Chapter 266

In the imperial garden of the Immortal World.

Xi was standing quietly in the moonlight. The faint moonlight shone on her somewhat pale face, making her rather pitiful.

The maid following behind Xi looked at her pale face and then said with worry, “Your Highness, it’s late now. You’d better go back and rest early.”

The other maid also went forward and said, “Yeah, Your Highness, it’s almost 1 am. If you don’t rest, the day will break.”

Hearing that, Xi cracked a bitter smile. It was because she couldn’t fall asleep that she came to the imperial garden to get some fresh air. She turned around to say to the two maids lightly, “You leave first. I want to be alone for a while.”

The two maids exchanged glances perplexedly and then left respectfully. Yet, they didn’t dare to go away and stood at the entrance of the imperial garden.

As the wind blew, it was slightly cold at night. Breathing the somewhat moist air, Xi felt so depressed. She crouched down and sniffed at a red flower. The good floral scent was refreshing. Xi stared at the colorful flowers in the garden, her eyes flickering. Maybe they should be her lifelong partners.

Suddenly, a figure appeared behind Xi stealthily.

Seeming to feel something, Xi turned around abruptly. Upon seeing the comer, Xi felt a heartache and slightly looked away, “What are you doing here?” She thought that her heart had been numb and that she wouldn’t feel pain anymore. However, when she saw him again, her heart still hurt.

That person didn’t reply but waved his sleeve at Xi.

Xi felt she was greeted by a rush of scent. It was too late when she wanted to hold her breath. She took a glance at him in despair, slowly closed her eyes and collapsed.

Seeing that Xi fell, he held Xi in his arms. The man looked at Xi’s pretty face with a shimmer of greed crossing his eyes. He wanted to stroke Xi’s face but missed.

That man looked up and felt astonished to see the comer.

“It’s not the time to lay a finger on her now.” Staring at the man’s greedy eyes, Liqing felt slightly uncomfortable. Men were all the same. They just loved the new and loathed the old.

Hearing that, the man felt disappointed. He couldn’t have such a beautiful woman, which was quite painful for him.

Staring at the man’s disappointed face, Liqing glimpsed Xi in her arms and sneered, “When we deal with Lou Che, she’ll be yours. By then, you can do as you please.” She wanted to figure out whether he would still want Xi if he caught Xi sleeping with another man.

Hearing that, the man licked his lips with an obscene face. Xi was stunningly beautiful. Even Liqing was inferior to her. He really couldn’t wait to taste Xi.

“Let’s go. We’d better not stay here any longer.” Then, Liqing carried Xi and disappeared in a flash.

Seeing the scene, the man disappeared in situ.

Shortly, the two maids guarding the imperial garden found that Xi was lost.

A maid looked around fretfully, “Where is Her Highness?”

The other maid also said fretfully, “I don’t know. Her Highness was here just now. How come she is missing now?”

The two maids looked for Xi for a while but they couldn’t find her. Now, they felt really anxious.

“Split up. I’ll go this way and you’ll go over there.”

“Okay.”

In the Immortal World, the Heavenly Emperor’s Palace was ablaze with light. Because the Immortal World and the Monster World were at war, the Heavenly Emperor didn’t fall asleep until 3 am.

“Your Majesty, bad news.” A servant ran into the hall in a hurry.

Looking at the hurried servant, the Heavenly Emperor frowned with disgruntlement, “Why are you so panicked?”

Seeing that the Heavenly Emperor got angry, the maid immediately knelt on the ground and said nervously, “According to the maid of the Nianxue Palace, Her Highness Princess… is missing…”

Hearing that Xi was missing, the Heavenly Emperor jumped up from the chair in astonishment, “What’s wrong? Why is she missing?” Now, the Heavenly Emperor was burning with anxiety. These days, the Immortal World and the Monster World were at war. He had neglected Xi. It was such a big mistake.

Hearing that, the servant immediately replied respectfully, “I don’t know. The two maids just said Her Highness was missing in the imperial garden.”

Hearing that, the Heavenly Emperor knitted his brows abruptly. Why did Xi go to the imperial garden at such a late time?

“Where are the two maids now?”

“They’re outside the hall.”

Instantly, the Heavenly Emperor dashed out of the palace.

The servant immediately followed outside.

Outside the palace, the two maids both shivered gently in fear upon seeing the Heavenly Emperor come out.

The Heavenly Emperor glanced at the two maids trembling nonstop on the ground and knitted his brows, “How did the princess get lost?”

The two maids lowered their heads even more and didn’t dare to reply.

“Answer me!” Upon seeing that the maids didn’t reply, the Heavenly Emperor revealed a fierce air in his eyes.

Hearing the Heavenly Emperor’s raging voice, the two maids shivered even more and immediately replied without hesitation, “Around 1 am, Her Highness said she couldn’t fall asleep and wanted to take a walk in the imperial garden. Afterward, she wanted to stay alone for a while and asked us to go away. We didn’t dare to stay too far away. So, we waited at the entrance of the imperial garden. Shortly, when we got into the imperial garden again, Her Highness… was missing…” After saying that, the maid directly prostrated herself in fear.

The Heavenly Emperor frowned and his eyes slightly darkened. Now the Immortal World and the Monster World were at war, Xi’s disappearance must have something to do with the Monster World.

“Your Majesty…” While the Heavenly Emperor was pondering with a frown, an immortal soldier rushed inside, knelt in front of the Heavenly Emperor and raised an arrow above his head, “Your Majesty, someone just shot this letter to the pillar.”

The Heavenly Emperor seized the letter from the arrow and opened it in a hurry.

“Lou Che, Princess Xi is in the Monster King’s Palace. If you want her to return to the Immortal World safely, you must retreat tomorrow.”

Lizhi, Monster King! The Heavenly Emperor had kept him in mind and directly crushed the letter into ashes.

The next morning, the news of the Immortal World’s retreat was spread to the Monster King’s Palace.

The Monster King looked at Liqing with excitement, “Lou Che has retreated for real. I didn’t expect that girl to really work.”

Liqing curled her lips and took a sip of the tea. How could Xi not work? Since Lou Che could send troops to the Monster World, of course he would order a retreat for her.

“If I had known this, why did we work with Qi Hua? We should’ve captured that girl. Lou Che wouldn’t dare to do anything to us.” The Monster King picked up the teapot and gulped down a mouthful of tea regretfully.

Liqing’s eyes sparkled, “You’re wrong.”

Hearing that, the Monster King looked at Liqing in confusion and didn’t understand what wrong thing he had said.

Looking at the Monster King’s confused expression, Liqing put down the teapot and explained, “Lou Che cares about his daughter so much. This time, we captured Lou Xi, which greatly irritated him. We must detain Lou Xi all the time. Once Lou Xi is rescued, we’ll be doomed. Given Lou Che’s ability, how long do you think we can detain Lou Xi?”

The Monster King’s heart thumped abruptly and his head was covered with sweat. Currently, he seemed to see himself killed by Lou Che.

Liqing stared at the Monster King’s shocked face, her eyes glistening, “So, we must deal with Lou Che as soon as possible. Now, either he dies or we die.” With Lou Che and Mo Heng around, Lou Xi couldn’t stay in the Monster King’s Palace for a long time. Hence, they must handle this as soon as possible.

The Monster King nodded. Qing was right. They must work with Qi Hua to deal with Lou Che as soon as possible. Otherwise, they couldn’t live at ease.

In the Immortal World, the Heavenly Emperor walked around the palace anxiously. It had been one day. Xi still didn’t come back. There was no news from the Monster World.

While the Heavenly Emperor was waiting anxiously, Lord Qi Hua suddenly ran inside and said with a happy face, “Your Majesty, Her Highness Princess Xi is back.”

The Heavenly Emperor was delighted to hear that and grabbed Lord Qi Hua’s shoulder, saying with excitement, “She’s back? Where is she?” Immersed in the surprise, the Heavenly Emperor didn’t notice that the messenger wasn’t a servant or an immortal soldier but Lord Qi Hua.

Lord Qi Hua looked at the Heavenly Emperor’s excited face and also pretended to be thrilled, “In the Nianxue Palace.”

Hearing that, the Heavenly Emperor directly flew outside.

Lord Qi Hua looked at the Heavenly Emperor’s back, his eyes glittering fiercely.

In the Nianxue Palace, the Heavenly Emperor rushed into Xi’s room.

In the room, there was no maid. Only Xi was lying in bed quietly.

Currently, the Heavenly Emperor didn’t feel the abnormality in the room and stared at Xi who was lying in bed motionless.

The Heavenly Emperor walked to the bedside and looked at Xi’s pale face. He felt sorry for his daughter, “Xi.”

Seeming to hear the voice, Xi on the bed slowly opened her eyes. Upon seeing the Heavenly Emperor, with red eyes, Xi directly sat up from the bed and sprang into his arms, “Father, I’m so afraid!”

The Heavenly Emperor’s eyes also slightly turned red. He patted Xi’s back and said gently, “There there. Don’t be afraid. I’m here for you. Don’t be afraid.”

Liqing hiding somewhere in the room saw the scene and sneered. She glanced at the tearful face of the woman next to her, saying in a voice that could only be heard by the two of them, “I want you to see how your father dies.”

Xi got anxious and wanted to rush outside to tell her father the truth. However, no matter how hard she tried, she couldn’t move but watched her father step into the trap set up by them.

“There there, don’t be afraid…” The Heavenly Emperor stroked Xi’s long hair as if coaxing her to sleep when she was little.

“Xi” leaned quietly in the Heavenly Emperor’s arms motionless, her lowered eyes glistening fiercely. Then, she moved gently and a dagger dropped from her sleeve. With a flip of her palm, the dagger was stabbed at the Heavenly Emperor.

Xi widened her eyes anxiously, but she couldn’t make any sound or move. Xi’s heart was suffused with mixed feelings of powerlessness and guilt. She felt that she was so useless. Watching them frame her father, she couldn’t do anything about it. Her father gave her life and brought her up, but at the crucial moment, she couldn’t help him and even became his burden.

“Umm…” Feeling a sharp pain, the Heavenly Emperor groaned and covered his heart. He pushed away “Xi” and said coldly, “You’re not Xi. Who are you?”

“Xi” sneered, “It doesn’t matter who I am. The important thing is that you’ll die today.”