Forming a Marriage Contract; The Secret of Senior Sister

You Su was also dumbfounded, flustered and at a loss, and hurriedly explained:

"Mistress, you've misunderstood! I didn't! How could I do such a thing!"

He Shutong's beautiful eyes sparkled as she suppressed her excitement.

She thought it over calmly and realized that You Su wouldn't be that kind of person.

The image of You Su acting like a puppy a few days ago was still deeply etched in her mind, but as the saying goes, "food and sex are human nature," and it was normal for a young man like You Su, full of Blood Qi, to be a little unrestrained with his dao companion...

A gentleman acts according to reason and propriety. He Shutong doesn't believe you would actually ask You Su to do such a despicable thing as deceiving a naive girl.

"It seems... you two were already in a relationship a long time ago."

She sighed softly. She had thought the two men had come to obtain her permission, but it turned out they had only come to inform her. This left her, confined to this Lotus Birth Pool, with a slight sense of loss, as if she hadn't even realized her children had grown up...

You Su raised an eyebrow. Although his Mistress's words might not have meant anything by them, they sounded very strange to him. He felt as if he had become a scoundrel who had abducted an innocent girl.

"Uh-huh."

Wangshu nodded gently.

"Senior sister..."

You Su felt it was necessary to clarify that he had never discussed establishing a relationship with his senior sister. He had come to see his Mistress to ask for a witness.

Do you know what dao companion means?

"I know."

Wangshu blinked, as if to say, 'I'm not stupid.'

"When did you become my dao companion?"

Wangshu rubbed the snow-white fox fur coat that wrapped around her neck, and her eyebrows curved into a smile as she said:

"It was right when my junior brother gave me the Snow Fox Fur."

Snow Fox Fur?

You Su Sumo frowned slightly, suddenly remembering that when the Eleventh Elder gave him the Snow Fox Fur, he had left a note saying that he could "give it to a good match".

He didn't pay much attention at the time, and the Eleventh Elder's original intention was definitely not to let him give it to his sweetheart. Considering the congratulatory messages above and below, it was more of a joke, meaning that he was allowed to give the gift away.

Furthermore, when he gave the Snow Fox Fur to his senior sister, he remembered putting the congratulatory message aside. Did he take it back with her?

Wangshu noticed You Su's confusion, so she took out a bright red greeting card and explained to herself:

"Eleventh Elder instructed my junior brother to give this fox fur coat to his beloved, and he gave it to me. When I asked Master what 'beloved' meant, I learned that it refers to dao companion. Since I accepted the fox fur coat, doesn't that mean I am my junior brother's dao companion?"

Upon seeing this, You Su He Shutong, upon hearing this, secretly breathed a sigh of relief, as long as the two of them hadn't actually tasted forbidden fruit.

She had actually noticed the Wangshu's neck long ago. It was rare for this girl with such a plain mind to be so attached to something.

"No wonder Wangshu is so fond of this fox fur coat, and she wears it every time I see her. It turns out that you gave your senior sister your token of love back when you passed the public announcement period."

He Shutong spoke, he looked You Su up and down, trying to discern something.

He sighed inwardly. How long had You Su been on the mountain when the public announcement period ended? And how long had he spent with Wangshu...? Had he already been plotting against Wangshu back then?

You Su felt speechless, as he truly had no other feelings for his senior sister at the time, so he quickly explained the whole story.

He Shutong also read the congratulatory message and realized that the word "beautiful couple" actually meant "beautiful woman".

"So, didn't my junior brother want to become my dao companion back then?"

Wangshu asked softly, her tone sounding somewhat disappointed.

You Su pursed her lips, suddenly realizing how ridiculously stupid she was. Why bother with such trivial matters of saving face?

Who comes to propose marriage but tries so hard to deny their feelings for the woman?

"Rather than a misunderstanding, it's more accurate to say that when I gave this fur coat to my senior sister, I subconsciously felt that she would one day become my 'ideal spouse'."

You Su looked sincerely at Wangshu, even though his eyes were unfocused, he knew that this girl could see what he was thinking.

Not on that day, but today.

Wangshu lowered her head slightly and gave a soft "hmm" in a voice barely audible.

He Shutong watched the two quietly through the mist, a natural smile playing on her lips, as if she too could feel the youthful energy of love.

"It seems you don't need my permission anymore."

"How could that be? My Mistress's approval is very important to me!"

As he spoke, You Su prepared to bow and propose marriage.

He Shutong smiled and nodded, supporting You Su's knees in mid-air.

"Don't rush to kneel. It's not uncommon for fellow disciples to become dao companion, and I'm pleased to see the close relationship between my disciples. However, there are some things I must clarify before I witness them for you."

"Please speak, Mistress."

You Su couldn't wait to demonstrate her determination.

"I'll ask Wangshu first."

Wangshu was suddenly called upon, and she quickly smoothed the downy feathers on her fox fur, standing as upright as a student being tested by the teacher in class.

"I raised you from a very young age, and now that I think about it, you're like a daughter I've raised since she was a baby, even though... you've really been a very easy person to raise. I once thought you were the purest celestial being in the world, but it seems that even celestial beings can have mortal desires one day. Or perhaps, it's not a celestial being that has mortal desires, but a real... human being."

Wangshu listened obediently to He Shutong's words, for she also regarded He Shutong as her mother. He Shutong's deep emotions were somewhat convoluted, but Wang Shu could tell that her master was saying that she had become like a real person.

"Since you're a real person, are you sure you understand what dao companion is?"

Wangshu hesitated for a moment, then nodded emphatically.

"I like my junior brother, and I want to be with him forever."

"Good."

He Shutong sensed the girl's determination and stopped asking questions like a nagging old woman:

"Although your junior brother is a bit younger than you, he is definitely someone worth keeping in his life. He doesn't have any major flaws, but there's one thing you need to understand: do you know that your junior brother and Lingruo are also dao companion?"

You Su's lips twitched; being tortured in front of her 'mother-in-law' was still somewhat embarrassing.

"Hmm." Wangshu nodded blankly.

"Do you know that besides Lingruo, your junior brother is also involved with Lingruo's sister? If he has the ability in the future, he will definitely not let go of Lingruo's sister. In that case, you will be sharing a dao companion with two other people, and in the future, that number will only increase. Can you accept this?"

As parents, if conditions allowed, who would willingly marry their daughter off to someone else as a secondary wife?

You Su couldn't refute it, and could only acquiesce to her Mistress's subsequent guess that "there might be more," silently waiting for her senior sister's reply.

"Is my junior sister's older sister... a good person?"

Wangshu asked You Su, You Su straightened his back slightly:

"Miss Xue Ruo is definitely a good person."

"That's great!" Wangshu said excitedly. "Junior Sister is the first, Senior Sister is the second, and I'm the third. If I suddenly compete with them for Junior Brother, they won't be reluctant to share him with me, right?"

"They will agree," You Su said confidently.

At least my junior sister should be willing, as for Xue Ruo... well, we'll just have to try and win her over when the time comes.

"I can accept it!"

In fact, Wangshu's thoughts were very simple. When Ji Lingruo first came up the mountain, she thought that Ji Lingruo come to steal her junior brother, so she was full of hostility towards her.

But now she understands that she was the one who came to take the toys from others, and they were willing to share them with her, so why couldn't she accept it?

Touched You Su said, "Don't worry, Senior Sister, I will treat each and every one of you equally!"

What followed was another round of grand pronouncements from men who aspire to have multiple wives. Wangshu didn't quite understand some of it, but seeing her junior brother's anxious attempt to prove himself to her, she felt inexplicably happy.

He Shutong listened intently to every word, and sighed inwardly, realizing that he had lit a fire pit, only to push his own disciple into it as well.

"I understand what Wangshu means."

He Shutong, seeing the two of them unable to resist holding hands again, interrupted them, saying:

"Next, I'll ask you something."

You Su quickly stood as straight as a pine tree, displaying an unyielding spirit that remained steadfast regardless of the winds from all directions.

Have you ever seen your senior sister's face?

You Su paused for a moment, then chose to give a different answer:

"I don't care what my senior sister looks like."

He Shutong seemed to have guessed this answer and was not surprised at all. She then asked Xiang Wangshu:

"Wangshu, if you are to become dao companion with your junior brother, he should also be entitled to know this secret. Are you willing?"

Wangshu nodded without hesitation.

"You wouldn't care even if your senior sister wasn't human?"

"I will help my senior sister become human again." You Su said this with an air of unwavering determination.

He Shutong raised her eyebrows slightly. She knew that You Su probably already knew some of Wangshu's secrets.

She had no intention of pursuing the reason at this point, but continued:

"Actually, your senior sister doesn't need to cultivate at all."

You Su's eyes widened immediately; the weight of those words was simply too astonishing.

"From a very young age, your senior sister's progress has been lightning fast. In order to let her be like a normal person, I would even limit her breakthrough speed. No cultivation seems to be a problem for her. She is a truly unique cultivation genius. Those so-called Innate Dao Body can only pale in comparison to your senior sister."

"But without cultivation... where does one's cultivation level come from?"

"Based on memory."

You Su felt that although she could understand each of the three words individually, they sounded completely unfamiliar when put together.

"She only needs to recall the power she should possess, and she will regain it. Cultivation is a process of exploration, but your senior sister's journey is about rediscovering the experience of once wielding that power. That's why Wangshu has never been defeated. As long as it's below the Void Glimpse Realm, even if it's Channel Opening Realm opponent against the Feather Transformation Realm opponent, your senior sister is invincible, because realm is not a limitation for her. As for the Void Glimpse Realm, since no Void Glimpse Realm would challenge a junior, the answer is unknown."

You Su turned to look at his senior sister, his eyes filled with astonishment. He finally understood why his senior sister, despite being at the lower stage of the Feather Transformation realm, had been able to force Cai Ling, who was at the peak of the Feather Cai Ling, to retreat; he also understood that what his senior sister had said to Qianhua Venerable was not just empty boasting, and that she would truly become very powerful in the future, powerful enough to contend with cultivators from all over the Five Continents...

"Isn't Senior Sister human...?" You Su murmured.

Wangshu squeezed You Su's hand tighter, as if worried that the boy would be frightened by her.

"Wangshu was indeed not human before, but one day she will be. In this world, besides humans, beasts, demons, and plants, there is another kind of being called 'Xu'. It is impossible to find records about Xu by flipping through ancient books; their existence seems to have been erased by history."

When I followed Jade Quiet Venerable's guidance and brought her ashes to that island, I saw the young Wangshu. She was an infant, but she had no head; instead, she was a grayish-white ball of light with two blue spheres resembling eyes on it. From the notes left by Jade Quiet Venerable, I learned that she was a 'Void,' the last Void on this continent."

You Su remembered Jade Quiet Venerable, the former sect leader of the Xuanxiao Sect, who lost his life saving his Mistress, leaving his Mistress filled with guilt towards him.

"The notes say that the Void is formed from nothingness, a true product of the Heavenly Dao, born full of Spiritual Qi. Their formation is solely for experiencing and understanding the world. Theoretically, the Void can condense into any form it desires. At that time, Wangshu had already formed a human body, but without a face."

At the end of her notes, Jade Quiet Venerable entrusted me with the last Void being of the Five Continents, telling me that the Void was the hope of the Five Continents, a celestial being sent down from heaven, and that her identity as a Void must never be revealed. She wanted me to raise the Void, to help her become a real person, to help her integrate into this world, and to save this world. I kept my promise, named the Void Wangshu, and then brought Wangshu back to the Xuanxiao Sect to begin raising her. But what I don't understand is that Wangshu's face can never be successfully formed. So from a young age, she has worn a mask."

You Su was speechless for a long time, the shock in her heart lingering.

His senior sister's existence was even more special than he had imagined. "But... why can't I solidify the face? Is it because Jade Quiet Venerable wasn't prepared?"

He Shutong shook her head. "When Jade Quiet Venerable found the Void, she was already in human form, which means that becoming human was Wangshu's own decision. As for the reason, Wangshu, you can tell him yourself."

"Because I don't know what I should look like."

Wangshu's reason was very simple, so simple that even You Su found it somewhat unbelievable.

This innocent creature has seen all sorts of people since it decided to become human, but it doesn't know what kind of person it should become.

"If Wangshu never knows what she should become, she may never have a face, but rather become an ethereal being. The secrets surrounding her are too great, the karma too heavy; it would not be a good thing to easily become tainted by them. So, after hearing all this, are you still willing to become Wangshu's dao companion?"

He Shutong sat upright in the pool, his eyes fixed on the boy's expression.

If even a hint of hesitation flashed across You Su's face, she would not easily entrust Wangshu to You Su.

A true person should have joy, anger, sorrow, happiness, and all emotions and desires. She doesn't object to Wangshu finding a dao companion, but she must protect this pure soul.

You Su took a deep breath, exhaling all the shock she felt upon learning her senior sister's true nature, and said solemnly:

"Willing."

These two simple words seem to contain a thousand words, a vow as enduring as the sea and as firm as the mountains, possessing an unbreakable spirit.

Wangshu felt a warm current flowing through her body, and she was captivated by this warm feeling.

As this being born from nothingness transforms into a human, intense emotions will dispel the coldness from this body.

"But I already know what I'm supposed to look like."

Wangshu suddenly interrupted the two of them and placed her hand on her Rabbit Mask.

He Shutong was shocked upon hearing this, but then a surge of immense joy welled up within her. When Wangshu was finally able to remove her mask, she would become a complete person. What mother in the world wouldn't feel gratified to see her child grow up?

"It seems Wangshu has found the person she wanted to be."

He Shutong had to admit that You Su's arrival had truly changed the girl, making her want to take off her mask.

"Um!"

You Su stared blankly in the direction of her senior sister, a look of joy on her face.

This was truly her senior sister's face, not a fake face conjured by evil spirits; it wasn't made to please him, but rather a face formed based on her independent will. He was genuinely happy for his senior sister.

But just as everyone was anticipating what the face she conjured would look like, Wangshu lowered her hand from the mask:

"But I haven't fully condensed it yet, so I can't take it off."

As soon as the words were spoken, You Su and He Shutong couldn't help but show a hint of disappointment.

But they were different from those outsiders who coveted Wangshu's beauty; Wangshu's face wasn't that important to them. Even though she always wore a mask, Wangshu was still Wangshu.

"Wangshu can take it off whenever she wants. Once you have your own face, you'll be a real person."

He Shutong smiled gently, recalling the experience of raising Wangshu from such a young age to where she is today, which made her feel melancholy, her heart filled with a mixture of gratitude and self-reproach.

She hadn't fulfilled her responsibilities as a teacher to a very good degree; over the years, her "ice heart" hadn't brought warmth to the young girl. Now that her "ice heart" had dissipated, she would surely try to make amends to the girl.

Starting today, another person will join her in caring for this pure white-haired girl.

"Su'er, let's begin."

You Su's face stiffened slightly, sensing something, and he quickly bent his knees and knelt down with a thud, saying loudly:

"A marriage certificate, submitted to Heaven above and declared to the Underworld below, should be presented to the Nine Heavens, and be witnessed by the Lotus Sword Venerable."

To betray a beautiful woman is to deceive Heaven, and the crime of deceiving Heaven is punishable by death and the extinction of one's soul!