A Favour??

Bai Yunxi stirred, lost in a maze of her own thoughts. Su Kang, seated beside her, observed the subtle shifts in her expression, the way her brow furrowed with worry.

He leaned closer, his voice soft yet earnest. "I have one last favor to ask," he began, his gaze fixed on her face.

"And I truly hope you'll agree."

Bai Yunxi came out of her thoughts. She looked at his face. He was looking at her with a pleading expression.

It made her oddly nervous. She echoed, her voice barely above a whisper.

"A favour? What is it?"

"I want a chance, just one, to pursue the woman I care for," Su Kang explained, his words carefully chosen.

"But I… I don't know how. Could you, just for a week, pretend to be her? Your circumstances are so similar." He swallowed, a rare vulnerability showing in his eyes.

"Help me understand how to win her heart."

She opened her mouth to speak but closed it again, her mind in turmoil. "This… this isn't right," she finally managed, her voice trembling slightly.

"I have a feeling that I will be rejected. That's why I need to be prepared. Just one week is enough for me." His eyes didn't leave her face.

His face, etched with a sadness pleading look. She knew, in that instant, that the pretense was over. He knew she understood and he was going to be rejected.

"One week," he repeated, his voice a soft caress.

"To prepare myself. Then I'll tell her everything. And if she rejects me… I'll accept it."

Bai Yunxi's resolve crumbled. How could she deny him this, when he had given her so much?

She thought about it. He is just going to pursue her for one week. He has done so much for her; at least she can grant him this favor.

"One week," she agreed, her voice barely audible, her gaze fixed on their her hands.

"I'll… I'll pretend, for one week."

A radiant smile illuminated Su Kang's face. "Thank you," he whispered, his voice thick with emotion.

"You have no idea what this means to me. Starting tomorrow morning, you are the woman I am pursuing with all my heart."

Bai Yunxi agreed with it, and she left immediately. She didn't want to eat together after this conversation.

She returned to her mansion. But this time the gaze of the servants didn't bother her. Her mind was occupied with various thoughts. She directly went to her bed without dinner.

She is very troubled in her heart. If she was a young girl, then she might be very happy. But she is the mother of Li Fang. She always thinks about her son before herself.

After the Li family started facing setbacks, her parents also faced many threats. Bai's family wasn't from Qin city; her parents were working there.

As Li Xiao's wife, she was forced to face his enemies hatred. After the Li family's decline, her parents had faced threats, disappearing during a routine trading trip.

She has to protect Li Fang by herself.

The Bai family, weaker than the Li, had offered little help. Remarriage had been impossible, not with Li Fang to consider.

Nobody was ready to welcome her with Li Fang. Li Fang is the son of Li Xiao's, and they were afraid to give him protection. In the end she could only rely on herself to protect her son.

Even inside the Li family, she has to keep her guard up. Many members of the Li family started to openly show their dislike towards her and her son. Then she suffered from a poison incident. She somehow survived, but she has suffered side effects of remaining poison.

She was tortured in pain where she used to feel like many needles were being inserted in her meridians. Once a month for decades, she endured this kind of pain until her son found an elixir for her.

She didn't have any dreams about her future. Her heart is lost. Her life is colorless. She is not comfortable with the relaxed environment in the Su manor. This is like a dream for her. But deep down she is still thinking about her son.

After he joined the Qingyun sect, then she was relieved. She knew that he was safer in the sect. But then she started to hear about her son's achievement; before she could even enjoy that moment, his fights with various people reached her ear.

Her son was like her husband; he kept making enemies in his rise. Her heart became more and more worried. Although her son always came out victorious, her heart was always in turmoil.

Now that she knows that Su Kang helped her son for her, she is deeply touched by this. But she feels inferior to him. Her background is nothing compared to his.

He is young, handsome, and talented, but she is an old widow who has given birth, a weak Qi refining cultivator, and she might bring him disaster and shame with her.

Bai Yunxi's mind was filled with many inexplicable thoughts. She could hardly sleep at all. Tired by her thoughts, she managed to fall asleep before the morning came.

Su Kang visited her mansion in the early morning. He used his divine sense (spiritual consciousness) to scan her mansion. He found her in the bedroom. He directly came to her bedroom and dismissed all the maids near them.

She is still sleeping. He went to her bed and sat down near her. Her face is still filled with a troubled look. His eyes became complicated.

He started all this for the power of destiny, but he is not heartless. He really did not want to cause her any suffering.

He could get her body with illusion and mind manipulation, but he did not want to use such methods. Li Fang will understood this as well.

Su Kang knows that it's hard for her to accept him because of their hierarchy in relations. She should be his elder according to traditions and society.

"If it's not love then I will use gratitude and other emotions to make her marry me." Su Kang decided.

He has do it in order to become stronger. His family was tortured in front of his eyes for many days before they were killed.

Su Kang has extremely good control over his emotions. He can hide his hatred and anger until time is right for his revenge.

He is tired of looking at how she is used to suppressing her desires. He does not want to make her life difficult instead he will really try everything in his power to make her happy.

"Fate," he murmured, his voice barely audible, "can you tell me anything that would make her happy?"

"Don't treat me like an omnipotent being. My powers are limited. Can't you do it yourself? "

"Then answer me something about her."

"Are her parents really dead? If they died, then tell me about their remains."

"Something like this will cost the power of destiny. You will have to use your destiny to do this."

"It's better to do this with the help of cultivators who practiced divination techniques. It will be more efficient compared to using my power."

Su Kang thought about it. He will have to go back to the Qingyun sect for this. The Su family did not have such masters who are proficient in the divination. He can't wait to do this.

"Use my destiny powers to do it."

Su Kang has only one week; he can't waste time traveling to the Qingyun sect.

A few seconds later, Su Kang felt his soul trembling. After a few seconds, Fate said.

"Her father is dead. Only bones of his left hand have survived but her mother is still alive now."

After hearing this, he was surprised and happy. He thought even finding their remains would be enough, but unexpectedly her mother was alive.

Then he asked about their whereabouts. After finding their location, he realized it will take him 6-7 days to go to her mother's location himself.

"How much power of destiny do I have right now?"

"7000 in numbers. You have lost around 1000 in numbers. It's way more than the average Divination cultivator will have to spend for two qi cultivators."

He was supposed to gain more powers with the help of Fate, but he already lost 1000 in numbers just now.

Su Kang then put his hand on Bai Yunxi's forehead and sent his Qi. She went into a deep sleep. Then he used his powers to lift her up. Then he left with her mansion.

He took out his third-level flight artifact. This exquisite level treasure is not big enough for two people, but he has to use it now. This boat is small compared to the previous one, but it is a lot faster than that.

He went into the boat with a small cabin. He brought a small bed with him and put it inside the cabin, then placed Bai Yunxi on it. Then left after sending a message to Su Manor.