A clan dispute that had exploded after being pent up for a long time finally reached a conclusion that no one could have expected . Yun Che didnāt actually know how Su Hengshan was going to treat the Su Hengyue and his son, as well as the elders and disciples that always supported him . He didnāt really care about it . When Blackwood Stronghold left, he took Su Lingāer and left .
During this matter, Yun Che had roughly gained an understanding of Su Hengshanās nature . Evidently, this was an upright, honest, modest person, and he put a great deal of affection in his heart, but this wasnāt such a good clan leaderā¦ because he wasnāt fierce and determined enough with the way he did things . Otherwise, a person, such as an elder, wouldnāt go rampant like that . Although it reached this step and Su Hengyue had already betrayed the clan, Yun Che could imagine the way heāll treat this matter still wouldnāt be very decisive . Afterall, Su Hengyue was his elder brother . Also, it wasnāt just him, there were many elder characters who supported him .
From the matters today, Yun Che was able to see the potential crisis that Grandwake Clan was in .
āBig brother Yun Che, you and Papa said that Iām already aā¦ fiancee, whatās a fiancee?ā Su Lingāer grasped Yun Cheās hands with a confused gaze and asked . She had a faint idea of what the word fiancee meant, but she wanted to hear the answer from Yun Cheās mouth .
Yun Che smiled and said: āIt means that when Su Lingāer grows up, you will marry me and become my wifeā¦ like your beautiful big sister . ā
Xia Qingyue slanted her eyes at him with a peculiar expression .
āWiā¦ feā¦ What does that mean?ā Su Lingāer mouth was slightly agape, this form of address made her even more puzzled .
āThis means that only I can call you Lingāer . After Lingāer becomes my wife, weāll be together forever to accompany each other, take care of each other, and make each other happy and do all the things that make us happy together . ā Yun Che lightly said . These words were really simple to say, but Su Lingāer at that time, until she disappeared and withered, wasnāt able to hear it from his mouth .
Su Lingāerās footsteps immediately became a lot slower, as if Yun Cheās words made her stupid .
Yun Che lowered his head and carefully asked: āLingāer, then when you grow up, do you want to become my wife?ā
Su Lingāer raised her snowy tender cheeks, then nodded with all her might . She laughed sweetily: āMnn! I like being with big brother Yun Che!ā
Yun Che held Su Lingāerās little hand even tighter . His heart was filled with warmthā¦ mixed together with the pain .
Finally, Xia Qingyue could no longer remain silent . She slanted her gaze towards the tender little Su Lingāer, instantly guessed her age, and furrowed her brows and asked him: āAre you serious?ā
Yun Che knew what Xia Qingyue was thinking . Anyone who saw him actually be so serious and determined for a ten year old girl to become his wife would only have one word in their heart: ābeastā . He stuck up the corner of her mouth and helplessly said: āIām actually seriousā¦ But, I have my own reason . Besidesā¦ā Yun Cheās expression was slightly painful: āThis is only a dream, isnāt it? Since itās only a dream, then let itā¦ become as as beautiful as a fantasy . ā
āā¦ā Xia Qingyue had absolutely no idea what he meant, but looking at the sincerity and melancholy in his eyes, she turned her cheeks around and didnāt ask again .
āQingyue my wife, today youā¦ā Yun Che very carefully asked: āWhy are you thatā¦ Ummā¦ obedient . ā
Xia Qingyue lowered her eyes and lightly said: āThe strength that I have now should have originally belonged to you . If you wanted to use it, I wouldnāt have refused . ā
Yun Che stared blankly, pinched his nose a bit, and didnāt continue with this topic: āFrom the Earth Profound Realm all the to the Emperor Profound Realm, this progress is too frightening . However, if the progress is too great, then there might be realm instability issues . Qingyue, itād be good if Iāll accompany you back to the Dragon Perching Pavilion to harmonize your aura for a bit to avoid any backlash that might be left behind . ā
Xia Qingyue nodded: āItās enough if I return myself . You can play with Lingāer . ā
Yun Che did not keep insisting . After warning her to be on guard, he brought Su Lingāer and left . After all, he promised Lingāer that after Xia Qingyue woke up, heāll keep on playing with her .
After Yun Che walked far away, Xia Qingyue turned around to look at Yun Cheās figure from behind . Her mood was blank as she absent-mindedly soliloquized: āIs it becauseā¦ weāre husband and wifeā¦ ?ā¦ā
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āLingāer, where do you want to go and play?ā
āHeheā¦ when Iām together with big brother Yun Che, my mood will turn especially good . Itāll be fine to go anywhere and playā¦ Ohā¦ let me think! Thatās right, letās go to the bamboo forest in the back, and play, okay?ā
āBambooā¦ Forest?ā These two words touched upon some of Yun Cheās nerves .
āMnn! At the foot of the mountain, thereās a big big bamboo forest . I like the wind in there the most . Only, Papa said that many dangerous profound beasts might appear there, and he never lets me go there by myself . Papa is always so busy too, so he rarely brings me there to play . ā
āBamboo forestā¦ bamboo forestā¦ okay, then letās go to the bamboo forest and play . ā
South of the Grandwake Clan, was a huge area covered with a bamboo forest that extended all the way to the foot of the mountain in the distance; dense emerald green color flooded that entire area . Along with the rustling of bamboo leaves, dense bamboo branches and the waves of unceasingly refreshing wind that brushed by, made people incredibly relaxed and carefree .
āWow! So relaxing!ā Standing in the middle of the bamboo forest, Su Lingāer closed her eyes and extended both her arms, and raised her little nose to sniff the refreshing air from the bamboo forest with all her might .
The bamboo forest in front of them wasnāt as dense as the one where Yun Che and Su Lingāer lived before, but after seeing that same emerald green, the same delightful refreshment, and feeling the brush of the oncoming wind, it felt like his spirit was being lightly rinsed . Looking at the bamboo forest, then looking at Su Lingāer, Yun Che became silly for a momentā¦ At the time, that beautiful bamboo forest and that beautiful Lingāer, that beautiful world with two people, why was the only thing he saw hatredā¦
Su Lingāer was always that melancholic, she always told him to let go of his hatredā¦ Perhaps, at that time, she had already let go of her past and only wanted to stay together with him . The melancholy she had later, wasnāt from her past at all, but had probably came from him insteadā¦
āBig brother Yun Che, itās really beautiful here right?ā Su Lingāer smiled and said: āThis is my favoritest place ever . Every time I come here, it feels like Iāve become a fairy, and Iāll forget all the unhappy things . I like everything hereā¦ I often think, if I grew up in the future, Iāll certainly place my family within a bamboo forestā¦ Oh! Just thinking about it makes me so happy . ā
Yun Cheās heart violently shook .
No wonderā¦ no wonder when master died, she dragged his unconscious and heavily injured self for several days, and stopped within a patch of bamboo forest . At that time, he only believed that Su Lingāer felt it was safe and concealedā¦ As it turns out, she was sincerely fond of bamboo forests and had a dream about bamboo forests since young .
In the bamboo forest, her heart could calm down, she could imagine herself as a fairyā¦ and only within a bamboo forest, could she overcome her loneliness, worries, fears, depression and problemsā¦ Day after day, year after year, when forever waiting for his return .
Yun Che clenched both his fists tightly, and his heart sored like a pincushion . Shame filled his soul like a tide . He realized more and more that he wasnāt worth of Lingāer, that he wasnāt able to make it up to her even after ten lifetimesā¦
āLingāer, letās build a home here okay?ā Yun Che lightly asked .
āHuh? Build a homeā¦ here?ā Su Lingāer was full of astonishment .
āMn!ā Yun Che smiled and nodded: āDidnāt Lingāer always dream of living in a bamboo forest? Then letās build a little bamboo house in the midst of these bamboos . This way, Su Lingāer can live here as long as she wants to . ā
āBambooā¦ house?ā After Su Lingāer was startled for a while, her starry eyes immediately became incredibly bright: āCan weā¦ really? But if the bamboo here gets hurt, isnāt that a bit too unfortunateā¦ā
āHaha!ā Yun Che began to laugh . He lightly comforted Lingāerās cheeks and lovingly said: āThere are so many bamboos here, and there are only a few that can be part of a little house . If these bamboos knew that they could be made into a house for an adorable Lingāer, then they would definitely be very happy . ā
āMn!!ā Su Lingāer let her inner worries go and yelled with incomparable happiness .
Yun Che pointed his fingers out and directed his profound strength like a knife . With a sweep of his finger, over ten bamboos were neatly severed . Not long after, a huge pile of bamboo stalks that were thick enough stacked up by their sides, and a large enough open space was cleared up in this dense bamboo forest .
With Yun Cheās profound strength, this engineering feat wasnāt too difficult, but it wasnāt relaxing either . However, with Su Lingāer excitedly cheering him on by his side as he wiped his sweat from time to time, even though sweat rolled down his back, he didnāt feel the least bit exhausted .
The sky gradually dimmed and a simple little bamboo house finally took shape . This little bamboo house was much smaller and cruder than the one Su Lingāer and him lived in . It wasnāt even enough to shield them from the wind and rain, but this delicacy certainly had a clean and refreshing feeling . Also, this wasnāt just a small bamboo house, there was a little bed and a little chair inside as well .
After the bamboo house took shape, Yun Cheās ears were filled with Su Lingāerās excited cheers . She excitedly ran around the little bamboo house . Her free spirited and beautiful voice reached his ears from very far awayā¦ She was actually like a carefree fairy .
āBig brother Yun Che, letās just live in here today, okay? This was my dream beforeā¦ also, with big brother Yun Che keeping me company, I wonāt be afraid at all . ā
āMnn, okay!ā
In the middle of the bamboo forest, they played from the afternoon all the way until the moon hung in the night sky . The laughter that came from Lingāer today was more than what Yun Che had heard from her during those times . This afternoon, the cheers and laughs that came from Lingāer became his entire world . Today, he belonged only to Lingāer .
The bright moon hung high up in the sky, and Lingāer, who ran around all afternoon, was finally tired . She and Yun Che slept shoulder to shoulder on the bamboo bed they built togetherā¦ The bamboo house was very simple and very stiffā¦ moving just a little would cause it to creek all over . However, laying on top on it, breathing in the fresh air, sniffing the odor of the emerald green bamboo, and feeling the breeze that slipped through the cracks from time to time, the two were were incredibly content . Of course, the thing that was even more important was that they were by each otherās sides .
āBig brother Yun Che, I really want toā¦ be together with you foreverā¦ Ohā¦ If I say it like that, would it make big brother Yun Che feel weirdā¦ Obviously, weāve only just met today, but I liked big brother Yun Che from the first moment I saw youā¦ Am I a really strange girl?ā
The little bed was incredibly narrow . Su Lingāer lightly leaned against Yun Cheās body and asked in a little voice .
āNo . ā Yun Che began to smile: āBecause itās the same when I saw Lingāer . During an entire lifetime, itās very difficult for a person to inexplicably like someone during the first time they see each other . If two people felt the same way about each other, then, perhaps they are destined by the heavens to be together, or perhapsā¦ have lingering affection from a previous life . ā