She chose the most honest answer: "Father, I'm not sure either."
In the original novel, Luo Qixi's answer was, "Perhaps I will never come back."
This wasn't because she was indifferent, but because of practical considerations—the Migrud village was far too far from the magical city of Sharia, practically spanning the entire world.
Even under safe and smooth circumstances, a one-way trip would take at least a year, and a round trip would take three years.
Most importantly, this journey is not safe!
Robbers who steal money and kill are the least of the problems. There's also the suspicion and persecution of the demons by human nobles, and various demons lurking in the wilderness that could launch a surprise attack at any moment...
The most terrifying thing is when you're at sea on a ship, facing unpredictable natural disasters...
Every departure is accompanied by the enormous shadow of "death." This is the heavy weight of reality behind the phrase "perhaps never to return."
But now the situation has changed.
Chen Ming's near-miraculous ability to "teleport" completely shattered the shackles of space and time. Thousands of miles away, returning home was but a fleeting moment. All the dangers along the way vanished into nothingness. Returning home became a matter of mere moments and absolute safety.
The only thing standing between Loki and her hometown is the invisible barrier in her heart—the atmosphere of the Migrud village that made her feel oppressed, suffocated, and convinced that she was "useless." She is not yet ready to confront this knot in her heart frequently, so she can only give a vague "uncertainty."
Chapter 213: Returning to the Main World
Luo Qixi's vague answer made Luo Jiali, her mother who had been standing silently beside her father, unable to hold back any longer.
She stepped forward, her light blue eyes, just like Luo Qixi's, brimming with earnest expectation. Her voice carried a mother's tenderness and a barely perceptible tremor: "Luo Qixi... my child... even if the exact time is uncertain, at least... at least promise your mother that you can come back once a year, okay? Just once, so we can see you safe and sound."
Facing her mother's almost pleading gaze, Luo Qixi's heartstrings were suddenly plucked. She felt an indescribable bitterness and reluctance. She turned her head slightly, as if thinking seriously, and after a moment, she responded vaguely in a tone that was somewhat hesitant and compromising: "Well... um... maybe I'll come back once every two and a half years."
This answer is already very good!
In the original novel, Loki promised to return within fifty years—but compared to a three-year round trip, returning home once every fifty years is already quite frequent. It's like a college student getting into a university far from home; the journey takes three days round trip, and then they return home every fifty days…
"Really?!"
Luo Jiali's voice instantly rose, filled with unbelievable surprise. She gripped her daughter's hand tightly, as if afraid she would change her mind, "It's a promise, right? Two and a half years, Mommy remembers!"
"……Um."
Infected by her mother's excitement, Luo Qixi nodded solemnly, though her attitude remained somewhat ambiguous.
The moment Luo Qixi nodded, Luo Jiali's emotions, which she had been holding back, finally broke down. Large, glistening tears rolled down her smooth cheeks without warning. She hurriedly raised her hand to wipe them away, her voice choked with apology:
"Oh dear... I'm so sorry... Mom is so useless... Today is your big day, and I really planned not to cry... I'm so sorry..."
Seeing her mother's tears, something inside Luo Qixi was touched.
"Mother……!"
Almost instinctively, she opened her arms and hugged her weeping mother tightly.
At this moment, Luo Qixi finally understood that words cannot represent everything. Although she could not convey her feelings by "reading words", her actions could still convey her true feelings!
In this silent yet deeply affectionate embrace, the ice in Luo Qixi's heart quietly melted.
Ultimately, she made an agreement with her parents to go home once a month.
Before leaving, Luo Yin and Luo Jiali held Chen Ming's hands tightly, their eyes filled with the deepest plea from parents: "Luo Qixi... we're entrusting her to you."
"Don't worry, I will definitely take good care of Luo Qixi and make her happy and healthy forever!"
Having made his promise, Chen Ming didn't linger. He put his arm around Luo Qixi's shoulder, and the power of space flowed silently between them.
The next moment, the two figures vanished from the reluctant gazes of Loki's parents and returned to the mansion in the magical city of Sharia.
……
Back home, Jin Bisha was organizing Yin Yue, Linia, and Prusena to clean up the living room that the guests had messed up.
Silver Moon moved with elegance and efficiency, neatly tidying up the scattered wine glasses and cutlery; the cat-eared girl Linia was in charge of wiping the table, her movements displaying a feline agility; the dog-eared girl Prusena was energetically mopping the floor, as if she were playing a fun drawing game.
The most amusing sight was that of two-and-a-half-year-old Hilfiet. With a serious expression, she gripped a toy broom and dustpan, mimicking her older sisters as she earnestly "cleaned" a small patch of floor. Her focused demeanor suggested she was undertaking a great mission.
Seeing this, Chen Ming and Luo Qixi smiled at each other, feeling a warm current of home in their hearts. Without saying a word, they naturally joined in the cleaning.
In fact, most of the guests invited by Chen Ming were quite well-mannered, and the "battlefield" they left behind was far from a mess. The so-called "messing up of the living room" was nothing more than some accidentally dropped crumbs of pastry, a few drops of spilled wine, and some used tableware that needed to be tidied up.
Therefore, Chen Ming and his team only needed to wipe up the few remaining stains on the floor and put the items back in their places.
There was still quite a bit of food left on the long table, which was a little regrettable, but it was a much better result than disappointing the guests due to insufficient preparation.
As the last rag was washed and hung to dry, and the last stack of plates was put away in the cupboard, the last rays of the setting sun quietly disappeared.
The sky outside the window was dyed a deep indigo blue, and the soft light of the magic lamp turned on at the right time, illuminating the tidy living room in a warm and peaceful atmosphere.
The fatigue from a busy day finally washed over me like a tidal wave—actually, I wasn't physically tired, but rather a bit stressed, which left me mentally and physically exhausted.
Silvermoon, Silphiet, Linia, and Prusena returned to their respective rooms.
Chen Ming, Jin Bisha, and Luo Qixi went into the master bedroom's bathroom together to shower, washing away the dust and fatigue. After changing into comfortable loungewear, they almost simultaneously let out a satisfied sigh and slumped onto the soft, wide bed.
The moment my body sank into the blankets, my tense nerves completely relaxed.
Jin Bisha naturally rested her head gently on Chen Ming's broad left shoulder, letting out a soft, comfortable hum, followed by a relieved smile spreading across her face:
"Phew... Although so many unexpected things happened today, it's really great that it ended so perfectly." Her voice carried a hint of languid satisfaction.
Upon hearing this, Luo Qixi also leaned her head on Chen Ming's right shoulder.
She closed her eyes, and the thick biographies of heroes in the magic university library floated into her mind. A slight smile played on her lips as she softly murmured with a touch of scholarly reminiscence:
"Yes, according to the process described in those heroic biographies, the brave warriors who have gone through all sorts of adventures and trials eventually live happily ever after with their beloved... We are probably in that perfect ending chapter of 'happily ever after' now, right?"
Chen Ming felt a surge of warmth in his heart as he felt the heavy trust and support on his shoulders.
He stretched out his arms and gently but firmly embraced his two wives' shoulders, pulling them even closer into his arms.
"Thank you for your hard work today."
His voice was full of pity.
Jin Bisha and Luo Qixi obediently snuggled up to her, their body heat passing between them in the quiet, dispelling the last trace of fatigue and chill.
Looking at the fair necks that were so close to him, exuding a fresh fragrance after their bath, Chen Ming couldn't help but childishly lean closer and give the two beautiful girls an exaggerated "storm inhale" on their necks.
"Mmm, it tastes so sweet." He sighed contentedly.
"Husband~ it's so itchy!"
Jin Bisha twisted her body coquettishly, complaining but her face was full of smiles, showing no intention of avoiding him, but instead snuggling closer to him.
Luo Qixi turned her head to the side, her clear, light blue eyes gazing intently at Chen Ming with deep gratitude: "My husband has worked even harder."
She thought of Chen Ming's long journey to send her parents back to their hometown, and the promise of a monthly family visit in the future, and her heart was filled with tenderness and heartache...
And so, Chen Ming married Jin Bisha and Luo Qixi, officially beginning their shared life chapter.
……
Time slips away silently, like sand in a magic hourglass.
In the blink of an eye, two years have passed since that wedding full of otherworldly charm.
The magic university welcomed the start of another new academic year, and the air was filled with the vitality of youth and magic.
Chen Ming also successfully advanced and became a fourth-year student at the Magic University.
Of course, these two years have not only meant a simple increase in his grade number, but also witnessed his growth in strength and knowledge.
The primary breakthrough lies in the complete conquest of the "language of the gods".
This ancient language was once a towering peak that stood before Chen Ming.
However, thanks to Silvermoon's complete instruction, Chen Ming finally mastered the complete Celestial Language—the dragon clan's inherited knowledge flowing in Silvermoon's bloodline, which was even more standard than the Celestial Language textbooks in the Magic University Library.
Therefore, he was able to fluently recite every syllable of the divine language and understand its most fundamental magical meaning.
Having mastered the language of the gods, Chen Ming could now cast all the divine spells in the library. However, when casting these divine spells, he still needed to hold the corresponding spellbook and chant the long and complicated incantations word by word.
But this is a level that countless magicians can never reach in their entire lives!
If you want to memorize all the incantations of god-level spells and recite them fluently, you'll still need to spend some more time—after all, god-level spell incantations are very long, and an entire spellbook often only contains enough to record one god-level spell. These spellbooks combined even fill several bookshelves…
Secondly, there is the accumulation of the power of joy.
Because Jin Bisha and Luo Qixi's favorability ratings had both reached the maximum of 100 points, the Pleasure Power they received was increased tenfold, providing 199500 points and 192000 points respectively.
Adding to the original 878500 points, the total amount of Joyful Power has now reached 1270000 points!
Chen Ming happily opened the Pleasure System's shop interface, consuming 100,000 points of Pleasure Power to exchange for one [Longevity Potion].
There are 1170000 points remaining.
A crystal bottle, crystal clear and seemingly flowing with liquid starlight, appeared out of thin air in his hand. It felt warm to the touch and contained a vast amount of life energy.
He turned around and gently handed the priceless potion to Luo Qixi beside him.
"This potion can grant immortality. Jin Bisha has already drunk it; this one is yours."
Upon hearing this, a hint of surprise flashed in Luo Qixi's light blue eyes.
As a member of the Migrud race, she was born with an eternally youthful appearance, a gift bestowed upon her by her race. However, this gift has its limits—a lifespan of two hundred years, long in the eyes of humans, seems so short in the face of a partner seeking eternal companionship.
"My husband, I..."
Luo Qixi was about to say that she had eternal youth, but Chen Ming interrupted her with a smile:
“I know you have eternal youth, but what I want is for you to stay by my side for a very long time. This potion will grant you unlimited life. And,” his eyes were gentle yet firm, “each of my wives will have it; this is our shared future.”
Considering the vast amount of Pleasure Power that Lokishi had provided him, this was an even more deserved gift.
At Chen Ming's urging, Luo Qixi accepted the [Longevity Potion] and drank it down in one gulp.
After resolving Luo Qixi's lifespan issue, Chen Ming then had her begin cultivating the [Solar Battle Qi]. With an unlimited lifespan, she could easily cultivate the Solar Battle Qi to the god level or higher, promising a bright future!
The final reward, of course, is the result of two years of magical training.
Chen Ming's magic power growth had reached a frustrating bottleneck—as the total amount of magic power increased, it became increasingly difficult to consume magic power. No matter how hard he trained his magic power, the annual growth was negligible, only about 1%.
Moreover, this efficiency is declining further, as if it has sunk into a quagmire.
Of course, he could materialize countless planets at will, but this would destroy the world, neither the main world nor Worlds 1 and 2 could withstand it!
This outcome was not what he wanted!
Fortunately, he acquired a new S-rank skill in World 1: Multi-Chant!
This skill was like adding a super turbine to his mana-generating engine. What was originally a single-threaded mana consumption process became a highly efficient multi-threaded parallel process under the effect of [Multiple Chanting]!
His magic training efficiency has once again been greatly improved, and it is now stable at about 3 times per year!
After training in World 2 for two years, his total magic power increased by a full nine times!
This is a concept powerful enough to shake a star.
If measured by the mass of materialized matter, the mass of the matter he can materialize at once is equivalent to 297 Jupiters!
As is well known, the mass of the Sun is approximately 1048 times that of Jupiter!
A vast, star-like magic was quietly flowing through his veins.
After summarizing his fruitful gains in World 2 over the past two years, Chen Ming focused his mind, opened the light blue system interface, and clicked to return to the main world.
The space rippled and folded like water. The otherworldly mansion scene before them vanished instantly, replaced by a modern lakeside villa from the main world.
Time seemed to have been paused when he left, only to resume its flow now.
He remained seated on the comfortable sofa, the echo of the engine seemingly still lingering in his ears—at the very moment he left the main world, Li Xiangling was driving a Rolls-Royce Cullinan, first dropping Shen Qingyao and Chen Suyan off at their respective schools, and then heading to her own university. Meanwhile, Han Xueyi was driving a Rolls-Royce Ghost, taking Liu Rushuang and Su Mengdie to their schools.
Han Xueyi, who didn't need to attend classes, would naturally go home after dropping off the person.
"call……"
Chen Ming let out a soft breath, and the feeling of longing quietly washed over his heart like a tide.
Although for the harem girls in the main world, it had only been less than half an hour since they parted ways with him.
However, for Chen Ming, the year in World 1 plus the two years in World 2 meant that a full three years had actually passed.
So to be honest, I kind of miss them.
Chen Ming walked into the study, casually opened a game on the computer, and prepared to relax while waiting for Han Xueyi to return after seeing someone off. He was thinking that after such a long separation, he should give her a good "recharge".
Just then, a crisp "ding-dong" sound broke the silence of the study. It was his phone; a new message notification with a green bubble icon appeared on the screen. He opened it and saw it was from his junior, Qing Zijing:
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