Chapter 149 Chapter 149 “It’s also the brightest one among the crowd…
The tightly closed door of the bedroom opened, and Jiu Zhao slowly walked out with clearly visible fatigue on his face.
There was no one outside the door; the immortal soldiers on guard and the servants who accompanied them had gone somewhere unknown.
Only the distant clouds hang leisurely in the sky, and the tranquility seems to be from another world.
Jiu Zhao stood quietly for a moment, letting the wind blow her hair around, then she reached into her sleeve and crushed the token that had been hidden for a long time.
"Come out."
She opened her lips gently.
The air in front of him suddenly fluctuated, and Fuxu, dressed in iron armor, appeared first.
Next, he gave the order to ambush the twenty guards around the bedroom.
They came with a mission, and as soon as they appeared, they quickly gathered together and took a posture to meet the enemy.
Instead of being on high alert, Jiu Zhao drooped his neck and waved his hand wearily, "No need to arrest him. I just interrogated him. The traitor knew his situation was hopeless. To avoid falling into the hands of the Three Pure Ones and exposing the demon clan's secrets, he simply committed suicide through divine punishment. His soul has now been scattered."
Looking at her lips that were pursed silently, Fu Xu understood and ordered, "You should return to the military headquarters and wait for orders. Don't mention what happened today to anyone."
"Yes, God!"
The male and female guards withdrew in an instant.
However, the commander who summoned them here had no intention of leaving.
Divine light was released from Fuxu's palm, removing the armor on his body. The dark green hem of his clothes blown by the wind immediately caught Jiuzhao's eyes.
Sometimes, this is what tacit understanding is like.
Without saying anything, he understood that she needed him by her side at the moment.
Not long after, Jiu Zhao made an invitation.
She omitted the obvious distinction between the title "this Lord" and said in a low voice, "Accompany me to walk by the Purifying Pond."
…
Over the years, Jiu Zhao still likes to come here when he is in a bad mood.
It is best to walk barefoot on the soft grass, with the lush green Biluo sacred tree behind you and the clear blue water of the pool in front of you.
Unfortunately, she is no longer the young and innocent goddess she used to be.
Her status as the crown prince did not allow her to take off her shoes and socks and run and roll around wildly.
Walking slowly along the vast edge of the pool, the comfortable feeling that soothes the mind is greatly reduced.
Fuxu has always been taciturn, and you can't expect him to say anything pleasing.
As he walked, Jiu Zhao's thoughts fell into obscurity again.
After learning the truth about many things from Xingyao, she felt like she had fallen into a bigger mystery in the blink of an eye.
Especially Xingyao’s last words before her death.
——Do you think the God Emperor really loves your mother?
Jiu Zhao lost his mother at birth, and the only loving scenes of his parents he had witnessed were those in Lan Qi's mind.
Perhaps if you haven't witnessed it with your own eyes, you should be skeptical.
But everyone in the Three Pure Ones said that the God Emperor was willing to drink from three thousand weak waters for the God Queen, which showed how deep their love and loyalty were.
If this is all false, then what else is true?
...and the reason why Father God was poisoned.
If she hadn't concealed the fact that Wu Zhu was not dead and had signed a blood pact with her in order to prove her own selfish desire, the Father God would have been able to take precautions in advance after learning about it and see through the conspiracy of Burning Sea - then everything that followed would not have happened.
The more I think about it, the more confusion and guilt I feel.
The two emotions overwhelmed Jiu Zhao from beginning to end, until Fu Xu beside him suddenly asked:
"Your Highness, you deliberately let me hear it, right?"
The young man's voice was like driftwood floating on the turbulent river, bringing Jiu Zhao out of his memory.
She didn't deny it, but kept her head slightly lowered, speaking without any expression of dislike or like, "Xingyao is a highly skilled doctor. As the head of the Divine Doctors Bureau, she is highly respected. If I rashly send her to prison without clear evidence, the immortals who have benefited from her will definitely raise objections.
"Only by having her confess in person, and with witnesses other than myself, can the immortals be convinced."
In the Sanqing Heaven where the God Emperor resides, there are the highest-level divine magic formations everywhere.
Logically speaking, even someone as high-ranking as Fuxu could not eavesdrop privately.
When he was lying in ambush outside the door, he discovered that the formation that had been circulating for years suddenly disappeared for unknown reasons.
Instead, there is a barrier of the next level that can only block the immortal power of the immortals below the god level.
In other words, the barrier is only useful for the guards brought by Fuxu, but useless for Fuxu himself.
Throughout the entire process, Fuxu heard what he should have heard, and even more so what he shouldn't have heard.
Seeing Jiu Zhao looking around and pretending not to understand, he took advantage of the fact that no one was around to point out the problem: "And your eyes."
After a few pauses, Fuxu quietly observed the changes in Jiuzhao's expression when he heard this.
But I caught a glimpse of a calm and peaceful place.
He had no choice but to continue: "In the Ziwei Palace, because of the rumors that spread like wildfire, you were righteous and rebuked the ministers. In fact, it is true, right?"
Jiu Zhao suddenly stopped.
Over the past thousand years, Fuxu has become accustomed to her mood changing at will.
Thinking that his bluntness had angered the other party, he took a step closer, standing in a position that was not too close but still within Jiu Zhao's reach.
Unexpectedly, Jiu Zhao turned around and faced him and extended his hand.
But he didn't come to beat him. Instead, he reached behind his head and untied the white silk that he kept in his eyes all day long.
The sparkling black pupils were gone, and a pair of almost demonic red pupils caught Fuxu's mind off guard.
Surprise filled his eyes, and he remained silent for a full ten breaths before asking, "Your Highness... has your inner demon become this serious?"
Since he had chosen to be honest, Jiu Zhao had no point in hiding the abnormality of his body.
She told him about the half-body divine power given by the God Emperor and how Wu Zhu's demonic energy mixed into her body.
Before he could finish his words, Fuxu suddenly grabbed his wrist and injected a ray of divine power into it.
Jiu Zhao didn't resist, but turned away helplessly. "You can't detect it. That demonic energy is sealed in my dantian along with the divine power given to me by Father God. If I don't release the divine power, the demonic energy will disappear. But I still don't have any confidence in releasing the divine power in front of you."
As she said this, she tried hard a few times.
Before the critical moment, the divine power remained deep in the dantian and there was no reaction.
She was a little discouraged and said, "Look, I can't prove it for now. Do you not believe me and think I'm just making excuses for my inner demons?"
Yes, there are many gods who have obsessions.
A few obsessions will accumulate and become inner demons.
But most of them are under control. The crown prince of Sanqingtian is influenced by his inner demons and even shows signs of being possessed by a demon.
Once the truth is revealed, she, the crown prince with evil intentions and poor self-control, will no longer be able to serve.
After asking the question, inexplicable nervousness replaced other emotions, and Jiu Zhao didn't dare to look up at Fu Xu's face.
Time passes by little by little.
After a long time without receiving a response from the young man, she gritted her teeth and grasped his hand, which was hidden under his sleeve. “Father God is unconscious, and I am having a hard time sitting on the throne. The reason I told you the truth is because I believe in your loyalty and integrity.
"Ah Xu, a husband and wife are bound by a hundred days of grace. I've been betrayed time and again, and now that Xingyao is a traitor, I don't know the true strength of the remaining Supreme Gods and God Kings in the Three Pure Heavens, and I dare not trust them completely. Right now, the only one I can trust is you."
Jiu Zhao's confession was half true and half false.
Among all the uncertainties, the only thing she could be sure of was that she was taking a gamble.
The stakes had already been set when she ordered Fuxu to capture the traitor.
Perhaps, even further ahead.
On the night when Fuxu returned victorious, he said to her, "Your Highness has beautiful eyes."
…
Fortunately, among countless misfortunes, she made the right bet twice in a row.
Fuxu finally spoke.
Without pulling his hand away from Jiu Zhao's palm, he asked solemnly, "What are you going to do next, Your Highness?"
If you don't get rejected outright, you're halfway to success.
Jiu Zhao felt slightly delighted and continued quickly, "In a few days, I will announce to all the immortals at the gathering that Xingyao is a ghost within the Burning Sea. I will also explain the reasons for her betrayal and how she colluded with Wu Shao to manipulate my Changle destiny card. Ah Xu, please bear witness for me then."
After talking about business, let’s talk about personal matters.
She bit her lower lip and half-raised her face, a hint of hope. "As for the red pupils, I've tried many methods these days, but I can't completely cover them up. If nothing works, I can only try to achieve godhood in advance. After all, as long as I successfully become a god, I will have a chance to purify my soul."
Fuxu refuted without thinking: "Your Highness, as the crown prince, how can you act so recklessly!"
His tone unconsciously took on the sternness and concern he used to express to those close to him.
Sensing a hint of grievance in Jiu Zhao's eyes, he softened his tone and explained to her, "To attack the divine throne, one must be in peak condition. Your Highness knows that if the attack fails, the result will be annihilation. How can you risk your life just to eliminate the demonic energy in your body?"
"Then what can I do? I have no idea what to do."
Jiu Zhao smiled bitterly, "If Hong Tong's secret is revealed, I won't end up well, right?"
Fuxu had seen her laugh, her anger, her courage, her stubbornness—
She is always like a bright and unruly sun, casting her light into everyone's eyes, so hot that it often burns people.
But he was trapped on the high seat of the crown prince.
Pride is like the sun, but it gradually loses the warmth to melt everything.
Compromise, helplessness, and acceptance of fate.
When these words turned into expressions and appeared on Jiu Zhao's face.
Fu Xu felt his heart, which had barely returned to its cold state, beating so violently that it hurt.
Therefore, he could only return to the state in which he was striving for the divine position, completely disregarding his body, soul, emotions, and reason.
He said almost recklessly, "Leave this matter to me. I've been fighting against the demons for years and know they need a way to temporarily conceal their demonic characteristics. Because the raw materials are very precious and have special functions, Burning Sea rarely passes them on. I discovered this by chance.
"I know where to get this medicine. After I go back and instruct the guards, I will immediately return to the border in secret. Your Highness, please wait for me for a few days.
"Can I?"
At the end, he even used a pleading tone.
“…”
The teeth bit deeper into the flesh.
There was a dark light in Jiu Zhao's red pupils that Fuxu could not understand.
“Why did you do that?
"Don't you understand that helping me is the same as—"
"I understand."
Her inquiry was interrupted by Fuxu.
This was also the first time since today that he did not refer to himself as "minister".
In the end, he didn't say what had been lingering in his heart for a long time. He just smiled slightly and said, "You can't judge a person by their appearance. I see more than what they say what they do... Even if you are truly possessed by a demon, in my eyes, you are still the brightest sun among the crowd."
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