Chapter 234

Chi Mo said, the Western Teaching's young lord has become the Great Sun Holy Buddha.

Heaven One Earth Two said, their young lord is A Jin!

Then, the Great Sun Holy Buddha that appeared earlier—could it be A Jin?

But the A Jin she saw was clearly being devoured by divine power!

"What reason?" Zhong Minglan asked.

"Let's tell Mother later." Shen Qingli felt that for this matter, the fewer people who know, the better.

"What is there that we cannot know?" the Old Grandmaster interjected, questioning.

Zhong Minglan glanced at him, "Old geezer, stop acting cute, don't ask about A Li's matter."

"Then this matter is about settled, right? I estimate that when the time comes, the little immortals who participate will surely be more than just these four little ones; first let all sides make preparations, then we'll select again?" Tai Jin proposed.

Shen Kuo nodded, and only then did the subsequent divine edict come about.

Thus all the gods and immortal beings understood that this religious war was also a battle to select the Shen Ting's elite talents.

Isle of the Immortals.

Upon seeing the divine edict, Cang Pei saw through Shen Kuo's intentions at a glance.

"Divine Lord, do we not need to worry about it?"

The matter of Cang Pei proposing marriage to the Kunlun Divine Lord was unknown to anyone in the Isle of the Immortals.

After all, he had gone alone that day, and the Isle of the Immortals has always had little contact with the outside world.

"No, (we will) participate in the war."

Cang Pei looked at the juniors; among those under a thousand years old and below upper immortals, there were actually two decent candidates.

"Xi Yan, Qiu Jun."

"Master."

One male and one female, two disciples stepped forward.

"Pay attention to the follow-up; when registration opens, you two go together."

"Both the junior brother and junior sister are going?" Cang Cong exclaimed in surprise.

"Not bad; when the time comes, you will lead the team, and I will go with you."

These words shocked not only Cang Cong, but Xi Yan and Qiu Jun were utterly astonished!

However, amidst that astonishment, Xi Yan's eyes held a faint hidden joy.

"Will the Divine Lord also go?"

Cang Cong lost his voice; he is a junior of Cang Pei and also Cang Pei's closed-door disciple, so asking directly is not impolite.

"Good, you tell Cang Su to prepare the betrothal gifts." Cang Pei also said.

Now the three disciples' eyes nearly popped out; if they had wine cups in hand, they would surely have dropped them.

They, the supreme gods of the Confucian-Daoist path—has an old iron tree blossomed? This, that—what kind of existence is the other side?!

Xi Yan's complexion had already turned from rosy to pallid, "Master, who is the master's wife?"

Qiu Jun glanced at her, stepped forward, stood before her, and bowed to Cang Pei, "Too sudden."

"Not sudden; I have already verbally proposed the marriage." Cang Pei gathered the scroll before him, pressing down the faint pain in his heart, spoke firmly, "All betrothal gifts must be the best."

During those years at the Bijade Sect, I indeed neglected her, letting her suffer.

Only he at that time had not yet opened his apertures, single-mindedly cultivating the Dao, and his affection for her was utterly unreciprocated.

The things he did anxiously for her also instead made her misunderstand that he had feelings for Su Chacha.

"All of you, retreat."

Cang Pei waved his hand to dismiss the disciples.

The three lost their souls and wanted to retreat.

"Cang Cong, stay behind."

Cang Cong immediately assented.

But Cang Pei, who had him stay, didn't know how to begin speaking.

"Divine Lord, what are your orders?"

"I, when I descended to the mortal realm to undergo tribulation, harmed a maiden; I wish to apologize to her,"

Cang Pei spoke slowly, and indeed the more he spoke the smoother it became: "Actually I have already apologized, but she refuses to forgive; according to your young people's thinking, what should be done?"

Cang Cong was already absent-minded.

How to put it? The news he suddenly received was simply too much!

Always pure-hearted and desireless, not! The Divine Lord, utterly devoid of desire, suddenly stirred a mortal heart, wanting to propose marriage—let alone that.

Now listening, it seems as if he's seeking but cannot obtain?

"Divine Lord,"

"Speak directly."

"Disciple wishes to ask you, which divine being is this person?"

"Is it important?"

"Naturally, different people have different personalities, thus different methods."

After a moment's thought, Cang Pei seemed to find it reasonable, nodded, and said, "The daughter of the Kunlun Divine Lord, Shen Qingli."

Cang Cong understood! So it's her daughter; no wonder the Divine Lord has a headache.

The scene where Shen Kuo suddenly moved to straighten out the Shen Ting—Cang Cong also witnessed it!

Moreover, Shen Qingli's earlier disturbances in the Shen Ting were no small matter; as the chief senior disciple of Penglai, Cang Cong naturally would not be completely unaware.

"Her temperament is stubborn." Cang Pei slightly furrowed his brows, "No matter how I show my sincerity, she refuses to forgive my past actions."

"What did you do?" Cang Cong asked cautiously.

Cang Pei fell silent; upon careful thought, he had actually done many wrong things.

"If you don't want to say it, then—"

"No."

Cang Pei interrupted, and then he actually explained it in detail.

Upon hearing this, Cang Cong's heart sank to the bottom of the valley.

"You mean, the betrothal gift you sent from Sheng Long Tian, she took it?"

"She denies it, but she definitely took it."

"Then you'd better not bring this up again."

"Why?"

Cang Pei didn't understand; he had always thought that since Shen Qingli had taken it, she must have feelings in her heart, she was just holding a grudge.

"If she had taken it directly, you could bring it up; but since it wasn't meant for you to know about this 'taking,' it's equivalent to repaying the resources you cultivated at the Biyu Sect." Cang Cong wiped a bead of real sweat, his ancestral master truly was— clueless!

You like the senior sister!

As a result, you're nice to the junior sister!

And also!

You like her, you educate her every day and nitpick her……

Cang Cong really wanted to leave directly, but he knew that even the God Sovereign had "come clean"; if he couldn't come up with an effective solution, his days might become very difficult.

"God Sovereign, do you really like her?" Cang Cong asked.

Cang Pei's eyes turned slightly cold, and Cang Cong suddenly felt an unprecedented pressure!

"Could it be that you're merely unwilling to accept that she no longer favors you, has taken a liking to someone else, and feels no resentment?"

Cang Cong had no choice! If he didn't figure it out, he wouldn't know what to do; but if it were just that, it would be easy—just let the God Sovereign vent this stifled anger.

However, Cang Pei denied, "No, this venerable one is not that childish."

If it were merely unwillingness, he should have let it go long ago, but he knows it's not that.

He simply couldn't bear her cold, unfeeling gaze when she looked at him, and he could never forget how she used to look at him with bright, shining eyes.

He knew that was the way she looked at him when she favored him.

It was as if a handful of stars, sparkling and radiant, enveloped him.

He thought she would always surround him like that.

But he forgot that stars also cool down, especially since he never responded.

No, he did have a response.

If it weren't for her, he wouldn't care at all whether Su Chacha lived or died.

But no matter what he said, she wouldn't believe him.

How on earth could she believe him and return to the way things were?

"God Sovereign, even if you could never obtain her, you wouldn't be willing to give up?"

Cang Cong pondered, he needed to know what the God Sovereign really thought; if,

"No, she must be your master's wife, my wife."

Cang Pei's gaze was resolute; no matter what, he would definitely marry her, A Li.

"Why?" Cang Cong exclaimed in astonishment, how could it be necessary?

"If she's unwilling, could you really force her to marry? The Kunlun God Lord would probably take harsh measures."

Cang Pei looked toward the west, where the Shen Ting resides: "She can't remain obstinate and oblivious, even if she hates me."

"Understood." Cang Cong thought this was also easy to handle: "Going to the Western Demon Sea would be a perfect opportunity."

Cang Pei looked at him and said, "Go on."

Cang Cong immediately stepped forward and spoke softly.

Cang Pei's gaze gradually deepened, and then he suddenly understood!

And almost at the same time—

Inside the Western Holy See, Di Er dazedly handed over the laboriously completed marriage alliance document.

"This marriage alliance document—should we send it over now?"

"Impossible!" Tianyi still tried to stop it.

Jialuona also said, "Right! Let's think about it some more,"

"No, send it." Di Jin insisted, not a moment could be wasted!