Li Chengfeng instinctively took a step back from Zhao Feiyue when he saw their reactions. He looked at the divine guards warily and whispered, "Are you going back on your word, Your Highness?"
Zhao Feiyue looked at Li Chengfeng with teary eyes. She smiled sadly and said, "If the Palace Lord doesn't recognize Nunu, then … why should Nunu recognize you?"
Li Chengfeng's words made his hair stand on end. He was both shocked and furious. "So Your Highness is someone who goes back on your word. What an eye-opener!"
Li Chengfeng's words did not move Zhao Feiyue at all. She said sadly, "Palace Lord, Nunu was originally a red-crowned crane by the Lake of Destiny. I cultivated by the lake for more than five hundred years. One night, when the full moon manifested, something went wrong and I almost died. It was the Palace Lord who met Nunu by the lake and took pity on Nunu's spiritual energy and cultivation. That was why she saved Nunu and helped Nunu transform into a human.
It was the Palace Lord who gave Nunu her name … "
As she spoke, the divine guards beneath the stage could no longer hold themselves back. The Chief of the divine guards placed his hand on the hilt of his sword and strode forward. He had only taken a dozen steps when Li Chengfeng noticed the Chief's movement. In a flash, he was about to escape. Seeing that, Zhao Feiyue immediately turned to the crowd and shouted, "All of you … get out of my way!"
The furious roar was accompanied by a mighty pressure of magic energy. It was like a bomb that caused ripples to appear in the air. The roar abruptly landed on the Chief of the Divine Guards and sent him flying a dozen or so meters away. He landed heavily below the stage and vomited a mouthful of blood.
The divine guards hurriedly surrounded him and helped him up. They looked at the stage in shock and anger. The leader's eyes were filled with despair, grief, and anger.
He had stood up for Her Highness but not only did he not gain anything, he was also hurt!
Although the blow seemed heavy and caused the leader to vomit blood, the injury was not serious. For divine guards who had undergone rigorous training, they only needed three days of rest to fully recover.
However, while physical injuries could be easily healed, mental injuries could not be healed in a lifetime. At that moment, the divine guards' hearts turned cold.
The way they looked at Zhao Feiyue had changed. They were no longer filled with admiration and adoration like before. Instead, they were filled with sorrow.
One of the divine guards said in a low voice, "Has His Highness lost his mind?
We were obviously helping her! "
The Chief wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and laughed in grief and indignation, "In the eyes of His Highness, we are dispensable!"
The divine guards were silent for a moment. In fact, they knew very well that even though they were called the Star Imperial Divine Guards and were tasked with protecting the Star Plucking Platform, in reality, no one would be foolish enough to cause trouble at the Star Plucking Platform. In the five hundred years since the founding of the Great Qi Kingdom, not a single traitor had ever infiltrated the Star Plucking Platform to cause trouble. Therefore, their actual duty was to protect Zhao Feiyue and the other concubines and princesses in the palace.
The concubines and princesses were all powerless and naturally needed their protection. But Zhao Feiyue was different. She was the reincarnation of a Golden Immortal. She could almost beat all the Imperial Star Divine Guards by herself. Unless the three great divine guards joined forces, they could not fight against her.
Did she need their protection?
If she did not, she naturally would not care, especially since she was such a high and mighty person.
But people always had a fluke mentality. In the past, Zhao Feiyue's coldness could be attributed to the huge gap in status between them. Until today, they completely realized that Zhao Feiyue did not care about their lives at all. She only cared about the man in front of her!
In reality, when Zhao Feiyue was in the Nine Heavens, she only had eyes for Yu Chengfeng. After being controlled by Sun Yijue, she descended to the human world with hatred and only had one thought: to kill Yu Chengfeng's reincarnation, Li Chengfeng.
It was only after all the memories of her past life had been awakened that she came to her senses. She wanted to help Li Chengfeng recover his past memories as well. However, regardless of whether she loved him or hated him, there was only one person in her mind. That person had never changed.
Zhao Feiyue pushed the leader away with an angry roar, then turned to Li Chengfeng and said sadly, "... Palace Lord, do you really not remember any of this?"
Li Chengfeng's head was pounding and his back was drenched in sweat. He realized a very serious problem: Zhao Feiyue was transformed into a human because of him. It could be said that she existed because of his past life, Yu Chengfeng, and also because of him in this life. If he did not acknowledge her, then what was the point of Zhao Feiyue's existence?
If he destroyed her hope, would a despairing person care about their lives?
Li Chengfeng took a deep breath and said in a low voice, "Your Highness, I really do not know anything about my past life. But I cannot predict my future in this life.
Your Highness, why don't you let us go? If I really am the Palace Lord you speak of, time will tell you. "
Li Chengfeng's words were shameless but it did give Zhao Feiyue hope. She stared blankly at him, hope in her sorrowful eyes, like a drowning person seeing a life-saving straw. She forced a smile and said, "Palace Lord … I understand. You have your reasons, don't you?"
Li Chengfeng could not bear to hear or look at her mournful voice. His heart skipped a beat and he almost nodded. But just as he was about to move, he stopped himself. He stared straight at Zhao Feiyue and said in a low voice, "Please have mercy, Your Highness!"
Zhao Feiyue looked at Li Chengfeng in a daze, not saying a word. Her infatuation made Li Chengfeng feel like needles were stabbing his back. After a long while, she nodded slightly. "I understand. I … will wait for you, Palace Lord."
Li Chengfeng heaved a huge sigh of relief.
Zhao Feiyue wiped the tears from the corner of her eyes and forced a smile. "Palace Master …"
He quickly said, "Your Highness, please call me Li Chengfeng. I don't deserve to be called Palace Lord."
Li Chengfeng's words had a double meaning. Everyone could understand what he meant on the surface, but the hidden meaning was something else to Zhao Feiyue. If you call me 'Palace Lord', won't you be exposing my true identity to everyone?
Zhao Feiyue hesitated, "Then how should I address Palace Master?"
He smiled apologetically. "You can call me whatever you want."
Zhao Feiyue understood immediately. As if she had come back to life, she beamed at him. "I've taken advantage of you, Palace Lord!"
He smiled bitterly. "Don't call yourself Nu Nu …"
She smiled. "Then I'll have to offend you, Senior Sister."
He quickly seized the opportunity. "Then please send us back. The entire Hidden Sword Court will be eternally grateful!"
Zhao Feiyue nodded slightly and grabbed Li Chengfeng's hand with a smile. Her smile was as bright as a hundred flowers blooming at the same time. Li Chengfeng, who grew up surrounded by flowers, was dumbstruck, as if his soul had just been taken away.
Zhao Feiyue said, "Then I'll send you there first." With that, in a flash, she flew towards the teleportation area with Li Chengfeng.
This time, Li Chengfeng did not feel as much pulling force. He stared blankly at the girl who stole glances at him from time to time, his heart as heavy as a thousand-kilogram boulder. Although I said this because it's an emergency, but … what will happen in the future?
He did not know if lying to her was the right thing to do!
Was this fate of love or ill-fated fate?