153 Chapter 153 Elope or No (2/2)

Yin Yang's brows rose up, holding the item in his hand like one would treasures. Looking at it now, it was no different from wooden charcoal.

He could feel that if his martial path was obstructed, this piece of charcoal was the key to helping him break through. Silently stashing it, Yin Zhang bowed to Zong Shou. He didn't say anything, but his actions replaced words.

Zong Shou instructed them with some things until Hu Qianqiu grew impatient and shouted over, then he let the two of them leave.

When Yin Yang and Lian Fan got on their horses, Hu Qianqiu cupped his fists and laughed, ”Five months from now I will welcome the Prince back to the mountain to inherit the throne! The Prince's sword path is One with the Spirit and suppresses the Cloud World. I hope that I am able to see the Prince sweep Donglin and take over the Continent while I am alive!”

His voice was loud and reverberated through the wilderness. As he left, a bunch of men with dozens of Windrider Foals all took their leave. They left a trail of dust as they disappeared without a trace swiftly.

Sweep Donglin and take over the Continent? He was not the only person to say those words to him...

Zong Shou laughed, casually raising the wine cup in his hand to the side. When Xuanyuan Yiren saw that, she glared at him, but still refilled it.

Only when Zong Shou finished it did Xuanyuan Yiren grit her teeth and say, ”Has the Prince been looking at me like a joke these last few days? With your ability, ten of me wouldn't be your match. To actually say that I could protect you, wasn't that a joke?”

”How do?” Saying that, Zong Shou said it like he was in the right, ”I didn't hide it from you, you didn't believe me. Didn't you say something on the lines of 'you still have the mood to joke about things like this now?'”

Xuanyuan Yiren couldn't help but grind her teeth and scoff. She took a clean cloth and helped Zong Shou bandage the wounds on his hand. Her actions were delicate and attentive, startling him. Her voice was also really gentle. ”I'm in the wrong, okay, I shouldn't have not believed you! But am I worth so little in your heart? Am I not worth you explaining a few more sentences?”

Her voice was like that of a bell, soft and really nice to listen to, making him feel wobbly and numb. When Zong Shou heard it even his bones became soft, his hair standing on end. With his personality, he loved it when people took the soft approach towards him.

Speaking about this matter, he wasn't in the right. At that point in time his mood was really complicated. He had indeed wanted to ditch this girl. Awkwardly, Zong Shou coughed softly, ”I forgot!”

He originally wanted to use flowery language to say how he was afraid that if she knew she would leave him, and he couldn't bear to see that happen. But thinking about it, it was inappropriate. Rather than using a thousand lies to explain, a simple word was better; anyways he didn't know how much about talking to girls. Although he loved to do so, to interact with them and talk about their life goals, most of the time he would make them angry.

Xuanyuan Yiren's eyes couldn't help but flush red. However she was a really straightforward woman and didn't show a wronged expression. She brushed her hair and said expressionlessly, ”If the Prince doesn't like me, we can annul the marriage. I won't bug you anymore. Your sword art is One with the Spirit and your future is bright, you will definitely be able to find someone in your league and someone you like...”

The more Zong Shou heard, the more he felt it wasn't right, only feeling his mouth sour. He knew that if he annulled the marriage now, he would be seen as someone who abandoned his wife.

He couldn't help but facepalm, his head hurting badly as he waved his hand, ”What are you thinking? When did I say I wanted to annul the marriage?”

Just as he wanted to move the topic away, he heard her lightly acknowledge his words, her eyes brimming with life as she looked over. ”Since you aren't going to annul it, then when will you come over to meet my father?”

Zong Shou was startled, how did the topic lead back to this again? Thinking about it, the situation wasn't right. He snuck a glance and saw that she had a crafty look in her eyes. Zong Shou couldn't help but smile, but he still hesitated, ”That's not good, right? I heard your mother doesn't want to meet me, and your father has many regrets about it. There's also Pill Fountain Sect and Mysterious Cloud Sect, which are problematic. Yiren, why don't we elope, let's leave the continent together and be free.”

Xuanyuan Yiren's brow immediately furrowed. ”How can we do that? If we leave Donglin Cloud Continent now, we can avoid a lot of trouble, but what will happen to my parents? As their child, how can I do that to them? As they say, one mustn't be too far from where your parents are!”

Zong Shou looked over with a smile, his eyes filled with doubt. Xuanyuan Yiren's face instantly turned red as she explained, ”At that time, I didn't think about leaving for long, I only wanted to leave with you for a period of time. In the future, we just needed to lie and say that everything has been done and they would have no choice but to agree...”