Generally speaking, any gate that represented the majesty of the imperial court or royal family had three entrances and six doors.
The Imperial City was naturally no exception. The Meridian Gate had three entrances: the central gate was reserved for the emperor alone, while the eastern and western gates were for princes and ministers respectively.
Thanks to his status as Imperial Preceptor Lingguang's disciple, Xiang Yuan passed through the western gate reserved for imperial kin. Husband and wife entered the Imperial City arm in arm beneath the gaze of countless onlookers, as if walking a red carpet.
There were no flashing cameras, but Xiang Yuan's face truly was pale, and his steps truly were unsteady. With every step, that slightly hunched figure voiced a silent accusation against Chan'er.
An even more silent cry, telling the spectators by the roadside that she simply wasn't human!
After passing through the gate, Chan'er could not help grinding her teeth. In a careless moment, she viciously stomped on Xiang Yuan's foot and sent him a voice transmission at the same time. "What are you doing? Who told you to act recklessly?!"
The furious voice transmission sounded incomparably pleasing to the ear. Xiang Yuan wore an aggrieved expression. "What are you talking about, my wife? I degraded myself like this only to make your spearwork look accurate!"
What kind of nonsense was that?
"What I mean is, you're still young now, so you can only be a Little Demon Empress. When you grow a bit older, you'll be a genuine, bona fide Great Demon Empress."
Xiang Yuan rambled on, "You're already a Demon Empress, so knowing a little charm magic isn't excessive, right? It'd also be perfectly reasonable for you to know the art of harvesting and replenishing... blah blah blah... In short, I won't