Fei Ji furrowed her brows slightly as she quietly gazed at Li Xiaonan.
He was smiling, his eyes filled with anticipation, but for some reason, she felt that this man could burst into tears at any moment.
Does he really love me that much?
Is my answer so important to him?
This love felt heavy, heavy enough for me to struggle under its weight.
In another world, leaving the past behind was indeed tempting, but now...
Fei Ji thought to herself, relaxing her tightly knitted brows. She gently took Li Xiaonan's hand and slowly knelt before him.
Seeing the smile at the corner of her mouth, Li Xiaonan's heart skipped a beat. He thought to himself: This is it... I'm going to be cuckolded again!
And the one who would do it to me is none other than myself!
It felt utterly ridiculous...
He held his breath, quietly waiting for Fei Ji's next move.
"Nan Muzi..."
"Mm..."
"I'm sorry, I can't marry you..."
Tears welled uncontrollably in Li Xiaonan's eyes, tears of happiness!
He trembled as he asked, "W-why..."
Fei Ji looked at him, her heart aching. If she had never met Li Xiaonan, perhaps this man would have already walked into her heart by now...
Taking a deep breath, she gently brushed away the tears rolling down Li Xiaonan's cheeks and said, "I'm sorry... My heart already belongs to another man..."
Upon hearing this response, Li Xiaonan's heart bloomed with joy.
He immediately asked, "Is it that Cultivator? What’s so great about him? I am now part of the Carefree Dual Cultivation Group; does being the Demon Emperor not compare to that man?"
Faced with Li Xiaonan's relentless questioning, Fei Ji's heart gradually calmed. She mustered her courage and met his starry silver gaze.
"Feelings cannot be compared. Whether you are the Demon Emperor or an ordinary demon, you are still you. You are Nan Muzi, not the man I deeply love in my heart. So... I'm sorry..."
Li Xiaonan's facial muscles twitched as he gradually began to smile, his laughter growing louder.
Fei Ji furrowed her brows again, wondering if this guy was suffering too much from emotional distress and had lost his mind.
"Nan... Nan Muzi, are you okay? You... you aren't going crazy, are you?"
"Yes! I’ve gone crazy! I’m crazy in love with you!" Li Xiaonan exclaimed as he pulled Fei Ji into his embrace, greedily inhaling her alluring fragrance.
"Let go of me!"
"I won't! I’d rather die than let go!" Li Xiaonan laughed and tightened his grip even more.
A flash of anger crossed Fei Ji's eyes. She had initially wanted to knock the person in front of her away, but upon realizing that she had just rejected him, she understood that his unstable emotions and erratic behavior were somewhat justifiable.
The fundamental reason she hesitated to strike was that she couldn't bring herself to do it.
Feeling the person in her arms stop struggling, Li Xiaonan grinned foolishly and said, "Fei'er, marry me!"
This time, he was not speaking as Nan Muzi but as Li Xiaonan, and he gently released her.
Fei Ji was frustrated with her own weakness. Hearing Li Xiaonan seemingly forgetful of her rejection and propose again only fueled her anger. Without even looking at him, she struck his chest with her palm and shouted, "Is there something wrong with your ears or your brain? I will not marry you!"
Li Xiaonan let out a muffled grunt, his blood surging slightly, but it did nothing to diminish the joy in his heart; instead, it further ignited the excitement within him.
He took a deep breath and said softly, "Fei'er, please just look at me, okay?"
Fei Ji frowned and pouted, slowly shifting her gaze to Li Xiaonan.
His simple yet exquisite black short boots complemented his flowing black robe that moved as if stirred by an unseen wind. The elegant silver crab-claw chrysanthemum clung gracefully to his tall and slender figure. While he wasn't particularly imposing, there was a humility about him that exuded grace.
With his hands clasped behind his back, the small black collar with silver trim accentuated his fair skin. His chiseled jawline appeared stern yet held a hint of gentleness. The slight upward curve of his lips was beautiful, reminiscent of cherry blossoms blooming in May, evoking envy among women.
His striking nose framed a pair of bright eyes that sparkled like black pearls, filled with warmth as they gazed at Fei Ji.
Fei Ji was taken aback; her silver pupils trembled slightly. After a long moment, she managed to say, "Xiao... Xiao Nan..."
"Yes! It's me! I am Li Xiaonan! Nan Muzi is also me! It's all me!"
Each of Li Xiaonan's words struck deeply at Fei Ji's heartstrings, resonating with an unsettling sound.
Fei Ji couldn't believe her eyes, and even more so, she couldn't believe her ears until Li Xiaonan held her in his arms once again.
She finally came to her senses; she had been played from start to finish!
With a furious expression, she raised her small fist and struck Li Xiaonan's chest with all her might.
He pretended to be in pain and exclaimed, "Ouch! You're trying to murder your husband!"
Fei Ji spat at him and said, "Go away! Who agreed to marry you?"
Li Xiaonan pouted, looking displeased. "If you don't want to marry Nan Muzi, don't want to marry the Demon Emperor, and don't want to marry me, then who do you actually want to marry?"
Fei Ji was taken aback. Her silver eyes slowly met his dark gaze, revealing a peculiar sparkle. She smiled and said, "Guess!"
Li Xiaonan chuckled lightly and tightened his embrace around her. "Is there really any need to guess? Naturally, it's to marry me!"
Blushing, Fei Ji buried her head in his arms and nodded.
Li Xiaonan let out a long sigh of relief. With a flick of his fingers, he took out the Red Demon Horn headband and said, "Fei'er, marry me!"
This was the third time that night Li Xiaonan had said those words. He gently placed the headband on Fei Ji's silver hair.
Her enchanting face instantly gained a touch of cuteness.
"This is... a Magic Artifact?" Fei Ji gently touched one of the red horns and asked.
"Yes, I've been refining it for a long time. I've always wanted to give it to you. Do you like it?"
"I like it! But how did you end up looking like a demon? I didn't notice anything unusual at all," Fei Ji said, a hint of guilt flashing across her face.
Li Xiaonan gently pinched her cheek and smiled, "Silly girl, isn't it because of the Spatial Magic Path you gave me? As I practiced, I ended up looking like this! But I still look pretty cool, don't I?"
As he spoke, nine pairs of fleshy wings sprouted from his back, and his black eyes turned silver-white.
"Ugh!" Fei Ji playfully hit him again, then fell into a brief silence before asking, "Did you come to the Demon Realm... just for me?"
"Of course! I finally managed to sneak away from the Celestial Realm to see you all. Who would have thought you'd run back to the Demon Realm? So here I am! By the way, how's your investigation on the Spatial Rift going?"
Li Xiaonan was clearly lying; his initial reason for coming to the Demon Realm wasn't for Fei Ji but for Lu Nishang.
But as the best young man in the Starry Illusion Continent, he knew when to tell a little white lie!
Fei Ji happily threw herself back into Li Xiaonan's arms and shook her head. "I couldn't find anything. Ever since I arrived in the Demon Realm, no one has opened a passage to the Cultivation Realm."
"Maybe it's just a coincidence! By the way, Fei'er, do you know where Lu Nishang is? I heard she also came to the Demon Realm?" Li Xiaonan asked, his heart racing as he lied.
"Lu Nishang? Isn't she in the Underworld?"
Li Xiaonan shook his head. "Nope. Her old man said she ran off with another man!"
Fei Ji gasped and pulled away from him. "That's impossible! She loves you so deeply; how could she run off with someone else?"
Li Xiaonan shrugged and raised his hands in a gesture of uncertainty, trying to appear calm.
In Fei Ji's eyes, Li Xiaonan's handsome face looked like it was about to cry.
She shook her head helplessly and said, "Let me calculate for you!"
Li Xiaonan exclaimed in surprise, "You can tell fortunes?"
"Yes, I learned from my father," Fei Ji replied as she sat cross-legged, her hands opening and closing. A turtle shell fell into her hands.
Li Xiaonan watched in awe, not expecting his wife to have this skill.
Fei Ji held the turtle shell with both hands and gently shook it, causing a number of copper coins to fall out from the seams.
"Hey? How did Lu Ni Chang end up there?"
Li Xiaonan suddenly leaned down to the ground, bringing his face close to the turtle shell, his eyes fixed intently on the three copper coins lying on the ground.
Fei Ji smiled at his expression and asked, "What? Can you understand it too?"
"Hehe, not really..." Li Xiaonan chuckled sheepishly while scratching his head.
Fei Ji shook her head in resignation and said, "Lu Ni Chang is not in the Demon Realm; she is in the Celestial Realm."
"What? The Celestial Realm? How did she get back there?"
"I don't know that."
Li Xiaonan fell silent; it seemed he needed to return to the Celestial Realm soon.
“Xiao Nan…” The soft, warm body wrapped around Li Xiaonan, her warm breath brushing against his face.
Li Xiaonan came to his senses, “Huh?”
“I miss you… I love you…”
“Mm…”
“Can we be Obedient Dragon II?”
Li Xiaonan gazed into her dreamy silver eyes, stunned. “Now? Here?”
“Mm! Now, here! Look at all these beautiful flowers. I want to keep this wonderful scene in my heart forever. I know you won’t always stay in the Demon Realm, but at least for this moment, you’re still here. So please, look at me, only me!”
A pang shot through Li Xiaonan’s heart. He turned his body and gently pressed Fei Ji beneath him.
His long fingers caressed her cheek, their silver eyes reflecting each other’s images, endlessly entangled together.
Unable to hold back her desires any longer, Fei Ji wrapped her arms tightly around Li Xiaonan’s neck and softly nibbled on his sensual lips.
Li Xiaonan frowned slightly, thinking to himself: Why is it that every time I meet a girl, it turns into a wild encounter?
It was the same with Baby last time, and now with Fei'er too…
Oh my… Are the traditional women here getting more daring?
As the sun rose and set, Li Xiaonan spent a night that was both joyful and painful.
The reason for happiness naturally stemmed from the exhilarating sensation of merging with the water during the Harmony Technique practice.
However, the pain arose from the overwhelming assault of Fei Ji; he was struggling too hard to maintain his mental focus.
Fortunately, whether in joy or suffering, the final outcome was always positive.
Li Xiaonan's Harmony Technique had finally broken through! His cultivation at the Three Immortal Stage caused the golden core within his Yuan Ying to crack open, transforming into a new Yuan Ying.
Three days later, news spread across the continent that Demon Emperor Nan Muzi had conferred the title of Southern Emperor upon Fei Ji.
"Boss, are you really leaving? I'm going to miss you so much!" Gemini exclaimed, tears streaming down his face.
"Stop being so sentimental... I'm not leaving for good. While I'm away, you all have to listen to your sister-in-law regarding matters in the Demon Realm. If she’s in seclusion and unavailable, then you’ll listen to Aries!"
Aries was taken aback and exclaimed, "Me?"
Li Xiaonan nodded, saying nothing more. He gently pressed a kiss on Fei Ji's forehead, waved his right hand, and tore open the void before plunging into it.
In the Region Nurturing New Life of the Demon Race, a Head floated in midair, sneering, "You all have finally arrived; it's time to merge together."
A shadow retorted, "You lunatic! You set us up so badly that you’ve handed over the entire Demon Realm to outsiders!"
The Head laughed heartily, "We were always one entity. It was you who forgot your previous promises and turned against each other, leading to today's situation. Now, enough with the nonsense—are we really going to fight among ourselves? A new Buddhist Realm is about to be born, and I don’t want those guys to have it easy!"
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