Chapter 454: Agreement (Six Updates)

Yu Mo and Yan Qing both held their breath, not daring to make a sound.

If they could, they really wanted to vanish from this place right now!

There were very few people in this world who dared to be so impolite to His Highness, and this elder was certainly one of them.

However, he had never spoken like this before, which showed that he was truly furious this time.

Rong Xiu coughed lightly.

"The Venerable Elder is joking."

"As long as Your Highness knows!"

The voice sounded a bit more fierce, but both Yan Qing and Yu Mo breathed a collective sigh of relief.

In that case, they had at least managed to get through it...

"I heard that the reason Your Highness stayed over there for so long this time was for a woman?"

Rong Xiu's brow twitched slightly, and his peripheral vision cast an imperceptible glance at Yan Qing.

Yan Qing opened his mouth to speak.

"It wasn't Yan Qing who said it," the elder sneered. "It was merely an old man's own guess. But looking at it now, it seems I guessed correctly?"

Rong Xiu paused for a moment, then nodded slightly.

"Correct."

His candid admission caught the Ming Thirty-Six Venerable Elders somewhat off guard.

"...Your Highness has always been indifferent to women. How is it that after one trip out, you have suddenly awakened?"

The previous anger vanished, replaced by a hint of curiosity and teasing.

"I wonder what kind of woman could affect Your Highness like this? It seems those old fellows still don't know about this matter?"

Rong Xiu said honestly

"Yes. This Prince has not yet returned, so it is not appropriate to make it known. Once I return, I will naturally bring this matter up personally."

These words caused the elder within the light screen to fall silent for quite a while.

"...Does Your Highness intend to give her a formal status?"

Rong Xiu smiled.

"As my wife, she shall naturally have her name and her place."

"What?!"

The elder cried out in shock, and even his originally blurred shadow trembled violently.

"Your Highness intends to... But, she probably hasn't even entered the Sky Curtain Realm, has she?! How could those old fossils ever agree to a woman of such background!?"

Rong Xiu's smile deepened.

"Have you not just agreed?"

"This old man is—how could those people be compared to me!" the elder shouted angrily. "Does Your Highness look down on this old man!?"

"Since the woman was chosen by Your Highness himself, this old man naturally trusts her! Besides, someone who can make Your Highness invest such effort must be the one held dear in Your Highness's heart. How could I oppose it? No wonder Your Highness has delayed returning for so long this time. However, since you were already prepared, why did you drag it out for so long?"

By the end, the elder's tone was thick with disdain.

Rong Xiu found himself somewhat caught between laughter and tears.

"Rest assured, I know what I am doing. I will return in a few days. If anything happens on that side, I must ask you to look after things for the time being."

The elder smacked his lips a few times.

"This old man has always been impatient with such things! This time, since it is for Your Highness's lifelong matter, I shall agree! However, once Your Highness returns, I want to be the first to meet that woman!"

A faint light flashed deep within Rong Xiu's profound eyes.

"As for that, I'm afraid you will have to wait for a while. This time, she will not be returning with me."

"What!? Not coming back with you!?"

The elder was startled.

He was already thinking about what kind of meeting gift to give, so how could she not be coming!?

"Wait! Could it be that she hasn't taken a liking to Your Highness yet!?"

Rong Xiu: "..."

Yan Qing and Yu Mo both shrank their necks, wishing they could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

They really did not want to hear this kind of conversation at all!

Rong Xiu took a deep breath

"You needn't worry about that, Venerable Elder. She will enter the Sky Curtain Realm soon; she has some of her own matters to attend to. Once she is finished, you will naturally have the chance to meet her."

The elder immediately became interested.

"She comes to the Sky Curtain Realm, yet does not follow you? Then where is she going? What is she going to do?"

Rong Xiu, however, refused to say more.

"You will know everything when it is time for you to know."

Seeing that Rong Xiu was unwilling to reveal more, the elder did not continue to press.

"In that case, I hope Your Highness returns soon."

With that, the light screen quickly dissipated.

Rong Xiu let out a soft breath.

This time, he truly had delayed for too long, to the point that even the Ming Thirty-Six Venerable Elders had sent a personal letter.

He thought for a moment and asked

"What has Mu Qinghe been up to today?"

Yu Mo immediately replied

"Earlier, he went to Miss Liuyue's residence, and then he left."

Rong Xiu's expression tightened slightly.

At a time like this, Mu Qinghe went to find her...

"Where is he now?"

Yu Mo froze, and his expression suddenly changed.

According to the previous regulations, the people sent to monitor Mu Qinghe were required to report to him at regular intervals.

But today... there seemed to have been no news at all!

He had been staying by Rong Xiu's side, focusing only on Rong Jiu's matters, and had actually forgotten this!

Yu Mo fell to his knees with a "thud."

"This subordinate has failed in his duty. Please, Master, punish me!"

Rong Xiu had already realized something the moment he saw his expression.

His sword-like brows furrowed slightly

"No need. It seems he left today."

Mu Qinghe was no simple character; it was impossible for him not to know that someone was monitoring him in the shadows.

Acting today must have had a reason.

Additionally...

"Where is Yue'er?"

Rong Xiu asked immediately.

Yu Mo's heart skipped a beat!

Rong Xiu closed his eyes, and a moment later, he opened them and looked in a certain direction.

That was the location of the Imperial Palace!

She actually entered the palace!?

He looked toward that pillar of light connecting heaven and earth.

As time passed, the color of that pillar of light seemed to fade significantly, yet the aura on Situ Xingchen's body had become much stronger than before!

More importantly, several cracks had already appeared on the eerie patterns upon the pillar of light!

Rong Xiu's gaze darkened!

In the next instant, another bolt of lightning struck down!

The pattern finally tore apart completely!

(End of Chapter)