My gorgeous wife
Chapter 750 - 722: Do You Have to Pretend or You’ll Die?

Chapter 750: Chapter 722: Do You Have to Pretend or You’ll Die?

When Li Chen returned to the villa, he found Lin Yi sitting on the sofa with a laptop on her legs, seemingly engrossed in something.

As Li Chen approached, he realized Lin Yi was actually watching a soap opera, and she even seemed a bit teary-eyed, which left him speechless.

"What’s so good about these things?" Li Chen sat down next to Lin Yi and started the conversation.

Turning her head to glance at Li Chen, Lin Yi then chose not to speak further and shifted all her attention back to the soap opera.

Li Chen had no choice but to sit on the sofa and watch an entire episode of the soap opera with Lin Yi.

"Why did you only get back now?" Giving Li Chen a glance, Lin Yi couldn’t help but ask.

"Had some things to handle," Li Chen said.

"An Qin... did you find her?" Hesitating for a moment, Lin Yi still spoke up.

She was aware of An Qin’s situation as Li Chen had told her, and she had even witnessed firsthand when An Qin had appeared to help Li Chen. Now, with An Qin missing, Lin Yi knew that Li Chen must be feeling quite upset.

"No, she... she left," Li Chen shook his head and then said no more.

Seeing Li Chen in low spirits, Lin Yi did not say much either, nodding her head, "Okay, then. She’s not in trouble, is she?"

"I don’t know," Li Chen shook his head: "She might be fine, or she might be in danger. But, my ability is not enough to help her."

As he spoke, Li Chen clenched his fists tightly.

He really wanted to bring An Qin back, and he was aware that she definitely did not want to return to that Holy Mountain.

Yet, he was unable to do so.

A feeling of powerlessness.

He felt that sense of powerlessness once again.

Moreover, there were still many mysteries surrounding him that remained unsolved, simply because his power was insufficient.

At this moment, Li Chen deeply despised his own weakness.

"Okay, since what happened has passed, don’t dwell on it. Life is long, isn’t it?" Lin Yi comforted him.

"Yeah," Li Chen nodded, "There might be some issues recently. I’ve called some people over. By the way, Zhong Tian got a bit hurt, so I had him go back to recover."

"It’s okay, you’re back now, aren’t you?" said Lin Yi, smiling.

Looking at the smile on Lin Yi’s face, a surge of guilt suddenly rose in Li Chen’s heart.

Lin Yi always had such faith in him, but what about himself?

Even he did not believe in himself anymore.

"I can’t give up!"

Gently kissing Lin Yi’s forehead, "Rest well. Let me, as the man, handle the things outside. You just be your beautiful CEO."

Lin Yi, upon hearing this, playfully slapped Li Chen.

Perhaps in the past, she would have taken such a remark as praise, but hearing it from Li Chen, she found it somewhat odd.

"Go on, if there’s nothing else, leave me be. Her majesty is going to take a bath!" Lin Yi raised her chin, adopting a haughty demeanor.

Seeing Lin Yi like this, Li Chen couldn’t help but feel a stirring of desire.

"So... honey, it’s been a while since we’ve done ’that’. Now, since Xiaoxiao and Qianqian aren’t here, maybe we could..." Li Chen whispered into Lin Yi’s ear.

"Get lost..."

Hearing Li Chen whisper into her ear, Lin Yi’s face instantly turned red. This jerk actually wanted her to engage in role-playing again!

"Hahaha! Then it’s decided!" Li Chen laughed as he walked out of the living room and sat down cross-legged on the grass in the courtyard of the villa, his True Qi began to circulate, and a thread of power started moving around his body once more.

Training was not something that could be achieved overnight. The forceful breakthrough this time had been extremely dangerous, so, even though he was eager to improve, he could only first stabilize his strength honestly.

However, after the True Qi had circulated through his body, Li Chen’s expression turned strange.

The reason for his strange expression was not other than he had discovered that, unknowingly, a mass of Mysterious Energy had formed inside his body again.

"Are you ever going to be done with this?"

Feeling this energy, Li Chen almost burst out cursing.

Indeed, this thing was very useful, especially in facing formidable enemies, as it allowed him to unleash unprecedented power.

But this energy was not under his control during normal times, and he even had to use his True Qi to suppress it, preventing him from fully utilizing his strength.

Moreover, each absorption came with huge risks. This time, during the battle with Roger, the risk was even higher than during his previous encounter with the Black General. He was so close to bursting his body apart.

What made Li Chen speechless was that the mass of Mysterious Energy inside his body seemed even larger than before.

Since he had not yet reached Yellow Rank, this Mysterious Energy had appeared three times. Each instance stronger than the last.

Li Chen could feel that this energy was definitely not something he could currently consider. Its enormity even surpassed the total amount of his Profound Level True Qi. If he risked absorbing it, there would probably be only one outcome.

That would be... death!

"Phew!" He exhaled a long breath and suppressed the energy, but his face turned troubled.

Anyone who found a time bomb in their body that kept showing up, each more intense than the last, wouldn’t be happy.

"Where exactly does this energy come from?" Putting aside the matter of the Mysterious Energy, Li Chen’s brows creased slightly.

He had too many doubts in his heart.

But those doubts still didn’t find any answers.

"I can only explore these questions by myself." Li Chen shook his head, a bitter smile appearing on his face.

"Forget it, I’ll stop thinking about it and go back to cuddle with my wife." Looking at the sky completely submerged in darkness, Li Chen shook his head and stood up.

Thinking of Lin Yi in that sizzling uniform, Li Chen felt a fire burning inside him.

However, just as he was about to walk back into the villa living room, a cold glint suddenly flashed by, landing right next to Li Chen’s foot.

Li Chen looked down and saw that it was a sharp Flying Knife!

"Hehehe... the King of the Netherworld indeed has high alertness, even at home, avoiding my Flying Knife!" A cold laugh suddenly came from outside the villa, and Li Chen turned his head to see that several people had appeared on top of his wall without him noticing.

"The Sakura Family?" Seeing these people, Li Chen’s face revealed a puzzled expression.

"Are you saying that you would die if you didn’t act smart? I didn’t even move, okay? Was there really a need to compliment me and flatter yourself in the process?"

Hearing Li Chen’s words, the face of the man who spoke turned suddenly green.