Queen of Ten Thousand Demons Insists on Marrying Me - Chapter 62.2

Before she could think too much, an extraordinary sight suddenly emerged from the sky, capturing Lu Xiao Xiao’s full attention.

In the distant horizon, a majestic, shimmering carriage slowly approached. The carriage was pulled by seven strong and agile white spiritual horses, whose steps were graceful and whose hooves sounded like thunder.

The carriage was meticulously draped with wide red silk, which was smooth and warmly lustrous. Intricate golden tassels hung on the red silk. They swayed gently with the wind, shimmering and sparkling, like the most gorgeous clouds in the sky. The bright gold was particularly dazzling under the blue firmament.

Lu Xiao Xiao was staring blankly when the carriage stopped steadily in front of the mountain gate. A pale, slender hand reached out from behind the red curtain.

Luo Mu bumped her shoulder next to her, saying with an unpleased expression: “Why are you standing there like an idiot? Are you getting married or not? If not, we’re leaving.”

“Yes, yes, yes!”

Lu Xiao Xiao walked towards the carriage with unsteady steps, feeling as if every step was on cotton candy. It wasn’t until she held the hand extended outside the curtain that she felt somewhat settled. This warm and delicate hand belonged to Tantai Jing.

In the warm spring sun, Tantai Jing pushed aside the curtain and gracefully stepped down from the carriage with Lu Xiao Xiao’s support. A gust of wind blew, lifting the red veil on Tantai Jing’s head. Lu Xiao Xiao could faintly see the bride’s curved smile underneath the red veil. A warm current instantly seemed to flow through her heart.

The bronze bells hanging on the four corners of the carriage also chimed with the wind at this moment.

Tantai Jing whispered from under the veil: “It’s time to go in, dummy.”

Lu Xiao Xiao then realized as if waking up from a dream: “Oh, right, right, right. Walk slowly, mind the steps.”

The two held the same red silk ribbon and walked towards the main hall along the path paved with magnolia flowers. The fresh and elegant scent of magnolia permeated the air.

Guests lined both sides of the flower path. Some Lu Xiao Xiao knew, others she didn’t, but everyone’s face was beaming with joy.

The two seated figures on the high platform in the main hall were Wan Xuan’er and Fu Zhao. Looking at their kind smiles, Lu Xiao Xiao was momentarily lost in a trance again. Could it be that, without her knowing, the two of them were able to sit together peacefully and bear witness to her and Tantai Jing’s wedding?

“First bow to the elders!”

Lu Wanbai’s voice rang in her ear. Tantai Jing also tugged the red silk ribbon, urging her.

Lu Xiao Xiao had no choice but to put aside her doubts and obediently bow down with Tantai Jing to the two figures on the platform.

“Second bow to Heaven and Earth!”

Turning their backs to the platform, the two synchronously bowed deeply.

“Wives exchange bows!”

Lu Xiao Xiao slowly turned, standing face to face with Tantai Jing. As they stood up from the exchanged bow, the tiger tooth ornament dangling from Lu Xiao Xiao’s hair lightly swayed, flashing with light.

“Send them to the bridal chamber!”

As soon as the words fell, cheers erupted. Tantai Jing was escorted into Lu Xiao Xiao’s sleeping quarters amidst the crowd, while Lu Xiao Xiao was detained in the hall by her friends and relatives.

The tiger tooth on Lu Xiao Xiao’s hair flashed again for an instant.

The guests, holding exquisite wine vessels, surrounded her. The wine in the cups was as clear as amber, seemingly intoxicating the very air. Guests talked loudly or whispered softly. All these sounds layered and poured into her ears. She felt as if she couldn’t see the guests’ eyes, only blurred faces.

At this moment, everything around her seemed to be enveloped in a soft halo. Lu Xiao Xiao suddenly felt as if she had been poisoned, falling into a hazy dream.

Otherwise, how could her wedding with Tantai Jing be so strange?

She did want to marry Tantai Jing, but absolutely not Tantai Jing wearing a veil, bowing to Heaven and Earth with her, being sent to the bridal chamber, and leaving her alone to deal with the guests here.

Instead, they would both wear elaborate and beautiful wedding clothes adorned with pearls and jewelry, bow to Heaven and Earth, and then celebrate joyously with the guests, tasting the array of delicious food on the table and drinking the sweet mellow wine together. Until the night grew deep and the stars were scattered, and everyone reluctantly left, the two of them would then return to the sleeping quarters to spend the night together.

Why did no one communicate the process of the marriage with her? It ended so hastily. Leaving Tantai Jing alone in the sleeping quarters, waiting for her to come back after eating and drinking well, she must be so sad.

Thinking of this, she couldn’t help but feel annoyed. She pushed away the continuously surging guests, found a maid, and had her lead the way to Tantai Jing’s location.

She grew more and more anxious on the way. What if Tantai Jing didn’t like this wedding and had already left? What would she do?

Fortunately, the place the maid led her to still had candlelight burning inside. The person must still be inside. As long as she went in and sincerely apologized, they could hold another ceremony at Hooked Mountain (Gōu Wú Shān) later.

Passing by the window, Lu Xiao Xiao couldn’t help but stop, wanting to see what Tantai Jing was doing inside, and whether she was angry or not.

But the sight she saw made her heart ache. Tantai Jing was indeed in the room, but Tantai Jing was not the only one.

Lu Xiao Xiao instantly felt her blood surge. A wave of anger rushed to her head, driving away three-tenths of the alcohol from her body. She summoned the Chaoyuan Sword and stormed to the door.

“Bang—”

With a deafening crash, accompanied by a violent gust of air, the heavy door was mercilessly kicked open by her.

The Chaoyuan Sword in her hand pointed straight at the two women at the dressing table. Luo Mu was pressing Tantai Jing against the dressing table, one arm circling Tantai Jing’s body and pulling her close, while the other hand lingered on the edge of Tantai Jing’s pale, slender thigh. The originally neat red wedding dress was wrinkled and piled up around her hips.

Tantai Jing’s eyes looked at her with extreme coldness. Her lips, which had lipstick on them, were now smudged, and even slightly swollen.

Lu Xiao Xiao was so enraged that her eyes almost spat fire. She fiercely raised the cold-flashing Chaoyuan Sword in her hand and stabbed at Luo Mu without hesitation. Due to her extreme fury, her hand trembled uncontrollably. Although the attack was swift, the unsteady force caused it to miss the target, which Luo Mu dodged with a narrow escape.

Seeing the attack miss, Lu Xiao Xiao’s anger flared even more. She quickly turned, aimed at Luo Mu again, and used all her strength, determined to vent all her rage with this strike.

However, in this critical moment, an unexpected figure suddenly rushed out. Tantai Jing, who had appeared in front of Luo Mu, opened her arms without hesitation, completely disregarding the danger she was about to face.

“Don’t hurt her!”

Lu Xiao Xiao felt a surge of blood rush up to her brain like a tide. Her vision swam, and her body swayed a few times, almost unable to stand steady.

Her face was unnaturally pale from anger and shock. Her eyes were wide, as if they were about to burst into flames.

She screamed, her voice filled with endless despair and fury: “What are you doing? Today is our wedding day! Tantai Jing! Do you know what you are doing? How can you do this to me? How can you face our agreement?”

Tears welled up in her eyes but stubbornly refused to fall. She looked at Tantai Jing protecting Luo Mu, her heart full of confusion and pain.

Tantai Jing looked at Lu Xiao Xiao indifferently: “My relationship with you was merely a façade. How could I possibly fall in love with a human?”

“Then what was that night before the broken Demon Locking Tower? What did you mean by putting a love curse on me? Why did you marry me today?”

Lu Xiao Xiao’s eyes were tearing, questioning the person in front of her relentlessly.

Luo Mu stood up, wrapped her arms around Tantai Jing’s waist, and said to Lu Xiao Xiao: “Idiot, look outside, and you’ll know.”

Lu Xiao Xiao was full of doubts and anger, but after hearing Luo Mu’s words, she still forced herself to suppress the turmoil in her heart and looked out the open window.

Upon seeing it, her pupils instantly dilated, and her face was filled with disbelief.

Outside the house, blazing flames soared into the sky, dyeing the entire sky of the Xuantian Sword Sect a fiery red. In the midst of the firelight, various buildings were mercilessly consumed like fragile paper. The sounds of collapsing beams and pillars intertwined with the crackling of the raging flames.

The air was filled with the pungent smell of burning, accompanied by screams and cries for help, creating a sense of despair. The once-stately palaces and pavilions now tottered precariously in the sea of fire, as if they would turn to ashes at any moment.

And outside this sea of fire, a group of demons were recklessly hunting down the fleeing disciples of the Xuantian Sword Sect. Their figures flickered in the firelight. Their ferocious faces wore cruel smiles, and the weapons in their hands flashed with cold light. Every swing took a fresh life.

The disciples of the Xuantian Sword Sect were in a panic. They fled in all directions, trying to find a glimmer of hope in this desperate situation. However, the demons were numerous. They swept through the land like locusts, bringing devastation wherever they went.

A stream of light in the distance sped towards Lu Xiao Xiao’s location. Lu Xiao Xiao knew that person was her Senior Sister, Lu Wanbai.

However, just a moment before the light was about to land and meet with Lu Xiao Xiao, a huge and hideous demon suddenly descended from the sky. It spread its giant claws, and with a whooshing sound that tore through the air, it fiercely ripped out the heart of the stream of light.

The figure in the stream of light had no time to react and was instantly torn open in the chest by the demon’s razor-sharp claws. Fresh blood sprayed out like a fountain, staining the surrounding space, and also staining the demon’s ferocious face.

The demon’s white fur was like fine silk and satin. Its nine tails behind it swayed gently without wind, like nine silver ribbons dancing in the air.

Lu Xiao Xiao seemed to retreat two steps in disbelief: “Fu… Fu Zhao!”

The next second, she raised the Chaoyuan Sword and darted out of the window, only because she saw Wan Xuan’er, seriously injured, protecting Wan Qing Yi and fleeing towards this direction.

She sped towards Wan Qing Yi, because the Nine-Tailed Fox (Jiǔ Wěi Hú) who had just killed Lu Wanbai was also rushing in that direction.

During her rapid flight, Lu Xiao Xiao had to pass by Lu Wanbai’s corpse. Her Senior Sister, whom she once respected and loved, now lay quietly on a pile of rubble, her face contorted, her eyes wide open, with no trace of life left in them.

Lu Wanbai was known for her purity and elegance, but at this moment, her pristine white dress was stained with blood. A shocking, large hole appeared in her soft abdomen. That was the fatal wound the Nine-Tailed Fox had ripped out alive. Blood flowed out, soaking the surrounding ground a dark red.

But fate was cruel. Lu Xiao Xiao struggled with all her might. Her clothes were soaked with sweat, and her heart felt like it was about to burst out of her chest. But in the end, she was too late. She watched helplessly as Wan Qing Yi and Wan Xuan’er died before her eyes.

Watching her friends and relatives, who had been celebrating her wedding with laughter and joy just moments ago, now brutally slaughtered one by one by the demons’ merciless and cruel hands, Lu Xiao Xiao’s heart felt as if it were being twisted by thousands of sharp blades simultaneously. She instantly lost all her strength. Her legs gave way, and she knelt on the ground, overwhelmed with grief and despair.

Tears streamed down like a spring, blurring her vision. Her heart was filled with endless regret and self-reproach.

“If I hadn’t insisted on marrying Tantai Jing, none of this would have happened…” Lu Xiao Xiao questioned herself repeatedly in her heart.

She began to doubt if her choice had caused this disaster. If she hadn’t decided to marry Tantai Jing, perhaps the demons wouldn’t have come here, and her friends and relatives wouldn’t have suffered such a catastrophic disaster.

If I hadn’t trusted Tantai Jing, none of this would have happened…

Thinking of the trust Aunt Wan and her Senior Sisters had placed in her, Lu Xiao Xiao’s heart was tormented even more. They came to attend this wedding because they believed in her, only to be caught in this disaster.

At this moment, the surrounding sounds rose and fell: the loud crash of falling roof beams, the miserable screams of humans being massacred, and the cruel laughter of the demons. All of it felt like a nightmare from which Lu Xiao Xiao couldn’t wake up. Her fingers still retained the warm blood of Aunt Wan, left when she grabbed her hand with her last ounce of strength before her death.

It wasn’t until a pair of vermilion red shoes entered Lu Xiao Xiao’s sight.

“It really is all because of you. If it weren’t for you, none of these people would have to die. Don’t you think a useless person like you has no reason to exist in this world?”

“Lu, Xiao, Xiao.”

Lu Xiao Xiao looked up and saw Tantai Jing kneeling in front of her with a smile, picking up the fallen Chaoyuan Sword and putting it into her hand.