Demoness, where are you Fleeing to?
Chapter 919 - 758: Reply

Chapter 919: Chapter 758: Reply

Two days later, Li Xuan rode the Red Thunder Chariot back to Capital City.

Originally, some officials had proposed that The Court should hold a grand welcoming ceremony for the County Prince Fenyang, a triumphant reception.

However, this proposal was sternly rejected by Li Xuan, stating that while the welcoming ceremony and the ceremonial presentation of captives must be carried out, they would have to wait until the army from MoBei returned.

As for himself, he lacked no such honors.

Yet upon Li Xuan’s return to Capital City, somehow the news had leaked, and suddenly cheering rose everywhere. Voices calling "Long live the County Prince," "The County Prince is invincible," "Long live the County Prince," echoed continuously.

There were also large crowds gathering at the gate of the Supreme Commander’s mansion and in Fenyang Alley.

At that time, however, Li Xuan was inside the palace discussing state affairs with Yu Hongchang.

His initial intent in entering the palace was to report to the Princess in charge of state affairs and incidentally return the seal of the Great General Zhenbei along with the Tiger Talisman.

However, because the military and political affairs they needed to discuss were too complex, Li Xuan had to stay in the palace, twisting and turning with Yu Hongchang, working from dawn to dusk.

Whether it’s because of the long-awaited reunion or some other reason, Li Xuan felt that today, Yu Hongchang was unusually excited.

It was not until the next morning that Li Xuan was released from the palace by Yu Hongchang.

Upon leaving the palace, Li Xuan also received a decree from Yu Hongchang appointing him as Taishi.

Originally, Taishi was the foremost of the three Excellencies, but in this dynasty, it was merely a title of honor.

However, Yu Hongchang intended for Li Xuan to take on the role of Taishi to undertake the duty of educating the Emperor.

Li Xuan initially thought to himself, when would he have time to teach a little kid to read?

But Yu Hongchang kept pleading softly while clinging to his chest, and Yu Youlong was also making noises by the side.

The little emperor probably thought Li Xuan was bullying his foster mother, filled with righteous indignation as he patted Li Xuan with his little hands.

The little one was simply too adorable. Li Xuan couldn’t stand it at the moment and thus agreed.

Luckily, as Taishi, he didn’t need to personally teach the Emperor.

He only needed to design the curriculum and then monitor the Emperor’s learning progress, supervising the Hanlin Scholars who were responsible for teaching.

After that, Li Xuan went back to Fenyang Alley to visit Xue Yunrou, carefully spending a full day and night with the Young Heavenly Master.

Xue Yunrou was nearing her due date. This child might be Li Xuan’s eldest son, making him both excited and worried.

Though the child would definitely have the last name Zhang and be a part of the heavenly master’s mansion following Xue Yunrou, Li Xuan didn’t mind at all.

Li Xuan, born in modern times and having experienced being abandoned by his parents, was very indifferent to the matter of continuing family lineage.

He believed that as long as his child could lead a good life, happy and healthy, that would be better than anything else.

Only, the temperament of a pregnant woman is not great. Li Xuan’s disappearance for nearly two months due to the northern expedition against the Meng Wu had accumulated a lot of grievances in Xue Yunrou.

Importantly, after returning to Capital City, he had stayed overnight in the palace.

Li Xuan walked on thin ice, using all his means of coaxing and deceiving, eventually restoring a smile to Xue Yunrou’s face.

When Li Xuan came out of the Taoist temple the next day, he immediately hurried to the residence of Luo Yan across the street.

Luo Yan too was nearing her due date, so she hadn’t gone to the Liudao Division for the past two months, resting at home instead.

However, Li Xuan was turned away at the doorstep of Luo Yan’s residence by an old servant hired by her.

He wasn’t surprised at all. After his return to the capital, he had stayed a night in the palace and then spent an entire day with Xue Yunrou. Did he really think he would find favor at Luo Yan’s place?

If it had been the old temper of Luo Yan, she would have packed up her belongings and left him behind a long time ago, forgetting each other amidst rivers and lakes.

However, Li Xuan had his own ways to salvage the situation. He stepped forcefully at the gate, breaking through layers of forbidden spells in the courtyard and directly entering Luo Yan’s bedroom.

But before Li Xuan could steady himself, he was faced with two blade-light slashes coming toward him.

The blades were bright and flame-like, as quick as flowing light.

Fortunately, after the simulation of the "Nuclear Fusion Furnace" through the Zhoutian Stars Array, Li Xuan’s movements had greatly improved, his figure turning into a swift bolt of electricity as he dodged quickly within the bedroom.

He dared not confront Luo Yan or even defend himself, fearing that it might disturb her pregnancy. He could only exert all his skills in continuous evasion and shifting.

The twin Hongxiu Knives in Luo Yan’s hands slashed faster and faster, with countless blade-lights crisscrossing throughout the room.

A fine redwood round table in the room was "crackling" cut into grains of dust. Even the screen inscribed personally by Li Xuan couldn’t escape and was "crackling" cut into fragments.

In that moment, if Li Xuan was slightly careless, he would likely be chopped into mince.

Yet he did not exhibit the caution he had with Xue Yunrou; rather, his words contained a hint of coldness, "Yan, are you resenting me for not being able to stay by your side during your final moments?"

Luo Yan immediately changed her expression, the twin Hongxiu Knives finally halting midair, stunned as she looked at Li Xuan, then somewhat defensively said, "What final moments? What are you talking about?"

Li Xuan said nothing, walking over with a stern face. He reached out to touch the white lotus mark on Luo Yan.

Luo Yan instinctively wanted to resist, but just as she lifted her hand, it paused under Li Xuan’s cold gaze.

When Li Xuan’s thumb brushed over the white lotus mark, the mark underwent a change, from the previous white lotus transforming into a unique ’Moon Lotus’ of this world.

"Xinyuelian!" Li Xuan’s eyes became even darker and colder, "How long were you planning to keep this from me? Until the day you turn into the Xinyuelian Bodhisattva?"

Luo Yan turned pale, remaining silent,

Initially filled with anger, wanting to settle the score with Li Xuan once for all, she wanted to make him look bad.

But at that moment, Luo Yan was filled with nothing but guilt and panic.

"Well done! This Moon Lotus Buddhist Stamp, embedded deeply from within to the root of the Primordial Spirit. And yet foolishly using illusion techniques to conceal the true form of this Moon Lotus Buddhist Stamp."

Li Xuan carefully observed the "Moon Lotus Buddhist Stamp," his thoughts inevitably sinking slightly.

Luo Yan’s situation was worse than he had imagined.

Li Xuan’s words grew even more acerbic. "What? You plan to have the child and then abandon me? I never thought the great Demoness Zidie could be so foolish."

Luo Yan fell silent. She had concealed the Moon Lotus Buddhist Stamp because she feared that Li Xuan would seek trouble with Buddhism and Xinyuelian Bodhisattva.

Her fate as the reincarnated Law Body of Xinyuelian had already been sealed, irreversible; why drag Li Xuan into this, risking him offending Buddhism—a Bodhisattva nearly achieving Buddha’s enlightenment?

Moreover, the root and fault of this matter did not lie with Xinyuelian Bodhisattva, but with her, Xia Nanyan. It was all her own choice.

At this moment, Luo Yan’s only thought was to give birth to the child, leaving Li Xuan something to remember.

Luo Yan admired Mrs. Liu’s character, knowing the child would surely not be wronged and would definitely grow up safely and peacefully.

Seeing Luo Yan’s expression, Li Xuan knew what she was thinking. He retorted with a cold laugh, "Do you think that once the child is born, you can just leave him with my mother? My mother is a kind-hearted person. But I’ll have many children in the future! Even if she cherishes this child, how much attention can she really give him?"

"You!" Luo Yan’s complexion turned as pale as paper while she felt an inexplicable panic.

Li Xuan did not wait for her to speak before he continued coldly, "What if I also told you that the annihilation of your family was related to that Xinyuelian Bodhisattva? Yan, have you ever considered if your life before meeting me was deliberately arranged by someone?

Yan, with your intelligence, have you never thought about the anomaly? Though there are countless geniuses in the world, capable of surpassing others with their talent in illusion techniques, how many can actually host Bodhisattva’s mana?"

Luo Yan’s delicate body started to tremble slightly, her pupils suddenly dilating in anger.

In that instant, it seemed as if barriers in her cognition were shattered, and numerous fragmented memories violently surged into her consciousness.

Jianzhi Barrier!

—This was the work of a highly powerful magician, cutting off her perception.

In that moment, Luo Yan felt only panic.

She had no time for hatred or regret, consumed only by worry about her child’s future.

At this point, Luo Yan could not think of any way to reverse her fate.

This meant she had no choice but to leave him, abandoning her child alone in the world.

At that time, endless bitterness burgeoned within Luo Yan’s heart.

She even hated herself for thinking such thoughts. How could she irresponsibly have the child?

Li Xuan had intended to throw more sarcasm at her, but seeing Luo Yan’s dazed, soulless expression and her paper-pale face, he held back the words at his lips.

Instead, he grasped Luo Yan’s hand and stepped into the Void, arriving at the Tianxingtai space.

Luo Yan was utterly dazed, unaware of the change in her surroundings.

It was not until a large group of heavenly soldiers clad in ’Black Gold Divine Armor’ bowed down towards Li Xuan that she became aware.

"We greet Your Majesty!"

"We pray for Your Majesty’s endless peace!"

It was only then that Luo Yan snapped back to her senses, looking around bewildered. "What is this?"

In her line of sight, she saw troops in dark gold armor, resplendently golden, bowing to the ground. Spears that were reinforced version of the ’Rune Flintlock Rifled Guns,’ each twelve feet long, stood up like a forest.

"These are my soldiers."

Li Xuan thought it was quite coincidental; his Shenxiao Palace had been unguarded originally.

But ever since he had bestowed titles on Qiu Fu and the other heavenly soldiers and generals, this Heavenly Court had become more crowded.

The three Divine Generals had no choice but to choose a campsite for some of the soldiers outside Shenxiao Palace.

Li Xuan continued holding Luo Yan’s hand, walking into Shenxiao Palace.

In the palace, nobody else was present except Jiang Hanyun with hands behind his back, standing tall.

"During this time, Yan, you will stay here and not go anywhere," Li Xuan instructed while activating the Haotian Seal’s power to suppress and seal the area. He then looked to Jiang Hanyun, "Help me watch her. She must not leave this place even for half a step."

"Understood! With me here, she will definitely be safe and sound," Jiang Hanyun replied.

Jiang Hanyun’s gaze first fell on Luo Yan’s belly before her lips involuntarily curled; she thought that Li Xuan was indeed very good to his several close female friends.

Lei, the Six-Tail Fox, speculated that Li Xuan’s desire for the title of Heaven Emperor was probably for Luo Yan.

She felt somewhat conflicted, yet keenly noticed that Luo Yan was full of doubts and confusion, along with intense anxiety and restlessness.

"Relax," Jiang Hanyun reassured Luo Yan. "This is the Heavenly Court created by Li Xuan himself. With his Divine Power here to suppress, no heavenly or divine forces can invade this Lingxiao Treasure Hall."

"Lingxiao Treasure Hall? Heavenly Court?"

Luo Yan was stunned, then boundless hope and myriad thoughts suddenly sprouted in her heart.

She didn’t know what exactly Li Xuan had concealed from her, but perhaps there was still a chance to salvage her destiny?

At that moment, Li Xuan’s Divine Consciousness stirred. He reached into the Void and grasped a letter charm.

Then, as he expected, he lightly shook his head, "The details of this place can wait. I’ll be right back."

This was a message from the Xiuyiwei, informing him that the leaders of the Eight Schools of Buddhism had held a secret meeting at Song Mountain yesterday.

Just a moment ago, all the Buddhist temples involved in yesterday’s meeting had issued commands to summon monk soldiers. Within a day, they had swept almost all of the Spirit Pills and magical instruments from the market.

This was undoubtedly a signal of gearing up for war, as well as the response of Zen Sect’s Shi Kongxin and Xinyuelian Bodhisattva to him—