「Outside Earth.」

Staring at the azure planet, Anna's face was filled with disbelief. How could such a barren star exist in the universe? It's practically an abandoned planet! To think The Supreme Emperor actually had a child here... For a moment, she couldn't help but become even more curious about the child's mother.

「It was only five in the morning in Hua Country.」

After much hesitation, Xu Lai brought Anna back to Haitang Court. She retracted her twelve beautiful, snow-white wings and padded barefoot into Xu Yiyi's room.

"Do all angels like to go barefoot?" Xu Lai asked with surprise, leaning against the doorframe.

He couldn't recall ever seeing Anna or her sister wear shoes. Hmm... they also spent very little time wearing clothes. They were usually just shrouded in holy light. Of course, when he was the only one around, that holy light wasn't so holy anymore.

Ignoring Xu Lai's question, Anna's expression turned incredibly solemn as she traced a cross on Xu Yiyi's forehead. As her slender fingers moved, the cross glowed with a holy luster before quickly fading away.

"All done," Anna said softly, her voice holding a thread of fatigue she couldn't conceal. The blessing seemed simple, but in reality, it had drained all the Spiritual Energy from her body. For the next month, she would be in a weakened state.

"Go sleep in my room for a while," Xu Lai said.

He wasn't a heartless person, after all. Not to mention they were once close confidantes, she had come all this way just to bless Yiyi and was now in a weakened state. How could he possibly let her leave Haitang Court? Earth was full of hidden secrets. If a dignified Quasi-Emperor were to meet a disastrous end in some backwater place like this, he would spend the rest of his life in regret.

"Your room?" Anna's face flushed red. "The Supreme Emperor, I'm afraid right now..."

Before she could finish, Xu Lai hurriedly covered her mouth. "Don't get the wrong idea! Just go to sleep!" He then tossed Anna onto the bed, closed the door, and left.

The corners of Anna's lips lifted slightly. She greedily inhaled the familiar scent from the pillow. So nostalgic.

「At eight o'clock.」

Xu Yiyi and Ruan Tang woke up at almost the same time and started washing up. As for Ruan Lan, she was still deep in dreamland.

But a casual glance toward the second floor made Ruan Tang freeze. She said calmly, "Xu Lai, come here a moment."

"What is it?" asked Xu Lai, who was wearing an apron while making breakfast. He looked upstairs, and a cold sweat immediately broke out on his forehead. Damn it. I forgot to tell Anna not to leave the room!

The person standing on the second floor was unmistakably Anna. She wore a purple nightgown that accentuated her graceful, slender figure, and her pure eyes exuded an indescribable holy aura.

Xu Lai could already feel the tension building in the living room... Uh. Actually, the atmosphere wasn't too tense after all.

Surprise was written all over Anna's beautiful face. She quickly walked down the stairs, took Ruan Tang's hand, and said happily, "It's a pleasure to meet you, Sister-in-law. I'm a distant relative of Xu Lai's."

Well, a close female friend could be considered a relative, right?

"..."

Ruan Tang tilted her head to look at Xu Lai, her eyes seeming to ask, Another one of your 'distant sisters'?

Cold sweat dripped down Xu Lai's forehead as he braced himself and said, "She's... my sister."

"That purple nightgown is really pretty, very elegant," Ruan Tang blinked and smiled.

"Yes, I got it from Xu Lai's room," Anna replied.

"..."

Cold sweat drenched Xu Lai's forehead. The nightgown belonged to Ruan Tang; no wonder his wife had asked about it.

Xu Yiyi was a little confused. Why is Dad sweating so much? It's not even hot in here. The little girl couldn't figure it out, so she simply stopped thinking about it. That's grown-up stuff. Let the grown-ups worry about it.

"Let's have breakfast together."

The dramatic showdown he'd imagined never happened. In fact, Ruan Tang and Anna got along splendidly.

Perhaps because of the blessing, Xu Yiyi took a great liking to Anna. She sat in her lap to eat, enthusiastically calling her "Auntie" with every other word.

They finished breakfast quickly. As Xu Lai was cleaning up the dishes, Ruan Tang helped out. She locked the kitchen door and said with a smile that didn't quite reach her eyes, "Xu Lai, is she really your sister?"

Xu Lai didn't know how to answer.

Ruan Tang didn't press further. Instead, she stood on her tiptoes and bit Xu Lai's shoulder hard. "I only accept widowhood, not infidelity, so please handle your relationships with other women properly!"

Xu Lai was stunned. A woman's intuition was truly terrifying; it felt like nothing could escape Ruan Tang's eyes.

He drove his wife and daughter to her company and the school. Anna was also in the car, looking at the busy city traffic with great curiosity.

She had seen high-tech civilizations countless times more advanced than Earth. But those worlds were cold and indifferent, with every action predicated on maximum profit. People communicated telepathically, and the vast star systems were utterly silent, like cities of the dead.

Earth wasn't like that. The shouts of vendors from roadside stalls and the angry curses of drivers honking their horns in traffic jams—this world was brimming with the vibrancy of life.

No wonder The Supreme Emperor was willing to live here. Compared to the Immortal Domain, where strength reigns supreme, this place lacked the constant bloodshed and slaughter. It was truly suited for a quiet, peaceful life.

After getting out of the car at her company, Ruan Tang smiled at Anna through the lowered window. "Let's have dinner together tonight."

"Okay, Sister-in-law," Anna nodded.

Xu Lai didn't dare to linger. "Honey, we're leaving now."

"Mr. Xu, do be careful on the road."

Ruan Tang's wish for his safety was unprecedented. Her words were gentle, yet to Xu Lai, they carried a terror more profound than being hunted by the Hundred Immortal Sects in his youth. He knew Ruan Tang was warning him.

Xu Lai gave a wry smile. On the way to Dongli University, he finally spoke up. "What was all that about? Wouldn't it have been much better to just stay in your room and recover?"

"The Supreme Emperor, I'm not some secret lover you have to hide away. Why shouldn't I be seen?" Anna responded nonchalantly.

Xu Lai was speechless. She had a point.

"Your wife is very pretty, and Yiyi is adorable!" Anna said, propping her chin on her hand and frowning slightly. "But there seems to be an unusual, very faint aura about her."

"What kind of aura?" Xu Lai asked.

"I can't quite put my finger on it," Anna said, shaking her head. "It's just a feeling, something faint that I can sense but can't describe."

Although angels could perceive things ordinary people couldn't, Xu Lai didn't think much of it. As long as I'm here, no demon or evil spirit will ever touch a single hair on Ruan Tang's head.

From the corner of her eye, Anna peeked at Xu Lai's profile, marveling to herself. As expected of the man I love. He's impossibly handsome from every angle.

As for the future... Anna wasn't too concerned. Monogamy wasn't practiced in the Immortal Domain; it was perfectly normal for a powerful man to have dozens or even hundreds of female confidantes. All that had happened now was that The Supreme Emperor's official wife had been determined. She still had a chance!

Xu Lai didn't give Anna a tour of Dongli University, instead letting her wander on her own.

However, Anna found wandering around by herself boring, so she hopped up to sit on the desk opposite Xu Lai, propping her chin in her hands and staring at him.

This scene gave Zhou Feng and Liu Nanwei, who had just arrived for work, a massive headache.

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