Genius Beast Tamer

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Two hours later...

Wanli Miao finally spoke: "Are you thirsty?" Her voice was cool and slightly teasing, as if to ease the atmosphere.

Yu Xuan paused, looking at Wan Li Miao with a complicated expression, and said softly, "I originally wanted to drink, but if I drink, I'm afraid I won't be able to relieve my sorrows, and I'll only do foolish things."

"A foolish thing?" Wanli Miao frowned slightly and said softly, "The foolish thing you're talking about, is it consummating our marriage?"

Yu Xuan's hand trembled, and his eyes filled with a hint of melancholy. He poured himself another cup of tea and gulped it down like he was drinking alcohol. He sighed and said with a bitter smile, "Tea can make one sober."

"How will you cope with a year?" Wan Li Miao rubbed her slightly sore and numb limbs; she had been inactive for too long, and her limbs had become stiff.

Yu Xuan casually picked up a clean, empty cup, filled it with tea, and with a thought, the cup floated to Wan Li Miao's front. His voice was as gentle as ever as he said, "Even if the sky falls, I'll hold it up. Have a cup of tea and get some rest."

After saying that, he turned to leave, but Wanlimiao called out to him, "Are you just going to leave like that?"

"Otherwise what?" Yu Xuan didn't turn around; his hand remained on the door, as if he might open it and leave at any moment.

"We are allies. You should tell me what your plans are." Wanli Miao lowered her eyes, her voice low but firm.

Yu Xuan's face darkened slightly. He gave a wry smile, shook his head, and said, "You don't need to worry about it." Without waiting for Wan Li Miao to stop him, he opened the door and left.

Wanlimiao chased after him to the door, but he had already disappeared.

Wanli Miao returned to her room, but two faces kept flashing through her mind: one was Xuan Minfeng's face, and the other was Yu Xuan's face.

Can one person love two people at the same time? Can one heart hold two people? If so, is such a feeling truly love? Or perhaps I have never loved anyone?

She sat there blankly for a long time, lost in thought...

A month passed, and Yu Xuan seemed to have vanished. He neither returned to the Prince's Mansion nor was there any news of him.

One night, when Wanli Miao was drowsy, she turned around and bumped into a fleshy wall. When she opened her eyes, she saw Yu Xuan sleeping beside her.

"You...you're back?" Her voice was a little hoarse. During the month that Yu Xuan was away, Wan Li Miao had never spoken to anyone in the manor.

Yu Xuan's breathing was even, as if he were asleep, but Wan Li Miao knew he was not asleep because his body was still cold. If he had already fallen asleep, how could he be cold?

"Where have you been these days?" Wanli Miao asked in a low voice.

He still didn't answer, seemingly very tired.

When Wanli Miao stopped asking questions, he spoke in a hoarse voice, "I'm afraid it's impossible to become a Demon God in a year. Only by taking a shortcut can we achieve it."

"What shortcut?" Wan Li Miao frowned deeply, as if a bad premonition was passing through her heart.

"If one day I lose my mind, will you hate me?" Yu Xuan suddenly reached out and hugged her, like a child afraid of losing a beloved treasure, his voice even carrying a hint of coquetry as he said, "I'm so afraid my cousin will hate me!"

She wanted to push him away, but the word "cousin" softened her heart slightly. Wanli Miao asked solemnly, "What shortcut did you take?"

"The blood of a high-level divine beast." His voice was slightly bitter, and he said plaintively, "That taste really isn't good."

Wanli Miaoxin's heart tightened, and she said hoarsely, "If you take too much, your animalistic nature will be hard to suppress, and you will become neither human nor beast, falling into an abyss of no return."

"Are you warning me, or are you concerned about me?" Yu Xuan looked up into Wan Li Miao's eyes, as if trying to see into her pupils.

Wanli Miao subconsciously pushed him away, stood up and said in a low voice, "If your bloodline is mixed and you go astray when the Demon God King breaks through to the Ancient Demon God realm, you will lose your soul. Do not consume beast blood anymore."

"I'll take it as you showing concern for me." Yu Xuan sat up and smiled gently.

Wanli Miao lowered her eyes and said in a low voice after a long while, "If something happens to my cousin, I can't escape it either. We're in the same boat, so naturally I don't want anything to happen to you."

"Yes, it's just a relationship of being in the same boat." Yu Xuan's voice carried a hint of sadness.

Wanli Miao remained silent.

Yu Xuan touched his forehead and said with a gentle smile, "I almost forgot that today is my cousin's birthday."

Wanli Miao was taken aback. She'd been living in a daze, completely forgetting that today was indeed her birthday. Looking up into his clear eyes, she was startled. Could it be that he had specially rushed back to celebrate her birthday? If it weren't her birthday, he probably wouldn't have come back today, would he?

Before Wanli Miao could react, he pulled her hand over. She felt a warmth on her wrist and looked down to see a blood-red bracelet. The bracelet resembled a flame, yet it wasn't scorching; instead, it felt warm. It was inexplicably boosting her cultivation level—without any actual practice. Could it be Hong Bao?!

"This..." Wanli Miao wanted to refuse, as she naturally knew how precious Hongbao was.

Yu Xuan seemed to have guessed she would refuse, so he covered her mouth and shook his head, saying, "This is a bracelet. If you don't want it, who can I give it to? Am I, a grown man, supposed to wear a woman's bracelet?"

Wanli Miao frowned and could only nod.

Yu Xuan then released his hand from her mouth, patted her head, and smiled gently, saying, "That's good."

Not used to him treating her like a child every time, nor to the doting look in his eyes, Wanli Miao subconsciously avoided his gaze, lowered her head, and remained silent.

Yu Xuan seemed used to her evasive behavior and smiled gently, "Where would you like to go? You should have a happy birthday."

Wan Li Miao shook her head; she had no such intention.

Yu Xuan sighed. Rather than consuming beast blood and striving to break through to the Demon God realm within a year, the best way was to take her and get her pregnant within a year.

Unfortunately, he never wanted to force her! That would only make him suffer.

Although reluctant to leave her, Yu Xuan still smiled faintly and said, "Since you don't want to go out and play, then I'll be leaving. I probably won't be back at the manor for a while, so you should stay here obediently."

Wanli Miao was taken aback, then quickly stepped forward and grabbed his sleeve, asking in a low voice, "Are you going to cultivate?"

This was the first time she had ever pulled him back! A hint of joy flashed in Yu Xuan's eyes. He nodded slightly but said nothing.

Wan Li Miao hesitated for a moment, then said in a deep voice, "Actually... you don't need to work so hard..."

Yu Xuan was taken aback and looked at Wan Li Miao in a daze.

Wanli Miao blushed, and after a long while, she said with difficulty, "As you told him, get me pregnant within a year."

"Are you willing?" Yu Xuan suppressed his excitement and asked calmly.

Wanli Miao nodded slightly.

Yu Xuan, however, became even calmer, and said in a low voice, "Have the people on the island forgotten?"

Wanli Miao's body stiffened, and she said nothing more.

Yu Xuan gave a bitter smile and said, "Since you haven't forgotten, how can I want you? I remember our promise, we're just husband and wife in name only, I won't overstep it."

He wanted to leave, but Wan Li Miao's hand still held his.

Yu Xuan reached out to pry her hands off, but she held on tightly.

"Why are you doing this?" Yu Xuan suddenly pulled her into a tight embrace, gently stroking her long hair, and said in a low, hoarse voice, "You know you don't want to, so why make such a request? Even if I don't cultivate now, I'll have to cultivate sooner or later. Even if I get you pregnant, I'll still become an ancient god and break free from his control!"

"But then you wouldn't have to take those dangerous shortcuts at all." Wanli Miao let him hold her, her voice equally low and hoarse.

Yu Xuan suddenly lowered his head and abruptly covered her lips with his. He had secretly kissed her lips while she was asleep, but he had never been so bold as to kiss her face to face.

Wanli Miao's whole body was stiff, she just stared at him with wide eyes, seemingly not daring to blink.

Yu Xuan gave her a light kiss before pulling away, his gaze slightly intense, yet he struggled to suppress his emotions, asking gently, "This is just the beginning. Are you sure you really want to get pregnant within a year? Once it starts, things will get even more intense later. Can you really handle it?"

Wanli Miao's eyes twitched, then she lowered her gaze, her expression extremely complex and contradictory.

Seeing her silence, Yu Xuan's eyes flashed with a hint of melancholy, and he said in a low voice, "You really like that person on the island, don't you?"

Wanli Miao kept her eyes downcast.

"Why do you like him? Is it because he appeared and kept you company when you were lonely?" Yu Xuan asked calmly.

Wanli Miao stirred, raised her head, her eyes filled with a hint of confusion, and asked in a low, hoarse voice, "I originally thought that with this kind of feeling, I should grow up and marry him."

"And now?" Yu Xuan's heart tightened slightly.

"When you were being beaten by Yu Tiankuang, I realized that your companionship was just like his, and my feelings for you over the years were just like his." Wanli Miao bit her lower lip and said in a low voice, "But those were only the feelings of a family member, not the feelings of a husband."

Yu Xuan chuckled, gazing intently at her, and asked, "You mean, you don't like any of us?"

Wanli Miao remained silent, which was a tacit agreement.

Yu Xuan clenched her fists tightly, her nails digging into her flesh without her noticing, and said with a calm smile, "If that's the case, why bother talking about getting pregnant within a year?"

"Because we're family, I don't want them to be burdened by me." Wanli Miao looked up at him and earnestly called out, "Cousin."

"Cousin..." Yu Xuan gave a self-deprecating laugh and shook his head, saying, "Since you're my cousin, how could I let you get pregnant? I've said it before, we're only husband and wife in name, I won't break my promise! You don't love me, and I'm not a fool who would love someone else just because they don't love me. I don't like having any relationship with a woman who doesn't love me!" He looked at her earnestly and called out just as earnestly, "Cousin!"

Wanli Miao's eyes showed a hint of helplessness. She no longer stopped him from leaving, but her voice was unusually gentle as she said, "Don't take the beast blood anymore."

"I know. I promised you I wouldn't take it, and naturally I won't," Yu Xuan replied calmly, then vanished in a flash.

Wan Li Miao smiled wryly, seemingly relieved to say it; clearly distinguishing these feelings was truly easy. Like family, like a brother, but not a husband. Xuan Min Feng felt the same way.

Han Wuxie tried to regain some clarity. She knew that Hua Qianye was watching, just as Xuan Minfeng was watching, looking at Wan Li Miao's memories and knowing what Wan Li Miao was thinking.

Han Wuxie forced open his eyes and looked at Hua Qianye, who was holding him. Seeing that his eyes were calm, he breathed a slight sigh of relief and then asked in confusion, "Aren't you sad? She doesn't really love you; she just treats you as family."

Hua Qianye smiled indulgently, gently pinched Han Wuxie's little nose, and asked with a smile, "Does it matter whether she loves me or not? As long as Han Wuxie loves me, that's enough, isn't it?" Actually, he was also a little happy. Regardless of whether Wuxie loved Xuan Minfeng in her past life, the most important thing was that she didn't love Yu Xuan either. So, for Hua Qianye, Wuxie didn't fall in love with anyone in her past life, so Wuxie in this life wouldn't have any burden. She only loved Hua Qianye, not Xuan Minfeng, not Yu Xuan, only him, Hua Qianye!

Seeing the satisfied smile on Hua Qianye's lips, Han Wuxie instantly understood her meaning and chuckled, "Since I didn't have a beloved in my past life, then I have no burden! The only one I love is Hua Qianye! Regardless of past or present life, it's only Hua Qianye!"

Looking at her beautiful smile and listening to her lovely voice and words, Hua Qianye's heart stirred. He kissed her lips, and her soft lips aroused his love even more intensely. They lingered and lingered, and he savored her beauty.

His tongue lingered greedily, tracing the perfect lines of her lips. His deep blue eyes held a hint of infatuation. Han Wuxie was breathless from his kiss; she finally managed to gasp for air, only to have his tongue seize the opportunity, its nimble tongue like a small snake conquering his territory within her mouth. The kiss lasted a long time, making them both forget the cold.

"Wu Xie, I will give you a better wedding than Wan Li Miao." Hua Qianye held Han Wu Xie in his arms, his voice gentle with a hint of intoxication, his phoenix eyes alluring, bewitching the person in his arms.

Han Wuxie was about to nod, seemingly lost in his alluring gaze, but quickly snapped back to reality, narrowing her cunning eyes and raising an eyebrow as she asked, "Are you proposing?"

"Haha..." Hua Qianye couldn't help but laugh heartily, reaching out to lovingly stroke her face, and said with a smile, "Isn't this kind of proposal a bit too simple? Judging from your expression, you're going to make things difficult for me, aren't you?"

Han Wuxie nodded noncommittally, "Of course it'll be a bit difficult, won't it? Do you think I'm that easy to marry? I cultivated diligently for a long time to reach the God Realm for you! You can't just give me a wedding better than Wanli Miao's and call it a day, can you? Besides, I don't care about weddings at all; they're just for show! The bride suffers the most at these kinds of weddings. With so many people, the groom will inevitably be dragged around drinking a lot of alcohol and have to wait ages before he can eat!"

Hua Qianye's eyes shimmered with a hint of allure as she raised an eyebrow and said, "Since you don't like it, then we won't have a wedding. Just the two of us, a simple prayer to heaven and earth, and then we'll go straight to the bridal chamber! Everything else can be skipped, as long as the bridal chamber isn't skipped!"

Han Wuxie glared at him, broke free from his embrace, and shivered slightly from the chill of the cold pool. Hua Qianye quickly pulled her back, hugged her tightly, and laughed, "I can't bear to see my bride get so cold!"

"Who's the bride! I didn't accept your proposal!" Han Wuxie pushed him irritably, but didn't pull away from his embrace. She just loosened her grip slightly and muttered, "Don't bother me, I haven't finished reading the memories in your soul yet!"

Hua Qianye nodded and obediently fell silent.

Han Wuxie closed his eyes and quickly began to read the memories belonging to Wanlimiao in his soul again...

Since Yu Xuan left, Wan Li Miao has remained quietly in her room as always, never leaving the house.

And so, three months passed peacefully.

But this time, what they received was a message from Hei Wu, Yu Xuan's most trusted subordinate!

Xuan Minfeng challenges Yu Xuan!

This news left Wanli Miao stunned for a moment.

She thought Xuan Minfeng was just a mortal she had met in the mortal realm, but she didn't know that in the short eight years since she left the island, Xuan Minfeng had become a god-king in the divine realm! She even thought that she had been captured by Yu Xuan and that Yu Xuan had coerced her into handing over the Beast Taming Music Score, so she issued a challenge to Yu Xuan and forced him to hand her over!

What surprised her even more was that Xuan Minfeng actually beat Yu Xuan!

Yu Xuan is the Jade King who is about to become the Demon God, so why did he lose to Xuan Minfeng!

This puzzled her greatly. The black mist explained Xuan Minfeng's background to her, which made her understand everything!

It turns out that Xuan Minfeng was already in the God Realm, but why didn't Yu Xuan tell him?

But then I thought, what could I have done if he had told me earlier? Go to the God Realm to find Xuan Minfeng? He would have just returned to the God Realm then, and his cultivation level wouldn't be high. Finding him would only harm him!

"How is Yuxuan now?" she asked in a low voice after calming down.

The black mist lowered its eyes and replied, "She was detained by the Divine Wind King. He threatened the Mad Demon Ancient God that if the lady was not handed over, he would kill the Jade King."

Wanli Miao's eyes darkened, and she asked solemnly, "How will Yu Tiankuang respond?"

The black mist answered truthfully: "The Mad Demon Ancient God does not care about the Jade King's life. However, without the Jade King, there would be no one to have children with his wife. He has no choice but to save the Jade King. Similarly, if he wants a grandson who can play the Beast Taming Melody, he cannot do without his wife. Therefore, he is not prepared to hand over his wife."

"He won't hand me over, but he can't let Yu Xuan go either. It seems he'll have to deal with Xuan Minfeng himself." Wanli Miao's eyes darkened further. Yu Xuan can't be harmed, and neither can Xuan Minfeng!

The black mist nodded and replied, "The Mad Demon Ancient God has the same intention. He has already personally gone to the Bottomless Cliff to see the Divine Wind King."

Wanli Miao smiled bitterly, his gaze falling on Hei Wu's face. After scrutinizing him for a moment, his voice suddenly turned icy cold: "Since the Mad Demon Ancient God can handle this, why did you come to me? Speak plainly!"

Black Mist was stunned, her face paling slightly. She suddenly knelt down, her voice low and pleading, "Madam, I beg you, save Jade King! Jade King is seriously injured! Divine Wind King is no match for Mad Demon Ancient God. I fear that when Divine Wind King sees Mad Demon Ancient God go but not you, he will be enraged and poison Jade King!"

"He has only just become a God-King, why would he allow Yu Xuan to be seriously injured?" Wanli Miao frowned even more deeply.

The black mist said angrily, "Jade King is about to break through. He cultivated using a shortcut, and he is at his weakest before the breakthrough. His true strength is probably even weaker than that of the Demon Lord God. He has been very careful, knowing that this weakness would be eliminated once he breaks through. But he didn't expect Divine Wind King to launch a surprise attack on him at this crucial moment! Jade King is naturally no match for Divine Wind King, which is why he was seriously injured and captured! Divine Wind King took advantage of his vulnerability!"