Chapter 74: Self-Conquest in Progress

Xue Chen had gone crazy last night.

He dragged her into playing chess until the latter half of the night, insisting on exceeding the amount of time she had spent out with Yun Huaiyue before letting her go.

“Songgao…”

Ning Shengsheng yawned. Sleeping too late had given her a slight headache.

“Princess, you’re awake.”

Songgao came in holding the little Huan Li.

“Mm, let me see its teeth.”

The Huan Li whimpered pitifully upon seeing her, stretching out its short legs for a hug.

“You clingy little thing.”

She smiled and hugged the Huan Li, prying open its mouth to check. Seeing that a new tooth was growing in the spot where the old one had fallen out, she felt relieved.

“Awoo…”

It lifted its furry head, looking at her with watery eyes.

Mm…?

It reminded her of Xue Chen last night.

He had looked just as pitiful.

【Your Highness says you like me. Is it true?】

Her mind couldn’t help but replay the scene of the young man under the moonlight, asking for a truthful answer with such a pitiful look.

Unknowingly, her cheeks burned.

“Why is the Princess blushing? Do you have a fever?”

Songgao reached out and touched her forehead. “No fever. Why is your face so red?”

“Ah, maybe… the weather is too hot.” She lowered her head evasively, holding the Huan Li as she walked towards the dressing table.

Songgao glanced out the window.

It was already autumn, and the temperature had dropped sharply today.

What was Her Highness saying?

Could she really be feverish?

Worried, she called Zaoni over and asked her to boil some fever-reducing herbal medicine just in case.

Ning Shengsheng looked at herself in the mirror.

After running around for a while, she had lost a lot of weight. Her chin was sharper, making her eyes look even larger.

“What hair ornaments will Your Highness wear today?”

“The usual.” She remembered something, paused for a moment, and said, “Let’s use the green ones today.”

“Okay, this servant will look for them…”

Just now, she had suddenly remembered that Xue Chen liked green.

After getting dressed and made up.

She fed the Huan Li a few spirit pills.

The autumn air was crisp and clear.

It was a good time for cultivation.

She didn’t mistreat herself while cultivating either. She set out a fruit platter and pastries, sitting cross-legged under the tree to meditate.

Smelling the scent of flowers in the courtyard.

Ning Shengsheng took a deep breath. “So beautiful~”

She elegantly picked up a piece of chilled watermelon. Just as she put it in her mouth, Yun Huaiyue ran in screaming.

Her hand shook.

The sweet and juicy watermelon fell to the ground.

With a pained twitch of her mouth, she looked up at Yun Huaiyue. “Senior Sister Yun, what’s wrong?”

“Junior Sister, bad news!”

She ran until she was out of breath. She grabbed a teacup, gulped down some cold tea, and finally managed to say:

“Gu Xuancang has led people to attack the Heavenly Phoenix Nation! Your brother told me to come over quickly and tell you and Xue Chen first.”

“What?”

Has Gu Xuancang gone mad?

Ning Shengsheng stood up abruptly. Without time to enjoy the pleasant afternoon, she ran straight to the pear courtyard.

“Senior Sister Yun, I’ll go find Xue Chen.”

“Mm-hmm!” Yun Huaiyue fanned herself with her hand, her brows furrowed slightly. “Is the Demon Realm making a big move?”

From the Qingling Sect competition to the disaster in Ning Country.

And now the Heavenly Phoenix Nation.

What were those guys plotting so sneakily?

Ning Shengsheng sprinted to the pear courtyard. Xue Chen was even more relaxed than she was, leaning lazily on a reclining chair.

He held a cattail fan in his left hand, waving it occasionally.

“Xue Wuyin, something bad has happened!”

Hearing the commotion, the young man propped his chin on his right hand, curled the corners of his mouth, and asked, “What’s bad?”

“Your Heavenly Phoenix is doomed!”

“Oh?” Xue Chen leaned back, in a very good mood, his voice cheerful. “Isn’t that a good thing?”

Oh, right.

Xue Chen couldn’t wait for Heavenly Phoenix to be destroyed.

In the original plot, Xue Chen stepped into the Spirit Transformation Aperture, went back for revenge, and killed the entire Heavenly Phoenix imperial family.

He ascended to the throne himself.

Now Gu Xuancang was attacking Heavenly Phoenix with demonic cultivators. What about Xue Chen? Ning Shengsheng hesitated to speak.

“Don’t you want to be the ruler of Heavenly Phoenix?”

She probed.

Xue Chen blinked, slowly examining her expression. “Your Highness wants me to be the ruler of Heavenly Phoenix?”

“Not really, just asking your thoughts.” Ning Shengsheng walked up to him, locking onto his eyes curiously.

She wants me to be the ruler of Heavenly Phoenix?

Why?

Xue Chen narrowed his eyes and thought for a moment, coming to a conclusion. Could it be that the Princess wants a future with him?

He was currently a hostage prince, naturally climbing too high socially.

If he became the ruler of Heavenly Phoenix, he could make her the Queen of Heavenly Phoenix. Xue Chen suddenly understood.

A touched expression appeared on his handsome face.

The Princess indeed had deep feelings for him, to think so much for their future.

Thinking of this.

Xue Chen put away his lazy demeanor, looked at Ning Shengsheng seriously and solemnly, and said earnestly:

“Your Highness, I will definitely seize Heavenly Phoenix for you.”

Ning Shengsheng: What the heck?

How did it become for her???

After saying that, Xue Chen left mysteriously.

Leaving her messy in the wind.

After a long while.

She opened her mouth and asked the system, “Is this right?”

The system braced itself and said: 【Regardless of who it’s for, the important plot hasn’t changed anyway. No difference, hehehe…】

“I hope there really is no difference.”

Ning Shengsheng looked at the young man’s back with melancholy.

…

Xue Chen suddenly felt motivated.

He used to want to destroy the cultivation world, but now it was different. He wanted to be the number one in the cultivation world.

That way he could be worthy of Her Highness the Princess.

The Heavenly Phoenix Nation was already weak.

Gu Xuancang brought enough demonic soldiers. He conquered the Heavenly Phoenix Nation in less than ten days and returned in triumph.

The Heavenly Phoenix imperial family was thrown into the dungeon.

The Demon Realm won the battle and held a celebration banquet today.

Gu Xuancang breathed a sigh of relief. He didn’t have to suffer torture, and he didn’t have to die.

Having made such a great contribution.

Hopefully, the Demon Lord would give him a good face.

Inside the Demon Hall.

Enchanting and charming dancers swayed their waists. The high-level leaders of the Demon Realm sat on both sides.

Xing Wuzhou sat at the head and raised his cup. “It seems Elder Gu is not entirely useless. Brothers, toast him.”

The burly demonic cultivators drank their wine in one gulp.

Gu Xuancang enjoyed the flattery in his ears. He had always been a vulgar person, enjoying being held in high esteem by everyone.

In the Qingling Sect, Ling Jue always suppressed him.

Being in the righteous sect, he was bound by those rules. Unlike in the Demon Realm, where having strength meant being worshipped.

He felt again that the Demon Realm was better.

Unfortunately, he didn’t stay proud for long.

Xing Wuzhou said: “There is one more happy event to tell everyone today. This Venerable One has recruited an outstanding talent from the Immortal Gates.”

Who?

Gu Xuancang froze. Someone with even less of a bottom line than him?

“Come out.”

Xing Wuzhou clapped twice.

A sickly young man walked out from the back.

He seemed to have seen this person before. The young man who followed Princess Ning An during the sect competition.

The demonic cultivators looked at the young man curiously.

Someone jeered: “Lord Demon Venerable, why did you recruit such a sickly kid?”

“He looks too weak to even sweep the floor!”

The others laughed loudly.

Gu Xuancang also snorted coldly, looking at Xue Chen with contempt.

“Your vision is too narrow. This person is the Fifth Prince of the Heavenly Phoenix Nation, and now a confidant of the Emperor of Great Ning.”

“He has half-demon blood. When his demon power is released, he is at least at the late stage of the Profound Aperture. This Venerable One appoints him as the Left Protector.”

“So powerful?”

The demonic cultivators looked left and right, whispering.

Gu Xuancang gritted his teeth and crushed his wine cup. Before he could sit firmly in his position, a sinister little thief arrived.

Why was it so hard to mix in anywhere?!