Xueyao ran to stop him from leaving and bring him back to stand before the queen. Lingxiao watched as she locked her arms around him and kept him prisoner by her side, and she smiled nervously at everyone.
''Uh…what he meant was…apology accepted! You may rise, Immortal Queen Mei Hua.''
One of the immortal soldiers rushed quickly to help the queen back to her feet while Xueyao gave the immortal black dragon a warning glare to be nice.
Immortal Queen Mei Hua stared at the black dragon and feared that if bowing to her knees wasn't enough to earn his forgiveness, then what would be?.
The tense silence that occurred after unnerved Xueyao in many ways. He felt it in the way her grip tightened on his arm as the soldier's glares intensified. Of course, if she were in their shoes, she wouldn't be very happy to see their beloved queen bow before an arrogant god that once abandoned everything.
