Chapter 31 (2/2)
Xing Yue liked Xiao Yao because she was so different than the other girls, she had this carefree aura about her But Xing Yue hated Xiao Yao also because she was so different than the other girls, all the things the girls valued beca Yue was hiding a secret fear deep inside her When she married Zhuan Xu, he had a smile the entire time but her womanly intuition told her that Zhuan Xu was in the worstall black was a declaration to the entire world that he was not happy On their wedding night Zhuan Xu didn’t sleep with her and she endured her anxiety and tried to be nonchalant about it She turned over to get closer to hi Yue didn’t knohy but the entire night she was in a state of abject worry She told herself over and over that Zhuan Xu was siot up and put on a happy face to head out and receive the people’s ishes
The second night Zhuan Xu still didn’t want her Xing Yue worried the entire night and byeven her oodness Zhuan Xu was as sweet to her as always during the day and it even led to the people ju about how Zhuan Xu was going to wear his Empress out if he didn’t control hi Yue pushed aside her fear and nervousness and took off her robe and embraced Zhuan Xu from behind She wasn’t as pretty as Jin Xuan or as seductive as Xiao Xiao, she wasn’t as gentle as Shu Hui or as alluring as the Wan Lei Consort…but she was always very certain that she could give Zhuan Xu sohtened
Zhuan Xu didn’t turn around and was so cold like a rock Xing Yue’s tears fell and she pressed forward to kiss him
Zhuan Xu finally turned around and pressed her down underneath him In the darkness she couldn’t see his face but her body could feel him In that moment he was like another person, his actions were filled with pent up longing and overflowing tenderness Xing Yue felt that she was drowning in his passion and in theYue’s tears fell in happiness Then she heard so, soft and barely perceptible, she heard Zhuan Xu see to hear but she heard nothing else and soon she ept up in theBy the ti, she couldn’t be certain what she heard last night was real or just a fights beca Yue forgot those three nights because she wanted to forget Zhuan Xu treated her nice but not passionate though never cold He treated her better than his other consorts and that was enough toYue content
But just when she was about to forget it co Yue didn’t even kno Xiao Yao came back, but by the time she found out, Xiao Yao was already ensconced in Xiao Yue Suht, whether it was real or not, it caused Xing Yue to develop a hidden fear that she couldn’t tell anyone about She could only secretly observe and in the last two years since Xiao Yao’s return, Zhuan Xu went to Xiao Yue Summit every day rain or shi+ne Of course, before Xiao Yao careet the Yellow E Yue felt it was different but it wasn’t so that could be explained why it was different When Zhuan Xu went he always had a slight smile on his face and when he returned this was a sliver of tenderness in his eyes It was the way he occasionally glanced towards Xiao Yue Su Yue observed theshe couldn’t even find evidence for With Zhuan Xu’s personality, if it was true then why didn’t he just take Xiao Yao for hido Yue could only reassure herself that she was over-thinking it all because of aYue still couldn’t feel relaxed so she went to see Feng Long and asked when her brother was going to oodness her brother’s answerthe sahed “If I want to ht to be now otherwise it’ll have to wait until the war is over and by then it’s not clear if Xiao Yao willYue asked “What do you mean?”
“You have to keep this secret”
Xing Yue nodded “Gege you know you can trustZhuan Xu’s ”
Xing Yue’s eyes widened and Feng Long smiled “That’s why I told you to never underestimate Zhuan Xu He is a very scaryYue felt ecstatic, like she was already able to sneer at Xiao Yao’s upco Yue that Xiao Yao agreed to getLong replied “BothYue finally felt relieved, she really did conjure up too ht it was just Zhuan Xu’s passionate sigh that she heard wrong
Xing Yue went to Xiao Yue Su like she was above Xiao Yao’s fate in life, feeling happy and pitying her at the sa Yue’s attitude was so odd this ti Yue was suddenly nicer to her because she wasYue the sa Yue and Xiao Yao chatted about this and that and she lingered until the Yellow E a hoe on his shoulder
The Yellow Es rolled up and his feet covered inYue with no stern aura in his expression but Xing Yue felt like her inner hts were laid bare before the Yellow E into her back and Xing Yue couldn’t sit another second and quickly greeted the Yellow Emperor and took her leave
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The Grand Erandfather had conferred and set the wedding for two ed the Grand Emperor had her trousseau prepared already so all Xiao Yao needed to do was don her wedding dress and walk down the aisle But the Grand Emperor requested that Xiao Yao return to Five Gods Mountain to prepare for the wedding before he would announce the wedding date to the entire world
Xiao Yao knehy her dad did this, it wasn’t to adhere to wedding custom because her dad didn’t care about that It was the request of a father orried and anxious over the future of his daughter and wanted to confirm her decision one last ti was the hter wanted to entrust the rest of her life to
Xiao Yao wrote back that she would return to Gao Xing after she did a final personalto contact Chi Sui Xian to ask her to dig up soo
After Zhuan Xu assumed the throne, Xiao Yao used her position for the first time in her life to have precious treasures froht to her
From the Northeast tops of the Snow Mountain, she collected a piece of Snow Mountain Ice Essence It grew on the tops of the Snow Mountain and itself was not poisonous But if so, then it would soak up the poison and after tens of thousands of years it would becos in the world This particular Ice Essence that Xiao Yao found happened to have an injured ice worm demon crawl inside so after countless thousands of years underneath Snow Mountain, it had become a piece of extremely rare poisonous ice It appeared like a beautiful piece of icy jade but actually exuded a poisonous aura that could pierce straight to the heart
Xiao Yao used all her effort to carve this piece of poisonous Ice Essence into the shape of a sea clam shell, she carved two sides of an exquisite white claes When it was opened it rese flower
Xiao Yao then used all sorts of exotic herbs and poisons to create two merpeople She put the mermaid on the clam shell and she put the merman in the corner away from the clam shell Xiao Yao also made red coral and colorful little fishes
After it was all coht out the ice crystals collected from the North Pole and had a specialist split it open and hollow it out She put the red coral in first and secured it on the bottom Then she mixed up a batch of poisons with Jade Mountain bone essence to create a blue liquid suspension that she filled the ice crystal ball with so it appeared like blue water She then put the clam shell with the mermaid and the merman carefully inside the poisonous liquid and surrounded it with the colorful fish She then closed up the ice crystal ball and used her spiritual power to temporarily seal it
To permanently seal back up an opened ice crystal required that it be returned to the North Pole and placed back inside the ice mountains Then a powerful ice spirit God or Goddess would then create a spiritual maze around it After two or three more years, the opened up ice crystal would perns it had ever been opened
Back then when Xiao Yao finished to the final step, she racked her brains and remembered the most powerful ice power God in the vast wilderness was Chi Sui Xian She asked Zhuan Xu if she could ask Xian to help and he said “You found the right person I’ll have Yu Jiang ask her for help That ice Goddess is quite war”
When Xian caht Xian would look down on her for asking such a powerful Goddess to do such a little favor But when Xian saw Xiao Yao’s creation she exclaimed “It’s so beautiful! You must have spent a lot of time?”
Xiao Yao nodded
Xian said “I’ll help you seal it into the ice mountain in the North Pole When you need to retrieved just have soe”
Four years had passed and now Xiao Yao needed to take it out When Xian brought the ice crystal back, she placed it on a dish and it was covered with ular chunk of ice crystal dug out from the North Pole
Xiao Yao asked a hts to finally shape the ice crystal into a round ball
The clear exquisite ice crystal, inside was the deep blue sea, and in the water was colorful little fishes swiiant cla flower and inside a beautiful mermaid sat on the clam shell Her hair flowed like seaweed and her beautiful tail was half on the clam shell and half in the water She had one hand on her heart and the other hand reached out towards the distance like she wanted to grab onto so someone to her In the direction where her hand stretched there was ain the water He appeared close to the cla outside the ice crystal ball so that it felt like he was actually in another world and not in the world of the peaceful isolated ocean with the mermaid
The underwater world inside the ice crystal was too beautiful that it appeared like a blue-colored dream
When the ice crystal ball was placed on the table, it was so cold the icy air swirled around it and ust of wind, except the ice crystal was so hard that even knives and swords couldn’t dae it
The Yellow Emperor sahat Xiao Yao had made and he was so taken aback He walked into the hut and carefully exah “Only you aste such precious things”
Xiao Yao stared at the ice crystal ball and said “This is the last time”
Xiao Yao wrapped the ice crystal ball in a de with a letter inside a jade container She went to the Tu Shan clan er shop and paid five ti Shui Town
Inside the jade container was a letter with only one shortmarried This is the last poison I will make for you Please accept with a smile”
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After Xiao Yao left the er shop, she wandered around the streets of Zhi Yi and could see it was even nated capital was bigger, more vibrant, more diverse than Xuan Yuan Castle But for some reason Xiao Yao missed the Zhi Yi Castle she first encountered when she first arrived in the Middle Plains with Zhuan Xu
A fragrant scent wafted out from the snack shop and Xiao Yao went to buy some duck neck and chicken feet which the shop orapped carefully in lotus leaves She then went to the next door wine shop to buy a jug of plum wine
Back then she loved to snack because it was delicious and she couldn’t help but want to nibble on it Now she realized it wasn’t the taste but the feeling Back then she thought she was all wizened inside but she was still a very young girl who could happily enjoy the delights of the world
Xiao Yao left Zhi Yi Castle and Miao Pu aiting for her by the cloud carriage She saw her carrying two bags and laughed “Princess hasn’t bought these things in a long tie and said suddenly “I’ back yet”
Miao Pu asked “Where to then, Princess?”
Xiao Yao was silent for aQiu”
Miao Pu was startled and asked “What does Princess want to do in Qing Qiu?”
Xiao Yao stared at Miao Pu and she iht away!”
An hour later the cloud carriage landed in Qing Qiu and Xiao Yao got out and glanced over at Qing Qiu Mountain The , but the person and situation was no longer there
She sloalked along the Qing Qiu streets Qing Qiu was close to Zhi Yi but very different since the people of Qing Qiu were very well off thanks to the Tu Shan clan The people walking on the streets ambled because they could afford to enjoy life Xiao Yao unexpectedly came and she didn’t knohy she caht with Miao Pu trailing behind her
Xiao Yao walked until suddenly Miao Pu called out “Princess!” and pulled her sleeve
Xiao Yao stopped and glanced quizzically back at Miao Pu hispered “Over there!”
Xiao Yao looked in that direction and saw Jing standing not far from her Neither expected to run into each other on the streets of Qing Qiu so as people passed them by both stood rooted in place like a spell was cast on theot a hold of himself and rushed over to Xiao Yao “Xiao Yao………” He had a s to say to her but couldn’t say any of it
Xiao Yao’s s “I randomly came for a twirl, didn’t expect to run into you”
Xiao Yao handed over the packages in her hand and Jing instinctively took it Xiao Yao s married Please attend with your hen the day arrives”
Jing dropped the iteround and the scent of plunored it and bowed to Jing with a s away
“Xiao Yao……” Jing reached out his hand but couldn’t keep her there and could only watch as her sleeve slipped through his fingers and she floated off
Moe and opened it to find the duck necks and chicken feet
In that split second the past ca back——-
The first tihed at hi he learned to make was marinated duck neck When Xiao Liu ate it his eyes lit up and whispered “Yours taste better than Lao Mu But ill happen if I get used to your flavor?” He sht “I want you to get used to it because I’ll make it for you for the rest of your life”
Inside the Evergreen Residence, he taught her to play the zither but she hadn’t the patience to learn She liked to munch on a duck neck and make him play for her She would solemnly declare “Since you kno to play, in the future if I want to listen toMountain,plu was as vivid as if it was yesterday But she…she was about to beco to do with hi felt such pain in his heart he couldn’t speak Such pain that a sweet acrid taste rose up in his throat and he started coughing violently
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Zhuan Xu ca and found Xiao Yao had personally cooked dinner for hi wasn’t bad but she was lazy so rarely cooked The fact that she cooked for him made Zhuan Xu so happy he ate a lot and the two of thehter and chatter
After dinner Xiao Yao bid farewell to Zhuan Xu since she planned to leave first thing in thefor Five Gods Mountain
Zhuan Xu siently said “You go back first, later Zhuan Xu and I will have the trousseau our side prepared for you sent over”
Zhuan Xu had Miao Pu bring out the wine and Xiao Yao also wanted to drink so order Miao Pu to bring out big bowls
Xiao Yao and Zhuan Xu started gulping bowl after bowl of wine Their tolerance level was equal and back in Qing Shui Town they never could determine who could drink ht they drank and held nothing back, gulping doine like water until both were roaring drunk Zhuan Xu grabbed Xiao Yao’s hand and kept saying “Don’t leave uys who don’t want me!”
Zhuan Xu said “I want you You be my Empress I don’t want anyone else, I’ll kick them all out……”
The Yellow Eht?”
Xiao Xiao walked out and the Yellow Emperor said “Take Zhuan Xu back now”
Xiao Xiao picked up Zhuan Xu who held onto Xiao Yao’s hand and refused to let go “I don’t want any other woman, I just want you……”
The Yellow Emperor raised his palm and struck Zhuan Xu unconscious with one blow to the neck
The Yellow Eht If anyone else hears a word he says tonight, kill that person immediately”
“Yes!” Xiao Xiao picked up Zhuan Xu and vaulted on a winged ride and was gone in the clouds
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Xiao Yao woke up at daith a raging headache Her things were packed so after breakfast she bowed three tie
Once she arrived on Five Gods Mountain, as expected her dad asked again if she was certain she wanted to led “If I didn’t want to ed to him?”
The Grand Eer fro to help you If you didn’t get engaged to Feng Long, the Middle Plains clans and faether to back him”
Xiao Yao said “But Grandfather planned to pass the throne to Zhuan Xu already”
The Grand Eirl, it’s not the saether then the Yellow E Zhuan Xu and delay the passing of the throne With one delay anything can happen If it wasn’t for the Four Great Clans banding together to lead the other Middle Plains families, do you think they would support Zhuan Xu this completely? In their eyes Zhuan Xu is the bloodline of Xuan Yuan and the Middle Plains are natural rivals But because of their battle with the Yellow Emperor they think Zhuan Xu is the Emperor they chose and not the successor the Yellow Emperor chose thus all their rivalry vanished”
Xiao Yao said nothing When she agreed tootherwise because she didn’t want hi because Feng Long was the best choice for her He knew about her past with Jing and accept it They also agreed that he would help Zhuan Xu and he did do that Feng Long help up his end of the bargain, it was Xiao Yao’s turn to fulfill her end of the proive you seven days to reconsider”
During the ensuing seven days, Xiao Yao really did reconsider and think carefully Every day she sat on the jagged rocks outside of the Dragon Bone Prison and looked out over the deep blue ocean
When Ah Nian went to get her, she could see the blue horizon, the red rocks on the cliffs, and Xiao Yao dressed all in white sitting bare foot on the black jagged rocks as the waves crested at her feet
This ie was impossible to describe other than Ah Nian felt a sense of utter desolation for her sister Xiao Yao’s iends of old, of a fisher for her lover to co she turned into a rock
Ah Nian had to break the desolation so she flew over and yelled “Jiejie!”
Xiao Yao s out over the horizon Ah Nian said down beside her “Jiejie, what are you thinking about?”
“Nothing”
Ah Nian also looked out on the horizon and sighed “I remember it was near here that I pushed you into the ocean Back then I was so unhappy but know I realize it was nothing”
Xiao Yao srown up”
Ah Nian asked “Jiejie, ere you doing that night here?”
Xiao Yao said “I came to see a friend”
“Then later, did that Nine-headed de Liu continue to harass you?”
Xiao Yao shook her head
Ah Nian said “I thought that de”
Xiao Yao looked back out over the blue ocean and said nothing
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Seven days later the Grand Emperor asked Xiao Yao “Have you decided?”
Xiao Yao said “I decided, announce the wedding date!”
The Grand E date to the world In the Autu Jiu Yao was going to getinvitations to the world since the Chi Sui clan leader wasn’t just the leader of the clan that was the head of the Four Great Clans, he was also the son of the Sheng Nong tribe head Little Zhu Rong as well as the older brother of the Xuan Yuan Empress The entire vast wilderness , and also for the Grand Emperor, the Black Emperor, and the Yellow Emperor Not to mention the Royal Mother fro presents were sent to Gao Xing on a fleet of shi+ps so vast it was ilance A few years ago when the Xuan Yuan Black Edoe of the Chi Sui clan leader and the Gao Xing Eldest Princess, the entire vast wilderness was celebrating When the news reached Qing Shui Town, all the restaurants were abuzz and even the brothel ladies couldn’t stop gossiping about it
Xiang Liu was drinking and discussing matters when conversation reached hi the Gao Xing Princess for connections, other said he really loved her and promised that she would be his one and only woman in this lifetime, still others said the Princess was so beautiful she was unreal…
So estions but it all reached the saot a lucky life!”
Everyone sighed “This wedding is the biggest event in the last hundreds of years in the vast wilderness”
Xiang Liu stood up with a s with
He walked out of the brothel to find astreet towards the western riverbanks, strolling slowly
He stood by the edge of the river and stared out at the water and
After a long time he looked down and opened his hand and in his palm was an ice crystal ball
Misty raindrops fell on his palm and created an icy mist around the ice crystal ball It made the blue water inside even more vibrant like the ocean under a full moon,
The blue ocean depths, the isolated peacefulness, theout her hand to beckon, to plead, to summon But the merman just coldly looked out at the world outside the ice crystal ball
Xiang Liu stared at the ice crystal scene for a long long tier and pressed it on the ice crystal so it looked like he was taking the lance it appeared that they were holding hands but in truth the ice crystal separated them They were from two coether