At that moment, while everyone was busy investigating Ye Xingchen's identity.
Ye Xingchen sat at ease in the lakeside pavilion, the corners of his lips slightly raised, as an exceptionally beautiful figure kept surfacing in his mind.
Remembering his wife's shy expression, boundless tenderness flashed through Ye Xingchen's eyes.
That evening, as he looked up at the steadily darkening sky, Ye Xingchen packed away his fishing rod and strolled toward Phoenix Perch Palace with a smile on his lips. Luo Qingshan should have finished her work by now!
When he returned to Phoenix Perch Palace, Luo Qingshan was already back, just as he had expected. Seeing Ye Xingchen returning from afar, she happily went to greet him.
Looking at the smile on Luo Qingshan's face, Ye Xingchen pretended not to know and asked softly:
"You look so happy, my wife. Did something good happen today? Does it have something to do with the purple Qi that stretched a million miles across the sky today?!"
Holding Ye Xingchen's arm, Luo Qingshan gently revealed her true self. Hearing his question, she smiled tenderly.
"Yes, I'm very happy today. Go wash up first, husband. After dinner, Shan'er will tell you all about it."
Looking at the happy Luo Qingshan, Ye Xingchen nodded lightly, feeling that everything he had done was worthwhile.
After all, seeing the woman he loved happy and content should be something any man would wish for.
After dinner, Luo Qingshan affectionately held Ye Xingchen's arm and led him to the window in their room. Looking at her exquisite profile and myriad charms, Ye Xingchen lost himself for a moment.
Turning to see Ye Xingchen's expression, Luo Qingshan cast her husband an alluring look of mock reproach, then burst into a giggle.
Only then did Ye Xingchen come back to his senses. He gently drew Luo Qingshan into his arms and kissed her lightly on the forehead. Looking at her alluring, captivating expression, he finally asked:
"I can tell you're very happy today, my wife. What happened? Tell me so I can share your happiness."
Pretending he knew nothing, Ye Xingchen looked at Luo Qingshan and asked softly.
"Husband, did you know? Our Demon Race actually still has an ancestor in the Great Emperor Realm! That ancestor returned to the Demon Race today and brought back our race's guardian divine artifact, the Heavenly Demon Spirit Transformation Tower, which had disappeared back in ancient times!"
"Shan'er has already placed the Heavenly Demon Spirit Transformation Tower beside the Chaos Furnace. If you have nothing to do, husband, you can go take a look at Ten Thousand Demons Square. The guardian divine artifact has returned, connecting to the Demon Race's immortal vein and anchoring our fortune. That's what brought down the million miles of purple Qi from the heavens!"
"And from now on, the Demon Race won't have to endure the ordeal of transformation anymore. Any demon who hasn't transformed only needs to enter the Heavenly Demon Spirit Transformation Tower to emerge in human form, without having to undergo the Transformation Heavenly Tribulation again. This is the very foundation of the Demon Race!"
Looking at the excited Luo Qingshan in his arms, her eyes shimmering with tears, Ye Xingchen smiled tenderly and raised a hand to gently stroke her back in comfort!
Feeling her husband's affection, Luo Qingshan rose from his embrace and smiled shyly, tears of happiness in her eyes.
"Now that the divine artifact has returned to our race, Shan'er is truly so happy today. I've made a fool of myself before you, husband!"
Hearing Luo Qingshan's words, Ye Xingchen reached out and pinched her pert nose, saying softly:
"You and I are husband and wife, one flesh. Seeing you happy makes me happy too. How could I laugh at you, my wife!?"
Feeling her husband's boundless adoration, joy filled Luo Qingshan's eyes, and she threw herself into Ye Xingchen's arms, her face full of bashfulness.
"Husband, let's turn in early!"
With that, Luo Qingshan shyly buried her head in Ye Xingchen's chest. Looking at the jade-like beauty in his arms, Ye Xingchen smiled tenderly and thought:
Such a woman loves me sincerely. If I can't make her happy, it would be a sin as great as the heavens!
With that thought, Ye Xingchen gently scooped Luo Qingshan up in his arms and walked toward the bed beneath her alluring gaze.
Early the next morning, when Ye Xingchen woke naturally, Luo Qingshan was already gone from his side. He knew that today was a big day for the Demon Race. Many demons who had yet to transform would emerge in human form through the Heavenly Demon Spirit Transformation Tower today.
Recalling what had happened last night, Ye Xingchen's heart brimmed with love. He was probably the only one who could make the Demon Empress behave like that!
With Qing'er's help, he washed up and ate breakfast. That girl Qing'er had actually prepared his fishing rod early.
Looking at Qing'er grinning, sticking out her tongue, and pulling a mischievous face, Ye Xingchen reached out and patted her head. As she looked both embarrassed and indignant, he laughed heartily and headed toward the pavilion in the middle of the lake.
His current life was precisely what he wanted most: a woman who loved him deeply, an adorable little maid, and fishing and signing in every day after he woke up. He could hardly have been happier.
Arriving at the lakeside pavilion, Ye Xingchen cast his line, then spoke to the system:
"System, start today's sign-in."
"Ding, system sign-in in progress. Sign-in successful. Congratulations to the host on receiving the reward-ten Indestructible Golden Pills." Indestructible Golden Pill, a divine-grade pill. It could only be refined by gathering ten thousand kinds of spirit herbs and immortal medicines and weathering nine Indestructible Heavenly Tribulations. On the day the pill formed, its fragrance spread ten thousand miles and lingered for three days. Consuming it could extend one's lifespan by a hundred thousand years. Each person could only take one. It was among the very finest divine-grade pills. "Ding, system sign-in in progress. Sign-in successful. Congratulations to the host on receiving the reward-one million bottles of supreme-grade divine wine! They have been automatically stored in the system space."
Sitting in the lakeside pavilion, Ye Xingchen listened to the system's voice, the corners of his lips lifting slightly. A single Indestructible Golden Pill could extend one's lifespan by a hundred thousand years. That was freaking awesome.
He had mastered the Alchemy Sect's True Explanation of Alchemy, and although it contained lifespan-extending pills, they could only extend life by a hundred years at most. Now the system's sign-in had actually rewarded him with divine-grade pills that could extend life by a hundred thousand years. How could Ye Xingchen not be excited?
Ye Xingchen knew very well that if he brought out a single Indestructible Golden Pill, the entire Divine Desolation Continent would be swept by bloody winds and rains of gore.
Looking at the several million more bottles of supreme-grade divine wine in the system space, together with the million bottles of supreme-grade divine wine the system had given him last time, an idea instantly came to Ye Xingchen.
This was supreme-grade fine wine improved by the system, utterly unique throughout the Divine Desolation Continent.
Not only could it restore the immortal spiritual power within one's body, but it could also slowly increase one's cultivation. Taking divine wine like this to an auction might bring the Demon Race an enormous fortune.
Ye Xingchen rose, put away his fishing rod, and left it in the lakeside pavilion. He turned toward Ten Thousand Demons Square. As the Demon Race's Imperial Consort, how could he not go take a look on such an important day for the Demon Race?
How could such an important day be without fine wine? With that thought, Ye Xingchen smiled faintly and set off toward Ten Thousand Demons Square, thinking to himself:
Fine wine tastes best when shared with brothers!