"Back already? Wait, what's going on, why is it just you, where's Sister Lingxi and the others?"

A little after six in the afternoon, the sound of the door opening was heard. While taking off her coat, Lin Wan saw Lu Zheng resting on the sofa.

"Didn't you tell me yesterday that you'd be back in Tonglin County today, and bring Sister Lingxi and the others to have hotpot for dinner?"

Even though Lu Zheng was at White Cloud Mountain these days, he occasionally traveled to the modern world. However, Si Lingxi and the others remained in Tonglin County.

Last night, Lu Zheng returned to have dinner with Lin Wan and said they would have hotpot today.

"Don't mention it, I ran into a powerful figure and had to flee back here." Lu Zheng waved his hand, "I won't be returning for the next three days."

"Who could be so powerful?" Lin Wan couldn't help but be surprised.

Over the past half year of understanding the ancient world, Lin Wan realized Lu Zheng's strength was at a level that could be considered a big shot.

For someone to force him to suddenly flee to the modern world and not dare to return for three days, they must be incredibly strong.

"Divine Monarch Xuan Ruo."

"Southern Border Black Fish?"

Though Lin Wan didn't assist with disaster relief, she had heard Lu Zheng's stories about his adventures, and certainly knew of Divine Monarch Xuan Ruo's name. Hearing it, she couldn't help but be startled.

"Wasn't he ambushed by the Court and then escaped back home to recuperate?" Lin Wan asked.

"That's the problem." Lu Zheng tapped the gourd, caught the fish scale in his hand, and tossed it up and down, "Then, at the junction between Sanjiang Dao and Yinan Dao, this fish scale suddenly started shaking crazily."

Lin Wan blinked and speculated, "Could it be that someone else under Divine Monarch Xuan Ruo also has a fish scale, and they're sensing each other?"

"No." Lu Zheng shook his head emphatically, "At that moment, my heart rate skyrocketed to eight hundred, blood pressure shot to the top, alarms were flashing wildly in my mind. Trust the intuition of a big shot with two thousand years of Dao practice."

Hearing Lu Zheng's state at the time, Lin Wan felt her heart leap and quickly sat beside Lu Zheng, "Since he's so powerful, are three days really enough for you to recover? Won't he be waiting for you on the other side all along?"

Lu Zheng shook his head, "That's fine, after all, when I crossed over, there really was nothing over there, and he can't stay vigilant at all times, or it would draw the attention of other big shots in Great Jing. I'll leave the fish scale here in three days."

Lin Wan nodded, "Then you must be careful, if anything goes wrong, cross back immediately."

"Don't worry, I'm not some powerless small fry now. Even if faced directly with Divine Monarch Xuan Ruo, I have time to react. I just don't want to cross right in front of him." Lu Zheng patted Lin Wan's hand to reassure her.

"It's a pity Sister Lingxi isn't here." Lin Wan was still a bit worried, "Next time you go out, you might as well let Sister Lingxi stay here."

Lu Zheng couldn't help but laugh, "What are you thinking, really treating Lingxi like a bodyguard."

Lin Wan pouted, "She's strong..."

"Are you looking down on your husband?" Lu Zheng raised an eyebrow, glaring at her.

Seeing Lu Zheng's expression, thinking of how it's been several days, Lin Wan's breath quickened, knowing Lu Zheng wouldn't rush back to White Cloud Mountain to stay overnight or cross to the other world in the near future. Thus...

...

A little after ten, still not time for bed.

"I haven't had dinner, I'll make something to eat." Lu Zheng patted Lin Wan's smooth back.

Lin Wan nodded, lips curving in a smile, "I want mixed sauce noodles."

"No problem!"

Half an hour later, the two, dressed in pajamas, each holding a bowl, sat on the sofa, eating noodles while watching TV.

"Anything happening these days?" Lu Zheng asked.

"Summer vacation is coming soon, the last promotional video for 'Biluo Song' is out, Sister Lingxi's 'Winged Love Song' is getting rave reviews online, comparable to Liang and Zhu, it's really popular."

Lin Wan slurped a mouthful of noodles, "If Sister Lingxi were here, she'd be flooded with messages as soon as her phone's on."

Lu Zheng smacked his lips, "It's so popular, really unexpected for a few ancient tunes. Nowadays, young people are retro instead of favoring pop and rap?"

Honestly, Lu Zheng never imagined Si Lingxi's few tunes would become so popular.

Because whether it's playing the guqin or zither, or blowing xiao or flute, their rhythm wasn't actually that fast, more akin to moderately-paced, both quick and slow ancient music.

Lu Zheng believed it might catch some attention but never expected it to spread so widely.

"Who knows, maybe rap's gotten old." Lin Wan shrugged, "Plus, today's netizens are more talented than ever. I saw many comments from some who seem professional, though I don't understand them.

Oh, by the way, both Hua Country Music Academy and Hai City Music Academy professors spoke out online, saying they'd like to invite Yuan Zheng and Si Huang to teach."

Lu Zheng's eyebrows rose, "Wow, really? That's surprising, isn't it?"

Lin Wan shook her head, "Not sure, maybe they're just riding the wave."

Lu Zheng shook his head speechlessly, then casually scrolled on his phone, finding a piece of news.

"Oh? Zhang Weili is about to have another title defense match?"

Lin Wan leaned over for a look, "Hm? She didn't mention it. I've only seen her post training snaps; nothing about the fight."

Lu Zheng casually took a screenshot of the news and sent it to the [Tiger Fighting Group].

Lu Zheng: @Zhang Weili, having another title defense match?

Zhang Weili: End of September, just set the date, only the organizers are promoting it. I haven't mentioned it yet (facepalm.jpg)

Zhao Xiaodao: Las Vegas, going to fight in the Lighthouse Country this time?

Zhang Weili: Yes! Gonna beat up Lighthouse Country people in the Lighthouse Country (laughing.jpg)

Zhao Xiaodao: Let me check my schedule, see if I can come to cheer for you!

Zhang Weili: No need, after taking the elixir from Brother Lu, I'm at my peak now, beating her is a piece of cake.

Zhao Xiaodao: You're thinking too much. I'm just going to get in on the hype.

Zhang Weili: (speechless.jpg) Do you not realize how popular 'Biluo Song' is now, do you need that hype?

Zhao Xiaodao: (grin.jpg)

Lu Zheng shook his head, clicking his tongue, "Las Vegas, I only used to see it in Hollywood movies when I was a kid..."

"Do you want to go too?" Lin Wan asked.

Lu Zheng nodded, then shook his head, "We'll see when the time comes. Right now, the priority is dealing with this Black Fish in Great Jing."

Lin Wan was surprised, "What, you're going to deal with him? Isn't he just a little less skilled than Sister Lingxi? Even if he's injured, escaping shouldn't be a problem now, should it? It'd be dangerous if he targets us, right?"

"But the thing is, we're not the only ones here with Lingxi." Lu Zheng nodded with a smile, "I just saw Dongyangzi the other day."

"Two against one, we've got the advantage!"