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Xiao Tingyu: "Thank you for your hard work."

At first glance, it seemed like a harmonious scene of husband and wife working together. The elders sent by the Xiao Household were all shrewd individuals, and they sensed something was amiss as they exchanged glances. One of the elders, disguised as a guard, stepped forward and said, "Young Miss, the master has asked me to ask you a question."

He carefully observed Xiao Tingyu's expression.

While speaking, Xiao Tingyu didn't even turn her eyes to look at him, but stared blankly at the ground in front of her, seemingly looking at nothing.

"My master asked me to ask, 'Did you truly love the Fox King when you married him?'"

"How dare you!"

The Ye Xun sternly rebuked, "A mere servant dares to claim to be acting in place of the master?"

The demon servant below roared, "Are you questioning my king? To be able to marry the king is a blessing earned through countless lifetimes!"

The elder frowned and insisted, "Young Miss, are you marrying the Fox King willingly?"

Ye Xun lowered his voice. "Of course she's willing. Tingyu, don't you think so?"

Countless gazes focused on Xiao Tingyu.

Xiao Tingyu's fixed gaze slowly shifted, and something in her palm emitted a faint light.

The crowd was noisy and incessant, Demon Race couldn't hear it, but she heard that sweet, clear voice—

[Second Senior Sister, tell him loudly, you! Don't! Want! To! It!]

[His entire coat of fox fur combined isn't worth a single hair of yours! To hell with him!]

"Puff."

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the motionless beauty suddenly chuckled.

That smile was like spring flowers blooming, like the weather suddenly warming up.

Whether it was a misperception or not, the Demon Race all felt that the eyes of the beauties on the float seemed to have become more lively.

"Tingyu?"

Ye Xun sensed something was amiss. He should have Xiao Tingyu under his control, so what was she laughing at?

"Of course we're laughing at your stupidity!" a crisp voice rang out from the crowd.

"Who?!"

The Demon King glared at the demons below, "Who dares to mock me? Drag them out and chop them down!"

"You dare?" Under everyone's gaze, Xiao Tingyu stood up. "Who dares to hurt my junior sister!"

Ye Xun froze, "Tingyu, you—"

Snap!

Before he could react, Xiao Tingyu slapped him across the face!

"You--"

Slap slap!!

Two crisp sounds rang out again, Xiao Tingyu's blows were swift and decisive. "Listen up, if it weren't for your despicable and shameless tricks, I wouldn't want to marry a bald fox like you!"

"Did you hear me? I don't want to!"

His voice was powerful and clear; all the Demon Race heard it.

The Ye Xun finally realized what was happening; his face was already swollen three feet high. "You shameless woman, how dare you—"

He had just raised his hand when the Xiao Household elders below, having shed their disguises, boarded the royal carriage, shouting, "Protect the young lady!"

Upon seeing this, the Empress Dowager shouted, "Outrageous! Seize them!"

In an instant, the Imperial Guards of the Purple Fox Race and the Jiaolong Race surged forward like a tidal wave, engaging the six elders of the Xiao Household in battle, and the scene descended into chaos.

Xiao Tingyu tried to escape in the chaos, but the Fox King grabbed her wrist. "Oh, you tricked me so badly!"

"Ye Xun, you're shameless!" Xiao Tingyu said disdainfully, "I saved your life, and you repay kindness with enmity. Not only did you use an array to control me, but you also dared to plot against the Xiao Household's wealth. Your face is bigger than the city gates of your Demon Realm!"

Ye Xun's face turned purple, his eyes darkening. "The Soul -Soul-Seizing Formation clearly took effect, so what exactly...?"

"How did I regain consciousness?" Xiao Tingyu asked, a slight smile playing on her lips. "Fox King, I forgot to tell you, I am the second disciple personally taught by Immortal Venerable Immortal Venerable Wanghan Ethereal Peak in the Flowing Cloud Sect, specializing in—array techniques."

The Fox King raised an eyebrow.

As soon as the Soul-Seizing Formation was activated, she sensed something was wrong and resisted with all her might. Because she understood the formation, she was able to resist for longer than others. Just as she was about to lose her mind, a wild cat jumped onto the windowsill, startling her awake.

She took out an item from her storage ring—it was that very thing that helped her gradually regain her senses from the control of the Soul-Seizing Formation.

"What exactly is that...?"

Xiao Tingyu shook the smooth bead in her hand. "It's nothing special, just a mere ninth- Earth Grade Pure Sage Pearl."

The Demon King's pupils contracted.

"My Xiao Household has many of these items. Your Demon Realm shouldn't have anything of this quality, right?"

The Pure Sage Pearl has the power to detoxify and ward off evil. She had given one to Wen Zhi during the plague in Envy Fish City, and she still had one herself. Because of the disturbance by the wild cat, she regained a sliver of her senses. With this remaining clarity, she tightly gripped the Pure Sage Pearl, letting it help her clear the influence of the formation.

Three days later, she had regained some of her senses.

What truly restored her to full recovery was a pill that Wen Zhi secretly slipped to her when she left the palace.

From that moment on, she waited, waiting for the Xiao Household to appear. She and her junior sister were of one mind and had already guessed each other's thoughts.

"Xiao Tingyu!" Ye Xun's eyes turned bloodshot with rage, and he struck out with his palm, intending to take her life.

"Second Senior Sister!"

A sword shadow flashed past below, the chilling aura causing Ye Xun to pause. Xiao Tingyu seized the opportunity, broke free from his grasp, and leaped off the wedding car, where she was caught in a warm embrace by Wen Zhi, who was waiting below.

Third Junior Sister!

Xiao Tingyu's eyes welled up with tears. She turned around and saw that Qiaoqiao had blocked the Fox King with her sword. The cold light of the Remnant Snow Sword was sharp and had a certain restraining effect on his fox fire. However, the Fox King had lived for several hundred years and had profound Demon Power. His nine fox tails danced wildly behind him and grabbed with one claw.

"Junior sister, watch out!"

A fox claw struck from above, while another sword light shone from the side, its dragon energy rising along with the sword Sword Qi. The Fox King was once again thrown back, staggering on his throne and nearly falling off.