I understood what he meant. Xu Qiuyan was not the real Embroidery Woman, but he intended to treat Xu Qiuyan as the Embroidery Woman. In other words, this so-called wedding to the Embroidery Woman was really a marriage to Xu Qiuyan.
"What if I refuse?" I asked.
He smiled. "This is my Great Yan Kingdom. Do you think you can stop it?"
I said calmly, "I insist on stopping it. I have to take Xu Qiuyan back with me."
He smiled, his eyes seeming to say that I was overestimating myself.
He asked, "What gives you confidence? Ying Gou? Guiguzi? Or the power of the Chaos Yin Yang Bead? Oh, I almost forgot. That fox spirit came with you too. She does have some skill. But I advise you not to waste your effort. None of the things you rely on are of any use here."
I was still deeply shaken.
He had exposed every one of my trump cards.
And he did not care in the slightest.
He did not seem to be putting on an act. He truly did not regard anything I relied on as worth mentioning. From his tone, it seemed that he did not even take Guiguzi seriously, let alone Ying Gou.
"Where is Xu Qiuyan?" I asked.
"She is about to become a bride. Naturally, she is dressing up now. If she is going to become the Princess Consort of Yan, she has to look beautiful. Do you want to see her?"
I nodded. "I do."
Though that was what I said, I knew he would certainly refuse.
Yet he actually agreed. "Fine. I'll let you meet her. I believe you must have much to say to each other. No matter what, you are old acquaintances. I'll consider you part of her family. Perhaps