A dark glow danced at Zhang Mingyuan's fingertips, the aura of the laws of annihilation spreading through the air.
Su Jinxue clearly sensed a strange sensation deep within her dantian.
She clenched her fists and bit her lower lip. “Zhang Mingyuan, don't push it too far... Mnh~”
Zhang Mingyuan's eyes lit up, the mischievous smirk on his lips widening instantly.
He leaned his ear closer on purpose, making an exaggerated show of cleaning it.
“Oh? Wife, what did you just call me? Do you dare say it again?”
Su Jinxue kept her mouth shut, but the rosy blush on her neck quickly spread to her cheeks.
“A mere Little Xuexue actually dares to address this seat by his full name? How insolent!”
Zhang Mingyuan put on a stern, majestic expression and gently flicked his right index finger.
Buzz—
The laws of annihilation moved according to his will.
Su Jinxue felt the energy within her dantian instantly throw itself into chaos as the two forces of law, sharing the same origin, intertwined.
A wave of numbness rose from her lower abdomen and washed over her entire body.
Her legs went weak, and she almost fell straight to her knees beside the armchair.
Being held hostage by this bastard filled Su Jinxue's heart with a mixture of shame and fury.
She was furious.
Mustering the last shred of strength left in her body, she lunged forward, her right hand reaching for the softest flesh at Zhang Mingyuan's waist, and pinched it hard!
“Aaaaargh!!”
A sharp, agonizing pain shot through him, making Zhang Mingyuan howl in pain!
“Ow! You wretched Su Jinxue, I'm definitely going to—”
“You still dare threaten me?!”
Fighting through the strange sensation in her dantian, Su Jinxue channeled strength into her fingertips and twisted it a full three hundred and sixty degrees!
“Yow-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow!!!”
This pinch instantly had Zhang Mingyuan howling like Tom the Cat.
“Fine, fine, fine! Little Xuexue, attempting to murder your husband, are we?!”
Once Zhang Mingyuan caught his breath, he immediately dialed the resonance of the laws to full throttle!
Su Jinxue's pupils shrank.
In the next second, she felt the energy built up in her dantian explode like a brilliant firework.
An overwhelming wave of intense numbness swept through her entire body, making every inch of her skin and every nerve fiber tremble under the resonance.
Her mind went completely blank, all capacity for thought stripped away in an instant.
The small hand that had been pinching Zhang Mingyuan's waist limply let go.
She lost all her strength, her body going soft as she slipped straight down against the edge of the armchair.
Zhang Mingyuan was quick to react. Extending his long arm, he caught her supple, boneless body and pulled her securely into his embrace.
A gentle breeze drifted through the courtyard, intertwining the pure fragrance of the Twin Concentric Lotus with the distinct, cold plum scent of Su Jinxue, wafting straight into Zhang Mingyuan's nose.
The woman in his arms had cheeks as red as blood, her white hair scattered over her red robe. Her eyes were dazed, and her breath was rapid and hot.
Her incredibly soft state made her seem like a completely different person from the cold, aloof woman who had chased him with a sword for five thousand years.
Zhang Mingyuan felt his blood surge, and his Supreme Bone resonated intensely at this moment!
No, no, no! It was still broad daylight!
Besides, he had to assert his husbandly authority today!
He had to make this exasperating Little Xuexue—who pinches my waist and draws her sword at the slightest provocation—understand!
In this new home, who was the real boss!
Zhang Mingyuan took a deep breath and looked down at his limp wife, a wicked smile curving on his lips.
“Little Xuexue...” His Adam's apple bobbed. “Now, do you know what you did wrong?”
Su Jinxue leaned against his chest, her hands barely able to clutch the fabric of his robe.
She looked up, her watery red eyes glaring at him with resentment as she pouted, “Zhang Mingyuan, you bastard!”
“Hmm? What did you call me?”
Zhang Mingyuan arched an eyebrow, raising his finger once more and presenting it right before her eyes.
He also provocatively flicked the tip of Su Jinxue's petite, upturned nose.
“You bastard! Again?!” Su Jinxue was truly frightened now.
That bizarre sensation of being completely numb and losing all strength... it was simply too much...
“Still calling me a bastard?” A dark glow flickered at Zhang Mingyuan's fingertip as he triggered a sliver of the law's power once more.
Buzz!
The familiar sensation washed over her again, causing Su Jinxue to let out a soft cry.
No longer caring about her dignity as an Immortal Lord, she wrapped her arms tightly around Zhang Mingyuan's neck, burying her burning cheeks deep into his chest.
“Zhang Mingyuan, stop...”
She mumbled, her voice as quiet as a mosquito's buzz.
As she spoke, her warm breath seeped through the fabric of his robe, brushing against Zhang Mingyuan's chest.
Boom!
The last thread of sanity in Zhang Mingyuan's mind almost snapped, and his Supreme Bone nearly exploded on the spot.
But he forced himself to hold back.
He absolutely had to assert his husbandly authority today!
He put on a stern face, his voice carrying a deep, masculine authority:
“Wife, what should you call me?”
Burying her face in his chest, Su Jinxue cursed this bastard Zhang Mingyuan ten thousand times over in her heart.
Yet, sensing the aura of the laws of annihilation so close by, she ultimately yielded.
She bit her lower lip and reluctantly squeezed two words from between her teeth:
“Hus... Husband...”
“Yes!!!”
Zhang Mingyuan instantly beamed with joy, feeling as refreshed as if he had chugged an ice-cold spiritual spring during the hottest days of summer.
He patted Su Jinxue's back, pushing his luck even further.
“Good wife, sweet wife, that was too quiet. Let me hear you say it again!”
Su Jinxue closed her eyes and raised her voice slightly in a desperate, self-abandoning tone, “Husband!”
“Hehehe, so good!”
Zhang Mingyuan leaned down and planted a loud kiss on Su Jinxue's fair, flushed cheek.
Then, leaning close to her ear, he said with a wicked grin, “Husband will reward his good wife well tonight.”
At the mention of the word “reward,” all sorts of ridiculous, absurd scenes from last night instantly flashed in Su Jinxue's mind.
She felt the temperature on her face skyrocket once more, to the point where even her translucent earlobes looked ready to drip blood.
She remained silent, burying her face in Zhang Mingyuan's chest, refusing to look up no matter what.
Zhang Mingyuan looked up at the drifting clouds above the courtyard, laughing maniacally in his heart.
Amazing!
This was absolutely fantastic!
This feeling was ten thousand times better than when he had achieved immortality and fought through the ninefold immortal tribulation!
Just as Zhang Mingyuan was basking in the joy of asserting his husbandly authority, a crisp voice suddenly echoed from outside the immortal manor's courtyard.
“Lord Husband! Lady Wife! This place is so huge! And it looks way prettier than before!”
Nian'an's cheerful voice drew closer from a distance.
“Where is Nian'an going to live now?”
Hearing this familiar voice, the two who were currently embracing shuddered.
In the next second, Su Jinxue sprang away from Zhang Mingyuan like a startled rabbit.
Circulating her immortal energy, she forcibly suppressed the numbness and hurriedly adjusted her slightly disheveled collar.
Zhang Mingyuan also frantically smoothed out his robe, which had been crumpled by Su Jinxue's grip.
“Lord Husband, Lady Wife! Can Nian'an come in now?”
The inquiry echoed from outside the courtyard once more.
“C-Come on in!”
Zhang Mingyuan cleared his throat, trying his best to make his voice sound serious.
Afterward, he wanted to put his feet back into the basin to continue enjoying the comfort of the warm spiritual spring water.
However, his foot landed directly on the floor.
“...”
Zhang Mingyuan looked at Su Jinxue, who simply turned her head away.
He smiled helplessly, thinking to himself that Little Xuexue was simply too adorable. Why hadn't he noticed this before?
If he had known earlier, he shouldn't have spent all those years fighting and trying to kill this woman.
If he had married her sooner, he wouldn't have wasted five thousand years of precious time!
Just then, the arched gate of the courtyard was pushed open.
Nian'an skipped inside.
She looked around curiously, her small mouth agape in wonder as she stared at the intertwined Yin-Yang Luan-Phoenix Immortal Grass in the spiritual pool.
But as she walked, Nian'an's pace suddenly slowed.
She sniffed, keenly sensing that something was off.
Why was the air in this courtyard... so warm?
And there was an incredibly dense, highly unusual atmosphere of intimacy lingering in the air!
Nian'an stopped in her tracks, her gaze darting back and forth between Zhang Mingyuan and Su Jinxue.
Lord Husband was lounging casually in the armchair, his collar slightly open, with a lingering, wicked smirk on his face.
Meanwhile, her Lady Wife stood three paces away with her back turned to him, the hem of her red robe slightly disheveled. Most importantly—
her Lady Wife's usually ice-cold, stunning face was actually flushed with an unnatural redness!
Could it be?!
The shipper soul within Nian'an's mind awakened instantly!
Her entire brain felt as if it had been struck by heavenly lightning, completely overloading her thoughts!
All sorts of special, absolutely unmentionable, and strictly NSFW scenes began playing out wildly in her incredibly vivid imagination.
Lord Husband being dominant and overbearing, Lady Wife acting shy yet receptive, right here in this open-air courtyard, witnessed by the spiritual pool and the immortal grass...
Boom!
Nian'an's cheeks flushed bright red instantly, her temperature rivaling a freshly heated alchemy furnace.
“Nian'an, why is your face so red?”
Just as Nian'an's imagination was reaching a boiling point, an ice-cold voice suddenly exploded in her ears.
Su Jinxue had turned around at some point, her cold, red eyes staring dead at her.
There was a dangerous aura in her gaze that made one feel as if they had fallen into an ice cave.
Nian'an shuddered violently, the dirty thoughts in her mind freezing instantly.
I'm doomed!
What do I do? What do I do?!
How is she supposed to explain why she's blushing?!
She still remembered the last time she walked in on Lord Husband and Lady Wife's private affairs. She had been banished to the border of the Eastern Territory and had to walk all the way back!
It nearly killed her!!! Waaah!!!
She had clearly been so careful to call out before entering this time. Why did she still run into this kind of situation?!
Nian'an wanted to cry but had no tears. Her legs were shaking.
She felt so utterly helpless!
Why did she have to face a life-or-death situation every single time, despite living in the safest place in the entire Xuanling Realm?!
Someone save her!!!
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