Heaven and Earth Witness, Sun and Moon Share a Heart

Qiankun Hall.

Angel Yan, a mischievous grin on her face; Angel Zhi, her cheeks slightly flushed; Angel Mo Yi, her gaze appraising.

The three angels now stood within Qiankun Hall, observing the man who had captured A Zhui's heart.

After reviewing the Dark Data and grasping the full story, Angel Yan had decided to meet Ye Chen.

And to observe him, on the side.

Though Angel Yan was an experienced driver with no real combat experience, she knew plenty. One look told her that A Zhui had feelings for Ye Chen.

If nothing went wrong, the two would likely end up together.

Seeing the three angels appear in Qiankun Hall, Ye Chen recognized the other two at once.

He then turned to Secretary-General Yuan Lan and said, "We have honored guests. Yuan Lan, prepare tea."

"As you command."

Yuan Lan, who had been standing before Ye Chen with sword drawn, eyeing the three angels warily, hesitated for a moment at his words, then sheathed her weapon and withdrew to prepare the tea.

"Please, have a seat."

Angel Yan nodded, made no pretense of courtesy, and plopped down into a chair, crossing her legs. "Kid, so you're the one who stole our A Zhui's heart. What do you have to say for yourself?"

"Yan Jie, don't talk nonsense..." Behind her, A Zhui grew flustered at those words.

They had agreed to just observe Ye Chen—how had it turned into this in Angel Yan's mouth?

Though they had known each other for millennia, and A Zhui was well aware of Angel Yan's flighty nature, she hadn't expected her to be this unreliable.

Seeing this, Mo Yi couldn't help but smirk.

In thousands of years, this was the first time she had seen A Zhui so flustered.

Across from them, Ye Chen was also taken aback by Angel Yan's words.

What did he mean by stealing A Zhui's heart? But seeing A Zhui's reaction... well, even if it hadn't reached that point, there were signs.

He hadn't expected that A Zhui would actually develop feelings for him over that one incident. He could only say that these new-era angels were too innocent, their world too simple.

To be honest, over the past two hundred years, his mind had been entirely on the Yanhuang Empire. If not for A Zhui and the others showing up today, he might have forgotten about her entirely.

Two centuries as Emperor—most of his time had been devoted to the Yanhuang Empire.

His thoughts raced for a moment, then Ye Chen looked at Angel Yan and said, "Two hundred years ago, Imperial We was young and ignorant. Seeing A Zhui so beautiful, a flicker of admiration rose in Our heart, and We kissed her without thinking.

That deed was wrong of Us. For this, if A Zhui is willing, We are prepared to memorialize the Heavenly Court above, announce to the Netherworld below, inform the Sages, and welcome A Zhui with the Heavenly Marriage Rite. What say you?"

"Heavenly Marriage?" Angel Yan looked puzzled at that.

Behind her, A Zhui and Mo Yi were also confused. Then their eyes turned white as they began searching the Yanhuang Empire's records on what a Heavenly Marriage was.

"What a beautiful vow!!"

After reading about the Heavenly Marriage, the three couldn't help but sigh in admiration.

"A marriage writ, memorialized to the Heavenly Court. Proclaimed to the Nine Heavens, announced to the Netherworld below.

Made known to the Sages, declared to the Three Realms, witnessed by the Ancestral Masters of All Heavens.

Heaven and Earth bear witness, sun and moon share one heart. If the man betrays his lady, he deceives Heaven.

If the lady betrays him, she defies Heaven's will. The crime of deceiving Heaven—death of body and extinction of soul.

Kid, your empire's Heavenly Marriage vow is beautiful. It resembles our Angel's Guardian Oath."

At this moment, Angel Yan's gaze toward Ye Chen held a hint of approval.

Angel Civilization pursued eternal, true love—one life, one world, one partner. The Yanhuang Empire's Heavenly Marriage vow perfectly aligned with Angel Civilization's mindset.

After reading the Heavenly Marriage vow, A Zhui was lost in thought for a long time: "Heaven and Earth bear witness, sun and moon share one heart."

Seeing A Zhui like this, Mo Yi could only shake her head helplessly.

By now, not even Angel Yan could miss A Zhui's state—even an ordinary person would notice something was off.

If before A Zhui had only a slight interest in Ye Chen, then after reading the Heavenly Marriage vow, her defenses were beginning to crumble.

Across from them, Ye Chen sensed the change in the three angels and felt reassured. He had known that this Heavenly Marriage vow would resonate most with Angel Civilization.

But this time, he hadn't set it up specifically for the angels. The Heavenly Marriage vow had been established at the empire's founding.

In his past life, his parents were Daoist believers, renowned Daoist scholars. Raised in that environment, he had been deeply influenced by Daoist teachings.

After the Yanhuang Empire was founded, under his influence, much of the empire's culture aligned with Daoist principles.

And the Heavenly Marriage Rite was the Daoist wedding ceremony from his past life—the most sacred of rituals.

Thus, he had designated this wedding as the highest level of marriage in the Yanhuang Empire.

To ensure the Heavenly Marriage's sanctity and inviolability, Ye Chen had directly written this wedding into the empire's legal code, forbidding anyone from defiling it.

For this reason, despite the Yanhuang Empire's vast population, very few families dared to marry with the Heavenly Marriage Rite—because it was strictly monogamous.

Heaven and Earth bear witness, sun and moon share one heart—don't think it's just empty words. If you cannot achieve that unity of heart and eternal loyalty, then do not defile the Heavenly Marriage.

The arrival of Angel Yan and her companions, along with her words, made Ye Chen think of the Heavenly Marriage Vow. Sure enough, as soon as the vow was mentioned, A Zhui nearly fell for it, and Angel Yan and the others also developed favorable feelings toward him.

Given Angel Yan's personality, if she knew, that meant Keisha knew, which meant most of the little angels in Angel Civilization knew as well.

Moreover, he had his own purpose this time—he wanted to borrow the power of Angel Yan and her group to help him intimidate the Denuo Remnants within Blue Star and the Skyscraper Su Mali over in Europe.

Because, based on the current development of the Yanhuang Empire, it wouldn't be long before he launched a global war to unify the world. When that happened, he would inevitably clash with the Denuo Remnants and Skyscraper Su Mali.

He had originally been pondering how to deal with the threats from the Denuo Remnants and Su Mali, but he never expected Angel Yan and her group to suddenly show up at his doorstep.

This was perfect—he could take the opportunity to borrow the power of Angel Civilization.

He didn't ask the angels to help him directly; he just needed them to intimidate those people and keep them from obstructing his path to unification.

Of course, if he could marry A Zhui, that would be even better. After all, she was a wealthy heiress, and he was a pauper right now. Marrying her wouldn't be a loss—it would be a huge gain.

Angel Yan looked at Ye Chen across from her and said with a half-smile, "Kid, you're really interesting. But if you want to marry our A Zhui, it won't be that easy."

From this brief interaction, honestly speaking, Angel Yan had a pretty good impression of him. But Ye Chen was still too weak right now, and his lifespan was too short.

Of course, in the end, this matter still depended on A Zhui's wishes. If A Zhui was willing, Queen Keisha wouldn't stop it.