# Chapter 1447: Zhou Tian Grand Assembly
The Dragon God's pressure was truly the kind that shook heaven and earth to its core. Not to mention all living beings in the world, even other Divine Emperors could not compare to it.
Both Yun Che and Shui Meiyin had rarely interacted with the Dragon God. But the supreme pressure that belonged solely to the Chaos Sovereign made the name "Dragon God" flash through their minds the very first instant.
With the Dragon God standing before them, for a moment, all elements throughout the entire space fell silent. Yun Che and Shui Meiyin quickly stopped in their tracks and composed their expressions.
"The junior Yun Che, disciple of the Eastern Domain's Yin Xue Realm, pays respects to the Dragon God." Yun Che swiftly bowed and spoke with reverence.
Shui Meiyin also released her arm that had just been wrapped around Yun Che, and together with him, she gracefully bowed: "Shui Meiyin of the Eastern Domain's Liuguang Realm pays respects to Senior Dragon God."
The Dragon God slowly turned around, his indifferent yet majestic gaze sweeping past Shui Meiyin and landing on Yun Che. He nodded slowly: "I heard that you are still alive... good... very good."
"...?" Yun Che's brow twitched slightly, and he immediately replied: "I thank Senior Dragon God for your concern. Although my life has encountered many hardships, I am ultimately safe and sound. I dare not forget the favor of sheltering me back then in the Dragon God Realm."
"..." The Dragon God gave no response.
At that moment, Shui Meiyin suddenly extended her hand and grasped Yun Che's wrist. Her slender, fair fingers tightened quietly... then became tighter and tighter.
Shui Meiyin's action startled Yun Che. He turned his head slightly to find that her delicate head was bowed low, her lips seemed tightly clenched, and the hand gripping his wrist was so tight it hurt him.
All of these signs indicated that she was nervous... and extremely so.
Yun Che felt both surprised and somewhat amused. Although he hadn't spent much time with Shui Meiyin, his impression of her was that of a spoiled little princess of Liuguang Realm who feared nothing under heaven. She would even smile and happily call out "Grandpa Zhou Tian" right in front of the Zhou Tian Divine Emperor. Yet facing the Dragon God, she was this nervous.
After all, she's still just a little girl... Eh?
Little girl my ass!
He smiled inwardly, turned his hand over, and instead grasped her small hand in his palm, then gave it a comforting squeeze.
This was the first time Yun Che had actively held Shui Meiyin's hand... but her lips clenched even tighter, and her hand faintly trembled.
At that moment, two more waves of pressure descended from the heavens. Although these two pressures did not match the Dragon God's, they pressed down like two towering mountains that could not be seen from above, making Yun Che's entire body sink and his breathing come to a complete halt.
As the number one figure of the younger generation, Yun Che himself was already at the Divine King level, and he had encountered far more Divine Lord-level experts than other Divine Kings. These two pressures definitely surpassed the ordinary Divine Lord level—they were clearly...
Divine Emperors!?
Even two of them!?
But neither of them was any of the Four Divine Emperors of the Eastern Domain that he had some contact with.
He looked up in shock... Beside the Dragon God, two more figures had now appeared.
On the right was a woman in blue-green robes. Her age was hard to tell, her features beautiful and majestic, her figure very tall and graceful, half a foot taller than Yun Che. The simple green attire looked exceptionally plain and elegant, but as it gently billowed in the wind, it shimmered with a watery luster.
Most notably, her long hair was also a blue-green color, refracting an extraordinarily resplendent luster under the bright light.
On the left was an old man in black robes. Unlike other supreme experts Yun Che had seen—even Jun Wuming, who was nearing the end of his lifespan, had a pale, wrinkle-free face—this old man's face was covered in aged wrinkles, and his hair and beard were a somewhat "heavy" grayish-white.
But his eyes were frighteningly bright. The moment his gaze met Yun Che's, his expression was exceptionally gentle and calm, yet Yun Che felt as if a ray of light from beyond the heavens had shone into the depths of his soul.
Both stood half a body length behind the Dragon God, clearly treating him as the supreme one.
But that was only relative to the Dragon God! The aura on both of them was definitely at the Divine Emperor level!
Could they be...
Yun Che took a quick glance, then immediately withdrew his gaze, his mind shaken for a long time.
Yet the two of them examined Yun Che and Shui Meiyin for quite a while, both with strange glimmers in their eyes.
"If this old man's guess is correct, this child is the one who, back then, triggered the Nine Layered Heavenly Tribulation and received the True God's prophecy from the Tianji Realm, right?" The old man in black said with a chuckle. "And this young lady is the rumored daughter of Liuguang Realm, who achieved seventh-level Divine Lord in three thousand years and possesses a Stainless Divine Soul?"
"Exactly." The Dragon God nodded slightly.
"For this generation of the Eastern Divine Region, truly talents emerge in abundance." The woman in blue-green robes looked eastward and said: "Adding that Luo Changsheng, who also cultivated to seventh-level Divine Lord in three thousand years, such prodigies appearing once in an era is already a miracle, yet now they appear one after another in the Eastern Divine Region. It seems the saying of 'born to face the tribulation' is not entirely baseless speculation."
"Since you're here, let us first go to Zhou Tian's place for a chat." The Dragon God turned around, took a step, and was already several miles away.
The two took one last deep look at Yun Che and Shui Meiyin, then followed the Dragon God away.
Yun Che stood up, but seemed to have forgotten to let go of Shui Meiyin's hand. He looked in the direction the Dragon God had left, feeling that something was off. Frowning, he murmured in confusion: "Those two people..."
"They are the Qilin Emperor and the Azure Dragon Emperor among the One Emperor and Five Emperors of the Western Divine Region." Shui Meiyin replied very softly.
"Qilin Emperor... Azure Dragon Emperor!" Yun Che's brow twitched... So that was it!
Those were indeed two Divine Emperor-level figures!
Including the Dragon God, the Western Divine Region had sent three Divine Emperor-level figures at once!
Although this Red Calamity had not yet reached the Western Divine Region, it was clear that they had also sensed something and had not taken it lightly. So many Divine Emperors had come... and the Dragon God had come in person!
Azure Dragon Emperor...
Azure Dragon!?
Yun Che remembered that in the ancient era, the Azure Dragon, Ice Phoenix, and Ice Qilin were the three supreme water-type beings, equivalent to the three supreme fire-type beings: Vermilion Bird, Phoenix, and Golden Crow.
The Yin Xue Realm, which inherited the Ice Phoenix power, was only a mid-level star realm in the Eastern Divine Region. But the one inheriting the Azure Dragon power... in the Western Divine Region, it was a King Realm!
What a world of difference!
And the other one, the Qilin Emperor... The Qilin race, which had gone extinct in the Eastern Divine Region, was also a King Realm in the Western Divine Region. He wondered what position the Ice Qilin race held in the Western Region's Qilin clan.
Oh right... Shen Xi!
Yun Che suddenly thought of something, sharply raised his head, and then hastily chased in the direction the Dragon God had gone.
The moment he moved his foot, his arm was grabbed by Shui Meiyin—and she grabbed it very tightly: "Brother Yun Che, where are you going?"
"I have something I want to inquire about with Senior Dragon God." He looked at her, a puzzled expression on his face.
"Don't go!" Shui Meiyin shook her head, her grip tightening: "You absolutely must not go."
"Why?" Yun Che frowned slightly. Since the Dragon God's appearance, Shui Meiyin's series of reactions had been filled with abnormality.
"I don't know, but... you absolutely must not go." Shui Meiyin's cheeks had completely lost their lighthearted smile and spirited expression, instead bearing an indescribable sense of fear: "When Senior Dragon God looked at you just now, I don't know why, but I felt very scared... My intuition is always very, very accurate. Brother Yun Che, you must believe me."
"..." Yun Che's brow gradually tightened, lost in thought, and finally completely relaxed. He smiled and said: "Alright, then I'll listen to you."
It wasn't just to go along with Shui Meiyin's wishes. Under the Dragon God's gaze just now, he too had felt a strange sense of unease.
Shui Meiyin's smile bloomed again like a spirit. She spun around, her slender arm once again wrapping around Yun Che's arm, her body leaning slightly toward him: "Brother Yun Che is such a good boy. In the future, you must obediently get married to me too."
Yun Che: -_-||
"Let's go, let's go! I'll first take you to find Sister Yuexian to play! She is Grandpa Zhou Tian's youngest great-granddaughter. She makes the most delicious things. Every time I come to the Zhou Tian Realm, I ask her for lots of goodies to eat... Oh right! Sister Yuexian isn't married yet! If you can marry her too, that would be just wonderful!"
"Wow! This is a perfect opportunity! Brother Yun Che must put on a good performance!"
Yun Che: o(╯□╰)o
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Dream.
"Xiao Che, wake up! Time to get up!" A girl was calling out beside him.
"Mm... It's still so early. Let me sleep a little more." Xiao Che covered himself with the blanket and mumbled drowsily.
"Today is the big day for your marriage to Miss Situ! The hour is approaching, hurry up and get up!"
Xiao Che's eyes flew open, and he sat up with a "whoosh"...
The curtains hanging above the bed had turned bright red, and the room was filled with red tables and red candles. As his mind cleared, he remembered that today was the day of his marriage to the daughter of City Lord Situ.
He quickly got up, climbed out of bed, washed, and then Xiao Lingxi personally dressed him in the bright red wedding clothes.
"Xiao Che, this is the congee I just made. Your body is weak, and the morning will be long... you must drink it all." Xiao Lingxi brought over a large bowl of congee, its aroma wafting everywhere.
"Alright, alright." Xiao Che obediently took the bowl and, without using a spoon, drank it down directly in gulps.
"Ah... there's no need to be so urgent. There's still some time." Xiao Lingxi reached out, worried he might choke.
"Huff... Finished." Xiao Che put down the bowl and wiped his mouth. He looked at Xiao Lingxi, suddenly feeling a bit dazed, and couldn't help but say: "From now on, I wonder if I'll still be able to eat the food my little aunt makes often."
A City Lord Situ's daughter... she must be someone who has been doted on and cherished. The chances of her knowing how to cook were slim.
"Hehe, it's you who is marrying the City Lord's daughter into the family, not you marrying into hers. As long as you want, I can still cook for you every day, just like before."
As she spoke, her smiling face gradually dimmed, and she said softly: "But, Xiao Che, after you start a family, you'll definitely have less and less time for me."
"How could that be!" Yun Che immediately raised his hand to swear: "I just promised Little Aunt yesterday: after marrying Situ Xuan, I cannot have a wife and forget my little aunt. I cannot reduce the time I spend with my little aunt, and when my little aunt calls, I must come as quickly as before!"
Yesterday's promise, Yun Che didn't miss a single word. Xiao Lingxi finally broke into a smile and said cheerfully: "You're still obedient!"
She walked up to Xiao Che, reached out to tidy his slightly messy collar, and looked at him up close, her gaze and voice gradually becoming dazed: "It's just... before I knew it, my little Xiao Che has grown so big."
"Brother! Brother!!"
With an excited shout, a figure burst in boisterously and recklessly.
"Yuanba, you actually got up this early?" Xiao Che said with a chuckle.
"Hehe! Today is your wedding day, so of course I came to help." Xia Yuanba's face was full of excitement, as if it were his own wedding day.
"I'll go call Father. Yuanba, keep Xiao Che company for a while."
Xiao Lingxi left, and Xia Yuanba "whooshed" over to Xiao Che's side, looking him up and down in his bright red wedding clothes, delighted: "Brother, you actually look pretty good in this outfit."
"The key is that I'm naturally handsome and elegant, so of course I look good in any attire." As he spoke, he curled his lip: "Unfortunately, this isn't an era that values looks."
"Uh... what does marriage feel like? It seems like you're not all that excited?" Xia Yuanba asked.
"Indeed, I don't feel much, so there's no excitement to speak of. After all, this engagement was arranged by our parents early on. I haven't even met Situ Xuan more than a few times, and I can't even clearly remember what she looks like." Xiao Che stared at Xia Yuanba seriously for a moment, then suddenly said: "You're this excited so early in the morning. It can't just be because of my marriage, right?"
"Hehe," Xia Yuanba's eyes sparkled: "Actually, there's some good news. My father invited a friend who works as a mentor at the New Moon Mystic Palace a few days ago. Originally, we wanted him to get me into the New Moon Mystic Palace. But to our surprise, that Senior Mentor said that with my talent, I could directly enter the Cangfeng Mystic Palace."
"Oh! That's great! This is a big happy event for our entire Liuyun City!" Xiao Che said sincerely. Amidst his joy, there was also deep envy... and dimness in his heart.
Cangfeng Mystic Palace... that was a sacred place he would never dare to hope for in his lifetime. But for Xia Yuanba, who possessed extraordinary talent, it was merely a starting point.
"Hehehe..." Xia Yuanba couldn't hide his excitement: "I've been so excited I haven't slept well for two days. Once I enter the Cangfeng Mystic Palace and become stronger, let's see who dares to bully you!"
"This matter is still a secret for now. Father said to keep it quiet to avoid complications. Only you know about it now." Having grown up together with Xiao Che, Xia Yuanba never hid anything from him: "Oh, by the way, speaking of which, over the past two years, I've heard many bad rumors. They all say that City Lord Situ will definitely call off the engagement and instead betroth Situ Xuan to Xiao Yulong, the son of your Xiao Sect's Sect Master."
Xiao Che: "..."
"When I heard those rumors, I was very angry, and I didn't dare to tell you. But now, those rumors have been refuted without any effort." Xia Yuanba laughed heartily: "Those who spread the rumors must have gotten their faces swollen several times bigger by now."
"When there's wind, there will be waves. There's always a reason for such rumors." Xiao Che smiled casually: "But it's okay, I've long been used to it. For a useless person like me to have a friend like you and to be able to marry the City Lord's daughter is already a gift from heaven."
"Compared to that, your matter is the truly happy occasion." Xiao Che laughed: "On the day you officially enter the Cangfeng Mystic Palace, I bet the entire city will... will... will..."
Xiao Che's voice suddenly became soft and lost, his pupils rapidly dimming... dimming...
Then his entire body fell straight backward.
"Brother? Ah! Brother!" Xia Yuanba rushed forward in panic and caught his falling body: "Brother? What's wrong with you... Brother!!"
His pupils faded bit by bit, the world receding quickly. He could hear Xia Yuanba's voice but could not answer.
"Xiao Che? Xiao Che... Wake up, don't scare me... Xiao Che!!"
His consciousness grew fainter. He seemed to hear his little aunt's calls.
The last sound was the heart-wrenching sobbing of a girl...
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"Che'er!?"
Yun Che jolted and woke up abruptly.
He was sitting on a stone chair in a courtyard. Before him stood Mu Xuanyin's graceful figure, her icy brows slightly furrowed.
"Master." He quickly stood up... Strange, when did I fall asleep?
"What's wrong with you?" Mu Xuanyin asked.
"Disciple is fine. I suppose it's because the aura of the Zhou Tian Realm is too gentle. I unconsciously fell asleep and had a strange dream." Yun Che answered honestly.
And it was a very strange dream...
Mu Xuanyin did not ask further. She shifted her gaze from him: "In half an hour, the Zhou Tian Grand Assembly will begin. Let us depart."
"Yes." Yun Che shook his head to clear his mind and followed behind Mu Xuanyin.
Finally, the day of the Zhou Tian Grand Assembly had arrived.
The Zhou Tian Divine Emperor should be revealing the truth he knows today, right... I wonder what kind of reaction it will stir, and exactly what countermeasure the Zhou Tian Divine Emperor has in mind.
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