He had just been reborn when he was imprisoned by his nemesis, the Empress?

Upon hearing this, Shen Yunshu replied expressionlessly.

"That's not the most intimate behavior."

Shen Qingyao smiled and waved her hand at her insincere expression.

"Yes, yes, yes~ If you say it's not, then it's not. I'm not arguing with you anymore. I'm going back to sleep."

Having said that, he got up, put on his outer robe, and left the hot spring.

Shen Yunshu sat alone in the spiritual spring, remaining motionless for a long time.

Shen Qingyao's words, "You have missed the most intimate behavior in raising children," echoed repeatedly in my mind like a curse.

It keeps replaying in my mind, over and over again.

She slowly got up, put on her coat, and returned to her room, looking utterly dejected.

The room was dimly lit, and Xu Yi's round eyes were wide open, seemingly lost in thought.

Shen Yunshu remained silent, lay down on the bed, and gently pulled him into her arms.

The faint fragrance emanating from Xu Yi lingered around her nose, yet a sense of loss welled up in her heart.

Missed...the most intimate act...

Shen Yunshu was in a bad mood because of those words.

After a few moments of silence, she suddenly spoke.

"Yi'er, Master's birthday is in a month."

Xu Yi's eyes lit up, and he immediately turned to look at her.

"Really? That's wonderful! I'll definitely prepare a gift for Master then."

Shen Yunshu shook her head, gently stroking his hair with her fingertips, and whispered...

"Master doesn't want a gift, so could Yi'er grant you a few small requests?"

She wanted to do everything she could to get closer to Xu Yi.

Xu Yi nodded without hesitation.

"Sure, of course."

Shen Yunshu was slightly taken aback, somewhat surprised.

"Why...did you agree so quickly? Yi'er, aren't you going to ask what the request is?"

Xu Yi tilted his head slightly, gently pressing his forehead against her soft spot, and casually said...

"I will grant any of Master's birthday wishes, no matter what."

"Isn't that how Master usually treats me?"

He gently nuzzled against her, closed his eyes, and whispered...

"I love you, Master. See you tomorrow."

Shen Yunshu stood there, her heart filled with a mixture of bittersweet emotions, joy and tenderness.

Her eyes welled up slightly, and a thin layer of mist appeared.

After a few seconds of stunned silence, Shen Yunshu responded softly, her eyes filled with tenderness and affection, and she hugged the little one in her arms even tighter.

......

Three days later, Xu Yi was standing by the river watching the fish when he suddenly felt a light tap on the tip of his nose.

[Ding! Interference with the host's external body has been detected, causing a decrease in the stability of the soul. Preparing for a forced exit from the current world...]

The next second, Xu Yi's consciousness began to go black.

When she opened her eyes again, she was back in the magnificent palace, back in her adult body.

He slowly sat up, rubbed his throbbing forehead, and looked around.

He discovered that he and Su Qingluan were the only ones in the entire bedchamber.

Su Qingluan leaned against the bed, propping her cheek up as she quietly looked at herself.

Xu Yi yawned, then spoke, his voice still a little hoarse.

"Where is Jiang Xuange?"

Upon hearing this, Su Qingluan narrowed her phoenix eyes slightly, her tone tinged with displeasure, and lazily rolled her eyes.

"What else could he be doing but cultivating again?"

"I didn't go into seclusion this time, but I was afraid that circulating my cultivation techniques inside the hall would disturb your sleep, so I specially went out to meditate."

"Tsk tsk, he talks about Jiang Xuange all the time, he's completely bewitched."

"Why don't you call me 'Master' every single day?"

Xu Yi's forehead vein throbbed.

"Fine, who told you to be sick? I'm too lazy to argue with you."

As soon as she finished speaking, she casually raised her hand, and Xu Yi's Nine-Turn Soul Lamp flew out from her sleeve and landed in front of him.

"Here, take this to nourish your soul meridian."

Seeing her get up to leave, Xu Yi quickly reached out and grabbed her sleeve, his voice softening.

"Wait, isn't today also the day you're supposed to be nurturing your soul? Why are you leaving? Let's go together..."

Su Qingluan turned to look at him, a hint of amusement flashing in her phoenix eyes, her tone carrying a deliberate attempt to make things difficult.

"Why are you doing this with me? Wouldn't it be better if you just went with Jiang Xuange? Isn't she very sweet-talking? Hmm?"

Xu Yi lay down awkwardly for a moment, thinking to himself, "Reality really did see through what happened yesterday."

He gently pulled Su Qingluan back to his side, his voice tinged with frailty.

"Hey...can you please not be so impulsive? I'm still a patient."

After hearing this, Su Qingluan fell silent and quietly lay down.

Xu Yi didn't say anything more and poured his spiritual power into the Nine-Turn Soul Lamp.

The lamp trembled slightly, then floated up and came to a steady stop between the two people.

A soft, warm halo slowly spread out, enveloping their bodies and nourishing their damaged souls.

The hall was quiet, with only their soft breathing remaining.

Not long after, Su Qingluan suddenly turned around gently and naturally put her arm around Xu Yi.

She slightly raised her eyes to meet his gaze at close range.

Her phoenix eyes were almost touching, her thin eye bags, her straight nose, and her red lips were so close they were practically touching.

Xu Yi's cheeks flushed slightly, and he awkwardly looked away.

What are you doing?

Su Qingluan's tone was indifferent, revealing no emotion, yet carrying an air of undeniable authority.

"This will be more effective."

Xu Yi was speechless for a moment and could only let her hug him.

After a moment of silence, Su Qingluan suddenly spoke softly, her voice low, as if talking to herself, or perhaps asking him a question.

"Do you remember, in our past life, we hugged each other like this?"

Xu Yi was slightly taken aback, his brows furrowed slightly, and he began to think carefully.

At that time, he seemed to have just reached the third level of the Dharma Aspect Realm, while Su Qingluan was already a top expert at the eighth level of the Dharma Aspect Realm.

The location is in the North, in a desolate place called Star Ice Valley.

Although the two are sworn enemies, their fate is ridiculously deep. They bump into each other wherever they go, and they even often provoke the same group of enemies.

However, when they provoke the same group of enemies, the two will work together in perfect harmony.

For some unknown reason, they had all provoked an alliance composed of hundreds of vicious rogue cultivators.

That group of people were not highly skilled, but they had the advantage of being numerous and powerful. They were ruthless in their attacks, and the killing formation they set up together was extremely difficult to deal with.

After a fierce battle, Xu Yi was surrounded and attacked by several people. His meridians were damaged, and he was covered in injuries, so badly injured that he could barely stand.

Su Qingluan, on the other hand, was unfortunately poisoned by a specially made toxin by a rogue cultivator. The poison spread along her blood vessels, and her face turned as pale as paper.

Even circulating the cultivation technique became difficult.

The cold of Star Ice Valley was far beyond imagination. Xu Yi, a cultivator at the third level of the Dharma Aspect Realm who was seriously injured, could not withstand the extreme low temperature at all.

Just as he was about to faint from the cold, he suddenly remembered that Su Qingluan possessed the Undying Heavenly Phoenix Body.

Born with the utmost yang and heat, the physical body is the best heater.

A thought flashed through his mind, and almost driven by his survival instinct, he staggered forward.

He embraced Su Qingluan, who was extremely weak and suffering from severe poisoning.