They had lived together for twenty thousand years, an unmarried man and woman with no formal relationship between them. Bai Yi was sure his younger sister was deeply in love with Wang Yue!
If that was the case, his younger sister might as well marry the Human King. She'd be marrying someone she liked, and she wouldn't have to marry into the troublesome Heavenly Clan.
So Bai Yi stayed. After waiting for several days, he finally saw Bai Qian emerge from the Demon Sealing Hall.
Bai Qian was delighted to see her Second Brother. She excitedly asked, "Second Brother, what brings you here?"
Then she immediately said to Xiao Cui, "Xiao Cui, bring my brother several jars of the best Daughter Red we have!"
Seeing his younger sister treat the Great Xia Imperial Palace as her own home, Bai Yi felt sure his guess had been right.
However, Bai Yi knew that for his younger sister to marry, Wang Yue, as the man, would have to come to their home and propose. So he deliberately said to Bai Qian,
"Fifth Sister, is there someone you like? If there is, have him hurry to Qiu Qiu and propose. Father and Mother and I won't object!
"If not, the Heavenly Monarch may grant you another marriage decree next time, and we won't be able to stop him."
Bai Qian hadn't understood what her Second Brother meant at all. She didn't mind getting married; the problem was that she liked being with Wang Yue.
But she was also afraid that this would cause Qiu Qiu to offend the Heavenly Clan, so she hesitated before saying,
"Second Brother, if I arrange a betrothal first, before the Heavenly Monarch does, won't he be furious and target Qiu Qiu?"
From his younger sister's words, Bai Yi