Empress Rose wanting Jun Changxiao to become Prince Regent wasn’t due to personal feelings, but political factors.

Such a strong man, who even made the three Hall Masters submit—if he could become her husband, there would definitely only be benefits, no drawbacks.

Empress Rose harbored great ambitions, hoping to build the Soul Clan continent even stronger.

Relying solely on their own dimension’s martial resources, this was impossible to achieve. Only by conquering other dimensions could she establish unparalleled achievements.

If Jun Changxiao assisted her, what did it matter to marry him?

When Empress Rose had lost everything, she’d shown a weak woman’s appearance, but after sitting on the throne again, when her lofty aura returned, what she valued more in her heart was still her eternal enterprise.

Romantic feelings?

Compared to her dreams, they were extremely insignificant.

Why say she and Jun Changxiao were very similar?

Because the latter also hadn’t considered romance—he only hoped to develop Eternal Sect to its strongest. This was a goal he’d worked toward since obtaining the System and had never changed.

“I really must marry you to have equal status?” Jun Changxiao looked at her.

Empress Rose twirled her hair and smiled, “You won’t just have equal status, you’ll also have various martial resources.”

“Of course.”

She gently shifted her shoulder, her garment sliding down accordingly as she said, “You can have me right now.”

Every smile and gesture was utterly alluring.

“Are you treating yourself as fickle and unfaithful? Or treating me as a lustful person?” Jun Changxiao said with a stern face.

“Whoosh!”

He stood up, turning his back to her and said, “I’ll give you one day. Grant me rights equal to yours, or else… the tides will turn again.”

Having said this, he strode away from the bedchamber.

“Jun Changxiao!”

Empress Rose called out to stop him, clenching her fists and gritting her teeth, “I, Hua Rose, have always maintained my virtue—what right do you have to call me fickle and unfaithful!”

“One day.”

Jun Changxiao left without looking back, also wiping away his nosebleed as he went.

Empress Rose angrily pushed all the memorials away and collapsed on the desk, “Detestable person… if this Emperor’s cultivation was still intact, I would definitely tear you to pieces! Wuwuwu…”

The Empress who had ruled the Soul Clan for thousands of years was actually made to cry by Jun Changxiao!

…

The next day.

The Empress’s City, which had just calmed down, once again welcomed lanterns and decorations and firecrackers, because—the Empress’s wedding was imminent.

In the magnificent palace.

Jun Changxiao sat before a vanity, looking at the neatly arranged and brand new groom’s wedding attire, and said bitterly, “I still compromised.”

He could have let Empress Rose grant him a new position, like Grand Sacrificial Official or Grand Protector.

But…

Would the System’s mission recognize it?

No choice. To complete the two super elite missions and obtain more rewards, he could only agree to marry Empress Rose according to the mission’s given conditions and naturally become Prince Regent.

The System said, “Host can still leave now if you want.”

“Two side missions—how could I bear to give them up?”

Looking at his compromised self in the bronze mirror, Jun Chang shook his head helplessly and said, “Jun Changxiao, you’ve fallen.”

“…”

The System was speechless.

Forget about Empress Rose’s status—just her stunning beauty alone made marrying her a huge win, yet he acted as if he’d suffered some tremendous injustice.

“Creak!”

The door was gently pushed open.

“Young Master Jun.” Several maidservants walked in and bowed, “The wedding time approaches. We’ve been ordered to help you put on the wedding attire.”

“No need.”

Jun Changxiao said, “I can do it myself.”

And so, the bronze mirror reflected him putting on the bright red wedding robes, then he leaned close to examine himself and muttered, “Do I look like Supreme Treasure now?”

“Is the host marrying Purple Cloud Fairy or marrying Bai Jingjing?” the System asked.

“Creak.”

Jun Changxiao opened the door and strode out.

“Elementary school students make choices.”

“I’m definitely not marrying either, because I’m not Supreme Treasure. I’m me, a different kind of firework!”

…

Because the Empress’s wedding came too suddenly, the wedding venue’s palace hall only had some civil and military officials, without city lords from the various major cities.

Of course.

Last night, news of Empress Rose’s wedding had been sent out.

Before long, the entire Soul Clan continent would know about this, would know that Jun Changxiao had become Prince Regent.

In the Golden Throne Hall.

Before the Empress’s throne, another extremely high-ranked chair had been added, prepared for the Prince Regent.

This kind of imperial wedding ceremony didn’t need an officiant, much less needed to be witnessed by the bride and groom’s elders.

“Whoosh!”

Jun Changxiao walked into the Golden Throne Hall first, then sat down and casually crossed his legs, completely lacking the appearance of a groom—more like an unruly monkey who wouldn’t follow rules.

“The Empress arrives!”

Just then, a guard called out loudly.

Jun Changxiao looked up and saw Empress Rose, wearing phoenix crown and霞帔 ceremonial robes, being supported by maidservants as she walked in from outside the great hall. The bright red wedding gown dragged on the ground for a very long distance.

Rose petals filled the sky, gently falling from above, decorating the palace quite romantically.

They say a woman’s most beautiful moment is her wedding day, and this was truly no lie. Empress Rose, already a beauty of unparalleled grace, with just light makeup, was now truly enchanting and breathtakingly beautiful.

“…”

Jun Changxiao thought, “She’s actually quite pretty.”

The System said, “So is it a loss or not, aggrieved or not!”

“Long live our Empress!”

When Empress Rose entered the palace hall, civil and military officials in two rows all knelt in obeisance.

“Whoosh!”

Arriving before her seat, she raised both hands and said, “Beloved ministers, rise.”

“Thank the Empress!”

The civil and military officials rose, but because of their earlier transgressions, they still didn’t dare raise their heads.

“Young Master Jun is a dragon among men, Her Majesty the Empress is a phoenix among people. Today’s joyous union will surely become a story for the ages!” The Third Hall Master standing at the front of the court proclaimed loudly.

“…”

The Fourth and Fifth Hall Masters cursed inwardly, “This guy beat us to it!”

Empress Rose said, “From this day forth, Jun Changxiao is this Emperor’s husband. He is specially granted the title Prince Regent. If you have important matters in the future, you may also discuss them with him.”

“Thud!”

The civil and military officials knelt again, calling out, “Long live our King!”

“…”

To be honest, this feeling of being kowtowed to actually made Jun Changxiao feel a bit lightheaded.

“Bring the wine.”

Empress Rose said.

“Whoosh!”

A maidservant walked forward carrying two cups of fine wine.

Empress Rose picked up a wine cup and said, “Drink this cup of wine, and you and I will be husband and wife!”

“…”

Jun Changxiao’s expression changed repeatedly as he transmitted, “We agreed it was just going through the motions—why are we doing the nuptial cup exchange!”

Empress Rose said in a low voice, “This is a necessary procedure for the wedding.”

“Sorry.”

Jun Changxiao refused, “I can’t hold my liquor.”

“Ding! Side Mission One complete. Host receives 50,000 contribution points.”

“Ding! Contribution points…”

“Ding! Congratulations host on completing the side mission and triggering hidden rewards. Received Supreme Grade Formation Aptitude Elixir ×1, Experience Talisman ×10.”

“Ding! Side Mission Two complete. Host receives 50,000 contribution points.”

“Ding! Contribution points…”

“Ding! Congratulations host on completing the side mission and triggering hidden rewards. Received Difficult to Retrieve Blade Transformation Spirit Stone ×1, Experience Talisman ×10.”

When the notification sounds reached his ears, especially hearing about the Difficult to Retrieve Blade transformation spirit stone, Jun Changxiao almost jumped up from his seat in excitement.

This thing.

Was a treasure!

He’d struck it rich, struck it rich!

“Hahaha!”

Jun Changxiao burst into loud laughter, then unable to suppress his emotions, directly picked up the wine and proclaimed boldly, “Come, let’s drain this cup!”

“Gulp!”

A cup of cool wine down the throat, yet it couldn’t cool his hot-blooded heart!

Empress Rose looked completely bewildered and said, “Didn’t you say you couldn’t drink?”

Jun Changxiao said seriously, “At this moment, in this scene, a kindred spirit is hard to find!”

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