Goddess of the Luo River Riding a Dragon

  Here! I pulled up my sleeves, smoothed out my hair and shouted loudly, "Prince Yan, I'm going with you!"

  I lifted the curtain of the sedan chair and smiled calmly. Long Nuyue sneered, standing in front of the sedan door, drew out his Thunderbolt Sword, and assumed a fighting stance! Seeing me get off the sedan, he turned around to look at me, "Get back on the sedan!" he said coldly.

  I curled my lips and said, "I had an agreement with King Yan long ago. Since I'm already someone else's, I won't go back on my word!"

  His whole body shook, and after a while, he turned his head back, narrowing his eyes dangerously. "I'm telling you, get back in the sedan chair! Flame Emperor, who did you just say you wanted to burn to death?"

  The flames danced wildly as he burst into loud laughter, saying, "I'm going to burn to death the woman who killed the flame! This woman is intelligent and beautiful beyond measure, yet she makes one's heart ache unbearably! Congratulations to the Fourth Prince for winning such a beauty!"

  Unexpectedly, Long Nu Ya put away the shocking thunder in his hand, turned his head and stared at me calmly, saying loudly, "Since you have an appointment with Yan Huang Zi, as a husband, I can only fulfill your wish! Since you want to return to heaven in Lieyan City, I will definitely send you on your last journey!" After he finished speaking, the corner of his mouth slightly curved upwards, revealing a smile that was full of meaning.

  I was taken aback. At a time like this! This smile! What is he laughing at! I couldn't help but furrow my brow, lower my head and slightly raise the corners of my lips to reveal a subtle, intriguing smile as I replied in a low voice, "Thank you, Your Highness!"

  He saw me like this, his face changed in an instant, he pursed his lips tightly and turned away with a dark expression.

  Still that bright red wedding sedan, only now the color outside the sedan has changed to pink, wearing a bright phoenix-patterned dress, sitting upright in the sedan! The four corners of the sedan are hung with bright yellow tassels, swaying back and forth. Just like my mood at this moment!

  This is how he treats me, and yet this is the ridiculous result! My heart is almost in despair! Yesterday, in a distant place, he said in a low voice, "Can it be that we two can only be like this for our whole lives?"

  "And I replied to him, 'Are we two enemies for life, or friends?'"

  Alas! After yesterday, the two of us have become even more distant! He will never know my feelings for him. Never again, will he know my emotions! From now on, it's going to be like this!

  At this time, Lieyan City was filled with yellow sand. The weather in Fengguo was originally dry and barren, and it only rained a little in the autumn season every year! The crops here could only be planted in the autumn, and after hard work, they would only harvest a meager crop.

  This year, however, autumn in Lieyan City did not bring a single drop of rain!

  The Feng country has its own way, conducting a grand ceremony to worship heaven, sending three sacrifices and five gifts to the heavens. In addition, they select one woman and send her to heaven as their daughter! That is to say, this chosen woman will represent them in speaking their hearts to heaven.

  This year, the woman they chose eloped with her lover! What a shocking and outrageous thing for the people of Fengguo! And so, I was sent here!

  Daughter of Heaven! How ridiculous! If she is indeed a daughter, how could she have taken her young life?!

  The square of Lieyan City was packed with dense crowds, all kneeling down with their hands raised high, praying for rain from heaven.

  I raised an eyebrow and remained silent. Humans are indeed foolish beyond help. In such a situation, what's the use of praying to heaven? Praying to heaven is no better than seeking within oneself!

  Flames danced on the horse's back as it stepped onto a high platform in the middle of the square, its front legs raised. With both hands stretched out, it shouted loudly, "Fellow villagers! I've brought the goddess for everyone to see! Please take a look!" Its hand pointed towards me.

  The people kneeling on the ground shouted out in unison. They exclaimed that this year's goddess was as beautiful as a celestial being! I smiled coldly and stepped up onto the high platform, standing alongside Yan Liang. With a slight smile, I opened my red lips and asked loudly, "What is everyone seeking?"

  "It's been a year since it last rained in Flame City!" Flame shouted, "Everyone! Now that the Goddess has been found, let's tie her up and send her to heaven with me!"

  As soon as he finished speaking, a dense crowd surrounded him! With so many people, if you say you want to escape, it's simply a fool's dream!

  So this is the meaning of Flame City? With the flames, send it to heaven! Longnuyue stood on one side, with his hands clasped behind his back, staring at me intently, as if waiting for my reaction. I raised my chin slightly and let out a cold hum towards him, his face changed color, gritted his teeth and remained silent.

  With a wave of my hand, I exclaimed loudly, "As a goddess, why should I be bound! This is the greatest disrespect to Heaven!"

  The flames danced and flickered for a moment before he finally spoke up, "Did the goddess ascend to heaven of her own accord?"

  I smiled, "The heavenly maiden is the one who conveys the will of heaven and communicates with heaven! Just now, heaven told me that the reason why Lianyuan City has not had a drop of rain for a year is because there is a demon in Lianyuan City! The demon absorbed the rain allocated to Lianyuan City, so Lianyuan City became what it is today!"

  As soon as the words fell, the people below all stood up and said, "What! Monster! But how can we deal with this water-absorbing monster? Please enlighten us, Goddess and Your Highness!"

  He spoke up, and others followed loudly, "Please, Goddess and Your Highness the Crown Prince, enlighten us!"

  The corners of her lips twitched slightly. I smiled faintly, since you say I'm a goddess, I should fulfill the duties of a goddess, frightening words!

  He gritted his teeth in my ear and said, "What are you talking about! What water-absorbing monster! If you can't hand over the monster at that time, I'll see how you end up!"

  I laughed loudly. "Don't worry everyone, give me three days and I will kill the monster, which means that in three days, it will rain heavily here!"

  As soon as I finished speaking, they cheered loudly.

  Just curl your lip and sneer, do nothing at all, and after three days it will rain! In ancient times the imperial family had a direct connection with heaven, and every time they prayed for rain before it rained, they would show off their identity as being in touch with heaven to the people. I'm just imitating them! As for the common people, since they've already come up with this ritual to worship heaven, they're bound to be foolishly devoted! In three days' time, there's no need to go and slay some nonexistent monster, just wait and the heavens will naturally bring rain!

  Flames saw the people's will could not be violated, gritted his teeth and said, "You have earned three days! If it doesn't rain in three days, you'll be waiting for the agony of being burned by fierce flames!"

  I curled up my lips and smiled calmly, "I'm waiting for you!"

  Long Nu's expression slightly improved, but he still stared at me coldly. With a swift leap, I jumped over the crowd and stood firmly beside him, lowering my voice to say, "Your Highness, you've watched enough of the play!"

  The corners of his mouth curled up with a warm smile, and he said regretfully, "I originally wanted to be a heroic savior, but who would have thought that this beauty didn't need my rescue!"

  I raised an eyebrow, involuntarily looking at him. At this moment, he was wearing a bright red dragon-patterned robe, dressed as a groom, yet still exuding tall, handsome and majestic aura. Such a man would actually joke with me, is he trying to get on my good side? I stared blankly at him.

  He smiled and coughed lightly, saying, "Even if we were already husband and wife, there's no need to look at me with such affection in front of so many people!"

  I was taken aback for a moment, and my face suddenly turned bright red. "Who's been gazing at you with affection!" I exclaimed loudly, taking a step back.

  "Alright! Since the princess has decided to slay the demon, I'll have no choice but to follow you! I'll die with my mistress!" He smiled at the corner of his lips, showing his good mood.

  My lips slightly drooped, I stared at him coldly for a moment before saying, "Yes! Your Highness!"

  After last night, everything has changed. I have become his true queen!

  He said, "Together with Bai, white! I smiled lightly. I fought for three days for myself, but in his eyes, it was as if I was reluctant to leave his embrace!"

  It was just a simple struggle for survival, yet it gave him such a feeling! I couldn't help but curl up my lips.

  His profile is so prominent, facing the sunlight, almost dazzling!

  I regret it! I regret making the appointment for three days! Long Nuyi's eyes narrowed as he looked at me, and I also stared back at him. "Get out!" I said coldly, pointing to the outside of the door.

  His face tightened, and he sneered, "What is the empress saying! You and I are already husband and wife, I thought last night we had made it clear enough! It seems that last night was not enough! I don't mind making up for it tonight!" He stepped closer to me step by step!

  My face turned pale and I whispered, "Your Highness!"

  He slowly walked over, stretched out his hand and hugged me, buried in my neck, whispered "So fragrant!"

  I shuddered all over! After last night, I naturally knew what this move meant! Hurriedly, I pushed him away and retreated repeatedly, saying loudly, "I'm tired, Your Highness!"

  He tugged at the corner of his mouth, grasped my hands and said in a low voice, "From the beginning, when you cut off my belt, I've been wanting to do this! Ye Hanmei! You're the one who's been teasing me! Can't blame others!" He scolded.

  My face turned pale, "When you see me, King Wang, will you recognize that I am the woman from that day?"

  He curled his lips, slowly shook his head, and said with a sigh of regret, "No! If I had recognized you, how would I have given you a hundred lashes? But it was this hundred lashes that made me recognize you! Only you, can have such a stubborn gaze!

  "A woman like you, how can I let her go to Yun Ya!" He said in a low voice.

  "And you, succeeded!" I said in a low voice. But I didn't know that this sentence would be so humiliating! What should have been a sweet wedding was repeatedly manipulated by others, and now that the dust has settled, it's actually made me feel so unbearable! And I'm just his spoils of war!

  He curled his lips and smiled calmly, "Even if I don't compete with Yun Ya, I will still get you! With you, my determination is to must-get!"

  I'm shocked! Ah! From start to finish, he has been showing me his favor, taking me as his own, and never changed!

  I curled up the corners of my lips and said calmly, "I don't belong to anyone!"

  He raised an eyebrow and remained silent, but lifted up my clothes and fell onto the bed with me. In the bright red mandarin duck curtains, we two flew together in harmony.

  The two of us stayed in the inn for three days, and for three whole days he didn't let me get out of bed, saying that we shouldn't ask about worldly affairs and that we should be a pair of swans necking together! On the third day, a fiery figure burst into the inn, shouting loudly, "Alright, alright! I've finally found the monster you were talking about! Ye Hanmei! Come out for me!

  "What monster? Where did this monster come from?" I said calmly. Through the door handle, I could feel his excitement.

  He burst out laughing, "I'm afraid that when the time comes, you won't be able to catch the so-called monster, and the people will become restless. So, I sent someone out to search. Who would have thought! Outside the city, a large monster was really found! Come quickly and take a look!"

  I furrowed my brow, I was just making it up, there wasn't any monster at all, but he said he found the monster.

  Long Nu Ya raised an eyebrow, and the two of us walked out the door together. Yan Yan was still wearing a golden dragon robe, and upon seeing us appear, he quickly pulled us out of the inn. In front of the inn, in a dense iron cage, a gigantic single-horned snake was imprisoned! The snake's entire body was snow-white, and its body was as thick as a barrel! A pair of eyes glowed with an eerie red light, and its three-foot-long forked tongue flicked in and out, exuding an aura of royalty. On its forehead was embedded a bright red gemstone. At the third segment of its body, fresh red blood flowed.

  At this scene, my face changed color. Such a big snake! And it's a horned snake! Longnü Ya saw the snake and her expression also changed!

  "I shouted, 'Your Highness, the prince, when I was a pirate, my father often told me that if a snake has horns, it is called a dragon. The dragon is an auspicious creature. If you kill him now, Lianhuo City will be doomed to disaster!'"

  He burst out laughing, "What dragon! What snake! What disaster! I only know that now I want to find the monster, and it has appeared just in time! That is a gift from heaven for me! If I don't take advantage of this opportunity, then I would be too ungrateful to heaven's kindness towards me!"

  That is to say, he must kill it!

  I furrowed my brow. My eyes slightly turned towards the white snake's bright red, eerie eyes. All I saw was tears in its eyes, as if it could understand human emotions! Was it because of me? Because of one sentence from me, it would be killed by people! Such a lonely and pitiful death!

  Long Nuyue gave me a look, indicating that I shouldn't make a sound.

  Yes. With it, I won't have to die! If I save it, I'll have to die instead! For some reason, a surge of tears welled up in my heart! An unspeakable sorrow!

  "Miss Ye! Since you've already spoken this legend, there are only two choices! First, you die! Second, it dies! What is Miss's choice!" He said loudly.

  I furrowed my brow, the corners of my lips twitching slightly, before finally saying, "Then I can only follow the Flame Prince's arrangements!" I've always been a selfish person, wanting to survive naturally means choosing one side to die! And it, was just a white snake after all!

  On the square of Lieyan City, the sun was high in the sky. I stood at the edge of the iron cage, and a white snake hissed and spat out its tongue.

  The people of Fengguo saw this scene and couldn't help but loudly shout that it was a wicked and evil thing that harmed people!

  A loud roar shook the sky and pierced through the clouds! The White Snake was originally harmless, but because of human hearts, it became an ominous creature!

  The white snake's tail stretched out of the iron cage, curled upwards. It seems to be so elegant and moving! Even with injuries on its body, it is still the most beautiful snake I have ever seen! I remember that year when the Dragon King was born, my father and I saw a statue of the Dragon King, and the snake's head was also like this, with bright red pupils and fresh red gemstones. The only difference is that the horns on its head were long and sharp like a treasure sword! And this white snake only showed a small horn!

  The White Snake's entire body was snow-white, without a single scale on its whole body, and it looked incredibly beautiful! If it weren't for me, how would it have ended up in such a predicament?!

  "Fellow villagers! Look! The goddess has really caught the demon that swallowed the rainwater! It's this white snake in the cage! This snake is extremely ferocious, often swallowing fish and shrimp for fun, and every day it needs a large amount of rainwater to nourish its body! This is the main reason for the severe drought in Flame City! Now that we've caught it, let's send it away with the flames!"

  As soon as the words fell, the people below all shouted in unison, "Burn the white snake to death! Burn the white snake to death! Return a rainstorm to me!"

  The crowd is outraged! Everyone's emotions are like a tightly strung bowstring, and whoever takes the lead may trigger a riot at any time!

  "Now, please ignite the fire!" Yan Yan shouted loudly. He bent down to take over the torch handed over by the person below, turned around and walked a few steps quickly, handing it over to me, I took it in a daze.

  Turning around, he walked step by step towards the white snake. Under the iron cage, a large amount of dry firewood was placed, and oil had been poured on it. As long as the torch in his hand touched even a little spark, the white snake would turn to ashes!

  The white snake saw me walking over and seemed to see the murderous intent in my eyes, and began to twist its body with difficulty. As it twisted, I could see that its abdomen was larger than usual, and it was actually pregnant! The white snake lowered its head at me and shed sad tears!

  Dot! As long as I keep pressing, the rain will stop, and I won't have to die! Kill! As long as I kill it, I'll be the goddess of Fengguo! Wanting to escape from Longnuyi's palm, wanting to escape from the pursuit of the Demon Dragon Clan, is easy as can be!

  But I started to tremble all over, and for some reason, I just couldn't bring myself to do it! With a thousand soldiers and horses, I wouldn't have hesitated! Let alone the white snake that I had never met before! Kill it, kill it, and I would be able to live!

  Hand, slowly raised, I threw the torch in my hand fiercely into the crowd, drew out the thunder dragon from my waist, and with a flying body, I cut open the lock of the iron cage with one sword. The people below shouted loudly, and for a moment, they were in chaos!

  A white snake suddenly sprang up and leaped into the sky. In an instant, dark clouds filled the sky and thunder boomed loudly!

  The timing is just right! I raised an eyebrow, turned around and shouted loudly to the restless crowd below, "Everyone look! It's not a monster after all! This is the white dragon that guards the Blazing Flame City!"

  The words had barely fallen when the white snake soared into the clouds and disappeared! My tense hands were sweating.

  "You said it was a white dragon, is that so? Previously you said it was a monster! Now you say it's a white dragon! Is the goddess true or false!" The people below shouted loudly. Each of them picked up their weapons and prepared to charge at any moment!

  "I exclaimed loudly: 'Look, everyone! Which white snake can fly in the sky? Which white snake has horns on its head? Which white snake can travel through wind and rain? I thought it was a calamitous monster when I saw it swallowing clouds and eating rain earlier. But after catching it, I realized it's actually the divine dragon that controls the rain! Look, everyone! The sky is starting to rain now, it's the divine dragon, it's the divine dragon bringing the rain!' As soon as my words fell, the rainwater poured down densely."

  As the rain poured down, the people of Flame City's faces all revealed smiles and they exclaimed loudly, "Divine Dragon? Divine Dragon? If it is indeed the Divine Dragon, then we were just about to slay the Divine Dragon. Wouldn't that offend Heaven? In that case, Flame City would be doomed! What a close call!"

  I burst out laughing, "Since you've already released the Dragon God, the Dragon God will naturally be grateful to you for not killing it. Look! Isn't the rain coming down already?"

  Yan Yan sneered, "It's over! Indeed! The princess is indeed the disciple of Tianji Old Man, and she actually knows the weather so well! Intentionally not killing the White Snake, but instead saying it was a White Dragon! Now that the White Snake has escaped, only the Goddess can follow the flames to report everything to the Heavenly Court! I hope the Heavenly Court will forgive us for our disrespect towards the Divine Dragon!"

  In other words, he won't stop until I'm dead!

  As soon as he spoke out, the people below all loudly agreed! They implored the goddess to take care of it!

  I was taken aback, a faint smile playing on my lips. "Well, Flame Emperor, go ahead and kill me then!" I said, bursting into loud laughter. Releasing the White Snake, I have no regrets! Since childhood, I have always believed in the Demon Dragon, regarding it as a deity. How could I bring myself to kill the very god I worship? This white snake, I believe, is the last surviving dragon of the Demon Dragon clan!

  At that moment, I remembered my father's words: you are the hope of our Demon Dragon Clan! So he was referring to this? He knew I would definitely meet the only remaining demon dragon of my clan and would definitely sacrifice myself to save it! Was driving me out of the Demon Dragon Clan just for today's leap and slash with a sword?

  And I will not regret it! Even if I am burned to death, I will not regret it!

  Long Nuyue's face didn't look good, but he didn't make a sound, just standing on one side, frowning and staring at me.

  Flames of fury ignited, and with a stern voice, he said: "Heaven has provided a path for you, yet you refuse to take it, Miss Ye! You are the second woman I have ever admired in my life! I also gave you an opportunity! However, you would rather abandon your newlywed husband and rush to your death alone just to save that monster which is clearly a snake! And still, you claim it's a dragon! Don't blame me, Miss Ye!"

  In the heavy rain, Yan Yan held an umbrella and covered the torch in his hand, walking towards me step by step. How could he light it up in this situation? I couldn't help but wonder where his sanity had gone.

  The fire was lit on me again and again, but it just wouldn't light up! He stomped his feet in anger, yet he couldn't do anything about it.

  After a while, he pointed at the carriage and said loudly, "Go to the carriage! If there's no rain in the carriage, I won't believe it, and I'll never be able to get wet again!" He said stubbornly.

  Long Nu Ya suddenly appeared in front of me and said coldly, "Yan Huang Zi, it's over for you!"

  "He shouted loudly, 'How can this be! It's clearly because she herself doesn't want to live! Fourth Prince! Look at her mouth and face, they're exactly the same as that person's! I couldn't bring myself to kill that person, but I can kill her! I must kill her!'"

  He finished speaking and drew out the sword in his hand, stabbing it at me with a swift motion!

  Clang! Long Nu Ya blocked in front of me, using his chest to parry the sword, and loudly said, "Enough! Flame Emperor!"

  "That's enough! At first, I only helped you get her! Now that you've got her, and now I want her life!" he exclaimed loudly.

  I was stunned, separated by the dense rain curtain, and I was so angry that my whole body trembled! At first, I told him that his treasured pawn would lose! But he still insisted, because the person who made a deal with him was actually Long Nu Chuan himself! He openly let him design to put several people in a deadly situation, putting himself in the most conspicuous position, but unexpectedly, he was the real mastermind!

  Being a prince, no matter how many people he killed, it was extremely beneficial to him! And his ultimate goal, surprisingly, was me! To get me! To get the pearl inside my body! How ridiculous, I, who had long been targeted by hunters, knew nothing about it and foolishly jumped into the trap he set for me!

  So, it was only later that Yan Yang proved for him that he had won against Long Lie Yao!

  I hate to think that I was too foolish! I didn't see through his ulterior motives! With a cold gaze, I suddenly sprang up, raised the sword in my hand and stabbed it straight at Longnuyan's chest!

  Clang! The sword tip bent slightly, but didn't enter the flesh by half a centimeter! Long Nuyue shouted loudly, wounded and furious, "You're crazy! You want to kill me!"

  With a fierce glint in his eyes, I coldly said, "Yes! I'm going to kill you! You say! After we arrived at Fengguo and went through so many things, wasn't it all arranged by you!"

  He was taken aback for a moment, then said loudly, "I know I couldn't deceive you for long! That's right! It was me! The one who told Yan Yan about what happened that day was me! The one who suggested to Yan Yan that he choose a husband for you was also me! My intention was to put you in a situation where you had no choice but to choose a husband, and then die the next day! I knew your feelings towards Yun Ya, and you would never let him be heartbroken! So, I was sure you wouldn't choose Yun Ya! I had Yan Yan secretly put anesthetic on the wine jug of Gui Yue, so he was the first to leave the scene! Then, with two people left, it didn't matter who you chose! There was no gamble at all! It was just a trick we played to deceive others, and in the end, I married you as my official wife, didn't I?"

  "And you, had already calculated it, I would replace Hanshuo to die willingly, right? Then, what about that white snake? Is it also your masterpiece?" I loudly questioned. Feeling like I've lost my normality!

  "White Snake's affair has nothing to do with him! I made a deal with him, if he helps me get you, he'll hand you over to me and bring out Ye Hanshuo to save you! Forcing her to give me an explanation!"

  "So that's why you'd rather kill me than let me live, even if it means setting fire to the rain? So everything was a lie! You never intended to kill me?" I shouted loudly.

  "He shouted, 'I'll kill you! How can Ye Hansheng get away from me?! Even if it costs my life, I'll make sure to take care of your future for you!' But unexpectedly, you actually let him go!"

  "That's right, all of this is just a farce! A farce that separated me from Long Yunya! The only two people Long Nuyue truly wanted to kill were Long Yunya and Long Yuye! Right? And I was foolish enough to fall for it!" I said in a low voice, hanging my head. But I had said such excessive words to him! From now on, the two of us are either enemies or friends for life! The two of us are either enemies or friends for life!

  No wonder, the process of choosing a son-in-law was extremely dangerous, just to make me think that Yan Yang intentionally murdered those few people! It's me! All along, I've been too light on my guard! Thinking he was a man who valued emotions and righteousness, and cared for his subordinates with all his might! But ignoring the fact that he had been fighting with me for so many years, and I only narrowly defeated him once!

  Haha! Haha! Hahaha!

  I burst out laughing, "Alright, alright! Long Nuyue! You're so clever! I've lost! Lost my lifelong happiness! Alright! Since that's the case, let's settle this once and for all! I, Ye Hanmei, will take your life with my own hands!" As soon as I finished speaking, I raised both hands holding my sword and charged at him with a swift stab!