Su Xueqing raised her chin, her tone full of provocation: "What, the dignified Sect Master of the Blood Sect, are you afraid?"
The Blood Sect Master frowned, his gaze sweeping back and forth between Su Xueqing and Wu Hai.
He secretly pondered: If it's true, wouldn't I have married a madwoman?
If it's fake, what are these two up to?
After hesitating for a moment, he decided to find out for himself.
"Fine, I'll see what tricks you're playing!" The Blood Sect Master sneered and reached out to remove the jade bracelet from Su Xueqing's wrist.
The moment the jade bracelet left, Su Xueqing's eyes suddenly turned frantic.
She let out a sharp roar and pounced on the Blood Sect Master like a wild beast. Her movements were so swift that they caught everyone off guard.
"Ah!" The Blood Sect Master exclaimed in surprise, hastily raising his hand to block, but Su Xueqing still managed to scratch his cheek.
Blood streamed down his cheeks, dripping onto the ground like vibrant red plum blossoms.
"Insane! Absolutely insane!" The Blood Sect Master stared wide-eyed in disbelief, his face filled with shock.
He staggered backward, almost falling to the ground.
Seeing this, Wu Hai walked forward unhurriedly, a faint smile on his face.
"If you insist on marrying her, that's fine. I just didn't have time to tell you about it before." His tone was somewhat sarcastic. "But you should think carefully. If you marry her, you'll have to face this kind of situation every day."
The Blood Sect Master was so frightened that his face turned ashen and cold sweat poured down his forehead.
He looked at the crazed Su Xueqing, then at the calm Wu Hai, and was torn between his own emotions.
Marrying a madwoman would not only dishonor the Blood Sect's reputation, but could also put his life in danger.
Thinking of this, he no longer cared about saving face and hurriedly waved his hand, saying, "Here you go, I don't want this woman anymore!"
After saying this, the Blood Sect Master led the wedding procession and fled in a panic. Their disheveled figures quickly disappeared at the entrance of the main hall.
Although the marriage fell through, it's still much better than marrying a madwoman.
After the Blood Sect members had gone far away, only Su Xueqing, Wu Hai, and Xiao Feng remained in the main hall.
Su Xueqing immediately dropped her crazed expression, and her eyes regained their clarity.
She breathed a long sigh of relief, a smile of relief spreading across her face.
"We finally managed to trick them away," Su Xueqing said softly, a hint of smugness in her voice.
Wu Hai looked at Su Xueqing approvingly and said with a smile, "Xueqing, your acting skills are truly amazing. I almost believed it myself."
Xiao Feng looked at Su Xueqing and smiled, "Now that I have properly resolved the troubles of the Blood Sect for you, the sect leader of the Blood Sect will probably no longer insist on marrying you."
Su Xueqing raised her head slightly, a hint of gratitude in her eyes.
"Hmph, I never intended to marry someone like that."
Looking at Su Xueqing's stubborn expression, Xiao Feng couldn't help but smile: "I understand."
Fortunately, it was in time.
Su Xueqing smiled and said, "I will. Thank you for your help this time, Xiao Feng."
Xiao Feng waved his hand, then slowly turned his gaze to Wu Hai, and solemnly said, "During the time that Taotie possessed you, it was ambitious and always tried to dominate other sects. Its various actions caused great suffering to the various immortal sects. Now that you have regained your self-awareness, you surely will no longer allow the Ming Cult to continue attacking those immortal sects, right?"
Upon hearing this, Wu Hai nodded slightly.
But he was extremely uneasy inside, because even though he was possessed by the Taotie, there were still some things he had done.
In the eyes of outsiders, the Ming Cult was originally a heretical sect, so how should we explain it now?
"How many sins did I commit during that time? Now that I've regained consciousness, how can I atone for them?"
He sighed inwardly.
"But Xiao Feng is right, the Ming Cult should not continue like this."
Just as everyone was catching their breath, a series of hurried and chaotic footsteps suddenly came from outside the main hall.
The candlelight inside the hall flickered slightly, casting swaying shadows on the walls.
Wu Hai's confidant, Aji, led several Ming Cult disciples with cold faces and aggressive demeanor as they strode into the main hall.
Aji walked straight up to Wu Hai and knelt heavily on the ground with a "thump":
"Master, what is the reason for this? Why did you ruin the marriage between the Blood Sect and the Ming Cult? This is extremely detrimental to the development of our Ming Cult! Have you forgotten our grand ambition of unifying the immortal sects by joining forces with the Blood Sect?"
Seeing this, Su Xueqing stepped forward, her brows slightly furrowed.
Her fingers unconsciously clenched the hem of her dress as she tried to explain, "I never wanted to get married in the first place. This marriage was forced upon me from the very beginning, and it shouldn't have been forced."
She wondered to herself, why do people always think they can arrange my life at will?
However, Aji was like a powder keg that had been lit. In an instant, his eyes widened in anger and became bloodshot. He retorted loudly, "Holy Maiden! As the Holy Maiden of the Ming Cult, you should prioritize the future of the Ming Cult! How can you ruin the Ming Cult's important affairs for your own selfish reasons? Do you know that this marriage concerns the rise and fall of our Ming Cult? How can it be treated so lightly?"
Aji became more and more excited as he spoke, and began to elaborate on the importance of this marriage to the Ming Cult.
"My Lord! You must think this over carefully! The Blood Sect is incredibly powerful. If they could form a marriage alliance with our Ming Cult, it would be an incredible stroke of luck! Our Ming Cult's grand ambition of unifying the immortal sects depends on this one move!"
His voice grew increasingly loud: "Just think about it, with the help of the Blood Sect, our Ming Cult will first swallow up those small sects, and then gradually devour the other major immortal sects. In less than three years, the entire cultivation world will be groveling at the feet of our Ming Cult! At that time, you, the leader, will be the true master of the immortal sects, commanding thousands of cultivators and ruling the world. How majestic will that be!"
Aji's words came out like a machine gun, one after another, filled with strong accusations: "But now, this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity has been so easily squandered by you! Leader, you are going to ruin the future of my Ming Cult!"
Su Xueqing listened to Aji's long-winded speech with extreme annoyance.
She snorted softly, her brows furrowing slightly. Too lazy to argue with him any further, she said bluntly, "Anyway, the marriage is already off, so there's no point in saying anything more."
She secretly grumbled to herself.
"This Aji, his head is full of what kind of bullshit grand schemes! Does he think that I, the Holy Maiden of the Ming Cult, should become someone else's political pawn? It's utterly ridiculous!"
Aji, however, was still unwilling to give up. He kowtowed several times, kneeling on the ground and pleading with Wu Hai: "Master! Please reconsider! This marriage concerns the rise and fall, the very survival of the Ming Cult!"
His voice trembled with emotion: "I, Aji, have devoted my entire life to the Ming Cult. Now, with our great cause within reach, it is about to be thwarted at the last moment. How can I accept this!"
Wu Hai frowned, his face darkening, and said resolutely, "Let's not discuss this anymore. My mind is made up."
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