Wang Wei and Wu Hong walked in the sand with bare naked feet while holding each other's hands. They felt the sun hitting their skin, the smoothness of the sand, and the gentle caress of the waves. The atmosphere seed perfect for a simple date.
"It's indeed beautiful, but it's not the sa," Wang Wei said.
"You can create other people and make it livelier if you want," Wu Hong suggested.
"I know, but it's not the sa."
"Are you feeling nostalgic for an authentic beach experience from Earth?" she asked.
"That's right. I think this is the first ti since I was young I missed ho so much," Wang Wei nodded.
"You can visit now that you're a Paragon."
"It's too dangerous."
"You can at least send a projection to check things out," Wu Hong said.
"That may not be a bad idea," Wang Wei nodded. He would need so preparation, but it's possible to visit Earth and the Prehistoric World for a short period. The couple enjoyed the sand before looking at the sunset.
"It's beautiful," Wu Hong said. Although they can control the concepts that make up realities themselves, it's always good to ground themselves by enjoying the purest form of nature.
"If only we could enjoy this kind of thing together for all eternity."
"Why can't we?" Wang Wei asked as he turned to face her, his palm still closely grasping hers. Wu Hong looked him in the eyes. "Tell , you won't one day suddenly ask to deem my light so you can shine?"
"If one day I need you to do that, it ans I've failed as a husband and as a cultivator," Wang Wei replied. Wu Hong was arrogant, but so was he. If he ever needed her to shrink herself for him to shine, then his pride and arrogance must have been abandoned, making him a failure as a husband and a cultivator.
"You promised?"
"I do," Wang Wei said firmly.
"Good. I hope you won't forget today's words."
"I won't," Wang Wei smiled as he kissed her forehead. They continued walking in the sand. "No more hypothetical? Is your curiosity satiated?"
"Since you ask for more, I'll give you. Hmm, let think. What if one day, you had to choose between your absolute freedom and ? What would you choose?"
Wang Wei stopped walking and looked her in the eyes as he answered. "My obsession is too deep. I'm afraid I'll choose my ambitions. Is that a deal breaker for you?"
"No. Ultimately, we are cultivators first, driven by our obsession and ambitions. I would do the sa," Wu Hong replied. She also has her ambitions and dreams and would not give them up for anyone else.
Wang Wei smiled. "I'm glad to hear that."
"Let's continue," she uttered while they continued walking. "Let's say I was captured and you needed to save , but you know there is absolutely no way to save , and you would one hundred percent die in the process. Would you still co?"
"I'm assuming in this scenario, I cannot just cultivate to a higher realm to revive and avenge you?"
"That's right," Wu Hong nodded.
"In that case, I would co to save you."
"Why? Aren't you giving up on your dream by rushing into a sure-death situation?" she asked.
"It's one thing for to end things between us for my ambition, but another for soone to force it to happen," Wang Wei explained. "I will fight until the end to save you and continue living."
"You know that's illogical, right?" They stopped, facing each other once again.
"So? I would never forgive myself if I allowed you to experience true death without doing everything in power to prevent it," Wang Wei admitted. Wu Hong looked him in the eyes, looking at its purity and clarity. She smiled before kissing him: "My hero."
"Of course," Wang Wei grinned. "What about you? What's your goal in life? I know when you were young, you wanted to prove to the world you were worthy. Now, you're the famous Empress Wu — you should have proven your worth to the world, no, to the Chaos Universe."
"I have indeed outgrown my previous goal," Wu Hong nodded. "Currently, I only have one obsession: unraveling the world's mysteries. I want to know all the taboos, find what happened in the Lost Age, what the Genesis Age was like, discover the essence of all the Grand Constructs, study the operation chanism of Grand Dao, and more importantly, I want to see with my eyes what lies beyond the Chaos Universe."
"That's an excellent goal, and one very fitting to you," Wang Wei praised. Wu Hong was probably the most knowledgeable person he knew due to the nature of her Dao. So, it made sense that she would be interested in discovering all the secrets and knowledge of the universe.
"Of course it's great. Don't you see whose goal it is?" She replied with a proud smirk. Wang Wei looked at how adorable she was, and he suddenly had an idea. He knelt on one knee and summoned two small boxes: one with a diamond ring and the other a jade bracelet.
"This ring belonged to my mother, the one from Earth. It's a family heirloom that she promised to give , but in the end, she went back on her word and gave it to my little brother. I've created it and planned to give it to you in the lower dinsion, but felt it was inappropriate." Wang Wei looked at the ring as he montarily lost himself in his mories.
"The jade bracelet is from my mother. It's not a Yu family heirloom of anything, but sothing she made for her future daughter-in-law. Apparently, she made it as soon as she was pregnant with .
"Well, look at rambling. I didn't expect to be so flustered. What I'm trying to say is: would you spend eternity with ?"
Wu Hong glanced at him, and for a brief mont, she saw their life until the end of ti and beyond. She smiled because she was more than happy with what she saw. "I do."
Wang Wei's beating heart finally eased as he exhaled deeply. He slowly put the bracelet and ring on her finger. "You may need to refine them again to prevent breakage during battle." The last ti these things were updated was during the Great Emperor Realm.
"I feel they would lose their sentintal value if I modify them. I think I'll wear them as is and put them away during fights," Wu Hong said.
"It's up to you," Wang Wei nodded. "By the way, do you want a wedding? And if so, on what scale? Sothing as small as we did in the lower dinsion or sothing extravagant?"
"It has to be extravagant. Grand Weddings are the best way to amass resources from all the factions," Wu Hong said.
"Are you sure? Given the current situation, this may not be the best idea — unless you want to rush the wedding as soon as possible. However, I was hoping we could wait until I beca a Primal."
"What? Feeling the pressure?"
"How can I not? I'm just a little nobody marrying the beautiful and powerful Empress Wu," Wang Wei smiled.
Wu Hong shook her head. "Grand weddings require ti to prepare. Since we expect others to give us lavish gifts, the wedding must be of a certain caliber. Wait, I just had a brilliant idea. What if we had a Heavenly Wedding?"
"A Heavenly Wedding? That's not a bad idea," Wang Wei said. Heavenly Weddings will be blessed by Heavenly Dao, and they will receive luck and rit, which is crucial with the existence of the scroll.
"However, you would need a Karma Position first," Wang Wei is a Three-Realm Emperor, which is a Karma Position, aning he's fine, but that's not the case.
"It should be easy to get a Guardian Position from Heavenly Dao because of the Hong Protection System."
"You're right, but do you think it's a good idea to bind yourself to the Eternal Ascension World when a catastrophe is coming?"
"It's not as serious as you think. I've just updated the system for the invasion, and such an achievent is enough to get a position with too much karma attached to it," Wu Hong explained.
"That's fine, but there is still the ti issue. We don't know when the catastrophe will happen."
"I'll start preparing for the wedding, you focus on becoming a Primal as soon as possible, and once you've reached that level, we will send the invite. As for when the wedding will happen, we'll decide then. If push cos to shove, we'll have it during the catastrophe and use it as bait to lure the enemy to cause trouble."
"You would risk ruining our wedding?" Wang Wei asked.
"The best kind of wedding is the type that is followed by small bloodshed," Wu Hong replied as she licked her luscious lip.
"That's my girl," Wang Wei smiled before kissing her cheek.
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