"I'm here. Is anyone looking for me?" a cold hoarse voice came from the direction of the stairs. He was Gu Yi.

Immediately everyone turned to the source of the voice, there Gu Yi with his silver mask was walking towards them.

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One of Fu Xie Lan's eyebrows rose to see the man suddenly appear from there. didn't she lock him in the room?

"Good, since everyone is gathered. Come on!" said the emperor then immediately stepped to lead the way.

As for Xue Ning, since yesterday the girl was amazed at the Emperor's behavior. He is very friendly, and the way she behaves is not much different from that of ordinary people in general, really very far from her fantasies of powerful, indifferent, cold men, acting as they please. Ju Xian felt the same way.

As for Qiao and Lim, both of them continued to feel that what was happening right now was just a dream. The two of them never expected to meet and have lunch with the emperor.

Gu Yi stepped aside to make room for Emperor Fu Qing to pass. Although previously he hated humans very much, it was different from the humans who were with Fu Xie Lan.

What Fu Xie Lan protected, then it also meant that he had to protect it too.

"You are with me," said the Emperor suddenly pulling Gu Yi's arm who was standing on the edge of the wall.

The man was shocked, suddenly being treated like that was something unexpected. Turning for a moment to Fu Xie Lan who was on the other side of Emperor Fu Qing, the girl didn't give any response and continued walking.

Gu Yi wanted to be near Fu Xie Lan, not near the old man. However, seeing Fu Xie Lan's response to him, made him give up and go along with it.

Wan Lie, who was right behind them, cheered happily. The young man wanted to burst out laughing at that moment.

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"Do you have any next plans?" asked Fu Xie Lan as she finished her meal, leaving a pile of food left on her plate. At first, the girl wanted to taste all the food served, only after trying a few mouthfuls, her appetite was lost.

"The royal palace has to be rebuilt, and maybe I'll just stay here for a while," he replied then.

"The commander-in-chief has told me about the martial arts competition, it seems that it will be temporarily postponed for a few months until the conditions in the palace and the kingdom are completely recovered," he added.

"For that, don't worry Daddy."

"Hmm, thank you," Emperor Fu Qing simply replied. The middle-aged man didn't know that the royal palace had returned to its original state, even more, beautiful and majestic than before.

Meanwhile, Ju Xian, Xue Ying, and Xue Ning still seemed to be enjoying their food voraciously. Although without eating they could survive, but faced with such delicious food, who could resist?

While Qiao and Lim, both still looked stiff on the spot, it was clear that they were a little awkward. Not without reason, it was all because they were currently at the same table with Emperor Fu Qing. The ruler of the Zu kingdom.

"Commander in chief, have a seat. Come eat with us," said Fu Xie Lan when she found that the man was still standing behind the Emperor.

"It's okay. Sit down, no problem, right Daddy?" asked Fu Xie Lan to the middle-aged man.

"Oh sure, that's fine," Emperor Fu Qing replied and then called a few waitresses to bring a chair and an empty plate for his commander-in-chief.

"B-but Your Majesty..."

"Don't refuse, after all, we never eat together, do we?"

"Sit down, this is an order," said the Emperor again.

The commander looked dazed for a moment then slowly walked to the side of the table towards the empty chair with hesitant steps.

Feeling completely wrong with the situation he is experiencing now. He felt unworthy to sit with the king, but if that was ordered, shouldn't he obey it? Even so, he still felt that this was rude and untrue.

And after that, everyone seemed to be enjoying the food voraciously.

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"Daddy, I want to get married," said Fu Xie Lan suddenly.

Uhuk...

Uhuk...

Uhuk...

Everyone choked at Fu Xie Lan's words. Including Gu Yi and the Emperor who immediately looked at the girl.

Gu Yi was rooted to the spot. Why did Fu Xie Lan suddenly say that after refusing to marry him yesterday? Is there another man in the girl's heart? Did his departure some time ago make her close to a man? Who? Who is that man? Immediately his gray eyes scanned the room with a hardened jaw.

The room temperature also suddenly turned icy, his domineering aura slowly emitted from within his body.

"M-married?" Emperor stuttered. Right now everyone was looking at Fu Xie Lan curiously.

The girl nodded, confirming the Emperor's words.

"W-wasn't it yesterday that you refused?" said the Emperor as he glanced at Gu Yi. A feeling of fear immediately overtook him, how if the witch was angry? What if he killed Fu Xie Lan for refusing him? The room temperature he felt suddenly changed, making him shudder slightly in horror.

"I changed my mind, Dad."

"I want to marry him," she said then with a hand pointing at where Gu Yi was.

Immediately, in that instant, the atmosphere in the room returned to normal as before. A sigh of relief escaped Emperor Fu Qing's lips, as did the others.

"Xie Lan, is it true that you want to marry me?" Gu Yi asked. He knows one of human custom is an event that contains a ritual of making a promise between the two parties for life and death and is carried out in front of a large audience. In the past, when the human race coexisted with other races, unlike now, he frequently received invitations from the human kingdom to attend such events.

Although he received frequent invitations, it didn't mean he attended all of them, and instead the man only sent representatives. He went once time, it was because of the request of his queen, Yu Yi. And after that never again.

Not only from the human kingdom, invitations from other races always came. Whether it's because they respect him as a ruler or just a mere formality.

Fu Xie Lan only glanced at Gu Yi and didn't respond.

"Daddy, may I?" Fu Xie Lan asked looking back at the Emperor.

That very second, Emperor Fu Qing nodded. "Sure, but on one condition," he said.

"What's that?" Gu Yi asked impatiently.

"The man that Fu Xie Lan marries must not have any other woman in his life, other than Fu Xie Lan alone, that's all," Emperor Fu Qing retorted.

To be honest, this is the moment he's been waiting for. He wanted to see his daughter get married, as he got older every day, he was worried that later he would not see that happy moment. Even though they had just met, but there was no guarantee that things good would continue to favor them.

Maybe the black witch will reappear again, or worse, he will die in their hands.