You're my wife, don't doubt it!

“You read this passage.” Yu Bo bent one of his index fingers at Xiao Yao.

What to read?

"Page 20, first paragraph," Yu Luying whispered.

Xiao Yao suddenly realized that this scene seemed to have happened before in a classroom at school.

How the hell did we go from page 5 to page 20 in such a short time?

"At that time, Caesar Augustus issued a decree," Xiao Yao cleared his throat, picked up the book, and read aloud, "that all the people of the land should register: this was the first registration when Girinho was governor of Syria. So everyone went to their own city to register. Joseph, because he was a member of the House of David, also went from Galilee..."

After class, everyone gradually dispersed. Daiyu said goodbye to Yubo because she was going to the aquarium with Yanxiao.

"Aren't we leveling up today, Teacher Yu?" Xiao Yao asked Yu Bo in a low voice after everyone else had left.

“Didn’t Daiyu ask for leave in advance today?” Yu Bo said, “I was originally planning to take a day off, but since you’re already here, let’s go.”

“Okay then,” Xiao Yao said after thinking for a moment, “I also have something to tell you.”

Yu Luying, Yu Bo, and Xiao Yao walked to the bridge arch.

“I say, Father Yu,” Xiao Yao said, “why are we always bringing up the ribbonfish? It seems like he has absolutely no talent.”

"The ribbonfish can sense shadow time innately, what is this if not a talent?" Before Yu Bo could speak, Yu Luying retorted gently, "If you put it that way, then your uncle doesn't have any talent either."

"Ahem," Yu Bo said with an embarrassed expression, "I really don't have any talent—but I feel like I'm almost there. The fortress in my heart is forming, it's eager to be unleashed, and it's about to burst forth."

"..." Xiao Yao and Yu Luying exchanged a glance.

“Brother Bo,” Xiao Yao said, “There’s something I’ve been hesitant to ask you for a long time, something that’s been bothering me for a while. Now that we’re all so familiar with each other, please don’t be angry if I ask you.”

"Go ahead and ask," Yu Bo replied lazily.

“You spend all day and night hanging out with hooligans,” Xiao Yao carefully chose his words, “aren’t you afraid, cough cough, that this is bad for your personal image, for the image of the church…?”

Yu Luying secretly covered her mouth.

“At that time,” Yu Bo answered casually, “when the Lord was reclining in the house, many tax collectors and sinners also came to eat with the Lord and His disciples. When the Pharisees saw this, they said to His disciples,” Yu Bo deliberately said in a high-pitched voice, “Ah, why is your teacher eating with tax collectors and sinners?”

Xiao Yao was amused by the vivid and expressive performance.

Yu Bo continued, “When the Lord heard this, he said to the Pharisees, ‘It is not the healthy who need doctors, but the sick.’ He also said, ‘I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.’”

"I think I understand." Xiao Yao nodded thoughtfully.

"When you encounter someone with problems, do you immediately reject them completely and isolate them, or do you help them?" Yu Bo said, "When I was in middle school, I was also a little rascal."

"I can see that," Xiao Yao thought.

“You must read the story of the ‘prodigal son’ in the Gospels,” Yu Bo said.

"So, the temple in people's hearts can actually be dismantled from the outside?" Xiao Yao suddenly thought of something.

“This is my daily work,” Yu Bo said.

"Does that mean the righteous don't need the gospel?"

“Yes,” Yu Bo replied casually, “but who in this world can call themselves a righteous person?”

“I think,” Xiao Yao said after thinking for a moment, “that if someone dares to shamelessly claim that he is a righteous person without any flaws, then he will be the worst and most terrible person in the world.”

“No mistake—because that is the Pharisees of the new era.” Yu Bo nodded, turned halfway to his niece and said, “That day, Shi Hui told me privately that this kid has wisdom. I didn’t believe it before, but today I feel the same way.”

“Xiao Yao is very good,” Yu Luying said with a smile.

Xiao Yao then asked Yu Bo why "tax collector" was a synonym for a criminal, and what "Pharisees" actually did. After Yu Bo answered his questions carefully, he asked Xiao Yao, "Didn't you say you had something to tell me?"

Xiao Yao nodded and said, "My father-in-law, Shen Jie, may have a great sinner by her side."

"Oh?" Yu Bo stopped and gestured for Xiao Yao to continue.

Yu Luying was also taken aback.

Xiao Yao told Yu Bo what Shen Jie had told him on the phone the night before about that "skyscraper".

"Oh? Unable to use the ability of the Spirit Fortress?" Yu Bo raised an eyebrow.

"Won't it be a waste of our time to exercise every day?" Yu Luying frowned slightly.

“No,” Yu Bo shook his head and said, “That old thief Shi Hui mentioned this situation to me. It’s because his own realm and abilities are insufficient, and he was suppressed and imprisoned by the power field of the hall.”

“I see…” Yu Luying nodded silently.

"In other words," Xiao Yao gasped, "this hall is far more terrifying than Teacher Yao and Teacher Song, it's not even in the same league?"

“That should be the case,” Yu Bo nodded seriously. “Tell Xiao Shen not to go in there so easily again. It’s extremely dangerous there.”

Xiao Yao immediately took out his phone and sent a message to Shen Jie.

“In the end, Mr. Yao and Mr. Song are just ordinary people,” Yu Bo said to Yu Luying. “And the owner of such a powerful hall must be a very important figure in society.”

Needless to say, it's my beloved father-in-law. Xiao Yao thought to himself as he texted Shen Jie.

"Why would the power to distort the spiritual temple be linked to real-world power?" Yu Luying asked, puzzled. "I thought it was only related to the degree of distortion in people's hearts and the strength of their spiritual power."

“In reality, those who hold high positions of power are mostly more confident in their own ‘way’. Once these people go astray, the edifice they create is far beyond what ordinary people can compare to.” Yu Bo said, “Don’t forget, what is a shadow? It is a projection of the real world. What is the passage between the two worlds? It is a mirror.”

"This reminds me of poor people and misers playing online games and getting completely crushed by whales who spend money on in-game purchases, and then loudly complaining that this undermines the fairness of the game," Xiao Yao said, looking up after sending the message. "If you ask me, this is what fairness is all about."

Yu Bo shrugged, neither confirming nor denying.

"How big is the biggest palace you've ever heard of?" Yu Luying suddenly asked her uncle.

Yu Bo frowned: "I saw records at headquarters that the largest palace in history could cover several cities, and the shadows inside were like an army, almost endless..."

"Headquarters?" Xiao Yao asked.

Yu Bo realized he had spoken out of turn and kept his mouth shut.

"Whose mind is so twisted?" Yu Luying asked.

“Cain, Judas, Nero, the little mustache…” Yu Bo counted on his fingers: “And the Roman legions.”

"The Roman legions?" Xiao Yao asked, puzzled. "Is it 'the temple of the people' again?"

“There are some similarities,” Yu Bo shook his head, “but they are not exactly the same. In essence, they are both temples for a group of people, but they are not ‘temples for the masses’ but temples for ‘specific classes’.”

"Social class?" Xiao Yao repeated the word. "Class?"

As they spoke, the three of them had already arrived at the bottom of the bridge arch.

"What are you two doing? Come on," Yu Bo urged. "Still playing on your phones?"

"I'll tell Shen Jie that I'll cut off all contact when I go in, because I'm afraid she won't be able to find me."

“I’ll tell my mom that I’ll be out of contact once I go inside, because I’m afraid she won’t be able to find me.”

Xiao Yao and Yu Luying answered at the same time.

"I'll tell her I'll be home for dinner a little later," Yu Luying added.

Chapter 187 Yu Luying's Kiss

2023-05-10

*This chapter is also known as "The Path to Enlightenment in the Morning".

The group continued their battle with the shadows within the mirror beneath the bridge.

Xiao Yao's swordsmanship was noticeably more proficient than in the past few days, and Yu Luying's freezing range was also getting larger and larger. The two of them worked together perfectly, one slowing down and controlling the field, and the other attracting aggro and attacking monsters.

However, Yu Bo never managed to unlock any potential, let alone advance to a higher level of spiritual fortress, and became nothing more than a burden.

"Everything is fine, except for that fireball-making skill."

On the way back, Xiao Yao thought to himself.

Don Quixote: I just finished leveling up and am now going to Yu Luying's house for lunch.

oO舒荷Oo: It's almost 2 o'clock and you're only having lunch now? Did you go to Yu Luying's house again?

Shen Jie usually doesn't reply to messages at this time, but today she's acting out of character.

Don Quixote: Well, her mother bought a watermelon yesterday, and I promised to go eat it today.

Don Quixote: I originally intended to keep it from you, but then I realized that honesty is the foundation of trust and the basis for putting your mind at ease.

Don Quixote: I will try to go there less often in the future.

oO舒荷Oo：。 。 可以

Yu Lihua had already prepared the meal at home and was waiting.

Braised eel in hot oil, stir-fried shrimp, braised shredded vegetables, braised gluten with four kinds of good fortune, plus a bowl of vegetable soup.

It certainly can't compare to the extravagance of the Shen family banquet, but this was made by hand and took a lot of thought.

"The food is too lavish," Xiao Yao said not out of politeness, but from the bottom of his heart: "Next time..."

The boy was about to say, "Next time, just make it simple and home-style," but then he thought that would make it sound like he was planning to come here every day as a customer, so he quickly stopped himself.

“What do you mean by ‘lavish’?” Yu Lihua seemed to see through Xiao Yao’s thoughts. “They’re all simple, home-style dishes. I’ll cook them the same way whether you come or not. Just add a pair of chopsticks and a bowl—right, Yingying?”

“Ah, yes,” Yu Luying quickly replied.

Yingying really doesn't know how to lie, Xiao Yao thought.