A Strange Marriage Alliance

"Tiān'ài, lately your swordsmanship has become increasingly unfathomable." An old man watched the Celestial woman practicing her sword beneath the flowering trees and spoke with a smile.

The Celestial woman's hair flowed like clouds, and her eyes were gentle as water. She appeared to be an exceptionally tender person.

Her swordsmanship was much like her own nature. Each move flowed into the next without end, like a spring breeze brushing one's face, like lingering affection. Though every stroke brimmed with chilling killing intent, it somehow gave no impression of sharpness at all.

"Uncle, when did you come back?" Seeing the old man, Chi Tian Ai's face lit up with delight. She hurriedly sheathed her sword and walked over.

Tian Dong Han said with a smile, "How many times have I told you? Call me Uncle. What's with this 'Uncle'?"

"I'll call you whatever I like. If you're not convinced, Uncle, then play another game of chess with me. As long as you beat me, I'll call you anything you want," Chi Tian Ai said.

"My little princess, spare me. I can't beat you at chess." Tian Dong Han shook his head bitterly.

"Uncle, didn't you go to the Main Star? Why did you come back so quickly?" Chi Tian Ai asked suspiciously.

"I was originally supposed to remain on the Main Star for a while longer, but something suddenly happened, so I had no choice but to rush back early," Tian Dong Han said.

"What major event happened? Could it be that the Di Man Race has come to invade our borderlands again?" Chi Tian Ai's eyes gleamed, and she seemed eager to give it a try.

"The Di Man Race may invade the borderlands, but they definitely wouldn't dare come to Tian Yan Lake." Tian Dong Han smiled. "This