Heavenly Star

Zhuge Xiaoyu was lying down, holding her chins with her hands, and there was a map with dense marks in front of her. She was reading it carefully, and her two legs bent upward, swaying back and forth.

The door was pushed open, and a gracefully looking, a middle-aged woman walked in with a bowl of steaming soup. Looking at how focused Zhuge Xiaoyu was, she smiled without making a noise. After putting the bowl on the table, she walked over to sit on the bed. She stroked Xiaoyu’s hair and said lovingly, “look at you, you’re so focused that you’re almost out of your mind.”

Zhuge Xiaoyu turned over and stretched out, lying lazily, “mother, I found that I seem to have fallen in love with being in a battlefield. It makes me so excited whenever I’m analyzing a war situation. Especially when our enemy falls into the trap that I set and are utterly defeated, it’s so much fun, more fun than anything else!”

Mrs. Zhuge smiled helplessly and said softly to her daughter, “but you’re a girl after all, you have to get married one day. Although I do not oppose what you’re doing, you have to get married to a good family in the future, then fulfill the duties of a wife and a mother. Then, I won’t have to worry about you anymore, and I won’t have to fear that my daughter won’t come back to me.”

Zhuge Xiaoyu got up and hugged her mother’s neck. She smiled and said, “don’t worry about it, mother. Every time, I have the protection of my dad, it’s impossible that I won’t come back. Hehe…even though my mother doesn’t let me, my father will object it.”

“Sigh.” Mrs. Zhuge patted her back and said with sympathy, “you wanted to learn about the arrangement of the formation of troops, and that’s to prepare yourself for the master of Ye family. You weren’t sad at all when he was gone three years ago, and now that he’s back, I can see that you aren’t thinking about it at all. It’s been quite some time now, and you haven’t seen him. I don’t know what you’re thinking about anymore.”

Zhuge Xiaoyu pouted and said with a little grievance, “it’s impossible that he’s fond of me. I fear…I fear that everyone has forgotten about me now. And I don’t want to see him, because I don’t want him to dislike him. If he still remembers me, how come he hasn’t visited me for so many days?”

She still remembered clearly the words that Ye Wuchen said to her three years ago. Although it has been so long, this aggressive girl still felt bitter when she recalled what her admirer had last spoken to her. She had never forgotten about those words – even though he had “died.”

Mrs. Zhuge knew clearly how it felt, how is it possible to not understand her daughter? From Xiaoyu’s way of look or the complicated feelings reflected from her voice, it was clear that she hadn’t gotten over Ye Wuchen, she still had feelings to him. It’s only that the defeat from three years ago made it impossible for her to give in. Like what she swore back then – one day, she’d make him propose to her.

“Silly child, if he never finds you, then are you going to do the same?” Mrs. Zhuge could feel her heart ache. She understood it very well, if Ye Wuchen stood in front of Xiaoyu now, her daughter would be so thrilled that she might lose herself.

“I won’t…oh, after I become a big hero like his grandfather, I will find him!” Zhuge Xiaoyu said with a strong will.

When Mrs. Zhuge heard her, her face became a little weird. She whispered, “Yu’er, your father has something that he wants me to tell you.”

“Ah? What is it?” Zhuge Xiaoyu was curious.

“He said that there might be drastic changes in Tianlong Country. It is possible…that all will change because of the man you admire. You have to prepare for this.” Then, Mrs. Zhuge looked at Zhuge Xiaoyu and wondered what her reactions would be. She looked a bit complex now.

Zhuge Xiaoyu has long ceased to be the girl who fools around. In the past three years, she has learned and mastered so many things, and she is well aware of the distribution of the army and political power of Tianlong Country. The only person who could bring these drastic changes to the country…is the Ye family.

The news came too suddenly, and it made Zhuge Xiaoyu stunned for a while.

She joined the army for the approval of Ye Wuchen. The meaning of Mrs. Zhuge’s words was obvious… that is, the Ye family may rebel and would oppose the royal family. This means that if there was such a day, and if she appeared in the army, she may meet Ye Wuchen on the battlefield…

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As he stepped into the army…she would surely meet his family in a war…how is she supposed to accept that?

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In the Big Wind Country, Tianfeng City.

Today is the day of the wedding of the Big Wind Country’s Prince, Feng Ling. Unlike the rushed wedding that was jeopardized by Ye Wuchen three years ago, this time, the Prince’s marriage had already been announced. There would be countless guests coming from everywhere. The royal family of Big Wind Country had also made several exceptions, and had released all the prisoners that had committed small crimes.This time, the one that Feng Ling was going to marry was the only daughter of the General Yue Handong – Yue Siqi. An elegant, quiet, well-educated lady. Anyone who had the luck to be chosen by Feng Lie must be outstanding in both her personality and appearance. Many people in Big Wind Country have heard of her, but most of them haven’t seen her.

Feng Lie appeared in great shape. The slightly pale face was now with a great smile. And General Yue was the same. When he was young, he didn’t spend a lot of time at home, and that’s why he had only one daughter. He started to calm down along with his aging, and he loved his daughter more and more every day. Now that there’s nothing more satisfying for him than seeing his daughter marrying with the Prince, and to become his first woman. Also, ever since the marriage was announced, many people went to greet and send General Yue their blessings. Given his present status, it’s very likely that his daughter would become the Empress of Big Wind Country in the future. It’s safe to assume that he would have a very stable status in the country after the marriage.

In the Palace of United Phoenix, everyone was happily chatting. The officials, city lords and governors from everywhere all became much more relaxed after seeing Emperor Feng Lie in his good shape. There were the sounds of drums and bells. After a small cry from a eunuch, the new couple walked in among the crowd. Prince Feng Ling appeared in his usual elegant gesture and a perfect face. Comparing with three years ago, his confidence face became calmer and more mature.

By his side, a petite woman with a red cloth covering her head, with the support of the others, she entered in soft steps. From her pace, one knew for sure that she’s a feminine and gentle girl. Feng Lie didn’t stop smiling and nodding when he saw them approach. He had always been satisfied with this daughter from the Yue family.

When Feng Lie raised his head, the noise of the crowd immediately subsided. He laughed and said, “Ling’er, over these years, there has always been someone in your heart, and you were always hesitant to get married. Fortunately, I have found someone who could win your heart. That will solve one of my biggest worries. The daughter of General Yue is both beautiful and has a nice character. Finding such a perfect woman is difficult. You have to treat her very well from now on, and you can’t take advantage of her soft and gentle character. Alright?” Then, he laughed again.

There was indeed another meaning in Feng Lie’s words. When he said, “there has always been someone in your heart”, people who were present of course knew who that was. When Feng Lie mentioned about her, not only the people didn’t find it inappropriate, but they came to admire Feng Ling’s long-lasting love to a specific person. The remaining embarrassment left from the last wedding had also disappeared entirely. Also, since Feng Lie had told his son to treat his future wife well, they all appreciated his humbleness.

Sure enough, Yue Handong was excited and said, “those are such big words by the Emperor. The Prince is such a nice gentleman, and he is always kind to everyone. People like him so much, so how could he bully my little daughter? It’s only that I’m afraid my daughter is not as educated as the Prince, and she might not match him well.”

“What kind of words has General Yue said, hahaha…do you doubt my judgment?”

“How dare I.”

“Haha…we as the elderly better save our words. Come on; let’s start. I’ve been looking forward to today for so long.”

A middle-aged eunuch stepped forward and used a high-pitch voice to announce that the wedding ceremony was about to start. It was still the same old speech.

Someone handed Feng Ling a scale bar wrapped in red cloth. When Feng Ling was holding the scale bar, he couldn’t help but think about the drastic change that occurred three years ago after he took the red cloth, and how the marriage was jeopardized. Also, there was a catastrophe waiting for the Feng family.

When he thought of it, he took a soft breath and slowly took the red cloth in front of everyone.

Well…

Before the scale bar in his hand touched the red cloth, a chilly wind suddenly blew from the outside. It was a weird surge of wind mixed with an inexplicable coldness. And the Palace of United Phoenix suddenly got much colder. Everyone couldn’t help but start trembling.

Feng Ling subconsciously stopped his movement. Then, an even bigger wind blew in, and everyone started screaming. The red cloth on the head of Yue Siqi was blown down and fell on the ground, a panicking, pale little face was revealed. She had eyebrows arched like the moon, and eyes shaped like stars, with a small mouth…this was such a delicate, fine girl walking out of a painting. While people were impressed by her beauty, they were at the same time worried, since the red cloth fell itself and it was a big sign of misfortune. What about that weird wind…

“Who are you?!” There were several cries outside. This weird wind had alerted a few secret masters, and they all yelled. It was to inform people around and to scare away whoever’s there…

“Heh heh…”

A burst of horrifying laughter in a low voice suddenly came from above, and when hearing this laughter, Feng Lie’s face suddenly changed from looking angry to being extremely pale. There was also a deep fear on his face. He stood up with much difficulty, and his body was trembling vigorously.

Boom!

There was a sound of an explosion, and the ceiling of the Palace exploded and blasted a large hole, the scattered stones scared away the crowd and people started running away. A violent wind was drawn from the broken hole. It seemed that its target was Yue Siqi who’s already stunned from the terror.

Hu…

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“Siqi!”

With a scream and Yue Handong’s yelling, Yue Siqi’s body was rolled up by the wind and flew into the air. People subconsciously looked up in her direction. And their jaws were all dropped.

“Evil…the Evil Emperor!”

Once this name was called, a dark, horrifying shadow was carved in their hearts, everyone’s heart started jumping frantically.