"Heh heh... So, you little girl, you're just too tsundere. And you still claim you aren't? You kept sneaking several extra glances at your good friend just now—I saw it all clearly. Besides, even if it isn't for Mountain Ghost, or the Immortal Venerable of the Six Paths, or for everything else... couldn't you do it for your brother? For your brother's realm and the common people, for the Genesis Universe, or even to save all living beings through your own strength? Fine, I know you'd never be willing to do any of that, no matter how many reasons there were. But what if your brother needed you to do it?" Fairy Hao Xi seemed to know every thought in Xijun's belly, and her few words left hesitation flickering in Xijun's eyes.
I frowned at Fairy Hao Xi and said, "Hao Xi, I, Xia Yitian, always keep my word. If they're willing to return my family and friends, then even if no one marries into their side, I'll still honor my promise. As for Xijun... I won't go against any of her wishes, and even less do I want to see her marry someone she doesn't like."
"Brother..." Xijun looked at me, her face filled with emotion.
"What makes you think you can guarantee that!? If I cause trouble up there, you'll definitely swallow me. Even if I don't cause any trouble, who knows whether you'll force me to, then find all sorts of excuses to swallow me? Why must the Genesis Immortal Venerable be so absolute!?" Sheng Ning immediately protested. Of course he wanted Xijun.
I stared coldly at him and said, "With so many people watching, would I ever break my word?"
"Heh heh, Immortal Venerable Hao Xi already said it herself: at the level of the Eight