What a magical fruit; no wonder little junior sister told him to eat it.
Lu Jixing was overjoyed and quickly finished the fruit. Although he hadn't taken off his clothes to check, he knew his injuries were definitely healed.
Fan Tian watched intently from a couch not far away, inhaling the faint fragrance and the spiritual energy emanating from the food, feeling both envious and resentful.
Su Luo, that stinky girl, actually dared to deceive this great figure. If they had begged for mercy and confessed that they had stumbled in by accident, there might have been a glimmer of hope, but she even dared to impersonate a divine envoy, tricking them out of food and drink. When the lies were exposed, they would all die!
That detestable, stinky girl, causing him so much misfortune.
He wished he could yank her off her seat and show her what audacious behavior truly was!
Fan Tian was full of complaints, watching Su Luo and Lu Jixing feast on various exquisite foods and rare treasures and spiritual fruits, eating to their heart's content, while he could only huddle to the side and swallow his saliva.
After they had eaten their fill, Su Luo let out a satisfied burp. A Winged clan attendant immediately brought them spiritual tea for rinsing their mouths and white cloths for wiping them.
"Divine Envoy, are there any shortcomings in this king's hospitality?" Sheli Naga asked with a smile.
"Wing King, you are too kind. I am very satisfied," Su Luo said, wiping her mouth. She then discovered that the white cloth was made of precious snow silkworm silk, worth hundreds of thousands of spirit coins per tael.
What a waste of precious resources! She honestly and unceremoniously pocketed it.
Sheli Naga paid no mind to Su Luo's actions and simply chuckled, "Since the Divine Envoy is satisfied, then this king's wish... can the Divine Envoy fulfill it for me?"
An indescribable tension spread, and the atmosphere at the scene shifted. Lu Jixing's heart pounded wildly.
"This is bad, we still can't avoid it. Something is going to happen!"
Cold sweat was about to break out on his forehead, but Su Luo looked at Sheli Naga, her smile fading, and said seriously, "I know Wing King has been waiting for this Divine Envoy for a long time and is very devout. This Divine Envoy should fulfill your wish, but..."
"But what..." Sheli Naga's eyes sharpened.
"Wing King, although you are exceptionally capable, there are also some things you cannot do, and more than one. This envoy can only help you achieve one wish. Wing King, think carefully, which one is it?"
Su Luo couldn't probe Sheli Naga's secrets and had no idea what had puzzled him for over a hundred thousand years.
She could only guide Sheli Naga to reveal it himself, so she could react accordingly.
As expected, Sheli Naga did not doubt Su Luo's identity for the moment. He frowned, as if deep in thought.
But after a moment, he said sternly and resolutely, "Although this king has other wishes, they are not important. Only Feng Xi is the eternal pain in this king's heart. As long as she can be resurrected and restored to her original appearance, this king is willing to pay any price."
Feng Xi... Could it be a woman?
Su Luo had considered many possibilities but never imagined that this King of the Winged clan would also be trapped by love, waiting for 180,000 years just to resurrect his beloved, which was quite devoted.
After careful consideration, Su Luo said, "Alright, please take me to see her first, Wing King."
A glint flashed in his eyes. Even Sheli Naga's breathing became heavier. He gestured to Su Luo, inviting her, "Divine Envoy, please follow this king. Feng Xi is sleeping in the Jade Frost Coffin."
Sheli Naga walked to the front of the grand hall, before the white square stone coffin that was a zhang long and wide. His eyes became incredibly affectionate, and he said gently, "Feng Xi, the Divine Envoy has arrived. You will be well soon." httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
Su Luo followed and looked into the coffin. Her eyes narrowed.
She had thought a beautiful sleeping beauty lay within, but instead, she saw a withered old woman with wrinkled skin and white hair, with a black malignant tumor on her left cheek. She almost cried out.
Moreover, this old woman's lower body was not a snake's tail but human-like legs.
"Is she dead?" Su Luo couldn't help but ask.
Sheli Naga's gaze remained fixed on the old woman, his tone heavy and sorrowful, devoid of his usual regal authority. "Although not dead, Feng Xi is much like death. This king could not bear to part with her, so he used the secret technique 'Life Imprisonment' to forcibly keep her by his side. It has been a full eighteen thousand years, far too long..."
As if lost in memory, he squatted down, placed his hand beside the coffin, and mumbled.
Eighteen thousand years ago, during the ancient era, the continent was inhabited not only by humans but also by demons, beasts, elves, sea tribes, dwarves, and others. The Winged clan was one of the royal families governing all beast tribes and had been in constant conflict with other tribes for resources.
To counter the demons and the belligerent dwarves, the human race decided to form an alliance through marriage. Emperor Honghuang married his daughter, Princess Yilan, to the then King of the Beast Tribes, Sheli Naga. However, he fell in love with Feng Xi, the accompanying maid.
For the sake of the alliance, Emperor Honghuang agreed to the marriage. The ordinary human maid Feng Xi replaced Princess Yilan and became the Queen of Sheli Naga, the King of the Winged clan.
Ten years later, the human and beast tribes finally defeated the demon race and won the war.
On the night of the celebratory banquet, Queen Feng Xi was ambushed and seriously injured by Princess Yilan, who had endured for ten years. Sheli Naga was furious. He killed the princess on the spot and then fought fiercely with Emperor Honghuang, who was avenging his daughter, fighting until the heavens and earth went dark...
"Although this king saved Feng Xi's life, he could not restore her to her original appearance. She was cursed by Princess Yilan with her life, afflicted with a blood蛊. Not only did she lose her youth and beauty, but she also suffered immensely."
Sheli Naga did not elaborate on the battle with Emperor Honghuang. He merely looked at the sleeping old woman with sorrow, "This king has tried every method but could not cure her. He could only watch her suffer and finally had to use a secret technique to imprison her life, searching everywhere for a cure."
"This king knelt and prayed to heaven, willing to pay any price to restore Feng Xi to her original appearance..."
His voice grew hoarse, and he said with difficulty, "Until one day, this king had an epiphany in his sleep, receiving a trace of heavenly truth, stating that on a certain day, 183,526 years later, a divine envoy would descend to save Feng Xi. Calculating the time, it was precisely today..."
Sheli Naga looked at Su Luo coldly, his voice deepening, "Divine Envoy, if you can save Feng Xi, this king, in return, can promise you any request you can fulfill. But if you cannot save her, everyone here... will... die!"
The last three words carried a chilling murderous intent. He seemed to have instantly transformed from a man of unchanging devotion into a decisive, majestic, and powerful King of the Winged clan.
Su Luo steadied herself, glanced at the old and ugly old woman, and felt fortunate that this queen was an ordinary person.
She said calmly and composedly, "Wing King, although your Queen's condition is serious, she can likely be saved."
"Truly?" Sheli Naga's pupils suddenly brightened.
"Give me some time. Let me examine her first." Standing before the Jade Frost Coffin, Su Luo whispered in her heart, Divine Eye Mirror, activate!