Chapter: 157

A silence fell over everything as everyone stared at the young man with wide-open eyes, their minds trying to come up with a solution to the identity of the young man.

Heavenly Netherfrost Lake was the sacred ground of the Ice Phoenix Sect, with the best barriers around it to prevent unauthorized entry.

Even for a cultivator in the Divine Sovereign Profound Realm, it wasn't possible to forcibly breach the barrier, and the young man before them was only at the Divine Soul Realm!

It should be utterly impossible for him to enter Heavenly Netherfrost Lake by force.

"Ah, you! You are the guy who spoke ill of the master!" Xiaolan pointed her finger at the young man and loudly accused.

Her voice finally broke the long-lasting silence as everyone looked towards Xiaolan.

"So you know this young man, Xiaolan?" Mu Huanzhi, an aged old man, looked at Mu Xiaolan and asked.

"Of course, I do! He is the—"

"Xiaolan!"

"Silence!"

The voices of Mu Bingyun and Mu Xuanyin came simultaneously, instantly silencing the young girl whose expression turned horrified when Mu Xuanyin's aura fell upon her.

Mu Huanzhi, who had asked the question, also fell quiet and didn't dare to speak any longer. Since the Realm King had spoken, he didn't dare to open his mouth any longer.

The only person unfazed by all of this was the raven-haired Qingyue, whose eyes shone brighter than the morning sky, and her expression brightened like the sun.

She instantly ran past Xiaolan and jumped into the lake, startling everyone before she threw herself into the arms of the young man, who caught her with a smile on his face.

"Oh my, it seems that my wife missed me a lot."

"Um. Qingyue missed Husband."

Yun Che chuckled and rubbed her head affectionately, his eyes narrowing with happiness.

"Of course, I missed Qingyue too."

Mouths were hanging open as everyone stared at the affectionately hugging couple with wide eyes.

Wife?

Husband?

They had indeed heard that Xia Qingyue had someone she loved, but this was indeed the first time that they heard that she was married.

This was even more shocking for Mu Huanyi, who already considered Qingyue as his property.

So what if she had someone else in her heart? Such matters did not matter to him. Since he had already considered Qingyue his, it was just a matter of time before he got his hand on her.

He thought the same for Mu Feixu too.

But now, seeing that she was already married, and how happy she looked seeing him, he felt like someone had slapped him in the face.

He looked at the long black-haired youth whose strength was not even worth mentioning in front of his eyes and wondered what Qingyue saw in him.

"Also, why did you jump into the lake? Look, you are also wet now." Yun Che's hand circled around Qingyue's waist and pulled her into his embrace, her rounded chest finding itself squeezed against his chest. "I don't like it, especially when there are males around."

A blush appeared on Qingyue's face as she buried it in his chest. The warmth she had missed filled her body once again.

With a simple motion, the water evaporated from Qingyue's body, leaving her clothed in a set of robes.

He landed on the ground and looked around, his eyes meeting Bingyun's. He raised his hand and smiled.

"Miss Bingyun, we meet again. I hope I am not trespassing."

"Yun Che…" Bingyun's face was serious. She had not expected Qingyue's husband to be Yun Che. "And you are trespassing on our sacred ground."

"Oh, oops, I guess?" He smirked, raising his head. His golden eyes met the cold azure gaze of Mu Xuanyin. They stared at each other for a moment, and everyone else held their breath.

"You must be the Realm King Mu Xuanyin. It is nice meeting you. I apologize for coming unannounced. You see, I had someone to meet inside the lake and was too lazy to bother asking for permission. So I decided to do it anyway."

Everyone's eyes widened at Yun Che's statement. They all looked to Xuanyin, waiting for her to kill him.

Mu Xuanyin's cold and merciless nature was well-known to the members of the Snow Song Realm, especially the older generation. The image of her destroying hundreds of thousands of star realms under the Flame God Realm because they had poisoned her sister was still vivid in their minds. They could only imagine her anger at Yun Che's arrogant answer. The destruction of his star realm would be a mercy on his part.

But the expected anger did not come, much to the surprise of the Ice Phoenix Sect members.

Instead, Xuanyin's eyes narrowed, her expression turning slightly intrigued and cautious.

"And? Did you meet the one you came to meet?"

"Well, of course." Yun Che smiled. "Not only that, I was generous enough to offer her a position as a maid by my side."

"... What?" Finally, blankness covered Xuanyin's expression. Her mind underwent a temporary shutdown as she comprehended the weight of Yun Che's statement.

It was absurd, to say the least. And before she could deny it, the words were stuck in her throat as a heavenly mature beauty emerged from the lake.

Unlike the time Xuanyin had met her, the woman now wore a set of black robes with golden linings that accentuated her cold icy nature even more.

The robes alone could not hide her beauty despite being loose. The curves and contours of her beauty were enough to make any mortal infatuated with her.

The woman's azure gaze raised and looked at Xuanyin without any emotions.

"It has been a while, Xuanyin." Her voice sounded ethereal and dreamy, almost hypnotic as it left her thin cherry lips.

"You… How…?" Xuanyin's shock was valid. Not only her, even the soul of the Devil inside her was shocked silly seeing the True God standing in front of them. No amount of words could describe their bewilderment and astonishment.

"My Lord provided me another chance," Ice Phoenix returned a simple answer. "That is all I am permitted to say. If you wish to know more, you may ask my lord."

"Your… lord…?" Xuanyin's eyes widened and trailed towards Yun Che, who returned a peace sign towards her with a smile on his face.

"It was easy."

"..."

"From this day forth, you may refer to me as Yun Xuerong. That is the name given to me by my lord."

Xuanyin did not answer her back, her expression still changing between astonishment and bewilderment.

Even with the knowledge she had, and the knowledge Chu Wuyao had, both could not comprehend the miracle standing before them.

They had seen and met Ice Phoenix before. And both of them knew that she was barely keeping herself alive by feeding herself the energy from the Dragon Vein below.

Her coming back to life, to her peak was an impossible thing. Especially in today's Primal Chaos.

But the very existence of her standing before them overthrew every possible understanding they had about the True Gods—no, the right answer would be, Yun Che!

"What, no, how did you do it?" Her gaze looked at Yun Che, and instead of its usual coldness, it held a touch of untold curiosity. As if she wanted nothing but to know how Yun Che revived Ice Phoenix.

"You really want to know?" Yun Che's lips curled up into a smirk. "How about you become my wife? I don't hide secrets from my wives."

"I don't know either…" A whisper came from Qingyue's mouth, which Yun Che effectively decided to ignore.

"Has this man lost his mind?" Mu Huanzhi muttered in shock. "Or does he have a death wish?"

Even Bingyun was left dumbfounded as she stared at Yun Che with wide eyes, feeling as if she just heard something wrong.

But the most shocking thing was the answer Xuanyin gave. Her expression changed, and a playful smirk formed over her face.

The moment Bingyun saw it, she knew she had to stop her sister right away. Whenever her sister had that expression, it would never end well.

And she was right as Xuanyin giggled. Her voice had turned into that of seduction and melody, which dumbfounded everyone once more. The sudden change from cold to seductive was way too fast.

"Is that a proposal? Won't your wives become angry if they heard it?"

A look of understanding flashed within Yun Che's eyes.

He looked down at Qingyue and gently inquired.

"Qingyue, do you mind?"

"No." Qingyue shook her head and declared with a clear voice for everyone to hear. "Husband deserves the happiness of the whole world. If Husband wants something or someone, they should feel honored to be chosen by him."

Yun Che smirked.

"Well, you heard her. She doesn't mind at all."

Xuanyin's eyes narrowed. She placed her white hand over her luscious lips and smiled.

"Very well. Then I will announce our marriage tomorrow to the whole Snow Song Realm!"

Bingyun facepalmed. Now, even if she wanted to stop her, it was already too late.

"Hmm, while I am at it, might as well take Bingyun too."

"Sister!" Bingyun finally spoke aloud at her sister's musing, a deep blush flowering on her face.

"Don't be shy, Bingyun. We sisters will be together even after marriage. Aren't you happy?"

"You—!" Bingyun felt someone was hitting her head with a hammer.

That's why she wanted to stop her sister when her expression changed. Her second personality was the last thing she wanted to deal with!

'Buy one get one free?' Yun Che's mouth was also opened in shock hearing Xuanyin—Chu Wuyao. 'Oh well, I planned to take over this Realm anyway. Having both sisters will make it easy.'

He was planning to make this realm his second home, and the place where his wives could come and train without any fear of some random young master harassing them.

Though the lust was indeed a part, and his purpose was said in a joke.

Even he didn't think that Chu Wuyao would be this bold to accept it!

'Nah, what the hell! Isn't Chu Wuyao known for killing her husbands in the Devil Realm? Did I get myself into her trap?'

But the smirk on his face obviously showed his fearlessness. Death was the last thing he feared!

After all, one of his authorities made him immortal! Well, as long as his soul wasn't damaged.

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