May I Be the Star and You the Moon, Our Radiance Shining Together Night After Night
"No, please don't! You can't go to the Star Dou Great Forest!"
Upon hearing Zhou Chen's words, Yu Tianmeng immediately sat up and solemnly stopped him, saying, "Negotiations must be between two sides of equal strength, at least one side must not be able to destroy the other, or be unwilling to pay too high a price to destroy the other."
"If one side can easily wipe out the other, then there's no basis for negotiation. Whatever treasures you have, I can take them after I destroy you; why bother negotiating?"
After a pause, Yu Tianmeng spread her hands and said, "Gu Yuena is First-Level God. The power gap between us and her is too great. Unless she's brain-dead, there's no way she'd negotiate with us!"
"No, no, no, precisely because Gu Yuena isn't brain-dead, she will definitely negotiate with us."
Zhou Chen smiled mysteriously, then said calmly, "Tian Meng, what do you think the Divine Realm would do if they suddenly learned the whereabouts of the Silver Dragon King, the mortal enemy of the human gods and an avatar of the Dragon God?"
"They'll definitely send a huge group of God of Law Enforcement down to earth to destroy the Silver Dragon King... Holy crap!"
After subconsciously answering, Yu Tianmeng suddenly realized and looked at Zhou Chen, saying, "You're trying to use this method to threaten Gu Yuena?"
"Good!"
Zhou Chen blinked and said, "We can tell Gu Yuena plainly that if she dares to attack us, our pre-arranged people will immediately convey her secret of hiding in the Star Dou Great Forest to the gods of the Divine Realm."
"You're so mean! How could you come up with such a dirty trick!"
Yu Tianmeng glanced at Zhou Chen with the look of someone eyeing a villain, then suddenly realized a flaw in the plan and asked, "Humans and gods are different. How do you plan to contact the Divine Realm? Do you happen to the Divine Realm's phone number?"
At this point, Yu Tianmeng's tone had become somewhat sarcastic.
"Haha, of course I've thought about that."
Zhou Chen chuckled and then said, "As far as I know, both the Spirit Hall and Sea God Island have the ability to communicate with the deities they worship."
"Qian Daoliu of the Spirit Hall is a descendant of gods and the High Priestess of the Angel God Hall, so he can communicate with the Angel God without any obstacles; while Bo Saixi, the High Priestess of Sea God Island, can also contact the Sea God."
"Sea God Island is located in the vast ocean, far from the Douluo Continent; it's too far to consider for now. But the Spirit Hall is right next door!"
"As long as we arrange our people in advance, we can transmit the news that the Silver Dragon King is hiding in the Lake of Life to the Divine Realm at any time!"
With a smile, Zhou Chen said leisurely, "This is leveraging power! By borrowing the power of the Divine Realm, we can ensure that Gu Yuena won't dare to act rashly!"
"I believe that as long as Gu Yuena doesn't want to Mutual Destruction with us, she will definitely have to negotiate with us obediently!"
Upon hearing this, Yu Tianmeng remained silent for a moment, then shook her head and said, "Forget it, although your plan sounds perfect, the risks are still extremely high!"
"If Gu Yuena were to turn on us without hesitation, we would be completely powerless to resist! I don't want you to take that risk."
"This..."
Zhou Chen was about to argue when Zhou Chen Yu Tianmeng interrupted him, placing her hands on his shoulders and advising, "Aren't you usually very cautious? Why are you being so reckless this time? Promise me you won't take any risks, okay?"
"I am usually very cautious and afraid of death. But what's wrong with taking a risk for you?"
Zhou Chen smiled, took Yu Tianmeng hand, and gazed at her, saying, "Everyone has something they cherish in life, and you are my treasure! Weren't we just playing Truth or Dare? Just pretend I was playing a dare for you!"
Upon hearing this, Yu Tianmeng felt a lump in her throat, and tears instantly streamed down her face.
Even though she knew that Zhou Chen's words might have been somewhat of an act, she was still moved to tears.
People like Zhou Chen, a scheming man with paranoia and a cautious, suspicious nature, are very rare. There are very few people he would be willing to take risks for.
And Yu Tianmeng was one of them!
The reason she chose Zhou Chen the first place was simply because he was the only time traveler in the world, a fellow villager who could understand her heart and resonate with her thoughts.
At that time, she chose him more for mutual support than for love.
In fact, they had only spent a few months together, had not gone through life and death together, and there was no love between them.
However, after spending a long time together, Yu Tianmeng discovered that Zhou Chen was not as cold and ruthless as he appeared on the surface, but rather a sentimental young man. This made her heart begin to melt little by little, and she gradually felt joy.
In the Heaven Dou Great Spirit Arena, Zhou Chen risked everything for Ye Lingling, risking the entire fortune of the newly established Purple Micro Palace, to fight a decisive battle against the Blood Soul Douluo!
At the Holy Temple Knight Order, for Hu Liena, he rode alone against thousands, using three fingers and three swords to slaughter thousands of Evil Soul Masters and destroy the Death God Douluo, until he collapsed from exhaustion!
And today, for her sake, he is willing to risk all dangers and prepare to travel to the Star Dou Great Forest to deal with the Silver Dragon King, First-Level God who is extremely hostile to humans.
How could a man like that not move her? How could he not make her feel sweet inside?
Even if he's putting on an act, how many people in the world could do such a performance? How many would be willing to do it?
If he can act like this for a lifetime, then that would be considered true love!
With a husband like this, what more could a wife ask for?
Zhou Chen had no idea that his words had caused Yu Tianmeng to truly fall in love with him, a love that would last a lifetime.
"Why are you crying? Don't cry!"
Seeing the tears dripping from Yu Tianmeng face, Zhou Chen quickly cupped her delicate face and gently wiped away her tears.
"It's nothing, I'm just happy."
Yu Tianmeng closed her eyes, tears welling up in her eyes. Then, she suddenly stood up from Zhou Chen's embrace and said softly, "In my past life, when I was in college, I joined a dance club and learned Sword Dance. Today, I will perform it for you."
As she spoke, Yu Tianmeng lightly touched the ground with her toes and floated into the air. A long sword shimmering with the light of autumn water naturally appeared in her hand.
The next moment, she suddenly opened her beautiful eyes, gently extended her long sword, and began to dance gracefully, her posture exquisite.
Gradually, she danced faster and faster, her long sword swirling around her, like a silver ball of light, or a brand new bright moon.
Such a beautiful scene naturally captivated Zhou Chen, who couldn't take his eyes off it. Suddenly, a line of poetry came to mind:
It comes like thunder, then subsides with fury; it departs like the calm waters of a still river!
After an unknown amount of time, the dance finally ended. Yu Tianmeng sheathed her Autumn Water Sword and, with the grace of a startled swan and the speed of a swimming dragon, slowly landed in front of Zhou Chen, like a fairy from the moon palace descending from the heavens.
She leaned down and gently kissed Zhou Chen's Zhou Chen, then nestled into his arms, speaking softly yet solemnly:
"May I be like a star and you like the moon, shining brightly together every night..."