When Xiao Ying was alive, Xiao Lie's position in Xiao Clan was unmatched, and even the head of the family at that time was very respectful to him. The reason is obvious, that is, the amazing talent displayed by Xiao Ying destined him to be the strongest of Xiao Clan's generation in the future. In this world where Xuanli is respected, Xiao Lie, as Xiao Ying's father, is naturally respected by everyone in Xiao Clan. But Xiao Ying was assassinated and died, and Xiao Lie's only grandson Xiao Che was disabled. Although Xiao Lie is currently the strongest person in Liuyun City, his son is dead, his grandson is disabled, and there is no successor. Who will be afraid of him? His position in Xiao Clan also plummeted.
Xiao Lie did not get angry. He was used to these people's sarcasm and ridicule. He smiled calmly and said, "Thank you all for coming. I must drink a few more glasses at the banquet later."
"You've already been rewarded with face, so there's no need to drink. My eldest grandson, Xiao Chengzhi, has just broken through to the seventh level of the initial Profound Realm, and has wasted quite a bit of time here. I must personally stabilize him right away." The third elder, Xiao Ze, stood up as he spoke.
"Chengzhi has broken through to the seventh level of Chuxuan? He has achieved such an accomplishment at the age of seventeen. This boy's future is limitless. Third Elder, no wonder you are so beaming today. It is really cause for celebration!" The fourth elder, Xiao Cheng, also stood up and congratulated the third elder with a look of surprise.
No matter how well-mannered Xiao Lie was, a hint of anger had already formed on his face. These four people had called him brothers and sisters in the past, and they often showed respect and fawning to him, but since Xiao Ying passed away and Xiao Che was confirmed to have disabled profound veins, their attitude towards him had changed drastically, and now they basically didn't take him seriously. Usually, they boasted about their sons and grandsons in front of him countless times, and now, at his grandson's wedding hall, they were still so unscrupulous in their sarcasm, using their grandson's achievements to tear open the scars in his heart that he was most reluctant to touch.
The sudden change in atmosphere made the MC Xiao De sweat profusely. He quickly skipped all the remaining procedures and shouted in a shrill voice: "The bride and groom are sent to the bridal chamber... All distinguished guests, please enter the banquet!"
Amid the joyful sounds of gongs and drums, Xiao Che and Xia Qingyue walked into Xiao Che's courtyard together after the ceremony of greeting each other under the gaze of the crowd. The bridal chamber was the room where Xiao Che usually lived. It was decorated in bright red, with a red carpet embroidered with dragons, phoenixes and auspicious clouds, a large double happiness character, red silk and red ribbons all over the room, and two bright red wedding candles on the dazzling golden candle holder, with golden lacquer carvings of flying dragons and phoenixes soaring into the sky; the flickering candlelight reflected the flowing golden glass curtain that was almost level with the ground, and the room was filled with a hazy and dreamy color, isolating the bridal chamber from the outside world, and the glittering light was dazzling.
Xia Qingyue was helped by her maid Xia Dongling to sit on the bed, and then Xia Dongling left silently and closed the door. The room suddenly became silent, and only the sound of her own breathing could be heard faintly.
Xia Qingyue sat there quietly, without making a sound. Xiao Che did not approach her, but stood at the door, looking in the direction of the door, with a haze in his eyes.
"Your grandfather was bullied like that, especially during your wedding. You must feel bad, right?"
A gentle yet cold voice came from his ear... Xiao Che's expression changed. He was very surprised that Xia Qingyue would take the initiative to talk to him, even though her words were quite harsh.
Xiao Che looked away and said hesitantly, "Take off the Phoenix Coronet. It's too heavy and will be uncomfortable if you wear it for a long time."
According to the wedding customs of the Profound Sky Continent, the bride's Phoenix Coronet must be taken off by the groom himself, but he was "frozen" when he tried to help her up before, and the proud Xiao Che was definitely not willing to get into trouble again. Of course, he also didn't think Xia Qingyue would really be willing to let him help take off the Phoenix Coronet.
Xia Qingyue paused for a moment, then raised her bare hands and silently took off the Phoenix Coronet with pearl tassels. Suddenly, a breathtakingly beautiful face appeared in Xiao Che's sight. She raised her beautiful eyes, and the moment she met her gaze, Xiao Che's eyes suddenly became dull for a moment... These were a pair of eyes that were so beautiful that they could not be described, as if all the clear and shimmering green waves in the world were gathered in these dreamy eyes without reservation. Even the most brilliant painter in the world and the most gorgeous words could not describe and interpret them. Her skin was as white as fat and jade, as white as snow and frost, and her face was as crystal as jade. Even in the dimly lit room, her lips were as delicate as the most delicate petals in the world, and her beautiful nose seemed to be carved from the most beautiful white jade in the world, towering with natural nobility and pride.
"Sure enough... the reputation is well-deserved..." Xiao Che murmured, looking at her eyes from beginning to end without blinking or shifting for a moment. Those beautiful eyes were like a boiling abyss with endless gravity, attracting his consciousness and thoughts to fall into it continuously, unable to extricate himself.
Although he and Xia Qingyue had been engaged since childhood, except for the occasional glimpses when they were young, this was the first time he saw Xia Qingyue's true face after he was ten years old... Because Xia Qingyue rarely left her room, and Xiao Che, who knew that his profound veins were disabled and was always filled with inferiority and self-pity, rarely left the Xiao Clan. He only occasionally heard about Xia Qingyue's peerless beauty after she grew up from other people's words, and in his heart, he had always imagined a vague image of her in his longing.
At this moment, he finally saw Xia Qingyue's true face, and the beautiful figure he had always imagined in his heart instantly disappeared. Because Xia Qingyue's beauty completely exceeded his imagination, he could not describe what kind of peerless beauty this was. Even Xiao Che, who had the memory of two lives, was confused for a long time when facing this face.
Xia Qingyue was known as the most beautiful woman in Floating Cloud City, but even if someone said she was the most beautiful woman in Blue Wind Empire, Xiao Che would never doubt it. He could not imagine what kind of beauty could surpass the most beautiful scenery before his eyes. And the girl in front of him was the same age as himself, only sixteen years old. Girls of this age have not yet had time to blossom with all their beauty. If a few years pass, it is even more unimaginable what level of charm Xia Qingyue will have... Perhaps, it will be beautiful to an unreal level.
In the small city of Liuyun, there actually appeared such a girl whose every frown and smile was enough to captivate the world, and this girl became his wife today... Xiao Che couldn't help but have a deep sense of unreality.
"But you are not quite the same as what was rumored, nor what I imagined."
Xia Qingyue stood up, her extremely attractive body curves instantly revealed as she stood up. She walked closer to Xiao Che, her eyes like water, and her lips slightly parted: "It is rumored that your profound veins are crippled, and you can only stay at the first level of the initial profound realm for the rest of your life. Because of this, your physique is weak, and your personality has become inferior and cowardly. You rarely go out to see people. It seems that your only playmates are your little aunt Xiao Lingxi and my brother Yuanba. The only good thing about your body is your appearance."
"Not only is your profound energy weak, but it is also extremely turbid. Your profound veins are undoubtedly damaged. However, the rumors about your personality seem to be completely wrong."
Xia Qingyue stopped less than three steps in front of Xiao Che, and looked directly into his eyes with her beautiful eyes: "Although you are deliberately hiding it, there is a kind of pride in your demeanor. It has been like this since the first time I saw you until now, which is completely opposite to the inferiority complex that is rumored. Before, at my house, I used my profound energy to freeze your arm, and your calm reaction surprised me. If your arm had not been frozen for a short time, I would even suspect that my profound power had failed. Just now in the auditorium, you and your grandfather Xiao Lie were ridiculed on such an important occasion, but you only showed anger for a moment, and then it disappeared completely. There was no abnormal fluctuation in your expression or heartbeat frequency... This state of mind is absolutely difficult for even a middle-aged Spiritual Profound Realm expert to achieve!"
"Even when you looked at me, your eyes were obsessed, but never distracted!"
“It is a fact that your profound veins are disabled, but your true character and state of mind have been concealed from everyone.” Xia Qingyue whispered, her eyes always fixed on Xiao Che’s eyes, which were so deep that they seemed boundless.
Xiao Che was suddenly startled.
As Xia Qingyue approached, a charming girl's scent filled his nose, but Xiao Che had no intention of sniffing it carefully, his heart was completely filled with shock. Indeed, he was very arrogant now, no matter who he faced, because when he was in Cangyun Continent, he was arrogant against all the heroes in the world. Any one of these heroes was a supreme existence that the entire Floating Cloud City could not contend with. Although his power was extremely poor now, his character would never change because of this. This kind of arrogance was definitely not something he deliberately put on, but was presented naturally. His current physical condition and situation made him try hard to hide this sense of arrogance.
But Xia Qingyue revealed all of this, and even his state of mind, in one sentence!
All the way from the Xia family to the Xiao family, he had always thought that Xia Qingyue simply disdained him. After all, one was a pearl in the sky, and the other was a piece of mud despised by countless people. This was the most normal thing. But he didn't expect that she was actually observing him from beginning to end, and he was completely unaware of it.
Xiao Che's eyes suddenly changed when he looked at Xia Qingyue. The pair of eyes in front of him were not only extremely beautiful, but also clear as if they could see through her soul. Her thoughts were also so meticulous and detailed that he couldn't help but be surprised...
You know! Xiao Che has the memories and experiences of two lives, and has a state of mind that can stand up to the heroes of the world and death! She actually saw through him like this!
Is she really just a girl who just turned sixteen! ?
How could a sixteen-year-old girl have such a demonic gaze and mind!
Xiao Che even had some doubts as to whether this Xia Qingyue had traveled back in time like him!
“Are you holding back?” Xia Qingyue asked slowly.
“Forbearance?” Xiao Che smiled in a self-deprecating manner: “Perhaps. But it is a fact that my profound veins are crippled. In the Profound Sky Continent, having a crippled profound vein means that one will be at the bottom of society and looked down upon by others for the rest of their lives. Is there any difference between being truly cowardly and self-abased or being silent and forbearing?”
Forbearance? Forbearance is nothing! Yesterday's Xiao Che was absolutely the same as what Xia Qingyue had always heard! But no matter how smart Xia Qingyue was, she could not have thought that today's Xiao Che had an entire lifetime's worth of memories compared to yesterday's Xiao Che! His temperament and state of mind also changed accordingly.
Xia Qingyue narrowed her beautiful eyes, and suddenly raised her jade-like palm, stretched out two fingers, and pointed at Xiao Che's chest. Suddenly, a cool but not cold breath spread from Xiao Che's chest, and then spread to his whole body. Just when Xiao Che was about to ask her what she was doing, the cold feeling on his body disappeared instantly. Xia Qingyue also retracted her jade hand and moved her petal-like lips slightly: "Your Xuanmai is indeed disabled, but it is not congenital. It should be that you were attacked when you were very young, and the Xuanmai was directly destroyed by the power that attacked you!"
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