Chapter 1476 - The Three Archbishops (1/2)

“I…”

Unfortunately, there was someone behind her. Before she could even express her profound happiness to see the man she coveted, one of the “bridesmaids” snuck behind her and pressed a blade to her throat.

“Stand back or she dies!” said the hired fighter.

Jiang Fei crossed his arms, sulking whilst shaking his head.

“I wouldn’t do that if I were you,” said Jiang Fei.

“STAND BACK!” she bellowed as she pressed the blade harder. Seeing as how he could even defeat the Highlord Advisor without breaking a sweat, she knew that a hired fighter such as herself would not stand a chance against this man in black. Nevertheless, there was still a way. His objective had been made clear when he chose not to do anything against the emperor or the groom. He was there to save the bride and that was her leverage against him.

“Oh no… You’ve chosen poorly…” Jiang Fei muttered.

“Stand back now!” the female fighter roared desperately. She was hired by Victor to make sure that nothing was to become of the bride so that the marriage can go on smoothly. Technically speaking, the entire wedding was ruined and there was no picking up where they left off. That being said, she was still doing her job until the end.

“Now, now. One must be taught for choosing poorly,” said Jiang Fei. And just like that, the blade that was pressed against Aurelia’s throat was dropped to the ground. The female fighter’s eyes froze with fear. She tried her best to move but nothing happened. Her entire being was frozen solid.

From the moment Jiang Fei talked to Aurelia, he had already noticed the presence of the female fighters behind her. A trail of black energy had been released and by the time the female fighter took Aurelia hostage, she was already contaminated by Jiang Fei’s power.

“N-No! Don’t kill me!” she cried. Her eyes quivered with fear as they swam about. None responded to her plea as she could feel all her powers being sucked away, as was her life force.

“What about you? What would you choose?” said Jiang Fei without facing the other female fighter standing not too far from Aurelia.

The woman said nothing as her hands still grip the sword in its sheath. Seeing as how her partner was incapacitated by the man in black who fought without even lifting a finger, her decision was swift. Between attacking or not, she chose to take two steps back.

“You’ve chosen wisely,” said Jiang Fei as he nodded. He then paced toward Aurelia and stopped, putting his face close to hers.

“You are mine to behold. Your life, your entire existence is mine to own. Now, spit out that vile capsule from your mouth,” Jiang Fei declared with such dominance that Aurelia, with her eyes widened, could not help but look directly into his eyes

She was stumped. Perhaps, for the second time in her life by the same person. If it were any other man, they would have been beaten to the ground for even daring to breathe the same air as her. However, she could not help but felt some sort of powerful attractive force from him. Everything he did was vile and repulsive yet she could not push it away. In fact, it would even be said that she welcomed it.

Aurelia turned to her side and spat out the uncrushed capsule.

How could a man, whose name she did not know, provide such an overwhelming sense of dominance, safety, and insurance for her. In fact, the longer he stood next to her, the more she felt like no harm would befall her.

“Now, will you take my hand,” Jiang Fei said as he reached out his palm.

“I would.”

Aurelia did not hesitate. She reached out her own and held the man’s coarse hand.

Was it fate? She could not stop thinking about it. How was it that she could not bring herself to hate this particular man when all men had been nothing but disgusting to even stand with.

“Hold! Know your place, insolent fool! You are standing in the presence of the Emperor of the Alderaan Empire! You are not to leave until I decree it!” Emperor Alistair bellowed. Everything that the man in black had done was nothing but a blatant spit to the face. It was only natural for him to be angry when one was rude in the presence of the emperor, right in front of his own house!