Marry Me

At the moment the Giant God Automaton exploded, Bai Qiuran was almost back in the sphere of influence of the Immortal Realm, sensed something and looked back.

Tang Ruowei understood and turned her head to look in the same direction as him, asking, "Master, did your Machine Puppet explode?"

"Yes, in the end, we couldn't hold them off for long."

Bai Qiuran withdrew her gaze.

"What a waste of my wonderful toy! I swear I will never forgive those damned Shepherds."

Having lost the Giant God Automaton, Bai Qiuran has also lost the capital to show off in front of other Cultivators. Now, he has to return to the era when he had to carefully avoid Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators.

"Let's go."

He took Tang Ruowei back to the Immortal Realm, and without stopping, they went straight to the Central Immortal Realm.

In his homeland of the Ten Lands of Jiuzhou, he did not set up Time Barrier. Instead, he directly set up Barrier that altered the flow of time across the entire Fivefold Immortal Realm. All beings residing in the Ten Lands of Jiuzhou who could quickly form a force capable of fighting against the Shepherds were also brought to the Immortal Realm by him.

The Jiang family of girls— Jiang Lan, Su Xiangxue, and Li Jinyao— along with the Red Dust Immortal Elder Mo Chen, are currently cultivating diligently in the Immortal Realm, striving for a breakthrough.

Bai Qiuran also brought Tang Ruowei here, intending to leave her here so she could focus on her cultivation.

Because those in the Immortal Realm who have the potential to break through to the Void River Realm and the Return Ruins Realm are all in seclusion, the person in charge of the Immortal Realm has now become one of Le Zhentian's concubines. After hearing that Bai Qiuran returned, she sent someone to meet up with Bai Qiuran, and Bai Qiuran told her about what had happened on another Void River.

"Although I triggered an energy burst at the Void Source, it won't stop the Shepherds. If they were truly intelligent, they would wait for the energy burst to dissipate and then clear a path through the energy tide. That won't take long, so we must hurry."

Bai Qiuran instructed the Immortal Consort, "I'll leave this girl here for a while, so she can cultivate properly."

The Immortal Consort agreed.

"Master."

Tang Ruowei sensed something was amiss and asked, "Aren't you staying to cultivate?"

"I need to go to the Underworld Ghost Realm first."

Bai Qiuran turned his head and replied, "Before I came out, I connected a portion of my Consciousness Domain to the Ghost Realm, and had the Ghost Realm's Underworld Emissaries begin to Visualization our Underworld Ghost Realm's Ultimate Weapon, an unprecedented Super Consciousness Demon. Judging by the time, they should have finished Visualization by now. I need to go back and check on the results."

"So you're not coming back this time?"

Tang Ruowei continued to press for answers.

"I'm not coming back. There's a time flow Barrier over there too, so I'll just stay in the Ghost Emperor Hall and cultivate in peace."

Bai Qiuran replied, "If Lan'er emerges from seclusion, please tell her to come to the Ghost Realm and add a wisp of her consciousness into that Consciousness Demon."

Tang Ruowei pursed her lips. She knew that she might not be able to see Bai Qiuran again in the time leading up to the Battle of the Shepherds.

However Shepherds, the battle of the Shepherds is extremely dangerous. Apart from the Tribal King, the Immortal Realm cannot possibly stop all six remaining Shepherds. It is estimated that Bai Qiuran still have to fight against many opponents.

With the Tribal King being so powerful, and a Shepherds providing support from the side, the outcome is truly still uncertain.

"Master."

So she said, "I have something I want to tell you."

"What is it?"

Bai Qiuran taken aback, but the Immortal Consort beside her understood.

"Immortal Ancestor and Miss Tang, please speak slowly."

She gave a meaningful smile and withdrew.

Tang Ruowei watched her walk away until she had dismissed everyone along the way, then turned to Bai Qiuran and slowly said, "Master, do you still remember the bet we made?"

Bai Qiuran, then her face turned sour.

"Remember."

Bai Qiuran glanced at Tang Ruowei's chest and muttered, "You traitor."

Tang Ruowei ignored his complaints and continued, "Anyway, I won the bet. According to the bet, you have to grant me one request, which I haven't mentioned yet, remember?"

"I remember, I remember."

Bai Qiuran getting impatient.

"Don't worry, I won't break my promise."

"Alright then."

Tang Ruowei took a deep breath, looking somewhat nervous.

"I'm going to make my demands."

"Oh, go ahead and mention it."

Bai Qiuran nodded and said, "If I cannot fulfill the conditions, then I will simply destroy you."

Tang Ruowei rolled her eyes at him, then suddenly rushed in front of him, stretched out her arms, wrapped them around his neck, and leaned in to kiss Bai Qiuran's lips.

The kiss lasted only a few seconds. Tang Ruowei blushed slightly as she released him, then looked at the somewhat stunned White Hair man and confessed, "I love you, Shizun, marry me."

"... So it really wasn't my imagination back then; you were indeed seducing me, intentionally or unintentionally."

Bai Qiuran did not answer, but instead stroked her chin, seemingly lost in thought.

"Ruowei, you're so sexy."

"Stop talking nonsense!"

The girl kicked him in the shin, angrily saying, "Marry me or kill me, you choose?"

Bai Qiuran hesitated for a moment.

"Killing you for this seems a bit inappropriate. Although you're a bit stupid, you were my first Personal Disciple, and besides, many people consider it a good thing to offer something in return."

"Right?"

Tang Ruowei was somewhat happy.

"So you're saying you'll marry me?"

"But--"

Bai Qiuran suddenly changed the subject, interrupting Tang Ruowei.

"If I marry you, then my own life will be safe..."

He touched his waist, somewhat hesitant.

"I'm afraid there's no guarantee of that."

What do you mean?

Tang Ruowei retorted angrily, "Are you saying I'm some kind of monster?"

"Sigh, you're too naive to understand."

Bai Qiuran shook her head.

He paced back and forth, deep in thought, while Tang Ruowei's emotions rose and fell with his every move.

In fact, it took Tang Ruowei a lot of courage to confess this time, which she hadn't been able to muster for many years. If it weren't for the Shepherds, she would have planned to keep him hanging for a while longer.

However, with the Shepherds attacking, Bai Qiuran cannot guarantee her survival in the war. Therefore, Tang Ruowei chose to confess her feelings to Bai Qiuran on the eve of the war.

She was also afraid that Bai Qiuran reject her. He certainly wouldn't kill her, but Bai Qiuran already had three close female friends and two children, a boy and a girl. She and Bai Qiuran were also master and disciple. Whether Bai Qiuran could accept her was a big question.

I can't think of an answer right now.

Bai Qiuran thought for a long time, and finally shook her head and said, "How about this, you focus on your cultivation, and I'll tell you my answer after the war with the Shepherds is over."