Chapter 5 — Thanh Xa Marries the Dragon, the Heavenly Emperor Stands in Tears

A cruel relationship, starting from a misunderstanding, born from a hidden memory. Tieu Thao looked at me carefully and hesitantly said: "Thanh Thanh... if the Emperor knows the truth, how about... how about you go back to Heaven?" She has followed me for hundreds of years and knows how deeply I loved Duc Hanh. Now that she knows it was all just a misunderstanding, she naturally hopes that I can return to that person again. I couldn't hide a trace of nostalgia in my eyes. The old years... how beautiful... But I just shook my head, decisively: "No. I won't come back." There was a slight noise outside the door. I walked out, raised my voice and asked: "Who is there?!" The door just opened... it was Chi Uyen again. He stood in the doorway, a little embarrassed, stammering: "I... I didn't mean to eavesdrop on you two talking... I just wanted to ask... do you want to eat something..." I felt amused, pulled him into the palace: "We're already married, listen to the main light, why do we need to be sneaky?" People say that the snake tribe is inherently lustful, but in reality, the reputation of the dragon tribe like him is even more... chaotic. I thought, if he wants to double practice tonight, I won't refuse. But Chi Uyen gradually blushed, frantically avoided my hand, and slowly turned her head away. His voice was hoarse, so small that it was almost inaudible: "You... you should rest... I... I'll go to the next temple to sleep..." So I just stayed in the Dragon Domain. It's just... Chi Uyen still refuses to practice together with me. This story spread outside, and whispers began to appear in the Dragon Domain. Some people said that Chi Uyen didn't like me at all, and then gradually, even other people began to look down on me. Rumors spread to Chi Uyen's ears and he became furious - in his rage, he immediately killed ten palace maids who dared to gossip behind his back. When Duc Hanh arrived, I was by his side, gently comforting Chi Uyen. He rushed in like a whirlwind, his face gloomy, grabbed my hand and pulled me away: "Thanh Thanh, follow me back to Heaven!" Chi Uyen just stood still, quietly looking at me without saying anything. I pushed Duc Hanh's hand away, my eyes calm: "Not going back." For the first time, the cold Emperor's emotions suddenly shattered, his eyes glowing red: "The whole Nine Heavens heard that he can't protect you at all! Why must he suffer resentment here?!" The Emperor who had always been noble and noble, as cold as frost and snow, at this moment also lowered his voice to coax, gently as if if I just turned around, he would leave everything behind: "Thanh Thanh... come with me..." "Thanh Thanh, be good, follow me back to Cuu Trung Thien. I will make you the happiest fairy in the three worlds." Duc Hanh reached out his hand to me, his voice trembling slightly, strangely soft. I shook my head slightly and replied in a light voice: "But the greatest resentment I have ever suffered in my life... was brought on by you." Just one sentence was enough to make Duc Hanh's face pale as ashes. The person staggered back two steps, his lips moved, his voice as dry as ash: "It's my fault... but you... must at least give me a chance to make up for it..." In Duc Hanh's eyes, despair rolled in like a thick fog. He almost begged: "Thanh Thanh, just once... just that once, you can't... you can't sentence me to death like that..." But once... is more than enough.{Read full on page Nguyet Hoa Cac} I turned around, took Chi Uyen's arm, and smiled. light as the wind: "It's not because I'm angry that I don't want to return." "I have married Chi Uyen, the Crown Princess of the Dragon Clan, there is no longer any reason to return to Cuu Trung Thien." I looked straight into Duc Hanh's eyes, every sentence, every word was as clear as cutting to the bottom of my heart: "Brother, if you want... I welcome you to Dragon Territory as a guest." “But… stop saying things that make my husband unhappy.” I don't know if it was because of the illusion, or because of the light, but... it seemed like in Duc Hanh's eyes, there was something sparkling like tears. It's just - what I said is the truth. In recent days, Chi Uyen and I have lived together every day, really feeling very relieved. He is different from Duc Hanh. Not cold and arrogant, not hiding everything behind emotionless eyes. He's straightforward — if he likes it, he likes it, if he doesn't like it, he'll say it clearly. No hesitation, no struggle. I... like that kind of love that is direct and hot like fire. I held his hand tightly, feeling the warmth in my palm, raised my head to look at Duc Hanh, and softly said: "Brother, please go home." Duc Hanh didn't say a word, just panicked and covered his lips with his hand. From between those trembling fingers, a stream of dark red blood oozed out. The person turned his back, waved his sleeves, and the lonely figure disappeared into the mist of the Dragon Domain. The following days gradually returned to peace. It's just... in front of my palace, strange gifts sometimes appear. The inner pills of ancient demon beasts, spirit herbs growing on ten thousand year old snow walls, night pearls the size of a heart... Every three days, a precious gift will be quietly placed in front of the door. No one said, no one admitted. But I know - it's all sent by Duc Hanh. It's just... that person has never appeared in front of me again. He kept sending gifts, as if he wanted to make up for the three hundred years of coldness he had given me. Tieu Thao still sneaks back to Heaven from time to time, then excitedly brings hot news back to me. She said, Lang Lac Lac was bitten by a poisonous snake, his veins were bitten, and his body almost lost half his life. In the past, she slaughtered countless spirit snakes and sowed blood, but now she is continuously taking revenge from the snake clan, which is also a cycle of heaven and fair retribution. But Duc Hanh refused to let her die right away, so he kept her life hanging in torment. He secretly raised a nest of small snakes that had not yet developed their intelligence in the sub-hall, then... used Lang Lac Lac's flesh and blood as nourishment. Every day that passed, Lang Lac Lac was bitten by each small snake, his body was torn inch by inch, bleeding profusely, not a single piece of healthy skin remained. Tieu Thao grinned, her eyes sparkling with gloating as if she had just finished watching a wonderful performance: "I heard that she couldn't bear it anymore and bit off half of her tongue to commit suicide!" Until the day before the make-up wedding with Chi Uyen, a carefully sewn set of robes suddenly appeared at the door of my palace. It was the wedding dress I embroidered myself in the past, but was torn into pieces by Lang Lac Lac's maid. Now, each needle and thread is hand-stitched by Duc Hanh, carefully packaged, and quietly sent to us. I hesitated for a long time, but in the end... still didn't put it on. The wedding ceremony was completed and Chi Uyen and I entered the wedding room. Tieu Thao brought two cups of wine, Chi Uyen and I drank them all in one gulp. Pink The night is warm, the room is full of spring, a night of spring pepper. The next morning, Tieu Thao's eyes sparkled, winking at me non-stop, mysterious yet full of teasing. "Thanh Thanh, there's something I haven't had time to tell you... I'm a spiritual herb, last night's wine, I added... my leaves to it~" Chi Uyen was drinking water at the time, and after hearing that, he immediately spat it all out. He looked frightened, stammering and whispering: "I... I'm about to... have a child?" … After that, we rarely heard any news about Duc Hanh anymore. It is said that... he once tried to withdraw love from himself - cutting off all the threads of love in his heart. But for some reason, at the last moment, he let go and gave up. After that, he roamed all over the world, forever fighting, rarely appearing in front of people. … Only once, he left me a jade pendant, saying: "If you ever encounter something, crush this jade pendant... ...I will immediately appear." But then... I don't remember exactly where I put it, in some chest covered in dust, never opened for a long time. Now, when I look at Chi Uyen standing in front of me, his eyes are so gentle that they can drown even a ferocious dragon... I just think: Maybe... I am the happiest little snake in this world.