What! The Wives in My Dreams Are Real?

"There is definitely something wrong with Cui Hongyuan."

"What he said has far too many inconsistencies."

"And even if Cui Yanshui truly wanted to seek help, she would never contact me. She would use the communication stone to reach Shi Tiange instead."

"Only Mother has the ability to protect her."

"On this point, Cui Yanshui surely understands it better than I do."

"Therefore, Cui Hongyuan’s appearance is extremely unnatural."

Ye Yu frowned slightly. Just as he was about to speak, he discovered that Cui Hongyuan had already cast a divine technique.

In the next instant, the two of them appeared inside an unfamiliar valley.

"Good, very good. Not even giving me a choice, huh?"

Ye Yu looked up and saw a layer of blue barrier above.

"A Chaos Talisman Divine Formation?"

This formation could effectively interfere with the effects of talismans. Things like Instant Shift Talismans and Thousand-Mile Talismans were completely unusable here.

Bringing him into such an environment—what exactly was he trying to do?

Ye Yu turned to look at Cui Hongyuan, a trace of doubt appearing in his eyes.

The latter said nothing, merely making a gesture of invitation. The gentle smile that had once been on his face had already disappeared.

Ye Yu showed no fear. He straightened his robe and walked forward directly.

He truly wanted to see what Cui Hongyuan was planning.

If it was merely to kill him, there was no need to go through so much trouble.

Besides, killing him would only invite endless pursuit from Xuanji Hall. Only a fool would do such a thing.

Ye Yu followed Cui Hongyuan forward step by step.

After only a few hundred meters, the narrow valley suddenly opened up.

In this place, a massive fortress had been constructed. It looked as if the divine mountain at the center had been hollowed out.

"Hm. Not a bad place to hide."

Here, Ye Yu saw quite a few familiar faces.

Aside from the main branch of the Cui family, even members from the second and third branches were present.

The total number was not large—just over twenty people.

It seemed the Cui family had truly been pushed to the brink, to the point where even these branches had gathered together.

However, not a single direct-blood descendant from the main, second, or third branches was present. That was rather strange.

Logically speaking, direct descendants received the most resources, progressed the fastest in cultivation, and possessed the best divine artifacts.

Under normal circumstances, their survival rate should have been the highest.

Perhaps noticing the doubt in Ye Yu’s eyes, Cui Hongyuan gave a bitter smile.

"The Mysterious Spirit Sect is very familiar with the Cui family. From the very beginning, they specifically targeted the direct descendants."

"They have all been wiped out. Instead, it gave people like us from the side branches a chance to escape."

Hearing this, Ye Yu nodded. If that was the case, everything made sense.

Afterward, Cui Hongyuan brought Ye Yu into a spacious hall.

The two sat facing each other.

Cui Hongyuan personally poured Ye Yu a cup of divine tea and said softly,

"You are more composed than I imagined. I thought you would keep questioning me about Cui Yanshui’s whereabouts, but until now, you haven’t asked a single question. That truly makes me see you in a new light."

He had personally witnessed the scene of Ye Yu slaying Cui Yang in rage.

So he would never treat Ye Yu as a brainless waste.

Ye Yu said calmly,

"Stop flattering me. It’s meaningless. Let’s get straight to the point. Cui Yanshui isn’t here. What exactly do you want?"

Cui Hongyuan clapped his hands.

"As expected of the man Elder Sister chose. Straightforward indeed!"

"The truth is just as you guessed. Cui Yanshui is not here. And the reason I deceived you into coming... is for one purpose only."

"To use you to lure her here!"

Hearing this, Ye Yu was completely stunned. He pointed at himself in disbelief.

"You mean... use me to lure Cui Yanshui?"

Honestly, Ye Yu suspected the man had gone insane.

But Cui Hongyuan remained completely serious and nodded.

"That’s right. You."

Then, with a wave of his sleeve,

a phantom map of the entire Cui family suddenly appeared before them.

Cui Hongyuan pressed both hands onto the table and revealed the thoughts in his heart.

"I want to become the clan head!"

"And I want to do something for the Cui family, to leave my name in history as the most prestigious patriarch!"

Hearing this, Ye Yu couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow.

What was this supposed to mean? Was this guy planning to continue the Cui family’s tradition of scumbags and abduct another girl from the Mysterious Spirit Sect?

Don’t do that. If he really did, that would be a three-generation blood feud.

Cui Hongyuan had no idea what Ye Yu was thinking.

At this moment, all his attention was focused on the map before him.

In his eyes, there was not only fanaticism—but also anger.

He continued telling his story.

"The dream of becoming clan head—most members of the Cui family have it!"

"But reality is cruel!"

"No matter how talented you are, how brilliant your strategy, how far-sighted your vision—it’s useless!"

"To become the head of the Cui family, what matters is your birth!"

"Those born in the main branch have the easiest path to that position."

"The second and third branches still have some hope."

"But what about people like us from the side branches?"

"Why don’t we even have the资格 to compete?"

"Just because our ancestors weren’t direct-blood descendants, we must be inferior for life?"

"In this lifetime, the only thing we can do is defend the Cui family’s honor with our blood—becoming nothing more than a blade wielded outward, serving the main, second, and third branches?"

"That’s not fair!"

"So since I was young, I have hated these people—including Cui Yanshui!"

"I wanted nothing more than to kill all the direct descendants and take the position of clan head myself!"

"I believe I could do better than any previous patriarch!"

"But my strength is far from enough to overturn the deeply rooted traditions of the Cui family!"

"So I could only wait for a miracle."

"To be honest, when I heard that Cui Yanshui was going to marry a useless man, I was actually very happy."

"Because I thought she was just a love-struck fool with no scheming ability."

"Someone like that could never become clan head."

"Don’t even mention the second and third branches."

"Cui Yanshui’s talent is monstrous. The trash from those branches is no match for her."

"I knew that from the very beginning."

"So I kept praying that you, my brother-in-law, would be stupid enough."

"If that were the case, maybe I would still have a chance in the future."

"But when I met you, I realized how naive I was."

"The person Cui Yanshui chose—how could he possibly be a waste?"

"If the two of you were to unite and have children, they would surely be even more exceptional."

"At that time, that child would become the next clan head of the Cui family—and I would have no chance at all."

"I don’t want to wait anymore."

"And I don’t want to keep being the Cui family’s blade!"

"I want to be myself."

"I want to be the clan head!"

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