"Later, I cultivated to the Transcendent Realm, and then went into seclusion to break through to the Immortal Realm.
After surviving the tribulation and becoming an immortal, I heard a lot about the Five Elements Hall from Senior Sister Lei Xin, and naturally, that included your affairs.
It was then that I learned you had also come to the Five Elements Hall. At that time, I found your assignment to the prison very strange, so I went to see the Immortal Venerable. He told me what happened.
Then they asked me to go to the Bitter Sea battlefield to kill enemies and build merit, to obtain more resources, and I agreed.
So I went to Base Sixteen. There, I fought bravely, and all my former timidity was gone. I am very brave now, very capable."
Looking at the girl in his arms, her charmingly boastful demeanor melted Wan Lei Meng's heart.
"Mm-hmm, Man Yaoyao is the most amazing."
"Huh? What's with that tone of coaxing a child? I'm telling you, I'm really amazing. I killed many demons, and my position in the army rose steadily. Before rescuing you, I was already a general of a legion.
They all called me General Qi, and I was so proud I didn't know which way was up."
"Hahahaha, General Qi..."
Wan Lei could never have imagined that this once innocent and carefree girl would one day lead troops and become a general.
"Hmph, when I lead troops, I'll definitely fight better than you."
Wan Lei said proudly.
"Tch, all talk."
"Don't you believe me? I've led troops in so many battles in the Lei Feng Realm."
Qi Man Yao wrinkled her nose, showing her displeasure.
Wan Lei looked at the ancient armor she wore and the heroic spirit evident in her brows, and then a mischievous smile played on his lips.
"General Qi, I suddenly thought of a classical poem that perfectly matches our current scene."
"'Fated to meet across a thousand miles, a sudden smile is but a moment's foolishness?'"
"'No, it's 'I and the General shall unbuckle our armor, to spend the spring night in the warm hibiscus tent.'"
Wan Lei smiled even more wickedly.
"Pah, pah, pah, who wants to spend the spring night with you? Disgusting, vulgar. I'm the general, who are you to call yourself 'zhen' (I, the Emperor)?"
"Hey? That's not right, you know. I officially ascended the throne and became Emperor, the second generation Lei Emperor. I've been calling myself 'zhen' for a long time. If you don't believe me, ask Qian Niao. He was present when I was crowned."
"Alright, alright, I believe you, okay? Can you let me up?"
Qi Man Yao struggled several times to get up, but Wan Lei pulled her back down and held her in his arms.
"No, let me hold you a little longer. Once we find Xiao Yu, I won't be able to."
Fear of his wife was fear of his wife; there was nothing to be ashamed of admitting. Anyone who knew Wan Lei knew that His Majesty Emperor Lei was afraid of his Empress.
"Tch, a scumbag with desires but no guts."
Qi Man Yao rolled her eyes but stopped struggling, continuing to enjoy the warmth in Wan Lei's embrace.
Gradually, Qi Man Yao began to feel sleepy. Her eyelids grew heavy. It was rare for her to be able to nestle comfortably in Wan Lei's arms, and this feeling of comfort made her want to sleep.
However, she also knew that she could only hold him for a little while longer. It was very dangerous here, and they couldn't stay for long. Moreover, they had many companions scattered in the underground world beneath this bitter sea, and they needed to find them.
She could only use this moment to greedily enjoy this hard-won tenderness.
"Man Yaoyao, for the past decade, there's been something that's been bothering me, something I couldn't figure out.
Back then, Fang Xiao Yu and I were lost in the Lei Star Sea. Once, facing a tide of Lei Beasts, I resisted desperately and was seriously injured, falling into a coma.
While in a coma, I had a dream.
In my dream, I was on the Bitter Sea battlefield, holding an unfamiliar hammer, surrounded by many comrades, as well as divine and demon races. We were besieged by a large army of demons and couldn't break through.
The people around me were saying, 'Captain, you and sister-in-law should break through, don't mind us.'
Xiao Yu said that if we leave, we leave together, and she wouldn't abandon anyone.
At that time, I was very confused. I had never seen the Bitter Sea before, so I didn't know what was happening.
Then I saw space portals appear in the sky, and many spacecraft flew out. That was our reinforcements arriving.
In the cabin of one of those spacecraft, I saw a very familiar figure.
Then I woke up. For the past decade, I've been thinking, thinking, who was that person? Why did they feel so familiar?"
Hearing this, Qi Man Yao quietly turned her head, her lips turned down, showing a look of disbelief mixed with amusement.
"It wasn't until today, when we were besieged by demons and everyone around was urging me to break through, that I recalled that scene.
It turns out that everything happening now is something I've already experienced. To be precise, I had foreseen it.
Fate is truly a wondrous thing. It had already arranged what I was going to experience over a decade ago.
When I remembered that scene then, I thought, I cannot break through. I must see clearly who that familiar figure was who came to rescue me.
Guess who it was?"
Qi Man Yao couldn't hold back her laughter and chuckled.
"You're just trying to trick me, changing your ways to amuse me. I won't fall for it."
"Don't you disbelieve me, I'm telling the truth. It turns out that destiny had already arranged for you to be resurrected over a decade ago.
If only you hadn't gone to deliver the elixirs to me back then, perhaps fate would have changed."
"If I hadn't gone to deliver them to you, you would have died, the entire Lei Feng Realm would have perished, and I would have died too."
"...What I mean is, uh... how should I put it? If I had known that the familiar figure I saw over a decade ago would be you, I would have searched your records in the Five Elements Hall and looked for you everywhere.
No matter where you hid, I would have searched mountains and seas to find you."
"And then what, after finding you?"
"After finding you, I would have spanked you. Who told you not to find me when you knew I was here?"
After saying that, Wan Lei's hand stealthily moved to the girl's lower body and then slapped her firm, rounded backside.
Hmm, still the familiar feel.
"Tch, you say you'd search mountains and seas to find me? Impossible, I don't believe it. You'd probably just be sleeping in a bed of softness every day."
"This brat, why don't you believe anything I say? Sigh, if only Xiao Yu were here, she would believe everything I say."
Wan Lei shook his head and sighed, but suddenly felt the temperature around them drop significantly.
The girl in his arms immediately struggled to get up, turned around, and kicked him.
"Where's that dress I left for you?"
Qi Man Yao's face was cold as she extended her hand.
Wan Lei, not understanding, took the pure white dress out of his storage bag.
"What's wrong?"
Qi Man Yao reached out to take it, and Wan Lei immediately put his hand behind his back.
"What are you doing?"