"Whatcha doing?" Liu Yuxi’s responded with two simple words.
"Still angry?" Mu Chen said with a smile.
"Why would I be angry? I’m not angry," Liu Yuxi replied coldly.
"Not angry? This attitude of yours says otherwise."
"Mu Chen, if there’s nothing important, please leave. I need to cultivate and can’t afford to spend time with you."
"Liu Yuxi, you can’t be getting angry so easily every time!" Mu Chen frowned as he spoke.
"Mu Chen, am I angry? Don’t I always look cold? Don’t you like it when I’m cold? Or, have you changed your mind now?"
"I like you when you’re natural. You’re being unnatural now."
"Mu Chen, let me ask you a simple question – who do you like more, me or Su Fei?"
"I like both of you equally, you are both my beloved women. There’s no comparison," Mu Chen replied earnestly.
"But didn’t you say you liked me more before?"
"I’m also confused. Every time I see you sad, I feel sad. At those times, I liked you more without really understanding why. This feeling, you and I, it feels familiar and that makes me love you a lot," Mu Chen said softly, sincerely.
Mu Chen truly felt a sense of déjà vu with Liu Yuxi, a very peculiar feeling that he couldn’t explain why he felt so deeply in love with Mu Chen uncontrollably and helplessly.
"Did you agree to marry me because of that feeling of déjà vu?"
"Maybe! At that time, I felt a strong instinct about you. A voice kept telling me I could not lose you, that I must treat you well. So, bewildered, I ended up with you."
"Your answer satisfies me, just one final question. Originally, you mentioned another woman who had been with you through life and death in the army, saying she sacrificed a lot for you. Between her and Su Fei, who do you like more?"
"Husband, what does this question have to do with you and me?" Mu Chen spoke perplexedly, but there was a deeper feeling in his eyes, as if Liu Yuxi might be hiding something from him.
"It’s indirectly related. I just want to see, which woman holds the most important place in your heart."
"Husband, don’t compare me with someone who has passed away. I don’t like that," Mu Chen said, his expression changing as he lit a cigarette.
"You just need to answer my last question, and then I won’t get angry easily anymore."
"You said it," Mu Chen paused, his expression shifting.
"In my place, Phantom Disk is not less important than Su Fei or you. Remember what you said, I want to see a well-behaved Liu Yuxi," Mu Chen finished speaking and turned to leave.
"This damn rogue, why hasn’t he realized that I am Phantom Disk?" Liu Yuxi was stunned, having given Mu Chen such a big hint, yet he still couldn’t guess.
"Stupid rogue, such a fool, dreams of getting into my bed in the future," Liu Yuxi cursed, but soon calmed down and continued her cultivation.
The knot in Liu Yuxi’s heart opened, but Mu Chen fell into deep thought. Phantom Disk, the only woman in his life he felt sorry towards, the only one he couldn’t forget.
Mu Chen cherished memories of Phantom Disk taking care of him after missions – serving him tea, massaging him, cooking for him, singing, dancing, making him happy. Sometimes that’s how life is, some people and some memories can only stay in the past.
"Why did the wife ask about Phantom Disk?" Mu Chen wondered as he picked up a bottle of Lafite from behind the kitchen cabinet and became lost in thought.
Mu Chen started drinking, but was also concerned about why Liu Yuxi asked about Phantom Disk.
"Could my wife be Phantom Disk’s sister or some other relative?" Mu Chen suddenly exclaimed aloud in suspicion.
"What kind of brain, becoming more of a fool," Liu Yuxi suddenly opened her eyes and cursed inwardly upon hearing Mu Chen’s voice.
"Ah, it’s not likely. Liu Yuxi, cold as ice, how could she possibly know Phantom Disk? Perhaps I’m overthinking."
Resigned, Mu Chen continued to drink by himself.
Later, Liu Yuxi, unable to endure the sound of Mu Chen drinking in the hall, joined the other women by the poolside table and chatted.
The women were happy to see Liu Yuxi back to her usual self and chatted together.
However, their peaceful days were numbered; a great battle was likely by tomorrow.
After finishing their chat, each woman returned to her room to cultivate.
Meanwhile, in the hall, Mu Chen practiced the Divine Dragon Technique, continuing to refine the unprocessed Demon Core.
Overnight, Mu Chen’s aura bizarrely soared to the Third Layer Heaven of the Divine Realm, reaching a difficultly high realm. After all, the immense power contained in the Demon Core naturally facilitated such achievements.
"It’s time," Mu Chen suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze shifting.
"Is it time?" Liu Yuxi, Shui Linglong, Ye Xian’er, and Su Fei opened their eyes simultaneously, their expressions changing.
Regarding the other women, still cultivating and too weak to sense the arrival of powerful beings, they were oblivious to it.
Subsequently, the group of five went outside to the pool, waiting for the powerful beings to arrive.
The four women were undoubtedly the most beautiful, resembling fairies, especially Su Fei, stunningly gorgeous, beyond what words like devastatingly beautiful could describe.
In no time, more than twenty powerful beings arrived, all at least of the Eighth Layer Divine Realm, targeting Mu Chen.
Then came the Heavenly God, Fire God, and elders from various families from Yundu, all setting their sights on Mu Chen.
"Everyone, you’re quite early. So eager to kill me?" Mu Chen said with a smile.
"Evil God, we’ve already shown you grace by letting you live another month," Fire God said with rising murderous intent.
"Living that extra month has changed everything, do you understand?" Mu Chen scoffed.
"What do you mean, Evil God?" Heavenly God’s gaze hardened.
"It’s simple, no need for any competition this time because I’m no longer afraid of you. Do you get my point?" Mu Chen spoke calmly.
"Evil God, are you saying you alone will take on the twenty of us?"
"And us," Shennong’s three people blinked into existence, speaking lightly.
"Three Divine Realm Ninth Layer Peak powerhouses, not bad, some real strength."
"Don’t be too arrogant." Then, two masked individuals appeared, truly embodying a shadowless and traceless presence, their aura very elusive.