"But if you choose wrongly, then you can die. Iâd rather have Yaya hate me than let her be a concubine."
"Donât doubt me. As a member of the royal family, face is always more important than children. Besides Yaya, I have four daughters. I donât care about one daughterâs attitude towards me!"
Ruyang King finished speaking and fell silent, looking at Chen Jie.
Chen Jie raised his head, first looking at Zhao Ya. He saw Zhao Yaâs eyes red, tears welling up as she shook her head at him.
Chen Jie looked back at Ruyang King, who stared at him with a fierce glare.
Feeling the pressure from both sides, Chen Jie took a deep breath and said to Ruyang King: "Your Highness, I, Chen Jiusi, have always had a clear conscience, but with the Commandery Princess, I feel guilty."
"If the first woman I met was the Commandery Princess, I would surely love only her my whole life, but I met two other women."
"They followed me through hardships, suffered much, I cannot abandon them now that I am successful. Doing so, I would not be worthy of being a person."
"So, Your Highness, you ask me to choose between abandoning my wives or choosing to die."
"Honestly, I donât want to die; after all, Iâm only twenty years old, with many years ahead, but faced with this dilemma today, I have no choice but to choose."
Ruyang King watched Chen Jie with genuine emotion but said nothing, still staring at him with murderous intent.
At this moment, Chen Jie hesitated, his mind racing with ideas, including pretending to abandon his wives, deceive Ruyang King, and then reunite with Su Yunjin and the others when powerful enoughâa more clever strategy.
But after thinking it over, Chen Jie ultimately gave up.
He wanted to follow his heart; certain things can be done at the expense of conscience, competing for fame and fortune is just like that, using deceit for benefits.
Yet he didnât want to fake emotions; he wanted truth. Yes, he decided not to pretend anymore; he wanted sincerity.
Thinking this, Chen Jie spoke: "Your Highness, I could lie to you, such as promising to abandon my wives and secretly keeping them, until one day Iâm stronger than you, and openly take them back."
"Stronger than me?"
Ruyang King squinted his eyes.
Chen Jie said: "Iâm only twenty years old and already at the Middle Melting Furnace Realm. Give me time, I will surely enter the Melt God Realm and become stronger than you."
Ruyang King said: "So youâre preparing to abandon your wives?"
Chen Jie shook his head and said: "No, I choose not to abandon them!"
Ruyang King listened, and his face broke into a smile as he looked at Chen Jie and said: "Hehehe, Chen Jiusi, do you think speaking a few seemingly sincere words can win my sympathy and avoid death? Donât be naive, I wonât fall for your trick."
"Since you choose not to abandon your wives, then itâs death!"
Boom!
As he spoke, a Martial Arts Illusion appeared behind Ruyang Kingâa massive invincible White Deer, their Mulan Clanâs totem.
The Mulan Clan claims to be descendants of the Grey Wolf and White Deer, both powerful deities in the Mulan Myth, only weaker than Eternal Heaven.
Then Ruyang Kingâs Martial Arts Illusion exploded with a boom, blowing the tent wide open.
At this moment, Ruyang Kingâs Gang Qi surged, followed by his roar, as his enormous hand reached towards Chen Jie.
With Ruyang Kingâs force, Chen Jieâs bones crackled, clearly intent on crushing him to death.
Chen Jie didnât resist this time, knowing resistance was futile; before a Melt God Realm master, survival was impossible.
Moreover, before entering this valley, Chen Jie had already prepared himself.
And because Chen Jie made his choice, he strangely felt a serene peace in his heart.
Recognizing his own heart, Chen Jie reached a state of tranquility.
Zhao Ya was his beloved.
Su Yunjin was also his beloved.
Huang Wanâer was also his beloved; if forced to choose one and abandon another, Chen Jiusi couldnât do it.
In life, there are things to do and things not to do. Even if he dies today, Chen Jie feels itâs no big deal.
At least he didnât betray his conscience.
Today, everyone here spoke sincerely.
Confronting emotions, Chen Jie had no hypocrisy; he was genuine, genuine towards Zhao Ya, genuine towards Su Yunjin, genuine towards Huang Wanâer. He wouldnât betray his loved ones to live.
This was his bottom line.
Crack, crack...
With Ruyang Kingâs forceful suppression, the wounds on Chen Jieâs chest split open. With a splutter, Chen Jie coughed up blood.
His face turned pale instantly; clearly, Chen Jieâs condition was very bad, and Ruyang King didnât speak, but continued to apply pressure, looking at Chen Jie and said: "Chen Jiusi, Iâll give you one last chance; if you regret it now, itâs still not too late."
Chen Jie grinned, his mouth stained red from the recently coughed-up blood, as he looked at Ruyang King.
"Your Highness, perhaps I disappoint you. I love Yaya and my other two wives. Poverty wonât move me, power wonât bend me, even life and death wonât make me change my mind."
"Your Highness, go ahead. As Iâve said, my feelings are genuine for each woman. If others force me to leave Yaya, I wonât comply either!"
Chen Jie spoke.
"Hehehe, good, good, I want to see if you still talk tough in front of the Yama King."
With that, Ruyang King increased the pressure suddenly; Chen Jie cried out in pain, feeling his bones about to shatter, his heart rapidly contracting. Chen Jie understood that if Ruyang King applied more force, his body couldnât hold up and would collapse.