Chapter 274

In the Sacred Maiden’s Palace.

Duanmu Xi was eating the breakfast made by Xuanyuan Mo with satisfaction.

“Snow, your cooking skills are getting better.” After drinking the last bite of porridge, Duanmu Xi touched her belly with satisfaction.

Looking at Duanmu Xi’s cute appearance, Xuanyuan Mo smiled affectionately, “I’m glad you like it.” While speaking, Xuanyuan Mo picked up a napkin and wiped Duanmu Xi’s mouth.

Looking at Xuanyuan Mo’s handsome face at a close distance, Duanmu Xi was swayed and couldn’t help leaning forward to kiss Xuanyuan Mo’s sexy lips.

Duanmu Xi’s sudden kiss slightly stunned Xuanyuan Mo. Then, he smiled and closed his eyes happily to enjoy his wife’s proactive movement.

While they were lost in kissing, messy footsteps sounded outside the door.

“Your Highness…” Phoenix Five ran inside in a hurry and happened to see the scene. Her voice stopped abruptly.

“Your Highness…” Phoenix Fourteen and the others also arrived at the same time. Seeing the couple forget themselves in the kiss, they just bit their tongue.

Hearing Phoenix Fourteen’s voice, Phoenix Five finally came to her senses, turned around with a flushing face and blocked the door with her body, “Well… Ahem… Let’s come by later.”

Long Yue and the others walking behind obviously saw the scene in the room and all turned around with a blush on their face, their eyes dropping.

“All of you come in!” While everybody wanted to leave, Duanmu Xi’s voice came from inside the room. She had tried her best to conceal it, but everybody still could tell that she was bashful.

The others were slightly dazed to hear that and then turned to enter the room together.

Duanmu Xi’s face was red now. She kept blinking her eyes and didn’t dare to look in Xuanyuan Mo’s direction. It was really embarrassing. What had she done just now? And it was seen by Phoenix Five and the others.

Xuanyuan Mo looked at Duanmu Xi with a faint smile. She looked so cute when she blushed!

Phoenix Five looked at Duanmu Xi with excitement, her face flushing, “Your Highness, you’re finally back!”

Phoenix Fourteen’s eyes became slightly red, “Yeah, thank god. Your Highness, you’re finally back safely.”

“Your Highness, it’s great that you came back safely. Now, His Highness can finally eat and sleep normally.” Yu Ying looked at Duanmu Xi.

Duanmu Xi’s heart skipped a beat as she heard that. She turned to look at Xuanyuan Mo.

Seeing the scene, Xuanyuan Mo immediately looked away and darted a glance at Yu Ying.

Yu Ying met Xuanyuan Mo’s condemning eyes and immediately hung his head to snicker. It turned out that His Highness would blush too!

Duanmu Xi looked at Xuanyuan Mo’s bashful appearance and subconsciously smiled. No wonder he always liked seeing her being shy. It turned out to feel so good.

Duanmu Xi lifted Xuanyuan Mo’s chin, turned his head to her and cracked a sinister smile, “Snow, did you sleep very well last night?”

The others all lowered their heads and snickered.

Hearing that, Xuanyuan Mo blushed at once and stared at Duanmu Xi, his amber eyes full of bashfulness, affection and love.

Seeing that Xuanyuan Mo blushed due to her flirting, Duanmu Xi finally let him go and turned to Phoenix Five, “How are Chief Master and Third Master doing these days?”

She wondered how her two masters doing over the past month when she was in the divine stone. They must be worried about her. Given Mei Luo’s character, she must blame herself a lot.

“Ahem…” Phoenix Five withdrew her smile and looked at Duanmu Xi, saying respectfully, “Rest assured. They’re doing fine!”

Duanmu Xi nodded and said, “How are Third Master’s injuries?”

Phoenix Five heard that and her eyes flickered, “Elder Mei has got a lot better. Her facial injuries have healed. As to her foot injuries…” Phoenix Five hedged and her eyes dropped, “She still needs deliberate recuperation.”

Hearing that Mei Luo’s foot injuries hadn’t healed, Duanmu Xi subconsciously frowned.

Looking at Duanmu Xi furrowing her brows, Xuanyuan Mo patted Duanmu Xi’s shoulders, “With your chief master around, your third master’s foot injuries will heal for sure.”

He believed that Situ Kong must be able to cure Mei Luo. It was a pity that his power of the beast god only worked on mental strength but hardly worked on external injuries. Otherwise, he would treat Mei Luo in case Xi was worried about her.

Hearing that, Duanmu Xi relaxed her brows and looked at Xuanyuan Mo, “I’ll go and take a look at the two masters.”

Hearing that, Xuanyuan Mo smiled and held Duanmu Xi’s hand, “I’ll go with you.”

Duanmu Xi nodded. They got out of the room and walked to Mei Luo’s room together.

“Third Master!” Upon seeing Mei Luo who had recovered her appearance, Duanmu Xi immediately loosened Xuanyuan Mo’s hand and ran over in delight.

Xuanyuan Mo looked at his empty right hand and felt a bit jealous. It seemed that he still had to improve his position in his wife’s heart!

“Xi!” Mei Luo also looked glad upon seeing Duanmu Xi and wanted to get off the bed, but sadly, her feet still couldn’t move.

Duanmu Xi threw herself into Mei Luo’s arms and rubbed herself against the latter like a spoiled kid, “Third Master, I miss you so much!”

Mei Luo held Duanmu Xi tightly. With her eyes slightly getting red, she mumbled, “Glad you came back. I’m glad you came back…”

Smelling Mei Luo’s motherly scent, Duanmu Xi slightly narrowed her eyes happily.

“Ahem… Ahem…” Situ Kong aside looked at the two of them acting like a mother and her daughter and also felt somewhat jealous.

Hearing the coughing sound, Duanmu Xi composed herself and looked at Situ Kong aside, saying with a smile, “Chief Master.”

After hearing that, Situ Kong glimpsed Duanmu Xi with an aggrieved face, “Looks like I’m not as important as your third master!”

Duanmu Xi touched her nose with embarrassment and then said with a fawning expression, “Of course not. You two are equally important in my heart!”

Hearing that, Situ Kong looked less aggrieved and said with a smile, “You may not be speaking the truth, but it sounds so pleasant.”

Duanmu Xi’s mouth twitched and then she said with a prim look, “That’s nonsense. I’ve never lied.”

She meant what she said. In her heart, the three masters were equally important. Perhaps it was because her third master suffered the most that she showed more concern for her third master.

Staring at Duanmu Xi’s prim expression, Situ Kong had a bigger smile and wanted to say something when the elder in white entered the room with seven elders.

“Greetings, Sacred Maiden.” The elders immediately bowed upon seeing Duanmu Xi.

Staring at the several people bowing to her, Duanmu Xi slightly knitted her brows and rose to walk outside, raising her hands at the elders, “Please rise.”

The elders rose as told.

Second Elder looked at Duanmu Xi with a smile on his face, “Sacred Maiden, you’re finally back. We were so worried about you.”

“Sacred Maiden, it’s so great that you came back safely.” Third Elder looked delighted.

Seven Elder looked at Duanmu Xi with excitement, “Sacred Maiden, can you tell us what’s in the divine stone?”

Six Elder heard that and then chimed in smilingly with a nod, “Yeah, tell us about it. You’re the first one to have got into the divine stone!”

The other elders heard that and all looked at Duanmu Xi. As the guardians of the divine stone, of course they were interested in the situation in the divine stone.

Duanmu Xi looked at the elders’ imploring expressions and smiled. These elders had really never changed.

The elder in white saw the elders surrounding Duanmu Xi again and then yelled at them with a frown, “What are you doing? Come back and behave yourselves.”

The elders heard that and immediately got behind the elder in white spontaneously.

Staring at the elders become obedient instantly, Duanmu Xi subconsciously smiled and looked at them, “It’s okay. There was nothing but some illusions in the divine stone. I assume everybody will see different things as they get in there.”

The elder in white was shocked to hear that. Obviously, he didn’t expect the situation in the divine stone would be as Duanmu Xi said.

Xuanyuan Mo aside heard what Duanmu Xi said and his amber eyes flickered. Could it be that just like the Illusion of Peach Woods, Xi also had seen him in the illusion? Otherwise, she wouldn’t put on that kind of look upon seeing him this morning.

The elders all looked at each other.

“How can there be nothing in the divine stone…”

“Illusions? Is it the same as the sacred realm…”

“Everybody will see different things when they get in there. What does it mean…”

Hearing the elders’ discussion, the elder in white frowned and darted a sharp glance over. Instantly, it became quiet in the room.

After the elders quieted down, the elder in white looked at Duanmu Xi and said, “This time, you entered the divine stone. Perhaps it was written in the stars. I believe that you must have gained something from the trip into the divine stone.”

They had guarded the divine stone for several centuries. No one had ever been able to enter the divine stone. They were most aware of the power of the divine stone. Ordinary people couldn’t enter the divine stone. Even the elders themselves couldn’t enter the divine stone. Whoever could enter the divine stone must be acknowledged by it. In other words, over the past several centuries, this woman who looked the same as the Celestial Maiden was the only person whom the divine stone acknowledged.

As Duanmu Xi heard that, her dark purple eyes flickered lightly. She subconsciously looked at Xuanyuan Mo. Did she gain anything? Sort of. At least she learned what had happened between her and Snow in the precious life as well as saw a different father and Lian Zhengyu.

Xuanyuan Mo met Duanmu Xi’s eyes, his eyes flickering. It appeared that the illusion in the divine stone was really about him. He just didn’t know what on earth Xi had seen and why she was unwilling to tell him.

The elder in white saw their interaction and slightly dropped his eyes. He slightly bowed to Duanmu Xi and said, “Since you’ve passed the divine stone’s test, when will you enter the sacred realm?”

Duanmu Xi knitted her brows and was about to speak when Xuanyuan Mo said coldly, “She won’t go.”