Gu Jiuyou's purple crystal-like eyes suddenly widened. A warm current rose from her Dantian, circulating throughout her body along her Meridians. She hadn't noticed it before, but this porridge… it actually contained such pure Spiritual Qi!
This was definitely not an effect achievable by ordinary Spirit Medicine. It would require at least a thousand-year-old Immortal Plant, combined with special refining techniques to achieve…
How could this be Mortal porridge? It was clearly a top-tier tonic from the cultivation world!
And this bowl of porridge came from the hands of a Mortal?
"This, this porridge was made by you?"
Gu Jiuyou's beautiful eyes widened, revealing a delicate face filled with disbelief.
Ye Xuan's hand trembled, almost dropping the spoon onto the bed.
"Of… of course."
"Is it good?"
He forced himself to remain calm and scooped up another spoonful of porridge, feeling a bit guilty. Although it was called porridge, it was actually more like something painstakingly created from Heaven And Earth Treasure.
"Delicious…"
Gu Jiuyou instinctively replied, then immediately shook her head.
Now was not the time to inquire about how delicious it was!
The question was, how did her Mortal husband in the Human Realm manage to make porridge containing such pure Spiritual Qi!
"Where did you get the Materials for the porridge?"
"Hm?"
A thin layer of sweat seeped from Ye Xuan's back. As a dignified Immortal Venerable, he wouldn't even frown when facing a million demon soldiers, yet at this moment, he felt a little guilty under his wife's gaze.
"From… from the back mountain behind the house?" Ye Xuan gave two dry laughs, his fingers unconsciously twisting the bedsheet.
"Back mountain…?"
Gu Jiuyou was very surprised, staring at Ye Xuan with suspicious eyes.
How could such Immortal Plant Spirit Medicine be found casually by a Mortal? She suspected he was lying to her!
Ye Xuan felt a chill under her gaze and quickly took his wife's hand: "Your husband isn't lying to you, I really found them all on the back mountain. If you don't believe me, I'll take you to see it later, wife."
—This wasn't entirely a lie. Those Immortal Plants were indeed picked from the "back mountain," but that mountain was a small Immortal Mountain he had specially moved from the Immortal Realm's Nine Heavens, disguised as an ordinary hill with an illusion spell.
"Alright…"
Seeing that Ye Xuan genuinely didn't seem to be lying, Gu Jiuyou didn't press further.
After all, he was just a Mortal, and she couldn't detect any Spiritual Qi from Ye Xuan.
She would verify it herself later.
"Wife, ah~"
Seeing that Gu Jiuyou no longer questioned him, Ye Xuan continued to scoop up the porridge and feed it to her mouth.
"Husband's cooking is truly excellent."
Gu Jiuyou smiled sweetly.
Ye Xuan's heart warmed, and he suddenly felt that emptying the entire Immortal Realm's Nine Heavens was worth it. Watching his wife eat the food he made was more satisfying than listening to flattery from the entire Immortal Realm.
Indeed, this was the life he wanted.
All the fighting and killing, he was tired of it.
It seemed he needed to learn more about cooking. Fairy Yanxia once gave him a cookbook, it seemed to be called 《Xianjie Zhenxiu Lu》; he would find it and study it when he had time.
—Although he had used it as a table mat last time.
"I, I'm full. Aren't you eating?"
Gu Jiuyou suddenly reacted and snatched the porridge bowl. What a joke, how could she, the dignified Demon Emperor, keep being fed by a Mortal?
It was an affront to her dignity!
She snatched the remaining porridge from Ye Xuan's hand, her face slightly flushed, and scooped up a spoonful of porridge, feeding it to his mouth.
"Come, your… your wife will feed you…"
Gu Jiuyou instinctively wanted to refer to herself as 'this Emperor' but quickly corrected herself. It was a good thing she changed it.
Perhaps no one would believe it if she said it…
Gu Jiuyou, the Demon Emperor who struck fear into the Six Realms, was actually actively feeding a Mortal…
It would surely make people's jaws drop!
Ye Xuan was slightly surprised, not expecting Gu Jiuyou to be so proactive.
With a slight smile, he happily opened his mouth and accepted…
This feeling of being fed was not new to him; his former subordinates had also done it for him, but this was a completely different experience…
This was his rightful wife, feeding him for the first time!
This was much more interesting than being an Immortal Venerable!
—If the people of the Immortal Realm knew that their aloof and emotionless Immortal Venerable was experiencing a racing heart for such a small interaction, their jaws would probably drop to the floor.
The porridge bowl was empty.
"Well… wife, I'll go open the shop now, okay?"
Ye Xuan lived in seclusion but did not avoid the world.
He merely wanted to avoid the troubles of the Immortal Realm, so Ye Xuan came to a Mortal city—Lige. Ye Xuan ran a teahouse, and occasionally, he would also play the role of a storyteller.
In the East Market of Lige City, a teahouse named "Wangyou" had just removed its door panels, and Ye Xuan skillfully arranged the tea sets.
"Shopkeeper Ye is finally here."
Old Man Zhang, the candy seller, greeted him with a chuckle: "For the past three days, those young ladies have been loitering around my stall, chattering about Shopkeeper Ye."
"Three days!?"
The teapot in Ye Xuan's hand almost fell to the ground.
"Didn't my wife and I just… one night?"
How could it be three days!
"Shopkeeper Ye, you're really good at playing dumb! Didn't you get married three days ago? Can your new bride still get out of bed? You two are so lovey-dovey, you've even lost track of the days, haven't you?"
"Is the new bride pretty?"
Ye Xuan's lips unconsciously curved upwards: "My wife is naturally the most beautiful in the world."
This was not him bragging. Even looking across the Six Realms, no one could compare to Gu Jiuyou's beauty.
"Oh my, look at this sweetness!"
Aunt Wang from the fabric shop next door leaned over.
"No wonder Shopkeeper Ye hasn't done business for three whole days!"
"When will you bring your wife out for a stroll? Auntie will give you a good piece of fabric for new clothes!"
Ye Xuan smiled and agreed, but he was even more puzzled in his heart. Had he really been fooling around with Gu Jiuyou for three whole days!?
The teahouse was packed as soon as it opened.
Most were young women who had come heartbroken after hearing about Ye Xuan's marriage. Who could blame them, Shopkeeper Ye was so handsome. Not only did he brew excellent tea, but he also told many interesting stories.
But there were also many who had just learned that Ye Xuan got married three days ago and were very regretful, they had been too slow!
Someone else had gotten there first!
Su Yue, in a green dress, tugged at Ye Xuan's sleeve, her eyes red: "Night Brother, how could you suddenly get married! Whose Young Miss is she?"
"Exactly, exactly!"
"How could Shopkeeper Ye get married!"
"We don't accept it!"
"It's outrageous, who is she from!"
The young women chattered noisily. Ye Xuan was having a headache when he suddenly heard—
"Hey, take your hand off my husband's hand!"
The clear, cold female voice instantly silenced the entire teahouse.
Everyone turned around, only to see an exceptionally beautiful woman walking towards them.
The woman was dressed in a white gown, her figure graceful, with long silver-white hair cascading to her waist, and fair, delicate skin, so beautiful it was breathtaking.
Her purple eyes exuded a threatening aura. Su Yue's hand trembled under the gaze, and she fearfully released her small hand clutching Ye Xuan.
Like a protective kitten!
Seeing this, Ye Xuan couldn't help but sigh.
Was his wife jealous?
His angry wife looked beautiful too!