Chapter 188
Catherine turned and looked at Jonathan in confusion.
“Come here,” he said hastily.
She obediently approached and squatted in front of him, her gaze fixed firmly on him.
“Aren''t you afraid of dying?” Jonathan asked.
Catherine shook her head. “I don''t know what fear feels like.”
Jonathan fell silent for a moment before smiling at her gently. “All right. Since you''re not afraid of death
as well, let''s try to survive together. We''re husband and wife, after all. Whatever happens, no matter if
we live or die, let''s stay together, okay?”
Catherine''s eyes lit up. She nodded fervently and replied without hesitation, “Okay!”
Jonathan let out a long sigh of relief.
Elijah and Lesley sighed in relief as well.
However, Simon still sat there with his eyes closed, concentrating on healing his injuries.
Meanwhile, Catherine sat cross-legged next to Jonathan quietly and obediently.
Jonathan''s heart was at peace.
He did not think that Catherinecked emotions. She was just a little colder and slower than others.
However, it did not mean that she did not have feelings.
Choosing Simon as her first target earlier was proof of that.
It clearly showed that she had a better rtionship with Elijah and Lesley.
If I survive this, I swear I will be better to Catherine. I will treat her like my actual wife.
Time slowly ticked away.
Everyone had fallen into a rare silence, and ten days passed in the blink of an eye.
On the morning of the tenth day, rays of sunlight pierced through theyers of clouds in the sky.
Soon after, a military aircraft emerged from the clouds.
Jonathan had recovered all of his vital energy. He and Catherine werepletely fine. Simon, Elijah,
and Lesley, on the other hand, were still heavily injured.
All of them felt a mixture of emotions when they saw the arrival of the military aircraft.
While they were excited, they could not help feeling anxious at the same time because this would
determine who got to keep their lives.
The military aircraft quickly descended on the beach, sand swirling along with the wind.
The cabin door of the military aircraft opened, and Lah, dressed in a crisp military uniform, stepped
through it.
She approached the group with two people in tow.
Lah gave them a sweeping nce before turning to Jonathan. “Where are the rest?”
“They''re dead,” he answered in a low voice.
Lah did not even flinch at his words. “All right, then. The five of you have officially passed this test.
Get into the military aircraft. In three days, we will hold the Admission Ceremony, where you will
officially be external disciples of the Divine Realm. Congrattions!”
Everyone stared at her, momentarily stunned. When the shock wore off, they celebrated inwardly.
We''re okay! And we got selected!
They had been worried that someone woulde to get rid of them.
The group helped each other up the ramp and into the military aircraft.
Soon after, the military aircraft took off.
All of them sat there in silence but had some burning questions they wanted to ask. However, Jonathan
pressed his lips together, forcing himself to keep quiet.
Lah''s eyes swept over them. “You guys must be wondering why all of you have been selected even
though we said that we would only allow one person to pass.”
Jonathan nodded. “Yes, we are.”
“It''s simple. Divine Realm needs intelligent and powerful people in its ranks. The rules will never
change, but that doesn''t mean the people won''t. We need you guys to figure out the hidden meaning
and then break the rules.”
Jonathan had been pondering over that for a while, but he was still unsure. He could not hold back his
comment. “But you guys were the ones who implemented the rules. Even if we could figure out the
hidden meaning, none of us would be willing to risk our lives for that. It''s safest to act ording to your
rules.”
“You''re right.” Lah paused before continuing, “The battle took ce on Ophidian Ind because it
has dense jungles and is surrounded by the ocean. If you can''t beat your opponent, you could choose
to hide in the forest or the ocean. If you die, then it''s because you have bad luck. No matter how
intelligent a person is, nothing matters if luck isn''t on their side. The actual rule of thispetition was
to allow all who survived to pass.”
After hearing her words, Jonathan had a clearer picture of what the Divine Realm was.
Everyone''s doubts had been cleared as well.
Three hourster, the military aircraftnded at Yaleview military base.
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They each threw on a jacket for warmth and got off the military aircraft.
“You may explore Yaleview freely for the next three days. On the day of the ceremony, we will meet in
Jadeborough Hotel Room 408. Be there at eight in the morning. Don''t bete,” Lah instructed.
Two hourster, Jonathan and Catherine returned to the Harrington residence.
The golden silkworms had been removed from their bodies by the female golden silkworm.
After experiencing a close brush with death, Jonathan and Catherine yearned to return home.
Before they set out, Jonathan called Yareth to have him charter a car to pick them up at the spot they
had met earlier. Then, both of them boarded the military aircraft and went back.
As for the remaining three, they decided to stay in the base to recover from their injuries as their homes
were not in Yaleview.
Harrington mansion''s courtyard was covered in a thickyer of snow. The mountains and trees were
also covered in fallen snow.
Jonathan held Catherine''s hand as they walked through the gates of the mansion, both d in their
military jackets.
It was already one in the afternoon when they arrived.
When the couple entered the living room, they saw Yareth sitting in the main seat. Hisplexion was
ruddy, and he smiled at them warmly.
“Grandpa!” Jonathan greeted him excitedly and announced, “Catherine and I have been selected!”
Yareth did not seem to be surprised. He smiled faintly and said, “Come and sit. I already told Bruce to
prepare lunch for us. Let''s have a drink while we chat.”
At the mention of food, Jonathan realized that he was starving. He had not been able to eat delicious
food while he was on the ind.
Ten minutester, Bruce hadid out avish feast on the dining table.
Yareth poured himself and Jonathan a ss of wine. He raised it toward Jonathan and said,
“Congrattions, Jonathan.”
“Thank you, Grandpa,” he immediately replied.
Catherine merely sat there and ate her food in silence.
“Was the test easy? Did you run into any difficulties?” Yareth asked.
Jonathan chuckled bitterly. “To tell you the truth, Grandpa, I thought I wouldn''t be afraid of Divine
Realm''s tests, no matter how difficult they were. However, I suffered quite a lot in this test. I almost
couldn''t make it back.”
Yareth''s interest had been piqued. “Oh? Let''s hear it.”
Jonathan described everything that had happened in detail to Yareth.
Once he was done, Yareth looked at him in shock. “I didn''t expect Divine Realm to make the test this
dangerous. Both of you were very lucky to have survived.”
Jonathan gave him a small smile. “I guess you can say it was a blessing in disguise. I did gain some
things from it.”
Yareth returned his smile. “Yes, that''s good to hear.”
He fell silent afterward.
Jonathan enjoyed the lunch very much.
After the meal was over, Jonathan and Catherine returned to their room.
He let Catherine take a shower first.
Once she was done, he went in for his shower.
When he exited the bathroom, he saw Catherine sitting on the bed. Her hair was still wet, droplets of
water dripping off the ends.
She just sat there quietly, lost in her thoughts.
Jonathan no longer treated Catherine like a stranger. His actions were more intimate and affectionate,
despite himself being unaware of it.
He strode over to the bed and pinned her down.
They were very close to each other, to the point where they could feel each other''s warm breaths.
Catherine gazed up at Jonathan, her eyes shining brightly.
Jonathan could not take it anymore. He bent down and kissed her soft lips. Gently stroking her cheek,
he whispered, “You silly girl. What are you thinking about?”
She shook her head and replied, “Nothing.”
She was not being coy; she was telling the truth.
Jonathan was not annoyed by her answer as he was already used to her unique personality.
He sat up, got off the bed, and brought a hairdryer over. “Let me blow-dry your hair for you.”
Catherine nodded in response. “Sure!”
After Jonathan was done drying her hair, she turned to him and asked, “Can I go to sleep now?”
There was a warm and fuzzy feeling in his heart. She would never have asked me this in the past.
“Of course, but only if you give me a goodnight kiss.”
Catherine immediately leaned over and pressed her lips to his. With that, she quickly burrowed herself
under the thick nket.
Jonathan chuckled to himself. Oh my. Is she shy? Well, it doesn''t matter. She has changed quite a bit,
but I''m pretty happy about it.
He suddenly felt very energetic.
Jonathan pulled a white sweater over his head and left the room. He got into one of the Lexus cars and
drove out of the courtyard.
As he drove, Jonathan tapped on the touchscreen monitor in the car and called Yasmin.
He was concerned about Yasmin, and she was ted to receive his call.
The two of them chatted on the phone for a long time.
After that, Jonathan asked Yasmin to send his regards to Jessica and Jennifer, to which she agreed.
After ending the call with Yasmin, Jonathan dialed Amber''s number.
When Amber saw Jonathan''s iing call, she was very excited. As soon as the call was connected,
he told her about the things that had happened recently and the fact that he had passed the test.
Amber was overjoyed when she heard the news. “When will you be avable? Let''s meet up for a meal
to celebrate! It''ll be my treat.”
Jonathan chuckled. “Tomorrow night is fine.”
“Deal!”
After she hung up, Jonathan called Mabel.
She was also ted that he had called her. “You''ve gone missing for so many days! This phone call
means that you passed the test, right?” The joy in her voice was evident.
Jonathan let out a lightugh and replied, “It looks like I can''t keep anything from you.” He paused for a
moment before continuing, “Where are you right now? Can we meet up?”
“We can if you have something important to talk about. If you don''t, I''m afraid I''m a little too busy for
you at the moment.”
“Yes, it''s important,” Jonathan said tly.
“All right. Where are we meeting?” She paused, thinking for a moment. “You rascal, if it turns out to be
something unimportant, you''re going to get it.”