280: Chapter 280 The Unexpected Twist Under the Veil! Ji Ruxue's Suicide!

As night fell, Tianshu City was brightly lit, and envoys from ten thousand races reveled throughout the night in the outer city.

Deep within the inner city, however, the Dragon and Phoenix bridal chamber was so quiet that a pin drop could be heard.

Red candles flickered, casting light on the slender figure sitting upright on the edge of the marriage bed.

Ji Ruxue, wearing a red bridal veil, was tense all over.

Her left hand tightly covered her flat lower abdomen, feeling the faint warmth emanating from the branded character "Su," while her mind was filled with that man's smiling face.

"Creak—"

Just then, the heavy red sandalwood door was pushed open.

A set of steady footsteps, accompanied by the faint aroma of immortal fruit wine, slowly entered the room.

The person stopped in front of Ji Ruxue.

Ji Ruxue's breath hitched, and her heart instantly leaped into her throat.

"What? Does marrying me, Su Feng, make you feel wronged?"

A voice, deliberately lowered and carrying an air of majesty, rang out in the room.

Ji Ruxue bit down hard on her lip stud; she knew that against the terrifying cultivation of the Human Race's Old Ancestor, her resistance was utterly meaningless.

Sitting here today could be considered repaying the Rune Clan for the debt of her upbringing.

From now on, she owed the Rune Clan nothing.

Seeing that Ji Ruxue remained silent, Su Feng walked slowly to her side and sat down next to her.

"Tell me, what was the reason for your attempted escape? You should know that in these Three Thousand Upper Realms, there is nothing I, Su Feng, cannot obtain."

Ji Ruxue closed her eyes tightly, wishing only for time to pass faster, hoping this Human Race Old Ancestor would find her a boring block of wood so she might suffer less in the future.

"If you still refuse to speak, I will wipe out your Rune Clan." Su Feng's voice suddenly turned cold.

"You!!!" Ji Ruxue's beautiful eyes snapped open, her whole body trembling with rage, yet she could find no words to retort.

"Speak. I like hearing the truth." Su Feng turned his head to look at her.

At this moment, his face was covered by a layer of power from the laws of distorted space-time; Ji Ruxue's Divine Sense was completely unable to perceive his appearance.

"Su Feng, I admit you are strong, and the Rune Clan's lifeline is in your hands. But you are not omnipotent!"

"There is one thing you will never be able to get."

Ji Ruxue's expression was icy, her tone filled with the resolve of one facing death.

"Oh? Tell me."

"My heart! You will never have it!!" Ji Ruxue tightly stroked the character "Su" on her abdomen, as if it were her only armor in this cold, desperate situation.

A brief silence fell over the room.

After a moment, the corner of Su Feng's mouth curled into a playful arc. "If my intelligence is correct, while you were in Tianshu City recently, you had contact with a young man from my race, didn't you?"

Ji Ruxue stiffened, her face filled with disbelief.

Her red lips parted slightly, revealing a glimpse of a tongue stud shimmering with a faint light; a trace of irrepressible panic finally flickered in her eyes.

Su Feng took in her reaction and continued unhurriedly, "It seems so. In that case, if I have someone kill him, won't your heart come back?"

"No!!"

No longer caring for her poise as a Goddess, Ji Ruxue stood up abruptly, her voice trembling with extreme fear.

"What? You care about him that much?"

Su Feng leaned back on the bed, his tone playful. "You are now my, Su Feng's, wife. It's a bit unreasonable to have someone else in your heart, isn't it?"

"However, I, Su Feng, am not an unreasonable person. If you can prove that the two of you are truly in love, I might just fulfill your wish. After all, that young man is also of my Human Race."

Hearing this, Ji Ruxue's heart was in a complete tangle.

She never expected that this rumored tyrannical and heartless Living Yama would say such a thing.

But at the same time, her heart was in her mouth.

With the Human Race Old Ancestor's heaven-defying methods, if he truly wanted to kill Su Qiang, that silly boy who was only in the Immortal Realm wouldn't survive even if he fled to the ends of the earth!

"Are... are you serious?"

Ji Ruxue bit her red lip hard; due to her agitation, her lip stud trembled slightly under the candlelight.

"This Venerable One's word is as good as gold. What? You don't even have the courage to admit it?"

Su Feng snorted coldly. "Then it seems that boy doesn't mean much to you. I might as well just find him and crush him to death."

Su Feng's voice carried an irresistible, icy killing intent as he made a move to stand up.

"No!!"

Ji Ruxue completely broke down. She grabbed Su Feng's sleeve, her usually cold and arrogant face now covered with tears of pleading and despair.

"I admit it! I do like him! From the moment he unraveled the first rune, from the time he took me to eat barbecue, from the moment he risked everything for me, my heart has belonged entirely to him!"

As she said this, Ji Ruxue seemed to lose all her strength, her tears falling uncontrollably.

Her usually straight back slumped slightly, carrying a humility and determination born of casting aside all dignity for her beloved.

"Old Ancestor Su, every fault is mine. I failed in my duties as a wife, and I concealed my identity. Even if you kill me, I will have no complaints..."

"I only beg you to let him go. As long as you are willing to spare his life, I, Ji Ruxue, swear that I will obediently be your marriage alliance chip and the Su Family's most submissive Puppet, never resisting again!"

Listening to this blood-weeping, soulful confession.

Seeing this little wildcat, who was usually covered in thorns, now willing to lower her noble head and become a soulless Puppet for his sake.

Sitting on the edge of the bed, Su Feng's face beneath the power of the laws was grinning from ear to ear.

"*Cough*..."

Su Feng suppressed the wild joy in his heart, his voice remaining majestic.

"For a Human Race boy you've known for barely half a month, you, the dignified Rune Clan Goddess, are willing to endure such humiliation?"

"As long as he can live, I can endure any humiliation."

Ji Ruxue closed her eyes, her voice trembling but incredibly firm.

The mark on her lower abdomen seemed to be her only source of strength right now.

"Good, what a touching display of true love. Even this Venerable One was almost moved by you two."

Su Feng sighed and slowly stood up, looking down at her. His tone suddenly took a 180-degree turn, becoming lazy and extremely familiar.

"In that case, lift the red veil yourself. Look into this Venerable One's eyes and repeat those soulful words you just said!"

"As long as you finish saying it while looking at my face, this Venerable One will grant your wish tonight!"

Ji Ruxue's delicate body shuddered violently.

She took a humiliated deep breath, her trembling hands slowly rising to grasp the large red veil atop her head.

"Fine... I'll lift it."

"Swish—"

The red veil was torn away.

Ji Ruxue looked up, her poignantly beautiful face filled with death-defying resolve as she stared directly at the tall figure before her.

At the same time.

The layer of power from the laws of distorted space-time on Su Feng's face slowly dissipated like ripples on water.

Revealing a face that looked somewhat in need of a good punching.

"I say, Teacher Ji..."

Su Feng crossed his arms, looking at the completely stunned Ji Ruxue with a grin, teasing,

"How come I, your student, didn't notice these past few days that your love for me had already reached such a profound level?"

At that moment, the air instantly froze.