âIn that case, why do you believe my brother will turn you away?â Bai Yan couldnât help but chuckle at her own words. âYi Yi, the you in the past is known as the scourge of the Holy Land, lawless and destructive in the path you walk. When have you been afraid of anything? Did you not listen to any of the advice I gave you before we separated back then?â Grabbing the princessâs shoulder, the demon queenâs voice now grew stern and severe, âChu Yi Yi, gather your courage and get what you want, Iâm waiting for my sister-in-law!â
âIn addition, whether you can catch up to my brother and enter his heart is up to you. I can only help you summon your courage. After all, he too is my brother, I canât use my status as his older sister to force him to accept you.â Bai Yan looks deep into the princessâs eye to get her point across.
Slowly nodding her head, Chu Yi Yi sounded more like herself again: âI know, relationships cannot be forced. If he doesnât want me then I wonât be one of those stubborn females that wonât let go. At the very least, I will wait until he finds someone else who he truly lovesâ¦â
Hearing that last bit, Bai Yan couldnât help but smile in a bittersweet manner.
Chu Yi Yi and her older brother Chu Yi Feng are so similarâ¦. When Di Cang came into my life, that man also did the same and watched me in secret to keep me safe. He would sacrifice his own happiness to let me find happiness. Such a man, such a sister, how can they be so willing to sacrifice for othersâ¦.
âThis, this, thisâ¦â Zheng Qi and his fellow brothers were stunned into disbelief.
Our princess, the evil witch of the Holy Landâ¦. fell in love with a man?
This level of shock couldnât be blamed on the three elders. Ever since Bai Yan came to this place, Chu Yi Yi had been circling around the demon queen and her son like a butterfly that never leaves. Theyâve almost forgotten the princess was also a maiden that could love another person.
Bai Yan immediately shot a deadpan look at her three shifus as a warning: âI know what the three of you are thinking. What we spoke of just now never happened. You heard nothing, nor shall this be spoken before the Lord.â
This is Chu Yi Yiâs secret. Itâs not anyoneâs business to tell others until sheâs ready.
âAhumph,â Zheng Qi (first) coughed awkwardly since he got it right away. Turning to his two brothers, âDid the two of you hear anything? I didnât hear nothing, not a single thing.â
âNo, no, of course not, we heard nothing at all. Old Two, did you hear anything?â Qiu Shu Rong (third) shot his second brother a wink.
âOh what, my ears are getting old, I should really go to a doctor and have it checked. You, our bodies arenât getting any younger you know.â Ren Yi acts clueless like heâs not able to understand anything.
âYi Yi, I want to go meet your father now, do you want to come with me?â Bai Yan asks with a pleased smile after seeing the way her shifus acted.
Shaking that head, the princess had other plans in mind apparently: âNo, I need to continue to work towards my goal now that Iâve figured out what I want. If my father finds out Iâm heading out to the Celestial Realm then he will definitely break my leg. I need to split before he finds out.ân/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Merely at the thought of the harshness the Holy Lord enacted on herself as of late, Chu Yi Yi would shudder in fear.
âBai Yan,â the princess suddenly got an idea, âcan you tell my father in a bit not to send someone to chase me? My speed is slow so he will definitely send his people afterwardâ¦.â