A Heartfelt Confession and a Grand Betrothal

With a complex expression, Xia Yi led Fei Miaoyun and Pei Yunxiang back to the villa at the Myriad Treasure Pavilion.

At Pei Yunxiang’s subtle signal, Fei Miaoyun granted the master and disciple their private space, retreating to her own room.

Once inside the villa’s main entrance, Xia Yi released his hold on the two women. It was Pei Yunxiang who, in turn, took Xia Yi’s hand and held it fast, guiding him all the way into her own chambers.

“Tell me, Yi’er, what is it you wish to speak to us about?”

Pei Yunxiang pulled Xia Yi down onto the soft, sprawling bed with her, her gaze tenderly fixed on the boy before her, who was fraught with guilt and inner turmoil.

Despite herself, Pei Yunxiang found her ‘disciple’ utterly adorable in this state! A fervent desire to ‘thoroughly’ torment him stirred within her.

“Master, I…”

Xia Yi had originally planned to confess everything to Fei Miaoyun and Pei Yunxiang upon leaving the secret realm.

Yet, the thought of how he had given no clear answer to his Master, whom he had met first, nor to his Martial Aunt, with whom he had first deepened his connection, only to now be on the verge of marrying another woman, filled him with an overwhelming sense of guilt.

He found Bing Yingying equally indispensable, having promised her that he would propose upon his return.

Each time he attempted to speak, the words were choked back by his surging guilt, resulting in his current burdened and preoccupied demeanor.

“Hehe, silly disciple. Let your Master guess, have you fallen for little sister Yingying?”

“!!!”

“Master, how did you know?!”

Xia Yi stared at the smiling Pei Yunxiang, utterly astonished. Had he been so transparent? Had his Master seen through him with a single glance?

“What kind of little pervert you are, do you think I don’t know?”

To have saved a complete stranger for no other reason than ‘looking good’ when he was just a child—what would he be like when he grew up?

“Master, I…”

“Shhh… Yi’er, touch your Master’s heart, can you feel its beat?”

Pei Yunxiang guided Xia Yi’s hand to rest upon the ample, generous swell of her ‘headlights’ (TL Note: A humorous Chinese slang term for breasts.), and between the soft curves, a rapid, powerful thrumming pulsated.

He could feel Pei Yunxiang’s heart beating incredibly fast.

“Master…”

“Yi’er, your Master wants you to know that no matter what, your Master will always love you, and your heart beats for me. What about you, Yi’er? Do you love your Master?”

Pei Yunxiang’s declaration made Xia Yi understand that as long as he didn’t abandon her, she would continue to love him fiercely.

With such a celestial fairy by his side, what more could he possibly hesitate over?

“Yunxiang!!!”

No longer able to suppress the surge of impulse within him, Xia Yi flipped over, pinning her beneath him, and sealed her vibrant red lips with his own. He yearned to convey the depth of his feelings to her.

No matter the method!

Xia Yi’s fervent assertiveness was a first for Pei Yunxiang. It had also been a long time since she had been intimate with her ‘obedient disciple’.

Subtly, two rosy hearts blossomed in Pei Yunxiang’s eyes.

What followed was a passionate and frenzied ‘battle’.

Of course, Pei Yunxiang had not completely lost her reason; she still remembered the lingering corrosive Evil Cold Yin Fire within her body.

As a female dragon, she yearned for their ‘Dao to merge as one’ even more intensely than Xia Yi, but she could not. For the sake of her beloved, she could not merely seek momentary pleasure, so she halted Xia Yi at the crucial moment.

“My good Yi’er, let’s stop here, alright?”

“En… Master. This time, let Yi’er help you…”

“Wait, Yi’er, no! Not there! Ohh…”

****

Following a ‘Battle of Red Cliffs’ (TL Note: A historical battle, used here metaphorically for intense intimacy.) that erupted with a surging tide, Xia Yi, ‘drenched in sweat,’ made his way to Fei Miaoyun’s room.

“Miaoyun…”

“Shush~ Call me wife.”

Xia Yi and Pei Yunxiang’s conversation had not been concealed; with Fei Miaoyun’s Core Formation cultivation, she had easily overheard it all.

Moreover, a certain satisfied dragon woman who had fallen asleep had no intention of hiding anything. It was the first time Fei Miaoyun realized a dragon could make such vulgar sounds.

‘How shameful!’ she thought. ‘She would sooner jump from this very spot (the second floor) and die outside than be like that lowly dragon woman!’

“Wife…”

Tightly embracing the voluptuous fairy, Xia Yi murmured softly and tenderly into her exquisite ear, his words laced with deep affection.

The tender warmth of his breath against her sensitive earlobe made Fei Miaoyun tremble, instantly melting into Xia Yi’s embrace.

“Husband~”

Fei Miaoyun gazed at the man pressing down on her, her eyes hazy with desire.

“Just leave it to me…”

Fei Miaoyun’s gaze had already given Xia Yi his answer; with no more qualms or hesitation, he decided that this time, he would restrain his tempestuous impulses and offer this infinitely enchanting fairy an experience as gentle as a spring rain.

“Ohh…”

The unexpected delicacy and tenderness, as if every movement was perfectly measured, like caressing a precious treasure.

Xia Yi’s care and affection allowed Fei Miaoyun to experience another level of ultimate bliss. Her mind felt as though it had melted, and after a perfect mortise and tenon fit, she, too, emitted a sound as ‘disgraceful’ as Pei Yunxiang’s.

This night was destined to be moist.

****

It was not until the tenth day, at noon.

The Bing family of Hanhai City welcomed two distinguished guests.

“Hahaha, Patriarch Bing, congratulations, congratulations.”

“For two elders of the Myriad Treasure Pavilion to grace my humble abode, I, Bing, am truly remiss for not greeting you sooner.”

The arrivals were none other than Xuan Shen and Chi Danzi.

“Hehehe, no matter, no matter. We have come at someone’s request to propose marriage for your esteemed daughter.”

“Oh! I am much obliged to you two elders. Please, quickly enter the manor and be seated.”

Evidently, Bing Yingying had already told Bing Xingwen about her relationship with Xia Yi.

Bing Xingwen wasn’t overly surprised, though there was a slight, unyielding feeling of his prized ‘cabbage’ being ‘rooted up by a pig’.

Nevertheless, he was quite satisfied with Xia Yi, and a father knows his daughter best.

Whenever Xia Yi was mentioned, his daughter’s shy yet joyful expression spoke volumes.

Bing Xingwen knew his ‘little white cabbage’ was deeply fond of the ‘pig’ that rooted her up, perhaps even chasing the pig herself.

Moreover, Xia Yi had managed to enlist two elders from the Myriad Treasure Pavilion to act as matchmakers.

This further elevated his standing in Bing Xingwen’s estimation.

Xuan Shen and Chi Danzi, having been invited at the cost of two Grade Three pill-patterned elixirs, naturally did not disappoint Xia Yi.

Coupled with Bing Xingwen and Chang Zhenli’s existing intention to choose Xia Yi as their son-in-law, the conversation between Chi Danzi, Xuan Shen, Bing Xingwen, and Chang Zhenli was truly delightful for all parties.

“Young Master Xia and your esteemed daughter are truly a perfect match. This is the betrothal gift Young Master Xia asked us to bring; please accept it, Patriarch Bing.”

With these words, Xuan Shen took out the gift box Xia Yi had given him and presented it to Bing Xingwen.

“Many thanks, Elder Xuan Shen.”

Bing Xingwen opened the betrothal gift prepared by Xia Yi, and a medicinal fragrance, surpassing even the Core Formation realm, instantly permeated the entire hall.

“Cloud Ascent Pill!!!” ×4

Upon recognizing the pill within the gift box, all four present cried out in astonishment.

Bing Xingwen quickly regained his composure and hastily closed the gift box, allowing the refreshing pill fragrance to slowly dissipate.

“Hehe, Young Master Xia truly has a grand hand. To offer a Cloud Ascent Pill with a pill pattern as a betrothal gift.”

Stroking his beard, Chi Danzi sighed with emotion, wondering what incredible luck the Bing family had stumbled upon to reel in such a big fish as Xia Yi.

The Cloud Ascent Pill, like the Foundation Establishment Pill and the Dustfall Pill, was a medicinal elixir that increased the probability of breaking through to the Golden Core realm.

A Golden Core cultivator was a formidable powerhouse in their own right, while a Nascent Soul cultivator could establish their own sect.

Ordinary Cloud Ascent Pills were exceedingly rare, capable of increasing the breakthrough probability by one to two-tenths.

Not to mention, the one Xia Yi had provided was a Cloud Ascent Pill with a pill pattern, which could boost the breakthrough probability by five-tenths!

With this single pill, the emergence of the Bing family’s second Golden Core powerhouse was virtually a foregone conclusion.