Fang Xiaoyu wasn't angry at all. Instead, she took Wan Lei's hand and earnestly persuaded him,

"You're always thinking about showing off and don't consider your own safety. You should at least keep some trump cards hidden. If you reveal all your trump cards from the start, others will know your full capabilities and target you specifically. Trump cards are only good if others don't know about them; surprise is the key to victory. Most importantly, with these thunder beasts appearing, combined with our merged Dharmakaya, we might even be able to contend with a Mahayana stage cultivator. Yet, we are just two young people in our early twenties, only Nascent Soul cultivators. When outsiders see our young age and low cultivation, yet our ability to unleash such combat power, they will surely be jealous. Major powers will fear us, believing we will threaten them in the future. Therefore, they will definitely try to nip us in the bud while we are still weak. It was the same with you during the Myriad Prodigy Ranking; you were too arrogant, looking down on everyone. That's not good. So, don't just think about looking cool and showing off for temporary satisfaction; your life is more important."

Seeing Fang Xiaoyu's serious, gentle, and worried expression, Wan Lei chuckled and tapped her faceplate. "Put away your faceplate."

"Why?" Fang Xiaoyu pouted slightly but still retracted it.

Wan Lei also removed his faceplate, a smile on his lips. He slung an arm around Fang Xiaoyu's slender waist, pulling her close, his face almost touching her. "My little wife cares so much about her husband, I'm so touched."

"What nonsense are you spouting?"

"I recall... during the Myriad Prodigy Ranking, you were even more arrogant than me, weren't you? Who was it that said," Wan Lei suddenly continued in a very effeminate and exaggerated tone, "'Oh~ Only the weak need to form teams; the strong are always alone.' 'Oh~ I'll eliminate all your enemies for you and just wait for you to fight me.' 'Oh~ Those are just hundreds of thousands of mere mortals; I don't care about them at all.'"

"Pfft... Hahahaha..." Fang Xiaoyu was amused by his act. These were words she had said before.

"Listen, how arrogant, you were so much more arrogant than me. I didn't even dare to say I'd wipe out all enemies."

"Oh~" Fang Xiaoyu said coyly, "I was young back then, a bit too arrogant. Why do you keep bringing up the past? Besides, back then, you were alone, and I was alone. If we died, we died. What's the big deal? But now, you have me, and I have you. We can't be so reckless with our lives anymore, can we? Even if it's to live for each other? Husband, you must live well and be low-key."

Love truly could change a person's personality. The former Fang Xiaoyu was so unruly, and now, look at her, saying such things...

"Wife..."

"Hmm?"

"Kiss me."

"Mmm..."

"Hong Lian, hurry up, wait for us!" Feng Bing shouted loudly towards Hong Lian in front, Wang Fei behind him.

"You two, hurry up. The three of us are already late; if we dawdle any longer, we won't even catch the hot poop."

"No, these trees along the way are too weird. They're like demonic beasts and can kill people. Didn't you see all the corpses along the way? Can we afford to be careless?"

"Ah, hurry up. We, the lucky brothers, have broken through to Nascent Soul after five years and are back in the world. This time, we must make a name for ourselves and let the Central Domain know how厉害 we brothers are."

"Yeah, we originally wanted to make a splash in the Myriad Prodigy Ranking, but we were so unlucky to run into that ominous star Wan Lei, couldn't do anything, and were eliminated as soon as we started. This time, we must do something big!"

"Our brotherhood's luck has always been explosive. As long as we don't encounter Wan Lei, I'm telling you, this Wood Immortal Secret Realm is our home turf."

"You won't be able to meet him even if you want to. That guy has been dead for five years. If you miss him, you can go burn some incense for him back home."

"Bah, bah, bah, I don't miss him at all. Fortunately, he's dead. If he weren't, I, Feng Bing, would have beaten him soundly and robbed him of his storage bag! Damn it, it wasn't easy for our brotherhood; we only accumulated a little wealth over so many years, and he robbed it all away."

"Right, kill Wan Lei!"

The brotherhood, favored by the goddess of luck, flew forward happily while bragging. They were indeed very lucky; along the way, they encountered all sorts of tree attacks. But they passed through safely without even having to lift a finger most of the time. Sometimes, two trees would attack them together, but the branches would fight each other. Sometimes, they bent down to pick something up, and a sharp spike would suddenly appear where they had been. Sometimes, demonic beasts would attack, but they would suddenly be poisoned to death by toxic mist. In short, they arrived here without major incident.

"Feng Bing, Wang Fei, come quickly and look ahead." Hearing Hong Lian's soft shout from ahead, the two of them flew over quickly. Peering closely at a tree trunk, they saw something stimulating! A young man and woman were kissing passionately.

"What a pair of lovebirds, kissing in front of us brothers. We won't let them off."

"Truly two idiots. How are they still alive in such a dangerous place and still in the mood for this?"

"Hmph, we brothers are lucky, and they are unlucky. Let's go, let's get them!" The bandit brotherhood immediately charged towards the couple showing affection.

"Mmm... Right here you come..." (Someone is coming)

"It's okay, just three ants..." (It's okay, just three ants)

Fang Xiaoyu sensed someone approaching, but her mouth was covered, making it difficult to speak clearly.

"Lovebirds, shut your mouths! Honestly hand over your storage bags, and we might spare your lives. Otherwise, we will kill you both right here!"

"Old Hong, why did you say 'shut your mouths'?"

"Should I say 'stop' then? They haven't made a move, only spoken."

"I feel like it's lacking in presence!"

"This mountain is mine to open, this road is mine to pave... what's the rest of the lyric?"

Although they were talking a lot, the amateur bandit brotherhood was by no means hesitant and immediately surrounded the "lovebirds."

"Sigh, the atmosphere has been ruined." Wan Lei regretfully released his wife and turned his head, his eyes lighting up. "Oh my, it's you brothers."

"What the hell, Wan Lei!"

"Didn't he die?"

"How can we run into you everywhere we go!"

"Run!" The moment the brotherhood recognized Wan Lei, all their courage vanished, and they turned to flee. How could Young Master Lei miss such a happy occasion as meeting old acquaintances in a foreign land? It was time to catch up properly. Thus, the hospitable Young Master Lei conjured a formation to entertain his brothers who had traveled from afar.