Signing-In: The Lazy Moon Goddess-Chapter 619: Return and an Imperial Edict

In the Exiled Star...

After Yue Xuexia had returned to her body, everyone who had been waiting for her return had surrounded her. When she opened her eyes, the Moon Goddess saw Tan Bingyu and everyone else including her grandfather and grandmother.

"Xue’er, are you alright? How are you feeling?" Grandma Hialun asked with a worried expression on his face.

Grandpa Xia looked a bit grumpy but still the worry in his eyes cannot be ignored, "How can you let just your soul go there!? So reckless! Don’t do it again!"

Feeling the worry, warmth and care of her family, Yue Xuexia wasn’t annoyed by feeling that she is truly blessed to have such a family. She gave the two elders a hug and promised that she wouldn’t do such a thing in the future.

After calming down the two elders, Yue Xuexia had let Tan Shenyu return to his body and reunited with his family. Of course, the Supreme Elder of the Snow Clan, Mrs. Xie and her husband, Xie Houyan had also comforted their son who looked like he had lost a lot of weight from the stress of what happened to their clan and to learn that they had been taken away somewhere beyond his current reach.

The old couple intentionally waited for their granddaughter to wake up. After learning the situation from Tan Bingyu, they stayed over just to wait for Yue Xuexia. They were truly worried when they arrived and saw the state of the Snow Clan. It was only when they were informed that the ones who had attacked them were people from beyond their world that they understood the situation. It seems that their world had already been exposed.

The Moon Goddess joined the old couple to have some tea. There is Xia Baiyu who comes as the old couple’s disciples serving the two as he must. The tea was prepared by him and served to the three. He acted as an attendant to his masters.

Xia Baiyu said, "Please have some tea, Empress."

"Thank you. You can join us at the table. I don’t mind." Yue Xuexia said.

Grandpa Xia Lianyu after enjoying his tea informed his granddaughter about the situation outside.

"Xue’er, have you done your preparations for the Ancient Ruins?" Grandpa Xia asked.

Yue Xuexia said, "Yes. I will go ahead and wait for everyone in the Xinglou Empire."

"Xinglou Empire? Why there?" Xia Baiyu asked.

Grandma Hialun asked, "Did Xiao Shen tell you to go there, Xue’er?"

"He said the entrance to the Ancient Ruins will open there," said Yue Xuexia.

Grandpa Xia and Xia Baiyu didn’t expect Grandma Hialun’s guess to be correct. But they do not think the Immortal Sun Emperor would like the Moon Goddess seeing how much he pampers and dotes over her.

Grandpa Xia said, "Before that brat left he visited this old man. He said that he will be heading to the Immortal World to finish some business. When you went there, did you see him?"

"I did, but we didn’t greet each other. He has too many enemies in that place and I couldn’t stay there for too long. He told me something else before he left." The Moon Goddess said. "He said that the World Array he placed around our planet can last for at least a hundred years. Even if we stay in the Ancient Ruin for decades, no outsider would be able to find us. I will also erase all other people’s markers left behind in this world."

"So at least for a hundred years, no intruders would find us and attack our world. So someone like those who took away Uncle Tan will not be able to enter our world." She said.

Grandpa Xia said, "Then we will be going back to the sect. Once you are out there, be careful. We will meet you at the Xinglou Empire."

"Xue’er, I heard from Bing’er that you said that your parents might be in the Ancient Ruins. Don’t worry about them, we had made thorough preparations before coming here. Moreover, each and one of them are intelligent. They shouldn’t suffer much. I just hope that they are together instead." Grandma Hialun said.

After the afternoon tea, Grandpa Xia and Grandma Hialun together with their disciple, Xia Baiyu had left to return to Starfield Sect. Most clans and sects were preparing for the Ancient Ruins which is said to be opening in a few years. This is the best opportunity the cultivators of this world can have though the risk of danger is there as well.

Yue Xuexia stayed in the Snow Clan until all the patients had been healed and she was sent off by the clan when she decided to head to Xinglou Empire alone.

At the gates of the Snow Clan which was recently rebuilt, Tan Bingyu, Xue Renxue and the others had come to see her depart.

Tan Bingyu asked, "Mistress, do you truly not want me to go with you?"

"You still need to stay and wait for your grandfather to finish his rebirth. He would hatch in a month or so. It won’t be too late for you to come after me when you are sure that everyone in this clan is okay. I would be waiting in the Xinglou Empire until the entrance of the Ancient Ruins appears. You will definitely find me there." Yue Xuexia said.

The moon empress, after bidding her farewell, heads to the Xinglou Empire as planned. She rode on her Sky Liger and flew to the sky. Tan Bingyu and the rest watch until her figure fades into the sky. Tan Huangyu pats the shoulder of Tan Bingyu and Xue Renxue.

He said, "Once Xue Yi wakes up, the two of you should chase after the Mistress. This time we owe her too much. You’ve heard what your father had told you, right? She had destroyed a big group just to save them. When we met people from the soul hall in the ancient ruins they might target her. Train while you still have time. She is not meant to stay in this place. If you want to go with her you shouldn’t stop training. Mahayama Realm is considered the weakest in that place."

"We understand, Grandfather!" Tan Bingyu and Xue Renxue said.

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Xinglou Empire, Imperial Palace.

Even though Gou Yuki, Gou Yura and Lin Chiyu as well as the third prince did everything to keep postponing the wedding this had reached the limit. Now the King of the Xinglou Empire no longer listened to their excuses and the wedding of the third prince, Russell vi Grandrouge had been scheduled to happen in three days.

An imperial edict had been sent to the third prince mansion where Gou Yura, and the others are living all this time. An eunuch escorted by a few palace servants appeared before the third prince.

"Third Prince, His highness Russell. Please accept the royal edict. My third princess, Russell vi Grandrouge and the holy lady from the Starlight Sect, Lady Gou Yura were a blessed couple by the Queen of Fairies. Thus, I, the king, would like to bestow a marriage between the two. It would take place at the Fairy Sky Garden and it was scheduled three days from now on."

Once the eunuch had finished reading it, the edict had been passed to the third prince who had no other choice but to accept. After the palace’s servants took their leave, the third prince looked at Gou Yura who was not far from him. He saw her shocked and despairing face. He looked at the edict and felt that he had wronged her badly. Maybe if he had said that they are friends despite the risk, at the very least he had tried saving them.

Prince Russell invited Gou Yura and her two brothers to his palace and noticed the gloomy mood of Gou Yura. The third prince only had one aide by his side who had served the tea for everyone. This aide’s name is Gillian. He is the only one from the third prince’s side who knew the real relationship between his prince and Lady Gou.

Even though everyone in the empire knew them as a loving couple. However, this help from the third prince is not a waste. Thanks to the pills and treasure from these three guests, the third Prince’s cultivation had reached Early Huashen Realm but others can only see him at Early Yuanying Realm. In their empire, the strongest if only at Peak Nascent Soul but this is only at the surface there must be hidden old monsters at Yuanying and above that’s why Russell never revealed his real cultivation realm. So when the third prince pretended to be at Mid Yuanying Realm, this was to buy some more time for Gou Yura and her brothers.

Gou Yura said, "Brother what should I do? If we run, can we escape?"

Gou Yuki felt bad for his sister unfortunately in a place like this where the cultivation realm speaks that who is only at Jindan Realm is nothing at all. Even Lin Chiyu who had reached Peak Jindan is useless here.

Lin Chiyu said, "If only we can contact the Starfield Sect, we should be able to leave here from the beginning. It’s just that the king forbids us from contacting them until you got married with the third prince."

"Yu’er, if you don’t want to marry I will not force you. However, I need you to attend the wedding. During the wedding I will reveal my realm and ask my father to let you three go," The third prince, Russell vi Grandrouge said.

Gou Yuki frowned and said, "But didn’t you say you aren’t sure how many hidden experts your family have? Will they even let us go?"

"As long as my imperial father agrees to my request then you three can be freed. This had the risk of failing, but this is better than forcing Yu’er to marry me," said Prince Russell.

He had smiled but this expression looked lonelier than sad. As if he was used to being abandoned by the world.