Chapter 8 — Christmas Fairy Tale at Ma Palace

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As soon as the four words 'The second question has not passed' were spoken, countless chains immediately emerged from the edge of the black well. Chains like living snakes wrapped around Thieu Dieu. Several Heavenly Clan High Gods' faces changed dramatically.

“Devil!”

“If the Crown Prince dies here, Thien and Ma will definitely declare war!”

The royal father stood still, not bothering to lift his eyelids.

“This deity once said, if you don't make it, you will die here.”

The fairy light around Thien Quan's body exploded violently. Demon generals also swung their swords at the same time. The murderous intent that had been suppressed in the main hall was once again ripped out. The mother hugged me, her voice was sharp.

“Everyone shut up.”

The person looked towards the black well.

“The three questions of the hell demon are about himself, or about the old debt of the Heavenly Monarch?”

The well water stopped for a moment. That was no ordinary pause. It's like the Demon Hell is really pondering. Demon Ancestor said in a deep voice: "Demon Hell only accepts cause and effect."

“Cause and effect cling to his bones, then that is his debt.”

The mother replied: “He was just a baby at that time.”

“If newborns also have to pay debts on behalf of adults, then what right do you have today to say that Chieu Chieu cannot bear the karma of the two clans?”

As soon as this sentence ended, the Demon Clan's ancestor choked. The Celestial Ancestor looked at the Queen Mother, for the first time true respect appeared in his eyes. His father looked at Thien Quan again.

"Who gave it to you, Tran Uyen Moc?"

Thien Quan's face was so unsightly that it couldn't be more unsightly.

“The past has nothing to do with today.”

The emperor burst out laughing.

“Not relevant?”

"This deity's daughter has just been called by Demon Abyss."

"In your son's bones, you hid Tran Uyen Moc."

“Are you telling me it's irrelevant?”

The heavenly army did not respond. The chains in the black well tightened Thieu Dieu's bones. Thieu Dieu cried out in pain, but absolutely did not open his mouth to beg. He raised his head and looked towards his father.

"I pay Tran Uyen Moc's debt."

“But before I pay off the debt, please let me protect her for a hundred years.”

The father's eyes were cold.

“What do you have to pay?”

Thieu Dieu raised his hand and pressed it hard on his chest. Kim Van glowed from his wrist, crawling along his arm towards that faint black mark.

“Use Kim Van to protect compassion to remove bones.”

The Heavenly Clan's ancestors cried out in loss of voice: "No way!" Thieu Dieu took action again. The golden light turned into a blade, inch by inch cutting into the bones. His face turned white as snow in an instant. The water in the black well surged up. The faint black mark was forcibly pushed half an inch from his chest bone. I suddenly burst into tears. Not out of fear. But because my chest felt like someone had cut me with a knife. The mother-in-law was startled. Father immediately pressed my eyelids tightly.

“Chieu Chieu!”

The tiny seal, half yellow and half black, shines brightly. Thieu Dieu also saw it. His hand movements stopped. That black mark took the opportunity to counterattack, turning into a sharp thorn, piercing straight into his heart. His father's eyes flashed cruelly, and his sword slashed out. But from the water of the Devil's Hell, a black hand suddenly emerged, took a step forward and grabbed the sharp thorn. That hand is very slim. Not like a monster. On the contrary, it resembles a woman's hand. Everyone in the palace is stiff. The woman's voice rang out again.

“Don't peel it off.”

“After you take off your clothes, who will save A Chieu's first disaster?”

His father's sword pointed straight towards the black well.

“Who exactly are you?”

On the surface of the black well, a dark peach blossom slowly emerged. The flower petals opened, inside appeared a blurry female face. This time, her appearance was a little clearer than before. Extremely graceful appearance. But also extremely cold. She looked at me, but there was a hint of nostalgia in her eyes.

“Who I am, don't you know best?”

She smiled and looked at the Heavenly Clan's ancestors, then looked at the Demon Clan's ancestors.

“Ninety thousand years ago, it was your hands that locked me inside the door.”

“Now the door has been born.”

“You guys instead ask who I am?”

The Heavenly Clan's ancestors simultaneously retreated. The Demon Clan's ancestors were also silent for a moment. The white-bearded old man's lips trembled.

“The spirit behind the door.”

The woman tilted her head.

“Wrong.”

“I am the debt.”

The black peach blossom gently rotates. The lights in the main hall simultaneously dimmed to half. I don't cry anymore. I look at her. She also looked at me. Suddenly, she lowered her tone.

“A Chieu, come here.”

My mother hugged me tightly. Father protects me in front of me. Thieu Dieu, submerged in the black well, raised his head and shouted in a hoarse voice: "Don't listen." The lady smiled.

“Look, you're not yet grown up, there are already so many people stopping you.”

“They're afraid you'll choose me.”

“But they all forgot.”

"You were originally born for me."

I don't understand. But I don't like the way she looks at her father and mother. It's like looking at two lights that will sooner or later go out. So I sniffed my nose and said very seriously: "No going." The woman's smile stopped. The emperor's father was also stunned. The mother looked down at me, tears almost falling. I pointed again towards Thieu Dieu in the black well.

"Don't eat clothes either."

Thien Dieu was stunned. The woman slowly narrowed her eyes.

“You protect him?”

I thought for a bit.

“He hurts.”

"I'm in pain too."

As soon as these words were uttered, the tiny seal between my eyebrows suddenly emitted a stream of mixed black and gold light. That stream of light plunged into the black well, wrapping around the black mark on Thieu Dieu's chest. Not dissection. Nor is it suppression. But a gentle tug. Tran Uyen Moc's shadow was yanked out of his bones again. The black spot fell into the air, turning into a tiny wooden spike. A word was engraved on the wooden spike. Chieu. Everyone can see clearly. Thien Quan's face instantly turned as white as a corpse. His father slowly turned his head to look at him.

“Explanation.”

The army took half a step back. Before she could speak, the woman in the black peach blossom burst out laughing.

“Don't ask him.”

“He only knows that Tran Uyen Moc can prolong life.”

"But he didn't know that piece of wood was originally taken from A Chieu's coffin."

In the main hall, the sound of the wind suddenly stopped. I heard again, deep in the Demon Abyss, someone calling out to me. A Chieu. You owe me a life. This time, the sound was not underground. It is right in the middle of our mind.