In the early morning, Ye Xuan opened his eyes to find Gu Jiuyou already awake, lying on his chest, her amethyst-like eyes staring at him without blinking.
"Husband~" Gu Jiuyou called out sweetly.
"Can you take me to the back mountain today?"
Ye Xuan's heart skipped a beat.
What was bound to come had arrived...
"Alright."
He forced a calm smile and said, "But why does my wife suddenly want to go to the back mountain?"
Gu Jiuyou blinked her large eyes and said coquettishly, "I suddenly want to see what the back mountain my husband mentioned looks like... Besides, aren't you injured, husband? Maybe there are some miraculous Spirit Medicine inside that can heal you~"
Each 'husband' she uttered warmed Ye Xuan's heart.
Although he wasn't injured at all, he still pretended to be weak: "Then... shall we go after breakfast?"
"Mm!" Gu Jiuyou nodded happily.
After breakfast, the two walked hand in hand towards the back mountain.
Ye Xuan felt a little uneasy, but then he thought, at worst, he would just reveal his identity to Gu Jiuyou; after all, she was his wife.
Even if Gu Jiuyou couldn't accept it, what if he, a dignified Immortal Venerable, abducted her back to the Immortal Realm?
Looking at the remaining Five Realms where the Divine Realm had disappeared, who could stop him?
"Husband, is this it?" Gu Jiuyou asked, pointing to two sudden large trees ahead.
These two trees were extremely peculiar, entirely verdant, with golden patterns entwined around their trunks, shimmering in the sunlight.
Even stranger was that there were only these two trees in the entire back mountain; besides them, not a single blade of grass grew.
"Yes, this is it."
Ye Xuan held Gu Jiuyou's hand and walked towards the bluestone steps between the two trees: "From here, you can see many Spirit Medicine and food."
A hint of doubt flashed in Gu Jiuyou's eyes.
These two trees... why do they look so familiar?
They seemed to be the unique Jade Gold-Veined Trees of the Immortal Realm; she had seen them fifty years ago when she fought her way into the Immortal Realm...
The moment she stepped onto the stairs, Gu Jiuyou clearly felt herself passing through a barrier!
When she looked up again, the scenery before her had completely changed!
Inside the barrier, rare Immortal Plants and Spirit Medicine covered the mountains and plains, and the air was filled with visible spiritual Qi, so dense it almost condensed into liquid.
In the distance, there was also a small lake, with colorful auspicious clouds floating on its surface, and occasionally a few fish leaped out of the water.
Gu Jiuyou's beautiful eyes widened in shock. The concentration of spiritual Qi in this place was something even the top Cultivate Holy Land in the Demon Realm could hardly compare to!
No wonder so many Immortal Plants and Spirit Medicine could grow here!
"Wife, I didn't lie to you, did I?"
"Isn't it a surprise? I was also greatly surprised when I first discovered this place!"
Ye Xuan said triumphantly.
Gu Jiuyou nodded, but her heart was in turmoil.
This was not some wild medicinal garden; it was clearly meticulously arranged by someone! And judging from the strength of the barrier, the one who set it up was at least an Immortal Emperor Realm powerhouse!
"Husband... when you first came here... did you encounter any danger?"
Ye Xuan scratched his head: "No, I just walked in. Maybe I was lucky!"
Gu Jiuyou was thoughtful.
This barrier only allowed Mortals and beasts with no spiritual Qi to enter and exit freely, and it was only effective against those below the Immortal Emperor Realm...
Wait!
Could it be that the one who set it up was targeting Mortals?
"These Spirit Medicine... can husband pick them freely?" Gu Jiuyou asked tentatively.
"Yes, anyway, no one manages them." Ye Xuan said matter-of-factly.
Gu Jiuyou's mouth twitched.
If the old guys in the Immortal Realm knew that their treasured Immortal Plants were being picked by a Mortal like wild vegetables, they would probably spit blood from anger.
"Wife, look at that ganoderma."
Ye Xuan pointed to a ganoderma that was entirely golden yellow.
"I've wanted to eat it for a long time. Let's pick it and eat it. It must taste good!"
Gu Jiuyou almost bit her tongue.
Isn't this the Immortal Realm's supreme treasure, the Nine-Turn Golden Radiance Ganoderma?
A divine item that could allow a Mortal to undergo a complete transformation and extend their lifespan by a thousand years!
"It's... pretty good..." Gu Jiuyou said with a dry laugh.
She suddenly felt what a hard life she had been living in the Demon Emperor Palace!
It was not as good as the Human Realm's food!
Ye Xuan then pointed to a patch of small purple flowers by the lake: "That flower makes particularly good tea. Would you like to try it, wife?"
Gu Jiuyou looked closely and almost fainted. What purple spiritual flower was that? It was clearly the Grand Void Purple Spiritual Plant!
It was one of the main ingredients for refining the Nine-Turn Soul-Returning Pill!
One plant was worth millions of Spirit Stones, and there was actually a large patch of them here!
As he spoke, he casually plucked a Grand Void Purple Spiritual Plant and tucked it into Gu Jiuyou's hair: "It looks so good on you, wife."
Gu Jiuyou: "..."
What a waste of heavenly resources!
She was now certain that the owner of this medicinal garden was either a fool, or...
It was her husband!
"Let me take my wife to a good place."
Ye Xuan took her hand.
The two passed through the medicinal garden and arrived at a small pavilion by the lake. The pavilion was entirely made of white jade, with wind chimes hanging from its eaves, making crisp sounds in the wind.
"This is..."
Gu Jiuyou looked in surprise at the stone table in the center of the pavilion, on which a game of chess was carved, with black and white pieces made of extraterrestrial profound iron.
"I discovered it by chance. Sometimes when I'm tired, I rest here."
Ye Xuan pulled her to sit down.
Gu Jiuyou was already numb.
How could she forget this pavilion!
Although it wasn't as large as the one she had seen before, it was certainly a miniature version of the Immortal Realm Xuan Venerable's One Regret Pavilion!
And that chessboard was the very chess game that had trapped her for an entire day when she fought her way into the Immortal Realm fifty years ago!
Gu Jiuyou took a deep breath and said seriously:
"Husband, who exactly are you?"
Ye Xuan smiled foolishly: "I am me, Ye Xuan, your husband."
Gu Jiuyou looked at him steadily, then suddenly reached out and caressed his face: "Do you know? An ordinary person who eats a little Golden-Winged Demon Fish would need at least three days to digest it and recover. But you..."
Her fingers gently traced Ye Xuan's chest: "You're perfectly fine!"
Ye Xuan was startled.
Was it here that he was exposed?
Ye Xuan held her hand, a hint of a smile flashing in his eyes: "And what about my wife? Able to slap someone ten meters away and even get hold of the rare Golden-Winged Demon Fish from the Demon Realm... Who is my wife?"
The two looked at each other for a moment, then suddenly laughed at the same time.
"There are quite a lot of Golden-Winged Demon Fish in the Demon Realm now."
Gu Jiuyou was a bit proud. After she unified the Demon Realm, many rare Immortal Plants, Spiritual Plants, and rare species had been extensively cultivated.
Ye Xuan suggested: "Shall we say it together?"
Gu Jiuyou nodded: "Okay."
"Xuan Venerable—Ye Xuan."
"Demon Emperor—Gu Jiuyou."
As their words fell, both of them froze.
"You are the Demon Emperor?!"
"You are that Xuan Venerable!?"
There was another moment of silence.
"So..."
Ye Xuan spoke with difficulty: "That rumored fierce and evil Demon Emperor with three thousand male consorts..."
"That expressionless, decisive Immortal Venerable?" Gu Jiuyou finished.
The two looked at each other again, then suddenly burst into laughter at the same time.
"Hahaha... three thousand male consorts..."
"Ye Xuan, Xuan Venerable, Immortal Venerable, so that's it..."
As they laughed, Ye Xuan pulled Gu Jiuyou into his arms: "I don't care who you are, you're my wife anyway."
"If you try to run, I'll knock you out and abduct you back to the Immortal Realm!"
Gu Jiuyou leaned against his chest, listening to his strong heartbeat, and whispered: "If you ever dare to change your mind, I'll kill you..."
Ye Xuan: "!?"
Did his wife just say something very terrifying?
"How could I?"
Ye Xuan lowered his head and kissed her red lips.
"I love my wife the most."
Gu Jiuyou hummed, but she didn't push him away.