Chapter 72 Part 1: For the peace of the cultivation world.
Outside Yaoguang Valley, it was already crowded with cultivators preparing to join the Yan Clan. Yan Jingyu had no choice but to ride the clouds before leaving the long corridor, and at the same time, he cast an illusion on himself.
The two of them landed in Hutian City. Liao Chen took a step to follow. “You dare not form a marriage contract with me. Are you afraid that you will betray me one day? And suffer the backlash of the contract?”
The marriage contract in the cultivation world was slightly different from the ordinary Three-Life Stone Pact. The Three-Life Stone Pact was a matter of complete trust between each other. At the same time, a mark would be placed on the other’s soul-lamp wick. A connection would be established between the spiritual platform and the Three-Life Stone, and a promise of love for three lifetimes would be made. Once one party’s heart changed and developed feelings for someone other than their Daoist companion, they would suffer the pain of having their bones corroded.
And the so-called marriage contract actually had a more complete process. It was to exchange the wicks of the soul-lamps on the basis of the Three-Life Stone Pact. This was equivalent to handing one’s life over to the other’s whim. The other only needed to have a slight thought, and they could immediately take their partner’s life.
Of course, at the same time as the other died suddenly, one would also have their soul scattered and annihilated along with them.
Therefore, in the entire cultivation world, there were many who were willing to form a Three-Life Stone Pact, but not many Daoist companions were willing to exchange their soul-lamp wicks.
“You are so determined to form a marriage contract with me. Are you worried that I will suddenly change my mind in the future and kill you with a knife?”
“Immortal Lord Dufang’s divine might is well-known. This Lord naturally has to be on guard.”
“Then aren’t you afraid that after we get married, I will deliberately detonate my soul-lamp and return to the ruins with you?”
“This ending is quite suitable for you and me.” The corners of his lips lifted slightly, his eyes falling on Yan Jingyu’s face, with a hint of provocation and teasing. Yan Jingyu pouted. The two of them slowly walked on the celestial walkways that crisscrossed like ribbons. “In the end, you’re actually just worried that your skills are inferior and that I’ll kill you first?”
“You don’t even dare to form a marriage contract, and you still want me to be good to you with all my heart?”
“You can’t even be good to me, and you still want me to form a marriage contract with you?”
“I dare to form a marriage contract with you because I dare to guarantee that my heart will never change. Do you dare?”
“I won’t form a marriage contract with you because I can’t stand being tied to a person like you for an endless amount of time in the future!”
The two of them suddenly became at loggerheads again. Liao Chen’s face showed anger. “You still want to kill me in your heart, don’t you?”
“Maybe you’re the one who wants to destroy me!” Yan Jingyu did not yield an inch. “What marriage contract? Could it be that you think I have the laws of the Heavenly Mandate in my hand, and you can’t possibly beat me in this life, so you deliberately want to form a marriage contract with me, and then drag me down with you to destruction!”
“I can’t beat you…” Liao Chen’s eyes were about to pop out. “If it weren’t for me saving you…”
“Didn’t you save me just to beat me?”
“Yan Jingyu!!!”
“I can hear you!”
“…So what if you have the heavenly mandate? The Vermilion Bird’s divinity is in my hands. You can only see, but you can’t go back. But I can directly go back to the past and kill you. Let’s see you be arrogant here!”
“Then go and kill me!”
Liao Chen’s eyes widened. He suddenly couldn’t help but raise his hand to tear at him. “I’ll kill you right now—”
Yan Jingyu flashed and ran, leaping to another celestial walkway. A black and a white figure turned into a gust of wind, flashing everywhere. Yan Jingyu turned his head to look at him, then suddenly flicked his sleeve and struck at him. But Liao Chen seemed to have anticipated it. The moment he turned his head, he threw out the Soul-Tethering Lock in his hand, directly entangling his foot. Yan Jingyu kicked forcefully. If he struggled hard, he was afraid that the Soul-Tethering Lock would be broken. Another figure flashed in his mind. He directly grabbed it. The Soul-Tethering Lock brought Liao Chen pouncing at him. He directly kissed the other on the lips.
Liao Chen’s face, which was full of anger, suddenly stiffened. The endless astral energy that had been brewing around him disappeared. Yan Jingyu landed on a celestial walkway on the side. Liao Chen landed beside him like a quail.
Yan Jingyu forcefully pulled the Soul-Tethering Lock again. Liao Chen pursed his lips and let go, letting him snatch the Soul-Tethering Lock away completely.
Yan Jingyu bent down and went to pull at the chain entangled on his foot, but found that this knot didn’t seem to be an ordinary knot…
Before he could carefully study what tricks Liao Chen had done on this knot, the other had already squatted down directly. Yan Jingyu could hardly see how he had moved. The other had already directly untied the chain.
Their four eyes met. Yan Jingyu said deliberately, “I miss Yin Shi.”
Liao Chen’s brow furrowed. Yan Jingyu continued, “Why is Yin Shi so likable, and you so annoying?”
Liao Chen narrowed his eyes. Before his anger could erupt, Yan Jingyu kissed him again. Looking at his slightly dazed and inexplicably honest face, the corners of his lips curved slightly. “Shall I go buy you some clothes too?”
“What do you mean?” Liao Chen’s face was full of displeasure. “Are you taking me as Yin Shi’s substitute?”
“…” Yan Jingyu shot him a sideways glance, then reached out and pulled his arm, walking down the celestial walkway.
As he walked, he looked at the clothes of the people around him. “Do you have any style you like?”
“This Lord’s demon city now also has many styles.”
Yan Jingyu remembered something, turned his face to look at him, his eyes curving. “If you and I get married, where do you want to live?”
“…” Liao Chen was suddenly stunned. His eyes turned over and then quickly withdrew. He slightly lowered his long eyelashes, his voice cold. “I’ll listen to you.”
Yan Jingyu immediately also looked at him, and at the same time, quickly withdrew his gaze. He scanned the other’s docile and calm face with his divine sense, vaguely realizing something. The hand holding his sleeve slowly slid down and held his fingers.
Liao Chen did not refuse, but instead, without a change in his expression, he slightly curled his fingers and held his back.
…This fellow eats soft but not hard. Yan Jingyu blinked, pulling his hand and shaking it gently. Liao Chen’s emotions had calmed down a little, and his words were also more human-like. “Actually, there are benefits to you marrying me.”
“Benefits?”
“Mm.” Liao Chen gained some confidence in the following conversation, reached out and hooked his waist, and said with a straight face, “After you and I get married, you will no longer have to worry about me invading Hutian.”
“You mean you’ll return all the things you snatched before?”
“Of course not.” Liao Chen directly interrupted his delusion. “What is mine is mine. How can there be a reason to give it up?”
Yan Jingyu snorted. Liao Chen stopped him from leaving his embrace and pulled him closer to his chest again. “My things are your things. You can use them, and you can also store them temporarily, but you cannot give them to others.”
Yan Jingyu gave him a white eye. Liao Chen continued, “And, if you marry this Lord, those people in the Demonic Domain will also listen to your orders. If you don’t want any more clan annihilations to happen in the outside world from time to time…”
He glanced at Yan Jingyu’s expression. “But if you don’t marry me, in the future, if any demons or devils cause trouble, I have no obligation to manage it.”
Yan Jingyu thought for a moment. “You mean, in the future, if any demons or devils cause trouble, you will bear it all?”
“Of course not.” Liao Chen would not make such a promise. “If you and I get married, in the future, I will definitely consider your feelings, consider your identity, and will do my best to stop it. But some demonic beasts have a grudge against the human race. If I rashly stop them, it may threaten my position in the demonic race. I can only help you restrain them, but I am not responsible for handling the human race’s mess for you.”
Yan Jingyu pursed his lips slightly. Liao Chen knew that he had been persuaded, held out his fist, and said, “For the peace of the cultivation world.”
Yan Jingyu glanced at his fist, then slowly stretched out his own palm, his fingers straight. “Paper wraps rock. You lose.”
Liao Chen: “…”
He bit Yan Jingyu’s face.
When they went to the clothing store, Liao Chen was still gloomy. His expression was not very happy. Yan Jingyu took some clothes and tried them on him back and forth. He would say the color was too bright one moment, and the pattern was ugly the next. In the end, he had no intention of going into the fitting room.
Yan Jingyu held the clothes in front of him. “Go and change.”
“I’m not changing.”
“Change.”
“I’m not changing.”
Yan Jingyu stared at him without a word. After a few moments, Liao Chen took the clothes and walked into the bamboo door. Not long after, the bamboo door was pushed open again. Yan Jingyu’s eyes immediately lit up.
The fabric he had chosen this time was silver-moon white, with some three-dimensional bamboo leaf patterns embroidered on it. The inside was a cross-collar, and the outside was a round collar. The belt was a matte white with a touch of ink, which perfectly outlined the other’s lean waist.
In the past, he had always worn black. His temperament was already a little gloomy and manic, and the black made him look even more unapproachable. Now, having changed into a silver-white outfit, it had slightly neutralized some of the gloominess, revealing a hint of proud majesty.
Yan Jingyu walked up and helped him tidy his belt again. Liao Chen said coldly, “Don’t think of changing me.”
“I didn’t think of changing you.” Yan Jingyu moved closer to him, his hands wrapping around his waist, causing the belt to tighten behind his back. His cheek was almost against his chest. Last time, from Yin Shi’s perspective, Liao Chen had also seen this scene. But at this moment, seeing it with his own eyes, he only then realized that looking at Yan Jingyu from this angle was actually so beautiful… In fact, he had known long ago that Yan Jingyu was beautiful. But being so intimately taken care of by Yan Jingyu was a little different from the beauty of the past…
His gaze drifted away. Yan Jingyu had already pulled the belt back. His fingers were long and slender, and he nimbly flattened the uneven belt, making it fit perfectly on his waistline. As he was tying it for him, he said, “You will always be yourself. I actually never thought you could be so good to me… just don’t always treat me as an enemy, hmm?”
