Published: March 8, 2025
“Hehe…” Tie Butian did not express her understanding explicitly; she just chuckled unknowingly and said, “You know… family is the most important thing…”
Lanmei Xian sold out her own disciple just for the sake of her family, her loved ones.
“I am just a bit sad, but I don’t blame her, really.” Tie Butian quietly smiled; resting against Chu Yang's chest, listening to that powerful heartbeat, she thought to herself: there's really no fault in it. If one day, Chu Yang and the child were in danger, I would also do anything for my loved ones...
She felt a pang in her heart: Master, I do not blame you. We are both women! However, you shouldn’t have let them kill the shadow!
“You… won’t stay here for long, right?” Tie Butian gently asked.
“Hmm, I can only stay for a little over a month before I must leave. This time, I temporarily opened the passage, and it only has two months of access.” Chu Yang took a deep breath: “If I want to come again, I’m afraid… I’ll have to wait until the Nine Heavens passage is fully opened.”
“Mm~~” Tie Butian responded softly, breaking free from his embrace and sitting down on a chair. Chu Yang also sat down opposite her.
“Are you… really going to stay here?” Chu Yang cautiously asked.
Tie Butian nodded slightly: “This is the foundation we fought for together, and it has been the dream of my ancestors… In this world, when I have no suitable candidates to replace me, I want to stay here!”
She smiled faintly: “Chu Yang, if I went with you, what could I do?”
Chu Yang was suddenly at a loss for words.
With Tie Butian’s current cultivation level, if she really returned with him, she would hardly be of much help; she could only stay with the Chu Family and accept protection, while he, still roamed the martial arts world to fulfill his dreams.
If that were the case, what difference would it make for Tie Butian to stay here or at the Chu Family? Both would mean waiting.
But for Tie Butian herself, the meaning was vastly different.
“I have a dream.” Tie Butian smiled faintly: “I want this world. Under my rule, there shall never be separation of families! There shall never be war and smoke! There shall never be sadness and tears! There shall never be wrongful deaths! There shall never be people suffering from hunger and cold!”
“I want my subjects to be happy and joyful! I want my territory to be peaceful and harmonious! I want this world to celebrate together!”
“This is my dream!”
Tie Butian’s eyes shone brightly: “Chu Yang, do you know? Ever since I became the heaven-mending crown prince, the day and night of worrying and honing have completely transformed me into someone fit to be a king.”
“I like my present self.”
“I like my Iron Cloud!”
“I like my people!”
She turned her head and looked deeply at Chu Yang: “Maybe, as your woman, I cannot be the best; but I… as an emperor, I believe I… do quite well!”
Chu Yang took a deep breath, looking at the dreamlike glow on Tie Butian’s face, and couldn’t help but feel a sense of respect. Taking a breath, he said, “As my woman, you also do very well, very well.”
Tie Butian smiled slightly.
Right now, she was still dressed in the attire of a male emperor; if she changed into a female outfit, this smile would certainly showcase endless charm.
“So, Chu Yang, your Little Sweet. The Tie Butian in the court is two different people! Little Sweet can do anything for you, letting you do as you wish, no matter what; Little Sweet is just a woman with a husband, she can only use all she has, her body, her affection, to do her utmost to make her man happy and joyful. Even if she indulges in front of her own man, that is also a wife’s duty.”
“But Tie Butian is completely different from Little Sweet. Tie Butian will use all her abilities, all her intelligence and wisdom. To command the ministers and use all means to seek happiness for the people of the world!”
Tie Butian stood up again, walked in front of Chu Yang, stretched out her arms, and gently embraced his waist: “As a woman, I only listen to my man… So whatever my man wants me to do, I will do; including all the shameful things… Because I am my man’s woman.”