"You will get a chance to do so, but later," Yun Che smiled at the enthusiasm of his wife and patted her head. "For now, control yourself. Your sword's intent is leaking from your body."
"Oh…!" Cang Yue blushed in embarrassment and hurriedly calmed her heart.
Soon, they landed in front of the gates of the Heavenly Sword Villa.
"Profound Energy is many times thicker here," Yun Che commented, feeling the dense amount of profound energy compared to the Profound Palace.
Even though the Profound Palace had a Profound Gathering Tower, without it, the amount of profound energy wasn't as thick as this place.
This was one of the reasons why the disciples of the Villa had better cultivation compared to other sects.
"In the Blue Wind Empire, there are many places with thick profound energy and natural heavenly veins, but most are occupied by the major sects and their branches. The one occupied by the Profound Palace isn't as strong as their main branch ones," landing beside them, Wushang commented.
"This allows the disciples of the Major Sects to always be at the top. Not only does it increase their speed of cultivation, but also helps them comprehend profound arts faster due to the natural inclination of this land towards swords."
"Anyway, let's go," Wushang took the lead and said.
The moment they reached the front gate, they were greeted by the disciples guarding the gate.
Seeing them, they bowed respectfully.
"Please show your affiliation and present the jade of participation."
Wushang nodded and presented the jade slip to them.
The disciples took the slip and raised a brow, but instantly their reaction returned to normal.
"Vice Palace Chief Qin Wushang, and the participant Princess Cang Yue with other guests, please come in. Another disciple will lead you towards your preset accommodations."
Wushang took the slip returned by the disciple and nodded.
Just as they were about to enter, the temperature suddenly dropped in the surroundings, causing Wushang to stop and look towards the sky.
A soft cold wind appeared, and five people suddenly appeared in front of the gate; all of them had their faces hidden under the veil, causing the disciples to gulp as they understood who they were.
"Brother Yun, they are…" Cang Yue's eyes narrowed and her temperament took a certain change, looking more refined and polished, as she stared at the five people with curiosity.
The sudden change of her temperament was obviously caught by the other group, as they looked towards them.
The person standing at the front, her eyes suddenly trembled as they landed on Yun Che's smiling face.
"Representatives from Asgard," Yun Che answered.
He also stared at the woman standing at the front, whose eyes seemed to go through a multitude of different emotions, before his gaze turned towards one of the participants, who had a shocked expression on her face.
"We met again, Fairy Chu," Yun Che smirked and waved his hand.
This caused Chu Yuechan's shoulders to tremble, but then she relaxed when she heard the voice of her sister, realizing that Yun Che was talking to her, and not her.
For some reason, this made her heart sour. With a slight annoyed look, she looked away from him, causing Yun Che to chuckle.
"Yun… Che?" On the other hand, Chu Yueli's voice sounded bewildered and confused. "What are you doing here?"
Obviously, due to his skill of Profound Energy Manipulation, it was impossible for others to detect his true profound strength, evident by how even Jasmine had a hard time doing so, let alone people within the mortal realm.
The same was true for everyone present.
The disciples of Villa had obviously thought that he was a servant of some sort.
"Sister!" Before Yun Che could reply, Yuanba was the first to speak as he excitedly ran towards his sister but was pulled back by the surprised Wushang.
He was surprised to know that Yuanba's sister was a disciple of the Frozen Asgard. This made him look towards Yun Che with a weird gaze, wondering what magic Yun Che used for the Asgard to change their rules and let a married woman be a part of it.
'She must be special.' Wushang came to a conclusion right away. Otherwise, it was impossible for Asgard to change their rules for anyone. Only if the person was highly special in some cases did it make any sense to him.
"I'm here to watch the show, of course." Finally, Yun Che spoke, gaining everyone's attention. With a smirk, he walked beside Cang Yue and gently held her hand. "My wife is also participating after all."
"Huh?" Yueli had question marks on her face, Yuechan had her eyes narrowed, while Qingyue didn't know what to think of the current situation. She could only watch in a daze as Yun Che held the hand of the slightly blushing and smirking Cang Yue.
Qingyue suddenly felt that his smirk was directed towards her, making her stare at them speechlessly.
"Unlike a certain someone, who left me to pursue strength, Cang Yue decided to make me her goal and pursue me. Isn't it beautiful, my dear fairies?"
Yueli and Yuechan both frowned, but both had different things going on in their minds.
Cang Yue also had a surprised expression, as this was the first time she was hearing it.
She looked back at Qingyue and didn't know what to think right now.
She wondered if Qingyue was blind.
Of course, if it's strength, both in resources and profound art, she dared to say that not a single sect on the whole continent could match her Brother Yun. Qingyue's choice of leaving him and joining Asgard made her confused and slightly angry at the same time.
She thought Qingyue was blind to not see the awesomeness of her Brother Yun, and that she betrayed him for Asgard.
As someone who dearly loved Yun Che and was willing to do anything for him, Qingyue's choice obviously sounded mocking to her.
As for everyone else, they had weird expressions, knowing that Yun Che had some past with the Asgard; only Yuanba had a knowing look, but he also didn't say anything but smiled wryly.
He knew his sister had changed after the departure of their mother and understood that for her, bringing their mother back was probably the most important thing. He couldn't bring himself to blame his sister.
After all, whatever choice she made, she was still someone he respected highly.
A silence fell at the front gate of the Heavenly Sword Villa, and the disciples at the gate felt that the atmosphere was very wrong. They felt like a fight might break out at any moment, making them worried.
Thankfully, just when they couldn't bear it any longer, the dropped temperature suddenly rose, and another group appeared. Unlike the people of Asgard, who wore icy robes, these people adorned fiery-red robes and had red hair and eyes.
"It seems that we appeared at an interesting time." The person at the front spoke, with a smile on his face. He looked towards the fairies with an unhidden lecherous gaze before he turned his gaze towards Cang Yue.
Seeing Yun Che holding her hand, his expression stiffened, and killing intent appeared in his eyes.
"Princess Cang Yue, we met again. If this is not fate, then I don't know what it is."
"Annoyance, that's what it is," Yun Che answered instantly. He snorted, staring at Juecheng before turning around and saying, "Let's go. I don't want to spoil my mood, alright?"
"Yun Che…!" Juecheng gritted his teeth at Yun Che, not hiding his murderous gaze.
But the moment his killing intent leaked towards him, the temperature dropped. Not only Yuechan and Qingyue, but even Cang Yue looked towards him with a hostile expression, causing Juecheng to take a step back, confused.
He understood why Cang Yue was angry, since he was informed about her relationship with Yun Che. What he didn't understand was why people from Asgard were angry at him too!
"Oh my…" Yun Che suddenly chuckled. "It seems like I'm loved a lot."
Yuechan and Qingyue didn't say anything.
Yuechan snorted and showed the jade slip in her hand to the disciple, her cold and enchanting voice stunning them.
"Chu Yuechen. Affiliation, Frozen Cloud Immortal Palace."
The disciple didn't even dare to take the slip from her hand to check it. He hurriedly bowed and gestured to her to enter, which she did.
Giving Yun Che a last look, she and her group walked into the Villa gates and vanished.
"… We should also enter. Let's not waste time here." Wushang, being tactful enough, also entered the gate and vanished within the Villa.
Juecheng gritted his teeth at this.
Suddenly, he snorted as killing intent once again formed within his eyes.
"I hope you have enough courage to face me face to face too, Yun Che…"
"Young Master, be careful!" Suddenly, an elder with him pulled him aside, and a ball made up of dense ice fell on the ground, cracking it.
"…" Juecheng suddenly felt his mouth twitching and didn't know how he offended people from Asgard.
…
As they were walking towards their courtyard, Cang Yue was uncharacteristically silent, causing Yun Che to look towards her and smile. Knowing full well what was going on in her head, he asked, "Are you thinking about what I said before?"
Cang Yue shook her head and looked towards Yun Che with a gentle gaze, asking, "Do you hate Sister Qingyue for leaving you and choosing Asgard?"
"No, why would I?" Yun Che shook his head and added, "If not for her, I would have lost my very dignity as a man. When I was at my lowest, she stood beside me despite me being a useless cripple. Even though she knew I wasn't the one she was supposed to marry, she didn't destroy the marriage papers just so I wouldn't lose face. Her choosing Asgard is her choice, and I won't blame her for that. After all, I was but a weak mortal back then."
Cang Yue showed a surprised expression. "Brother Yun used to be a cripple?"
"Don't you know? If you are the protagonist, you need to start as a cripple," Yun Che chuckled, causing Cang Yue to roll her eyes at his silly answer.
"Even then, if it was me, I would never leave Brother Yun's side!"
"Silly girl," Yun Che softly caressed her cheeks and answered. "Different circumstances breed different people. You can't be sure if you don't know her reasons and circumstances."
After a small pause, he added, "Make sure to beat her though. I want her to realize that though her choice was not wrong, it definitely was not the best one."
"Um, leave it to me!" Cang Yue pumped her fists and said with determination. "I'll definitely make her regret her choice!"
Yun Che was speechless, but he didn't correct her. He just shrugged his shoulders and let Cang Yue do whatever she wanted. In a way, this side of her was quite cute too.
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