Originally, Zhao Ling had planned to stay with Bo Saixi on Sea God Island for about a week.
After all, her beauty was truly top-tier—among all his current bedmates, she was the most stunning and possessed the best temperament.
As someone who had tasted the pleasures of the flesh and become addicted, Zhao Ling was reluctant to leave such a beautiful wife behind.
But Bo Saixi was having none of it. If this guy insisted on overstaying his welcome, she'd be the one to suffer the consequences.
So, as soon as she recovered physically, she ruthlessly kicked Zhao Ling off Sea God Island and laid down a hard rule: he could only visit for three days each month.
Zhao Ling was quite upset. Why didn't his wives know how to cherish him?
Back on Blue Star, the ancient Chinese emperors had concubines who desperately fought for favor, yet his wives treated him like a plague to be avoided.
If it weren't for the fact that the Sea Maiden Douluo was constantly affected by her passive "Lady Killer level 1" trait—her gaze fixated on him without blinking—he might have begun to doubt his own charm.
Standing on the Cloud-Piercing Shuttle, watching Sea God Island shrink into the distance, Zhao Ling grumbled to himself.
"Xi'er, just you wait. Once your husband can fully suppress you, don't even dream of me leaving so easily. Hmph."
After grumbling, Zhao Ling fell into thought. He remembered that near Sea God Island, there was a Demon Spirit Great White Shark named Xiao Bai.
After taking human form, she was a stunning exotic beauty, and the mother of Bai Xiuxiu, the female lead of the fourth volume of the original story.
This shark could freely shift between beast and human forms—a remarkable ability.
Later on, there weren't many soul beasts who could switch forms so freely. Gu Yuena was probably one of them.
Zhao Ling was a bit tempted to meet the Demon Spirit Great White Shark, but on second thought, he gave up.
After all, she was the mount of the Sea God. Having just seduced the Sea God's High Priestess, if he also seduced the Sea God's mount, the Sea God would surely come after him. Better to wait until he became stronger.
Zhao Ling walked to the bow of the ship, tapped the Star Dou Great Forest location on the map, then turned the direction pointer toward the forest and headed into the cabin.
Two days later, Zhao Ling stood at the bow, watching the scenery blur past below. The surroundings were starting to look familiar.
Apparently, less than 100 kilometers ahead was the small village where Ah Yin once lived.
He hadn't expected the Cloud-Piercing Shuttle to pass near that village on the way to the Star Dou Great Forest.
Thinking back to how Xi'er had summoned rain upon that village to vent her anger on his behalf, Zhao Ling felt delighted—clearly, Xi'er still cared deeply for him.
But as the shuttle flew onward, Zhao Ling couldn't find the village. Instead, he saw a lake, several dozen kilometers in diameter.
At once, a possibility occurred to Zhao Ling, and he blurted out, "Holy shit."
He had to admit—Xi'er, no, the heavens—were truly ruthless.
An entire village and the surrounding area had been turned into a lake.
How heavy must that rain have been? And how long did it last? The heavens' favoritism toward him had clearly reached a maddening degree. He had even doubted whether she loved him—how shameful.
As for the village now submerged under the lake, Zhao Ling couldn't be bothered to care.
Heh. What did the flooding of a village have to do with Zhao Ling? Or with his Xi'er?
When it rains, it rains; when a girl gets married, she gets married; and when the heavens decide to punish some villagers, it's their own fault.
Yes, exactly. Zhao Ling nodded, whistling cheerfully as the shuttle soared over the lake…
After another day of travel, the Cloud-Piercing Shuttle finally reached the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest.
Zhao Ling didn't rush to disembark. Instead, he ordered the shuttle to lower its altitude and headed straight toward the core depths of the forest.
He didn't know exactly where Xiao Wu and Xiao Rou lived, but the Titan Giant Ape and Azure Bull Python would know. So he planned to head straight into the ten-thousand-year core zone.
Zhao Ling now had a solid understanding of his combat strength. As long as he didn't venture into the most dangerous regions or encounter beings like the Silver Dragon King or Di Tian, he could roam freely through the forest.
So he wasn't worried about the Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape fighting to the death—they wouldn't be able to win anyway.
The Cloud-Piercing Shuttle maintained an altitude of less than 100 meters as it flew, soon arriving over the area populated by ten-thousand-year soul beasts. At that moment, Xiao Rou was picking mushrooms—planning to stew them with carrots for dinner.
Her husband was gone now, but she and her daughter still had to live on—and live well.
Otherwise, her husband wouldn't be able to rest in peace in the afterlife. She had to force herself to recover from her grief.
The unusual noise from the sky twitched her sensitive rabbit ears. She looked up instinctively and was stunned to see the giant flying ship.
Huh? What's a ship doing in the sky? Aren't ships supposed to sail on water?
More importantly, this ship seemed to be heading toward the ten-thousand-year core area.
Suddenly, Xiao Rou thought of something. The Zhao Ling Diary copy that appeared a few days ago mentioned the diary's author planned to visit the Star Dou Great Forest to take her and Xiao Wu away.
Could it be… the person on this ship is the diary's author? Quite possible—very likely, in fact.
Xiao Rou immediately realized she had to take Xiao Wu and head for the ten-thousand-year core zone.
Otherwise, Da Ming and Er Ming might be in danger. After all, the diary author claimed to have the combat power of a level 98–99 Limit Douluo.
If those two blockheads tried to fight him, things could get ugly. So Xiao Rou grabbed her basket and ran home.
When she got back, she saw her daughter napping at the table. She set the basket down and scooped her up, heading straight toward the core zone.
Xiao Wu, still groggy, looked up in confusion from her mother's arms.
"Mom? What's wrong? Why are you running so fast and out of breath?"
"He's here. Da Ming and Er Ming might be in danger. We have to go to the core zone," Xiao Rou said seriously.
Xiao Wu immediately understood who "he" meant and lazily curled up in her mother's arms.
"No rush, Mom. He won't hurt Da Ming or Er Ming. At most…"
She wanted to say more, but couldn't find the words. She rolled her eyes and went back to dozing.
Xiao Rou also realized the diary author might just be coming to find her and her daughter.
But she was puzzled—was he really doing it just to prevent their deaths?