Si Jiong originally wanted to accompany Sang Luo for a walk, but a servant came to inform him that he needed to go to the front hall to handle government affairs. After giving a few instructions, he had to leave first.
Sang Luo went out with two servants and passed by the casino she had visited last time, only to find that it had been sealed up, with yellow seals plastered all over the door.
Sang Luo smiled, "Did the young Marquis seal it?"
The beastman beside her replied, "The casino owner colluded with an illegal black market to transport a large amount of beast crystal money earned illegally out of the country. A few days ago, the young Marquis personally led people to smash the den and arrest the people, but unfortunately, they didn't find the mastermind behind it."
Sang Luo nodded, not paying too much attention.
After coming out of the clothing store, she paused, sensing a faint gaze from the shadows behind her.
Since the news of her pregnancy was announced to the world, there had been many prying eyes in the dark. The birth of a new offspring of the Bi An clan was a major event, and many forces came to inquire about the situation, but this time, it carried an obvious malice.
Before she could use her mental power to check the situation.
It disappeared again.
Sang Luo knew that Si Ye had been secretly protecting her, and the people who attacked from behind would be taken care of.
But she was curious about the purpose of that malicious gaze. She was unfamiliar with the place in the Eastern Continent and had no enemies. Could it be... aimed at the child in her belly?
Sang Luo quickly returned to her residence.
It's best not to go out before the child is born.
A few days later, Si Ye also returned.
Si Jiong was eager to hold a wedding for the two of them.
Over the past month, the wedding preparations had been almost completed, and nobles from major tribes in the west were invited.
On the day of the wedding, the city was extraordinarily lively, decorated with lanterns and colored streamers, with the sound of gongs and drums filling the air, and ten miles of red makeup.
Sang Luo got up early and changed into a gorgeous embroidered wedding robe. Si Ye also changed into an embroidered festive robe that complemented hers, which made his figure even more slender and upright. His fiery red hair was even more passionate, his face was handsome and sharp, and the smile on his lips couldn't be suppressed, making him look like he was bathed in the spring breeze.
Si Ye dismissed the servants in the room and personally did her makeup and hair.
Sang Luo looked at herself in the mirror. Golden hairpins,点翠, and步摇 turned her dark hair into an exquisite updo, her charming and fair face, delicate willow leaf eyebrows, and red lips were alluring...
Si Ye was stunned for a moment, not even blinking his eyes. After a while, he came back to his senses and smiled, "It's still missing something."
"Hmm? What?"
Si Ye used胭脂 made from flowers he picked himself to draw花钿 on her forehead.
Carefully, gently.
Sang Luo saw it in the mirror—
It was a peony flower in full bloom.
"Luo Luo, give me your hand." He stretched out his hand to her.
Sang Luo looked up at the man's affectionate eyes under the candlelight, but her heart felt empty. She pursed her lips and handed him her hand.
Everything proceeded as normal.
Just as they were about to bow to each other as husband and wife, the peaceful and happy atmosphere was instantly broken. The ground and walls trembled violently, making it difficult for people to stand, and many people screamed in panic. The ceremony was forced to stop.
Si Ye quickly pulled her into his arms, his hot chest firmly protecting her. When the lantern wooden frame above his head fell, he teleported to a safe open space.
After that, everyone else ran out of the house.
A gray eagle flew down from the sky and transformed into a human form, saying to Si Jiong, whose face was ugly,
"Not good, patriarch, demonic beasts are attacking Liaoyu North City. We didn't have time to mobilize our troops in the first place, and the outer city has been breached!"
"Damn it!" Si Jiong cursed in a low voice, then transformed into a beast form, a huge and burly dark brown Bi An, "Follow my orders and go forward to defend against the enemy!"
She let out a cloud-piercing roar.
The loud beast roar was as if it had substance, and the energy fluctuated in layers.
Countless beast howls echoed throughout the city in response.
She led her troops straight to the city gate.
"I'm sorry, Luo Luo, I'm afraid the wedding can't continue!" Si Ye said guiltily.
Sang Luo shook her head to comfort him, "It's okay, we can hold it again when we have the opportunity. For the safety of the people in the city and me and the child, you should first assist the patriarch in solving the demonic beasts."
"Okay." Si Ye kissed her lips quickly, then took her to the family ancestral hall, which was the safest place with layers of formations set up by ancestors for generations.
Si Ye left.
The western northern border fell into war.
Sang Luo covered most of the city with her mental power, not missing any changes in the battle situation. Seeing that the direction the demonic beasts were rushing towards was the palace.
A look of astonishment flashed across her mind. Could it be... coming for her?
At the city gate, Si Ye transformed into a fire phoenix, soaring in the sky, the flames burning out the demons within sight.
This sudden raid lasted for seven days and seven nights before the demon army was driven out of the country. Fortunately, Si Ye was there this time, otherwise, once the war spread, the entire west would fall into months of conflict.
At the last moment of the battle, manpower and troops were transferred to the front line battlefield, and there were almost no people in the palace.
A guard went straight to the family ancestral hall.
In his hand, there was actually a key to open the protection formation of the ancestral hall.
The beastman showed a sinister smile of determination. The next second, before he could step into the ancestral hall, his legs and hands flew to the ground.
Si Ye kicked him away a few meters, and several long, scarlet blood marks were pulled out on the ground. He quickly entered the ancestral hall to find Sang Luo. Seeing that she was fine, he breathed a sigh of relief and hugged her tightly in his arms, "Okay, don't be afraid, it's all over."
"That person just now was..."
"A traitor who was bought off." Si Ye deliberately left him alive, went out and caught the traitor who had lost his limbs. High-level beastmen have strong physiques, but he was still alive. With the help of spiritual medicine, he could still regenerate his limbs.
"Say! Who sent you here!" Si Ye looked down at the trembling beastman in fear, his cold eyes fierce, "Tell me the mastermind behind the scenes while I still have patience, and I can spare your life."
"It's... it's Da..."
The beastman's eyes bulged and he foamed at the mouth.
"He was poisoned in advance."
At the moment before the beastman died, Sang Luo quickly extracted his memory, opened her eyes, and said to Si Ye, "It was your eldest brother and Bai Wan who planned it, and the Bi An clan in the southern border of the west secretly fueled the flames, cooperating with the demonic beasts to try to annex the northern border."
The two Bi An clans in the northern and southern borders have been at peace for nearly a thousand years.
In fact, the southern border patriarch had wild ambitions and had always wanted to annex the northern border.
He sent his嫡子 Ning Feng to marry him that year, wanting to obtain the inheritance of the northern border patriarch without bloodshed through offspring. Unexpectedly, Fei Li and Si Ye intervened, and Bai Wan, a collateral branch of the clan, was sent out, and Si Chang had offspring.
After Si Chang was expelled, he returned to the southern border to find his grandfather for assistance. He was angry, but not panicked at all. Si Ye's talent was too strong, and no雌性 could bear his child. Bai Wan had to choose Si Chang for this reason back then.
For the sake of offspring inheritance, Si Jiong would have to take the two of them back sooner or later.
His child must be the future heir of the Bi An clan.
His plan was good, but there was shocking news that Sang Luo was pregnant.
The plan fell through.
Since Si Chang couldn't solve Si Ye, he wanted to solve Sang Luo and the child in her womb.
Unfortunately, Si Ye was watching her too closely, and Si Chang had never found a chance to attack. A few days ago, his forces secretly planted in the city were wiped out in one fell swoop, and his years of painstaking efforts were destroyed.
Si Chang was extremely resentful, defected to the demons, and came to take revenge.
