"Oh? What do you mean? If it's a good thing, how could I refuse?" Xihe asked without much thought, seeing that Taiyi's matter concerned her.
“This is indeed a good thing. Since my sister-in-law is willing to agree, this matter is settled.” Taiyi was overjoyed when he saw that Xihe had agreed.
"What exactly is it? Uncle's explanation is completely confusing me." Xihe was even more puzzled. She didn't know what it was about, so how could she know if she could do it?
"The matter is as follows: after my elder brother's death, the Heavenly Court was without a ruler. Later, the ministers petitioned to honor me as Emperor. A solitary yang cannot produce life, nor can a solitary yin grow. The harem cannot be without a ruler for even a day. The reason I have come here today is to ask my sister-in-law to agree to marry me and rekindle our past relationship," Taiyi said with a smile.
Xihe finally understood Taiyi's intention; he had come to take advantage of her. She was furious and said, "Uncle, how can you be so rude? As your elder brother's daughter, I should uphold the virtues of a wife. Although your elder brother is dead, I know I will remain faithful to him until the end. Uncle, please take back what you said today. I will pretend I did not hear it."
"Xihe, how could you say such a thing? Back then, only three of us were born from the Sun Star: my elder brother, you, and me. My elder brother and I both fell in love with you at the same time, but you chose my elder brother. Now that my elder brother is dead, do you not have any feelings for me at all?" In his haste, Taiyi stopped calling her sister-in-law and directly addressed Xihe by her real name.
“Taiyi, I know your feelings for me, I understand. But since I chose your elder brother Dijun back then, whether he is still alive or not, as his widow, I must remain faithful to him. If anything, I can only blame our fate in this life.” Seeing Taiyi’s true feelings, Xihe stopped calling him uncle.
"How could we be destined to be apart in this life? I am the Heavenly Emperor. Once the demon race destroys the witch race and the great cause is unified, I will enjoy the supreme status of heaven and earth forever. What is there to do with the next life? Now that my elder brother is dead, why are you still suffering as a widow for him? Don't you want to be with me?" Taiyi roared.
"Taiyi, stop talking. It's impossible for us to be together in this life. You should leave. From now on, you will still be the Heavenly Emperor, and I will just be myself, the widow of Dijun," Xihe said, tears streaming down her face.
"I won't leave, I won't leave. You have to promise me today, or else I'll..." Taiyi was furious and spoke recklessly.
"What do you want?" Xihe asked, seeing Taiyi's anger.
"If you agree to my request today, then so be it. If you don't, none of those ten golden crows outside will live!" Taiyi, in a fit of rage, knew that Xihe was vulnerable, so he used the ten golden crows to threaten her.
"Taiyi, how dare you!! Those ten princes are your elder brother's bloodline!!" Xihe was furious when she heard Taiyi threaten her with the ten golden crows.
"For you, what wouldn't I dare to do? Will you agree or not?" With that, the crazed Taiyi took out the Chaos Bell and threw it into the void. He then casually summoned a scene, which was the scene of the ten golden crows playing on the Sun Star. In the scene, a large bell was faintly standing above their heads, which was the Chaos Bell.
"I'll count to three. If you still don't agree, I'll take action!" Taiyi laughed wildly. "One...two...three!"
Just as she was about to make her move, Xihe finally couldn't help but shout, "Stop!! I... I'll grant your request." After saying that, she felt completely exhausted and finally couldn't help but sit down and burst into tears.
When Taiyi saw that Xihe had agreed, he laughed wildly and put away the Chaos Bell. He said to Xihe, "The grand ceremony will be held tomorrow. You should prepare well." After saying that, he laughed wildly and left the Sun Palace.
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After Taiyi left, Xihe collapsed in the Sun Palace, tears streaming down her face. Suddenly, a golden crow entered and cried out, "Mother, why are you crying here?" It was the youngest crow, who had originally intended to come in and invite his mother to go out and play. Seeing Xihe crying, he hurriedly asked.
"It's Xiao Shi. It's nothing. I just miss your father a little." Xi He forced a smile as she saw Xiao Shi come in.
"Oh, Mother, don't cry. Your brothers are having a great time playing outside and are about to call you over." The youngest son, being young and naive, thought what Xihe said was true and said that she was crying because she missed her father.
"I'm not going, you guys have fun," Xihe said, patting Xiao Shi's head.
"Oh, Mother, then I'm going." Xiao Shi said obediently, then turned and left, leaving Xi He behind, watching his retreating figure and letting out a long, mournful sigh.
Two days later, another major event occurred in the Heavenly Court: Taiyi was to establish an empress, and the empress was none other than Xihe, the wife of the former Heavenly Emperor Dijun. Upon learning this, the courtiers were greatly alarmed and wanted to stop him, but under Taiyi's imposing presence, none dared to provoke him.
The Heavenly Court was once again brightly decorated, and Taiyi held a grand banquet in the Lingxiao Palace, naturally overjoyed. Although the ministers had their objections, they could only smile on the surface and insincerely congratulate Taiyi on becoming Empress.
Xihe sat beside Taiyi, her face expressionless and her expression blank. Taiyi was immediately annoyed when he saw this and said to Xihe, "Don't put on this act. All the ministers are watching from below. Cheer up and don't make me angry."
Xihe glanced at Taiyi, then turned her head away, ignoring him.
"You'd better not make me angry. Even if you don't think about yourself, you should at least think about your ten sons," Taiyi threatened when he saw Xihe turn her head away.
"Taiyi, don't push your luck too far, or you won't get away with it even if we fight to the death." Xihe finally couldn't bear it any longer when Taiyi threatened her with the ten golden crows again. She was also a quasi-saint, and even if she was no match for Taiyi, if they really fought to the death, Taiyi might not have an easy time either.
"Oh? I don't care, but I'm afraid those ten golden crows won't survive. After all, they are my elder brother's bloodline." Taiyi saw that Xihe was angry but then became indifferent. He knew that if he threatened Xihe any further, she might really fight him to the death. So he deliberately picked on Xihe's weaknesses.
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