Volume 3 ◆ Smoke Locks Palace Heart VS Ascending to the Top with a Clear Conscience ◆ 046 Trading Life for Emotion

  Time suddenly froze into ice, turning this moment into eternity.

  The moonlight flows quietly, the night color is cold as water, and the sound of the heavenly music seems to be echoing gently around the ears. The transparent butterfly flies out from the depths of the soul, fluttering and circling around the two people.

  Feng Mei Xue widened her eyes, staring at the pair of misty and hazy crystal-like eyes in front of her. The dense eyelashes that resembled a small fan lightly blinked, and the dazzling pupils reflected a beautiful mask.

  The delicate mask had a subtle silver plum blossom pattern, exuding an otherworldly beauty. The vibrant colors danced in her eyes, like a wispy cloud drifting by.

  Her luscious hair cascaded down, like a superior silk unfolding on the chest of Tian Ce Emperor, her hair slid over his exposed chest through the open collar, with a kind of ticklish feeling, an electric current flew out, making his face slightly red.

  Her soft and delicate body, like a swan feather, weighed almost nothing on him, but it pressed down on his heart with the weight of millions of tons, making it hard for him to breathe.

  A surge of spring water gushed into his heart, hotter than the magma erupting from the earth's core, more scorching than the blazing sun in the desert wilderness, warming every cell in his body to stretch out. His icy lips, like melting winter snow, stretched out and rose irrepressibly on both sides.

  That's enough! Really enough!

  At the moment he might be in danger, she didn't hesitate and threw herself at him with abandon. She forgot everything, cast aside all her concerns, only wanting to get him out of harm's way, but neglected that she had also stepped into a terrible terrain where many masters died without their bodies being intact.

  Feng Mei Xue only reacted after pinning Tian Ce Di Jun to the ground, realizing what she had just done. At the same time, she also became aware that both of them had already entered the dangerous range of the Emperor Phoenix Palace.

  She bit her red lips, silently cursing her bad luck, yet still careful to protect the Tian Ce Emperor in her arms, scanning her surroundings with wide, beautiful eyes. She was afraid that any slight movement would trigger the deadly mechanism inside the Imperial Phoenix Palace.

  The Emperor Tian Ce couldn't help but chuckle at her vigilant expression, and reached out to gently tug on her sleeve, his magnetic voice dropping softly.

  "Pretty sister, don't you like staying on Zhai'er's body?"

  "Uh..."

  Feng Mei Xue heard his words and suddenly felt a surge of embarrassment, her face under the veil burning with fire.

  Can't help but say that the two of them are now in a pose that is truly too suggestive, they are tightly attached to each other, their legs intertwined, her arms pressed against his chest slightly propping up her body, it's so ambiguous that it makes one's blood boil.

  "No!"

  Feng Mei Xue shook her head, her clear voice emerging from her red lips with a hint of embarrassment. She raised her head, thinking about how to safely lead the two away without triggering the mechanisms around them.

  "But Ze Ze really likes his sister!"

  Tian Ce Emperor stretched out his sturdy arm, embracing Feng Mei Xue's slender waist, and said softly. His voice was filled with affection, making her feel both angry and unable to utter words of blame.

  "Strategist, how did you recognize it was me?"

  Feng Mei Xue asked in confusion, she had clearly changed her clothes and dressed up, but he could still recognize her at a glance, it was really strange!

  "Sister's body has a fragrant floral scent!"

  Tian Ce Emperor leaned in close to her neck and whispered hotly in her ear.

  "Be good, don't move around!"

  Feng Mei Xue endured the strange feeling on her body and the fire in her heart, softening her tone, and slowly said in a gentle and instructive voice.

  "Hmm..."

  Tian Ce Emperor heard this and immediately hugged her waist tightly, his head nestled in her bosom, his shining eyes gazing up at her with a flattering expression.

  "You——"

  Phoenix Snow's lips were bitten, her face was almost red with blood, but looking at his cute and helpless transparent eyes, she had a few childish waiting for praise, she could only take two deep breaths, suppressing the urge to kick and scold.

  The Emperor Tian Ce gazed at her captivating eyes, which were about to spew fire yet couldn't bear to rebuke, and the corner of his heart grew softer, with a gentle expression beneath his mask.

  One arm wrapped tightly around her body, the other arm propped against the ground for leverage, he stood up with her in a swift motion, before releasing his grip neatly.

  "Pretty sister is waiting for you here!"

  He turned and ran to the edge of the Divine Spring Pool, which was just a few steps away. He stretched out his hands towards the spring water, and strands of spring water condensed into ice crystals in his palms, shaped like a lotus flower. A mature Spring Spirit Fruit sat quietly at the center of the ice crystal.

  Nothing happened, no gunshots, no flames!

  At that time, Ce Di Jun held the Quanling fruit in front of Feng Mi Xue, his eyes shining with a bright smile as he gazed at her, and she still felt unbelievable.

  She remembered the last time he had entered the Imperial Palace with such ease, without triggering any mechanisms. The palace seemed to have a soul of its own, opening up only for him.

  Zi'er is a foolish child, how could he possibly be the master of the Imperial Palace?

  She gazed steadily at Tian Ce Emperor, wanting to see a few clues, but only saw that in his eyes, like thin mist and silk, the amber-like pupils clearly reflected her face, pure and without any impurities. In the vast world, there was only one person in his eyes - her.

  She shook her head in self-mockery, unsure of what she was really expecting deep down.

  It seems like everything was just a coincidence after all, she was just overthinking things.

  The plum fragrance in the air is still fresh and clean, drifting and spreading in the night wind. The strong wind blowing from outside the palace lifts her black misty skirt, and for an instant, the hem of her night-traveling clothes is like a black mandala, unfolding and blooming.

  "It's for you!"

  The gentle voice of Tian Ce Emperor was filled with determination. His eyes sparkled with soft ripples, accompanied by a rich smile.

  "Thanks, Zhe'er!"

  Feng Mei Xue took over the package wrapped in ice crystal flowers, as if holding onto her mother's last breath of life. She glanced at the Quan Ling Guo and lifted her head to look at him with a gentle gaze.

  "Grandma said that if you don't eat the fruit in a day, it will go bad!"

  The Tian Ce Emperor spoke, his eyes cast downward, the lashes below veiling an emotion too deep. But when he raised his gaze, all emotions vanished without a trace, leaving only a bright and clean light that flickered in front of Feng Mei Xue.

  "Ah, I see!"

  Feng Mei Xue carefully picked up the Quan Ling fruit and planned to leave the palace in the direction she came from.

  "Pretty sister, Zhe'er has another gift for you!"

  The Tian Ce Emperor rummaged through his robes and produced a Cloud Palace pass. His skin was as delicate as fine porcelain, the bright red token on his palm particularly eye-catching, with a long golden tassel hanging from the end, shining brightly in the night pearl's glow at the top of the Imperial Phoenix Palace.

  "You must come visit Zhan'er in the future!"

  "Good!"

  Feng Mei Xue nodded in response, holding the warm pass in her hand, and for some reason, her eyes felt a little moist.

  The Tian Ce Emperor stood in the vast and cold imperial palace, his proud and lonely figure, in the night wind, emitting a heartbreaking loneliness.

  His eyes stared unblinkingly at her black figure, gradually moving further and further away, until he couldn't see it anymore, before finally lowering his eyelids.

  He let out a heavy sigh from his mouth, and only then did he tremble to press his hand against his chest, his body weakly leaning against the stone pillar, slowly falling, like a building that had lost all its support, collapsing with a loud crash.

  He took off his mask, panting heavily, his pale face had almost lost all its blood color, and his lips were tinged with a strange purple hue.

  His hair fell on his cheeks, cold sweat dripped down, and his back was soaked.

  "Your Highness! I'll go get the Spring Spirit Fruit back!"

  A figure appeared beside Tian Ce Emperor, with a look of helplessness and anxiety on his face. The young master had returned for the Spring Spirit Fruit, but now that it was ripe, he was going to let someone else have it!

  Just now if it wasn't for Young Master pinning him down, he would have rushed out already. The Spirit Spring Fruit is indeed Young Master's life-saving medicine!

  How can he be so muddled?

  "Halt, you're not allowed to go!"

  Tian Ce Emperor took a deep breath, his cold and weak voice still exuding an intimidating majesty.

  That figure paused for a moment, still rushing out without looking back, with an unyielding determination to retrieve the Spring Spirit Fruit no matter what. Even if he would be punished by the young master, he had to retrieve the Spring Spirit Fruit to save his life!