhi Yin sat but he got shocked because of the words of Princess Xie Yu uttered to Wei Zhi Yin!

"I missed you."

Nangong Yuan Zhi can read lips and the place where he stood at can clearly see the two of them although it was dark where they sat at.

Wei Zhi Yin did not answered but only gaze at Princess Xie Yu gently.

"And i don't know how long do i have to wait to see you again."

Wei Zhi Yin smiled gently but did not talk but his eyes suddenly glinted a ruthless expression. although it was concealed immediately it did not scape Nangong Yuan Zhi's eyes.

'Don't tell me...'

To be continue....