Chapter 413: Lord of the Night Tower Pavilion
The young man paused, slightly stunned, his beautifully curved lips parting slightly.
Sang Luo picked up a crystal shrimp dumpling and stuffed it into his mouth, "Try it and see how it tastes."
Yun Qi chewed and swallowed, smiling happily, "Delicious."
"Mm, good boy." Sang Luo's eyes curved into a smile as she hooked her stool and moved it to the side, focusing on feeding this well-behaved and adorable little fox.
"How about this one?"
"Also very delicious."
"And this one?"
"Mm..."
"Do you like this?"
"I like it."
Sang Luo turned her head and glanced at the servants attending to them, "Remember everything that Consort Yun Qi likes to eat. From now on, send food according to this standard."
"Yes!"
Sang Luo seemed to think of something else, "I remember that when I married the Nine-Tailed Fox clan, I offered the betrothal gifts for a primary husband."
Everyone's heart skipped a beat, and Yun Qi also looked up at her, gripping the chopsticks in his hand, his Adam's apple bobbing slightly.
"The etiquette for marrying a primary husband is too cumbersome. Consort is currently unwell, so let's first raise you to the position of a secondary husband. From now on, everything in the Plum Blossom Garden will be according to the standards of a secondary husband."
Princess Sang Luo had taken in five or six consorts, and countless handsome male servants had enjoyed her favors overnight, but she had never appointed a primary husband, let alone a secondary one.
Once the title of "husband" was bestowed, the interests of the two would be completely tied together. Regardless of marriage, divorce, or any other matter, they would be subject to external criticism—no one would care about beating a servant, but beating a secondary husband would be an act of tyranny condemned by all!
Princess Sang Luo was unwilling to leave herself with such trouble.
Now, there was no primary husband in the Princess's manor, so the secondary husband was equivalent to the position of a primary husband!
If Consort Yun Qi really became a secondary husband, who would dare to secretly ostracize him? Countless people would come to curry favor with him.
Moreover, listening to the Princess's tone, when the Consort recovered, she might even marry him as the primary husband!
The shock in everyone's hearts was difficult to calm for a long time. An elderly steward stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, marrying a husband is a major matter. Should you reconsider…?"
"My mind is made up, how can others interfere!"
Sang Luo swept a cold gaze, and no one dared to say more.
Yun Qi became the secondary husband in the Princess's manor, and there was not much fanfare, only a flowing wine banquet was held, but no one in the manor doubted the Princess's feelings for this consort.
Even the Princess, who had always been fond of beauty and indulging in desire, could put aside her usual principles for this ugly consort! This time! It was undoubtedly true love!
Sang Luo was even busier these days. In addition to continuing to look for artifact refining materials, she also promised to help the little fox recover his eyes.
The auction house would strictly keep the identities of both buyers and sellers confidential, but unfortunately, the Red Fox Clan's industries were all over Qingqiu. That auction house was also an industry within the Red Fox Clan, so it was not difficult for Sang Luo to find the buyer who had bid for the [Eyes of the Spiritual Fox].
The Lord of the Night Tower Pavilion.
Regarding him, the most well-known thing to the outside world was that he was a collector with a mysterious identity.
This person had a strange and unpredictable personality, extremely difficult to deal with, and liked to collect some strange and rare treasures, and was extremely extravagant.
Sang Luo had always wanted to meet him, but he had refused.
She found another opportunity, using her identity as the Red Fox Clan Princess, to invite him to meet again.
A few days later, a message came back saying that he would be available to meet tomorrow night.
But the premise was that she would go alone, and no one else could follow her.
Sang Luo was suspicious, but she still went. To prevent any accidents, she brought a team of people to stop outside the Night Tower Pavilion.
From a high place, it looked as if she had surrounded the Night Tower Pavilion with her men. The Pavilion Lord only said to let her go alone, but he didn't say not to let her bring people. Wasn't it normal for a dignified princess to have someone to meet her?
A tall beastman wearing a ghost mask stepped forward and bowed to Sang Luo,
"Princess Red Fox, my lord has been waiting for a long time. Please allow this humble one to take you there."
"Thank you for your trouble."
"Your Highness is too polite, please."
Sang Luo followed the ghost-masked man into the gate, and the stone door behind her closed heavily, making a dull sound.
Not a ray of light could penetrate in, and darkness fell before her eyes.
"Your Highness, don't be afraid. My lord doesn't like outsiders seeing his true face. Please follow this humble one closely, and don't get lost…" The ghost-masked man's voice had a strange and indescribable tone, as if some terrifying creature was hidden beneath. If she got lost, she would really never be able to return.
Whether it was a psychological factor or not, Sang Luo sniffed her nose and smelled a trace of bloodiness…
She walked down the long, dark corridor for an unknown amount of time.
A snap of fingers sounded.
Thousands of candles lit up in turn, illuminating the palace at the end.
The man reclined on the high seat, wearing a dark golden brocade robe, covered with strange patterns, flowing with a mysterious luster, surrounded by cold and gloomy air.
He wore the same black ghost mask on his face.
The mask seemed to isolate the spring scenery of thousands of mountains and rivers, only revealing a pair of begonia-red eyes, with a faint cyan tinge on the edges of the pupils, majestic and magnificent, causing the soul to tremble when looking directly at them!
"You want to buy back those [Eyes of the Spiritual Fox] from me?" His voice was too low and hoarse, like sandpaper grinding against stone, obviously disguised.
Sang Luo came back to her senses and nodded seriously, "Pavilion Lord knows the purpose of my visit, and invited me to meet today, presumably this matter has room for negotiation! Pavilion Lord, rest assured, as long as Pavilion Lord is willing to part with them, I will definitely give Pavilion Lord a satisfactory price!"
The Lord of the Night Tower Pavilion did not answer immediately, but asked her, "Those eyes are indeed a rare beauty in the world. You decided to sell them at that time, why do you want to get them back now?"
"Those eyes are very important to their owner. I, I want to return these eyes to him."
"Were these eyes personally dug out by you?"
"…Yes."
"Heh, what a ruthless and merciless female. Able to personally dig out his eyes, yet so kind as to want to send them back?"
Sang Luo was speechless. She looked at the man's deep eyes and asked straightforwardly, "Pavilion Lord, just say whether you will sell them or not!"
The Lord of the Night Tower Pavilion got up and walked down from the high seat, a pair of slender, pale feet stepping down the steps, and walked to a wall, raising his hand to push down the mechanism.
A hidden door opened, and he walked in, "Your Highness, follow me and take a look."
Sang Luo hesitated for a moment, then followed.
The door behind her closed again.
This secret room was vast, filled with rows and rows of storage shelves. Some of the treasures were sealed in bottles, while others were naked on the shelves. Sang Luo glanced over and saw everything, giant beast skulls, lizard tongues, deformed beasts with "three heads and six arms", and even the corpses of young beasts in bottles…
The Lord of the Night Tower Pavilion walked to the last row of storage shelves, opened one of the drawers, and took out a brocade box from it.
"The thing you want is in here."
Sang Luo looked at his hand, her breath stopping. Inside! Were Yun Qi's eyes!
The man's voice was a little regretful, "Unfortunately, I really like these eyes, and I don't want to sell them to the princess…"
Sang Luo hurriedly said, "You can name your price, I can exchange them for anything!"
"Oh?" The Pavilion Lord became interested, staring straight at her, "How about exchanging them for the most important thing to Princess?"
Sang Luo was stunned, blinking in confusion. What important things did she have?
The Pavilion Lord walked barefoot to Sang Luo's side, raised his hand and touched her eyes, fascinated,
"I think the Princess's eyes are also very beautiful!"
