txolops Chapter 115 He Xi: Is there a thorn in my side?
Chapter 115 He Xi: Is there a thorn in my side?
Heavenly City.
The weary angel Yan, accompanied by angel Zhui and Mo Yi, walked through the royal avenue and headed inside.
"Clack, clack."
Angel Yan walked at the front, her steps quick, her silver high-heeled boots making a crisp sound as they hit the ground.
Angel Chase and Moyi followed behind her, one on each side.
The palace gates were wide open.
Angel Yan strode into the hall, and when she looked up, her pupils suddenly contracted.
On the throne sat a female angel with cascading silver hair, clad in royal armor, her long, white legs crossed, her posture languid and casual.
The entire hall was empty; she was the only one there.
She rested her chin on her hand, watching the three people walk in with a half-smile.
"Heavenly King He Xi, you shouldn't be sitting there!" Angel Yan stopped and questioned loudly.
He Xi seemed not to hear, lowered her head to pat the throne beneath her, then raised her head again, looking puzzled, and asked:
"Really? It has thorns?"
This seemingly joking remark instantly ignited Angel Yan's anger.
Her face darkened, and she shouted sharply, "He Xi! That position doesn't belong to you! It belongs to the Angel King, Li Yao! Are you sitting there now to seize the divine throne?"
As soon as she finished speaking, she immediately took out the Blazing Sword from the Dark Dimension, its tip pointing directly at He Xi on the throne.
The atmosphere in the main hall suddenly froze; you could hear a pin drop.
Angel Chase and Moyi stood behind, looking at each other, not daring to utter a sound.
He Xi wasn't frightened at all. Instead, she raised an eyebrow with interest, looked at Angel Yan, and slowly said, "No, I'm just sitting here. What did I take?"
These words left Angel Yan speechless, and even the hand holding the sword froze for a moment.
This answer was completely unexpected.
She thought He Xi would explain, argue, or even get angry, but he just said this casually, leaving her at a loss for words.
He Xi sat up straight, waved her hand downwards, and instructed, "A-Zhui, Mo Yi, you two go out first."
Upon hearing this, Angel Yan felt a pang of anxiety, but her expression remained unchanged as she looked directly at He Xi.
Behind her, Angel Chase and Mo Yi exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with worry, but they didn't move, clearly not wanting to leave Sister Yan alone here.
"What's wrong?"
He Xi looked at them and couldn't help but laugh, her tone teasing: "A-Zhui? Mo Yi? I'm discussing family matters with my apprentice's wife, and you two want to get involved?"
At this point, her smile deepened: "Could it be that you also want to become my apprentice's wives? I have no objection to that."
"Celestial King!"
Angel Chase and Moyi both blushed and stood there helplessly.
Angel Chase's heart was pounding, and only one thought was in his mind: What did the Heavenly King mean by that?
She found out? No, impossible, I've never told anyone...
Thinking of this, she secretly glanced at Angel Yan, then quickly lowered her head again.
As for Moy, he wished he could disappear into a crack in the ground.
She bit her lip, her cheeks burning as if on fire, her mind a jumbled mess.
Was I... was I that obvious?
But I'm even more well hidden than that silly girl Ah-Zhui, how could I possibly be exposed?
Is Tianji Wang joking with us, or is he serious?
Neither of them dared to speak, for fear that speaking would reveal something.
Only when Angel Yan turned around and nodded to them did they feel relieved and turn to leave.
At this moment, only He Xi and Angel Yan remained in the main hall.
Angel Yan sheathed her flaming sword, her tone softening somewhat, but still sharp:
"King Tianji, out of my love for Li Yao, I have always respected you. I don't know what you mean by your actions today, but I hope you can recognize your place."
"Stop." He Xi raised her hand to interrupt her.
Then, she rose from her throne and slowly walked down the steps, her long silver hair swaying gently behind her.
When she reached Angel Yan, she stopped, crossed her arms, and tilted her head to look at her.
"Keisha granted you the highest authority over the Sacred Treasury of Knowledge and allowed you to inherit the throne of the Heavenly Blade King, becoming the new Angel Queen. Is she trying to use you to control Xiao Yao?"
Upon hearing this, Angel Yan's pupils dilated slightly, and her expression changed: "What...do you mean?"
"What do I mean?" He Xi chuckled lightly.
"How many years have I slept with Keisha? You could say I'm the person who knows her best in the world. How could I not understand her little thoughts?"
She looked at Angel Yan with a half-smile:
"It's simply because they're afraid Xiao Yao is too wild and no one can control him. He might become the second Hua Ye, treating the entire Tiancheng like his harem. That's why they put you in this position, to keep an eye on him. Right?"
How do you know all this?
Angel Yan's eyes widened suddenly, her face filled with shock.
These were all things that Queen Keisha had privately told her at her temporary residence on Blue Star before her fall, things that even Li Yao didn't know.
"I know more than just that."
He Xi smiled even more brightly.
"I also know that you have no intention of listening to Keisha. When Xiaoyao returns, you're prepared to hand over the highest authority over the Sacred Knowledge Treasury to him intact."
"And you not only don't stop those little angels around him, you actually help them. Weren't you the one who fanned the flames when Angel Cold happened last time? Next time, won't it be your left and right wings' turn?"
Angel Yan opened her mouth, but couldn't utter a single word, frozen in place.
She felt as if she had been stripped naked in front of this woman, with no privacy whatsoever.
I had never felt this way before, not when I was with Li Yao.
He Xi looked at her embarrassed expression and shook her head with a smile.
"So, Keisha's plan has completely failed; she doesn't understand her apprentice at all."
She changed the subject, her tone softening slightly:
"However, her worries are unnecessary. No matter what, Xiao Yao could never become a scumbag like Hua Ye. At most... she'll just have a few more female confidantes. Don't you agree, my dear apprentice?"
Angel Yan blushed and subconsciously said, "Of course not, Li Yao isn't that kind of person!"
As soon as she said it, she realized that He Xi had led her astray, and quickly put on a stern face: "He Xi, you..."
"What did you call me?" He Xi raised an eyebrow.
Angel Yan bit her lip and finally lowered her head: "Teacher."
He Xi nodded in satisfaction, turned around and walked back to the throne, taking out a silver-white longsword from the dark dimension, its blade shimmering with a faint light.
She turned around, looked at Angel Yan, and a sly smile appeared on her lips.
"Alright, we've finished talking about family matters, let's get down to business."
"Let me see if you are truly qualified to be Xiaoyao's queen."
"Come on, Yan, accept the roasting!"