"Understood."
Xuan Feng nodded slightly, and it took him a while to recover from his extreme elation.
"You act like nobody wants to marry you! I'm not so desperate as to be that picky."
Leng Ye glanced at Xuan Fengqian, whose lips were unconsciously curving upwards, and felt increasingly uneasy.
Xuan Fengqian was worried that Leng Ye might go back on his word, so she added, "Demon Lord, a gentleman's word is as good as his bond. Don't forget what you said."
Leng Ye snorted coldly, not even bothering to look at her directly, displaying an arrogant demeanor, and quickly left Fuchen Residence.
"Princess, you don't need to provoke this ruthless demon for my sake." Fu Chen covered his chest with one hand, coughing lightly to suppress his pain.
"If it weren't for me, would you have suffered this misfortune?" Xuan Fengqian poured Fu Chen a cup of tea and said slowly, "Speak less and moisten your throat first."
"Um."
Fu Chen nodded slightly, holding the teacup gently with both hands, taking only a small sip.
Seeing that Fu Chen still looked preoccupied, Xuan Feng tried to comfort him, saying, "Don't worry, I'll go to the Three Pure Realms tomorrow to find the Supreme Pure Moral Celestial Venerable. He is all-powerful and will surely have a way to repair your damaged immortal body."
"No need. I am already content to receive such favor from the Princess in this lifetime."
Fu Chen smiled faintly, her eyes, as clear as a stream, glistening with tears.
Xuanfeng sighed softly and said in a deep voice, "A thousand years of cultivation, destroyed just like that, you must be feeling terrible, right? You don't need to be so strong in front of me."
"Princess, there's something I'm hesitant to say." Fu Chen frowned, struggled for a long time, and finally decided to tell her the truth.
"Please feel free to speak."
"Actually, the one who damaged my immortal body was not the Nine Nether Demon Lord. His whip was not serious."
Fu Chen looked up and stared intently at Xuan Fengqian's face, fearing that she would not be able to accept the truth and would stop paying attention to him.
To his surprise, Xuan Fengqian appeared quite calm.
He didn't even frown.
"Princess, I'm sorry."
Fu Chen slowly lowered his eyelids, his eyes slightly unfocused, while his pale, bloodless hands were tightly clenched together.
Although, all of this was within his calculations.
But for some reason, he felt so nervous while waiting for her reply.
So nervous that I forgot everything else.
I was so nervous that my whole body was trembling.
Xuan Fengqian noticed his nervousness and said gently, "There's no need to feel sorry. In fact, you haven't wronged me, and I haven't been hurt by your little secret."
She had long suspected that Fu Chen's personality was not as detached from worldly affairs as it appeared.
In terms of cunning alone, he is far more ruthless than Leng Ye.
However, she firmly believed that the dust would not harm him.
Human hearts are indeed unpredictable, but companionship spanning thousands of years is invaluable.
"Princess, are you really not angry with me?"
Xuan Fengqian smiled knowingly, "How could I blame you? In fact, I should thank you. Otherwise, would Leng Ye have so easily chosen to cancel the engagement?"
"Now I can rest assured."
Fu Chen murmured softly, a hint of joy appearing on his pale face.
But as he glanced around, a sinister glint flashed in his dark eyes.
The reason he was willing to be frank and open with Xuan Fengqian was simply because he keenly sensed that Xuan Fengqian had become suspicious of him.
To regain her trust, he had no choice but to pretend to be frank and confess everything.
As for why he framed Leng Ye, it wasn't because he intended to sow discord between them.
At first, he only wanted to test how far things had progressed between Leng Ye and Xuan Fengqian.
Unexpectedly, their progress was much slower than anticipated.
It was just a small misunderstanding, yet Leng Ye couldn't hold back and immediately wanted to break off the engagement with Xuan Fengqian.
In fact, his ultimate goal was to send Xuanfeng Qian Gong into the Nine Netherworlds, and then use her trust to turn her into the sharpest dagger, so that when Leng Ye was completely unprepared, he could deliver the most fatal blow.
He did very well last time, five months ago.
He completely tamed Xuan Fengqian, making her work for him, and even bewitched her into killing Leng Ye with her own hands.
Unfortunately, something unexpected happened at the end. Leng Ye was reborn thanks to his deep-seated hatred.
With Leng Ye's rebirth, time rewinds back to the starting point, and the success that was within his grasp vanishes without a trace.
Thinking of this, Fu Chen's body was filled with a fierce aura.
He clenched his fists tightly, secretly determined to reclaim everything that was rightfully his.
However, what terrified him even more was that he seemed to have developed feelings for Xuan Fengqian...
"What's wrong with you?" Xuan Feng gently shook Fu Chen, who was frequently lost in thought, and asked him softly.
"I'm just a little dizzy, but it's nothing serious."
"Why don't you use the art of healing your wounds?" Xuan Feng asked, puzzled, as he glanced at the wound on his forehead.
Fu Chen said, "Sometimes, only physical pain can relieve the pain in one's heart."
Xuanfeng was confused. In just a short while, she felt increasingly unable to see through the illusions of the world.
"By the way, do you know who truly destroyed your immortal body?"
"I don't know. I didn't even see its figure clearly before I was knocked unconscious by a cloud of black smoke."
Fu Chen shook his head and gave an ambiguous answer.
"It seems highly likely that something evil has intruded into the Nine Heavens. You should rest well first, and I will go to find Father to thoroughly investigate this matter."
Xuanfeng Qian seemed lost in thought, and left Fuchen Residence with a heavy heart.
As soon as she stepped out of Qingfeng Palace, she was blocked by dozens of anxious fairy maidens.
"Princess Xiantian, do you know how Lord Fuchen is doing these days?"
"Is he alright? It's been almost half a day and he still hasn't come out of the house. It's driving me crazy with worry."
"Princess Xiantian, could you please make an exception and remove the barrier set up at the entrance of Fuchen Residence?"
...
Xuan Fengqian was surrounded in the center. Just as she was about to speak, her arm was twisted several times in the chaos.
"do what?"
Xuan Fengqian lifted her arm, which had been pinched until it was bright red, and glared unhappily at the group of chattering women in front of her.
She knew in her heart that although these women did not show any dissatisfaction on their faces, they had long hated her for seeing her so close to Fu Chen.
"Why is Princess Xiantian taking her anger out on us for no reason?"
“We were just standing guard at the door properly, unlike someone who, before even getting married, dared to barge into Fuchen Residence in such an unladylike manner.”
...
It's unclear who started it, but the other fairies emboldened themselves and echoed it.
"Get out of the way, I don't hit women."
Xuan Fengqian was too lazy to deal with this group of boring fairy maidens. He impatiently waved his hand, as if swatting away mosquitoes, trying to drive them away.
However, before she could take two steps, she was suddenly grabbed and pinched several times by a hand.
"How dare you bully my woman!"
Leng Ye didn't want to meddle in Xuan Fengqian's affairs, but he couldn't stand seeing her being bullied by others.
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