The seemingly luxurious ceremony had no golden crowns or bridal robes, nor any grand treatment. It only saw the barbaric behavior of being imprisoned in a small corner, Ah Zhu's anxious waiting, and the ugly smiles of the Yun people as they amused themselves.
The maids stopped trying to persuade Ah Zhu, as they were used to seeing Ah Zhu lose his life because of love. The two men were ordered to force Ah Zhu to take a bath, and then to dress her up at the table, and put on all the clothes and accessories, including rouge and blush.
Now, it has been three days, and Ah Zhu has not waited for the person she misses. But tonight, the golden seed of Yun Kingdom will be planted in her body.
Ah Zhu hadn't resisted yet. She was still waiting. Her calm expression frightened the maids. Was she calm before the storm, or was she dead? The maids thought it was the former, because Ah Zhu had a light in her eyes. It was because of this that they didn't understand Ah Zhu any more. It was already like this, the overall situation had been decided, so what was there to insist on?
Until the last moment, Ah Zhu was full of hope. Even if she really lost her mind, she believed that when she opened her eyes again, she would see Xia Xiao, who had gone through the nine heavens and the underworld for her. That urgency and trust were like the rotation of the sun and the moon, eternal and unchangeable.
Soon the sun was high in the sky and night was not far away. Tonight would be Ah Zhu's funeral, and his mind would be torn apart by the mother-child talisman formation of the Yun Kingdom. But before that, there would be a big noise, shocking the entire Yun Kingdom.
Ah Zhu sat on the edge of the bed, lying lightly on the soft bed. If the groom was not Xia Xiao, these festive red blankets would just be red, without any other meaning, and would not make her heart move. So she waited patiently, without thinking about what she would do if Xia Xiao did not come.
Ah Zhu reached out and loosened the golden crown, waiting for Xia Xiao's signal. As long as he came, no matter where he was in the palace, she would rush there as fast as possible. Her maids saw her preparations, but they couldn't understand or know what she was doing. Time passed in the waiting, and Ah Zhu's clear eyes became more determined.
The exquisite pastries and fruits neatly arranged in the room gave off a sweet aroma that Ah Zhu loved very much, but now they are like dirt.
The moment before the gun went off, all the athletes concentrated and held their breath, preparing to burst out with all their strength. At this moment, everything else was just a passing cloud, and after extremely focused mental power, the only instinct was to move quickly.
At some unknown time, a loud bang erupted from nowhere. The violent tremor spread throughout the palace, shaking all the buildings.
This was the horn that Ah Zhu had been waiting for for a long time. A weak electric current rushed from her spine to the back of her head, giving her goose bumps and her body trembling slightly.
The little hand pulled off the golden crown, and the jade foot kicked off the high heels. Next to the maid who was holding the table and chair and had not yet reacted, Ah Zhu rushed out instantly. The aftershocks continued. The guards and practitioners at the door did not expect Ah Zhu to react so quickly. She did not know where Xia Xiao was yet, so she had no time to sense it and had to leave first.
Under the unbelievable gaze of the guard, Ah Zhu ran wildly with her long-tailed Xiuhe dress. Her short hair fluttered wildly around her face. She panted and looked in the direction of the vibration, trying to sense Xia Xiao's breath.
"Don't even think about running!"
The cultivator who was in charge of guarding her reacted quickly, but the roar from another part of the palace gave Ah Zhu the motivation. She was very familiar with that hoarse male voice, which was also the reason why she abandoned the gold, silver and jewelry in the house. It shouted her name, as if it was chasing her wife for thousands of miles, causing half of Ah Zhu's sleeves to be burned, and one of the black dragons roared out.
The ferocious black dragon swung its tail, causing palaces to collapse and cultivators' souls to be destroyed. A mouthful of blood was a simple apology to Ah Zhu. The black dragon moved towards Xia Xiao, and Ah Zhu grabbed its claws, watching the palace that bound her become small in an instant. At this moment, she felt that she had broken free from the restraints, and in the direction where the black dragon was heading was a man holding two swords, like a demon god!
"Xia Xiao——"
Ah Zhu called his name excitedly, grinning. This beautiful smile of hope was as bright as the sun, making Xia Xiao feel it was worth it even if he had to face the swords of thousands of soldiers. But Ah Zhu shot a stream of light from the side, chasing Ah Zhu like a star and the moon, as if he wanted to hold him in his palm again.
“Damn it!”
If Xia Xiao wasn't there, he wouldn't be able to see Ah Zhu being wronged. But as long as he was there, don't even think about hurting Ah Zhu!
Yun Yinghe raised a sharp sword energy with the steel knife in his hand, which contained the power of the magic way, absorbing the life energy of the warrior who was chopped into eight pieces, increasing his strength while entangled some practitioners. Then a strong wind blew up, and a huge wave rose in the space. He moved in an instant and blocked the stream of light.
Xia Xiao stared at the man behind him through the ripples of vitality. He felt that this was the Wang family's divine envoy. Divine envoys were different from ordinary people. Their aura was like water that had passed through a sluice gate, and was purer. But no matter how pure the vitality was, it was useless if the person was not upright!
"Are you the Wang family's divine envoy?"
"I am Wang Qishen."
"I know you are the dead toad who wants to eat swan meat!"
"You are Xia Xiao, right? She wants you to save her, but why take such a big risk for such a woman? If you want it, I will give you three thousand beauties and ten thousand lovers!"
"I don't like your ugly Yun country woman!"
With a twist of his mouth, Xia Xiao turned the two swords in his hands and swung them to the same side. Suddenly, the Haoran sword energy rose again, splitting the space, and the demonic energy in it suppressed Wang Qishen, causing his vitality to be continuously devoured by Xia Xiao.
When Xia Xiao retreated to Ah Zhu's side, the black dragon rushed towards Wang Qishen like a relay, opening its bloody mouth in an extremely exaggerated manner. The latter, who was about to rush forward, couldn't help but feel his hair stand on end when he saw the pair of angry vertical pupils, and was quickly slapped to the ground, his breath weak. Hu Bugui looked down on both his and Yun Guo's behavior.
The ground shook, and the palaces collapsed one after another. Ah Zhu stood on the back of the little narwhal, opened her arms, and faced Xia Xiao. She was dressed in red, and her blush and rouge made her look extremely beautiful. The long tail of Xiuhe suited her cheerful personality, so in Xia Xiao's eyes, she was extremely beautiful, like a goddess in charge of the beauty of the world in an ancient fairy tale.
Xia Xiao did not put down the knife in his hand. He just opened his arms and hugged Azhu, feeling relieved.
Along the way, Xia Xiao was afraid that he would be late. In fact, even if something like that really happened to Ah Zhu, he would not despise her. But he was afraid that Ah Zhu would lose her mind or suffer irreversible trauma. However, judging from Ah Zhu's reaction, everything was fine and nothing had happened yet.
"It's all right."
Xia Xiao patted her back to comfort Ah Zhu. In the extremely chaotic battlefield, he increased the strength of his arms and hugged her tightly to comfort her. This feeling lasted only for a moment. The next moment, thunder rolled down. Although it did not hit them, it caused a slender figure in black armor to surface.
Ah Zhu was not unfamiliar with this figure and asked Xia Xiao:
"Is it that woman?"
"Um."