Xu Zihuang remained silent and did not respond to Weina. His expression stayed calm throughout.
Inside the resplendent and luxurious palace, only Weina's soft sobbing could be heard. In such a quiet environment, it unconsciously tugged at one's heartstrings.
As if she had found someone to rely on, Weina shed all her previous disguises and vented her emotions.
Over the past year or so, she had first experienced the grief of the Tianhun Empire imperial family's complete annihilation, and then, while enduring that grief, she had desperately tried to support herself in ascending the throne and stabilizing the situation in the Tianhun Empire. Although she had the support of the Body Sect, the immense pressure on her shoulders still left her somewhat breathless.
After venting for a long time, Weina finally calmed her emotions again and raised her head to look at Xu Zihuang. In her light green eyes, besides the usual gentleness, there was also a strong fluctuation of special emotion.
The luxurious palace dress accentuated her noble and elegant temperament. The patch of fair skin exposed above her chest flowed with a lustrous glow, making the atmosphere at the scene even more ambiguous.
Even with Xu Zihuang's state of mind, being gazed at by Weina like this stirred some ripples in his heart.
"Tianhuang, I'm sorry, I lost my composure." Weina apologetically parted her alluring red lips, her voice choked with emotion. Although she hoped to obtain Yu Tianhuang's help, she had never actually thought that she would make such an outrageous move the moment she met Yu Tianhuang. It was just that the immense pressure she had endured for so long made her unable to suppress her emotions any longer when she saw Yu Tianhuang.
Because in certain matters, Yu Tianhuang could help her more than the Body Sect. And she did not reject this; instead, she genuinely longed for it from the bottom of her heart.
Xu Zihuang sighed softly and said, "Weina, if you have something to say, just say it directly. The way you are now doesn't suit you."
Weina nodded with a slightly flushed face, then smiled bitterly.
"Our Tianhun Empire imperial family was annihilated in that surprise attack by the Sun Moon Empire. Only I am left among the imperial family members. How could I not have changed at all? Tianhuang, if possible, I really wish I could return to the time when we first met. At least back then, my father was still alive, and I didn't need to shoulder such responsibilities and pressure."
At this point, Weina's eyes clearly became a little dazed. In less than two years, she had experienced too much. Nearly one-third of the empire's territory had fallen, and countless lives had been lost. The culprit behind all this was the ambitious Sun Moon Empire.
"Sometimes I wonder, if after you helped me expel the original evil qi of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger from my body back then, you had stayed at Shrek Academy to study, would my situation have been different?" Weina wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes. A bit of burning heat and determination appeared in her beautiful eyes.
"Tianhuang, have you ever liked me? Even if it was just a little."
After pondering for a long time, Xu Zihuang met Weina's fervent gaze and nodded frankly, "The word 'like' is too vague, but I can affirm that you, Weina, do hold an attraction for me."
"Your excellence, Tianhuang, has also been constantly attracting me, ever since our first meeting."
A captivating smile bloomed on Weina's pretty face. She bit her red lips lightly with her pearly teeth and proactively took hold of one of Xu Zihuang's hands.
"If you are willing, I can become the woman behind you. I won't make things difficult for you and Ning Tian, and I don't need you to make our relationship public. I only hope to bear a child for you, and let him inherit the throne of the Tianhun Empire in the future."
Their bodies pressed close together. Xu Zihuang's nostrils were filled with the rich, clear fragrance emanating from Weina's body. As long as he nodded, this young empress's everything would be within reach, including the entire Tianhun Empire.
Weina's current posture undoubtedly held a fatal attraction for him.
Just as Weina waited full of anticipation, Xu Zihuang shook his head with an inexplicable expression.
"Weina, let's wait a year first. Within a year, I should be able to break through to the Title Douluo realm. At that time, if you haven't changed your mind, I will let you have your wish."
He was no longer the same as before. The improvement in his strength and the experiences of these years had subtly changed his mindset. Compared to the method of having Weina give birth to an heir, he was more willing to control the Sun Moon Empire first and then use his strength to make the Tianhun Empire submit.
Weina gazed at Xu Zihuang with joy and shyness. What she saw from her perspective was completely different.
In her view, Yu Tianhuang's reply clearly meant he had agreed, and delaying it by one year was simply to break through the bottleneck of the Title Douluo realm.
"Tianhuang, I know what you're thinking. But you actually don't need to wait until a year later." Weina endured her shyness and deliberately put on the dignified empress demeanor she used when facing the civil and military ministers of the Tianhun Empire. She stood on tiptoe and suddenly leaned close to Xu Zihuang's face.
Perhaps it was a girl's innate talent; she was really good at it. In an instant, she caught Xu Zihuang off guard, leaving him momentarily unresponsive.
A moment later, Weina pursed her moist lips tightly. Her expression carried both pretended dignity and a hint of reluctance mixed with welcome.
There was still lingering warmth and sweetness between her lips. Xu Zihuang looked at Weina with some surprise, then seemed to understand something, and his heart became clear.
"It's getting late, Weina. I'll head back first." Xu Zihuang smiled faintly, as if he had not been affected in the slightest, and took his leave from Weina.
Watching Xu Zihuang's figure merge into the void, Weina finally felt a rush of heat on her cheeks belatedly. She unconsciously gripped the hem of her golden palace dress tightly.
She wondered if her slightly frivolous behavior just now had changed Yu Tianhuang's impression of her.
While thinking this, Weina walked uneasily to the main seat deep inside the palace and sat down. Her originally shallow green eyes, like jade, instantly turned into a strange silver color. Seven soul rings, six black and one red, rose successively from beneath her feet.
Relying on the advantage of her twin martial souls and her outstanding talent, Weina had recently broken through to the seven-ring Soul Sage realm and successfully fused with the ten-thousand-year soul ring and soul bone of the Mermaid Princess Li Jing.
Invisible spiritual power rippled out under her control.
Before long, a cold and elegant woman dressed in a pure white long skirt arrived in the hall. The woman had a head of soft, smooth black hair cascading down her back. Her cool and pretty face was filled with confusion.
"Weina, why so fast?"
Weina stood up with a slight pout and looked at Mu Xue. Because of the anxiety in her heart, her eyes were slightly red.
"Sister Xue, I did as you said, but Tianhuang didn't do anything to me and just left. Didn't you say that all men like this kind of thing?"
"I only heard it from some older sisters in the sect."
A trace of blush also appeared on Mu Xue's cool face. Then she changed the subject.
"So, did he agree?"
Weina's expression eased a little. She relayed Xu Zihuang's previous answer to Mu Xue.
While Weina and Mu Xue were conversing, Xu Zihuang, along with Ye Guyi and Ning Tian, had already boarded the carriage returning to the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile School.
Luxurious crystal soul guide lamps hung from the four corners of the carriage, swaying gently with the movement of the carriage.
Inside the carriage, Ye Guyi and Ning Tian sat on one side, while Xu Zihuang held the sleeping Ning Qing on the opposite side. He briefly recounted the meeting with Weina. Of course, the ambiguous parts afterward were omitted by him; he only vaguely indicated Weina's thoughts and intentions.
"It seems this Empress is really determined to throw herself at you." Ye Guyi looked at Xu Zihuang with a half-smile.
However, Ning Tian appeared very calm. Her gentle gaze remained on Xu Zihuang and Ning Qing as she smiled elegantly.
"Guyi sis, isn't this just proving how outstanding Tianhuang is? And I believe Tianhuang definitely won't let Ning Qing and me down."
Since Ning Tian had already said this much, Xu Zihuang could only continue without replying.
The three of them chatted idly inside the carriage. When the carriage arrived at the main entrance of the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile School, they saw an old acquaintance.
Guarding the entrance of the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile School was a tall and voluptuous woman with long dark red hair, somewhat resembling Ma Xiaotao from back then.
The person was Wu Feng. Two years ago, after Xu Zihuang and Wang Qiu'er disappeared, she had gone into secluded cultivation deep in the back mountain of the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile School to prove that she was qualified to stay by Ning Tian's side.
Only today, after her soul power broke through to level sixty, did she impatiently come looking for Ning Tian.
The sect disciples on duty at the entrance of the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile School did not dare to say much to Wu Feng about Ning Tian's recent situation. They only said that Ning Tian had gone to Tian Dou City for a trip and would return to the sect that evening.
This led to the extremely dramatic scene now unfolding.
The smile on Wu Feng's face froze instantly. Her face turned deathly pale as she looked at Xu Zihuang beside Ning Tian and the sleeping Ning Qing leaning in Ning Tian's arms.
"Ning Tian, you…"
Ning Tian was also surprised to encounter Wu Feng here, but she quickly composed herself. Holding Ning Qing in her arms, she said softly,
"This is my and Tianhuang's daughter. Her name is Yu Ningqing."
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