My mobile game wife came knocking.

The man's voice held an indescribable sense of melancholy.

He sat up from the coffin, raised his arm, and saw the eerie purple markings on it. He paused, startled. "Hmm, something's not right. The infection is still there? The abnormalities in my body haven't disappeared, which means..."

"I didn't die, and I didn't time travel!?"

The man's eyes flickered as he looked down at the purple markings on his arm, lost in thought. After a long while, he sighed and suddenly spoke, "You've been hiding in the shadows, spying on me for so long. Could it be that you're interested in me? Why don't we come out and talk?"

"Huh? Have we been discovered?"

With a surprised exclamation, a small creature with a ring floating above its head, white hair, and blue eyes flew out from behind a large rock behind Ye Ming.

Chapter Ninety-Eight: I, Ye Ming, only want to live a peaceful life.

A tiny creature with white hair and blue eyes flew out from behind a large rock. Following behind her was a girl with short blonde hair, wearing a white dress and white over-the-knee boots, and with delicate features.

Are you also a traveler from beyond the world?

The girl's beautiful orange eyes were fixed on the man in the coffin, and she asked in a clear voice.

"A traveler from beyond the world?"

Upon hearing this, the man in the coffin pondered for a moment and replied, "I suppose so."

"Hey! What are you guys talking about?"

While gripping the Staff of Homa warily, Hu Tao couldn't help but question, "Traveler? What kind of traveler is sealed in a coffin? Judging from the appearance of this coffin, you've been buried for at least tens of thousands of years, and your body..."

Looking at the eerie purple patterns on the man's body, Hu Tao always felt a vague sense of unease, yet she didn't know how to describe it.

"Have I been buried for at least tens of thousands of years?"

The man in the coffin was slightly taken aback by Hu Tao's words. He looked at the silvery-white coffin, then at the eerie purple markings on his body, and remained silent for a moment.

"If my memory serves me right, I was infected by Honkai energy when I was in Changkong City."

The so-called Honkai is a phenomenon unique to the Honkai world. It can be explained as the rhythm of the universe's periodic adjustments. The Honkai will erupt once every once in a while, and its eruption time is irregular and difficult to predict.

Honkai energy, a byproduct of Honkai, is a special type of energy. It corrodes living beings, turning them into Honkai creatures and undead. Once infected by Honkai energy, death is virtually certain.

The appearance of purple lines on the body is a clear sign of being infected by Honkai energy.

"I……"

The man in the coffin looked at the purple markings covering his entire body, frowned and pondered for a moment. As if he had guessed something, he raised his right hand and pressed it to his chest.

A soft white halo emanated from the point where his palm and chest touched. The man reached into the halo and, after a moment, slowly pulled out an incomparably magnificent scabbard.

"As expected, Lily buried Avalon inside me."

Looking at the sword sheath, the man sighed.

Avalon, also known as the Ideal Land Far From the World, is the scabbard of Excalibur, King Arthur's famous Noble Phantasm, and is also a Noble Phantasm originating from the Ideal Land where King Arthur rests. The person who wields the scabbard can quickly heal from any injury, and even stop the aging process.

This is why he was able to survive the Honkai energy infection and live to this day.

"How are Lily and Xiao Mo?"

Recalling the turbulent years of the Age of Gods in Britain, the man felt a pang of melancholy.

He remained silent for a moment before pressing the scabbard back into his body and activating his magic.

The eerie purple markings on its body began to shrink and fade at a visible speed, and soon disappeared completely.

He wrapped his body in a white cloth, rose from the coffin, stepped out, and looked at Hu Tao: "What's your name? Where is this?"

The words were simple, yet they seemed to possess an incredible magic, causing Hu Tao to instinctively reply, "My name is Hu Tao, and this is Liyue."

"Hu Tao? Li Yue?"

The man frowned; he had never heard of those two names before.

"Liyue is one of the seven kingdoms on the Teyvat continent, and it's a very commercially developed country."

Noticing the man's expression, the small creature flying in the air spoke up to explain, then added, "The girl next to me is named Ying. Like you, she is a traveler from outside this world. When she was trying to leave this world, she encountered a mysterious enemy. After a great battle, she got separated from her brother and is currently trying to find him. As fellow travelers, you can talk to each other and become friends. Perhaps you can get some useful information from each other."

"A traveler from beyond the world?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Ming glanced at the beautiful blonde girl with orange eyes in surprise.

"If I have time, I'd be happy to be friends with you and talk about time travel, but for now, let's forget about it."

He shook his head, his gaze sweeping over Hu Tao, Ying, and Paimon, and said, "Now, let's get out of here quickly, because this place will soon become a battlefield."

As he said this, he looked up at the sky and said loudly, "You've been hiding in the shadows and spying on me for so long, could it be that you're interested in me? Why don't you come out and have a talk?"

As soon as the words were spoken, a streak of crimson lightning suddenly flashed across the sky, tearing it apart. Then, the place where the crimson lightning struck seemed to have opened a portal to another dimension, with a rich crimson color spreading from the crack.

Amidst the crimson light, a slender, pristine white foot slowly stepped out.

Seeing this familiar scene, Ying on the ground froze. Wasn't this exactly the same scene as when she and her brother were stopped by the mysterious person?

To everyone's surprise, high above, the owner of the jade feet, a tall, elegant woman with a delicate face but an icy demeanor, stepped out from the crimson sky, her magnificent silver-white hair fluttering in the wind.

The woman stared intently at the man on the ground. After a moment, she spoke: "I... am dying... You are strong... Stay... take my place... and become..."

The woman's voice sounded unusually hoarse, as if she hadn't spoken in a long time.

Upon hearing this, the man shook his head: "I'm sorry, in this vast world and endless dimensions, I've experienced too many different kinds of stories. I'm tired, I'm numb. I'm exhausted. Now, I just want to find my way home, abandon everything, stay with the one I love, and live a peaceful life."

"Stay...stay here..."

The woman spoke haltingly high in the air. Then, without waiting for the man's response, she raised her right hand, and countless blood-red cubes surged out from the blood-red cracks, swooping down and heading straight for Ye Ming.

The man sighed, activated his magic, and with a flash of light, a radiant ship made entirely of gold and emeralds appeared in the world.

This gift from the King of Heroes, named the Radiant Ship of Vimana, is powered by solar energy generated from a mercury-fueled solar crystal, allowing it to fly at high speeds, defying the laws of physics. Besides its absurd flight capabilities, it is equipped with various Noble Phantasm systems and even terrifying artifacts like ancient nuclear warheads, making it perfectly suited for the current situation.

The man stepped onto the Radiant Ship, and with a thought, the ship carried him into the sky, heading straight for the mysterious woman high above.

The next second, a terrifying roar suddenly rang out, like a series of thunderclaps, deafeningly loud. The intense light from the explosion illuminated the night as if it were daytime, and mushroom clouds rose one after another, obscuring the starry sky.

Chapter Ninety-Nine: Walnut: Can we have a child?

"and many more!"

In the basement, Ye Ming couldn't help but interrupt Hu Tao, exclaiming in surprise, "You mean, the man in the story is me?"

Ye Ming looked on incredulously.

Although he often wandered around a famous pigeon loft in his spare time, reading some crossover anime and manga novels, and even imagined traveling between different worlds like the protagonists in the novels, personally participating in the plot, and encountering his two-dimensional wives, Ye Ming thought that such things were best left unsaid. He felt that if he were to actually travel into a crossover anime and manga novel and participate in the plot, the probability of him failing would be as high as 90% if he encountered a slightly chaotic world.

Based on the information revealed in Hu Tao's words, Ye Ming was surprised to discover after a brief thought that the person Hu Tao mentioned had at least experienced the following events:

First, he survived the collapse of Changkong City in the previous era of the Honkai World, even after being infected by Honkai energy. Based on the condition of the silver coffin, it can be inferred that he experienced more than just the Changkong City incident in the Honkai World.

Secondly, he once traveled to Britain during the Age of Gods in the Type-Moon universe and had a story with Artoria and Mordred. Judging from Artoria's willingness to bury Avalon, which is more precious than Excalibur, into his body, his relationship with Artoria must have been extraordinary.

As for Mordred, information is currently unknown and it is impossible to make any inferences. However, given that there are so many Heroic Spirits in the Age of Gods Britain, the fact that he lists Mordred's name alongside Artoria's is enough to show that his relationship with Mordred is not simple.

Could it be that kind of rice bowl?

Third, he had a close relationship with the legendary hero-king Gilgamesh, and even received a gift from Gilgamesh—the Radiant Ship Vimana. In the Fate anime, Gilgamesh piloted the Vimana during his aerial battle with Berserker.

Fourth, according to Hu Tao's description, the woman who emerged from the crimson rift is clearly the guardian of justice who stopped Ying Mei and Kong at the beginning of the Genshin Impact game. Being chosen by the guardian of justice is enough to prove his special status.

Am I really that amazing?

Ye Ming found it hard to imagine the scene at that time, and couldn't help but urge Hu Tao: "And then what happened? What happened after that?"

"later?"

Hu Tao hugged Ye Ming, snuggling into his arms. After thinking for a moment, she replied, "The energy explosion was earth-shattering. I couldn't see the details of your battle, nor did I know what happened. I only know that after the battle, the Heavenly Ruler disappeared, and you were safe and sound."

"And then what?" Ye Ming asked again.

"And that's about it."

Hu Tao wriggled restlessly in Ye Ming's arms and said, "Later, it was just about spending time together, our feelings growing stronger, and so on. In short, in the end, you fell in love with me, confessed your feelings to me, and I accepted your confession. Then we started preparing for the wedding."

"Unfortunately, on the night before our wedding, you suddenly and mysteriously disappeared, and there was no trace of you in the entire Teyvat continent."

When she said this, Hu Tao's expression was normal, but deep down she felt a little guilty.

Because, although the confession was real, the identities of the person confessing and the person being confessed to were switched. The real situation was that she confessed to Ye Ming, but was rejected by him. She asked Ye Ming why, and Ye Ming's reason was, "I'm sorry, I don't know when I might suddenly leave this world and I won't be able to give you a stable and happy future. So, although I'm happy to receive your confession, I can't accept you because I don't want to hurt you."

Since the confession was rejected, there was naturally no way there would be a wedding.

Therefore, Hu Tao's statement contained a lot of personal agenda.

In addition, the mundane daily life is not entirely real. During their time on the continent of Teyvat, she and Ye Ming also experienced many events.

Ye Ming was unaware of Hu Tao's ulterior motives. Hearing Hu Tao's words, Ye Ming felt slightly embarrassed, after all, disappearing suddenly while preparing for the wedding was indeed not a good thing.

However, after hearing Hu Tao's words, Ye Ming had another question: "Then, what about Ke Qing? How did Ke Qing and I get together?"

In fact, Ye Ming not only wanted to know about Keqing, but also about his relationship with other girls in Genshin Impact, such as Klee, Qiqi, Jean, Mona, Ganyu Ningguang, and Beidou.

"Keqing and the others' affairs need to be told to you by Keqing herself. I don't know the full story, so I won't tell you to avoid misleading you."

Hu Tao was well aware of this; only the person involved had the right to speak on such matters.

Although that's what she thought, seeing Ye Ming's slightly disappointed expression, Hu Tao couldn't bear to disappoint him. After thinking for a moment, she carefully said, "However, I can tell you about some things that don't involve the specific parties involved."

"You were once an undercover agent for Liyue in Mondstadt, and you were also a spy for Mondstadt in Liyue. You were an enforcer of the Fatui, and you were also a knight of Mondstadt. You fought the Ice Queen and you also ventured into the Sky Isles... You have done so many things in Teyvat, but no one understands why you are so eager to cause trouble everywhere."

"Perhaps they sensed that their time to leave was approaching, so they wanted to leave you with a stable world?" Ye Ming guessed.

"Perhaps." Hu Tao snuggled closer to Ye Ming and said, "However, all of this is in the past. There's no need to dwell on it. Now, we just need to look forward."

At this point, Hu Tao looked up at Ye Ming and asked, "Hey, Ye Ming, are you willing to fulfill our unfinished promise?"

"Um, you mean, marriage?" Ye Ming asked hesitantly.

“No.” Hu Tao shook her head. “I’m talking about having children.”

"what!?"

Ye Ming was taken aback and looked at Hu Tao in disbelief: "Hu Tao, do you know what you're saying?"

"I know."

As she said this, Hu Tao suddenly flipped over and pressed herself against Ye Ming, supporting herself on Ye Ming's chest with both hands, lowering her head to look Ye Ming face to face.

"Back in Teyvat, before we got married, we made a promise to have a cute little baby."