Romance of the Resurrected Crown Princess and the Cold-blooded Wolf King

As the army’s morale was shaken, Duanmu Shuang got anxious.

“Don’t listen to her bewitching words. There is no Rosefinch at all. It is merely a legend…”

Duanmu Xi squinted with a glint of coldness in her purple eyes.

Before Duanmu Xi took any action, Hongling sprayed a big fireball at Duanmu Shuang below.

“Argh…”

After the shrill cry faded away, a charred corpse was left.

Everyone was too shocked to make any sound.

Princess Jing was dead like this. Such a Mysterious Lord was easily killed like this.

The ambitions of all rebel forces were blasted.

Staring at the uproar below, Duanmu Xi said coldly again.

“You still don’t surrender. Do you want to be punished by Rosefinch as she was?”

Hearing the word “punishment”, the people instantly thought of the miserable death of Duanmu Shuang and shuddered. After throwing down the weapons hastily, they knelt on the ground and begged imploringly.

“Rosefinch, please don’t be mad…”

“Rosefinch, please spare us…”

One of the defending troops suddenly shouted, “Her Highness the Crown Princess is back.”

“Long live Her Highness the Crown Princess. Long live Her Highness the Crown Princess…”

All the people cheered noisily.

“Xi.”

Xuanyuan Mo looked at Duanmu Xi on Rosefinch’s back blankly.

It was Xi!

Xi was back safe! This was so great!

“Xi!”

Duanmu Xue and Huangfu Che exclaimed in excitement.

Duanmu Xi flew off Hongling and half-knelt before the two of them.

“Father, Mother, I’m back.”

When she saw Duanmu Xi’s action, Duanmu Xue’s eyes instantly became red.

“Xi, you are finally back…”

“Get up. It’s great that you are back.”

Huangfu Che dragged Duanmu Xi up with an excited look.

Duanmu Xi stood up and stared at them with guilt, “I’m so glad to see you two are well. It’s my fault. I should have told you earlier that it was Duanmu Shuang and Duanmu Qing who hurt me back then. In that case, you would have been wary of her earlier.”

After Duanmu Qing died, she wanted to remind them to take precautions against Duanmu Shuang but she didn’t have a chance to speak.

Duanmu Shuang went forward and patted Duanmu Xi’s shoulder.

“How can I blame you? I’ve noticed Duanmu Shuang’s ruthless ambition. I don’t care about her military force. Yet, I just didn’t expect her to collude with the Xuanwu Empire to rise in rebellion.”

The woman got so many people killed only for her private ends.

Duanmu Xi turned around and found Xuanyuan Mo. As he stared at her, she lifted the corners of her lips unconsciously and slowly walked to him.

“Snow, I’m back.”

Xuanyuan Mo gazed at the woman he kept thinking about and felt everything was so unreal.

He reached out his hand to caress her fair-complexioned face.

“Xi…”

Suddenly, Xuanyuan Mo held Duanmu Xi into his arms.

He held her tightly as if to integrate her with his marrow and blood.

Duanmu Xi felt the excitement and restlessness of Xuanyuan Mo. So, she didn’t groan but let him hold her quietly.

“Xi, I miss you so much. I really miss you…”

He murmured to her ears, which made Duanmu Xi feel shy and sweet.

“Me too.”

Her reply made Xuanyuan Mo rejoice in delight and clench her hand more tightly.

Xi also missed him. It was so great…

Duanmu Xue and Huangfu Che looked at them cuddling affectionately, exchanged their glances and smiled.

Xi grew up. It was time for her to get married.

It seemed that they should make time to go to the Baihu Empire and meet Xuanyuan Mo’s parents. It could be difficult but their daughter was so excellent. Maybe they would agree on the marriage.

The people kept cheering nonstop.

“Long live Her Highness the Crown Princess…” The cry reverberated through the capital.

The crown princess that had been missing for three years appeared before them again in an exalted position, which was awe-inspiring to them.

From now on, there were more legends about Rosefinch.

Legend had it that the mythical creature Rosefinch really appeared in the capital…

It was said that a fairy maiden in white stood on the mythical creature’s back…

It was reported that the mythical creature Rosefinch showed up and crushed the rebellion…

For the common people, the mythical creature Rosefinch was only a legend forever.

In the Xuanwu Hall of the Xuanwu Empire.

A young man wearing a yellow python robe was sitting on the chair on the left side of the throne but the throne was empty.

The man was in his twenties, whose appearance was fine. Yet, because he was addicted to debauchery, he was weak and languid inside.

He was Zhuge Weiming, the Prince Regent of the Xuanwu Empire.

The officials and officers were murmuring.

“Why doesn’t the young emperor attend the morning court meeting?”

“Alas. Does it matter whether he comes or not? The state affairs are up to the Prince Regent.”

“I heard the young emperor is sick.”

While they were murmuring, a eunuch took a step forward.

“Report if you have anything to say and retreat if you don’t…”

“Military news…”

As the eunuch finished talking, a soldier wearing the military robe entered the Xuanwu Hall hastily, “The army of the Qinglong Empire is bearing down upon the border. Now they have arrived outside Dongling City.”

“Military news…”

Another soldier wearing the military robe scurried into the hall, “The army of the Baihu Empire is bearing down upon the border. They have arrived at Sanchuan City.”

Zhuge Weiming heard the reports and rose from the chair in astonishment.

“Did they start a war?”

The soldier answered with drooping eyes, “Not yet. They only pitch their tents tens of kilometers away from Dongling City.

“Not yet on our side. They only send a troop under Sanchuan City,” the other soldier also said.

Hearing the replies, Zhuge Weiming paced around fretfully.

“Why do the two empires suddenly approach the walls without attacking the cities? What on earth do they want to do?”

An old man stood a step forward with a jade tablet in his hand.

“Your Highness, I think this must have something to do with our invasion of the Zhuque Empire.”

Zhuge Weiming raised his eyebrows, “Oh yeah? Why?”

“As is known to all, the Zhuque Empire and the Qinglong Empire are related by marriage. At that time, it made a sensation throughout four empires that the crown prince of the Qinglong Empire married the empress of the Zhuque Empire. Although the two empires seldom mingle, the old emperor of the Qinglong Empire loves his son indeed. Now that his army has approached the walls and yet not attacked the city, he must want us to retreat.”

Zhuge Weiming nodded.

“Sounds reasonable. But what is the purpose of the Baihu Empire? They should have nothing to do with the Zhuque Empire.”

“Well…” The old man with grey hair frowned and shook his head, saying, “I don’t know then.”

Another slightly young official stepped forward.

“I think Prime Minister Fang is right. The only solution to this emergency is to retreat as soon as possible.”

Zhuge Weiming was speechless.

Why did the situation become like this? If Princess Jing of the Zhuque Empire didn’t promise to cede ten cities to him after ascending the throne, he wouldn’t dispatch his troops recklessly.

Alas. This time, he went for wool but came home shorn.

“Pass on my military order that General-in-chief Lian should retreat and come back to the capital as soon as possible. No delay is allowed.”

“Yes.”

…

The next day, Phoenix One finally made it to the capital with Peng Xin.

A few days later, Duanmu Xue issued an imperial edict.

As Duanmu Shuang colluded with the enemy to rebel against the empire and defied the superiors, she should be sentenced to death and couldn’t be buried in the imperial tomb after death. Her families were all exiled to the frontier and couldn’t return to the capital without the imperial order. Left Prime Minister Qin Zhen was recalled, who should be investigated by the Imperial Punishment Reviewing Office.

In the Tongxin Hall.

Duanmu Xue walked around Hongling for several rounds, her face full of excitement.

“Xi, is Rosefinch really your contracted beast?”

“Yeah.”

Duanmu Xi smiled and nodded.

The people of the Zhuque Empire believed in Rosefinch. So did the empress.

Huangfu Che laughed resignedly at Duanmu Xue’s reaction and then looked at Duanmu Xi.

“Xi, where were you these three years? Why did your mother fail to find you in the Fengming Hall several times?”

Duanmu Xi was slightly shocked.

She had cultivated in Flame Tower for three years?

“There is a teleporting formation in the Fengming Hall. I triggered the formation and got trapped in Flame Tower. As I couldn’t find a way out, I had no other choice but to cultivate my fire spiritual power in there. I didn’t contract with Honglong until I became a Fire Spiritual Deity.”

“Fire Spiritual Deity…”

Huangfu Che exclaimed in a trembling voice out of astonishment.

“Xi, you’ve become a Fire Spiritual Deity?”

Duanmu Xue also ran over in excitement.

Xuanyuan Mo was a bit surprised too.

It only took Xi three years to be leveled up to Fire Spiritual Deity from a Fire Spiritual Knight. Her cultivation speed was so astonishingly fast!

It would take at least 30 years for an exceptionally talented man to become a Spiritual Deity from a Spiritual Knight. And this girl cultivated ten times faster.

“Father, Mother, Duanmu Shuang is dead now. There is no treacherous minister or traitor in the royal court. I want to go to the Central State to learn medicine refining skills as per my plan.”

For the sake of Ying, she must learn medicine refining skills.

“Xi, you…” Her daughter was leaving again!

Duanmu Xue looked at Duanmu Xi, unwilling to part from her daughter.

Despite that, she knew that her daughter couldn’t stay with her and her husband all the time. Her daughter had her own way to go.

Likewise, Huangfu Che didn’t want to part from his daughter, either.

He gazed at Duanmu Xi and opened his mouth but he still said nothing.

Seeing their sad faces, Duanmu Xi also felt rather guilty.

She was really not a filial daughter. She had been away from them for such a long time.

Although it had been five years since she came to Hantian Continent, she spent really little time with them.

Suddenly, Duanmu Xi knelt before Duanmu Xue and Huangfu Che.

“Father, Mother, please give me some time. When I finish what I have to do, I will go nowhere and stay with you every day, okay?”

“Sure. You’ve promised us. Don’t you lie to us,” Duanmu Xue nodded and said with a smile, her eyes glistening with tears.

“Of course.”

Duanmu Xi stared at Duanmu Xue and also felt like crying.

“Okay. Get up.”

Huangfu Che held Duanmu Xi up with pity.

“Xi, it will be your 15th birthday in a few days. Why don’t you have the coming-of-age ceremony before leaving?”

The birthday party was not held three years ago. This time, she should at least attend the coming-of-age ceremony before leaving.

“Okay.”

Ten days later, Duanmu Xi completed the coming-of-age ceremony of three clothing wearings and three bows.

After the ceremony, Duanmu Xue held the hand of Duanmu Xi and nodded with satisfaction.

“Xi, you look so great. Let’s go out and let your father and Xuanyuan Mo see how pretty you are.”

Duanmu Xi blushed bashfully and rose, wearing the super heavy bi-phoenix crown. Then, she followed Duanmu Xue out of the Fengming Hall.

The moment Xuanyuan Mo saw Duanmu Xi, he was stunned.