Chapter 604 - 604 | Answers

The trio was cultivating in the Nine Heavens Painting for the last eight hours now.

While Jun Xie and Zheng Xiang were quite confused at how this place was going to help them in increasing their cultivation, Ye Tian Yun just said to wait and watch.

With no other choice, they could only focus on their own cultivation.

As for Ye Tian Yun, he too was focused on his cultivation. The reason why he chose to stay in the painting instead of getting out and cultivating in the Cultivation Space was that he wanted to see the time dilation in the Nine Heavens Painting.

Another reason was that Jun Xie and Zheng Xiang wouldn't be able to come out of the painting on their own, and right now, they were unaware of the time dilation. After eight hours, they would think that night had passed, and Ye Tian Yun wanted to witness the amazement on their faces, the same expression which he, himself, had when he first got out of the Cultivation Space.

'I hope the time dilation is good enough, or else it won't be much help…'

And as eight hours went by, Jun Xie stood up.

After stretching his body, he then glanced at the other two, and after a moment, he said, "Should we go out?"

Zheng Xiang was too focused on cultivation thus missed his words, but Ye Tian Yun opened his eyes and stood up.

"Let's go." Ye Tian Yun said, then glancing at Zheng Xiang, he added, "Xiang, come if you want to see something crazy."

Zheng Xiang frowned a bit and opened his eyes.

"It's already morning?"

He was so focused on cultivation that he didn't even notice the passage of time.

Jun Xie nodded, "Yeah, it's been eight hours since we came here. I guess it's early morning outside."

"Ah, let's go out then. Cultivating under the rising sun at dawn is the best." Zheng Xiang stood up.

Ye Tian Yun nodded and disappeared for a moment.

The first thing he needed to do was bring the painting out of the cultivation space.

'Even though it will expel them out if they were to appear here, who knows if they will sustain any injuries from this…'

Ye Tian Yun appeared back on his bed and then went back to the painting.

"Let's go."

Without waiting for any response, he took the other two out of the painting with him.

"Hm?" First thing Jun Xie and Zheng Xiang noticed was the change of location.

"How come we came to a bedroom from a hall?"

"It's my bedroom." Ye Tian Yun said, "I bought the painting here to avoid any unnecessary trouble."

Jun Xie nodded, but suddenly he sensed something and frowned.

Moving towards the window, he pulled the lock and pushed them open.

"Huh!?"

The scene in front of him surprised him.

Even Zheng Xiang was taken aback.

"It's still night…"

Indeed. It was still night, and the moon was shining bright in the night sky.

"It looks like it's still midnight…" Zheng Xiang said.

Jun Xie lightly nodded, "But didn't we spend eight hours cultivating? How come only four hours have passed outside?"

Suddenly, something dawned upon the two, and they immediately turned their heads towards Ye Tian Yun in surprise, "Time dilation!?"

Ye Tian Yun lightly nodded, "Yes."

"Is it because of the Painting?" Zheng Xiang was amazed.

And so was Jun Xie, "How does this thing even work?"

Ye Tian  Yun shrugged, "It's quite complicated, anyway; you understand what I was talking about, right?"

The other nodded.

"The cultivation time I have literally doubled…" Zheng Xiang took a deep breath, "I might become a high-tier Qi Stabilization Realm cultivator by the Grand Spirit Hunt!"

Jun Xie agreed, "Indeed. This painting will help us immensely. I think it won't be long before I succeed in refining the Dantian Mending Pill."

Ye Tian Yun smiled, "How long do you think it will take? Any guesses?"

Jun Xie thought for a moment and said, "About three months of real-time in the painting… that means six months."

Ye Tian Yun nodded, "That's good."

"By the way…" Jun Xie paused for a moment and asked, "Is this pill for Gao Long?"

"Hm? Yeah," Ye Tian Yun revealed, "I offered this pill in exchange for the Thunder Valley."

"Oh…" Jun Xie nodded.

"Brother Fang, you should have exchanged it with something else," Zheng Xiang frowned, "I don't like that Gao Long guy."

Ye Tian Yun smiled, "Don't worry, the Thunder Valley we got in exchange for that pill is worth more than Gao Long's."

"Really?"

Ye Tian Yun nodded.

"What is it in that valley?" Jun Xie asked, "You even agreed to the arranged marriage just to get the valley."

Now that Jun Xie knew Ye Tian Yun's real identity, he found it weird that Ye Tian Yun agreed to marry some unknown young lady just for a Thunder Valley.

Ye Tian Yun shrugged, "Well, at first I was planning to use that valley in the War, and it was a very important chess piece for me. But that Royal Edict put all my plans to waste."

"Life is unpredictable," Jun Xie sighed, "But why didn't you cancel the marriage after everything was done?"

Ye Tian Yun frowned, "Well, even though my plans were now useless, there's still something very precious in the Thunder Valley. And the marriage agreement is against the will of both the bride and the groom, so there was no way of canceling it."

Jun Xie frowned, "What about faking your death?"

Zheng Xiang was taken aback by these words, "Faking your death? Are you kidding me, Brother Jun? Why would he fake his own death?"

Jun Xie smiled at Ye Tian Yun and shrugged, "Why don't you ask him?"

Zheng Xiang made a weird expression, "I am confused. What's there to ask? I mean, to fake death just to escape from the marriage? That's… a heartless and scummy thing to do. Death is not a small matter, guys. Have you thought of what will happen to Prime Minister Fang and Madam Xin?"

Ye Tian Yun sighed, "Don't worry, Xiang. I am not planning to fake my death." And glancing at Jun Xie, he added, "In a month or two, I plan to head to the Wu Kingdom, and without Prime Minister Fang's help, it will be impossible to cross the border, especially in these times."

Jun Xie was surprised, "Why do you want to go to the Wu Kingdom?"

Ye Tian Yun smiled, "I need to befriend someone. This person has something which is very important to me."

Zheng Xiang scratched his chin, "I will be coming with you, right?"

Ye Tian Yun shrugged, "Unless you want to stay here and cultivate, you will be coming with me."

Zheng Xiang rubbed his hands, "Alright, just tell me when we need to leave."

"What about the Thunder Valley?" Jun Xie asked, "Isn't that your first destination?"

Ye Tian Yun agreed, "Yes. We will leave after five days."

"What about the girls?" Zheng Xiang asked, "You won't be inviting them to the painting?"

Ye Tian Yun thought for a moment and sighed, "I am not sure. This painting is very precious. I wouldn't have brought you in it if I didn't trust you."

While saying, his gaze landed on the prompts above their heads.

[Jun Xie. 5 Star Favourability. He trusts you a lot and considers you a brother.]

[Zheng Xian. 6 Star Favourability. Because of his mental state due to the loss of his foster parents, and your timely help, he considers you as his big brother and trusts you wholeheartedly.]

'Big brother…'

Zheng Xiang was actually one year older than Ye Tian Yun.

In fact, Ye Tian Yun was one of the youngest geniuses of this generation, and the only person who was similar to his age was Wang  Yao.

Still, Ye Tian Yun's current mental age was around twenty-three. He didn't feel weird when he read the 'big brother' part.

Just then -

"Why don't you trust them?" Zheng Xiang's question brought him back to reality.

Ye Tian Yun shrugged, "Well, I don't interact much with them. In fact, except for a slight formal exchange, there's nothing much."

Zheng Xiang lightly nodded, "True."

Jun Xie pursed his lips, "Well, you're right. Maybe in the future, if you trust them, you can include them, but right now, it's not worth the risk."

Ye Tian Yun smiled, "I thought you guys would want them to come."

"No." Zheng Xiang shook his head, "Even though I love Bai Qing'er, I don't want to make you uncomfortable by inviting her to the painting. Also, if you don't trust her, then she shouldn't even be in this discussion."

"Same for Wu Qingwu, except for the love part. We… are just friends." Jun Xie said.

Ye Tianan Yun scratched his chin, "Well, at least you guys are not simps. And to be honest, this time dilation won't work unless I am the one using this painting. It's useless with others. But still, I don't want to take unnecessary risks."

Jun Xie smiled, "All three of us understand the value of this painting. And among us, only you will be the one to talk about the painting to others. Zheng Xiang and I won't even say the word-painting."

Zheng Xiang nodded with a serious expression, "Guys before thighs."

Jun Xie agreed, "Pals before Gals."

Ye Tian Yun shrugged, "Bros before- "

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A/n: Sorry for the inconsistent uploads in the month of November. But with writing having an adverse effect on my health and this book not earning anything, I find it quite hard to keep myself motivated. I don't want to drop this book, so I am planning to decrease the release rate to 1ch/d.. Ty for your support and I hope you are there with me till the end of Ye Tian Yun's journey.