Little Sorcerer, Divine Doctor-Chapter 856 - 8: Heartless Person

"Crown Princess Consort, the Crown Prince will depart for Hou Qin at noon. Please dress up so as not to lose decorum,"

a few palace maids said as they presented a red palace dress and several boxes of rare treasures.

The palace dress was woven from Fire Phoenix Feathers from the North, light and elegant, with colors like fire and flame.

Among the rare treasures, there were various pearl jewelry, pearl hairpins, each one of unimaginable value.

All of these were personally selected by Dugu Xiu over the past two days.

He, a mere Martial Artist, had never done this kind of thing.

What surprised Dugu Xiu was that Yun Sheng showed no favor toward him, yet she accepted everything he sent without exception.

As for the three meals, Yun Sheng ate and drank well. Except for showing him a cold face, everything else was surprisingly normal, as if she had no awareness of being a hostage.

Dugu Xiu couldn’t yet understand Yun Sheng’s temperament. Whoever she bore grudges against, it was never against money or her own body.

These pearl treasures were money. Since she was coerced, wanting some money as compensation seemed only fair.

Now without a Summoning Ring, the magic power in her body was increasingly weakened by the peculiar Soul Dreaming, and soon, she feared she wouldn’t even be able to use magic.

In such a state, Yun Sheng could only rely on the trace of inner strength from the Marrow Jade Technique within her body.

She needed to preserve her strength, find the right opportunity to undo the Soul Dreaming, and escape.

Seeing Yun Sheng remain silent, several palace maids took turns.

The refined makeup, the girl’s black hair was styled into a high bun. The maids’ skills were exquisite. Seeing Yun Sheng’s excellent hair quality, they carefully divided it into several strands, weaving them into small braids.

On the braids, they adorned roses made of accumulated gemstones, paired with the Fire Phoenix Skirt. Yun Sheng now appeared with fiery red lips, dazzlingly beautiful.

"The Crown Princess Consort truly suits red. When the Crown Prince sees you, he will surely be overjoyed," the palace maids couldn’t help but marvel after completing Yun Sheng’s adornment.

They were palace maids trained in the Hou Qin Palace.

Every generation of Emperor of Hou Qin loved to enrich their harems, and as a great nation, the palace was flooded with beauties each year like clouds in the sky, yet none could compare to the Crown Princess Consort before them.

Even these palace maids were amazed by the sight of Yun Sheng, lamenting why the Crown Prince was so fond of this prospective Crown Princess Consort.

Yun Sheng impatiently shook her head. Born in the countryside and growing up moving mainly in the identity of Hunter Soldiers, she really had never dressed so grandly as today.

When Dugu Xiu entered, he happened to see this scene.

He couldn’t help but hold his breath.

The Yun Sheng he had seen before mostly wore a Mage Robe, entirely natural.

But today’s Yun Sheng revealed another kind of charm.

With her movements, the red skirt rippled like water, her slender waist not filling a grip, her posture graceful.

An already extremely beautiful face, with brows like paintings, a pair of black eyes dazzling like stars.

Madam Chi Bi, following behind Dugu Xiu, watched with a growing jealousy.

She secretly glanced at Dugu Xiu beside her, only to find his gaze frozen, his eyes fixed on Yun Sheng, unable to move away.

Crazy! The Crown Prince really has fallen for this woman.

Maybe Dugu Xiu hasn’t realized it himself, but when he suggested using Heart Blood to nurture the Soul Dreaming Snake, intending just to restrain Yun Sheng, Madam Chi Bi understood.

Soul Dreaming is an extremely unique soul snake, and no one from the Ba Snake Clan has successfully cultivated it for years.

After all, the Soul Dreaming Snake needs the Heart Blood of the person growing it to feed and mature.

Heart Blood comes from the most dangerous part of the human body, a slight mishap in extraction leading to heart burst and death.

Dugu Xiu, yet enduring daily bloodletting for forty-nine days with sheer physical strength and inhuman willpower, finally succeeded in hatching the Soul Dreaming.

The moment he handed over the snake, he effectively gave away his heart.

Madam Chi Bi’s heart was bleeding.

She always thought Dugu Xiu was heartless but didn’t know that he wasn’t heartless, just hadn’t found someone worthy.

Ironically, Yun Sheng was entirely indifferent to Dugu Xiu’s exclusive favor.

But, Yun Sheng, don’t think that with Dugu Xiu’s favor, you can show no restraint.

When you reach Hou Qin, this Madam will surely let you see that Hou Qin’s harem is not a place just anyone can linger.

Yun Sheng’s face darkened when she saw Dugu Xiu.

"No need to glare at this Crown Prince. You’re looking for Donghuang Lingling, right? I’ve brought her to you," Dugu Xiu, seeing Yun Sheng appearing like she wanted to eat him alive, felt a strange thrill.

Behind him was Donghuang Lingling.

"Yun Sheng," Lingling, upon seeing Yun Sheng, felt both guilty and sad and rushed to hug her, tears welling up in her eyes.

It was all her fault, dragging Yun Sheng into this.

Donghuang Lingling’s combat skills had been unlocked.

She planned to disguise as a palace maid and accompany Yun Sheng to Hou Qin.

One, so the two could look after each other, and two, because Yun Sheng was impersonating an Imperial Capital Princess this time. From a young age, Yun Sheng had been carefree; Donghuang Lingling feared she’d slip up before the Emperor of Hou Qin, so she decided to accompany Yun Sheng.

"I don’t need a palace maid. Dugu Xiu, since I can’t run away anyway, just let Lingling go," Yun Sheng winked at Donghuang Lingling, wondering why this stubborn girl couldn’t understand her hint.

This time, Yun Sheng had left in such a rush; she hadn’t even had the chance to inform others of her arrival at Eastern Capital.

Dugu Xiu was very cautious. Not only did he leave the Soul Dreaming Snake on Yun Sheng, but he also used fighting spirit to temporarily seal her magic.

The current Yun Sheng could neither perform magic nor had the Summoning Ring. Escaping the heavily guarded Hou Qin Army was undoubtedly as difficult as ascending to the heavens.

However, if Donghuang Lingling could break free and find Gu Feng, she could convey the news of Yun Sheng being controlled by Dugu Xiu. But Donghuang Lingling, under no circumstances, would leave Yun Sheng alone.

"Sheng’er, I advise you to stop scheming. This Crown Prince won’t let her leave. Before our wedding, she’ll accompany you to Hou Qin," Dugu Xiu shattered Yun Sheng’s last ray of hope.

"Don’t call me Sheng’er," Yun Sheng recoiled at Dugu Xiu’s feigned intimacy, goosebumps rising, almost slapping him, but remembering the Soul Dreaming’s power, she restrained herself.

"And don’t hope for Ye Beiming. I heard his current situation isn’t much better than yours," Dugu Xiu laughed heartily.

Yun Sheng’s heart dropped. Dugu Xiu said Ye Beiming’s situation was dire; wasn’t he attending Brother Cheng’s wedding? How could...

Or did something happen to Ye Beiming in Great Zhou?

"Remember, from today, you are this Crown Prince’s prospective Crown Princess Consort. In your heart, you can only think of this Crown Prince," Dugu Xiu, overbearingly, scooped the already dressed Yun Sheng into his arms and strode towards the Hou Qin carriage.

The convoy of horses and carriages, the Hou Qin welcoming team, after several months, once again headed towards Hou Qin.