Of the two middle-aged men at the very front, the tall and sturdy one remained unmoved. He didn't say a word and didn't reveal the slightest emotion, as if he hadn't heard Marquis Anxi's words.
In comparison, the thinner middle-aged cultivator had a much gentler attitude.
He raised his hand and nodded at Marquis Anxi, his voice flat. "No need to be polite. Just follow your procedures."
"Many thanks, Sword Immortal Chang 'an." Marquis Anxi's eyes immediately revealed an expression of endless gratitude.
He glanced fearfully at the tall and sturdy man beside Li Qiubai. Seeing that he still didn't say anything, he could only salute the tall and sturdy man with cupped fists.
Finally, this cultivator, who could be considered a prominent figure even in Chang 'an City, waved his hand behind him and summoned up his courage to loudly order, "Chang' an Guard, immediately receive the rebels from Qing City."
The orderly formation of a thousand Chang 'an Guard finally began to move when they heard Marquis Anxi's order. They took several steps forward, passing the two middle-aged men in the lead and entering the cultivator camp.
However, the cultivators responsible for escorting the rebels were as motionless as the tall and sturdy middle-aged man. They didn't have the slightest intention of transferring the prisoners.
They were cultivators of Qing City and only listened to King Qing's orders.
The Chang 'an Guard's expressions stiffened, but they didn't dare to act blindly without thinking.
When Marquis Anxi saw this, he looked somewhat awkwardly at King Qing.
Li Qiubai's eyes grew cold as he calmly stared at King Qing.
Finally, King Qing waved his hand behind him. Then, the cultivators of Qing City took a step back and handed over the so-called rebels they were escorting to the Chang 'an Guard.
With no one obstructing them, the handover process proceeded smoothly. Not long after, the several hundred cultivators of King Qing who had colluded with the Demons had all fallen into the hands of the Chang 'an Guard.
"King Qing, this way please. His Honor has already arranged a residence for you." Seeing that the dust had settled, Marquis Anxi couldn't help but sigh in relief. He lowered his head and spoke humbly to King Qing.
Calling it a residence was actually just a nice way to put it. In reality, it was more like a prison.
Indeed, there were not many people who would believe that Prince Qing was innocent and completely unaware of such a major matter that had occurred in his line of descent.
However, in this matter, how much Prince Qing knew and how much he was involved was worth discussing.
As for how to deal with Prince Qing, they would have to wait for the detailed investigation results before making a decision.
However, unless the situation was so serious that it was almost impossible to bend the rules, no matter what, Prince Qing would not be punished too severely.
After all, Prince Qing was the new Martial Emperor and his cultivation had already reached the Transcendent Realm.
When the battle with the Demons was imminent, the Da Xia Kingdom urgently needed every bit of strength. How could they possibly cripple a ninth-realm Venerable Title cultivator?
What kind of concept was a ninth-level cultivator with the title of Venerable?
In front of this identity, many serious crimes could not be considered as offending him at all.
And even if he was guilty, who had the ability to punish him?
Ninety percent of the Human Clan's Honorable Cultivators were guarding the major city passes at the frontlines, confronting the Demons and ensuring the safety of the Human Clan.
Therefore, there were no cultivators with titles in Chang 'an.
Only an Honorable Cultivator could punish an Honorable Cultivator.
If it were not for Li Qiubai's appearance, how could Prince Qing come to Chang 'an City in person and offer a humble apology?
.....
"Then lead the way for me." Prince Qing spoke for the first time. His voice did not fluctuate at all.
Marquis Anxi opened his mouth, wanting to say something but hesitated. In the end, he lowered his head and said respectfully, "I understand."
He waved his hand and ordered the Chang 'an Guards to send the captured rebels to Chang' an City's prison. Then, he would personally lead Prince Qing back to Chang 'an City.
Prince Qing also ordered the Qing City cultivators who were responsible for escorting the "rebels" to Chang 'an City to leave and return to Qing City.
He was here to be investigated, not to attack the city. Naturally, there was no reason for him to bring so many of his own cultivators into the city.
The group was about to move when Marquis Anxi saw that Li Qiubai was not moving. A thought flashed through his mind, and he asked carefully, "Chang 'an Sword Immortal, are you not going to enter the city?"
Li Qiubai smiled faintly and shook his head. "No."
"Her Majesty asked me to tell you that you must enter the city and meet her … Her Majesty has something to say to you," Marquis Anxi said softly.
When Chang 'an Sword Immortal heard this, his expression changed slightly.
He raised his head and looked at the towering Chang 'an City in the distance. His eyes were a little dazed for a moment.
When they met by chance, he was at his most spirited and carefree. It was also when that woman was at her most innocent.
At that time, she was just like a shadow following behind him, always with a smile on her face like a flower.
Who would have thought that a thousand years later, that girl named "Xiaoxiao" would become the Majesty of the Da Xia Kingdom and rule the world?
However, it was also because of this that the two of them could only go their separate ways.
She had her responsibilities and responsibilities. She had her Great Xia.
And he also had his own Great Way of the Immortal Sword. It was impossible for him to be trapped in a city.
Therefore, even if the two of them missed each other, he could only leave a sword mark on the Black Tortoise of Chang 'an City. Then, he left Chang' an City on his sword and never entered Chang 'an again.
It was not that he did not like Chang 'an.
It was because only by not seeing it could he not miss it and not miss it.
Li Qiubai took one last look at Chang 'an City in the distance and smiled. Without too much sadness, he said freely, "Say sorry to her for me. If there is a chance, we will meet again."
He wouldn't enter this city.
After saying this, Chang 'an Sword Immortal no longer lingered. He floated up and flew away from Chang' an City.
Marquis Anxi looked at Chang 'an Sword Immortal's figure gradually fading in the sky and sighed.
He knew a little about the relationship between the Majesty and Chang 'an Sword Immortal. Because he knew, he felt regretful.
However, he was not qualified to think too much about such a person.
Marquis Anxi collected his thoughts and looked at Prince Qing, who was wearing a python robe and seemed to be watching a show. He felt a chill on his scalp — this was what he should be concerned about.
"Prince Qing, this way please." He hurriedly said respectfully and flew in front to lead the way.
Prince Qing snorted and followed him with his only confidant who didn't leave.
When the towering walls of Chang 'an City came into view, a majestic aura hit them in the face.
This was the most majestic and largest city in the entire Human Domain. It was the imperial city of Da Xia Kingdom, located in the hinterland of the Human Domain.
Prince Qing, who had been extremely indifferent, finally raised his eyelids and looked at Chang 'an City, as if he could see the entire city.
After a moment, he slowly smiled at the black shadow beside him and said, "I have always thought that the walls here were very tall. Now that I look at it again, it seems to be just so-so."
"Yes, Prince Qing, Chang 'an … is just so-so." The black shadow behind him also smiled and replied.
The two of them did not avoid Marquis An Xi when they spoke, so he heard everything they said.
This made Marquis Anxi frown.
His sharp intuition allowed him to detect a trace of unease in the conversation between Prince Qing and his subordinates.
It seemed to be referring to something else?
But after thinking about it carefully, he couldn't figure out much. Marquis Anxi, who had been highly nervous, stopped thinking about it.
.....
Here.
Li Qiubai, who was leaving Chang 'an City, suddenly stopped and looked ahead.
There, the figure of a woman appeared silently.
The woman wore a phoenix coronet on her head, and her every movement exuded an air of elegance and nobility. She looked no more than twenty-three or twenty-four years old, but she was exceptionally beautiful. Her face was pale, and her eyes were as clear as a lake. She stared coldly at Li Qiubai.
Sword Immortal Chang 'an, who had defeated two old and new Martial Emperors in a row and had just set off a great wave among the Human Clan, appeared a little uneasy in front of this woman. In the end, he smiled bitterly and said, "Xiaoxiao … why are you here?"
Her name was Xiaoxiao, also known as Xia Hou.
"If I didn't come, were you going to leave without seeing me?" The woman called Xiaoxiao stood there coldly and asked coldly, like an iceberg.
But Li Qiubai didn't feel coldness. Instead, his heart clenched.
Because the woman's eyes, which were as clear as pools of water, had turned red, and mist was spreading. Her tall nose wrinkled, as if she was trying to control her emotions and not let her tears fall.
This woman, who had the highest status in the Human Domain and was incomparably majestic, now showed a weak and delicate look that had never been seen before.
She would only show this in front of the person in front of her.
Li Qiubai was speechless and didn't know how to answer.
He, who had been free and easy all his life, couldn't be free and easy in front of Xia Xiaoxiao.
Only by not caring could one be free and easy. It had always been so.
And how could he not care about the woman in front of him?
"Since you left Chang 'an, you haven't returned to Chang' an even once in the past ten thousand years. I'll just take it that you don't want to look at me because your sword is prettier than mine."
Xia Xiaoxiao pursed her lips and stared at Li Qiubai with her watery eyes. There was an imperceptible bitterness in her voice as she asked, "But this time, we're already outside Chang 'an, and you still don't want to look at me? Am I really that ugly? "
Li Qiubai cast a sidelong glance at the Supreme Lord of Great Xia. She could be considered as the most beautiful woman in the world. He could only shake his head and say honestly, "Yes, you're beautiful."
Xia Xiaoxiao was in a good mood, and she smiled as two dimples appeared on her cheeks.
Two incredibly cute dimples.
At that moment, the Supreme of the Da Xia Kingdom no longer looked like the ruler of the world at all.
In actuality, in order to maintain her composure, she had not smiled in a long time, and she had always maintained an indifferent expression.
However, in front of the man in front of her, the indifference she had maintained for ten thousand years was instantly destroyed.
Following this, Xia Xiaoxiao came to her senses – she seemed too spineless, and she immediately put on a serious expression.
"Since I'm pretty, why don't you want to see me?" She coldly harrumphed as she asked.
Looking at Xia Xiaoxiao's angry face, Li Qiubai inwardly sighed.
It wasn't that she didn't want to see him; it was that she didn't dare to see him!
A woman was a hero's grave, and that was what he had always thought.
As such, even though she had been foolishly thinking about him, Li Qiubai had always treated her as a little girl, a young and naive little sister. Just like her name, Xiaoxiao.
Who would have thought that the muddle-headed little girl in his eyes would be chosen by Xia Xuanji as his successor and the next Supreme of the Da Xia Kingdom?
Only then did he realize that the little girl was no longer a little girl, and that the so-called muddle-headed girl was only muddle-headed towards him.
However, even at that time, he, who had lived a carefree life with only his sword and was obsessed with the Way of the Sword, did not think too much about it.
He only thought of her as a little sister and did his best to help her sit on that throne and fend off those from the branch families of the Da Xia Kingdom who were eyeing her position covetously.
Back then, he had already completed the Way of the Sword, but because he was alone and lacked Fate, it was difficult for him to open up a path.
Moreover, the situation was turbulent, and the Martial Emperors outside had already lost their patience and were preparing to act and force her to give up her position.
No matter how one looked at it, a Martial Emperor at Level 8 would definitely lose.
Li Qiubai was still Li Qiubai, and even though he did not have the Way of the Sword, which could ignore realms, he did not shrink back or feel fear.
However, what he did not expect was that that night, Xia Xiaoxiao called him to her palace on the pretext that she had something to discuss with him.
That night, she wore a red dress embroidered with a golden dragon and assumed the posture of a ruler descending upon the world. It was the first time she acted in a domineering manner in front of him, which was completely different from the weak little girl. She looked at him charmingly and slowly walked towards him.
Her dress revealed half of her chest, and her skin was exposed. Her evening makeup was new …
Li Qiubai suddenly realized that the little girl was no longer a little girl, but a peerlessly beautiful woman.
It was also at that time that he realized his feelings for Xia Xiaoxiao.
At dusk, it was a ridiculous night.
Fortunately, there was no such thing as morning court among cultivators, or else there would be a bit of a saying that "a ruler does not attend court early".
At dawn, he washed up and put on his clothes with Xia Xiaoxiao's help.
Finally, under Xia Xiaoxiao's guidance, Li Qiubai, who was still in a daze, pressed his fingerprint on the marriage contract that she had prepared long ago like a marionette.
"I know you're going to fight Xu Su tomorrow. He's a Martial Emperor, and you're only at Tier 8. How can you be his match?"
"You're willing to go against your superior for me, so it's only right for me to do this. You don't have to think too much about it. Just treat it as a business deal."
At that time, the woman had said so freely.
The woman blinked and explained seriously, "I've always been muddle-headed, and I don't know much. The only thing worth praising is my identity. The only thing I can do is to give you Da Xia Kingdom's Fate and help you pave the way."
Back then, Li Qiubai's Way of the Sword had been completed, and he was only a bit away from the Sword Immortal Realm.
As the sovereign of Da Xia Kingdom, Xia Xiaoxiao happened to have gathered a huge amount of Da Xia Kingdom's Fate. She was the woman with the most abundant Fate in the entire Human Domain.
As long as she could take out a portion of the Fate she had gathered, it would be enough to help Li Qiubai protect himself and pave the way for a breakthrough.
The problem was, how could Fate be so easily given away and transferred?
Fate was something that couldn't be seen or touched. It was a mysterious and profound thing.
As a result, Xia Xiaoxiao had chosen the most simple and practical method to give Li Qiubai Fate.
There was a saying in the world that "brings fortune to the husband" since ancient times.
This was because once a woman married a man, a portion of her Fate would be transferred to her husband.
If the woman's Fate was abundant, it would reflect the saying of "brings fortune to the husband".
They would sign the marriage contract and consummate their marriage.
Although they hadn't announced it to the world or even to others, the two of them were indeed husband and wife from that moment onwards.
As a matter of course, Li Qiubai obtained a portion of Da Xia Kingdom's Fate from Xia Xiaoxiao, and a portion of the Fate that would help him enter the Sword Immortal realm.
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