Holy Dragon Totem

"Lingxuan!"

A quick, rude voice broke the silence of the darkness.

The girl raised her head, and her stunning appearance still radiated a moving brilliance in the dim light of the lantern.

She didn't like to be seen by others, and only on this swing could she face her true self.

With a snap, the gate of the yard was pushed open, and a girl in a red dress stood there. She cut her long hair short, and after trimming, she still looked like a phoenix.

But her eyes seemed to be still a little red, and it was obvious that she had been in a bad mood recently.

"Sister." Lingxuan got off the swing and came to her with her head down.

Princess Shenxiao stood on the steps, looking down at her and asked: "What do you think of the marriage granted by my father?"

"Sister, Yan'er can't decide anything." She said softly.

"So you are ready to accept it, right?" Shenxiao asked with gritted teeth.

"But, what else can I do?" Her voice was as thin as a mosquito.

"At the Six Mansions Gala, Jiang Zizai performed so amazingly. He is quite attractive, right? I think you are fascinated by him!" Princess Shenxiao gently clenched her fists.

Princess Lingxuan raised her head and looked at her excitedly. She shook her head blankly and said, "Sister, I don't know what the meaning of living is. If you hate me, I'd rather die."

"You!" She was speechless. This person has been like a blade of grass since she was a child. If she was not still breathing, she would really think she was dead.

"I warn you, no matter what, you are not allowed to touch him in the future, and it is best not to talk to him. Even if you get married, he will live his life and you will live your life." There was a warning in her voice.

Princess Lingxuan was stunned. She asked, "Sister, are you in love with him?"

"Shut up!" Princess Shenxiao held the door, her eyes trembled for a moment, but she soon became firm and sneered, "I just want to kill him now! Let him not live to the day of marrying you!"

"Don't be impulsive. Killing him will ruin your reputation." Lingxuan whispered.

"What's it got to do with you?" Shenxiao glared at her.

Lingxuan didn't answer. She pursed her lips and threw the flowers in her hand to the ground.

"I'm leaving. Remember, don't let me know that you're in love with him!" Princess Shenxiao warned.

Lingxuan nodded.

When Shenxiao walked to the door, Princess Lingxuan suddenly said, "Don't you feel too tired to live like this?"

Princess Shenxiao turned around, sneered at her, and said, "How can you, who lives in a dream every day, know my ambition!"

With a snap, the door closed heavily.

Princess Lingxuan stood there for a long time, then returned to the swing and continued to swing.

She didn't see that there was a pair of eyes in the dark, staring at them and listening to them talking.

...

Lu Yuan's body was placed in an ice coffin, and the ice could keep the body intact.

In the early morning, Jiang Zizai and Lu Dingxing worked together to lift the body onto a carriage pulled by three black-scaled horses. Lu Dingxing sat in the carriage and he rode the horse back.

"Dad, I will take you home."

He knelt in front of the ice coffin and kowtowed. He didn't shed tears easily. He had promised his father at night that he would never cry again in this life.

Jiang Zizai, Ruo Xiaoyue, and Jiang Yuning rode black-scaled horses to guard them.

As for Wanqian and Beishan Jin, they wanted to follow, but Jiang Zizai saw that the journey was long, so he let them stay in the temple to continue practicing.

When the sun just rose, they brought many disciples to see Jiang Zizai off.

Jiuxian didn't come. They had been together all night last night. She didn't want to see Jiang Zizai and Princess Lingxuan reunite.

Jiang Zizai didn't wait for long, and a team of more than ten imperial guards came here with a carriage.

This looked like an elite team, and all of them were totem warriors above the fourth or fifth level of the Xuanmai realm.

The young man in the lead was wearing black armor, looking mighty and domineering, with sharp eyes and a sinister smile on his face.

Judging from his attire, he was at the level of the ‘Black Blade Commander’ in the Imperial Guards, commanding hundreds of Imperial Guards alone. Only a dozen people were brought this time, so not all of them should be present.

“Young Prince, and Princess Yuning, I am ‘Nangong Fengyue’ of the Imperial Guards, and I am responsible for escorting Princess Lingxuan to and from ‘Dajiang King City’ this time.” The young man stepped forward and said.

“Tianpeng Clan?” Jiang Zizai asked.

“Yes, my brother Nangong Fengchen has been to Dajiang King City and disappeared there. I also thought that I could investigate this time.” Nangong Fengyue smiled.

“I have seen him.” Jiang Zizai nodded.

“Could it be that the young prince killed him? I heard that you met in the Black Soul Abyss.” Nangong Fengyue smiled.

“Don’t joke, the princess is in the carriage, right?” Jiang Yuning interrupted their conversation.

"That's right."

"Zizai, follow me to say hello to the princess." Jiang Yuning got off the horse, and Jiang Zizai followed her. When they arrived in front of the carriage, Jiang Yuning said, "Princess, I'm Jiang Yuning. Can we set off?"

"Yes." A voice came from inside, and it seemed that she was not going to come out either. This was good, so as to avoid the awkward meeting.

Jiang Yuning gestured for Jiang Zizai to say hello as well.

"Then let's go." Jiang Zizai was too lazy to say hello. He said and returned to the horse. He had already started, and Lu Dingxing and the others followed. The group took the small road low-key and left Yanlongxu.

They were in front, and Princess Lingxuan's team followed behind.

There was no communication between them.

Nangong Fengyue occasionally glanced at the young man in front of him, his eyes were cold, he had a premonition that his brother must have died because of him.

"In the carriage, it must be Lu Yuan's body!"

"Originally, he was going to be beheaded and his head was hung up, but now he is being taken back for burial!"

"If he can be buried, who will bury the 100,000 wronged souls? God, it's unfair!"

There were some people watching on the road, they didn't care about anything, they said whatever they wanted to say, but Lu Dingxing was used to hearing these.

He just believed that one day, he would return his innocence to his father. This was his greatest desire in this life and his destiny.

"That's Princess Lingxuan behind."

"It is said that she is going to meet Princess Ruohua. When they return from the Great Jiang King City, they will be married soon."

"I actually think that His Majesty is really bold to marry his daughter to the son of a guilty minister."

"He also wants to lead Jiang Zizai to the right path. After all, His Majesty is a person who loves talents."

"Speaking of which, although Princess Lingxuan is not a real princess, she has been canonized after all. Her status is a princess, and everything is in accordance with the princess's standards."

"I just don't know what Princess Shenxiao will think, haha..."

"I don't know if there will be a drama between the sisters fighting for a husband, then there will be a good show to watch..."

The dynasty is too big, there will be all kinds of people, and no one can control what others think or say.

Jiang Zizai knows all this.

After they left Yanlongxu, such a small team did not attract much attention. The guards also changed into casual clothes to facilitate the journey. Princess Lingxuan's carriage itself was not luxurious.

They were basically silent along the way. They traveled during the day and rested in the inns along the way at night. Jiang Zizai basically stayed beside Lu Yuan's body. When they arrived at the inn, Princess Lingxuan went directly to the room to rest. Only Jiang Yuning occasionally went over to greet her as a courtesy.

"Brother, will she become my sister-in-law?" Ruo Xiaoyue watched Princess Lingxuan get off the carriage and asked Jiang Zizai quietly.

"I don't know." Jiang Zizai said.

"Princess Lingxuan, she is so quiet, much better than the other princess. She doesn't talk." Ruo Xiaoyue has been observing her all the time.

Jiang Zizai did think that Princess Lingxuan was a bit strange. She and Shenxiao were both princesses, but their personalities were really different.

However, her red blood dragon totem was a bit scary, and it seemed to be more fierce than Jiang Zizai's black dragon.

Jiang Zizai thought that since there was no contact and no feelings, even if they got married in the future, they could just call each other names and not interfere with each other. Princess Lingxuan didn't seem to want to get close to him, so it was just right.

A few days passed in a blink of an eye, and they were halfway through the journey. They were about to enter Qingluan County.

"Sister Dongyang was taken back to Qingluan City. I guess she won't be allowed to return to the Huguo Mansion in the short term." Jiang Yuning said.

"This prince is really mean. He has nothing to do with my brother and Sister Dongyang's affairs, but he still wants to intervene." Jiang Zizai said disgustedly.

"If my brother can come out, it will be good. Sister Dongyang must have heard the news that His Majesty said that he would release my brother. Even if he is in Qingluan City, she will be happy."

"Yeah." Jiang Zizai nodded.

My brother must be let out. He has been to Tai'e Prison. It is too lonely and desperate there.

Whenever Jiang Zizai thinks that he is still suffering in there at this time, he can't tolerate it.

It was already evening after the day's journey. Jiang Zizai decided to rest in the 'Nanling City' ahead. They still needed to walk for half an hour at night.

The team had to pass through a forest, where black locust trees were everywhere, like ghost claws sticking out of the ground.

Between the shadows of the trees, a man in black wiped the sword in his hand and waited here for a long time.

Her bright red tongue licked the blade, and a cruel smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.