History Repeats Itself

(I don't know... After all, how could Hua, with his thin skin, possibly say something like wanting to have a house full of children and grandchildren with his teacher?)

Elysia was not surprised at all by Liu Bai's answer— Elysia would have been surprised if Liu Bai had actually given the answer.

Because she needed to start considering how far Hua and Liu Bai's relationship had progressed.

"I know~" Elysia smiled gently.

"You?"

"Getting Hua drunk is quite difficult—so, does Liu Bai want to know Hua's wish?"

"... Should I know?"

Looking at Elysia, who had changed from her usual playful and lively demeanor to one of gentle expression, Liu Bai felt a strange, inexplicable feeling... and a sense of crisis.

"Of course, as a teacher, you should know what your students want, right? A teacher who doesn't even know what his students are thinking is not a qualified teacher."

It seems... that makes sense?

Liu Bai looked at Elysia, who was giving him a gentle smile, and nodded subconsciously.

"Then, tell me?"

Snap!

As soon as Liu Bai finished speaking, the living room where the two were located instantly transformed into a room with a double bed. The room was decorated mainly in pink and purple tones and the environment was quite dark.

A dimly lit environment, a double bed...

The bed... Feeling the sensation beneath his buttocks, Liu Bai looked at the gentle pink-haired girl beside him and finally realized what was about to happen.

"Wait..."

Liu Bai was about to say something, he was pressed down on top of her, and his lips were sealed by an even softer touch.

"Don't refuse, it's okay... it's just a dream."

On the large double bed, Elysia was on top of Liu Bai, her face flushed with shyness, but her eyes were filled with tenderness.

"Come, my dear prince?"

Chapter 422 Historical Reenactment

"Speaking of... Liu Bai."

"Hmm?" Liu Bai looked down at Elysia, who was curled up in the blanket and lying on his chest.

"Is there anything... like... writing a postscript or something?"

When Elysia asked that question, her face turned so red it looked like it was about to bleed.

"After all... this is their first time, so can I hear their reflections?"

"It's amazing you could ask such a question in the spiritual world." Liu Bai thought that given Aili's current level of shyness, asking such a question was really risky. "If you really want to answer... is that good?"

After all, this is the spiritual world, and a large part of the unfavorable factors that would appear in reality will be eliminated—such as the current posture of the two people.

Although Elysia's pose of nestling against Liu Bai's chest is romantic, in the real world, this pose would probably make Liu Bai breathless.

In reality, it's better to rest your head on your arm... but Liu Bai wouldn't say something so jarring at this moment.

"So... is it comfortable?"

"It's quite comfortable." Liu Bai's answer this time was more candid—after all, it was the truth.

Liu Bai couldn't imagine how anyone could feel uncomfortable about freedom in their mental world... Of course, Aili's own qualities were also impeccable; after all, she was undoubtedly a peerless beauty.

Okay, this makes it sound like he has a lot of experience with people, but in reality it's just Rita and Aili...

However, compared to Aili, Rita is much more proactive... or rather, more aggressive.

Looking back now, Liu Bai is still unsure whether Rita or he was in control at the time... but perhaps it was because it was their first time and they were both unfamiliar with the technique.

Although Aili was very proactive at the beginning, she relinquished the initiative after only a few moves...

"Is Liu Bai thinking about other girls?" Elysia snuggled against Liu Bai and asked in a coquettish tone, without any dissatisfaction on her face.

After all, Aili has always been indifferent to Liu Bai's love life. No, it's even worse than indifferent; she simply believes that "the more beautiful girls, the better."

She usually feigns displeasure on her face just to better act cute.

"I guess so, Aili. What if other people knew about what happened today..."

"Hmm... that's really terrible." Even Elysia felt a sense of unease at the thought of it.

After all, the idea that "the more beautiful girls the better" is only held by her. As for others... it's fine if they're as stubborn as Sakura, but if someone with a strong competitive spirit knew about this, they would probably explode.

"You and I know this, it's just a dream anyway—though I'd rather it were reality." Elysia rested her head on Liu Bai's chest. "Hua's dream... might be the most enviable future."

"How so?"

"To marry the one you love and have children... is probably the most basic and simple wish of everyone."

Elysia gazed at Liu Bai.

"Although others may not say it, this might be the deepest, most fundamental desire in everyone's heart."

"Including Kevin and Sue?"

"... Can you not ruin the atmosphere at a time like this? I mean, of course, when Liu Bai kisses the flowers and plants around you." Elysia gently punched Liu Bai's chest. "Listen to what I'm saying."

"Okay, please continue."

"Hmm... But then again, this wish might be the hardest to fulfill of all, since the lives of ordinary people are already too far removed from our own."

"In fact, the definition of an ordinary person is a false proposition... Wait, why am I telling you this?"

There's no time for spiritual enlightenment here; this is just a break.

"Definition...that makes sense." Elysia leaned forward slightly. "But sometimes I really long for the kind of ordinary future that Hua described."

Having many children and grandchildren...

(But thinking about it, if everyone thought that way, it might really put a strain on Liu Bai's brain.)

As Elysia pondered this, she continued offering food, preparing to begin the second round.

However, Elysia, who had just poked her head out, immediately changed her expression and shrank back into the blankets.

Beside the bed, two somewhat illusory figures gradually took shape.

"Forehead..."

Liu Bai looked at Aili, who had shrunk back into the blanket, and then at the two formed figures, a strange expression on his face.

"Aponia, Su?"

That's right, the two people who came were Aponia and Su.

"...teacher?"

Seeing Liu Bai, who appeared to be naked on the bed, and noticing the bulge under the covers, Su, whose eyes were somewhat "pale," immediately understood what was happening.

Su's expression immediately turned ugly.

Oh no, I've come at the wrong time.

Although Su was tasked with waking Elysia, even though she had just arrived, she realized that something was terribly wrong.

Does it matter whether the teacher in front of you is real or a fictional entity from Elysia's dream?

It doesn't matter, and it doesn't even matter why Elysia's mental world is like this. What matters is that I've come at the wrong time.

Within the sect, Su, whose thoughtfulness surpassed even Mei's and was only slightly inferior to Hua's, immediately made a decision.

"Sorry, I've come to the wrong door."

Su turned around and opened the door to leave.

Stunned? The more dazed you are, the more mistakes you'll make, okay?

Su was even afraid that Elysia would kill her to silence her after she woke her up.

He's just a clerical worker! Even if he becomes Fusion Warrior, he'll still be a clerical worker!

Elysia, the Herrscher and his mentor's wife, wants to kill someone to silence them, what can he do? He can only try to perform well.

So Su Liu acted very decisively, so decisively that Liu Bai's mind hadn't even caught up.

After Su left, Aponia calmly glanced at the bulge in the blanket, then her gaze settled on Liu Bai.

"Your week..."

Compared to Su, Aponia was more intuitive. Su gave up on thinking about whether it was true or false, while Aponia knew immediately that the Liu Bai in front of her was real.

Fortunately, Aponia's face remained expressionless as always, with only a hint of confusion in her eyes.

There are two reasons why Aponia is so calm.

First, Aponia clearly distinguishes between illusion and reality; such things in the spiritual world are ultimately illusions.

Secondly... Aponia isn't the kind of person who would interfere in Liu Bai's private life—unless Liu Bai's private life is really so rotten that it's unbearable to look at.

As long as she doesn't cross a certain line, Aponia won't care about Liu Bai at all.

Moreover, after becoming Fusion Warrior, Aponia was able to see some unusual things.

"Good afternoon, Aponia." After confirming that Sue had run away, Elysia awkwardly peeked out from under the covers.

"Good afternoon, Miss Aili."

Aponia nodded slightly to Elysia.

Then the atmosphere froze.

As for Elysia, she didn't really care if things were exposed. So what if they were exposed? She got there by her own abilities anyway.

But being caught cheating... even though Elysia is usually quite thick-skinned, she didn't know what to say at this moment, especially since Aili was experiencing this for the first time and was at her most sensitive.

"... Why don't you come too?"

After thinking it over, Elysia realized that she had been caught in the act of adultery and there was really nothing to talk about, so she simply extended an invitation to Aponia.

Since Aponia had only recently joined, and Elysia didn't have a particularly good relationship with Aponia, this opportunity presented itself as a chance to make the best of a situation and deepen her understanding of Aponia.

Well, this choice is completely incomprehensible to normal people.

"..."

Liu Bai himself was also rendered silent by Elysia.

Well, both this time and Rita's incident involved being caught cheating, but the reactions of the two people involved were completely different.

If Rita had extended such an olive branch to others back then, the trial would probably have been aborted.

However, only Aili could say such a thing, and it has nothing to do with shamelessness—at least in bed and afterwards, Rita's shamelessness far surpasses that of Elysia.

Rita wasn't embarrassed at all back then; she was all about accepting the punishment but not admitting her mistakes. Anyway, she was having a blast...

However, given the current situation, Elysia's words completely caught Aponia off guard, who had been so calm just moments before.

"... Thank you for your kindness, Miss Aili, but it's not necessary."

Aponia thought for a long time but couldn't come up with a way to continue the conversation, so she could only use the usual polite phrases to refuse.

Heaven help me, this is absolutely not the way a normal person should think...

"By the way Aponia, what's going on between you and Sue...?"

"Su and I became Fusion Warrior... in order to awaken Miss Elysia."

Aponia didn't waste any words and directly made Liu Bai understand the current situation.

What could Liu Bai say?

What a coincidence... no, thinking about it carefully, it's also somewhat natural.

Liu Bai could only be thankful that the privacy of the mental world was still very good, at least only these two people could enter.

"... By the way, Aponia, your abilities don't lean towards mental intrusion, do they?"

While Aponia's commandments affect the mind, they are more suggestive than directly and brutally intrusive.

If we had to categorize her, Aponia is at most a mental support character; for a true battle of wits and strength in the mental world, we'd have to look to Su.

"Relying on the power of the Eighth Divine Key," Aponia replied. "Speaking of which, do you two need a little more time?"