Dong Hua is looking at Ji Heng who is crying quietly. He knew Ji Heng isn't a bad woman but what she did alter his trial and Bai Feng Jiu's trial. He sighed. He thought that she's going to accept his proposition about them marrying but she surprised him by saying a big NO right on his face. He blinked his eyes and right now, he'll focus on what to do with his betrothed and decide for her sins.

"So, can you tell me now what and why are you in the mortal realm and a part of my mortal trial? No one knows that I am having my mortal trial except for my people here in Taichen Goong. So where did you learn that I am going to have a mortal trial?" He asked.

He saw Ji Heng raised her head and he saw tears smearing her beautiful face but of course, he is looking at her dispassionately.

"Are you going to kneel and cry there the whole day?" He asked in his cold voice and at last Ji Heng spoke,

"Why are you so cruel to me?"

Dong Hua sighed. He doesn't like women's tears especially if they used those tears as a weapon to make them look weak and earn pity from their audience.

"Are you going to answer? Because if not, I'm going somewhere."

He saw panic written in Ji Heng's face and she sniffled and wiped her tears with her sleeves then she replied,

"I... Overheard the former third heavenly prince Lian Song, Siming and Zhong Lin talking about it while I am entering the hall."

She's lying. Dong Hua silently thought. He can see through her and it's so obvious that she is lying. Dong Hua sighed again.

"What made you follow me to the mortal realm?" He asked and Ji Heng abruptly replied,

"I want to assist and help you with your trial Dijun."

"But you didn't help. Instead, you did something wrong and now another immortal is in distress because of what you did."

He saw Ji Heng's eyes widened and she gasped in disbelief. Dong Hua saw that Ji Heng this time has a genuine expression.
So she didn't anticipate what she did alter my trial. He silently thought.

"Since this is still under wraps and this is between you, me and the other immortal, as a punishment... I am going to break up the betrothal."

Dong Hua saw Ji Heng shook her head in disbelief and whispered a NO. Dong Hua sighed again. Today is rich with a different series of NO from both the women entangled in his immortal life.

"Since you don't want to accept the breaking of the betrothal, do you want this to go on a full-scale war?" He asked. Dong Hua knows Ji Heng isn't a warmonger but if she insisted on what she wants, what she did will be on a full-scale investigation. It will not be under his jurisdiction anymore since clearly, she broke the rules of the heavens as his betrothed and as a future empress if Taichen Goong.

Knowing that her innocent action that caused an altercation between trials and she's the cause a Bai bloodline is harmed and his son, surely the new heavenly King Ye Hua and the new heavenly queen, the former queen of Qingqiu Bai Qian, especially Bai Qian, will not let this go easily and unpunished. The Bai Clan is known to be very protective of their own and if they will learn the injustice that the Ji Heng did, they will not let it go easily.

"War? Why? Why will it come to war?" Ji Heng asked not really understanding the consequences of her actions.

"Because... The other immortal that you caused disruption in the mortal realm is the new queen of Qingqiu... Bai Feng Jiu."

Ji Heng's eyes widened again and she gasped and just uttered NO.

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Feng Jiu is in the peach tree woods again. Call her a coward but after refusing Dong Hua Dijun's offer, she fled. She's on her way out and on the gate outside Taichen Goong, she saw the Princess of the red demon clan Ji Heng who looked surprised to see her.

Anger suddenly rushed and built inside her. Feng Jiu didn't understand where this anger deep inside her came from and she wants to do something violent towards Ji Heng but it isn't in her nature to be one. Instead, Feng Jiu calms herself down and she just walked past by hurriedly away Taichen Goong and away from her dilemma.

She sighed again and rubbed her temples for a headache brewing. Then she heard her fourth uncle spoke and said,

"A tea for your thoughts Xiaojiu?"

She looked up and smiled tiredly at her fourth uncle. Her fourth uncle Bai Zhen sat in front of her and offered her a cup of tea which she took and sipped.

"I saw you sighing and in deep thoughts. What's bothering the queen?" Her uncle teased and she smiled in return?

"So how was your talk with Dijun go? Did he agree to help you?" Her fourth uncle asked.

Feng Jiu sighed again then she looked at her uncle. She's not ready to admit to her family about the truth of her mortal trial. She wants to keep it to herself and she wants to think about her trial more and look for a way not to marry Dijun. Everything is too sudden and she's not ready especially emotionally.

"I...need to do some more convincing fourth uncle." She replied.

"But what did Dijun say exactly?" Her fourth uncle prodded.

"He...is going to discuss it more with me. Dijun has an important guest waiting so he cut it off short."

"Guest? Who?" Her fourth uncle asked in bewilderment.

"His betrothed." She curtly replied. She tasted bitterness in her tongue and she finds it strange.

"Oh of course. There is nothing more important than his betrothed."

Her fourth uncle replied in which Feng Jiu bit her lower lip and prevented her eyes from rolling. She felt bitterness. She silently admonished herself from feeling strange like this, especially towards a woman who she has ill feelings and also to Dijun for making her feel strange.

"Ah, Xiaojiu. Good thing you are here. Somebody is actually in the entrance of the peach tree woods looking for you." Zhe Yan said which made Feng Jiu turn and wonder who her visitor is.

"I'll go forth, uncle. I'll better see who it is. " Feng Jiu replied in which her fourth uncle nodded.

"Please look after Gun gun for me uncle."

"Don't worry about your son Xiaojiu. No one would dare come and do something bad about him while we are here." Zhe Yan replied and he smiled assuring the nervous as a cat Feng Jiu.

I really hope so. She silently thought. She can't calm down especially that Dijun is also now aware of Gun gun's existence as his son. Feng Jiu sighed and walked towards the entrance and she stopped when she saw who her guest waiting for her.

What is she doing here? Feng Jiu's hostility is rising again now that the red demon clan's princess is here. Feng Jiu mustered her calmness and put on a calm and civil demeanour. She plastered on a small smile and said,

"Well hello, there Princess Ji Heng. To what I owe you this visit?"

Ji Heng is startled hearing the Queen of Qingqiu spoke so suddenly. She's honestly nervous. She doesn't know what to say to her but she's desperate to save the betrothal. Although Dijun is set on breaking the betrothal she doesn't. If she could talk and convince the queen, she will do it.

"I... I came here to ask you for a favour."

Feng Jiu controlled her facial expression and replied,

"What favour is that?"

"Please convince Dijun not to break off our betrothal."

And silence. Feng Jiu wanted to ask Ji Heng to repeat what she has said but she wouldn't. So she asked instead,

"Why?" Feng Jiu asked in bewilderment.

"I know that you know why Dijun breaks off the betrothal queen of Qingqiu."

"I don't really know why he wants to break off your betrothal." Feng Jiu honestly replied still not convinced that Dijun will break off the betrothal that easily.

"Stop playing naive because I will not buy that!" Ji Heng spat and replied impatiently.

This time Feng Jiu didn't hide her distaste towards Ji Heng so she folded her arms on her chest and scoffed then replied,

"You came here to ask for a favour but acting like this? Such an etiquette from a princess." Feng Jiu replied sarcastically in which made Ji Heng's face red both in anger and embarrassment.

"I didn't intentionally disrupt your trial and I am sorry okay. I only did it for Dijun and I didn't even know that you will be implicated."

Such a lame excuse. Feng Jiu silently thought and if she will assess the situation, she is out of this problem between the lovers namely Ji Heng and Dijun. She's a casualty because of Ji Heng's poor decision. Feng Jiu felt more sour and sour. She doesn't feel like this and she doesn't have any obligation to help Ji Heng.

Feng Jiu sighed and replied,

"I'm a sorry princess but I can't help you with your present predicament at the moment when I...am facing a difficulty of my own. And I also came to Dijun to ask for help but like you, he's putting me into a difficult spot. I hope you understand. So...good day to you and I hope, you and Dijun can work it out."

Feng Jiu turned to leave but before walking farther away Ji Heng gripped her arm and stopped her tracks.

"You will be sorry if you will not help me right now."

Feng Jiu frowned and she felt pain in the way Ji Heng is gripping her. This time Feng Jiu can't be calm anymore and she used her energy and centre it to the part where Ji Heng is holding her and she smiled when Ji Heng abruptly dropped Feng Jiu's arm and Ji Heng saw her hands were burnt. She hatefully gazed at Feng Jiu who was smirking.

This time Ji Heng's ire is raised to notch and before she could do something back, she felt restricting energy which prevented her to move and her eyes widened when she realised that this powerf energy cane from Bai Feng Jiu. She didn't know that the frail-looking young queen is hiding this kind of power in her body.

"I don't want to hurt you Ji Heng but you are stepping out of your bounds already. Remember that this, isn't your territory and you are in mine. I want you to go and ask another immortal to help you with your problem."

And to prove her point, Feng Jiu raised her chin and Ji Heng was flung outside the ten miles peach orchard gate. Feng Jiu put on a shield on the gate so Ji Heng can't come inside the peach mile orchard and before leaving Feng Jiu said in her cold voice,

"Don't come here and be haughty just because you are the future empress of Dong Hua Dijun Ji Heng. Remember, I am higher in you both in power and status. And if...I am as petty as you, I can wage war because of if your insolence."

Feng Jiu walked away and she smiled and felt good now that somewhat she did something back to Ji Heng. Feng Jiu heard a squeal from the ten-mile peach orchard entrance and her fourth uncle and Zhe Yan frowned while they are sitting together with her son who is busy eating the dessert she made.

"Oh...and you pissed someone off. That's a first. So... Who earned your ire?" Zhe Yan asked smiling teasingly and she smiled back and replied,

"Oh well. It's just some ungrateful princess."

Zhe Yan and Bai Zhen looked at each other and chuckled knowing that Feng Ji can be vicious...if she wants and so, they didn't prod on why Ji Heng is in the ten mile peach tree woods and continued eating snacks and drinking tea.

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