I still remember our first encounter at the Ferry of Souls many years ago.
Xuanfeng was dressed in red, her skin as white as a freshly peeled water chestnut, her eyes like clear pools, or like bright pearls with a halo, so beautiful that one could not take their eyes off her.
"You are Leng Ye, the crown prince of the Nine Netherworld Demon Realm?"
"Leng Ye, you are so beautiful, like a fairy in a painting."
Why are you ignoring me? Are you shy?
Her clear, melodious voice suddenly rang out, like a lovely magpie chattering incessantly in front of him.
After that, Xuan Fengqian would always try to get closer to him.
First, every few days, he would order fairy maids to send him pastries that were absolutely awful.
Each time, he would say he wouldn't eat it, showing great disgust.
Yet they always finish eating while complaining when no one is around.
Back then, Xuanfeng Qian would often invite him to go to the mortal world to see the lanterns.
Unfortunately, he is particularly slow to warm up in matters of the heart; he may fall in love but he may not even realize it.
He always had a cold face towards her.
Let alone accompanying her to see the lanterns, we hardly ever even met.
Later, because of Xuan Qianning's true form as a phoenix and the life-saving grace she had shown him years ago, Leng Ye readily agreed to marry Xuan Qianning.
In his view, marriage was merely for spiritual practice.
Since it is a spiritual practice, he is bound to find a woman who can help him.
Therefore, Xuan Qianning became the first choice.
Until the day of her wedding, Xuan Fengqian seemed to have vanished into thin air, and no one in heaven or on earth could find her.
In a fit of rage, he tore up his marriage certificate with Xuan Qianning and frantically searched for her all over the world.
Three days later, when he found Xuan Fengqian unconscious and covered in wounds by the Bridge of Helplessness, he finally understood his own feelings and resolutely married her.
What puzzled him most was that Xuan Fengqian, who had once longed to marry him, became extremely cold after their marriage, and even refused to let him into the house on their wedding night.
It was less indifference and more fear.
Every time she saw him, her body would tremble involuntarily.
Although Leng Ye was angry, he still tried his best to go along with her.
She wouldn't let him go back to his room to sleep, so he stayed outside guarding him.
He always thought that once he survived the Nine Heavens Tribulation, he would take her even if she was unwilling.
The reason he insisted on waiting until after the Nine Heavens Tribulation was mainly because he was worried that he wouldn't be able to withstand the tribulation and would implicate her.
If he really doesn't come back, at least her innocence will remain, and it should be easier for her to remarry.
On the day of his tribulation, Leng Ye carried with him the exquisite purple jade hairpin that he had painstakingly crafted over dozens of days and nights, intending to give it to her after he had survived the tribulation.
Unfortunately, although he finally survived the nine heavenly tribulations, he fulfilled the prophecy of the Maoshan Taoist priest a hundred years ago and ultimately could not overcome the tribulation of love.
Five months ago, the Immortal Clan took advantage of his weakened state and launched a war on the Boundless Sea.
At this moment, Leng Ye was already seriously injured.
However, even a centipede with a hundred legs doesn't die easily, so self-preservation wasn't a difficult task for him.
He could have escaped unscathed, but those shameless old men of the Immortal Clan took Xuan Fengqian hostage, forcing him to compromise.
After much negotiation, Leng Ye spent half his life's cultivation to bring Xuan Fengqian to his side.
"Take it."
He handed the Xuanyuan Demon Sword to Xuan Fengqian and solemnly instructed her, "Stay behind me and don't wander off."
"good."
Xuan Feng's voice trembled slightly. After struggling for a long time, he finally retreated slowly behind Leng Ye.
"Silly girl, don't be afraid. With me here, you'll be fine." He mistakenly thought that Xuan Fengqian was frightened by the Immortal Clan's display of power, and gently comforted her.
"Leng Ye, you forced me to do this."
Xuanfeng closed his eyes deeply and, catching him completely off guard, swung his sword down, delivering the most fatal blow.
………
Recalling the resolute look on Xuan Fengqian's face as he swung his sword, Leng Ye felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave, the pain so intense he could hardly breathe.
"Demon Lord, are you injured?"
The nightmare looked at Leng Ye, whose face was deathly pale, with surprise and asked with concern.
"It's just a minor injury, nothing serious."
His thin lips moved slightly as he took a deep breath and painfully recalled the past.
Before this, he always thought that Xuan Fengqian had been using him since their first meeting.
Now it seems that's not the case.
Her attitude towards him must have changed after he brought her back after she had been missing for three days.
Could it be that in her past life she was misled by the so-called "foreseeing disasters" ability and mistakenly believed that he would do something to harm her?
Leng Ye frowned, trying to recall what had happened after his rebirth.
After his rebirth, for a period of time, he would feel an intense hatred whenever he heard anyone mention Xuan Fengqian.
Therefore, whenever he had the chance, he would torment her relentlessly.
Perhaps it was because of his ferocity that Xuan Fengqian seemed so afraid.
What puzzled him most was that when the Five Heavenly Emperors came to demand people, Xuan Fengqian seemed so panicked.
What is she afraid of?
Furthermore, he had stripped her clothes off more than once, but he never saw the cinnabar mark that had been deliberately applied to her arm.
But why did she insist on having more than a dozen virginity marks placed on her arm the time he rushed to get a physical examination?
Did she know about this beforehand and that he was suspicious?
Thinking of this, Leng Ye already had the answer in his heart.
She was probably misled by the superpower of "foreseeing disasters," mistakenly believing that he would do something to harm her.
If that were truly the case, wouldn't he have wronged her?
Thinking of this, Leng Ye was overcome with anger, and another trickle of blood appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"Demon Lord, let me help you back to the palace to rest." Jingzhe strode forward and said with a hint of anxiety.
"Your Majesty, I heard from Jingzhe that you were injured because of Aqian?" Wuya quietly perched on Lengye's shoulder and asked him softly.
Leng Ye shook his head and said in a deep voice, "It is I who owe her too much."
"Your Excellency, when did you become so poor that you owe people a mountain of debt?"
Wuya's dark eyes darted around as he pondered that if Leng Ye really couldn't repay the debt, he could simply pawn it to Xuan Fengqian.
Following Xuan Fengqian means having an endless supply of Snow Skin Cream and an inexhaustible supply of Jade Dew.
"Wuya, go to the Immortal Realm immediately. Remember, you must keep a close watch on Xuanfeng Qian at all times and see which men she is associating with."
Leng Ye really wanted to find out who the man who took her virginity was, and solemnly instructed Wuya.
Wuya was stunned for a moment, and after a long while, he finally mustered up the courage to ask, "Your Excellency, do you like Aqian?"
"yes."
This time, Leng Ye did not hesitate.
If, after being given a second chance at life, he still cannot see his own heart clearly, then he has truly lived in vain.
"Waaaaah..."
The boundless tears came suddenly, as if it had a premonition; the cold night was not like the mysterious wind.
Unexpectedly, he admitted it himself.
"What do you like about Ashen?" Wuya's tears flowed even more freely, covering his face in the blink of an eye.
"love at first sight."
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