Three-Day Promise: Facing Di Tian

The light of the second day had barely spilled over the window lattice. Shrek City was still immersed in the tranquility of dawn, but their three-day promise had already reached its end.

Gu Yue sat by the bed, her fingertips slightly pale.

She was still uneasy, still burdened by the Silver Dragon King's destiny, yet last night's breakdown and embrace had already crushed the most resolute desire to flee from her heart.

Because behind her stood someone who would never let go again.

Tang Wulin gently took her cool hand, the warmth of his palm steady and strong.

It was not the hot-blooded impulse of a young man, but the certainty of someone who had faced life and death, walked the path of dying for love, and returned from hell.

He raised his eyes. There was not the slightest trace of fear in them, only unfathomable calm.

"Don't be afraid. I'll go with you today."

"In my past life, I couldn't stand before you. In this life, I won't let you face anything alone again."

Gu Yue's heart trembled as she looked into his eyes.

She still did not understand what a "past life" truly meant, but the pain and cherishing in those eyes were too real. Like a flame, they burned through her countless years of loneliness and struggle.

She nodded gently, her voice soft yet firm:

"I won't run away."

"I'm the Silver Dragon King. I won't betray my people, but I won't give you up again either."

Na'er, standing nearby, also stretched out her little hand and tightly grasped both their fingers.

"Big brother, Sister Gu Yue, we're family. We have to go together."

There was no hesitation, no retreat.

Three people, three connected pulses, faced together the pressure of the ancient soul beast sovereign.

The clouds above suddenly churned.

A black wind swept in. Terrifying divine power crashed down like mountains and seas, making all of Shrek Square tremble faintly.

Countless teachers and students looked up, their faces filled with horror.

An incomparably massive black shadow condensed in midair, its scales like stars and its gaze like an abyss.

It was the Beast God, Di Tian.

"Your Majesty the Silver Dragon King, the three days are up."

Di Tian's voice shook heaven and earth. His gaze fell upon Gu Yue, carrying both reverence and an unquestionable command.

"You should return to the soul beast lineage, regain your wholeness, and take up your mission."

As his words fell, the pressure intensified once more.

Gu Yue's body trembled slightly as the contracts and destiny deep within her divine soul pulled at her frantically.

But at that moment, a stronger hand steadily shielded her behind it.

Tang Wulin stepped forward. Golden dragon breath flowed through his eyes as the Golden Dragon King's power erupted without restraint, forcibly blocking more than half of Di Tian's pressure.

He looked up at the ancient Beast God without the slightest timidity, only the stern resolve and determination of one reborn.

"Di Tian, I know you do this for the soul beasts, and for her."

"But listen carefully—she isn't a tool meant to fulfill destiny. She is Gu Yue, the person I will protect with my life."

Di Tian's gaze turned cold. "Human, you dare obstruct the Silver Dragon King's heavenly fate?"

"Heavenly fate?"

Tang Wulin laughed, his laughter filled with endless desolation and bone-deep pain.

"I've seen the heavenly fate you speak of."

"For that fate, she sacrificed herself, became the Silver Dragon King's origin, and vanished between heaven and earth."

"And I died for love alongside her, walking with her toward death."

"Is that the mission you want her to bear?"

Silence fell over the entire square.

Gu Yue abruptly raised her head, her face turning pale in an instant.

Di Tian's pupils contracted as well. He had clearly not expected this human youth to know the truth of the future and destiny.

Tang Wulin tightened his grip on Gu Yue's hand. His steady voice carried across heaven and earth:

"I won't let that day come again."

"She can protect her people, and I can protect them with her."

"But she cannot sacrifice herself, cannot devour, cannot die alone."

"In this life, I will change destiny."

Gu Yue stared at the tall figure before her, and her eyes instantly welled with tears.

She finally understood.

He was not acting on impulse. He was not blinded by love. He was not stubbornly clinging to her without reason.

He had seen her death and tasted the pain of eternal separation, so he was willing to risk everything to pull her out of tragedy.

She stepped forward softly and stood at his side.

The Silver Dragon King's aura slowly spread out. It was no longer the crushing weight of helplessness, but the gentle yet inviolable majesty that truly belonged to a king.

"Di Tian,"

Gu Yue spoke, her voice clear and firm.

"I have never forgotten that I am the king of the soul beasts."

"But I refuse a revival bought with sacrifice, destruction, and separation."

"What I want is for humans and soul beasts to coexist, for the people I love to remain by my side, and for my people to no longer live in darkness and fear."

"This is not running away."

"This is my new choice as king."

She turned her head to Tang Wulin, her eyes holding a tenderness and radiance she had never possessed in countless years.

"He and I will take the third path together."

Di Tian looked at the two standing side by side before him and remained silent for a long time.

That overwhelming pressure gradually subsided.

At last, he understood. The Silver Dragon King before him was no longer the lonely king bound by destiny and destined for tragedy.

She had someone she wished to protect, warmth she was unwilling to give up, and, more importantly, a new path that required no sacrifice.

And this human youth truly could defy fate and change her destiny.

After a long while, Di Tian slowly bowed.

This bow was both submission to the Silver Dragon King and a lowering of his head before this unwavering protection.

"Your subordinate... obeys Your Majesty's will."

The wind stopped.

The pressure dispersed.

The gloom hanging over the three of them finally vanished like smoke.

Tang Wulin let out a soft breath, then tightened his arms and pulled Gu Yue and Na'er into his embrace.

Sunlight fell upon them, warm and bright.

He had done it.

The first step: he had protected her.

Next, he would protect Shrek, protect his parents, and protect everyone burdened by regret.