"Let the past be past, but the future is still ours to shape!"
As her words fell, the shattered stars in the void began to play in reverse, as if time itself were flowing backward.
The fragments reassembled, the celestial bodies coalesced, and their orbits resumed.
In just a few breaths, that ruined starry sky had returned to its former state, as if nothing had ever happened.
"Madam, that was quite a feat," Zhao Linchuan praised her sincerely, a hint of amazement in his eyes.
"Of course." Yue Shen lifted her chin slightly, a smug curve tugging at her lips. She looked just like a proud cat.
"I wield all the authority over time and space. Reversing time for a silent starry sky is nothing. Even if I wanted to turn this universe back to how it was a million years ago, I could do it."
"How come you never told me you were this powerful?"
Zhao Linchuan stared at her in shock, looking her up and down several times.
"I was afraid you'd feel inferior."
Yue Shen spoke lightly, turning her head to look at him with an amused, knowing smile.
"After all, someone spent a long time unable to assert his authority as a husband."
"If he found out his first wife was that powerful, what if he got depressed?"
Zhao Linchuan's face darkened. He'd realized that Yue Shen had reached the point where she couldn't speak without making a sarcastic jab.
They said that those who kept bad company turned bad themselves, but who had she picked this up from?
He wasn't like that, was he?
"Be confident..." Yue Shen seemed to read his thoughts and added, her tone playful, "You learned it from me."
The dark lines on Zhao Linchuan's face deepened until he looked ready