Chapter 26: Loulan Temple

  "Hmm..." Han Lin was also hesitant and unwilling to speak, "Mo Mo, anyway we can enter the temple tomorrow, let's just sleep for now." Han Lin put down Mo Mo's bedding and slept in the outer room.

  The next day, before dawn broke, Mo woke up, or rather, was pressed awake. She opened her eyes, closed them again, and then opened them once more. She saw Han Lin's upper body on top of hers, smiling at her.

  "Han Lin! This is Loulan, and I'm already a princess. You can't do this anymore." Mo Mo's face turned bright red as she pushed Han Lin away.

  "I don't want you to leave me, nor do I let you die. I will stay by your side, open your eyes..." Han Lin's words made Mo Mo stunned, and then her face turned even redder.

  "So you weren't unconscious after all... What were you pretending for?" It worried me, but Mo didn't say it out loud.

  "Haha, I was really out of it at the time, just felt someone crying beside my ear, and as soon as I woke up, I heard you say that sentence. I wanted to react, but I couldn't move no matter what. As a result, I got anxious again and passed out, and when I woke up again, I was in the Loulan Imperial Palace. Speaking of which, Dr. Lu is really amazing, he made us all energetic and lively in less than three hours."

  "You... I'm getting up, soon the Emperor will send someone to summon us, it's better to return to our new home." Mo Mo pushed away Han Lin when outside, the voice of eunuch Ya Te also came "Han Shuaiwei, the Prince has summoned you."

  "Momo, we really should get up." Han Lin let go of Momo and brought over her clothes, putting them on her despite Momo's struggles.

  It's still dark outside, but the lights are already on inside the new house.

  "Come in." Xuan Yu's voice was full of satisfaction.

  Yat pushed the door open for Mo, and Mo saw a figure with curves under the thin quilt on the red wedding bed. Xuan Yu was lying beside it, wearing only his underwear, waving at Mo. Mo walked over and saw Qian's tightly furrowed eyebrows, swollen lips covered in teeth marks, and the high-pulled quilt couldn't even cover the deep red hickeys on her neck. Her already pale face looked like paper, and there were soft ropes extending from the bedposts to under the thin quilt.

  "Hush~~~" Xuan Yu placed his index finger on his lips. The curved corners of his mouth had never fallen. He stared intently at the person in front of him. He reached out to rub open Qian Yue's tightly furrowed brows. And planted a kiss on his cheek. Mo Mo was shocked and stood frozen on the spot, also forgetting to back away.

  "How can you... He is the Grand Marshal of my dynasty!" Mo Mo didn't understand human affairs, but he roughly guessed something.

  "I want you to use him in exchange for yourself" is not a negotiation, but a statement. "And I've already eaten him too. Hehe, it's really delicious." Rubbing against Qianjue's pale and tender skin. "Today, I'll take you to the temple."

  "Oh... okay..." Mo Mo turned to leave, but stopped and turned back. Looking at the person on the bed. "But General Qian can't be here. He sent me away and would have returned to the palace." Mo Mo couldn't bear it, but in order to solve the mystery that had been troubling her... she left Thousand Colors, who was still unconscious, being devoured by Xuan Yu. She walked out of the room and onto the soft couch outside. Listening to the sound from inside, Thousand Colors seemed to have woken up.

  "Bastard!" Qian Jue Se's voice was hoarse. Then there was a dull hum. Then came the sound of heavy objects crashing to the ground.

  "Don't move. It will hurt!" Xuan Yu's gentle voice floated through the layers of curtains and into Mo Mo's ears. He flipped over, burying his face in the pillow. The voices of the two people inside were muffled.

  After a long time, Mo had fallen asleep again. Xuan Yu came out and called her.

  "Huh?" Opening her sleepy eyes, she looked at Xuan Ye standing in front of her and naturally glanced towards the big red wedding bed inside. The figure of Qian Jue Se was no longer on the bed.

  "Jue se wo yi jing rang ya te song hui yi guan le, fang xin, wo zhao dao neng rang ta yizhi dai zai wo shen bian de li you le." Xuan Yu jiang mo mo bao hui hai you ti wen de chuang shang, rou zhe ta, zhuang zuo gang shui xing de yang zi, jiao lai nv guan.

  After dressing up, Mo came to the beautiful white main hall wearing the royal attire. On the upper seat sat King Xuan Jiu Tian of Loulan, with Su Sheng Yi sitting tightly beside him, their hands clasped together. This scene made Mo think of Su Man Ran, who was far away in the palace, and her eyes became slightly sour, holding back tears that were about to fall, as she walked up to the hall, someone brought over a chair for her.

  Mo Mo sat and heard that she was crowned as the princess, and then the coronation ceremony was held. Mo Mo's originally dull nerves tightened when she heard "move to the divine temple". Xuan Yu stepped forward and took Mo Mo's hand, following Xuan Jiu Tian to the entrance of the divine temple.

  Rarely seen in the vast desert, a majestic temple made of white marble rises, with two giant stone statues standing guard on either side. The walls along the corridors are adorned with simple yet elegant lines that tell stories, and if one looks closely, they will notice that the main character in each story is always the same person - Mo.

  The end of the temple was a pitch-black gate, with two shrine maidens wearing cloaks on either side, performing routine checks. The temple that Loulan had served for generations did not allow outsiders to enter. Therefore, only five people entered: Xuan Jiu Tian, Su Sheng Yi, Xuan Ye, Xuan Nuò, and Mo Mo.

  The shrine maiden opened the last door, and what appeared before Mò Mò's eyes was a warm and cozy boudoir, not that kind of solemn temple. Looking at Xuán Yù with confusion, the latter curved his mouth, winked at Mò Mò, then pulled her towards the bedroom.

  "What's hanging on the wall? Take a closer look, my queen." Xuan Yu whispered in Mo Mo's ear.

  On the wall was a painting, and the person in it made MoMo extremely surprised and puzzled. Because the woman on it was MoMo herself, holding a cat-like official seal, standing by a quiet lake, with cherry blossom petals dancing all over the sky above the lake, unable to distinguish where the clouds were and where the flowers were...

  "Yù ér, Fù Huáng still has some matters to attend to. You stay with the Wang Fei and Nuò ér, we'll go out first." Xiān Jiǔ Tiān pulled Sù Shèng Yī out through that black door. Inside the door, only Mò Mò was left standing in front of the painting, looking stunned, along with Xiān Yù beside her, who had a look of amusement on his face.

  "Where is Jijun Qi?" Mo Mo had been searching for half a day but couldn't find the soul-calling instrument.

  "It's going to be like this then," Xuan Yu said, drawing his own sword and making a small cut on the tip of his little finger. A drop of blood immediately emerged, and Mo was shocked and about to rush forward to bandage it, but was blocked by Xuan Yu.

  "Isn't it a good omen for marriage?" Then, the small hand with blood dripped onto the painting. Instantly, the cherry blossoms in the sky turned into spots of dark red blood falling down, and a faint blue light rose from the lake, and Guan Tong had transformed into a white tiger, carrying Mo Mo about to jump into the lake water. In the clear lake water, three soul-receiving instruments were shining. Mo Mo was stunned, how similar this scene was!

  "But why are there four Jijin Gui?" Mo Mo took out the soul-calling instrument he had picked from the ornament and showed it to Xuan Yu.

  "This... I'm also not very sure" Xuan Yu put away his smile and became serious.

  "But I still don't get it, what does this painting really mean?" Momo furrowed her brow and stroked her chin thoughtfully.

  "The meaning is clear, the people in the painting need to perform a ritual to find the true auspicious marriage. Let's stop here for today, we also have to leave, the temple can't be stayed for long."

  Out of the temple, the outside is bathed in sunlight, unlike the darkness inside the temple. Mo deeply inhales a breath, expelling the pent-up emotions from her body.

  A girl in pink clothes ran towards him, a string of silver beads rising high on her chest, with a carved peony on her head, and a fluffy collar revealing some cute skin. Her deer-like eyes stared at Mo unblinkingly, filled with disdain.

  "Are you the princess of the dynasty?" The hand behind his back swung to the front, a long whip cracking with a loud "slap".

  "Dare to compete with me?" Mo Mo looked at the little boy in front of her who was still only ten years old, a smile spreading across her face.

  "Ice! Don't be rude!" Xuan Nuo, who followed closely behind, ran up and grabbed the whip from Ice. "Imperial sister-in-law, I apologize to you on behalf of Ice."

  "It's okay, she is..."

  "She is Xuanuo's queen." Xuan Yu ignored Xuan Nuo's weak sigh and Bing Er's flushed face.

  "I'm not his queen! I want to be a general!" The little person struggled free from Xuan Nuo, whipped out her whip and struck at Mo Mo. With a slash of her emotions, she received a scratch, and fragrance burst forth. Bing Er stared blankly at Mo Mo, then suddenly threw down the whip and hugged Mo Mo, shouting "Master"

  "I'm not your master, okay?" Mo Mo said with a smile as he pulled Ice apart from Xuan Nuo. "You, don't touch me!" Ice said, and Xuan Nuo obediently let go of his hand. "Ice, stop messing around, General Huang is still waiting for you."

  "Bing'er obeys, Xuan Nuo is so good to you, go back with him." Xuan Yu added a bit of fuel.

  "Hmph! What's the use of being good to me? You have to defeat me before you can marry me!" The little one started throwing a tantrum.

  "Yellow Frost!" Xuan Nuo's rising anger was still quite intimidating. The little man, although no longer making a fuss, glared at him instead.

  In the distance, Su Shengyi's voice came "Ice, come back, there are many fun things here." Bing ran away laughing after stomping on Xuan Nuo's foot.

  "By the way, Imperial Sister, I don't have anything to give you either. This jade pendant was given to me by Father Emperor, and I'd like to give it to you. Please don't refuse." Xuan Nuo took out a Soul Calming Orb that emitted a faint blue glow from his bosom.