Chu Yunqi never expected that his own child would become someone else's wife.
He thought about it for a long time, but still couldn't figure out why.
"Never mind, they're not going to live with me anyway," Chu Yunqi waved his hand. "I'll be there when you two get married."
In this way, he had passed the test with his father-in-law.
There was no dramatic turn of events; after the divination, Chu Yunqi quickly accepted the situation.
Zhou Ping breathed a sigh of relief. He tugged at Chu Changliu's hand, but Chu Changliu remained standing still.
Zhou Ping:?
Chu Yunqi raised an eyebrow. After all, he was his own child. Seeing that Chu Changliu hadn't moved, he asked, "What's wrong? Is there something else?"
“Father, it is indeed something… it’s about the temple.” Chu Changliu winked at Zhou Ping.
Zhou Ping didn't understand, and before he could even grasp the meaning, he saw Chu Changliu sit down on the ground and hug Chu Yunqi's leg.
"Father! You're the only one left who can help us!" Chu Changliu shouted.
Upon hearing his shout, Zhou Ping understood, and a look of hesitation and struggle flashed across his eyes.
The next second, he sat down next to Chu Changliu and reached out to tug at Chu Yunqi's trouser leg, "Father..."
Zhou Ping couldn't say the things Chu Changliu said, nor could he shed tears like Chu Changliu.
He would only look at Chu Yunqi with sincere and expectant eyes.
Chu Yunqi was stunned at first. He looked left at his son who was hugging his leg, and right at his son-in-law who was pulling at his trouser leg and trying very hard, his face turning red but unable to say a word.
"...Speak, what is it?" Chu Yunqi's eye twitched slightly.
"It's like this, I went to the lower realm to find Zhou Ping this time..." Chu Changliu glanced at Chu Yunqi's expression before continuing, "I told Li Yan that he would help me handle the affairs of the Southern Region for a thousand years, and then I would help him handle the affairs of the Eastern Region for a thousand years after I returned..."
Chu Yunqi chuckled twice. "So that's why you had time to visit your father. You were waiting for me here."
"What, you want to quit, push all the blame onto your father, and then run away happily with your wife?" Chu Yunqi was so angry he laughed.
Chu Changliu clung to his leg, refusing to let go. "Zhou Ping and I still have some things to take care of, so we'll have to leave this to you..."
Chu Yunqi stroked his chin. "What, you kidnapped this person, and his family doesn't agree?"
Zhou Ping quickly explained, "No... Father-in-law, my family agreed more than ten years ago."
We can't let anyone misunderstand!
My third uncle had already agreed!
Chu Yunqi coughed lightly. He had a good impression of Zhou Ping and had no intention of making things difficult for him.
But when he turned around and saw Chu Changliu, who wanted him to work for free, the smile on his face vanished instantly.
"Your father still spoils you too much. Do you mean I have to work for you for a thousand years?" Chu Yunqi had only one word for his son who had caused him so much trouble: "Get out."
But when he turned to look at Zhou Ping, a smile appeared on his face again. "Dad told you to get out. Let Chang Liu reflect on his actions."
Zhou Ping tugged at his trouser leg. "Father-in-law... I was actually the one handling those matters."
Chu Yunqi: ...
Chu Yunqi glared at Chu Changliu and, seeing him looking down guiltily, couldn't hold back any longer.
"You've essentially hired a laborer for free?" His words were like a knife to the heart.
Chu Changliu exclaimed "Ah!" and then asked with some confusion, "Yes, I did find a husband, Dad, didn't you see it?"
Chu Yunqi: ...
Forget it, I'm too lazy to criticize anymore.
After hearing their conversation, Zhou Ping buried his head in his chest, his face turning slightly red.
"How many years do you two want to go back? I'll only be sitting in Mingluan Palace for a hundred years at most." Chu Yunqi was still very easy to talk to, at most he would verbally condemn Chu Changliu for abusing the elderly.
Chu Changliu approached with a smile, "Could you give me a little more time?"
"You're actually haggling now?" Chu Yunqi snorted and tapped Chu Changliu's forehead with his finger.
"Father, as you know, I left home when I was young..." Chu Changliu used his trump card, and when he said this, he looked at the copper coin floating behind Chu Yunqi with a rather aggrieved expression.
After hearing what he said, Chu Yunqi remained strangely silent for a while, until the six copper coins behind him flew over and circled around Chu Changliu before he finally gritted his teeth and let go.
"I really owe you a debt, brat. Five hundred years, no more!"
Upon hearing the answer that satisfied him, Chu Changliu immediately released his grip on his father's leg, and Zhou Ping, seeing this, also quickly let go.
Chu Changliu clapped his hands and stood up, grabbing Zhou Ping's hand and shaking it tightly. "Then we'll be going. Father, are you going to review the memorials in Mingluan Hall, or would you like to do it here? I'll go back and give instructions in a bit."
"...Mingluan Palace, please." This was his place to rest. He could accept being forced to work outside, but he didn't want to do anything back in his palace.
Chu Yunqi's gaze fell on the two people's tightly clasped hands, and he shook his head with a smile.
"Then we'll be going now!" Chu Changliu waved to Chu Yunqi and pulled Zhou Ping away from there.
Zhou Ping quickly turned around and politely said goodbye to his father-in-law, "Goodbye..."
Chu Yunqi smiled and nodded at him.
After the two figures disappeared from his sight, he couldn't help but sigh, "Wife, just spoil him! Now all these reports from the Southern and Eastern Regions have to be delivered to me. I haven't had a moment of peace yet!"
The copper coin behind him spun around and then gently fell into the box.
As Zhou Ping walked back to Mingluan Palace with Chu Changliu, Chu Changliu started talking before Zhou Ping could even open his mouth.
“My father used to toss coins to tell fortunes… but he didn’t actually mean for us to accept our fate.” He thought for a moment and then explained slowly, “The coins contained my mother’s six souls.”
Zhou Ping paused.
"So, my mother agrees to this too!" Chu Changliu smiled at him, and even took Zhou Ping's hand, circling around him once.
Zhou Ping suppressed his doubts and said somewhat helplessly, "I haven't even said hello to her yet..."
Chu Changliu hadn't expected him to think of this, and stopped, saying somewhat seriously, "What you said is also true."
Zhou Ping:......
He gave Chu Changliu a look that said, "So you only remembered now?"
Chu Changli understood, but he didn't try to pull him back.
He explained to Zhou Ping, "Some things happened back then that caused my mother's three souls and seven spirits, namely the three souls of Heaven, Earth, and Man, to be scattered. My father risked his life to save six of them."
“Even if I become a god, I will not be able to revive her three souls.” Chu Changliu spoke of the past with a blank expression on his face.
"Is there any other way to make it complete?" Zhou Ping gently squeezed his hand, offering silent comfort.
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