Living with Black Widow

The two of them finally shook off the gazes following them after turning into a narrow alley. Xia Yu was about to open his system space and see what he had received as a reward when Natasha suddenly stepped forward and kissed him. Caught off guard, Xia Yu fell back against the wall. Holy shit, I just got pinned against a wall... That was the only thought that crossed his mind before it went blank.

He did not know how much time had passed before their lips slowly parted. "Thank you for that song," Natasha said. Xia Yu was still savoring the kiss. Hearing her, he replied, "You're welcome. I already included it in the medical bill."

They were still holding each other. Natasha looked into Xia Yu's eyes and said, "Since I'm paying for it, I can't let it go to waste. I should enjoy a little more." With that, they were about to use their mouths to share the passion in their hearts again, only for a voice to ruthlessly interrupt them.

"Don't you know how much that hurts a single homeless guy like me?" A homeless man leaning against a trash can less than five meters away from them spoke up.

They had been too focused on each other to notice him. At the sound of his voice, they awkwardly let go of each other. Xia Yu pulled two hundred-dollar bills from his pocket and tossed them to the homeless man. "Go get yourself a good meal to make up for the hurt!"

Overjoyed, the homeless man picked up the two bills and said, "Thank you for your generosity, sir. Your girlfriend is really hot. Just look at that figure." As he spoke, he wiped the drool from his mouth.

"Watch where you're looking, buddy, or I'll show you something even hotter—my fist." Xia Yu pulled Natasha along as he spoke, leaving without looking back.

After that, the two of them felt much more at ease with each other, especially Xia Yu. On their way back, he took a moment to look at the reward he had just received.

Heaven Reliant Sword: The foremost treasured sword in "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber." Before the fall of Xiangyang City, Guo Jing and Huang Rong used the Dark Iron Heavy Sword, a gift from Yang Guo, along with the Gentleman and Lady swords and Western Adamantine, to forge the Heaven Reliant Sword and the Dragon-Slaying Saber. They were the sharpest and sturdiest weapons of their time.

"Tmall, does this Heaven Reliant Sword have the Nine Yin Manual and the Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms inside it?" Xia Yu asked in a spare moment as he sat in a taxi with Natasha.

"No, Master. This Heaven Reliant Sword has the sharpness and durability it had in the original story. It was created by the novel system, and its appearance was selected from various online games according to your tastes," Tmall said.

"How durable is it? Give me a comparison using this world's standards." Xia Yu had to make sure. If he took it out in a fight and it chipped the moment he struck a piece of metal, how was he supposed to use it?

"Please rest assured, Master. How could a divine weapon from the legends of Huaxia's martial arts be inferior to anything in this world? It's on the same level as Vibranium," Tmall said.

Xia Yu nodded. He finally had a weapon. He couldn't just use his fists in every fight from now on, could he? He wasn't the Hulk. Besides, now that he had the system, he would be covered in supreme divine skills sooner or later. If he didn't have a treasured sword then, it would be like Thor without his hammer, Iron Man without his armor, Hawkeye without his bow and arrows, Captain America without his shield, or the Hulk without his indestructible stretchy pants, wouldn't it?

He wondered if, once he had more points, there might be a skill that would let him fly on a sword. After all, Qinggong wasn't the same as flying. As his thoughts wandered, Xia Yu snorted with laughter. Seeing Natasha looking at him curiously, he hurriedly explained, "Oh, I was just wondering if I'd really become a huge star if I became a singer."

Natasha rolled her eyes at him. "You're not allowed to become a singer. But whenever I come over, you have to sing for me." The look Natasha gave him was so alluring that Xia Yu nodded like a woodpecker. People in love really did lose their intelligence, men and women alike.

After dropping their things off at home, Xia Yu took Natasha out for a Chinese meal. Once they returned, he hurried to continue treating her injury. The Internal Energy of the Nine Yang Divine Skill was a supreme healing remedy. Nourishing the broken bone with it every day would guarantee that it healed as if it had never been broken.

That night, everything that was supposed to happen happened naturally. They frantically vented their lust, emotions, and inner loneliness on each other. It was a nearly frenzied night, and only as dawn approached did they fall into a deep sleep.

This was the first time since Xia Yu had transmigrated to this world that he felt he truly existed, and it was also the first time Natasha had relaxed completely, in body and mind. Over the next few days, Xia Yu simply stopped doing business on the second floor. The two of them acted like an ordinary couple, going shopping, watching movies, and taking a boat out to sea every day. While treating her injury, Xia Yu also used his true qi to heal the hidden injuries in her body and expel some toxins. If Tmall hadn't said that the Yijin Jing was unsuitable for Natasha and that it would recommend a suitable cultivation technique to him later, he would have already started teaching her the Yijin Jing. Black Widow practicing the Yijin Jing, then following it up with an Arhat Palm or a Weituo Fist—the thought alone was exciting.

That evening, after the two of them had made love, Natasha leaned against Xia Yu's chest and looked up at his face. She liked this feeling, the quiet after passion, just looking at him, the big Eastern boy who belonged to her. Although Natasha wasn't very old herself, as established in the movies, her experiences had been far too complicated. No one had ever belonged to her the way this big boy did, blushing for her and singing for her.

Natasha reached out and gently stroked Xia Yu's cheek. "Xia, I have to go."

Xia Yu had just lit a post-sex cigarette and happily blown out a big puff of smoke. He was taking the cigarette from his mouth to tap off the ash, as was his habit, when he suddenly heard Natasha say she had to go. His hand slid straight down the cigarette to the burning tip. After a flurry of fumbling, Xia Yu finally said in dismay, "So soon? No, there's a saying in Huaxia: injured muscles and broken bones take a hundred days to heal. It hasn't even been a week for you. No, I'm the doctor, and you have to listen to me. You're not better yet!"

Xia Yu looked like a sulking child, his lips even pushed into a pout. Natasha liked him best like this. Her heart aching for him, she kissed him on the lips and said helplessly, "Some things always have to be done by someone. Even though I've never told you about them, I know you know. I don't have a choice. I have to go."

Xia Yu dropped all reservations and cursed loudly, "That damned one-eyed bastard! Can't he give you a little less work? You've only had a few days off!"

"So you really do know everything." Natasha smiled, then continued, "Tell me, what else do you know?"

Xia Yu was silent for a moment before saying, "I only know about a few major events, but I can't talk about them. Natasha, if I tell you about some things, unknown changes will happen, and no one knows whether those changes would be good or bad. Trust me, but I absolutely won't let anything happen to you."

"I trust you, darling. From the night I met you, I knew you knew me. I don't know how you knew, but I'm willing to trust you. Strange feeling, isn't it? My job doesn't allow me to trust any stranger, or even the people around me, but I'm willing to trust you. I find it strange myself. How does that Chinese saying go again? It! Was! Fate!" Natasha enunciated the last phrase one word at a time.

"Right!" Xia Yu smiled. "It was fate. I was fated to come here and fated to meet you. You know, Natasha, I had to do some things and almost sank into a dark swamp. Then I met you. You were the one who saved me, you know?"

"I've been through that too, Xia. Just like you. I don't know why you had to kill, but remember, never lose sight of your own heart, all right, my big boy?" Natasha rolled on top of him and slowly lowered her head to kiss him as she spoke.