Genius Beast Tamer

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After Zhu Fengmo left Han Wuxie's room, Hua Qianye came out of the ring.

Han Wuxie looked at him somewhat guiltily and asked awkwardly, "Have you found the reason?"

Hua Qianye narrowed her eyes slightly, a hint of amusement in her voice: "Didn't you already find it?"

"Is that really true?" Han Wuxie quickly covered her mouth, looking at him somewhat awkwardly.

"I didn't expect that snake to know so much," Hua Qianye said in a somewhat languid voice. "He guessed right."

"Were you looking for answers while keeping an eye on me?" Han Wuxie frowned slightly.

"Did you ask him because you felt I was searching for answers and couldn't pay attention to you?" Hua Qianye suddenly leaned closer, narrowing her eyes as she asked, "Why are you afraid of me finding out you asked him? Are you afraid I'll be jealous?"

"I..." Han Wuxie hesitated, "I just want to minimize misunderstandings. There's no need for you to misunderstand me. If I can avoid misunderstandings, I don't want you to misunderstand me. My relationship with Zhu Fengmo is merely a contractual one. Actually..."

Seeing that she remained silent for a long time, Hua Qianye became interested and pressed her for details: "Actually, what?"

"Actually, I know what he's thinking. Because of the contract, as the master, I inexplicably understand their minds. It's a strange kind of telepathy."

"Oh?" Hua Qianye smiled calmly. "I know, so what?"

"You... knew too?" Han Wuxie frowned slightly.

"He declared war on me, as a rival in love."

Hua Qianye lay lazily on the table, looking intently at Han Wuxie. She smiled faintly, her voice tinged with loneliness, and said, "Actually, if I can't find a body, they wouldn't be a bad choice, would they?"

"No, their relationship is just a contract. I... I won't let myself lose myself." Han Wuxie lowered his head shyly and said, "I just want to cherish the present and don't want to think about anything else."

Hua Qianye's eyes deepened slightly, and he smiled with a hint of annoyance, "If I could, I would really like to hold you in my arms."

Han Wuxie walked to his side and reached out to hug him. Although she could not feel the warmth of being hugged, and he could not feel the sensation of being hugged, just quietly snuggling together like this was enough to make her feel satisfied and happy.

Hua Qianye's blue eyes flickered slightly, a hint of guilt flashing across his face. He sighed, but remained in his position, letting her hold him. Although he couldn't feel anything, he felt content and happy.

"Hana Chiba..."

"Stop calling me by my full name, Wuxie."

"Wu Xie?" Han Wu Xie smiled shyly and said, "I feel a little uncomfortable hearing you call me Wu Xie."

"Not used to it? You don't feel comfortable with the snake and the deer king calling you that?" Hua Qianye narrowed his eyes, his smile a little mischievous, but very beautiful.

Han Wuxie blushed slightly, unsure if it was because his smile was too enchanting and handsome, causing his heart to beat faster involuntarily.

"You call me Wuxie, which is different from how they call me." Han Wuxie said somewhat awkwardly, "Because you always used to call me by my full name. When you called me by my full name, it was always because I did something wrong or was lazy in my cultivation. You were always so serious. Suddenly calling me Wuxie so gently feels like such a big contrast. I'm not used to it."

Hua Qianye couldn't help but chuckle, asking playfully, "Did my past self scare you?"

Han Wuxie complained, "When you were cultivating in the past, you practically transformed into a demon!"

Hua Qianye gently stroked her nose with a hand made of wind, and said with a doting smile, "I'm doing this for your own good. In the future, when you cultivate, I will still urge you on like a devil."

Han Wuxie rubbed her nose, her voice tinged with resentment, but she smiled broadly and said, "Anyway, I'm used to it!" After saying that, her expression became a little unnatural, and she called out in a coy, soft voice, "Qian... Ye."

"What?" Hua Qianye's lips curled up, but he pretended to look at her blankly and asked mischievously.

Han Wuxie frowned unhappily, climbed onto the bed, and sneered, "When you were spying on me through the ring, why weren't you deaf? Fine, if you can't hear me, I'm going to sleep!"

"Are you really able to sleep soundly?" Hua Qianye raised an eyebrow and asked, "Aren't you afraid your younger brother will be too scared to sleep? Now that you know the answer, shouldn't you tell him quickly?"

"Ouch!" Han Wuxie threw a pillow at him and quickly got up, saying, "It's all because of you. I almost forgot. I'm going to find Tianci right now, so that the kid won't have nightmares."

……

"Sister, are you saying that the spirit within my body has an unfulfilled wish, which is why it hasn't merged with my soul?" Han Tianci frowned. "What exactly is this wish?"

Hua Qianye narrowed her eyes and said, "I should be able to know."

Han Tianci hesitated for a moment before revealing his trip to the God Realm. Of course, he kept his confession to Feng Wu a secret, since Han Xingyu was also in the room. Although he never hid things from his sister, if Han Xingyu found out about this embarrassing matter, he would have a weakness to exploit and would be used as a joke forever.

Hua Qianye narrowed her eyes slightly, and asked with a suspicious smile, "You went to the Dragon Cave and came back without doing anything else?"

"Hmm..." Han Tianci's gaze showed a hint of guilt.

Hua Qianye smiled knowingly and said, "Is there anything you're hiding?"

"No, no... I didn't."

Han Tianci glanced at his sister cautiously. In front of her, he was indeed not a child who would lie. He stuttered a little, which clearly meant he was lying.

Seeing that his gaze was intentionally or unintentionally avoiding Han Xingyu's eyes, Han Wuxie understood and said, "Tianci, let's talk in my sister's room."

Han Tianci nodded immediately.

Han Xingyu lay lazily on the bed, somewhat sulking, and said, "If you don't want me to listen, I'll just leave."

Han Tianci said somewhat awkwardly, "I'll tell you later, but right now, I'm afraid you'll laugh at me."

"Laughing at you?" Han Xingyu narrowed her eyes and smiled slyly. "What funny thing did you do? Now that you mention it, I'm intrigued. I want to go to my sister's room and listen too!"

Han Tianci lowered his head in frustration and said in a low voice, "Fine, there are no outsiders here, I'll just say it here."

"Tianci, don't force yourself." Han Wuxie comforted him by rubbing his head.

Han Tianci said awkwardly, "I...I'm engaged."

"Engaged?" Han Wuxie was bewildered.

"Engaged!" Han Xingyu blinked in astonishment.

Hua Qianye, as if he had already guessed, said with a playful smile, "It seems that this is the wish of that divine soul. The wish has been fulfilled, so when I used my soul power to probe your soul, I could not find that divine soul. It seems that it has already merged with you."

Han Tianci asked in confusion, "Merged? I don't understand. I didn't do anything, and I didn't gain any new memories."

Hua Qianye smiled faintly, "The memories may have disappeared, or it's possible that you haven't been able to accept them yet, or that you haven't fully integrated with them, so you can't know those memories. You said you didn't do anything, so wasn't the order something you made? It's possible that the soul kept forcibly maintaining its will because it was worried about its beloved. The power of love may be greater than some ambitions or wishes, which is why it could persist for so long and use its last thought to take you to the God Realm. That's not something an ordinary soul can do. Taking a mortal soul to the Dragon Cave of the God Realm, even I can't do that."

"You mean, my soul is still attached to her, so you're taking me back?"

Han Tianci recalled the person in the coffin, and also remembered a few words Feng Wu had occasionally said that he didn't quite understand. Now, connecting the dots, he seemed to understand everything.

He murmured softly, "Could it be that I am the person in that coffin, his reincarnation? That's why she gave up suicide, why she said that man wasn't lying, and why she agreed to marry me? Because I am him, and he is me? Is it because I couldn't forget her in my past life that I was brought to her side, that I'm so infatuated with her in this life, that I fell in love at first sight, and that I'm so deeply attached to her? That's why I made that promise, to fulfill my past life's wish, to take responsibility for her future, and that's why her soul was at ease, and that's why we merged?"

"Han Tianci, what are you muttering about?" Han Xingyu patted Han Tianci, puzzled. "Who are you engaged to?"

"You two know each other too," Han Tianci smiled slightly. He recalled her face, her joyful expression. He hadn't understood then, but now he did. He remembered how heartbroken he'd been when she said she'd always love him, but now, looking back, he found it somewhat laughable. Her love for him was also her love for him; he was her. He wasn't a fool who loved someone else without being loved in return! She loved him too; they loved each other!

"We know each other too? From the realm of gods?" Han Xingyu was even more confused.

"It's Feng Wu." Han Tianci smiled gently, "She's the divine beast that guarded the path to the mortal realm when we descended, that ice-cold beauty."

"That ice queen?" Han Xingyu slapped Han Tianci on the shoulder and praised, "Well done! I knew you were interested in her back then, and you really succeeded. Congratulations!"

Han Tianci had thought Han Xingyu would make fun of him, but upon hearing his words, he breathed a slight sigh of relief and said awkwardly, "It seems I was judging you by my own standards. I thought you would make fun of me."

"I originally intended to make fun of you, but then I thought, if I ever find a woman I fancy and you laugh at me too, I'd be in trouble!" Han Xingyu chuckled mischievously. "Your goal is to grow old with one other person, while my goal is to live a blissful life surrounded by beauties. If I make fun of you, I can only do it once, but if you make fun of me, I'll be in trouble. If I marry ten or eight, won't I be laughed at ten or eight times, or even more?"

Han Tianci rolled his eyes and cursed, "You're still going to be a womanizer, aren't you? Be careful you don't have too many wives. Life will be a constant battle of wits, just like that bull who ran away to the martial arts world to escape the nagging of his three wives!"

"Tch, none of your business!" Han Xingyu patted his chest and said, "Those with different goals cannot work together!"

Han Wuxie ruffled Han Tianci's hair vigorously and said with a smile, "You're quite mature for your age. Now that you're engaged, you can't be fickle no matter whether you can go to the God Realm to marry her in the future."

"I will definitely go to the God Realm to marry her! I promised her I would never look at another woman, never fall in love at first sight with anyone else, and never develop feelings for someone over time. I don't know what memories we shared in our past lives, but in this life, I will shower her with the love of two lifetimes!" Han Tianci's gaze was firm, and his voice was loud and clear: "I, Han Tianci, will never marry anyone but Feng Wu, I will never betray Feng Wu's heart, and I will definitely go to the God Realm to marry her in a grand ceremony!"

Han Wuxie was slightly taken aback. Looking at his younger brother's unwavering gaze, he subconsciously turned to look at Hua Qianye and muttered softly, "I'm a little envious of Feng Wu. My brother is a good man."

Hua Qianye raised a bewitching smile, mimicking Han Tianci's manner, and declared loudly, "I, Hua Qianye, will never marry anyone but Han Wuxie, I will never betray Wuxie's heart, I will find her body and marry her in glory!"

Hearing this, Han Wuxie blushed deeply. Seeing her two younger brothers snickering, she muttered under her breath, "With so many people around, how can you be so shameless? I'm sleepy, I'm going back."

After saying that, Han Wuxie fled from Han Xingyu and Han Tianci's room as if he were running away.

Hua Qianye wanted to chase after them, but was stopped by Han Xingyu and Han Tianci.

The two children both wore wicked grins, their eyes narrowed and full of cunning.

Hua Qianye rubbed her temples helplessly, her face contorted in a pained expression, and said, "Just tell me what you want, don't look at me like that."

Han Xingyu chuckled slyly, "Hua Qianye, you're quite something, aren't you? You've taken a fancy to my Wuxie sister? You want to be my and Tianci's brother-in-law? Tianci, do you think he's even qualified to be our brother-in-law?"

Han Tianci was naturally full of wicked ideas, but he pretended to be deep in thought, as if he was seriously considering the problem.

"I think it's difficult for him!" Han Tianci shook his head, looking utterly old-fashioned. "He's just a soul, or to put it bluntly, a ghost as people in the mortal world call him! I don't want my sister to marry a ghost!"

"That's true, I don't want to call a ghost my brother-in-law either!" Han Xingyu squinted and nodded in a serious manner.

Han Tianci looked at Hua Qianye with regret and said, "Xingyu and I both acknowledge your strength, and we also acknowledge your wealth. What a pity..."

Han Xingyu continued, picking up where Han Tianci left off, "What a pity, what a pity, you don't have a body! We're both men, can't we just say some things directly?"

"Speak," Hua Qianye said, pursing her lips.

Han Xingyu chuckled mischievously, "You know men have that need, and women naturally have that need too, right? Do you expect our Wuxie sister to live a life of widowhood?"

Hua Qianye frowned, then used the wind as a hand to punch the two naughty children on the head.

"Ouch!" Han Xingyu cried out, clutching her head. "I don't want a brother-in-law like that! He hits people all the time! No, no! I'm going to introduce someone else to Sister Wuxie!"

Han Tianci rubbed his head, angrily saying, "Hua Qianye, instead of trying to please us, your two brothers-in-law, you actually dared to hit us! Be careful, or we'll talk bad about you to my sister!"

"You two brats!" Hua Qianye narrowed his eyes, a sharp glint flashing within them, and said coldly, "Are you threatening me?"

"Hmph! How about we threaten you? We're just stating the facts. You don't have a body, so how can you be our brother-in-law!" Han Xingyu raised her head and glared at him without any fear.

Han Tianci nodded and said, "That's right. My sister is so beautiful, there are plenty of people who like her. Why would she choose you? Why would she choose to live a life of widowhood?"

Hua Qianye's face fell. She could never do anything about these two little devils, who were her family members.

It was bad enough that they extorted me in the past, but now they're showing me such direct disdain. Did I owe them something in my past life?

If it were anyone else, he might have already taught them a lesson, but she cares about them so much that he doesn't dare to touch the people she cares about.

Hua Qianye sighed helplessly, "Let them threaten me then!"

He suddenly said very seriously, "You think I'm not good enough for your sister because I don't have a body? I will naturally find a body that will satisfy you, and I will definitely not let your sister live a life of widowhood! What else do you think is wrong with me? Tell me everything now!"

Hua Qianye's serious demeanor, instead of anger, sent a chill down Han Xingyu's spine. She took a small step closer to Han Tianci's ear and whispered, "Tianci, he seems serious! Could he really be in love with Sister Wuxie? Could he really be going to be with Sister Wuxie in the future? Is this guy really a good match for us as brother-in-law?"

"Actually, he's not bad. It's hard to find someone as outstanding as him again. He has many treasures in his ring, so he's quite wealthy. Even those beasts are afraid of him. He's very strong, and he's also the savior of your father and mother. Our sister should be happy with him. Although he was fierce to our sister when he was cultivating, he's actually quite good to her in general." Han Tianci whispered, "It's just that he doesn't have a body. If only he did."

Hua Qianye narrowed his eyes and smiled, "I will definitely find a body. Until then, don't make fun of me in front of your sister because I don't have a body right now. It will make me lose face, and I don't want to lose face in front of her! Since you say that everyone here is a man and we can talk about men's secrets, then as your future brother-in-law, even if it's just me trying to please you, I can promise you now that as long as we return to the Immortal Realm, you can speak well of me to your elders. After it's done, I will definitely not treat you two brothers-in-law unfairly. You can make any requests you have. Even if you want top-grade or even saint-grade immortal artifacts, as long as I have them, I will give them to you without hesitation."

"Top-grade? Saint-grade?" Han Xingyu's eyes gleamed, and she nudged Han Tianci with her shoulder. "This brother-in-law is not bad!"

Han Tianci pursed his lips, seemingly dissatisfied, and looked at Hua Qianye, asking in a teasing tone, "I'm going to the God Realm to find a wife in the future. I want a divine artifact. Will you give it to me?"

Hua Qianye raised the corners of her mouth slightly and smiled, "The God Realm? I'm going there too. My body is in the God Realm. If I find my body, I don't think I'll be an unknown person there. When it's your wedding, as long as I have the ability, I will give you the best gift to congratulate you."

"The God Realm?" Han Xingyu asked疑惑地, "Your body is in the God Realm. How can I get there and find my body?"

"In the past, I didn't care whether I went to the God Realm or not, but now that I've decided to marry her, I will definitely lead her to the God Realm. Only when she goes to the God Realm with the ring can I go with her. Once I arrive in the God Realm, I will be able to sense where my body is."

Han Tianci frowned, suddenly looking at Hua Qianye with a serious expression, and said in a deep voice, "You mean, only when my sister becomes a god can she take you to the divine realm so you can find a body? How long will that take? How long do you expect my sister to wait? If my sister can't become a god, you won't be able to find a body, and then you'll disappear? What right do you have to be our brother-in-law? We don't care what you give us; we only want our sister to be happy. If you can't give her happiness, then stop bothering her!"

Han Xingyu snapped out of her daze, struggling to pull herself out of the temptation, and frowned seriously, saying, "Yes, I agree with what Han Tianci said!"

Han Xingyu said solemnly, "Father and Grandfather will also give me top-grade and saint-grade immortal artifacts. Actually, I don't care about those things. I just think you, my brother-in-law, are quite generous and nice. But now that I think about it carefully, too many things are unrealistic! You can only find a body in the God Realm. What about our sister? What if she can't become a god? We can't even go back to the Immortal Realm right now, and we don't know how long it will take to cultivate and ascend back to the Immortal Realm. Talking about going to the God Realm now is too far-fetched. It would take hundreds of years, thousands of years, or even tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, millions, or even more years. If you really love Sister Wuxie, don't make her wait!"

Han Tianci said in a low voice, "When my soul went to the God Realm, Feng Wu was preparing to commit suicide. She waited for a very long time. If I had arrived even a moment later, I would have missed her. I saw her crying and knew how much she had suffered waiting. I didn't want my sister to suffer like her, waiting for someone so painfully. My sister is still young, and her feelings for you are just innocent girlish affection. As long as you don't bother her and are a little cold to her, she won't like you and will definitely forget you!"

Han Tianci took a deep breath. He didn't want to be the bad guy, but for his sister's happiness, he still said seriously, "Although it's cruel to say this, I'm doing it for my sister's own good. Hua Qianye, please let our sister go. Please don't love her!"

Hua Qianye was startled, her pupils contracted slightly, and her body trembled and became ethereal.

Han Xingyu whispered, "Tianci, isn't this a bit too harsh? Hua Qianye has always been good to us; he's even an benefactor to our Han family. Isn't this going too far?"

Han Tianci frowned and said seriously, "We should naturally repay our benefactor, but there are many ways to do so. If you want my sister to repay him by marrying him, then I think my grandfather and mother would rather no one had saved them than ruin my sister's happiness."

Han Xingyu lowered her eyes, walked to Hua Qianye, looked up at him with a hint of reluctance in her gaze, and sighed, "Hua Qianye, I won't be as ruthless as Tianci, denying you any chance. I'll give you a chance, but not now. For now, please keep your distance from Sister Wuxie. After you find your body, then confess your feelings to her. At that time, I will speak well of you to Grandpa. I don't need anything from you, as long as you make Sister Wuxie happy. But since you can't give her happiness now, please don't love her for the time being."

Hua Qianye pursed her lips, remaining silent, her eyes lowered as if deep in thought.

The room was silent. Han Tianci looked serious, while Han Xingyu looked helpless.

After a long silence, Hua Qianye finally sighed and spoke, "You two are good younger brothers."

After saying this, he transformed into a streak of blue light and flew out of the window.

Han Tianci roared, "Hua Qianye, are you running away? Why won't you answer us! You're not allowed to love our sister. You don't have a body, so you're not qualified, do you hear me?!"

……

When I returned to her side, she was already asleep, hugging her pillow.

Hua Qianye sat on the edge of the bed, staring intently at her.

"I understand what they're saying. I know I don't have a body, I'm not qualified to love you. That's why I kept running away before, even hiding in the ring for three years, trying to get you used to not having me, trying to hide my feelings for you."

"But that day, when you told me you liked me, I really went crazy. I completely forgot everything and just wanted to cherish this time and love you properly. I didn't want to worry about anything else. I've already wasted three years, and I don't want to waste any more time! Although others might think I'm being selfish, if it were just me secretly in love with you, I would never reveal these feelings. Because you like me too, I don't want to hurt you."

"If I were to do as they say and keep my distance from you, you would be very sad, wouldn't you? If it weren't for your confession to me before, and my honesty with you, there might still be a chance to turn back. But now, I really can't turn back, I really can't do what they say!"

"Then let's not care what others say, let's just live our own lives. As you said, love me well and cherish the time we can spend together." Han Wuxie suddenly opened her eyes, looked at him with a smile, and said softly.

"You weren't asleep again, you lied to me again." Hua Qianye's voice was plaintive, but her eyes were filled with deep affection.

Han Wuxie smiled mischievously, sat up and said, "I was asleep before, but someone was too noisy and woke me up."

"It seems I can't make a sound anymore," Hua Qianye said with a wry smile.

"Who told you to have this bad habit of talking to yourself whenever you have something on your mind?" Han Wuxie raised an eyebrow and smiled mischievously.

"You seem to know me too well. That's not good. Men should be given some freedom!" Hua Qianye said with a playful smile.

Han Wuxie narrowed his eyes, shook his head, and said, "Man Niu's wife once said that men can't be left unattended; if given freedom, they'll fly away. I won't let my man fly away!"

Hua Qianye suddenly moved closer, his blue eyes fixed on hers. He smiled charmingly and said in a slightly tipsy voice, "I'm not your man yet. In the future, when I have a body, I will become your real man. At that time, I will be even happier if you say such things!" He deliberately made the words "real man" sound ambiguous.

Han Wuxie's face instantly flushed red. He turned his head away awkwardly and muttered, "I won't say that again. That was just what my wife, the shrew, said. I was just quoting it!"

Hua Qianye narrowed his eyes, nodded, and said with a mischievous smile, "It's better not to say it in the future. If Man Niu's wife is wrong, then naturally we shouldn't say those wrong things anymore."

"Why is it wrong?" Han Wuxie asked, frowning. But when she saw his mischievous look, she regretted asking the question.

Hua Qianye chuckled mischievously, "Look, even the Savage Bull has fled to the Martial World Continent. If what they said were true, why would my husband have run away?"

"Then tell me, what is right?" Han Wuxie narrowed his eyes and asked deliberately.

Hua Qianye's eyes were seductive as she moved closer, her devilish smile saying, "It's not that I can't ignore men, it's that I can't ignore you, little girl. I won't fly away, I'm only afraid that you'll fly away. I like being understood by you, because it makes me feel like you care about me. I have no memories of the past, so I've always felt very lonely. But because of you, I know how happy it is to be understood, and it feels like I'm not lonely anymore."

Han Wuxie looked at him, her gaze softening. She bit her lower lip and said shyly, "I won't fly away, and you shouldn't fly away either, don't disappear. Actually..." She hesitated slightly, but continued, "Actually, I know that your body is no longer in the mortal realm, nor in the immortal realm, but in the divine realm."

Hua Qianye stiffened slightly, took two steps back, and said with a somewhat serious expression, "How did you know?"

"Actually, I woke up at that time and heard your conversation with Xiaobai. That is, I knew about it three years ago." Han Wuxie lowered his head, his voice soft and slightly hoarse.

"Three years ago?"

Hua Qianye recalled her conversation with Xiaobai three years ago.

Xiaobai said at the time, "No matter what, some things need to be made clear. You can't keep hiding forever, can you?"

At the time, I said so firmly, "I'll wait until she goes to the martial arts world before I come out."

The two argued endlessly about it. Later, he forced Xiaobai to lie to him, but Xiaobai reluctantly said, "I don't want to lie to my master."

Then, as if giving a fierce order, he said, "You have to lie, whether you like it or not!"

Finally, unable to resist Xiaobai's insistence, Xiaobai pretended to faint. Xiaobai did not lie to her, but he himself had lied to her, and then hid in the ring for three whole years.

If Xiaobai had heard my conversation with her, wouldn't I have become a laughing stock?

The person who wanted to deceive her actually knew, but she hid for three years. So, did she deceive her, or did she play her tricks?

Han Wuxie looked up at him and saw his eyes shift from confusion to recollection, then to fear, then to astonishment and defeat, and couldn't help but laugh.

Hua Qianye snapped out of her daze, frowning slightly. "What are you laughing at?"

"Do you feel like I've played you?" Han Wuxie smiled slightly, but the smile was somewhat bitter.

Looking at her somewhat bitter smile, Hua Qianye suppressed her initial resentment at being tricked and frowned slightly, saying, "Why are you pretending not to know?"

"Because you don't want me to know, right?" Han Wuxie gazed deeply at him, smiling gently. "I know you don't want me to know, so I pretended not to know. Wouldn't that make you happier? If I had woken up back then and known everything, wouldn't you have been very troubled? You were so stubborn back then, thinking it would be better if I had found out abruptly. Wouldn't you have become even more fixated on it? You didn't want me to know your body was in the God Realm, you didn't want my help, so I could only silently remember it and work hard. I couldn't let you know how much I struggled for you, how much pain I endured. But I know that way you'd be more at ease. I want you to be more relaxed, without any burden. Back then, you told Xiaobai that you didn't want your proud self to demand anything from me. Well, I hope you stay proud, because I love your pride!"

"You don't want me to know, so you're just pretending not to know?" Hua Qianye's gaze deepened, looking at her with a complex expression. After a long while, he finally smiled happily, using a hand formed from the wind to gently stroke her nose, and jokingly scolded, "Silly girl!"

"No one's as stupid as you!" Han Wuxie pouted and said plaintively, "Now I've laid it all out in the open. You're not the one asking me for help; I, ​​Han Wuxie, am shamelessly begging you to accept my help. That shouldn't be a loss of face for you, right?"

Hua Qianye was somewhat amused and exasperated, shaking her head and saying, "There's nothing I can do with you. Now that you know, what are your plans?"

Han Wuxie stretched, raised an eyebrow, and smiled, "Now that we've made it clear, what other way is there? Only if I become a god can I find a body for my pride, right?"

Hua Qianye looked at her with heartache and sighed, "Becoming a god is not an easy thing. You haven't even developed your spiritual root yet. You're too far from that goal. You'll feel tired, exhausted, and under a lot of pressure."

"It's alright, I'm not afraid of any of that." A resolute glint flashed in Han Wuxie's dark, bright eyes as he smiled brightly. "No matter what, as long as you're by my side, I'll work very hard. So don't listen to anyone, and don't distance yourself from me because of anything they say. Otherwise, I'll become despondent, and I won't even want to cultivate my spiritual root!"

Hua Qianye smiled indulgently and nodded slightly. "I want to keep my distance, but I can't. You always attract me like this, making me unable to stay away. Little girl, your eyes are all dark. Go to sleep, or it'll be dawn soon. Now that we've set that goal, while you're cultivating, I'll become a ruthless demon, punishing this lazy child without mercy."

"Alright, you can be mean to me during cultivation, but I'll get my revenge after I finish! Tomorrow morning, I'll cultivate even harder. I'll work even harder now that I'm on the Martial World Continent than I did on the Nine Provinces Continent!" Han Wuxie smiled mischievously and lay down to sleep.

Hua Qianye gazed at her sleeping face until he was sure she was asleep before returning to the ring.

The world inside the ring is filled with romantic blue flowers and fluttering butterflies, but the soil on the ground is a little damp, as if it had rained before. However, now the rain has stopped and the sky is clear, with a beautiful rainbow appearing in the sky.

Hana Chiba looked up at the rainbow, her smile curving like the rainbow itself.

With a flick of his sleeve, a seven-stringed zither flew in from afar.

He snapped his fingers, and a pavilion appeared out of thin air in the sea of ​​flowers, with a stone table and chairs inside.

His black hair reached his waist, his phoenix eyes were alluring, his blue eyes were deep, and his sharply defined lips held a devilish smile. He carefully placed his hands on the seven-stringed zither, raised an eyebrow, and the sheet music on the table floated into the air, stopping at the most comfortable position in his line of sight.

The gentle sound of the strings was somewhat muffled and not particularly pleasant to the ear, but the beautiful scene revealed his seriousness.

After studying diligently for half an hour, he looked at the seven-stringed zither with some frustration, still unable to produce a melodious tune.

I don't know if it's because I don't have a body and need to rely on wind power to play the strings, so I can't play the notes accurately.

"Sigh, this is really difficult."

He sighed bitterly, recalling the admiring look in her eyes when she saw Murong Likai playing the zither. A strange itch stirred within him, and he said with a wry smile, "Why does this little girl like playing the zither so much? Does she really want a kindred spirit as a confidant?"

He continued playing clumsily, and after a long while, he let out another sigh of frustration. He muttered to himself, "When will I ever learn this? Should I be like that snake and have her teach me?"

After hesitating and thinking for a while, he shook his head.

Forget it. If I ask her to teach me, even if I learn it, it will be different, and she won't be surprised anymore!

When she plays better than Murong Likai, she knows that because she likes to listen to others play the piano and wants to find a confidant, she specially learned the piano in order to become her confidant. She should be very touched and happy, right?

With that thought in mind, he smiled expectantly and continued to play earnestly according to the score.

……

"Han Xingyu, are you asleep?" Han Tianci stared wide-eyed at the moon outside the window, unable to fall asleep for a long time.

"No." Han Xingyu sighed; he couldn't sleep at all.

"Hua Qianye is avoiding our questions; clearly, he doesn't want to keep his distance from my sister," Han Tianci said worriedly. "Actually, I noticed it a long time ago; my sister also has feelings for Hua Qianye. Back in the Immortal Realm, the way my sister looked at Hua Qianye was full of admiration. I've heard that when a woman falls in love with someone, it often starts with admiration and appreciation."

Han Xingyu rolled over and said with a wry smile, "When Sister Wuxie blushed and ran out of the room, I knew she had fallen in love with Hua Qianye. Actually, I think Hua Qianye is quite good. Shouldn't we not interfere with them? Anyway, you're going to the God Realm to marry a wife, so you'll inevitably become a god. Sister can also become a god by finding a body for Hua Qianye. Why don't you two become gods together? It's so nice to have a companion! As long as Hua Qianye finds a body, everything will be fine."

Han Tianci frowned and said, "Becoming a god isn't that easy! Because I want to become a god, I know how much pressure that is, and I don't want my sister to have that much pressure! I'm a man, and it's only right for me to strive to become a god for a woman and go to the divine realm to marry her. But my sister is a woman, why should she do that? She can choose someone else!"

Han Xingyu sighed bitterly, "Sister Wuxie has already fallen in love with Hua Qianye. There's no point in trying to stop Hua Qianye from loving her! If Hua Qianye listens to us, loves her but tries to suppress it and pretends to be indifferent, Sister Wuxie will only suffer more from her love for him! Loving someone who doesn't love you back is torture!"

Han Tianci frowned deeply and murmured, "To love someone who doesn't love you back, that's true torment?"

Han Xingyu stood up and patted Han Tianci, saying, "Love is not something others can interfere with! Sister Wuxie can choose someone else, but have you ever thought that Sister Wuxie has already fallen in love with Hua Qianye, and it's not something that can be easily changed! Just like you, because you love that woman named Feng Wu, you forced yourself to become a god. In my opinion, this is a difficult and foolish thing to do, but you are willing to do it! If I were to advise you now to give up that woman, you definitely wouldn't listen to me, would you? So, from Sister Wuxie's perspective, if you were her, what would you do?"

"My sister is even more stubborn than me. You're right, it's no use us interfering. My sister has her own ideas, and I won't interfere anymore. Let her decide for herself." Han Tianci sighed, gave Han Xingyu a deep look, and said with a smile, "You've clearly never loved anyone, yet you understand love better than anyone else."

---Aside---

One more update~

I've finally gotten past the writer's block, and the writing is flowing smoothly now. I'm able to deliver a 10,000-word update! I hope you all enjoy it. (*^__^*)