"Help—!"
"Murder—!"
Luo Xiu ran while shouting, feeling distressed.
Yet in this vast palace, it seemed as if no one was around; regardless of his shouting, no one came to help, as if he was calling to the heavens without a response, and calling to the earth without an answer.
Despite this, Jinghong Xuanran's speed was very fast, her sparkling figure moved like lightning.
In just a moment, Luo Xiu was cornered by Jinghong Xuanran, with no place left to hide.
Jinghong Xuanran pointed a sword at him and said coldly, "Run, why aren't you running?"
"When it comes to speed, I claim to be the second in the Three Thousand Worlds, and probably no one dares claim to be the first."
Luo Xiu gave a thumbs-up and praised, "Amazing, madam!"
Jinghong Xuanran gritted her teeth and said coldly, "What I hate the most is this carefree attitude of yours!"
Luo Xiu smiled bitterly, "Madam, maybe there's a grievance between us, but that's all past life stuff... Why do you keep chasing me?"
Jinghong Xuanran had extreme hatred in her eyes, and said expressionlessly, "Do you know what you did to me in your past life?"
Luo Xiu shook his head, completely puzzled, thinking if he knew, he wouldn't have come here to die.
Jinghong Xuanran took a deep breath, suppressing the anger in her heart, and suddenly extended her jade finger from the half-transparent lace sleeve, pointing at Luo Xiu's forehead.
The next moment, Luo Xiu seemed to enter a new world, seeing scenes of unfamiliar memory.
He knew this was the Divine Sense memory transmitted to him by Jinghong Xuanran.
In the memory scenes, there were two young men in white clothes.
One was Luo Tian, who was Luo Xiu in his past life.
The other was the younger Guan Zhongbao.
This guy had a scholar's demeanor, gentle and elegant, holding a Sage's Book in his hand.
The scene in the memory was on a balcony of a brothel.
Luo Tian lazily leaned back in his chair, gently swirled the wine in his glass, and smiled, saying, "Brother Guan, look at that girl in the street, that white baby is really big and full!"
Guan Zhongbao said seriously, "Brother Luo, don't speak nonsense, this is disgraceful. That's the Stunning Phoenix Immortal from Stunning Phoenix Swan State, if you provoke her, there will be no good outcome for us."
"Stunning Phoenix Immortal?"
"That's right, the successors of the Astonishing Swan Sovereign are all called 'Stunning Phoenix Immortal.'
Luo Tian showed a mysterious smile, suddenly said, "Brother Guan, how about we make a bet?"
"What bet?"
Luo Tian said, "I think that girl is quite ugly, otherwise she wouldn't wear a veil. How about I go and take off her veil now, and you give me that Thousand Mechanism Jade of yours?"
Guan Zhongbao laughed and asked, "And what if you can't do it?"
"I'll give you a Green Lotus Petal."
Guan Zhongbao agreed without much thought: "Deal! But there's something else that needs to be added for it to be worthwhile for me."
"Add what?"
"Smack her bottom."
Luo Tian widened his eyes, "Come on, isn't that disgraceful?"
Guan Zhongbao said seriously, "But it's not as important as a Green Lotus Petal."
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...
Luo Xiu leaned against the corner wall, watching the memories flash by in his mind, smiling embarrassedly, "I'm really sorry, madam, that time I was young and foolish, acted somewhat recklessly."
Jinghong Xuanran coldly snorted, "So do you deserve to die or not?"
Luo Xiu felt quite depressed, "Don't keep talking about death, we're all civilized people."
Actually... in those memory scenes, that rascal Luo Tian didn't do anything too excessive.
He merely went and took off Jinghong Xuanran's veil, then "accidentally" touched her a few times during a tussle, taking a little advantage.
That's all.
Such despicable behavior, surely hateful and contemptible, but not enough to become an unresolvable deep hatred over thousands of years.
He thought Jinghong Xuanran was too vengeful.
"How about... I let you touch me a bit, and we're even?"
Jinghong Xuanran was expressionless, "You took off my veil, saw my face, and then you clearly said you would be responsible for me... But you ran away for so many years."
"When I finally received news of you again, you were fighting alone as the Azure Emperor against the Boundless Heavens... defeated."
Upon hearing this, Luo Xiu's eyes widened slightly, suddenly realizing, so this was why Jinghong Xuanran wanted to kill him.
Indeed, this was the romantic debt owed by that rascal Azure Emperor!
"Responsible... what responsibility do you want me to take?"
Tears of anger twinkled in Jinghong Xuanran's eyes, she spoke slowly, "It's the custom, if a girl from Stunning Phoenix Swan State is traveling and a man removes her veil... that man must formally marry her."
Upon hearing this, Luo Xiu's eyes popped open, "Come on... just by seeing your face I have to marry you, isn't this overly dramatic?"
"Only in novels would they write it like that!"
"Besides, didn't I also see the face of the current Stunning Phoenix Immortal? Do I have to marry her too?"
Jinghong Xuanran said calmly, "After I became the Astonishing Swan Sovereign, this custom was abolished."
"Oh, I see..."
Luo Xiu smiled awkwardly, and while Jinghong Xuanran wasn't paying attention, he suddenly turned and ran.
"Goodbye!"
Jinghong Xuanran's eyes darkened slightly, she followed closely.
"Trying to escape again? Let's see where you'll run!"
Luo Xiu glanced back at the relentless Jinghong Xuanran chasing after him, feeling miserable, thinking, what kind of mess is this?
He really couldn't understand, why could Jinghong Xuanran, with such two large firm parts, still be so fast?
Just as he was pondering, his body suddenly paused and crashed into a soft embrace, his face burying directly into two very bouncy things.
At the same time, a rich milky scent filled his nostrils, making him nearly suffocate.
Just from this fragrance, Luo Xiu knew whose embrace it was.
Looking up, he found it was indeed Lin Xiyue.
"Xi Yue..."
Lin Xiyue rolled her eyes at him, saying, "I've heard about it all, know the gist, you deserved it."
Luo Xiu quickly hid behind Lin Xiyue, poking his head out from her shoulder, looking at the murderous Jinghong Xuanran approaching with her sword, he said, "If you don't mind, I can marry her!"
Lin Xiyue glanced at Jinghong Xuanran coming towards her, smiled, "Sister Xuanran, did you hear?"
Jinghong Xuanran snorted disdainfully, "Who wants to marry such a scoundrel?"
Luo Xiu felt like crying without tears, "So what do you want to do? Do you really want to kill me?"
Jinghong Xuanran sheathed her sword and turned, "Forget it, for Xi Yue's sake, I'll spare you this time."
Luo Xiu felt slightly relieved.
Jinghong Xuanran suddenly walked to the side, said, "Xi Yue, first take him to change into women's clothes, we should go to that place."
"Okay, sister."
Upon hearing this, Luo Xiu's eyes widened in shock, pointing to his nose, saying, "What did you say? Change into women's clothes?"
Lin Xiyue smiled sweetly, "Yes, change into women's clothes."
Luo Xiu quickly retreated, "Why do I have to change into women's clothes?"
Lin Xiyue suddenly caught up and grabbed him, "Why so much nonsense, just change when you're told to. It's necessary."
"Didn't someone always want me to wear stockings for you to see; now it's your turn to perform."
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