After stepping out of the gate of the Undead Demiplane, Chen Junting and Ning Tian returned to the courtyard where Huo Yuhao resided.
Looking back at the slowly closing gate, Ning Tian's tone inevitably mixed with worry. "Dong'er… is she okay?"
Such a blow could not be considered small.
If it were placed on an ordinary person, it would be enough to crush them.
"I don't know. But Dong'er's heart might be far stronger than you or I imagine, and she also has Yuhao. Moreover…" Speaking to this point, Chen Junting paused slightly. He casually poured the already cold tea into the flower bed, then continued.
"Once she calms down, she might figure it out. Although that person is unworthy of being a father, her Big Dad and Second Dad ultimately fulfilled the responsibility of a father and gave her fatherly love. That is not fake."
"Humans are less affectionate than beasts."
Ning Tian's whisper received Chen Junting's agreement.
At this moment, she suddenly realized something. "By the way, do the two Sect Masters of the Hao Tian Sect know that person plans to do this?"
"Perhaps they don't."
Chen Junting's tone was calm, still maintaining a calm attitude to analyze. "Knowledge on the level of souls, even gods know little about, unless they specifically study it. Do you think those two Sect Masters would study such profound things as souls?"
Of course not.
Ning Tian didn't even think about it, shaking her head to give the result.
"So." Chen Junting seemed to be mocking. "At most, they know Tang San might want to do some tricks on Little Dong. But as the saying goes, even a tiger is poisonous but does not eat its cubs. How would they know…"
"How would he know he wouldn't even spare his own daughter."
Ning Tian's words carried a mocking tone. "A father like this doesn't even need the 'severed finger to repay the debt' rule. If Dong'er meets him in the future, she might as well give him a knife stab and kill him!"
"..."
For a moment, Chen Junting's eyes became strange.
Seemingly noticing this, Ning Tian gave a coquettish chide.
"What, can't I vent a bit!?"
"Nothing, just the first time seeing you like this." Chen Junting laughed awkwardly, shifting the topic slightly stiffly. "Alright, let's not worry about those two for now. With Yuhao there, Dong'er won't have major problems. Next, is about us two."
"Us two?"
Ning Tian tilted her head. "What about us?"
Chen Junting smiled mysteriously, his finger resting on the Blue Treasure Ring. He took out a Storage Soul Tool capable of storing living things. "Did you see the large red flower Yuhao took out just now?"
"Of course."
That intense breath of love was hard for ordinary people to ignore. Like Wang Dong'er… originally, after learning the truth, the light in her eyes was lost, looking like her heart was dead as ash. Just like that, she was instantly pulled back by the love from that large flower.
It was visible that the flower was not an ordinary item; it was definitely an Immortal Herb.
"What Immortal Herb is that flower?"
"Yearning Heartbroken Red."
As the five words fell, Chen Junting also took out a piece of Black Absolute Stone rooted with a large white flower, presenting it before Ning Tian. She, who was about to lose herself in thought, was instantly pulled back to reality.
Seeing this, Ning Tian opened her eyes wide in surprise.
"This is!!!"
"This is the other Yearning Heartbroken Red."
Gently flicking a white petal, Chen Junting's smile gradually converged, instead becoming serious, becoming solemn.
"It is also the answer I want to give you."
He lowered his head slightly, looking into Ning Tian's eyes.
With silent permission, Chen Junting bowed his head and gently kissed Ning Tian's forehead, saying softly, "Xiao Tian, marry me."
"Okay."
Raising her head, brow touching brow.
Ordinary and plain, seemingly without emotion.
But invisible and intense love spread from the two of them, like a gentle breeze from the sky, lightly brushing across the boundary. It lingered around the Black Absolute Stone, gently lifting the white petals.
It seemed a trace of golden light flashed dimly.
But if one looked carefully, nothing had happened.
After a long time, the two separated.
Chen Junting reached out, stroked Ning Tian's hair, and gently pulled her into his embrace, letting her press tightly against his chest.
"A few days ago, Uncle Ning asked me when I planned to propose to you. Xiao Tian, do you know how I answered?"
"I can probably guess."
Looking at the Yearning Heartbroken Red that had not yet succeeded but swayed gracefully, Ning Tian felt a burst of sweetness in her heart. "Presumably, you planned to wait until the Yearning Heartbroken Red bloomed bright as blood before proposing to me, right?"
"Correct."
While lamenting their mutual understanding, Chen Junting also admitted it. "Even until the moment before Yuhao took out the Yearning Heartbroken Red, I thought so. But once he really took it out, I immediately changed my mind."
"He did it, if I do it again, doesn't that mean I was one step behind him in the proposal department? Only this point is something I absolutely will not allow. My proposal method for my Little Tian, even if slightly similar, must show its uniqueness."
"You!"
Seeing that boys always had inexplicable competitiveness, Ning Tian first felt a burst of amusement, followed by a burst of warmth.
After all, which girl wouldn't hope for this?
"So what is your decision?"
"My decision."
Chen Junting didn't speak, just looking at Ning Tian with love. But just like that, at the moment their eyes met, Ning Tian understood, clearly knowing her Brother Junting's plan.
She didn't refuse, only asking.
"Is this okay?"
"Why wouldn't it be?"
In the silence of the next second, their brows touched once again. But this time, it was no longer an expression of love, but an intertwining of love. Similarly, it was also an intertwining from the substance.
Two drops of blood, no!
To be precise, one drop of blood.
This was one drop of blood full of love, merging together, forced out from their brows by them together, flowing out from the tight touching gap, slowly dripping onto the Yearning Heartbroken Red.
At this moment, golden light flashed!
The originally indestructible Black Absolute Stone began to show irreparable cracks. Inch by inch, golden light exposed from within.
At the same time, the white flower changed.
Was it blood red?
No, it was pink.
Pure love, love from both sides rushing toward each other, caused this God-grade Immortal Herb, caused this flower symbolizing love to undergo a metamorphosis!
Life is a great miracle.
And love is also one of them.
Intense love rose, bringing warmth.
The moment it enveloped the two, scenes flashed through Ning Tian and Chen Junting's minds together, like a revolving lantern. What was shown was all scenes of them being together, or when they were separated, missing each other from opposite ends of the world.
Reunion is love, temporary separation is also love.
Outside, the time passed was merely three seconds, but the scenes in their minds had flashed through entire years.
Even after the scenes in their minds dissipated, Chen Junting and Ning Tian did not open their eyes, seemingly savoring it.
After a long time, they finally opened their eyes.
"Truly a magical feeling."
Ning Tian gently lowered her eyes, looking at the swaying pink large flower.
"I didn't expect our love to cause it to metamorphose. But…"
Gently touching the position of the stamen, "It seems to have borne fruit like. Could it be that it nurtured something?"
"I'm not clear either. But…"
Chen Junting held Ning Tian's hand. "I know you should consume it. It will give your Martial Soul a new round of transformation."
"Eat it…"
Ning Tian looked at the Yearning Heartbroken Red, flashing a trace of hesitation.
Girls are always sentimental. The Yearning Heartbroken Red was proof of their love, naturally hard to swallow.
But similarly, as the next Sect Master, Ning Tian was also rational. She clearly knew Immortal Herb should be eaten. So…
"Brother Junting, guard me."
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