What do you want to ask?
"If you stay, you'll be going against fate, won't you?"
Kong Xuanzi was filled with disappointment. The hope that had just been ignited was about to be extinguished again. Going against the will of Heaven would only lead to death.
Thinking of this, he said dejectedly, "Fate cannot be defied..."
Xiao Ning looked up at the sky. When she spoke of destiny, she seemed to recall some painful memories. After a long while, she said calmly, "Destiny? I'll defy it!"
"What?" Kong Xuanzi was startled.
"Senior brother, I have long since defied the will of Heaven."
From the moment of birth, it has been defiant.
The divine will forbids the two from descending to the same place, and even more so from Xiao Ning descending to the Immortal Cultivation Continent; this is the divine restriction placed upon the two.
But she refused!
"Xiao Ning, what does this mean?" Kong Xuanzi felt a chill run down his spine.
Xiao Ning said indifferently, "Heaven interfered with my birth, so I defied fate and forcibly exchanged star positions with my elder sister to descend to the secluded world. Now I have broken through to the Immortal Cultivation Realm, and in less than ten years, I will be able to enter the Divine Realm. At that time, I will not be afraid of Heaven's will!"
Compared to the heinous mistakes I made in my past life, changing the star positions without permission is a trivial matter.
Even if Shinto strikes her down again, so what?
Kong Xuanzi was shocked. "You mean? You and your junior sister were deliberately placed in the wrong positions?"
Xiao Ning nodded, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.
Without saying another word, he turned and left, leaving Kong Xuanzi alone, bewildered in the wind.
Kong Xuanzi muttered to himself, "Is Xiao Ning about to become a god? Becoming a god means ascending to the God Realm, where the average lifespan is millions of years!"
As if he had discovered a new continent, Kong Xuanzi's eyes widened in disbelief. Millions of years!
If I could also cultivate to the Divine Realm, wouldn't that mean I would have millions of years to spend with her?
A glimmer of hope rose in Kong Xuanzi's eyes. If that were the case, he could stay by her side for a long, long time.
Even if there is no outcome, it is enough to be able to look at each other forever.
That night, Kong Xuanzi officially fell into the ruthless path.
The siege continued the following day.
…………
April 28th, Langya Prefecture
Hehuan Pavilion
The outer courtyard was filled with soldiers. Wen Yanche had assigned a thousand men to protect Lu Shiyi's courtyard very well. This meant that as soon as he left the main courtyard, a large group of soldiers followed behind him, fearing that something might happen to him. He felt extremely uncomfortable.
He simply stayed cooped up in the main courtyard and didn't go out, spending his days going back and forth between his bedroom, the music pavilion, and the dining room.
Today was just too frustrating, and I was also feeling a bit unwell. I felt like there was some kind of energy surging around inside me, and I couldn't feel comfortable lying down or sitting. So I asked Xiao An to help me walk around.
"My lady, your due date is in the next few days, you should rest."
"It's nothing, just take a walk around the yard. Moving around will help with production."
"But..." Xiao An hesitated, unable to finish her sentence.
"I'm really suffering, I'm going crazy if I keep holding it in."
"……yes."
Xiao An, looking worried, helped Lu Shiyi up.
He led his people out of the bedroom and towards the peach grove, which was planted in the main courtyard by Leng Qingning.
Upon arriving outside the peach grove, one could hear the chatter of two or three young servants coming from within the grove.
"Our mistress is about to give birth. What should we do? Once she gives birth, things will probably change drastically in Hehuan Pavilion. Murdering His Highness's eldest daughter is a crime punishable by the extermination of nine generations of one's family."
"I hope that the lord will spare our courtyard in consideration of the fact that the master gave birth to royal blood, otherwise we may all be buried with him."
"Master is foolish! How could you do such a thing? Isn't this endangering the lives of over ten thousand people in our Hehuan Pavilion?"
“I heard from the brothers in the other courtyards that after the master gives birth, the father will probably be killed and the child left behind. The master’s close servants will certainly not escape death, but we are just lowly servants in charge of the garden, so the master should not kill us all.”
"Heh, the lord has sent so many soldiers to monitor our courtyard. Do you think the lord will let us go?"
"What should we do then? Should we run away?"
"Run? Where to run?"
………
peach grove
Upon hearing this, Xiao An's eyes widened in horror. These damned servants were simply audacious enough to dare to speak ill of their master.
He immediately looked at Lu Shiyi.
The complaints of the servants reached Lu Shiyi's ears. He stood frozen in the wind, staring blankly at the peach grove, his body swaying uncontrollably.
This is worrying.
"Master." Xiao An quickly helped him up.
"I will send men in to kill them right away, please don't be angry, Master."
Xiao An, his face filled with panic and anger, gritted his teeth and ordered his servants: "Hurry up and beat them all to death, leave no one alive."
"Yes." The servants acknowledged the order and went inside.
A calm voice said, "Come back."
Lu Shiyi called out to them, his eyes vacant, and waved his hand weakly, "Never mind."
"master?"
Seeing that he looked unwell, Xiao An hurriedly said, "It's my fault, I shouldn't have let you come."
Upon hearing this, Lu Shiyi paused, then turned to Xiao An and asked weakly, "So, you already knew they were talking about me?"
"Or is that how everyone in the manor talks about me?"
Xiao An stammered, "No, Master, I... have never heard such words."
Xiao An tried to comfort Lu Shiyi, "Master, please don't be angry, be careful not to upset the baby."
Lu Shiyi did not respond. He leaned against Xiao An for a moment, his eyes dark and unfathomable, his lips slightly downturned. He lowered his eyelashes and breathed softly, his figure desolate and forlorn.
He clenched his fists and then slowly released them, turning around and heading back alone in the direction he had come from.
"master……"
Back in his bedroom, he closed the door, shutting out all noise. Xiao An stood anxiously at the door, one hand outstretched in mid-air, unsure whether to knock or not.
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