Chapter 81 The Beauty Kidnapped by the Queen 22
A myriad of emotions are intertwined
When Jiang Yiqing woke up, Wan Qiyanjing had already turned into a white-haired, red-eyed figure.
She was staring at her with great interest, and Jiang Yiqing was a little confused, staring blankly at her.
"How carefree you are, my beloved! You are clearly my wife, so why have you married someone else?"
"Isn't it you?" Jiang Yiqing said with a dry laugh. "Stop messing around, Wanqi Yanjing. Your consciousness is clearly connected. Your antics won't help."
"I am a demon, how can I swallow this insult when I watch myself become someone else's pawn?"
Jiang Yiqing fell silent. Before she fell asleep, she heard Wan Qiyan Jing tell her to be a little more understanding of her demonized state. He said that the Phoenix Palace nurtured the primordial fire energy, which would be of great help in repairing her Phoenix Core. Once she suppressed all the demonic energy, this form would never appear again.
"She is me, and she loves you just as much as I love you. Yi Qing. So don't be afraid of her; she cries secretly when she's alone."
Jiang Yiqing simply couldn't reconcile the arrogant guy in front of her with the little witch who would secretly cry. However, Wan Qiyan was right; she would disappear. She just needed to be more patient.
"Why aren't you saying anything?" Wan Qiyan stepped forward somewhat uneasily, casually tugging at Jiang Yiqing's hair.
Jiang Yiqing made up her mind and asked, "So what do you want?"
Wanqi Yanjing looked at the standing bronze mirror in front of him and said, "I have prepared this object for a long time, but I have never used it. If my beloved consort can grant my request, I can forgive you this time."
"..." If it were before, Jiang Yiqing would have scolded her long ago, but Wan Qiyan said that, which means she is about to succeed. I wonder if this demon also sensed that the separation was imminent and said such outrageous things.
"I promise you."
"Really?" Wan Qiyan looked shocked. With her terrible thought process, she probably never thought that Jiang Yiqing would agree to her request.
Jiang Yiqing said, "Really."
It's just a little dark room play, nothing to be afraid of.
"It seems my beloved concubine has finally realized how good I am to her and has finally been honest for once. I am very satisfied." Wan Qiyan Jing revealed a satisfied smile.
Her good mood caused black spider lilies, unique to the Demon Realm, to bloom within the curtained space. The black filaments adorned the bronze mirror, and the phoenix flower atop her head shone brightly.
Jiang Yiqing asked curiously, "What's with the pattern on your head?"
Wan Qiyanjing said, "This is something that appears when spiritual power is at its peak. You can think of it as—I'm very happy."
“Actually, it’s really quite beautiful,” Jiang Yiqing said.
The demon who had been working tirelessly day and night since she agreed now asked with concern, "How's your book cultivation going?"
"I've learned about half of it; there are still many parts I don't quite understand," Jiang Yiqing said.
"Never mind the rest for now, first learn the Immortal-Demon Harmony Technique I'm going to teach you." Wanqi Yanjing said, "Start now, in front of the bronze mirror, study hard, understand?"
"..."
"You promised me, didn't you? Say—yes." Wan Qiyanjing stood behind her, looking at Jiang Yiqing's reflection in the bronze mirror. He lifted her hair from behind, placed a kiss on her ear, and then the kiss traveled down her neck to her shoulder.
Jiang Yiqing's body began to tremble slightly as she said, "Okay."
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"I originally intended to use Wanqi Yanjing to temper my third sister's arrogance, but I never expected that they would become in-laws." Jiang Yuning looked at the phoenixes singing in the sky and the bursts of laughter and joy coming from Yuwei Hill. Combining this with Jiang Yuxiu's hurried trips, she realized what had happened.
“Since the First Princess, the Third Princess, and Princess Anxu have made this decision, Wanqi Yanjing must indeed have extraordinary abilities. Wouldn’t it be a good thing for all the people to make peace with Qin Kingdom through this?” Qiyun said slowly.
Jiang Yuning's eyes, however, held an astonishing obsession: "The Qin Kingdom and my Zhai Kingdom have been at war for a century. How can everything be so easily repaired? I originally intended to use Jiang Yiqing to kill that Tyrant Phoenix, but I didn't expect her to escape this calamity!"
"Fortunately, the Strange Bone Jade Pendant is still in my hands. On the day the Yin Soul is reborn, I will make sure Wan Qiyan Jing suffers a terrible fate!"
Qi Yun frowned and said, "Your Highness, is this action driven by personal grudges, aimed at the Third Princess, or for the good of the people of Zhai Kingdom?"
"You..." The eldest princess looked at her unhappily and said, "Qiyun, I have always treated you well, and the elders of Langhuan Immortal Mansion also value me. I always thought you were on my side. Once I ascend the throne, you will be able to replace Jiang Xian as the Imperial Preceptor. Don't let me down."
Qi Yun lowered the expression in her eyes and said, "I only hope that the eldest princess can truly bring blessings to the people of Zhai Kingdom. I have no other desires, let alone the position of Grand Preceptor."
As the two were talking, someone outside announced, "The Third Princess has something to offer to Your Highness."
"Come in."
Jiang Yuning sat on the sandalwood chair and smiled, "I wonder what my nemesis is going to bring me."
Qi Yun was also somewhat surprised. After all, ever since Jiang Yuning led the bullying of Princess Anxu in the palace when they were children, they had completely broken off relations. They had never greeted each other on birthdays and festivals, which even gave His Majesty a headache. It was a life-or-death situation. She never expected that someone like Jiang Yuxiu would be willing to take the initiative to bow down.
The servants presented the wooden box that Jiang Yuxiu had brought. Jiang Yuning opened it and saw that it contained a bunch of catnip. Her face changed drastically, and she pushed the wooden box to the ground, saying, "She is truly audacious!"
Qiyun noticed a note at the bottom of the wooden box, took it out, and said, "Princess, please don't misunderstand the Third Princess's meaning. She said that she is about to depart and doesn't have time to apologize to you in person. She will definitely apologize with a bundle of thorns on her back when she returns to the court."
"Apologize? Does she know what she did wrong?" Jiang Yuning asked.
"She said that the Zhai Kingdom is currently at odds with the Qin Kingdom, and Princess Anxu's marriage to the Qin Kingdom will surely damage the country's prestige. Therefore, she will make military achievements to increase the Zhai Kingdom's influence among the four kingdoms. At the same time, because of her relationship with Wanqi Yanjing, she is willing to voluntarily withdraw from the competition for the throne to prevent the Zhai Kingdom from splitting from within. Every word she said was sincere, and she really had good intentions. Eldest Princess, please take a look." Qiyun handed the note to Jiang Yuning.
Qi Yun never expected that Jiang Yuxiu would be such a magnanimous woman, and her love for her younger sister was incredibly sincere. Princess Anxu was truly blessed; although she lost both her parents at a young age, her older sister's love and care could overcome any hardship.
"I think she's trying to lower my guard and team up with Wan Qiyanjing to trick me!"
The Zhai Kingdom has not established a crown princess. Empress Jiang Xinchao does not mind the princesses discussing the future succession of the throne and is happy to see them compete with each other. Among them, the eldest princess and the third princess are the most promising. The third princess has chosen to withdraw. If this is true, the eldest princess will be the future emperor of the Zhai Kingdom.
“Your Highness, you are being a bit… biased.” Qi Yun said, “As for the strange bone pendant, Wan Qi Yan Jing was rude first, but Princess An Xu also sacrificed a lot for the Zhai Kingdom. Why not return the pendant as is to show consideration for the Third Princess and Princess An Xu!”
"This is outrageous!" The eldest princess's eyes were practically spitting fire as she stared at the note, utterly unable to believe it.
However, she had originally planned to release the Yin spirit within the strange bone pendant, but this incident delayed her.
That night.
The spirits imprisoned in the golden pillar suddenly changed. One of the most sinister spirits gradually condensed into a human form. Just as it tried to seize the power of the Qin Kingdom's ancestor from the Jade Pendant, the pendant flashed brightly and broke through the golden pillar's confinement.
The myriad threads of emotion suddenly had nowhere to go, drifting away into the distance.
Upon seeing this, Wanqi Yanjing immediately used the Dream Weaving Net to capture the threads of affection.
“My dream-weaving net can only hold these threads of affection for a while. Without the container of the strange bone jade pendant, where should these threads of affection go?” Wanqi Yanjing asked.
Jiang Yiqing was awakened by the sound from her sleep. Although she was still a novice in using the Golden Needle Technique, she managed to use it. Holding the golden needle, she said, "Why not entrust all your love threads to me? I will use this needle to draw the threads."
"My beloved concubine, how can you bear this?" Wanqi Yanjing was extremely uneasy.
"It's alright. I am the descendant of the Divine Tree, and it is only right that I bear the weight of the countless emotions of the Phoenix Clan."
Because of that dream, Jiang Yiqing was somewhat confident that she could accomplish this. Moreover, after being nurtured by the Love Threads, she should be able to quickly grow into a new divine tree.
In her panic, Wanqi Yanjing reappeared in her original form, which was not yet fully restored, and said, "Yi Qing, this move is too risky. We should reconsider first."
“There’s not much time left,” Jiang Yiqing said. “I have a feeling that something big is about to happen.”
Wanqi Yanjing also observed the movement of red clouds in the sky and the black mist shrouding the Zhai Kingdom's palace, fearing that a vengeful spirit was about to be born. At the moment when the two hesitated, a strand of love thread floated out from the Dream Weaver's Net.
"Oh no! It's Senior Wanqi Sangyan's love affair!" Wanqi Yanjing exclaimed.
So the two of them disregarded everything else. Jiang Yiqing used the Golden Chamber Divine Needle to guide the threads of love into her spiritual platform. Once all the threads of love were woven, she immediately fell into a deep sleep.
Wanqi Yanjing quietly waited for her, without going after that thread of affection.
High above, beside Phoenix Terrace, a tender green seedling sprouted vigorously.
In her dream, Jiang Yiqing saw a woman who looked remarkably like Wan Qiyanjing, but whose clothing was not from this era. The woman looked at her and said, "You have returned."
"Is this...my home?" Jiang Yiqing asked. Wasn't this the original Jiang Yiqing's destiny?
“That’s right, the world that was thrown into chaos has now returned to its original path.” The woman walked forward with her back to her.
"Senior, who are you?" Jiang Yiqing caught up and asked.
The woman stopped and turned around, gently touching the woman's brow with her finger, saying, "With countless emotions entangled, your mind is unstable. Keep this soul-suppressing lamp by your side at all times to help you gather your spirit."
Jiang Yiqing didn't know what was going on, so she could only say, "Thank you, senior."
When she woke up, she saw a six-sided jade lamp placed beside her. Wanqi Yanjing was leaning against the lamp, his eyes closed, watching over her.
Jiang Yiqing suddenly felt very at ease.
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