The sun was setting, its afterglow painting the Thunder Sea with shimmering ripples. Inside the room, a young couple held each other tightly.

“You should get some sleep. Why do you keep staring at me?”

“You’re so beautiful.”

“Are you feeling any better, my dear husband? Remember, no matter what, you always have me. You’re not alone.”

Seeing his beloved wife, who had just experienced the pain of their first union, comforting him, Wan Lei felt a surge of happiness and pride.

“You must be exhausted from earlier.”

“Of course! It was always me moving, and you were like a dead log, completely uncooperative.” Fang Xiaoyu pouted slightly.

“Why do you do this? You are a favored child of heaven, with an immeasurable future. Why cling to a cripple like me… ow, ow, ow…”

Fang Xiaoyu released the finger she had used to poke Wan Lei’s wound and shot him a fierce glare.

“Don’t say that again. If you do, I’ll punish you… I won’t sleep with you.”

“What a severe punishment, hahaha.”

“Are you hungry? I’ll make you something to eat.” Fang Xiaoyu made to get up.

“Don’t move,” Wan Lei pulled his wife back into his embrace. “I just want to hold you like this.”

“Hehe.”

“Wife, why are you so beautiful?”

“Naturally. To have me, you must have offered countless prayers in your past life.”

“In my most desperate, most sorrowful moments, you were like a light, illuminating me, guiding me. You told me not to be discouraged, not to give up, that there would be hope in the future.”

“There will always be hope. Regardless of despair or sorrow, I am your light.” Fang Xiaoyu chuckled, nuzzling her head against Wan Lei’s neck.

“Let’s reintroduce ourselves.”

“Huh?” Fang Xiaoyu tilted her head, looking at Wan Lei in confusion.

“Little girl, what’s your name? How old are you? Where do you live?”

“Hmph, shouldn’t you introduce yourself first?”

“Alright, I’ll go first. My name is Wan Lei. How old am I this year?” As he said this, Young Master Lei suddenly couldn’t recall his age. Both he and Fang Xiaoyu had exceptionally mature souls, so they had always overlooked the reality of their physical ages. Now that he thought about it, neither of them seemed very old.

“When I first came to the Lei Feng Realm, I was fifteen. After the New Year, when I participated in the Ten Thousand Prodigy Ranking, I was sixteen. Here in the Thunder Sea, it’s almost three years now, so I’m nineteen. Yes, I’m nineteen. My name is Wan Lei, I’m nineteen years old, I live in the South Mansion of the Wan Family, Qishan County, Lanning Kingdom. I have a wife named Fang Xiaoyu. Your turn.”

“Hmm, my name is Fang Xiaoyu. I’m also nineteen years old. I live in the main residence of the Fang Family, in the northern region of the Central Territory. I have a husband named Wan Lei. Nice to meet you.”

“You too. Please take care of me for the rest of my life.”

“Hahahaha.” The two youngsters were having a grand time.

“Husband.”

“Yes?”

“How did you fall for me?”

“I was unknowingly ensnared by your charm, falling victim to ‘Little Rain Syndrome.’ I’m a victim.”

“Pah, pah, pah!”

“What? Wasn’t I? Did you seduce me?”

“Hmph, I did not seduce you, you seduced me.”

“Hahahaha.”

“Husband, do you know how my feelings for you changed?”

“Oh? Have we reached the part about the journey of the heart? Tell me, I’m all ears.”

“Hmph, look at you getting all smug. When I first met you, in my eyes, you were nothing more than a mere chicken, easily defeated in two moves. Then you made a comeback, and I thought, ‘He’s a worthy opponent.’ We fought to a draw. When I woke up, I wasn’t at your place anymore, but back then, you were etched into my memory. I felt you were a lifelong disgrace, and I had to defeat you.”

“You’ve defeated me now, haven’t you? You just manhandled me for half an hour.”

“Pah, pah, pah, don’t interrupt. Later, in the Ten Thousand Prodigy Ranking, I was being ganged up on, and then you appeared. At that moment, you, with thunder beneath your feet, descended from the sky. Although I said verbally that I didn’t need your help, seeing you arrive, I thought…”

“You were so moved you wanted to marry me on the spot, right?”

“Pah! At that moment, I thought, ‘This guy is so flashy. He doesn’t need to make such a grand entrance.’ Actually, I didn’t need your help then. I could have defeated them myself. But since you came, I’ll let you handle one of them. After all, you’re a man.”

“You considered me your man back then?”

“Not at all. I thought I’d let you fight one to gauge your strength, so I’d know what to expect when we fought later.”

“Oh, so the arrogant and high-minded little sister Yu would also assess her opponent’s strength? So lacking in confidence.”

“Know yourself and your enemy, and you will win a hundred battles. Only fools underestimate their opponents on the battlefield. Later, you helped me resolve my inner fire. I was in so much pain, I truly felt like I was dying. When I woke up, the first person I saw was you. At that moment, the sense of familiarity was indescribable. It truly made me want to slap you.”

“I saved you, and you still want to hit me?”

“Who told you to tease me, you big pig’s trotter.” Fang Xiaoyu playfully punched Wan Lei’s chest, a hint of a pout on her lips.

“After that, the fight ended, and you exchanged divine abilities with me. I don’t know why, but I just wanted to tease you. Seeing your bewildered expression was too amusing. At that time, you felt different from everyone else, so I stopped putting on a serious face. I could laugh and joke as I pleased. Later, when I saw you and that little fox spirit being so intimate, I felt uneasy. I really wanted to beat you up. Before our final battle, we watched the sunset and the stars together. That feeling was so beautiful. I wished I could stay with you forever and cherished that time. I thought then that we might never see each other again. I never expected that the future would be so long. In the spatial turbulence, you got trapped trying to save me. At that moment, I thought, ‘He’s not bad. I could try spending time with him.’ In the Thunder Sea, you wanted to kill me, and I wanted to kill you, but thankfully, we didn’t fight. When you broke through to Nascent Soul, you almost exhausted yourself to save me. That’s when I thought, ‘From now on, it’s you.’ During the thunder beast tide, you single-handedly held the grand formation. I decided then that, no matter what, I had to help you. During the second thunder beast tide, I was still so useless. I am Fang Xiaoyu. I can’t let men carry all the burdens. I need to hold up my own piece of the sky. Therefore, for the past year, I’ve been hunting thunder beasts more ferociously than ever, honing my combat skills. Although my cultivation hasn’t improved much, my combat power has increased severalfold. If you fought me without formations, you truly wouldn’t be my match.”

As she said this, Fang Xiaoyu suddenly remembered that Wan Lei was now incapacitated and couldn’t even move. She quickly and softly apologized, “I’m sorry.”