Cultivation Online

Chapter 1256 Tian Yanyuʼs Feelings

1256 Tian Yanyuʼs Feelings

”Xiao— Yuan! Where have you been this whole time?! Do you have any idea how worried I was when you didnʼt return as planned?!”

After spending a good moment silently hugging him, Tian Yanyu suddenly exclaimed.

”I know, your mother gave me a handful at the entrance. And Iʼm sorry for being late. I was stuck inside the Nameless Emperorʼs Tomb and couldnʼt return until now.” Yuan apologized again.

”Really?! Are you okay? It must have been terrifying!”

”Iʼm fine,” he reassured her.

”What about you? I hope nothing happened after we separated,” he then asked.

”Nothing happened. In fact, it was actually really boring after we reunited with the sect.” Tian Yanyu shook her head, and she added, ”I shouldʼve followed you.”

”That wouldʼve been a really bad idea. I almost died a few times,” he chuckled, ignoring the fact that heʼd actually ʼdiedʼ once.

The two of them would talk for several minutes while Tian Yanyu had her arms around him the entire, almost as though she was afraid heʼd disappear the moment she let go.

Eventually, they got off the floor and made their way to the lobby, where Tian Suyin and Tian Xianzu were sitting around a table and drinking tea.

”Welcome back, young man.” Tian Xianzu said with a smile, and he gestured at the chair beside him.

”Thank you,” Yuan said as he sat down beside Tian Xianzu.

”I heard everything from from my wife. Youʼre the first person that I know of to leave the Nameless Emperorʼs Tomb after itʼs sealed. Even calling it a miracle would not do it justice.”

”I wasnʼt in a dangerous situation— it was just time-consuming.”

”Iʼm just glad youʼre safe. After all, youʼre my familyʼs savior, and weʼve yet to repay the debt.”

”Savior?” Yuan raised his eyebrows in a puzzled manner.

Tian Xianzu nodded and said, ”I heard about everything youʼve done for my wife and daughter— all the treasures youʼve given them, as well as saving them from danger.”

”It wasnʼt much. I didnʼt need the treasures, and it was only natural for me to protect them,” Yuan smiled.

”Still, we are grateful to you.”

”Anyways, now that you have returned, what are your future plans?”

”I have one more business in this world before I start making my way to the Fourth Heaven,” said Yuan.

”What?! Youʼre leaving the Third Heaven already?!” Tian Yanyu exclaimed.

He nodded, ”I am quite busy, after all.”

Furthermore, although he wonʼt mention this to them, the Third Heaven was currently crowded with people from the Upper Heavens, all of whom had come down there to hunt him. It wouldnʼt be wise for him to stay in the Third Heaven for too long.

”Then I will go with you to the Fourth Heaven!” Tian Yanyu exclaimed without even thinking, her devotion to him evident in her words.

”What?! You must be out of your mind if you think I will let you leave!” Tian Suyin shouted, her anger causing her to slam her hand on the table.

”B-But!” Tian Yanyu quickly realized how imprudent her statement had been.

Yuan interrupted, ”I appreciate your thoughts, Miss Yanyu, but unfortunately, I have to agree with your mother here. Itʼs too dangerous, and you already have a stable life here.”

”I, on the other hand, have no family or life here, not to mention the mountain of things that I need to do in the Upper Heavens. I have to keep going higher even if I donʼt want to.”

”I-If you have no family here, then you can start one… with me!” Tian Yanyu hesitated for a moment but eventually pushed herself to say such words, her face flushed red by the end.

”...”

The entire room filled with silence as Yuan and the others stared at Tian Yanyu with surprised faces.

”Y-You… What nonsense are you spewing?” Tian Suyin was astonished that her daughter even had the courage to say such things.

However, this also showed how much Tian Yanyu cared for Yuan.

Despite how nervous and embarrassed she felt, and how much she wanted to run away, Tian Yanyu forced herself to remain in the room, her gaze fixed on Yuan as she waited for his response.

After a moment of awkward silence, Yuan responded to her feelings with a single word, ”Sorry…”

Tian Yanyu quickly realized that she had been rejected, and tears immediately began forming in her eyes. However, before any tears could fall, she turned around and ran out of the room.

After another moment of silence, Tian Suyin mumbled, ”I finally believe you when you said that you didnʼt come here to court my daughter…”

”...”

Yuan didnʼt know how to respond to her words.

”But… thank you for rejecting her.” Tian Suyin unexpectedly thanked him out of the blue.

And she continued, ”Everything thatʼs happened lately has been quite a whirlwind, and her emotions have been all over the place. Now, sheʼll finally have some time to reflect on what she truly desires. If, after she finds some clarity, she still wishes to follow you, I wonʼt stand in her way.”

”However, when that happens, I still hope that youʼd decline her company. I donʼt mean this in a bad way, but youʼre too much for her, Yuan. Weʼre just a small family in the Third Heaven with some history, but youʼre different. And I donʼt think she has what it takes to follow someone as magnificent and talented as you.”

Yuan was speechless. He didnʼt expect Tian Suyin to have such profound thoughts about him.

Tian Xianzu didnʼt say anything, but his thoughts aligned with Tian Suyinʼs feelings. Yuan was simply too outstanding for their daughter. With his talents, he would definitely achieve greatness in the future, and Tian Yanyu would hurt herself just by being around him.

What happened with the Nameless Emperorʼs Tomb proved to Tian Suyin that her daughter was simply incapable of catching up with Yuan, much less following him.

Even though Yuan wasnʼt the kind of person to care about such things, he couldnʼt ignore Tian Yanyuʼs parentsʼ feelings, and he also didnʼt want to endanger Tian Yanyu by bringing her with him on his journey that is still shrouded in mysteries.

”I understand.”

In the end, Yuan acknowledged Tian Suyinʼs request.

”Thank you,” Tian Suyin expressed her gratitude once more, her sincerity couldnʼt be any more apparent.