C19 (2/2)

”Duan`er!” An anxious voice called out. Yun Duan saw a golden beam of light flash across the sky. In the blink of an eye, Xuan Hong was already standing in front of her. He did not care if there was anyone in his big hands.

Yun Duan was startled and then she shook her head. She gripped Xuan Hong's hand tightly and used a bit of force. Xuan Hong finally reacted and looked at Yun Duan.

”I'm fine!”

Her gaze swept across the guards who were looking at her unceasingly. Xuan He followed her gaze.

Xiao Yan frowned slightly as he looked up and down at the clouds. ”Are you really alright?”

Yun Duan let go of Xuan Hong and nodded, ”I'm fine!”

Xuan Hong took a few deep breaths and stepped back, then cupped his hands and said, ”Xuan Jing was a bit anxious when he heard that something happened to the three princes. Please don't be angry, third prince!”

Yun Duan looked at the man and pursed her lips in surprise. ”It's alright!” Ye Zichen didn't expect this person to have such a side to him, so she thought that he would carelessly pull her to check her wounds.

However, she was the young master of the mountain, so she should at least show some courtesy. At the very least, she would not spread rumors or gossip about him in this palace.

The wind was blowing and the stench of blood was dense. Yun Duan frowned. Even though she had smelled this scent for over three hundred years, she still felt that it was not very pleasant.

No matter, they were all bloodthirsty people. To say that they didn't like blood was too hypocritical.

Yun Duan turned around and entered the main hall. As she was sitting on the pedestal, she spoke up, ”Tell Qiong Ying to send a message to the Sixth Prince. Tell him that I'm fine and that he shouldn't worry!”

Her eyes were red, and when she heard the order from the clouds, she nodded, choking, ”Yes!”

Yun Duan could only sigh when she saw her reaction. This girl would probably see a more terrifying scene in the future if she followed him. If she was so afraid now, what would happen in the future?

There were no outsiders around. Xuan Hong looked up and down at the cloud again, and frowned, ”What's going on?”

Yun Duan held her head up high. Although she tried her best to calm down, her heart was still beating very fast. She was still afraid of death.

Although they had always been yelling that it was nothing, but when that moment really arrived, they were still so terrified.

Qin Ni poured Yun Xiao a cup of hot tea: ”Mistress, let's drink a cup to calm down!”

Yun Duan received it. She really did need to suppress her shock. After escaping this calamity today, she would inevitably be as lucky as she was today.

Yun Duan heaved a sigh of relief as she took a sip of hot tea. Xuan Hong didn't rush her and just waited for her to adjust to the situation.

”Today, I had something to do and came out of the Myriad Temple. Originally, I wanted to come back and have dinner with you, but since I have a lot of things on my mind, I was delayed. I didn't expect that I would hear that something had happened to your Floating Cloud Pavilion just as I arrived at the entrance. I'm really scared to death!”

Qin Ni pushed the cup on the side of the table in front of Xuan Hong. With a calm voice, she said, ”Fortunately, master is fine!”

Yun Duan put down the teacup and thought for a while before replying, ”He's here to take my life!”

Xuan Hong abruptly raised his head. ”Who the hell is it?”

”Qin Ni, how long will it take for you to go out and clean up?”

Qin Ni nodded: ”Yes!”

Yun Duan watched as Qin Ni left. Her black eyes slightly flashed before she finally spoke to Xuan Hong.

”You saw it back in the barren mountain!”

A barren mountain?

Xuan Su thought for a moment. ”The masked man?”

That person was able to pass through the barren mountains and the outside world as he wished, and entering the Myriad Empire Palace was as though there was no one around. No one would be able to discover him, if it was not for her secret guard, she would have already been decapitated by now.

”Why is he targeting you?”

Yun Duan already knew how alluring Emperor Chen's position was. As long as one had a bit of cultivation and ability in this world, one would want to sit in that position. After all, the powers under this rule were all top ranked.

Right now, more and more people were coveting his position. Now that she was back, everyone knew what this meant.

Thus, killing her first before dealing with Emperor Chen was the best method.

”Could the rumors be true?” Xuan Hong glanced at the clouds.

Yun Duan's black eyes blinked. In the past generations of the Myriad Palace, there had only been one female emperor. Currently, the Sinking Emperor's son only had the luxury of being seriously ill. He wouldn't be able to continue such a great undertaking.

Then she was the only one left.

”Maybe!” Right now, everything was still unknown, but no one knew which family that child would end up from.

”Do you want it? That seat! ” Xuan Hong stared unblinkingly at the clouds.

Yun Duan poured another cup of tea and downed it in one gulp. As she fiddled with the tea cup, she slowly raised her eyes to look at Xuan Hong with determination in her eyes. ”Yes!”

Xuan Hong slowly clenched his fists. ”Isn't it better to marry me? Must you carry that heavy, suffocating seat? ”

Yun Duan's pupils quivered. This was the true meaning that had brought the matter between the two of them to the surface.

”We have no feelings for each other!”

Xuan Hong's face darkened. ”Why not? If not, would I have been unwilling to return to the divine mountains when I heard that you were here in the Myriad Temple? If it wasn't for you, would I have been cold the moment I heard that something had happened to you? ”

Yun Duan lowered her gaze. After some thought, she opened her mouth and said, ”But I don't. For you, I don't!” She didn't want to talk about feelings. She didn't want to hurt anyone at all.

”Even if you don't have one now, there will be one in the future. As long as you marry me, I can give you whatever kind of life you want!”

This was something Yun Duan had never seen before, but it was precisely because of this that she could not agree to it. If she was not prepared to devote herself to it, then it would be unfair to him.

”I'm the only one who can sit in the position of Emperor Chen. I'm his daughter, it's only right that I take over his position!”

This was what she needed. She needed to stand at the peak of this world, and since she had come back alive, then she must live up to the three hundred years of life and death struggle in this desolate mountain.

Over three hundred years, she had been drinking blood as long as she could. This was a hell given to her by Emperor Chen. She would never forget this nightmarish dream of his day and night. Never.

”Must it be like this?”

”Yes sir!”

Xuan Hong slowly lowered his head. The hand holding the teacup kept tightening until it was about to break. After a long time, he relaxed.

She still wanted to be friends with Xuan Hong. After all, in this world, there weren't many people like Xuan Hong who would treat her like this. If she could not use the name of love to befriend her for a long time, how great would that be?