Chapter 154 Su Yuyao Leaves the Heavenly Palace in Heartache
Su Yuyao slightly opened her eyes and looked towards the door. Had they come to let her go?!
"Get out of the way!" A familiar shout!
Su Yuyao's heart jumped into her throat, and she sat up abruptly.
Thump!
The courtyard gate was kicked open, and Shadow and Sandstorm rushed in, leaping over the pond and wagging their tails as they circled around Su Yuyao.
"Huh? A shadow?! A sandstorm?!" Su Yuyao jumped up in surprise and hugged the shadow and sandstorm that rushed towards her.
“Girl…”
Xuanfeng stared in disbelief as he watched Su Yuyao laughing and cuddling with two wolves!
Su Yuyao, with her fair and rosy complexion, still had crumbs of pastry on her face. Her big, round, fluffy eyes sparkled with a lively light, and her cute butterfly-shaped hair bun made her look like a fairy in the forest...
"Xuanfeng?" Su Yuyao stroked the head of Shadow and Sandstorm, looking at the tired, weathered, fragile, and somewhat naked Xuanfeng in surprise, and asked in confusion, "You... why aren't you wearing any clothes?!"
Xuanfeng gazed at Su Yuyao, almost reluctant to blink. He smiled slightly and said, "Girl, you're so beautiful..."
A gentle breeze swept by, lifting Xuanfeng's long robe and rushing towards Su Yuyao's delicate face.
Hmm? What's that smell?
Su Yuyao sniffed hard, and a pungent, fragrant smell suddenly rushed into her nasal cavity.
"Ugh—!" Su Yuyao couldn't help but vomit.
Shadow and Sandstorm quickly transformed into human form and helped Su Yuyao up, "Commander! What's wrong?!"
"Get out of the way!" Xuanfeng stepped across the pool, pushing aside the shadows and sandstorm, and pulled Su Yuyao into his arms, asking softly, "Girl, what's wrong..."
"Ugh—!" Su Yuyao felt even more nauseous when she smelled the foul odor emanating from Xuanfeng. She quickly pushed Xuanfeng away, covered her mouth and nose, and finally caught her breath. "Xuanfeng, what's that smell on you?"
"Huh? What's that smell?" Xuanfeng was stunned for a moment, then suddenly remembered that Qilan had been serving him closely for several nights. He quickly sniffed the long robe he was wearing and realized that what he had just haphazardly put on was actually a woman's outer robe!
"My lord!" Guiyue rushed in and quickly handed over a loose robe. "Please change your clothes!"
Su Yuyao then realized what was happening and saw Xuanfeng frantically taking off the woman's outer garment in public, disregarding his reputation, and then grabbing the clothes from Guiyue's hand and hurriedly putting them on.
"Girl! Let me explain..."
"Who is it?" Su Yuyao asked coldly.
"Girl, it's no one, just an ordinary girl..." Xuanfeng said guiltily while tying his belt.
“An ordinary jade maiden?! What kind of jade maiden could be so ordinary as to use such a strong sachet?!” Su Yuyao suddenly turned to Shadow and asked angrily, “Shadow, who is that?”
“Commander! It’s a woman named Qi Lan!” Shadow didn’t know about Su Yuyao’s past with Qi Lan, so he answered truthfully.
"I'm such an idiot!" Su Yuyao's heart sank, and she felt another wave of dizziness.
Xuanfeng quickly stepped forward to help her up, smiling obsequiously, and said, "Girl, don't be angry, I can explain!"
"Get out." Su Yuyao coldly uttered a single word, pushed Xuanfeng aside, staggered into the house, and closed the door.
Xuanfeng glared fiercely at Shadow, pounded on the door, and shouted, "Girl! Open the door! Let me explain, I didn't want her! It was Mother Yi who forced her on me! I chased her away! But I couldn't get rid of her! Really! I'm too badly injured! Eh? Do you know why I'm so badly injured? I withdrew my Qi field when I was beaten..."
Xuanfeng, pressing a peg against the door, said, "Girl, I know I was in the Vermilion Bird Hall... I'm sorry to you, so I'm punishing myself... Please forgive me! As for your revenge... wouldn't it be easier to get revenge if you stayed by my side? I'll do whatever you say..."
Standing at the gate of the courtyard, Yi's mother watched her silly son picking at the crack in the door, and she clenched her fists in anger. "You good-for-nothing!"
The door opened!
"Hey!...Boss?" Xuan Feng's expression changed instantly when he saw Su Yuyao, who had changed into a colorful robe, wore a fur-lined jacket, had a crescent-shaped knife at her waist, and a deer tendon slingshot in her hand. "What are you going to do?"
Su Yuyao expressionlessly bypassed Xuanfeng and walked to Shadow's side. Shadow and Sandstorm understood each other and transformed into wolf forms, protecting Su Yuyao on both sides.
"Girl!" Xuanfeng stepped forward, but was blocked by the baring sandstorm.
"Su Yuyao," Mother Yi finally couldn't hold back any longer and walked in with a displeased look on her face, "What do you take this place for? Someone who thinks they can come and go as they please?!"
"Your Majesty! This is not a place I wanted to come to!" Su Yuyao shouted. "This wretched place, you can give it to whomever you want! I don't care!"
"Girl! Don't be stubborn!" Xuanfeng was about to step forward, but was slapped back by the sandstorm's claw.
"How dare you! You actually dare to fight against the Heavenly Lord?! Do you have a death wish?!" Mother Yi roared at the sandstorm.
Su Yuyao unleashed a powerful aura, shouting, "Who dares to touch my people?! They truly don't want to live!"
Yi's mother stared at Su Yuyao in shock. This child actually possessed such a powerful aura?!
"Su Yuyao! Have you gone mad? How dare you be so audacious in front of me?!"
"Mother Yi! I'm not crazy, I'm perfectly sober!" Su Yuyao said coldly. "I, Su Yuyao, have killed people, set fires, and slaughtered mountains! Drinking animal blood, wearing animal skins, and eating raw meat are nothing new to me! I've fought my way out and escaped death several times, and I'm not afraid to fight again now!"
Her eyes slowly welled up with tears. "I know you look down on me, and you treat me this way only because you each get what you want! But I also want to make it clear to you that I have divorced Xuanfeng! My relationship with him is purely that of ruler and subject, with absolutely no romantic feelings involved! Whatever orchids, greenery, flowers, or grass you want to give him, it has nothing to do with me! I only beg you, let me go!"
"Girl!" Xuanfeng stood in front of the shadow, pleading, "Let me explain first!"
Su Yuyao turned to Mother Yi and raised her voice, asking, "Mother Yi! Will you release me or not?!"
"Girl!" Xuanfeng said, somewhat exasperated, "Why didn't you give me any chance at all! It's all a misunderstanding!"
"Misunderstanding?! Is it a misunderstanding?!" Su Yuyao finally couldn't hold back her tears and shouted, "Back then, when you brought Feihua back, you took off your clothes and took care of her personally, was that a misunderstanding?! Now, you're having Qilan serve you personally, is that a misunderstanding?! You made me trust you, but you've broken my trust in you time and time again, and then you tell me it's all a misunderstanding?!"
Su Yuyao roared angrily, "Why should I have to believe whatever you say?! Now that I have the entire wolf clan as my backing, why should I go against my conscience and believe you?!"
“Girl…” Xuanfeng stared blankly at Su Yuyao.
Su Yuyao shed cold tears and said, "Xuanfeng! I am no longer cornered! You can forget about bullying me again!"
Xuanfeng's face flushed red, then turned pale, then pale, then pale, then black, then green...
Looking at Xuanfeng's ever-changing expressions, Mother Yi ultimately felt sorry for her child and couldn't bear to see Su Yuyao hysterically blaming Xuanfeng.
Although she was still hesitant about whether to tell Su Yuyao the secret of the Wuji Dao, given the current situation, now was not the time.
"Su Yuyao, I can let you go! However, you must agree to three conditions!"
"What are the conditions?"
"No conditions are acceptable! I disagree!"
"First, if you step out of the Heavenly Gate, you will be deemed to have voluntarily relinquished your celestial position in the Heavenly Realm! From this day forward, no matter how great your merits, you will not be entitled to any rewards from the Heavenly Palace!"
“I agree!” Su Yuyao replied without hesitation.
"Girl!" Xuanfeng glared angrily at Su Yuyao.
Mother Yi stared into Su Yuyao's eyes and slowly said, "Secondly, Feihua will be placed in Xuanfeng's residence! No matter what position Xuanfeng holds in the future, he will have the responsibility to take care of Feihua. If the two of them have a child in the future, then the child will be registered under the name of the principal wife and enjoy all the honors that a Heavenly Lord should have!"
"No!" Xuanfeng glared angrily at Yimu. "Your Majesty! I have absolutely no personal feelings for Feihua! I do not agree to this condition!"
Ignoring Xuanfeng, Yi's mother stared intently at Su Yuyao, who was struggling in pain. "Su Yuyao, do you agree or not?!"
"I..." Tears welled up in Su Yuyao's eyes again, "There's no possibility between Xuanfeng and me anymore, so what's the point of agreeing or disagreeing..."
"Su Yuyao, answer me, do you agree or disagree?" Mother Yi pressed on relentlessly.
With her vision blurred, Su Yuyao replied, "I...agree..."
"Silly girl..."
“Alright, one last condition,” Mother Yi’s gaze was like a nail piercing Su Yuyao, “Xuanfeng will make Naqilan… a maiden!”
"No! I disagree!" Xuanfeng roared angrily.
Su Yuyao's vision went black. She steadied herself by holding onto her shadow and tried to open her eyes wide, but all she could see was darkness that swallowed up all the figures.
"Your Majesty..." Su Yuyao asked, her voice choked with emotion, "If... I agree, will we be able to return safely?"
The mother smiled slightly, "I will be lenient and protect you... to your safety!"
“Okay…” Su Yuyao groped her way up to the shadow’s back. “I… agree…”
"Su Yuyao! How could you abandon me?! I already said it was a misunderstanding! It's all a misunderstanding! I'll go back and return Qilan!" Xuanfeng shouted anxiously.
Su Yuyao opened her eyes, looked at the darkness before her, and said softly, "Shadow, Sandstorm, let's go!"
"Don't go!"
Xuanfeng rushed forward to stop him, but was swept aside by the sandstorm.
Xuanfeng looked into Su Yuyao's eyes; those eyes, which had just been sparkling with life, were now empty and filled with despair. He finally realized one fact: his girl would never forgive him…
“Girl, you go back first. I’ll come find you when I return to the Immortal Mountain…” Xuanfeng said emotionally.
Su Yuyao sneered, patted Shadow's back, and Shadow and Sandstorm adjusted their pace, rushing out of the courtyard gate while brushing past Yi's mother's skirt.
"Girl!" Xuanfeng channeled his Qi and chased after her.
Yi Mu's eyes widened, and she stretched out her hand, revealing a Qi whip in her grasp. With a slight push of her feet, she darted in front of Xuan Feng in a few steps, raising the Qi whip and speaking to him.
"Xuanfeng! Stop chasing!"
"Your Majesty, why are you treating her like this?"
Looking at Xuanfeng, whose eyes were red and brows were furrowed, Yi's mother said, "Xuanfeng, I'm planning this for you! If we don't curb her arrogance now, how will you be able to control her in the future?!"
"Your Majesty! After your schemes, do you think there's any future for her and me?" Xuanfeng roared at Yi's mother. "Since you look down on me! You make things difficult for me at every turn! You obstruct me! You frame me! Why did you give birth to me in the first place?! Why?!"
"You bastard!" Mother Yi glared and lashed out with her whip.
Snap!
Xuanfeng didn't dodge! The whip struck Xuanfeng squarely in the chest.
Yi's mother glared at her foolish son, holding the whip. This Su Yuyao was of average appearance, average figure, and her temperament was not even average. How could she have bewitched Xuanfeng like this!
Xuanfeng raised his head and looked in the direction Su Yuyao had gone, feeling as if all his spirits had been drained! He sighed deeply, looked at his mother, and said calmly, "Your Majesty, are you truly my mother?"
Her mother trembled and stood frozen in place.
Seeing Yi's mother's stunned expression, Guiyue quickly stepped forward, took her hand, and gently said, "Your Majesty, it's not worth getting angry over that crazy girl! Let her go! Lord Xuanfeng still needs to recover from his injuries! Or... let Lord Xuanfeng recuperate at Xuanling Garden?"
Yi's mother snapped out of her daze and looked at Xuanfeng, whom she had deeply hurt. How could she possibly bring herself to say anything? How had this increasingly fractured mother-son relationship come to this?
"Your Majesty!" Xuanfeng knelt on the ground and respectfully kowtowed to his mother. "Let your son... return to the Immortal Mountain!"
"Lord Xuanfeng, your injuries..." Guiyue wanted to persuade Yi's mother to stay, "Please recover from your injuries before you leave!"
Yi's mother gave a wry smile and said, "If you want to go back, then go back..."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Xuanfeng kowtowed again swiftly, then got up to leave.
"Wait!" Mother Yi said, catching her breath. "I promised Su Yuyao that I would send some warm cloth and food to the snow mountain. I'll leave it to you to handle! If you go back, go to Lord Ruixin first. Whether you need to withdraw silver or just get the food and cloth, you can discuss it and decide what to do!"
Xuanfeng was somewhat surprised, but he really didn't understand why Yi's mother had pressured Su Yuyao like that earlier, and why she was giving him a chance now.
Never mind all that, let's just take the job first.
He clasped his hands in a fist and bowed deeply, saying, "Thank you...Your Majesty!"
The wolf clan stationed at Tianmen sent people to wait for news by the gateposts every day, making it impossible for the gatekeeper to slack off. He could only squat at the gate in his true form, watching the gray wolves whose faces grew increasingly grim.
"Awooo—!" The gray wolf, which was squatting at the Heavenly Gate, suddenly raised its neck and howled loudly.
The doorman was startled and immediately stood up, glaring at him and growling, "What are you trying to do?!"
The howling gray wolf ignored the gatekeeper, but kept sniffing something in the air before standing up and quietly looking into the heavenly gate.
Before long, the other wolf clansmen arrived one after another, forming a line outside the Heavenly Gate, completely ignoring the angry glare of the gate gods.
The doorman was so neglected that he lost his temper. He dared not and could not make a move against the wolf clan. Who knew what kind of relationship Su Yuyao had with Xuanfeng and Yi's mother? What if they were a loving couple and a harmonious mother-in-law and daughter-in-law? Wouldn't he be making a fool of himself?
He could only silently pray, "Su Yuyao, please leave soon..."
"Awooo—!" A wolf's howl rang out.
The door god's eyes lit up, he turned around, grinned, and exclaimed, "Wow! My wish is that effective?!"
He quickly stepped aside, and saw two shadows flash by before the wolf clan members vanished in a cloud of dust!
They're... gone already?!
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