The so-called “become one entity”, sharing fortunes and woes, was ideal, beautiful and fair for two people who are equal. However for two lovers who are not equal, then it means that the stronger party will pay a huge price on their own.
Chu MuYun’s cultivation level is not low but it can’t be compared with Xie QianLan’s. Not to mention that even after the recovery of his physical body, his power has not completely returned. It would take a few more years at least. But right now, because of Xie QianLan’s generosity, he actually reached a height close to the realm of the Gods that he could never have dared to think about before.
Actually cultivation is still alright. They both had excellent qualifications. If Chu MuYun worked hard to cultivate then one day he would have achieved it on his own, it was only a matter of time.
But vitality…
That was innate and came from birth.
Different races were far apart. Humans and ants can’t be compared, and humans also couldn’t compare with ice spirit beasts.
However even if the vitality of the ice spirit beast is long and powerful compared to the human race, it cannot be compared with Xie QianLan’s. The difference was not unlike the difference between the ice spirit beast and human beings.
After finding the HeJin fruit and persuading Chu MuYun to take it together with him, Xie QianLan’s greatest wish in his heart was now revealed.
If you truly loved someone, then you would want to be with them for a lifetime.
He was not that child, the amnesiac Shen ShuiYan. He was an adult. An adult who although lived carelessly, was extremely mature and rational.
So he knew… that if he really wanted to obtain Ah-Yun, the kind of price he needed to pay.
Zero: “Can you…”
Chu MuYun: “I can’t.”
Zero: QAQ
Chu MuYun: “Be good.”
Zero: “Then… abuse him a bit more gently.”
Xie QianLan’s move actually surprised Chu MuYun a little.
The effect of the HeJin fruit was really a bit of a cheat. This thing was a definitely a magic weapon. If your heart was even a little bit unstable, you wouldn’t be able to control it.
But the damage the HeJin fruit would deal Xie QianLan was comparatively less than other people.
And Chu MuYun was also clear about the setting of the Seven Demon Lords.
They were close to being immortals. Their vitality can be said to be infinite so infinite divided by two was still infinite. It can be said that sharing vitality was harmless to them.
As for the cultivation base, this thing can be built back up in time and it probably wouldn’t take Xie QianLan too much time.
Even though he knew this, Chu MuYun was still touched.
There was no other reason. The fact that their vitality was infinite was not something that the Seven Demon Lords knew themselves. Especially Xie QianLan who right now had not even established himself in the Demon Realm.
He made this decision with the same mentality of an ordinary person. He really wanted to give up half of his life and was really prepared to share everything with Chu MuYun.
This intention was not compromised just because his life was infinite.
Chu MuYun knew exactly what decision Xie QianLan had made and clearly felt his intentions.
And at this moment, Zero said: “The romance succeeded….”
Chu MuYun said: “…”
Zero said again: “It’s not just that the portrait all lit up but that it’s completely succeeded.”
But Chu MuYun hadn’t proposed yet so how come…
Zerobaby had a dumbfounded expression.
Chu MuYun understood: “It seems that the setting of this marriage proposal is not limited to me.”
The meaning of the HeJin fruit was extraordinary. Before eating this thing, Xie QianLan asked him many times: Are you willing?
Of course, Chu MuYun would notice what had happened the next day and his eyes were full of consternation while looking at Xie QianLan.
(For anyone that’s picked up this story after a long time away, remember the author writes both what the real Chu MuYun is thinking (knows everything, is in control) and what the persona Chu MuYun is playing is thinking (confused, can’t differentiate between XQL and SSY because of the exchange spell, etc.). Sometimes she writes Shen Yun when she’s referring to the persona but other times she just writes Chu MuYun. It shouldn’t be too confusing due to the context, as long as you’re aware.)
Xie QianLan looked at him with a smile.
Chu MuYun: “That fruit…”
Xie QianLan: ” Ah-Yun, I have told you many times that… I love you. However I always feel that I can’t fully express my feelings for you no matter how many times I say it. Even the HeJin fruit cannot fully express it, but it’s better than just talking.”
Chu MuYun looked at him without blinking.
Xie QianLan approached him and touched the tip of his nose affectionately: “Ah-Yun, if… I did something wrong, would you forgive me?”
Chu MuYun really didn’t know how to express his feelings right now and he was very moved. But he was also a little angry – angry that Xie QianLan didn’t cherish himself. But being moved was still the greater of the two feelings. That kind of full and overflowing happiness made him feel a bit speechless. It felt like any promise he could make right now paled and became worthless when compared with Xie QianLan’s sacrifice.
But Xie QianLan was still waiting for his answer.
Chu MuYun looked at him very seriously: “No matter what it is you have done, I won’t be angry.”
Xie QianLan smiled and a trace of helplessness flashed through his narrow eyes but the smile on the corner of his mouth was real. He kissed Chu MuYun and whispered, “Ah-Yun, I really.. really love you.”
Chu MuYun knew what he said was true, but… could Shen Yun accept it?
Love was something that was very selfish. Chu MuYun himself did not dislike Xie QianLan’s actions but he wasn’t Shen Yun.
After successfully romancing Mo JiuShao, Chu MuYun left him as quickly and as emotionlessly as an autumn wind sweeping through fallen leaves, there was not a trace of affection left behind.
But he was very good to Xie QianLan.
After successfully romancing him, he did not leave but instead accompanied him for a full three years.
Time can change everything, not to mention with the addition of Xie QianLan’s heart-wrenching efforts.
By this time Shen Yun had completely adapted to Xie QianLan. He has forgotten Shen ShuiYan and all he remembers are Xie QianLan’s preferences. He has completely replaced the love in his heart with the image of the person in front of him.
Chu MuYun gave Xie QianLan a beautiful relationship. It was no longer just limited to the physical but it was a spiritual and perfect experience.
Xie QianLan only prayed that such days will never end.
But what needed to come would still come.
Chu MuYun had already delayed it for as long as he could but there was a person that couldn’t wait any longer.
In three years, Xie QianLan’s deep-rooted love for Shen Yun had completely been planted and the love between the two was so lingering that they couldn’t be separated.
So, the time had come.
During this period of time, Chu MuYun would visit Jun Mo occasionally but he didn’t have too much contact with him. He would only come now and again to talk to him, teach him some magic and leave him some books to read.
And every time he came over, Zerobaby was nervous to the extreme because he shouldered the great responsibility of detecting any ‘disasters’. Whether it is a door beam about to collapse, bamboo about to fall, a big hole appearing on the ground, thunder suddenly striking from the sky, and even the monsters in the animal garden that have been domesticated obediently might suddenly go crazy. He would need to alert the host and cooperate with him to respond as quickly as possible.
There was no limit to the amount of possible disasters. Towards the end, when Chu MuYun so much as wants to walk out of the courtyard, it is pretty much the same as Tang Seng going to find the scriptures. He also has to go through ninety-nine trials and eighty-one difficulties. {From Journey to the West}.
Right now he wasn’t even actually trying to romance Jun Mo and it was already so difficult. If he was actually serious, then the terrible tragedies waiting for him could only be imagined.
After living in seclusion in this ‘Xanadu’ for nearly four years, the day Chu MuYun waited for finally arrived. Mo JiuShao came.