Chapter 17: After All, I Am Not a Monster, Xiao Chen Comes to Provoke

At the entrance of the Heavenly Emperor's Palace.

Bai Yu'er remained kneeling on the ground, having not risen for an entire year.

Her red feather robe was covered in dust.

Her once snow-white, charming face had lost all its color, appearing pale and extremely weak.

Even though Bai Yu'er was a favored daughter of heaven, protected by the Vermilion Bird Divine Fire, a year of continuous kneeling without a single grain of food had left her profoundly debilitated.

Over the past year, Jun Xiaoyao had entered and exited the Heavenly Emperor's Palace many times, but he had never once spared her a single glance.

As time passed, Bai Yu'er's heart sank deeper and deeper.

She felt that Jun Xiaoyao might never forgive her.

This meant it was impossible for her to obtain the Undying Medicine from him, let alone use it to save her father, the Emperor.

On the side of the Vermilion Bird Ancient Kingdom, due to Jun Linglong's instructions, the news that the Vermilion Bird Lord had obtained the Undying Medicine had not been passed on to Bai Yu'er.

Bai Yu'er still foolishly believed that she was utterly hopeless.

She felt as if she had sunk into a bottomless deep sea, suffocating, her crimson eyes filled with despair.

Just then, the sound of light footsteps echoed.

Bai Yu'er instinctively raised her beautiful eyes to look, and her breath nearly hitched.

That figure she had yearned for day and night was actually walking toward her.

Jun Xiaoyao was dressed in white robes as pure as snow, his skin glowing with a divine radiance.

A year had passed, and at nine years old, Jun Xiaoyao's stature had grown taller, and his features, as if carved by the hands of the heavens, had already begun to form a world-shakingly handsome countenance.

His expression was indifferent as he walked up to Bai Yu'er.

Jun Linglong followed closely behind him.

"Greetings, Divine Son!"

Bai Yu'er's expression was one of shock mixed with pleasant surprise.

After a full year, she had finally waited for this day.

Jun Xiaoyao observed Bai Yu'er; her body had become quite thin, and she indeed possessed an attitude of sincere repentance.

However, Jun Xiaoyao did not make a statement, merely looking at her indifferently.

Seeing this, Bai Yu'er bit her silver teeth and kowtowed heavily three times to Jun Xiaoyao, saying, "Divine Son, Yu'er knows she was wrong. Please forgive Yu'er just this once."

Jun Xiaoyao said calmly, "It is good that you know your mistake. Rise. After all, I am not a monster."

Hearing this, Jun Linglong felt a bit of inner mockery.

*If you aren't a monster, then why did you make her kneel there for an entire year?*

*You even gave out the Undying Medicine and kept it a secret from her just to keep her kneeling.*

"Thank you, Divine Son." Bai Yu'er struggled to stand, her legs numb and her body swaying from weakness.

Seeing this, Jun Xiaoyao flicked his finger, and a top-tier Saint Pill landed in Bai Yu'er's hand.

Bai Yu'er felt even more overwhelmed by this favor.

A top-tier Saint Pill was worth an astronomical price in the outside world, yet Jun Xiaoyao had given it to her casually.

In an instant, Bai Yu'er felt no resentment toward Jun Xiaoyao; instead, she felt a sense of profound gratitude.

She swallowed the Saint Pill and began to recover her strength.

A faint, cold smile curled at the corner of Jun Xiaoyao's lips.

The tactic of "giving a blow and then a candy" was a routine he played with absolute mastery.

The effects of the Saint Pill were incredible, and Bai Yu'er quickly shook off her weakness.

However, thinking of the critically ill Vermilion Bird Lord, Bai Yu'er's hands clenched tightly, and she found it difficult to speak.

Obtaining Jun Xiaoyao's forgiveness was already an unexpected joy.

How could she have the audacity to ask Jun Xiaoyao to produce the Undying Medicine again?

With this thought, Bai Yu'er took a deep breath, bowed to Jun Xiaoyao, and said, "Thank you for your mercy, Divine Son. Yu'er shall take her leave."

Bai Yu'er sighed deeply in her heart; in the end, she still failed to bring back the Undying Medicine.

At that moment, Jun Linglong smiled softly and said, "Bai Yu'er, do you no longer want the Undying Medicine?"

Hearing this, Bai Yu'er gave a bitter smile. "To receive the Divine Son's forgiveness is already a blessing. How would Yu'er dare to ask for more?"

"Then why don't you contact the Vermilion Bird Ancient Kingdom?" Jun Linglong asked, her beautiful eyes shimmering.

Bai Yu'er was momentarily stunned, then she took out a jade slip to send a message.

On the other end, a message arrived from the Vermilion Bird Ancient Kingdom.

"The Jun family sent the Undying Medicine some time ago. This is all the grace of the Divine Son."

"The Lord's injuries have not only recovered, but he is currently in seclusion, attempting to break through to a higher realm."

"Everything is thanks to the Divine Son's benevolence!"

These messages caused Bai Yu'er's mind to go blank for a moment.

Then, her face flushed with excitement, as if she could hardly believe it.

"Divine Son, it was you..."

Bai Yu'er's eyes were burning with passion and excitement as she looked at Jun Xiaoyao, her voice choking with emotion.

"This Divine Son said, I am not a monster," Jun Xiaoyao said with a calm smile.

At this moment, Jun Xiaoyao's figure was deeply etched into Bai Yu'er's heart.

Her heart was branded with his image, a mark that would be impossible to erase for a lifetime.

This feeling was like a person who had fallen into deep despair suddenly seeing all their hopes realized.

And all these hopes had been brought to her by Jun Xiaoyao.

"Yu'er is willing to serve the Divine Son for a lifetime, as a servant or a maid, without any disobedience. Should I break this oath, may I be struck by heaven and earth!"

Bai Yu'er knelt before Jun Xiaoyao and spoke with absolute determination.

If before she had been kneeling to beg for mercy, now she was sincerely and wholeheartedly submitting to Jun Xiaoyao.

And just at that moment, a voice filled with rage rang out from outside the Jun family mountain gate.

"Where is the Jun family's Divine Son? What kind of skill is it to bully a weak woman? If you have the guts, fight me!"

The voice was like a sudden clap of thunder, shaking the heavens and the earth.

Many members of the Jun family were startled.

A Jun family guard walked over to Jun Xiaoyao to report.

"Reporting to the Divine Son, there is an insolent youth outside the gate. He should be from the Azure Dragon Ancient Kingdom."

"Heh... it seems this fiancé still lacks self-awareness..." Jun Xiaoyao sneered inwardly.

He said indifferently, "Let him in. I will handle this."

"Yes." The guard withdrew.

Meanwhile, the face of the kneeling Bai Yu'er turned pale.

Jun Xiaoyao had only just forgiven her, and now her fiancé had come to provoke him.

Wasn't this ruining her moment?

At this moment, Bai Yu'er actually felt a hint of resentment toward her fiancé, Xiao Chen.

"Divine Son, I..." Bai Yu'er felt panicked and hurriedly tried to explain.

"It matters not," Jun Xiaoyao waved his hand.

A moment later, a handsome and refined youth dressed in Azure Dragon robes arrived.

When he saw Bai Yu'er kneeling before Jun Xiaoyao, his eyes instantly flared, and a murderous rage radiated from him.

Any man would find it unacceptable to see his fiancée kneeling before another man.

"Yu'er, get up quickly! How dare this man pressure you like this!" Xiao Chen shouted angrily.

"Xiao Chen, shut up! How dare you be disrespectful to the Divine Son!" Bai Yu'er immediately snapped back.

Xiao Chen was stunned, looking at Bai Yu'er with disbelief.

"Yu'er, I came to save you! Why are you speaking up for him?" Xiao Chen asked in confusion.

"Enough! I knelt of my own volition. The Divine Son was willing to forgive me, and I am overjoyed. Why are you here to cause trouble?" Bai Yu'er said coldly.

Originally, she had held some affection for her childhood friend, Xiao Chen.

But the Azure Dragon Ancient Kingdom had broken its promise and refused to give the Undying Medicine to the Vermilion Bird Ancient Kingdom.

She had pleaded with Xiao Chen before, and he had promised her, yet even now, there was no sign of the Undying Medicine.

If Jun Xiaoyao had not produced a piece of Undying Medicine, her father might still be critically ill.

Between Jun Xiaoyao and Xiao Chen, who was the one truly indebted to Bai Yu'er?

"Yu'er, how can you think like that? Did he force you into this?"

Xiao Chen clenched his teeth, his heart burning with even more fury.