Published: February 26, 2025
"Even if they came, they wouldn't dare to do anything to me."
"Then I can rest assured."
"Then I can rest easy." Tan Yun said, his sword-like brows slightly furrowed. "Oh right, Yunxi, you mentioned before that you needed my help, or else you would be doomed. What's going on?"
Yu Yunxi's smile vanished instantly. She took a deep breath and said, "Let's go inside and talk."
"Okay." After Tan Yun and Yu Yunxi entered the great hall, Tan Yun looked at Guan Feng and said, "Nanny, I have something to discuss with Xiao Zhang. Please step back for now."
"Yes, Seventh Princess." After Guan Feng left, Yu Yunxi gently waved her delicate arm and set up a barrier to prevent anyone from eavesdropping.
"Tan Yun." Yu Yunxi clenched her fragrant fists, her expression tense. "My father emperor wants to betroth me to Qi Kong."
"You know that Qi Kong is a person with deep schemes; he is not upright like his father. He is nothing more than a hypocrite."
Tan Yun quickly said, "Then you definitely can't agree!"
"I haven't agreed." Yu Yunxi bit her red lips and said, "To deal with my father emperor, I made a thirty-thousand-year agreement."
"The agreement states that thirty thousand years later, once the trial in the Heaven Devouring Divine Tomb is over, my father emperor will announce it to the Western Continent Ancestral Dynasty. Any man below the Dao God realm can participate in the challenge for marriage."
"The eventual winner will become my husband."
Tan Yun looked bewildered. "How does that help?"
Yu Yunxi said, "Qi Kong is only at the first layer of the Daoist realm right now; at most, in thirty thousand years, he will reach the great perfection of the Daoist realm. Therefore, I want you to cultivate diligently. After the trial in the Heaven Devouring Divine Tomb ends, you can participate in the challenge for marriage and win the crown."
"This..." Tan Yun hesitated. "Let’s not even mention if I can stand out in the challenge for marriage. Even if I win, what then?"
"Are you really going to marry me? You are my friend, and I... I really can't do that."
Yu Yunxi stared at Tan Yun, tears gleaming in her beautiful eyes. "You also said we are good friends, but are you really going to just watch me marry Qi Kong?"
"Of course, I don't want that." Tan Yun hurriedly said, "Yunxi, you know there are countless talented youths in the Western Continent Ancestral Dynasty. Qi Kong might not necessarily win."
Yu Yunxi said, "Tan Yun, you don't know; Qi Kong's title as the number one talent in the Western Continent Ancestral Dynasty is not without reason; he truly deserves it."
"I can't think of anyone else who can rival him, so you are the only one who can help me."
Tan Yun's brow furrowed, lost in thought.
"What's wrong?" Yu Yunxi looked at Tan Yun and gently asked, "Are you worried that if you win, you'll have to marry me? Am I not worthy of you?"
"Yunxi, you misunderstand. You are a precious flower; how could you not be worthy of me..." Before Tan Yun could finish speaking, Yu Yunxi suddenly laughed and said, "Just kidding, I wouldn't actually marry a man with so many wives and fiancées."
"If you really win the crown, even if we marry, it would be a false marriage, so now you don't have to worry about anything, right?"
Tan Yun said, "But have you thought about it? If it really comes to that, what will happen to your reputation?"
Yu Yunxi said, "The innocent remain innocent; let others say what they want. It's always better than me marrying Qi Kong and being tarnished by him."
After a moment of silence, Tan Yun nodded seriously. "Yunxi, you are my good friend. I will definitely help you with this. If Qi Kong truly makes it to the end of the challenge for marriage, I will do everything I can to defeat him!"
Upon hearing this, Yu Yunxi smiled radiantly. "That's the spirit!"
"Of course." Tan Yun chuckled.
Yu Yunxi put away her smile and stared unblinking at Tan Yun.
"What are you looking at? Do I have something on my face?" Tan Yun touched his cheek.
"No." Yu Yunxi said sincerely, "Having a friend like you is really wonderful."