["Are you worried about me?"]

[Cui Yanshui tilted her head up to look at Ye Yu, her tone carrying a trace of laziness.]

[Before, she would never have spoken like this.]

[Ye Yu sensed that something was off, but Cui Yanshui’s body clearly showed no abnormalities. What was going on?]

["You are my wife. Of course I worry about you. But why have you suddenly been acting so strange lately?"]

[Faced with Ye Yu’s question, Cui Yanshui remained extremely calm.]

["Maybe I’ve figured some things out recently. To be honest, I still remember how you used to call me ‘Fat Water’ back then!"]

[Ye Yu’s expression instantly stiffened.]

[He said somewhat awkwardly, "Why bring that up all of a sudden? Didn’t you say before that you were very generous and didn’t take it to heart?"]

["How can you trust what a woman says?"]

[Cui Yanshui hooked her arm around Ye Yu’s and leaned her head against him, then continued softly, "When I first married you, I really wanted to get back at you. Women hold grudges."]

[Ye Yu’s expression immediately became extremely strange.]

[Sure enough, his worries back then were right!]

[For ‘Fat Water’ to agree to the marriage, she definitely had ulterior motives!]

[Wait, that’s not right. So many years have passed. Even if she held a grudge, she never took revenge. Why bring this up now?]

[Just as Ye Yu was thinking, Cui Yanshui suddenly spoke, "I allow Qi Yuan to enter the household. Go bring her here!"]

[That sentence frightened Ye Yu so much that he immediately pulled his arm back.]

["What are you talking about? What do you mean you allow it? The two of us are completely innocent. There’s nothing between us!"]

[Seeing how nervous Ye Yu was, Cui Yanshui laughed.]

[That smile was bright, and also relaxed.]

["Alright, you passed this test. Maybe there really is nothing between you!"]

[Ye Yu was instantly covered in black lines.]

[A test? What a test!]

[Ye Yu immediately lost all interest in continuing the conversation and left the Stargazing Platform in displeasure.]

[Meanwhile, Cui Yanshui continued to look up at the stars that seemed within reach, the smile on her face slowly fading.]

[She could not help but think to herself, Women who hold grudges naturally want revenge the most.]

[But later, when the Cui family was on the verge of collapse, you avenged my family. I did not dislike you, so naturally I was willing to fulfill the marriage.]

[Selfishly, I wanted to use you to leave behind an heir. He would inherit the entire Cui family, as the grandson of the Hall Master of Xuanji Hall.]

[Shi Tiange would also protect him with his life.]

[Everything had been planned perfectly!]

[But perhaps the heavens truly thought I was too selfish, so I was never able to get what I wanted.]

[Now that time is running out, I finally understand.]

[What I cannot let go of is not only the Cui family, but also you.]

[Can you forgive my selfishness before?]

[Cui Yanshui turned her head to look in the direction Ye Yu had left, raising her hand as if trying to grasp something in the air.]

[But in her extreme weakness, she could not even complete such a simple motion.]

[The next day.]

[Cui Yanshui announced to the outside world that she would enter seclusion, and the affairs of the Cui family were handed over to Ye Yu.]

[As for this decision, the branches of the Cui family had no objections.]

[After all, they had long since fully accepted this brother-in-law.]

[No, to be precise, the husband of the family head.]

[So it was only natural for him to handle matters on her behalf.]

[On the contrary, Ye Yu felt somewhat resistant in his heart.]

[He hated being entangled in trivial affairs the most.]

[But upon second thought, yesterday Cui Yanshui had endured several attacks head-on to save Shi Tiange.]

[Although from yesterday’s examination, there were no major abnormalities in her body.]

[He had to acknowledge this favor.]

[Now that there was something that needed his help, how could he refuse?]

[Helpless, Ye Yu could only take over the management of the Cui family’s affairs.]

[Three months later, he gradually went from being unfamiliar to becoming extremely proficient.]

[Everything became easy to handle.]

[But Ye Yu always felt a faint sense of unease, as if something bad was about to happen.]

[So he began increasing the number of times he opened the Cloud Nurturing Compass.]

[Checking more often on Qi Yuan’s situation.]

[After all, her strength was the weakest. If danger arose, she was the most likely to encounter trouble.]

[But after observing for a period of time, he discovered that Qi Yuan’s way of handling things had already become extremely steady.]

[As long as she did not encounter an overly powerful madman, it was absolutely impossible for any problems to occur.]

[If that was the case, then what exactly was this feeling of unease?]

[That day, while Ye Yu was patrolling the Cui family, he suddenly stopped in his tracks, only to realize that he had unknowingly arrived at Cui Yanshui’s seclusion location.]

[To be honest, without her to talk to recently, Ye Yu felt very unaccustomed.]

[But during seclusion, the greatest taboo was being disturbed.]

[Especially at critical moments, even the slightest mistake could lead to eternal damnation.]

[So after thinking it over repeatedly, Ye Yu turned to leave.]

[But after taking two steps, he turned back again.]

[The reason was simple. The last time Shi Tiange encountered trouble during seclusion had left a psychological shadow on Ye Yu.]

[If something went wrong with Cui Yanshui as well, what would happen?]

[Then... maybe just take a look? Just one glance!]

[Thinking of this, Ye Yu carefully walked toward the seclusion site.]

[Before entering seclusion, Cui Yanshui had left behind a Cui family head token.]

[This was the symbol of the family head.]

[Seeing the token was like seeing the family head.]

[Its purpose was to allow Ye Yu to command the members of the Cui family.]

[But he had never used it even once. His face alone was already enough!]

[This Cui family head token was not only a symbol of strength, but also represented the highest authority.]

[Within the Cui family, all restrictions and formations would step aside before it.]

[This was the power of the Cui family head token.]

[With this item, Ye Yu easily entered Cui Yanshui’s seclusion location.]

[In order not to disturb her.]

[Ye Yu could only release his divine sense with extreme caution to inspect the situation inside.]

[But he suddenly sensed an extremely dense aura of death!]

[This immediately caused Ye Yu’s expression to change drastically.]

[He did not dare hesitate in the slightest and rushed straight in.]

[He saw Cui Yanshui sitting on a withered lotus platform with her eyes closed.]

[Her black hair had turned white, the fluctuations of divine power in her body had completely disappeared, and her entire being emitted a thick aura of death.]

[Ye Yu stepped forward directly, raising his hand to gently touch her face.]

[But his hand stopped in midair, unable to move forward.]

[Ye Yu could not accept such a reality.]

[This was probably the first dao companion in all his dreams to leave before him.]

[How could this happen?]

(She is not dead yet. There will be an explanation later.)

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