Overwhelmed Kidneys: Base, come in, base! Ammunition stores are running low, requesting reinforcements! Requesting reinforcements!
Brain: Base acknowledges, base acknowledges, dispatching support! Dispatching support!
Delayed Potions Squad: Delayed Potions Squad has arrived on the battlefield! Over!
Demon God Kidney Wine Air Force: Demon God Kidney Wine Air Force has arrived on the battlefield! Over!
Golden Bear Paw Missile Unit: Golden Bear Paw Missile Unit will arrive on the battlefield in 30 seconds, please hold on! Over!
Water of Life Special Forces: Water of Life Special Forces are ready to deploy at any moment, over!
An hour later, the battle concluded. The elite guards fought valiantly, but suffered heavy casualties.
Feng Yi, Shenhe, and True Monarch of the Clouds Converged embraced each other and fell into a deep sleep.
The next day, the sun's radiant light, captured by the light-capturing devices set up by the True Monarch of the Clouds Converged in her abode, reflected throughout the entire dwelling.
Feng Yi slowly awoke from his dream, which had been somewhat bizarre.
He had insisted on pulling Duke of Zhou to eat grilled kidneys with him...
The warm sunlight filling the room gradually brought Feng Yi to his senses.
Recalling the debauchery of the previous night, Feng Yi felt a headache coming on, unsure how to face the True Monarch of the Clouds Converged again.
Gently lifting the covers, Feng Yi saw Shenhe and her master, the True Monarch of the Clouds Converged, nestled beside him, one on each side.
Shenhe was easy to appease, but he truly didn't know how to explain last night's events to the True Monarch of the Clouds Converged.
Feng Yi suddenly noticed the True Monarch of the Clouds Converged's brow twitch, as if she were about to wake.
Unsure how to explain, Feng Yi simply closed his eyes and pretended to be asleep.
Upon waking, the True Monarch of the Clouds Converged found that her disciple Shenhe and Feng Yi were still asleep. She quietly slipped out of the covers, toward the direction of the sunlight, a gentle smile gracing her lips. She stretched lazily, her exquisite figure revealed in its entirety.
The next moment, the True Monarch of the Clouds Converged turned her head and caught Feng Yi peeking at her with his eyes half-closed.
So, this fellow had been faking sleep all along?!
The True Monarch of the Clouds Converged winked at Feng Yi and then proactively initiated a conversation to ease the awkwardness.
"Immortals, to outsiders, may appear to be ascetics who subsist on dew and are unreachable. However, during my millennia of accompanying the Emperor and guarding Liyue, I have long seen through the essence of immortals. We are merely more powerful beings..."
The True Monarch of the Clouds Converged sat by the bedside, gazing at the brilliant light source overhead, as if reminiscing about something.
"Just like mortals, immortals have emotions and desires, and immortals also die. I sometimes wonder if, one day, we might meet an unexpected end. But I still have many unfulfilled wishes..."
The True Monarch of the Clouds Converged said, looking at Feng Yi. Her indulgence last night had, in a way, fulfilled a wish.
She was not the only immortal who felt this way; it was not an isolated case.
Ganyu and Yanfei, these half-immortal beasts, were living proof.
Just like Yanfei's father, a renowned immortal, who eventually found a mortal woman to fulfill his heart's desire?
The True Monarch of the Clouds Converged also wished to find someone, but her immortal acquaintances were too familiar, making it difficult to act.
Moreover, her standards were high, and she disdained other mortals, thus prolonging her solitude until now.
Until Feng Yi appeared in Liyue not long ago...
"True Monarch, I apologize..."
Feng Yi chose to apologize first, thinking it might lessen the pain when he was inevitably punished later.
"No need to apologize. Last night's events were also tacitly permitted by me. Otherwise, do you truly believe the mere side effects of ice cream could alter an immortal's mind?"
The True Monarch of the Clouds Converged met Feng Yi's gaze and said earnestly.
"I have only one question for you: Are you willing to take responsibility for me?"
The True Monarch of the Clouds Converged suddenly moved closer to Feng Yi, staring into his eyes, and said each word deliberately.
"Unless mountains cease to exist and the earth and sky merge, only then shall I part from you!"
Feng Yi smiled faintly and recited this ancient love poem, a symbol of commitment from a past life.
He was not a man who shirked responsibility, though the True Monarch of the Clouds Converged had been an unexpected development...
But who could refuse such a dream scenario as a master-disciple pairing?
At least, Feng Yi couldn't.
"I truly did not misjudge you! Your performance last night was excellent, and we shall continue next time!"
A smile, like the melting of ice and snow, suddenly appeared on the True Monarch of the Clouds Converged's serious face. With these words, she transformed into a gentle breeze and dissipated from the room.
"Feng Yi, Master... she wasn't like this before..."
After the True Monarch of the Clouds Converged left, Shenhe opened her eyes and said to Feng Yi.
She had also woken up and had been feigning sleep, having overheard the entire conversation between her master and Feng Yi.
In her memory, the True Monarch of the Clouds Converged had always been a dignified and benevolent elder.
Although the True Monarch of the Clouds Converged sometimes acted less like an immortal when it came to food.
But she had never seen her act so wildly before, like last night.
She was more intense than both Shenhe and Keqing combined...
However, from another perspective, how many unspoken emotions must have been pent up within her master?
All along, she had regarded her master as a dignified immortal, never considering that her master might also have mortal emotions and physiological needs.
This was her oversight as a disciple.
"You must be tired after being so wild last night. Rest for a while longer, and I'll go prepare something for you to eat..."
As the saying goes, absence makes the heart grow fonder, and Shenhe had certainly worn him out.
As for the matter with the True Monarch of the Clouds Converged, since it had happened, they should simply accept it with grace.
"Mmm-hmm~"
Shenhe smiled and nodded at the considerate Feng Yi, then watched him change and leave.
Just last night, she had actively invited her master to join the fray. The thought of the master and disciple fighting together last night made Shenhe blush furiously.
Feng Yi, having left the True Monarch of the Clouds Converged's abode, stood at the edge of the cliff on the mountaintop, feeling his mind gradually calm in the cold wind at high altitude.
'What kind of breakfast would be good for Shenhe?'
As Feng Yi pondered, he saw the True Monarch of the Clouds Converged approaching on a wisp of breeze, carrying several lively, wriggling fish.
Feng Yi: Here are the ingredients for breakfast!
Feng Yi walked forward, took the ingredients from the True Monarch of the Clouds Converged's hands, then casually set up a grill, preparing to roast the large fish.
He didn't discard the fish heads after chopping them. He set up an iron pot, preparing to simmer some fish head soup to replenish Shenhe and the True Monarch of the Clouds Converged's bodies.
Of course, fish head soup had a slight aphrodisiac effect, which he wouldn't miss out on. He would finish any leftovers from Shenhe and the True Monarch of the Clouds Converged.
As Feng Yi grilled the fish, the True Monarch of the Clouds Converged moved a stone, sat beside him, and rested her chin in her hands, quietly watching the man she had chosen.
This moment of serene beauty surpassed ten thousand worldly pleasures. The True Monarch of the Clouds Converged wished that time could freeze at this instant...