You've waited for me for seven years, and I don't want you to wait any longer, and I don't want to endure the pain of missing you for another seven years. That's why I decided to listen to Xiao'er and tell her what's on my mind."
"Then your seven years..."
"You waited for me for those seven years, and I loved you too! It hasn't changed for a single day!"
Baili Yi's words made Feng Luoran feel as if she had been lifted from hell to the clouds in an instant. This sudden change was a bit too much for her to handle.
"I fell in love with you as early as seven years ago when we met in Dongyang. There will never be another woman like you in my life.
The reason why I refuse to marry you is not because I don’t love you, but because I am worried that your safety will not be guaranteed after you marry me.
Since I ascended the throne, I've endured dozens of assassination attempts, both large and small. If it weren't for my good luck, I would have long since become a pile of bones. I'm afraid that if you follow me, you'll immediately become their target.
You know that the Northern Wei and the Divine Religion have always been at odds. To maintain control of the Northern Wei, they threatened us, when we three brothers drove them out, that unless I remained single for the rest of my life, my wife must be a Saint arranged by the Divine Religion. Otherwise, they'd have plenty of ways to make me miserable.
Besides this reason, since the last emperor, we have had a life-or-death relationship with the Divine Cult. Imagine, if I marry you and something happens to you, if I am destined to not have the woman I love, then I should at least see her live well in this world, right?
Baili Yi's words had already brought Feng Luoran to tears. So that's how it was!
She thought he didn't love her enough, so she could clearly see his admiration for her, but he refused to marry her. It turned out that his heart was so bitter, and he actually loved her so much.
"Originally, I had no intention of telling you about this feeling, but this time when I went to South Vietnam, I witnessed the love between Qian Yeming and Xiao'er. Qian Yeming is surrounded by wolves, and Xiao'er would have to live on the edge of a knife if she married him. But I see that Xiao'er is happy and joyful every day from the bottom of her heart.
Xiaoer told me that if two people truly love each other, they should at least be honest and trusting of each other. She told me that if she truly loves you, she should give you the decision-making power and let you make the choice.
If you're not afraid of following me, if you're not afraid of the Divine Religion's revenge on my Northern Wei, if you're not afraid of a life-or-death struggle between us and the Divine Religion, then I want to tell you: I love you, and I love you with my very life. I hope you can become my wife. I will use my lifelong love to cherish you, protect you, and love you, making you the happiest woman in the world!
After finishing what he wanted to say in one go, Baili Yi felt instantly relaxed.
Feng Luoran stared at Baili Yi, and without even thinking, he nodded heavily and said, "I do! No matter how many storms lie ahead, I am willing to be with you. I love you, too!"
"I don't want to! I won't allow it! I absolutely won't allow it!" Feng Wenzhuo, who had been eavesdropping by the window, jumped eight feet high in an instant after hearing Baili Yi's words, and jumped directly from under the window back to the room.
"Wen Zhuo?!" Feng Luoran looked at his brother with some frustration. He had always felt that he and his brother got along very well, but why was he so different from him in the matter of Baili Yi?
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