I'm the emperor from the start, and you want me to keep the three-year agreement?

"Have you heard? Young Master Ning actually has a wife!"

"Tch, I thought it was something important. I knew the female disciples had a crush on him even before I went into secluded cultivation. Young Master Ning's cultivation is high, and he's handsome, so isn't it normal?"

"You just came out of seclusion; you don't understand. Young Master Ning's wife is the Empress! The Nine-Tailed Fox Sovereign!"

"Ah! Did I hear correctly? The Empress? That's a historical figure, hailed as the number one beauty of the Desolate Ancient Continent! Even immortals would pale in comparison!"

"Why is Young Master Ning so good at cultivation, handsome, and has such a beautiful wife? I'm so jealous!"

The disciples of the Azure Cloud Sect discussed animatedly. After seeing Ji Jiuli's true appearance, they felt their souls had been snatched away.

If her 'husband' hadn't been Lin Ning, they probably would still be in a daze, unable to wake up.

"Hey? Young Master Ning suddenly became stronger; could it be because of the Empress?"

"Hey? Are you saying Young Master Ning is living off his wife?" A simple and honest cultivator quickly spoke up.

"I didn't say that. What 'living off his wife'? It's just that Young Master Ning has a weak stomach."

"Tch, if it could make me an Emperor, living off my wife? I could even drink swill! Besides, that's the Empress as his wife!"

The young cultivators who were in their adolescence were easily swayed after hearing these remarks.

At this moment, many people were already imagining things.

The Empress?

Living off his wife?

Isn't this a fantasy version of a live-in son-in-law?

Some who were more artistically inclined were even preparing to start writing a book, and they had already thought of the title:

《The Overbearing Empress and Her Beloved Husband》

《The Three-Year Term Has Ended, Please Welcome the Empress's Son-in-Law Back to His Position!》

"Outrageous! Utterly outrageous!"

"Quick, give me a stop!"

As an Immortal Great Emperor, although Lin Ning's cultivation had declined, his senses were still sharp.

Listening to everyone's discussion, Lin Ning's face turned ashen.

"Look what you've done; they're all saying I'm living off my wife now, saying I'm a live-in son-in-law."

Lin Ning looked at the aggrieved Ji Jiuli, wanting to scold her but swallowed it back.

Helpless, he could only pat her butt as a punishment.

"I'm the Empress; how can you spank me so casually?"

Ji Jiuli blushed, "When you're out in the world, your identity is what you make it."

"What's so bad about being my Empress's partner?"

Lin Ning sighed helplessly, "Forget it, forget it, what's done is done."

"Since what's done is done, let's get married first," Ji Jiuli said with a smile.

"No, I'm busy with my career," Lin Ning said.

Ji Jiuli pouted, "Do you want to unify the Desolate Ancient Continent, or take in all the alien races?"

Lin Ning shook his head, "More than that."

Ji Jiuli scoffed, "Now that the alien races are rampant, I killed an alien race Emperor Venerate when you weren't here."

"Oh, right, I forgot to tell you, another Emperor Venerate has appeared in the human race, seemingly from the Xuanming Sect; the news has already spread."

"That idiot who broke off the engagement with you has also become a Great Emperor."

Ji Jiuli didn't understand; how could even idiots become Emperors these days?

Has the threshold for becoming an Emperor become so low?

"Heh, so Chu Qingge has improved so quickly; she actually became an Emperor," Lin Ning said in slight surprise.

Could she also be a transmigrator?

Did she activate a system?

Improving so quickly in such a short time is unscientific.

"Heh heh, after so many years, you still remember her name so clearly," Ji Jiuli said unhappily.

Lin Ning gently flicked her forehead, "What are you thinking? She was just the person I was supposed to meet for the three-year agreement."

"A woman like her is probably arrogant now, but... I like destroying other people's pride the most."

Ji Jiuli shook her little head. Since becoming Lin Ning's maid, she no longer had the nature of the former Empress, nor did she need to maintain the posture of the Empress like before.

Now, she was more like a little fan girl, like a pursuer, following Lin Ning's side.

"By the way, speaking of this," Ji Jiuli said, biting into a spiritual peach, "Shen Nian and the other teachers seemed to have a big reaction after hearing that Chu Qingge became an Emperor."

"They're cultivating diligently like they're injected with chicken blood, and they're even going out for a night of training tonight."

Hearing this, Lin Ning stroked his chin and pondered, "Going out for training?"

"That's good too. Teacher has just become an Emperor. Going out to kill alien races will help consolidate her cultivation."

He suddenly turned to look at Ji Jiuli, who was close to Lin Ning's shoulder, so he almost kissed her when he turned his head.

"Why do you call my teacher 'teacher'?" Lin Ning asked.

Ji Jiuli poked Lin Ning's shoulder, "Identity is what you make it. If I become your partner, your teacher will be my teacher."

"I'm just adapting in advance."

"I've found that your skin is getting thicker and thicker." Reaching out to pinch Ji Jiuli's cheek, Lin Ning said with a smile.

Ji Jiuli didn't resist, letting Lin Ning pinch her face without any resentment, but rather enjoying it.

"You should be following them later, right? I want to go too; I can transform into a little fox."

Lin Ning was helpless, "They already know you're the Empress; there's no need to transform into a fox, right?"

"No, I walk slowly and will drag you down. I'll turn into a fox, and you can carry me, so we can go faster."

Before Lin Ning could refuse, Ji Jiuli transformed into a fluffy little fox and burrowed into Lin Ning's clothes.

"Since you don't want to hold my real body, I'll just turn into a little fox. Anyway, the little fox and Ji Jiuli are both me."

The fluffy little white fox stuck out its tongue at Lin Ning.

"Is this what it means to be love-struck?" Lin Ning thought to himself, "I didn't expect that someone would be so love-struck with me."

Before transmigrating, Lin Ning had never encountered this. After living for so many years, he didn't know what love was.

Now, love seemed to be knocking on his door, but he didn't know how to respond, or even whether this love was real.

Whether it belonged to him.

He just gently stroked the little fox's fur.

"Let's go; it's getting late. I've already sensed that they've set off."

Lin Ning quickly followed.

Outside the Azure Cloud Sect at night, the mist was swirling, with white fog everywhere, making it difficult for people to move forward.

"Hehe, Teacher, I told you, they must be really together."

Seeing the little fox that Lin Ning was holding appear, Xiao Yuxuan smiled.

Lin Ning coughed twice and said, "The outside world is full of strangeness and alien races. Jiuli and I came out to protect you."

Shen Nian and Nali looked at the little fox in his arms. Although they had already accepted it in their hearts, they still felt uncomfortable, and their jealousy was gradually overflowing.

"I must become stronger!" Nali vowed secretly in her heart.

The four people and one fox walked through the swirling fog, occasionally a spiritual demon would pop out.

Lin Ning found the other party's tracks, and Shen Nian quickly took action to solve the problem.

"That's not right!"

Lin Ning suddenly spoke, "We've already been on this road before."

Looking at the surrounding trees, Lin Ning felt very familiar; this was the road they had just walked.

"Swish! Swish!"

The sound of flowing water suddenly sounded around them, causing everyone to become vigilant.

"Let's go, let's go take a look." Lin Ning was bold; he didn't believe that there could be anything in this world that could hurt him.

Listening to the sound to identify the position, Lin Ning found the direction, and soon he encountered a sparkling stream.

Looking closely, in the center of the stream, there was actually a light shining.

Immediately afterwards, a huge attraction swallowed everyone.

Suddenly, the sky was spinning, and space seemed to be reversing.

【Ding!】

【Congratulations to the host for discovering the Lost City】

【Current location: Blood Bodhi Palace】