He stopped thinking too much.
Seeing the System panel that popped up, with one sign-in attempt remaining and the option to sign in, Xiao Feng clicked [Confirm Sign-in] without hesitation.
[Signing in...]
[Sign-in successful! Congratulations to the Host for receiving the reward: One Hundred Thousand Death Warriors Army!]
"A hundred thousand strong army, and they are all Death Warriors who only obey me!" After clearly seeing the reward content and repeatedly confirming it, Xiao Feng was overjoyed.
With this One Hundred Thousand Death Warriors Army, even without Cultivation, he could contend with a Martial Emperor.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel smug. He wondered if, after emerging from seclusion, the Martial Emperor, knowing his top-tier Cultivation and his One Hundred Thousand Death Warriors Army, would still look down on him as before, giving him perfunctory excuses and refusing to agree to his marriage with Princess Han Qingyue.
Most importantly, Xiao Feng was certain that this mere One Hundred Thousand Death Warriors Army was definitely not the System's limit. In the next twenty-nine years, let alone one hundred thousand, even one million, ten million, or one hundred million, were not impossible to achieve!
Xiao Feng couldn't help but fantasize in his mind: after emerging from seclusion, he would sweep across the entire Sky Profound Continent with a vast army, conquer it, then declare himself king, return triumphantly, and marry Han Qingyue.
Just thinking about it made his scalp tingle with excitement.
He raised his arm, wiped the drool from the corner of his mouth, and swallowed.
Afterward, Xiao Feng closed the System panel, adjusted his meditation posture, shook his head to clear out extraneous thoughts, and continued to enter a state of Cultivation.
Sign-in, Cultivate, sign-in, Cultivate... After half a year, he had long adapted to this repetitive rhythm.
Although it was monotonous, being able to clearly feel himself getting stronger was also a kind of enjoyment.
Meanwhile, on the other side.
After an entire night of Cultivation, Qing Chen's Cultivation had successfully Broken Through a major Realm, reaching the Golden Core Realm.
Subsequently, relying on the assistance of other scattered Medicinal Pills, coupled with his innate Comprehension Ability, he Broke Through to the second level of the Golden Core Realm as the sun rose in the sky.
Opening his eyes, he noticed a ray of sunlight shining through the window onto Han Qingyue's face. Qing Chen stood up and walked over.
He used his body to shield Han Qingyue from that ray of light.
[Successful Petting Wife! Congratulations to the Host for receiving a random reward: Profound Rank High Grade Cultivation Technique, Diamond Body Protection Art +1!]
Just as Qing Chen had thought, this indeed counted as petting his wife, and he received a considerable reward.
He happened to be lacking a defensive Cultivation Technique, and the System conveniently provided it.
Qing Chen silently began to Cultivate this Cultivation Technique.
Unbeknownst to him, Han Qingyue had actually already woken up and had been pretending to sleep.
She was surprised that Qing Chen had truly Cultivated for an entire night.
Initially, she had been worried that Qing Chen might act inappropriately after she fell asleep, so she didn't dare to sleep.
However, she couldn't resist the drowsiness and fell asleep at some point.
When she woke up again, she noticed the dazzling sunlight shining in from outside the window.
Just as Han Qingyue decided to open her eyes and sit up, she heard Qing Chen's footsteps.
Thus, Han Qingyue chose to pretend to sleep, originally thinking she would catch Qing Chen's hypocritical evidence, believing he couldn't keep up the act anymore.
Who would have thought that she was judging a gentleman by her own petty standards?
Han Qingyue truly hadn't expected Qing Chen to be so gentle and meticulous.
He was willing to delay his Cultivation progress just to shield her from the dazzling sunlight...
Unbeknownst to her, Qing Chen was purely after the petting wife reward and wasn't thinking as much as she imagined.
But the effect was precisely what Qing Chen wanted.
The unexpected gains were not limited to this.
Qing Chen stood in place and Cultivated for a full hour, comprehending the Diamond Body Protection Art to the third level.
Han Qingyue, who had not yet undergone her Awakening and was still an ordinary person, naturally couldn't perceive this.
In her eyes, Qing Chen had genuinely shielded her from the sun for two hours.
Han Qingyue considered herself not to be a person with a heart of stone...
If she wasn't heartless, how could she not be moved?
Qing Chen's actions these past two days, in Han Qingyue's perception, were absolutely the best anyone had treated her, besides Xiao Feng and her father, Han Cheng.
As a husband, he was definitely an excellent match.
'No! I can't keep thinking like this!'
Realizing she had once again "betrayed" Xiao Feng, Han Qingyue quickly stopped her thoughts, opened her eyes, and sat up from the bed.
Just as Qing Chen finished Cultivating, he saw her and immediately ordered someone to bring a basin of warm water, intending to personally wash Han Qingyue's face.
He couldn't miss this opportunity to earn petting wife rewards.
"I can do it myself."
"Ah!" Han Qingyue's words had barely left her mouth when Qing Chen refused her, "It's better if I do this kind of thing."
Han Qingyue couldn't contend with Qing Chen's assertiveness. Watching him rinse the washcloth, she finally couldn't hold back and asked, "Why are you so good to me?"
She didn't remember any ill-fated connection between her and Qing Chen at any point in their lives.
"You are my wife. As your husband, isn't it only natural for me to be good to you?" Qing Chen retorted earnestly.
"…" This single sentence left Han Qingyue speechless.
Seeing Qing Chen's serious expression, Han Qingyue finally realized: Yes, it was only natural for a husband to be good to his wife.
She understood that Qing Chen was truly earnestly fulfilling his responsibilities as a husband, and only she was being indecisive...
The more she thought about it, the more a sense of guilt welled up in Han Qingyue's heart towards Qing Chen.
"Come, wife, close your eyes. I'll wash your face for you." Qing Chen looked forward to what kind of petting wife reward he would get.
Han Qingyue obediently complied.
Qing Chen placed the warm towel over her face...
[Successful Petting Wife! Congratulations to the Host for receiving a random reward: Grade 3 Scarlet Feather Medicinal Pill +10!]
Grade 3 Medicinal Pills! Ten of them??
Qing Chen clearly remembered that previously, when he also washed Han Qingyue's face, neither the quality nor the quantity of the rewards were as high as now.
Why? Qing Chen didn't understand.
Then, the System provided an explanation: [The strength of the target object "Han Qingyue's" favorability towards you will also affect the quality and quantity of the petting wife rewards!]
'So that's it!'
Seeing the detailed explanation from the System, the confusion in Qing Chen's heart was finally resolved.
'Hiss! Wait a minute?'
But the next moment, he realized something was wrong.
'Favorability is a factor in the reward level. Now that the reward has increased, doesn't that mean her favorability towards me has increased?'
[Replying to Host, yes.]
The System gave an affirmative answer.
'Interesting!'
Qing Chen immediately became interested.
He felt that if things continued like this, he wouldn't be far from the Martial Emperor Realm!
After wiping her face once, Qing Chen turned to rinse the washcloth again. Although he wouldn't wash Han Qingyue's face a dozen times like before, once was certainly not enough.
Looking at Qing Chen's busy figure, Han Qingyue's emotions were complex.
She hesitated several times before speaking.
Seeing him wring out the washcloth and turn around, Han Qingyue gritted her teeth, hardened her heart, and asked, "Since you have no intention of using me to rebel, why did you marry me?"