A Time-Traveling Mishap: I Became an Ancient Nobleman

Chapter 160 The Moon in the Sky

The emperor's hands trembled slightly, and fearing that someone would see, he put his hands under the table.

Zhou Huaide turned to look at the emperor, "Is Your Majesty also frightened?"

The emperor feigned composure, "Nothing of the sort. How could I be frightened by a tiny snow wolf?"

"Your Majesty is truly valiant." Zhou Huaide gave the emperor a thumbs up.

The emperor frowned slightly, feeling quite impatient. He also wanted to quickly finish his business and return to the capital so he wouldn't have to deal with Zhou Huaide every day.

"However, this little snow wolf is quite peculiar. It has one red eye and one green eye, something I've never seen before in my life."

"Could it be that it helped us guard this rocky mountain, and then slowly mutated?"

The emperor pondered this possibility; it wasn't entirely impossible.

"The porridge is ready."

When did the appearance interrupt Zhou Huaide's words?

He brought out a large pot of chicken porridge and placed it on the table.

Zhou Huaide's eyes lit up at the sight, and he disregarded all hierarchy, serving himself.

But he still remembered to serve the first bowl to the emperor, saying, "Here, Your Majesty, please have some first."

Then he filled another bowl and prepared to give it to Zhou Hanzhang, saying, "Zhang'er."

Zhou Hanzhang couldn't let his father serve him porridge. "No need, Father, you can have it."

Zhou Huaide then sat down with a smile, and after the emperor took the first bite, he quickly began to eat.

Zhou Hanzhang wasn't too hungry. He first served a bowl to Xiao Cuiyan, and only after watching it eat happily did he feel a little more hungry.

Only then did he scoop out a bowl and slowly begin to eat.

Since tomorrow is a crucial day for resolving the Star Bead issue, they all went to rest after dinner.

For some reason, Zhou Hanzhang wasn't sleepy, so he went out for a walk in the courtyard.

She felt somewhat uneasy.

Just as I was about to look up at the bright moon, I was surprised to find that the moon here did not look white, but had a faint greenish light, which looked extremely eerie.

"This……"

She was genuinely frightened and hesitated whether to call for the emperor and her father.

Little Cuiyan, who had been hovering around her, seemed more lively than usual. Seeing her looking at the moon, she also looked up.

Upon seeing the green moon, it became excited and ran to the middle of the yard, tilting its head back and howling at the moon.

"Awoo."

"Awoo, awoo..."

With a howl from Little Emerald Flame, a series of howls followed.

It seems that the snow wolves on the rocky mountain heard its voice and responded to it.

That sounds extremely creepy.

Zhou Hanzhang couldn't help but feel that Little Emerald Flame was casting a spell, and he thought about picking it up.

Gu Qingfeng suddenly appeared behind her. "Don't disturb it now."

Zhou Hanzhang was startled.

"Gu Qingfeng!"

She patted her chest and said, "Could you please not suddenly appear behind me and say something out of the blue? You know, people can be terrifying."

"No, I've been by your side for quite a while now, didn't you notice?"

……

Zhou Hanzhang really didn't notice.

When did you arrive?

"When you couldn't sleep and came out to look at the moon, I was going to use the restroom, but when I saw you come out alone, I thought I'd come over and keep you company. But since you kept staring at the moon, I didn't say anything. Tell me, what's so interesting about the moon?"

Uh?

"Didn't you see?"

"I see it, isn't that the moon?"

Zhou Hanzhang looked at Gu Qingfeng suspiciously, wondering if this green-glowing moon was not something that could be seen everywhere.

Why isn't he surprised at all?

Can you describe the moon to me?

"Huh? This is just a regular moon."

"I want you to describe it to me, its shape, its color, and so on."

"...Do you want me to recite a poem?"

"What are you thinking? Why did I ask you to recite poetry? It's just to help me describe the moon. Describe it to me exactly what it looks like."

Zhou Hanzhang was speechless. He didn't know how Gu Qingfeng's brain worked, that he could bring up poetry out of nowhere.

"Oh, it's round, with a halo around the edge, and soft moonlight spills into the courtyard, making it look serene and cool."

As for the color, it's the color of a normal moon, moon white? Or perhaps with a hint of yellow?

After Gu Qingfeng finished describing it, Zhou Hanzhang thought to herself, "Sure enough, the moons they see are different. But why can she see a moon with a green glow? Could it be related to her so-called royal bloodline?"

She felt a vague unease in her heart, and after thinking for a moment, she said to Gu Qingfeng, "Could you go and call He Shi for me?"

He arrived at her side very quickly.

"When will you look at the moon and see what color it is?"

"Moon white, with a hint of yellow."

Zhou Hanzhang's heart skipped a beat; it was just as he had imagined.

Unsure if she was the only one who could see this, she disregarded the little emerald flame howling at the moon and went to Zhou Huaide's door, gently knocking, "Father."

Zhou Huaide quickly came over to open the door, rubbing his eyes, clearly having just woken up and still in a daze.

"Zhang'er? What's wrong?"

Zhou Hanzhang didn't bother to explain too much to him and simply pulled Zhou Huaide out the door.

Once in the courtyard, he pointed directly at the moon in the sky and asked, "Father, look at this moon. Is it any different from usual?"

Zhou Huaide rubbed his eyes again, and was startled when he saw Xiao Cuiyan howling in the yard. "Oh my god!"

……

"What's wrong with it? Why did it suddenly start howling?"

"No, Dad, please take a look at the moon for me first." Zhou Hanzhang was speechless.

"Oh, oh, let me see."

Zhou Huaide looked up at the moon in the sky, then looked at Zhou Hanzhang. "Is there anything different about this? Isn't it just an ordinary moon? If there is anything different, well, it looks rounder than usual?"

"Father, could you please call my Imperial Uncle over here?"

"Why have you been calling your royal uncle for the past two weeks without sleeping? He should be asleep by now, so please don't call him."

Zhou Hanzhang grabbed his hand and said seriously, "Father, this matter is of great importance. Go and call him."

Seeing Zhou Hanzhang's expression, Zhou Huaide's sleepiness suddenly subsided considerably. "Alright, I'll go and call him right now."

Seeing that he hadn't made a move yet, Zhou Hanzhang said, "Then hurry up."

"I'll go right away."

Zhou Huaide quickly brought the emperor over.

Perhaps because he got up in a hurry, the emperor was still wearing his inner garment and just casually put on an outer coat before coming out.

"Zhang'er, Huai De said you called for me? Is something wrong?"

Zhou Hanzhang walked to the emperor's side and whispered, "Uncle, look at the moon in the sky. Is there any difference from usual? Everyone says it's no different from usual, but I see a green light around the edge of the moon, which looks a bit like the color of our star pearl."

The emperor's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately looked up at the moon in the sky.