Chapter 186: Chapter 186

Xie Jiuxiao’s heart was lifted again. He stared at Yu Nianzhao’s clear, innocent eyes, really unable to comprehend what she was thinking.

Ultimately, it turned into a sigh, he just asked her one question, "Zhaozhao, do you want to be with me?"

"Of course I want to!"

Yu Nianzhao answered without hesitation.

She was kidding, the reason she initially chose him was for his Evil Qi, otherwise, she wouldn’t have shamelessly stuck by his side from the start.

Upon hearing her answer, Xie Jiuxiao felt much relieved in his heart.

He felt that as long as Yu Nianzhao didn’t dislike him, it was enough. The rest, he would handle.

"Do you have any thoughts on the wedding date chosen by the Emperor?"

"No thoughts, it’s just fine."

"Good, then we’ll get married after fall!"

As long as it doesn’t hinder her from collecting evil souls and provides free Evil Qi for her to consume, she feels that becoming Princess Consort Su is acceptable.

After all, within the century she spends in the mortal world, she can nearly complete her task, and find the Ghost King, thus succeeding her position.

"Ahem, ahem, I did suffer some internal injuries to protect this Buddhist bead chain, you better compensate me."

Yu Nianzhao’s eyes rolled slyly, she feigned a few light coughs as if injured, and with her hair almost dry, she turned and pulled Xie Jiuxiao to the bedside, pushing him onto the bed.

In such an ambiguous atmosphere, Xie Jiuxiao’s gaze deepened, and his body tensed up.

Immediately after, Yu Nianzhao flipped over to lie in his arms, casually finding the best position, closing her eyes satisfactorily to absorb Xie Jiuxiao’s Evil Qi.

Xie Jiuxiao was stunned for a long time, until he heard Yu Nianzhao’s steady breathing.

Only then did he exhale a murky breath, helplessly muttering to himself, "I should have known this would be the result, what was I expecting?"

Watching Yu Nianzhao’s sweet sleeping face, Xie Jiuxiao couldn’t help but smile, and without thinking, he gently kissed her forehead.

"Never mind, Zhaozhao, the days ahead are long!"

Accompanied by a murmur, he also sank into a deep sleep.

The next day, Yu Nianzhao visited Dongfang Chenyue, who had already recovered well, looked lively, but was particularly afraid of the cold, draped in a thick fox fur, bouncing alongside Yu Nianzhao.

"Chenyue, did you take a liking to Xie Jiuxiao because of the Dongfang Family’s curse?"

Yu Nianzhao was eating white porridge from a bowl and suddenly asked.

Her words made Dongfang Chenyue spit the white porridge out.

Yu Nianzhao silently shifted her position to a clean spot to continue eating her breakfast.

"Zhaozhao, how do you know about the Dongfang Family’s curse? Did my cousin tell you? What’s with that guy? Going around talking about the curse? Seriously... am I supposed to live without dignity? It’s utterly hateful."

Dongfang Chenyue was very dissatisfied, if Dongfang Chenyuan were here right now, she would have torn him apart.

"I’m just concerned about you."

"Woo woo woo... I knew it, Zhaozhao, your feelings for me are different, aren’t they? By personally delivering the Buddhist bead chain this time, I’ve achieved something, at least I’ve gained a close friend."

Dongfang Chenyue was deeply moved, she leaned close to Yu Nianzhao, rubbing her shoulder.

"Also, listening to Xie Jiuxiao, the Emperor has already chosen a wedding date for us, I also fear you might be hurt."

Yu Nianzhao swallowed the porridge in her mouth, silently pushing her head away a bit.

Dongfang Chenyue froze, then suddenly let out a sharp cry, "Ahhhhh—"

Yu Nianzhao winced at the piercing sound, wearing a ’nothing matters in life’ expression.

"Shut up!" Unable to bear it, Yu Nianzhao slapped a ’Silence Talisman’ on her forehead.

Dongfang Chenyue realized she couldn’t make a sound anymore.

Yu Nianzhao asked, "Calmed down?"

Dongfang Chenyue nodded pathetically, Yu Nianzhao then removed the talisman.

"What’s going on? Getting married just like that? It’s too much, the Prince isn’t worthy of my Zhaozhao, how can you marry him, you should be with me."

Dongfang Chenyue was very upset, but the object of her distress was Yu Nianzhao, not Xie Jiuxiao.

Yu Nianzhao raised an eyebrow, "Don’t like the Prince anymore?"

"Humph, it’s just childish ignorance, in comparison, Zhaozhao has rescued me more times, I now like Zhaozhao more."

Dongfang Chenyue’s expression shifted from bewilderment to firmness, she harbored no ill feelings toward Yu Nianzhao from the start, only some rivalry, and eventually, she genuinely liked her.

Indeed, who wouldn’t like a wondrous person like Yu Nianzhao?

"So, can you tell me about your curse?" Yu Nianzhao looked at her as if seeing through to her soul.

Dongfang Chenyue hesitated, "Actually, it’s just a guess, it’s not a complete solution to the curse. I just want to give it a try."

"You’re indeed trying to marry Xie Jiuxiao to break the curse."

Yu Nianzhao showed a ’just as expected’ expression, her intuition proved quite accurate.

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Dongfang Chenyue cared deeply about Yu Nianzhao’s thoughts, with a hint of sorrow on her sweet face, "You should know, most of the women in the Dongfang Family don’t live past twenty-five, this curse was placed by a vengeful ghost defeated by the Dongfang Family, using their soul as the price, and has been fulfilled one by one. My aunt left a journal before her death, which recorded the methods she sought along the way, including one method suggesting to find someone with a similar fate and use poison to combat poison. All other methods she tried ended in failure, so this was her last method, which she hadn’t tried, so I thought...I’d try for her."

"I see... you and Xie Jiuxiao do indeed seem to have similar fates at first glance, but your essence is different. The curse you speak of costs a soul to enact, fundamentally, you should find that residual soul to resolve the root issue! Xie Jiuxiao’s condition is due to the Taiyin Evil being trapped in him, it cannot be destroyed easily, or his life would be in danger."

Yu Nianzhao pondered for a moment and told her, "So, even if you two were really together, it wouldn’t solve this issue."

Dongfang Chenyue’s thoughts became much clearer, her eyes shining bright, "Zhaozhao, you’re absolutely right, I was just blindly making desperate attempts. That’s why... I don’t truly mean to compete with you for Prince Su, he’s so cold and venomous in speech, you’re the only one who can endure him."

"Xie Jiuxiao is sincere and loyal to those he cares about, he is worth trusting, otherwise, Dongfang Chenyuan wouldn’t willingly follow him."

"Yes, you’re right, my cousin is a sly fox with a smiling face, if the Prince wasn’t good, he wouldn’t obediently remain in the palace."

After her conversation with Yu Nianzhao, much of the worry in Dongfang Chenyue’s eyes faded.