1244 Tied the Kno (2/2)
[Master, you are always my master!]
[Master, you are always my mother!]
[Not to mention twenty years, even two hundred years, even two thousand years, as long as I can still move, I will come back for you!]
[I will!]
Yue Gongxue, the former Saintess of Qiong-Hua Palace, had been prisoned for violating the rules of the palace. When Ye Nantian reached Dao Origin Stage, the Moon Queen agreed on the marriage as promised, so Yue Gongxue and Ye Nantian eventually got married. In the end, Yue Gongxue was expelled. That was all had happened.
Yue Gongxue and Qiong-Hua Palace were no more rated afterward!
Qiong-Hua Palace announced it to the world.
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The news spread fast in the martial world.
People had different opinions on whether it was good news or not. The entire Qing-Yun Realm was in a discussion of the matter.
The news emphasized the words 'eighteen years'… and the promise of the Moon Queen…
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”The couple has been loving each other from the beginning, and they were forced to be apart because of you, Moon Queen. The lady has been prisoned for eighteen years, during which she didn't even have a chance to see her husband and son. She has all the rights to hate every single person in Qiong-Hua Palace. Now her husband is a great man who has achieved greatness in cultivation. That is the only reason why the couple could finally be together. That is the blessing from heavens. I don't think Qiong-Hua Palace can actually stop them from leaving the palace… Yet the Moon Queen said the lady was expelled… What a joke! Qiong-Hua Palace truly cares too much about their stubborn pride.”
”That's right. If I were Yue Gongxue, even though not powerful enough to burn the palace down, I would have left that merciless place as soon as I could. Expelled huh? Really? She would have left that stupid place if she could!”
”Well, Qiong-Hua Palace did hold a great wedding ceremony for the lady, but so what? If not for what they have done to the poor couple, how would the eighteen good years be wasted in nothing? A hypocritical wedding is all you can do to cover your shame, isn't it?”
”I guess the biggest enemy of Yue Gongxue and Ye Clan afterward will be Qiong-Hua Palace… Expelled? Come on… Leave it to yourself, Qiong-Hua Palace!”
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These were what people said in the martial world. Gossip never died…
However, what they said were pretty convincing to the world. Almost everybody in Qing-Yun Realm agreed on the opinion above because it genuinely made sense!
What they believed was simple.
[If I were Yue Gongxue, I would never stop hating Qiong-Hua Palace…]
[The hatred will always remain in my heart for all the days to come in my life!]
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In Qiong-Hua Palace.
”Please be careful on the way, dare elders. It is a practical time. We can't put her in any risk.” The Moon Queen was holding Yue Shuang and Yue Han's hands, said, ”Please, sisters.”
”Don't worry, Prime Master. We will do our best to keep them safe.” Yue Shuang nodded to agree.
”When you arrive, please tell the couple that they should not show themselves to the public for the shortcoming future when they reach Ye Clan. The best they should do is to live their life…” The Moon Queen was smiling, yet her eyes were red, ”Maybe we will meet again someday. Tell them not to worry. Things will get better.”
”Yes, we will.”
”Tell them not to get involved in trouble. Don't stand out for justice for somebody else. No matter what happens in the future, they should be out of it. They can just stay out of it.”
”Okay.”
”If somebody mentions Qiong-Hua Palace, mention me to them, tell them to think about the eighteen years… Tell them to hate me… curse me… They have all rights to do so after all.”
The Moon Queen blandly said, ”Only you two have the chance to tell them these words. After all, you two support Ye Clan the most among us. I believe you sisters can find the best way to deliver the message I want to send them.”
”Okay.”
”One more thing, tell them, that no matter what happens… they should always save their lives first… Tell them to have their happy life.”
The Moon Queen took a long breath and finally said, ”Now you are free to go.”
In fact, she still had a lot of words in her heart, but she decided not to say it.
”By the way, I have a question, Moon Queen…” Yue Han suddenly looked at the Moon Queen and said, ”There are so many elders in Qiong-Hua Palace. Why would you only trust us on this matter? You know… What you have just said have shocked us both! What you said should be a secret of yours, that nobody, not even us, should know any of it.”
Apparently, what the Moon Queen said was so frank that even the two sisters were shocked!
The Moon Queen remained silent.
She did not say a word after that.
When the two ladies believed the Moon Queen wouldn't answer the question and were ready to leave, the Moon Queen suddenly sighed and said in a low voice, ”Because… in Qiong-Hua Palace, you two the only people who are nice to the couple… You are protective to them. I don't know why you treat them this well, but I know I can count on you.”
”That is why you two are the only people that I can trust on this matter. If I am wrong, then there is nobody in this world that I can count on anymore!”
The Moon Queen sounded sad and bitter in the heart.
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Yue Gongxue and Ye Nantian's wedding was a big ceremony indeed.
However, there were only four people to accompany them back to Ye Clan after the wedding.
Yue Shuang and Yue Han, and Yue Gongxue's two maids. That was sad.
The two sisters volunteered to go with the couple. Qiong-Hua Palace never sent anybody to do it.
The two ladies had tried to make the palace arrange a big team of people to carry all the dowry for the bride, yet they apparently failed. All the dowry were inside Yue Shuang's space ring.
If not for the ring, they might not even have a way to take the dowry back with them!
The palace offered eight treasures, and the Moon Queen personally provided one. Other than these, each of the elders offered one gift. Shuang and Han had spoken loud to everyone that everybody should give something to the couple as a wedding gift and also a sign of respect to the two sisters. Everybody knew that the Moon Queen gave the couple a Pure Lotus Seed. That was extremely valuable. So none of them dared to stingy on this. Ye Nantian and Yue Gongxue did have gained a lot of treasures from the wedding though!
However, when they left the palace, Yue Gongxue nearly passed out because she cried with tears so bad. She kept looking back at the palace while holding Ye Nantian's hand, but the gate of the palace remained closed.
Nobody opened the gate and watched them off.
Not a single person of Qiong-Hua Palace showed up to say goodbye.
Yue Gongxue had thought about seeing her master for the last time before she left, but she didn't have the chance!
The coldness and resolution of the palace made Yue Shuang and Yue Han who knew the truth feel cold in the hearts. If they were the Moon Queen… they wouldn't be so coldblooded.
Yue Gongxue's face looked pale. She just walked on Ye Nantian's side like a person without the soul.
The temporary warmth at the wedding was gone. All that filled her heart was disappointment and sorrow.
When they took a turn at the foot of a mountain, Yue Shuang finally couldn't help speaking blandly, ”We are going to leave the palace's territory. We will arrive safely. There is no need to keep following us like this anymore, Prime Master.”
She looked at the dark forest behind them and spoke in a bland voice. Her voice was like a beam of light shooting into the woods.
Yue Gongxue was shocked, with her eyes open, staring at the forest where the last bit of hope remained.
A sigh sounded inside the forest.
”Yue Shuang, I was wrong to trust you. You didn't keep my secret!”
Yue Gongxue was shaking. Tears rushed out her eyes, and she kneeled down at once, choked in sobs and tears.
[It is master's voice!]
[She has been watching me all the time!]
[She never truly broke with me! She is always still my master!]
The wind blew the leaves of the forest. A white shadow suddenly appeared, looking at Yue Gongxue in the distance, warm and soft in the eyes.
However, when Yue Gongxue was about to rush over, the Moon Queen shook her head and made a wave of gentle power to push Yue Gongxue away!
”My child… You will understand why I would do all that I have done to you. Remember. Stay away from Qiong-Hua Palace. You are not a disciple of Qiong-Hua Palace anymore. Do not forget…”
The Moon Queen looked at Yue Gongxue and spoke in a low voice, ”I… I know you will be happy. Do not let your mother down!”
The shadow flashed and then disappeared.
This time, she was gone.
Yue Gongxue couldn't help bursting into tears.
Yue Shuang sighed. She knew that the Moon Queen was gone this time…
”Let's go.”
Yue Gongxue still kept looking back, hoping that she could see the Moon Queen again.
However, she was disappointed again and again… However, she didn't feel hopeless anymore…
What the Moon Queen said to her had been resounding in her heart.
Especially the word, mother.
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She had been thinking of the last few words in her heart even when they were already over a thousand miles away…
[Master…]
[Master seemed different…]
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