Wedding Date

After returning to the family, Dugu Chen rushed without pause to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to see Ah Yin.

Seeing that all three of them were living well, happy and carefree, filled his heart with satisfaction.

At night, the moon hung high overhead, its cool light gently spilling down in countless silver ripples.

Dugu Chen held Ah Yin as they sat atop the valley peak, while she leaned into his embrace.

The cold, enchanting moonlight traced the outline of her peerless beauty.

The night breeze drifted past, stirring the tips of their hair until they trembled softly and entwined in the air, lingering together with tender affection.

Sunset Forest was silent at night, but their two burning souls leaned upon one another, adding a measure of warmth to the chilly atmosphere.

"Xiao Chen, I have some good news to tell you!"

Ah Yin slowly sat upright, gazing at Dugu Chen with a smile and a hint of tenderness in her eyes.

"What good news?"

A faint smile curved Dugu Chen's lips. He reached out to stroke the ends of her hair and asked curiously.

"My soul power has already broken through to rank seventy!"

Ah Yin blinked her blue-gold eyes and smiled at him.

"So soon?"

Dugu Chen was utterly shocked. How long had it even been?

Only a little over two months had passed since Ah Yin obtained her sixth soul ring.

Seeing the astonished look on his face, Ah Yin's face blossomed with delight.

She wrapped her slender arms around his neck, a radiant smile appearing on her lovely face.

"Back then, with the help of my clansmen, I condensed my sixth soul ring, and my soul power increased greatly as well."

"After condensing the soul ring, the remaining immense energy was stored within it. After absorbing it for more than two months, I've begun to master that energy, so my soul power naturally rose!"

Excitement filled Dugu Chen's face. He gave Ah Yin's cheek a firm kiss and said happily,

"That's wonderful! Once you absorb the soul ring, Sister Ah Yin, you'll completely shed your soul beast body. You'll never have to worry about your identity being exposed again!"

"Mmm, Xiao Chen... do you still remember what you said back then?"

At that moment, a blush appeared on Ah Yin's face. She gathered her courage and gazed steadily at Dugu Chen.

"What did I say?"

Dugu Chen looked puzzled as he asked blankly.

Ah Yin froze, disappointment rising in her heart. Had Xiao Chen already forgotten the vow he had made back then?

Just as her thoughts began to run wild, Dugu Chen suddenly grasped her chin and gently lifted her face.

Their foreheads touched. He looked at Ah Yin with a smile in his eyes, his voice soft.

"I said that the day you completely took human form would be the day of our grand wedding!"

"Now that day has come. Will you marry me?"

A misty layer of tears gradually welled up in Ah Yin's eyes, filling them with emotion. So... he had not forgotten!

"I... I will!"

Their faces slowly drew closer. Dugu Chen lowered his head and sealed Ah Yin's soft lips with his own.

A faint, elegant fragrance of grass and wood blossomed at his lips, sweet beyond measure.

Under the moonlight, their figures clung tightly together without the slightest gap, as though they wanted to melt each other into their own bodies.

Belated springtime bloomed beneath the night sky. A drifting cloud came from somewhere overhead, veiling half the moonlight.

Twin stars in the Silver River forever shone upon the moon over the Qin Tower; a heart of dust forever rested by the bright mirror's stand.

Several days later, Dugu Chen brought Ah Yin to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt for her seventh soul ring.

Ah Yin had originally planned to casually find a ten-thousand-year soul beast in Sunset Forest to absorb, but Dugu Chen refused.

The reason was simple: if she was going to absorb one, she should absorb the best.

There were quite a few soul beasts in Sunset Forest with cultivation exceeding fifty thousand years, but hunting a high-quality plant-type soul beast was simply too difficult.

With such strict requirements, perhaps only the vast and boundless Star Dou Great Forest had a plant-type soul beast with more than fifty thousand years of cultivation suitable for Ah Yin.

After entering the Star Dou Great Forest, the two headed straight toward the mixed zone and even the core zone.

In the end, after more than half a month of searching, Ah Yin used her Blue Silver Domain to communicate with the surrounding plants.

They finally found, on the outskirts of the core zone, a top-tier plant-type soul beast with more than seventy thousand years of cultivation: the Evil Eye Demon Tree!

After finding their target, Dugu Chen wasted no words.

He immediately activated his Sacred Dragon True Form and engaged the Evil Eye Demon Tree, whose cultivation was nearing eighty thousand years, in a fierce battle.

Ah Yin also activated her Blue Silver Domain from the side, assisting Dugu Chen against the enemy.

Through resonance with the Blue Silver Grass outside, the Blue Silver Domain could temporarily transform the Blue Silver Grass within its range into Blue Silver Emperors for her use.

It could not only assist its wielder, but also grant Dugu Chen a considerable boost.

The Sacred Dragon True Form under the Light Dragon Transformation Art was extraordinarily powerful, its enormous dragon body even exceeding sixty meters.

Before him, the Evil Eye Demon Tree, which was only a little over twenty meters tall, looked like an undeveloped child.

Under the triple suppression of the Blue Silver Domain, Light Domain, and Dragon Soul, the two sides had exchanged blows for only a few minutes before Dugu Chen and Ah Yin joined forces to beat it to the brink of death.

After Ah Yin delivered the final blow, she successfully absorbed the Evil Eye Demon Tree, with over seventy thousand years of cultivation, as her seventh soul ring.

Regrettably, the Evil Eye Demon Tree, which had more than seventy thousand years of cultivation and was very close to eighty thousand years, did not drop a Soul Bone, making Dugu Chen cry out in disappointment.

After all, the higher the age, the greater the chance of a Soul Bone dropping. Yet no Soul Bone appeared even this time. Their luck could only be called truly terrible!

After obtaining the soul ring, the two returned to Heaven Dou City.

Dugu Residence.

As a carriage slowly came to a stop, Dugu Chen returned home with Ah Yin, who had just absorbed her soul ring in the Star Dou Great Forest.

The moment he entered, he called over his father and elder brother and told them that he was about to hold a grand wedding with Ah Yin.

Upon hearing this, Dugu Bo and Dugu Xin were immediately overjoyed. They slapped the table and exclaimed excitedly,

"Good, good, good! That's wonderful! In that case, I'll go make preparations right away."

"Chen'er, when do you plan to set the date?"

Dugu Bo was so excited that he could barely contain himself, and even his voice trembled slightly.

Wonderful! His son's stone head had finally blossomed!

Dugu Chen smiled faintly. "There's no rush for the date. Ah Yin and I deserve the finest wedding in the world. It must be grand, with every sect coming to offer congratulations and all living beings giving their blessings!"

"Good. Chen'er, don't worry. I'll personally deliver the invitations. I guarantee that people from all the major powers and sects will be present when the time comes."

Dugu Bo laughed heartily, his laughter brimming with indescribable joy and exhilaration.

With that, he turned and left the hall, beginning to make arrangements throughout Dugu Residence.

Dugu Xin stepped forward as well and patted Dugu Chen on the shoulder, saying gently,

"Ah Yin is a very good girl. Don't let her down."

With that, he too turned and walked outside, following Dugu Bo to make thorough preparations for the wedding.