The Monarch of the Nine States

In the Scorching Sun Ancient World.

When Cang Yun walked out of the teleportation formation, a deafening hubbub from the surroundings entered his ears. The extent of the bustling commotion caused him to be slightly shocked.

The Fiery Sun World was the large ancient world that Cang Yun was about to visit. It was ranked 50th on the Azure Province ranking board, and it was much more prosperous compared to the rank 80 in the Azure Sky Realm.

On the street, the azure cloud paused for a moment until the surroundings matched the memories in his mind. A sense of familiarity came from the cloud before he slowly walked forward.

Not long after, a vast manor appeared before his eyes. Cang Yun raised his head slightly and looked at the sign with the words' Zhou Mansion '. The corner of his mouth curled up into a smile.

"I shall have to trouble you to report that the young master of the Vastheaven Realm, Cang Yun, has come to pay his respects."

The young master of the Vastheaven Realm?

"Please wait a moment." The few guards simultaneously sized up Cang Yun before one of the guards nodded and hurriedly rushed into the mansion.

Not long after, the guard ran back and bowed to Cang Yun, "Young master Cang Yun, this way please. However, the patriarch and the others are currently in the middle of a family meeting, so the patriarch has ordered me to bring you to the hall to wait."

"A family meeting?" Hearing this, Cang Yun raised his eyebrows slightly and nodded. Under the guidance of the guards, he entered the Zhou Mansion.

However, just as he took a few steps, the guard leading the way suddenly stopped. Seeing this, Cang Yun looked towards the direction of the guard's gaze with some doubt. He discovered that from the direction where the peach leaves were blocking the way, a slim figure was faintly approaching.

As his clothes fluttered, he gave off a feeling of familiarity. This made Cang Yun's heart jump, and he immediately stood on the spot.

A moment later, the slender figure finally passed through the cover and looked over. The moment Cang Yun's gaze made contact with him, the figure suddenly stopped. Their eyes met and they quietly stared at each other for a while.

"Big Brother Cang Yun?"

A somewhat stifled voice sounded out in the courtyard. Cang Yun looked at the young girl dressed in a purple dress, and his absent-minded eyes couldn't help but reveal a trace of amazement.

The young lady wore a purple dress and her hair was casually tied up, which just happened to fall down to her delicate waist. The gentle breeze blew past and made her look ethereal.

"Xian'Er, long time no see!"

Hearing this, the young girl quickly walked over. On her face, a pair of bright eyes had a tinge of red. With a slightly aggrieved tone, she said, "Big Brother Cang Yun hasn't replied to me in the past two years. I thought you had forgotten about Xian'er!"

The familiar name was like a heavy hammer striking at Cang Yun's soft spot. Those beautiful memories gushed out from his mind like floodwaters.

"How could that be? You know my situation for the past two years, so you didn't reply to my letter. I just don't want you to worry. Besides, didn't I come to see you now?" Cang Yun smiled apologetically as he explained.

The next moment, seeing the smile on Xian'er's face, Cang Yun felt a little absent-minded. He couldn't help but scratch the bridge of his nose and muttered, "The little girl from before has become a great beauty now."

"Is that so? "Hee hee." Xian`er slightly raised her head, revealing a faint blush on her fair and charming face.

He had been a servant of the Zhou Mansion for quite some time, but he had never seen a young girl reveal such a delicate appearance to a man. Especially in the past two years, after the young girl's beauty and talent had been spread, there had been no lack of suitors, and the majority of them were all Heaven Chosen of the Azure Province. However, the young lady had an extremely cold expression, like a snow lotus iceberg.

And now, this snow lotus had bloomed for the sake of this young man who did not seem to have any reputation, which caused the guards to be extremely shocked. After the surprise, he immediately realized something and quietly retreated with his body bent forward, knowing that the beautiful scenery in front of him was not something they could enjoy.

"I heard that Uncle Zhou and the others are holding a family meeting. What? Did something happen?" As the two of them walked side by side, Cang Yun tilted his head and curiously asked. From what he knew, the family meetings would usually only be held when major events occurred.

"Hmph, it's still that group of bastards from the Fire Realm." Zhou Xian'er snorted lightly and said angrily. As she spoke, anger and grievance filled her spirited eyes.

Fire Realm?

In the entire Azure Province, this name was like a thunderclap that rang through one's ears. This was because the Fire Realm was ranked eighth on the World Ranking List, and its foundation and strength were both extremely terrifying. However, what puzzled Cang Yun was that he had never heard of the 'Flaming Sun Realm' and the 'Fire Realm' having any interaction.

After pondering for a while, when Cang Yun saw the worry on the beautiful face beside him, he finally understood and softly asked, "Is it related to you?"

"Mm. The Fire Realm's Young Master has come to propose a marriage. He wants me to betroth him as his concubine." Zhou Xian`er lowered her head slightly. Her bright eyes were filled with a layer of mist, and her voice was filled with grievance and indignation.

Become a concubine?

Cang Yun's eyes narrowed as a cold light flashed in his pitch-black pupils. This Fire Realm Young Master was simply too arrogant, he actually wanted to have the precious daughter of the Flame Sun Realm Lord to be his concubine. He was simply relying on his strength to bully others, not to mention Xian'er's expression, she didn't even agree to this marriage.

In the next moment, Cang Yun patted Xian'er's shoulder in consolation and asked, "Uncle Zhou wouldn't agree to such an overbearing request, would he?"

In Cang Yun's mind, Xian'er's father was an extremely good person, especially towards Xian'er. He doted on her to the extreme, and he probably wouldn't do such a disgraceful thing.

"Father obviously wouldn't agree. But the other uncles are afraid that if they were to reject him, they would anger the world of fire, so..." Zhou Xian`er's voice was filled with grievance and helplessness. A young girl at her age had her own dreams for love and marriage, but living in a large clan like this was something she could not decide for herself.

Cang Yun nodded, and immediately understood the situation. Looking at the young girl who was on the verge of tears, he consoled her gently, "Don't be so sad, didn't Uncle Zhou and the others still agree?"

"But Big Brother Cang Yun, I really don't want to marry that Fire Realm Young Master." Zhou Xian'er raised her head, her beautiful face was filled with a helpless begging expression.

This scene had appeared many times in his childhood. In the memory, whenever the girl was helpless, he would go and cry to the boy, and the boy would always pull the girl out of her helplessness without exception.

Gradually, therefore, the girl sees the boy as a faith, and the boy as a duty.

However, times had changed, and they had been separated for eight years. Those scenes and feelings had long become memories. Originally, he thought that things had changed a long time ago, but now that he was faced with such a scene once again, he realized that the feelings were still as profound as before.

Looking at the pitiful person in front of him, Cang Yun followed his childhood habit and gently rubbed his head that was covered by black hair. He then softly said those words that were deeply etched in his memories:

"Don't worry, there's still me!"