As the sun set, the street grew quiet and the number of pedestrians dwindled.
Ye Xuan, reluctantly holding a washboard in one hand, walked home with Gu Jiuyou by his side.
The heavy sunlight cast a golden glow on Gu Jiuyou’s beautiful face, and her silver-white hair gently swayed in the evening breeze, subtly carrying a faint, delicate fragrance.
“My wife is so beautiful…”
Ye Xuan was mesmerized and muttered unconsciously.
“Of course, my husband is barely worthy of me.”
Gu Jiuyou proudly lifted her chin.
She certainly had the right to be proud. In terms of strength, she was the Demon Realm’s Supreme; in terms of appearance, no one in the Six Realms could surpass her.
“What did you cook tonight, my wife?” Ye Xuan asked casually.
“!”
Gu Jiuyou’s expression suddenly changed, and she stammered, “…Fish…”
Ye Xuan’s heart skipped a beat.
Why did this reaction feel so familiar? Could it be…
“My wife… you wouldn’t happen to… not be very good at cooking, would you?”
“Sh-shut up!”
How could she, the dignified Demon Emperor, possibly cook herself?!
Not to mention her Cultivation had long since reached the stage of Bigu, and even in the Demon Emperor Palace, there were over three hundred imperial chefs; when would it ever be her turn to cook?
In her haste, Gu Jiuyou actually slapped him. Ye Xuan was caught off guard and was sent flying, crashing against a wall ten meters away with a “bang”!
“Ah!”
“Ye, Ye Xuan!”
Gu Jiuyou finally realized what she had done and rushed over in a panic.
Ye Xuan’s face was covered in blood, looking utterly miserable.
In her shyness just now, she hadn’t held back her strength!
Although she had held back most of her strength, her husband was a Mortal!
Actually, with Ye Xuan’s Cultivation, that slap was no different from a tickle.
But to avoid revealing his identity, he secretly used spiritual Qi to create a few wounds on himself, and even deliberately forced out a few mouthfuls of blood.
“Are you alright, husband~”
Gu Jiuyou squatted down, her silver-white hair falling, her slender eyelashes trembling slightly, her purple eyes brimming with tears, and her cherry lips quivering slightly, looking like someone who had made a mistake and was waiting to be scolded.
Ye Xuan’s heart softened, and a sudden idea struck him. He deliberately feigned severe injury and closed his eyes, his head “accidentally” resting on Gu Jiuyou’s chest…
Mmm… soft and fragrant…
Damn it, he’s taking advantage of me!
Gu Jiuyou almost couldn’t hold back again!
But looking at Ye Xuan’s “dying” appearance, she ultimately softened.
“W-wife, I might have to trouble you to carry me back.” Ye Xuan said weakly.
Gu Jiuyou bit her lip, gently helped Ye Xuan up, turned, and squatted down: “Get on.”
He’s just a Mortal, I can’t blame him… Gu Jiuyou silently repeated in her mind.
Ye Xuan happily lay on his wife’s soft back, his hands naturally wrapping around her fragrant shoulders.
Although Gu Jiuyou appeared slender, carrying him was effortless for her.
“My wife is so strong.” Ye Xuan whispered in her ear.
Speaking of which, his wife’s stamina was truly out of the ordinary.
Not just in bed, but even normally…
If Ye Xuan hadn’t truly found no spiritual Qi in her, he would have suspected Gu Jiuyou was a reclusive Cultivator like himself!
Gu Jiuyou’s ear tips reddened: “L-less nonsense!”
Walking on the way home, Ye Xuan suddenly remembered something: “Oh right, my wife, you just said you cooked fish… What kind of fish was it?”
Gu Jiuyou’s footsteps paused, and her voice suddenly became a few shades softer: “Just… just bought randomly…”
Upon returning home, Gu Jiuyou carefully placed Ye Xuan on the bed, then turned to the kitchen to bring out the cooked fish soup.
The golden fish soup emitted a rich aroma.
“Husband, try it…” Gu Jiuyou scooped a spoonful, carefully blew on it, and brought it to Ye Xuan’s mouth.
Ye Xuan took a sip and his eyes immediately widened.
This taste… this delicious flavor… could it be…
“My wife, this fish…”
“It’s just ordinary carp!”
Gu Jiuyou quickly interrupted him: “I, I bought it at the market!”
Ye Xuan’s heart was in turmoil. This was no ordinary carp!
It was clearly the Golden-Winged Demon Fish, a specialty of the Demon Realm!
This fish could not only heal internal hidden injuries but also clear meridians and replenish spiritual Qi. Most importantly, its taste was absolutely superb, hailed by Fairy Yanxia as one of the Demon Realm’s top ten delicacies!
A hundred years ago, he and his friend Zhao Wudi had waited for half a month in the Demon Realm’s Tongku River just to catch one Golden-Winged Demon Fish to taste it!
And now… his wife actually said she bought it casually?
“How is it? Does it taste good?” Gu Jiuyou asked expectantly.
This was something she had made with her own hands!
Although it cost over a hundred Golden-Winged Demon Fish, this one’s quality was barely acceptable…
Moreover, after eating the Golden-Winged Demon Fish, her Mortal husband’s injuries would also quickly recover.
“G-good… delicious…”
Ye Xuan nodded mechanically, but his mind was racing.
Where did this fish come from?
Could it be my wife…
No way…
Such a coincidence!?
“That’s good then!”
“I spent a long time making it!”
Gu Jiuyou breathed a sigh of relief, a happy smile appearing on her face.
Ye Xuan contentedly held Gu Jiuyou’s hand: “My wife, you’ve worked hard.”
Gu Jiuyou’s face flushed, and she pulled her hand back: “N-nothing! Hurry and eat!”
Ye Xuan drank the soup while secretly observing Gu Jiuyou.
She was sitting by the bed, resting her chin in her hands, watching him with anticipation in her purple eyes. Was such a wife… truly just an ordinary person?
Ye Xuan asked casually, “Oh right, my wife, which market did you buy this fish from? I’ll go buy some another day.”
“Huh?”
Gu Jiuyou froze, then frantically waved her hand: “J-just the one in the west of the city… that… that…”
Just as she was stammering, a loud “bang” suddenly came from the kitchen, followed by a smell of something burnt.
“Ah! My fish!” Gu Jiuyou exclaimed and rushed into the kitchen.
Ye Xuan quickly followed, and the sight before him left him dumbfounded.
The kitchen was a mess, pots, bowls, and ladles scattered everywhere, and black smoke was still rising from the stove. Most exaggeratedly, there were more than a dozen… Golden-Winged Demon Fish corpses lying on the floor!
“This…”
Ye Xuan pointed at the priceless Demon Fish on the floor, his voice trembling slightly.
Gu Jiuyou stood in the midst of the chaos, her head lowered like a child who had done something wrong: “I, I wanted to make something delicious for my husband…”
Only then did Ye Xuan understand that his wife had actually wasted so many Golden-Winged Demon Fish just to make him this bowl of fish soup!
One should know that any single one of them could be exchanged for a Magic Treasure in the Immortal Realm!
“My wife…”
A warmth rose in Ye Xuan’s heart, and he gently embraced Gu Jiuyou: “From now on, I’ll do the cooking.”
Gu Jiuyou leaned in his arms and mumbled softly: “But I want to make delicious food for my husband…”
Ye Xuan’s heart warmed, and he couldn’t resist kissing her on the forehead.
“Your intention is enough, my wife.”
“W-who wants you to kiss them!”
Gu Jiuyou’s face instantly turned as red as a ripe apple, and she pushed Ye Xuan away, sending him crashing into the wall again.
The injuries that had just “improved” from eating the Golden-Winged Demon Fish immediately suffered new ones.
“Ah!”
“I, I’m sorry… husband…”
How did she lose control of her strength again!
“My wife…” Ye Xuan called softly.
His wife truly didn’t seem like an ordinary person!
“W-what!” Gu Jiuyou was stubborn, but she dared not meet his eyes.
“My wife, can I not kneel on the washboard tonight…?”
“O-okay, okay!”
Gu Jiuyou blushed, still thinking about not kneeling on the washboard even in this state!
Also, hadn’t that washboard already been thrown on the road by you!?
Ye Xuan immediately beamed.
That night, Ye Xuan held Gu Jiuyou, smelling the delicate fragrance of her hair, feeling utterly content. As for his wife’s secret…
He would know it one day. For now, this was perfect.