Chapter 13 The Darkness Before Dawn Section 1
"How about this one?" Yang Xue stood in front of a huge fitting mirror and handed a deep blue wedding dress to He Wei, asking for her opinion.
He Wei turned her head and looked at the dozen wedding dresses she had just tried on the big bed. They were all so dreamy and romantic. She said sincerely, "Auntie, I really think each one is very beautiful. I already... I don't know how to choose."
Zhuo Fei had only been away for a few days when the queen in the palace began to arrange his marriage to He Wei. Among them, the most important thing for a woman was the wedding dress.
For this purpose, the queen mobilized the best designers in the country to rush to make many pieces for He Wei overnight. During the war, He Wei didn't want Yang Xue to spend more money on this, but she said: "You are only getting married once, so of course I have to give you the best. It doesn't matter, I still have this little private money."
He Wei couldn't help but be moved and stopped refusing.
These days, she accompanied Yang Xue in handling the wedding preparations during the day, and stayed in the bedroom at night waiting for video calls with Zhuo Fei.
"It's okay, take your time to choose! Xiaowei is my daughter-in-law, how can I let you suffer?" Yang Xue said considerately, and suggested, "By the way, you can ask your classmate for her opinion and see which one she thinks is better."
"Oh, that's right! Then I'll go ask Feifei." Yang Xue was afraid that He Wei would feel bored staying in the palace, so she specially asked someone to invite Bi Feifei, He Wei's best classmate, to live and eat with her in the palace. This almost made Bi Feifei very happy.
Feifei followed He Wei to the bedroom. As soon as she entered the room, she was shocked by the wedding dresses all over the bed. She rushed over and shouted, "So beautiful! Xiaowei, are these your wedding dresses? You are so happy!"
Yang Xue stood aside, covering her mouth and laughing softly, and suddenly thought of a very good idea: "Oh, how could I forget about this, Xiaowei, if you get married, you still have to have a bridesmaid!"
The two good friends still looked a little confused. Yang Xue continued to explain with a smile : "As for Zhuo Fei, his brother can be the best man. I think it would be better to let your lovely classmate be your bridesmaid, okay?"
Yang Xue knew that He Wei didn't have many relatives in her family. In order to prevent He Wei from being too lonely, she suggested asking Bi Feifei to come to the palace to accompany her.
This news couldn't be better for He Wei. She couldn't help but excitedly pulled her hand and asked, "How about it, Feifei, are you willing?"
Bi Feifei opened her mouth wide enough to fit two eggs: "I, I, I... I, I, I will be the maid of honor for the princess?"
"Well! If you want--"
"I do. Of course I do! That's great! My mom and dad will definitely be very happy!" Feifei said happily.
He Wei also laughed. At this moment, the phone in her pocket suddenly rang. She immediately took out her phone and saw a new text message on it: "Stupid woman, come and see me."
"You guys chat first! I'm going back to the bedroom first." He Wei left a word excitedly, then ran to the bedroom.
Usually when Zhuo Fei sent her this kind of text message, he was free, so he took the time to video chat with He Wei. He Wei rushed back to the bedroom and turned on the computer. Sure enough, Zhuo Fei was waiting in front of the camera.
Seeing her coming, the man in the camera first grinned, but soon frowned again: "Hey, I haven't seen you for two days, how come you have become so thin!"
Hearing him say this, He Wei couldn't help but touch her face: "Really? Am I thinner... am I thinner?"
Zhuo Fei nodded seriously and said, "Before I left, I remember your face was still round and plump. How come it is so fat now? Have you eaten well?"
He Wei really wanted to nod and say that she was fine, but when she looked at Zhuo Fei's bearded face on the screen, she couldn't help feeling sad, and she suddenly couldn't bring herself to say anything to lie to him.
In fact, he guessed correctly. Ever since Zhuo Fei left, she really had no appetite for food. She worried every day whether something would happen to him or whether he would get hurt.
After choking for a long time, she managed to speak: "You are still talking about me. Look at you. It's been a long time since you shaved your beard. You look so haggard..."
Zhuo Fei immediately shook his head: "No, no, I'm fine. Don't worry, stupid woman. Most of the minions under Gu Lei have been dealt with by me and Aaron. I estimate that in less than half a month, I will be able to return victorious. So during this period of time, you have to eat well and fatten yourself up when I come back, okay?"
"Really? Can you come back in another half a month?" The war has been going on for more than a month. During this period, although Zhuo Fei has not been injured and the overall casualties of the Dinosaur Kingdom's army are not large, He Wei will not be at ease as long as he does not come back.
Zhuo Fei in the picture nodded: "Well, when did I ever lie to you?"
He Wei couldn't help but redden her eyes, and looked at the person on the screen coquettishly: "Zhuo Fei, I want you to kiss me."
The little prince on the other end suddenly blushed: "Ahem - you are such a troublesome woman. I am still in the combat command center. Don't you know that there are a group of officers sitting next to me?"
As he spoke, He Wei indeed heard the sound of several officers laughing softly from the other end.
But Zhuo Fei still came up to her, kissed her on the screen, and stared at her fiercely, saying, "Okay? I know you can't leave me alone for a day, so just wait for me to come back at home, okay?"
He Wei nodded vigorously, her nose felt sour, and the secret hidden in her heart was finally about to burst out: "Zhuo Fei, I have something to tell you, I am pregnant-"
But before she could finish her words, the screen in front of her suddenly went black. He Wei hurried to restart the computer. This had happened before. Usually, the communication signal was not stable, and it would recover after restarting. But this time, no matter how many times she restarted, the video on the other end could not be connected.
Thick purple smoke quickly covered the sky at the junction of the Antarctic glaciers and the central continent like a dark cloud. Seeing this, the Tyrannosaurus Rex Zhuo Yue immediately turned around and shouted to his troops: "Change back to human form! Cover your mouth and nose with wet clothes! "
He also transformed back into human form as quickly as possible and covered his face with a piece of cloth. The guard beside him ran up anxiously and said, "Prince! It looks like the poisonous fog is blowing over from the Central Continent!"
Zhuo Yue nodded, his eyes fixed on the ghostly purple smoke in the air. He saw a little bird that had just learned to fly ignorantly flying towards the purple smoke, soon let out a shrill cry, and fell headfirst to the ground.
This poison is not only highly toxic, but also has an unprecedentedly fast onset. Fortunately, the wind direction has blown all the poisonous gas to the other side of the cloud layer, and he just quickly commanded the army to transform back into human form, which avoided casualties in the army. However...if the poisonous fog really blew from the Central Continent, it means that Gu Lei's army has used a real killer move!
Zhuo Fei's men had clearly reported a few days ago that they had almost wiped out Gu Lei's low-combat team. Zhuo Yue found it a little weird at the time: Logically speaking, the Gu family has always been good at using poison, but this time, facing such a major battle, they were reluctant to use any poison at all?
Zhuo Yue analyzed the situation with Zhuo Fei on the phone for a long time, and they finally came to the conclusion that in order to avoid damage to the rich land of the main urban area, Gu Lei might have placed the poison attacks further back, that is, the rear camp of the Ice Dragon Kingdom where Zhuo Yue was.
Even so, the two brothers did not relax at all, and with the sudden attack of purple mist today... I'm afraid Gu Lei really can't resist it, so he decided to fight to the death.
Thinking of this, Zhuo Yue tensed up his facial nerves and immediately asked his men to contact his brother who was on the front battlefield, but the phone was always disconnected. No matter what method he used, he could not contact anyone in the front camp, not even the palace! Zhuo Yue could not help but clench his fists fiercely.
"Your Highness, this poisonous fog is extremely toxic. We have never seen it before. I'm afraid... I'm afraid that the little prince can't... resist it—"
"Shut up!" Zhuo Yue interrupted the guard with a roar, "That kid is just like me. He has been trained in battlefield fighting skills by his father since he was a child. How could he be so easy to -"
He closed his eyes, as if he didn't want to say the next words. He took a deep breath and calmed down for a while. Seeing that the Ice Dragon Nation's rear army had been almost wiped out by him, he said, "Leave 40% of the people here, and the rest, come back to the Central Continent with me!"
"But... Your Highness, the poisonous fog has not yet dissipated. If you go there, what if something goes wrong——"
"There is no such thing as a surprise. Even if I die, it is what I should do for this country. " Zhuo Yue pointed to the sky without hesitation, "Soldiers who are willing to go back with me to defend our country, stand up!"
Almost all of the hundreds of thousands of soldiers standing behind him came forward and said, "We swear to defend our country to the death!"
Zhuo Yue's lips curled up slightly: "Very good! Then, the third to seventh legions, follow me!"
