Xun Er's Unexpected Confession

"Sure enough, one must be cautious when traveling." Feng Qing Er silently warned herself.

Sometimes, it was wise to lie low. It might just save one's life.

And this was how my bond with Xun Er began.

After Xun Er was born, Uncle Gu planted within her the Ancient Clan's inherited flame—the sub-flame of the Golden Emperor Sky-Burning Flame, ranked fourth on the Heavenly Flame Ranking—to temper her Dou Di Bloodline. Her cultivation would be relatively difficult during this period, so to keep her from feeling stifled within the clan and to give her an ordinary childhood, they sent her to the Xiao Family.

The Women:!

As expected of one of the continent's top second-generation rich heirs.

They had barely even heard of a few Heavenly Flames.

Yet she had been using the fourth-ranked one to improve her physique since birth.

Xun Er and I were childhood sweethearts. We grew up together, innocent and carefree, so it was only natural that feelings developed between us.

The Women:!

Got it. You'd already started living off a woman.

And it was the most delicious bowl of soft rice on the Dou Qi Continent!

"Tch~" Medusa clenched her fists.

Compared to that, she was still far too lacking.

She had to evolve. If becoming a Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python was not enough, then she would become an Eight-Colored one. If eight colors were not enough, then nine.

And if even nine colors were not enough, then she would become the Super Divine Beast Chu Xiao had mentioned before.

She, Cai Lin—ptui, Medusa—would not be inferior to anyone in her life!

In my previous life, I was too young to understand. I thought my feelings for Xun Er were simply the kind of affection an older brother had for his younger sister.

"Based on my years of experience reading storybooks, something melodramatic is about to happen later."

In Cao City of the Pill Domain, within the territory of the Pill Tower in the Central Plains.

A girl of about twelve nibbled on a piece of fruit as she flipped through the Diary with great interest.

She was Cao Ying, the Cao Family's favored daughter. The moment she was born, she displayed astonishing Soul Power and nearly shocked her mother to death on the spot.

She had begun studying alchemy at the age of seven, and five years had passed since then. She already possessed the ability of a third-tier alchemist, and breaking through to the fourth tier within the next three years would not be a problem.

When that time came, she would surely be taken in as a disciple by the higher-ups and enter the Pill Tower for secluded cultivation. By the time she emerged, she would be a seventh-tier alchemist, with a bright future ahead of her.

She also had a hobby unknown to others: reading all kinds of storybooks, especially romance stories.

To her, the appearance of this Diary was a gift from fate.

It was not until I accompanied Little Yan Zi to the Misty Cloud Sect to fulfill the three-year agreement, then reunited with her while returning to Jia Nan Academy after my vacation ended, that I saw how increasingly graceful she had become at seventeen and suddenly realized that I liked this girl.

"Like!"

Xun Er clutched the blanket in her hands tightly, her little face flushed red.

The moment she learned that she was the Empress, she had already confirmed Chu Xiao's feelings for her. Not to mention the bold actions Brother Chu Xiao had taken tonight, actions he had never taken before.

But hearing him say it "in person" still made her feel as though her entire body had been soaked in honey.

"Misty Cloud Sect! The three-year agreement!?"

Unlike Xun Er, who was secretly delighted, Yun Yun's face turned bitter, and even the hand holding her teacup trembled slightly.

Sure enough, her bad premonition had come true. Yan Ran's trip to the Xiao Family to break off the engagement had definitely caused trouble.

She had to find out what exactly had happened as soon as possible. Perhaps there was still a way to salvage things.

"Crack!"

The teacup shattered from the vibration. Yun Yun immediately formed wings from Dou Qi and soared into the air. After identifying the direction, she flew toward Wutan City.

At the same time, she did not forget to keep following the updates in the Diary.

But back then, I did not dare confess to Xun Er. After all, Xiao Yi Xian and I had lived together in the Demon Beast Mountain Range for three months and made a pact to become confidants. I had accidentally developed an ambiguous relationship with Yun Yun, and I had even done indescribable things with Cai Lin because of an incident caused by Heavenly Flames. Whenever I faced her, I could not help feeling guilty.

"Oh my!"

Cao Ying excitedly kicked her little jade foot, then pulled out a pile of fruits and nuts from her Storage Ring and began munching away.

Now things had become interesting. The childhood sweethearts had been separated for so long, and her beloved brother had gotten entangled with three women outside.

It would surely be entertaining if they got together and fought.

"A pact to become confidants!"

Xiao Yi Xian, who was bathing in a wooden tub, paused, her thoughts thrown into turmoil.

She understood herself well. She was not someone who easily accepted others or allowed them into her heart.

Becoming confidants with a man was no different from being willing to entrust him with the rest of her life.

"An ambiguous relationship!" Yun Yun was so startled that her Dou Qi nearly became unstable, almost causing her to fall from the sky.

In fact, from the moment Chu Xiao first called her "Yun Er" and wrote that he had agreed to return to the Demon Beast Mountain Range with her for a short stay, she had already sensed something was amiss.

She was a Dou Emperor powerhouse famous throughout the Jia Ma Empire and the sect master of the Misty Cloud Sect.

How could she possibly have an ambiguous relationship with an eighteen-year-old youth—

"No, he returned after being reborn a hundred years later. Even in terms of age, he is much older than me." Yun Yun swiftly changed her line of thought.

But when she realized what she was thinking, her cheeks heated up.

Have I been bewitched by this Ancient Book? What am I even thinking? He has nothing to do with me!

Elsewhere, in the Snake-People Tribe.

"Heavenly Flames!" Medusa thought of the Green Lotus Core Flame she had discovered not long ago.

Could it be that something happened between her and Chu Xiao when she collected the Heavenly Flame?

Or perhaps something happened after she nearly died while using the Heavenly Flame to evolve her bloodline and fell into a weakened state.

The details would have to wait for what the Diary said next.

Several times, I wanted to speak, but I did not know how to say it. Besides, she was so dazzling that I was not sure how she felt about me.

For the first time, I was cowardly. I wanted to delay dealing with this matter, hide my feelings in secret, and simply treat her well.

At Jia Nan Academy, she and I spent more than a year making countless precious memories. In my heart, I hoped it could continue forever.

But.

"But!" Qing Lin was completely immersed in the story, her face showing a nervous expression.

Had something happened to Young Master Chu Xiao?

The Ancient Clan sent the Black Annihilation Army, carrying the Ancient Jade Token, to Jia Nan Academy and ordered Xun Er, who had refused to return several times already, to go back to the clan.

Uncle Gu also believed it was time for Xun Er to devote herself fully to cultivation, so he did not stop it.

The Black Annihilation Army was the strength of the Ancient Clan's younger generation. Even the lower-ranked commanders possessed peak Dou Emperor strength before activating their Imperial Blood and receiving their clan tattoos. It made me realize the gap between Xun Er and me in identity, status, strength, and talent.

At that time, I nearly gave up. I felt that I was merely a toad dreaming of eating swan meat, utterly lacking in self-awareness.

But before leaving, Xun Er came to find me and confessed to me first. She promised that she would wait for me in the Ancient Clan of the Central Plains.

Xun Er's pretty face flushed even redder:!!!

I was the one who confessed first?

I actually had that kind of courage?

Well, if things developed the way Brother Chu Xiao said, then I probably would have...

"Whoa!"

The Women were filled with amazement.

One of the continent's top rich and beautiful women had fallen for me—and she had even confessed first.

With the added relationship of childhood sweethearts, it was simply a devastating combination for any man. No wonder this Xun Er ultimately became the Empress.

Chu Xiao probably began striving from this very moment.

From that moment on, I decided to become an unrivaled powerhouse.

If Dou Zong was not enough, then Dou Zun. If Dou Zun was not enough, then Dou Saint—until the day my strength was sufficient.

In the end, I succeeded!

That journey must have been difficult.

The Women:?

Why "must have been"? Wouldn't you yourself know whether it was difficult or not?