Chapter 962 – Burning the Heart with Fire (I) (1/2)

Chapter 962 – Burning the Heart with Fire (I)

Translated by: Hypersheep325

Edited by: Michyrr

The statement of the Great Western Continent's Second Prince instantly silenced the area around the high platform, then plunged it into an uproar.

Xiaode gazed at the Second Prince, his eyes cold. The other two demi-human experts glanced at each other with shock visible on their faces.

Xuanyuan Po's mouth was wide open as he found himself utterly speechless.

The young man in the bamboo hat continued to calmly stand with his head slightly lowered, concealed in the shadows.

Both the rumors and the events that followed indicated that the Empress was intent on marrying Princess Luoluo to the Second Prince of the Great Western Continent.

In the eyes of the Daoist church and the ambassador who Xuanyuan Po represented, the Second Prince was the one they needed to be most wary of.

But he was now declaring his withdrawal from the Heavenly Selection ceremony?

Just what was going on here? Was the rumor false? Were the events that followed also faked?

Why had the Empress held the Heavenly Selection ceremony then? What was she really planning? Just who did she actually want to marry Princess Luoluo to?

Xiaode, or those two other demi-human experts with deep backing?

Or was she intending to marry Princess Luoluo to the person that Xuanyuan Po represented… the Pope?

Countless gazes traveled between Madam Mu and the Great Western Continent's Second Prince.

The demi-human elders, ministers, and generals dearly wished to know what sort of trick this aunt and nephew were playing, and also what sort of explanation the Second Prince would have.

”Correct. I came with the diplomatic mission to White Emperor City with the intent of marrying my cousin, because I like her.”

The Second Prince paused for a while, a bitter smile appearing on his face as he continued, ”But since Cousin has already found her true love, why should I interfere in the middle? I have no desire for her to hold a grudge against me over this matter.”

Many people turned to look at Xuanyuan Po.

Luoluo was the Second Prince's cousin, and the true love he spoke of was naturally a response to Xuanyuan Po's words from yesterday.

Before yesterday, few people knew of the fact that Luoluo loved her teacher, nor would they believe it if told. But once Xuanyuan Po said those words, many people suddenly felt that there was a high chance of this matter being true.

Regardless of whether the Great Western Continent's Second Prince was speaking the truth, this was the excuse he had used to withdraw from the Heavenly Selection and it was hard for anyone to object. Moreover, the reason he gave for withdrawing added even more fuel to the conflagration started by Xuanyuan Po's words, leaving Luoluo and Chen Changsheng to endure an even greater pressure.

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Madam Mu did not give much of a reaction.

The withdrawal of the Second Prince of the Great Western Continent had been part of her plan in the first place.

This final statement of his that came from the depths of his heart, though not part of her plan, had already obtained her tacit approval.

She was currently more concerned with another matter, or, to put it more accurately, she was only concerned about this one thing.

As the sun gradually brightened, no one noticed her give a seemingly unintentional, but actually extremely profound glance towards a certain spot.

The young man in the bamboo hat stood in this spot.

Madam Mu had known who this young man was from the very start.

Whenever she thought about how he dared to leave Xuelao City alone, even she could not help but be deeply shocked.

This had been one of Black Robe's conditions.

Although she had agreed, she did not believe the matter would be this simple.

Logically speaking, it was absolutely impossible for the young man to pass the trial of the ancestral spirits, dooming him to a most tragic end.

Of course, any other young expert really might have taken such large risks to pass the trial and marry Luoluo. It was quite likely that they would receive the baptism of the Wildfire, remolding their body and soul to become a true demi-human.

Anyone would want to be the next White Emperor. This was one of the world's greatest temptations, one that not even Xiaode, an expert of the Proclamation of Liberation, could resist. The problem with this was that given the young man's identity, he absolutely could not become the next White Emperor, nor would he be willing to.

If one had to list the people on the continent that could disregard the temptation, the young man and the young Emperor of the Great Zhou would occupy the top two spots.

So why had Black Robe proposed this condition? Why had the young man participated in the Heavenly Selection, and why was he willing to enter the Celestial Tree and receive the baptism of the Wildfire? If it was just for allying with the Demi-human race to resist the ever-strengthening Human race, there were still many other methods.

The Xiang clan leader had not looked at the young man in the bamboo hat, but his attention had always been on him.

What confused Madam Mu also confused him. In addition, he did not know the contents of the treaty, so he was even more concerned.