Being called a wife in public, the normally noble Yaoye actually did not fly into a rage, and even obediently canceled the order she had already issued. This was something that had never happened before!
Who on earth was that guy!
"Ah, I remember now, isn't that Young Master Nalan Chaoge of the Nalan Family?"
"Ah, I remember too, it's that Nalan Chaoge who beat the young master of the Mu Family to death!"
"I heard he and Yaoye are betrothed!"
"Didn't they say it was just mentioned by the old master of the Nalan Family, and the two families hadn't actually finalized it? It seems it must be true after all!"
Hearing Yaoye's command, the Black Armored Army made a gesture toward the city wall.
All the crossbows were retracted in an instant, neat and uniform, without the slightest bit of chaos.
With crossbows like these, even a Dou Wang would probably have to think twice before trying to force their way across!
Screech!
The blue eagle in the sky actually had not left yet, it really was persistent!
"Noisy!" Yaoye said indifferently.
She did not know whether she was speaking of the blue eagle in the sky, or the mercenaries and commoners watching the commotion on the roadside!
Yaoye gently patted the Heavenly Winged Horse beneath her.
The Heavenly Winged Horse, which originally lacked any spirit and seemed as if it were dozing off, suddenly shook its head, flicked its mane, and a faint majesty slowly emanated outward.
The pressure of a fifth-order magical beast was nothing to joke about, and everyone felt a jolt in their chests and a flutter of panic.
The blue eagle in the air also abruptly soared higher, no longer crying out, no longer stubbornly chasing its enemy, and ignobly flapped its wings and flew off toward the distance.
"Hey, hey, don't leave, that's a magical beast I had such a hard time taming!" Nalan Chaoge watched the already-departed blue eagle and said with a somewhat sour tone. However, even while complaining, Nalan Chaoge's eyes were already nailed to Yaoye, as if stuck with glue, unable to look away.
A suit of pale yellow brocade robes, her waist bound by a tight belt, her long hair coiled into a noble phoenix-style updo, adorned with an intricate set of phoenix hairpins pinned into the bun.
On her feet she wore a pair of short yellow boots.
Her skin was fair and delicate, completely lacking the roughness of a soldier fighting on the battlefield, instead resembling the young miss of some prestigious household waiting to be wed.
One hand held the reins while she turned her head to look at Nalan Chaoge.
"Where have you been this past month?" Yaoye asked indifferently, her words carrying a faint, inherent imperial majesty.
Nalan Chaoge was stunned!
"Do you people of the imperial family always speak so rudely? I am your husband, not your subject!"
"You..."
Yaoye's face flushed red.
"We aren't even engaged yet!"
"Then what was the meaning of your visit to my house last time?"
"Nalan Chaoge, don't think that I, Yaoye, am bound to marry no one else in this lifetime!"
"Not at all!" Nalan Chaoge shrugged indifferently. "Oh, I forgot to tell you! That scumbag who stood at my front gate cursing has already died in the Magical Beast Forest!"
"Mu Tong is dead?" Yaoye was startled!
"Yo, so you did know him. Then with you patrolling the Holy City every day and someone cursing outside, you didn't care?" Nalan Chaoge stared fixedly at Yaoye.
Yaoye averted her gaze with a guilty conscience.
"I wasn't feeling well those few days!"
"Forget it, what's past is past!" Nalan Chaoge waved his hand dismissively. "Right, you surely aren't waiting here specially for me, are you?"
Nalan Chaoge looked at the Heavenly Winged Horse beneath Yaoye's body. What a good thing; although the Jia Ma Imperial Family was in its twilight, if any faction dared to harbor ideas against that old bastard Jia Xing Tian, they would probably die a very miserable death!
"The admissions team from Jia Nan Academy is coming today! I received orders from Grandfather to come and welcome them!" Yaoye said.
"The admissions team from Jia Nan Academy?" Nalan Chaoge was taken aback!
Why had they arrived so soon!
"Yes,
every year around this time Jia Nan Academy sends out a large number of instructor teams to head to the Three Great Empires for admissions!" Nalan Chaoge's mind raced as he quickly thought things over.
They held admissions every year, which meant Xiao Yan would also enter Jia Nan Academy next year.
"Wife, can I ask a favor of you?" Nalan Chaoge inched forward with a ingratiating smile, wanting to get closer to Yaoye.
As a result, the fifth-order magical beast let out a snort, scaring Nalan Chaoge into hurriedly stepping back several paces.
He had no choice, after all, he didn't have a powerful soul to protect him from dying.
Yaoye's brows twitched slightly.
"I am not your wife, Young Master Nalan, please mind your words!"
"Oh, fine! Princess Yaoye, could you please do me a favor?" Nalan Chaoge turned serious as well.
"You want to enter Jia Nan Academy?" Shrewd as Yaoye was, how could she not understand Nalan Chaoge's intentions.
"Mm-hmm!" Nalan Chaoge nodded.
"The admission requirement for Jia Nan Academy is to reach the Eight Duan Dou Qi before the age of eighteen. You are already a Dou Zhe now, you can completely test in on your own!" Yaoye was extremely puzzled; since he could rely on strength, why did he insist on taking the backdoor?
Although the Three Great Empires were allotted reserved slots every year, wasn't it better to showcase one's own talent and win the favor of the instructors?
"Uh, actually, it's like this. I used a trick when I killed Mu Lu last time; in truth, I am not a Dou Zhe, but at the Fifth Stage Dou Qi. I possess a secret art that can temporarily boost a person's strength, and without it, I would just be a nobody at the fifth stage!"
Nalan Chaoge said "honestly" with a sincere face.
He watched Yaoye's skeptical expression.
"Alright, the truth is I took a pill, and that pill was given to me by the Pill King. I'm afraid that when the time comes, what if Jia Nan Academy looks down on me?"
Nalan Chaoge said with an earnest expression.
Yaoye actually believed these words somewhat.
It was true; for thirteen years Nalan Chaoge had been unable to cultivate, and ever since soaking in the venom of the Fiery Poison Seal Python, he had suddenly become able to cultivate while also displaying ultra-strong talent-that was definitely impossible!
So that was how it was!
When Yaoye, now knowing the "truth," looked at Nalan Chaoge again, she could not help but feel a trace of strange emotion in her eyes.
Actually, by using Yaoye's connections to enter Jia Nan Academy, Nalan Chaoge had his own plans.
Entering Jia Nan Academy required an examination, and he was currently a one-star Dou Shi-that was a bit terrifying. If they discovered him, wouldn't they study him like some kind of monster?
If he wore the banner of the Jia Ma Imperial Family, things would be much more convenient.
"I can give you a quota to enter Jia Nan Academy, but I have a condition!"
Yaoye glanced at Nalan Chaoge, and suddenly another thought occurred to her: this guy must have been lying when he said he only had Fifth Stage Dou Qi.
A kid with Fifth Stage Dou Qi could not possibly kill Mu Lu who was at the Seven-stage Dou Qi, nor could he defeat Cheng Zhou who was a Dou Zhe, and even less could he make a trip around the Magical Beast Forest and return safe and sound.
Moreover, that first-order magical beast, the blue eagle, seemed unable to do anything to him just now.
"Go ahead, say it. Don't talk about just one condition, even ten or a hundred, as long as it's unreasonable, I won't agree, haha!"
"You..."
Yaoye was almost choked to death by this fellow's remarks.
"Fine, fine, speak. What's the condition? As for swearing lifelong allegiance to the Jia Ma Imperial Family and never wavering, you can forget about that kind of thing!"
"Rest assured, I won't bind you with such things. I only have one condition: during the time in Jia Nan Academy, you must protect me!"
"What, you... you're going to the academy too?" Nalan Chaoge leaped straight up.
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To be honest, I'm a bit depressed today, not in a good mood!
This is a fanfic, so there are some plot deviations, some newly appeared characters, and some altered plots. If you don't like it, please be merciful.
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