In the room, Bai Fengling groggily opened her eyes while lying on the bed.
She stared at the ceiling for a mont, then ca to her senses, quickly sitting up and instinctively covering herself.
The door opened, and a girl who looked like a fairy ca in, smiling sweetly at her, "You’re awake?"
Bai Fengling nervously asked her, "Where is this? Where am I? Who are you?"
This girl who looked like a fairy placed the soup and dicine she was holding on the table and said to her, "My na is Wang Xiaoya, I’m a disciple of the Yaochi Sacred Land. This ti, I ca with my master to participate in the Enlightennt Ceremony of the Immortal King Palace, and we’re temporarily staying here. Don’t worry, this is an inn; you fainted outside, and we happened to co across you, so we brought you here to a room. This is a tonic soup, drink so, and you’ll feel much better."
Bai Fengling stole a glance at Wang Xiaoya, surprised at how beautiful she was.
The woman who looked like a fairy seed to be about the sa age as her sister.
Her features were gentle, with a smile that could enchant a city.
She wore white clothes, with not a speck of worldly dust on them.
Her every gesture naturally carried the grace of a fairy maiden.
She secretly breathed a sigh of relief, hugged her knees, and began to cry, feeling wronged, "I’m fine, just need to rest for a bit."
Wang Xiaoya asked her, "Looking at you, is it about a matter of love?"
Bai Fengling nodded with red eyes.
Wang Xiaoya sat beside her, took her hand, and laughed while persuading, "Good sister, since ancient tis, won are like water, affectionate and gentle, always hurting over matters of love. Look at it this way—life will have no insurmountable obstacles, and there’s no one you’ll never forget."
Bai Fengling asked her, "Sister, do you have soone you like?"
Wang Xiaoya chuckled, "Of course."
Bai Fengling said, "Then if he’s soone very impressive, would you feel you’re not good enough for him?"
Wang Xiaoya covered her mouth and laughed, "When I t him, he had nothing, wasn’t very impressive. But later on, he gradually beca impressive. At first, I thought like you, but later I figured it out. I must work hard on my cultivation, constantly closing the gap between us. That way, you won’t have such thoughts."
Bai Fengling pouted, "But I’m not very talented, no matter how hard I try, I probably won’t catch up to him."
Wang Xiaoya asked curiously, "Then how is his feeling towards you? Has he ever disliked you?"
Bai Fengling said weakly, "He cherishes very much, never disliked ."
Wang Xiaoya laughed, "Then why are you crying? Why make wild guesses and make yourself sad?"
Bai Fengling’s eyes turned red again, and she cried, "He’s getting married, and the bride is the princess of the current dynasty."
Wang Xiaoya furrowed her brows and exclaid, "Could it be that your beloved is that well-known figure in the city?"
"You heard about it?"
Bai Fengling wiped her tears, her voice a bit choked from crying.
Wang Xiaoya said, "Of course, people everywhere talk about his genius deeds. They say he rose from a small place and in less than half a year beca the Emperor’s direct disciple.
Slaying a Demon King alone in the mountains, leading fifty to sixty thousand peers to sweep the Jiang Family Ancestral Court, even spent so ti in the Heavenly Prison without any trouble. Is what they say true?"
Bai Fengling nodded, "Yes, indeed. Now I am striving hard in cultivation, yet I can’t even touch his shadow."
Wang Xiaoya comforted, "Don’t lose heart, as long as he doesn’t dislike you, there’s always a chance. Tomorrow, my master will take us to the Imperial Palace to et the Emperor; perhaps you can co with us and see your beloved!"
"Is that okay?"
Bai Fengling’s heart was stirred; she thought if she could see Long Fei even once, it would be good.
If she hears him give up on her in person, she can let it go.
Wang Xiaoya said casually, "It’s alright, my master treats well, I’ll plead with her, she’ll certainly agree."
"Big sister’s great favor, I have no way to repay, let bow to you!"
Bai Fengling was filled with gratitude, kneeling on the bed, wanting to bow to Wang Xiaoya.
Wang Xiaoya hurriedly stopped her, advising, "It’s just a small favor, you don’t need to perform such a grand gesture. Your beloved is so remarkable, if I help you, maybe soday you can help too!"
Bai Fengling raised her hand and vowed, "From now on, you are my dear sister, wherever you need help, your little sister will certainly not hesitate."
Wang Xiaoya smilingly patted her head, urging her to drink the soup.
This was a nourishing tonic from the Yaochi Sacred Land she had painstakingly brewed, very precious.
Then, soone outside the room conveyed a ssage, saying her master had co out of seclusion and wanted Wang Xiaoya to go pay a visit.
Wang Xiaoya left Bai Fengling for a while and went to the next room to see her master.
Bai Fengling trusted her, drank the soup in one gulp, wiped her mouth, and took out a mirror to look at herself, preparing to dress beautifully tomorrow to enter the palace and find Long Fei.
Night had fallen, yet the moonlight inside the palace was bright.
A gigantic formation was continuously absorbing the Moonlight Essence, making the palace seems subrged in moonlight springs.
Cultivating here is worth a hundred tis more than elsewhere.
Long Fei sat under the pavilion drinking alone, planning to hide in the Scripture Pavilion of the Outer Sect starting tomorrow.
If he didn’t co out, the Emperor wouldn’t force him to co out and marry the Seventh Princess.
Now, with the Immortal King Palace’s Enlightennt Ceremony approaching, if he can stall until then, everything will be handled easily.
By then, he would pretend to be dead.
Without Jiang Hengyuan’s face to worry about, anything related to him could be easily resolved.
The Seventh Princess seed very invested in this marriage; after dark, she even brought Li Jinxuan to talk with her mother.
Long Fei felt troubled!
He wondered what was so appealing about him, having never had romantic interactions with the Seventh Princess, yet she seed to have set her eyes on him.
He drank a whole flask of spirits then fell asleep in the pavilion.
The next day, at dawn.
Soone gently called beside his ear, "Hey, wake up!"
Long Fei opened his eyes, stared at the girl before him for a mont, then quickly sat up, saying, "Her Royal Highness The Princess? What’s wrong?"
Seventh Princess sat across from him, smiling, "I’m fine, but I see you’re not. I just ca back from talking to Mother, did you drink alone all night?"
Long Fei touched his head, laughed awkwardly, "Nothing to do, so I drank a few more cups."
Seventh Princess scowled slightly, "Stop fooling , I’ve already checked. Do you have a childhood sweetheart, nad Bai Fengling?"
"You know?"
Long Fei furrowed his brow.
Seventh Princess pouted, "Of course, last ti in the Outer Sect, I think I saw her once."
Looking seriously at Long Fei, she expressed, "Last night I talked to Mother about this, mainly to discuss this matter. I want her to be part of this too, so you won’t be troubled.
But Mother scolded harshly, telling to drop the idea. She said royal dignity cannot be sullied.
I’m helpless for now, so you must go back and persuade that girl, share my true thoughts with her.
I don’t mind serving you together with her, it just requires so ti. After we handle the marriage, I’ll petition my mother to grant favor, and bring her into the palace. What do you think?"
Long Fei was startled, thinking how open-minded and forthcoming the girls in the Cultivation World were.
"You don’t trust ?"
Seventh Princess saw him staring blankly, frowned slightly.
"No!"
Long Fei quickly shook his head, not knowing what to say.
Seventh Princess rejoiced, "Since you don’t object, I’ll take that as your consent. As I’m a latecor, I can’t bully others, nor make you an unfaithful man. Rest assured, after marriage, I will follow your lead, and never do anything rash. As long as you’re happy, I’m happy."
Long Fei sighed, reached out grabbing her little hand. Thinking that such a sensible and accommodating girl, he simply couldn’t refuse!
She shyly squird, without resisting.
Beside him, she leaned against Long Fei’s shoulder, her face beam like a flower.
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