Substitute Bride Phoenix, The Tyrant's Pampered Demon Empress

Liu Rushuang took a deep breath, smiling lightly and saying, “Sure.”

“Wonderful!”

Little White Flower beamed then. Although she could not remember that frightening dream now, she knew that not letting Liu Rushuang return to the palace was right.

At the same time, Nangong Ba was staring closely at Liu Rushuang with a twinkle in his eye, a smile of success showing on his face.

Liu Rushuang turned to look north just then, with Han Moze’s image showing in her mind. Closing her eyes in the slight headache she felt just then, she took a deep breath.

After that, the trio flew towards Lotus Lake Island.

Up in the clouds, Nangong Ba was left dumbstruck as dazzling golden rays shone on Liu Rushuang.

***

It was the third night, and Liu Rushuang had yet to return to place.

Han Moze was cracking his knuckles loudly.

Suddenly, an evil smile showed on his face. In the next instant, the ice in the Dark Moon Palace exploded with a bang, leaving shards of ice all over the floor.

In a tavern over at Lotus Lake Island, Liu Rushuang suddenly shivered and took a deep breath.

Why should she be feeling guilty when she did nothing wrong?

The Lotus Lake Island was closest to the ocean in this world, which was furthest away from Beiming. It took the trio half a day to get to the nearest city.

They could see countless islands covered in dense forests, with innumerable snakes dwelling within.

Little White Flower used to live at the highest summit which stood at the centermost area. It reaches up into the clouds, and a blue lake surrounded by red stones could be found on top of it.

It appeared that Little White Flower called it a Divine Lake since the water, once drank, would clear one essences and marrows. She had stayed here for over a thousand years, absorbing Spirit Qi day and night to eventually become a flower celestial.

Still, she was unable to leave Divine Lake even after ascending as a flower celestial—once she used up her Spirit Qi, she would need to return here to recharge before she withered.

Entering the lake, she grinned at Liu Rushuang, “You should come in too, milady.”

Liu Rushuang paused and stepped one foot in the lake. All at once, a thick, revitalizing qi covered her whole body as if every pore she had was opened. Her exhaustion had faded entirely as well, and her faint anxiousness gone without a trace.

“Lord gorgeous, you should come in too. This water is so fun!”

Little White Flower smiled at Nangong Ba, who was still standing beside the lake.

Nangong Ba stepped into the water and sighed in relief as well—the water reached up to his waist, and it was so clear that the the flat bottom was visible, with tiny pieces of something down there that seemed to shine.

“Here’s something for you, milady.”

Little White Flower, who suddenly dove inside the lake had suddenly grabbed a pinch of luminous pebbles, holding them in front of Liu Rushuang with an innocent smile.

Liu Rushuang cupped her hands in response, and Little White Flower poured the tiny pebbles into her palm. They shone in fluorescent radiance of myriad colors, and were so beautiful that Liu Rushuang could not help smiling.

A closer look reveals that those little pebbles were actually fungi, though their round, tiny shapes looked no different from actual pebbles.

“Milady, I need to rest for a while. I will wake up in four hours.”

“Okay. I’ll wait for you here.” Liu Rushuang smiled with a nod.

Little White Flower suddenly turned into a lotus flower with many layers of petals, and its jade-green leaves promptly covered the whole lake, and any reflections upon its surface.

Liu Rushuang could not help sighing in awe. This was the first time saw Little White Flower’s original form, and she reached out to touch that yellow-orange stamen, unwilling to let the petals to stretched out utterly, unable to hide a beautiful smile on her face.