"What would I have to go through to marry you?"
"And if I failed, what would happen to me?"
Chu He's voice was soft and gentle, yet it struck like an invisible hammer, shattering all the tenderness and intimacy in the room.
In midair, the magnificent star map Kachi had created with Star Power flickered violently. At last, it could no longer hold its shape. It fractured bit by bit, dissolving into countless cold, dim stars that quietly faded away.
The warm bedding seemed to fill with an arctic chill.
Xia Yao and Kachi almost simultaneously clutched Chu He's arms. Their fingertips, usually warm and soft, were now frighteningly cold.
"Y-you... what did you say?"
Kachi's voice trembled almost imperceptibly. She didn't even dare look Chu He in the eyes.
Xia Yao buried her face against Chu He's chest. Her body was taut as a drawn bowstring, and she didn't say a word.
Silence.
A deathly silence.
The air, sweet and intimate just moments ago, had turned heavy and oppressive, making it hard to breathe.
Chu He could clearly feel the two girls trembling in his arms.
It wasn't from the cold. It was fear, rising from the depths of their souls.
He didn't press them. He simply waited quietly.
Chu He knew he would have to ask this question sooner or later.
He could lose himself in the warmth of their embrace and enjoy a life of having them both at his side, but he couldn't be an ostrich who only cared about his own pleasure.
One of these girls belonged to the Destruction Royal Family; the other, to the Star Law Royal Family. Their status was so exalted that he couldn't even begin to imagine it.
They were willing to give themselves to him because of the domineering