Volume 1: The Beauty of Misfortune Chapter 419: Changes in the Xuanzhou
Unknowingly, all the snowflakes had fallen, and the girl stopped dancing, looking at the snow quietly melting under her feet with nostalgia. She looked at Yun Che and said pitifully: "Is my dance good-looking?"
"It looks good..." Yun Che nodded, his eyes were hazy, his voice sounded like he was talking in sleep, and his consciousness was still immersed in the dance just now.
Princess Snow had heard too many compliments like this in her life, but she still laughed happily: "Then... how about it snow a little more, and I can continue to dance for you. Watching the snowflakes fall, I will I can’t help but want to fly with them.”
"Okay..." How could Yun Che refuse? Even if we can only witness such a divine thing for a moment, it is an indescribable enjoyment and luxury. It is a beautiful scene that ordinary people cannot see in a lifetime. He stretched out his hands toward the sky, condensing his profound energy...
But as soon as the Bingyun Jue was activated, a burst of tearing pain suddenly appeared in his chest. Yun Che groaned, quickly reached out to hold his chest, and forcefully swallowed back a surge of blood, but his expression was... It became extremely pale.
"Ah!!" Princess Snow exclaimed, not even bothering to put on her shoes. Her slender feet like ice lotus left the snow layer and stepped on the soft grass. She stretched out and retracted her hands, and asked nervously: "You... ...Do you mind? It's all my fault. I only focused on looking at the snow, but I forgot about your injury... I'm sorry... I'm sorry..."
This pearl of the Divine Phoenix Empire was actually apologizing to an "ordinary disciple" of his in panic at this moment, with slightly trembling beautiful eyes full of worry and self-blame. Somewhere deep in Yun Che's heart was lightly touched, and he tried his best to smile: "Don't worry, I'm fine. I just accidentally touched an internal injury. Just rest for a while."
After saying that, Yun Che carefully sat down on the spot, closed his eyes, and slowly calmed his inner breath, and the discomfort quickly disappeared.
After listening to Yun Che's words and watching his face gradually return to rosy color, Princess Snow's nervousness and self-blame quietly dissipated, and then she sat in front of him still worried, looking at him with her beautiful eyes without blinking. . She didn't know why she wanted to take a good look at this man for a while. Maybe it was because of some vague sense of mystery about him... This was the first time in her life that she looked at someone with such focused eyes.
After the internal injuries that had been involved subsided, Yun Che opened his eyes, but he caught Princess Snow's gaze and found that he was peeking at him. Princess Snow blinked her eyes and smiled sweetly. This sudden smile, Yun Che's soul was shaken, and he also laughed, and said in an apologetic tone: "Your Highness, it's all my fault for being injured. Not only can Her Highness not enjoy the snow, but she also has to worry about me...tomorrow My injury will be much better, and when the time comes, I will make a big snow for Her Royal Highness."
"Okay!" Princess Snow agreed crisply, then tilted her head slightly: "But, can you please stop calling me Your Highness, it feels so awkward."
"Then...how should I call Her Royal Highness the Princess?"
"My name is Feng Xue'er. You can call me Xuexue or Xue'er. I like both of these titles. 'Her Royal Highness' is not nice at all." Princess Xue said with a smile.
The other members of the Divine Phoenix Sect must be extremely frightened at this moment. But Yun Che was naturally not among them. He smiled and said: "Okay, then from now on, I will call you... Xue'er."
"Yes!" Princess Xue smiled and nodded, looking at his face with a pair of beautiful eyes like stars: "Then can I call you... where is brother Ling Yun?"
"Of course...but I prefer that Xue'er can call me Brother Yun. Because it feels a little closer than 'Brother Lingyun'." Yun Che said with a smile...Although there is only one word difference, "Brother Lingyun" " and "Brother Yun" are two completely different concepts. Because the former... In a sense, he is simply taking advantage of that boy Ling Yun!
"Yes!" Princess Snow nodded happily: "Brother Yun...Brother Yun...Brother Yun...Hee!"
Princess Xue shouted three times in a row, and the extremely sweet voice made all the bones in Yun Che's body soften.
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Divine Phoenix Palace, Phoenix Hall.
"My son, please see your father." Feng Ximing stood in front of Feng Hengkong and said respectfully.
The Seven Kingdoms Ranking Tournament is getting closer and closer, and this is second to none. The most important thing is that the gate of the Ancient Xuan Ark is about to open. Although, in the past thousands of years, no one has ever been able to detect the secrets in the Ancient Xuan Ark. It is a secret, but there is no doubt that it contains earth-shattering treasures. Therefore, even if it fails again and again, the emergence of the Ancient Xuan Ark is still a huge event for the Divine Phoenix Sect. Everyone in the Divine Phoenix Sect believes that if they can obtain the secret of the Ancient Mysterious Ark and the treasure within, the Divine Phoenix Sect's strength will truly be on par with the Four Holy Lands... and may even surpass them.
Therefore, Feng Hengkong has been preparing for the Ancient Xuan Ark during this period and rarely shows up. When Feng Ximing arrived, he didn't even raise his head and said calmly: "What's the matter?"
Feng Ximing lowered his head slightly with a humble posture: "Back to my father, news just came from the Lingkun Palace. The seal of the ancient profound ark's gate has changed this morning. According to past records, this change means The boat gate will open in twelve days, a full four days earlier than originally expected.”
Feng Hengkong raised his head with a solemn expression: "Four days in advance?"
Feng Ximing nodded: "Yes. It was originally scheduled that the Xuanzhou would open the day after the Seven Nations Qualifying Tournament ended. Now the Xuanzhou gate is opened three days in advance, which conflicts with the Seven Nations Qualifying Tournament. If the Qualifying Tournament is advanced at this time, it is too late. So how to arrange it, please let me know, father."
Feng Hengkong stood up, frowning slowly. The door of the Taikoo Xuanzhou will only be open for twelve hours. Every minute and every second is extremely precious and must not be wasted. But when the invitation letter was sent to the six countries before, it was specially noted that the top three in the qualifying tournament will be eligible to board the Taikoo Xuanzhou. If you board the Taikoo Xuanzhou before the end of the competition, how can you be the top three? Starting the Seven Nations Qualifying Tournament in advance is even more inappropriate.
Feng Hengkong pondered for a moment, and spoke in a low and majestic voice: "The original schedule of the ranking battle was five days. The matter of the Ancient Profound Ark must not be delayed, and the competition date cannot be advanced. Since the Ancient Profound Ark is opened four days in advance, then the schedule can only be compressed to one day!"
"One day? This..." Feng Ximing was surprised. This has never happened in the history of the Seven Kingdoms Ranked Battle. Moreover, if the Seven Kingdoms Battle only lasted one day, it would be too tight, or even impossible to complete.
"This is the only way. How to arrange it is up to you." Feng Hengkong stared and said, "There must be no mistakes in exploring the Primordial Profound Ark, and the ranking battle is related to the prestige of our Divine Phoenix Empire, so there must be no mistakes. How to arrange it depends on your own ability. This is also a test for you. Is there any problem?"
Even though Feng Ximing was nervous, he certainly did not have the courage to refuse. He bowed his head and said, "Yes! I will handle it properly according to your father's wishes and will never let you down."
"Well." Feng Hengkong nodded: "In this case, if there is nothing else, leave. Remember to leave Inform the elders and the Pavilion Masters and let them prepare early."
"Yes... Father, I have something else to say. It can be big or small. I think it's better to tell you."
"Speak."
Feng Hengkong said cautiously: "A few days ago, there was a big commotion in the Phoenix Mountains. When I rushed there, I found that Thirteenth Brother's personal bodyguard Feng Chihuo died in the Phoenix Mountains. The death was extremely tragic. The surrounding area was also destroyed. Obviously, it had experienced a fierce battle."
Feng Hengkong naturally knew about Feng Chihuo, but he was obviously not concerned about it. He said lightly: "There are only Only members of our sect can enter. Since he died there, he was killed by someone from the sect. We will know once we investigate."
"Father is right. After investigation, Feng Chihuo chased a man who broke into the city gate from the south gate in the early morning of that day. According to the city guards, it was still dark at that time and he could not see the man's face clearly. He could only vaguely identify that the man was less than 30 years old, and then..."
"No need to say more!" Feng Hengkong waved his hand impatiently: "I don't have time to care about these trivial matters now. Since Feng Chihuo was killed by his fellow disciples, it was because he was not as skilled as others. Do I have to personally investigate who killed him? A useless waste?"
"Father, please calm down... Feng Chihuo's tragic death is a small matter, but... but..." Feng Ximing took a breath, his expression was obviously nervous: "The place where Feng Chihuo died tragically is less than ten miles away from Fengjue Peak, and the other side of Fengjue Peak is the Qifeng Valley where Xue'er is. Father has people guarding the east, west and north of Qifeng Valley fifty miles away, but no one is guarding the south side. I am worried that Xue'er will be disturbed, or that person is so bold that he breaks into Qifeng Valley..."
Before he finished speaking, he suddenly felt a chill all over his body, and he could no longer say the rest of the words. Feng Hengkong narrowed his eyes, and in his angry eyes, he released a cold and grim look.
"So... do you want to go to Qifeng Valley to see if Xue'er is okay?"
"No, I have no such intention, but... I am afraid that someone will disturb Xue'er." Feng Ximing said in panic. He had expected Feng Hengkong to react like this, but he still couldn't help but say it... Feng Hengkong was too busy now, maybe he would really let him check it out... Even if there was only a one in ten thousand chance, it would be good for him to go and see Xue'er. But obviously, this was still a luxury. Feng Xue'er was Feng Hengkong's biggest weakness... a weakness that must not be touched.
"Hmph! There is not only the Feng Jue Cliff to the south of the Phoenix Valley, but also the Phoenix Formation. No one except the people of my sect can enter. In my Phoenix Divine Sect, no one is brave enough to dare to break into the Phoenix Valley!! Xue'er can communicate with me instantly. If she is really disturbed, she will tell me immediately. You don't need to worry... Get out now!"
"Father, calm down. It's... I'm worrying too much. I'll take my leave."
Feng Ximing retreated in a hurry... When he walked out of the Phoenix Hall and turned around, he clenched his teeth tightly, and his eyes flashed with a cold light of resentment.
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