What! The Wives in My Dreams Are Real?

Dragged along by Elder Ge’s iron grip, Ye Yu was forced to return to the Lieyang Sect.

It wasn’t like he’d had no chance to bolt on the way.

The risk was just too high.

Hold back and the escape would fail; go too hard and he might hurt Elder Ge.

And say what you will—back in the dream, Elder Ge treated him well.

He’d handed over the top-grade artifact Battle Soul without blinking. Aside from being a doting girl-dad, there really wasn’t much to fault.

So Ye Yu quickly dropped the idea.

Which is how we got to Elder Ge knocking on the gate.

“Sweet girl, I’m back! Look who I brought! It’s Ye Yu! In a bit, whether you flay him or toss him in oil, anything goes!”

The first half was fine.

Ye Yu knew Elder Ge talked like that in front of his daughter Zhu Xincheng.

But the second half... not so much.

Flay and deep-fry? For what?

I didn’t offend you, did I?

Why go that far?

Soon, a dozen members of the divine race filed out of the Lieyang Sect.

At their head was Zhu Xincheng’s personal attendant goddess, Xiaocui.

“Fellow Daoist Ye, please come to the main hall. My sect master wishes to see you.”

She gestured politely.

Behind her, the divine clansmen split into two lines—plenty of pomp.

Elder Ge’s face flushed bright with excitement.

That’s more like it. That’s how a dad should be received.

His sweet girl had finally gotten it.

She said she was inviting Ye Yu, but really she was inviting him home.

Hard mouth, soft heart—right?

Your old man can feel the change. Papa’s coming in!

Elder Ge strode to the front, ready to see Zhu Xincheng.

He managed two steps before Xiaocui lifted a hand to bar him.

“Elder Ge, my sect master says the only person she wants to see is Ye Yu—not you. She specifically instructed that you may enter the Divine League grounds, but you’re to wait in the woodshed, keep to yourself, and stop wandering around, so you don’t dirty the sect master’s eyes.”

At that, Elder Ge’s heart shattered.

It was like all the strength drained out of him at once.

Even so, he couldn’t help asking in a trembling voice, “Did the sect master really—”

Xiaocui cut in with a bright smile. “Yes. That’s exactly what my lady said. She also said that if you show up and become an eyesore, you’ll be kicked out of the Lieyang Sect on the spot.”

Checkmate.

Elder Ge huddled into a corner and burst into tears.

“Crying? That’s no good either. If we hear it, you’re out.”

Xiaocui’s voice chased him like a shadow.

Elder Ge could only clench his teeth and weep in silence.

Pain. Utter pain.

To be honest, even Ye Yu felt a twinge of pity.

He shot Elder Ge a sympathetic look, then followed Xiaocui toward the main hall.

On the way, Ye Yu asked quietly, “Is this really necessary? Elder Ge is still your sect master’s father.”

“The miserable earn their misery. My lady taught me that. She said her childhood was wretched—and it was because of that man. She never told me the specifics, but I ache for my lady.”

As Xiaocui spoke, her fists tightened on their own.

Clearly, she was indignant on Zhu Xincheng’s behalf.

Ye Yu couldn’t help a sigh and let the topic drop.

It was a father–daughter matter. As an outsider, he didn’t need to butt in.

Soon, under Xiaocui’s lead, Ye Yu entered the Lieyang Sect’s main hall—

And once again faced the woman who burned like the blazing sun: Zhu Xincheng.

Seeing him again, her gaze grew complicated.

“How should I address you? Fellow Daoist Ye? Friend of that old bastard? Or the thief who stole Battle Soul?”

He’d thought about that question the entire way over and still hadn’t found an answer.

Before they arrived, Elder Ge had already used a communication stone to share his suspicions with Zhu Xincheng.

Naturally, that made her doubts swell.

Fair enough: a stranger—someone neither she nor her father knew—yet he knew their business inside and out.

That was unreasonable on its face.

But staying silent forever wasn’t an option either.

So Ye Yu could only say softly, “I don’t have the ability to erase your memories. Battle Soul wasn’t stolen by me; Elder Ge gave it to me himself.

“As for why you two don’t know me while I know you—it’s... very complicated, and I can’t explain it cleanly.

“Even if I told you, you wouldn’t believe it.

“So rather than waste breath, I’d rather save my strength.

“But one thing I can say for sure: I bear you no malice. You can feel that.”

Zhu Xincheng didn’t answer right away.

She simply held his eyes, as if to see straight through him.

Silence filled the hall.

After dozens of breaths, she finally spoke.

“I know you don’t mean us harm. But I still want to hear your explanation.

“Maybe I’ll believe it.”

With things that far, Ye Yu stopped dodging.

You want to hear it? Fine—the parallel-world pitch it is.

I’ve talked my way through enough wives; one more won’t kill me.

It sounds wild, sure—but whether I say it is up to me, and whether you buy it is up to you.

Your choice.

He then spent half an hour reframing the dreams as parallel worlds and laid out a brief explanation.

When she finished listening, Zhu Xincheng’s expression was... priceless.

“You don’t believe it, right? I said you wouldn’t. You insisted.”

Ye Yu spread his hands.

If there’s a problem, look for it in me.

After a moment’s silence, Zhu Xincheng forced herself to nod.

“I believe you.”

Those two words stumped Ye Yu.

Just like that? That simple?

She then explained why.

First, about the top-grade artifact Soul Severer.

Elder Ge might ✧ NоvеIight ✧ (Original source) look old and unreliable, but his cultivation at the peak of the Golden God stage isn’t fake.

Add in the hundreds of artifacts he carries at all times—

Give him real room to fight, and even a God King might not be a guaranteed win against him.

And you, Ye Yu, are only at True God stage. Steal a top-grade artifact off Elder Ge?

The odds are basically zero.

Second, the matter of Elder Ge being her father—very few know that.

And those who do know also understand it’s her reverse scale—no one would ever tell an outsider.

So if Ye Yu knows...

He must be very close to her or Elder Ge to have learned it.

Otherwise no one would have told him.

Therefore, while the parallel-world explanation sounds incredible, it isn’t impossible.

I don’t understand it—but I respect it.

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