(A combined, four-thousand-character chapter)
City Lord's Manor, West Courtyard.
This had originally been the bridal chamber Zuo Guannan prepared for Chu Xiyue, but now it had become her temporary residence.
Red candles burned brightly in the courtyard, yet an indescribable desolation hung in the air.
"..."
Chu Xiyue sat by the window, having shed her elaborate bridal crown and robes for a plain white dress.
She held an ancient book, seemingly reading, but her unfocused gaze betrayed her unsettled mind.
Had I taken things a little too far this time?
The Jade Purity Pavilion... this was a premier power in the Primordial Sea, presided over by a [Dao Lord].
Even if its marriage alliance with Snow God City was somewhat beneath its standing, no one would underestimate that behemoth because of it.
If its pavilion master learned that the direct disciple married into Snow God City had not only had her husband beaten to death in public, but had even openly knelt and offered a toast to the enemy...
Heh.
When that happened, that triumphant Prefect Ye would not be the only one unable to escape.
She, the rat who had stolen someone else's place, would probably face a grave threat to her life afterward as well.
"What should I do?"
Chu Xiyue lightly tapped her thigh with the book, frowning as she murmured to herself.
Although her plan to devour Snow God City and recover her strength had fallen through.
She still had two paths available to her now-
The first, naturally, was to capitalize on her impromptu performance and fully attach herself to Prefect Ye, who seemed to have some backing.
If her gamble paid off, and the young man really came from some mysterious, ancient Dao Lineage in the Primordial Sea.
Then she could simply disregard any