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She Stole My Destiny, So I Wed the Shadow Dragon
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00:00After being reborn, on the day of the grand ceremony for selecting a partner from among the blood and beast
00:05clans,
00:06my sister arrived earlier and saved the flame god bird lord.
00:10She achieved her wish and became the queen of the fiery birds.
00:20Then demoted me to her personal maid, ordering and humiliating me at will.
00:27But I turned around and married the ancient shadow dragon,
00:30whose status far surpassed that of the blazing fire, Divine Bird.
00:49On the day of the bloodline and beast kind selection ceremony for choosing a partner in the previous life,
00:54my younger sister rushed to claim the triple feather sacred eagle first.
00:58She schemed to use our silver moon spirit fox bloodline to conceive offspring with the sun god lineage.
01:05She pushed the unwanted wild boar orc onto me, pretending to be kind,
01:09while sneering that a humble, lowly fox and a vulgar wild boar were a match made in heaven.
01:18Unexpectedly, by chance, I saved the leader of the fiery bird clan.
01:37She married me into the palace and honored me as the queen of the fiery birds.
01:50My life has since been filled with passion and awe.
01:54After marriage, I bore five divine heirs for the declining Divine Bird lineage,
01:58doted upon by thousands across the continent.
02:01My story becoming a widely renowned legend all over the entire divine realm.
02:05My younger sister, wed to the sacred eagle, remained childless for years,
02:10and was publicly sent back to the spirit fox tribe by her husband's clan,
02:14reduced to a universal laughing stock among beast kind.
02:17When I returned to the tribe with my young children for a family visit,
02:21she served me a bowl of deadly poison soup,
02:24which mercilessly killed me and my children.
02:42But fate gave me another chance to choose,
02:45allowing me to be admired by millions,
02:47and no one dared to look down upon me anymore.
02:50Females of our Silvermoon Spirit Fox tribe
02:53complete their beast form transformation at the age of 15
02:55and awaken their charm talent at the age of 100.
02:59To prevent clansmen from indulging in carnal desires
03:01after shape-shifting and triggering tribal conflicts,
03:04tribal elders held a grand ceremony for the selection and contract marriage
03:08of the Bloodline and Beastline clans.
03:11Today was the day of the interracial alliance ceremony,
03:13yet my younger sister was nowhere to be seen.
03:16Checking the hour, the elders decided to begin without further delay.
03:23All present are descendants of various noble families.
03:26Young men and women,
03:27you can freely choose your preferred partners
03:30for the contract and exchange gifts to seal your relationship.
03:33The moment the words fell,
03:35the beastmen and beastwomen present sized one another up.
03:38Those who took a fancy to each other
03:40exchanged moonlit rose branches as a token of betrothal.
03:45Haunted by the bitter trauma of a cruel death
03:48and the humiliation of childbirth in my past life,
03:50I had long resolved never to marry and bear offspring casually again.
03:54I wove night illusion magic to cover my face with mottled freckles,
03:57hoping only to be left unchosen at the ceremony
04:00and live out my days in peace.
04:03Occasionally, foreign youths were drawn to my figure and silhouette,
04:06yet upon catching sight of my face,
04:08they frowned and stepped back one after another.
04:11In the end, even the clumsy wild boar orcs were chosen,
04:15leaving me utterly alone and unclaimed.
04:17As the ceremony drew to a close,
04:19the sky suddenly darkened.
04:21I lifted my gaze to the horizon,
04:22where the sky blazed crimson like burning embers,
04:25cloud waves surging,
04:26and hundreds of birds sang in unison with overwhelming momentum.
04:30My younger sister descended from the sky,
04:32riding the wings of a blazing fire divine bird.
04:51All elders of the spirit fox tribe were utterly stunned.
04:54Some elderly elders even moved to tears.
04:56Because the flame divine bird is the second only to the ancient divine bird in terms of status,
05:01standing aloof in status and dwelling within the floating castle of the ancient divine realm.
05:06My sister shot me a provocative glance,
05:09arrogance and triumph gleaming in her eyes.
05:11In an instant, I realized she too had been reborn.
05:14In my past life,
05:16my sister had heard rumors that the Sacred Eagle bloodline held a chance of bearing sun god descendants.
05:29Deeming herself Heaven's favored chosen one,
05:32she schemed to send me away in advance,
05:34seizing the first opportunity to select the triple feather Sacred Eagle as her marriage partner.
05:40As for me,
05:41I chanced upon a gravely injured blazing fire divine bird
05:44that had fallen on the forest path behind the grand ceremony
05:47and was seriously injured.
05:53I immediately summoned my innate ice element magic power,
05:56erecting a magical barrier to block the flames
06:02and expended my origin magic power to heal its wounds,
06:05barely stopping a forest-wide inferno.
06:15I intended to leave quietly,
06:17yet the blazing fire divine bird bore a lava jade pendant in its beak,
06:21insisting on gifting it to me as a token of gratitude.
06:26By the time I hurried back to the ceremony grounds,
06:28only the unwanted wild boar orc remained.
06:32My heart filled with unwillingness,
06:34I refused to marry hastily,
06:35drawing displeasure from the elders.
06:39Just as the tribal elders prepared to force me into a contractual marriage,
06:43the blazing fire divine bird descended from the sky,
06:47publicly declaring me his destined contract spouse.
06:57She is my destined wife.
07:00I married into the ancient divine realm, Floating Castle,
07:03and became the divine bird princess consort,
07:10while my sister wed into the triple feather sacred tribe as she wished.
07:15Later, I smoothly gave birth to five divine heirs,
07:19rising to become the revered moon goddess of the divine realm.
07:23In contrast, my sister remained infertile year after year
07:26and was publicly sent back to the spirit fox tribe by her husband's clan,
07:30becoming the laughingstock of all beastkind across the divine realm continent.
07:37Blinded by greed and self-inflicted ruin,
07:39she laid all her resentment onto me.
07:47When I returned to the tribal castle with my children for a visit,
07:50my sister served me a bowl of rose soup laced with deadly poison,
07:56sending me and my infant straight to the netherworld with her own hands.
08:03The tearing agony in my internal organs at the moment of death I shall never forget.
08:09I stared at my sister's face, flushed red by the blazing fire, divine bird's hellfire,
08:14hatred buried deep within my heart.
08:17In my past life, born an ice element spirit fox,
08:20I innately feared the world-burning hellfire,
08:22so I was always treated coldly by leaks.
08:27Afraid my constitution would bring disaster to the entire tribal castle,
08:31I forced myself to be gentle and compliant, deliberately catering to his every preference.
08:37I accompanied him daily to bathe and temper in the divine fire magic hot spring,
08:42enduring the searing pain of flames scorching my magical meridians.
08:47My sister was also an ice element, spirit fox,
08:51inherently magically incompatible with the divine bird's fire element.
08:56All the hardships I endured in my past life,
08:58she would eventually experience one by one in this life, reaping what she sowed.
09:04My sister's marriage to leaks, lord of the blazing fire divine bird,
09:08was an unprecedented grand event rare in a thousand years for the spirit fox tribe.
09:12Her dowry list stretched a full 10 meters long.
09:15The tribal chieftain was willing to empty the tribe's thousand-year collection
09:18of magical rare treasures and exotic curios,
09:21only to curry favor with my sister,
09:23hoping she would speak well of the spirit fox tribal
09:25before the blazing fire divine bird in the days to come.
09:28As the only unchosen maiden at the alliance ceremony,
09:31with no marriage contract to rely on and no clansman to shelter me,
09:35but unexpectedly, I ended up being the most suitable maid of honor,
09:39able to accompany and serve my elder sister
09:41and act as her attendant.
09:43My sister, call me to the sleeping hall
09:45looped down on me condescendingly,
09:47her tone full of mockery.
09:49Sister, you are the elder and I am the younger.
09:52I have always respected and yielded to you.
09:55Now our statuses have changed,
09:57and it is your turn to serve me closely.
10:01Are you filled with grievance at this moment?
10:03I remained silent,
10:05watching her arrogant demeanor quietly,
10:06but my forbearance only fueled her arrogance further.
10:09She suddenly stepped forward,
10:11raising her hand and slapping my cheek hard.
10:13I was caught off guard and let out a cry of shock.
10:19How ridiculous and pathetic you look in such a mess.
10:23The clan turret has already agreed
10:25that you will be my personal maid from now on.
10:28I can beat you or scold you as I wish.
10:31Punishment is kindness.
10:32Reward is also kindness.
10:34You'd better get used to your fate of serving others.
10:38Just then, the flame god bird sent a servant
10:41from the divine realm castle
10:42to deliver a gown made of woven magical feathers
10:45with red and gold flames patterns.
10:48My sister reached out to gently caress the skirt,
10:50greed and ecstasy shining in her eyes.
10:53This featherweave garment was impervious to water and fire,
10:56a rare, peerless, magical treasure of the divine realm.
10:59But I didn't give it the slightest bit of attention.
11:02This featherweave was a supreme treasure
11:04for fire element beast magicians,
11:06but for innate ice element silvermoon spirit foxes,
11:09it was a magical torture device that harmed the body.
11:12Fire and ice origin magic were inherently incompatible.
11:15Wearing it for long periods
11:17would continuously erode the fox clan's magical inner core
11:19and deplete one's origin magic power.
11:21In my past life, fearing the authority
11:24of the blazing fire divine bird,
11:26I was forced to wear this featherweave day and night,
11:29permanently injuring the foundation
11:30of my origin magic power.
11:31The blazing fire divine bird clan
11:33were violent and aloof by nature,
11:35always taking pride in their own sacred fire
11:37and fire feather magic.
11:39Had I dared refuse,
11:41it would have enraged Lise greatly,
11:43even bringing disaster upon the entire spirit fox tribal castle.
11:47Thus, I could only endure grievance
11:49and suffer in silence.
11:51After marrying into the floating divine realm castle,
11:53all my daily life, food, clothing, and shelter
11:56had to yield to Lise's preference
11:58for fire element magic.
11:59I slept on a flame-enchanted warm jade bed,
12:02bathed in hellfire hot springs,
12:04and ate only fire element spiritual herbs
12:06and exotic fruits at every meal.
12:09Immersed in dense fire element magic power,
12:11day in and day out,
12:12my inner core magic power deteriorated day by day.
12:15The offspring within me are constantly burning me
12:18with intense heat,
12:19making me feel as if trapped in a magical furnace.
12:21My meridians and inner essence energy
12:23are almost exhausted.
12:25On the day of childbirth,
12:27five bursts of sacred fire magic power
12:29erupted simultaneously,
12:31draining nearly every last trace
12:32of my origin magic power.
12:34My magical limbs and meridians
12:35were on the verge of shattering,
12:37and I felt my life slipping away.
12:39At the moment I lingered between life and death,
12:42Xavier, the ancient shadow dragon,
12:44personally sent a dragon core elixir
12:46of calming spirit-protecting heart,
12:48allowing me to safely give birth to my children.
12:52The shadow dragon Xavier did not aid me without reason,
12:55for the secret realm forest
12:56where I had saved the blazing fire,
12:58divine bird,
12:58and put out the mountain fire
13:00was his secluded territory for a thousand years.
13:05He admired my compassion and mercy
13:07while refusing to let living beings perish,
13:09thus secretly lending a hand.
13:12Without that dragon core elixir,
13:14I would have perished long before giving birth,
13:16my inner core shattered
13:17and magic power exhausted.
13:19As my sister indulged in joy,
13:21trying on the scarlet gold,
13:22fire-patterned featherweave gown,
13:24a maid rushed over in panic.
13:26Something terrible happened!
13:28A huge fire broke out
13:30in the secret forest behind the mountain,
13:31and the magical flame
13:33is spreading extremely fast!
13:35I stared at my sister in shock,
13:37filled with doubt.
13:38Could it be that when she rescued the fiery god bird,
13:41she didn't take any action
13:42to stop the fire
13:43or put out the forest blaze?
13:45My sister looked annoyed.
13:48It's such a terrible thing
13:50to happen on my wedding day!
13:51Are they crazy?!
13:53Without giving it much thought,
13:54I immediately transformed back
13:56into my fox form
13:57and sped off towards the secret forest
13:59in the back mountain.
13:59By the time I arrived,
14:02the sky was covered
14:02in towering flames
14:04and thick smoke,
14:05yet all tribal elders
14:06dared not step forward
14:07to rescue the forest,
14:08terrified by the might
14:09of the sacred fire magic.
14:11Wails of low-level beast monsters
14:13echoed constantly
14:14from within the woods.
14:15I openly questioned
14:16why the elders stood idly by
14:17and watched coldly.
14:19The elders hesitated,
14:21their faces filled with fear.
14:25This flame originates
14:28from the sacred fire
14:29of the blazing fire,
14:30Diburg.
14:31If our spirit fox clan
14:33intervenes rashly,
14:35we will only anger
14:36Lord Leeks.
14:38Today is the crucial day
14:39of your sister's wedding.
14:41We must not stir up
14:42unnecessary trouble.
14:43It's just some low-level beasts
14:45and monsters burned to death.
14:47Not worth taking risks!
14:49I became utterly disillusioned
14:50with the tribal elders.
14:52Defying all obstruction
14:53from the crowd,
14:53I leaped straight
14:54into the towering sea of flames.
14:56The thick smoke
14:57quickly stung my eyes
14:58and blazing fire
14:59seared my fox fur and skin.
15:01Fortunately,
15:02as an innate ice element
15:03spirit fox magician,
15:05ice magic condensed
15:06wherever I passed,
15:07temporarily suppressing
15:08the raging sacred fire.
15:10Yet Leeks' sacred fire magic power
15:12was domineering beyond measure,
15:14far too powerful
15:15for a mere spirit fox
15:16like me to fully contain.
15:20Recalling the forest fire
15:21prevention magic
15:21taught by my adoptive mother,
15:23I immediately cut down vegetation
15:24around the fire ground
15:25to forge a magical isolation belt,
15:28halting the spread of the flames.
15:29Yet relying solely on my own strength
15:31was ultimately insufficient.
15:33I summoned the fox clan sound
15:35transmission magic's secret art,
15:37calling all forest spirits
15:38and monsters to join forces
15:40in putting out the fire.
15:41Wolves, tigers,
15:43black panthers and eagles
15:44all carried water
15:45in ice magical baskets
15:46I conjured.
15:47Giant elephants sucked up water
15:48with their trunks
15:49to douse the flames.
15:50Pangolins
15:51and the mantises
15:52worked together
15:53to widen the isolation belt.
15:55The forest fire
15:56was gradually contained.
15:57Just as the flames weakened,
15:59the earth trembled violently
16:00with magical power.
16:02Amidst the quaking ground,
16:03an enormous jet black
16:04ancient shadow dragon
16:06soared into the sky.
16:08From his maw
16:09poured endless magical rain,
16:11instantly extinguishing
16:12the mountain fire completely.
16:14Dark clouds shrouded
16:15the entire secret realm forest.
16:18The solemn, deep voice
16:19of shadow dragon Xavier
16:20resounded across heaven and earth.
16:22This mountain
16:23is my magical territory
16:25where I have lived
16:26in Seclude
16:27for a thousand years.
16:28Who ignited
16:29the sacred fire magic,
16:32set fire to the forest
16:33and slaughtered
16:34countless living beings
16:36and monsters?
16:38Every spirit fox clansman
16:40trembled in fear,
16:41falling deathly silent,
16:43no one daring to speak up.
16:44Just as silence
16:45hung heavy over the crowd,
16:46my sister suddenly
16:47stepped forward.
16:48My sister is covered
16:50with smoke, ashes
16:51and burn marks.
16:54She must have deliberately
16:55set this forest fire.
16:58In an instant,
16:59every gaze locked onto me,
17:01silence falling all around.
17:02I had risked my life
17:03to put out the fire
17:04witnessed by all.
17:05I had thought
17:06the innocent need
17:07not defend themselves,
17:08that the elders
17:09would judge clearly
17:10and never twist
17:11right into wrong.
17:12Yet after a moment's hesitation,
17:13the elders knelt down
17:15abruptly,
17:16kowtowing to beg forgiveness.
17:19The rebellious daughter,
17:21Amelia,
17:22of our spirit fox clan
17:23has offended
17:24the ancient magic noble.
17:26Our clan is willing
17:27to hand her over
17:28to be disoasive
17:30as you wish.
17:32Tears slid silently
17:34down my cheeks.
17:35In my past life,
17:37I endured humiliation
17:38and compromise
17:39for the spirit fox tribe,
17:40teetering between life
17:41and death
17:42and death
17:42on the verge
17:43of childbirth.
17:43In this life,
17:44compassion for innocent
17:46living beings,
17:46I rushed fearlessly
17:47into the sea of flames.
17:49Yet in the end,
17:50they only sought
17:51to push me forward
17:51as a scapegoat
17:52to calm the dragon's wrath.
17:54I stared at these cold
17:55and selfish clansmen
17:57beside me,
17:57raising my voice
17:58to question them.
17:59The mountain fire
18:00was obviously caused
18:01by Lord Lyok's
18:02and such a sacred fire magic.
18:06A spirit fox
18:07with an innate fear
18:08of fire magic,
18:09of the isomint.
18:10How could I possibly
18:11ignite the sacred fire
18:12to burn down
18:13the meekrit forest?
18:14My sister pressed forward
18:15relentlessly,
18:16framing me further.
18:17You are my personal maid now,
18:19serving around my castle
18:21day and night.
18:22It would be easy
18:23for you to secretly
18:24steal my husband's
18:24original sacred fire magic.
18:28Great Lord Shadow Dragon,
18:30this fire was definitely
18:31arson planned by her.
18:32I held up my fox paws
18:34severely burned
18:34while fighting the fire.
18:36If I set the fire
18:37on purpose,
18:38why would I risk
18:39my life to put it out
18:40and hurt myself so badly?
18:42If you didn't start
18:43the fire deliberately,
18:45why rush into the deadly fire
18:46risking your life?
18:47What are you pursuing
18:48by putting out the fire
18:49so desperately?
18:51I laughed bitterly,
18:53tears welling in my eyes.
18:54What am I pursuing?
18:57How dare you ask me
18:59what I am pursuing?
19:00All elders behind me
19:01rose to their feet in unison,
19:03pressuring me
19:03with all said in unison.
19:06just plead guilty.
19:07Don't bring disaster
19:09to the entire clan tribe.
19:11I looked at these
19:12cold-hearted clansmen,
19:13tears streaming down
19:14uncontrollably.
19:16From today on,
19:19I, Amelia,
19:21cut off all kindness
19:22and fate
19:23with the Silvermoon Spirits clan,
19:25and we shall have
19:26no connection forever.
19:30I had always been
19:31an orphan of the clan,
19:32my origins unknown.
19:33I was only taken in
19:34and raised by the Chieftain
19:35because my original form
19:37resembled that
19:37of the Spirit Fox.
19:39Both in my past life
19:40and this life,
19:41I had willingly sacrificed
19:42and compromised
19:43for the tribe.
19:44Only now did I realize
19:45all my devotion
19:46was worthless.
19:47Listening to this farce,
19:48the Shadow Dragon
19:49spoke faintly.
19:50So be it.
19:52From now on,
19:53Amelia will be dealt with
19:54by me personally,
19:56and she will have
19:56no more lines
19:57with the Spirit Fox clan.
19:59His enormous dragon form
20:01swept Orphe.
20:07After we left the forest,
20:08the Shadow Dragon
20:09took me to his castle.
20:12I closed my eyes,
20:13waiting for death to come,
20:15yet the expected slaughter
20:16never arrived.
20:17The dragon restrained
20:18his magical pressure
20:19and transformed
20:20into a noble human form,
20:22clad in a black robe,
20:23embroidered with golden patterns,
20:25steeded upon
20:25a void magical throne.
20:29He gazed at me,
20:30a hint of amusement
20:31and pity
20:32in his eyes.
20:33Tell me,
20:35how should this matter
20:36be judged?
20:37I stared at his calm
20:38and composed demeanor,
20:40understanding instantly
20:41that he had long
20:42seen through the whole truth
20:43and had no intention
20:44of killing me at all.
20:45I straightened my back
20:46and stared straight at him.
20:48You already know the truth.
20:51Why let the Spirit Fox
20:52Kingsman push me out
20:53as a scapegoat?
20:55Could it be that you also
20:56fear the power
20:57and magic of Lord Lyex?
20:58You really are
20:59being presumptuous.
21:00I underestimated you.
21:02Everyone with clear eyes
21:03knows who caused
21:04the mountain sacred fire,
21:05yet your clansmen
21:06distort right and wrongs,
21:07insisting on making
21:08you take the blame.
21:09I do not fear anyone.
21:11I only pity
21:12your sincere heart
21:13wasted on unworthy people
21:14and take this chance
21:16to rescue you
21:16from this hypocritical
21:17fox tribe cage.
21:18The ancient shadow dragon's
21:20floating divine velm palace
21:22is far more comfortable
21:23than your narrow fox den.
21:25Hearing his words,
21:26I suddenly recalled
21:27how he had gifted me
21:28the dragon core elixir
21:29after I put out the fire
21:30in my past life.
21:31Had he taken pity on me
21:33from that moment onward,
21:34already intending
21:35to protect me?
21:36I immediately knelt down
21:37to bow and thank him.
21:38Thank you for saving me,
21:40noble lord.
21:42I am willing to serve
21:44by your side
21:45and never leave you
21:45for the rest of my life.
21:47A satisfied smile
21:48curved his lips.
21:49You are wise and sensible.
21:52Remember from now on,
21:53do not be kind
21:54to unworthy people
21:55and wrong to yourself
21:56in vain.
21:57Change into a decent
21:58noble dress
21:59and come with me
22:00to the castle wedding
22:01of the blaning fire
22:02divine bird
22:02to watch a good show.
22:10Wearing it,
22:11standing side by side
22:12with Xavier
22:12in his human form,
22:14we looked like
22:14a perfect match
22:15of noble lovers.
22:16My cheeks flushed slightly,
22:18a trace of shyness
22:19stirring in my heart.
22:22When I arrived
22:23at the wedding hall
22:24of the castle
22:24where my sister
22:25and Lex were,
22:26Xavier's figure
22:27faded silently.
22:28I could only sit alone
22:30in the corner,
22:30sipping the fine grape wine
22:32and watching
22:32the grand ceremony.
22:34My sister walked
22:35hand in hand
22:36with leaks
22:36down the red carpet,
22:38yet upon reaching
22:38the main hall entrance,
22:40but suddenly her face
22:41turned deathly pale
22:42and she trembled
22:43all over with fear,
22:44for there was an ancient rule
22:46of the blazing fire
22:47divine bird clan.
22:48Every newly contracted
22:50primary wife
22:50entering the clan
22:51must walk barefoot
22:52along a burning
22:53magical charcoal path.
22:54It symbolized
22:55washing away
22:56mortal filth,
22:57tempering through fire magic
22:58and rebirth
22:59into a new life.
23:00As an ancient
23:01divine bird magician
23:02born with mastery
23:03over sacred fire magic,
23:05Lace walked the charcoal path
23:06as if treading
23:07on flat ground,
23:08utterly unaffected.
23:09Yet for innate
23:10ice element
23:11silver moon spirit foxes,
23:12this was nothing short
23:13of cruel magical torture.
23:15My sister clung tightly
23:16to Lace's sleeve,
23:18refusing to take
23:18a single step forward.
23:19All noble guests
23:21in the hall
23:21noticed the commotion,
23:22every gaze locking
23:23onto the pair.
23:24Losing all face publicly,
23:26Lace's expression
23:27turned gloomy and cold.
23:29He forcibly dragged
23:30my sister to the edge
23:31of the charcoal path.
23:33Staring at the blazing
23:34red magical charcoal,
23:36my sister trembled
23:37violently,
23:38shaking her head
23:38repeatedly and refusing
23:40to step foot on it.
23:41Lace showed not an ounce
23:42of tenderness or pity,
23:44his tone cold
23:44with magical pressure
23:45and threat.
23:47Walk through it
23:48obediently
23:49and you will be
23:50my wife
23:51and the acknowledged
23:52leaders women
23:53of our tribe.
23:55My sister still failed
23:56to grasp the gravity
23:57of the situation,
23:58thinking she could get away
23:59with acting coquettishly.
24:00My lord husband,
24:02my skin,
24:03skin is delicate.
24:05How can you bear
24:06to let me rewalk barefoot
24:08on the burning
24:08magical charcoal?
24:10Lace noticed
24:10the strange stairs
24:11all around,
24:12forcing down his rage
24:13and coaxing her
24:14with limited patience.
24:15Since ancient,
24:16all women married
24:17into the blazing fire
24:18bird clan
24:18must go through
24:19this triumph.
24:21Do not fear.
24:22It is condensed
24:23from original sacred
24:24fire magic,
24:25an opportunity
24:26that ordinary beast
24:27magicians can only dream of.
24:28But we ice-attributed
24:30spirit foxes
24:30are innately most afraid
24:31of fire magic.
24:33The moment those words
24:34left her mouth,
24:35the divine bird clan
24:36elders in the hall
24:37turned livid
24:38with displeasure.
24:39Lace pulled my sister aside,
24:41whispering a warning
24:42in her ear.
24:43My sister's expression
24:44changed drastically.
24:46Reluctant as she was,
24:47she could only grit her teeth
24:48and step onto
24:49the burning charcoal path.
24:51The sizzling sound
24:52of flame-searing skin
24:53echoed clearly.
24:54I calmly caught
24:55the faint smell
24:55of scorched fox fur
24:56in the air,
24:57raising my glass of wine
24:58to sip slowly,
24:59feeling immense satisfaction
25:00in my heart.
25:02My sister struggled
25:03to finish the charcoal path,
25:05stepping forward
25:05to toast the divine
25:06bird clan chieftain
25:07with welcome wine,
25:08having offended
25:09the elders publicly earlier.
25:10The chief intended
25:11to teach her a lesson,
25:13deliberately making her stand
25:14holding the wine glass
25:15for half an hour
25:16before slowly
25:17taking it to drink,
25:18officially acknowledging
25:19her as the new bride.
25:20Once the wedding
25:21rites concluded,
25:22Lace led my sister
25:23toward the castle backyard,
25:24yet the moment
25:25they stepped out
25:25of the hall door,
25:26he roughly shook
25:27off her hand,
25:28his face filled
25:29with disgust.
25:30My sister endured
25:31the burning pain
25:32on her feet,
25:33reaching out
25:33to hold his hand again
25:34only for him
25:35to coldly pull
25:35his arm away.
25:36It's ancient times
25:37no new contract main wife
25:39has ever dared
25:39Bumbless flame
25:40my clan's
25:41sacred fire morging,
25:42and you the first.
25:44You don't need
25:44to wait for me tonight.
25:45I will quest
25:46in another castle bedroom.
25:49Having watched
25:50this farce unfold,
25:51I prepared
25:51to take my leave,
25:52but accidentally
25:53I bumped into the steps
25:54and made a noise.
25:55My sister turned instantly
25:57and spotted me
25:58in the corner,
25:58flying into a fit of rage.
26:00She rushed over
26:01to seize me,
26:01but she stumbled
26:02and fell heavily
26:03to the ground
26:03due to her burned feet,
26:05unable to support
26:06her weight.
26:07She stared at me
26:08with venomous eyes.
26:09Why are you here?
26:11Shouldn't you have
26:11been executed
26:12on the spot
26:13by the shadow dragon?
26:14I brushed the noble
26:15gown symbolizing status
26:16in the shadow
26:17floating divine realm.
26:18The shadow magic noble
26:20sees through everything
26:21and will never
26:22wrong the innocent.
26:23Now I am under
26:24the protection
26:24of the shadow dragon,
26:26no longer a fox
26:27maid at your mercy.
26:29You are just
26:30a spirit fox witch,
26:31and you have no
26:32qualification
26:32to hurt me at all.
26:34She scrambled
26:34to her feet
26:35in an instant,
26:36clamping her hands
26:37tightly around my neck,
26:38her sharp fox claws
26:39cutting my skin
26:40and drawing blood,
26:41mere inches away
26:42from taking my life.
26:44Is that true?
26:45If you are really
26:46by Xavier's side,
26:47why would he let you
26:48appear here alone?
26:49You must be lying
26:50and pretending.
26:51I might as well
26:52kill you quietly now
26:53to end everything.
26:54I don't believe
26:55the shadow dragon
26:56will offend Lord Lex
26:57just for you.
26:58Just as I struggled
26:58for breath,
26:59a burst of magical gale
27:00swept over
27:01in an instant,
27:02sending my sister
27:03flying with a single blow.
27:04She crashed heavily
27:06to the ground,
27:06spitting blood,
27:07staring up in terror.
27:09Who,
27:09who are you?
27:11Shadow dragon Xavier
27:12materialized out of thin air,
27:14wrapping an arm
27:14around my waist,
27:15pouring magical power
27:16into me to heal my wounds.
27:17His tone was calm,
27:19yet brimming
27:20with intense possessiveness.
27:21I am this lady's
27:22contracted fiancé.
27:23You may call me Xavier,
27:25the shadow magic divine lord.
27:26My sister was filled
27:27with unwillingness,
27:29struggling to rise
27:30and seek trouble
27:30with me once more.
27:31Just then,
27:32Lise returned.
27:33Spotting Xavier,
27:34he immediately bowed
27:35in noble salute.
27:36His gaze fell on Xavier
27:38and me wearing
27:38matching noble attire.
27:40Greetings,
27:41divine lord and madam.
27:43My wife has been rude
27:44and presumptuous,
27:45disturbing you too.
27:46Please forgive her offense
27:48on this wedding day.
27:50Xavier glanced meaningfully
27:52at my sister
27:53lying on the ground,
27:54his tone laced
27:55with warning.
27:55Your contracted wife
27:57really needs to be
27:57well disciplined.
27:59Do not let her act
28:00archerily
28:00and bully others again.
28:02The next day,
28:03maids from the shadow
28:04floating divine realm
28:05came to chat gossip with me.
28:07The newly married wife
28:08of the blazing fire
28:09deverred lord
28:10has completely fallen
28:11out of favor
28:12on her wedding night.
28:15It is said that
28:16she publicly disdained
28:17sacred fire magic
28:19and offended the elders
28:20and noble guests.
28:22Enraged,
28:23Lex favored a lark maid
28:24on their wedding night
28:25and promoted her
28:26directly to side concha.
28:27The main wife
28:28lost all face,
28:29staying behind closed
28:31all day
28:31and come as of
28:32the entire divine realm.
28:33My sister's current fate
28:34was entirely of her own making.
28:36The blazing fire
28:37divine bird clan
28:38had always revered
28:39sacred fire origin magic.
28:41By openly offending
28:42and scorning
28:43the sacred fire,
28:44her days ahead
28:45in the divine bird castle
28:46would surely be fraught
28:47with hardship
28:47and cold disdain
28:48at every turn.
28:49As for me,
28:51peace was not
28:51entirely assured either.
28:53All silver moon
28:54spirit fox maidens
28:55would face an instinct
28:56magical power restlessness period
28:57after shape-shifting
28:58into adulthood.
28:59They needed to absorb
29:01pure origin magical essence
29:02to stabilize their human form,
29:04elevate their magic power,
29:06and pave the way
29:07for awakening
29:07their charm talent
29:08at a hundred years old.
29:10Fortunately,
29:11Xavier allowed me
29:12free access
29:12to all corners
29:13of the shadow-floating
29:14divine realm.
29:15By chance,
29:15I discovered
29:16a secret realm
29:17magical hot spring.
29:19Soaking within it
29:20calmed the mind and spirit,
29:21suppressing
29:22instinctual restlessness,
29:23possessing miraculous effects
29:25and easing spirit fox
29:26magical power agitation.
29:27For an entire month afterward,
29:29I visited the hot spring alone
29:30every night
29:31to rest and recuperate.
29:33On this day,
29:34I came as usual
29:34to soak in the spring.
29:36From afar
29:36came the sound
29:37of women's giggling
29:38and frolicking,
29:39a voice hauntingly familiar.
29:42Curiosity stirred within me.
29:43I approached quietly
29:45to investigate,
29:46only to find
29:46it was my sister.
29:47Half her clothes
29:48were damp and disheveled,
29:50frolicking intimately
29:50by the spring lake
29:51with two dragons,
29:52one black
29:53and one white.
29:55Dragonkind were inherently
29:57romantic by nature.
29:58Their origin,
29:59magical,
29:59spiritual power,
30:00warm and mellow,
30:01perfectly able to ease
30:02the scorching restlessness
30:03of the spirit fox
30:04restlessness period.
30:05Yet my sister
30:06was already wedded
30:07to the divine bird castle
30:08as the legitimate
30:09primary wife.
30:10To indulge in debauchery
30:11and tryst with foreign clans
30:13in secret
30:13was reckless beyond measure.
30:15If discovered by leaks,
30:17she would surely be burned
30:18to death by sacred fire magic
30:19and sentenced
30:20to capital punishment.
30:22Listening to the ambiguous,
30:24teasing laughter
30:25by the lake,
30:25I turned and left silently,
30:27finding the scene
30:28filthy and repulsive,
30:29never wishing to set foot
30:30in this secret realm
30:31hot spring again.
30:32Yet the scorching restlessness
30:34surging within me
30:34could no longer be suppressed.
30:36Distraught and flustered,
30:38I spotted Xavier pacing alone
30:39outside the divine realm palace.
30:41Drawing near,
30:42I caught a faint whiff
30:43of the cold,
30:44mellow dragon's
30:45magical scent
30:45emanating from him.
30:46Understanding instantly
30:48this 10,000-year-old
30:49shadow dragon
30:50was also enduring
30:51his instinct,
30:52magical power restlessness period.
30:54I summoned the fox charm
30:55magic secret art,
30:57blurring the surrounding
30:58illusionary barrier,
30:59making him believe
31:00all that transpired tonight
31:01was but a vivid dream.
31:03Soon,
31:03he lost control
31:04of his emotions,
31:05reaching out to pull me
31:06into his embrace,
31:07stepping into the palace
31:08bedchamber.
31:09He gently held my waist,
31:10his tone tinged with pity.
31:23Clothing slipped away quietly,
31:25and I dared finally lift my eyes
31:27to gaze upon him closely,
31:28realizing his appearance
31:29was peerless and unparalleled.
31:31An innate cold
31:33lingering around him
31:34perfectly calmed
31:35the scorching restlessness
31:36surging through
31:37my entire body.
31:41I indulged myself
31:42in seeking his
31:43mellow origin,
31:44magical power,
31:45lingering in
31:46boundless passion
31:47until dawn.
31:48I slept soundly
31:49through the night.
31:50When I woke at dawn,
31:51Xavier was already
31:52gone without a trace.
31:53I had intended to use
31:54fox illusion magic
31:55to erase his memories
31:56of that night,
31:57yet it was clear
31:57he did not take
31:58their fleeting encounter
31:59seriously.
32:00A trace of loneliness
32:01mingled with relief
32:02stirred in my heart.
32:04In my past life,
32:05marrying leaks
32:06had been a case
32:06of climbing high
32:07only to suffer.
32:08The castle rules
32:09were numerous
32:10and restrictive,
32:11every word and action
32:12requiring extreme caution.
32:14I dared not even
32:15take an extra
32:15spiritual fruit at meals
32:16without watching
32:17others' expressions.
32:20Xavier's status
32:20and power
32:21far surpassed Lex's.
32:22If he truly intended
32:23to take me
32:24as his consort,
32:25my days might not
32:25be any more peaceful
32:26and free than before.
32:29I pushed the chaotic
32:30thoughts from my heart,
32:31no longer dwelling
32:32on Xavier's whereabouts,
32:33settling into my duties
32:34as a maid
32:35of the divine realm
32:36in peace.
32:37Yet one night,
32:38a faint flutter
32:39of fetal movement
32:39stirred in my lower abdomen,
32:41a familiar sensation
32:42washing over me.
32:43Could it be that I was
32:44already with child?
32:46At the same time,
32:47news of my sister's
32:48pregnancy spread
32:49throughout the ancient
32:50floating divine realm,
32:51even reaching the
32:52shadow divine realm
32:53with wedding candies
32:54sent by her own hand.
32:55I recalled the sight
32:56of her frolicking
32:57with the two dragons
32:58by the hot spring,
32:59sighing inwardly
33:00for my sister.
33:01Dragon and divine bird
33:02bloodlines were inherently
33:03magically incompatible.
33:05Recklessly trysting
33:06with foreign clans
33:07like this,
33:08once the child was born
33:09with mismatched bloodlines,
33:10catastrophe would
33:11surely befall her.
33:13Lost in thought,
33:14my sister arrived
33:15in grand attire,
33:17escorted by dozens
33:17of divine realm maids,
33:19like stars surrounding
33:20the moon.
33:21She reached out
33:22to caress my lower abdomen,
33:23then glanced at the broom
33:24in my hand,
33:25used to sweep the courtyard.
33:27I thought you climbed
33:29onto the shadow dragon
33:30and became the unmarried
33:31consort of the magic
33:32divine lord,
33:33but it seems you are
33:34just a maid,
33:35sweeping floors
33:36and running errands.
33:37I am completely
33:38different from you.
33:40I am the first
33:41successfully pregnant
33:42contracted main wife
33:43in a thousand years
33:44of the blaning fire
33:44divine bird kind.
33:45As long as I give birth
33:46to my offspring smoothly,
33:48the clan leader will report
33:49to the floating divine
33:50realm council to confer
33:52the title of moon
33:52goddess on me.
33:55From now on,
33:56you and I are as different
33:58as cloud and mud.
34:00Don't foolishly delude
34:02yourself into coming
34:03to the Devenbird castle
34:04to cling to Trench
34:06and humiliate yourself.
34:08I nodded obediently
34:09in agreement.
34:10Satisfied by my compliance,
34:11she turned and left
34:12brimming with pride.
34:14If the child in her womb
34:16truly bore the bloodline
34:17of those two dragons,
34:18it would surely be slaughtered
34:20in a rage once born.
34:21If it truly bore
34:23Lakes's bloodline
34:23without the shadow dragon's
34:25dragon core elixir,
34:26she would never
34:27survive childbirth.
34:29Recalling the agony
34:30of childbirth I endured
34:31in my past life,
34:32I could not help
34:32but call out to her.
34:34Bearing divine bird
34:35offsprings
34:37Bearing divine bird
34:38offsprings will bring
34:39scorching heat
34:39in your abdomen
34:40during pregnancy.
34:42If you suffer unbearably
34:43in the future,
34:44soak quietly
34:45with ice water magic.
34:47My sister scared
34:49at me in utter disbelief.
34:51Nonsense!
34:52My womb is stable
34:53with no scorching
34:54feeling at all!
34:54You clearly are jealous
34:56that I can conceive
34:57and have a child.
34:58You deliberately want
34:58to persuade me
34:59to harm my baby
35:00with cold water.
35:01How vicious
35:02your heart is!
35:03I fell silent.
35:04She had long
35:05convinced herself
35:06I harbored ill will
35:07toward her,
35:07turning and leaving
35:08filled with resentment.
35:10I sneered inwardly.
35:12No fiery discomfort
35:13during pregnancy,
35:14she cannot even name
35:15the father of the child
35:15in her womb.
35:16This so-called blessing
35:18is nothing but
35:18a fatal disaster
35:19in disguise.
35:20As night fell,
35:21my sister's shrill
35:22screams of agony
35:23echoed across
35:24the entire floating
35:25divine realm.
35:26Rumors spread
35:27that she suffered
35:27severe abdominal pain
35:29during pregnancy,
35:30carrying far more
35:30than one divine bird
35:31air in her womb.
35:33Yet, though she endured
35:34excruciating torment,
35:35when she saw me
35:36the next day,
35:37she grew even more
35:37arrogant.
35:38The divine realm
35:39magic imperial titian
35:41diagnosed my pulse
35:42yesterday,
35:42and said I carry
35:44seven divine bud
35:45bird offspring
35:45in my womb.
35:47You must be
35:48extremely envious,
35:50right?
35:50I sneered deep
35:51in my heart,
35:52wanting none of this
35:53so-called blessing.
35:54Outwardly,
35:55I feigned flattery.
35:56My sister has
35:57propounds in good
35:58blestion,
35:59which others
35:59compare you.
36:01Naturally,
36:03my destiny
36:04and fortune
36:05are beyond
36:05your comparison.
36:07When I give birth
36:08to my seven children,
36:10I will be crowned
36:11as the goddess
36:12and all the tribes
36:13will press to themselves
36:14and worship me.
36:15As for you,
36:17stay in the shadow
36:18divinum castle
36:19sweeping floors
36:20all your life
36:20and live a humble life.
36:22With that,
36:23she waved her magic power
36:24casually,
36:25sweeping all the courtyard
36:26fallen leaves
36:27directly in front of me.
36:28Since you like
36:29sweeping so much,
36:30clean it carefully
36:31without leaving
36:32a single leaf.
36:33Just then,
36:34Xavier returned slowly.
36:35With a wave
36:36of his hand,
36:37he scattered all
36:38the fallen leaves
36:39onto my sister's head.
36:41His tone icy cold.
36:44The people
36:45of my divine realm
36:46castle
36:46are not allowed
36:48to be humiliated
36:49and ordered
36:49by you at will be.
36:51My sister instinctively
36:53shielded her heavily
36:54swollen belly,
36:55shouting with bluff courage,
36:56I am pregnant now.
36:58If you dare hurt me
36:59even a little,
37:00aren't you afraid
37:01my husband Lex
37:01will come to seek
37:02trouble with you?
37:03Xavier reached out
37:04to wrap his arm
37:04gently around my waist,
37:06overwhelming magical pressure
37:07sweeping across the scene.
37:09I ascended to the position
37:11of magic divine lord
37:12and ruled the floating
37:14divine realm
37:15long before your husband
37:17Lex was born.
37:18What's more,
37:20my contracted wife
37:21is also pregnant.
37:23You publicly insulted
37:25and deliberately made
37:26things difficult for her
37:27and I haven't settled
37:28the caint with you yet.
37:31What?
37:33You are also pregnant?
37:34My sister trembled
37:35all over.
37:36You have an affair
37:37without marriage,
37:38shameless and immoral.
37:40How dare you have
37:41Fossman?
37:42Xavier raised his hand
37:43to cast a forbidden
37:44speech spell,
37:45sealing my sister's
37:46mouth shut.
37:46Amelia is my
37:47legitimate contracted wife,
37:49betrothed and acknowledged
37:51by heaven
37:51and all living spirits.
37:54He then took out
37:55a radiant ancient
37:56dragon pearl,
37:57proclaiming aloud,
37:59This dragon pearl
38:00is the inherited
38:01supreme treasure
38:02of my dragon clan.
38:03From today on,
38:04it will be her token
38:05and she is my
38:06rightful divine lord,
38:07madam.
38:08I stared at Xavier's
38:09earnest expression,
38:11my heart trembling.
38:12Had he been disappearing
38:13without reason
38:13these past two months,
38:14precisely to run errands
38:15for me,
38:16seeking official status
38:17and acknowledgement
38:17from heaven?
38:19Moments later,
38:20an imperial edict
38:21descended upon the
38:22shadow-floating
38:23divine realm.
38:25Spirit fox Amelia,
38:27compassionate in heart
38:28and meritorious in disaster,
38:30relief and protecting
38:32living beings,
38:33is hereby conferred
38:34the title of
38:35ancient moon goddess.
38:39Sealed by the
38:40forbidden speech spell,
38:41my sister could only
38:42let out muffled
38:42whimpers,
38:43her eyes filled with
38:44overwhelming jealousy
38:45and unwillingness,
38:46tears streaming down
38:47non-stop.
38:53Before long,
38:54Lakes hurried over.
38:55He bowed to Xavier.
38:57Divine lord,
38:58please forgive my wife.
38:59She is mentally disturbed
39:01and lost her sense of
39:02procreation during pregnancy,
39:03offending the goddess.
39:05I will take her back
39:05to the palace immediately
39:06for strict discipline
39:07and never let her act
39:08recklessly again.
39:10After the crowd dispersed,
39:11Xavier could not help
39:12but gaze gently
39:13at my lower abdomen.
39:14I blushed
39:15and whispered softly,
39:16You remember that night?
39:17Proficial fox magic skills
39:19can never sway
39:20my true heart.
39:22I fell in love with you
39:23at first sight
39:24the moment you rushed
39:25into the fire selflessly,
39:27pitting all living spirits
39:28and monsters.
39:30I knew you were special.
39:33Since we have shared soul,
39:35I will definitely give you
39:37status and honor.
39:39Being just wife
39:40is not enough.
39:42I will ask the heaven
39:43to confer the goddess
39:44statele for you.
39:45Report to heaven
39:46and all living spirits
39:48and search all magical treasures
39:50across the world
39:50as betrothal gifts,
39:52which is worthy
39:53of marrying you solemnly.
39:54Now that you are pregnant,
39:56you should not overwork
39:57and travel around.
39:58After you safely
39:59give birth to our child,
40:00I will hold a grand
40:01castle wedding feast
40:02renowned across
40:03all the realms for you.
40:04That night,
40:05Xavier held me in his arms
40:06as we drifted off to sleep.
40:08Reborn into this life,
40:09I had walked cautiously
40:10and remained guarded
40:11at every turn.
40:12At last,
40:13I could lay aside
40:13all vigilance
40:14and rely on him
40:15wholeheartedly.
40:16Our child inherited
40:17pure dragon bloodline,
40:19exceptionally calm
40:20and sensible from the womb,
40:21never tormenting the mother
40:22like the divine bird offspring
40:23in my past life.
40:25My pregnancy was flawless,
40:27no morning sickness
40:27or discomfort,
40:28my lower abdomen stable,
40:30only an unusual craving
40:31for endless sleep.
40:32In contrast,
40:34my sister's days
40:35grew increasingly miserable.
40:36Her shrill cries
40:37grew louder each night.
40:39Annoyed by her noisy outbursts,
40:40Lace laid a soundproof barrier
40:42around her chambers,
40:43yet he could not block
40:45the endless gossip
40:46spreading across
40:46the divine realm.
40:47All whispered
40:48that the blazing fire
40:49divine bird clan
40:50had always been
40:51sparse in descendants.
40:52Now,
40:53my sister suffered
40:54unspeakable torment
40:55in pregnancy.
40:56Could it be that
40:56divine bird bloodline
40:57was inherently ill-suited
40:58to bearing offspring?
41:00In an instant,
41:01many clans broke off
41:02their marriage alliances
41:02with the divine bird clan.
41:04The divine bird clan elders
41:06laid all blame on my sister,
41:07deeming her shallow in fate
41:09and unworthy of bearing
41:10divine bird offspring.
41:11They spared no expense
41:13gathering vast quantities
41:14of fire element
41:14spiritual ingredients
41:15from across Europe
41:16to nourish her daily.
41:18Yet I saw clearly
41:19that these tonics
41:20were pure fire element
41:21origin magic,
41:22only accelerating
41:23fetal growth
41:24without nourishing the mother,
41:25forcing such tonics
41:26only continuously
41:27overdrawn her vitality.
41:29Her complexion faded
41:30day by day,
41:31growing haggard and frail.
41:32Yet she remained oblivious,
41:34continuing to show off
41:35everywhere.
41:36Her belly was now
41:37enormous,
41:38pale and breathless
41:38after mere steps.
41:40I stepped forward
41:41to support her,
41:42speaking softly.
41:43Your body is already weak.
41:45Why tire yourself
41:46running around
41:46visiting others every day?
41:48You know nothing.
41:50My lord husband said,
41:52walking more during pregnancy
41:53is good for smooth
41:54childbirth in the future.
41:57I nodded along with her words.
41:59Your husband is really
42:00considerate and loving to you.
42:03I am far better than you.
42:05You are pregnant,
42:07without status,
42:08and live a humble life
42:09every day.
42:10The child in my womb
42:12is Lex's only
42:13dinebird heir,
42:14the hope of the entire
42:15Durinebird castle.
42:17Rare magical toots
42:18from all the continents
42:19keep pouring into my palace.
42:21Have you seen this
42:22Volkoman's hearing
42:23spirit pill?
42:25Taking it
42:26can surge
42:26the fetus's magic power,
42:28and my child
42:29will be born
42:30with extraordinary talent
42:31and shock
42:31the entire divine realm.
42:33I stared at her gaunt belly,
42:35understanding fully.
42:36This was a forbidden
42:37fetal accelerating pill,
42:39only speeding up
42:40the fetus
42:40while multiplying
42:41the mother's pain
42:42and mortal danger.
42:43Yet,
42:44she remained
42:44completely unaware,
42:46mistaking it
42:46for deep affection
42:47from her husband.
42:48I invited her
42:49to sit with me
42:50by the courtyard
42:50Magical Lake.
42:51She stared at her
42:52reflection in the lake,
42:53shocked by her
42:54haggard,
42:55bloated appearance.
42:56I hurried forward
42:57to support her,
42:58cautious lest she
42:58frame me falsely.
43:00Staring at me
43:01equally pregnant,
43:02yet still fair-skinned
43:03and light in figure,
43:04she suddenly broke down
43:05into hysterical tears.
43:07Amelia,
43:07you must be very proud
43:08seeing me so ugly
43:09and embarrassed now.
43:11I tell you,
43:12as long as my seven sons
43:13are born safely,
43:14I will soon restore
43:16my appearance
43:16and win back
43:17Lex's favor.
43:19My lord husband said
43:20my bloated figget is
43:22over because my child
43:23has extraordinary talent
43:24and grows rapidly.
43:26As for you,
43:28your belly beef
43:29more coughed
43:30doesn't show.
43:30You'd better be careful
43:31not to have a chop
43:32any accidents.
43:33I watched her
43:34leave in despair,
43:36laughing silently
43:37to myself.
43:38Dear sister,
43:39if you ever learned
43:40that not a single
43:40one of your seven children
43:41carried the blazing fire
43:42divine bird bloodline,
43:44how utterly devastated
43:45would you be?
43:46My sister carried
43:47seven fetuses
43:48accelerated by forbidden magic,
43:50going into labor
43:51far earlier than me
43:52with an abnormally
43:53large belly.
43:54She fed daily
43:55on fire element
43:55fetal accelerating tonics,
43:57yet feeling no innate
43:58divine bird
43:59fiery restlessness
44:00during pregnancy,
44:01I had long confirmed
44:02none of the children
44:03were Lex's bloodline.
44:04I carried a plate of pastries,
44:05strolling leisurely
44:07to the divine bird castle
44:08to watch the spectacle.
44:10By the time I arrived,
44:12the castle was packed
44:13with crowds
44:13with no room left to stand.
44:19After becoming pregnant,
44:20my sister had distributed
44:21wedding candies
44:22and spread news
44:23of her seven unborn children
44:24across all divine realm clans.
44:26Her labor drew envoys
44:28and onlookers
44:28from all divine factions
44:30to gather and wait.
44:31every member of the
44:32blazing fire divine bird clan
44:34gathered outside the palace
44:35from chieftain
44:36to regional guardians
44:37across Europe.
44:38Lex paced anxiously outside,
44:40consumed with anticipation
44:41for his heir.
44:50Amidst the crowd,
44:51I instantly recognized
44:52the black and white dragon
44:53young generals
44:54who had frolicked with her
44:55by the hot spring that day.
44:56They mingled among the guests,
44:58flustered and uneasy,
45:00clearly afraid
45:00their secret would be exposed.
45:05Before long,
45:06my sister's screams
45:07echoed non-stop
45:08from inside the hall,
45:09ringing from midday
45:10until sunset.
45:13Gradually,
45:14her screams grew weaker
45:15until falling silent.
45:17Just then,
45:18a midwife walked out
45:19holding an infant,
45:20followed by six maids
45:21each carrying a baby.
45:23Lex rushed forward eagerly
45:24to take the first child.
45:26Yet the moment he saw its form,
45:28his face turned livid with rage.
45:30It was a young black dragon cub.
45:35Where did these bastards come from?
45:37How dare they pretend
45:38to be my blazing fire
45:39divine bird,
45:40Coscendants?
45:41A dragon phantom
45:42flickered into existence,
45:44snatching the cub
45:44from beneath Lex's blade
45:46and calling out,
45:47Divine Lord,
45:48spare his life.
45:49Staring at the cub's
45:50identical black dragon bloodline,
45:52Lex instantly understood,
45:53It's you.
45:55You of the dragon race,
45:57how shameless you are.
45:58You have engaged
45:59in shameful acts of adultery
46:01and disgracing
46:01my divine bird castle.
46:03With that,
46:04he raised his blade
46:05to kill the remaining
46:06six infants.
46:07The black dragon clansmen
46:08rushed forward
46:08to shield them,
46:10dumbfounded upon seeing
46:10all seven children's forms.
46:14Emilia,
46:15how many foreign men
46:16have you had affairs with?
46:17Just then,
46:18six more men
46:19stepped out from the crowd,
46:20each claiming
46:20their own child.
46:22Besides the two
46:22dragon generals,
46:23the remaining four
46:24were palace guard leaders.
46:26Even one lark baby girl
46:27was fathered
46:28by a lark attendant,
46:29my sister's revenge
46:30for Lex taking
46:31a lark concubine.
46:32All noble guests
46:33stared in stunned silence.
46:35Whispers spread
46:36outside the hall,
46:37bustling with gossip.
46:39Foiled in his attempt
46:40to kill the children,
46:41Lex poured all his fury
46:42onto my sister
46:43in the delivery chamber,
46:44storming inside
46:45with sword in hand.
46:50Weak from blood loss,
46:51my sister struggled
46:52to rise from the bed.
46:53Where are our children?
46:54What do they look like?
46:56Bring them to me quickly.
46:58Our children?
47:00They are your bastards
47:02with countless men.
47:05When did they become mine?
47:09Impossible.
47:11The children I gave birth to
47:13must be Divine Bird Offspring.
47:17During that time,
47:19I only had relations
47:20with you and your clan, brother.
47:22You shameless fox witch!
47:24Having affairs
47:25with foreign clans
47:26is not enough.
47:27You even dared
47:28to seduce my clansmen.
47:30I was really blind
47:32to marry such a disaster
47:33as you.
47:34Guards!
47:35Take this witch
47:36to execution
47:37and torture her to death
47:38as a warning
47:38to all clans.
47:40Mobilize troops
47:41immediately to march
47:42on the Silver Moon
47:43Spirit Fox Castle
47:44and massacre the Fox Clan.
47:46Guards stepped forward
47:47to drag her away
47:48when an immortal official
47:49of the Divine Realm Emperor
47:50walked slowly
47:51into the hall.
47:53Stop.
47:54Burning with towering rage,
47:56Lakes forced down
47:57his killing intent
47:57upon seeing
47:58the immortal official.
47:59Immortal official?
48:00Has the Emperor
48:01issued an Imperial Decree?
48:03The immortal official
48:04took out the Imperial Decree
48:05and read aloud publicly.
48:07Lord Lex of the Blazing Fire
48:09Divine Bird
48:10has repeatedly allowed
48:11his sacred fire
48:12to run rampant
48:13in the secret forest,
48:15massacring
48:15countless
48:16innocent beings.
48:19From this day forward,
48:21his Divine Bird
48:22Immortal Bones
48:23shall be stripped.
48:29Absurd!
48:31How dare you
48:32forge the Heavenly
48:33Emperor's Decree
48:34and frame me
48:35deliberately!
48:36The moment
48:37those words
48:37left his mouth,
48:38Heavenly Soldiers
48:39and Generals
48:40emerged from all directions.
48:42The immortal official
48:42had waited outside
48:43not for rewards,
48:45but to arrest him
48:46by Imperial order.
48:52Realizing the danger,
48:53Lakes soared into the sky
48:55to flee the Divine Realm,
48:56burning everything
48:57in his path
48:57with sacred fire.
49:09as the out-of-control fire
49:11drew near me,
49:12Xavier instantly
49:13appeared to shield me.
49:14Lakes' hellfire
49:15recoiled before
49:16Xavier's dark dragon power,
49:18daring not draw near.
49:19He took off
49:20his Divine Patterned Robe
49:21and draped it
49:22gently over me.
49:24This robe is woven
49:26from ten-thousand-year
49:27ice silk and silk,
49:28restraining hellfire.
49:30Protect our child well.
49:32I will return shortly.
49:38Xavier soared into the sky,
49:40instantly capturing
49:41and subduing
49:42the peeing lakes,
49:43filled with unwillingness.
49:46You say I burned the forest
49:48and killed beings.
49:51Where is your definitive proof?
49:53With a wave of his sleeve,
49:55Xavier summoned
49:55dozens of spirit beasts
49:57maimed by the sacred fire
49:58to appear.
49:59Xavier cast soul-searching magic,
50:01reading the memories
50:02of all spirits.
50:03Every scene
50:04clearly showed Lise
50:05recklessly burning the forest
50:06and disregarding life.
50:08Even the day my sister
50:09saved him
50:09was no accidental chivalry.
50:11Lakes had wantonly
50:12slaughtered low-level spirits,
50:14only being injured
50:15when cornered spirits
50:16self-destructed my sister
50:17merely chanced
50:18upon the opportunity.
50:19Witnesses and evidence
50:20were irrefutable.
50:22Lakes roared
50:22in helpless fury.
50:24My mother was imprisoned
50:25for a hundred years
50:27merely for burning
50:28a sacred tree!
50:29Why must I endure
50:30such harsh punishment?
50:34These lowly spirits
50:35are like ants.
50:37What does it matter
50:38if they burn to death?
50:39Being burned
50:40by my sacred fire
50:41is an honor!
50:43I just like watching
50:44everything burn
50:45to ashes.
50:46Only this
50:47can vent
50:47my inner resent!
50:55The Emperor's voice
50:56echoed from the sky
50:57was solemn
50:57and indifferent.
51:04Your mother's sentence
51:06has long been served.
51:10I ordered her release
51:12today.
51:13But your sins are grave
51:16and your temperament
51:17violent.
51:18You shall be imprisoned
51:20in the nine heavens
51:21purgatory for a thousand
51:22years of tremoring,
51:24never permitted
51:25to leave purgatory
51:26forever.
51:27A mournful whale
51:28escaped the blazing fire
51:30divine birth
51:30as he was dragged away
51:32and imprisoned
51:32by heavenly soldiers.
51:34Having watched
51:34this farce unfold,
51:35It hurts.
51:36It hurts so much.
51:40Xavier lifted me
51:41gently into his arms,
51:42teleporting back
51:43to the shadow divine
51:44realm palace.
51:45A magical,
51:45spiritual spring
51:46medicinal pool
51:47had long been prepared
51:48for my delivery.
51:49Amelia,
51:51water birth eases
51:52maternal pain
51:52and nourishes the child.
51:55This pool is infused
51:57with 10,000 year
51:58ginseng slurichal roots
52:00I sought.
52:04Xavier broke the magic
52:05that had concealed
52:06my pregnancy status.
52:10It will replenish
52:12your vitality
52:12and stabilize
52:13your power.
52:15Don't be afraid.
52:17I will stay
52:18by your side forever.
52:22With that,
52:23he placed a
52:23Dragon Core Elixir
52:24into my mouth,
52:25exactly the same
52:26as in my past life.
52:27The Elixir
52:28protected my heart
52:29meridians,
52:30withstanding my child's
52:31powerful, innate power
52:32and ensuring
52:33my safe delivery.
52:36After Xavier
52:37had arranged
52:38everything for me,
52:39he waited anxiously
52:40outside the door.
52:47accompanied by a
52:48clear infant cry,
52:49my child was
52:50safely born.
52:55The baby's skin
52:56glowed faintly red,
52:57covered in faint
52:58shadow dragon scales,
52:59shrouded in icy
53:00cold magic aura.
53:02It is an innate
53:02ice element
53:03ancient shadow
53:04black dragon
53:05descendant.
53:06Just then,
53:07strange radiance
53:08rippled across my body.
53:09The ancient seal
53:10locked within me
53:11for a thousand,
53:12suddenly loosened,
53:13vast, surging
53:14magic power
53:15pouring forth.
53:15My nine-tailed
53:17spirit fox
53:17true form manifested,
53:19an ice lotus
53:19divine mark
53:20blooming between
53:21my brows.
53:25A full thousand
53:26years have passed.
53:27You have finally
53:28woken and returned.
53:29Xavier leaned down
53:30to kiss my forehead
53:31gently.
53:32I finally remembered
53:33everything.
53:33I was never an
53:34ordinary orphan
53:35of the silver moon
53:36spirit fox clan.
53:37I was the remaining
53:38bloodline of the
53:39ancient Lena
53:39fox divine clan.
53:41Xavier had long
53:42been my betrothed
53:43ancient shadow dragon
53:43by ancient oath.
53:45A thousand years
53:45later, my remnant
53:47soul awakened
53:47with sealed power
53:49and memories,
53:49wandering into
53:50the spirit fox castle.
53:51He recognized
53:52my true form
53:53at first sight,
53:54severing my ties
53:55with the cold-hearted
53:56fox tribe,
53:57awakening my memories
53:58and divine power
53:59little by little
53:59while sheltering me
54:00by his side.
54:02Fortunately,
54:03across a thousand years,
54:05we never lost
54:06each other after all.
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