Fierce Love: Bringing Wife Home
Chapter 817: Love Above All - 176

Chapter 817: Love Above All Chapter 176

Love Above All Chapter 176

The Elder of the Ancient Phoenix Clan quickly explained upon seeing this, "Shushu is young. Back then, I saw that Shaoqing’s child was quite good, so I agreed with the elders of the Imperial Authority Realm to betroth Shushu to him. Now that Lan Xi wants to take Shushu as a disciple, I shall withdraw the engagement."

Mi Xi was dumbfounded upon hearing the elder’s words.

However, after a moment, he understood.

The Phoenix Clan is the most astute.

Lan Xi will become a god, the ruler of this world in the future.

Being her disciple will naturally elevate one’s status, and perhaps the Ancient Phoenix Clan can resurge because of it.

As for the Imperial Authority Realm, despite its vast power, it ultimately remains mortal.

Life is limited, abilities are limited.

Lan Xi is different.

Between the two powers, one must hold onto the weightier and discard the lighter.

Quan Shaoqing’s face turned utterly dark, announcing the dismissal of such a marriage in front of so many people.

What do they take the Imperial Authority Realm for?

"Elder Gu, even if this marriage is to be annulled, it should be proposed by me." Quan Shaoqing sneered coldly, saying, "If Nie Shu wants to become Lan Xi’s disciple, I naturally won’t hinder her development. Therefore, I hereby declare the engagement annulled."

He gracefully let go, speaking first to naturally save face for the Imperial Power Clan.

Today, Lan Xi came obviously to sabotage his marriage.

Others might not know, but he certainly does.

Lan Xi, shaking her fan, had achieved her aim anyway.

Who cares who broke off the engagement first!

Lan Xi looked at Mi Xi, truly deserving to be her senior.

He directly solved a big problem for her.

As long as Quan Shaoqing and Nie Shu had no engagement, this matter was satisfactorily resolved.

The banquets concluded.

The guests left in succession.

Lan Xi had just stepped out the door when she was blocked by the Kirin Carriage.

She looked up to see if it was Crown Prince Ya’s carriage.

Ya stepped down from the carriage and stood before Lan Xi, saying, "Lan Xi, can we talk?"

Lan Xi thought it over; she had not spoken to Ya about this notion.

She thought, "What does it matter to hear him out?"

"Say what you have to say."

In a scenic canyon of the Immortal Realm.

Lan Xi stood quietly by the water’s edge as if part of an ink painting.

Ya felt that since parting at the Taibai Hall, there had been some thoughts he hadn’t had the chance to express to her properly.

"Can we be together as before? Like friends." Ya lowered his head; the purple dragon robe made him look noble but also indescribably stifled.

Evidently, he wasn’t as carefree and joyful as he used to be.

"Your Highness, you can have any friend you want due to your noble status. I, Lan Xi, act by my heart all my life and fear that unconsciously I might hurt your heart." Lan Xi’s tone was relatively gentle.

In this lifetime, she never got along with the Heavenly Emperor, nor did she plan to make friends with the Heavenly Family.

"I know! Father indeed did many despicable things before." Ya explained, "He is the Heavenly Emperor, burdened with many responsibilities. His choices were for the common good."

"So, you mean that my actions aren’t for the common good?" Lan Xi’s tone was indifferent. "There’s nothing for us to say! Go!"

"Lan Xi! You misunderstood me." Ya hurried to explain, "Your positions differ. I know Father went too far with certain things. He shouldn’t have used the Heavenly Lantern to coerce you into a betrothal with me."

Lan Xi felt that what is past is past.

She didn’t want to mention it again.

She turned back to look at Ya, sighed, and said, "Forget it. We were mere passing acquaintances. You are not like your father. I will not hold you accountable for the past."

After all, they had lived through thousands of years together in the Taibai Hall and braved the Demon Realm together.

If it hadn’t been for him going to the Demon Realm with her, she might not have gotten the Blood Third Seven to save Ah Qing!

During that time, he had been quite kind to her.

"Really? Then can I come to you for a drink in the future?" Ya asked eagerly, seeing Lan Xi relent.

Lan Xi shook her head, saying, "I already have someone to drink with; you better practice your skills diligently."

Though Lan Xi’s demeanor was still cold.

It was already much better than before.

Ya was overjoyed, his amber eyes sparkled with delight.

As long as she relented, he could seek her out in the future.

Lan Xi left first.

When she returned to her carriage, Quan Shaoqing was sitting inside.

She happily leaped at him, hugging his arm and laughing, "Why are you here?"

In the short few days, Quan Shaoqing had grown accustomed to Lan Xi’s enthusiastic demeanor.

He tilted his head to look at her, eyes filled with helplessness, "You happy you disrupted my engagement?"

Lan Xi pouted, released him, picked up the teacup on the table, and took a sip. "Of course, I am happy! You are mine; don’t think of marrying another woman."

"But I won’t marry you either." Quan Shaoqing suddenly declared resolutely, "Even if you break off one marriage, there’s another."

Lan Xi’s grip on the teacup slowly tightened.

She looked at Quan Shaoqing, feeling a chill in her heart, "Why can’t you marry me? Ah Qing! Do you not like me even a bit?"

"No!" Quan Shaoqing’s stance was firm.

Lan Xi immediately crushed the cup in her hand, broken shards cut into her flesh, and blood streamed from her palm.

She gazed at Quan Shaoqing; her eyes were icy as mountains; her heart felt like it was being grated repeatedly by a blunt knife.

How could he be like this!

She had agreed to wait for him for twenty thousand years, yet what did she get in return?

He dared to say so determinedly, that he didn’t like her.

Quan Shaoqing clenched his fingers, looking at her bleeding palm.

For some reason, when he said these words, his heart too ached sharply.

But the Imperial Power Clan is the lineage of the gods.

The Goddess Palace is also descended from the gods.

The family annals clearly stipulate that no descendant of the Imperial Power should love or marry a descendant of the gods’ lineage, or they’ll face divine wrath, bringing about disaster.

"Go! I don’t want to see you!" Lan Xi felt that looking at him even a second more.

She feared losing control and slicing him to pieces with a sword.

Quan Shaoqing took out a box of antiseptic medicine from his pocket, placed it on the carriage table, and slowly retreated.

Although he didn’t understand why Lan Xi was particularly enthusiastic when they first met.

Yet, her bold confession, deliberately acting coy in front of him.

She wanted to be close to him, and he saw it all.

Originally, his life was monotonous: managing the Imperial Authority Realm, marrying, having children, until life’s end.

Her appearance didn’t change his life but disturbed his heart.

...

Lan Xi sat inside the carriage of the Divine Palace, only realizing she had reached her destination when attendants called for her to disembark.

Mi Xi flew back on his own.

Seeing Lan Xi in such a daze, he asked puzzled, "Why do you look like you’ve lost your soul when you succeeded so well in breaking up the pair?"

Lan Xi glanced up at him, remained silent, and quickly returned to Caixia Pavilion.

She didn’t know how to comfort herself.

Just as Mi Xi said, she should be happy about breaking the marriage.

Yet at this moment, she couldn’t feel happy no matter what.