It's getting late.
The setting sun is like a huge golden-red seal, slowly sinking towards the water antenna at the confluence of the three rivers, dyeing the entire river surface into an endless brocade.
The river breeze carries the fresh air of water plants and the residual warmth of the day, gently blowing through the reeds on the shore, making a fine and gentle rustling sound.
Zhao Linchuan and Yue Shen sat side by side on a soft green grassland by the river. Behind them were clumps of reeds that had sprouted new ears. In front of them was the majestic confluence of the three rivers that made people speechless.
Yue Shen carefully gathered the corners of her skirt under her knees, hugged her knees with both hands, and looked at the endless river. Her eyes were filled with the glow of the sky, and she looked a little lost.
"I have never seen such a magnificent confluence of rivers in my original world."
She spoke softly, with a kind of trance and emotion that spanned two worlds in her voice.
"The largest river we have there is only one-tenth of the water here."
"Look at the place where the water and the sky meet, it seems like a thousand miles away."
Yue Shen raised his hand and pointed his fingertips at the vague silver line at the end of the sky, as if he wanted to measure the width of the world.
The evening breeze stirred up the broken hair on her temples and fluttered gently on the side of her face, adding an unreal, fairy-like beauty to her already beautiful face.
Zhao Linchuan didn't speak, just listened quietly, his eyes falling on her side face which was coated with a warm color by the rays of the sun.
Yue Shen's gaze slowly returned from the distant glow to the nearby blue waves, and a faint layer of worry suddenly appeared between his eyebrows.
"But husband... this place is so beautiful and there are so many people living here."
"There are at least hundreds of thousands of people living in the rice fields, villages, and towns on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, right?"
She turned her head and looked at Zhao Linchuan, her eyes full of seriousness.
"Have you ever thought about how many people would drown if someone had evil intentions and destroyed the dam or changed the route upstream?"
Yue Shen gently leaned on Zhao Linchuan's shoulder and handed his weight to him.
"I dare not think about such a scene. Just thinking about it makes me breathless."
"Madam, you think too much."
Zhao Linchuan put his arm around her shoulders and pulled her into his arms.
"Unless he is a lunatic, it is impossible for someone to do something like this, which would cost him or her one hundred thousand dollars and hurt the enemy's thousand dollars."
"To destroy this place is to destroy most of the Heaven Dou Empire."
"When the disaster hits, I'm afraid millions of people will suffer."
"Such a sinner will be condemned by the whole world, will be infamy for thousands of years, and will be nailed to the pillar of shame in history forever."
He turned his head, his eyes fell on Yue Shen's face, and a gentle smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"Although the people here are a little stupid, they are not bad. At least not to this extent."
Yue Shen was silent for a moment, seeming to digest his words.
After a long time, she gently patted Zhao Linchuan's arm, and finally a smile appeared on her lips.
"Yes, even the most vicious person would not do such a thing."
"Okay, don't think about it too much."
Zhao Linchuan said in a gentle tone, put his arms around Yue Shen's waist, lifted her up gently, and made her lie down in the crook of his legs.
Yue Shen adjusted his posture obediently, resting his head on one of his arms, looking up at him, with the last ray of sunshine reflected in his eyes.
Zhao Linchuan looked down at her, straightened his expression, and changed his tone from gentle to serious.
"Soul Bone How is the integration going?"
"I have integrated all five pieces of Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone." Yue Shen replied with a smile, "Due to the rules of the world, my current Soul Power bottleneck is stuck at level 80, and I cannot continue to improve."
She raised her right hand, her fingers gently opening and then closing slowly, as if she was feeling the suppressed power in her body.
"But my mental power has not been hindered at all. It has reached the level of level ninety-seven Titled Douluo."
"If I can fuse a 100,000-year-old piece of Wisdom Skull, I believe that my mental power can reach a quasi-god level."
"Not bad." Zhao Linchuan praised her sincerely, and gently brushed her hair with his fingers, "You are worthy of the existence of Spirit Body Martial Soul. Your spiritual power cultivation speed is much faster than that of your senior sister."
"That's right!"
When Yan Fei was mentioned, Yue Shen instantly became energetic, as if his whole body was ignited, and his eyes burst out with bright light.
There was a hint of pride on the corner of her mouth, and her voice rose a little higher.
"Yan Fei She just practiced for a while longer than me. If we were on the same starting line, she would never be my opponent!"
"Haha."
Zhao Linchuan laughed strangely when he heard this. He did not dwell on this topic, but changed the topic and said with a smile:
"Madam, I have prepared a gift for you."
"What gift?" Yue Shen blinked, curiosity evident.
"Guess?"
"Well..."
Yue Shen pondered for a moment after hearing the words, his eyes flashed slightly, as if countless thoughts were passing through him.
After a moment, the corners of her mouth curved in a determined arc, and she guessed:
"It should be a piece of Head Soul Bone, right?"
"Oh? How can you see it?"
"You have already completed Soul Bone for Yan Fei. There is no reason not to give Head Soul Bone to my concubine who has Spirit Body Martial Soul." Yue Shen said his reason.
She turned her head sideways and rested her head on Zhao Linchuan's arm, looking up at his chin with a narrow smile on her lips.
"According to my guess, it should be a very old Head Soul Bone."
"You were worried that Yan Fei was jealous of me, so you brought me out specially and gave it to me."
"Your senior sister has never said anything bad about you."
Zhao Linchuan smiled and patted Yue Shen's belly. There was a hint of helplessness in his words "Why do you have such a grudge?" and then continued:
"However, your guess is indeed good."
"I have prepared a very old piece of Head Soul Bone for you, but it is still alive. You need to use your hands to solve it."
"Alive? Soul Beast?" Yue Shen didn't care, and asked casually, "What's your age?"
"Ninety-nine hundred thousand years old."
"Ninety-nine hundred thousand years old?!"
When Yue Shen heard this, he suddenly sat up straight. His movement was so fast that he almost fell off Zhao Linchuan's legs.
She stabilized her body and turned her head, her face full of shock.
"Husband..." Yue Shen lay down again and asked in disbelief, "You didn't trick me, did you?"
"The ninety-nine-hundred-and-nine-thousand-year-old Soul Beast? What about its Soul Ring? Wouldn't it be wasted?"
"Of course."
Zhao Linchuan gently rubbed her belly and explained:
"It has only been cultivated for 990,000 years, but its real strength is not even as good as the slightly stronger Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast."
"It's just that its mental power is very strong, and it's almost a perfect match for your Second Martial Soul."