Saint Emperor Devourer of Heaven

Leaving the Demon Clan's main hall, Jun Wuxie dispersed his divine sense and quickly sensed Ling Qingyu's aura, learning her location.

Ling Qingyu was on a mountain near the main peak.

Although that mountain was not as vast and majestic as the main peak, its environment was excellent, with rich Saint Spirit Qi and swirling mist.

He and Mu Ciyin descended the steps, left the main peak, and soon arrived at the foot of the mountain where Ling Qingyu was.

"Master Ciyin, this disciple wishes to meet with an old friend. Would Master please wait at the foot of the mountain?"

He stopped, making this request because it seemed inappropriate to go up with Mu Ciyin.

After all, he hadn't seen Ling Qingyu for many years, and he needed to discuss matters regarding Jingya. Furthermore, Ling Qingyu and his master Mu Ciyin had never interacted, making conversation somewhat inconvenient under these circumstances.

Mu Ciyin did not respond to whether she was willing to stay at the foot of the mountain. Instead, she gazed into his eyes and asked, "What is your relationship with Nanli Jingya?"

"She…" Jun Wuxie hadn't expected her to ask this. He didn't hide it, knowing she had already guessed. Master Ciyin was too intelligent to deceive. He said, "She is my woman."

Upon hearing this answer, the icy, beautiful eyes of Mu Ciyin trembled slightly. She then shifted her gaze from his face and walked alone towards a pavilion beside the road at the foot of the mountain. Standing before the pavilion's railing, her clear, cold voice drifted over, "I understand. Go ahead."

She looked into the distance, serene and beautiful, a fairy-like figure of absolute elegance.

The wind blew her snow-white sash, causing her waist-length, ink-black hair to flutter slightly, as if a celestial maiden in a painting about to ride the wind home.

Jun Wuxie quietly watched her for a while, feeling that his master, who had come out with him this time, was subtly different from before. He couldn't quite put his finger on what had changed.

He didn't dwell on it and walked towards the mountain.

This mountain wasn't very high, and it was very quiet with an excellent environment. Along the way, he saw many green flowers growing all over the mountain. The green petals were dotted with light purple feather-like florets, swaying in the wind like dancing butterflies.

Seeing these flowers, he couldn't help but think of Jingya and Qingyu's dresses.

These petals were like the feather-like florets adorning their dresses, exceptionally beautiful.

Before long, he arrived near the summit.

Here was a vast bamboo forest of azure jade.

Following the bamboo forest deeper, he heard the sound of a waterfall. There was also a clear stream within the bamboo forest, with colorful pebbles in the water, like vibrant, multi-colored gems.

The clear mountain spring flowed through the stream, making a gurgling sound that echoed in the mountain stream like beautiful music.

Such an environment was refreshing and exhilarating.

Continuing deeper, a delicate courtyard built of azure jade bamboo came into view.

Near the courtyard, many of the flowers seen on the way up the mountain were planted.

Inside the courtyard was a large tree with leaves like azure jade, each leaf shaped like a feather. In the breeze, they swayed like feathers carved from azure jade, flowing with green light, creating a dreamlike beauty.

Searching with his gaze, he saw Ling Qingyu's figure.

Before the waterfall, by the clear pool, she stood on a bluestone, facing the waterfall, her smooth, bright hair and azure feather sash flying in the wind.

At this moment, she was looking at a talisman in her hand, seemingly unaware of anyone's arrival.

In fact, she really didn't notice.

Because Jun Wuxie's steps were extremely light, making no sound at all.

As a Ninth Realm Saint Talisman Master, he could naturally approach silently without being noticed.

"Little lass."

Jun Wuxie came behind her and called out this special nickname.

Ling Qingyu's delicate body trembled slightly, instantly tensing before relaxing again.

She slowly turned around, smiled at him, and said, "God-King Jun has arrived. Qingyu has failed to greet you properly. I hope God-King Jun will not be offended."

Her attitude and words were very polite.

Although she had a beautiful smile on her face, Jun Wuxie frowned.

"Little lass, why are you being so polite with me?"

Jun Wuxie looked at the beautiful and unparalleled face before him, and memories of the past surfaced before his eyes.

The scenes of him and Ling Qingyu going from initial conflict to slowly supporting each other and sharing life and death were vivid.

Ling Qingyu smiled faintly, "God-King Jun is now famous throughout the world, at the height of your power, and the supreme ruler of the Dawn Dynasty. Qingyu dares not be presumptuous."

Although she smiled, Jun Wuxie felt a sense of estrangement and distance in her smile.

Jun Wuxie was slightly silent.

Seeing her again today, he felt that the Ling Qingyu of the past had already drifted away from him.

Was her performance a subtle way of expressing that she was unwilling to accept her parents' arrangements, thus giving him a hint?

Thinking of this, Jun Wuxie sighed, "Qingyu, don't worry. I will reply to your father later, rejecting this marriage."

"Yes, that would be best," Ling Qingyu said, turning her back to him. "I am just a Holy Maiden of the Demon Clan, and you are the most dazzling star under the future starry sky. Qingyu is self-aware and not worthy of you."

"Qingyu, you misunderstand. I don't mean that…"

Jun Wuxie didn't expect her to say this. He was about to explain, but Ling Qingyu interrupted him, "God-King Jun doesn't need to explain. Qingyu doesn't care what God-King Jun means. God-King Jun, please leave. It's not good for us to be alone together. Qingyu won't see you off."

She directly issued an order to leave.

Jun Wuxie was stunned. He had imagined many scenes of reuniting with Ling Qingyu, but he never expected it to be like this.

She was actually trying to drive him away after only a few words.

That's not right!

He came back to his senses and realized that Ling Qingyu's state shouldn't be like this.

Even if she no longer liked him after these few years and disagreed with the marriage, they were at least old friends who had shared life and death, right?

Meeting old friends shouldn't be in this kind of atmosphere and mode of interaction.

"Qingyu, what's wrong with you?"

Jun Wuxie stepped forward.

"God-King Jun, please don't come any closer. Qingyu doesn't like being alone with men, and even more so, doesn't like men getting close to me."

She still had her back to him, not even turning her head.

Jun Wuxie didn't stop because of this. Instead, his figure flashed, instantly appearing in front of her.

Ling Qingyu didn't seem to expect him to do this and hurriedly turned around to face away from him.

"You've been crying?"

Jun Wuxie was stunned, then remembered that she seemed to be looking at a talisman just now.

Who gave her the talisman? Was her attitude related to the talisman?

"No, God-King Jun is mistaken. Please leave!"

Her tone became a little heavier, but her delicate body couldn't help but tremble, and even her voice trembled.

Jun Wuxie had never been one to play by the rules. Facing Ling Qingyu's order to leave, he reached out and grabbed the talisman tightly clutched in Ling Qingyu's palm from the air.

"You!"

Ling Qingyu turned around and looked at him angrily, her beautiful face full of tears, her beautiful eyes filled with tears.

Jun Wuxie ignored her and opened the talisman to look.

It was actually a talisman from the person in charge of her clan, mentioning that he had rejected the marriage in the Demon Clan's Holy Hall, and telling her to meet him and seize the opportunity, so that the Demon Clan would not miss this son-in-law.

"Why are you always so domineering!"

Ling Qingyu stared at him with tears in her eyes, every word a question.

Jun Wuxie was silent, took two steps forward, and Ling Qingyu retreated two steps. He continued to walk forward, and she continued to retreat.

"I didn't expect them to send you a talisman, making you misunderstand my intentions. I didn't look down on you, didn't think you weren't worthy of me. I just didn't want your parents and those high-level officials to decide your lifelong affairs without considering your wishes."

Jun Wuxie didn't continue to approach her. Instead, he turned around and sat down on a bluestone by the pool, saying, "Little lass, come here."

Ling Qingyu didn't move.

"Come here, I have something to say to you."

Jun Wuxie repeated, his tone a little heavier.

"I'm not coming!"

Ling Qingyu replied stubbornly.

"If you want to be God-King Jun's woman, you have to be obedient. This won't do."

Jun Wuxie's lips curled up slightly, teasing.

"Bad egg! Who wants to be your woman? You're so full of yourself!"

Ling Qingyu's face was slightly red, her eyes still glistening with tears, and she gritted her teeth at him, who was sitting on the bluestone facing the clear pool.

This scoundrel was still as "annoying" as he was in the Extraterrestrial Ruins back then!

She said this, but still walked to his side with an unwilling expression and sat down.

"You really don't want to be my woman? Then why did you chase after me for thousands of miles back then? I used up dozens of Divine Speed Talismans and still couldn't outrun you."

"Rogue, bad egg~"

Ling Qingyu bit her charming red lips, clenched her fists, and punched his chest hard, as if to vent all the grievances in her heart. "Let you bully me, let you tease me, let you talk frivolously, let you make me angry…"

As she spoke, she began to sob, then leaned into his arms, constantly choking back tears, which soon wet his chest.

"Little lass, okay, don't cry."

Jun Wuxie gently stroked her back, feeling very emotional.

This was the Ling Qingyu who had shed tears of reluctance when they parted in the Lower Realm back then.

"You scoundrel, why are you so bad! When I heard you died back then, do you know how sad I was? I haven't come to see you and Sister Qingcheng for so many years since I came to the Upper Realm. It wasn't easy to look forward to meeting you, but you… you actually rejected the marriage in front of so many high-level Demon Clan members. Am I, Ling Qingyu, so bad, so unworthy of you?"

"I just didn't know your intentions. Although our relationship is only a thin piece of paper away from being official, we ultimately haven't defined it, have we? Besides, it's been many years, maybe your feelings for me have faded. How could I agree without knowing your true feelings? I don't want you to feel forced, you know?"

"You make it sound so nice, but you're just a scoundrel. You were like that back in the Extraterrestrial Ruins, always playing tricks on me, flirting with me at every turn. You never had good intentions from the start, don't think I don't know!"

Ling Qingyu raised her tear-streaked face and glared at him resentfully, but she couldn't hold back and burst into laughter.

"Then aren't you willingly letting me flirt with you?"

Jun Wuxie reached out to wipe away the tears on her face, his gentle gaze filled with a hint of teasing. "Back then, you were clamoring to see my divine weapon."

"Ah! You scoundrel, you're bad, you're a rogue!"

Ling Qingyu's delicate face was flushed red, like rouge had been applied. Even her translucent ears and fair neck were red. Her eyes were so shy they seemed to drip water as she bit her lip and hit him with her hand.

Thinking of that incident, she felt mortified and wished she could find a hole to crawl into.

"The divine weapon, you can look at it whenever you want in the future. It's yours, although it doesn't belong to you alone, you have the right to use it..."

"Ah! Don't you dare say it, don't you dare be a rogue!"

Ling Qingyu abruptly covered his mouth, her voice trembling with tears.

"What rogue? You're about to be the imperial consort of the Divine King, rightfully and justly... um..."

Before Jun Wuxie could finish speaking, she covered his mouth tightly with both hands.

Immediately after, Ling Qingyu bit him on the shoulder.

"I'll bite you to death, you big scoundrel!"

She said vaguely with her mouth full.

Jun Wuxie let her bite, letting her vent her anger, gently stroking her soft hair. The mischievous smile on his face was gone, replaced by a hint of guilt. "Little lass, about me and Aunt Jing..."

"I won't listen! Don't you dare say it!"

She covered his mouth again, not letting him continue.

Jun Wuxie gazed at her shy and angry eyes. From the depths of her eyes, he didn't see how angry she really was.

It seemed that her parents had already told her about this matter, so she had already prepared herself mentally. But when he really mentioned it, she was too embarrassed to face it, so she didn't let him continue.

"Little lass, are you really not regretting it?"

Jun Wuxie asked.

Ling Qingyu looked at him and said, "The man I, Ling Qingyu, have chosen, even if I am hurt all over, I will never regret it!"

"When did you start liking me?"

"I... I started liking you a little in the Extraterrestrial Ruins. Who told you to be such a scoundrel and always flirt with me? Later... later, when I returned to the Upper Realm, I always thought of you. The more I thought about you, the more I wanted to see you, so I took the initiative to come down to the Lower Realm..."

"I didn't expect you, this scoundrel, to be so heartless. While I was thinking of you in the Upper Realm, you were indulging in debauchery with your imperial consorts in the Lower Realm..."

"What do you mean indulging in debauchery? That's a complete fabrication!" Jun Wuxie's face darkened. She even used such a word! "I'm fighting in the starry sky, consolidating the power of the Lower Realm, preparing to resist the cataclysmic torrent, okay?"

"Yes, yes, yes! My big scoundrel is a peerless hero who saves the Lower Realm, with a magnificent and heroic appearance. He just likes to be a rogue sometimes, flirting with beautiful women everywhere!"

"Who said heroes can't flirt with beautiful women? If I didn't flirt, would my little lass be in my arms right now? Can't I save the world and remain single at the same time? How can someone like me who saves the world not contribute more to the continuation of mankind?"

"Tch, you big scoundrel, you have the most twisted logic. You're lucky, you can be happy about it!"

Ling Qingyu rubbed his face, changing its shape in her fair hands.

"I'm not beautiful, my little lass is the really beautiful one."

Jun Wuxie pinched her chin, teasing her.

For some reason, when he was with Ling Qingyu, he couldn't help but be like this, always wanting to tease her and flirt with her.

He was a completely different person when he was with Ling Qingyu compared to other times.

Normally, you would never see him being so flirtatious and frivolous.

He also knew that Ling Qingyu liked him flirting with her like this.

If both parties weren't willing, this kind of thing wouldn't be flirting and teasing, but drawing swords and facing each other.