Chapter 136: Marrying a Wife
"Jin Zhong, what do you think is going on?" Silver Hammer Douluo asked, looking at his partner with confusion.
Jin Zhong shook his head, equally bewildered. Logically, Bibi Dong should have been imprisoned in the secret chamber, allowing the Supreme Pontiff to fulfill his long-cherished wish.
"Could it be..." Jin Zhong suddenly froze, a terrifying thought occurring to him. "Oh no, the Supreme Pontiff might be in danger! Yin Chui, quickly bring people and follow me in!"
The door to the council hall was suddenly pushed open. Silver Hammer Douluo, after a moment's stun, reacted, his expression turning grim as he led dozens of Cardinals and over a hundred Guardian Knights rushing inside. If something had happened to the Supreme Pontiff, as his personal guards, they would be in deep trouble.
However, when they burst in, they were all dumbfounded.
"Jin Zhong, Yin Chui, you brought so many people barging in without my command. Are you trying to rebel?" Qian Xunji sat high on his throne, looking regal and mighty.
"Supreme Pontiff, please forgive us! Your subordinates were just worried about you…" The two guards immediately breathed a sigh of relief and knelt, trembling.
"Alright, I know what you're worried about," Qian Xunji waved his hand. "Jin Zhong, Yin Chui, stay. Everyone else, get out."
After the others had withdrawn, he asked, "Have there been any exceptionally talented female Spirit Masters in the various clans recently? They must be around my age."
The two guards exchanged glances. Though they didn't understand, they respectfully replied, "To answer Your Holiness, there's Huang Yueyao, the younger sister of the patriarch of the Golden City's Bright Sword Lion family. She awakened the superior Bright Sword Lion King Martial Soul. She is currently forty-eight, at level eighty-one, and is expected to advance to Titled Douluo before sixty."
"Has she married?" Qian Xunji asked.
"No, Supreme Pontiff. She is proud and has rejected many proposals, including one from the Clear Sky Clan for Tang Xiao. She once declared that she would only marry a Spirit Master who advanced to Titled Douluo before the age of fifty."
Qian Xunji nodded in satisfaction. "Good. In a few days, you two will go to Golden City to propose. I want to marry her to continue the lineage of my Angel Clan."
The two guards were stunned. "Then, Supreme Pontiff, what about the Holy Maiden?" Silver Hammer Douluo asked hesitantly.
Qian Xunji's expression turned cold. The Angelic Sacred Sword quietly appeared in his hand and flew towards Yin Chui. "Ah!" he cried out as he was pinned to a pillar in the hall.
"Do not mention this matter again," Qian Xunji snorted coldly. "Jin Zhong, prepare yourself and come with me to the Elder Palace. I am going to see the High Priest."
As soon as he left, the sword dissolved. Yin Chui regained his freedom. "Jin Zhong, what's wrong with the Supreme Pontiff?" he asked, clutching the wound on his chest.
Jin Zhong shook his head, bewildered. He felt that Qian Xunji seemed to have changed, yet also seemed unchanged. Regardless, their days ahead would not be easy.
They left the Supreme Pontiff Palace. As they passed a patch of forest, 'Bibi Dong' suddenly flashed and disappeared. A few seconds later, a crimson figure flew out on a sword, returning to the Elder Palace. This 'Bibi Dong' was, of course, Qin Xuan in disguise.
He returned to his residence and placed the real Bibi Dong in an empty room. Jing Ni had already returned, along with Nong Yu and A Yan. Having dealt with the ticking time bomb that was Qian Xunji, Qin Xuan returned to the living room and collapsed on the sofa, letting out a long breath of relief.
"Is everything over?" Jing Ni walked over, offering him her lap as a pillow. Nong Yu handed him a cup of tea.
He enjoyed the extravagant service for a moment. "Yes, everything is over," he said, taking a small sip. "But this is just the beginning."
"What are you going to do with that girl?" Jing Ni asked, looking at the room where Bibi Dong was. "I see you like her quite a bit. Do you want to take her in?"
"Cough!" Qin Xuan was choked by her sudden remark, nearly spraying out his tea.
Seeing his embarrassed look, Nong Yu covered her lips and laughed charmingly. "I didn't realize, My Lord, that you also have areas where you're not skilled."
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