Chapter 5897
Tears welled in Huo Ling’er’s eyes, but she shook her head firmly: “I’m not afraid. As long as I can be with you, I’m not afraid of any hardship.”
“I don’t care how many women you have, I just need to be one of them.”
She nestled into Kai’s arms, her voice soft yet firm: “Kai, I know you may have many things to do. But I will wait for you, I will face them with you. No matter what the future holds, I will not regret my choice today.”
A warm current surged in Kai’s heart, and he hugged Huo Ling’er tightly.
At this moment, he truly accepted this brave and sincere girl.
The two embraced for a moment before Huo Ling’er blushed and pushed him away: “I… I have to go prepare for the wedding. Although it’s rushed, it’s still a major life event…”
“I’ll go with you,” Kai smiled.
“Okay!”
…
The entire Di Huo Pavilion was bustling with activity because of the sudden wedding.
Although time was short, it was, after all, a princess’s wedding, and all the necessary rituals could not be omitted.
Red silk hung throughout the halls, and the character for “double happiness” was pasted on doors and windows.
Although the disciples of Di Huo Pavilion were surprised, they offered their blessings even more.
After all, Kai had saved the princess, exposed the traitor, and was incredibly powerful; he was worthy of her.
The wedding was held at noon.
The main hall of the Earth Fire Pavilion was brightly decorated. Although no foreign guests were invited, all the elders, deacons, and core disciples of the Earth Fire Pavilion were present.
Kai, dressed in a crimson wedding robe, was dignified and imposing. Huo
Ling’er, in her phoenix coronet and wedding gown, was breathtakingly beautiful.
Under the guidance of Huo Fentian, the two bowed to heaven and earth, to their parents, and to each other as husband and wife.
The ceremony was complete.
Simple yet solemn.
“To the bridal chamber!” the master of ceremonies shouted.
Amidst the blessings of the disciples, Kai and Huo Ling’er were led to the newly decorated bridal chamber.
Inside, red candles flickered, filling the room with joy.
Huo Ling’er sat on the edge of the bed, her palms sweating with nervousness.
Kai walked to her side and gently lifted the red veil.
In the candlelight, Huo Ling’er’s face was exquisitely beautiful, breathtakingly so.
“Ling’er…” Kai called softly.
“Hmm…” Huo Ling’er’s voice was barely audible.
Kai sat down beside her and took her hand: “Ling’er, there’s something I need to tell you.”
Huo Ling’er’s heart tightened: “What?”
“Before our marriage, I did have someone else in my heart,”
Kai said honestly. “She’s someone I… knew, someone who saved my life. I promised to save her; it was my promise to her.”
Huo Ling’er’s eyes dimmed, but she quickly regained her composure: “I know. How could someone as outstanding as you not have a past? I don’t care about your past; I only care about our future.”
She looked at Kai, her eyes filled with deep affection: “Kai, I will save her with you. After we save her, let’s live a good life together, okay?”
Kai was moved and embraced her: “Okay.”
That night, in their wedding night, the spring night was too short.
Huo Ling’er was enduring the ordeal every woman must face.
Pain and pleasure intertwined.
…
Meanwhile, in the Twelfth Heaven, at the headquarters of the Evil Path Palace.
This was a black palace suspended above an endless sea of blood, surrounded by countless vengeful spirits and ghosts, emitting mournful howls.
Deep within the palace, on a throne built of bones, sat a man in black robes.
The man’s face was sinister, his eyes deep-set, his pupils a strange blood red.
He was enveloped in a dense aura of bloodlust, like a demon god emerging from a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.
It was none other than Zhan E, the Palace Master of the Evil Path Palace!
“Bang!”
Zhan E slammed his palm on the armrest of the throne, instantly reducing it to dust.
“Useless! A bunch of useless trash!”
he roared, his voice like a chilling wind from the depths of hell, causing the temperature in the entire hall to plummet. “My projection was actually annihilated by a wisp of remnant soul! My Evil Path Palace has utterly disgraced itself!”
Below, a dozen elders of the Evil Path Palace knelt, each one trembling with fear, not daring to raise their heads.
Elder Blood Soul was among them, his injuries still raw and his face pale, but he could only kneel there, barely managing to stay upright.
“Palace Master, please calm your anger,”
a white-haired elder said, forcing a smile. “According to intelligence, that remnant soul is the Earth Fire Ancestor, the founder of the Earth Fire Pavilion. His cultivation is unfathomable; at his peak, he likely touched the threshold of the third rank of Upper Immortal. Even a mere remnant soul is not something an ordinary projection can contend with.”
“Besides, that place is his territory; we are already at a disadvantage, and being projections, we are naturally no match.”
“If the Palace Master were to personally come, he could surely annihilate the Earth Fire Pavilion.”
“Earth Fire Ancestor?” A cold glint flashed in Zhan E’s eyes. “I will definitely kill that old bastard.”
He pondered for a moment, then said coldly, “Send down the order: gather the elite forces, led personally by the three Vice Palace Masters, to the Eleventh Heaven, raze the Earth Fire Pavilion to the ground, and capture Kai alive!”
“Yes!” The elders obeyed.
“Furthermore,” Zhan E added, “tell the three vice hall masters that I want the remnant soul of the Earth Fire Ancestor alive. If I can devour his remnant soul, I might be able to break through the final bottleneck and enter the third rank of the Upper Immortal Realm!”
“Yes, sir!”
“As for Kai…”
A greedy glint flashed in Zhan E’s eyes, “Golden Dragon bloodline, possessing great treasures… This boy carries a great secret. He must be captured alive; I will interrogate him personally!”
“Yes!”
“Go and prepare. The army must depart within three days!”
The elders hurriedly left.
In the hall, only Zhan E remained.
He slowly rose, walked outside the hall, and looked down at the churning sea of blood below.
“Earth Fire Ancestor… Kai…” he murmured to himself, his eyes flashing with bloodlust, “Interesting. The Eleventh Heaven seems to be getting lively.” ”
However, no matter how lively it gets, it will ultimately become a stepping stone for my Evil Path Hall. When I break through to the third rank of the Upper Immortal Realm, that will be the time when the Evil Path Hall unifies the Twelfth Heaven!”
“Hehehe…”
A sinister laugh echoed above the sea of blood, and countless vengeful spirits shrieked, as if the end of the world had arrived.