Chapter 1012: Zhuge Gui and his sister want to go to Tianwai

Hahaha, madam, don't be angry; as your husband, I am already very gentle.

Chen Chuyang held her, patiently coaxing this woman—his woman—naturally could not be the same as before.

The way he treated her was also different; before, she wasn't his own, so Chen Chuyang naturally wouldn't be so attentive, nor would he gently coax her.

Zhuge Ruolan's heart instantly warmed; she rested her head on Chen Chuyang's chest, feeling his heartbeat and unique aura—a sense of security no one else could give her. Staying by Chen Chuyang's side, she could relax everything, or ignore everything.

Zhuge Ruolan greatly liked this feeling and also enjoyed the moment.

"I'm not angry; you're really a beast. No wonder Sister Qi Ruohua warned me to be careful of you. So that's it, you're still deceiving me—hmph."

Pouting in anger, of course—she wasn't truly angry, but continued to hold Chen Chuyang, feeling his heartbeat.

Chen Chuyang embraced her and whispered, "As your husband, am I not afraid you'll run away? Last time, I let you escape; this time, you came up yourself—if I let you run again, I'd truly be letting myself down."

"Madam, why did you come alone this time? Weren't you in closed-door cultivation at the Yin Gui Sect?"

He remembered that Zhuge Ruolan was in closed-door cultivation and had not yet emerged.

Zhuge Ruolan chuckled: "It's not that I missed you; after my closed-door cultivation ended, I came to Longshe Shan right away, not wanting my elder brother to know—hehe."

She had sneaked out, secretly dating Chen Chuyang.

Rather than coming with her elder brother, which might have hindered her and prevented her from taking the final step.

"My elder brother, although he supports us being together, still hopes we can be more formal, rather than just casually getting together."

"What my elder brother means is that he wants you to marry me and bring me home."

Zhuge Ruolan softly said, conveying her elder brother's meaning; Chen Chuyang held her and gently replied, "Of course there's no problem. If you want me to marry you, I can have my mother go to the Yin Gui Sect to propose, then bring you home."

One's own woman naturally deserves good treatment; this request is not excessive.

Even, it's very low.

Chen Chuyang will naturally satisfy her.

Zhuge Ruolan shook her head: "Forget it; I don't like these complicated procedures. As long as you have me in your heart, that's enough—I don't need anything else."

She dislikes trouble; now as the sect leader of the Yin Gui Sect, if she married Chen Chuyang, her position as sect leader might have to be relinquished.

Better to keep things as they are now: the two are already husband and wife, yet haven't taken that step, which also puts many people at ease.

The main reason is that the Yin Gui Sect is different; she has just taken control of the Yin Gui Sect, so it's better not to cause trouble.

Besides, Chen Chuyang also dislikes being in the spotlight and doesn't like such troublesome ceremonies.

It's better to keep things as they are, just like Qi Ruohua and the others—do whatever makes you happy.

"Are you sure?" Chen Chuyang's gaze grew even gentler; this woman truly deserved to be cherished.

"Now that we can, we could hold a wedding together—perfect timing to do it together with Hongxue."

"On Hongxue's side, I also haven't held a wedding for her; if you—"

"No." Upon hearing this, Zhuge Ruolan immediately refused: "Don't drag me into it. If you want to hold a wedding, go marry Hongxue; as for me, I won't get involved."

"By then, it will surely be troublesome; I, for one, still think the current situation is quite good."

"Eh?"

Chen Chuyang earnestly looked at Zhuge Ruolan; regarding this woman's thoughts, he didn't know how to describe them—he both wanted them and feared trouble.

Those women are all the same; they don't like this kind of formality.

As long as I'm happy, as long as Chen Chuyang holds a place for them in his heart, that's enough; otherwise, I don't care.

"If you want to hold a separate wedding, I can arrange that for you."

"No, I don't want this trouble; I still think the current situation is fine. You, don't worry or fret." Zhuge Ruolan listened to Chen Chuyang's heartbeat and softly said, "My elder brother has this idea because he wants to go to Tianwai."

"After the Yin Gui Sect stabilizes, my elder brother wants to go to Tianwai to pursue a higher realm."

"His path of the heavenly ghost lies in Tianwai, not here."

These years, Zhuge Gui's strength has risen rapidly; this world's yin and ghost qi cannot satisfy him.

Wanting to quickly increase his cultivation, wanting to forge his own path—Tianwai is his destination.

"Eh?" Chen Chuyang frowned: "Has your elder brother's soul stabilized?"

"It's been stable for a while; now he far surpasses me in strength. Over these three years, his changes have been great."

Zhuge Ruolan described Zhuge Gui's changes: increased strength is one aspect; another is his overall transformation, becoming more like a yin ghost, gradually distancing from humanity, absorbing too much yin and ghost qi, causing his path to step by step turn toward the ghost road.

The Yin Gui Sect, at its core, is about controlling and commanding ghosts, not becoming one.

Of course, some people choose this path, believing that becoming a ghost is the correct way.

Ghost Dao cultivation offers several choices, leading to different paths.

Zhuge Gui walks the path of fusing humanity and yin ghost, the human-ghost path.

This path is destined to be arduous.

Controlling ghosts, yin ghost strength increases, the true form follows suit, the two complement each other.

Becoming a yin ghost means following the pure ghost path; this route is relatively easier, advancement is quicker, but later on it becomes hard to improve.

Human-ghost union, the two merging into one, is yet another path.

This path is even more difficult, hard to tread; a slight misstep could see one devoured by the yin ghost, becoming a sacrifice to it.

In short, every cultivation method carries danger, with a not-low risk factor.

Zhuge Gui's path is relatively arduous; he intends to go to Tianwai to seek more heavenly ghost origins, merge them with himself, and forge his own way.

At the same time, he worries that his cultivation might run into problems, leaving him unable to control himself.

By then, no one may be able to Protector him, control him.

For the Yin Gui Sect and for his sister, he chooses to go to Tianwai.

"Actually, he doesn't need to worry about these; in this world, I can Protector him and also help him."

"His situation, I am well aware of."

Zhuge Ruolan helplessly said: "I've told him that too, but he won't listen to me."

"Husband, you said when the time comes, I will accompany my elder brother to go to Tianwai, how about that?"

"As soon as this idea was voiced, Zhuge Ruolan knew Chen Chuyang would not agree, yet she still asked."

"Zhuge Gui wants to go to Tianwai; Chen Chuyang can understand, after all Zhuge Gui is different—once he reaches Tianwai, he can also protect himself."

"And Zhuge Ruolan's desire to go to Tianwai was something he did not anticipate."

"Your strength is still weak; it's best not to go to Tianwai—Tianwai is very dangerous."

"Before you have the ability to protect yourself, I will not allow you to leave."