"Did I tell you to leave?" Leng Ye's voice suddenly turned cold as he asked her displeasedly.
"You didn't ask me to leave, but you didn't ask me to stay either, did you?"
Xuan Fengqian refused to back down an inch, stubbornly retorting to him with a self-righteous tone.
Xuan Qianning glanced at the silver-tongued Xuan Fengqian without showing any emotion, her inner alarm bells ringing.
She always felt that everything had changed drastically since her rebirth.
First, the ruthless and brainless Xuanfeng Qian suddenly had an epiphany and became intelligent and quick-witted.
Then, Leng Ye, who had been so protective of her, suddenly changed his ways. Although he married her as promised, he hesitated to touch her.
What she found even more unacceptable was that Leng Ye had secretly engaged in sexual relations with Xuan Fengqian on their wedding night!
Xuan Qianning stared intently at the crimson wedding dress on Xuan Fengqian's buttocks, which had been ripped in several places, her long fingernails digging deeply into her palms.
"What's wrong?"
Leng Ye suddenly lowered his eyes and looked at Xuan Qianning's bloodstained palm, asking with concern.
"fine."
"You've scratched yourself until you're bleeding, and you still say you're fine?" Leng Ye frowned slightly and asked her softly, "Does it hurt?"
"pain."
Xuan Qianning felt a lump in her throat, and all the grievances she had been holding in poured out.
Leng Ye had only asked casually, never expecting that Xuan Qianning would shed tears over such a small wound.
He subconsciously glanced at Xuan Fengqian, whose face was bruised and whose body was covered in wounds. In comparison, he realized that Xuan Fengqian was not as pretentious as he had imagined.
"What pain? You wicked woman! Don't try to deceive His Majesty with your self-inflicted suffering."
Wuya glared at Xuan Qianning, who was crying pitifully, and muttered, "You women in the immortal realm really know how to play games. You scratched yourself and still have the nerve to cry!"
A hint of embarrassment flashed across Xuan Qianning's face, but she quickly regained her composure.
She carefully put her hands behind her back and said softly, "I was just worried about Qianqian and got anxious, so I accidentally scratched my hand. Your Majesty need not worry."
Leng Ye gently wiped away the mottled bloodstains from her palm, saying with a mix of seriousness and sternness, "You mustn't do anything foolish again in the future."
"Your Majesty, could you spare Qianqian's life?"
Xuan Qianning was deeply afraid that Leng Ye and Xuan Fengqian would have any further interaction, so she went to great lengths to send her out of the Nine Netherworld.
"Ning'er, have you forgotten how she poisoned you?"
"Your Majesty, you are unaware of the truth. Qianqian is Father's lifeblood. If she were to be injured in the Nine Netherworld, how could I possibly explain it to Father?"
"Silly Ning'er, you're just too kind." Leng Ye smiled gently and affectionately pinched Xuan Qianning's nose.
Xuan Feng's eyes gleamed, hoping that Leng Ye would let her return to the Immortal Realm out of consideration for Xuan Qian Ning.
Leng Ye noticed Xuan Fengqian's burning gaze and immediately guessed what she was thinking.
He suddenly raised his eyes, staring intently at the uneasy Xuan Fengqian. His handsome, crescent-shaped lips parted slightly. "Consider yourself lucky to have met the gentle and virtuous Ning'er. Since she doesn't want to hurt you, I have no choice but to go along with her wishes and spare your life. Why don't you thank her?"
"Thank you for your mercy, Demon Lord. From now on, I will pray for my sister day and night, hoping that she will soon conceive your child."
Xuan Fengqian cupped her hands in the gesture of Xi Shi holding her heart, her eyes brimming with tears of emotion.
Just as she was joyfully preparing to embrace the warm sunshine outside the Nine Netherworld Demon Realm, Leng Ye called out to her again.
"Halt! Did I grant you permission to leave?"
"..."
Leng Ye's words were like a bucket of cold water poured over Xuan Fengqian's head, instantly extinguishing the flame of hope in her heart.
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