Straight Shot! Sect Master Yun, Let's Marry! (Seeking Follow-up Reads)

"Agreed!"

"This King agrees!"

"It's just Big Brother's woman wanting to stay in my cave for a night, that's absolutely no problem!"

"Big Brother! My cave is your cave."

"Stay however you like!"

"Stay for as long as you like!"

Upon hearing that Xiao Ze wanted to occupy its cave, the Amethyst Winged Lion King agreed without a second thought. If one didn't see its obsequious smile, they might have mistaken it for being on excellent terms with Xiao Ze.

"Oh? You're truly willing to give up your cave?"

"Mm-hmm!"

"I didn't coerce you?"

"Mm-hmm!"

"This is all of your own free will?"

"...Mm-hmm-hmm-hmm!"

"Very good! Sign here, press your paw print, and then you can get lost!"

"Awoo~"

Inside the cave.

Under Xiao Ze's amiable (coercive) and approachable (intimidating) smile, the Amethyst Winged Lion King, with tears of joy in its eyes, surrendered the temporary residency rights to its cave.

This scene.

Left Yun Yun, who was recovering from her injuries nearby, completely dumbfounded.

"Big Brother, then I won't disturb you and Sister-in-law as you exchange affections. Goodbye..." After signing the contract, the Amethyst Winged Lion King scurried out of the cave, bare-bottomed.

As it passed by Yun Yun, it hurriedly apologized with a smile: "Sister-in-law, if you had said earlier that you were Big Brother's woman, I wouldn't have struck so hard."

"That... we're all family now, you mustn't hold a grudge."

"The Amethyst Crystal you wanted, I have plenty stored in this cave. Take as much as you like."

"Goodbye, Sister-in-law!"

After dropping these words, it left the cave without looking back.

Just as it stepped outside, it tilted its head forty-five degrees to gaze at the sky. Bathed in the glow of the setting sun, a glistening tear welled up in its eye.

It was strong!

It wasn't crying!

It was just that the wind and sand had gotten into its eyes!

"..." Watching its retreating figure, for some reason, a sense of desolation and sorrow rose in the depths of Yun Yun's heart.

"Alright, the eyesore is gone now. We can rest here in peace tonight!"

Having finished all this, Xiao Ze came to her side.

With a wave of his hand, a campfire rose up.

The roaring flames dispelled the darkness in the cave and also chased away the chill in Yun Yun's heart.

"Xiao Ze..." she called out softly.

"Hmm?"

"Could you turn around?"

"Why?"

"I need to change my clothes!"

"..."

In the dim cave, two figures swayed slightly under the flickering firelight.

After the day's battle, Yun Yun's original cyan dress had become tattered and ruined. Large patches of glistening, snow-white skin were exposed, and the shredded fabric could no longer conceal her graceful figure.

Xiao Ze turned around, listening to the rustling sounds coming from behind him.

In his mind, certain 3D images couldn't help but emerge.

"Alright!" After a short while, a slightly trembling voice came.

Xiao Ze turned his head and found that she had changed into a clean dress.

She was now sitting cross-legged on the ground covered in dry grass, her knees bent. Her jade-like skin shone even more brightly under the illumination of the flames.

"Sect Master Yun?"

"Hmm?"

"Do you have a partner?"

"Why do you ask?"

"Just curious."

"...No."

"What a coincidence, neither do I!"

"..."

"Sect Leader Yun, do you think I meet your criteria for a spouse?"

"...Senior, you are joking."

"Why not consider it?"

"..."

"Sect Leader Yun?"

"Xiao... Your Excellency, don't you think those words are a bit too blunt?"

"Is it? When you reach my age, you'll realize that things like having a thick skin don't matter at all. I find you to be a woman of exceptional grace and intelligence, and you fit my standards for a partner quite well... Why not give it some thought?"

"..."

"Sect Leader Yun?"

"...Your Excellency, I am going into seclusion to heal my wounds."

"..."

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

After three days of recuperation, Yun Yun had finally recovered from most of her injuries.

Inside the Amethyst Winged Lion King's cave.

The two were having their final conversation before parting ways.

"Leaving already?"

"Mm."

"Really leaving?"

"...Mm."

"These past three days, we've supported each other through thick and thin, shared our burdens, and stood together... cough, anyway, you're just going to leave without a word? Don't you have anything else to say?"

"No!" Yun Yun gritted her teeth.

"Are you really not going to consider the marriage proposal? I have the talent, you have the beauty—we're a match made in heaven!"

"Don't even think about it!" Her fair, delicate cheeks turned crimson instantly, the flush spreading all the way to her ears. Shame, anger, and a myriad of other complex emotions flooded her heart.

"Don't be so hasty. Be careful of a 'truth-telling' slap in the face later. Why don't you reconsider?"

"Farewell!"

Yun Yun didn't want to listen to Xiao Ze anymore. She stood up in a fit of shame and anger and walked toward the cave entrance.

She was worried that if she kept listening, it might disturb her cultivation state of mind.

For these past three days, Xiao Ze had been nagging her ear off every single day.

It had left her feeling incredibly restless.

Sometimes she couldn't help but wonder: he was over a hundred years old, couldn't he be as steady and composed as she was?

Thinking back on the things Xiao Ze had said over the last three days, her blood surged and her cheeks burned—a feeling she had never experienced in all her years of cultivation.

"Sister-in-law, you're leaving already? Won't you stay a little longer?" The Amethyst Winged Lion King trotted over, looking eager.

"Big Brother, are you two leaving now?"

"What? Are you happy about it?" Xiao Ze's sharp gaze landed on it, causing the Amethyst Winged Lion King to feel a chill between its legs and its hindquarters to tremble.

"No!" It shook its head frantically.

Are you kidding? Even if it were happy, it couldn't show it now.

This killing star was still here; it didn't want to invite disaster by being too joyful.

"Xiao Ze!" Yun Yun stormed out of the cave, ready to summon her Dou Wings and fly away, but after a moment's thought, she decided to bid him farewell.

Regardless of everything else, he had saved her life.

She had to repay this debt of gratitude.

Of course... the marriage proposal was out of the question.

Ever since she began her cultivation, Yun Yun had resolved to be wedded only to her Dou Qi; she would never marry!

"Hm?" Xiao Ze looked at her, puzzled.

"I..." Yun Yun's face flushed red, and just as she was about to say the word "thank you"...

Suddenly!

A sudden change occurred!

BOOM!

A terrifying, thunderous roar erupted from deep within the Magical Beast Mountain Range.

Countless bolts of lightning gathered above the sea of clouds. Looking from afar, one could see endless dark clouds converging from all directions toward the depths of the Magical Beast Mountain Range. Immediately after, an incredibly pure fluctuation of energy emanated from the heart of the mountains.

The next second, a brilliant, boundless pillar of light shot straight into the sky. A surging aura swept in all directions, and this spectacular, shocking scene left Xiao Ze and Yun Yun deeply stunned.

"What is happening?"

"It looks like it's coming from the depths of the Magical Beast Mountain Range?"

"But why would the Magical Beast Mountain Range... produce such a terrifying phenomenon?" Yun Yun parted her rosy lips slightly, her beautiful face filled with bewilderment.

She activated her Dou Wings to soar into the air, her gaze fixed on the origin of the anomaly.

There, she felt as if she could see a towering, illusory ancient ruin nestled amidst the wild and ancient mountains. That multicolored pillar of light seemed to be a thousand zhang high, piercing the firmament and causing the entire sea of thunder to churn violently.

Rumble!

Countless ferocious lightning dragons struck down from the sea of clouds.

Even from over a thousand miles away, they could still feel that vast and boundless, terrifying celestial might.

"Huh?"

"Why does that look so familiar?"

"It seems to be..."