281: Chapter 281 To Marry or Not to Marry

At this moment, Lin Bei truly regretted not strangling this bird to death when it was first born.

Unexpectedly, it wasn't over yet!

Kunkun showed no restraint, flapping its wings to fly beside Shi Yunmeng and taking a deep breath.

Then, in a certain tone, it said, "Master! This time I can be sure, this woman definitely hasn't given birth!"

“Holy crap!” Lin Bei shuddered, quickly reaching out a large hand to tightly clamp the bird's beak shut.

Then he looked up at the woman before him, “Ha, aha... ignore it, ivory doesn't grow in a dog's mouth—or a bird's beak...”

Shi Yunmeng wore a half-smile, “So, you thought I had given birth?”

“Cough, cough... Fairy Yunmeng, after all, the entire Eastern Wasteland knows about this...”

“Just because the entire Eastern Wasteland knows it doesn't mean it's true!” Shi Yunmeng's voice carried a hint of reminiscence.

“Years ago, I was in the Family Scripture Pavilion reading the Emperor Scripture left by the Evil Emperor, the Dao Heart Seed Demon Art, when a passage of text suddenly manifested from the book and entered my Dantian!”

“Then, those words took root in my Dantian and transformed into a dao embryo...”

“Ridiculously, the presence of two life-auras in one body couldn't be hidden from those old fogies in the clan. Without much investigation, they insisted I had an illicit affair with some random man and imprisoned me!”

“Later, someone in the Shi Family even intentionally leaked the matter, spreading it across the entire Eastern Wasteland...”

“So that's how it was!” Lin Bei nodded. “Then how did you later escape the Shi Family and come to the Yinming Land?”

Shi Yunmeng looked at him upon hearing this, a smile appearing on her face again. “You believe what I said?”

“I do. I also know that the dao embryo in your body is the Demon Embryo left in the Ancient Desolate Continent by your Shi Family Old Ancestor, the Evil Heavenly Emperor, after he cultivated the Dao Heart Seed Demon!”

“It seems you really know quite a lot!” Shi Yunmeng glanced at Lin Bei with some surprise.

“Correct! The dao embryo grew very quickly and separated from my body three months later!”

“At that moment, a set of hand Seals suddenly appeared in my mind. With those Seals, I could slightly manipulate the Shi Family's Imperial Weapon, the evil emperor sarira!”

“Thus, I used the power of the Imperial Weapon to open a crack in the Yinming Gate to enter this place, and subsequently sealed the evil emperor sarira!”

Lin Bei frowned upon hearing this; there were still things in Shi Yunmeng's words she hadn't detailed.

For instance, back then she was just a minor Void Soaring Realm Cultivator; how could she have known about the Yinming Land, let alone the method to open the Yinming Gate?

However, since she didn't want to elaborate, he naturally wouldn't press her, but another question was burning in his heart.

“Fairy Yunmeng, what about that dao embryo? You just left him at the Shi Family like that; did you ever consider his situation?”

“Are you blaming me? The Evil Heavenly Emperor was no ordinary man; since he left a dao embryo, he naturally made arrangements. There wouldn't be any life-threatening danger!”

“Besides...” Shi Yunmeng took another half-step forward, her eyes fixed on Lin Bei with a hint of resentment, “I am a single woman. If I brought a child along, how would I ever get married in the future?”

“Tell me, would you be willing to marry a woman who has a child?”

“Fairy Yunmeng...” Lin Bei reached out to wipe the fine beads of sweat from his forehead, “Has the topic strayed a bit?”

“It hasn't! Do you want to marry me?” This time, Shi Yunmeng stopped pretending altogether.

Holy crap! Lin Bei almost turned around and bolted.

Big sister, are we even that close? How did it escalate to the question of marriage?

“Cluck, cluck, cluck...” Kunkun finally broke free from the large hand restraining it and let out a laugh like a chicken's crow.

“This bird is dying of laughter! He can barely handle the ones in the Portable Space, and now another one is throwing herself at him!”

“Get lost!” Lin Bei swatted it away and quickly changed the subject, “Fairy Yunmeng, what are your plans next?”

Shi Yunmeng glanced at him with an amused expression, “Since I've already thrown myself at you, naturally I'll follow wherever my husband goes. How could I have my own plans...”

Lin Bei was stunned. He never expected this dreamlike Fairy to have the potential to be a 'green tea' manipulator!

Before he could speak again, the woman before him reverted to her cold and ethereal self.

“Don't you still have to attend the Emperor Lord ceremony? If you don't set out now, I'm afraid you won't make it...”

“Eh? You know about that?” Lin Bei was surprised.

“I naturally know of such a major event!” Shi Yunmeng didn't explain further. “Let's go, we'll go together!”

“You're going too?”

“Of course. I want to see if I can snag the position of Empress for fun...”

Lin Bei: “...”

Soon, the two people and one bird entered a spatial tunnel together.

With their current strength, two days were enough to reach Nine Emperor City.

A day later, Kunkun lazily spread its wings, intending to continue opening the spatial tunnel, but Lin Bei raised a hand to stop it. “Let me do it!”

With a point of his finger, a spatial black hole appeared in front of them.

“This doesn't seem to be the original direction, does it?” Shi Yunmeng looked at him, her eyes filled with confusion.

“Mm!” Lin Bei nodded. “Returning someone on the way...”

“Returning someone?!” The Fire Bird suddenly perked up. “Master, has business come? How about letting me handle this job? You name the price!”

Lin Bei was speechless. He glanced at the white-clothed woman beside him and refused with righteous indignation.

“What are you talking about? They're all friends. What's with 'this job' and 'that job'? How could we do such a thing?”

Kunkun rolled its eyes. “Master, are those really your lines?”

Shortly after, the two people and one bird stepped out of the spatial tunnel.

“Spirit Devouring Sword City?” The Fire Bird looked at the four large characters on the city gate ahead and couldn't help but try one last time.

“Master, this city looks pretty good. This Sword Clan must not be short on money. Are we really not going to collect some 'hard work fees'?”

This time, Lin Bei didn't even bother to acknowledge it and walked straight into the city.

“Eh?” He soon discovered that the city was filled with a joyous atmosphere, decorated everywhere with lanterns and streamers, as if a grand celebration ceremony was about to take place.

Kunkun didn't know the meaning of politeness at all, flapping its wings to land on a Cultivator's head.

“Kid, come, come, tell Lord Bird, is there some happy occasion in this city?”

“Where did this damn bird come from!” The Cultivator was furious and about to lash out.

Suddenly, his whole body stiffened. He felt an aura coming from the top of his head that left him completely unable to even think of resisting.

“Bird... Bird... Grandfather Bird, this lowly one isn't very clear either. It's just that the Spirit Devouring Sword Clan sent word saying there is a joyous event for the whole city to celebrate, and told the entire city to prepare in advance...”

“A joyous event?” Kunkun scratched its head and muttered arrogantly, “Could it be they knew Lord Bird was coming?”

Despite his heart being full of fear, the Cultivator below couldn't help but roll his eyes, but his mouth followed suit repeatedly, “Yes, yes, it's highly likely. Perhaps it's precisely to welcome you, Grandfather Bird!”

“Heh! You don't seem to believe me? It seems you don't know Lord Bird's prowess...” How could that tiny movement escape the Fire Bird's eyes?

Lin Bei really couldn't watch any longer and snatched Kunkun back. “You are a Great Emperor after all, why are you talking nonsense with a minor Dragon Transformation Cultivator?”

“If you want to know what they're celebrating, wouldn't it be better to just go and ask the hosts?”

With that, he took a step forward, disappearing from the spot along with Shi Yunmeng and the Fire Bird.