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"Crown Prince, what exactly are you doing in Ai He?" asked Lord Li Qian Long when the two were back in the palace.

Xie Liao Xuan did not answer anything. He chose to remain silent and was busy with the few ladies-in-waiting who had prepared his clothes. Meanwhile, his bodyguard—Li Zeng, faithfully began to undress after the palace maids left.

"Doesn't the Crown Prince know, it's impossible for a god who doesn't have a soul mate to see the lake. Ai He is a river mouth that has been determined by the laws of the sky, if only a God or Goddess who meets his soul mate can find that place. So, Crown Prince, is it true that you are alone there?" Lord Li Qian Long urged.

Xie Liao Xuan was silent again, but a glance in his eyes hinted for Li Zeng to help him drive the old God back to his place. Before, what he was hiding earlier was known by that all-knowing God.

"Lord Li Qian Long, don't you know everything about what is happening in this universe? In fact, not only the past, but the future as well. Surely you had no trouble just seeing what His Majesty was doing there earlier. So can you go away for a bit? Because the Crown Prince wants to clean himself up before attending the banquet with the Gods to inaugurate his appointment as a Crown Prince."

Hearing this, Lord Li Qian Long did not leave. His eyes looked teary looking at the Crown Prince, who had now taken off all his clothes.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince, enough for today. Don't ever go any further than this," he said then, walking away from Xie Liao Xuan's room.

Xie Liao Xuan was silent, and he glanced in the direction Li Qian Long had left while swallowing his suddenly dry saliva. He knew he could not lie to the God who had even held the destiny of every inhabitant of the universe. However, hearing his warning like that, I couldn't help but think of Xie Liao Xuan as well.

"Your Majesty, it is time for you to cleanse yourself,"

Xie Liao Xuan went straight to the side of his bedroom. A pond with a natural feel like on earth seemed so real. A small pond filled with flowers, and the milk was ready. Causing Xiao Liao to step inside carefully, then Li Zeng followed.

With great patience, Li Zeng stood not far from Xie Lio. Because since childhood, Xie Liao Xuan most disliked being touched by anyone. That's why, in personal matters, he prefers only to be accompanied by Li Zeng, without him needing a maid, and so on.

"Actually, what Lord Li Qian Long has said is true, Your Majesty. It's not even a secret anymore..." Li Zeng said openly. Xie Liao Xuan was still silent, and he was busy with the milk in the palm of his hand. "So if I may ask, who did you meet while in Ai He, Your Majesty?" Li Zeng asked carefully.

"I met him by chance," Xie Liao Xuan finally said. Li Zeng lowered his head, a smile tugged at the corners of his lips. "Just a not-so-special woman. Nothing more," he explained later.

Xie Lia was silent for a moment, trying to digest what Lord Li Qian Long had said earlier. If only those who are matched can find that place together. Recalling those words, Xie Liao Xuan stopped wiping his arm with milk. Then he recalled the face of the woman who was there earlier. He was a human or half-human. So, how can that woman who is destined to be his soul mate?

Xie Liao Xuan smiled bitterly, and he immediately pushed those ridiculous thoughts away. After he had cleaned himself enough and splashed himself with rose water, he immediately walked away. Not to forget, Li Zeng faithfully served him. Drying Xie Liao Xuan's body, then painstakingly helping Xie Liao Xuan put on her clothes.

Until the decree came, That Xie Liao Xuan should immediately head for the grand hall. He immediately shook off his robes, walking haughtily towards the venue.

"Your Majesty, isn't it—"

Li Zeng's words came to a halt as he raised Xie Liao Xuan's hand. Then he glanced at the guards and ladies-in-waiting with a cold gaze.

"I want to walk there myself. You guys go first," he ordered.

Then he walked over, making all the guards and ladies-in-waiting bow their heads deeply. However, on the way, his eyes caught another white light that seemed to be approaching.

At first, Xie Liao Xuan didn't want to care. But after a while, he thought if at this time the Gods and Goddess were gathered. It would be not good if the palace guards caught that woman. And it bothered him.

"Li Zeng, can you go to the Queen Mother's place? Tell him if I want my oversized robe delivered to me right now."

For a long time, Li Zeng did not live there. He then realized that Xie Liao Xuan was glaring at him, causing him to depart as well.

Xie Liao Xuan immediately flew over after seeing Li Zeng leave. But he didn't know, if Li Zeng saw him leaving, Li Zeng gave up his intention to meet the Queen and chose to follow his.

Xie Liao Xuan flew faster, pulling the hand of the woman who was now flying to wherever he didn't know. However, the woman swiftly grabbed Xie Liao Xuan's hand and then attacked Xie Liao Xuan. But unfortunately, her weak attack was not comparable to Xie Liao Xuan. In the end, the two of them took each other's moves until they ended up in both of the woman's hands being perfectly bound by Xie Liao Xuan's hands. The two of them were standing right on a peach tree that was now in bloom. The atmosphere became very strange now. Thousands of Persian flower petals seemed to shower them, and time seemed to have stopped as it should.

"You again," Xie Liao Xuan murmured.

Feeling uneasy, the woman tried to leave. However, her body was already locked by Xie Liao Xuan to the point where she couldn't move at all.

"Do you think, your ugly face is worth showing off to all corners of heaven?" Xie Liao Xuan sneered while chuckling.

Feeling offended by Xie Liao Xuan's words, the woman immediately kicked Xie Liao Xuan's crotch until the man let go of her embrace.

"I just found out that a Crown Prince can be as foul-mouthed as you," she said.

"You ugly fox," Xie Liao Xuan snorted.

"Base,"

"His Highness the Crown Prince!"

Hearing the call, Xie Liao Xuan immediately rushed to pull the woman to be with him. Then he took the woman to hide behind a sizable peach tree. The woman's body was locked again, while her mouth was covered by Xie Liao Xuan's hand. Xie Liao Xuan, busy checking the surroundings, didn't notice that beautiful eyes were now staring at him.

And when Xie Liao Xuan looked at the woman, their gazes finally met. A look that who can't even put into words. Xie Liao Xuan's jaw seemed to harden, his heart pounding erratically even just looking at this woman. Until they figure that he had been suppressing for a long time pushed him away, causing Xie Liao Xuan to take a few steps back.

"You will not survive if you continue like this," Xie Liao Xuan finally said.

The woman was still silent, and her face felt hot from the incident earlier. She did not expect if his arrival at the sky palace made her have to deal with a man who was none other than the Crown Prince of the sky palace.

"And I don't need you to care about that," snapped the woman in front of Xie Liao Xuan.

"His Highness the Crown Prince!"

Xie Liao Xuan was very indecisive, and he had no time now, or else he would be caught off guard with this crazy woman. But, he also couldn't bear to leave this woman alone because he was sure he would be caught after this. Then he will be severely punished.

"Hurry up and go!" Xie Liao Xuan ordered because he wanted to eliminate the traces of humans that were visible here.

"You just go, why should you care about me!" said the stubborn woman.

Furious, Xie Liao Xuan looked at the woman with his piercing gaze. Then he left the place. He had not yet gone far. Xie Liao Xuan seemed to be contemplating what he should do. Until finally, he came back, then grabbed the back of the woman's head and forced her to open her mouth. Then, Xie Liao Xuan put an object into the woman's mouth through his mouth.