Who else could it be but the Slaughter Demon Lord Jiang Sha?

She recalled the strange events at the Slaughter Hall... It was almost certain that Fan Wubing maintained some degree of contact with Jiang Sha.

Women are always good at making connections, and Fu Manman was no exception.

She couldn’t help but wonder if Fan Wubing’s recent actions of pressing her left hand had anything to do with Jiang Sha?

In the brief span of two breaths, she thought about many things. But all these stayed in her mind, unsaid. She believed that no matter what Wubing did, he must have had a legitimate reason. Perhaps Jiang Sha helped him hide his fate to exchange for his help.

Fu Manman smiled and said, "Hmm, it’s okay. But if you face any difficulties, do let me know."

"Alright." Fan Wubing nodded like a good child, "Then..."

Fu Manman asked, "Do you want me to act like Qingyao?"

Fan Wubing seemed a bit disappointed, "I can do it instead."

"But you look like you’re quite reluctant." Fu Manman smiled.

Fan Wubing looked dejected, "Hiding my identity is actually a very sad thing. I can’t return home, and seeing people who care about me being sad, I can’t reunite with them." He held Fu Manman’s left index finger, "I finally got to reunite with you... parting truly is a bitter thing."

Fu Manman patted his head, "Then how about not parting?"

"But..." Fan Wubing sniffed, "I always feel that acting that way is very irresponsible. I can’t bring trouble to everyone just for my personal desires. If someone discovers through you that I’m still alive... they will definitely do everything to find me and figure out how I escaped the Heaven Slaying Tribulation."

Fu Manman lifted her chin, "Hmph, trying to steal my perceptions is not that easy!"

"Why?"

"Are you stupid!" Fu Manman raised her eyebrows, "I cultivate the Eternal Dao! I can fix my perceptions within my will, keeping them in an ’eternal unchanged’ state. To steal them, unless one can bypass my Eternal Dao. But except for the Destiny Dao, there’s no Dao that can directly bypass the Eternal Dao."

Fan Wubing was stunned, "So..."

Fu Manman smiled and poked his face, "So, I don’t have to part with you!"

Fan Wubing excitedly hugged her tightly.

She struggled hard, "Too tight! Too tight!"

Fan Wubing quickly released her, "I’m sorry."

Fu Manman took a deep breath, giving a faint hum, "You’re forgiven."

"Then... can you fix other people’s perceptions?" Fan Wubing impatiently asked.

"What do you want?" Fu Manman looked at him with curiosity.

Fan Wubing coughed, "Ahem... I remember, Senior Sister Gu Lan should also be on Taiping Continent."

Fu Manman immediately crossed her arms and widened her eyes, "Oh, you’re still thinking about another girl! Aren’t Qingyao and I enough for you! How many more do you want!"

Experiencing such a strong Fu Manman for the first time, Fan Wubing’s demeanor weakened, "No... I, hey, Senior Sister Gu Lan seemed to also be very sad. Man’er, imagine if Senior Sister Gu Lan had mastered the Eternal Dao and encountered me, not you. Wouldn’t you want Senior Sister Gu Lan to help you reunite with me?"

Fu Manman looked a bit confused, "It seems..." She suddenly realized, "Sophistry!"

Fan Wubing sniffed, "If it were Senior Sister Gu Lan, she would definitely help..."

"Then tell me, what exactly is your relationship with Senior Sister Gu Lan!" Fu Manman grasped Fan Wubing’s hand.

Fan Wubing tilted his head and glanced, "Do I really need to say?"

Fu Manman had already guessed, she stomped her foot angrily, "Bastard! Bastard! Before when I asked you, you wouldn’t admit. Now you’re concocting stories to trick me."

Fan Wubing also felt that he was a bit overboard, carefully saying, "Alright then, wait until I find a way to return to the world..." He wasn’t sure how Man’er viewed his situation with Senior Sister Gu Lan. As for his relationship with Qingyao, he was prepared for it back at the Eternal Immortal Sect, so it was easier to accept.

But with Senior Sister Gu Lan... it was like she suddenly appeared.

The sense of "betrayal" was stronger.

Fu Manman glared at Fan Wubing, "Senior Sister Gu Lan is a good person."

Fan Wubing regretfully said, "I don’t deserve her."

"How can you say such things!" Fu Manman furrowed her brows, "Senior Sister Gu Lan chose you because she believes in you, she likes you. Now you just say you don’t deserve her and want to cut off the relationship? You must reciprocate with equivalent efforts!"

"But don’t you mind?"

Fu Manman crossed her arms, giving a cold hum, "Consider it my misfortune. Compared to me, you should think more about how to explain to Qingyao. Before, she couldn’t even tolerate me, let alone Senior Sister Gu Lan who appeared out of nowhere." She looked at Fan Wubing and said, "You’re a bastard. I’ll tell you, if you hurt Qingyao and don’t keep her, then I will definitely leave you too, and I’ll ask Senior Sister Gu Lan to abandon you along with me."

Fan Wubing suddenly felt overwhelmed.

He understood Man’er; Man’er usually didn’t say harsh words, but when she did, she meant them.

Fu Manman further added, "If you truly love Qingyao, you wouldn’t be afraid of this at all."

Fan Wubing took a deep breath, looked up toward the top of the Obsession Furnace,

"You’re right. The world is unpredictable, and only by being sincere can one navigate through it."

He didn’t expect that one day he would be counseled and enlightened by Man’er.

It seemed she handled her role as the Human World Executor Dao well.

"By the way, are you manipulating the over ten thousand Tribulation Immortal True Demons in the Sea of Obsession?" Fu Manman asked.

Fan Wubing nodded, "Using them to cultivate."

To Fu Manman, it was utterly shocking, "Using True Demons to cultivate?"

Fan Wubing replied unsatisfied, "One Fallen Immortal Land is still too slow. I plan to stabilize this side, then go to other Fallen Immortal Lands to take care of things."

"Not enough?" Fu Manman’s eyes widened.

Fan Wubing patted his chest, "Your husband is not easily satisfied."

Fu Manman punched him again, "I told you not to tease me!"

Fan Wubing immediately protested, "I wasn’t teasing you! I was just telling the truth!"

Fu Manman suddenly realized she may have misunderstood, her face turning red. She still cared about her pride, humphing, "Anyway, don’t act recklessly. I will stay on Taiping Continent for a period to investigate the Path of the Demon Lord." She extended a finger, "You’re always running everywhere. But during this time, you must see me at least once a month!"

Fan Wubing was stunned,

An inexplicable sense of déjà vu hit him.

Fu Manman pouted, "With me... with me..."

"With you what?"

"Go on a date with me!" Fu Manman said, pouting, "We haven’t had an official date yet."

"No problem."

Fu Manman sighed in relief, her smile blossoming like Hua’Er. She leaned in close to Fan Wubing’s ear and whispered, "Once I’ve settled things on Taiping Continent, I’ll go to Sword Continent to help you find Qingyao, make some pre-arrangements for you."

Fan Wubing felt deeply moved, Man’er, this home cannot be without you!

Fu Manman withdrew from the joy of reunion, "I must go back now, I can’t keep them waiting."

"Hmm."

Fu Manman floated away, but after a moment, she returned, staring at Fan Wubing:

"Remember, you’re a bastard! If there’s a next time, don’t blame me for not being polite!"

After saying this, she pulled a long arc of light and disappeared into the sky in the blink of an eye.

Fan Wubing exhaled a long breath, feeling unprecedentedly relaxed.

He looked at the True Demons swirling in the Sea of Obsession, reversing his hand to supercharge it, completely extracting all potential from this Fallen Immortal Land.

The blood bar increased dramatically, now reaching [12748.9 Jing].

"Much faster, at this rate, it can break through fifty thousand Jing in a month. But there’s still a long way to go to fill the satiety of the Great Wilderness Cyan Dragon Bone. More acceleration is needed."

Today’s encounter with the Charm Demon Lord, and the battle with Man’er, made him fully aware that this world still had extraordinary abilities.

He still hadn’t thought of a way to deal with the Charm Demon Lord’s abilities.

As for Man’er’s Eternal Dao, if it wasn’t for his Circulation Dao somewhat countering it, he might really have been taken by her.

"Having a high blood bar can ensure I don’t suffer a loss, but it can’t guarantee I’m unbeatable. So, I still need to seek more abilities and prepare more strategies. After all, my enemy could be the entire world..."

Next step,

is to expand the "Immortal Cultivation Factory" to other Fallen Immortal Lands.

This needs to be carefully planned.