Heaven Slaying Blade

"Hm?" The Emperor seemed a bit confused, looking at Chu Mo skeptically before he finally reacted, "You... Are you rejecting me?"

The Emperor was indeed a little annoyed at this point. From his perspective, Chu Mo was outright rejecting him.

A thirteen-year-old boy, all his experiences before leaving Yanhuang City were already laid out in his royal study. Now, half a year after leaving Yanhuang City, did he already have a romantic interest? Did he think he was Xu Zhongliang's grandson?

Chu Mo nodded, "The Princess is honored, I, a mere commoner can't presume so high. Also, I wasn't lying to you, Your Majesty, I already have someone I fancy."

"Ha ha, I'm very curious, which family's daughter has such a good fortune to make our young hero infatuated?" The Emperor's face broke into a smile, and he looked at Xu Zhongliang, "Is it yours?"

Xu Zhongliang shook his head with a twitching corner of his mouth, "No."

The Emperor then looked at Fang Mingtong, "Is it yours?"

Fang Mingtong smirked, "Your Majesty, if I had a suitable one at home, I would indeed want to challenge Your Majesty."

"Hmph!" The Emperor glared at Fang Mingtong, then directed his gaze to Chu Mo, "Then whose daughter is it?"

"I do not know." Chu Mo thought of Qi Xiaoyu, a trace of nostalgia flashed past his innocent young eyes.

This time the Emperor did not mock him further, for he could tell that Chu Mo was telling the truth. People can lie, but eyes cannot! However, this baffled the Emperor even more, then he suddenly thought of something, looking at Chu Mo with a strange expression, "Could it be... the recently risen Princess from the Prairie, the future Queen of the Prairie?"

"Uh..." Both Fang Mingtong and Xu Zhongliang were taken aback.

Suddenly, Fang Mingtong tapped his forehead and said, "Yes, it should be that princess! Chu Mo saved her life and helped her to stabilize the Haoyue Tribe... That princess would surely be touched enough to pledge her life to him!"

Looking at the expression on Chu Mo's face, Xu Zhongliang also felt that this situation was highly likely. The young ladies on the Prairie are warm and expressive. Meeting a handsome young man like Chu Mo who has done so much for them, it's really not strange for them to want to pledge themselves to him.

In the Emperor's heart, it was already a foregone conclusion, and he laughed heartily, "Well, this is indeed good news!"

Both Xu Zhongliang and Fang Mingtong nodded in agreement, "Indeed, it is good news!"

The royal court of the Prairie seems to be the weakest compared to those of Great Xia and Great Qi. But the people of the Prairie are famous for their bravery in battle and their world-renowned horses. If they could form an alliance with the Prairie, then facing Great Qi would not be so intimidating!

This is a significant aid, even the Emperor himself would be tempted.

Chu Mo really wanted to explain that he and the Princess of the Prairie were innocent, but he understood that if he were to say this, the Emperor would probably be furious.

He couldn't possibly tell the Emperor, that his wife was merely a split personality... who had disappeared from this world. Anyone who heard this would think he was talking nonsense.

Therefore, Chu Mo silently acquiesced despite having no romantic feelings for Nayi. He knew if he were to ask, Nayi wouldn't refuse an alliance with Great Xia. Because from a state perspective, this was also Nayi's best choice.

"No wonder you're not interested in my princess – you've already found a future queen." The Emperor looked at Chu Mo and said, "However, remember this, you will always belong to Great Xia!"

Chu Mo replied, "If I really wanted to stay on the Prairie, I wouldn't have come back."

"Good!" Fang Mingtong said on the side, "This is a true man of Great Xia!"

The Emperor also nodded in satisfaction, took a dark red medal from his bosom and said, "This Medal of Valor hasn't been awarded for more than two hundred years. Chu Mo, today it's your good fortune to receive this medal, and it's also my good fortune! Because this signifies that a great contributor to our nation has been born! You have to remember, this blood-red medal has been stained by the blood of countless Great Xia heroes. You must protect it with your life... and the honor it represents!"

With that, the emperor solemnly handed the medal to Chu Mo, "Do you understand?"

Chu Mo took the heavy medal, nodded, and spoke solemnly, "I understand. I will use my life to guard the honor it represents! I will protect this country until the moment I leave!"

By "leave", Chu Mo was not implying his death. However, to the emperor and others, it sounded like he meant "until death". Ascending to another world seemed not too distant for them but was pure fantasy, practically impossible.

"The value of this Medal of Honor, you will realize one day. When the time is right, I'll arrange for you a grand award ceremony! Your merits, your sacrifices, I'll let the world know!" The emperor looked at Chu Mo and said with some regret, "Won't you consider my daughter?"

Fang Mingtong and Xu Zhongliang on the side were all somewhat speechless, thoughts racing: Do you want this young man to become the king of the Prairie Queen and also marry your princess? What exactly do you want?

In fact, they also understood the emperor's regrets and struggles. If it were possible, the emperor would rather Chu Mo marry the princess of Great Xia!

Having an alliance with the Prairie royal court would indeed be the best. Nobody could ignore the strength of the Prairie, but if the alliance doesn't exist... so be it.

For all these years, the Prairie royal court and Great Xia have never been allies, but has Great Xia not been fine?

Of course, there was a prerequisite for this. That was, the Prairie royal court should not form any alliance with Great Qi. If that happened, it would pose a massive threat to Great Xia.

However, Chu Mo was different. The current Chu Mo might seem not as valuable as just a martial artist from Primordial Pass. While such martial artists were not particularly numerous in Great Xia, there were not scarce either. At least, the emperor had plenty of them by his side.

But, factoring in Chu Mo's age, that is astounding!

Not one martial artist of the Primordial Pass of his age, thirteen, could be found in all of Great Xia!

Even amongst the aristocratic families, there were not many as such. Especially considering the fact that Chu Mo progressed from the second layer to the third layer in just half of a year. Even the peerless Heavenly Geniuses amongst the well-established families might not be able to match this pace!

Ordinary people might take several years... even a dozen!

Behind Chu Mo, there was one, perhaps even more, mysterious strong practitioners. These were all resources the emperor coveted.

If he could gather all these resources in his hands, then... why fear the lack of authority to rule the world?

Chu Mo shook his head: "Sorry... I..."

"Alright, don't say anything. Being rejected by a child is quite embarrassing." The emperor displayed a slightly helpless expression, waved his hand, then glared at Xu Zhongliang and Fang Mingtong, "You two, don't say anything either!"

Xu and Fang both nodded and said with a bitter smile, "Your servants won't speak."

At this time, the emperor spoke somewhat listlessly, "Go ahead, go to the New Year banquet. I have something to say to these two."

Chu Mo glanced at the emperor, then asked, "What about... the toasts later?"

The emperor waved his hand: "Forget about it... seeing you, I'm afraid I might want to marry my princess to you again!"

Chu Mo fled in panic.

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