Chapter 252 First Visit to the Royal Court

What Lu Liufeng didn't know was that Nakan had already married into the family just yesterday.

This union is precisely the change that occurred after she married into the family.

As the group reached the entrance to the royal court, a familiar, cold voice suddenly rang out from behind.

"etc."

Jiang Xi looked back in confusion and saw Hai Zu walk forward with a sullen face, his azure eyes lowered, staring at her intently as he asked.

How old are you this year?

Jiang Xi was stunned for a moment.

Does my age have anything to do with this?

She didn't answer directly because she didn't know exactly how old she was.

What she couldn't understand even more was Haizu's gaze...

It's like... it's like... he knows her?

This is completely impossible.

Then there is only one possibility.

"Have you ever met someone who looks a lot like me?"

Haizu pursed his lips but did not answer.

Jiang Xi continued, "Perhaps, those were my ancestors."

After saying that, she gave a fake smile.

You're old enough to be my ancestor.

If she has seen someone who looks similar, then that person could be her ancestor.

Haizu fell even more silent.

He asked no more questions, turned around, and strode into the royal court.

Lu Liufeng, Yi Yuexi, and Huo Lun exchanged glances.

Does the female protagonist resemble his old friend?

This is a good thing.

At least, Haizu isn't as aggressive as he was at the beginning.

Alvino seemed to be deep in thought.

His gaze remained fixed on the interactions between Lu Liufeng, Yi Yuexi, Mu Ling, Huo Lun, and 'Jiang Xi'.

To this day, he still cannot confirm that the female is Jiang Xi.

The Holy Mother tried every possible method, but she couldn't cure the black bumps on her body.

Even setting aside the fact that she was truly cured after arriving in the cursed land, his drastically changed personality made him doubt that this was Jiang Xi.

When she met him, shouldn't she be furious at him for forcibly breaking off their marriage contract?

Perhaps she would even point her finger at him and yell at him, telling him he deserved it, to go die wherever he wanted, and not to expect her to save him.

Moreover, setting aside Lu Liufeng and Huo Lun, who are relatively low-key, Yi Yuexi and Mu Ling's undisguised disgust suggests that this is not the case.

Along the distance from the Big Tree Inn to the Royal Court, females on both sides constantly teased Yi Yuexi about her beauty.

In the past, Yi Yuexi would have already been dressed in her finest clothes, waving to the females and unleashing her fox clan charm.

But Yi Yuexi's gaze remained fixed on Jiang Xi, ignoring the females on both sides of the street.

Is this still Yi Yuexi?

Is she really Jiang Xi?

Or did they all dissolve their marriage contracts, find new females, and happen to be favored females?

However, Alvin quickly pulled himself back from his wandering thoughts.

Because compared to him, Haicia and Camus were clearly more anxious.

They will tell him the answer.

The royal court was built on the mountaintop, with clouds and mist swirling around its entrance, separating the entire palace, constructed of giant stones, vines, and trees, from the city below.

Jiang Xi walked into the royal court and looked up at the giant stone buildings, as if she had entered a land of giants.

Yang and a green-haired youth led the group to a grand hall. At the end of the hall was a high platform with a stone throne on it, below which were rows of low stone tables.

It looks like a place for entertaining guests.

As everyone entered the main hall, Jiang Xi noticed a gaze coming from above.

She looked up and saw a tall young man in a golden robe, resting his chin on his hand, sitting casually on the throne.

The young man had long platinum blonde hair, wore a golden crown adorned with flowers, had pale skin, and emerald green eyes; he was handsome, noble, and godlike.

Jiang Xi looked at him, but her brows furrowed slightly involuntarily.

The giant tree king?

That former beast husband?

Although she didn't remember what her former beast husbands looked like, nor did she have any memories of spending time with them.

But for some reason, the giant wooden king on the throne gave her a very unfamiliar feeling.

This sense of unfamiliarity is different from the unfamiliarity of not having their memories.

She was also unfamiliar with Alvino, but when she learned that he was her ex-husband, she felt a pang of nostalgia.

But the giant wood king on the throne...

Completely unfamiliar.

Even though everyone said he was her ex-husband, she still had a feeling that he wasn't.

As Jiang Xi observed the Giant Tree King, its emerald green eyes swept over her briefly before quickly looking away.

Something's even more wrong now.

Jiang Xi's transformation was so drastic that anyone who knew her would be shocked to see her like this again.

But the Giant Tree King...

Has he seen himself?

Jiang Xi sat down on the left, filled with doubt.

Haizu sat down at the head of the table, his azure eyes glancing at Jiang Xi unconsciously before beckoning to the sea tribe's beastmen.

"Go and bring Hysia here."

As soon as he finished speaking, a clear, cheerful girl's laughter suddenly rang out from outside the hall.

"Hurry! Mother, hurry!"

Before you see him, you hear his voice.

A lovely female, dressed in a light green robe, with dark green curly hair and a floral crown, skipped in. Her gaze swept to the left, but before she could see the person she wanted to look at, she stopped abruptly.

Her eyes widened, and she exclaimed in surprise.

"Riley! When did you get back?!"

As she spoke, she lifted her skirt and ran over.

"Have you thought it through and decided to marry me this time you've come back?"

Riley quickly got up and moved away from Jiang Xi.

He leaned on the chair behind her and smiled at the princess.

“What are you saying, Princess? I’ve come to the royal court to accompany my future mistress.”

As he spoke, he leaned down slightly and whispered something in Jiang Xi's ear.

"skirt."

Jiang Xi: "..."

Her lips, which had been parted, pursed again.

Mu Ling was furious and was about to get up.

Lu Liufeng held him down and shook his head at him.

Yi Yuexi smiled, resting her chin on her hand.

"There are plenty of orcs who want to marry the female master. Are you going to fight every single one of them who wants to marry into the family?"

“Wanting to marry into the family and marrying into the family are two different things.”

Mu Ling was stunned for a moment, then she understood.

He chuckled and ignored Riley, who was like a leech.

Princess Wangting stopped in front of the stone table, her eyes widening in disbelief.

"What? You're going to marry another female?"

She immediately turned her gaze to Jiang Xi, who was standing in front of Riley. The beautiful female face made her pause for a moment, but then she became even angrier.

"Do you know who I am? You dare to try and steal an orc from me?"

"Where are you from, female?! Believe me or not, I'll kick you out of the Giant Tree Forest!"

Just as Jiang Xi was about to speak, the princess exclaimed "Wow!" and held her chin in her hands, staring at Yi Yuexi with amazement.

"Where are you from, orc? Are you under a marriage contract? I'll give you a Golden Soul Fruit, and you can dissolve your marriage contract and marry me. I am a princess of the royal court. If you marry me, your entire clan can become a great clan in the Giant Tree Forest."

Jiang Xi: "..."

She gave Riley a gloating look.

See, it's not like he absolutely has to marry you.

Riley raised an eyebrow and patted Yi Yuexi's shoulder sympathetically.

Yi Yuexi chuckled, stood up, and walked to the female master's side under the expectant gaze of the royal princess. He put his arm around her shoulder and kissed her hard on the cheek.

Then, with her fox-like eyes raised, she looked at the princess and said, "My mistress is a favored female of the Emperor, are you?"

Princess Wangting's eyes widened, and she was about to speak again when a gentle yet stern female voice came from outside the hall.

“Taff, don’t be rude.”

Princess Tafel burst into tears and ran towards the door.

"Mother! They're bullying me!"

Jiang Xi picked up the fruit and flower tea in front of her, first used her supernatural ability to check if it was safe, and then symbolically began to drink the tea.

Lu Liufeng also picked up his teacup and drank tea.

Nafier Kane picked up the cup with both hands at the same time, then let one hand hang down and drank the tea with the other.

A middle-aged female wearing a dark green dress, with a small golden bird perched on her shoulder, stepped into the hall with several beastmen.

Normally, when she appeared, everyone in the hall would stand up and bow.

Jiang Xi originally intended to stand up, but seeing that no one else was getting up, she remained seated and did not stand up.

She had barely settled down when Alvino, draped in a white-brown robe, stood up and nodded to the door.

"Female Messenger."

The middle-aged woman by the door nodded slightly, then looked directly at Jiang Xi.

"You are Camus's former mistress?"

Jiang Xi stood up and nodded to her.

"It's me."

The middle-aged woman smiled, but the smile seemed endless. She looked Jiang Xi up and down.

"In terms of appearance, you're not as unattractive as the rumors suggest. But I heard you were once a favored female of the Emperor?"

As she spoke, she smiled again, this time with an air of superiority.

“We, the holy females, are able to possess manifest spiritual power that ordinary people cannot have, precisely because we have received the blessings of the Mother Tree and the Beast God. If we act improperly, the Mother Tree and the Beast God will naturally take it back…”

Seeing that she kept talking, Jiang Xi sat down directly.

But as soon as she sat down, the middle-aged woman stopped speaking. Her expression changed inscrutablely, and then she snorted coldly, leading Princess Taff to sit down on the left.

However, as she walked to the left, the little golden bird on her shoulder suddenly flew towards Jiang Xi. Just as it was about to peck at her, its red and silver snake tail slapped down, knocking the bird directly into a pillar of the main hall.

In an instant, the hall became so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

Jiang Xi was stunned for a moment.

Lu Liufeng smiled and explained gently, "I'm sorry, the female master's beast husband has just entered the Earth Rank and cannot yet control his beast form very well."

He glanced at the little golden bird that slid down from the stone pillar, then looked at the middle-aged female opposite him.

"Since the female envoy is a favored female, surely we, the female lord, need not trouble ourselves with the matter of treating the little prince?"