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A week passed by quietly. Dai Weisi had been racing across the territory of the Star Luo Empire, and finally, after that week, he flew back to Star Luo City.
Having been away for more than two years, Dai Weisi could clearly sense that Star Luo City's scale had grown significantly. It was now almost twice its previous size, with a total area larger than that of Spirit City and Heaven Dou City combined.
Evidently, during the time he had been away in the Slaughter City, Dai Pojun had expanded Star Luo City once again. This expansion had made the city even more prosperous and densely populated, bustling with endless traffic and people.
The current Star Luo City was now divided into an inner and an outer city. A new, expanded city wall had been constructed twenty kilometers outside the original one. Within this new area, buildings of various sizes had been erected, housing hotels, restaurants, inns, medical clinics, and much more.
As for the original Star Luo City, its walls had been repaired and reinforced to become utterly impregnable. The Star Luo City of today was, quite simply, an indestructible fortress. In times of peace, it stood as the most prosperous city in the Star Luo Empire. But if war were to arrive, it would serve as the empire's second line of defense.
Following the expansion, Star Luo City attracted many common citizens from across the Star Luo Empire to come and live. Simultaneously, it also drew in many soul masters from the Heaven Dou Empire, who came to settle in the Star Luo Empire. Compared to two years prior, the population of the Star Luo Empire had now increased substantially.
Without lingering for long in Star Luo City's outer districts, Dai Weisi immediately headed toward the inner city. He was returning to his own Crown Prince's Mansion, deeply missing his family, whom he had not seen for more than two years.
Star Luo City. The Inner City. Within the courtyard of the Crown Prince's Mansion.
Four women were seated cross-legged within the pavilion, diligently meditating and cultivating. These four were none other than Zhu Zhuyun, Zhu Zhuqing, Tang Yuehua, and Anna.
During the two-plus years Dai Weisi had been progressing, they too had been advancing at divine speed!
After flying into the airspace above the Crown Prince's Mansion, Dai Weisi relied on his Ice and Fire Evil Pupils. With a single glance, he spotted the four women and simultaneously perceived their current cultivation levels.
Zhu Zhuyun, Martial Soul: Nether Civet, Rank 69 Agility-Attack System Battle Soul Emperor. Zhu Zhuqing, Martial Soul: Nether Civet, Rank 61 Agility-Attack System Battle Soul Emperor. Anna, Martial Soul: Dark Jade God Grass, Rank 62 Control System Battle Soul Emperor. Tang Yuehua, Martial Soul: Ruyi Ring, Rank 35 Power-Attack System Battle Soul Grandmaster.
Perhaps it was because they were childhood sweethearts, their hearts connected as one, but the moment she sensed Dai Weisi's gaze, Zhu Zhuyun abruptly opened her eyes. She stood up and looked toward the sky. Sure enough, she saw Dai Weisi, and her eyes instantly lit up. She broke into a joyous laugh as she called out a greeting.
"Hehe, Dai Weisi, welcome home!"
Hearing Zhu Zhuyun's happy cry, the other three women all ceased their meditation and snapped their eyes open. Following Zhu Zhuyun's line of sight, they indeed saw Dai Weisi flying in the air. All of their eyes lit up brightly, and they began waving greetings, their faces beaming with excitement.
Upon hearing Zhu Zhuyun's call, Dai Weisi couldn't help but chuckle in amusement. "Hehe, Zhuyun's spiritual power has improved quite a bit. I only glanced at her, and she immediately detected me. As expected of a woman with a cat's attributes; her sixth sense is just that strong!"
Although he said this, Dai Weisi truly felt happy for Zhu Zhuyun from the bottom of his heart upon realizing how much his first wife's strength had improved.
His twin wings flapped, and accompanied by a gust of strong wind, Dai Weisi dove sharply toward the ground, landing right in front of the four women. He immediately stepped forward and pulled his first wife, Zhu Zhuyun, into a massive hug.
"Wifey, I'm back! I haven't seen you in over two years, I've missed you like crazy! Haha!"
As he spoke, Dai Weisi hugged Zhu Zhuyun even tighter, feeling the warmth of her soft, delicate body in his embrace. He greedily inhaled her fresh, fragrant scent.
"It's been so long, Dai Weisi! You made me wait for such a long time... I was starting to think you were trapped inside and couldn't get out..."
Seeing Dai Weisi return safe and sound, Zhu Zhuyun was so happy she began to cry. Her eyes grew red and swollen as large, bean-sized tears streamed down her face. Her small head rested tightly against Dai Weisi's strong shoulder, and her hands embraced him with all their strength.
It was as if she feared that in the very next second, the man she loved would leave her all over again.
Gazing at the beautiful woman crying in his arms, Dai Weisi couldn't help but give a wry smile. He gently stroked her hair and murmured, "What's wrong, Zhuyun? Am I not back now? No matter how much you missed me, you don't need to cry quite this much, do you? You're making it seem like I died or something. Okay, okay, please stop crying. You won't look as pretty if you keep crying."
Dai Weisi comforted Zhu Zhuyun as if he were coaxing a small child. Simultaneously, he cast a puzzled glance over at Zhu Zhuqing, asking with his eyes: What's gotten into your sister? Why is she crying this hard?
Zhu Zhuqing found the scene rather amusing and said, "Brother Dai Weisi, you don't realize. During the entire time you were away in the Slaughter City, my sister has been constantly thinking about you, just hoping you would come back quickly..."
Initially, when she first learned that Dai Weisi had gone to the Slaughter City, Zhu Zhuyun wasn't particularly worried. She just assumed that he wouldn't take very long to return. Because of this, she also trained diligently, wanting only for Dai Weisi to see how much stronger she had become upon his return, hoping he would feel happy and proud to have such a caring and considerate wife.
However, when she later learned from Tang Yuehua that the Slaughter City was an exceptionally dangerous place, and that there was a high possibility Dai Weisi might go and never return, Zhu Zhuyun's heart was instantly filled with dread. She became terrified that Dai Weisi would be trapped inside the Slaughter City, never to come back.
From that point forward, Zhu Zhuyun was constantly and silently consumed with worry for Dai Weisi, agonizing over his safety. Because of this, she lost her appetite for food and drink, and even her cultivation began to falter. In more than two years, her soul power only managed to increase by four ranks, reaching only the level of Rank 69.
If Zhu Zhuqing and the others hadn't been watching her so closely, it's likely Zhu Zhuyun would have already gone to the Slaughter City to search for Dai Weisi herself.
Learning that Zhu Zhuyun had, for his sake, almost entered such a dangerous place like the Slaughter City, Dai Weisi was profoundly moved. His heart filled with even more love and adoration for her. He revealed a warm, gentle smile, as comforting as a spring breeze, and said softly,
"Thank you, Zhuyun."
Dai Weisi just held Zhu Zhuyun's delicate body in his arms, silently comforting her. In his heart, he truly wished that time could just stop in this very instant.
After a long while, seeing that Zhu Zhuyun had tired herself out from crying, Dai Weisi finally raised his hand. He took out a handkerchief to help her gently dry her tears, comforting her, "But you can't be like this again next time, understood? You must not slack off in your cultivation, and you are absolutely forbidden from going to such a dangerous place."
"Th-then you have to promise me, too..." Zhu Zhuyun said, her eyes still red and swollen, her voice choked with sobs. "I-in the future, you are not allowed to leave me again. No matter where you go, you absolutely must take me with you."
"Haha, that's no problem at all!"
Dai Weisi laughed heartily. Besides the Slaughter City, there weren't really any other places he needed to go alone. As for Sea God Island, once he obtained the Vast Sea Cosmos Shroud, he could absolutely bring Zhu Zhuyun along with him.
"Alright now, no more crying, wifey."
Wrapping an arm around Zhu Zhuyun, he guided her over to the pavilion to sit down. Only then did Dai Weisi smile at the others. "Zhuqing, Sister Yuehua, Nana, all of your cultivation levels have improved significantly. Especially you, Sister Yuehua.
"More than two years ago, you were just a Great Soul Master in your twenties, and now you are already a Rank 35 Soul Grandmaster. It seems you have truly been working very hard."
"I consumed a large amount of the Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Gelatin, and I also ate some of the Ninth-Grade Purple Zoysia, which is why my soul power was able to increase so quickly," Tang Yuehua said modestly, pursing her lips into a small smile.
In reality, Tang Yuehua's innate talent was extremely high, with an innate soul power of Rank 9, putting her on par with Anna. It was only due to the defect in her martial soul that she had been unable to break past the Rank 10 bottleneck for so long.
"Don't sell yourself short, Sister Yuehua," Dai Weisi said. "I am certain that one day, you will also become a Titled Douluo. I believe in you."
(End of this chapter)