432: What is coming cannot be avoided

“Ah? Yes, yes, I misunderstood my husband. How have you been these past few days?” Hearing Chen Xuan’s words, Qinglan Jade instantly became worried.

“Alas, the hardships involved, the more I speak of them, the more tears they bring! However, your husband is willing to tell you all about it! But it might take a while, we’ll need to talk through the night!”

Qinglan Jade’s cheeks flushed.

“Shameless, truly shameless!”

“Hehe, just listen, listen to what your husband has been up to recently!” Chen Xuan said, picking up Qinglan Jade and walking into her inner room.

…

“Jue’er, all the beauty in the world doesn’t compare to even a fraction of yours.”

Early the next morning, Chen Xuan praised Qinglan Jade in various ways.

“Oh, stop it, stop it, enough of that! You, your mouth never speaks a serious word!” Qinglan Jade playfully waved her hand, feigning to shoo Chen Xuan away, but the slight upturn of her lips and the uncontrollable smile in her eyes betrayed her true inner joy.

“How can you say I don’t speak seriously! You heartless one, yesterday I told you everything, and now you say I’m not serious!”

“Bah!” Qinglan Jade’s cheeks were slightly red.

“You’re just… Hmph!! Anyway, you’re not a good person!”

Saying that, she lightly raised her delicate foot and seemingly forcefully, yet gently, kicked Chen Xuan.

“So, Sect Master Dong Li rescued you and then brought you back to Feixian Sect?”

“Precisely. Back then, if Dong Li hadn’t bravely intervened in the Joyous Union Sect, I fear I would have already turned into a pile of dust. Since then, I secretly swore to strive hard, Cultivate diligently, and never again let myself fall into such a desperate situation.”

“Fortunately, heaven rewards the diligent. After these days of unremitting effort, I have now successfully broken through to the sixth level of the Undergoing Tribulation Realm! I suppose I can now meet the requirements Qinglan Fairy set forth back then, and am qualified to marry you?”

Chen Xuan said with a smug smile, his gaze fixed affectionately on the beautiful woman before him.

A killing blow.

“You… Husband, you’ve worked so hard for me, Jue’er, Jue’er truly has no way to repay you!” Qinglan Jade’s eyes welled up with tears, and her voice trembled slightly as she spoke.

Her delicate appearance made one feel a sense of “pity and affection.”

“We are family, why speak of repayment? Jue’er, don’t say such distant words anymore. Just wait a moment, I will go find Qinglan Fairy and Old Ancestor Qingshan and propose to them in person! With my sincerity, I’m sure they won’t refuse me. By then, I will make sure Jue’er stays by my side for an entire lifetime, never to be separated!”

However, upon hearing these words, Qinglan Jade, who had been moved to tears, suddenly froze, her delicate pink cheeks seemingly struck by a petrification spell.

Qinglan Jade inwardly groaned:

Oh dear, this blockhead! I… I am Qinglan Jade herself, where am I supposed to find another Qinglan Jade for you? Moreover, to propose in front of Old Ancestor Qingshan, aren’t you afraid that once he knows the truth, he’ll fly into a rage and cut you down on the spot?

Thinking of this, Qinglan Jade felt her heart leap into her throat, extremely nervous.

“What’s wrong, Jue’er? You seem unhappy. Could it be that you…”

“No, no! How could that be? I… I’m very happy! However, now… now those two are still discussing the Dao with many Great Ascension Stage Cultivators, it’s not convenient for us to disturb them now…”

“Ah, it’s fine, it’s fine. This isn’t something shameful, what’s there to worry about? Don’t worry, it won’t be difficult!”

“No, no… I, I’m shy, I don’t dare to go!” Every cell in Qinglan Jade’s body was rejecting the idea.

“Even an ugly daughter-in-law has to meet her in-laws, and these are your elders. What’s there to be shy about?”

“No… No, I’m just shy!”

“Sigh, well, alright then. If that’s the case, I’ll prepare too.” Chen Xuan said.

“Mm, mm, mm!” Qinglan Jade nodded like a pounding garlic.

“Husband, you prepare well. As for meeting them, we can talk about it later!”

“Since that’s the case, Jue’er, you can help me then.”

“Ah? I, I help you? How do I help?”

“Oh, you really are incredibly silly! Have you forgotten? You look exactly like Qinglan Fairy! So you can completely pretend to be her and then have a role-playing simulation with me!” Chen Xuan said eagerly.

Hearing this, Qinglan Jade instantly froze. She widened her eyes and pointed at herself in disbelief:

“Ah? You… you want me to impersonate Qinglan Fairy? How is that possible?”

After all, she herself was Qinglan Fairy, so how could there be any talk of impersonation? For a moment, she was at a loss.

“Absolutely! Think about it, every time I see Qinglan Fairy, I get incredibly nervous, and the pressure is as heavy as a mountain! But luckily, you’re here now to help me practice beforehand, so I can think about what to say to avoid making mistakes. How about it?” Chen Xuan looked at Qinglan Jade with anticipation.

However, Qinglan Jade shook her head repeatedly, looking troubled: “No, no, I really can’t! I don’t have Qinglan Fairy’s transcendent temperament!”

“You do, you do, my dear wife! As long as you’re a little more serious and show a little bit of majesty, then it will definitely be fine! Trust me!”

“Or… how about we just forget it!”

“Alright, then I’ll just propose directly. Anyway, besides this, I have nothing else to prepare.” Chen Xuan said, about to leave the small courtyard.

“Hey, hey, hey, don’t, don’t go, I’ll agree, alright, really!” Qinglan Jade quickly stopped Chen Xuan, pouting as she spoke.

“That’s great, it’s so good to have you, my precious Jue’er!”

“What did you say? How dare you speak like that? Look closely at who I am!”

Qinglan Jade’s entire demeanor changed. She was no longer the docile, demure little wife she had been, but had become as majestic as a towering mountain, making people dare not look directly at her.

Chen Xuan paused, then laughed: “Hahaha, this is my Jue’er! This is the temperament of Qinglan Fairy!”

“Hmph, you know what’s good for you.” Qinglan Jade raised her head arrogantly and said, “Tell me, what do we do next? I’ll try my best to cooperate with you.”

“Good! Then let’s begin!”

Immediately, the two began a “virtual proposal” rehearsal.