XuanZheng yanked the roots of the evil tree around her after waking up from a deep sleep. Her head was filled with voices of the prisoners inside the frozen prisons.
She thought that if she used the evil tree to get inside the memories of the prisoners, she could maybe get clues how to extract the Shangguan Longyan box but unfortunately....
She failed.
After a moment of hearing agonizing screams from her head that almost made her crazy, she stood up and looked at ShaoTian's frozen body.
'You think that your children are safe? Well, they're not anymore! If you give me the box, I will spare their lives!'
She cleared her thoughts first after ascending back to her room. As she illuminated the darkness of her room, her eye caught a figure of a man sitting in a corner of her room. She do not want uninvited guests so she threw a green fireball and hurled it to the man.
"How fiesty... You're just like your sister."
"After reducing me to the state I'm in, how dare you show up!"
"Was it clearly my fault that you were banished from the ninth heaven? Oh, I get it... You wanted to draw out the Shagguan Longyan for yourself am I right?"
"Y-you!"
The man scoffed and moved away from the shadows. Zhuge Liang move a step closer to XuanZheng. He could not help at laughing as he saw her 'pitiful' state.
"As a Goddess, being away from the ninth heaven seems to be painful isn't it?"
"I have no other qualms from the ninth heaven! I do not need your help, you imbecile!"
She gnashed her teeth in anger and charged Zhuge Liang with her sharp claws. Zhuge Liang evaded her attacks and caught her in her neck.
"You needed my help! Without me you are nothing!"
His grip tightened around her throat. XuanZheng almost ran out of breath when Zhuge Liang released his hand making her gasp for air.
"You are *cough* one *cough* evil *cough* person... *cough*"
"Oh dear... I am not a person. I'm a God."
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Luo Na prepared her things thoroughly. Tomorrow will be the feast of Qixi and she needed to prepare a speech for her men at arms. She put on an armor and faced herself in the mirror. Her vanity gave off a visage of strong yet soft appearance.
She repeatedly looked at herself in the mirror up until Xian Hua showed and gave a quick kiss on her neck.
He embraced her from her back and put his head on her shoulder while facing the mirror.
"Tomorrow is the festival, why dress yourself with an armor?"
"Mmm... I know... I just want to look at myself with an armor on."
"You don't need to put on an armor. For me, you're the strongest woman I know."
He turned her to face him and gave her a kiss on the lips. The kiss had deepened making Luo Na lose her composure. Xian Hua princess-carried her on the bed and laid her on it. He started removing his outer and inner robe which revealed his skin.
Luo Na held her breath as he saw Xian Hua's divine-blessed body.
He moved quickly and topped himself on her. He showered kisses on her neck down to her chest carefully removing her robe. They kissed more passionately and found themselves naked.
The clueless Wei Yue went inside their chamber bringing a sample speech for Luo Na. Checking the speech for Luo Na, he knocked on the door and opened it immediately...
"Luo Na, I have a sample here if you want, you can—"
Wei Yue stopped speaking as he lifted his head. Luo Na and Xian Hua's eyes were also fixed at him...
"I'M—— SORRY!"
Wei Yue exited the room leaving the door closed behind him. His face was almost burning red with fever from what he saw.
Xiao Na ran up to him and asked...
"Your highness have you seen my sister?"
Wei Yue did not reply. He felt his tongue curled after he saw them.
"Ah, it's okay your highness... Maybe she's inside her room, I'll go ta—"
Xiao Na wanted to open the door but Wei Yue grabbed his hand moving away from the cursed room.
"D—Don't go in there!!"
"W—Why?!!"
"Just don't go— inside that room!"
"I wanted to talk with my sister! Why are you taking me away? Is something wrong you're highness?"
"N——No! Just don't go inside there! S—stay away from there!"
Xiao Na just sighed.
Wei Yue looked at him and saw a kiss mark on his neck. Wei Yue's soul almost escaped from his body.
"Y—You too?"
"Me? What?"
"A cursed mark. You have a cursed mark!"
"Relax sire. It's just a kiss mark."
"N—No! It's a cursed mark!"
Xiao Na facepalmed himself as he ended his conversation with Wei Yue.
'And I thought I was the one who's afraid to engage in a romantic relationship, it turns out that there was someone worst than me.'
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XuanWu was relieved seeing her children safe inside the Dragon Blade's kingdom. Although Zhuge LanRong was sent there, she wasn't really a threat to them.
Zhuge Liang came walking pass by her. She gave him a cold stare but he just glint a smile as if he wasn't affected seeing her fuming mad.
"So, where did this divine strategist went?"
"I never left my chambers. I was busy writing the scriptures needed by Guan Yu."
"Really? I saw you came from the opposite way. It's just as they say, Gods like you are terrible liars."
Zhuge Liang felt antagonized by her words. His lips curved into a distorted manner however, he kept hold with his temper and passed by her with great contempt in his heart.
'You had a fair share of my love long ago but now, you need to see the ones you love suffer because of your imprudence.'
As Zhuge Liang passed by XuanWu, she saw a single dark feather of fell from his sleeve. XuanWu pretended that she never saw the feather and acted calmly. As Zhuge Liang left, she picked the feather with her hand.
'If I'm not mistaken, this feather was from my sister.'
She put the feather in her palm and burned it to ashes.
'If I'll find out that Zhuge Liang is the one behind all of the things that happened to my family, I'll definitely won't forgive him.'
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"H-help...."
Zhao Min faintly called. Her body were dyed with blood and her hands and feet could not move any more as she fell at the front of Dragon Blade's kingdom.
Elaa sensed her presence so she immediately excused herself and went outside. As she saw her sister-in-arms passed unconscious outside the palace walls, without thinking twice, she ran up to her.
"Zhao'er... Zhao'er... Can you hear me?"
She tried putting her hands on her but the wounds on her body stung her hand like bees.
"Elaa... Help me..."
"Wait here... Zhao'er... I'm going to get help."
Elaa left her and ran up to Wei Yue who is currently taking a rest by an empty flower pavillion.
"Your highness... Please help Zhao'er..."
Wei Yue did not spare any second seeing that his subordinate needed his help.
As they went outside, Wei Yue checked Zhao Min's wounds.
His powers sensed a strong curse inflicted along her wounds.
"Give me a black linen from inside and cover her with it."
"Yes your highness."
Elaa went inside and then came back bringing a black cloth with her. Wei Yue wrapped Zhao Min with the cloth and brought her inside a chamber.
'This is no ordinary curse. Whomever inflicted this on her must have a huge grudge towards her.'
Zhao Min's cries filled the royal bath.
"Call the others especially Xiao Na and Luo Na. We are going to perform a purifying spell."
"Yes, your highness."
Elaa couldn't bare to see her sister get hurt. Her heart almost crumbled in pieces as she heard her loud cries.