Chapter 320: High Council’s Meeting (IV)
Chapter 320: High Council’s Meeting (IV)
Xiang Ling found herself following the direction of the familiar voice and turned around to look at the entrance door of the meeting hall that was pushed open right at that moment, successfully pulling everyone’s attention toward the newcomer who dared to intrude in the High Council’s meeting.
A bright light entered the hall as the doors opened before a man was seen heading inside. He was dressed in white robes that were made of finest quality of silk. A beautiful golden coronet was holding half of his hair up in a bun. Two long loose strands of dark blue hair were decorating his insanely good-looking face. The way he was walking made it seem like he owned the entire place, and his aura was so powerful that it made hard for everyone to even breathe properly in his presence. No one carried such power, not even the Heavenly Emperor.
"W-who are you?" Elder Zheng was the first one to question, but he failed to hide the anxiety in his voice that he felt because of the man’s extremely powerful aura.
While everyone else in the hall was wondering about the newcomer’s identity, Xiang Ling and the men standing around her recognized him immediately. Still, none of them spoke a word and just stared at the man, wondering what he was doing there.
"Everyone!" Heavenly Emperor’s loud and clear voice filled the hall as he stood up from his seat and walked down from the high platform of his throne. "Stand up from your seats and greet the God of Life."
His words were met by silence as everyone was too in shock to even react at the huge revelation.
"God of Life..."
Heavenly Empress’ voice was very soft and low as she spoke those words, but because of the silence in the hall, it was heard by everyone. They all watched as the Empress followed her husband and climbed down the high platform, her action sealing the Emperor’s words.
As realization dawned on everyone, the gasps that filled the hall this time were nothing like the previous ones. No one was able to believe their ears and if not for the fact that they all watched the Heavenly Emperor and the Empress kneeling down to greet the newcomer, they wouldn’t have believed his identity.
Everyone immediately stood up from their seats and climbed down on the lower platform to kneel and bow to the man whose idenity was just announced as the God of Life, an identity that should no longer exist in their world.
Despite the shock that was filled in every cell of her body, Xiang Ling followed those around her and moved to kneel to greet the God of Life. However, before her knees could have touched the floor, two strong hands were already pulling her to a stop.
She lifted her head and found herself staring into a pair of very familiar deep emerald eyes, and felt a small sense of comfort and relief washing over her when she found those eyes looking at her with the old love and warmth that she had gotten so used to seeing in them.
When he spoke this time, his voice was loud enough to be heard by every single person present in the hall. "You are my wife, Xiang Ling, my equal. You don’t bow to me. Never."
Let alone others, even Xiang Ling gasped this time. Being called equal to a God was no joke. Yet, the man said it like it was nothing. While she was still in shock, he grabbed one of her hands and started walking in the direction of the high platform. They walked past everyone, including the Elders and the Heavenly Rulers who were still kneeling.
By the time Xiang Ling was able to pull herself together, she realized she was standing in front of the highest seats in the High Council, seat of the Heavenly Rulers. Zhang Xuan settled down in the seat easily before he pulled on her hand to make her sit beside him.
However, Xiang Ling immediately pulled back and shook her head in denial. As a High Immortal, she would be committing a crime if she sat down on Heavenly Empress’ seat.
As if Zhang Xuan understand her thoughts, he spoke - "Xiang Ling, you are my wife, which makes you a Goddess. That idenity is more than enough for you to sit on this seat."
Though his words did make senses, Xiang Ling still refused to sit beside him. "Supreme Sovereign, even though we are married, I’m still a High Immortal of the Celestial Realm until crowned as a Goddess during the crowning ceremony. Besides, our marriage took place in the Mortal Realm without the presence of our people and the rituals of the Upper Realms. Though I respect you, and am also grateful to know that you consider me as your equal, I can’t sit on this seat. Let me stand next to you instead. Please."
Even though she was the rightful wife of a God, her idenity was still that of a High Immortal. If she decided to sit on that seat with her current identity, she would be committing a huge crime. While no one would dare to punish her because she’s the wife of a God, her reputation would be sullied.
Just like the understanding man he had always been, Zhang Xuan nodded his head in agreement when he finally got a hold on her worries. "Do as you want. Let me handle the rest of the mess of this meeting." He told her with a reassuring smile and Xiang Ling knew that she could trust him with whatever he was planning to do next.
As she walked to stand next to Zhang Xuan, the man finally addressed those who were still kneeling with their heads pressed against the floor. "You all can rise. Everyone return to your seats and I want Elder Zheng to move to the centre of the hall as we need to address some of his crimes."