Oh my God!
Pull her skirt up and spank her?!
This kid!
What on earth did this kid think about all day?
How had he even come up with this way of disciplining his wife?
And he even looked so righteous, as if it were only natural!
Bo Saixi felt like she was about to laugh herself breathless, while also feeling a deep sympathy for Qian Renxue.
With a fiancé like this, her future married life was bound to be colorful, with one surprise after another!
And Qian Renxue, standing in front of Li Qing...
The instant Li Qing's crystal-clear thought about pulling up her skirt and spanking her came rushing into her mind, it was as if she'd been struck squarely by a thunderbolt from the heavens!
Boom—!
Her mind went completely blank!
Then an indescribable rush of heat, mingled with extreme shame, fury, absurdity, and a trace of... a strange, inexplicable flutter she was unwilling to admit even to herself, surged up from the soles of her feet like an erupting volcano, straight to the crown of her head!
"You—!"
Qian Renxue stumbled back a step and pointed at Li Qing, her finger trembling. Her peerless face was red as a cooked shrimp, as if it might drip blood!
Her violet eyes were wide open, filled with furious shame and disbelief.
Pull... pull up her skirt... and spank her?!
That bastard!
Pervert!
Scoundrel!
Shameless, lecherous scum!
He... he actually dared to profane her in his thoughts like this... like this!
And he even wanted to discipline her that way?!
Qian Renxue felt like she was about to explode!
In her twenty-one years of life, when had she ever suffered such humiliation?
Even while undercover in Tiandou, facing those ill-intentioned noble youths, she had never felt such a powerful urge to tear someone limb from limb!
Yet to Qian Daoliu and Li Qing, who had no idea what was going on, her sudden, intense reaction seemed to mean something else entirely.
Seeing his granddaughter point at Li Qing, her face flushed and her body trembling, Qian Daoliu thought Li Qing's silence had angered her, or that she was simply overcome with embarrassment and excitement at the mention of marriage. He hurriedly tried to smooth things over. "Xiao Xue, don't get worked up. Let Qing think it over properly. This is a matter for a lifetime, after all..."
Li Qing looked just as confused and innocent. Seeing Qian Renxue's expression, as if she wanted to eat him alive, he wondered to himself: What's going on? I haven't even said anything! She asked if I was satisfied, and I'm giving it serious thought. Why is she reacting so strongly? Is it because I've made her wait too long and she thinks I'm being disrespectful? Tsk, a woman's heart is as fathomless as the sea.
Hearing Li Qing's innocent thoughts, and seeing the looks from her grandfather and Bo Saixi, Qian Renxue suddenly realized she'd lost control again!
She bit down hard on her tongue, using the pain to force herself to calm down.
I can't let it show!
I absolutely can't let him know I can hear him!
Otherwise, who knows how he'll make fun of me in his thoughts and bully me in the future!
That's right!
To change the future!
For the glory of the Angel God!
And... so I can get my revenge someday!
Endure! I'll endure!
Qian Renxue took a few more deep breaths, forcibly pressing down the shame and fury that had nearly broken through her self-control. She tried to put on a smile, but it looked more like she was about to cry. Blushing with embarrassment, she spoke in a voice that still trembled, though she'd managed to steady it somewhat.
"It's... it's fine, Grandpa. I'm just... just a little nervous."
She looked at Li Qing, her gaze so gentle it seemed it might drip with tenderness, and asked, "Little Brother Li Qing, have you... made up your mind?"
Li Qing looked at Qian Renxue's bashful, utterly charming expression. Though he found her earlier reaction a little strange, he didn't think much of it.
He thought back over his earlier reasoning and decided the benefits outweighed the drawbacks. Especially the prospect of having a god-level fighter for a wife and, someday, disciplining a disobedient wife... It seemed kind of exciting?
Under Qian Daoliu's expectant gaze, Bo Saixi's amused one, and Qian Renxue's gentle attention, Li Qing nodded and smiled brightly.
"Mm. How could I object when Big Sister Qian Renxue is so wonderful? I agree to this marriage."
"Good! Wonderful!" Qian Daoliu exclaimed, clapping his hands as the great weight in his heart finally lifted.
Bo Saixi also nodded with a smile, though there was something strangely meaningful about it.
Qian Renxue let out a long, complicated sigh of relief, then felt herself filled with the tragic resolve of someone who'd boarded a pirate ship—and the determination to change the future and turn the tables on him.
Now that the matter was settled, a ceremony was in order, even if everything had happened in a rush.
On Sea God Island, naturally, the rites of the Sea God took precedence.
As High Priestess and an elder of the groom's family, Bo Saixi proposed that since the elders and the couple had all agreed, they might as well perform a simple rite before the heavens in Sea God Hall, in the presence of Lord Sea God, and formally establish their union.
Qian Daoliu naturally had no objections.
Qian Renxue and Li Qing nodded in agreement as well.
So Bo Saixi led everyone to the open space directly in front of the Sea God Statue.
She and Qian Daoliu stood on either side, while Li Qing and Qian Renxue stood side by side before the statue.
"First bow: to Heaven and Earth, for fate has joined you," Bo Saixi's ethereal voice rang through the hall.
Li Qing and Qian Renxue exchanged a glance. His eyes held curiosity and a hint of teasing, while she tried to remain calm, concealing the complicated emotions in her gaze.
Together, they turned toward the hall entrance and bowed.
"Second bow: to the gods, that they may bless your union," Bo Saixi continued.
The two turned and bowed again to the enormous statue of Poseidon, the Sea God, which radiated a vast and imposing majesty.
But just as they bent forward, on the verge of completing their second bow—
A sudden change erupted!
Vmmm—!!!
Without warning, all of Sea God Hall shook violently! It wasn't an earthquake; space itself was trembling!
An indescribable, magnificent, sacred, and utterly overwhelming pressure descended without warning, as if the universe had just been born!
The pressure was so immense that even Bo Saixi and Qian Daoliu, both Peerless Douluo at level ninety-nine, felt their hearts shudder. An urge to prostrate themselves in worship rose involuntarily from the depths of their souls!
Then, two pillars of light, pure to the extreme, as if formed from the most fundamental laws, tore through Sea God Hall's indestructible dome without warning and came crashing down like a heavenly river pouring from the sky!
One pillar blazed a dazzling gold, seemingly capable of purifying all darkness and evil!
Within its radiance, countless Angel Phantoms seemed to circle and sing, while sacred hymns resounded through their souls!
The other pillar was a deep, vast blue, as if it held every source of water in the world!
Within its radiance came the rush of tides, the calls of giant whales, and the shifting shadows of immense waves!
Neither beam caused any damage. They simply, silently yet with absolute authority, enveloped Li Qing and Qian Renxue, who had just straightened up and hadn't yet made their third bow!
The light was so dazzling that even Bo Saixi and Qian Daoliu had to narrow their eyes and use their Soul Power to resist the sacred pressure that pierced straight into their souls.
As the light gradually drew inward and the scene within was revealed, all four of them froze, their pupils contracting as their faces filled with utter shock and disbelief!
Before Li Qing and Qian Renxue, where the two pillars of light had descended, two figures had appeared without a sound, no one knew when.
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