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Chapter 681:- Confessed (4)
"Auntie, you want to cut my head off? Like this?"
In the hall, the little boy took his head off and held it in his hands, with an innocent smile on his face, which looked so spooky at this moment.
"Ahh!" A shrill scream rang throughout the whole General's Estate.
"Auntie, didn't you say you were going to cut my head off? Now that I've done it for you, aren't you going to thank me?" Looking at the sixth princess who kept retreating, Xiao Mo smiled, and pressed on toward her, handing his head to her. "You can kick it for fun."
His face was so close to the sixth princess, and his bright eyes were filled with a creepy smile.
"Don't... don't come any closer!"
Thud!
The sixth princess's sword fell on the ground, her legs trembling, and her pale face full of fear. A pungent smell of urine wafted through the air.
"It was you who wanted to kick my head for fun. I was sorry to hear that you were so poor that you couldn't even afford a football, so I took my head and gave it to you as a present. Why won't you accept my offer?"
Hearing Xiao Mo's words, the sixth princess showed the whites of her eyes and fainted completely.
"She is so boring." Xiao Mo curled his lips and put his head back on his neck, "She fainted so easily! Mother, what do you want to do with her now?"
Xiao Mo turned his head to look at Yun Luofeng only to find Yun Luo, who was still furious one minute ago, had been completely scared shitless and stared at him dumbfounded.
Feeling a little guilty, he softly called, "Great-grandfather."
Plop!
Hearing Xiao Mo's voice, Yun Luo also showed the whites of his eyes and passed out. Anyone who saw a living person still talk after taking off their own head would faint.
Except for Yun Luofeng and Yun Xiao, because the two had exceptionally strong minds!
"Grandfather!" Yun Luofeng, with a slight change of expression, hurried forward and pressed Yun Luo's philtrum with force. Meanwhile, a stream of spiritual energy went through her fingers into Yun Luo's philtrum.
Yun Luo slowly woke up, "Feng'er, did I just dream? I dreamed that Xiao Mo took his head off?"
Looking at Xiao Mo, who was quietly standing off to one side, Yun Luofeng helplessly sighed, "Grandfather, I have a confession to make to you!"
"What is it?" Yun Luo was stunned and asked.
"Xiao Mo pretended to be my son when Bai Su came to propose to me because he didn't want other men to covet me!" Yun Luofeng pulled Xiao Mo from the side and continued, "Though this little guy only looks to be about six years old, he's actually older than all of us combined!"
Completely at a loss, Yun Luo asked confusedly, "Feng'er, what do you mean? I don't understand."
Xiao Mo was older than all of them combined?
He was only five or six years old.
"He's not human." She finally told the identity of Xiao Mo.
"Grandfather, I've been hiding my secret from you all these years!" Yun Luofeng raised her eyes and deeply gazed at Yun Luo, "Everyone says that I concealed my strength and burst out with great power later on, but as a matter of fact, I really was a trash and I didn't conceal any strength!"
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Chapter 682:- Confessed (5)
With his mouth wide open, Yun Luo looked at Yun Luofeng in astonishment.
"You mean you changed from a trash to a sky-level spirit cultivator within just two years?"
It was simply impossible to make this change within two years!
"Exactly," said Yun Luofeng, nodding. "This is all because that I met Xiao Mo! He has lived long enough to know how to rebuild me from a trash to a genius."
What Yun Luofeng said was true. If it weren't for the prescription that Xiao Mo gave her, she would have been stuck with the label of trash! But again, there were still lots of things that she didn't tell Yun Luo. For example, time-travel... and the medicinal fields!
Yun Luo gaped at her. Though he had a lot of questions to ask her, in the end he didn't ask her anything. No matter what had happened, she was his granddaughter, and that was enough.
"Feng'er, all I want to say is that," Yun Luo got up from the ground and said stubbornly, "I don't care whether Xiao Mo was born by you or not, or how many years he has lived. He is just my great-grandson!"
Yun Luo really liked Xiao Mo! Even if he was not born by Yun Luofeng, he would still treat him as his great-grandson.
"It's up to you." Yun Luofeng shrugged and turned to Xiao Mo, "You don't have to call me mother anymore, and don't ever scare my grandfather again!"
Xiao Mo made a face and said with a smile, "Master, I forgot that my great-grandfather was here, so I scared him. I swear I'll never do such a thing when he is around."
Hearing how he called him, Yun Luo was quite happy, but the next minute he looked at Yun Luofeng and Yun Xiao with a plaintive look.
"When are you two going to have a baby?"
"Well..." Yun Luofeng touched her nose, "I'm not sure."
"Give me an exact time!" Yun Luo stared at her and asked.
"Maybe... when I become a god-level spirit cultivator."
"What?" Yun Luo jumped up in anger, "When you become a god-level spirit cultivator? How long do I have to wait? No way! I want a great-grandchild! Now I order you to get married and give birth to a baby as soon as possible!"
There was a phrase 'old kid', describing an old person who was as self-willed as a kid. This description suited him well.
"Don't worry, General Yun," Raising his hand and pulling Yun Luofeng into his arms, Yun Xiao lowered his eyes to gaze at her stunningly beautiful face, "We will finish the task as soon as possible!"
"General Yun? You should call me grandfather!" Yun Luo, who glared at Yun Luofeng, suddenly showed a bright smile on his wrinkled face when he looked at Yun Xiao.
Seeing this, Yun Luofeng suspected that maybe Yun Xiao was the old guy's biological grandson, and she was a foster one. If not, why did he treat them so differently?!
However, hearing Yun Luo's words, Yun Xiao stiffened. Over the years, he had never had a family, especially a grandfather! So it was really hard for him to say this word.
Noticing that Yun Xiao was embarrassed, Yun Luofeng turned to Yun Luo and wanted to say something to resolve Yun Xiao's embarrassment. However, just at that moment, she heard his cool and hoarse voice ring.
"Grandfather..."
His voice contained a touch of awkwardness. Obviously, he hadn't got used to this term.
"Haha," Yun Luo laughed out loud, "I'm so happy to hear that!"
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Chapter 683:- Confessed (6)
Yun Luofeng was a little bit aggrieved. "I have been calling you grandfather every day all these years, but I never saw that you were so happy."
"I was called that by my grandson-in-law! That's different!" Yun Luo stared at Yun Luofeng and said sourly.
"Grandfather, am I really your granddaughter?"
"If you don't annoy me all day long, I'll admit you're my granddaughter!" Yun Luo snorted and went on, "Clear up the mess. I'm going out for tea." Saying this, he turned around and walked out of the hall.
As a matter of fact, Yun Luo was very concerned about her! If Yun Luofeng was bullied, he would be the first one who jumped out to protect her!
Love me, love my dog.
It was because Yun Xiao loved Yun Luofeng whole-heartedly that he would accept Yun Xiao! If it were a man like Gao Lin, even if Yun Luofeng liked him, he would not accept him!
Yun Luofeng turned her eyes to the sixth princess who had passed out, and coldly ordered, an icy gleam in her eyes, "Xiao Mo, wake her up!"
"Master, you asked the right person! I'm very good at waking people up!" Xiao Mo cracked an evil smile and slowly walked to the sixth princess. There was a dagger in his hand, which was shining with an icy light under the morning light.
"Ah!" The sixth princess immediately woke up when Xiao Mo cut off one of her fingers with the dagger. Seeing Xiao Mo who was grimly smiling at her, she couldn't help but tremble.
"You... don't come any closer! Help, Master, help me!"
Unfortunately, the Grand Tutor was also scared senseless by Xiao Mo's previous behavior and couldn't respond to the sixth princess's call for help.
"Do you still want to kick my head for fun?" Xiao Mo smiled wickedly, "If you still want it, I don't mind taking it off again."
"No, no! Please, please let me go! I dare not do it again!"
The sixth princess hurriedly fell to her knees and kowtowed to him. She banged her head against the floor so hard that she didn't notice that her forehead was bleeding! Though she claimed that she was not afraid of committing suicide, she who had been living a luxurious and pampered life really didn't want to die!
"Do you still want to steal my mother's man?"
"No... I don't!"
Being panic-stricken, the sixth princess tightly bit her whitened lips, and it never occurred to her that Yun Luofeng's son was such a freak!
Only a freak was able to take his own head off when he was still alive!
The sixth princess didn't know that Xiao Mo was not a human being, but a spirit body formed with the spiritual energies between heaven and earth! His body was made of spiritual energy. Unless his body was exploded with uncontrolled spiritual energy under a powerful opponent's attack, he would never die!
"You don't? Unfortunately, it's too late." Xiao Mo chuckled grimly. He turned his eyes to Yun Xiao and raised the corners of his lips, "Father Yun Xiao, how do you think I should deal with her?"
Though Yun Luofeng had told him not to call them father and mother, he still used this term in front of the sixth princess who coveted Yun Xiao.
"Torture her to death!" The man's voice was as cold as ever and drove the sixth princess into despair.
Torture her to death?
This man wanted her to be tortured to death?!
Then she would rather die now.
"No!" The sixth princess screamed in dismay, "You can't do this to me. It's too cruel! I don't want to be tortured to death!"
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Chapter 684:- Birthday Feast (1)
"Shut up!"
Xiao Mo's face darkened and he kicked the sixth princess hard on the chest, saying coldly, "Who allowed you to make such a noise in the Yun residence? My father wants you to be tortured to death, so you'll be tortured to death! But my parents won't do it themselves so that they won't get their hands dirty!"
Being kicked by Xiao Mo, the sixth princess spat out a mouthful of blood, her pale face filled with shock. She didn't know why this little guy was so powerful that she couldn't even resist him!
"Milk Tea!" Xiao Mo raised his chin, "Tear this woman to pieces! Oh, right, my father said she should be tortured to death. You can let her live a few more days! Don't kill her too soon."
"Squeak."
Squeaking, Milk Tea came out of Yun Luofeng's sleeve, rested his little paws on his hips and swaggered towards the sixth princess.
"How dare you threaten my master? Now you'll get your retribution!"
Milk Tea looked at the sixth princess with contempt and spoke like a human being, without concealing his ability.
Since Xiao Mo took off his head, the sixth princess was shocked again. With her eyes wide open, she stared at the gold-seeking hamster that was approaching her, her heart full of despair. It was not until now that she realized how she had underestimated the Yun Family!
Just this spiritual beast, who could talk like a human being, would be able to defeat the whole royal family! At the thought of this, the sixth princess closed her eyes. Regret gushed out from her heart and almost swallowed her up.
"Xiao Mo, clean her blood up in case it would stain the Yun residence."
Saying that, Yun Luofeng turned around and walked out of the hall.
Was she cruel?
On this continent where only power talked, she would become the meat on the chopping block if she was not cruel enough! Being kind, she would not be able to survive here!
If the sixth princess had only coveted Yun Xiao, maybe she wouldn't make her die so miserably! But she threatened her with Xiao Mo! Even though Xiao Mo was not afraid of the sixth princess with his strength, she couldn't stand it. No one could threaten her family.
Yes! In Yun Luofeng's heart, Xiao Mo was already her family! Had it not been for him, she would have died in the explosion of the experiment and would not have today's status.
"Yun Xiao," Yun Luofeng stopped and turned to look at the man beside her, "If someone threatens you or my family, I will send them to hell even at the expense of overthrowing the whole world!"
With a resolute look, Yun Xiao held her hand tightly, "No matter what you want to do, I'll always stand by your side."
Even if she wanted to overthrow this world!
Yun Luofeng smiled and her smile was so soft and beautiful, without any trace of the unruliness and aggressiveness that she usually showed.
"Yun Xiao, do you believe in reincarnation?" She slowly looked away and continued before Yun Xiao answered her, "I had a happy family in my past life, but because of the wealth my father had, someone killed my whole family! At that time, I was still young. My mother hid me, so I escaped from the disaster, but I had to watch my parents being killed and lying in a pool of blood. I was too scared to speak.
"The murderer who killed my parents adopted me and took over my family's property. After a few years, he sent me to an orphanage!"
Recalling her past life, Yun Luofeng became more determined.
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Chapter 685:- Birthday Feast (2)
"In my past life, I didn't live on this continent. That continent has no spiritual energy, and no one on it cultivates! Even so, it's also a world governed by the law of the jungle! In that world, money is everything!"
"In the years when I was in the orphanage, I experienced great hardship and suffered a lot of insults. After countless setbacks, I realized that being kind was useless! Strength was what counted!" Once again, Yun Luofeng turned her eyes to Yun Xiao and continued, "So, in this life, I long for strength more than anyone! I want strength because I want to survive!"
In her past life, she had exhausted all efforts to survive. However, if she had not met her teacher, she would have spent her whole life in the dark!
"Yun Xiao, do you believe what I said?" Yun Luofeng gazed at Yun Xiao without blinking, her dark eyes shining with a special light.
Yun Xiao quietly embraced Yun Luofeng. Feeling that her body turned cold, he tried to comfort her.
"I'll believe anything you say!"
Yun Luofeng smiled, "All those things have gone. Now, I have a brand-new life. In that world, I have no family, and the only person I still care about is my teacher! Unfortunately, I died before I could avenge my parents."
Even though she knew who murdered her parents, she had no evidence, so she couldn't avenge them all those years...
"Where is that place you are talking about? Is the murderer who killed your whole family still alive?" asked Yun Xiao, frowning.
"The place where I lived was named Huaxia! The murderer who killed my parents is still at large."
It was her greatest regret that she couldn't avenge her parents!
Yun Xiao lowered his eyebrows and made a resolution in his heart.
"Yun Xiao, it will be grandfather's birthday soon. After his birthday, let's go to the other end of the Forest of No Return!"
And she would give him a present on Yun Luo's birthday...
Looking at Yun Luofeng's receding figure, Yun Xiao ordered coldly, "Qin Yuan, go check if there is a continent called Huaxia."
"Yes, Master."
Behind him, Qin Yuan humbly made an obeisance, but a puzzled look flickered across his eyes.
Huaxia? Why hadn't he heard of this place?
But he dared not to ask Yun Xiao. Since Master had asked him to look for it, he would try his best to find the Huaxia Continent!
"Besides," Yun Xiao coldly glanced at the unconscious Grand Tutor and ordered, "Destroy his dantian and throw him out! If he dares to step into the Yun Family again, break his leg!"
Except for Yun Luofeng, he was ruthless to everyone! That was why he was called the Ghost Emperor!
"Yes, Master."
Qin Yuan gave Grand Tutor a sympathetic look. This guy really shouldn't have taken the idiotic sixth princess as his disciple! Now he was just suffering from his own actions! How dare these people come to the Yun Family to provoke his Master again after pissing him off yesterday? He really should appreciate his Master for not killing him!
"Qin Yuan," Yun Xiao paused and gave another order, "Spread what has happened here today and make sure everyone knows about it!" After saying that, Yun Xiao left silently, and his cold figure gradually disappeared under the morning light.
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Chapter 686:- Birthday Feast (3)
Qin Yuan was quite efficient.
Since the sixth princess's behavior was really outrageous, everyone was shocked by her even though Qin Yuan didn't exaggerate what she had done. Within a day, all the people in the Imperial City knew what the sixth princess had done in the General's Estate.
It was said that she fell in love with Yun Luofeng's fiancé at first sight and tried to replace Yun Luofeng! But she was refused by Yun Luofeng, so she just kidnapped Yun Luofeng's son to threaten her! What she wanted, however, was to sleep with Yun Luofeng's fiancé for a night! She even shamelessly threw herself on that man...
Nobody knew that Xiao Mo took his own head off. Because the sixth princess fell in the hands of the Yun Family, and the Grand Tutor had gone crazy after waking up! He couldn't remember what had happened that day but kept whining, "Stop, Sixth Princess!" His words confirmed what the Yun Family had announced.
Suddenly, the whole Imperial City was in turmoil!
Who was Yun Luofeng? That woman was a cold-blooded devil! How dare the sixth princess covet her man? Wasn't that like bearding the lion in his den?
At this time, a man in an imperial robe was sitting on the throne. He looked a little pale and looked around at the ministers present.
"My ministers, Six has made an unforgivable mistake with the Yun Family. Do you have any remedy for this?"
A man in a court robe slowly came out, respectfully made an obeisance to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, the sixth princess has offended the Yun Family, and if we don't want to be implicated in it, we'll have to give her up! After all, the heiress of the Yun Family is very domineering, and she is never a tolerant person! If you don't give up the sixth princess, the Yun Family will take you as an enemy."
The emperor sighed, "It seems that I have no choice."
Though the sixth princess was his sister, he had to give up on her, because she was daring enough to provoke the Yun Family people. Everyone knew that it would better to offend him than to offend the Yun Family people, even if it was just a servant of the Yun Family!
But she even dared to covet Yun Luofeng's man!
"Your Majesty!
Another minister stood up and said respectfully, "I think General Yun is no longer loyal to the Imperial Family! Now he is just a nominal general of the Long Yuan Kingdom! So I suggest establishing a marital relationship with the Yun Family. Maybe it can repair the relationship between the Imperial Family and them."
"Establish a marital relation? With whom? Yun Luofeng or Yun Qingya?" asked the emperor, frowning.
The minister smiled, "All princes have been married, so it won't be Yun Luofeng, and we can only choose Yun Qingya! I suggest marrying Princess Lingxin to Yun Qingya.
The emperor's face changed slightly, "Princess Lingxin? I'm afraid she is not a suitable candidate... "
Lingxin was different from the sixth princess! Though Princess Lingxin was his half-sister, he didn't want to marry her to Yun Qingya. That was because Lingxin had a special constitution. When a male spirit cultivator made love to her, his strength would be greatly boosted!
Of course, he learned this just recently! Otherwise, when Gao Tu was in power, he would never have missed this excellent chance and would have surely used her to make the best profit for him!
It was found out completely by chance...
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Chapter 687:- Birthday Feast (4)
"Your Majesty, if it was in the past, we could randomly marry a princess into the Yun Family. However, now the Yun Family has been quite dissatisfied with the Imperial Family so if we don't offer them someone exceptional, the Yun Family will probably not accept her!" the minister tried to persuade the emperor.
Hearing his words, the other minister echoed, "Your Majesty, the prime minister is right. Please marry Princess Lingxin into the Yun Family. Maybe it can resolve the Yun Family's grievances against the Imperial Family."
"Please approve it, Your Majesty! It's worthwhile to sacrifice Princess Lingxin for the good of the Imperial Family!"
The emperor heaved a heavy sigh. Though he was really reluctant to approve it, he had no choice.
"The prime minister will be in charge of this issue. Now away, all of you."
"Yes, Your Majesty!
All the ministers knelt down and said respectfully.
The emperor flicked his sleeve and left without looking back.
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The long-awaited birthday had finally come.
On this day, the Yun residence was quite bustling. A lot of visitors had come and the whole General's Estate was crowded with people and carriages. However, no matter how noble the visitor was, he would have to get down from his horse or carriage to walk into the Yun residence! Even the members of the Imperial Family were no exception. This showed the Yun Family's current position in people's minds.
Sitting in the hall with a smile, Yun Luo didn't go to greet the guests, but no one dared to criticize him because the Yun Family was really powerful now!
Who would dare to ask Yun Luo to receive him? So all the noble visitors came in themselves and went to fawningly congratulate Yun Luo on his birthday.
"General Yun, I, on behalf of the Imperial Family, wish you longevity and happiness." With a smile, the prime minister went up to Yun Luo, made an obeisance and said, "And I bring the Yun Family a present, which is for Master Qingya. I believe he will like it."
How could a man resist the temptation of a beautiful woman? What's more, he could improve his strength by making love to this beautiful woman! Every man would die to get such a woman! If Yun Qingya knew what the present was, he would certainly gladly accept it!
"Haha," Yun Luo laughed indifferently, "Then I shall thank Your Excellency on behalf of Qingya."
Though he said this, his expression showed that he was not interested in the prime minister's present.
Not hurrying to explain anything to him, the prime minister just smiled, "General Yun, you will know the value of this present later."
He was confident that the Yun Family would accept the present! And General Yun would surely appreciate him for that!
Unfortunately, Yun Luo didn't pay any attention to him but kept looking out of the hall, a look of eagerness in his eyes. Why hadn't the Ning Family people come? He planned to have Ning Xin and Qingya become engaged today! But the Ning Family hadn't come even though he had been waiting so long...
Just then, a servant hurriedly came in and reported, "Your Excellency, the Ning Family people came to congratulate you on your birthday!"
The Ning Family? Yun Luo's eyes lit up and he quickly stood up. Finally, they had come...
Thinking of this, Yun Luo rushed out to greet the family of his future daughter-in-law.
Seeing his action, the crowd in the hall was surprised. General Yun didn't even come to welcome the Medical Pavilion people. Who had come now? Why did he welcome them in person?
Seeing Elder Ning standing in the bustling courtyard, Yun Luo hurriedly came to him.
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Chapter 688:- Birthday Feast (5)
"General Yun, am I late?"
Looking at Yun Luo, who was coming to him quickly, Elder Ning smiled and asked.
"Haha," Yun Luo laughed, "You are just in time. Let's go! I have something to announce later."
Elder Ning smiled and followed Yun Luo into the hall.
The guests were curious and wondered who the old man was and why General Yun treated him so respectfully! But they would not ask something they shouldn't ask! Judging from Yun Luo's attitude toward him, they could tell that the old man must be a person of high rank.
"Elder Ning." Catching a glimpse of Elder Ning behind Yun Luo, Elder Rong came to greet him with a smile, "You are late."
Elder Ning stared at Elder Rong, "That's because your Medical Pavilion is located so close to the Yun Family, while I have to come from afar. By the way, where is Luofeng? I haven't seen my foster granddaughter for a long time, and I really want to talk with her."
During the year when Yun Luofeng was away from the Yun Family, Elder Ning stayed in the Yun Family to guard it! Several days ago, he heard that Yun Luofeng had destroyed Medical City. Though he wanted to wait for her to come back, something urgent came up, so he left the day before Yun Luofeng came back! So he hadn't seen Yun Luofeng for more than a year.
Foster granddaughter?
The crowd looked at each other. No wonder that General Yun treated the old man so respectfully, who turned out to be the foster grandfather of the heiress of the Yun Family. This old guy was really lucky to establish close connections with the Yun Family!
"Grandfather." Suddenly, a joyful voice came from outside the door. Just as Elder Ning looked around, Ning Xin walked quickly to him. "Grandfather, you've come?"
With a bright smile on her face, Ning Xin looked dignified and elegant, with graceful demeanor in every move that she made.
Yun Qingya quietly stood beside Ning Xin, a joyful smile on his jade-like handsome face.
"Xin'er," Elder Ning said with some relief when he saw the bright smile on his granddaughter's face, "You have been running around with me all these years, and now you are finally settling down. I guess I can rest assured."
For Elder Ning, nothing was more important than the happiness of his granddaughter. Now it seemed that she lived very well in the Yun Family, and he could feel the change from her smile...
She really had a hard time all these years!
"Haha, Elder Ning, don't worry, I'll take care of Xin'er for you." Yun Luo laughed and patted Elder Ning on the shoulder. Elder Ning smiled with relief, "Having the Yun Family take care of Xin'er, I'm not worried at all."
Hearing the conversation between the two old men, all the people in the hall realized that something special was going to happen! They curiously looked up and down at Ning Xin and Yun Qingya, as if trying to figure out the relationship between them.
Prime Minister Liu looked a little sullen.
This girl and Yun Qingya are too close. Especially since they came to the hall together, like a couple!
No way! He must help the Imperial Family establish a marital relationship with the Yun Family, and only in this way could the Imperial Family maintain prolonged prosperity!
And he believed that Princess Lingxin was way better than this girl!
"It seems that everyone is here."
Just then a wicked voice came from outside the door...
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Chapter 689:- Birthday Feast (6)
Suddenly, the whole hall quieted down, and all the people turned their eyes to the source of the voice.
Under the moonlight, a snow white-robed girl lightly walked in, her dark hair fluttering in the breeze, her wicked and gorgeous face lustrous, and she slightly raised the corners of her lips and showed a faint smile. Though the guests had already known that Yun Luofeng was the first beauty of the Long Yuan Kingdom, they found she looked even more beautiful than a year ago.
Her beauty was simply beyond expression.
"Feng'er, you've come? Where is Ah Xiao?"
Glancing at Yun Luofeng's back and not finding Yun Xiao, Yun Luo slightly frowned. From what he knew of Yun Xiao, he would follow his granddaughter closely to guard her, but now he was not here. Was there something wrong?
Noticing Yun Luo's worry, Yun Luofeng smiled, "He has something to do and left for a while, but soon he will come to congratulate you on your birthday."
"Ok, then let's start the birthday feast." No longer asking, Yun Luo invited the guests to sit down. Then he flicked his sleeves and went to the seat of honor.
The birthday feast began in a lively atmosphere. Countless servants and maids came up to serve delicious food. At this time, restless with anxiety, Prime Minister Liu was not in the mood to taste the dishes. Suddenly, he caught a glimpse of a familiar figure among the servants, and he jumped to his feet in shock.
"Are... are you Master of the Spirit Sect?
Before he was promoted as prime minister, he once went to the Spirit Sect to report the situation of the Long Yuan Kingdom on behalf of Gao Tu, and was fortunate enough to see the master of the Spirit Sect.
But now, the noble master of the Spirit Sect was reduced to a servant of the Yun Family?
"Master of the Spirit Sect? The Spirit Sect behind the Long Yuan Kingdom? Why would the master of the Spirit Sect serve as a servant here?"
"Prime Minister Liu, are you sure you didn't mistake this guy for Master of the Spirit Sect?"
On this continent, many common people only knew the royal families and had no idea that there were greater powers behind them! But the participants of Yun Luo's birthday feast were not common people! How could they not know the master of the Spirit Sect?
Even Yun Luofeng took a look at the master of the Spirit Sect.
It seemed that since the master of the Spirit Sect willingly acted as a servant in the Yun Family to atone for his crime, she had forgotten about him...
"Ahem," Yun Luo coughed and said proudly, "You really have sharp eyes! The master of the Spirit Sect has been working as a servant here for more than a year."
Boom!
Like being struck by a blot from the blue, all the guests were shocked and looked at Yun Luo in astonishment. The master of the Spirit Sect worked as a servant in the Yun Family? God! How strong was the power of the Yun Family to make the master of the Spirit Sect willingly serve as their servant?
Prime Minister Liu rolled his eyes and became more determined in establishing a marital relationship between the Imperial Family and the Yun Family!
"General Yun." He calmed down, stood up and said respectfully, "Now that Master Qingya has come, I will present my gift to him, I..."
"Wait a minute!" Yun Luo glanced at Prime Minister Liu and said aloofly, "Let's talk about it later. Now I have something to announce."
Hearing Yun Luo's words, Prime Minister Liu had no choice but to close his mouth. Anyway, he would still have a chance to present the gift.
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Chapter 690:- Birthday Feast (7)
Meeting Yun Luo's eyes, Ning Xin seemed to be aware of what was going to happen. She felt her heart skip a beat, and a shy look appeared on her beautiful and dignified face. Suddenly, a hand tightly held her little hand, and she gradually regained her composure.
"Today, I'm going to announce some good news. This is about my son's marriage," Yun Luo smiled and looked at Elder Ning, "Elder Ning, I really like your granddaughter. Would you marry her to my son?"
Elder Ning laughed, "Let Xin'er decide for herself, and I will respect her opinion."
Once again, Yun Luo looked at Ning Xin and smiled, "Xin'er, your Grandfather has agreed. How about you? Do you want to become my daughter-in-law?"
Ning Xin took a quick look at Yun Qingya and lowered her head in shyness, "Yes, I do."
It had been her dream to spend her life with Yun Qingya!
"Hahaha!" Yun Luo laughed heartily, "My son has a wife now! And I will choose a good day to hold a wedding for you! You must try your best to make babies, preferably two."
Obviously, Yun Luo couldn't wait to see a baby born in the Yun Family, no matter whether it would be his grandchild or great-grandchild, as long as it was a chubby baby!
"Congratulations, General. That is really a great thing." The guests all came forward to sincerely congratulate him.
Only Prime Minister Liu, who looked sullen, didn't move and clenched his hands.
Why? Why did a girl out of nowhere suddenly pop up and ruin his perfect plan?
This girl was simply no match for Princess Lingxin in identity or appearance. How could she become the Yun Luo's daughter-in-law?
"Oh, right..." Recalling something, Yun Luo turned to Prime Minister Liu, "Prime Minister Liu, did you know that my son was going to be engaged, so you prepared a wedding gift for him in advance? What is the gift? May I see it?"
Prime Minister Liu's eyes darkened and a resolute gleam flickered across his eyes, "Guards, bring my gift for Master Qingya here!"
Then, two guards came along with a big red box. The box was tied with red ribbon, with a big red flower pinned on the top and a big hole in the middle, and everyone wondered what was inside the box.
"Open it!" Prime Minister Liu waved and ordered.
"Yes, Your Excellency." The two guards dropped the box and opened it as ordered.
Seeing the gift in the box, let alone Yun Luo, even the guests in the hall were dumbfounded!
In the big red box, there was a girl of about seventeen or eighteen, who was bound by red ropes, with a red cloth in her mouth, and she piteously looked at the crowd, with tears in her eyes. Her eyes were clearly filled with fear.
Tightly holding Ning Xin's hand, Yun Qingya angrily turned his eyes to Prime Minister Liu, with a strong killing intent in his eyes.
Elder Ning, of course, was the angriest one!
How dare this asshole send a woman to his grandson-in-law on his granddaughter's engagement day?
How could he allow his baby girl to suffer such grievance? However, Elder Ning knew that the Yun Family would deal with the matter, so he just snorted and did nothing.
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Chapter 691:- Birthday Feast (8)
"Is this your gift for my son?"
Yun Luo gave a sneer and cast a grim glance at Prime Minister Liu.
Prime Minister Liu clenched his teeth and made an obeisance, "General Yun, this is Princess Lingxin. She has a special constitution, so His Majesty gives her to Master Qingya as a concubine! She will be very helpful to Master Qingya!"
Speaking the word 'concubine', Prime Minister Liu was very reluctant.
After all, Ning Xin had been engaged with Yun Qingya. It was unrealistic to make Lingxin Yun Qingya's legal wife, so she could only become his concubine! But it didn't matter as long as the Imperial Family could establish a marital relationship with the Yun Family, no matter she was his wife or concubine. Moreover, he had faith in Lingxin.
With Lingxin's special constitution, as long as Yun Qingya learned the goodness of Lingxin, he would never give her up. Then, he would ask Princess Lingxin to require that she become Yun Qingya's wife. At that time, Yun Qingya would definitely divorce Ning Xin and make the princess his wife!
Yun Luo's face turned more sullen and he said with a sneer, "Prime Minister Liu, don't you know the rules of our family? We advocate monogamy and no man of our family shall have a concubine! You'd better give it up!"
In Yun Luo's opinion, concubinage would destroy a family's harmony! If a man wanted to be successful, his family must be peaceful! And to ensure a family's peacefulness, there could only be one mistress in the family! Besides, after he met Qingya's mother, he hadn't put any other woman in his heart! Though his wife had died, he had never thought of remarrying a second wife all these years!
Yun Luofeng's parents thought the same! If her father hadn't met the one he loved, he'd rather never marry! But once he met the right person, he would only have one woman in his lifetime!
So, how could Yun Luo allow Yun Qingya to have a concubine? Not to mention make Ning Xin suffer this grievance!
Prime Minister Liu's face darkened and then he made up his mind, saying, "General Yun, Princess Lingxin has a special constitution. If Yun Qingya makes love to her, his strength will be greatly improved. I do this for your own good."
Yun Luo lifted his chin and said domineeringly, "You have only one choice now! Get the hell out of here with Princess Lingxin!"
It never occurred to Prime Minister Liu that General Yun would just show him the door! Didn't the old man want to make his son stronger?
"General Yun! I think you should ask Master Qingya for his opinion." Prime Minister Liu, who really didn't want to give up, clenched his teeth and said, "If you destroy Master Qingya's chance of success, maybe he will hate you in the future..."
Yun Luo was so irritated by his words that he even burst out laughing. Why were all of these ministers so shameless? I told him to get out, but he just stays here brazen-faced.
Thinking of this, Yun Luo sneered and turned to Yun Qingya, "Qingya, it's up to you!"
Finally, Prime Minister Liu breathed a sigh of relief. How could Yun Qingya, a hot-blooded young man, resist the temptation of a beautiful woman? Besides, Princess Lingxin could help him to improve his strength. If it were him, he would be only too anxious to accept it!
"Father, don't waste time with these people." Yun Qingya coldly glanced at Prime Minister Liu and said aloofly, "Just throw them out!"
The smile on the lips of Prime Minister Liu suddenly froze.
What did he say? Throw them out?
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Chapter 692:- Birthday Feast (9)
"What are you waiting for?"
Yun Luo stared at the guards in the hall and coldly ordered, "Throw the bastard who ruined my birthday feast out right away! From now on, no member of the Imperial Family is allowed to step into the Yun Family! Besides, whenever I see anyone relevant to the Imperial Family, I'll beat the hell out of him!"
A wave of chillness swept through Prime Minister Liu and he was totally frozen. He knew that this time, he was finished!
"Throw the present out too." Yun Qingya coldly ordered with a frown.
"Wait a minute." As the guards were going to come forward, Ning Xin's voice suddenly rang and stopped them.
"Xin'er, what are you going to do?" Elder Ning was stunned and looked at his granddaughter with surprise.
Not answering Elder Ning, Ning Xin smiled, gently but firmly pushed Yun Qingya's hand away and said softly, "Brother Yun, wait for me for a moment."
"Okay." Yun Qingya nodded slightly, but his eyes were fixed on Ning Xin.
Smiling mildly, Ning Xin slowly walked to Prime Minister Liu, and she looked so dignified and graceful.
"What do you want?" Seeing Ning Xin approaching him, Prime Minister Liu coldly asked, his face grim.
Ning Xin stopped in front of him and smiled softly, "Do you think I'm just a country girl from nowhere? "
Yes, he did!
With his experience, he only knew the existence of the Spirit Sect and the Medical Pavilion but had never heard of the Ning Family! So he didn't take Ning Xin seriously. If he had known the real strength of the Ning Family, he would not dare to act like this.
Prime Minister Liu snorted. Since it was in the Yun Family, he dared not say anything, but his expression showed his contempt for her.
With a gentle smile, Ning Xin said softly, "Though you think I'm just a country girl, I can easily defeat you!"
She knew that if she didn't show her real strength today, there would be a lot of women disturbing her and Yun Qingya in the future! Therefore, she must punish Prime Minister Liu today as a warning to others!
"Haha," Prime Minister Liu sneered, "I am a middle-level high-ranked spirit cultivator and will soon become a high-level spirit cultivator. How dare you say you can easily defeat me!" He showed her a contemptuous smile.
"If you don't believe me, you can have a try." Ning Xin smiled.
After she had said that, she suddenly released a powerful aura, which was like a giant mountain and powerfully struck at Prime Minister Liu.
Crack!
Just at that moment, everyone heard Prime Minister Liu's bones cracking, and then a shrill howling sound rang throughout the Yun Family! Overwhelmed by the pressure, Prime Minister Liu trembled in pain and a look of panic appeared in his eyes.
How could this be possible?
How could a country girl who depended on the Yun Family have such a powerful force?
Though Elder Ning called Yun Luofeng foster granddaughter, maybe that was because they were congenial, or because Yun Qingya liked Ning Xin.
That didn't necessarily mean Elder Ning had any power!
But now, Prime Minister Liu found that he was totally wrong! If Elder Ning really had no power, how could he become Yun Luofeng's foster grandfather? And his granddaughter would not have such power...
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Chapter 693:- Birthday Feast (10)
"She is an earth-level spirit cultivator..." Inside the hall, someone cried out in surprise.
"This little girl is an earth-level spirit cultivator! Yes, I used to meet with an earth-level spirit cultivator whose strength was exactly the same as the girl's! She must be an earth-level spirit cultivator!"
Prime Minister Liu, who was already pale, became more desperate after hearing this.
Ning Xin raised her eyebrows and snapped, "Today is Grandfather Yun's birthday, and I don't want to see your blood ruining his big day! But if you dare to harass Brother Yun again, don't blame me for being cruel. Now get out of here!"
This time, without any hesitation, Prime Minister Liu turned around and ran out. He just fled for his life, completely ignoring Princess Lingxin.
When Prime Minister Liu was gone, Ning Xin turned her eyes to Princess Lingxin. Even she had to admit that Princess Lingxin was really a beautiful woman. Especially now, with tears in her eyes, she looked so piteous and charming.
Seeing Ning Xin walking towards her, Princess Lingxin fiercely shook her head and tried to say something. However, with her mouth gagged, she could not say anything.
Ning Xin pulled out her long sword...
Swish!
The sword flashed, and she cut off the rope around Princess Lingxin's body.
"I know this wasn't voluntary, so I don't blame you. You can leave now." Ning Xin looked at Princess Lingxin's pale face, paused and continued, "But I'd like to remind you that the Imperial Family has no heart. The end justifies their means. To achieve their goal, they don't even mind tying you up and giving you to someone as a gift."
Princess Lingxin trembled and lowered her head, a painful look on her face. Her royal brother was always kind to her. Why did he treat her so cruelly this time? Just because she was unwilling to marry Yun Qingya, he tied her up, stuck her in a box and gave her to someone as a gift in public.
Didn't he care about the Imperial Family's reputation?
"You'd better leave here. The farther you go, the better. Don't come back anymore." Ning Xin glanced at Princess Lingxin, "As for the Imperial Family, don't worry. They won't dare to chase you."
Lingxin's eyes lit up. She knew that even if she managed to get off the hook this time, one day her brother would still give her to someone as a gift. Then why should she stay here? She'd rather choose a quiet little village and live in seclusion.
"Thank you." Lingxin moved her lips and looked at Ning Xin gratefully, and then she walked into the pitch-dark night without looking back...
Ning Xin bit her lip tightly and gazed at her receding figure. After quite a while, she withdrew her eyes and turned them to Yun Qingya who was looking at her with concern.
"I didn't want to meddle in this affair, but Princess Lingxin reminded me of the past me..."
If it weren't for Yun Luofeng who had arrived in time, perhaps she would have suffered the same fate as Lingxin! So she felt sympathetic to Lingxin and wanted to help her.
Yun Qingya's face lit up with a smile, "I will ask guards to protect her."
If Ning Xin wanted to help her, he wouldn't mind giving her a hand! Besides, Princess Lingxin did not come voluntarily but was forced by the Imperial Family.
"Brother Yun, thank you..."
Looking at his elegant and gentle smile, Ning Xin felt her heart skip a beat, her eyes shining brightly.
"Xin'er," Yun Luo said with a smile, "We are family now. Why do you still thank him? It's his duty to serve you!"
Saying this, Yun Luo gave Yun Qingya a glare.
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Chapter 694:- Shocking Betrothal Gifts (1)
Yun Luofeng rubbed her nose. She originally thought that the old general would only discriminate in favor of Yun Xiao, but unexpectedly when facing Yun Qingya and Ning Xin, he had also unreservedly sided with Ning Xin.
Thinking of this, Yun Luofeng's heart became much more peaceful.
"Grandfather, let's continue your birthday feast and don't let those people influence the festive atmosphere today." Yun Luofeng raised the corner of her lips and spoke.
"Alright," The old general heartily laughed, "Everyone, please take your seats!"
All the guests took a seat in succession, but there were still some discordant elements.
A man who had ample grandeur stood up from his seat and spoke while slightly smiling. "General Yun, I've heard that Miss Yun and a bodyguard have been getting very close. May I know if she has gotten married to him?"
The old general stared blankly for a moment but spoke the truth in the end. "No."
Even though everyone in the Long Yuan Kingdom had been addressing Yun Xiao as the Yun Family's son-in-law, but these two people have yet to be married when they even had a child together! It was obvious that the Yun Family did not want Yun Luofeng and Yun Xiao to get married!
The man's eyes twinkled, and he continued speaking with a slight smile on his face. "General Yun, since Miss Yun has yet to wed, I would like to request for a marriage in place of my son. What does General Yun think about it?"
"Father?" After the young man standing beside the man heard his father's words, his expression suddenly changed and contained slight anxiety. Yun Luofeng's looks were indeed breathtakingly gorgeous. Unfortunately, she even had a child with another man. Could it be that his father wanted him to be made a cuckold?
"Shut up!" The nobleman glared at the young man beside him and sternly spoke, "This matter shall be decided by me and there's no position for you to talk!"
Even though in the eyes of the masses, Yun Luofeng no longer had a pure body and even had a child, but in this continent where the strong are respected, it was worth forgiving regardless of what you had done if you wielded a powerful strength!
This was the reality!
The young man sat down while extreme anger could be seen on his face. He did not want to marry a woman who had lost her purity!
Seeing that this man had rushed to ask for a marriage first, the other guests hastily stood up and tried to sell their own son.
"General Yun, I feel that my son's pretty good. If you are willing, I can let him become Yun Family's live-in son-in-law."
"Your son is pretty good? He's merely a dandy man, so how can he be worthy of Miss Yun? I still think that my grandson is much more outstanding!"
Looking at this group of people arguing, Yun Luofeng's eyes slightly turned solemn and her lips lightly curved up.
"The young master of the Qingfeng Sect is rumored to loiter in brothels and furthermore, he has countless concubines in his harem! Whereas for the young masters of Zhang and Rong Family, even though there aren't that many women in their harem, they already have a few rooms of maids and concubines waiting on them. What makes you think they're worthy to be with me?
Hearing Yun Luofeng's words, the lobby momentarily quieted down.
Some of those few people who were previously fighting said embarrassingly. "Well, they're men, and it's a common occurrence to have a few rooms of maids and concubines waiting on them."
Yun Luofeng cool gaze turned towards the man who spoke.
"I believe you should have understood what my grandfather said earlier on? The Yun Family only wants a son-in-law that stays faithful to one person in his entire life and will absolutely not tolerate another person! Just based on this, it is sufficient to prove that your family's younger generation is not worthy of me!"
The young lady's words were arrogant and domineering, clearly not putting any of these people in her eyes.
"Miss Yun, I can have my son get rid of his chambers of concubines, so please give us a chance."
Rong Family's head was not willing to let go of this opportunity as he hastily made a vow. "Furthermore, I can guarantee that he will not do anything that would let Miss Yun down..."
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Chapter 695:- Shocking Betrothal Gifts (2)
Yun Luofeng shallowly raised the corner of her lips. "Regardless of it being the future or the past, my man can only have me as his sole woman! If he isn't even able to live cleanly and honestly, what's there to say about being sincere?"
Those people's expression slightly changed and some people even wanted to comment, what right do you have to criticize others when you already had a son? However, no one had the nerve to say this out loud!
Who asked the General Yun's influence to be extremely powerful?
"Miss Yun," The head of the Rong Family embarrassingly chuckled, "In this world, it's a normal thing for men to have three wives and four concubines. I am already willing to make my son disperse his harem so as to not let you suffer any grievances! This is already something not many men would do! Not to even mention about the past, a normal man will definitely take in concubines when they are of age. I hope that Miss Yun can understand."
Yun Luofeng laughed mockingly. "How can a man who treats relations frivolously make me understand?"
After the young master of Rong Family heard Yun Luofeng's words, rage surged in his heart. He originally wanted to stand up to debate with her but had been forcibly pressed down by the Rong Family's head.
"Cough Cough!" The old general dryly coughed twice and spoke, "Probably all of you did not understand the words I spoke earlier! For my Yun family descendants, if they do not meet someone who they sincerely love, then they will absolutely never sloppily get together with another! However, the attitude you all have in regards to relations are not what my Yun Family can accept. If you all continue to pester relentlessly, then you can scram immediately!"
Rong Family's young master could no longer suppress his violent temper as he stood up suddenly. "Didn't Yun Luofeng also give birth to a child before? Furthermore, you're also not married to the other party?"
Yun Luofeng slightly narrowed her eyes as he coldly looked at Rong Family's young master. The smile on her lips gradually emitted a devilish aura.
"You have a something to say about me not getting married?"
Her voice was clear and light as a gust of wind, but it caused the Rong Family's young master heart to fiercely shiver and he did not even dare to speak of another word.
"Family head!"
Under this chilly atmosphere, a servant hurriedly came forth and cupped his hands in salute respectfully while speaking. "Family head, the men of the Ghost Emperor have arrived. They said they are here to deliver the betrothal gifts to ask for Miss Yun's hand in marriage."
Ghost Emperor? Yun Xiao?
The old general's eyes brightened. Yun Xiao that darn lad finally sees the light? To actually know how to act first and report later by coming here to ask for Yun Luofeng's hand in marriage?
"Let him in quickly." The old general's breathing quickened as he hastily spoke.
The entire lobby became deathly silent at this moment...
Everyone's gaze turned to the door and their eyes were filled with astonishment. They did not know of the Ning Family, but they would have definitely heard of the Ghost Emperor's existence!
It was rumored that this Ghost Emperor's strength was incomparably strong and what's more, he was vicious and merciless. As he always wore a mask all year round, no one knew his appearance. But they never expected that the Ghost Emperor and the Yun Family's Miss would actually have such a relationship...
Under everyone's shocked gaze, with Qin Yuan in the lead, the bodyguards carried huge red chests and walked in from outside.
The number of chests were numerous and looking from afar, there were actually over a hundred of them! A hundred or more boxes of betrothal gifts, how big of a scale was this? They had no way of knowing what these chests contained.
"The Ghost Emperor's betrothal gifts will definitely not be lacking."
"That might not be true. Using a hundred chests as a betrothal gift is already sufficient, and if they all contained treasures, wouldn't that be wasting too much money? Therefore, I guess that it would be at most some gold and silver along with some pieces of jewelry inside."
For commoners, gold and silver were considered precious goods, but they were useless for those who were able to climb to a high position!
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Chapter 696:- Shocking Betrothal Gifts (3)
Suddenly somebody shouted, "Look, that... isn't that Yun Luofeng's bodyguard?"
After everyone's line of sight shifted from the betrothal gifts, they landed on the man who walked in. In the moonlight, the man's black robes lightly rippled along with the breeze, making him seem respectable and domineering.
After he entered the lobby, his gaze was on Yun Luofeng and never shifted away. His heroic handsome face no longer contained his previous grim look, and his stiff lips even had a slight smile.
That man did not usually smile, but when he smiled it was too much for the eyes to take in. Immediately after, his superficial smile seemed to have disappeared...
Everyone had never seen such a scene where it was so moving when a man smiled. It was just like a hand had lightly scratched their heart, causing it to be unbearably ticklish.
"Master, the betrothal gifts have been delivered"
After Qin Yuan put down the betrothal gifts, he walked to Yun Xiao and spoke while cupping his hands in salute.
Master?
His way of addressing caused everyone who was still stunned to be shocked in awe. Their expression was as if they had eaten feces.
Yun Luofeng's personal bodyguard was the rumored Ghost Emperor?
Impossible! This was absolutely impossible!
If he was the Ghost Emperor, why would he come to the Yun Family to become a bodyguard?!
Furthermore, the Yun Family that year was not as powerful...
"Open the betrothal gifts." Yun Xiao slightly raised the corner of his lips and spoke.
"Yes, Master!"
Having heard what was said, numerous bodyguards hastily placed down their loads and opened the chests. In that split second, within the chests, numerous medicinal herbs were seen by the guests...
Especially among these stalks of medicinal herbs, there was a tree sapling that was comparatively obvious.
"Pish, I thought that the betrothal gifts of the Ghost Emperor would definitely be precious treasures and at the very least, there would be expensive pieces of jewelry! Unexpectedly, it's just a pile of medicinal herbs!"
"Perhaps there was a lack of medicinal herbs, and he even had to use a tree sapling to serve as a filler! In my opinion, Miss Yun did not manage to win his heart, or otherwise, he wouldn't have used these gifts to fudge."
When everyone was looking down on the gifts, they did not notice in the slightest that Elder Rong who was as steady as Mount Tai a moment ago, had stood up to look at the medicinal herbs in those chests in shock...
"Impossible! It's impossible!" Elder Rong was shaking his head and his face was filled with disbelief.
Elder Ning curiously looked at Elder Rong. "What's impossible? What's happened to you?"
Meanwhile, other people's attention had been attracted by Elder Rong's words as their gaze uniformly turned towards him.
Elder Rong's face showed his excitement. "These medicinal herbs! Any of these stalks would be auctioned off at a sky-high price if it were brought to an auction!
What?
Elder Rong's words caused everyone to stare blankly. Because this old man was the Medical Pavilion's elder, everyone believed what he said...
Elder Rong took a deep breath before he managed to suppress the shock in his heart. "As for those medicinal herbs that are a thousand years old, I can tell you that the price is too high for anyone to purchase!"
The price of this was too high for anyone to purchase it?
These words were like a thunderclap, causing those people who had opened their mouths and mocked these items to instantly lower their heads in embarrassment. Perhaps they could not even afford a single medicinal stalk here even with their entire family fortune...
However, the Ghost Emperor had actually brought over a hundred chests?
"A hundred chests, there are a hundred chests of rare medicinal herbs," Elder Rong looked at Yun Luofeng with jealousy and envy, and even his tone was somewhat sour, "Especially these thousand-year-old herbs. There are only a few stalks in our Medical Pavilion but the Ghost Emperor is amazing to directly bring over a hundred chests! And in every chest, there are more than a dozen thousand-year-old medicinal herbs!"
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Chapter 697:- Handing Over My Love To You
Relying on Elder Rong's understanding of medicinal herbs, he merely needed to sweep a glance to know how many stalks of thousand-year-old medicinal herbs were there.
"However, among these herbs, the thousand-year-old medicinal plants aren't the most precious." Elder Rong sighed and he continued to speak.
What? The thousand-year-old herbs weren't the most precious?
Everyone shockingly looked towards Elder Rong, as if they wanted an answer from him.
Elder Rong snorted, "The most precious item is the tree sapling you all had looked down on! This tree sapling is not ordinary, but instead, is a legendary Bodhi tree sapling!"
"Bodhi tree? What is that?"
"It is said that the fruit of the Bodhi tree can supply an enormous amount of spiritual energy for spirit cultivators! If this tree were to bear fruit and one consumes all of it, even a sky-level cultivator can break through a rank."
As Elder Rong's words finished, the entire lobby became silent.
At this moment, everyone felt their heart beating extremely fast. They did not dare to assume as before that Yun Luofeng did not have a position in the Ghost Emperor's heart! If she did not have a position, why would he expend such a huge sum to gather so many medicinal herbs?
Yun Xiao slowly walked towards Yun Luofeng and knelt with one knee on the ground. Grabbing onto Yun Luofeng's hands, he brought it to his lips and lightly kissed her hand. Right now, Yun Xiao was just like a knight and the one standing before him was the Queen he wanted to protect throughout his life!
Witnessing the scene of Yun Xiao kneeling and proposing to Yun Luofeng, they were so shocked that their jaw nearly dropped out and all of them felt inconceivable. Yun Luofeng's strength was indeed powerful, but the Ghost Emperor was much stronger than her! However, at this moment, he had knelt before this young lady?
This... this clearly meant that he had abandoned all his dignity!
Was it worth it just for a woman?
"Before getting to know you, there were no other existences in my life!" Yun Xiao's voice was hoarse and deep, while his gaze was sincere. "At that time, all the women were just like white bones to me while the common people were ants! Other than killing, I had nothing else to do."
Indeed, after he had been chased out of the Xiao Family, the only thing left in his life was to kill.
"However, luckily for me, I got to know you." Yun Xiao tightly held on Yun Luofeng's hand and spoke, "You are the sole love of my life, in both my previous and current life! The one that I want to protect even if I were to exhaust my entire life! I understand that you strive for self-improvement and to stand on your own feet, therefore, I indulged you and let you fight your own battles."
"But if you get tired, you can depend on my embrace and use my strength however you like!" Yun Xiao's eyes were filled with the vision of Yun Luofeng. "If you wish to stand in the front lines, then I shall be the man supporting you from the back! If you wish to stand at the back, then I shall slaughter all the enemies for you!"
This was the longest sentence Yun Xiao had ever said in his life, but it had contained his genuine feelings. Even those guests who were watching them could feel the man's love for her.
If you were to become enemies with the world, then I shall slaughter the entire world for you!
If you were to become enemies with gods, then I shall kill all gods for you!
If you wish to strive for self-improvement and be independent, then I shall stand behind you and protect you for my whole life...
Yun Luofeng looked at the man that was kneeling with one knee and her gaze slightly trembled. In her heart, she felt as if she had been surrounded by a warm embrace as the corner of her lips slightly curved up.
"Feng'er will you marry me?"
The man's gaze was somewhat expectant but yet contained nervousness, as if afraid that he would be rejected by her.
Under that man's expectant gaze, the young lady slightly opened her mouth and replied, "Yes."
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Chapter 698:- Spirit Wine (1)
Yun Xiao's body suddenly stiffened and he hastily stood up from the ground. His large hands tightly held onto Yun Luofeng's shoulders while his breathing became faster.
"You've... agreed?"
She truly agreed?
Yun Luofeng bewitchingly quirked her brows. "There are conditions for me to agree to your proposal."
"Sure! I agree to your terms!" Excitement could be seen on Yun Xiao's usually unfeeling face as his black eyes intently looked at Yun Luofeng.
Yun Luofeng faintly smiled. "You're not asking me what are the conditions?"
"No! Regardless of what condition it is, I'll agree with them all!"
In front of Yun Luofeng, Yun Xiao had always obeyed her words. Therefore, no matter what condition it was that Yun Luofeng raised, he would agree to it!
"I have three conditions. First, you can only have me as your woman in the future! If you were to have another, I will immediately discard you!" Yun Luofeng raised her eyebrows and spoke.
"I will not have anyone else!" Yun Xiao expression was resolute, "Furthermore, I will also not look at other women! If I were to look at them, then I shall cripple both my eyes!"
In his eyes, there was no one else other than Yun Luofeng!
"Second," Yun Luofeng slightly narrowed her eyes, "Right now, we shall be engaged first and get married after we come back from another continent."
As she had yet to become a god-level cultivator, she was unable to join with him in the bridal chamber! As such, she had brought up this condition.
Yun Xiao nodded his head. "I'll listen to you."
"Thirdly, I will still share the bed with you as I did in the past. However, before I reach god-level cultivation, you are not allowed to touch me!"
Yun Xiao looked at the young lady before him and a trace of smiling intent flashed across his black eyes. "You mean that after you attain god-level cultivation, we can consummate our marriage?"
"That's right." Yun Luofeng slightly smiled.
Hearing these words, Yun Xiao became solemn, but in his heart, he was thinking of methods that would allow Yun Luofeng to break through even faster...
It was just that the method must absolutely not have any repercussions!
"I agree to all of your conditions."
Since he has already endured for so many days, why would he be anxious about this short period of time? As long as she agreed to his proposal, from then onwards, no one else could try to hit on her.
"Little Yun," Elder Rong looked towards Yun Luofeng and chuckled, "On the account that we have a close relationship, why don't you gift me a few stalks of those medicinal herbs? My request isn't much, it's sufficient to just gift me two stalks of thousand-year-old herbs."
Yun Luofeng shot a glance at Elder Rong and domineering threw two words. "Not giving!"
"Little Yun..."
Elder Rong pitifully looked at her. "How about just this stalk? Or even half a stalk is sufficient."
"No way! I won't give it to you even if it's a leaf!"
How could she give the betrothal gifts that Yun Xiao gave her to others? To her, the significance of these gifts was extraordinary.
"How about this, I have prepared a pot of wine recently for my grandfather and this is a wine that I brewed myself. I shall let you taste it as well."
Wine?
Elder Rong stared blankly. This darn girl knew how to ferment wine? However, a good wine had to be fermented for tens of years, so the wine that Yun Luofeng had brewed surely couldn't be compared with wine aged for tens of years. Furthermore, he was not interested in drinking wine.
"Darn girl, I'm not fond of drinking wine. If you are unwilling to part with the thousand-year-old medicinal herbs, it's fine if you give me a few stalks of hundred-year-old herbs."
Elder Rong blinked his eyes and looked at Yun Luofeng as if he had suffered unfair treatment. After all, he had already decided that he was going to shamelessly ask for these medicinal herbs.
"Have a taste of my wine, and you will naturally know if it's good or bad."
Yun Luofeng mysteriously smiled as she raised her hands and clapped. Suddenly, a servant maid carried a flask and walked over. She then carefully poured a cup for Elder Rong.
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Chapter 699:- Spirit Wine (2)
After that wine entered the cup, a fragrant odor spread throughout the lobby. Even Elder Rong, who did not like to drink wine, couldn't help but swallow his saliva.
Elder Rong did not restrain himself and completely downed the wine. During the moment the wine had entered his stomach, he felt a cooling sensation in his abdomen, as if there was a trace of spiritual energy slowly floating about.
Not long ago, he was already on the verge of breaking through, but ultimately he wasn't able to break through his bottleneck! Yet at this moment, he clearly sensed that the wine he drank turned into a trace of spiritual energy and was continuously ramming against that bottleneck.
Under this strike, the bottleneck in Elder Rong's body finally loosened and with a bang, it had burst opened while a spiritual energy storm hovered about the top of his head.
Did he breakthrough... all of a sudden?
Everyone was shocked silly as they looked at Yun Luofeng in astonishment while their eyes were filled with shock.
Elder Rong was flabbergasted as he asked while blinking, "Little Yun, what's going on?" Even he was baffled by this and was unaware of the reason.
"This wine is known as Spirit Wine and it can provide spiritual energy for spiritual cultivators! Elder Rong has good luck as he only lacked a tiny amount of spiritual energy to breakthrough or otherwise, there wouldn't be such a powerful effect."
Yun Luofeng slightly smiled. This spirit wine was her masterpiece that she had worked on these past few days! The spirit wine contained numerous spiritual medicinal herbs and not only could it provide spiritual cultivators with a little spiritual energy, it could also strengthen and improve one's body!
One of the reasons why Yun Luofeng took this out for Elder Rong to taste was that she saw that he was in a bottleneck phase, and she wanted to see if this spirit wine could assist him to break through the bottleneck.
The second reason was, Elder Rong had helped her several times these past few years and had been siding with her on everything. As such, she intended to use this cup of spirit wine to show her gratitude.
"Darn girl, hurry! Hurry up and give me your spirit wine!" The old general fiercely swallowed his saliva and hastily spoke.
"This entire flask is for you." Yun Luofeng helplessly smiled and sent her servant maid to deliver the spirit wine to the old man.
The old man did not care for anything else as he raised the spirit wine and poured into his mouth. The entire night's spirit wine had quickly entered his stomach.
"Great wine! Great wine! This is the best wine I've ever drunk in my life." The old man wiped his mouth and spoke while wishing to continue drinking, "Feng'er is there any more of this wine?" His gaze turned towards Yun Luofeng as he hastily asked.
Yun Luofeng shrugged her shoulders. "There are still two flasks of wine, and I've already placed them in your study room. You can..."
Whoosh!
Before she had finished speaking, the old man had already rushed out of the room at an extremely fast speed and did not even care about the guests who were in the lobby. His entire brain right now was fixated on good wine...
Yun Luofeng's forehead twitched once and she turned towards Yun Qingya and Ning Xin. "Second Uncle, Second Aunt. I shall leave the matters of attending to the guests to you. If anyone causes trouble, you can chase them out."
Yun Luofeng addressing Ning Xin as Second Aunt caused her face to be flushed red as she bashfully lowered her head.
"Yun Xiao, I'm tired. Let's return to our room and rest. In addition, send these medicinal herbs to my room." Yun Luofeng yawned and turned to walk out of the lobby.
Even after they left, those guests were still discussing today's incidents and perhaps after today, the Yun Family's position in the continent would have a drastic change...
After returning to the room, Yun Luofeng directly entered the God Code World and passed all the medicinal herbs to Xiao Mo. Luckily along with the growth of her strength, the medicinal fields had also expanded countless times, and she could plant ten times the number of medicinal herbs that Yun Xiao had sent over.
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Chapter 700:- Changes in the Seed (1)
"Xiao Mo, are there still no changes to the tree seed?" Yun Luofeng looked at the flat soil and lightly furrowed her brows.
That day, after she had obtained the seed from the auction, she planted it in the medicinal field. However, it had already been a year since then but there were still no changes at all.
"Master, I'm also unaware of what's happening and why there are no changes to this seed."
Yun Luofeng stayed silent for a long time. "Seems like it still requires some time. Since that's the case, then we should cultivate other medicinal herbs."
After she finished speaking, Yun Luofeng tried to grab a stalk of a medicinal ingredient but as her state of mood was somewhat distracted, she did not notice the sharp thorn on that stalk of medicinal plant. As a result, she accidentally cut her fingertip.
"Master, are you alright?" Xiao Mo's expression tensed up as he anxiously walked to Yun Luofeng while asking.
Yun Luofeng shook her head. "It's fine, let's continue."
She did not take notice of the wound on her finger in the slightest, and all the more she did not notice that a drop of fresh blood dripped into the soil that contained the tree seed. In an instant, a trace of green light flashed through the soil and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
After she finished planting some more of the medicinal plants she left the God Cold World and returned to her room.
In the middle of the night.
A voice crying out in alarm woke her up from her sleep, causing her eyes to instantly open.
"Master, something happened! Something big happened!"
Within her soul, Xiao Mo's voice carried anxiety which caused her to be unable to think and her consciousness directly entered the God Code World.
"Wa!" Seeing Yun Luofeng's arrival, Xiao Mo immediately cried out and spoke while feeling wronged, "Master, the plants, the medicinal plants..."
Yun Luofeng slightly raised her eyebrows and looked at the medicinal field. However, all she saw was that the medicinal herbs they previously planted had withered. Seemingly something had absorbed all their life force.
"Xiao Mo, what is going on?" Yun Luofeng facial expression turned solemn as she felt heartache for the medicinal plants! What made her heart feel even more painful was that these medicinal plants were gifted by Yun Xiao. But how had they turned into such a sorry state?
"I don't know either," Xiao Mo spoke while sobbing spasmodically, "Just now when I wasn't paying attention for a moment, these medicinal plants all withered and I don't know what happened! Master, this is the God Code World and there's abundance of spiritual energy. It's reasonable to say that the plants should absolutely never wilt, so why did this happen?"
Yun Luofeng lightly knitted her brows, and her gaze surveyed the surrounding and landed on the field where the tree seed had been planted.
"This is..." She was stunned.
Following her line of sight, Xiao Mo spotted the change in that medicinal field and couldn't help but widen his eyes. "The tree seed germinated?"
Xiao Mo rubbed his eyes, and when he confirmed that a tiny tree sapling like a bean sprout had appeared on the medicinal field, he suddenly became excited.
"Master, the tree seed has germinated! Could it be that the wilting of the medicinal plants was caused by it?"
Yun Luofeng took a look at the tree sapling and stayed silent for a long time before making a decision. "Other than the Bodhi tree, continue planting the other medicinal plants. I want to see what exactly that tree is!"
"Yes, Master!" Xiao Mo's eyes brightened. He also had a premonition that it was definitely going to grow into something incredible...
After Yun Luofeng left, Xiao Mo continued to plant the medicinal plants into the fields. After that, he sat in a corner and stared intently at the small tree seedling. However, it was as if this tree seedling has eaten its fill, and nothing else happened while it stood quietly in the light breeze.
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