Chapter157:TheFirstFiancee

Idon’twanttoloseyou,forthat,Iwilltellyoumyheart’sfeelingbravely:Iwanttolivemywholelifetogetherwithyou!

Forthefirsttimeinherlife,shehadsuchapassionatefeelinginherheart.Thiswastheonlyopportunitytodominateherdestinyafterherparents’deaths.Nomatterwhatwouldhappen,shewouldn’tregretthedecisionshemadeatthismoment.

"Haveyoureallydecided?"YunXilookedatLuLu.Thelightinhereyeswassobright.

Shedidn’thaveherpastmemory.Shedidn’tknowwhohewasandwherehewasfrom.Inthisworld,LuLuwasjustanordinaryvillagegirlwhohadonlyinheritedapharmaceuticalskillfromherparents.ShewasentitledtobeWaterGod’sbride,butshehaddecidedtoresistherdestiny.Shedidn’tknowhistrueidentity,butshestillbelievedhim,entrustingherlifetohim.

InYunXi’seyes,LuLuwassocuteandbrightlikeasparklinggem.Unfortunately,thiswasn’tarealworld.AfterYunXifinishedhisquest,perhapsthisworldwouldreturntothevoid.However,beforethathappened,hewouldpromiseherthatshewouldbecomehisfiancee.Inresponsetoherexpectation,hewouldhelpherescapeherfatefrombecomingWaterGod’sbride.

"Doyoureallywanttobemyfiance?"YunXiaskedherinagentletone.

"Yes.Iwon’tregretit.Nomatterwhatwillhappen,Iwanttostaywithyou.Fromtodayon,IhopeIcanlearnalotfromyou!"LuLushylyloweredherhead.

InWaterGod’sworld,onceagirlagreedtomarryaman,itmeantthatthegirlhadentrustedherlifetotheman.Fromthatmomenton,herlifeandherfuturewouldbeboundtogetherwiththatmantightly.BecauseYunXiwasWaterGod’sApostle,hispromisewasequaltoavowfromWaterGod.Itwouldbeguaranteedbythegod.

"’SideQuestFour:ToLove,Starchild!’isopened.Youhavesignedthefirstcontractwithyoufirstfiance!OverlapLuLu’spoweroffatewithyourpower!"

YunXiheardthesystem’sbeeps.Atthesametime,atotalnewpowerflowedintohisbodywithoutgettingstuck.Fromnowon,LuLu’spowertotallybelongedtoYunXi.

Thefirstsuperpositionwascompleted!

Alarge"one"patternappearedbehindtheSideQuestFourinthesystem.ItrepresentedthecurrentnumberofYunXi’sfiancee.

"Thankyou.Thankyoufortrustingme."YunXiheldthegirl’shands.Herhandsweresoftbutwarmandstrong.

Ifshehadn’tdecidedtoaccepthim,shewouldn’thaveruntothisplacedesperatelytotellhimheranswer.

"Whoa!I...Iwilltrymybest.Iknowhowtocook,cleantheroom,refinemedicineand…whattodoatnight..."LuLuspokehaltingly.Herearsturnedpinkaftersayingthat.

(TranslatedbyGravityTales😂)

"Don’tworry.Youarestillachild.Iwillmarryyouafteryougrowup,"YunXisaid.HesmiledlookingatLuLu’sbewilderedexpression.

"I’mnotachild!Atmyage,manygirlshavehadbabies!"LuLuthrewoutherchest.

Shewasn’tlying.Manygirlsinthevillage,someofthemevenyoungerthanher,werealreadymarried.

"Ah..."YunXiwasagapeandtongue-tied.

Wasn’titonlyforhelpinghertoavoidtobechosenasWaterGod’sbride?Whydidshelookatmesoseriously?DidIsaysomethingwrong?Didshemisunderstandmywords?But...Why?Whydohershyeyesandblushingfacelooksocute...

"Iknow!I’mnotmatureenough!DearApostle,youareagreatman,youmusthavehadalotofbrides.However!Ihavemyownstrongpoints!I’mjustathird-rankedpharmacist,butI’mstillgrowing.Istillstandachancetoreachthefourthrank.So...so...don’tlookdownonme!"LuLupouted.

"Wait!Wait!Idon’thavealotofbrides!You’remyfirstfiance!"YunXiraisedhishands.

"Gee?I’mthefirst?Impossible!Manypeopleinourvillagehavethreeorfourwives!"LuLulookedatYunXiinsurprise."You’resomatureandstrong,whydon’tyoumarryalotofbrides?It’stooabnormal!"

"Well,isthisthetraditionofthisworld?...Nah.Anyway,youaremyfirstfiancee.Ipromise."YunXididn’tknowhowtoexplainit.Helookedlikeamiddle-agedmannow.Itseemedthatinthisworld,itwasverystrangethatamanathisagehadn’tgotmarried.

"I...I’mthefirst..."LuLuwasshocked.

TobecomethegreatApostle’sfirstwife...whatagreathonor.Shewasjustavillagegirl.Didshereallydeserveit?

AccordingtothetraditioninWaterGod’sworld,amancouldmarryseveralwives.Normally,aman’sfirstwifewasveryimportant.Accordingtotheman’sidentityandfamily,theman’sfirstwifehadbeendecidedevenbeforehebecameagrown-up.Marriagemustbewell-matchedinsocialandeconomicstatus.Thiswasabasicrulethathadbeenrecognizedbyalltheclassesintheworld.

She...shewasthefirst?

Shecouldn’tevendaretodreamit!

WaterGod’sApostlewashandsomeandpersonable.Shouldn’thehavemarrieddozensofbrides?

"Don’tworry.Iwillberesponsibleforyou."LookingatLuLu’sconfusedface,YunXismiledwiththecornersofhismouthupward.Hegentlystrokedherheadandsaid,"Iwantyoutobemyfirstfiance."

"No,Ican’t!"LuLu’sthoughtsreturnedtotheworld.Shequicklyshookherhead.

"No,youcan’tsayno.Youarethefirst!"YunXiteasedher.Anyway,thiswasjustatrialworld.Afterthestartrialfinished,shewouldforgetthisexperience.

Yes,I’mnotgoingtobecomeascum.It’snotmyintention.IjustwanttohelpthegirlstoavoidbecomingWaterGod’sbrides,andincreasemypowerincidentally!Wasthisthetruemeaningto‘SideQuestFour’?

"But,but,Idon’tdeserveit,"LuLusaid,"Atleast,nottillafterIbecomeafourth-rankedpharmacist..."

"Donotbeafraid.Ibelieveinyou.Doyoubelieveinme?Ifso,believeinyourself,believeintheyouthatIhavefaithin.Youareweaknow,butplease,believethatyouareagirlthatdeservestobemybride!"