Pregnant Cultivator, Doted by Big Boss

Chapter 520: Chapter 518: Becoming His Taoist Companion

Aeron nodded slightly. He said in a low voice, "I know, but you’re different! As long as it’s you, I want to give you everything. Even if you wanted my life, I would give it to you. Nerida, this is just how obsessive I am. Did I scare you?"

Nerida fell silent.

She looked at this obsessive man before her, whose heart was entirely hers. A storm of emotions churned within her. ’How could you be so foolish?’ "What is it you even like about me?"

The face before her was deathly pale, completely drained of color. His skin had aged considerably, as if he had gone from a youth to a middle-aged man in an instant. And his once ink-black hair was now shot through with white strands.

Aeron’s gaze burned into her.

"There’s no reason. I just like you, Nerida." He took her hand as he spoke. "Nerida, you’re not leaving now?"

Nerida nodded.

"Yes, I’m not leaving."

He looked at her.

"Is it because of me?"

She nodded gently. "Yes."

He looked toward where the Transfer Passage had vanished, his eyes filled with worry for her. "The passage is gone. You can’t go home now?"

Aeron had exhausted his Life Force and Cultivation to open the Transfer Passage. In his current state, his body wouldn’t be able to open it again for several hundred years.

In truth, he wouldn’t even live that long.

Thinking of this, he couldn’t help but say, "You shouldn’t have stayed. You clearly wanted to leave so badly. Now you can’t get out. What are you going to do?"

"Don’t say any more." Every word he spoke felt like a stab to her heart. "You’re already in this state. Why are you still worrying about these things?"

Reaching out, she pulled him into an embrace, pressing close to his ear and murmuring, "It’s all my fault... If I had known leaving this place would cost you your Life Force, I would never have let you do it."

Her hand gently lifted the long hair from his shoulder. As her eyes fell upon the newly grown white strands, her hand trembled slightly.

A tear slipped from the corner of her eye.

"Does it hurt a lot?"

Aeron shook his head, following her gaze to his own hair.

He had expected this.

"It doesn’t hurt. I just feel a bit older, and my hair is ugly now. Nerida, do you think I look bad?"

Hearing this, Nerida shook her head slightly. "You’re handsome. You look handsome no matter what. You just look more mature now."

He reached out and put his arm around her shoulder.

"Really? That’s good." Aeron’s body relaxed, and then his vision went black as he fainted.

"Aeron!"

She caught his limp body, quickly taking out a restorative Elixir Pill and feeding it into his mouth. "I won’t let anything happen to you." As she spoke, she gathered power in her hand and placed it on his chest. A continuous stream of her origin power flowed into him, trying to repair his body, but she found it was blocked by another force. His body was rejecting her power.

’How can this be? Is it because I cultivate Demonic Qi?’

’It worked last time when I used Magic to save him. Why not this time? What’s the problem?’

’What do I do?’

’What can I do?’

At that moment, Nerida’s mind was reeling, and she couldn’t think of what to do. What sent her spiraling was that his Life Force had started to drain away again. At this rate, he would die.

Cold sweat dripped down her forehead. Nerida’s face was pale.

"His Life Force had stopped draining before, so why is it draining away again now? What the hell is going on? Damn it!"

His body was rejecting her power, and the effects of the Elixir Pills were far too slow to keep up with the rate his Life Force was draining.

"No, no... Aeron."

"Aeron!"

She hugged the man in her arms tightly and shouted, raising her head.

"My Lady... My Lady, save him."

"The Exalted One... Where are you all?"

Perhaps when a person feels helpless, they think of those they care about most.

Perhaps sensing her despair, Aeron, who was in her arms, twitched his hand and struggled to open his eyes. He could feel the changes in his own body, and his face couldn’t help but pale. "Could this be... the backlash from the Divine Artifact’s power?" As he spoke, he choked and spat out a mouthful of blood.

’I just wanted to stay with her.’

"Aeron, what should I do?"

"What backlash?"

Tears streamed uncontrollably down Nerida’s face.

’So she can cry, too.’

"Don’t cry. I’m fine."

"If I really don’t make it, you have to live on."

As Aeron spoke, he gripped her hand tightly.

Nerida shook her head and murmured, "No, don’t... We haven’t gotten married yet. You haven’t married me."

’Marry her.’

Hearing this, a glimmer of hope flashed in Aeron’s eyes. ’That’s right! We haven’t gotten married yet. Can’t the heavens wait a little longer? I only secretly activated the Array, and now I’m suffering the backlash from the Divine Artifact’s power?’

’My wife would surely look beautiful in her wedding robes.’

’I haven’t seen it yet.’

’I can’t accept this.’

’Just when I’d finally won her heart.’

"I want to marry you."

"My wife, I want to become your Taoist Companion."

Nerida nodded.

"Yes, we’ll get married..."

Nerida was filled with regret.

’Why did I have to talk about leaving this place? I shouldn’t have even mentioned it. Even if I wanted to leave, I could have slowly found another way instead of trading his life for it.’

"Aeron, you have to live."

"As long as you’re okay, I’ll promise you anything. My dear husband, you are my dear husband. As long as you’re okay, I’ll agree to anything. I’ll listen to you from now on, alright?"

’She called me husband.’

’Am I her husband?’

Aeron smiled.

"Okay."

"My wife, I want to marry you soon."

He was afraid if they were any slower, he wouldn’t get to see her in her wedding robes. He was also afraid she wouldn’t get to see him in his.

Nerida’s arms, holding him, trembled slightly.

"Okay, we’ll get married."

"We’ll get married right now."

He reached out and waved his hand gently. In the next instant, both of them were dressed in bright red wedding robes. The garments were embroidered with the totems and patterns of the Silvanis clan, looking incomparably regal.

He began to speak, "I prepared these a long time ago, thinking we could wear them when we got married. We can finally wear them now. Do you think they’re beautiful?"

Nerida’s gaze fell upon them both, and she nodded slightly. "They’re beautiful. So beautiful."

He smiled, a hint of smug pride on his face. "My taste is excellent, isn’t it? I chose the style myself. I knew you would look beautiful in this."

Nerida hugged him and cried.

"You look beautiful, too."

She could feel his Life Force growing weaker and weaker.

She fed another Elixir Pill into his mouth. ’If even she couldn’t save him, then no one in Silvanis could either.’

’No, as long as Aeron’s Primordial Spirit isn’t extinguished, I’ll find a way to save him in the future.’

At this thought, Nerida bit her own finger. A drop of her blood flew from her hand and sank into his forehead. She lowered her head slightly, pressing her forehead against his.

"To the Heavenly Dao above, I, Nerida, today wish to become Taoist Companions with Aeron, Young Master of Silvanis. From this day forward, for lifetime after lifetime, we shall never be parted. I report this now to the heavens."

Aeron quickly raised his hand.

"To the Heavenly Dao above, I, Aeron, Young Master of Silvanis, wish to become Taoist Companions with Nerida. From this day forward, for lifetime after lifetime, we shall never be parted. I ask all the Gods and Demons to bear witness."

A beam of light descended upon the two of them.

The Taoist Companion contract was formed.