Chapter 49 Chaoyun Kingdom - Chaos Pearl (Thirteen) Let's die together...
Tell them whether you are Shi Xianxue or Shi Huaiyu.
Master Xianxue can live, Master Huaiyu…
He gazed at the back of her snow-white neck, his eyes gradually growing deep.
They must die.
For a fleeting moment, she could clearly sense Wu Xiutang's suppressed anger.
She had a premonition that if she didn't give him the answer he wanted to hear this time, Wu Xiutang would burn her to ashes.
Shi Xianxue's brain began to work at lightning speed.
If her answer is yes, then everything before was just her deception and lies. But she doesn't think Wu Xiutang is completely unaware of this. He's so smart, and he always exposes her without any mercy, so he must have expected this.
Even though she lied about her identity, it didn't cause any real harm to anyone. Her relationship with Li Fuchao was completely innocent, and she was only admitting it now in order to obtain the Chaos Pearl.
What she should be thinking about now is whether Sister Qing Shu will be angry.
Shi Xianxue was struggling to move, caught in a dilemma, and so conflicted that she wanted to disappear on the spot.
Didn't they agree that the two of them would go to Beiyong to retrieve the Demon-Subduing Sword? Why aren't they following the plan? Now look how awkward this situation is.
Shi Xianxue hesitated, about to speak, when Li Fuxuan sneered, "If you let her speak, of course she'll say she's the real princess. Who would willingly admit to being a fake one—"
He couldn't continue speaking.
A sharp blade of air slashed toward his face at an unimaginable speed.
If Li Fuchao hadn't pulled him back from the brink, his fate would have been the same as those three thick palace walls—broken ruins.
Everyone was startled by the commotion.
Shi Xianxue broke out in a cold sweat behind her ears. She felt that this former teammate seemed more dangerous than Zhang Qing.
His large hands gently stroked the exposed skin on the back of her neck, the extremely low air pressure making the air in Shi Xianxue's nasal cavity even thinner.
He was urging her on.
Compared to deception, failing to obtain the Chaos Pearl would obviously drive the minor villains even crazier.
To prioritize the overall situation, Shi Xianxue gritted her teeth and went all out.
She looked at Li Fuchao with deep affection, "Yes, we have a secret between us."
Li Fuchao: "?"
The force around his neck suddenly tightened.
She winced in pain, then spotted Song Qingshu's eyes in the crowd. Their eyes met, and she suddenly regained her composure, saying calmly, "I am indeed Shi Huaiyu. If you don't believe me—"
She took a deep breath and said to Li Fuxuan, "Since you have become Zhang Qing's disciple, you should know how to use incantations, right?"
Li Fuxuan is really good at this.
But considering the gloomy-faced young man behind Shi Xianxue, and glancing at the palace wall that had been blown to dust, he dared not speak.
"There are so many people."
A man walked in from the dust of the ruins. He coughed a few times and casually brushed the dust off his robe. Compared to the tense atmosphere among the crowd, he seemed quite relaxed.
He pointed to the damaged palace wall and said, "Who bombed it? They have to pay for the damage to palace property."
He moved with light steps, arriving silently, and no one present noticed.
It was he who, being knowledgeable about Gu poison, easily untied his own Heart-Eating Gu.
It's strange that while the general methods for cultivating killer Gu are similar, there are subtle differences between them.
For example, when feeding humans with their hearts, he would also throw in fine sand made from viper venom.
This ensures that even after the person under the spell is freed from the Heart-Eating Gu, they will still be killed by the viper's venom.
But Li Fuxuan is still alive at this moment.
Looking at that ordinary face, Wu Xiutang felt an inexplicable extreme disgust.
Li Fuxuan immediately abandoned his elder brother and ran to Zhang Qing's side, "Master, you've come at the right time! These traitors want to steal the Chaos Pearl, and this princess is also an imposter! Master, please capture them quickly."
"Fake?" Zhang Qing seemed to just understand the situation, repeating it exaggeratedly, "She's fake?"
Li Fuxuan was about to answer yes when he was given a sharp rap on the head. He cried out in pain, and the skin on his forehead quickly turned red. He looked at Zhang Qing in confusion.
"You brat, I'm the one who let this girl in. If you say she's fake, aren't you just slapping me in the face?"
Li Fuxuan hadn't considered any of this at all, and covered his head, remaining silent.
"Since you have doubts about the princess's identity, then I will verify it again. This is the official document of the Western Liang Kingdom. The seal has been verified. Now I will show you something interesting."
He tossed the letter of marriage alliance into the air, and a beautiful five-colored phoenix flew out from it, slowly unfurling the letter like a scroll.
Compared to what Li Fuchao saw that day, the State Letter seemed to have a hidden surprise: a girl dressed in Western Liang attire sat by the window, admiring a portrait of a man with rapt attention.
Cherry served by her side, saying sweet words: "After the princess marries into the prince, she and Prince Chaoyun will surely live in harmony and grow old together."
Shi Huaiyu smiled happily, then, as if remembering something, asked nervously, "What if he doesn't like me?"
"How could that be? The princess is stunningly beautiful and of noble birth. Who wouldn't like her?"
Shi Huaiyu seemed to agree, nodding with adoration in her eyes: "I will definitely be able to be a good Crown Princess of Chaoyun."
The video abruptly stopped, and the entire stack of letters exploded into fireworks with a loud bang.
Wu Xiutang withdrew his hand, his clothes fluttering in the cold wind. He stared at her silently, his face eerily calm, but something deep inside him was slowly collapsing, about to burst forth uncontrollably.
Shi Xianxue felt like dying.
Is this a state document? Isn't this a hidden camera? How can it record everything? It doesn't give her any privacy at all, does it?
This is simply tarnishing her glorious and magnificent image.
Damn Shi Huaiyu, damn love-struck fool.
Everyone had different expressions. Li Fuchao hadn't seen these things last time, and now that he saw them, he was dumbfounded and couldn't believe that Shishi was so infatuated with him.
What about Young Master Wu?
He didn't even dare to look at Wu Xiutang's expression.
Song Qingshu remained calm throughout. She didn't utter a word and felt she had nothing to say. It seemed that she had already found the answer when she decided to turn back.
The various events at Mount No Return, the coincidental timing of Shishi's appearance, and her flawed explanations...
Song Qingshu smiled bitterly, her eyes losing their former brightness.
Why lie to her? Even if she had told the truth from the beginning, would she have stopped her from marrying Li Fuchao?
Why do you all have to lie to her?
The force on the back of her neck suddenly loosened, and Shi Xianxue was thrown out without any hesitation.
He pushed her hard, causing Shi Xianxue to stumble forward and almost fall into the rubble. Fortunately, Li Fuchao was there and helped her up.
Shi Xianxue was thrown inexplicably; she felt as if Wu Xiutang had thrown something dirty that had been touched by someone else.
With utter disgust, I didn't want to be near it for even a moment longer.
"It was my stupidity that I didn't realize that you two were already deeply in love, and I disturbed your wedding."
A cold, mocking voice came from behind.
"But since you're here, why not give you a big gift?"
Shi Xianxue looked up and met his eyes, which were as dark as a deep pool. In an instant, a murderous aura surged in his eyes, and a terrifyingly violent look was about to burst forth.
What is he going to do?
"Wu Xiutang..." Has he gone mad?
Even if it's embarrassing, it's her reputation that's being humiliated. Zhang Qing has already confirmed her identity, so why resort to violence? Let's appease them first and then make other plans later.
Wu Xiutang's appearance hardly resembled that of someone giving a gift; it was clearly that he was about to attend a funeral.
Almost the instant she finished speaking, a huge explosion erupted outside the city gate, and the wailing of ghosts sounded like a curse. The soldiers guarding the city gate thought that some great demon had come, but by the light of the towering fire, they found that they were all people with bloodshot eyes.
They are now completely irrational, their eyes are covered with disgusting scales, they overturn stalls, and they bite anyone they see. Even having their stomachs pierced can't stop them.
If there were only a few people, they could be dealt with directly. However, there are too many. If they were all killed, the capital city would probably become a dead city of bloodshed and carnage.
Moreover, a huge black shadow seemed to be approaching the capital from afar. Accompanied by the deafening roar of a tsunami, the soldiers guarding the city finally saw the strange thing clearly.
"It's a Whirlwind Turtle!"
Deeper than the seas where the merfolk live, lies the sleeping guardian of the city of Chongming—a whirling turtle with a lifespan of several thousand years.
It was enormous, as tall as two city towers, with an incredibly hard shell, sharp claws, and eerie blue eyes. When it opened its mouth, waves surged within it.
It seems to be waiting for someone's command; with just one order, the seawater could be diverted to flood the city, turning it into a new city of the deep sea.
Sensing the impending danger, the Mermaid Pearl Array immediately activated its defensive mode, and the shimmering white array spread swiftly throughout the entire city.
Once the Pearl Array envelops the entire city, forming an indestructible protective shield, the Xuan Turtle will be unable to advance even an inch.
But Wu Xiutang wouldn't let him have his way. He smiled coldly and crushed the conch shell in his hand amidst Shi Xianxue's urgent attempts to stop him.
Then he turned and flew towards the direction of the Star-Picking Pavilion.
Shi Xianxue seemed to understand what he was going to do and was about to chase after him, but unexpectedly another shadow was faster than her. With two whooshing sounds, only Song Qingshu and the other three were left in Fuqu Palace.
She didn't know what was wrong with Wu Xiutang, but now Wu Xiutang probably only listened to Song Qingshu, so she quickly stepped forward and said, "Sister Qingshu, Wu Xiutang's condition is not right."
Even if we want to obtain the Chaos Pearl, we cannot do so at the cost of the lives of all the people in the city.
Song Qingshu gently withdrew her hand, her expression mostly hidden by the darkness: "I'll go take a look."
Li Fuchao and his companion followed Song Qingshu closely.
Shi Xianxue's sword control was extremely weak, so she prepared to run forward. Just as she passed two palaces, a loud explosion rang out from the Star-Picking Pavilion, and a blinding white light shot into the sky. The shimmering white protective shield disappeared at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The Yin Chi, which had been waiting outside the city gate, rushed in impatiently. Shi Xianxue had just saved the little palace maid who was almost swallowed by the Yin Chi when she was attacked from behind by another one.
She was sent flying, and dozens of beautiful weapons radiating spiritual energy from her sleeves activated their protective mode, rushing out to smash the Yin demon that tried to devour her to pieces.
Shi Xianxue remembered the beautiful little dagger and understood something.
She had just gotten up from the ground when a terrifying gust of wind surged up behind her. Before she could react, she was roughly pulled into someone's arms and carried into the sky.
She lay on the cold back of the crane, anxiously turning to look at the person behind her: "Wu Xiutang, what are you doing..."
"Shhh."
A shocking trail of blood snaked from Wu Xiutang's face to his neck. His lips were pale, and his eyes radiated a cold, dark aura. The bloodstains on his neck bloomed like spider lilies, adding a touch of gloomy eeriness.
"Don't speak, or I might kill you right now." His voice was excessively low and hoarse.
Shi Xianxue didn't dare to move. Even if she was slow to react, she could sense that something was wrong with Wu Xiutang. It wasn't until a beautiful, fair hand, carrying a faint smell of blood, reached up to her cool cheek, its palm warm and covered with a thin layer of calluses, that it gently rubbed against her skin.
Shi Xianxue felt itchy, but dared not make any more movements. She could only let the hand gradually slide down her face, and the dark gaze stopped on her lips, which were painted with lip rouge.
His dark eyelashes drooped slightly, his expression was frighteningly calm, and his stare made her hair stand on end.
However, his movements only became gentler, and he looked at her with a pitying and regretful expression. Shi Xianxue felt a chill run down her spine, as if that pale hand was about to grab her neck at any moment. When she tried to say something to ease the eerie atmosphere, he suddenly leaned over and pressed down on her, grabbing her pointed chin with one hand and lifting her face up. His dark eyes stared at her dangerously: "What a pity, Shi Xianxue."
"You will never become the Crown Princess."
She never wanted to be the Crown Princess in the first place.
As they got further and further away from the capital, Shi Xianxue couldn't help but feel anxious. She simply didn't understand why Wu Xiutang was doing this, why he had suddenly gone mad and wanted to kill all the people in the capital.
She suppressed her anger and asked, "What are you doing, Wu Xiutang? Where are you taking me? What about the Chaos Pearl? Don't you want the Chaos Pearl anymore? Brother Li and the others are still at the bottom..."
"Shut up!" he suddenly roared, a crack appearing on his calm expression. A fierce fire suddenly engulfed his face, fueled by rage and violence.
"Don't mention your Brother Li if you don't want to be killed by me right now."
Shi Xianxue had never seen him with such an expression before, and she was immediately too frightened to speak. However, the situation was urgent, and she could not treat human life as worthless, nor would she stand by and watch the people of the city die in this inexplicable rage.
She mustered her courage and spoke again: "But why are you like this? If you're angry, you should at least let me know what I did wrong. If I hurt you because of what I said without thinking, I apologize, and you can punish yourself instead of hurting others. Why are your emotions always so changeable and unstable? I'm really scared."
"Afraid?" His eyes were bloodshot, and he could only hear what he wanted to hear, so he became even angrier, his grip almost crushing her jawbone. "You're only afraid of me, aren't you? But you admire and respect your Brother Li, and you won't marry anyone else?"
His breathing quickened, his dark eyes fixed intently on her. "Weren't you going to ask me where I was taking you?"
"I'll take you to your death."
"Let's die together."
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