Knights Always Protect the Princess from Behind, but the Princess Will Ultimately Marry the Prince

Futu Yun had once brought an entire Lower Plane through ascension and directly merged it into the Great Thousand World.

It was now impossible to say whether it was the Lower Plane feeding back into the Great Thousand World, or the Great Thousand World feeding back into the Lower Plane.

The coordinates of these Lower Planes that he had obtained were all already connected to the Great Thousand World.

People from each of these Lower Planes had once ascended into the Great Thousand World.

Therefore, as long as he found those people and obtained tokens similar to the White Dragon Spirit Pearl, Futu Yun could travel to those Lower Planes.

He could refine the Plane Spirit of that plane and merge it into the Great Thousand World as well.

However, these ascenders now held considerable influence within the Great Thousand World, so Futu Yun needed to make preparations first.

It was at that moment that someone came looking for him.

She was a woman in a white dress, pure as snow, standing slim and graceful with delicate, beautiful features.

Yet her temperament was like ten thousand years of frost, making others feel chilled to the bone. Only the mark representing "slave" between her brows was exceptionally glaring.

"Qing Shuang?" Futu Yun froze for a moment. Why had this woman come again?

Upon seeing Futu Yun appear, Qing Shuang let out a relieved breath.

Then she clenched her silver teeth. "Young Clan Leader, I have a favor to ask."

"In a few days, Qingling is going to a small clan to break off an engagement. I hope the Young Clan Leader can go with her then."

"Break off an engagement?" Qing Shuang's words startled Futu Yun.

Had he triggered some kind of plot?

Who besides a Child of Fortune would ever get a chance to have an engagement broken off?

Qing Shuang slowly explained the matter. After the Favor-Granting Decree, the Qing Lineage had fallen apart, but it had ultimately retained its backbone.

It was far better off than the Xuan Branch and Mo Branch, after all, because the Qing Lineage's branch chief was still alive.

Qing Shuang had once been the young mistress of the Qing Lineage, but now that she had been reduced to slave status, Qingling had instead become the young mistress of this branch.

Later, the various branches of the Pagoda Ancient Clan entered an era of "grand intermarriage."

Because every branch of the Pagoda Ancient Clan could now have only one Heavenly Sovereign.

To grow stronger, they either had to improve their own strength or marry into forces that possessed Heavenly Sovereigns.

Qingling's arranged marriage partner was Ji Xuan of the Holy Spiritual Academy.

Although he was a survivor of the Holy Spiritual Academy, the forces behind him had nearly been wiped out.

Naturally, he was no longer qualified to marry the young mistress of a Pagoda Ancient Clan branch.

Furthermore, although the various branches of the Pagoda Ancient Clan were said to be equal, there were still distinctions of rank.

The branch chief of Qingling's branch had originally been the branch chief of the Qing Lineage.

Yet the Holy Spiritual Academy had originally been destroyed by Qing Yanjing.

If the Pagoda Ancient Clan wished to restore its relationship with the Five Great Academies, it had to show an attitude toward this survivor.

The other branches were unwilling to take on this matter, and the Qing Lineage had only agreed because it had no other choice.

Qing Xuan and Qing Shuang had been reduced to slave status and become Futu Yun's maidservants.

Qingling likewise had to pay a price, which was to represent this branch in completing the marriage alliance.

Since Ji Xuan himself could also be considered a genius, the Pagoda Ancient Clan had accepted this marriage.

But for some unknown reason, Ji Xuan's strength had not only ceased advancing, but had actually regressed to the Peak Divine Soul Stage.

Such a bizarre occurrence had never been heard of anywhere in the Great Thousand World.

The Pagoda Ancient Clan had sought out many important figures to treat him, yet none could find the problem.

Even the Flame Emperor of the Boundless Fire Territory had personally come to examine him after recalling some old matters.

Yet he still detected no abnormalities.

This was not an accident at all.

Ji Xuan had attempted to break into the Sovereign Stage while harboring hatred, suffered a cultivation deviation, and ended up losing all his cultivation.

Thus, the Pagoda Ancient Clan planned to cancel this marriage.

This was not merely the wish of Qingling's branch, but a decision made by the upper ranks of the Pagoda Ancient Clan as well.

The Pagoda Ancient Clan was advancing by leaps and bounds now. How could it allow someone like this to drag it down?

"Then break it off." Futu Yun nodded.

Although he knew Ji Xuan was likely no ordinary person, among those who could reach their level, who was truly ordinary?

If any problem arose, he could simply eliminate the roots.

Only then did Qing Shuang completely relax.

After all, Qingling's marriage to Ji Xuan had always involved a great many political factors.

With Futu Yun, the Young Clan Leader, accompanying her, Qingling would bear less pressure.

It seemed the Young Clan Leader really was a good person. She had misjudged him before.

Thinking this, Qing Shuang walked to the bedside and knelt halfway behind Futu Yun.

She straightened his head with both hands, then gently began kneading with her ten fingers.

"What are you doing?" Futu Yun asked in surprise.

"Didn't Aunt Qing Xuan always help relieve your fatigue before? I'm taking over today."

Her technique was not as masterful as Qing Xuan's, but she worked with great care.

But in truth, it was useless.

After Futu Yun cultivated the Boundless Golden Body, there was no longer any difference between his physical body and his Dharmakaya.

Now that he had also cultivated a Heavenly Sovereign's Heavenly Sovereign Spirit Body.

Even if Qingling massaged him, she could not make him feel anything, much less Qing Shuang herself.

Unless Qing Yanjing came, it might perhaps be of some use.

"Find me when you reach the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy." After saying that, Futu Yun set off for the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy.

There, he encountered an unexpected old man in black robes.

Luo Li looked at Futu Yun, her pearly teeth biting her red lips as heart-wrenching dimness filled her glass-like eyes.

The Spiritual Academy Tournament had originally been organized with the Five Great Academies at its head.

Now that one of the Five Great Academies was gone, many arrangements for the tournament needed to be made anew, and Luo Tianshen clearly did not wish to wait long.

Furthermore, Luo Li had originally come to the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy for Futu Yun.

Yet Futu Yun himself was constantly away, so Luo Tianshen had come to take Luo Li home.

Luo Li merely wanted to properly bid Futu Yun farewell.

She was naturally happy to see Futu Yun, but the thought that they would part as soon as they met still made sorrow rise in her heart.

In the end, she suddenly threw herself into Futu Yun's arms, her slender jade arms tightly wrapping around his waist.

Her pearly teeth bit down hard on her red lips, until even a trace of blood seeped out.

Luo Tianshen merely watched the scene silently, while the two men behind him turned their gazes away.

Tears gathered in Luo Li's beautiful eyes. At last, she resolutely turned around and brushed past Luo Tianshen, clearly still harboring resentment.

Luo Tianshen faced Futu Yun directly, his aged face revealing neither joy nor anger.

Yet even those who did not know much about the situation could faintly sense the strange atmosphere in the air.

But the person before him was not the poor boy from the original story.

Even if Futu Yun could not help Luo Li.

Luo Tianshen did not dare show him a sour face. "I believe Luo Li has told you about the affairs of the Luo God Clan, given your relationship with her."

"So you should also understand just how important she is to the Luo God Clan."

"Did you see those two men?" Luo Tianshen glanced at the two men who had just come to receive Luo Li.

"They are Luo Li's knights, and they both admire her." Futu Yun shook his head, with no interest in hearing more.

"Knights always protect the princess from behind, but the princess will ultimately marry the prince."

Luo Tianshen was immediately rendered speechless, because the "prince" Futu Yun spoke of was clearly himself.

Knights always protect the princess from behind.

But the princess was so beautiful, had received the finest education since childhood, and was nearly perfect in every regard.

How could a knight possibly not be moved?

Yet a knight's status was fundamentally unworthy of such an outstanding princess. How could he dare delay such a beauty?

He could only silently protect the princess from behind. That was the only thing a knight could do.

In the end, he could only watch helplessly as the princess he had protected for half his life was married by the prince.