Bang.
There was a loud crashing noise as someone kicked open gates to the city lordâs manor. The instant the doors open, several guards flew inside.
Meanwhile, the wedding guests were in an uproar.
âHm?â Lin Xihe instinctively placed a hand on her red bridal veil. Judging by movements, it seemed she planned to tear it off. However, perhaps because she considered it inauspicious to remove her veil under these circumstances, she resisted the urge and put her hand back down.
âZizhao,â she said, âwhatâs going on?â
Zhao Zizhaoâs kept on smiling calmly, just as he had before, and didnât reply to her questions. Instead, Ye Zichen answered on his behalf.
âGeneral Zhaoâs friends have come to attend the wedding.â
âIs that so? Then why did it sound somewhat off?â asked Lin Xihe from beneath her veil. She had no idea what was going on.
âZizhao,â she said, âsince theyâre your friends, how about you go greet and make arrangements for them?â
âNo need,â said Ye Zichen, expression incomparably dark. âThese friends of his have come with ill intentions.â
âI hadnât thought General Zhaoâs friends were so diverse. Youâd even befriend demons?â
âWhat?â The moment she heard this, Lin Xihe tore off her veil and looked towards the gate. Everything was in utter disarray: the city guards brandished their swords as they faced a group of dark-skinned men.
Demons.
She reached into the air, and a flexible purple sword appeared in her fair hands. With almost no hesitation, she raised her sword and charged at the incoming demons.
Slice.
Slice.
Sword light flashed about.
Whenever her sword hit a demonâs body, it vanished in a puff of purple smoke and dissipated from the city lordâs manor.
âIs this really how City Lord Lin treats her guests? I just came to give you a wedding present.â
Suddenly, another figure appeared by the gates: a man dressed in purple robes. Draconic scales climbed up his face and his lips were tinted purple. His eyes were red as blood. Although he was a full two meters tall, he was extremely gaunt.
His face wore a demonic grin. His right hand grasped the frame of the manor gates as he addressed Lin Xihe.
âAnd when, pray tell, did I become friends with you?â she asked through knit brows, hands clenching her flexible sword. She hadnât moved; just looking at the man, she felt a sense of impending crisis.
All she could do was use words to stall for time and search for a gap in his defenses.
âNaturally, City Lord Lin, there is no friendship between us,â he said, smiling confidently. âThat said, I am somewhat friendly with your husband.â
Then he turned to Zhao Zizhao, brows raised, and said, âisnât that right, General Zhao?â
â....â
Having received this sort of response, Lin Xihe turned and looked at Zhao Zizhao in bewilderment, seemingly hoping for an explanation.
Instead, she saw him approach her, smiling gently as he pressed her sword down. Then he called out to the intruder.
âYouâre quite late. I told you to come hours ago.â
âIâve been trying to break through and had just reached a critical moment, so I had to delay for a few hours,â laughed the man. âBut it seems that my late arrival hasnât interfered with our plans.â
âHmph,â snorted Zhao Zizhao, expression sinister. âYou do realize it would have been ruined if I hadnât been stalling this whole time?â
The wedding shouldâve been held at noon, but since the demons hadnât given him the signal, heâd forcefully delayed the wedding until night time.
Otherwise, the wedding wouldâve started at noon, and the guests wouldâve left. Then their plan wouldâve been completely ruined.
âZizhao, youâŠâ
As she listened to his conversation with the demons, Lin Xiheâs eyes brimmed with disbelief. She watched on in a daze. Then, Ye Zichen appeared next to her and pulled her aside.
âCity Lord Lin,â he snorted, âyou still donât understand? General Zhao has been associating with demons for quite a while now.â
With that, he turned to the man by the gates and said, âBlack Dragon, long time no see.â
âYellow Emperor, no, thatâs not right, now I ought to call you Emperor Ye,â said the man, grinning broadly. âIt really has been a while. You perhaps donât know, but Iâve been thinking of you this whole time.â
âWhat are you thinking of me for?â said Ye Zichen, words carrying a hint of mockery, âshouldnât you be thinking of Gu Li? I heard he took over your lair, and now you demons are like dogs without a home. Youâve holed up in some unstable sub-dimension, right?â
âThanks for your concern. I will settle the score with him sooner or later. However, this time...,â said Black Dragon through a tight-lipped smile. âIâm here to take the Three Realms.â
âWith just you?â said Ye Zichen contemptuously.
By now, all the guests were completely on edge.
Demons had arrived.
After experiencing their last invasion, you could say that the demons were deeply embedded in the Immortal Regionâs collective consciousness.
Now, Black Dragon had appeared, leaving them speechless.
They were demons.
The peak-level powers of the Immortal Region had already drawn their weapons and secretly circulated their spiritual energy as they carefully sized up the situation.
Black Dragon of the demon race dared come here. In that case, he absolutely hadnât come alone.
âThatâs right, with just me, and of course a few hundred thousand hardened warriors as well,â said Black Dragon, squinting and rubbing his hands together. âLast time, you put a stop to my plans, but that absolutely wonât happen a second time.â
âOh really?â said Ye Zichen, feigning astonishment in an obvious attempt to mock Black Dragon.
Zuo Mo felt a lump in her throat; demons had truly arrived, and now Ye Zichen was confronting them. Even though at this point it was still just a verbal battle, everyone knew that the Three Realms and the demon race would always be at odds with each other.
It was only a matter of time before fighting broke out.
âIt looks like you donât quite believe me,â said Black Dragon, narrowing his eyes.
âI wonder, what sort of masterstroke you have in mind?â said Ye Zichen. âCould you possibly let me see it?â
With that, his aura locked onto Black Dragon. However, in response, Black Dragon merely laughed calmly. âIf you want to see it, I see no harm in letting you look.â
With that, he raised his hands and clapped lightly. At the same time, he smiled and said, âget them all under control.â
Instantly, demon warriors appeared behind the guests. They each brandished sharp blades, and placed them against the guestsâ throats.
If they wanted to, in the blink of an eye...
The Immortal Region would have to start over from scratch.
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