However, Yue Handong's actions were clearly superfluous. Even if he didn't go find Long Yin, the Ye Clan would have already made preparations. Ye Nu and Ye Wei weren't emotional people. Five days of delay was also their bottom line. The situation was pressing. After all, they were the passive party and didn't have the right to bargain.
"Yao 'er, what do you want to take away … just tell me …"
Wang Wenshu said as she wiped the tears that wouldn't dry no matter how hard she tried. Ever since that day, Wang Wenshu would often wash her face with tears. Mother and daughter were connected by heart. She couldn't bury her feelings in her heart like Ye Nu and Ye Wei. During this time, she slept in the same bed with her every day. Once they went to Dafeng Nation, they wouldn't be able to see each other again.
On the contrary, Ye Shuiyao had always been excessively calm, without joy or sorrow as usual. Even when Long Yin took her as his adopted daughter in front of all the civil and military officials and gave her the title of "Princess Yao Feng", she didn't show any expression. Her coldness was shocking. Facing Wang Wenshu's question, she shook her head and picked up the long wooden box beside the bed.
"Mother, let's go." She held the wooden box in one hand and held her mother's hand with the other. Outside, the people of Dafeng Nation were already waiting for her. Reality, after all, wasn't a dream. She couldn't escape. She didn't even want to escape. Leaving Tenryū Province was also a release for her.
"Yao 'er, you really don't need anything else?" Wang Wenshu held her daughter's hand and said reluctantly and painfully.
Ye Shuiyao shook her head and pulled her mother out. Her gaze gently swept across every corner of the room. This was the place where she stayed for more than ten years. Everything was so familiar and warm. After leaving here today, she might never be able to return.
Suddenly, her footsteps stopped and she looked at her bed. Her gaze fell on the soft pillow on the bed. Her eyes seemed to be attracted to it and a thin layer of mist blurred her vision.
"Yao 'er?"
Ye Shuiyao shook her head, got rid of the tears in her eyes, and continued to walk out. Just as she was about to step out of the room, she stopped again. Wang Wenshu, who was holding her hand, could feel the coldness of her palm and the slight trembling of her body. She was so distressed that she wanted to cry. But she didn't know that she was making a heart-wrenching choice.
She let go of her mother's hand and opened the wooden box in her arms. Inside, there were a few of her favorite outfits and two rolled up paintings. Apart from that, there was nothing else. There were no luxurious items. She took out the two paintings and held them in her arms. Then, she walked to the bed and placed them on the bed with trembling hands. Then, he turned around abruptly and did not look back again.
Let it end like this … Let it be as if everything was just a dream … Let it be as if he had already died a year ago … Forget, break, escape … Those feelings that shouldn't be there, those feelings that shouldn't be there …
But, why did her heart suddenly not hurt at all? Instead, it was very, very empty … It was as if her whole heart had been lost along with those two paintings and his figure …
Today was the first time Yue Handong saw Ye Shuiyao. She didn't wear any makeup or accessories, but she was so beautiful that it took one's breath away. It was as if he was witnessing the descent of a goddess. Even he, who loved to kill and regarded women as dirt, was stunned for a while. He finally understood why the Crown Prince would do such a crazy thing for a woman from Tenryū Province.
She was indeed a true femme fatale. Such a woman, whether it was to quell the war between the two countries or to start a war between the two countries, would not be unacceptable.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince asked me to pass on a message to Old General Ye and General Ye. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will definitely let Princess Yao Feng enjoy glory and not suffer any grievances. Otherwise, he will deign to come to the Yeh family to apologize. If you miss your granddaughter, feel free to come to Dafeng Country at any time. The Crown Prince will welcome you with open arms, "Yue Handong said respectfully. He was only a junior in front of Ye Nu. Ye Nu's name was well-known to him. Although they were enemies, he had admired the Crown Prince for a long time. His respect for the Crown Prince wasn't just because of Feng Ling's strict orders.
"I can tell that Crown Prince Feng truly loves my daughter. I won't say anything more. Please keep my daughter safe along the way, "said Ye Wei with a sigh. Ye Shuiyao was still as cold and silent as ever, which made him feel less guilty. What was comforting was that she would be pampered in Dafeng Country and would not suffer any grievances. What worried him the most was … she had spent all these years alone in her room and rarely stepped out of it. Would she be able to get used to living alone …
"Don't worry. To prevent any accidents from happening to Princess Yao Feng, His Royal Highness has sent a large number of experts to escort her. They'll protect Princess Yao Feng even at the cost of their lives," said Yue Handong confidently. He did not want to delay any longer and bowed. "Princess Yao Feng, please board the carriage."
A luxurious carriage was already parked outside the door. More than thirty sharp-eyed men dressed as guards stood guard around the carriage, accompanied by a few young women dressed as maids. Ye Shuiyao glanced at her parents and grandfather and said coldly, "Don't worry about me."
There was no joy or sorrow on her face, and she did not stay to say anything. She turned around and walked out resolutely. Wang Wenshu threw herself into Ye Wei's arms, sobbing uncontrollably.
"Yao 'er, remember, no matter where you go, you'll always be a daughter of the Yeh family!" shouted Ye Nu, clenching his fists.
Ye Shuiyao paused for a moment, then walked out. A maid stepped forward and respectfully pulled open the curtain. After Ye Shuiyao boarded the carriage, she took one last look at the Yeh family until her gaze and figure were separated by the curtain.
"Ye Yi, Ye Er, go with them and protect her … Come back after a month." Ye Wei looked in the direction his daughter's figure disappeared, took a deep breath, and said calmly. He had to know whether his daughter was doing well or not.
"Yes." The two answered, then walked out and stood behind the carriage.
Yue Handong did not refuse. He bowed and said, "We'll meet again someday. I hope to experience the elegance of General Ye and General Ye on the battlefield."
"I hope that day will never come. I'm already afraid. "Ye Nu sighed and said tiredly.
Yue Handong was stunned, but soon, his face showed an even more respectful expression. Ye Nu was afraid, but he was not afraid of the Great Wind Nation, nor was he afraid of losing his life. Instead, he was worried about the land of Tenryū Province that he had guarded for his whole life. Now, the peaceful Tenryū Province had forced him to abandon his family to temporarily avoid the crisis. How could he not feel guilty and afraid?
"We'll meet again." Yue Handong did not stay any longer and turned to leave.
In the afternoon, the wedding team finally set foot on their way back. Long Yin personally went out of the city to see them off. He watched them disappear into the distance, and when he could no longer see them, he sighed and went back. The next morning, in the main hall, he sighed that the children of the Yeh family were all heroes. It was a great blessing to have a Yeh family in Sky Dragon.
Under the setting sun, the curtain that had been closed was finally lifted. Ye Shuiyao looked at the gradually distant Sky Dragon City for the last time, and finally, her tears fell like rain.
… …..
"Brother, how many more geniuses can we reach home?"
"… …"
"Brother?"
"Ah?" The absent-minded Ye Wuchen came back to his senses and looked at Ningxue, who was full of questions.
"Brother, what are you thinking about? I also know. How long before we can reach home? "Ningxue looked at Ye Wuchen with a puzzled expression.
"About four or five days," Ye Wuchen replied. Their speed on the return journey was much faster than the speed of their journey to the south. It was estimated that they could reach home in half a month. Just now, his chest suddenly became very stuffy, as if it was blocked by something.
On the right shoulder of Ye Wuchen, a pocket-sized girl with fluttering white hair floated, saying something that they could not understand at all.
Mount Apocalypse.
The originally purple lava had turned red. After Ye Wuchen left, the place had completely returned to peace. Although the temperature of Mount Apocalypse had dropped significantly, no one dared to approach it.
At this moment, a pitch-black light suddenly flashed in the sky above the center of Mount Apocalypse. A pitch-black shadow was reflected on the calm surface of the lava. The head of the shadow revealed a terrifying grin that made people shudder.
The lava began to fluctuate until it boiled violently. The figure, whose entire body was wrapped in black light, only revealed a pair of eyes that flickered with an even deeper light. It let out an ear-piercing scream and turned its body. A frighteningly black light shot out from its body, soundlessly cutting through the surface of the lava and shooting downward.
Whoosh!
The surface of the lava exploded, and a huge head emerged from the surface of the water. The pair of huge red dragon eyes were filled with deep shock and faint fear.
"It's you … you're not dead yet!"
The surrounding lava continued to explode, and the entire Mount Apocalypse trembled as if it would collapse at any time. At this moment, the shock in its heart could not be any greater.
"Yes, I'm not dead, but you … are about to die." The black shadow let out an incomparably cold voice. It sounded like a cold wind blowing past the ears, making people feel cold from the surface of their bodies to their hearts.
Its body moved and rose rapidly. A ball of intense and dazzling black light expanded around its body, and expanded again and again … In the distant Flame Dragon City, people were shocked to see that a black sun seemed to have appeared in the sky above the Mount Apocalypse. When the black sun stopped expanding, it suddenly fell toward the Mount Apocalypse. Everyone suddenly smelled an extremely terrifying aura.
Boom!
Flame Dragon City shook violently. In the midst of their shock, the Mount Apocalypse, which had existed for an unknown number of years, was completely enveloped by the black light and rapidly collapsed …
A loud and angry dragon roar cut through the sky. A giant red dragon soared into the sky from the collapsed Mount Apocalypse, accompanied by a cry that resounded throughout the entire city.
The Extreme Flame Heavenly Dragon's body was hundreds of meters long. Not only Sky Dragon City, but almost half of the south could see the red dragon soaring into the sky. Balls of flames spewed out of the dragon's mouth and blasted downward.
"Hahahaha … As expected, I made the right bet. The current you is so weak that you can be pitifully killed by me. All these years, I've been hiding and recovering my strength. Today, I've finally gotten a chance! Hahahaha … "
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