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

Upon hearing this, Su Qingluan lazily stretched out her hand.

"Fine, then give it to me. If you don't, I'll take it myself."

As he spoke, he slowly raised his eyes, his gaze seemingly casually sweeping over Xu Yi's lower body.

"If I take it myself, I won't be so gentle."

Xu Yi froze instantly, frantically grabbing her outstretched wrist, his tone tinged with a hint of embarrassed compromise.

"No, I'll kiss you instead... I actually quite like kissing you."

Upon hearing this, Su Qingluan gently ran her fingertips across Xu Yi's palm, causing a tingling, itchy sensation.

"Tsk tsk tsk, really?"

Her eyes were full of disbelief.

Xu Yi didn't bother with any more words. He leaned down and planted a kiss on her smooth forehead, his tone resolute.

"real."

The warm touch on her forehead made Su Qingluan's eyelashes tremble slightly.

A kiss landed, and the playfulness in Su Qingluan's eyes faded slightly.

But she still wouldn't give up. She reached out and hooked her arm around Xu Yi's neck, pulling him closer, her tone slightly willful.

"If you don't believe me, it'll be fake if we don't kiss a hundred times."

"Then just pretend it's fake, I'm not going to put up with this anymore."

Xu Yi rolled his eyes, reached out and slapped her wrist away, then turned and moved to the side.

Su Qingluan looked at his slightly disheveled back and didn't chase after him anymore. She just leaned back in her seat.

He lightly tapped his knee with his fingertips, watching the street scene flash by outside the window, a faint smile always playing on his lips.

......

Inside a rune shop, Xu Yi stroked his chin, his gaze sweeping across rows of runes, his mind racing:

It seems like there's no such thing as fireworks in this world.

Could I use talismans to achieve a similar effect and put on a fireworks show?

The more he thought about it, the more feasible it seemed.

The runes are dazzling and colorful; if combined properly, they can create an effect even more stunning than fireworks.

I'm such a genius!

It was also unusual for Su Qingluan not to be by her side.

She simply lifted a corner of the carriage curtain, rested her chin on her hand, and leaned against the window, watching him pace back and forth in the rune shop from afar.

The owner of the rune shop was an elderly man with white hair, who was sitting behind the counter wiping a fourth-tier rune.

Seeing Xu Yi lingering in the store, he quickly got up to greet him, his face beaming with smiles.

"Young master, what would you like to order?"

"Our shop has all kinds of talismans, including second, third, and fourth tiers, all in stock. They are of excellent quality and we treat everyone fairly, young and old."

Xu Yi snapped out of his reverie, his gaze falling on a stack of talismans under the counter. He pointed at the stack and asked...

"Boss, give me ten of these Tier 2 Ice Shattering Talismans, and ten of these Tier 4 Flame Burst Talismans."

Upon hearing this, the old man deftly picked out the talismans one by one and placed them on a tray beside him, then asked with a smile.

"Sir, you have excellent taste! These talismans are our best-selling items. Would you like anything else?"

"certainly."

Xu Yi nodded, his eyes shining brightly, and continued...

"Give me five fourth-tier Blazing Sun Talismans and five fourth-tier Starfire Talismans."

"Oh, and those third-tier Radiant Runes that emit light, give me twenty of them, and then..."

After buying the talismans, Xu Yi paid the spirit stones, put everything into his storage bag, turned around and quickly walked out of the talisman shop, lifted the curtain and got into the carriage.

As soon as she lifted the carriage curtain and sat inside, Su Qingluan glanced at him, her gaze falling on the storage bag in his hand, and asked in a calm tone...

"Why are you buying these low-level talismans?"

Xu Yi deliberately put on a stern face and said in a serious tone.

"I'm going to throw them all out and blow you to bits, then run away."

Su Qingluan was amused. These tattered talismans were not only harmless, but if she wanted to, they couldn't even touch the hem of her clothes.

Her laughter was somewhat charming as she extended her fingertip and gently tapped Xu Yi's forehead.

"Ugh...you have such a sharp tongue."

Xu Yi pursed his lips and reached out to rub the spot she had touched.

"I'm nowhere near as good as you."

Upon hearing this, Su Qingluan slowly raised her hand, touched her red lips, and gave a suggestive look.

"I have a sharp tongue, yet you're still biting me so happily?"

Xu Yi lowered his head slightly, looked at his hands, and replied...

"But it can be sweet sometimes too."

Upon hearing this, Su Qingluan's eyes brightened even more. She reached out and pinched Xu Yi's cheek, gently shaking it, her tone full of mockery.

"Oh my... This is really not something you would say."

She leaned closer, her red lips almost touching Xu Yi's ear, her breath sweet as orchids.

"It's sweet now, why don't you take another bite?"

Xu Yi turned his head away, avoiding her hand.

"don't want."

Seeing that he was unmoved by her words, Su Qingluan wasn't annoyed. She simply reached out and scratched Xu Yi's side, her tone carrying a hint of disdain.

"Tsk...boring."

Next, Xu Yi went to the largest lantern shop in the city.

He bought hundreds of exquisitely crafted lanterns in one go, all kinds of colors, red, pink, gold, making the shopkeeper beam with delight.

Since we have money, we can just go all out.

......

As the sun gradually sank behind the western mountains, the sky slowly darkened.

Xu Yi led Su Qingluan to a lakeside outside the city.

Su Qingluan stood by the lake, gazing at the bright full moon reflected in the water, her skirt fluttering gently in the evening breeze.

She turned her head to look at Xu Yi, who was slowly following behind her, her tone carrying a hint of expectation.

"It's already evening. You promised to give me a happy birthday."

Xu Yi looked at the light in her eyes and gently patted her.

"Don't rush, let's begin right away."

As he spoke, he took out the talismans he had bought earlier from his storage bag.

He took out a few more sheets of yellow paper with simple array patterns drawn on them and squatted down to work on them.

A moment later, Xu Yi stood up, dusted off his hands, and said to Su Qingluan, "Step back."

Xu Yi took a deep breath and gathered a wisp of spiritual energy at his fingertips to activate the formation.

In an instant, the talismans that had been lying quietly on the ground seemed to be given life and rose into the air.

Following the trajectory set by Xu Yi, these talismans flew orderly into the night sky.

First, ten Explosive Flame Talismans exploded.

With a muffled "bang," clusters of dazzling flames burst forth in the night sky, like burning red lotuses.

Immediately afterwards, ten Starfire Talismans followed, transforming into countless tiny specks of light, like a sky full of stars, slowly drifting down.

Wave after wave of talismans bloomed in the air—red, yellow, white, green...

Various colors intertwined, illuminating the entire night sky and the faces of the two people by the lake.

The scene was more magnificent than many of the wonders Su Qingluan had ever seen.

Xu Yi stood aside, already predicting whether Su Qingluan would burst into tears.

He turned his head and looked at Su Qingluan.

Instead of seeing the tears she expected, she felt her body shrinking little by little.

In just a short while, Xu Yi turned into a chubby two- or three-year-old child.

Xu Yi stood there, looking at his tiny hands and feet with a blank and angry expression.