Chapter 910

So this person was actually the Great Dragon Head of the Qinglong Society, Ximen Wudi?!

Wu Zetian was startled at the words, then immediately filled with joy again.

The handsome man before her, who seemed not of this mortal world—was he truly the Great Dragon Head Ximen Wudi, whom she had been longing for day and night?

This couldn't be a dream, could it?

Thinking this, Wu Zetian, gazing at Ximen Wudi with an infatuated face, reached out and pinched her own warm, smooth cheek.

The sharp pain told her this was real.

"Hehe! What is Her Majesty the Empress doing this for?"

Paying no heed to Cang Qu, and even less to the three great holy monks, Ximen Wudi looked at Wu Zetian acting so adorably foolish and found it rather amusing.

"No, no, no! You don't have to call me Her Majesty the Empress."

Having embarrassed herself before the one she adored, two flushes instantly rose on Wu Zetian's cheeks.

Hearing Ximen Wudi's words, she waved her hands repeatedly and said,

"If you are willing, you may simply call me Wu Meiniang.

That is my maiden name!"

Apart from Shangguan Wan and Ying Gou, this was the first time Wu Zetian had ever let someone call her Wu Meiniang.

"Oh!"

Ximen Wudi neither agreed nor disagreed, and gave a slight smile.

"Who exactly are you, sir, and why do you make an enemy of the righteous path?"

Dixin, refusing to give up, spoke up to question once more.

"'Existence is non-existence, conditioned arising is without obstruction!' The Huayan Sect is also called the Xianshou Sect.

Old monk, you are an elder of the Huayan Sect; I can't be bothered to concern myself with slaying outer demons.

But this…"

Saying this, Ximen Wudi glanced at Wu Zetian.

Wu Zetian immediately understood and said, "Really, you may call me Wu Meiniang directly."

Ximen Wudi smiled once more and continued,

"But this Great Tang Empress, Her Majesty Wu Meiniang, is not only the one favored by the Mandate of Heaven, but also an innocent person.

If you so ruthlessly try to kill her, what difference is there between you and the outer demons?

Would the name of Xianshou Huayan not be trampled by your own hands?"

Hearing Ximen Wudi call him an outer demon, Cang Qu couldn't help feeling bitterness in his heart.

But he did not dare to retort; since Ximen Wudi had not summoned him to rise, he could only continue lying prostrate.

"This…"

Dixin had never expected that the young man before him actually understood the teachings of the Huayan Sect.

Realizing that his own reckless actions just now had indeed somewhat violated the tenets of the Huayan Sect, he was for a moment left speechless.

"This benefactor appears to be a follower of Fomen as well."

Daoxin, seeing Dixin stumped, immediately stepped forward; after brewing a string of arguments, he was about to speak.

But Ximen Wudi had no leisure to debate them one by one, and simply pointed at Wu Zetian, saying,

"Enough, enough, this one has no time to trade verbal barbs with you.

This is Her Majesty the Empress of Great Tang; if any of you dare trouble her again, you shall die ten deaths without life."

As he spoke, for some unknown reason, several bolts of heavenly thunder suddenly descended from the sky.

With unerring accuracy, they struck right beside the four great holy monks and Miss Duanmu.

The heavenly thunder, as thick as a water bucket, came swiftly and struck fiercely.

Looking at the scorched black pit, roughly a zhang across, left at their feet, the four great holy monks and Miss Duanmu all knew this was the Great Dragon Head of the Qinglong Society's warning to them.

Although they did not know what the Qinglong Society was, nor what the Great Dragon Head's origins were,

just looking at the pit at their feet, every one of them fell silent as cicadas in winter, not daring to say another word.

"Alright, I should be going."

After doing all this, Ximen Wudi, rare for him, turned back and said a word to Wu Zetian.

"Ah? Great Dragon Head, could you take me away with you?"

Although Ximen Wudi's warning to Dixin and the others just now filled Wu Zetian's heart with boundless joy,

hearing that Ximen Wudi was about to leave, Wu Zetian felt lost and forlorn again, and immediately asked.

"You have already been replaced by that Wu Zhao, becoming the one favored by this world's Mandate of Heaven.

If I were to forcibly take you away, I'm afraid it would cause some trouble."

Ximen Wudi shook his head and explained,

"But rest assured, once Cang Qu returns to the Nine Provinces, go find the Qinglong Society.

They will show you a clear path and help you return to the Nine Provinces."

"No! I don't want to return to the Nine Provinces, I only want to follow you."

Wu Zetian had finally met the person she had been longing for day and night, knowing that once they parted like this, she had no idea how long it would be before she could see him again.

Therefore she spoke the words buried in her heart directly.

Saying this, Wu Zetian even prepared to step forward and embrace Ximen Wudi.

Hearing this, Cang Qu couldn't help but stumble.

What spell had this Her Majesty the Empress fallen under!

Not even returning to the Nine Provinces—was she giving up the throne of Empress?

Th-this-this...

But it seems that if I latch onto the Grand Dragon Head, it really would be better than some Great Tang Empress!

Cang Qu's thoughts were in chaos, yet he didn't dare make the slightest move, just kept lying there as before.

"Uh!"

This wasn't the first time Ximen Wudi had been confessed to.

Back then, Jiang Yuyan was even more frenzied than Wu Zetian by quite a bit.

An invisible wall of Qi stretched directly between the two of them.

Although Wu Zetian pressed forward with all her might, she ultimately couldn't break through this wall of Qi.

"This is merely a residual form of a sword Qi I left behind."

Ximen Wudi watched Wu Zetian crashing against the wall of Qi with all her might and couldn't help but say.

"But I really don't want to stay here, and I don't know where Wan'er has gone either."

Only then did Wu Zetian give up in dejection; she knew Ximen Wudi ultimately couldn't take her away with him.

"Shangguan Wan's whereabouts, I will pass along to the people of Qinglong Society. When you go back then, you can bring her along with you."

Ximen Wudi said, then turned to look at Cang Qu,

"Cang Qu, you call yourself the Heavenly Demon, yet I never expected you'd fall for a trick here."

"Grand Dragon Head, this one failed in his duty."

Previously, Wu Zetian was the Great Tang Empress, and although Cang Qu served as the Great Tang's Chief Protector of the Nation, he didn't need to bow and scrape.

Now that he knew Wu Zetian's intentions, he had already understood.

If he kept Wu Zetian safe, he himself would rise to great heights.

Before meeting the Grand Dragon Head Ximen Wudi, Cang Qu had already known the gap between himself and Ximen Wudi.

But seeing him today, he realized this gap had grown even larger.

After all, a mere residual form of sword Qi could save him—such strength, how could it be something he could even look up to!

Hearing Ximen Wudi say this, Cang Qu actually referred to himself as "this one."

"Enough! After dealing with Fa Ming, return to the Nine Provinces at once and make a trip to Qinglong Society."

Ximen Wudi admonished Cang Qu, and after confirming he wouldn't dare be anything less than diligent, gave an instruction.

"Yes, sir."

At this moment, where did Cang Qu show even half the manner of the Heavenly Demon—he truly looked like a mere servant.

The Four Great Holy Monks and Miss Duanmu at this moment didn't even dare to breathe heavily.

"Meiniang, I'll be taking my leave first then."

Ximen Wudi took a deep look at Wu Zetian.