In the early morning, as the sun just began to rise.
Li Xing had not slept all night, but at Li Xing's level, sleep was not a necessity; eating and sleeping were merely to live like ordinary people.
"Good morning! World!"
Li Xing walked out of the large room and stood at the bow of the ship, shouting to the rising sun.
"Xing, you really don't feel embarrassed! You have to shout this out in every world."
"Ahem, this is the beginning of my journey, what do you know."
Afterward, Li Xing sat at the bow of the ship, enjoying the sunrise. At some point, Li Xing took out a pack of cigarettes and lit one.
"Why do you start smoking as soon as you wake up? Isn't it nice to just quietly watch the sunrise?"
At this moment, Hong suddenly appeared, sitting next to Li Xing. However, this time Hong did not take the cigarette out of Li Xing's mouth; instead, she picked up one herself and started smoking.
"Aren't you the same as me? Coming to watch the sunrise with me so early in the morning."
Hong patted Li Xing's shoulder: "You say that, but the commotion you two made last night was so loud, how could I possibly sleep? I bet Jing Yin and Hong Dou were the same."
"With your current strength, sealing your five senses should be easy, right? I think you just did it on purpose to eavesdrop."
"Hmph!" Hong suddenly blushed and turned her head away, not daring to look at Li Xing.
"Do you think the morning sun is beautiful, or the sunset is beautiful?" Li Xing leaned closer to Hong and whispered.
Hong was a little nervous and then retorted, "Then which do you think is more beautiful, the sunrise or the sunset?"
Li Xing suddenly pulled Hong into his arms, looking at the morning sun before them, and said, "Both are beautiful. If both scenes appeared at the same time, I would prefer the sunset. The red sunset, the colorful twilight adding a touch of shyness to the sunset, much like your clothes."
"I... I..." Hong couldn't speak a complete sentence. Li Xing was talking about her, wasn't he?
"What's wrong? Didn't you always think I was pursuing you? Have you not fallen for me yet, and want to reject me? But you haven't struggled out of my embrace either! I haven't used any force." Li Xing lowered his head, looking at Hong in his arms with a wicked smile.
Hong threw down the cigarette in her hand, slowly wrapped her arms around Li Xing's neck, and began to kiss him.
"Do I really not like him? Then why did I leave that world with him to come to this world? Was it just because of Xiao Nan and Hong Dou? No, I like this man's smile, and being able to be by his side when he cries. That's why I left with him."
Hong thought this in her heart. Their kiss gradually turned into a passionate one, until a fish leaped out of the sea and fell back into the water, creating a splash that interrupted them.
"My first kiss... tasted of tobacco..." Hong said faintly, covering her mouth.
As the sun gradually rose, Li Xing carried Hong back to the room. They needed to catch up on sleep now. Breakfast would naturally be handled by others; Li Xing was not worried at all.
Indeed, this was the case. Hong Dou was in the kitchen preparing food, but most of it was sweets. Hong Dou had completely let herself go, spending her days eating sweets and little else.
However, Jing Yin had witnessed the scene just now. Holding Tonton, Jing Yin felt a pang of loneliness: "Can I really do it too? Li Xing-kun always sees me as an older sister, right? Tonton, what do you think?"
The next second, Jing Yin vanished, leaving Tonton standing alone. It was Li Xing's doing. Did he really think no one was peeking? Li Xing was the strongest in this world. He could now digitize and replicate anything without seeing it. His perceptiveness was unimaginable.
"What is this..." Jing Yin was bewildered, and then saw Li Xing and Hong sitting on the bed. A blush spread from her neck...
"What's wrong? Jing Yin-jie, you've been peeking at us. Is there something you want to say?"
"Li Xing-kun, I... it's nothing."
Jing Yin hesitated to speak. Li Xing clapped his hands, and the three of them entered the infinite domain, appearing before the palace at the deepest point.
"You should know them. These are my wives from my previous life. I called you Jing Yin-jie not because I truly see you as a sister, but because my age is much greater than yours."
Jing Yin immediately understood that Li Xing had heard what she said to Tonton. She then looked up at Li Xing.
"Li Xing-kun, I love you! Ever since I started following Tsunade-sama, I've developed these feelings while taking care of you every day. I didn't realize it until you left, and three years later, you brought Karin back. That's when I realized my feelings for you weren't just sibling affection. Later, during the Pain arc, when you said I was your family, and then in the Ninja World War when you protected me and placed me in this space."
"Li Xing-kun, I love you! I love you very, very much! I also want to become your wife."
Jing Yin had made up her mind, directly confessing her feelings. Dragging it out would only make her suffer longer. Jing Yin didn't want to just watch from the sidelines anymore.
"What are you saying! I thought you were already Li Xing's wife when you kissed him last night," Hong teased with a light smile.
"Mhm, I thought so too. It's just that Jing Yin-jie, you're too insecure." Li Xing stepped forward and hugged Jing Yin. He didn't explicitly agree to Jing Yin's proposal, but this embrace was the best response.
...
After a long while, the three of them emerged from the room. A group of people were gathered around a table, staring at the three of them with their chins in their hands.
"Jing Yin-jie! Teacher Hong! Congratulations!" Ino was the first to greet them. Such things were bound to happen, and everyone knew it. Tsunade, however, was glaring fiercely at Li Xing, as if to say, if you dare bully Jing Yin, you're dead.
Only Hong Dou was eating dango, counting the skewers to see how many she had eaten. However, one hand was clenched tightly under the table. Now she was the last one. She had lost out on making breakfast.
"Wow, what a beautiful day today! Everyone's up so early!" Li Xing looked at the sun, trying to divert everyone's attention.
"It's already noon. Visually, we're about three hundred kilometers away from the next town," Kaguya said unhurriedly.
Li Xing immediately understood. He casually threw out more than a dozen chakra fruits, one for each person. They were all for eating and playing with, essentially snacks, and they would never get tired of them.
"Darling~!" Terumi Mei suddenly exclaimed, giving Li Xing goosebumps. What did she want now?
"Later, can you go shopping with me? I wanted Kaguya to come, but she said she doesn't want to leave you."
"Wait, we agreed last time, Li Xing has to go to the casino with me." Tsunade quickly interrupted Terumi Mei. How could she steal him away?
"Ah, Hokage-sama, you always lose everything. I think it's better not to go. It's better for Darling to go shopping with me."
The two then began to argue. Seeing this, Li Xing quickly stopped them and then persuaded Kaguya to go for a walk with Terumi Mei, giving Kaguya a large pile of chakra fruits.
Finally, they reached an agreement. Li Xing would go to the casino with Tsunade, Jing Yin, and Tonton. Kaguya, carrying a pile of chakra fruits, would go with Terumi Mei and Hong.
Ino, Karin, and Yugito would go to buy new clothes for Li Xing. Last time, no one had bought anything. Konan and Hong Dou would go for snacks and food shopping.