Chapter 1527
["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.)