Chapter 14 A New Beginning
"Awooo—Awooo—"
The howling of wolves echoed through the valley.
A robust, greyish-white snow wolf was gazing intently at Su Yuyao, who had stained the snow red.
A gash appeared in the distance as seven snow wolves pulled a sled and charged towards them.
A man wearing a long fur coat, with thick eyebrows, round eyes, and a full beard, stepped down from the sled. "Ruixue! What have you found?!"
Ruixue licked Su Yuyao's face and wagged her tail, humming a few times.
"Oh! Whose child is this?" The man stepped forward, probed Su Yuyao's nose, and then touched her neck. "Her breathing is too weak!"
He frowned as he looked at Su Yuyao's bleeding chest, then looked up at the cliff above. "The blood hasn't congealed yet; it must have just been thrown down. Let's take it back first!"
...
At the grand celestial gathering, all the immortals were present. Yi Mu placed Ze Yuan in the highest position, allowing him to enjoy the worship of thousands.
Although the gods and immortals were unwilling, they had no choice but to line up and obey the holy decree of their mother.
Zeyuan was initially flattered, but gradually he accepted the worship service with a clear conscience.
The investiture ceremony finally ended amidst your reluctance and your entanglement, and only then did the Heavenly Palace banquet begin.
Mother Yi smiled and said, "Zeyuan, go and arrange the banquet."
"Yes, Mother!" Ze Yuan accepted the order and left.
Yi Mu looked at Chao Xi again, only to see that Chao Xi still looked weary and powerless.
"Tide Lord, how have you been feeling lately?" Mother Yi asked.
"Your Majesty, this humble subject..." Before he could finish speaking, Chao Xi began to cough violently.
Yi Mu frowned and said unhappily, "Lord Chi Yan, Lord Rui Xin, you two escort me back."
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Chi Yan and Rui Xin replied, bowing their heads.
Chao Xi covered his mouth and coughed until the Empress Yi left the main hall with Chi Yan and Rui Xin. Only then did he slowly lower his hand, straighten his body, and a hint of disdain float in his eyes.
...
In the Never-Night Lodge, Xianming lay fast asleep in Chaoxi's arms, while Chaoxi frowned as he looked at the beauty in his embrace.
"Xianming, today is my son Zeyuan's investiture ceremony. Don't you... have any thoughts on this?"
Xianming's eyelashes fluttered slightly as she slowly opened her eyes, saying tenderly, "What should I think? Given my current situation, what use would it be even if I had thoughts?"
"Why would Xuanfeng willingly hand over the Wuji Dao?" Chaoxi asked, gripping Xianming's shoulders. "You're his father, you can't be completely unaware of anything, can you?"
Xianming's face turned cold. She turned her back to Chaoxi and said coquettishly, "But he's still my son! Does he know what his father is like?"
Chao Xi looked at Xian Ming's fair shoulders and smelled the ticklish strands of her hair. Xian Ming's pert buttocks touched his abdomen with a shy yet welcoming touch.
Chao Xi was ignited again. He suddenly grabbed Xian Ming's waist, and Xian Ming suddenly cried out, "Ah!"
"Tide, if you doubt me, then stay away from me! Why bother provoking me?" Xianming said with tears in her eyes.
Chao Xi kissed away Xian Ming's tears with his lips and held her waist tightly with both hands...
After a long while, Xianming lay sprawled under Chaoxi, drenched in sweat. "You should leave. If Mother Yi finds out, it'll be terrible."
Chao Xi gently kissed Xian Ming's shoulder, "Ze Yuan is already a Daoist Heavenly Lord, why should I be afraid of her?"
"She...isn't she looking for you..." Xianming asked hesitantly.
Chao Xi's lips curled up slightly. "Jealous?"
Xianming buried her face in the pillow and said, "I don't have the time to be jealous. You never belonged to me anyway."
"But you belong to me!" The tide stirred again.
Xianming quickly refused, "Tide! No way!"
"No?" Chao Xi cupped Xian Ming's chin in her hand, carefully examining Xian Ming's lips.
"No!" Xianming shook her head with tears in her eyes, but she couldn't resist the tide!
Chao Xi finally finished enjoying herself, dressed neatly, looked at Xian Ming lying on the bed with dazed eyes, and said, "I'm leaving now, I'll come back in a few days."
"In a few days?" Xianming's eyes were still wet with tears, and her lips were sticky.
"It might take a little longer."
"What, are you going to take care of Yi's mother again? Are you worried that Yi's mother is too lonely, or are you afraid of falling out of favor?"
Chao Xi looked at Xian Ming, who was rolling her eyes at him, and said with a ticklish feeling, "Don't be jealous all the time. Although Yi Mu doesn't look for me anymore, most of the generals in Wuji Dao have resigned. I still have to assist Ze Yuan in selecting people, so I might be able to find time to come over for a while."
"If you're not coming, then don't. I'm happy to have some peace and quiet." Xianming shouted with displeasure, "Longjing! Prepare my bathwater, I want to take a bath!"
Upon hearing this, Chao Xi grinned mischievously and said, "Next time, I'll take a bath with you..."
"roll!"……
"Master Xianming, the water is ready," Longjing reported, bowing his head.
"Longjing," Xianming said weakly, "please help me."
Longjing rushed forward to check, and the shocking wound was too much for him to bear looking at.
He slowly picked up the naked, wounded Xianming and carried her to a cold spring behind the Nevernight Lodge, where he gently placed her in the water.
"Ugh..." Xianming frowned in pain.
"Immortal Tea Master, is it worth it?"
"Longjing, go and investigate why the generals in Wuji Dao have resigned." Xianming ignored Longjing's words.
Longjing looked at Xianming, who was covered in mud, and bowed his head to reply, "Yes! Lord Xianming!"
...
The Heavenly Palace banquet was conducted in a very proper and orderly manner. Having learned his lesson from the birthday banquet, Ze Yuan dared not be extravagant again.
The gods and immortals chatted casually about everyday matters, but the appearance of the Flower Fairy added a highlight to this otherwise dull banquet.
"Sister Feihua! What brings you here?" Zeyuan greeted her with a smile.
Fei Hua gave a cold laugh, curtsied, and said, "Fei Hua pays respects to the Daoist Heavenly Lord."
"Sister, why be so formal!" Ze Yuan carefully observed Fei Hua, her graceful figure and her icy, aloof demeanor. "Sister, did you come here today specifically to congratulate me?"
Feihua nodded expressionlessly and sat down in her seat.
“Youdao Tianjun,” Baiyan stepped forward and said with a smile, “Feihua is not feeling well and I forcibly dragged her here. She may be unhappy.”
“Since my sister is not feeling well, why bother making this trip? I can go and see her when I have some free time.”
"That's wonderful!" Baiyan said with a smile, but her eyes glanced at Feihua as if she wanted to shoot a knife.
"It's a pity that my elder brother didn't come back. I wonder where he's traveling to. I heard he adopted a girl and is very good to her. He's probably having fun somewhere!"
"Whether Lord Xuanfeng returns or not is not important, and what does it matter who he travels with!"
Feihua was somewhat surprised, but still tried to ask calmly, "What girl did you adopt?!"
Ze Yuan said with a smile, "She was a girl who hadn't reached marriageable age yet. After my elder brother adopted her, he took her traveling around. A few days later, news came back that he had handed over the management of Wuji Dao. Now, I don't know where the two of them are..."
"Hmph, nonsense!" Fei Hua glanced at Ze Yuan with disgust.
"Feihua, how can you be so rude? You are to marry the Daoist Heavenly Lord. Since the current Daoist Heavenly Lord is Lord Zeyuan, I will ask the Mother Goddess to grant us the marriage!"
"Mother!"
...
"Immortal Master Qimen! We must return to the Heavenly Palace first! Dandelion reports that Fairy Baiyan wants to ask Mother Yi for the marriage between Feihua and Zeyuan! I must go back and find out!" Xuanfeng said anxiously as he released Dandelion.
"Now that we're here, let's pick up Yao'er and go together!" Qi Men said, pointing to the mountain gate of Binglun Palace.
"It's too slow to walk with the girl. Let's go back to the Heavenly Palace first, and then come back to pick her up!"
"Alright," Qimen said helplessly.
Little did they know, chaos had already broken out within the Ice Palace...
Several fairies were pacing anxiously in the Wujiu Palace.
Bai Er knelt in the hall, her body covered in faint bloodstains from the whipping, and she wept bitterly.
"You brat! You ran off and even lost Miss Yao'er?!"
"I really don't know what happened..." Bai Er said, crying.
"What do you know?! You were fast asleep when that ugly horse dragged you back!"
"What should we do?!"
"What else can we do?! We've been searching for so long and still haven't found it! Something must have happened! We must inform Her Majesty!"
A fairy took a butterfly from her sleeve, put it to her lips and whispered a few words. With a flick of her arm, the butterfly fluttered its wings and flew away...
...
Inside the Palace of the Female Mother, the Goddess Yi, with a rosy complexion, looked at Fairy Baiyan and asked, "Fairy Baiyan, what is it that you need so urgently?"
"Please forgive me, Your Majesty. I have waited for a hundred years, a thousand years, but I have not yet seen Feihua's marriage. Now, Feihua is too old to wait any longer! Moreover, the Heavenly Emperor has already made the decision..."
“Fairy Baiyan,” Mother Yi interrupted Baiyan with a smile, “if I remember correctly, Feihua and Xuanfeng are already engaged.”
Bai Yan knelt down and said, "Back then, I only promised to let Fei Hua and You Dao Tian Jun be married, but I did not designate Xuan Feng!"
Mother Yi smiled and said with lowered eyes, "Baiyan, you're too impatient! Go down!"
"Your Majesty!" Baiyan looked up at the enigmatic smile on the Empress Dowager's face. "It was clearly you who promised! Let Feihua..."
"Baiyan, I only promise you that I will make Feihua happy," said Consort Yi with a smile. "Besides, Feihua is deeply in love with Xuanfeng, and Xuanfeng is also devoted to her. If I forcibly break off the engagement and arrange another marriage, it will not only hurt Feihua's love for Xuanfeng, but also betray Xuanfeng's feelings for Feihua!"
"Your Majesty, Lord Xuanfeng has returned and is waiting outside the palace," Granny Guiyue said softly as she entered.
Mother Yi smiled and said, "Baiyan, Xuanfeng is back. If he and Feihua both agree to annul the engagement, I will help Feihua find another husband."
"Your subject greets Your Majesty, may Your Majesty be well." Xuanfeng was covered in dust, his hair was disheveled, and his face was covered in a thick beard.
Upon seeing this, Baiyan's expression of disgust deepened.
"Fairy Baiyan, why do you want to annul my marriage with Feihua?" Xuanfeng asked bluntly, without any pleasantries.
“Lord Xuanfeng, the marriage I arranged was between Feihua and Youdao Tianjun. If you are still Youdao Tianjun, then it is not considered a broken engagement,” Baiyan said matter-of-factly.
Xuanfeng frowned, looking at Baiyan in disbelief. "Fairy Baiyan, don't you care about your daughter's happiness at all?"
"Lord Xuanfeng, you're joking! Following you brings happiness?!" Baiyan's snobbishness was on full display!
"Xuanfeng," Mother Yi asked softly, "are you willing to annul the engagement?"
"Your Majesty, I do not wish to!"
"Baiyan, go ask Feihua if she's willing to break off the engagement."
"On behalf of Feihua, I can make the decision: this marriage must be annulled!"
"Mother! I will not break off the engagement!" Fei Hua's voice struck Xuan Feng's heart.
Xuanfeng turned around abruptly, looking at the delicate Feihua who had just run into the palace. Ignoring the dust covering him, he quickly stepped forward and hugged Feihua tightly. "Feihua, I'm sorry, I'm late..."
Fei Hua was stunned. She gently raised her hand and tentatively touched the body holding her. "Xuan...Xuan Feng? You...you're back?"
"I'm back... I'm back..."
Are you still leaving?
"I'm not leaving..."
"Alright, I need to rest now. You may all leave," Mother Yi said, rising to her feet. "Baiyan, you should also go back and think it over some more."
Seeing Xuanfeng and Feihua embracing, Baiyan was furious. She grabbed Xuanfeng's hand and forcibly pulled Feihua away, shouting, "Feihua! How can you be so shameless! Come back with me right now!"
"Fairy Baiyan! Feihua and I are deeply in love, please grant my request!" Xuanfeng pleaded.
"Lord Xuanfeng, I only have one daughter, Feihua, and I need to make plans for her. Tell me, what do you have now? What can you offer Feihua as a guarantee?"
"Fairy Baiyan, I still have my immortal mountain and my ancestral hall..."
"Lord Xuanfeng! Stop joking. Do you want Feihua to suffer with you?" After saying that, Baiyan pulled the sobbing Feihua away.
Xuanfeng stood there, stunned. Yes, what could I possibly offer Feihua? Did I really want Feihua to suffer with me?
"Xuanfeng!" Feihua cried out, "You have to think of something! Otherwise, I'm going to marry Zeyuan!"
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