21: Chapter 21 The Witness – Bai Long

"Didn't you say... that you need to marry a member of the Phoenix Clan royal family to grow that ninth wing?"

Su Fan did not rush to accept Ji Yao's proposal, but asked this instead.

Ji Yao shook her head, her eyes filled with tender affection, and said softly, "I am marrying you not to grow the ninth wing, but..."

"But what?"

"It's that my biological mother once told me that in her entire life, she had never felt love, nor did she know what love was, but she was incredibly good to me and died for me..."

At this point, Ji Yao's phoenix eyes brimmed with tears. After sniffing her delicate nose, she continued:

"For us in the Phoenix Clan, growing nine wings to reach the Nine Heavens is our lifelong pursuit. However, the nine-wing Bloodline is monopolized by the royal family. My mother was born a six-wing Phoenix Clan member, not royal nobility. After giving birth to me, to protect my growth, she sacrificed everything, including her life... Mother once told me that if you can meet someone in this life who loves you with their life, you must cherish them."

Tears slid down her stunning cheeks, and that cold, jade-like Face looked like a young woman who had been wronged, which was heartbreaking to see.

Su Fan couldn't help but pull her into his embrace and said gently, "I'm very sorry to only know this now..."

"You haven't known me for very long, anyway..."

Ji Yao bit her red lips, breaking into a smile through her tears, and then said, "Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. Tell me now, are you willing... to be my husband?"

"Senior Ji..."

"Shh! Why are you still calling me Senior!"

"Miss Ji, listen to me..."

After changing how he addressed her, Su Fan released the warm and fragrant beauty in his arms. Although having such a beauty in his embrace was enticing and romantic, he knew this was a simulation; it wasn't true love, and this love could not last.

Therefore, after thinking for a moment, he gazed into her beautiful eyes and said with a very serious expression:

"Miss Ji, you and I are not from the same world. Furthermore, my Golden Core is now shattered, and I don't know how much longer I can live. I am like an invalid right now. In a Mortal marriage, it is expected that the man takes care of the woman, but I cannot even do that. How can I be your husband?"

"No, follow me back to the Taihuang Ancient Land, back to the imperial palace. I will definitely find a secret method to help you reshape your Golden Core. Believe in me."

Ji Yao held Su Fan's hand, her beautiful eyes gazing affectionately into his as she said with a grave expression.

"Even if you can reshape my Golden Core, my strength is so weak, and my Cultivation level is so low. I fear the members of your royal family will only mock me behind my back. That would make things very difficult for you. You are the Crown Princess and will eventually inherit the throne... Uh, wait, Miss Ji, you aren't just recruiting me as a male concubine, are you?"

Su Fan narrowed his eyes slightly and pried open Ji Yao's slender hands.

Ji Yao supported her forehead with her hand and sighed, "What are you saying? How could I just recruit you as a male concubine? In our Phoenix Clan, we can only marry once in a lifetime. If the other party is unfaithful to the marriage or commits adultery, the entire clan can attack them. It's nothing like you humans, who are fickle and inconstant..."

"This..."

Su Fan was slightly stunned.

"What... Could it be that you want to cheat even after marrying a stunning woman like me? Do you believe I will..."

As she spoke, Ji Yao made a gesture as if she wanted to slap Su Fan.

Su Fan didn't dodge. She froze, and as her hand reached Su Fan's Face, it turned into a gentle caress.

"I know you definitely wouldn't do that. As for your Cultivation, you went from Foundation Establishment to Golden Core in one year. Honestly, your talent is even better than mine. Given time, you will grow strong, and then no one will dare to gossip behind your back..."

"Miss Ji..."

Su Fan thought about how this was all in a simulation, and he might accidentally die any day. Furthermore, this was a world of Cultivation. He had previously experienced the Law of the jungle, where the weak are prey to the strong; it was extremely cruel and utterly devoid of reason.

Thinking of this, he looked solemn and wanted to say something more, but his mouth was blocked by Ji Yao...

After the light touch of her fragrant lips, Su Fan silently savored the softness and sweetness.

His brain felt as if it had been emptied, and his consciousness became blurred. The only thing remaining was his subconscious licking of his lips, savoring the taste.

On Ji Yao's Face, after a snicker, she straightened her pretty Face and feigned anger:

"What else do you want to say? I have proposed to you so humbly, do you still want to refuse?"

"Are you not giving this seat Face?"

"If you don't agree, I will throw you down from the cave to feed the Dragon!!"

Su Fan smiled bitterly, then reached out and pinched the beauty's cheek: "Alright, alright, I agree, but don't regret it..."

"What do I have to regret? If one day you cheat, I won't kill you, because you have already died for me once. But I will be very sad because I misjudged you... If you treat me well for a lifetime, then I must die after you, because I don't want you to be sad. You love me so much, I don't want you to watch me die; that would make you very sad..."

Upon hearing this, Su Fan's heart skipped a beat. He thought to himself, in all likelihood, I am the one who will die before you.

I'm just afraid I will make you sad...

Watching Su Fan, who always carried a hint of sorrow on his Face, Ji Yao pinched his cheek in turn, smiling like a flower: "Cheer up, shall we perform the wedding ceremony right now?"

"Ah? Perform the wedding ceremony now?"

Su Fan was slightly surprised.

"Yes, after the ceremony, we will consummate the marriage..."

She didn't continue, her eyebrows and the corners of her eyes full of smiles.

Looking at the beauty's pretty appearance.

Su Fan steeled his heart.

He thought to himself, regardless of whether it's a simulation or not, I'll just go crazy with this stunning NPC!

As for the future, we'll see later.

[The wedding ceremony was very simple, held right inside the cave.]

[However, you didn't expect that Ji Yao had prepared red wedding robes in advance.]

[She smiled slightly, her phoenix eyes filled with joy, and helped you put on the wedding robes: "It's been three thousand years, finally waiting for the one I love. Don't mind that it's simple; I've prepared this for three thousand years..."]

["So you've been fantasizing about your beloved since you were a young girl?"]

["What do you mean? Are you trying to say I'm old? Do you know that in our Phoenix Clan, we are only considered young girls at three thousand years old..."]

["Oh, hahahaha!"]

[You laughed out loud.]

[Then, you bowed to Heaven and Earth.]

[Feeling like something was missing, you suggested, do you dare to fly to the bottom of the abyss to see that True Dragon? We happen to be missing a witness for the wedding; it would be good to have that True Dragon bear witness.]

["Okay!"]

[Ji Yao's phoenix eyes darted, and then, without a word, she took your hand and flew deep into the abyss.]

[This was an adventure unique to the two of you.]

[Snowflakes fell, mist swirled, and snow danced across the sky, falling in flurries upon the two of you.]

[Ji Yao, wearing the red wedding robes, was stunning and moving, her eyes filled with smiles as she held your waist, flying straight into the depths of the abyss...]

[The deeper you went, the colder it felt.]

[But your heart was burning with heat.]

[We're married!]

[Although it's in a simulation, in a game, it seems quite romantic.]

[In the snow-filled sky, two people wearing red wedding robes looked like two red plum blossoms adorning this icy world, dyeing this white world with a touch of joyous red.]

Finally, not knowing how long they had flown.

As if passing through endless ice, snow, and grey mist.

As if passing through three thousand years.

As if passing through time and space.

Finally, the two arrived at the bottom of the abyss.

It was an icy canyon, quiet, deep, and seemingly hidden from the sun.

Everything was silent.

Su Fan pulled Ji Yao and walked forward slowly. Although he was shivering from the cold, he was still shocked by the scene before him!

He saw a behemoth about a hundred zhang long lying quietly. Its body was winding, its scales covered with a thin layer of frost and snowflakes, refracting a cold light.

It was like a huge ice sculpture, truly shocking!!

Its whiskers, as long as an adult fir tree, were frozen by ice shards. It seemed to be sleeping in the deathly silence, only its chest slightly heaving, emitting a thunderous sound of breathing...

That's right, just the sound of its breathing was like thunder.

"Senior White Dragon!"

"Today, Miss Ji Yao and I are getting married. We humbly ask you, Senior, to act as our witness!"