Their married life passed peacefully and unhurriedly.
Tang Wutong learned to use the Light Dragon Goddess Butterfly to adjust the lighting in the little courtyard by the Cloud Sea—the morning light needed a touch of warm white within its rosy gold, while the evening light needed to lean slightly blue, so that when Huo Yuhao returned from the Divine Realm Library Pavilion, he could see the lights of home glowing from afar. Whenever Huo Yuhao went down to inspect the lower realms, he would bring her something—sometimes a bundle of Blue Silver Grass from Sea God Lake, sometimes newly made pastries from Shrek City, and sometimes nothing at all, only saying, "I'm home," when he stepped through the door.
Tang Wutong had not become any less jealous. Whenever Huo Yuhao returned from inspecting the Soul Tool workshops of the Tang Sect, she made him account for everything from beginning to end, including whether Ju Zi had sought him out alone. After Huo Yuhao honestly explained it all, she would give a little huff and say, "That's more like it."
"Do you think I'm annoying? Do you think this kind of life is boring?"
"No. I think it's wonderful."
"Really?"
"Really." Huo Yuhao pulled her into his arms. "Being managed by you is my blessing. It means you care about me. Besides... aren't we working hard to create the third member of our family?"
Tang Wutong's ears burned red. She slapped his chest, and Huo Yuhao deliberately fell backward with the motion, pulling her down on top of him.
The two of them curled up on the soft couch by the window. The sound of the Cloud Sea drifted in from outside, her long hair scattered across his chest. One of his arms wrapped around her waist while the other slowly