*knock* Continue your adventure at empire


    Hearing a knock on her door, Li Jia walked to the room’s door and opened it with a smile on her face "Tian..."


    As the door opened, Zhao Tian barged in and closed the door. *thud*


    Eh? Li Jia was startled as he hurriedly took her in his arms and she instinctively coiled her arms around his neck "Tian.. what happened?"


    Carrying her in his arms, he hurried to the bed and tossed her down.


    Li Jia rolled on the bed to sit upright and rubbed her ass in mild pain as she raised her eyes to look at Zhao Tian "Tian?"


    Zhao Tian quickly began to remove his clothes and seeing this, Li Jia let out a sigh "If you are horny, just say so..."


    Smiling Zhao Tian got on top of her and hastily began to remove her clothes "Hahaha.. jerk wait.. I will remove it myself.. Mngh~"


    ...


    *creek* Stretching her arms, Rui Lian stepped out of her training room and glanced at her Master who was sitting on the bench in training ground, looking at the tablet in her hand.


    With a smile tugging at her lips, Rui Lian approached her. "Master..."


    Hm? Yan Zijin’s sharp gaze lifted from the tablet, her expression softening into a small smile. She gestured to the bench beside her. "Come and sit."


    Sitting beside her on the bench, Rui Lian asked curiously "So how is he, Master?"


    With a nod, Yan Zijin spoke "He is the most talented person I have ever seen. In just 22 years of age, he has reached this cultivation level, has affinities to four elementsls, and stepped into the realm of swords."


    "It’s not just his talents, Lian’er. His control over astral energy and his elementals is terrifyingly precise. He makes what others struggle with look effortless. Such mastery at his age... it’s almost unnatural."


    E-Eh? Rui Lian was taken aback to hear that and her quivered in admiration "I see.... "


    Yan Zijin glanced at her and looked at the admiration in her eyes "Lian’er... what do you think of Zhao Tian?"


    Hearing the question, Rui Lian tilted her head in confusion "I think he is a nice guy and a prodigy."


    Yan Zijin shook her head with a smile and asked "No, I mean.. like do you like him romantically?"


    A soft sigh escaped Yan Zijin’s lips "Yeah..."


    "Why is he marrying her?"


    ...


    "Why are you marrying her?"


    Li Jia who was lying on the bed beside Zhao Tian, yelled in surprise as she looked at him.his hands hugging her shoulders.


    Zhao Tian let out a soft sigh and began to explain why the sect master arranged this marriage.


    Li Jia’s gaze squinted in irritation "Tian... you know about her, right? Everyone here knows about the Cursed Bride..."


    With a nod, Zhao Tian replied "Yeah.. I heard some stuff about her."


    She pushed his hand away, standing abruptly from the bed "I’m telling this to Sister Shenyi, jerk." she muttered under her breath, her frustration spilling over.


    "Jia..." Zhao Tian’s muttered, as he watched her begin to gather her robes.


    "This marriage is just a formality-"


    "Just a formality?" Li Jia snapped, spinning to face him.


    "Do you even hear yourself? You’re marrying a woman who might be cursed, and you’re acting like it’s some simple mission!" She hastily threw on her robes, tying them in place with quick, irritated movements.


    "I don’t trust this, Tian. And if you won’t listen to me, then maybe Sister Shenyi can knock some sense into you."


    Before Zhao Tian could respond, she was fully dressed.


    And with that, she disappeared, leaving Zhao Tian sitting alone on the bed.


    A faint smile tugged at the corner of his lips despite the tension in the air. "Always so fiery," he murmured to himself, shaking his head.


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    I hope you guys liked this chapter!