Chapter 36

Chu Yan walked up to Liu Qingcheng with a smile. He gave a sunny grin.

"Come back with me, wife?"

"You shouldn't have come, and I won't go back with you." Liu Qingcheng's beautiful eyes were filled with a complex expression as she sighed.

"If I don't come, do you want me to be a living widower for the rest of my life?" Chu Yan shot a glance at Liu Qingcheng, then looked around and sighed, "Have you really decided to go to the Tian Shan Sect?"

Liu Qingcheng remained silent, only nodding her head lightly. She had been a member of the Tian Shan Sect for three years, and returning to the sect for formal cultivation was something she had always looked forward to. Now that the opportunity had finally come, she would not give it up.

"What's so good about the Tian Shan Sect?" Chu Yan said helplessly.

"Chu Yan, I'm different from you. You were born as a son of heaven, a descendant of the wilderness, and this world is your family's. You can be proud of everything and look down on everything. But I'm different. I'm just a little daughter of the Liu family in Tianyong City. My family and my loved ones need me to protect them, so I have to work hard. If I want to become strong, the Tian Shan Sect is my only chance."

"If you want cultivation resources, I can give you better, even better than the Tian Shan Sect!" Chu Yan said.

"Enough, Chu Yan!" Liu Qingcheng loudly interrupted Chu Yan. She lifted her head, looked at Chu Yan, and shook her head, "Do you know why I joined the Tian Shan Sect? It's because I don't want to rely on others. I may not be a daughter of heaven, but I have my own pride... Can you give me the last bit of dignity?"

Chu Yan fell silent. He understood the dignity Liu Qingcheng spoke of, because wasn't this what he had been pursuing all these years? He relied on the wilderness, controlled the life and death of the world, but he refused to return to that place. He even spent ten years living in the wilderness, fighting beasts, all for this pride.

"I understand." Chu Yan nodded, his expression somber, "Then... give me the divorce letter. You go to your Tian Shan Sect, and I won't stop you."

"I won't give you the divorce letter!" Liu Qingcheng suddenly shook her head.

Chu Yan was taken aback, but then he immediately laughed. He looked at Liu Qingcheng excitedly, almost disbelievingly, "Then, wife, do you mean our marriage contract isn't dissolved?"

"I never said I wanted to dissolve our marriage contract! I, Liu Qingcheng, may not be a daughter of heaven, but I have my own pride. Do you think you can marry me whenever you want and discard me whenever you don't want me?" Liu Qingcheng looked at Chu Yan coldly. Thinking about what Chu Yan said in public at the Liu family yesterday, "I don't want you anymore," made her feel a bit uncomfortable.

Chu Yan, however, was beaming. He had never thought of dissolving the marriage contract with Liu Qingcheng. This was a requirement from Qin Ruomeng years ago, but he had no choice. Now, hearing Liu Qingcheng's words, Chu Yan felt a glimmer of hope... But wait, if she doesn't dissolve the marriage contract, and still goes to the Tian Shan Sect, does this woman really want me to be a living widower for the rest of my life? That would be too cruel, wouldn't it?

Liu Qingcheng looked at Chu Yan coldly. Dissolving the marriage contract... as if she didn't want to.

But after yesterday's incident, Liu Tianfeng fell seriously ill. She knew Liu Tianfeng's character. If she really dissolved the marriage contract with Chu Yan, Liu Tianfeng would certainly cut ties with her.

Moreover, regarding the incident in the back mountain, it was clearly her fault, but Chu Yan had gone to great lengths to cover it up. If it weren't for Su Muyan, Liu Tianfeng wouldn't have known.

Yesterday, Liu Tianfeng even hit her. That slap was without mercy, but Chu Yan had blocked it for her. When Chu Yan touched her head and said, "It's okay, I'm here," the softest part of her heart was truly touched.

Over the night, Liu Qingcheng recalled the life with Chu Yan from the time they met to after their wedding. Although Chu Yan seemed carefree and indifferent to everything, he had always been very respectful to her. Liu Qingcheng had thought, if she had married another man, and he was a descendant of the wilderness, would he really be willing to sleep on the ground? Would he not touch her inappropriately?

These were all the respect Chu Yan had shown her, and these were what led to her current decision.

"Don't be happy. Although I won't dissolve our marriage contract, my man will definitely be a dragon among men, standing tall and looking down on the world, not relying on the wilderness. Chu Yan, if you want me to recognize you, then we'll meet at the Grand Ceremony of Ten Thousand Sects in three years. If you can stand out, I will be your true wife." Liu Qingcheng said word by word.

"The Grand Ceremony of Ten Thousand Sects?" Chu Yan repeated. He knew about the Grand Ceremony of Ten Thousand Sects. It was a grand event held every five years in the Dust Continent, where all the sects of the Dust Continent would participate. Those who stood out in the Grand Ceremony of Ten Thousand Sects were now great figures whose actions could shake the world.

Chu Yan hadn't expected Liu Qingcheng to make such a demand, but he had no objections because he was also planning to participate in the Grand Ceremony of Ten Thousand Sects.

"Alright, I agree! In three years, we'll meet at the Grand Ceremony of Ten Thousand Sects." Chu Yan became serious.

At this moment, the teleportation array began to glow. Lu Xueting sighed, "Qingcheng, it's time to go."

"Chu Yan, I'll wait for you for three years. If you don't stand in front of me in three years, I'll leave the divorce letter on the highest peak of the Grand Ceremony of Ten Thousand Sects. From then on, we will be strangers." Liu Qingcheng looked at Chu Yan one last time and said.

"I'll come for it."

Chu Yan smiled confidently. Liu Qingcheng said no more and walked to the teleportation array first.

The teleportation array was filled with light, and Liu Qingcheng's figure gradually became faint, eventually disappearing from Tianyong City.

Lu Xueting sighed and turned to walk toward Tianyong City. Just then, Chu Yan suddenly called out.

"Wait!"

Lu Xueting couldn't help but stop and turned to look at Chu Yan.

"Tian Shan Sect, I want you to give her the best cultivation resources and the best safety guarantees within three years. If I find out that you make her suffer even a little, I will make the entire Tian Shan Sect pay with their lives!" Chu Yan said firmly.

Lu Xueting's body trembled. At this moment, she felt a sense of royal pressure from Chu Yan.

"She is my disciple. I would do this even if you didn't say it."

"Remember, if she suffers even a little, I will personally step into the Tian Shan Sect to bring her back, and at that time, your Tian Shan Sect will suffer divine punishment, and that god will be me." Chu Yan said, then stopped. Lu Xueting nodded and stepped into the teleportation array with Qiu Mengyao.

All the disciples of the Tian Shan Sect followed Lu Xueting into the teleportation array.

Watching the light of the teleportation array gradually fade, taking away all the disciples of the Tian Shan Sect, Chu Yan's eyes flashed with determination.

"Liu Qingcheng, I'll see you in three years!"

The Tian Shan Sect finally left, and Liu Qingcheng also left. The marriage contract between Chu Yan and Liu Qingcheng was not dissolved, but a longer agreement was made, an agreement that would last for three years. These three years would lay the foundation for the young Chu Yan's journey to the peak in the Dust Continent.

During these three years, Chu Yan experienced great ups and downs, but in the end, after countless difficulties, he stood in front of Liu Qingcheng three years later. At that time, he would be someone that everyone in the Dust Continent would look up to, not because he was a descendant of the wilderness or because of the Empress Qin Zixuan, but simply because his name was... Chu Yan.

Looking at the fading teleportation array, a shadow appeared beside Chu Yan.

"Master, come back with me. In three years, you can represent the wilderness at the Grand Ceremony of Ten Thousand Sects."

Chu Yan glanced at the shadow behind him and shook his head coldly, "I won't go back. When I step into the wilderness next time, it will be when I can defeat him. He will pay for abandoning us."

The shadow sighed and shook his head, "Miss Qin asked me to tell you that if you're tired, you can go to her. Everything she has, and everything the wilderness has, will eventually be yours."

Chu Yan didn't respond but asked, "Old Demon, I've always wanted to know, are you my sister's person or the wilderness's person?"

"I am neither the wilderness nor Miss Qin Zixuan's person. I am Master's person."

"Cut the crap. Then tell me, where were you when I almost got killed by the Qin family in the back mountain?"

"Uh..." The shadow laughed awkwardly, "I thought Master had just gotten married and would be enjoying every night, so I didn't expect you to run to the back mountain at midnight. So I went to have a drink with an old friend, got drunk, sorry, sorry."

"Sorry my ass! Damn, because you were drinking, I almost lost my life." Chu Yan was instantly frustrated. This old man was too irresponsible, drinking a little and almost costing him his life.

"But Master, Miss Zixuan has always missed you. She knows about the marriage contract. She said that since Liu Qingcheng doesn't like you, it's better to break up. She said that if you like any lady in the Dust Continent or any female disciple of any sect, just say the word, and she will help you. If anyone dares to refuse, she will drug them." The old demon laughed.

"..." Chu Yan was speechless. Thinking about his sister, he couldn't help but sigh. If possible, he really hoped he would never see this female demon in his life.

Chu Yan even had a feeling that Qin Zixuan wasn't a person of this world, her thinking and actions were so domineering that it was beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

Of course, when Qin Zixuan appeared not long after, her actions were indeed beyond the bounds of reason, and her domineering style was unimaginable.

But at this moment, Chu Yan's eyes flickered with a hint of cunning, because he knew the days ahead would be very interesting.

"The Grand Ceremony of Ten Thousand Sects, then in three years, I'll join the fun!"