After the wedding, Zu An found a chance to have a private conversation with the Lady of the Nine Heavens. “Lady of the Nine Heavens, you have my gratitude for delivering the immortal medicine.”

The immortal peach and the Jade Pond’s nectar were top-quality medicine. They would no doubt be enough to save Yaoji’s life. This put him in a good mood.

“You’re too courteous, Celestial Emperor.” The Lady of the Nine Heavens bowed before taking her leave. Her distant attitude showed that she had little interest in the Celestial Emperor, perhaps even harboring contempt toward him.

Zu An suddenly called out, “Honglei?”

The Lady of the Nine Heavens jolted. She turned around in shock, but upon seeing Emperor Jun’s face, she quickly regained her composure and asked, “What did you say, Celestial Emperor?”

But Zu An had noticed the change in her expression. He tried his best to suppress his overflowing joy, lest other celestials see through his disguise, and said in his original voice, “It’s me.”

The Lady of the Nine Heavens’s wary and cold eyes suddenly melted into delight. “Ah Zu?”

Zu An nodded.

Unfortunately, they were the two most eye-catching figures in the Celestial Palace. Despite having only exchanged a few words, quite a few gazes had already drifted toward them.

Emperor Jun was notorious as a philanderer. Everyone thought he was interested in the Lady of the Nine Heavens.

This scum! He’s flirting with another woman during his wedding day!

“Wait for me in the room over there,” Zu An told her telepathically.

“All right,” the Lady of the Nine Heavens replied with reddened cheeks. She first took her leave. Only when she was out of everyone’s line of sight did she secretly take a detour back into the Celestial Palace.

Meanwhile, Zu An traded pleasantries with other guests. Some time later, he couldn’t bear to wait anymore and found a pretext to make his way to the agreed location.

When he opened the door and saw a familiar silhouette, he rushed over. “Honglei!”

But the Lady of the Nine Heavens took a step back. Zu An belatedly realized that he was still disguised as Emperor Jun, so he quickly reverted to his original appearance.

Qiu Honglei was overjoyed and confused at the same time. “Ah Zu, what are you doing here?”

“I found a Nature Jade. I wanted to return to the Celestial Court world to save the Goddess of Wu Mountain and the ancient Mermaid Queen, but for some reason, I was transported into this era,” Zu An explained.

Upon confirming Zu An’s identity, Qiu Honglei leaped into his arms and exclaimed, “Ah Zu, I thought I’d never see you again!”

Zu An also embraced her tightly. “You were all gone by the time I returned to the Cultivation World. I only heard from others that you entered the Longevity Divine Palace. How did you end up here?”

“I participated in a few trials in the Longevity Divine Palace, but for some reason, I was transported to this world. Initially, I thought I'd returned to the same Celestial Court world, but I soon realized that this world dates even further back...”

The two of them shared everything they had been through while they were apart.

Just then, Zu An suddenly sensed something and looked outside. Xihe, who was dressed in a red bridal gown, was staring at them from the entranceway with a cold sneer.

You have successfully trolled Xihe for +444... +444... +444...

This fellow is atrocious! He has just gotten married to me today, so how can he get intimate with another woman right after?

Now that I think about it, he came to this world for another woman. Is he really not Emperor Jun? I feel like if I went out and met ten fairies, eleven of them would have some kind of tie with him.

Zu An awkwardly explained, “Xihe, it’s not what you’re thinking.”

“What’s the point of this marriage?” Xihe was about to take off her coronet when Zu An rushed over to stop her, but that only made her expression turn colder. “If you like the Lady of the Nine Heavens so much, you should get married to her instead. I can make an announcement to the world and step aside for her.”

“Big sister Xihe, you have truly misunderstood us. We met each other a long time ago,” Qiu Honglei hurriedly explained. “We were on close terms in the future.”

Xihe was stunned. She turned to Zu An and asked, “She’s from the future, too?”

Zu An nodded. He shared Qiu Honglei’s background with Xihe.

Xihe was speechless. “You cried so pitifully outside the Frost Palace that I thought you were a devoted man. I didn’t expect you to be an even bigger philanderer than Emperor Jun!”

Qiu Honglei chuckled. “He is a philanderer, but I think he’s better than Emperor Jun.” She had been in this world for some time now. Naturally, she was no stranger to Emperor Jun’s reputation.

“Since you were originally a couple, there is even less reason for me to get in between the two of you.” Seeing how close they looked, Xihe’s heart was plunged into despair.

But Qiu Honglei grabbed her arm and said, “The two of you are a couple in the future as well. I didn’t expect you two to reunite in this world. This is something to be celebrated!”

Xihe exclaimed, “...How many things are you still hiding from me?!”

Seeing that she had truly gotten angry, Zu An knew that he had to explain things to her, or else this could leave a deep scar in her heart. So, he shared some details about the future with her.

Xihe thought that he was only coaxing her, but her expression gradually grew more solemn.

“You’re saying that we met in the future because you shot down nine of my sons?” Xihe clenched her jaws and glared at Zu An in hostility.

“That was an accident. I suspect someone was toying with karma,” Zu An explained.

Xihe’s face remained cold. “No matter the cause, you still killed my sons!”

Qiu Honglei looked at the two of them worriedly. She had no idea why Zu An had told all this to Xihe. Won’t this affect the future?

Xihe was incensed. “How can you be so shameless as to still take advantage of me now?”

Zu An’s face turned solemn. “I’m not taking advantage of you. The real Emperor Jun could very well be dead now. I suspect that I’ll be Emperor Jun in the foreseeable future, and your sons will naturally be my sons as well.”

Xihe looked conflicted. “Are you saying that you’ll personally kill your own sons?”

Qiu Honglei hurriedly added, “He brought the Golden Crows back to life in the future.”

“That’s only reincarnation,” Xihe coldly pointed out.

“There could be a way to turn things around,” Zu An said.

“How? You said that I tried everything I could in the future, but I couldn’t reverse their deaths!”

“I forgot to tell you that I have another identity. I am also a Chaos and Enigma envoy, a Time Scribe. My field of specialty lies in rewriting history,” Zu An replied. It was the first time he was glad to have this identity.

Xihe blinked in confusion.

Qiu Honglei explained, “Big sister Xihe, it’s not his first time doing something like that. He also helped Chang’e and the Goddess of Wu Mountain...” 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

All of a sudden, she thought of something and exclaimed, “Oh no! Big brother Zu, the Queen Mother of the West’s immortal medicine can grant a person a new lease of life, but those who have already died will turn into monsters. Have you forgotten about what happened to Yayu?”

Zu An’s face darkened.