Chapter 1619 - Caizhi, Qianye 2 (2/2)

“But someone else can.” She then looked at Yun Che and said, “You have two choices, Yun Che.”

She called him “Yun Che”, not “brother-in-law”.

Yun Che, “...”

“Kill her.” Her voice was icy and emotionless. The look in her eyes especially was as unfamiliar as a stranger’s. “Kill her, and I’ll come with you to the Northern Divine Region. I’ll become your sword, your tool, and your incubator.”

“...” Yun Che’s eyebrows twitched slightly.

“Or you can keep her,” her eyes darkened even further when she said this, “and sever what we have between us forever. You’ll never see me again for as long as you live.”

“Now choose!”

The radiant, impossibly naive girl who was weirdly conscious about her age and body shape might never appear to him again. Yun Che slowly opened his palm to the woman who said cruel things to him the old her would never say.

It was the ring Caizhi had given him a long time ago.

“You know your ultimatum is foolish, don’t you?” Yun Che said softly as he looked at Caizhi. “Our ‘ceremony’ was so simple it felt like a joke, but it was still Jasmine’s earnest wish. We traded tokens, we kowtowed thrice, and we were witnessed by your mother and Jasmine. From that point onward, we were husband and wife.”

Qianye Ying’er, “... ?”

Caizhi’s lips moved slightly.

“You are my wife. She is my tool. This isn’t a choice to me at all.” Yun Che walked toward Caizhi and held up the ring. “So come with me to the Northern Divine Region, alright?”

As Yun Che moved closer towards Caizhi, a flash of panic actually flitted across the woman’s face.

Her killing intent suddenly dissipated into nothing, and to everyone’s surprise, she turned around and flew away. It only took her the blink of an eye to disappear into the horizon.

“Caizhi!”

Yun Che shouted after her, but she was too fast for him to follow. All he could do was watch her vanish from his sight.

Two glowing objects dropped slowly toward the ground where Caizhi had vanished. When Yun Che caught them and gave them a look, he realized that one of them was the Divine Fruit of Absolute Beginning, and the other a simple spatial crystal… there were hundreds of profound beast cores inside it!

Almost all the profound cores were perfectly intact. Each one was so powerful it was terrifying.

They were all collected from the ancient beasts of the God Realm of Absolute Beginning. Over three hundred of them belonged to Divine Sovereigns, and thirty of them… belonged to Divine Masters!

“...” Yun Che looked up and didn’t say anything for a very long time.

“I didn’t know you and the little Heavenly Wolf were connected this way,” Qianye Ying’er said from behind. “So, both sisters are in your harem, hmm? You’re truly worse than a beast.”

Yun Che didn’t react at all.

“The Heavenly Wolf’s divine power is born from hatred. Obviously, the Heavenly Slaughter Star God did what she did because she was afraid that the little Heavenly Wolf would be devoured by hatred after realizing the truth. Though it looks like she succeeded,” Qianye Ying’er said slowly. “The little Heavenly Wolf’s power is completely deformed by hatred. One might even say that she has become a devil through and through. But surprisingly, her mind hasn’t succumbed completely.”

“Her father wanted to sacrifice her, the Star God Realm wanted to abandon her, and her last relative was exiled from the Primal Chaos. The only reason she’s able to maintain her current state of mind, is you… If not for you, she would have already transformed into a devilish wolf who knew only hatred.”

Yun Che continued to stay silent, but there was movement around the corner of his lips. It lasted for only an instant, but it was definitely a smile that had crossed his face.

Caizhi...

Qianye Ying’er was right. Caizhi’s power had fallen completely to the dark side, and she was far stronger than ever before. But she didn’t allow her mind to fall into the abyss of hatred completely… because she didn’t want Yun Che to disappear from her thoughts and soul.

Jasmine, I once laughed at you for connecting Caizhi and I by force, but it was your “foolish” decision that has created this amazing miracle.

“She never wanted to kill you in the first place,” Yun Che finally said. “She has had countless chances to do so if that was the case.”

The Divine Fruit of the Absolute Beginning, the amazing quantity and quality of profound cores—it was clear that Caizhi had known of their presence for a very long time. She might even have been watching them as early as a year ago.

“I know,” Qianye Ying’er replied. She knew from the moment Yun Che stopped Caizhi the first time that she didn’t truly want to kill her. The little Heavenly Wolf’s aura was almost as strong as Xisu’s, so there was no way Yun Che could stop her if she truly set her mind to it.

Perhaps she just wanted to hear the answer she desired from Yun Che himself.

“A question.” Qianye Ying’er wrapped her arms around her chest and asked, “You tried really hard to protect me earlier. Is it really just because I’m a useful tool and incubator?”

“What else?” Yun Che put away the Divine Fruit of Absolute Beginning and the spatial crystal.

“...” Qianye Ying’er didn’t say anything.

“Well, there’s another reason.” Yun Che shot her a side glance before continuing. “All things considered, you are a pretty good plaything.”

“Really? Just ‘good’?” Qianye Ying’er let out a soft laugh before saying coyly, “To you men, I am the best plaything in the entire world. No one can hope to compare to or replace me. A tool or an incubator can be abandoned as the user sees fit, but never a plaything such as I.”

“Heh.” Yun Che snorted derisively at that.

“I do hope that you would be a little gentler when you’re toying with your plaything though.” Qianye Ying’er withdrew her gaze slightly as if she was complaining to a lover. “You won’t be able to find a replacement even if you have the entire God Realm beneath your feet.”

“Or are all men as violent and unruly as you are?”

Yun Che shot her another sideways glance before declaring coldly, “You won’t know, because you’ll never have another man besides me.”

“Oh?” Qianye Ying’er narrowed her eyes slightly. “That is not for you to decide!”

Yun Che extended an arm and allowed his fingers to slide from her velvety, white neck to her chest. “You’ll never escape from my grasp for as long as you live. Of this, I’m very certain.”

“What about after you’re gone?” The ghost of a smile flitted across Qianye Ying’er’s lips.

“...I won’t die ahead of you.” Yun Che pulled away and left after that.

Qianye Ying’er didn’t follow after Yun Che immediately. Instead, she watched his back for some time before saying something not even the wind managed to catch, “Don’t you forget that.”

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