Chapter 1894: Unintentional Entry into the World (Part 1)
"She never married?" Yun Che asked.
Given Situ Xuan's age, he had assumed she would have married long ago. He hadn't expected her to still be in the Situ City Lord's Mansion.
"Answering... answering Yun Zhenren," Situ Nan said, "Xuan'er was congenitally injured, leaving a hidden ailment from birth. Before eighteen, she was still fine. When at eighteen she was about to marry the son of the Yu Wen City Lord's family, she suddenly fell ill... Since then she has been recuperating in the mansion, never daring any delay or neglect, up to now."
While Situ Nan was speaking, Yun Che's spiritual sense swept over Situ Xuan's body more than a dozen times.
A woman with congenital damage, severely impaired vitality, not long to live... Aside from that, no other anomalies.
He was somewhat disappointed, but also deeply relieved.
Yun Che gave Situ Xuan one last look: "Hmph, so that's how it is."
With that, his figure vanished into the air.
Leaving everyone in the City Lord's Mansion completely bewildered.
After a full half hour, Situ Nan finally tremblingly stood up from the ground. He stared at the spot where Yun Che had stood, momentarily not knowing where he was, whether it was illusion or dream.
"Finally finished!"
Just as Yun Che returned to the Xiao Sect, he heard an excited shout.
Following that, a beam of white light shot into the sky, tinged with a faint, barely perceptible crimson. Within the light was the graceful figure of Shui Meiyin standing there.
Below her, a two-zhang-wide dimensional profound array was operating quietly.
Anyone who saw this somewhat small spatial profound array would absolutely never imagine or believe that the other end it connected to was the incredibly distant Nan Shen Domain.
"Brother Yun Che, want to give it a try?" Sensing Yun Che's presence, Shui Meiyin zoomed over.
"Indeed, it's been a while since I went back." Yun Che was quite tempted. With this dimensional profound array, he could now travel between Lan Ji Star and Di Yun City at any time, unparalleled convenience.
If he didn't go back soon, his Divine Empress would nag him to death.
"Is it done? Is it done?"
The strange spatial aura and divine radiance instantly attracted Yun Wuxin as well. She stood on the other side of her father, gazing at the glowing spatial profound array, her face full of barely suppressed excitement.
"Look!" Shui Meiyin said to Yun Wuxin. "Just step into this dimensional array, and after seven breaths, you'll reach your father's imperial city. That's the highest, most sacred, and supreme place in the God Realm now."
"But to our little princess Wuxin, it's just like another home."
"I want to go see!" Yun Wuxin tugged hard on her father's arm.
"Don't you want to wait for your mother and the others?" Yun Che asked.
"I want to go right now!" Yun Wuxin was already impatient. "Besides, my mother might not have forgiven you yet."
"Uh..."
Under Yun Wuxin's forceful dragging, Yun Che was half-resignedly pulled into the newly constructed profound array, without even having time to notify Xiao Lingxi and the others.
………
Di Yun City, a floating city only three hundred li across, was yet a supreme imperial city that no one in the God Realm dared not know.
Directly below it was a vast, boundless star realm. Everyone knew its former name — Nanming Divine Realm.
And this southern domain overlord that had dominated the Nan Shen Domain for nearly a million years now could only bow beneath Di Yun City.
The Nanming Royal City, almost completely destroyed, now showed no ruins. Countless figures and profound ships moved about, countless forces surged, gradually rebuilding this former number one royal realm of the southern domain into another vast star realm.
Of course, what was used was mostly the resources accumulated by the former Nanming Divine Realm.
This project was personally overseen by the two Nan Domain royal realms, Xuan Yuan and Zi Wei. The two Divine Emperors wished they could handle every matter themselves, fearing any mistakes or omissions.
The dimensional profound array's node in Di Yun City was located directly behind the Yun Di Palace.
Entering the God Realm for the first time, and being in the highest plane, Di Yun City, the elements and spiritual energy countless times denser than on Lan Ji Star instantly made Yun Wuxin dizzy and breathless. But with Yun Che by her side, with a casual gesture he relieved her.
"This Di Yun City, in essence, is not a city but an ancient profound ship from the remote past, named 'Qian Kun Dragon City'. Its origin is quite related to the Qian Kun Thorn in your Aunt Meiyin's hand. It originally belonged to the Dragon God Realm. After I defeated Long Bai, I took it over on the go."
Holding his daughter's small hand, Yun Che showed her every palace and every corner of Di Yun City, recounting tales of the past and secrets of the God Realm.
In this process, he also let her gradually understand and adapt to the laws and aura of the God Realm.
"Look, this is Qi Ying Palace, your Aunt Qianye's sleeping quarters here."
"This is Cai Yin Palace, belonging to your Aunt Meiyin... and this is Bing Huang Palace... this is Cai Xing Palace..."
"What about my mother, my master... and mine!" Yun Wuxin interjected.
"How could there not be?" Yun Che said with a smile. With a flicker of his figure, he brought Yun Wuxin before a palace adorned with various ice crystal corals, shining dreamlike: "This is your mother's Meng Chan Palace. These ice coral are all gathered by me from the Minghan Heavenly Lake of the Yin Xue Realm. Unless refined with divine fire, they will not melt for ten thousand years. I hope she will like them when she sees them."
Yun Wuxin raised her watery eyes. In the dreamlike cold ice radiance, she seemed to see her father carefully, with his own hands, decorating these ice crystal corals one by one around the palace, then clumsily piecing together the characters 'Meng Chan'. A pure, flawless smile unconsciously bloomed on her lips.
"Mother will definitely like it. Maybe... she will forgive you just like that."
"But!" Yun Wuxin immediately changed her tone: "Even if Mother forgives you, that doesn't mean you can secretly bully Auntie in the future!"
Yun Che: "Cough cough cough cough!"
"Hmph!" Yun Wuxin said in a very small voice: "Can't you be more aboveboard? Do you really think my mother doesn't know..."
"Hmm? What did you say?"
"Nothing!"
"..."
"Look over there." Yun Che pointed to the phoenix shadow that dyed the sky red: "That is your master's Feng Xue Palace. And the one between Meng Chan Palace and Feng Xue Palace is your palace."
Yun Wuxin turned her gaze and softly murmured: "Yong... Xin... Gong."
These three simple words radiated a warm light that filled her heart. She knew they were inscribed by her father's own finger and power.
"Why is it called that name?" Yun Wuxin looked at her father, her eyes full of anticipation.
Yun Che smiled slightly. He took his daughter's hand and gently pressed it against his own heart, looking into her starry eyes and slowly said: "Wuxin, I have never been a competent father. I lost you for so many years, made you worry for so many years, broke my promises to you time and again, and because of me, you lost your most important talent forever."
"Many things, even if I become the strongest person in this world, can never be undone or compensated. But, I hope Wuxin... my daughter remembers, no matter what happens in the future, no matter how time and space change, no matter what I become—whether I am glorious at the pinnacle or lowly as dust—you will always hold the most important place in my heart."
"Only this will never change."
"..." Yun Wuxin's gaze briefly froze. She looked deeply into her father's eyes for one breath... two breaths... Her beautiful eyes trembled, then she burst into laughter.
"Uh..." Yun Che reached up and touched his nose: "Was my sentimental speech not good? I've rehearsed it in my heart many times."
"It's not that it's bad, it's too cliché!" Yun Wuxin covered her mouth with her hand, her eyes sparkling: "My father is the greatest emperor in the world. You should say something very... very... very impressive, high-level, something ordinary people can't say!"
"Next... next time for sure." Yun Che's voice weakened, sounding very unconfident.
"No need for next time."
Yun Che's body softened as Yun Wuxin leaned against his shoulder, her starry eyes closed, her voice soft: "It's already enough. With these words from Father, a lifetime is enough."
"Ah ya! This empress seems to have come at a bad time, interrupting your warm and tender father-daughter affection."
Chi Wuyue walked over slowly, with Jie Xin and Jie Ling following behind her.
When they saw Yun Che, the naturally present cold authority in Jie Xin and Jie Ling's eyes instantly dissipated, and then they both lowered their heads, not daring to meet Yun Che's gaze.
Since the night Yun Che was crowned emperor and the nine demonesses served him together, this was the first time they had seen him again.
As the Twin Demonesses now spoken of fearfully in the four divine domains, even they felt shy and flustered at this moment.
"Aunt Wuyue." Yun Wuxin bowed politely and properly. She still had great respect and awe for Chi Wuyue, as she was her father's foremost legal wife and the person he relied on most.
Smiling and nodding at Yun Wuxin, Chi Wuyue turned her gaze to Yun Che: "My Imperial Lord, if you don't come back soon, I'm afraid this Di Yun City will forget its master's name."
Yun Che said with a serious face: "With you here, me coming here is superfluous. I might even be in the way."
Chi Wuyue gave him a faint glare and said to Yun Wuxin: "Wuxin, do you see? When you choose a husband in the future, you must stay far away from such men who are irresponsible yet self-righteous."
Yun Wuxin pursed her lips and smiled lightly... Though her experience was shallow, she could clearly feel that while Chi Wuyue kept complaining and teasing her father, the emotion contained in every word was so deep that it even touched the soul of an outsider.
Her father truly was the most enviable man in this world.
"Just in time, Cang Shitian is coming to report on recent rebellions in the various domains and the matters of the Order Office. He will arrive shortly. Since the Imperial Lord is here, there is no need for me to overstep my role."
Yun Che instinctively raised his hand to say "no need," but immediately lowered it again and nodded: "Mm, let Cang Shitian come see me."
He had held the title of "Yun Di" for nearly half a year now; he ought to do some proper work!
The sleeping quarters area of Di Yun City was off-limits to any outsider. As they approached the main hall, a thick, heavy, bone-chilling, soul-tearing oppressive aura silently descended.
Those who could stand in Di Yun City as guards under Yun Di's throne were at least at the Divine Sovereign level, and every ten thousand steps, there was a Divine Lord standing watch.
The mere natural pressure released by these experts was enough to deter most beings in the God Realm from daring to approach Di Yun City even half a step.
Yun Wuxin was only at the Divine Origin Realm. When this oppressive force descended, it was like ten thousand mountains pressing down on her.
She stopped walking, gritted her teeth, and her whole body trembled uncontrollably. The bone-piercing cold and fear threatened to shatter her body and crush her will. Her knees trembled, involuntarily wanting to kneel in submission.
Yun Che reached out, profound energy surging between his fingers, but instead of directly dispelling the heavy pressure for Yun Wuxin, he used the energy to carry his own will into her soul, standing shoulder to shoulder with her in "battle."
This was his Di Yun City, and also his daughter's. She should use her own body and will to adapt and overcome it.
Yun Wuxin's teeth clenched tighter, her jade-like face showing flashes of pain. But her soul was never crushed, and her slender body stood straight, never once bending her knees.
Unnoticed, Yun Che had withdrawn his hand, silently watching her endure alone.
Half an hour... for Yun Wuxin, every second might have felt infinitely long.
Her trembling completely stopped. She opened her eyes, and the determination in her gaze had surpassed fear: "Father, it's fine now."
"As expected of our little princess." Chi Wuyue smiled sincerely. To reach this level in just half an hour was already quite remarkable. At this rate, within at most half a year, Yun Wuxin would be almost completely unaffected by the spiritual pressure here.
This would be immensely beneficial when she faced powerful enemies in the future.
For the same divine path, starting from the lower realm and starting from Di Yun City were concepts as different as heaven and earth.