When Xiao Ying was still alive, Xiao Lie's position in the Xiao Sect could be said to be unrivalled. Even the clan master at that time was very respectful to him. The reason was very obvious. It was because of Xiao Ying's astonishing talent, which meant that he was destined to be the most powerful expert of his generation. In this world where profound strength was the highest, Xiao Lie, Xiao Ying's father, was naturally revered by everyone in the Xiao Sect. Xiao Lie's only grandson, Xiao Che, was crippled in profound veins as well. Although Xiao Lie was currently the number one expert, his son had died. His position in the Xiao Sect had also plummeted.
Xiao Lie was not angered at all, he was already used to these people's mocking and ridicule, he indifferently smiled, and said: "Thank you everyone for coming, but we must drink a few cups at the banquet later on."
"I've already given you face, so there's no need to drink anymore. My grandson Xiao Chengzhi just broke through to the seventh level of the Elementary Profound Realm, and he has wasted a lot of time here. I must immediately stabilize him personally for him. " Third Elder Xiaoze stood up as he spoke.
"Chengzhi has already broken through the seventh level of the Elementary Profound Realm? To be able to achieve such an achievement at the age of seventeen, this child's future is truly limitless. Third Elder, no wonder you are flushed red today, this is truly a cause for celebration!" The fourth elder, Xiao Cheng, also stood up and congratulated the third elder.
Even if Xiao Lie was even more well-educated, a hint of anger had already condensed within his expression. When these four people had addressed him as brother back then, they had even occasionally revealed expressions of respect and fawning on him. But ever since Xiao Ying had passed away and Xiao Che's profound veins was confirmed to be crippled, their attitude towards him had changed greatly. Normally, they would show off their son and grandson to him countless times. But now, in his grandson's wedding hall, they were still taunting him without restraint, using their grandson's achievements to tear apart the scar in his heart that he didn't want to touch the most.
The sudden change in atmosphere caused the host, Xiao De, to sweat profusely. He skipped through all the remaining procedures and bellowed, "The bride and groom will be sent to the bridal chamber … Esteemed guests, please enter the banquet! "
Amidst the ceaselessly coiling sounds of gongs, drums, and joyous music, Xiao Che and Xia Qingyue, who had gone through the ceremony of paying their respects, walked into Xiao Che's courtyard together under the gazes of the crowd. The bridal room was the room that Xiao Che usually stayed in, it was already decorated in a bright red, a large red carpet embroidered with Long Xiangyun, the words "Double Joy" filled the room, the red silk, the red ribbon, the two dazzling red candles on top of the golden table were burning with light, the golden luan and Xiang Long were carved on them with golden lacquer, and the flickering candle flame was shining with a golden glass curtain that was almost identical to the ground, filling the room with a hazy and dreamy color, isolating the bridal room from the realm outside, dazzling everyone's eyes.
Xia Qingyue was supported by her maid Xia Dongling onto the bed and sat down. Then, Xia Dongling quietly stepped out of the room and closed the door. The room immediately became silent, and one could only hear the faint sound of his own breathing.
Xia Qingyue sat there silently. Xiao Che did not approach her. Instead, he stood at the doorway and looked in the direction of the door with a haze in his eyes.
"Your grandfather was so bullied, and it was even during your wedding. I don't feel good about it, right?"
A gentle yet cold voice was heard … Xiao Che's expression changed. Xia Qingyue had actually taken the initiative to talk to him, which surprised him, even though her words were rather ear-piercing.
Xiao Che glanced to the side, and said after some hesitation: "Take down the phoenix coronet. That thing is too heavy, wearing it for a long time will make you very uncomfortable."
According to the customs of Profound Sky Continent, a bride's phoenix coronet must be personally plucked by the groom. However, when he was struck by a "ice" before he was able to support her, the arrogant Xiao Che was not willing to suffer another misfortune. Of course, he also didn't think that Xia Qingyue would really be willing to let him take down the phoenix crown.
Xia Qingyue paused for a moment, then raised her empty hand. She soundlessly removed the phoenix coronet with a pearl tassel hanging on it. Immediately, a breathtakingly beautiful face appeared in Xiao Che's line of sight. She lifted her beautiful eyes, and the moment they met her gaze, Xiao Che's expression instantly turned sluggish for a split second … It was a pair of eyes that was indescribably beautiful, as if all of the clear and gentle jade waves in Under Heaven's world were gathered in front of his dream-like eyes without reservation. Even the most brilliant painter in the world would find it impossible to describe or interpret it. Her skin was as smooth as jade, even though it was snow-white, and her face was as translucent as jade. Even in the slightly dimmed room, her lips were still as clear as snow, like the most delicate flower petals in the world. Her exquisite nose was even more so, as if it was carved out of Under Heaven's most beautiful white jade.
"As expected... "As expected of your reputation..." Xiao Che muttered. From the start to the end, when she didn't blink or shift her eyes, those beautiful eyes seemed to boil a deep abyss with an endless gravity. His mind and thoughts continued to fall into it, unable to extricate themselves.
Although he and Xia Qingyue had been engaged since they were young, other than the occasional glimpses he took when he was young, this was the first time he saw Xia Qingyue's true appearance after he was ten years old … Because Xia Qingyue very rarely left his room, and Xiao Che, who knew that his profound veins were crippled and had always been filled with inferiority and self-blame, very rarely left his Xiao Sect as well. Only occasionally, from the words of others, did he hear the magnificence of Xia Qingyue's future growth.
And when he finally saw Xia Qingyue's true appearance, the beautiful figure that he had been fantasizing about instantly vanished into thin air. Because Xia Qingyue's beauty had completely surpassed his imagination, and he was unable to describe just what kind of peerless glory it was. Even for Xiao Che, who had the memories of two lifetimes, when he saw this face, his mind was still in a daze for a short period of time.
Xia Qingyue was called the number one beauty in the Cloud Flowing City, but even if someone currently claimed that she was the number one beauty in the Blue Wind Empire, Xiao Che would definitely not doubt it. As for the girl in front of his eyes, she was still the same age as him, only sixteen years old. A girl at that age had not fully blossomed with beauty yet, so after a few more years, it would be impossible to imagine just what kind of realm and realm Xia Qingyue's charm would be at … Perhaps, it would be so beautiful that it would reach an illusory level.
A little Cloud Flowing City, actually had such a girl who could overturn the world with a single frown and smile, and this girl, had even become his wife today … Xiao Che couldn't help but feel a deep sense of unreality.
"But you, are not the same as what the rumors say you are, or what I imagined you to be."
Xia Qingyue stood up, and her extremely alluring curves were revealed the moment she stood up. She walked closer to Xiao Che, her eyes shining like water, and her lips slightly parted. "Rumor has it that your profound veins was crippled, and you could only stay at the first level of the Elementary Profound Realm. It seems that you only have playmates, and only have your Little Aunt Xiao Lingxi and my little brother Yuanba. The only things that can be considered as good in your entire body are your looks. "
"Not only is your profound aura weak and turbid, your profound veins is indeed crippled beyond doubt. But all the rumors about your temperament seem to be completely wrong. "
Xia Qingyue stopped less than three steps away from Xiao Che as she looked him straight in the eyes with her beautiful eyes: "Even though you were deliberately concealing it, your expression still carried a clear arrogance. From the moment I first laid eyes on you to now, it was like this; Before at my house, I used profound strength to freeze your arm, and your calm reaction shocked me. If not for the fact that your arm had frozen for a short moment, I would have even suspected that my profound arts was ineffective. Just a moment ago, you and your grandfather Xiao Lie were mocked and ridiculed in such an important occasion, yet the anger that appeared on your body only lasted for an instant, and then it completely disappeared. Your expression and the rate of your heartbeat, did not fluctuate in the slightest … Such a state of mind, is something that even a Spirit Profound Realm expert would find it difficult to achieve! "
"In fact, when you look at me, your eyes are infatuated, but they will never be lax!"
"It's true that your profound veins is crippled, but your true nature and state of mind has deceived everyone." In Xia Qingyue's soft words, her eyes had always been focused on Xiao Che's eyes.
Xiao Che was suddenly shocked in his heart.
As Xia Qingyue got closer, he could feel the intoxicating auras of a young girl filling up his nose. However, Xiao Che was no longer in the mood to smell it out, and his heart was completely filled with shock. Indeed, the current him was very arrogant, no matter who he was facing, because when he was in the Cang Yun Continental, he was the same person who was arrogant to the point where he had to face off against Under Heaven. Any one of these people were the strongest existences that the entire Cloud Flowing City was unable to contend against, and even though his strength was currently at its lowest, his temperament would definitely not change because of this. With his current physique and current situation, he was still trying his best to hide his arrogance.
But Xia Qingyue had said all these, and even said it with a single sentence!
During the entire journey from the Xia Family to the Xiao family, he had always thought that Xia Qingyue simply disdained him. After all, one was a heavenly treasure, and the other was a mud that was looked down upon by countless people. But she had never expected that she would observe him from the beginning until the end, while he himself did not notice at all.
The gaze in which Xiao Che looked at Xia Qingyue immediately changed. Not only was the pair of eyes in front of him extremely beautiful, they were bright enough to see through one's soul. Her thoughts, were also meticulously making it impossible for him not to be shocked …
One must know! Xiao Che possessed two lifetimes' worth of memories, two lifetimes' worth of experiences, and a state of mind that was unwavering in the face of all Under Heaven's heroes and deaths! She was actually able to see through it!
Was she really just a girl who had just turned sixteen!?
How could a sixteen year old girl possess such demonic eyes and thoughts!
Xiao Che even suspected that this Xia Qingyue might have teleported back just like him!
"Are you enduring?" Xia Qingyue slowly said.
"Endure?" Xiao Che revealed a self-deprecating smile, "Perhaps. But it is a fact that my profound veins is crippled. In this Profound Sky Continent, crippled profound veins means that I can only be looked down upon for the rest of my life. Is it true cowardice or silent tolerance?
Endure? Endure a little more! The Xiao Che of yesterday, was absolutely exactly the same as what Xia Qingyue had heard the entire time! But no matter how intelligent Xia Qingyue was, it was impossible for him to think that the Xiao Che of today had an extra lifetime worth of memories compared to the Xiao Che of yesterday! His temperament and mood also changed accordingly.
Xia Qingyue narrowed her beautiful eyes. She suddenly raised her jade-like palm, stretched out two fingers and pointed at Xiao Che's chest. Immediately, a wave of ice-cold yet not ice-cold auras spread out from Xiao Che's chest, spreading throughout his entire body. Just when Xiao Che was about to ask her what she was doing, the cold feeling instantly disappeared and Xia Qingyue also retracted her jade hand. She moved her lips that were like the faint petals of a flower, "Your profound veins is indeed crippled, but it is not an innate cripple.