“Oh, f*ck!” Xerxes was boiling with anger as he cursed. His voice was thunderous.
Mystic Maiden stared at the dark clouds and said telepathically to Alex, “Something’s wrong, be ready to leave at any time.”
Alex replied. “Alright!”
Although Principal Lewin was Jade’s ex-husband, even couples flee on their own when in danger. He was helpless in such a situation. If the troops wanted Principal Lewin as their prince consort, he could only give them his blessings.
Up above, the grey clouds became thicker. The spirits of the soldiers were also increasing, and the troops roared. Finally, their image became more evident. The sea moved, and waves tens of meters tall rose, carrying the boat along with it. Vast seawater moved like a fountain as if some sort of power was entrapping the boat…
Half of the Immortal Bird’s large body hung in the air from the water pillar. It kicked its legs furiously and clawed onto the boat desperately, afraid of falling into the sea and drowning.
“Greetings, prince consort. The princess awaits!”
“Please enter the sedan chair, prince consort.”
“Pfft…”
Alex almost spat at the impressively good service.
As expected, among the troop of soldiers was a vintage red sedan chair. It was surrounded and carried by the soldiers. They led it to the front in order and gently placed it on the water surface. It looked very heavy, but it was balanced and stable on the surface of the sea. There were dragons and phoenixes embroidered on the curtains of the sedan chair, images that resembled celebration.
It seemed like they wanted Principal Lewin to get onto the chair voluntarily.
Mandy was panicking. ‘This is my husband. How can I possibly agree to this?’
“Honey, what do we do? Can we escape?”
Xerxes was silent.
Alex kept quiet, waiting for him to go on.
“Or second, I go on that chair and hold them back. It’ll give you all a chance at surviving, but I have one condition.”
Alex pointed to Mandy. “You mean her.”
Xerxes nodded.
Mandy immediately said, “I won’t allow this! Honey, if we live, we live together. And if we die, we die together.”
Xerxes shook his head. “This is fate. My fate is to suffer in love and never get what I want from a marriage. Mandy, you can’t die. If you die, I won’t have the will to fight for a miracle.”
“You have to believe I’ve survived so many challenges brought on by love. This one won’t take my life. I’ll be back. Then, we can have one… No, we’ll have many babies.”
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