Chapter 1206: The Promise
“Yun Che gege, you're so incredibly powerful, yet you only have three wives. That's so lame. Even my ninety-ninth older brother already has eleven wives. You're my future husband, so you should at least be as good as my father... no, you need to be even stronger than father.”
Shui Meiyin's delicate voice playfully complained. Her beautiful eyes shifted, and then her gaze lit up: “Oh right! I know several very, very good older sisters, all of them daughters of Realm Kings, and they're all extremely beautiful. Yun Che gege will definitely like them. Ah, and also, my older sister...”
“Shut up!” Shui Qianheng, with all his experience and scheming, had his hair standing on end. She was not only infatuated and throwing herself at Yun Che without any prompting, but she was even proactively trying to find him women... And from what she said, she was ready to include his other precious daughter too!
He wanted to sternly scold Shui Meiyin, but the moment he met her eyes, purer than the stars, he couldn't bear to say a word. He could only vent his fury on Yun Che again: “You little brat Yun! You... deal with it!”
*What the hell... She's your own daughter, what does this have to do with me!*
Cursing inwardly, Yun Che knew the trouble was ultimately his own doing. His mind raced as he steeled himself and said, “Princess Meiyin, you, you... oh right! You should know that I'm actually a bad person, a really bad person. My character is rotten, my methods are despicable, my actions are shameless and vile. I'm practically rotten to the core!”
This time, it was Shui Yingyue and the others who were stunned.
“Mhm... You also said yourself that you could never forgive me, so...”
“Exactly!” Shui Meiyin cut him off with a bright smile. “So you have to spend your whole life making it up to me!”
“...” Yun Che was momentarily speechless.
“And I know, Yun Che gege must really like me too. Otherwise... otherwise...” Shui Meiyin's voice grew softer, her cheeks slightly flushing. “Otherwise, you wouldn't have... done that thing to me.”
Yun Che: “............”
Sure enough, Shui Qianheng's eyes bulged wide, and a terrifying aura erupted from his entire body: “What do you mean by 'that thing'? You little bastard Yun! What did you do to my daughter?! If you so much as laid a finger on her...”
“No, no, no, no, nothing like that! It's not what you think, absolutely not!” Yun Che quickly waved his hands.
“Hmph! I didn't think you'd have the guts anyway!” Shui Qianheng snorted heavily. He didn't really doubt it, because in the Zhou Tian God Realm, Shui Meiyin had been within his spiritual sense at all times. He knew exactly who had come within ten steps of her.
However, Shui Qianheng was underestimating Yun Che here. Others might indeed not have such audacity, but as for Yun Che... although there was no physical contact, their spiritual contact had been quite deep...
Yun Che quickly nodded, took a deep breath, and adopted his next strategy: “Princess Meiyin, your father is right. You're still far too young, nowhere near the age for marriage.”
“That's okay. I'll grow up.” Shui Meiyin smiled sweetly. “Mother was sixteen when she married Father. I'll be sixteen next year, you know.”
“...But next year, you'll be inside the Zhou Tian Divine Realm, and you'll have to stay there for three thousand years.” Yun Che said slowly.
“Huh?” Shui Meiyin was momentarily stunned.
“You're only fifteen now. At your age, many thoughts come from temporary impulses. Perhaps just a few days later, they'll fade away, or you might even regret them.”
“No way!” Shui Meiyin shook her head. She stared fixedly at Yun Che, a radiance in her eyes that even Yun Che couldn't fully comprehend. “I've already decided. I absolutely must marry you. I won't marry anyone else! Besides...” Her voice suddenly became very soft. “...You've already bullied me, hmph.”
“Ahem, well then, how about we make a deal?” Yun Che said hastily, trying to suppress the impact of Shui Meiyin's last sentence.
“A deal?”
“Yes!” Yun Che nodded, looking at the young girl with a smile. “After the Profound God Convention ends, you'll enter the Zhou Tian Divine Realm for three years. And those three years will be three thousand years inside the Zhou Tian Divine Realm. Three thousand years can change many, many things, especially a person's thoughts.”
“Right now, you suddenly say you want to marry me. Your father, your sister, your brother, and I will all think it's a decision made on a whim. It's like a child suddenly having a novel idea — it comes quickly and will go away just as quickly.”
“But if, after you come out of the Zhou Tian Divine Realm, you still want to marry me...” Yun Che leaned forward slightly and said softly, “Then, even if it's your father, even if everyone opposes it, I will definitely marry you. Deal?”
Shui Meiyin stared blankly at Yun Che, her gaze misty. She was silent for a long time, and no one else made a sound.
“Alright!” She nodded gently, then raised her hand and extended her little finger towards Yun Che. “I'll listen to you. But you said this yourself, so you can't go back on it!”
At that moment, Shui Meiyin's dreamy eyes and voice deeply touched the depths of Yun Che's soul. Almost involuntarily, he reached out and hooked his little finger with hers. “Alright! This is our promise. I will definitely not go back on it.”
Shui Meiyin agreed almost without any resistance or willfulness. Yun Che finally breathed a long sigh of relief in his heart... She was only fifteen now, and over the next three years, she would spend three thousand years in the Zhou Tian Divine Realm.
Let alone three thousand years — even three hundred, thirty, or just three years, her current thoughts would have long since turned to smoke. When she emerged from the Zhou Tian Divine Realm, it was impossible that she would still remember this “promise”, let alone remember his existence.
Even if she did remember, at her level and with her vision then, she would only scoff at it.
Shui Qianheng and Shui Yingyue also clearly let out a heavy sigh of relief.
But at the same time, as Yun Che relaxed, he suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of loss, an empty discomfort... This feeling, which he shouldn't have had, left him momentarily stunned, lost in thought for a few breaths.
“Good!” Shui Qianheng spoke up, his tone now completely normal. “Mei'er, if after coming out of the Zhou Tian Divine Realm, you still want to marry this little brat, then I will definitely not oppose it. Is that acceptable now?”
After saying this, he even shot a look of approval at Yun Che, his anger towards him finally easing a bit because of his “cleverness”.
“Father must keep his word too!” Shui Meiyin immediately cried out.
Shui Qianheng's eyes widened. He thumped his chest and said with great momentum, “Your father is the Glazed Light Realm King, so of course I mean every word! But before that, you are not to have any contact with this little brat! Otherwise, won't people laugh at us? Now, come back with me immediately!”
And this time, Shui Meiyin didn't resist at all. She gave Yun Che a sweet smile and said, “Yun Che gege, I'm going back with Father. You must not forget the promise we just made!”
“...Alright.” Yun Che replied, a little lost.
Shui Meiyin followed Shui Qianheng away. As Shui Yingyue and Shui Yinghen left, they both gave Yun Che an extremely strange look. This sudden farce had finally come to an end.
“Whew...” Yun Che let out a long breath, sweating profusely, his heart feeling inexplicably unsettled.
Mu Bingyun glanced at him but said nothing before turning and leaving.
“Uh... hehe... well, this... is a good thing too.” Mu Huanzhi said with a full smile.
“The Glazed Light Realm King certainly has an interesting daughter.” Mu Tanzhi also chuckled.
Laughter broke out around them. The disciples of Yin Xue all had looks of envy in their eyes. Whether it was a good thing or a bad thing, being favored by the number one heavenly proud daughter and divine maiden of this generation in the Eastern Divine Region was something to brag about for a lifetime. Any man would envy it.
**Glazed Light Realm.**
“This is absolutely outrageous! Outrageous!”
Although the matter had been resolved, Shui Qianheng's anger still hadn't subsided. Thinking about how his precious daughter had taken a fancy to a brat from a mid-tier star realm, not only was she infatuated, but she was also eager to throw herself at him — it was more than outrageous!
If it weren't for the fact that they were in the Zhou Tian God Realm and Yun Che was one of the Four Divine Sons of the Sealing God Platform, he would have wanted to slap Yun Che to death and be done with it.
“Father, little sister was just messing around. Don't be angry anymore.” Shui Yinghen said quietly.
“Messing around? Is this something to joke about!” Shui Qianheng roared. “It's all because you've been indulging her in everything! Just look at what she did and said today! Fortunately, the Zhou Tian Realm has soundproof barriers. If this got out, wouldn't our Glazed Light Realm become a laughingstock!”
“Usually, you're the one who indulges her the most.” Shui Yinghen muttered softly.
Bang!
Shui Qianheng slammed the table and stood up angrily. “I'm going to put her under house arrest for three days to make her reflect properly.”
Shui Yingyue was alarmed and quickly said, “Father, little sister she...”
“No one is to speak for her! If we keep indulging her like this, who knows what trouble she'll cause in the future! Not just this time, but from now on, no one is to indulge her in everything! Hmph!”
With that, Shui Qianheng turned and left.
Shui Yingyue and Shui Yinghen exchanged glances. Shui Yinghen whispered, “It seems Father is really angry this time.”
Just as the two siblings were about to leave, Shui Qianheng's voice came from afar: “Oh... Father's little darling Mei'er, weren't you resting in your room? Why have you come here?”
There was not a trace of the anger from before in Shui Qianheng's voice. Instead, it was gentle, almost fawningly soft. The sound made Shui Yinghen and Shui Yingyue's bodies go weak.
“Father, I suddenly feel hungry. I want to eat the dessert that Aunt Yuexian makes.” It was Shui Meiyin's voice, carrying a hint of softness that seemed to have just woken from sleepiness.
“Oh! Alright, alright, Father will... Father will personally take you over to Liu Xia Realm.”
“Father, I thought I heard you say something about house arrest...”
“Oh! Yes, yes! That useless ninety-ninth older brother of yours! I had such high hopes for him, but he didn't even make it into the Sealing God Battle. He's utterly disappointing! So I'm going to put him under house arrest for three days to make him reflect properly!”
Shui Yinghen was dumbfounded and shouted in panic, “Father, I...”
Before he could even finish, Shui Qianheng's thunderous roar came from afar: “Talk back and I'll add three more days! Now get back and reflect!”
“...Yes.” Shui Yinghen, filled with grievance, didn't dare say another word.
“Sigh.” Shui Yingyue sighed in helplessness.
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As night grew deeper, Yun Che left the courtyard and went to the Flame God Realm's quarters, finding Huo Rulie.
“Sect Leader Huo, junior has one more matter I need your help with.”
“Oh? At this late hour, what major event is it now?” Huo Rulie asked with great interest, thumping his chest. “Just say it!”
Yun Che's expression was solemn: “I want to go to... the Burial God Fire Prison.”
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