Chapter 301

After listening to the Empress Dowager's words, Lin 'an's first thought was that her brother planned to compromise with the nobles in the court in order to stabilize the regime and marry her to the son of a duke.

This was not an unfounded guess. Her mother had mentioned this before and wanted to marry her to the second son of Duke Ding.

The Empress Dowager's voice was very soft and light, and she continued,

"After all, I'm your mother in name. I'll be in charge of your marriage.

"When the former emperor was alive, he didn't care about your marriage, and I was happy to have a break. Now that the new emperor has such a plan, I am also duty-bound. "

"My brother knows that I am close to the dog servant. Although I have never admitted that I like him, can't he see it …" Lin 'an held her breath in her heart.

Her face instantly sank, and her tone was respectful and indifferent,

"Empress Dowager doesn't have to bother about this. Lin 'an will talk to my brother personally."

The Empress Dowager looked at her in surprise,

"You don't want to marry?"

Lin 'an said with a straight face,

"I won't marry anyone."

The Empress Dowager nodded. She didn't care and said softly,

"Well.

"I heard from His Majesty that you are very close to Xu Yinluo and have a good relationship. It turns out that His Majesty misunderstood. "

Lin 'an looked at her with a dull face.

After a few seconds of being petrified, Lin 'an stammered,

"Mother, what did mother say?"

The Empress Dowager said lightly,

"His Majesty wants to marry you and Xu Yinluo. If you don't want to, just refuse him …"

Before she finished speaking, Lin 'an said loudly,

"Since, since my brother has said so, Lin 'an can only obey even if I am unwilling.

"Thank you, mother."

The Empress Dowager stared at her for a few times and showed a little smile,

"After so many things, you have matured a lot.

"I have said what I want to say. You can leave."

"Lin 'an will leave!"

She saluted without changing her expression and left Phoenix Palace with two personal palace maids.

As soon as she stepped out of the gate of Phoenix Palace, Lin 'an's legs softened and she almost fell.

"Your Highness …"

Fortunately, the two palace maids were quick to hold her.

"Your Highness, what's wrong? I will ask the imperial doctor. "

The palace maid on the left ran away in a hurry.

"Your Highness, Your Highness, what's wrong?"

"Your Highness, Your Highness, are you alright?"

Lin 'an felt her heart was beating wildly.

Lin An listened in her chest. Her heart was pounding wildly, and her vision darkened. She wanted to force a smile, but tears welled up. She murmured,

"I don't know what's wrong …"

…

Night, Nanjiang.

On the outskirts of the Hundred Thousand Mountain Range, there was a high mountain called Qingfeng Cliff.

The full moon hung high in the sky. Countless figures were busy working under the moonlight. Some of them had the appearance of humans, some had the appearance of humans but had the characteristics of beasts, and some were purely beasts.

What they all of them was that they were porters.

Thousands of demons were throwing living creatures into a huge pit. Among these living creatures were animals and humans from the Western Region.

However, regardless of whether they were animals or humans, they were either on the verge of death or unconscious. They had no idea what was about to happen to them.

High up in the sky, Luo Yuheng stood on her flying sword, Xu Qi 'an on his saber, and Shirohime hung on his shoulder.

"A grand, bloody sacrifice."

Xu Qi 'an looked down and said in a deep voice.

These living beings were collected in order to help Shen Shu's broken limbs recover their strength.

Shen Shu had been sealed for five hundred years. Her Qi and blood were weak. It was not something that could be recovered by just cultivating. To recover the power of a Transcendent, she had to absorb energy of the same level.

In Xu Qi 'an's view, it was in line with the law of conservation of energy.

Transcendent Blood Pills were too rare, so they could only use quantity to cause a qualitative change.

"What, the heroic Xu Yinluo can't bear to see the lives of the people below die for nothing?"

Luo Yuheng teased with a smile. She looked like an indecent demoness.

Xu Qi 'an didn't answer directly.

Instead, he sighed and said, "Don't say anything about being a Marquis."

He then replied,

"People know how to be flexible, and they have to make choices. Blindly following a certain principle isn't what a wise man would do. "

Luo Yuheng smiled and raised her hand. Her sleeves slid down, revealing a snow-white wrist and a jade-like hand. She rubbed his head.

"You've never been a stubborn person."

As she spoke, a loud noise came from the forest below. Trees fell one after another.

From Xu Qi 'an's perspective, he could see a giant black-scaled snake slowly crawling over, crushing the trees in its path.

"Hiss …"

The giant snake raised its head and hissed at the moon in the sky.

"It's Guardian Snake. Guardian Snake is here."

"Protector Snake's body is as huge as ever. No, isn't it bigger than before?"

The monsters below discussed.

The giant snake's abdomen wriggled, and a ball protruded out. The ball slowly moved up, and when it reached the snake's throat, it was spat out.

It was a "ball" of people from the Western Regions, wrapped in an aura. At first glance, there were several dozen of them.

"Screech!"

A clear and melodious cry echoed in the night sky.

Two gigantic creatures flew across the night sky. One of them was a twenty feet long crimson bird with feathers as red as fire, and the other was a thirteen feet long eagle with brown feathers tinged with gold.

Each of the two giant birds was holding an iron chain in their claws, and between the chains was a wooden cage about twenty feet in length, width, and height.

There were all kinds of animals in the cage, including herbivores and carnivores.

The two giant birds flew over the monsters, and their claws suddenly loosened, smashing the giant cage down.

The "Guardian Snake" swung its long tail and easily wrapped around the wooden cage, putting it down.

Then, a long howl echoed under the moonlight, and a giant dog with a body of three feet ran over. It ran in the air as if it was running on the ground.

From the monsters' chatter, Xu Qi 'an knew that it was the Guardian Dog of the Ten Thousand Monsters Kingdom.

In the next two hours, the Demon Clan's Law Protectors appeared on the stage. There were 18 of them, and they were all fourth-grade demons.

The creatures in the pit were piling up higher and higher.

"Judging from the number of monsters, the ratio of powerhouses is quite high. And the Ten Thousand Monsters Kingdom definitely has more than eighteen fourth-grade monsters. Ye Ji didn't come, so there must be other fourth-grade monsters working elsewhere …"

Xu Qi 'an didn't find it strange that the Ten Thousand Monsters Kingdom, which had been hiding for five hundred years, had such a large force.

"Unfortunately, there are only Nine-tailed Celestial Fox and a bear."

He said regretfully.

The number of Transcendents was too small.

At the peak of the Ten Thousand Monsters Kingdom, the number of Transcendents was second only to the Buddhists, even Daibun couldn't compare.

After all, the Southern Monsters symbolized the orthodoxy of the monster race, and was the embodiment of the entire monster race's luck.

And the Northern Monsters were far from it.

At this time, he heard a small monster call out:

"Elder Qing Ji."

Xu Qi 'an immediately looked towards the direction of the voice. At the top of the Wind Cliff stood a tall woman in a blue dress. Her face was covered with a scarf, and her pair of foxy eyes were looking down at the monsters below.

[When did she appear? Does she have a supernatural ability similar to the Dark Voodoo Tribe?] Xu Qi 'an heard Shirohime's surprised voice:

"Ah, Sister Qing Ji."

[I almost forgot that this little guy is also an elder of Shirohime …] Xu Qi 'an asked:

"Are you and Yeji's sisters?"

Shirohime nodded:

"I haven't seen Sister Qing Ji for a long time. Sister Qing Ji cooks very well."

[How many sisters do you have …] Xu Qi 'an asked:

"Is she beautiful?"

Without waiting for Shirohime to answer, Xu Bai Huo stated the facts with a serious face:

"No matter how beautiful she is, she is not as beautiful as the Grand Preceptor."

Luo Yuheng nodded with satisfaction and withdrew the sword on his neck.

The young woman with a veil looked down at the monsters below and said loudly:

"Invite the Empress!"

Her voice was very clear, not charming nor sweet, but clean and clear like a silver bell.

"Invite the Empress!"

All the monsters present shouted, and their voices converged into a tide.

"Ding Ling …"

The crisp sound of the copper bell rang in the ears of every monster, as well as the ears of Xu Qi 'an and Luo Yuheng.

At this time, the cold full moon seemed to dim, as if it was covered by something.

[Nine-tailed Celestial Fox is here …] Xu Qi 'an's heart moved, and he looked sideways at the full moon.

Fox Tribe was famous for their beauty, and each of them was a top beauty.

How beautiful would the only Nine-tailed Celestial Fox in Nine Regions be?

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Note 1: The Empress has been promoted to Empress Dowager. The previous chapter was wrong.