Chapter 382: Nostalgia.
Hao Ren and Amber discussed the issue on how to deal with Mala and the rest of the Gram family at length, and finally they stopped as the latter went back inside to cultivate. Hao Ren came to sit on the roof of the house, and watched the moon and the stars in the sky. Han Lingshi appeared beside him and sat down before she asked, "Ren, what are you thinking about?"
The young man shook his head and replied, "I am thinking about our lives back on the Blue Star. It was so simple, and smooth. Yet, here, it seems as if it is missing a lot of color."
Han Lingshi nodded, and said, "I agree with you, but what can we do?"
Hao Ren looked at her and said, "How about we hold elections? Have the people of the nation select the best heir for the throne. You know that none of our three kids have interest in inherited power. If we can give it all up and retire to some secluded place, wouldn't that be nice?"
Han Lingshi was surprised and she said, "You think I would like to spend the rest of my life looking at your face?"
Hao Ren put on a thoughtful expression and then he asked, "If not for me, who else in this realm would dare to love you?"
Han Lingshi rolled her eyes and said, "Who wouldn't? Had it not been for the fact that I married you, and you are a possessive man, I would have my suitors lining up from end-to-end in the continent."
Hao Ren pulled her in an embrace and asked, "Are you not talking a bit too much?"
Han Lingshi chuckled and said, "Well, the idea is not bad, but in this realm we have too much responsibility. The people will not leave us alone."
The young man nodded, and said, "If we can get strong enough to walk through the realm passage and enter the higher realm. We might be able to start a new life there from scratch."
Han Lingshi thought for a bit and said, "What about the people behind us? They cannot catch up with our speed."
Hao Ren shrugged and said, "What about them? If we are strong enough to go to a higher realm, then we are strong enough to come back here as well. Not all the worlds are like Blue Star where we cannot go at all."
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Han Lingshi leaned in his arms and began to think about it. She mumbled, "You need to be in the realm of Dao World to go to a higher realm, for example, Spirit Siphon Continent. There would be new people who would be leaders of many forces, and might see us as enemies."
Hao Ren smirked and said, "Are you looking down on your husband? I will bash them outright."
Han Lingshi smiled and said, "Fine then, when I reach the same realm as you, we will go to the other side. In the meantime, let Big Sister run the show here."
Hao Ren nodded as he did not mind who would call the shots, as long as they do not screw up the base they have set up. As he was thinking about such things, a voice sounded in his mind, *Bitch, you took two days off from the practice. Now the time is up, you worthless entity, get back to training. You think you are very strong? The grandfather of those kids will drown you in his piss.*
Hao Ren froze, and said, "Love, I am going back to the formation practice. I have a lot to learn yet."
Han Lingshi was surprised by the abruption of this sentence but she did not say much. The young man kissed her, and left the place calmly. He was tired of listening to the curses from the system. In the past, he tried to tell the system that he will do all he says, and he just needs to stop cussing, however, the system told him that only the weak run from facing the truth.
By now, although he had grown used to the abuse somewhat.
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Mala came out of her courtyard in the morning, and just when she was about to locate Hao Ren, she found Han Lingshi walking over with a bunch of maids, and they greeted each other with a smile. Han Lingshi said, "Young Miss Mala, are you perhaps looking for my husband?"
Mala nodded and Han Lingshi gestured her to follow. The two walked through the gardens and the pathways silently before they reached the back of the palace where Hao Ren was sitting on a chair with a table laying before him. At the moment he was working on a jade plate and suddenly he yelled, "Fuck, not again. This formation knife is a piece of trash!"
Mala was surprised and Han Lingshi said, "This is his normal behavior when he is busy working on things. I hope you accommodate him."
Mala nodded with a smile as she said, "I understand what he is feeling after all, I am a formation master for my family as well, and when you have worked so hard but one single deviation ruins all your effort, it is frustrating. I have demolished my entire courtyard once in rage. So, this is nothing."
Han Lingshi nodded, and said, "Perhaps genius people all think the same way."
Mala smiled, Han Lingshi just said that her mind worked similar to Hao Ren, and she counted this as a small slip up by Han Lingshi. Just when the petite girl was feeling happy, Han Lingshi said, "Ren, we have guests."
Hao Ren raised his head and looked at Mala, before he nodded and went back to focus on a new jade plate. Han Lingshi sighed and said, "She is here to learn from you. Why are you being so uptight? Did you forget the promise you made to Miss Allyne?"
Hao Ren raised his head and said, "Miss Mala, please come over, we shall learn from each other."
Mala nodded eagerly and almost flew over to his side. She stood very close to him, and her scent did assault Hao Ren. However, the young man put on a spiritual energy film on his skin to isolate all these things. The reason was to prevent himself from all and any toxins that Mala might have on her, and the other was Han Lingshi.
The Holy Moon Queen looked calm and collected, but she was a vinegar jar that would over turn and drown Hao Ren in sourness.
Mala looked at the jade plate and asked, "Are you making another high level array?"
Hao Ren nodded and said, "I have been trying to get the final part right for the past three months, however, nothing works. Well, I guess, I am missing out on some basic information or knowledge. I will start from scratch."
Mala looked at the jade plate that cracked slightly from a wrong line. Looking at the lines carved on the jade plate, Mala could not tell anything about where the Array started from. She asked, "What is the function of this array?"
Hao Ren replied with a calm manner, "This is an Earth Level Illusion array, but the outcome is not very good."
Mala nodded and then she said, "Well, I have a few books that are based on array formations from my world. May be they will help you."
She took out the books from her space ring, and then Hao Ren began to read and discuss things with her. He did not use all of his skills right off the bat, because it was obvious to him that Mala had her guard up against him. Her realm was also high, so while Hao Ren was stronger, he was sure that the scions of a big strong family would have some means to protect their minds.
The two of them were embroiled in an intense discussion about arrays and the implementations. Hao Ren intended to use her, but now that he was getting all this knowledge it added onto her value as an asset.
However, Han Lingshi, who knew that everything was a plan but everyday when she saw Hao Ren chatting and giggling with Mala, she was feeling more and more jealous with every day.
One day, she took a deep breath and said, "Lan, give your big brother my message. If he does not come in to meet me tonight, I will divorce him."
Ye Lan was shocked, and then she asked, "Your Majesty, are you serious?"
Han Lingshi looked at her with a dead serious face and questioned, "Do you think I am joking about this?"
Ye Lan gulped a mouthful and then she ran off to tell Hao Ren about the ultimatum. Why? Because she was scared that if Han Lingshi really said this to Hao Ren, then the young man might kill Mala to appease Lingshi and it will lead to more troubles.