Insufficient balance

  The car finally drove into the Taklamakan Desert, passing through a blue potassium salt field. Tang Hao knew he had arrived at Lop Nur, which was always talked about by mystics with relish.

  Tang Hao drove the car to the edge of that legendary big ear under Yun Xi's guidance, then packed up his things and found a hidden stone cave in a very secluded place. Tang Hao knew that inside was the transmission array that Yun Xi had mentioned.

  Tang Hao was just about to enter the cave with Yun Xi when two women in white suddenly descended from the sky, blocking their way.

  Tang Hao thought he had been exposed, and the two were coming to capture him. Unexpectedly, the two women knelt down and respectfully said to Yun Xi: "Welcome back to the palace, Your Highness."

  Tang Hao grasped Yun Xi's hand and tightened his grip, Yun Xi coldly said: "I don't want to go back yet, you all go back and tell Father Emperor and Mother Empress, when the time is right, I will return on my own."

  The two women did not get up and continued to kneel, saying: "Your Highness, the Emperor and Empress have decreed that even if they have to bind you, they will take you back."

  Tang Hao wanted to pull Yun Xi and escape, but he knew that the pressure these two women gave him was many times stronger than that of the Daoist robe man, wanting to escape was just a daydream.

  Yun Xi's face flashed with anger as she heard the two women, and she shouted: "How dare you! I am the daughter of the Emperor and Empress, while you are just lowly maids. Even if you capture me now, in the future, I can deal with you with just one word."

  The two women looked hesitant when Yun Xi said this, and seeing the joke, he continued: "If you turn a blind eye to me, I will reward you heavily when I return to heaven."

  Just as Yun Xi thought she was about to get away with it, a soft and beautiful voice with a hint of coldness suddenly rang out: "Haven't you had enough fun yet?! In the past, no matter how much trouble you caused, you were always under my and Father's protection. Even if you stirred up a huge storm, we were there to shield you. But this time, you actually sneaked into the mortal realm in secret, and almost lost your life here! If it weren't for your primordial soul lamp in Heaven almost going out, we wouldn't have even known you almost died. Be honest and come back with me, stop causing trouble!"

  Tang Hao followed the sound and looked up towards the entrance of the cave, only to see a slender woman standing above the stone cave. The woman was wearing a white palace dress, with a transparent outer gauze that shone like crystal, adding an ethereal charm. A silver-edged golden silk waistband perfectly outlined her waist, and on her head, she wore a flowing cloud hairpin, tied with a long silver silk ribbon. The ribbon, her shiny black hair, and the fluttering gauze dress swayed in the wind, just like the Nine Heavens Xuan Nü from heaven, so beautiful that it was beyond compare.

  This woman looked somewhat similar to Yun Xi, but had an added air of coldness and elegance. Her otherworldly temperament seemed to make everything around her pale in comparison.

  Yun Xi withdrew her proud and arrogant demeanor, speaking in a low voice: "Sister, I'm not doing nothing, I promise you, these few months in the mortal realm, although my cultivation has almost disappeared, but what I've learned, even surpasses several hundred years of days in Heaven. Sister, I've grown up, I don't want to live under your protection, I want to live the life I want." After finishing speaking, she unconsciously shifted a bit closer to Tang Huan's side.

  Yun Xi's sister gave Tang Hao a cold look, making him feel a chill. He couldn't help but say: "Sister, don't worry, from now on I will take good care of Yun Xi."

  Yun Xi's sister flashed a hint of disdain: "A weak woman with a cultivation level below the fourth layer of Qi Refining, and a spirit root that is only yellow-grade, actually dares to think she can protect the little princess of Tian Ting? Not letting Yun Xi protect you would be more than enough."

  Her words indeed hit Tang Huang's weakness. In fact, Yun Xi's encounter with danger was entirely her own responsibility, and the promise she made to protect Yun Xi didn't know how many years it would take to fulfill. However, he really feared Yun Xi leaving him, but there was a strong sense of powerlessness.

  Yun Xi's sister said to Yun Xi, "Is this what you got from the mortal world? I'm afraid your relationship isn't that simple, is it? It's because of her that you ignored my transmission a few days ago, right? If we weren't waiting here, we really wouldn't have found you. You haven't learned anything except for being infatuated with this insignificant person. Believe me, I'll kill this ant-like person and let you return to the heavenly court in peace."

  "Don't go!" Yun Xi cried, "Sister, I know you spoil me the most, just agree with me this once, let me stay here for another hundred years, no! Even ten years is fine, I promise, when the time comes, I will definitely return, so please agree with me this one time."

  Tang Hao didn't say anything, because he knew that rather than letting Yun Xi go through the storm with him, it would be safer for her to return to Heaven. However, in fact, Tang Hao did not want Yun Xi to leave him, nor did he want to control Yun Xi's own decisions.

  Yun Xi's sister simply said, "You have two choices. One is to actively follow us, and the other is for me to kill this cheap person and take you away."

  Tang Hao was extremely displeased with her way of addressing him, but the reality was that he couldn't claim to be a man either. Yun Xi thought for a moment before turning to his sister and saying, "I'll go with you, but let me have a few words with her."

  Yun Xi's sister nodded and said, "Don't be too long." Then she retreated a few miles with the other two, withdrew her divine sense, and left Tang Huang and Yun Xi alone.

  Yun Xi pulled Tang Hao and asked, "Do you want me to leave?" Tang Hao was torn, "I don't know, I hope you can accompany me on the road ahead, but I also don't want you to go through danger with me. You told me before that my path will be more perilous than any cultivator's, and I don't want you to get hurt again because of me."

  Yun Xi's tears rolled down her cheeks, "I don't mind, really! But I also know that as the little princess of Heaven, there are some things that can't be decided by oneself. The road ahead is yours to walk, you must be careful."

  Tang Hao nodded, "I must live a good life, then ascend to the immortal realm, and then use eight sedan chairs to marry you."

  Yun Xi shook her head, "Just becoming an immortal is not enough to enter my father's eyes, let alone your special physique. Unless you become someone that even my parents would fear, but don't worry, I will definitely wait for you, my virginity has always been reserved for you."

  Tang Hao solemnly nodded his head. Tang Hao knew that this was a lifelong promise, although the hope was only one ten-thousandth of what Ning Yan had said.

  Yun Xi wiped away Tang Huang's tears and smiled: "I forgot, since I can run down once, it's possible to run down a second time. You must take good care of this bracelet! Otherwise, I don't know whose body you'll be hiding in, and if I can't recognize you, it'll be troublesome."

  Tang Hao simply nodded, and Yun Xi continued: "You're in a woman's body now, so you can't masturbate every night from now on. In case one day you can't hold back, when you do masturbate, think of me, don't think of other women, got it?"

  Tang Hao was taken aback, and smiled as he nodded. Ning Yan said weakly: "Ning Yan, that demoness, had ulterior motives towards you, I saw it a long time ago. I wasn't by your side to keep an eye on her, so I was somewhat worried, but fortunately she isn't a bad person..."

  Tang Hao naturally understood Yun Xi's meaning, and this little girl actually ate her own vinegar. Tang Hao couldn't help but feel a warmth in his heart, and he made up his mind to ascend to the immortal realm as soon as possible.

  Yun Xi's face suddenly turned solemn, "On the path of cultivation, one must maintain their original heart. As long as you persist in your original heart, you won't be disturbed by demonic thoughts. Also, don't forget your ideals. I don't want to wait until you ascend to the immortal realm and see that you've become a different person. If that's the case, I'll kill you, then kill myself."

  Tang Hao nodded, still wanting to say something, but Yun Xi's sister came forward and said, "It's time to go." Yun Xi said, "When I see you again, my egg fried rice will definitely be delicious." After finishing speaking, she turned around and didn't look at Tang Hao anymore, and was finally led away by the two maids.

  Yun Xi's sister coldly said to Tang Hua, "You this mortal girl, Yun Xi is not someone you can be with, it's better if you forget about her." After saying that, she also left.

  Tang Hao walked into the cave, never looking back, because he knew that once he looked back, his heart would ache even more. Now, he only had to cultivate diligently and strive to ascend to the immortal realm, so that he could be with Yun Xi as a pair of immortal lovers forever.

  Tang Hao's vision gradually turned black, he knew that he was about to leave this earth where he had lived for twenty years.