I Only Marry Widows

"Hus... Husband... I’m afraid I won’t do well and instead cause trouble for you."

Lu Chengfeng saw her tense little face turn pale, a sheen of sweat appearing on her forehead. He couldn’t help but feel some affection and quickly held her in his arms, speaking softly, "Silly, don’t worry. I will arrange everything properly and will never let you take risks alone."

"The Cyan Nether Celestial Venerate left behind a disciple named Red Dog, who is already a Fifth Grade True Monarch, and extremely formidable. Ordinary Dharma Form Great Powers are not his match."

"As long as the Empress gives her tacit consent, and with Red Dog accompanying, no one will doubt your identity."

"Moreover, I will go with you to the Divine Court, and will never let you face all this alone."

Luo Suyi, upon hearing the last sentence, couldn’t help but exclaim with joy, "Really? You’ll really go with me?"

But soon she hesitantly added, "But wouldn’t that put you in great danger?"

Lu Chengfeng, seeing her face full of worry, couldn’t help but feel a softness in his heart. With his current status, what kind of woman couldn’t he have? He could even use Divine Techniques to make ordinary women fall hopelessly in love with him.

But to him, such women were meaningless; only the emotions shared with his wife Luo Suyi became more precious to him.

This time, allowing Luo Suyi to impersonate the Cyan Nether Celestial Venerate, he didn’t hope to make the Empress spare him through Luo Suyi; rather, he wanted to find a backing and retreat for her.

As chaos in the Three Realms was about to ensue, even he, Lu Chengfeng, could not ensure his own safety, so he wanted to provide a way out for his wife.

Despite his painstaking considerations, he did not tell Luo Suyi directly, or else this silly woman would never agree to leave his side.

"I am now already a Fourth Grade Venerate, and with you, the Cyan Nether Celestial Venerate, shielding me, who would dare provoke me?" Lu Chengfeng deliberately displayed a carefree manner and said with a smile, "In the future, I shall need the Celestial Venerate to favor me..."

Luo Suyi’s pretty face blushed red with embarrassment, but under Lu Chengfeng’s reassurance, she gradually began to feel slightly eager, "As long as I can help my husband, I’m willing to do anything."

Seeing her agree, Lu Chengfeng sighed with a bit of relief; as long as Luo Suyi was willing to go, it was fine.

He turned his gaze to Zhu Yuxian and said earnestly, "Master, now that chaos in the Three Realms is arising, all things in the world are like ants, anytime could perish in the battle among Great Powers and even Celestial Venerates."

"I would like you to accompany Suyi to the Cyan Nether Palace; on one hand, you can be with her, as she will be all alone there, and without anyone watching over, how can one be assured?"

"Besides, your current cultivation is stuck in a bottleneck. Trying to break the shackles of an Immortal on your own is as hard as reaching the heavens, but if you can earn a canonization from the Divine Court, gaining True Immortal strength first, and then re-cultivate yourself from a higher vantage, it would surely be twice the result with half the effort."

Zhu Yuxian, surrounded by the flames of the Nanming Lihuo Sword behind her, had her cold and peerlessly beautiful visage enveloped in a crimson-gold halo, akin to a Divine Maiden’s statue in a temple, exuding a transcendent and aloof aura.

"I have already decided to join the Demon Subduing Celestial Army!"

She spoke without raising her head, her left hand still holding a verdant Curved Saber, which was precisely the Three Burial Sabers once crafted by Princess Consort Xiang with the corpses of Zhu Yuxian’s mother and brother.

Lu Chengfeng sighed inwardly. Zhu Yuxian’s temperament had turned increasingly cold. He could see that Zhu Yuxian integrated all her emotions, desires, and myriad distractions into the Three Burial Sabers, and her longing for the Great Tao and becoming an Immortal into the Nanming Lihuo Sword.

The Three Burial Sabers represented the past and the human aspect.

The Nanming Lihuo Sword represented the future and the divine aspect.

"If she continues her cultivation like this, she’ll inevitably encounter trouble later on."

Lu Chengfeng knew that Zhu Yuxian’s pride had always been high and that the entanglements and feuds of Youdu had long been resolved. After accepting Princess Consort Xiang and Xiang Qingchi, she had withdrawn the feelings once entrusted to him, pursuing a path of heart and mind diverging.

This was her attempt to break free and pursue the Great Tao alone.

He considered for a moment and said to Luo Suyi and Qi Lingxi, "You two should return to the Grotto Heaven first; I have some matters I’d like to discuss with Master alone."

Luo Suyi cast a worried glance at Zhu Yuxian but could not say more, taking Qi Lingxi and transforming into a beam of moonlight heading towards the Gourd Cave Heaven.

The others remaining, like Yi Hongchen, had initially been unsettled upon hearing about impersonating the Cyan Nether Celestial Venerate and wanted to inquire more, but could only obediently leave at this point.

"Master, I wish to have a proper talk with you." Lu Chengfeng said in a somewhat heavy tone.

"There is nothing more between us to discuss; I’ve already said what needed." Zhu Yuxian replied coolly, "As your master, I have not taught you nor protected you, instead, you’ve greatly assisted me. The master-disciple title, henceforth, need not be mentioned."

"I have decided to join the Demon Subduing Celestial Army, starting as an ordinary Warrior. Even if one day I fall in battle, I have no regrets."

"This is my decision; I hope you will not impede it."

This was the first time Zhu Yuxian had said so much to Lu Chengfeng in a long time. Ever since the matter of the Guardian True Spirit was exposed to her, there had been an invisible rift between them.

Looking at her enveloped in the crimson-gold fiery glow, with her unsurpassed beauty, Lu Chengfeng spoke in a subdued tone, "Master, don’t force me."

"Otherwise... you know my might..."

Zhu Yuxian, hearing his implicit words, couldn’t help but furrow her brows slightly, "Stop fooling around; you know your age and current status, how could you still be so... ah..."

Lu Chengfeng, tired of the nonsense, placed his hand on her head and pressed down, "You still remember what I taught you back then, right? Or perhaps, those vivid memories..."