As the sun rose high in the sky and streamed through the window, Di Beiyao slowly opened his eyes. Jun Wuji was no longer beside him; he must have gone to the morning court.
She tried to get up but found her whole body ached. Lifting the covers, she saw her body covered in welts, and her beautiful face inexplicably flushed.
When he touched his chest, his eyes narrowed slightly. "Lingling, explain to me what's going on?"
A lifelike silver phoenix mark appeared in the center of her chest!
"Oh, that's because the host already consummated their marriage yesterday, so the Silver Phoenix Totem naturally appeared."
"However, the Silver Phoenix Totem is still relatively faint. The Silver Phoenix Seal will only be complete after the host completes all three tasks."
At that time, that person will be able to be reborn!
"So, could I be the reincarnation of a phoenix?" Di Beiyao asked with great interest.
Lingling: "..." No, you're not. You're a dragon, and your man is a phoenix.
However, the host cannot know about this yet, otherwise everything done before will be in vain.
Thinking of this, Lingling forced herself to remain calm and said, "Host, you're overthinking it."
"Tch, you can leave now," the Empress said, somewhat disappointed. She had thought the Empress had some amazing new identity to reveal.
Emotions are just a normal marker for completing a mission.
However… she wasn’t sure if it was just her imagination, but she felt that the Silver Phoenix Totem seemed to have a life of its own… and was faintly warm to the touch.
When my fingers brushed against it, the burning sensation disappeared, leaving only the warmth of my own body.
"..." Never mind, it might just be her imagination.
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When Jun Wuji returned from court, Di Beiyao was enjoying his lunch. He looked up and saw Jun Wuji walking towards him.
The scenes from last night kept replaying in her mind, a slight blush rose on her beautiful face, and her hand holding the chopsticks paused.
Jun Wuji sat down opposite Di Beiyao, and with his fair, well-defined hand, wiped away a grain of rice that had somehow gotten stuck to the corner of Di Beiyao's mouth.
The Empress was utterly humiliated! She tried to distract him by saying, "Ahem, have you... eaten yet?"
"I've already eaten, my wife can eat as she pleases." His voice was still full of doting affection, and the tenderness in his long, narrow phoenix eyes was enough to drown a person.
Di Beiyao lowered his head and ate a few mouthfuls of rice. When he looked up, he noticed Jun Wuji's brows were slightly furrowed. He stopped eating and asked, "What happened?"
Jun Wuji patted Di Beiyao's head. "Hmm... Do you remember when your husband was summoned to the palace a while ago?"
"I remember, what happened?" Jun Wuji was probably referring to the morning he went to choose his wedding dress.
"My father summoned me to the palace that time because the border countries were showing signs of a joint attack on my Canglan Kingdom. This morning at court, news came from the border that war is probably inevitable."
With each word Jun Wuji uttered, Di Beiyao's grip on his chopsticks tightened.
"So... you're going to the battlefield, is that right?" Di Beiyao asked, head bowed.
"Yes, this is my responsibility, Yao'er. I'm sorry, I will resolve the war as soon as possible and come back to be with you."
Looking at the little girl with her head down, Jun Wuji felt a pang of guilt and heartache. He had just married Yao'er yesterday.
He had to rush to the battlefield tomorrow and wouldn't even be able to accompany her back for the three-day homecoming ceremony; it was truly a pity for his little one.
But there was no other way; the situation at the border was dire and urgent, and he had no time to linger—it was his responsibility.
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