Chu Xi, Yun Xi, and Wang Xi

Premonitions are truly mysterious things. Ninety-nine percent of the time, the good ones never come true, while the bad ones always do—just like now.

I only heard Xue Xing continue.

"Among the Chosen Ones who entered the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands, those who truly belonged to our Heaven Dou Empire are all dead, including my Imperial Brother, Xue Ye. Of those remaining, Ning Rongrong of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect might stand on our side, but it is more likely she will remain neutral. After all, she and Dai Mubai are both members of the Shrek Seven Devils."

"Imperial Uncle, what exactly are you trying to say? Just give it to me straight."

Xue Beng's mental state was truly on the verge of collapse. It wasn't as if he didn't know what Xue Xing was saying...

"Ahem, alright. I'll be blunt then. I hope that Xue Ke can marry Dai Mubai and become the Crown Princess of the Star Luo Empire."

As expected, it was exactly that...

Meanwhile, watching the results she had caused, Chu Xi nodded in satisfaction and turned her head to look at Yun Xi.

"Sister Yun Xi, do you see? This is the power of our Chu Clan. If your luck is heaven-defying enough to be chosen by our Chu Clan's Ancient Ancestor, and you even end up bearing the offspring of an Immortal King, your child's power will be a hundred or even a thousand times stronger than mine at the same age!"

Speaking of this, Chu Xi felt a bit speechless herself.

Her father was really something else. To actually have an eight-year-old girl like her go find a Dao Companion for an Ancient Ancestor—what was he thinking?

Compared to Chu Xi, Yun Xi was even more speechless. She had truly experienced what it meant to have disaster strike while sitting at home.

A month ago, she had been cultivating perfectly well at Heavenly God Mountain when Chu Xi descended like a king, directly knocking down the Old Venerable of the Celestial Race at Heavenly God Mountain. She had also beaten up all the experts of the entire mountain, forcing Yun Xi to follow her under the guise of bestowing a heaven-sent opportunity upon her.

When she refused, the girl actually threatened her with the lives of everyone at Heavenly God Mountain!

Only after leaving did she realize that Chu Xi was actually looking for a Dao Companion for the Ancient Ancestor of her clan. She had taken a liking to Yun Xi and wanted to present her to their Ancient Ancestor.

Good heavens, she was only eighteen years old! Was she really expected to marry some ancient antique whose age was unknown?

(I recall that in the original book, when Shi Hao and Yun Xi met, Shi Hao was about eight or nine, and Yun Xi was about twelve or thirteen. According to this book's setting, Shi Hao is currently eleven, so theoretically, Yun Xi would be fifteen or sixteen—still a minor. That won't do, so I specifically changed her age to eighteen to avoid any content that might trigger censorship.)

Furthermore, hadn't the experts of the Celestial Race in the Upper Realm issued an Imperial Edict years ago, telling her to reach the Spirit Transformation Realm as soon as possible? They had promised to send experts to the Lower Realm to bring her to the Upper Realm, claiming there was a great opportunity waiting for her.

She had reached the Spirit Transformation Realm eight years ago, but she had never waited for the experts the Upper Realm was supposed to send. If those experts had arrived, perhaps she wouldn't have been kidnapped by Chu Xi.

Could it be that the Celestial Race experts of the Upper Realm were just playing a prank on Heavenly God Mountain?

That was impossible. The Old Supreme of Heavenly God Mountain had once said that for experts from the Upper Realm to descend to the Lower Realm, they had to pay a significant price; even sending a message down required a heavy cost.

Paying such a huge price just to play a prank—that seemed impossible no matter how one looked at it.

There was also another strange point: for the eighteen years since she was born, she had focused solely on cultivation and had never left Heavenly God Mountain. Even within the mountain, few people knew her name. Where did Chu Xi find out who she was?

Could Chu Xi be the expert sent down by the Celestial Race of the Upper Realm?

But wasn't she a bit too young for that?

Moreover, Chu Xi claimed to be from the Chu Clan, not the Celestial Race!

The more she thought about it, the more Yun Xi felt her brain turning into mush. No matter how she analyzed it, nothing made sense.

Of course, it was precisely because the Celestial Race had once received an Imperial Edict, and it just so happened that Chu Xi was indeed worthy of being called a powerhouse. Coupled with the fact that Chu Xi had threatened all living beings on Heavenly God Mountain at the time, she had no choice but to follow him.

"Sister Yun Xi, you've finally come back to your senses. What were you thinking about? You were so lost in thought."

Chu Xi had been standing there with his hands on his hips, waiting for praise. After all, over the past month, he had grown accustomed to the atmosphere where a simple wave of his hand would earn him a few compliments from Yun Xi. As a result, after waiting for a long time without receiving any praise, he grew a bit angry and couldn't help but urge her.

Brought back to reality by Chu Xi's prodding, Yun Xi looked at the expectant Chu Xi, hesitated for a moment, and asked.

"I know, I know. I know this is the power of your Chu Clan. But tell me, Xiao Xi, you still haven't told me how you knew about me?"

Chu Xi had been quite happy because of Yun Xi's praise, but upon hearing the second half of her sentence, his little face fell.

"I heard it from my Grandfather. It seems that ten thousand years ago, Grandfather brought some people into the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands. He happened to pass by the Celestial Race and heard that they had an extraordinary temperament and were generally very beautiful. So, Grandfather issued an Imperial Edict, requiring the Celestial Race to select the 100 most beautiful and talented young women from the Celestial Race ten thousand years later—which is this year—and send them to our Immortal King Chu Clan's base in the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands."

"When I came to the Lower Realm, the Old Celestial Human of the Celestial Race happened to be taking the first batch of Celestial Race members back to report to the Old Ancestor who guards the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands. They happened to mention that there was a descendant of the Celestial Race like you in the Lower Realm, and they praised you as one of a kind, unmatched in heaven or on earth. So, I remembered your name and decided to see you in person when I came to the Lower Realm."

At this point, Chu Xi's beautiful, large eyes kept scanning Yun Xi up and down, making her subconsciously tighten her clothes.

"Honestly, Sister Yun Xi, you are truly beautiful—more beautiful than many others. Even within our Immortal King Chu Clan, in terms of appearance alone, there aren't many who are as beautiful as you. If you were to become the Dao Companion of our Ancient Ancestor, I don't think anyone would object, right?"

Yun Xi: ...

What was all this? Why did it sound more and more like she was being sold off?

"Oh, Sister Yun Xi, don't feel like you've been sold. In reality, it's still uncertain whether you'll even be selected. I heard that all the Eternal Life Clans in the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands have submitted their lists; the competition is very fierce."

As he spoke, Chu Xi seemed to think of something. His little mouth pouted, and he asked with a grievance-filled expression.

"Sister Yun Xi, do you think the character 'Xi' is very common?"

Yun Xi looked at Chu Xi, stunned, completely unable to understand how he had made such a sudden shift in topic...

"Why do you ask?"

"Because I heard that the person submitted by the Eternal Life Wang Clan is named Wang Xi, I am called Chu Xi, and you, Sister Yun Xi, are called Yun Xi. Everyone is 'Xi'..."

Yun Xi: ...

He really is just a child...