Genius Beast Tamer

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For Wan Limiao at the time, this was indeed a good solution, and she had no other choice but to agree, even if she didn't want to.

When Wanlimiao agreed to Yuxuan's request, she was only eleven years old and had not yet reached the age of marriage. Yuxuan kept her, because she was the safest person by his side. This made the outside world think that Yuxuan's actions were just to cultivate his relationship with his fiancée, and no one would think that there was anything wrong with his actions.

She spent four years at the Yuxuan Mansion, four quiet yet long years...

On their wedding day, the wedding was a grand affair, with the bride dressed in a phoenix coronet and embroidered robe. Though she was just a young girl, she possessed a unique and exquisite beauty. The groom was gentle and refined, naturally exuding the majesty of a demon king.

That day was a grand occasion, as the Jade King was marrying his bride, so it was naturally a grand affair. However, the bride showed no joy whatsoever.

In the bridal chamber, red candles flickered, and she sat alone on the bed, her body tense with nervousness.

Just as the red candles had burned halfway down, the door was pushed open, and a slightly drunk Yu Xuan walked in from outside.

Lifting the red veil, she met his slightly intoxicated eyes. Wanli Miao only glanced at him before quickly averting her gaze, her voice low and cold as she said, "This is just a formality."

Yu Xuan's fair and handsome face looked gentle in the candlelight. His voice was slightly tipsy as he said, "Yes, it's just a formality!" After saying that, he ignored Wan Li Miao, took off his groom's attire, and climbed into bed to sleep.

Wan Li Miao remained seated on the bed, motionless, only frowning as she looked at the person lying on it.

Soon, his breathing became even, as if he had fallen asleep.

Wanli Miao stared at his profile, unsure of what to do. Her gaze swept around the room, and just as she was about to get up and head towards the soft couch by the table, her hand was grabbed. She instinctively tried to pull her hand back, but as soon as she did, her waist was suddenly pulled up, and she fell into a drunken embrace.

While Han Wuxie was experiencing these memories, Hua Qianye was also watching the scene formed by the cold air of the cold pool.

When he saw Wanli Miao being held in someone else's arms, Hua Qianye's body was once again enveloped by Xuan Minfeng's icy aura.

The music stopped abruptly. His back injury hadn't fully healed, but he was already able to walk. He stepped forward and hugged Han Wuxie, who was sitting cross-legged. He leaned close to her ear and whispered in a low, hoarse voice, "Don't think about it, don't think about it." He was terrified of seeing her marry someone else, being held in someone else's arms, and even more terrified of the scene of her having her wedding night with someone else.

Han Wuxie froze, his thoughts suddenly pulled from his soul, and he opened his eyes to look at someone who resembled Hua Qianye, Xuan Minfeng, or perhaps both of them as one—it was all his beloved.

"I need to know if she truly loves Xuan Minfeng..." Her voice lowered slightly, becoming somewhat hoarse. "I remember Xuan Minfeng saying that he was just used to her, and he couldn't tell whether he loved her or not. He was very young then, and they were both very young. I just want to know what Wan Li Miao's mindset was back then. She seemed to have wavered towards Yu Xuan."

Hua Qianye's hand trembled slightly, but he still held her tightly, as if afraid that she would forget Han Wuxie's memories because she remembered Wanlimiao's memories.

Looking at the fear and tension in his eyes, Han Wuxie smiled gently and said, "I am still Han Wuxie. Those memories are only for understanding my past life. Regardless of whether I loved Xuan Minfeng in my past life, Han Wuxie still loves Hua Qianye. That is an unchangeable fact. You must have faith in me."

Hua Qianye lowered her head, like a child, burying it in Han Wuxie's neck, and said softly, "Let me hold you. You miss me. Holding you makes me feel more comfortable."

Han Wuxie did not refuse, closed his eyes, and continued to immerse himself in the memories within his soul...

Yu Xuan held Wan Li Miao tightly, his voice slightly hoarse, and said, "If you sleep on the soft couch, the news will soon reach my father's ears."

Wanli Miao's body stiffened. She tried to break free from his embrace, but the smell of alcohol on his body made her feel dizzy. She didn't know if he was holding her too tightly or if she was simply too weak.

Yu Xuan's voice rang out softly once more: "I won't do anything to you. I will keep my promise. I'll just hold you quietly, and sleep like this all night."

Wanli Miao fell silent. She neither struggled nor spoke again, but simply closed her eyes quietly. She had submitted. From the moment she chose to cooperate with him, she seemed to have always been learning how to submit, and had gradually become accustomed to it.

The next morning, when Wanli Miao woke up, she was still being held in his arms. She turned her eyes to look at his sleeping face, her brows furrowed slightly. She wanted to wake him, but she held back and just looked at him quietly.

After a moment, he slowly opened his eyes, met Wanli Miao's eyes, and gave her an extremely gentle smile. This smile made Wanli Miao feel a little dizzy. She still just frowned slightly and quietly looked at him.

Yu Xuan stopped smiling, let out a long sigh, her face serene, and said with emotion, "Sleeping together with someone is indeed very warm."

Wanli Miao's body trembled slightly. Was it warm? Why did a fleeting thought of agreeing with him cross her mind when she heard him say that?

Yu Xuan didn't let go of her, still holding her in his arms. He sniffed, seemingly intoxicated by some fragrance, and chuckled, "When I was born, my father threw me into a valley to cultivate. I was all alone there, and I was always very lonely. I gradually became withdrawn until I became the Demon Lord God, at which point my father finally acknowledged me as his son. This is the first time I've slept in the same bed with someone else. It's warm, comfortable, and reassuring."

Wanli Miao remained silent, simply watching her without saying a word.

Yu Xuan looked at the quiet girl, her gaze clear yet cold. His voice lowered slightly, but his grip tightened. "I know about you. I sent people to investigate you. You were sent to a remote island in the mortal realm when you were three years old, which reminded me of my own childhood when I was locked up in a valley. I could have ignored you and broken off the engagement if I didn't want to marry you. My father would have just confined me. But you would have been chosen by my two brothers. I couldn't bear to see you fall into their hands, so I proposed the idea of ​​being husband and wife in name only, without the reality of marriage."

Wanli Miao's eyes flickered slightly, and a warmth inexplicably grew in her heart, but she remained as calm as ever.

Yu Xuan leaned close to her ear and whispered, "I'm afraid we'll be sleeping in the same bed like this for the rest of the time. Father's men came to check on me three times last night, and they'll be coming often from now on. Of course, I like having someone to sleep with me; it makes me feel less lonely. But I also know that you don't like sleeping with me..." He paused for a moment before slowly continuing, "You're thinking about the person who's with you on the deserted island."

Wan Li Miao's face paled, and she could no longer remain silent. Her voice, low and hoarse from not speaking for a long time, asked, "You know him? Is he... alright now?"

Yu Xuan tightened his grip on her, making Wan Li Miao feel oppressed and uncomfortable.

Yu Xuan sensed the discomfort in the person in his arms and then came to his senses. He loosened his grip slightly, but she had already broken free from his embrace.

A faint hint of disappointment flashed in Yu Xuan's lowered eyes, but when he looked up, the disappointment was gone, replaced by a smile. He wore a slightly roguish smile and teased, "Cousin, are you shy? Missing your sweetheart?"

He rarely called Wanli Miao "cousin," but he did call her that at all. Only when Wanli Miao felt awkward and wanted to distance herself from him would he call her "cousin" at just the right moment, making Wanli Miao feel that he had not crossed the barrier between them, that he still remembered his promise, that he was only her husband and wife, and that he would give her freedom in the future, and that she was just his cousin, not someone else.

Wanli Miao's expression softened slightly at the mention of "cousin," and she asked softly, "Is he alright?"

Yu Xuan smiled gently and said, "My cousin-in-law is naturally very good. After you left the mortal realm, he cultivated very hard, probably to find you." He didn't tell the truth. He had already received news that the man had been taken to the God Realm. After inquiring from various sources, he learned that the man's identity was actually a descendant of the Xuan family, and that he was not a simple mortal. This made him feel very comfortable, and he didn't want to tell the person in front of him that this person was now in the God Realm.

"Is he cultivating...?" She lowered her head, a bitter smile playing on her lips. He was just a mortal; how long would it take him to reach the realm of gods?

Seeing her dejected look, Yu Xuan's heart tightened, but his smile remained mischievous as he said, "What's wrong? Do you want to see him, cousin? Actually, I can take you to travel in the mortal realm. It's normal for newlyweds to travel around. I can take you to see him."

Wanli Miao looked up at Yu Xuan, her eyes filled with joy, but she quickly concealed it, lowered her head, bit her lower lip, and whispered, "I don't want to see him." How could she see him now? She was now the wife of the Jade King of the Demon God Realm, and before she could shed this identity, she could not see him, nor did she have the face to see him.

"Don't want to see me?" Yu Xuan smiled slightly and waved his hand, saying, "If you don't want to see me, then don't!" He got up and dressed, looked at Wan Li Miao who was standing quietly, smiled gently, and asked affectionately, like a kind older brother, "Where would Miao'er like to go? We're newlyweds, why don't we go out and have some fun?"

Whenever she heard him call her Miao'er, Wanli Miao would subconsciously take a step back, wanting to keep her distance.

Seeing her take a step back without hesitation, as if to keep her distance, Yu Xuan smiled calmly and said, "If we stay cooped up in the manor, people will think our relationship is bad. There's a big difference between having no children because of a bad relationship and having no children because of close blood ties! We should at least show off our affection in front of others so that they won't suspect anything!"

Wanli Miao clenched her sleeves tightly, struggling with her thoughts. After a long while, she slowly nodded.

"Where would you like to go?" Yu Xuan asked gently.

Wanli Miao said in a cold voice, "Whatever you say."

"Shall I take you to the valley where I used to live?" Yu Xuan smiled gently as before.

Wanli Miao frowned, and asked calmly, "Didn't you hate that place?"

Yu Xuan was taken aback, then smiled brightly and raised an eyebrow, saying, "Miao'er cares about me, doesn't she? Otherwise, she wouldn't care whether I like it or not. In the past, you would have said it was up to me, and you would have just nodded no matter where I wanted to go."

Wanli Miao frowned even more deeply and turned to leave.

Seeing that she didn't speak and was about to leave, Yu Xuan stepped forward to stop her, smiling knowingly, "Isn't it only natural for a cousin to care about her cousin? We've lived together for four years, don't you really care about your brother at all?"

Upon hearing this, Wanli Miao's icy expression softened slightly, her brows relaxed a bit, and she said in a low voice, "Let's find another place."

Yu Xuan smiled and nodded, toying with a folding fan, and said, "We should change the location. How about choosing a place where the peach blossoms are in full bloom?"

Wanli Miao nodded slightly.

Yu Xuan unfolded her folding fan and smiled gently, saying, "After admiring the peach blossoms, shall we go to where the lotus flowers are in full bloom?"

Wanli Miao frowned slightly, but still nodded faintly.

Yu Xuan gently waved his folding fan, his long, ink-black hair billowing in the wind, naturally highlighting his elegant and refined demeanor. He smiled handsomely and said, "After admiring the lotus flowers, shall we go and admire the chrysanthemums?"

Wan Li Miao's eyes showed a hint of impatience, but she still nodded lightly.

Yu Xuan, like a child who had been encouraged, laughed happily, "After admiring the chrysanthemums, how about we admire the plum blossoms?"

Wan Li Miao glanced at him sideways, her gaze icy.

Yu Xuan chuckled awkwardly, shook his folding fan, and said, "It seems impossible to appreciate the flowers of all four seasons in one day."

Wanli Miao narrowed her eyes and said in a cold voice, "Then let's divide it into several days. Since we're putting on a show for people, one day is naturally not enough. You can make your own arrangements. I'm going back to my room. Send someone to call me when you're ready."

"It's rare for her to speak at such a long pace!" Yu Xuan thought to himself.

He watched Wanlimiao's departing figure without stopping her, a triumphant smile playing on his lips. In truth, no one would gossip if they stayed in the mansion; he simply made up the story that people would suspect them if they didn't go out because he wanted to take her out for a walk.

His soul and memories flowed rapidly, settling on the Peach Blossom Spring, where peach blossoms were in full bloom, their vibrant red dazzling. He played the flute, she played the zither, what a poetic and picturesque scene.

The lotus pond, the chrysanthemum terrace, the plum grove—these memories are so vivid. Clearly, Wanli Miao truly loved those times; they were perhaps the happiest days of her life since birth.

Back at the Jade Prince's Mansion, Wan Li Miao continued to keep her distance from Yu Xuan, the man who had taken her sightseeing. Although she acted so warmly during the trip, she knew in her heart that it was mostly an act, a performance for the outside world, besides genuinely having fun.

Yu Xuan seemed to treat everything outside the mansion as an act. After returning, he did not play around with her as he had during those few days, nor did he shower her with sweet words.

After Yu Xuan returned to the manor, apart from occasionally holding her while sleeping, he spent the rest of his time in seclusion cultivating. In this way, he quietly spent another three years.

For three years, she showed no signs of pregnancy, which greatly displeased Yu Xuan's father. Yu Xuan claimed that they had already "tried very hard," implying that their close blood relationship was the reason they had no offspring.

Yu Xuan's father seemed to have been troubled for a long time, and finally made a crazy decision: since he could not play the Beast Taming Melody and could not let his offspring cultivate this technique, then this heaven-defying power of beast taming could not exist! In other words, what he could not possess, he must destroy!

The Beast Taming God Clan was wiped out overnight!

Those who were not from the clan but had thin blood ties escaped the calamity, but they were unlikely to achieve great things. They were taken in by some families that were on good terms with the Beast Taming God Clan, but none of them could play the Beast Taming Music. It is said that there were two people who could play the Beast Taming Music, but because they had immortal roots instead of divine roots, they were ignored and abandoned in the Immortal Realm.

When Han Wuxie received these memories, he instantly connected the two people who were rumored to be able to play the Beast Taming Melody but only had immortal roots with his maternal uncle and maternal grandmother.

Memories from his soul continued to surface, and Han Wuxie was only awake for a moment before his mind was filled with Wanlimiao's memories again, experiencing her life.

Yu Xuan clearly hadn't expected his father to be so insane. His obsession with the Beast Taming Music Score had driven his father completely irrational, leading him to annihilate the entire Beast Taming God Clan.

Yu Xuan instantly sensed a dangerous aura. If his father were to act according to his nature, Miao'er would surely be destroyed as well!

He rushed back to the Jade King's Mansion like a madman, only to find that Wan Li Miao had already been captured by Yu Xuan's father, Yu Tian Kuang.

Yu Xuan demanded the person from Yu Tiankuang, but heard his father's extremely cold and deep voice: "She is still a virgin."

Yu Xuan was speechless for a moment, which earned him a hard slap from his father. Wan Li Miao, who was tied behind the screen in the room by her father, naturally saw everything clearly. Only then did she realize that she was actually worried, nervous, and afraid—worried that Yu Xuan would be punished by his father, afraid that he was in danger!

This realization terrified her. She had actually developed feelings for him…the same feelings she had for Hyun Min-poong…

Yu Xuan covered his face, his brows furrowed tightly, and said in a low, hoarse voice, "You want a grandson? I'll give you one! Release her, and I'll take the princess back to the manor!"

"You dare to play me for fools?" Yu Tiankuang glared coldly at Yu Xuan.

Yu Xuan met his gaze calmly, showing no fear, and said, "I tricked you before. Even if you're angry, you've already been tricked. What can you do? Kill me? Don't you want a grandson who can tame beasts?"

Yu Tiankuang looked at his arrogant son, suddenly burst into laughter, and sneered, "You dare to play tricks on me? Believe me, I'll kill you right now! Do you think that without you, I can't let your two brothers and this girl have children?"

Yu Xuan's pupils contracted slightly, and he said coldly, "If you planned to let those two good-for-nothings give birth to two more good-for-nothings, you wouldn't have destroyed the Beast Taming God Clan. When I told you that she and I had tried our best, but had no offspring because our bloodlines were too close, you could have let those two good-for-nothings try, couldn't you?"

Yu Tiankuang was stunned, his face turning ashen with rage. He flicked his sleeve, shattering the screen instantly. Turning his back, he said coldly, "Take her away. If there's no news of her getting pregnant within a year, I won't spare either of you!"

Yu Xuan glanced coldly at Yu Tiankuang, who had turned his back, and said nothing. He strode to Wanli Miao's side, unlocked the God-Locking Chains for her, picked up the already powerless Wanli Miao in his arms, and flew away from Yu Tiankuang's residence.

Back at the Jade King's Mansion, he gently placed Wanli Miao on the bed, sat down at the table, poured himself a cup of tea, drank it, poured himself another cup, and repeated this process over and over again, using one teapot after another.

Wanli Miao was poisoned by the Soft Divine Incense and lay weakly on the bed. The only antidote to the poison in the incense was time; she had to wait two hours. During this time, she could neither move nor speak, and could only quietly watch Yu Xuan continuously pour tea into her stomach.

---Aside---

Actually, Yu Xuan really fell in love with Wan Li Miao~ (He's a rather pitiful man~)