Chapter 88: Getting Married, Helping Me Through My Love Tribulation
"Wait."
As soon as Jiang Cifeng's voice rang out, Li Ye's brows furrowed tightly.
It seems that Jiang Cifeng came for Si Yao.
He looked at Si Yao with his usual cold, frosty eyes, and then solemnly said, "Elder Si Yao, please wait. I have something to discuss with you."
Upon hearing this, Si Yao subconsciously glanced at Li Ye beside her before turning to Jiang Cifeng and saying, "What is it? Please speak."
Unexpectedly, Jiang Cifeng showed some reservations about Li Ye beside him.
Si Yao understood immediately, "Venerable Jiang, please speak plainly. Xiao Yezi is my disciple, so there is no need for me to avoid him."
However, Jiang Cifeng waved his long sleeves, and Si Yao felt her whole body become lighter, and her feet left the ground on their own. Before she knew it, Jiang Cifeng had brought her to a small world.
This time, the small world was surrounded by a clear blue lake, and only Si Yao and Jiang Cifeng were there.
"you……"
Seeing his actions, Si Yao was somewhat displeased. "Venerable Jiang, what is the need for such secrecy? I don't think it's appropriate."
Jiang Cifeng stood three feet away from Si Yao, his graceful figure reflected in the lake. There was not a breath of wind, and his presence made the place even more tranquil.
On the contrary, Si Yao was restless and lacked patience.
She was still thinking about Li Ye, who had been standing where he was. She wondered what he must have felt when he witnessed Jiang Cifeng abruptly taking her away.
Will you get angry? Or will you remain completely unmoved?
Si Yao really wanted to know.
As her thoughts wandered, Jiang Cifeng's voice drifted over: "I have only one purpose this time: the Fate Stone of Wuzhou."
He got straight to the point, without beating around the bush at all.
Si Yao closed her eyes slightly. "Although fate is determined by heaven, human effort can make all things happen. Venerable Jiang wouldn't believe in the Fate Stone like everyone else, would he?"
Jiang Cifeng took a step towards Si Yao. After taking two steps, he didn't answer Si Yao's question, but instead asked, "What did you see in the Fate Stone?"
That day in Wuzhou, the Fate Stone sensed something about Si Yao and Jiang Cifeng.
Si Yao certainly still remembered the scene she saw that day. Under the influence of the Fate Stone, she saw herself and Jiang Cifeng dressed in red wedding attire.
She bluntly stated, "I see that you and I are about to get married."
At this point, she laughed again, "Isn't it funny? This is just too bizarre."
To everyone's surprise, Jiang Cifeng's eyes flashed, as if he was moved, and a hint of surprise appeared on his usually cold face.
He clenched his fist, and the magic ring on his wrist shone brightly at that moment.
“I saw it too.”
His five words brought Si Yao's laughter to an abrupt halt.
The two saw the same scene, which might be a sign from the unseen world.
Si Yao took a deep breath. "That might just be an illusion. If the Fate Stone had been connected to two other people that day, the illusion they saw might have been the same."
Her eyes flickered. "So, that doesn't prove anything."
Jiang Cifeng said, "The Fate Stone can perceive the past and also predict the future."
He paused, then raised his hand, showing the magic ring on his wrist, "This magic ring has remained unresponsive for thousands of years since I put it on. I never imagined it would move because of you."
Si Yao frowned deeply, not understanding what Jiang Cifeng meant, and pointed at the magic ring, saying, "What does this have to do with me?"
In her opinion, the magic ring in Jiang Cifeng's hand was nothing special; ordinary people would just consider it a magic artifact.
But what Jiang Cifeng said next shocked Si Yao.
In the quiet little world, on the lake, Jiang Cifeng, dressed in white, spoke in a gentle voice, "A thousand years ago, my master, Daoist Yunyang, told me that I must go through a tribulation of love in this life before I can ascend to the Great Dao."
At this point, he lowered his eyes to look at the magic ring on his wrist, "With this magic ring in my hand, it will shine brightly the moment my love tribulation occurs."
In Wuzhou, Si Yao accidentally entered a strange space, and her cultivation was suppressed to the Foundation Establishment stage. She went deep into danger and was rescued by Jiang Cifeng.
That time, Jiang Cifeng took Si Yao's hand to save her, and it was also that time that the Dharma Ring, which had been silent for a thousand years, finally shone.
When Si Yao saw this strange sight, she muttered to herself, finding it extremely bizarre.
In addition, after Song Yuening saw Jiang Cifeng's magic ring glow, she would stare at Si Yao with that kind of look.
That day in Wuzhou, Si Yao couldn't figure it out.
Now she has figured it out.
No wonder Song Yuening secretly used tricks on her after that.
Even after clarifying these questions, Si Yao still found it absurd. "I am your love tribulation? This joke is not funny at all."
Jiang Cifeng looked at her silently without saying a word.
A love tribulation?
Was she Jiang Cifeng's love tribulation?
Si Yao felt overwhelmed and couldn't accept it for a moment. Still somewhat unwilling to give up, she asked, "Did you make a mistake with some of the key points? Do you want to double-check?"
After she finished speaking, seeing Jiang Cifeng's serious and earnest expression made Si Yao feel quite guilty.
Although Si Yao had little contact with Jiang Cifeng, she knew that he was not a person who would joke around.
He wouldn't have told Si Yao these things without verifying them.
So, all of this is true?
"Elder Siyao, I don't want to beat around the bush. I'm here today because I need your help."
Before Si Yao could speak, Jiang Cifeng continued, "I beg Elder Si Yao to help me overcome this tribulation of love."
Having been on Tianchen Island for several days, Si Yao had heard some rumors about Jiang Cifeng. It was said that Jiang Cifeng of the Wind Sword Sect rarely asked for help, and if anyone knew that he had asked Si Yao for help in overcoming his love tribulation, such sect gossip would surely spread throughout the cultivation world.
"I'll help you?" Si Yao rubbed her forehead. "How can I help you?"
After speaking, Si Yao turned around and looked out at the vast little world.
She had just lifted her foot, intending to take a step forward, when two words spoken by Jiang Cifeng behind her almost made her lose her balance.
Si Yao was shocked and turned around to stare at Jiang Cifeng in disbelief. "Say that again?"
The person in front of him remained calm and composed, and said casually, "Let's get married."
"It wasn't you..." Si Yao was having trouble breathing, pointing at Jiang Cifeng, "How could you just casually say something as important as getting married?"
Although the people of the Hehuan Sect are naturally unrestrained and can freely discuss the path of dual cultivation with whomever they want, Si Yao still values marriage quite a bit.
What's more, those two words were spoken by someone who was not very related to her.
How can you get married without any emotional foundation?
Moreover, the other party was none other than Jiang Cifeng, who was rumored to be a man of few desires and pure heart. Si Yao felt that this was somewhat absurd.
She shook her head and clicked her tongue, "That's a bit outrageous, but I hope you're joking."
Just then, a gust of wind blew through the small world, disturbing the calm surface of the lake.
Si Yao smoothed her hair. "I'm not in a good mood today and don't have time to joke around with Venerable Jiang. If there's nothing else, I'll head back now."
Seeing that she was about to leave, Jiang Cifeng pondered for a moment, "Elder Si Yao, please wait. What I said today may have been abrupt, but I hope you can give me a chance."
His voice suddenly became urgent, "I know that getting married is very important, and I will definitely make up for the missing procedures."
Jiang Cifeng, with such a pleading look in his eyes, is probably someone no one other than Si Yao has ever seen.
Si Yao frowned deeply. "Jiang Cifeng, do you think that if I marry you, you can overcome your love tribulations and ascend to the Ninth Heaven?"
“Yes.” Jiang Cifeng said with certainty, “At that time, we can get a divorce, and you will still be free and no longer be bound by me as your nominal Daoist partner.”
He also wanted to say that by then, it would be none of his business how many men Si Yao wanted to find.
Her shoulders trembled, and she forced a few dry laughs. "After all this time, I finally understand. What you called marriage is just a marriage of convenience. Once you've done your job, we can go our separate ways?"
Jiang Cifeng nodded in response.
A hint of anger flashed in Si Yao's eyes, feeling like she was being used as a tool. "Why should I agree to your request?"
Jiang Cifeng may not have noticed her displeasure.
Because the other party still had that indifferent expression, "I will make it up to you. Whatever you want, I will do my best to do it."
He even put some thought into it, saying, "I can give you a few strokes of good fortune later."
Sending good fortune to those in need?
It certainly sounds tempting, but using a stroke of luck as bait to lure her into marriage is something Si Yao finds hard to accept right now.
She, however, could not become a Daoist partner with someone with whom she had no emotional foundation.
Even when she argued with Li Ye before and said she wanted to find Jiang Cifeng to back her up, it was just something she said in anger.
"absurd!"
Si Yao left those words behind, then looked at Jiang Cifeng with a displeased expression, "Does Venerable Jiang intend to keep me trapped here any longer?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Cifeng realized what was happening. He casually waved his hand, and in the blink of an eye, Si Yao was back on the path leading from Tianchen Island to the guest courtyard of the Hehuan Sect.
Under the pear tree not far to his side, where Li Ye had been standing just moments before, there was now no one there.
Si Yao's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly hurried to the guest courtyard.
She had no time to pay attention to Jiang Cifeng behind her, nor did she care to listen to what he was saying.
Before long, night fell, and upon arriving at the guest courtyard, Li Ye's room was pitch black.
Even so, Si Yao knew he was in the house.
She pushed open the door and immediately lit the candles.
The room was instantly filled with light. Si Yao looked up and saw Li Ye meditating on the couch.
Moreover, his breathing became disordered.
Si Yao strode forward and found that Li Ye's face was pale and he looked very unwell.
"What happened?"
Li Ye's eyes were closed, and because of Si Yao's arrival, black and red demonic energy rose from his body again.
It seems he's had another episode, Si Yao thought.
The last time it happened was in Wuzhou, and Siyao was puzzled as to why it happened a second time in such a short time.
She moved closer, said nothing more, and reached out to unbutton Li Ye's clothes.
Unexpectedly, her hand was instantly grabbed by the other party.
"I don't need your generosity."
Li Ye's words made Si Yao breathe a sigh of relief, "Saving you is the priority, what are you sulking about?"
After saying that, she slapped Li Ye's hand away and quickly stripped him naked.
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