Wife’s residence…
Isn’t that Supreme Emperor Palace? Don’t think I don’t know!
Chen Junye smiled and said nothing more.
It wasn’t that he was timid… He just felt a little apologetic about what happened before and hoped the Palace Lord of the Imperial Palace wouldn’t mind.
…He felt wonderfully pleased. His wife had brought him home!
And at this moment, Xia Zhiyao was dead set on avoiding Su Qingxue.
She was afraid Su Qingxue would gossip and let something slip.
Because her husband had finally cultivated all the way to this point and ascended to the Immortal Realm to meet her. He must be full of passion, confidence, and an especially inflated sense of self.
She didn’t want to be the one to pour cold water on her husband first.
After all, Supreme Emperor Palace was also a top-tier force in the Immortal Realm, an awe-inspiring existence that newly ascended cultivators could only look up to. And she herself was an Immortal Emperor, with a lofty status.
She was afraid that once her husband learned of her identity and strength, he wouldn’t be able to accept the gap and the blow to his dignity. He might feel inferior and put too much pressure on himself. If that disturbed his dao heart and delayed his cultivation, then it would be her fault as his wife.
Yes, that was exactly it.
The couple worked together and fled hand in hand.
After Su Qingxue appeared there, she looked around in confusion.
“Zhiyao was clearly here just now…”
“How did she disappear in the blink of an eye?”
“Could she be doing something big behind my back…”
Her eyes narrowed. The more it was like this, the more she wanted to know.
Ever since Xia Zhiyao had inexplicably left Supreme Emperor Palace before, her gossip heart had already been burning fiercely!
It couldn’t be put out.
It was about to burn her to death, and she urgently needed something exciting to cool it down.
…
A moment later.
“Wife, this is your residence?” Chen Junye stared at the “Hidden Paradise” before him, slightly stunned.
He thought to himself: I may be young, but don’t try to fool me. This definitely isn’t Supreme Emperor Palace.
However, on the way here, Xia Zhiyao had been dragging him along while running, probably thinking he wasn’t as fast as her.
The children’s mother was actually quite adorable.
Xia Zhiyao wore a perfectly serious expression, but blinked. “Husband, this is my residence. Is there any problem?”
She didn’t know why her husband was asking that. He was clearly here for the first time, and the right to speak should be in the hands of her, the wife.
Chen Junye quickly understood why his wife was doing this. He smiled faintly. What else could he do except go along with her and play along?
He said, “Nothing. It’s very beautiful here.”
“There are mountains, a lake, immortal beasts and immortal birds, and abundant spiritual power. The most eye-catching thing is that house, the same as the one we lived in at Pure World Valley…”
It really was exactly the same.
But ever since Xia Zhiyao had left them back then, they had moved into the Immortal King Hall, a palace-type immortal artifact.
The original bridal chamber had become a memento for their memories.
Xia Zhiyao didn’t think much of it either. She wrapped her arms around Chen Junye’s waist and leaned her cheek against his chest. Although three years had passed, it was still the same posture as before.
“Husband, this was the secret place where I secluded myself before. I lived here alone. As for that house, it’s because I missed you all so much. I thought about you every single day…”
She had lived here until she broke through to the Immortal Emperor realm.
Chen Junye stroked her long hair. “Wife, we missed you too.”
Then they just hugged quietly, feeling each other’s hard-won embrace and warmth.
Chen Junye asked on purpose, “But before this, why were you avoiding that woman?”
He could probably guess the answer, but he wanted to see whether his wife could keep being cute.
Xia Zhiyao said, “Her name is Su Qingxue. She’s my closest friend. But that person has… has a bit of a problem! I was afraid she would affect you.”
To be honest, she had a habit of talking too much. That counted as a problem too.
“A problem? Then she really should be treated properly.” Xia Zhiyao didn’t see the slightly sly smile Chen Junye revealed at that moment, smiling over the top of her head.
He would ask Su Qingxue himself the next time he saw her.
“But wife, didn’t you join any force? Without protection, cultivation isn’t easy.”
“I did, husband.” Xia Zhiyao continued, “But it’s just an ordinary faction, nothing worth mentioning. Cultivation still has to rely on oneself.”
Ordinary? Chen Junye thought Supreme Emperor Palace… was indeed ordinary. Whatever his wife said went.
“Water flows downward, while people move upward. Strong protection is always more helpful.”
“I know, but husband, my cultivation is about the same as yours for now. I don’t really have any higher ambitions yet,” Xia Zhiyao said.
Her husband had just ascended, only at the True Immortal realm. So she had previously suppressed her cultivation to the True Immortal level, so it really was about the same.
About the same? Chen Junye thought. His wife was also an Immortal Emperor… then it really was about the same.
“That’s good too…”
Then he directly gave her a princess carry.
Their eyes met.
Xia Zhiyao thought of something and blushed a little. “Husband?”
Chen Junye smiled. “Wife, since our cultivation is about the same now, shouldn’t you tell me what you meant by the words you left behind back then, ‘Do not worry about me’?”
Back then he had been very sad, but now those few words had become a source of amusement for him.
That’s right, now that their cultivation was about the same, it was time to interrogate his wife!
Xia Zhiyao froze. So that was all it was?
“Husband, I was afraid of dragging you down…”
Back then she really had been in great pain, but now being interrogated by her husband felt kind of funny. She hadn’t expected to be caught so quickly.
“Does my wife think I’m too weak?”
“No.” Xia Zhiyao naturally refused to admit it. “I was simply afraid of dragging you down. Otherwise, I would have been in pain for my entire life.”
Chen Junye said gently, “Wife, I know you had your reasons, and I understand. That’s why over the years I never stopped trying to get stronger, never stopped looking for your trace. Now that our cultivation is about the same, you should tell me what trouble you’re in, right?”
Not to mention, the time when his wife had been poisoned by lust poison was already a karmic tie that should have been resolved.
Xia Zhiyao began to struggle inwardly, wondering whether she should jump into the pit she had dug for herself.
“Husband, there really is a karmic tie on me that’s difficult to deal with, and it’s a huge threat. But even if the two of us add together, we may still not be able to handle it.”
“Is it really that powerful?” Chen Junye found it hard to imagine that there was really such a formidable existence in the Immortal Realm.
…Of course he was faking it, just teasing his wife. Otherwise, it would have been terribly out of place to talk about something so unpleasant right after they reunited.
Xia Zhiyao’s pretty face grew serious, and she nodded earnestly. “That’s why we still need to keep cultivating!”
“If the time comes, I’ll definitely need your help.”
“Then it’s settled.” Chen Junye didn’t dwell on it any longer.
Besides not wanting to spoil the mood, he had already stirred up some trouble before. If he ended up implicating his wife and Supreme Emperor Palace because of it… then this gift would be a little too much.
Still, figuring out his wife’s little secret shouldn’t be too hard for him.
Seeing that her husband didn’t press the issue, Xia Zhiyao also breathed a sigh of relief. Otherwise she really would have been afraid that her husband would go and get himself killed.
“By the way, husband, since you’ve just arrived in the Immortal Realm, do you have any intention of joining a force?”
“Yes. I heard Supreme Emperor Palace is pretty good,” Chen Junye said casually.