Chapter 124 The Day Before the Marriage Ceremony
Chapter 124 The Day Before the Marriage Ceremony
The chaotic primordial army was called by Hongjun. Yan Shen was backed up by Hongjun and moved to the north. However, Yan army approached the wall suddenly, which made Di Qing unable to sit well. Lin Xiaosa ordered two hundred of thousands of men to fight against Yan’s two hundred of thousands of soldiers. Madam Yu let the naga people in the front. The two sides confronted each other with equal momentum. Di Qing led the troop in person, while Yan army had Yan Shen.
Hongjun showed no interest in win or lose, because he had something more important to do. Since he had set the pawns well, he would come to Kunlun to have a look. Xiao Qi got himself too busy to sleep and eat. Wuyou complained in her heart now and then. However, she never asked what her husband was busy with. And the Teal Hill would send letters every other day. Wuyou knew the movements of Baize’s army and the devil army clearly like pointing at a palm. Time passed quickly, and the 6th day was around the corner.
Tomorrow, Wuyou would be the bride. She sat on the bed side, waiting for her husband. After returning from the Teal Hill, she found her husband changed a lot. In the past, they had limitless topics to share, but now, they became speechless. Sometimes, Wuyou even suspected that her husband now was not her real husband. But the Teal Hill sent the message that Xiao Qi was always in the military camp. Wuyou was in an unsettled state. Looking at the door, she could not sit well any longer. Tomorrow, they would get married, but her husband did not appear. Wuyou pushed the door open and flew to Ao Ze.
The wind was piercing cold, and rain and snow mixed. It was also the first snow in Kunlun. Wuyou looked up Ao Ze’s main hall and was attracted by the man on the roof, wondering why her husband climbed up there. So curious, Wuyou came to the roof secretly. In the snowy night, cold water rolled along the neck. When Wuyou saw the back of the black figure, her warm heart turned chilly. He was not her husband at all. If Wuyou had not seen how Xiao Qi transformed himself, she would not believe that Xiao Qi was lurking in Kunlun. Did he come for Black Shadow in the stone forest? It turned out that Xiao Qi and Black Shadow were in a gang. Well, where was Linghe, her husband? Wuyou leaned closely against the eave and held her breath. She knew that she could not let Xiao Qi sense what she had seen.
“I, Xiao Qi, will not at the mercy of others...” Xiao Qi stared at Hongjun. It turned out that it was the Chaos’ Master who had saved him. The old monster who had disappeared for hundreds of thousands of years was resurrected unexpectedly.
“Fairy King, without me, how can you have the beautiful woman?”
Unexpectedly, Hongjun could see through what Xiao Qi had in mind. Xiao Qi flashed murderous intent in his eyes and gathered his Spirit Power secretly.
“Be your pawn? Can you bear it?”
Xiao Qi thrust a palm. However, Hongjun had been prepared, and he leaped up and attacked from the behind. It was too late for Xiao Qi to dodge. Hongjun’s palm hit Xiao Qi. Wuyou could hear the crushing sound of bones. She raised her head quietly, only to see the snow on the ground stained with blood. Xiao Qi retreated several steps and clutched at his bosom, glaring at Hongjun. Xiao Qi was a top player in spirit cultivation. But the person could shatter his bosom with a mere palm.
“Stay in Kunlun. Remember what I want. Now you’re a woman’s husband...”
“Xiao Qi is silly and does not know what you want.” No one could force him. Even when he chose to follow Chidi, it was because Xiao Qi wanted to do so.
“What a hard bone! But I am good at taming. Do you know your rival of love?” Wuyou listened carefully, wondering where the old monster had hidden her husband. Snowy water chilled her neck, but Wuyou totally ignored that. The snow on the eave became thin because of her warmth. The front of her clothes became wet, and her fingers were numb with stinging pain. However, it could not compare to the pain in Wuyou’s heart, because her Linghe was suffering pain in some unknown place. And those scoundrels were still here to plot her.
“These Pills are refined by pure primordial Qi which can restrain people’s Spirit Power. Throw them into the well water tomorrow.”
“You ask me to poison?” Xiao Qi gnashed the teeth in anger. The old monster was too rampant. But Xiao Qi did have such thought. During the days with Xiaoyao, even though they talked little, his heart was brimmed with happiness when he could look at Xiaoyao quietly. At that moment, Xiao Qi was contradictory in his heart. He wanted to kill Xu Linghe, to exterminate Kunlun, even to kill Xiaoyao. But at the thought that he might have no chance to see her in the future, Xiao Qi felt his heart was torn a cut.
“Tomorrow will be your good day, and also my day to massacre Kunlun. Besides, the Pill will help you to marry your beautiful bride. Why not go ahead with it?”
“Massacre is just a camouflage. Your real purpose is to get the Heavenly Book. Don’t try to cheat me!”
“Well, you know a lot. As a pawn, you dare to read your master’s mind. You will be punished.” ƒ𝑟𝐞𝗲𝘄𝙚𝚋𝑛o𝙫𝒆𝒍.𝒄𝘰𝓂
It sounded calm and tranquil, but Hongjun’s fingers waved tempestuously. Xiao Qi was badly bruised from the the Spirit Whip’s flogging.
“The delight to tame a prey makes me float on air.”
Spirit light flashed by and raked Xiao Qi’s flesh and split his skin. It was the most humiliated moment for the Fairy Kingdom. Warm blood dropped from the corner of his mouth. The Spirit Whip slashed his shank open. Hongjun bent down and applied the red pills to his wound. In a blink, scorched smell scented in the air. Although it was extremely dim, Wuyou could see clearly the deep slash on Xiao Qi’s shanks and bones were charred by the pills.
“Kill Xu Linghe for me, and my life is yours.”
People’s potential were hidden in the deepest. Good and evil were like the potential which were always there. Only at certain point, could they came out and even were out of control. Hongjun threatened Xiao Qi and got what he wanted, but also planted a seed of revenge in Xiao Qi’s heart. Being yielded by force was repellent to all the people. Only the mental conquer could make people surrender in the real sense. Anyway, Hongjun got the answer he wanted.
Hongjun held the red pills in his hand. The wounds on Xiao Qi’s shanks were frozen to numbness. Xiao Qi took the pill and became calm. He realized that he had not come back to the past. Love and hatred would be swallowed by the time. The day would come finally when he could take things lightly. He would do it... At that time, he was bound to trample the world underfoot.
Hongjun did not care about Xiao Qi’s thought. Wanted to be unparalled in the world? Real strength was essential. Without unmatched Spirit Power, all the words were nonsense. The contempt in Hongjun’s eyes stung Xiao Qi badly.
“If you bungle my matters, don’t blame me for being rude.”
Hongjun waved the sleeves and flew to the clouds sea. He was in a pretty good mood there, thinking that those foolish men did not deserve to be my pawns. Just a skin-and-flesh pain could make them forsake their original intention. Hongjun was very pretentious. He only feared the Heavenly Book, because only the Heavenly Book could break the Impure Essence Qi.
On the top of Kunlun, Hongjun let out a long sigh. He remembered the scene where his Master once scolded him as if it were yesterday. Nowadays, Hongjun thought it worthless, because he wanted the nine provinces now. They would be his, he believed. He wanted the nine provinces to return to the Chaos. Hongjun flew to the direction of the Immense Sea.
Xiao Qi made his robe neat and thought he could not let Xiaoyao find any flaw. His shank had been hurt by the Impure Essence Qi and unable to heal. Wuyou did not fly back until Xiao Qi had left. She thought she could not slack, since there were a lot of things waiting for her. Kunlun was in deadly danger now. Her husband was not there, so she had to protect it for him. Wuyou followed Xiao Qi, hoping to exchange the Pill in time. Watching Xiao Qi about to push the door, Wuyou used Pangu illusion to enter the door because she could not let Xiao Qi discover that she was not in the bed. When the door was pushed open, a stream of cold air flowed in. Xiao Qi blocked the chill hurriedly, because the woman slept well in the bed. Tomorrow, the woman would be his bride. Xiao Qi had a mixed feeling of happiness and worry. His finger touched her skin, which burned his heart. For Xiaoyao, Xiao Qi had turned into a person whom was totally different from before. Then, the love in his eyes became chill instantly.
Xiao Qi turned around and flew to Ao Ze, followed by Wuyou. She knew where Xiao Qi was going. In the back mountain was an Ao Spring, the headwater in Kunlun. Wuyou drove the propitious cloud and came earlier than Xiao Qi. She cast a spell on the Spring. So even Xiao Qi threw the poison there, it would be separated by the spell. But the spell was invisible to naked eyes. No matter how unfathomable Xiao Qi’s Spirit Power was, he could not discover it. When flinging the poison, Xiao Qi was still suffered inner struggles, because he hated the plot inwardly, even disdained those nasty things. But now, he became a sordid person. He hated himself most. Wuyou moved cautiously, afraid of being spotted by Xiao Qi. Her little hand clenched the snow. Only in this way could she pacify the mood. Not until Xiao Qi had left did Wuyou remove the spell.
In the Mount Da Huang.
Xiao Qi had his own plan: Hongjun wanted to surrender him and even the mind followed him. Xiao Qi thought it was impossible for Hongjun to take advantage of him. The purpose for Xiao Qi to come to the Mount Da Huang was to inform Chidi that it was Hongjun’s Impure Essence army that fought against the devil army.
The devil army’s officials and leaders gathered in the main hall. Nascent Soul and Yu Xuanji guarded the barrack in the Teal Hill. Di Qing was entangled with the rebel army. So there were only twenty thousands soldiers at hand. Chidi had Emperor Jun of the Heaven Realm and Zhu Jiuyin of the Immense Sea to come. In the main seat, Emperor Jun had more imposing manner in his black brocade imperial robe. His prestige of heaven was displayed fully. Zhu Jiuyin wore a red robe with auspicious clouds design weaved by silver silk. It was too gorgeous to distinguish the male from the female. Xiao Qi did not get along well with Zhu Jiuyin naturally, so the two sat afar. In order to defuse the embarrassment, Chidi opened his mouth first. Xiao Qi mentioned Hongjun’s name. The other three changed their facial expressions immediately. Emperor Jun clung to the soft couch to make him look calm. Only Emperor Jun knew that the real tribulation was coming, wondering whether that person would start the slaughter from the Heaven Realm or from Kunlun. Extermination was only a matter of time. Only the Heavenly Book could help to save their lives. The three were plotting respectively. But now it was what they could do for the interest of the three parts. Xiao Qi would not let them know that he knew Hongjun, but just told them what Xiao Qi himself had encountered in the Teal Hill and asked Chidi to watch out for Hongjun. Xiao Qi mentioned nothing else except that, because he wanted to leave a way out for himself. Using or being used, depended on the chess player’s ability.
The three parts were discussing how to launch a converging attack to Kunlun in the main hall. Zhu Jiuyin had no mercy to the woman, and grabbing the Heavenly Book was his dream. Nie Xiaowu in the Mount Yao Guang had been buried in the royal court already. Zhu Jiuyin had witnessed the woman’s cruelty, and thought it was good to him. But Zhu Jiuyin did not agree with what Xiao Qi had done. However, Zhu Jiuyin did not care about too much but just wanted to get the Heavenly Book as soon as possible. To get what he wanted, and never see the woman forever. However, the fate would not allow you to have the things as you wished. The things that you were desperate to get would consume your whole life to chase after them. Xiao Qi wanted to get Xiaoyao; the three parts wanted to get the Heavenly book; and the real devil wanted to get the entire world.
Wuyou felt lucky that she could discover the inkling before the marriage ceremony. In order not to beat the grass and scare the snake, Wuyou dispatched dark forces secretly. Jiang Tian was afraid the devil army might launch a surprise attack to the underground city. Yan led ten of thousand of dark forces to deploy around Kunlun. The Teal Hill was good at battles in the mountainous forest. And all the fortresses were under Wuyou’s control. Wuyou would not spare Hongjun since he dared to constrain her husband.
“Hongjun did evil thing to Mr. Xu. I will not let go of him.” Although Xu Linghe was the Spirit Master’s husband, Yan would like to address him “Mister”.
Wuyou did not return to Ao Ze after deploying dark forces well. Tomorrow was also her younger sister’s good day. Wuyou wondered whether Chiyou slept or not, so she pushed the door open lightly, and found her mother slept well. Wuyou tucked her younger sister, hoping that no accident happened tomorrow and that Xiaoyou and Chengyi would be happy. No one expected that a joyful event would become bloody disaster. Wuyou looked at them silently and believed that everything would become tranquil after tomorrow. Her family members needed her protection. Kunlun was her husband’s kunlun. No one could destroy it. Wuyou hoped nothing but her family members could live well and Kunlun would go through the tribulation.