She became a god

Three months later, Ye Qingzhou swaggered back to the Little Panda Clan, reeking of alcohol.

Tsk!

If she were to challenge Feng Wei to a drinking contest again, sooner or later she would master the supernatural ability to "drink a thousand cups without getting drunk and drink ten thousand cups without falling over".

She had only been lying on the soft cloud bed for a short while when Lu Mingze barged in without saying a word.

Ye Qingzhou frowned. "Brother, is something the matter?"

My brother usually adheres to the most virtuous and abstinent rules for men. Why is he so reckless today? Could it be that he has encountered some urgent or difficult matter?

Lu Mingze's eyes were red, as if he had just been crying.

"Zhouzhou, do you really like Feng Hui?"

Ye Qingzhou originally wanted to tell the truth, but remembering that Feng Hui had repeatedly told her not to give anything away before they parted, and considering that Lu Mingze was emotionally agitated at the moment and didn't seem like someone who could keep a secret, she replied, "Of course, we are mutually in love."

Lu Mingze repeated it again, lost in thought, "I am truly in love with her."

After saying that, a bitter smile appeared on his face.

Ye Qingzhou asked in confusion, "Why are you so shocked and heartbroken that I'm with Feng Rui?"

Lu Mingze retorted, "Why can't I be shocked and sad? You've never said you like women!"

Ye Qingzhou shrugged and said, "But I never said I liked men!"

Lu Mingze's face paled, and after a long silence, he finally said, "So you won't take me into your family, right?"

Ye Qingzhou nodded. Even if she were to lose her mind one day and decide to marry and take concubines, she would never choose her brother, because they were siblings!

Reject incest, starting with me!

Lu Mingze laughed, "In that case, you should agree to go to the City of Ghosts."

Wow! Her brother's acting is so good, she almost thought he was in love with her.

So it turns out my brother used a trick to force me to agree to his trip to the City of Eeries.

Ye Qingzhou shook his head. "I disagree with both the option of marrying you and letting you go. Life isn't just about either one or the other. Don't I have a third option?"

Lu Mingze met Ye Qingzhou's eyes and said, word by word, "Yes, that is watching me die in front of you."

Ye Qingzhou's expression gradually turned cold. "Is my brother threatening me?"

Lu Mingze suddenly covered his face and cried bitterly, "Zhouzhou, please, don't be so cruel to me! You won't marry me, and you won't let me leave. Do you really want me to stay by your side and watch you and Feng Hui be happy and sweet for the rest of your lives? Can you really bear to tear my heart out like this?"

[Brother's acting is amazing! I need to study it frame by frame! To improve myself!]

Ye Qingzhou said calmly, "I can't bear it. I can book a tour for you and give you some assets so that you won't be reminded of those times if you come back less often."

Lu Mingze said mournfully, "You want me to travel alone without love or faith? This isn't good for me; it's a slow form of murder. Since you've made up your mind not to give me love, why can't you grant me my beliefs?"

"Do you know? I have only two wishes in this life. One is to marry you and become your rightful husband; the other is to return to Yingdu and revitalize the Lu family. If I can't fulfill either one, then I might as well grant me a quick death and let my soul be scattered between heaven and earth, with no next life."

Ye Qingzhou sighed. No wonder emperors throughout history have found it hard to resist the charms of beautiful women.

With his pitiful, tearful appearance, the older brother repeatedly expressed his unrequited love, conveying his deep longing.

An ordinary woman would probably have given in to his wish out of guilt.

Ye Qingzhou has always been opinionated. She may not do what she decides to do, but she will definitely not do what she decides not to do.

“Brother, there’s no need to say anything more. I’d rather you live in a daze than see you put yourself in danger.”

Ye Qingzhou held on, but Lu Sinian couldn't keep up.

“Uncle, my sister is now living a peaceful life, just as the name you gave her suggests. She has found a perfect match. Can you bear to let her face danger? As for me, I have been wandering for half my life. Like you, Uncle, I have made the revival of our family my life’s greatest pursuit. I beg you, grant me your wish, and grant yourself your wish.”

Lu Sinian was taken aback. He hated that his son was not born human, that his bloodline from the time and space was not pure enough, and that he was not able to shoulder the burden of the Lu family.

Yet she loved her son, regarding him as an extension of her own life, and wished him peace today and a carefree life.

He himself lacked the ability, and he really couldn't bear to see his son suffer like this. After thinking it over, he finally relented, "Fine, fine. I promise you, but you also have to promise me that you will try your best to live."

Lu Sinian still deeply cares for his nephew, Lu Mingze.

By the time Ye Qingzhou learned of this, Lu Mingze had already obtained the qualification to enter the City of Strange Things, and his name had been recorded by the Illusion God.

“You’re leaving tomorrow, and you’re only telling me this today. Do you think you’re doing something noble and selfless? Let me tell you, Lu Mingze, I don’t need your sacrifice! I don’t need you to pave the way for me! I have no expectations of you; I just want to see you live a good life.”

"If you really care about me, why won't you just stay behind me and do as I wish? Why do you have to take the risk? Do you think your sacrifice is important? Not at all, it won't change anything."

“Your going to the City of Ghosts won’t make me feel at ease, nor will it make me happy; it will only bring me pain! Why? Why do you insist on making me live in fear and worry of losing my loved ones at any moment? Is this what you call loving me and doing what’s best for me?”

Faced with Ye Qingzhou's barrage of questions, Lu Mingze only said, "I'm sorry, but I also have my own path to walk."

Ye Qingzhou felt a lump in her throat from anger; she would rather Lu Mingze had said something back.

But after saying sorry, Lu Mingze didn't say anything more, letting Ye Qingzhou curse him.

After a cup of tea, Ye Qingzhou tossed a jade ring to Lu Mingze.

"Three hundred years from now, I want to see you completely unharmed."

Any cultivator who enters the City of Mysteries (Illusion City) must remain there for three hundred years before they can leave.

The best outcome would naturally be for Lu Mingze to pass the divine test; the next best outcome would be for him to fail but survive and return three hundred years later.

Lu Mingze glanced at the jade ring with his divine sense and was greatly surprised. It contained countless pills, the most precious of which was the Nine-Flower Pill.

His eyes welled up with tears, and he solemnly said, "I will come back. I will witness and protect your happiness. This is my noblest mission and ideal."