Published: February 26, 2025
Yunxi was slightly taken aback, "Bingshuan, I don't understand what you mean."
"I mean you like Tan Yun, right?" Xin Bingshuan said.
Yunxi replied, "Bingshuan, you are thinking too much. Tan Yun and I are just friends."
"You don't have to deny it," Xin Bingshuan looked at Yunxi, as if trying to read her thoughts.
"You don't have to deny it," Xin Bingshuan looked at Yunxi as if she wanted to see through her thoughts. "Although we have never met, I have long heard of your great name."
"You are the pearl in the palm of the Western Continent Emperor, proud and noble, pure as ice and jade."
"If you didn't like Tan Yun, how could you agree to a fake engagement with him, or even a fake marriage in front of the whole world in the future?"
"I..." When Yunxi wanted to refute, Xin Bingshuan continued, "Also, Tan Yun is naturally slow in emotional matters; he doesn't understand a girl's heart."
"In his eyes, even if he suffers severe injuries, he wants to participate in the challenge for marriage to help you, not wanting you to marry a man you don't love."
"But he overlooked the most important point."
Hearing this, Yunxi smiled slightly and curiously asked, "What point?"
The clever Xin Bingshuan said, "He overlooked a common trait of proud women."
"This common trait is that they would never joke about their own reputation."
"If you were heartless towards him, how could you agree that the entire Western Continent Ancestral Dynasty knows he is your fiancé?"
"Moreover, you should understand more clearly that as the seventh princess of the Western Continent Ancestral Dynasty, it won't be long, at most tens of thousands of years, before everyone in the Western Continent Divine Domain knows Tan Yun is your fiancé, and even the entire supreme ancestor realm will learn of it."
At this point, Xin Bingshuan seemed to recall something, her gaze gradually growing cold, "Of course, if you really don't like him, then why do you choose to do this?"
"Yunxi, I need to say this upfront: if you dare to exploit Tan Yun's trust in you and do anything against him, I will never let you go."
Upon hearing this, Yunxi did not get angry, "Bingshuan, I'm not upset by what you said. I know you mean well for him."
"Don't worry, I have no ill intentions towards Tan Yun because he is my savior. If he hadn't saved me from the Ancient Fire Prison back then, I would have died long ago."
"I, Yu Yunxi, am not someone who repays kindness with enmity."
After hearing this, Xin Bingshuan smiled gently, "It seems I overthought it."
At this moment, Xin Bingshuan was increasingly certain that the beautiful seventh princess before her, whose beauty was on par with her own, was indeed infatuated with Tan Yun.
...
In the blink of an eye, six days had passed.
The stars were hazy, the moon was dim, and fireflies dotted the night sky.
In the vast Human Race Star Domain, there was a particularly spectacular star: Dominion Star.
In the center of Dominion Star, amidst the rich heaven and earth divine essence, a magnificent ancient tower stood proudly.
The ancient tower was the residence of the palace master Fang Zixi.
In just six days, Tan Yun had traveled from the Four Arts Star Domain to Dominion Star.
"Who comes?"
With a frail voice, an old woman emerged from the ancient tower, blocking Tan Yun's way.
Despite her hunched back and weak appearance, she had an identity that no one dared to underestimate: the Guardian Palace Saint Elder.
"Junior pays respects to the Guardian Palace Saint Elder," Tan Yun cupped his fists and said, "I am a close friend of Zixi and wish to see her."
"Please wait." After the Guardian Palace Saint Elder spoke, she vanished into thin air, and the next moment, she appeared outside a room on the second floor of the ancient tower, respectfully saying, "Palace Master, someone claiming to be your close friend wishes to see you. From the visitor's demeanor, they seem not to be from our Heavenly Gate Divine Palace."
"Let him wait in the hall, this palace master will come down shortly," came Fang Zixi's voice from within the room.