Afterward, Wan Lei and True Person Tao Dian exchanged many cultivation insights regarding the Way of Thunder, and True Person Tao Dian also taught him many precautions for thunder cultivators when breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage. Both parties were very pleased.
Bidding farewell to the two, as they left the restaurant, it was already evening. Wan Lei and Fang Xiaoyu then walked towards the Heavenly Array Pavilion branch.
"Hmph, hmph, hmph."
"What's wrong, Little Hmph?"
"I can understand your surname being Fang, but why should I be surnamed Qi? Why should I have the same surname as a concubine?"
"I just made it up casually. Besides, she's not a concubine."
"Then is she the main wife? And I'm the concubine?"
"Little one, don't be difficult!"
Young Master Lei gently patted Sister Xiaoyu.
"See, now everything is ready. We have the formation materials and a place to take refuge. All that's left is to go home. I haven't seen your home yet."
"It's definitely not as big as your home."
"A home isn't about its size; a home is where your loved ones are."
"That makes sense. Just like you said before, where you are is home."
"Heh heh."
The two went to the Heavenly Array Pavilion to collect the pre-ordered materials. Wan Lei inspected them and confirmed there were no problems. Being fooled felt worth it.
After settling the remaining payment, they immediately headed out of the city. Once they reached a secluded spot, they used a disposable teleportation array, matching the teleportation array in the Kui Lian Sect's cottage, and returned to the Kui Lian Sect.
They had been out for three days this time.
Upon their return, the two rushed directly to Qi Manyao's hot spring. After activating the formation, they entered.
Then, they saw that Qi Manyao had already woken up. She was naked, and two maids were serving her a bath.
"Ah!!! Get out!"
A scream from Man Yao Yao echoed again.
Young Master Lei felt quite awkward. If you said the first time was accidental, this was the second time. If you still said it wasn't intentional, no one would believe you.
After Qi Manyao was dressed, Wan Lei and Fang Xiaoyu walked over. The two maids bowed and withdrew upon seeing them.
"Where did you two go?"
Qi Manyao looked at the two in front of her with suspicion in her eyes.
"There's a small bamboo forest south of the city."
"A small bamboo forest is very suitable for dating."
"We played there for three days."
"We had a great time playing."
Lei Yu's duo sang in unison.
"Did you go to kill Heavenly Tribulation Slayers?"
"No, why would we kill Heavenly Tribulation Slayers? We have the best relationship with them."
"This morning, when I woke up, I saw several inquiries from the Heavenly Tribulation Slayer headquarters asking me to investigate if the Kui Lian Sect had acted against the Heavenly Tribulation Slayer strongholds. Have you been responsible for clearing out all the major strongholds in the vicinity?"
"It wasn't us."
"How did you answer?"
"I said I had already been expelled and was no longer a Heavenly Tribulation Slayer, and asked them not to bother me anymore."
"Well done."
Qi Manyao didn't ask any further questions. In fact, she already had the answer in her heart; it was definitely them.
Their refusal was simply to alleviate her own guilt.
Seeing that Qi Manyao had recovered, Wan Lei gave her a few reminders to rest well. He also informed her about Sui Xiaohang's upcoming wedding and that Feng Silu wanted her to be a bridesmaid, so they could go home together.
Qi Manyao snorted dismissively.
Returning to the small cottage, Wan Lei inquired about when Sui Xiaohang would be returning. The date was set for four days later.
"Now that everything is settled, tell me."
Fang Xiaoyu sat on a chair, crossing her legs, looking relaxed and dignified, with a queenly demeanor.
"Tell you what?"
"Tell me about you and Man Yao Yao."
"Tell you a load of rubbish."
"..."
Fang Xiaoyu grabbed Wan Lei's ear.
"When you two were waiting for Sui Xiaohang, hugging each other, didn't she confess anything to you?"
Damn, this woman's intuition is really accurate.
"Yes, yes, yes."
"Spill it!"
...
"Today, I shared snow with you, my lord. In this life, we have shared our white hair together.
Tsk, tsk, tsk, how romantic. It moved me to tears.
Unfortunately, if white hair could be replaced by snow, why would there be so many heartbroken people in this world."
Despite what he said, Young Master Lei still received a kick and was sent outside to the snowy doorstep.
After a night in the snow, the Kui Lian Sect Master finally sent someone to notify them that the materials had been gathered and the teleportation array could be constructed.
Young Master Lei sighed. He had originally only come to the Kui Lian Sect to help build a teleportation array, but he never expected so many twists and turns.
The Kui Lian Sect also had people helping to assemble the teleportation array, and an elder was constantly watching him, which completely thwarted Wan Lei's idea of pocketing some formation materials.
Hmph, the Yin Yang Sect was much better. They let me do whatever I wanted and didn't bother me. This place, on the other hand, is like guarding against a thief.
For three full days, Wan Lei was busy arranging the teleportation array. This also benefited him, serving as an early preview and practice.
As for Fang Xiaoyu, she watched the entire process from the side, engrossed in watching Wan Lei set up the formation.
Although she couldn't understand it, she felt he looked very impressive.
The mission was successfully completed, and Wan Lei received a bounty of one million spirit stones. The young master, completely unaware that he had been fooled, happily thought he had gotten one step closer to repaying Sister Xiaoyu's debt.
Early on the fourth day, Wan Lei, Fang Xiaoyu, Qi Manyao, and Ba'ernu set off.
Qi Manyao was the designated bridesmaid and had to return. Ba'ernu initially didn't want to go back, as she had no relatives left in the Ba family.
Moreover, where was the Ba family now? It had already become Wan family territory.
But Wan Lei persuaded her, saying that after so long away from home, and now that she was a Nascent Soul cultivator, it was time to return to her hometown and show off, to blind those who had looked down on her and give them a good slap in the face.
Seeing that Ba'ernu was going back, Qian Duoduo insisted on joining, and He Shiba and a few others also clamored to go. However, Wan Lei refused them all.
He had important matters to attend to this time, and it had to be done covertly. He didn't have time to entertain these disreputable friends.
Coincidentally, the place they agreed to meet was the capital of the Kuding Kingdom.
The Kuding Kingdom was one of the few large countries in the vicinity, and its capital was a major trading city with teleportation arrays connecting to all parts of the Lei Feng Continent. They felt it would be best to return to the Lanning Kingdom from here.
It took them half a day to fly to the capital of the Kuding Kingdom. Sui Xiaohang, Feng Silu, and Tian Suanzi were already waiting there.
"Oh, Master Lei, why are you so late? I was dying of anxiety."
Sui Xiaohang complained with a hearty laugh.
Qi Manyao and Feng Silu, two good friends who hadn't seen each other in a long time, embraced excitedly.
"I understand the reason, but why is Tian Suanzi here too? I'm here to be a groomsman, but what is he doing?"
Wan Lei asked Tian Suanzi with a grin.
Tian Suanzi glared,
"This old man... It's been so long since this humble Taoist has appeared. There's no part for me, no lines. I'm not going to be a background actor anymore. This time, I'm going to be the protagonist!"