Alex shook his head. âThis is actually a tricky question. If someone looks into your eyes and says the
three words âI love youâ, will you trust him completely and give yourself to him? If a woman does this,
she will pay for it sooner or later.â
Cheryl frowned and said, âAfter all that talk, you still donât dare to say it.â
âIs this even useful?â
âUseful?â
âWhatâs the use of it?â
Cherylâs eyes were red-rimmed as she could not stop tears falling down her face. âIf you canât even say
the three words âI love youâ, it means that I have no place in your heart at all.â
âWhat if I lie?â
âI want to hear it too! I just want to hear you say the words âI love youâ. How hard is that? Canât you just
say it even if itâs a lie? Just give me a reason to deceive myself, okay?â
She almost shouted when she said this. After shouting, she squatted on the ground, sobbing.
Alex was heartbroken when he looked at her.
Alex sighed, bent down and picked her up. He said, âThe three words âI love youâ weigh little. Some
people say it to many women in a day. But these three words can also be as heavy as a mountain, and
even greater than life⦠Cheryl, I can say these three words to you. Iâm not the only one to bear the
consequences afterwards, but you too!â
Cheryl hugged him and cried.
Alex said, âI know what youâve been through and I know how much you hate your father. Because of
this incident during your childhood, youâve shut yourself away from men and I donât wish for you to go
through that kind of hardship again. Iâm afraid that these three simple words may bring you tragedy
later⦠Youâre really an incomparable, perfect woman in my heart.â
âIncomparable? What about your wife then?â
Alex said, âYou know about my previous experience too. I once got a divorce and even received the
divorce certificate. For a while, Dorothy and I did have a huge problem with our relationship. At that
time, you came into my life. There were many moments where I didnât wish to go back and rather stay
in the hospital! You might think itâs a joke, but at that time, when I was accompanying my unconscious
mother day and night, I couldnât see any hope and I always felt like the world was filled with darkness.
Everyday, I could only feel warm whenever you walked in.â
âAnd then, I donât know since when, I looked forward to you coming in every dayâ¦â
Cheryl listened attentively. âIs it true?â
Alex smiled and nodded. âOf course itâs true. At that time, I thought how nice it would be if Dorothy was
half as gentle as you.â
âThen why didnât you break up with her for good?â
âIt was hard to make the matter clear for a while. I can only say that the situation at the time was
different. If it were someone else and my wife was you, youâd probably be the same as her. Itâs the
same concept as doctors cannot heal themselves!â
Cheryl said, âJust say it. Iâm well prepared for whatâs coming. â
âAre you sure?â
âIâm a hundred percent sure! Iâm willing to bear anything.â
âAlright!â
Alex flicked his finger and a crimson rune appeared in the sky. It was his spiritual blood oath. âIâm
willing to make a blood oath to declare to heaven and earth that my love for Cheryl Coney will last
forever!â
The blood talisman exploded and completed the oath.
âCheryl, I love you!â
Cheryl was stunned. âYou⦠You couldâve just said it. Why did you have to make a blood oath?â
âSo that I can prove my sincerity.â
Cheryl was not too clear about the cultivation matters, but she thought that making a spiritual blood
oath was probably similar to making a pledge. Although she felt quite uncomfortable, she just let it slip.
What she did not know was, an spiritual blood oath was similar to a shackle for cultivators. Once itâs
established, one could never regret it. Otherwise, one would suffer the Lightning Tribulation punishment
under the rules of Godâs Path. It would be much more terrifying than an ordinary Lightning Tribulation
that one could hardly survive.
âI love you too!â Cheryl said, âI know itâs impossible for you to marry me now. But I still hope that we can
go through the marriage ceremony!â
âMarriage⦠Ceremony?â
âAre you not willing to?â
At first, Cheryl gave him a passionate kiss. Then, she jumped around to get three alcohol lamps for the
experiment. She laid them on the ground neatly and lit them up.
Afterwards, she asked Alex, âDo you want to do it or not?â
Alex scratched his head⦠Previously, Dorothy and him used an ancient marriage certificate. Never did
he expect that Cheryl would come up with a drama of a marriage ceremony.
âI want to!â