This was the first time Chen Xi had heard someone inquire about her husband to her face.
If it were anyone else, Chen Xi would have flown into a rage on the spot and had them dragged out and killed!
But!
Facing Cheng Xiaofan's question, Chen Xi could only offer a wry smile.
With a soft sigh, she said, "My husband is no longer in this world!"
"He was a good man, incredibly handsome. The moment I laid eyes on him, I was utterly captivated!"
"After I married him, he truly adored me."
"However, to my utter surprise, his body was extremely frail. For the several years we were married, he was unable to touch me!"
Her eyes reddened as she spoke.
Chen Xi said no more.
Cheng Xiaofan understood clearly that Chen Xi had revealed this much because she had developed feelings for him.
He didn't need to ask further; he could have guessed the rest with his eyes closed. Chen Xi, unwilling to submit to a sickly man, had imprisoned his other self.
And then, she had become the Star Lord of the Yanhuang Planet.
"Beautiful lady, I have finished your massage!"
Cheng Xiaofan withdrew his hands and said, "From today onwards, your vertigo has been completely cured by me."
"Ah, is that true?" Chen Xi exclaimed excitedly.
Cheng Xiaofan nodded and smiled, "I never tell lies in front of beautiful women."
"Pay me my consultation fee and additional charges, and I'll be going!"
"Divine Physician Cheng, you will not be shortchanged on your consultation fee and additional charges!"
Chen Xi grabbed Cheng Xiaofan's hands, her breath quickening. "Don't be in such a hurry to leave. Won't you stay with me tonight?"
"How do you want me to stay with you?" Cheng Xiaofan asked, feigning ignorance.
Chen Xi impatiently embraced Cheng Xiaofan and declared, "I want you to be my man!"
Upon hearing this, Cheng Xiaofan pretended to struggle. "No, I have a woman. If I become your man, she'll be angry."
Chen Xi scoffed, "Are you stupid? If you don't tell her, she won't know."
"Do you know who I am? My name is Chen Xi. That Chen Tianxing is my father. He caused trouble for you earlier today, so I've had him arrested and thrown into the death row."
"Anyone who dares to touch you, I'll make sure they die!"
Cheng Xiaofan then feigned surprise and asked, "Chen Xi, do you have that much power?"
Chen Xi smiled. "Of course, I have the power. I am the Star Lord. If you become my man, all the wealth in the world will be yours."
Cheng Xiaofan was surprised that this woman would say anything to get him.
"So you're the Star Lord!"
He deliberately put on a shocked expression. "You wouldn't kill your own father for me, would you?"
"Why wouldn't I?"
Chen Xi said angrily, "Ever since I contracted the vertigo, he's been randomly prescribing medicine for me. He clearly wants me dead so he can legitimately claim the position of Star Lord."
"Divine Physician Cheng, I like you!"
"Please, fulfill my wish. I want to be a woman!"
"A real woman!"
Cheng Xiaofan sneered inwardly at her words.
You were already my woman.
Didn't you say I was impotent?
Then I'll show you right now if I'm a man!
"Chen Xi, I promise you, I will make you a real woman!" At this point, Cheng Xiaofan saw no need to hold back.
He swept her up into his arms.
Like a hungry tiger, he pounced.
An hour later.
Chen Xi's face was radiant with the joy of a woman.
She said, "Divine Physician Cheng, thank you. You've finally shown me what it means to be a woman. Can you tell me your name?"
Cheng Xiaofan smiled broadly and replied, "Chen Xi, my name is Cheng Xiaofan!"
"Ah..."
Chen Xi gasped in shock, but Cheng Xiaofan quickly covered her mouth and whispered, "Don't shout so loudly. We don't want to alert the female guards outside!"
"You're tired from all the excitement. Rest well!"
As he spoke, his hand landed on Chen Xi's forehead, and he channeled a wisp of spiritual energy into her sleeping acupoint.
Instantly, Chen Xi, filled with immense dread, was overcome by sleepiness and closed her beautiful eyes.
Once Cheng Xiaofan saw that she was fast asleep, he got up.
He put on his clothes and sat on the sofa opposite the bed, lit a cigarette, and took a deep drag.
He looked at Chen Xi sleeping on the bed and couldn't help but shake his head.
While he was with her on the bed, Cheng Xiaofan had gleaned from her residual energy how his other self had been imprisoned and how she had ascended to the position of Star Lord.
What made Cheng Xiaofan particularly furious was that this woman, under her father Chen Tianxing's instigation, had also harmed the several wives of his other self.
Apart from Jiang Tian, some ministers in the court had also met a grim fate.
From her, Cheng Xiaofan had obtained too much information.
Without needing the Demonic Bone Saber, he already knew the location of his other self's imprisonment.
After finishing his cigarette, Cheng Xiaofan stood up.
He walked directly to a wall and found a button.
He gently pressed it, and the wall silently slid aside.
A vertical elevator appeared before Cheng Xiaofan.
He stepped into the elevator.
Ding!
The elevator began to descend.
When the elevator reached the bottom floor, a secret chamber appeared before Cheng Xiaofan.
Inside the chamber was a stone bed, on which lay a young man and a woman.
Two energy spheres enveloped the young couple.
As Cheng Xiaofan's sharp gaze fell upon the young man, his entire body trembled violently!
So, this was the other me!
At that moment, he broke down completely.
His altered features immediately reverted to his original appearance.
"Cheng Xiaofan!" he called out to himself within the energy sphere.
At his call, the Cheng Xiaofan within the energy sphere suddenly opened his eyes.
He looked at Cheng Xiaofan quietly, a faint smile appearing on his pale face.
He said, "Cheng Xiaofan, I've finally waited for you to come to the Yanhuang Planet!"
Hearing his incredibly weak voice, Cheng Xiaofan nodded and said, "Cheng Xiaofan, I never expected you, the Star Lord of the Yanhuang Planet, to be in such a frail state!"
The Cheng Xiaofan in the energy sphere gave a bitter smile. "There are no perfect people in this world. You and I are the same."
"Cheng Xiaofan, thankfully you're here. Together, we can at least become a complete person in some conceptual sense!"
"In other words, in this world, there is only one true Cheng Xiaofan!"
Cheng Xiaofan nodded and smiled. "You're absolutely right. When we combine, it means there is only one true Cheng Xiaofan in this world!"
He immediately waved his hand.
A golden light flashed, and like a sharp knife, it sliced through the energy sphere with a swish.