At the entrance of the Heavenly Emperor Palace.
Bai Yu'er was still kneeling on the ground, and had not risen for an entire year.
Her red feathered robe was covered in dust.
Her originally fair and delicate face had lost all color, appearing very pale and weak.
Even though Bai Yu'er was a Heavenly Chosen, protected by Vermilion Bird Divine Fire, a year of continuous kneeling without a single grain of rice had left her extremely weak.
For an entire year, Jun Xiaoyao had entered and exited the Heavenly Emperor Palace multiple times, but he had never once looked at her directly.
Bai Yu'er's heart, too, sank deeper into the abyss as time passed.
She felt that Jun Xiaoyao might not forgive her.
This meant she could not possibly obtain the Undying Medicine from Jun Xiaoyao, let alone use it to save her father, the Vermillion Bird Kingdom Lord.
The Vermillion Bird Ancient Kingdom, due to Jun Linglong's instructions, had not informed Bai Yu'er of the Vermillion Bird Kingdom Lord's acquisition of the Undying Medicine.
Bai Yu'er foolishly believed that she had no hope left.
She felt as if she had sunk into a bottomless deep sea, on the verge of suffocating, and despair appeared in her crimson-crystal eyes.
Just then, faint footsteps sounded.
Bai Yu'er subconsciously raised her beautiful eyes to look, her breathing almost stopping.
The figure she thought of day and night was actually walking towards her.
Jun Xiaoyao was dressed in white, purer than snow, his skin gleaming with divine light, radiating brilliance.
A year had passed, and Jun Xiaoyao was now nine years old; his figure was more slender, and his facial features, as if sculpted by a celestial hand, already possessed a stunning handsomeness.
He walked calmly to Bai Yu'er's front.
Jun Linglong followed behind him.
"Greetings, Divine Child!"
Bai Yu'er's expression was one of surprise mixed with delight.
It had been an entire year; she had finally waited for this day.
Jun Xiaoyao observed Bai Yu'er; her body was much thinner, indeed showing a sincere attitude of repentance.
However, Jun Xiaoyao did not express anything, merely looking at her calmly.
Seeing this, Bai Yu'er bit her silver teeth lightly and kowtowed three times heavily to Jun Xiaoyao, saying, "Divine Child, Yu'er knows her mistake. Please forgive Yu'er this once."
Jun Xiaoyao said calmly, "It's good that you know your mistake. Get up. After all, I'm not some devil."
Upon hearing this, Jun Linglong felt somewhat resentful.
If you're not a devil, why did you make her kneel there for a whole year?
Even though the Undying Medicine had already been given, he still kept it from Bai Yu'er, making her continue to kneel.
"Thank you, Divine Child." Bai Yu'er struggled to stand up, her legs numb, swaying and gasping for air.
Seeing this, Jun Xiaoyao flicked his finger, and a top-grade Saint Medicinal Pill fell into Bai Yu'er's hand.
Bai Yu'er felt even more overwhelmed with gratitude.
A top-grade Saint Medicinal Pill could fetch an astronomical price in the outside world, yet Jun Xiaoyao casually gave it to her.
For a moment, Bai Yu'er felt no resentment towards Jun Xiaoyao; instead, she felt a sense of gratitude.
She consumed the Saint Medicinal Pill and began to recover her strength.
A faint, cold smile played on Jun Xiaoyao's lips.
The tactic of 'hitting with a stick then offering a carrot' was one he was all too familiar with.
The Saint Medicinal Pill's effects were astonishing, and Bai Yu'er quickly recovered from her weakness.
However, thinking of the ailing Vermillion Bird Kingdom Lord, Bai Yu'er clenched her jade hand, finding it difficult to speak.
To receive Jun Xiaoyao's forgiveness was already an unexpected joy.
How could she now have the nerve to ask Jun Xiaoyao for the Undying Medicine again?
Thinking of this, Bai Yu'er took a deep breath and bowed to Jun Xiaoyao, saying, "Thank you, Divine Child, for your clemency. Yu'er will take her leave."
Bai Yu'er sighed deeply in her heart, she had ultimately failed to bring back the Undying Medicine.
At this moment, Jun Linglong chuckled softly, "Bai Yu'er, don't you want the Undying Medicine anymore?"
Upon hearing this, Bai Yu'er gave a bitter smile, "To receive the Divine Child's forgiveness is already a blessing. How dare Yu'er be so greedy?"
"Then why don't you contact the Vermillion Bird Ancient Kingdom?" Jun Linglong asked, her beautiful eyes sparkling.
Bai Yu'er was slightly stunned, then took out a Jade Slip to send a message.
On the other side, the Vermillion Bird Ancient Kingdom also sent a message.
"The Jun Family delivered the Undying Medicine some time ago; this is all thanks to the Divine Child's grace."
"The Kingdom Lord's injuries have not only recovered, but he is now in seclusion, striving to break through to a higher Realm."
"Everything is due to the Divine Child's benevolence!"
These successive messages made Bai Yu'er's mind go blank for a moment.
Then her face flushed with excitement, almost disbelieving.
"Divine Child, it was you..."
Bai Yu'er's eyes were fervent and agitated as she looked at Jun Xiaoyao, her voice choked and tearful.
"This Divine Child said, I am not some devil," Jun Xiaoyao said with a calm smile.
At this moment, Jun Xiaoyao's figure was deeply engraved in Bai Yu'er's heart.
The imprint of Jun Xiaoyao was deeply carved into her heart, impossible to erase for a lifetime.
This feeling was as if a person plunged into deep despair had suddenly had all their hopes realized.
And all these hopes were brought to her by Jun Xiaoyao.
"Yu'er is willing to serve the Divine Child for life, as a slave or a maid, daring not to disobey. Should I break this vow, may I be struck by lightning!"
Bai Yu'er knelt before Jun Xiaoyao, declaring resolutely.
If before, she was begging for forgiveness, then now, she was sincerely surrendering to Jun Xiaoyao.
And it was precisely at this moment that an angry voice echoed from outside the Jun Family's mountain gate.
"Where is the Jun Family Divine Child? What kind of ability is it to bully a weak woman? If you're brave enough, fight me!"
The voice boomed like thunder, shaking the heavens and earth.
Many Jun Family members were startled.
A Jun Family guard walked over to Jun Xiaoyao and reported.
"Reporting to the Divine Child, there is a presumptuous young man outside the gate, likely from the Azure Dragon Ancient Kingdom."
"Heh... it seems this fiancé still lacks self-awareness..." Jun Xiaoyao sneered inwardly.
He said calmly, "Let him in, I'll handle this."
"Yes." The guard withdrew.
However, Bai Yu'er, who was kneeling on the ground, turned somewhat pale.
Jun Xiaoyao had just forgiven her, and now her fiancé had come to provoke him.
Wasn't this ruining her affairs?
At this moment, Bai Yu'er actually felt a hint of resentment towards her fiancé, Xiao Chen.
"Divine Child, I..." Bai Yu'er's heart was filled with trepidation, and she hurriedly wanted to explain.
"It's fine." Jun Xiaoyao waved his hand.
In a moment, a young man dressed in an Azure Dragon robe, with a refined and handsome appearance, arrived at the location.
When he saw Bai Yu'er kneeling before Jun Xiaoyao, his eyes instantly flared, and a furious Killing Intent permeated the air.
No man could accept his fiancée kneeling before another man.
"Yu'er, get up quickly! How dare this person force you like this!" Xiao Chen roared angrily.
"Xiao Chen, shut up! How dare you disrespect the Divine Child!" Bai Yu'er immediately snapped back.
Xiao Chen was stunned, looking at Bai Yu'er in disbelief.
"Yu'er, I'm here to save you, why are you speaking up for him?" Xiao Chen asked, puzzled and surprised.
"Enough! I knelt willingly. The Divine Child was willing to forgive me, and I couldn't be happier. What are you doing here?" Bai Yu'er said coldly.
Originally, she had a slight fondness for Xiao Chen, her childhood sweetheart.
But the Azure Dragon Ancient Kingdom had gone back on its promise not to give the Vermillion Bird Ancient Kingdom the Undying Medicine.
She had also asked Xiao Chen for help before, and Xiao Chen had promised her, but she had not seen a trace of the Undying Medicine until now.
If not for Jun Xiaoyao providing an Undying Medicine, her father, the Vermillion Bird Kingdom Lord, might still be critically ill.
One might ask, between Jun Xiaoyao and Xiao Chen, who truly showed kindness to Bai Yu'er?
"Yu'er, how could you think like that? Did he force you into this?"
Xiao Chen gritted his teeth, his heart burning with even greater fury.