Charming Rakshasa

"Oh? A Great Emperor-level fiancé? Then why haven't you married?" Zhuge Xiang asked, turning his head to look at Wu Xuefei.

In the entire Demon Realm, there were only thirteen Great Emperors. They could be said to be powerhouses second only to the Great Saints. Since there was such an engagement, why hadn't they married? With Wu Xuefei's status, matching a Great Emperor wasn't considered a bad match, right?

"What else could it be? It's just that after my father fell, he felt I wasn't worthy of him," Wu Xuefei said, shaking her head with a hint of self-mockery in her gaze.

Wu Xuefei—Zhuge Xiang and she shared a deep friendship of sorts, and he knew Wu Xuefei was not the type to accept someone else's arranged marriage. Since she was willing, it seemed she truly had feelings for that Luohu, at least she once had. Yet Luohu had abandoned her precisely because her father fell.

"Then I truly congratulate you." Zhuge Xiang did not offer words of comfort to Wu Xuefei, instead offering congratulations.

"Why?" Wu Xuefei looked at Zhuge Xiang in puzzlement, not understanding where this joy came from.

"Without experiencing something like this, how would you know that Luohu's willingness to marry you wasn't because of true affection? To be able to avoid marrying a man who doesn't love you, isn't that worth celebrating?" Zhuge Xiang asked back with an air of absolute confidence.

"Put that way, it really is worth celebrating. Haha..." Pondering Zhuge Xiang's explanation with her head tilted, Wu Xuefei broke into a radiant smile.

"Alright, now is not the time to reminisce about your heartless man. We need to hurry and get down to business," Zhuge Xiang said, waving a hand.

Wu Xuefei smiled without a word, pointing toward a grand hall not