Chapter 48 (2/2)
Li Muxue raised her head and said, “Truth is that it’s just a place frequently occurred in my dreams. Its name seems to be Mystic…” Her voice suddenly stopped, so did her feet. She looked blankly ahead.
“Mystic what?” Xiao Chen’s brow furrowed and he looked serious. He then also looked ahead and found a dignified, middle-aged man not far away. A beautiful woman stood beside him, and the Second Elder, Xingzhen Zi, was also present.
“A Xue…” The middle-aged man uttered Li Muxue’s nickname and looked very serious. Then, they walked toward the two youths.
Li Muxue tightly clenched Xiao Chen’s sleeve and looked at the slowly approaching middle-aged man. “Father,” she whispered before lowering her head.
Xiao Chen was a bit shocked. It turned out that this man was her father. Judging by his dominant and extraordinary appearance, his achievement in martial arts was definitely high, and higher than Xiao Chen’s father or even Xiao Chen’s uncle Xiao Tianqi.
The woman gave Xiao Chen a slight glance and asked, “Lil Xue, who is he?”
Xiao Chen smiled and clasped his hands, saying, “I haven’t introduced myself yet. I’m…”
The middle-aged man raised his hand to stop Xiao Chen and looked at Li Muxue, saying, “What now? Are you not going to come home just yet?”
Li Muxue turned pale and said, “I…” Before she could finish, the middle-aged man swung his sleeve and said, “Although Ouyang Yu only come back to the Human World once a year, you two had an engagement.”
Li Muxue turned pale, suddenly raised her head, and said in a strong voice, “No! Am I born a chess piece of yours? If so, I don’t need a false title as ‘princess’! I should be the master of my own life!”
The middle-aged man had never seen her speaking fiercely like this, hence he looked even more terrible. He thundered, “Nonsense! Since there was history, marriages had been arranged by parents and matchmakers, and it had never been changed. You will never be able to make decisions of your own. What’s more, your marriage is the intention of His Royal Highness!”
The Second Elder smiled and said, “All right, all right, Muxue, if you want to say something, just say it in a proper manner to the South King.”
Tears were about to burst out in her eyes. She looked sideways and said, “I will never go home! I have fallen for someone already! I will never, ever, marry Ouyang Yu!”
A sense of anger flashed on South King’s face as he glimpsed at Xiao Chen subconsciously. He then gestured with his hand and said, “Come! Bring the princess back!”
As his voice fell, two figures instantly flashed in front of Li Muxue and said, “Princess, please.”
Li Muxue moved her fingers and chanted spells, and an Immortal’s Sword suddenly appeared in her front. She then said in a low voice, “How dare you!”
“Humph!” The South King snorted and said, “Lv 6 Qi Refining Realm. It seems that you’ve achieved something!” As his voice fell, the Immortal’s Sword shook and fell on the ground with a noise. Li Muxue chanted spells again and nothing worked.
Xiao Chen bent over to pick up the sword and handed it back to Li Muxue. If he was facing members of the Skygale Sect, he could do something to stop them. However, they were her parents, hence this was not an issue he could interfere.
When he handed the sword to Li Muxue, there was a jade note hidden in his hand. A cultivator could inject his spiritual power into a jade note, and he could instantly sense the location where it was shattered.
He used his Divine Sense to telepathize to Li Muxue, “If something happened, crush this jade note.”
Little tricks like this could cheat the South King and the others, but not the Second Elder with Lv 3 Core Forming Realm. He shook his head and sighed, not saying anything.
When the crew left, the beautiful woman suddenly stopped and said, “You go first. I’ve got some words to that young man.” She then walked in front of Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, “Hello, auntie.”
The woman looked at him casually and said, “You should know who you are and who A Xue is. Therefore, I don’t want you to see each other again.”
Xiao Chen said, “Maybe there is some misunderstanding. There’s nothing between me and…”
The women raised her hand and interrupted him. “There is no misunderstanding indeed. You should be aware that Ouyang Yu is not only the son of the North-conquering General, but also another identity that you Three Pure Sect can’t afford to mess with.” She then turned and left.
The cool wind shook the flowers and leaves.
“You Three Pure Sect can’t afford to mess with. When did I say that I’m only a member of the Three Pure Sect?” Xiao Chen smiled and rode on his sword, flying back to the Sunset Peak.
The next day, Xiao Chen also went to the library. When he left the library at noon, the old man in purple at the gate noticed that Li Muxue did not come and said to him, “Young man, tell you what, happiness is something that you fight by yourself…”
Xiao Chen turned around and said with a bitter smile, “Senior Zi Mo, you’re making fun of me again.”
Through these days, he had become more and more familiar with this old man. He found that the old man was not strict at all and interested in making fun of people.
He did not go back to the library in the afternoon. After so many days, it was time to ask Bai Ying some questions about cultivating. After all, Mo Yu was the major opponent to him.