Han Yan rolled over, but her hands didn't touch the warm chest as she had imagined. She opened her eyes and sat up. The brocade quilt slid down, revealing the wonderful spring scenery on her chest.
"Did he just leave like this? Damned heartless bastard. "Han Yan muttered and suddenly felt that the bed was very empty.
Han Yan lifted the brocade quilt and got out of the bed. Seeing that dazzling dark red bloodstain on the bedsheet, she became somewhat absent-minded. She bent down and gently caressed it. No matter which woman, the first night's bloodstain always made people somewhat sad, because it symbolized that the purity of a girl was gone forever.
"Never thought that I, Mu Hanyan, would also have a time when I, Mu Hanyan, would capsize in the gutter. Ximen Yu, just wait and see." Han Yan restrained her melancholy, then twisting her slender waist, she walked to the window. The gentle sunlight of the morning sun sprinkled through the window lattice on Han Yan's * * *, forming a hazy light spot, which unexpectedly appeared somewhat bewitching.
*****
Today, the atmosphere of Soaring Dragon City was exceptionally festive. Practically every street was filled with red ribbons. The imperial announcement had already been posted long ago. Today was the joyous day of the marriage between Dragon Empire and Nalan Empire. The speech of Dragon Empire had always been relatively free, so many common people had a certain understanding of the situation of Blue Waves Continent. They also knew what it meant for Dragon Empire and Nalan Empire to form a marriage alliance at this juncture, so every one of them had a smile on their face. Moreover, today, Emperor Long Zhan had ordered a big banquet to be held in the entire city. As long as one was in Soaring Dragon City, regardless of rich merchants, peddlers, or wandering beggars, they could all eat rare delicacies.
In the imperial garden of the imperial palace, Longyi was wearing a special festive dress, appearing outstanding and extraordinary. In front of him stood a crowd of officials, including Emperor Long Zhan and his concubines and children. The majority of people were beaming with joy, but of course, there was no lack of people with gloomy complexion, such as Long Ying. Originally, he was the groom, but the result was Longyi, this boy, taking the lead. Recalling that fairy-like appearance and temperament of Nalan Ruyue, his heart became even more unbalanced.
"The auspicious time has arrived, please invite Nalan Empire's Princess Ruyue." Under the signal of Emperor Long Zhan, the ceremonial officer loudly announced.
Not long after, a group of Nalan Empire's officials wearing the Nalan Empire's national costume slowly walked in. Nalan Ruyue walked in the middle of them with the support of Xiao Cui. She looked just like a myriad of stars surrounding the moon.
Longyi turned his head to look, and his eyes opened wide. Today's Nalan Ruyue was truly devastatingly beautiful. Her title as a Divine Immortal was not just for show. She was also wearing the traditional navy blue bridal dress of Nalan Empire. The dress was creased like waves, and she was wearing exquisite makeup. Her eyebrows were like crescent moons, her eyes were like stars, and she wore a bridal crown made of coral on her head. She looked like a princess of the sea, giving off a refreshing aura.
The Nalan Empire, which was located in the south, was a country close to the sea. The people of the Nalan Empire revered the unfathomable and magnificent sea. Their ancestors had lived by the sea for generations, so they had a kind of affection for the sea that people from other countries could not understand.
Nalan Ruyue gracefully walked over with a shy smile on her face. His eyes inadvertently met with Longyi's astonished and appreciative expression, and he was indescribably happy.
"Nalan Ruyue pays respect to Your Majesty the Emperor." Nalan Ruyue walked to the front of Long Zhan and gracefully bowed. Then, she discreetly sized up this emperor of the Dragon Empire, and the result made her somewhat surprised. Long Zhan's complexion was sickly pale, and his spirit seemed listless. His eyes were turbid and unclear. How could he be a middle-aged man in his prime? Instead, he looked like an old man on the verge of death. Was it real? Was it fake?
"No need to be overly courteous, in the future, our two empires are in-laws. Ximen Yu is young and promising, and I have always regarded him as my own son. I am very gratified that you two are together." Long Zhan weakly said. When he spoke of Ximen Yu, he affectionately looked at Longyi. This made Longyi's skin straighten up, and he cursed this fellow for being shameless in his heart.
Nalan Ruyue faintly smiled and responded. She didn't reveal the slightest peculiarity. She naturally knew about the internal strife of the Dragon Empire. The imperial Long Clan and the Ximen Clan could be said to be mortal enemies, but politics was like this. Everyone had one set of appearances and another set of appearances.
"It's almost time, go and pay your respects." Long Zhan said and waved his hand towards the ceremonial official.
The ceremony of the marriage between two empires was very different from the ordinary wedding ceremony. It was much more complicated and cumbersome. Not only did they have to kneel to the previous emperors of the Dragon Empire, but what made Longyi sullen the most was that they had to kneel to Long Zhan. Moreover, they had to kneel to Long Zhan eight times.
"Forget it, I will just pay my respects to the dead." Longyi thought maliciously.
Nalan Ruyue found this somewhat funny. Every time they kowtowed, from her angle, she could see the appearance of Longyi gnashing his teeth. She suddenly felt that this bad fellow was also very cute sometimes.
The process of paying their respects was tedious and tedious. They had to pay their respects from ten o 'clock in the morning to two o' clock in the afternoon. This was truly not something that a human should do. She didn't know which bastard thought of this ceremony, but it was truly torturous.
Longyi's stomach was growling with hunger. Early in the morning, he came out from Han Yan's lady's chamber and returned home. He hadn't even sat down when the officials of the ceremonial official came to invite him. It took him a lot of time to wash up and dress up. Moreover, he didn't eat anything in the middle of the ceremony. This was truly too inhumane.
With great difficulty, the ceremony which made Longyi dizzy and disoriented was finally over. Next, it was the state banquet. Longyi sighed in relief. Finally, he could eat something.
Who would have thought that Longyi's plan would fail again. The officials who came to toast left one after another, and every one of them spoke a long speech. As a result, from the lunch banquet to the dinner banquet, Longyi didn't eat a single bite of food.
At nightfall, according to the rules, the bride and groom must stay overnight in the imperial palace. As for the other officials, they could bring their family members to participate in the imperial banquet to celebrate the marriage of two empires. Merely, this banquet however didn't have the share of Longyi and Nalan Ruyue.
Naturally, this kind of arrangement was in line with Longyi's intention. Merely, Long Zhan unexpectedly announced that he and Nalan Ruyue would go to Nalan Empire tomorrow to pay their respects. This meant that he could only stay in Soaring Dragon City for one night. As long as he went to Nalan Empire to pay their respects, the all-out war would immediately break out. At that time, Longyi couldn't predict what would happen.
In the southeast corner of the imperial palace, there was a luxurious palace. This was the bridal chamber of Longyi and Nalan Ruyue.
The room was decorated with red satin and a pair of huge wedding candles were lit. In the center of the room, there was a luxurious big bed. On top of it, there was a bright red wedding quilt and mandarin duck pillow.
The moment Nalan Ruyue entered, her heart suddenly became indescribably nervous. She tightly clenched her small fists. Her palms were sweating. Would Longyi, this bad fellow, abide by his agreement with her? If he didn't abide by it, then what should she do? Thinking this, she stealthily looked towards Longyi. However, she saw Longyi was looking all around with shifty-eyed eyes. Her heart tightened. Could it be that he truly wanted to do that to her …
"Ximen Yu, what are you doing?" Nalan Ruyue was thinking nervously, but suddenly she saw Longyi taking out plate after plate of delicacies from his space ring. Immediately, the table in the room was filled with delicacies. Finally, he also took out several jugs of top-notch wine.
"I'm eating. Haven't you seen it before? "Longyi said without turning his head. He impatiently began to wolf down the food.
"Of course I know you are eating, but where did you get these things?" Nalan Ruyue asked in surprise.
"Heh heh. I conveniently took them at the banquet. You also haven't eaten all day, right? Come and eat together. "Long Yi said, then turned around and waved towards Nalan Ruyue.
Nalan Ruyue rolled her eyes. This guy was truly born to be a thief. She had been by his side the whole day, but she didn't even notice it. However, looking at Longyi's bold and unrestrained eating and drinking, she really felt her stomach rumbling.
Nalan Ruyue was no longer polite. She sat opposite to Longyi. Compared to Longyi, her elegant table manners were like heaven and earth. After eating a little, she felt full. Then, she stared with interest at Longyi, whose mouth was dripping with oil. She suddenly felt that his unpretentious way of eating was very cute.
Looking at him, Nalan Ruyue shook her head in alarm. She wondered why she had such a thought. What was so cute about this bad guy? He was really annoying. Just now, she must have had an illusion. Such an ugly table manners, she actually thought it was cute. Nalan Ruyue stared at Longyi. She constantly hypnotized herself that it was really ugly.
Suddenly, Longyi raised his head. Seeing Nalan Ruyue's expression, he asked with a smile: "Do you and I have any deep hatred? Why do you look like you want to eat me? "
"Look at your table manners. You don't need to use your hands to grab the chopsticks. Do you also eat like this at home?" Nalan Ruyue said.
"Occasionally. What about it? I'm a man. I naturally have to eat and drink. Besides, I'm very hungry. Why do I pretend to be refined? "Longyi bit a chicken leg and said with a lisp.
Nalan Ruyue pursed her lips and wanted to laugh. But in the end, she still endured.
"If you want to laugh, laugh. If you hold it back, you will have irregular menstruation." Longyi said with a mischievous smile. After wolfing down the food, he was also full.
"You … hateful." Having heard what was said, Nalan Ruyue's complexion turned crimson. She fiercely glared at Longyi. This smelly guy was always thoughtless when joking. He even joked about this kind of girl's private matter.
"Hehe, why are you angry? Both of us are already this intimate. What else can't we say?" Longyi casually used a water ball to wash his hands. After that, he ambiguously winked at Nalan Ruyue.
Nalan Ruyue clenched her teeth. Her expression turned cold. She naturally thought of the two ambiguous intimate events that happened between her and Longyi. Indeed, her body had been seen and touched by this guy.
"Hey, what's with this expression. I mean, we are now married. Don't tell me that we are not intimate enough?" Long Yi said.
Nalan Ruyue was startled. She got up and retreated two steps. Then, she nervously said: "You promised me that we are only pretending to be married. You can't touch me."
"I have already touched you …" Longyi softly muttered.
"If you say one more word, I … I will coax you out." Nalan Ruyue thought for a long time. She really didn't have anything to threaten him with.
Longyi mischievously laughed. His ears suddenly stood erect. He shrugged and said: "Even if you don't coax me out, I will still leave. You sleep well. Don't worry about me sneaking in in the middle of the night. I am leaving. See you tomorrow morning."
Longyi waved his hand towards Nalan Ruyue. Then, his figure flashed and disappeared without a trace.
Nalan Ruyue opened her mouth, wanting to call out to Longyi. However, she discovered that he had already disappeared. Inexplicably, she felt somewhat wronged and somewhat empty in her heart.
"What's wrong with me? It's best that he left. I don't want to stay together with him. " Nalan Ruyue patted her face and muttered. She walked to the big bed and sat down. However, the more she thought, the angrier she got. So, she threw herself on the bed and covered her head with a pillow.
After a few seconds, Nalan Ruyue jumped up from the bed. She closed her eyes and shouted loudly: "Ximen Yu, I hate you."
"Even if you hate me, you don't need to shout so loudly." Longyi's teasing voice suddenly resounded in Nalan Ruyue's ears.
Nalan Ruyue jumped in fright. Turning her head, she discovered that Longyi who had disappeared had unknowingly appeared in the room. She pointed at Longyi with a red face. "You … Didn't you leave?"
"Oh, I came back to get something. I didn't expect to hear that you hate me so much. I'm really sad." Longyi swept the two full jugs of wine on the table into his space ring. After that, he shook his head and sighed while pretending to be depressed.
"It's not like that. I don't know whether Longyi's performance was too realistic or Nalan Ruyue suddenly became stupid. She actually believed him and nervously wanted to explain. But for a while, she didn't know what to say.
"I know, no need to comfort me. I'm leaving." Longyi sighed again. He disappeared without a trace.
Nalan Ruyue bit her lower lip and snorted. She waved her hand and laid a barrier. After that, she drilled into the quilt.
Longyi mischievously laughed and flew out of the imperial palace. Thinking of Nalan Ruyue's expression, he became very happy. Maybe she didn't mean what she said to him.
Not long after, Longyi arrived at the top of the mountain on the outskirts of the city. Murong Bo was standing there with his hands clasped behind his back. He had the appearance of an otherworldly expert. Just a moment ago, he used secret sound transmission technique to call him. Originally, secret sound transmission technique required internal energy to be practiced, but after Murong Bo listened to Longyi's explanation, he unexpectedly used his own douqi to display this technique. Although he failed many times in the beginning, in the end, he was able to study it. This made Longyi admire this old man who had reached Swords God realm even more. He also believed that everything in the world was connected through one point, ever-changing and complementing each other.
"Old man. Why did you call me out on the wedding night? " Long Yi said and threw the two jugs of wine to Murong Bo. He remembered that Murong Bo liked wine, so he specially came back to get it. But who knew that he would hear Nalan Ruyue shouting that she hated him.
Murong Bo took the wine and impatiently drank a few mouthfuls, then said: "Go away, you still want to go to the wedding night fart, do you think this old man doesn't know that you two are pretending to get married?"
Longyi mischievously laughed and said in a stern manner: "Old man, I am leaving tomorrow, but I have a request that you must promise me."
"Other than pulling me into the water, everything else is fine." Murong Bo slyly said.
"After I leave, I don't know what will happen in Soaring Dragon City. I hope you can take care of the safety of my family and help them at the critical moment." Longyi sternly said. This was what he was most worried about at present. Although there were many experts of Ximen Clan, but thinking of the dark forces behind Long Zhan, Longyi always felt restless.
"I can promise you this matter. Even if you don't say it, according to the friendship between me and your grandfather, I will still do it." Murong Bo straightforwardly agreed.
"Then thank you, this junior has benefited a lot from your advice. I won't say too many words of gratitude. Tonight, let's drink to our heart's content. I don't know when we can do this again." Long Yi said, then picking up a jug of wine, he clinked it with Murong Bo and drank more than half of it in one breath.
Murong Bo let out a mouthful of wine smell and patting the shoulder of Longyi, he said: "Actually, I should thank you. If it wasn't for you, I wouldn't have been so happy these days, and I might not have been able to see my granddaughter, Murong Shuyu."
"Speaking of which, where did you hide that granddaughter of yours? She didn't return to Proud Moon Empire and she isn't in Soaring Dragon City. "Longyi curiously said.
"Heh heh, I can tell you, I told her to go to the holy land of our Murong Clan to cultivate." Murong Bo said with a smile.
"Where is your holy land?" Longyi asked.
Murong Bo shot a glance at Longyi and said with a smile: "You are not a member of my Murong clan, why should I tell you? Unless you become my grandson-in-law one day. No way, no way, your life is full of peach blossoms, you have so many women, my granddaughter can't follow you."
"If you don't want to tell, then forget it, who cares?" Longyi curled his lips and said, but in his heart, he was very curious. Where was the holy land of Murong clan? However, Murong clan was a hidden clan, outsiders definitely didn't know the location of their holy land.
Murong Bo stood up with a smile and said: "You brat, you have to be a bit careful when you go out, especially women. This old man advises you to be a bit firmer, don't think of getting on a beautiful woman whenever you see one, beware of femme fatale. You should know that a gentle woman can let a man enjoy the blessings of love, but when a woman is vicious, she can also become a temptress who eats people without leaving the bones."
"Don't worry, don't you know who I am? Any woman in front of me will be as obedient as a cat, even if it's a temptress who eats people without leaving the bones, I will also turn her into a soft-hearted fairy." Longyi laughed complacently and said.
"Smelly brat, your tail is so high, be careful that your boat capsized in the gutter." Murong Bo scolded with a smile.
"Rest assured, even if the boat capsized, it won't drown me to death. However, from what you said, you seem to have a lot of experience, and you even swore that you have nothing to do with the two Great Divine Priests." Longyi said with a sour tone. Recalling the peerless appearance of Sibi's master, Zhu Di, and then looking at the appearance of this rotten old man Murong Bo, he couldn't help but lament the unfairness of heaven.
"Go go go, it's getting late, quickly scram back to your gentle home, don't talk nonsense here." Murong Bo scolded with a smile and slapped the back of Longyi's head.
Longyi nimbly dodged with a front flip. Thinking that there were still a lot of things to do tonight, he had to bid farewell to his parents and wife, and he also had to make a trip to Wu Shuang's camp to arrange some things.
"Old man, take care, don't die too early." Long Yi said while waving his hand towards Murong Bo, then with a flash, he rushed towards Ximen Mansion.
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