“Um…” Chen Ling’s words made Sui Li’er feel so relieved!

But let’s be honest. “We can’t act like this, it definitely won’t work. I want to test my own abilities~”

“You…” Chen Ling wanted to say that she wouldn’t make it, but after thinking about it, he didn’t say it.

He sighed inwardly: Forget it, Sun Wukong was able to carry Tripitaka on his back all the way to the Western Heaven, and in the end, didn’t he still accompany him through eighty-one trials and tribulations?

“Then let me take you back.”

“Mm-hmm~ Thank you~”

Afterward, Chen Ling took her back to the departure point. Sui Li’er happily landed on the ground and quickly ran to catch up with the people in front.

Chen Ling followed slowly behind, watching her figure. In his heart: Hmm, she looks really cute running with her little legs~

The six mentors floated in the air, observing the situation inside the examination site.

Just when they had advanced about five kilometers.

“BOOM!”

A loud noise echoed through the canyon.

It sent shivers down everyone’s spines and startled them. The energy shockwave was coming!

Everyone immediately put up their defenses, but their defenses were as fragile as paper against the shockwave. They were directly pushed back two or three kilometers, tumbling and falling in disarray, making their earlier efforts in vain.

Sui Li’er was no exception!

However, just as she was about to fly into the sky, Chen Ling’s figure flashed and caught her, holding her in his arms. “Huh? Chen Ling~ It’s you~”

Chen Ling smiled lightly and brought her back to the ground.

“Hee~ Then I’ll give it a try again!” Sui Li’er blushed and glanced back at him.

Chen Ling nodded, “Go for it.”

“Hee~”

〚 Ding, target Sui Li’er, points +100,000! 〛

“Oh, by the way, you don’t need to catch me next time! I won’t fall, I’ll use the spell you taught me before, huh~”

Chen Ling was afraid for a while when he saw this little fool almost fall to her death. So he taught her a low-level spell to prevent falling from a building: [Wind Stacking Spell] By layering wind, it slows down the falling speed. Unexpectedly, it came in handy. Not only her, but others also had various unique spells.

Chen Ling just nodded without saying anything.

Then Sui Li’er quickly ran further inside. The deeper they went, the more frequent the energy shockwaves became. Sui Li’er hadn’t run far when she was pushed back.

It had been a long time since they made any progress.

“Uh~ What should I do…” She looked a little anxious standing in place.

At that moment, she noticed the boulders inside the canyon. Many people were hiding behind those boulders, waiting for the next round of energy shockwaves to pass so they could quickly move forward.

Sui Li’er frowned upon seeing this and thought for a moment. Suddenly, her eyes opened wide as she murmured to herself, “15 seconds left!”

Chen Ling raised an eyebrow upon seeing this. It seemed that being pushed back so many times wasn’t in vain. She had already figured out the time interval between each shockwave in this area.

Then Sui Li’er ran ahead, making it to the safety of an unmanned boulder just before the last second. The powerful energy arrived as expected!

As they moved further inside, the timing kept changing, but Sui Li’er had a special sensitivity to time. During those cold and hungry nights over the past ten years, she counted the seconds! Survive one second, and there’s the next second.

So as long as she experienced one wave of energy, she could calculate the interval time for the current area.

Suddenly, a terrifying burst of energy erupted in the canyon. It sent Sui Li’er flying, soaring high up in the air!

Chen Ling couldn’t help but feel heartache, wishing he could flatten these damn mountains. But he didn’t expect that despite Sui Li’er often crying in his arms. In situations like this, her resilience was truly strong!

After flipping in the air a few times, she immediately released the [Wind Stacking Spell], stopping her backward flight in mid-air and landing smoothly.

Chen Ling leisurely followed from behind, nodding frequently. “Tsk, no wonder you’re my wife, you’re really smart.”

“Huh? What did you say?” Sui Li’er turned her head and glanced back.

“Ahem, nothing.”

“Hehe, I think I heard you praise my intelligence just now~” Sui Li’er grinned, showing her adorable little fangs, her face beaming with joy.

Chen Ling chuckled and nodded. “Yes, indeed, you’re very smart!”

〚 Ding~ Target, Sui Li’er, points +1 million! 〛

“Ah! I forgot about the time!”

Chen Ling smiled. “You still have five seconds.”

“Uh~ Five seconds!?” Sui Li’er looked around, realizing she wouldn’t make it in time!

Just as she stood there at a loss, waiting for the impact, she suddenly felt Chen Ling tightly hugging her from behind. Then her body became light, and she switched positions with Chen Ling. Originally, she was in front, and he was behind, but now he was in front, and she was behind.

“BOOM!”

A deafening sound echoed through the valley once again. However, Sui Li’er wasn’t the least bit afraid.

Because Lord God was protecting her!

The powerful energy whizzed past her and Chen Ling. Strangely, Chen Ling seemed nailed to the ground, unmoving, gently holding Sui Li’er. As the strong wind and scorching heat raged by, she looked up at the strands of his silver hair fluttering in the wind. The two of them embraced tightly amidst the raging storm, as if they were the last pair of lovers in the world as an apocalypse descended.

The people hiding behind the boulders in front were all looking at Chen Ling and Sui Li’er with different expressions.

Dude, what kind of cheat code are you using? Why aren’t you affected at all? How come you only have a few strands of hair ruffled by this energy that can send people flying?

In the distance, there was a girl wearing a strange armored suit also hiding behind a boulder, watching Chen Ling and Sui Li’er. She was instantly captivated by the loving scene between the two.

When Sui Li’er was held by him, she felt that even if doomsday came, she wouldn’t be afraid. She felt incredibly happy, realizing that the nearly ten years of waiting had been completely worthwhile.

Because the person she was waiting for was Lord God, the person she loved the most.

“Lord God, do you like me?” She suddenly asked very softly, her faint voice drowned out by the howling wind and the echoing explosions in the canyon.

Even she couldn’t hear it clearly, which was why she dared to ask such a question.

Then she gently lowered her head, leaning against Chen Ling’s chest, feeling his warm body temperature, and whispered softly, “I like you, Chen Ling.”

“Swish!”

After the energy passed, Chen Ling glanced down and asked, “What did you say just now?”

Sui Li’er pursed her lips, smiled happily, and gently shook her head, “Thank you~”

Chen Ling nodded, “Go quickly, there’s still enough time.”

“Mm-hmm!”

Then Sui Li’er hurriedly ran off.

This time, Chen Ling didn’t bother her anymore.

However, the deeper they went, they would find that there were almost no boulders inside the canyon. Under the constant bombardment of powerful energy within the canyon, there was no way for boulders to exist. And Sui Li’er had now reached this area.

Looking around, the mountains were bare. There were no boulders, not even small rocks on the ground, and there were still ten kilometers to go to reach the destination. The temperature was incredibly scorching.

Chen Ling followed along and noticed the pink shoulder strap peeking out from Sui Li’er’s little white tank top!

Since the temperature in Misty Rain City was warm, he had disabled her temperature control. So now she was covered in sweat, her body drenched. She looked like a steam princess, with sweat rising from her body as if being steamed. Upon seeing this, Chen Ling furrowed his brows, looked back, and noticed that the people who had reached this point were scattered in their positions.

The people behind Sui Li’er were also standing far away, and Chen Ling was blocking her from their view, so they couldn’t see the pink shoulder strap on Sui Li’er.

At this point, they were all sweating profusely. They were just low to mid-level Intermediate mages and facing such an environment, they had to defend and evade while not being able to spare much energy for cooling themselves down. Each person’s body emitted steaming vapor.

Just as Chen Ling was about to help Sui Li’er dry the water inside her clothes to make them less soaked, he saw her body sway suddenly, as if her legs had given out, and she was about to sit on the scorching ground!

Chen Ling quickly appeared in front of her, pulling her into his arms. Now he didn’t just hold her hand, he embraced her directly. When he lowered his head, he saw the children’s undergarment with a cute cartoon cat printed on it.

Ahem…

Two uncontrollable nosebleeds flowed out. But he quickly retracted them into the system space.

He looked at her pale face and dry lips and couldn’t help but feel heartache. These were clear signs of dehydration. It was too hot here, she was sweating profusely, and she was using mental energy to cast spells.

Water was going out but not coming in. Everyone was facing this problem.

Chen Ling immediately helped her dry her clothes and activated the temperature control.

“Chen Ling… it’s okay, I can handle it…” Her voice had become much softer, devoid of any vitality.

“I…” Before she could finish her sentence, she fainted.

Chen Ling let out a gentle sigh. “Why are you trying to be so strong? Your husband is a god… Isn’t it better to relax?” As he spoke, he took out a bottle of water, intending to give her some to drink.

However, the water couldn’t be swallowed when it went in, and it quickly flowed out of her mouth. Chen Ling licked his lips, his shameless face turning red as he whispered softly, “Ahem, it’s because you didn’t drink it yourself and insisted on me feeding you.”

He pinched her little face again. “This is my first kiss, and you got it cheap.”

Then he took a small sip of water and slowly lowered his head.