LETHAL FLOWER

The Prefecture Hall is fully decorated and bright up. Sounds of cheerful and lively music filled inside the hall accompanied by the sound of occasional laughter and lively chatting.

The Officers brought their wives and children all were elegantly dressed especially the young ladies as they treated this banquet very highly.

"Minister Ling and Officer Ling has arrived!" Assistant Jiang announced outside the door that made the guests temporarily stopped their chit-chat.

"City Lord Gu." Minister Ling greeted.

"Minister Ling, Officer Ling." Gu Sheng stood up from his seat as he greeted back the Minister and the old officer.

"His Highness hasn't arrived yet?" Minister Ling asked when he saw the designated seat for the Prince is still empty. He was surprised to learned that the so called favored black Prince of the Emperor actually announced to attend the banquet tonight. And one of this reason was because of Doctor Fang.

"How about Doctor Fang?"

"Doctor Fang is on the way here."

Minister Ling and Gu Sheng engaged in a little conversation.

"Doctor Fang has arrived." Assistant Jiang announced after while and the guests immediately looked at the entrance door.

A tall and medium built figure appeared before the eyes of everyone followed by a slender figure of a girl. The two were clad in white dress as their long hair was tied by a small piece of white silk and freely hanged down behind their back. The two figures wore a white feathered mask that covers entirely their face making them look anonymously majestic.

" Is that Doctor Fang? He did not look so old."

"That's his only student behind him. I wonder how their appearances look without out that white feathered mask."

"Hey, where do you think they came from? They're really mysterious. I heard they will just disappeared without a trace inside the carriage. The coachman freaked out when his student said to stop the carriage in the middle of the street and when he did, both of them had already disappeared."

"Yeah, that's the same story our coachman said too when he returned to our residence. First, my father didn't believe him, but when he heard the same stories from the coachmen of the other Officers, he gave a benefits of doubt."

The nobles were gossiping in their seats as they looked at the two walking figures.

"Doctor Fang greets City Lord Gu." Mo Fang and Shuang gave their respect.

"Hahahahaha! Doctor Fang I'm glad you made it."

"It's our honor to be invited in your banquet Lord Gu."

They were in the middle of their greetings when a loud voice rang from the corner side of the front hall.

The people inside the hall immediately gave their respect as they bowed down their heads.

Shuang saw within the corner of her eyes the tall and majestic figure who was clad in purple and golden robe with silver embroidery of the clouds and black cranes.

"All Rise." The cold and soothing voice rang through the silent hall that made the noble ladies held their own breath.

Shuang slowly stood up and looked at the person in the front. She cannot help but to gasped as the pair of dark purple eyes looked straight through her behind that half golden mask. The natural pinkish shade lips perfectly match the prominent jawline which highly emphasized by the shape of the mask.

The wives of the officers, the Young ladies as well as the young men were truly captured by the rare beauty in front of them.