Cang Yue would never have thought that such a situation would occur. She hated Feng Hengkong to the core, but faced with this situation that no one could believe even if they saw it with their own eyes, she was at a loss as to what to do. She looked at Yun Che beside her for help: "Husband... what on earth is this..."
“Let them get up first.” Yun Che said, “Let’s discuss everything in the palace.”
Cang Yue nodded slightly, concentrated her mind for a moment, then took a few steps forward and extended her hand to Feng Xue'er, "Sister Xue'er, please stand up. Sister Xue'er is of unparalleled noble status, and such a generous gift makes me feel a little overwhelmed."
Feng Xue'er still lowered her head, and said softly: "Empress Cangfeng's words are too serious... Xue'er is now guilty, and kneeling down to apologize is what I should do. I only hope that this can ease the anger of Empress Cangyue."
Cang Yue shook her head and reached out to help Feng Xue'er up. Looking at Feng Xue'er closely, she couldn't help but marvel at the fact that there was such a perfect and dreamlike existence in the world. If there was only one favored daughter in the world, then it could only be the girl in front of her.
“Although I have never been out of Blue Wind Country, I have heard of the name of Princess Snow of Divine Phoenix Country many times. Now that I have seen the real person, she is many times better than the rumors.” Cang Yue exclaimed.
Extreme anger and resentment towards a person can easily affect his or her relatives. Although Cang Yue hated Feng Hengkong deeply, she could not feel the slightest resentment towards Feng Xue'er when facing her. Or perhaps, no one in this world would hate her.
“Feng Hengkong, you should get up too.” Cang Yue turned around, her voice suddenly becoming calm yet cold: “This is not the place to talk, follow me to the Cang Feng main hall!”
Seeing Yun Che's eyes signaling, Cang Yue said to Dongfang Xiu: "Palace Master Dongfang, you guys stay outside and don't let anyone in. Also, don't mention what you just saw to anyone."
“Yes.” Dongfang Xiu leaned forward slightly. He glanced at Feng Hengkong, wanting to remind Cang Yue to be careful… but thinking of Yun Che and Feng Hengkong kneeling just now, he swallowed back the words that were about to come out of his mouth.
Watching Cang Yue, Yun Che, Feng Hengkong, and Feng Xue'er enter the Blue Wind Main Hall, Dongfang Xiu and the others all looked at each other in bewilderment, some of them even having not yet recovered from their shock.
"What is going on? Is that really... the Emperor of the Divine Phoenix?" Feng Yunlie asked with his eyes wide open. Even if he racked his brains, he couldn't figure out what was going on... That was the Emperor of the Divine Phoenix, the Lord of the Phoenix, who looked down upon the world! !
Although they were both the rulers of a country, as a Blue Wind general, he had to admit that the weight of the four words "Lord of the Divine Phoenix" was a thousand times greater than that of "Lord of Blue Wind"! It was already shocking that Feng Hengkong would come here in person, and it was even more unimaginable that he would actually kneel down to the Blue Wind Queen... and the voice he shouted was filled with deep pain and regret.
“That person is indeed Feng Hengkong, the Emperor of the Divine Phoenix Nation. I met him three years ago.” Xia Yuanba said with certainty.
"... Could that woman be the legendary Divine Phoenix Princess Snow?"
"Yes, she is Princess Snow. I didn't expect her to come along... But three years ago, my brother-in-law and she had a very good relationship." Xia Yuanba rubbed his head in confusion.
“Indeed, after all, Yun Che got into trouble with the Ancient Mysterious Art three years ago because he was saving Princess Xue… Princess Xue, the God-given treasure of the Divine Phoenix Empire, the most beautiful woman in the Profound Sky Continent, is indeed worthy of her reputation!” Dongfang Xiu exclaimed in admiration.
"You are worthy of being Brother Yun. In just a few days, you have managed to turn a situation from extremely bad to such a degree." Number One Under Heaven lowered his voice and muttered to himself in a voice that only he could hear: "I never thought that there would be a woman in this world whose beauty is comparable to that of the Little Demon Queen..."
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The Blue Wind Palace was completely silent. Feng Hengkong stood in the center of the palace, looking up at everything here. He had thought that one day he would personally step into the Blue Wind Palace, but he had never thought it would be in this way. Cang Yue, likewise, would never have thought that he would meet the person he hated the most in his life in this way.
Yun Che had just informed Cang Yue of the matter of the Divine Phoenix in sufficient detail. Although he was the one who had caused all of this, Cang Yue was the monarch of the Blue Wind Nation, and he did all of this for her. Therefore, how Feng Hengkong should atone for his sins would ultimately be decided by her.
“Sister Xue’er, please take a seat.” Completely different from her attitude towards Feng Hengkong, Cang Yue spoke softly to Feng Xue’er. She already understood why this mythical, proud daughter of heaven would condescend to come here, and why she would kneel before her… and even if these reasons were put aside, no one could have a bad impression of her.
“Thank you, Queen Sister.” Feng Xue’er did not retreat and sat down next to Yun Che.
“Feng Hengkong, are you really willing to come here to atone for your sins?” Cang Yue turned sideways and faced Feng Hengkong, his expression instantly turning cold.
If he still felt unwilling and resentful after getting off the Phoenix Divine Boat and stepping onto the land of Blue Wind, then, with Feng Xue'er's kneeling, all these emotions completely dissipated along with the trembling and severe pain in his heart. He could not blame himself for the numerous blood debts he had committed in Blue Wind, but he only hoped that Feng Xue'er would no longer be burdened by him in her heart, and he would do his best to atone for his sins... even if it meant losing his dignity as the Divine Phoenix Emperor, or even his life.
"I came here today only to make amends and atone for my sins! I know very well that the disasters I caused to Blue Wind are greater than the heavens, and they are too numerous to list. I will never pay them back even if I die... As long as I can calm Blue Wind and the resentment of you, Queen Cang Yue, I will accept it willingly and without regret."
“Yue’er, I have already put forward the conditions when I was in Phoenix City, and they have agreed to them.” Yun Che said, and then he recounted in detail the five conditions he had put forward when facing Feng Hengkong and Feng Tianwei in the sky above Phoenix City.
Yesterday, when Yun Che shouted out the last of these conditions, just like every time before, Feng Hengkong's face was livid, he roared loudly, and was almost furious. And now, listening to Yun Che saying the same words - whether it was compensation, ceding land, or even crippling his profound skills and kneeling in Cang Feng for a hundred years, as well as the fifth condition of continuous hundreds of years of offerings... his face remained calm, without any ripples.
On the contrary, Cang Yue showed a growing shock on her face when she heard the conditions that Yun Che had put forward… She hated Feng Hengkong and the Divine Phoenix Empire very much, but the five conditions that Yun Che had put forward were undoubtedly overbearing and even cruel to the extreme. If the Divine Phoenix Nation carried out all of them, then its five thousand years of dignity would be trampled under the feet of Cang Feng, a country that only had a thousand years of history and had always been the weakest, and it would be forever plunged into the abyss of shame…
Such cruel conditions for apology had never appeared in the entire history of Tianxuan, let alone the thousand-year history of Cangfeng.
“Are you, Divine Phoenix…especially Feng Hengkong, willing to agree to these conditions?” Cang Yue frowned and looked directly into the eyes of the Divine Phoenix Emperor without fear. She wanted to hear his answer in person.
"Yes." Feng Hengkong closed his eyes and answered without any hesitation.
"Okay..." Cangyue's towering chest rose and fell violently, and his eyes became sharp and deep.
“Sister Queen!” Feng Xue’er quickly stood up and pleaded with Cang Yue, “Xue’er knows that father has committed an unforgivable mistake, and all the compensations proposed by brother Yun are reasonable. But… I only ask sister Cang Yue to have mercy on father’s abolition of his profound skills and keep him in Cang Feng for a hundred years. Father has a special status. He is not only the emperor of the Divine Phoenix Country, but also the leader of the Divine Phoenix Sect. If he stays in Cang Feng, the people of Divine Phoenix will surely be in turmoil, and the Divine Phoenix Sect will not be at peace for a long time.”
“Although everything is father’s own fault, Xue’er, as father’s daughter, should share the blame for father’s crime. I also ask the Queen sister to sympathize with Xue’er’s selfishness and the overall interests of Shenhuang, and let Xue’er replace father and stay in Cangfeng. As for other compensations, I will definitely execute them as soon as possible after father returns. Please, Queen sister…”
“Xue’er, this is none of your business!!” Feng Hengkong shouted, “Queen Cang Yue, you should know that every wrong has its perpetrator, every debt has its creditor! Your father’s death, and Cang Feng’s current situation, were all caused by me! It has nothing to do with my daughter! She has been in a coma for the past three years, and she was not involved at all!”
"I only want to atone for my sins now! No matter what you ask me to do, I won't even frown! But Xue'er is my weak spot that I will never touch!!"
Feng Hengkong spoke in a stern and resolute voice. Feng Xue'er was anxious: "Father, you clearly promised Xue'er to come! Don't you care about the Divine Phoenix and the sect?"
Feng Hengkong shook his head slowly: "Xue'er, to your father, your safety is more important than your father's life, than the sect... than anything in this world. If I had to choose, I would rather the Divine Phoenix and the sect be destroyed than let you suffer any harm."
Cang Yue: “…”
Yun Che: “…”
“No, I won’t. I will stay here. With Brother Yun protecting me, I will not be harmed. I will worship the father of my sister the Queen every day, and pray for Cangfeng, Shenhuang, and my father every day. After a hundred years of atonement, I will go back to Phoenix City… If my father misses me, he can come to visit Xue’er at any time.” Feng Xue’er smiled, and there was no worry or anxiety about the future between the lines: “Shenhuang can live without Xue’er, but it must not live without my father. This is a major event that concerns the whole country and the whole sect, and my father cannot be willful!”
"Xue'er, I..."
“Father,” Feng Xue’er interrupted Feng Hengkong’s words softly, “Xue’er has been growing up under the doting and protection of Father, and has received the grace of Master Phoenix, but she has never been able to do anything for Father or the Phoenix Divine Sect. Now, she can finally share some of the burdens for Father, and Xue’er is only happy and satisfied, not feeling wronged or afraid at all… Moreover, here is Xue’er’s favorite Brother Yun. If she can see Brother Yun more often, Xue’er will definitely be happier than when she was in Phoenix City. Don’t forget, three years ago, Brother Yun risked his life to protect Xue’er, so Xue’er feels extremely at ease next to Brother Yun, and Father doesn’t need to worry about anything at all… right?”
“Xue’er, you…” Feng Hengkong stretched out his hand, wanting to touch Feng Xue’er’s shoulder, his eyes once again becoming uncontrollably hazy.
"Sister Queen, in Xue'er's heart, Brother Yun is the best person in the world. You are Brother Yun's wife, and you must be the most gentle and kind empress in the world. Please forgive my father's life and freedom, and let Xue'er stay in his place. From now on, Xue'er and my father will repent and atone for the sins they have committed in the past three years with the greatest sincerity... Please help me, Sister Queen. Xue'er will always remember your kindness."
Every word Feng Xue'er said was a heavy blow to Feng Hengkong's heart, and also shook Cang Yue's heart. Looking at her icy face and eyes that were ten thousand times more beautiful than the stars, Cang Yue's heart was beating strongly... She knew Feng Xue'er's identity very well. She had the most noble bloodline in the entire Profound Sky Continent, and she would be the god of the Phoenix Sect in the future. No matter her identity or status, she would be better than Feng Hengkong.
Even better than all the creatures in Tianxuan Continent!!
Under Feng Xue'er's gaze, Cang Yue did not speak for a long time. After a long while, she turned her head and looked at Yun Che, seeking his help.
"Yue'er, this matter, of course, is up to you to decide. No matter what decision you make, I will support you." Yun Che said with a smile. He also believed that Cang Yue would definitely give the best result.
"..." Cang Yue slowly turned around and walked slowly towards the throne. The hall suddenly became quiet, and only the sound of her phoenix dress dragging on the ground could be heard.
At the end of the hall, Cang Yue stopped, raised her phoenix eyes and looked forward... There was a huge portrait, and on the portrait was her father Cang Wanhe, who had passed away three years ago.
Time seemed to suddenly stand still at this moment. Cangyue silently looked at Cang Wanhe's forever still figure, her eyes sometimes hazy, sometimes trembling... No one knew how complicated her thoughts were in her heart, or how difficult a decision she was making.
After a long time, a full quarter of an hour passed, Cang Yue's voice finally rang out in the hall.
“Feng Hengkong…” She said softly, “If I were just an ordinary woman, the hatred of killing my father would be irreconcilable. I would not hesitate to cut you into pieces with my own hands…”
"Although I can use my husband's power to kill you right now, I can't." Cang Yue turned around, her steps slow and heavy: "Because I am the king of Cang Feng... If you die in Cang Feng, Shen Huang will be in chaos, and the disaster of Cang Feng will continue, or even worsen. Even if you leave a strict order before you die, it will be of no use."
"It is the same principle to cripple your profound skills and keep you in Blue Wind for a hundred years. Once hatred is planted, it will definitely erupt after a long time, perhaps in a few decades, perhaps a hundred years, or perhaps hundreds of years. After all, my Blue Wind is a weak country. Once it erupts, it will only be my Blue Wind that suffers."
"So... although I will never forgive you, I cannot kill you."
Feng Hengkong: “…”
"I won't kill you, I won't force you to abandon your profound skills, and I won't force you to kneel in front of my father's tomb for a hundred years... Because even if you kneel for ten thousand years, my father won't be resurrected. I don't want to cede Chiqiong City, offer the Black Crystal and Black Iron Phoenix Armor for two hundred years, or even declare an apology and a ceasefire agreement... All of these!"
"..." Feng Hengkong glanced sideways, his face full of disbelief.
“Ah?” Feng Xue’er covered her lips with her hands: “Sister Queen, is… is this true?”
“…” Yun Che also looked surprised.
"Although I am a woman, as the emperor of Blue Wind, my words are naturally binding!" Cang Yue said calmly: "I will only keep one of the five conditions you have agreed to before, and I will not force the others."
"Fifty billion purple profound coins as compensation!" Cang Yue said solemnly, "I will only keep this! Now that Cang Feng Nation is in ruins, countless people are displaced, and we need this wealth to rebuild their homes."
“Really…really?” Just because Feng Hengkong could stay without having to give up his profound skills, Feng Xue’er had already fulfilled her greatest wish. She was filled with endless surprise, joy, and gratitude.
Feng Hengkong opened his mouth, still not believing his ears. No need to cede land, no need to pay tribute, not even a letter of apology... They, the Divine Phoenix, can completely preserve their dignity just like this...
"But, I have two additional conditions!" Cang Yue's eyes looked directly at Feng Hengkong.
“Please let me know, Queen Sister. As long as it is possible, Father and Xue’er will definitely do their best.” Feng Xue’er said happily.
"First," Cang Feng's tone was calm and solemn: "Countless cities and homes of our Cang Feng have been destroyed. Now all directions are in chaos. It is difficult to restore stability in a short period of time relying solely on the power of our Cang Feng. Therefore, within the next five years, you, Shen Feng, need to send more than 60% of your troops to Cang Feng to help rebuild cities and homes!"
Of the five conditions, only monetary compensation was left. This was a gift that one could not even dream of. Feng Hengkong had thought that Cang Yue's two additional conditions would be extremely harsh and difficult, but he did not expect that the first additional condition she proposed would be so simple. He nodded slightly: "Okay, I agree... I will leave 70% of the Divine Phoenix Army in Cang Feng, allowing the Queen of Cang Yue or the lords of various parties to dispatch them, and I will issue a strict order that the citizens of Cang Feng will never be offended."
“Okay.” Cang Yue nodded, indicating her belief. Then, she moved her gaze away from Feng Hengkong’s face and turned to Feng Xue’er: “The second condition is even simpler. Princess Snow, Feng Xue’er, I want you…”
“Marry my husband Yun Che as his concubine!!”
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