"You're back!"
Arriving at White Peach Courtyard, Xiang Feifei greeted him warmly. She hadn't gone to work today and had been waiting for Wang Zijia.
Wang Zijia nodded gently, embracing the approaching Xiang Feifei. They chatted about domestic affairs and strolled through the Peach Forest, their affection as tender as any ordinary young couple.
Lost in their love for each other.
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That evening, after dinner, Wang Zijia finally returned to his Cultivation Room.
Lei Ting stopped at the door, standing guard like a door deity.
With a thought, Wang Zijia summoned a blood-red crystal passageway that materialized in the Cultivation Room.
The dark underground cave was deep and inscrutable, like an Abyssal Big Mouth, ready to choose its next victim to devour.
Wang Zijia stepped into it and walked down leisurely.
The blood-red crystal walls reflected the darkness underground, casting everything in crimson;
Above, horrifying fleshy tree roots writhed continuously;