Guardian Li walked in and looked at her, wanting to say something but hesitating.
Luoluo knew what she was thinking and softly said, "Mother and I think differently … that would be of no benefit to the Great Western Continent."
Guardian Li sadly said, "Does Your Highness really have to be married off to such a distant place?"
It had been more than two thousand years since a demi-human princess had been married off to Xuelao City.
Luoluo silently thought, if this really can prevent wars from erupting, perhaps it really is a good thing, and also good for Teacher. But …
That young Demon Lord probably would not participate in the Heavenly Selection ceremony, so what was the liveliness outside the palace? Even if that young Demon Lord wanted to marry her, he would not remain in White Emperor City to wait to inherit the throne. So … how would this story end?
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The Great Western Continent's diplomatic mission had arrived, and the Heavenly Selection ceremony had begun. The Celestial Trees on the two shores of the Red River, deep in the clouds, began to drone.
Although it was rumored that the Empress had chosen the Second Prince of the Great Western Continent as husband for Princess Luoluo, many young demi-human experts still left the forest that very night and set out for White Emperor City. The vast majority of them had arrived at White Emperor City several days ago and had made their preparations.
Since the Council of Elders had succeeded in having this matter proceed according to the rules of the Demi-human race, anyone could be chosen. As long as one could become a candidate, the rest would be left to the Wildfire of the Celestial Trees and left to the ancestral spirits to choose. Would the ancestral spirits of the tribes favor the outsiders of the Great Western Continent?
In the early morning, the morning sun was unable to tear through the thick fog shrouding the two shores of the Red River. The sky was still dim, but White Emperor City was already awake.
The rhythmic beating of war drums resounded from every place. The demi-humans of different tribes prostrated themselves to those massive trees in the distance, bowed, and then began to dance.
As the sacrificial ceremony continued, the figures of the nine giant trees gradually became clearer. Although they were dozens of miles away, they could feel that the temperature had risen a lot. It was as if many invisible flames were rising from the ground and spreading along the bodies of the giant trees into the world.
To the sound of different war drums, the banners of different tribes waved in the streets of White Emperor City. Young experts from the vast demi-human domain, accompanied by their fathers and companions, walked out of the meeting houses of their tribes, their faces filled with hope and nervousness as they made their way to the Imperial Palace at the highest point.
The crowd gradually congregated, a dense sea of people, yet there was no noise, only a palpitating silence. In the deepest part of this silent sea, there was a carriage that was very eye-catching. This was because this carriage did not carry an ordinary banner, but a royal banner, flapping in the wind.
Countless gazes fell on the carriage. No matter how confident and arrogant the young experts of the various tribes were, they all subconsciously revealed expressions of awe when they saw the royal flag. This was because the royal flag represented the most powerful aristocratic clan in the southern part of the Yao Region, and because a man was sitting under the royal flag.
The man's expression was indifferent. His black hair fluttered in the wind, and a yellow light occasionally flashed in his eyes. The aura emitted from his body was extremely powerful, even a little terrifying. He was the most talented demi-human expert in the last two hundred years. After Wang Po had broken through and Xiao Zhang had been placed on the wanted list, his position on the Proclamation of Liberation had already risen to third place.
Xiao De was his name and Shi was his surname. He represented the will of the southern Demi-human race. More importantly, his own will was extremely formidable, and the entire continent knew that in the last few years, his most resolute will had been to marry Princess Luoluo and become the next White Emperor.
To no one's surprise, he, who had remained silent in the turmoil of the last few days, had finally appeared.
An expert of this level was about to participate in the Heavenly Selection ceremony. Just who could be his match?
The Second Prince of the Great Western Continent had long since woken up. After washing up, he held a book in his hands and seemed to have heard something. After a few moments of silence, the corners of his lips perked up into an incomprehensible smile. He put down the book, took a bright yellow belt, and walked out of the Imperial Palace.
The thick fog did not disperse, seeming to fuse with the yellow sand on the ground.
The young Demon Lord was not sleeping in his room. Instead, he was lying on the sand, his hands behind his head, one leg crossed, and his eyes closed. He seemed particularly at ease.
If his identity was known, he would definitely be surrounded and killed. However, he didn't seem to care about this at all. The increasingly loud sound of the war drums didn't affect him at all. After an unknown period of time, he opened his eyes, got up, brushed off the yellow sand on his body, and walked to the back door.
He calmly gazed at the two stone statues, took a bamboo hat, put it on his head, and then left.
The two stone statues had also disappeared. Their original positions were empty, with only the sand gently blown about by the morning breeze, ultimately burying yesterday's golden blood.
Xuanyuan Po had woken up very early. To be more precise, he had not slept much last night.
Because of that incomprehensible couple in the room, he had sat in the courtyard for an entire night.
But his lack of sleep had nothing to do with his lack of comfort. It was just that he was rather nervous about what was about to happen.
The beating of the war drums was so clear, each sound urging him to set out on his journey.
But before this, he still had some things to do.
This was a habit he had developed from following Chen Changsheng in the Orthodox Academy.
The more important the matter, the calmer he had to be. Even if he could not calm his mind, he had to at least complete the most important task.
He opened the door and walked in. Through the paper door, he asked, "I'm going to buy breakfast. What do you want to eat?"
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Nine massive Celestial Trees were faintly discernible in the fog, exuding invisible yet incomparably real waves of heat.
There were no gales from the Western Sea, but the Red River began to surge with massive waves. The sound of the waves crashing against the shore was so loud that it inspired fear in anyone who heard it.
No demi-human felt fear. They knew that this was the disturbance caused by the massive monsters that lived in the Red River.
The massive monsters that lived in the Red River were called the Jings. They had unimaginably massive bodies, but they had an extremely gentle temperament. They fed on the red algae that grew endlessly in the river and never harmed any living creature. They were viewed by the demi-humans as protectors. The massive waves in the Red River today were the Jings sensing the change in the Wildfire and celebrating.
White Emperor City was also a scene of celebration. Although they were still rather uneasy about the rumor and the tense situation of the last two days, the Heavenly Selection ceremony was still a rare occasion for the Demi-human race. The populace threw these emotions to the back of their minds and began to dance to the incessant beating of the war drums.
The hundreds of stone walls that were used to divide the streets were filled with demonic citizens. It looked like the stone walls had been raised overnight, but it was not neat enough. The citizens looked at the youths who were walking towards the arenas, waving their arms, shouting, and jumping. The new stone walls seemed to be a few centimeters taller.
It truly felt like the entire world was celebrating.
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