Chapter 1136: Chapter 425: Where Do We Stand
As for the characters themselves, their beast-like hands probably naturally struggle to control pens, making her writing particularly difficult.
anwhile, as Bai Xiaozhao’s anger boiled over, relentlessly hunting Little Flat Head.
On the other side of Extre East Ice City, the Ice City Princess, Zhangsun Ruoli, standing in the void, looked unhappily and helplessly at the southeast corner of the Ice City.
She stared entranced until shortly after, a cyan flying boat flashed and flew through the air, landing beside her.
“Sis, why are you still standing here absent-mindedly? We should set out. If you and I don’t hurry over, that General from the Daning Dynasty might break through our Changning line of troops.”
Standing at the bow of the flying boat was a woman with a spirited deanor.
Her features and appearance slightly resembled Ween Zhiyi, wearing a set of cyan jade war armor.
It was none other than Zhangsun Ruoli’s sister, another Ice City Princess—the Ice City Wind Sword, Zhangsun Ruolan.
She smiled at Zhangsun Ruoli, her words carrying a hint of teasing: “As the saying goes, if it’s destined to rain, the mother is to be wed, there’s no use staring here.”
Zhangsun Ruoli couldn’t help but turn her head, glaring fiercely at her sister.
“You can actually laugh, but are you aware that today the youth stayed overnight in mother’s bedchamber?”
Zhangsun Ruolan was slightly stunned upon hearing this, but soon regained her composure: “Stayed overnight? It’s not a big deal.”
“Not a big deal?”
Zhangsun Ruoli’s face beca even darker, so dark it was almost dripping water: “You really keep an open mind, don’t you believe they spent the whole night chatting in mother’s bedchamber?”
‘Ice City Wind Sword’ Zhangsun Ruolan remained indifferent, shaking her head slightly: “Mother is a person of decorum, and if she did this, there must be a reason—it absolutely won’t be what you imagine. Even if it were, so what?”
Zhangsun Ruolan looked into the distant sky, her eyes complex: “Mother’s life has been as pure as ice and jade. She has done so much for you and , for the Zhenhai Remnant, for this Ice City, and for my Zhangsun Family.
For eight hundred years, she’s been trapped here. Have you ever seen her joyful and happy? Ever seen her do what she truly wants to do? If you stand in mother’s shoes, isn’t such a life sorrowful? So if she truly opens up, I would be glad.”
“You!”
Zhangsun Ruoli’s breath hitched, rubbing her brow with imnse frustration: “If mother truly falls for soone, I could accept that. The problem is whether this person is suitable. Moreover, do you know what kind of reaction this would cause among the subjects if this spreads?”
The youth, he is only seventeen!
Zhangsun Ruoli’s cheeks blushed, as if they were on fire.
“The problem is you and I both know mother might not have much ti left.”
The voice of ‘Ice City Wind Sword’ Zhangsun Ruolan was calm, yet it resonated in Zhangsun Ruoli’s ears like a thunderbolt, shaking her heart.
With her hands behind her back, her eyes carried a trace of sorrow: “I don’t believe, sister, you haven’t seen it; mother’s injury has truly never improved. This awakening is only forcibly suppressing old wounds.
Her Divine Yin Bloodline has always been advancing. It makes her stronger but will also take her life. If I’m not mistaken, this should be her last ti; sister, will you not let her enjoy herself freely?”
‘Ice City Wind Sword’ Zhangsun Ruolan then looked expressionlessly at the massive Ice City below.
“As for the Ice City residents you ntioned, if they are reasonable, they should be happy for mother instead. Mother doesn’t owe them, yet this city owes mother greatly.”‘
Zhangsun Ruoli’s face turned ashen.
At this mont, instead of feeling relieved, her brows furrowed deeply.
She was both saddened for Ween Zhiyi’s injury and worried about Ween Zhiyi’s outrageous actions.
How could her sister, who was so sharp and intelligent, not see her true concern?
This Extre East Ice City is their Zhangsun Family’s legacy, created by the Zhenhai remnant.
It doesn’t need an outsider to rule them—
“We should be going.”
‘Ice City Wind Sword’ Zhangsun Ruolan reminded again, her eyes coldly fixed on her elder sister: “Mother is waging war against Daning in the na of revenge, and truly for the sake of eliminating the threat of annihilation for us Zhenhai remnants. Even at this juncture, she’s still thinking of you and ; sister, do you have the luxury to stand here idly, wandering without care? Are we going or not?”
Zhangsun Ruoli could only remain silent.
She glared fiercely at Zhangsun Ruolan in imnse irritation, but still stepped onto the cyan flying boat: “Let’s go! We’ll return as soon as we can.”
And at this mont, near Bingxuan Palace in the southeastern corner of the Ice City.
This area has a vast expanse of buildings, almost matching the specifications of the two Princess Mansions in town.
In a study at the back courtyard of this mansion, an old man in a luxurious brocade robe with a head full of gray hair was bent over his desk, writing furiously.
This elderly man almost scanned docunts at lightning speed, subsequently issuing various instructions smoothly.
anwhile, he was also distracted enough to inquire a house guard kneeling halfway before his desk.
“So, this youth stayed overnight in Bingxuan Palace? Truly?”
“Your Majesty, indeed the youth stayed overnight, in Dark Winter Hall.”
The house guard replied respectfully with his head bowed: “Several female officials stationed in the palace confird this.”
The gray-haired elder’s pen paused.
He gazed thoughtfully towards the direction of Bingxuan Palace: “Do you know what expression His Majesty wore? And what kind of tone?”
“They said, His Majesty was delighted!”
The house guard’s gaze was peculiar: “His Majesty showed remarkable warmth and gentleness toward the youth, and whenever she interacted with him, she smiled with joy—the likes of which they had never seen in their lives.”
The gray-haired elder couldn’t help but smile bitterly, continuing to lower his head to annotate the docunts.
“Then spread the news, but be careful not to let anyone notice, and leave no traces.”
The house guard hesitated.
His fists tightly clenched, and blue veins bulged on his armored arms.
“What? Unwilling?”
The gray-haired elder spoke leisurely: “You’re not asked to betray His Majesty, just spreading news of an outsider. Our Majesty is unparalleled Heavenly Pride, invincible in Sword Dao, but sotis her actions are inevitably whimsical and thoughtless.
At such tis, we ministers should fill in the gaps and prevent any mistake. Do you think that youth staying in Ice City is a good thing?”
Yet the silver-armored general remained resolute, his gaze struggling: “Right Minister, I doubt the City Lord shares that idea.”
“Perhaps not now, but could be later.”
The gray-haired elder chuckled subtly: “Human thoughts are changeable; the City Lord is human, just like you and . Human thoughts, she has too. When two are mutually delighted, they’re willing to do anything for each other. But if it truly reaches that point, what place will that leave our Zhangsun Family? How should our Young Master stand?”
His eyes were deep, filled with bitterness.
If Ween Zhiyi truly was Ween Zhiyi, their Empress, then he wouldn’t be worried at all.
The Empress has endured hardship all her life, indulging a bit now wouldn’t matter, but she isn’t—
She has no direct blood ties with the Zhangsun Family.
The silver-armored general’s face shifted from pale to blue, eventually replying in a strained voice: “Just spreading the news?”
“Indeed.”
The gray-haired elder sighed: “Spreading the news is enough, the future Infinite Blade Lord, invincible across the world, has already left many uneasy. If this Infinite Blade Lord still has the potential to beco Ice City Lord in the future, that would be even more unwelco. When that trouble arises, soone will surely handle it for us!”
At the sa mont, deep within Bingxuan Palace, in the heart of Dark Winter Hall.
Chu Xisheng ford a seal with both hands, guiding a cyan-white Jade Talisman into the depths of his Primordial Spirit.
The Jade Talisman was Extrely Yin and Cold; once he integrated it into his Primordial Spirit, it began to emit boundless pure light, covering his entire body in a thin layer of ice.
The Divine Sun Power within Chu Xisheng’s body instantly erupted in fierce counterattack.
Their powers clashed fiercely within Chu Xisheng’s Primordial Spirit and body, tearing and colliding.
Yet in an instant, they cald down, forming an almost perfect circle.
Like the Taiji Yin Yang Fish Diagram from Daoism, it was filled with mysterious beauty.
Its imperfection stemd from the Jade Talisman being the source of yin power, still too weak, needing periodic replenishnt.
At the sa ti, Chu Xisheng felt his continuously growing Primordial Spirit, along with his rapidly expanding True Yuan within.
User Comments
0 comments from readers