I reign supreme in the Western fantasy world for eternity.

Building No. 61 is located in the northern part of the inner courtyard. It is a three-story white building with climbing roses covering the exterior walls, which are currently in full bloom.

There is a small lawn in front of the building, and several short pine trees are planted along the edge of the lawn, which are trimmed into a round and cute shape.

Elena pushed open the magic appraisal door on the first floor and stepped aside to let Ji Tian go in first.

Upon entering the foyer, she bent down and took out a pair of brand-new cotton slippers from the shoe cabinet, placing them beside Ji Tian's feet. "The first floor is the living room and kitchen, the second floor is my bedroom and study, and the third floor is the meditation room and storage room."

Ji Tian looked down at the gray slippers, then at the same light pink slippers that Elena had already changed into, and silently put them on without saying anything.

She went to the kitchen, brought out two cups of hot jujube tea, and handed him one. "Take any book you want to read. You've read most of the books here anyway."

Ji Tian took the teacup, took a sip, and said, "Okay."

"Well... I'm going to take a shower." Elena pointed to the bathroom at the end of the corridor. "I walked so much today, I'm sweaty and not feeling well. Help yourself."

She turned and took two steps, then stopped, tilting her head to look at him. "Don't peek."

Ji Tian held his teacup. "Hmm, I wouldn't even use my divine sense to probe that area."

Elena glared at him and disappeared around the corner of the corridor.

The bathroom door closed, followed by the sound of water.

Ji Tian stood in front of the bookshelf for a while, took out a book titled "Fundamentals of Spatial Magic Theory", flipped through a few pages, and then put the book back in its original place.

He went up to the third floor and pushed open the door to the meditation room.

The room was larger than he had expected, with a round futon in the center. The futon was surrounded by spirit-gathering runes, and the concentration of spiritual energy was much higher than that of the outer courtyard dormitory.

He closed his eyes, his consciousness slowly spreading out, sensing the flow of spiritual energy in the small building, except for the bathroom.

The spirit-gathering runes were functioning normally, and spiritual energy was converging from all directions, forming a small vortex in the meditation room. The sound of water continued, occasionally interspersed with fragments of Elena humming.

He withdrew his divine sense, took the silver-white visitor badge from his sleeve, and held it in his palm.

The badge had a smooth surface with a faint silver sheen. He probed into it with his divine sense, examining every rune of the identification array: the structure was ingenious, but in his eyes, it wasn't particularly sophisticated.

If he wanted to, he could easily forge one.

But it is not necessary.

He put the badge away, closed his eyes, and began to circulate his energy.

After an unknown amount of time, soft footsteps came from outside the door. The footsteps stopped at the door of the meditation room, followed by two very light knocks.

"Ji Tian, ​​are you asleep?"

"no."

The door was pushed open a crack, and Elena poked half her head in, her long, wet hair cascading over her shoulders, a few strands clinging to her cheeks, making her skin appear as white as jade.

She was wearing a beige nightgown with delicate lace trim at the neckline, and a thin cardigan in the same color over it.

She whispered, "I can't sleep, will you talk to me?"

Ji Tian opened his eyes, glanced at her, and said, "There aren't any extra seats in the meditation room. Let's go to the living room."

The two returned to the living room and sat down on the sofa. The tea was still warm on the "magical self-heating coffee table." Elena picked up the cup, took a sip, and suddenly smiled.

"What are you laughing at?"

"Laughing at you."

She put down her teacup, holding it with both hands, her gaze fixed on the tea leaves floating in the cup. "Back in the manor, you always had a stern face. When I offered you tea, you would always say 'no need.' Now you're actually sitting here obediently drinking tea, and you've even moved into my room. If Gregor knew, he'd probably think he's gone senile."

Ji Tian picked up his teacup but didn't reply.

After a moment of silence, Elena asked softly, "What do you think my father would think if he knew you moved in with me?"

"They'll probably try every means to make me marry into their family."

Elena choked on her tea, coughed several times, and her face turned bright red.

"Could you... could you please not be so direct with your words?"

"You asked."

Elena glared at him, embarrassed and annoyed, but couldn't help but laugh out loud.

After laughing for a while, she put down her teacup, rested her hands on her knees, and looked at Ji Tian with her head turned to the side.

Her voice softened, "Ji Tian, ​​what are your thoughts on the future?"

Ji Tian had already finished his tea when he went to the meditation room. His gaze fell on the magic crystal lamp on the coffee table. "Become the strongest in this world, improve the order of this world, and then go to other worlds to continue to become stronger."

Elena tilted her head, puzzled. "Other worlds?"

"Yes, I'll take you all with me then."

Elena paused for a moment, thinking he was joking, and smiled, "Then you'd better hurry up, I'm afraid I'll be too old to live to see that day."

Ji Tian said firmly, "No."

Elena stared at him for a few seconds, then suddenly reached out and gently poked his cheek. "You're such an unreal person sometimes. You say things that are completely unbelievable, yet you make people want to believe them."

Ji Tian neither dodged nor spoke.

After a while, Elena stood up, walked to the window, and pulled back the half-closed curtains. Moonlight streamed in through the glass, turning her nightgown silvery-white.

"The moon is very round tonight, do you want to come and see it?"

Ji Tian walked to her side.

In the garden outside the window, roses bloomed quietly under the moonlight, and the crystals on the top of the magic tower in the distance emitted a faint blue light, which intertwined with the moonlight to form a cool halo.

Elena stretched out her hand and drew a small circle on the glass with her fingertip, which perfectly covered the moon. "When I was a child, I lived in the manor, and every time there was a full moon, I would climb up that crooked tree to look at it."

At that time, I thought, "If only someone could watch the moon with me someday."

She withdrew her finger, turned her head to look at Ji Tian, ​​and said, "Now it's a reality."

Ji Tian did not respond, but instead shifted his gaze from the moon outside the window to her face.

The moonlight outlined her profile, from her forehead to the tip of her nose to her chin, like a delicate ink painting.

Elena felt a little uncomfortable under his gaze, her cheeks burning, so she turned her face away.

Only after the moon disappeared behind the magic tower and the two returned to the sofa did she speak as if in a dream, "You know, I've written you many letters over the years, but I've only sent a small portion of them. The rest... are all locked in a drawer in the study of the manor."

"What did you write?"

She curled her lips into a smile, "I won't tell you~ You can go back and look it up yourself whenever you want."

Ji Tian hummed in agreement and didn't ask any further questions.

The night breeze seeped in through the cracks in the window, carrying the fragrance of roses from the garden, and brushed against Elena's loose hair.

Her eyelids began to feel heavy, and she always felt inexplicably at ease when she was by Ji Tian's side.

"Ji Tian..."

"Um?"

I'm a little sleepy.

Go to bed.

"No!"

She shook her head, her voice carrying a hint of coquettishness she herself didn't realize, "Right here... let me lean on you for a while."

She turned to the side and gently rested her head on Ji Tian's shoulder. Ji Tian's body stiffened slightly for a moment, then relaxed, letting her hair brush against the side of his neck.

"Goodnight." Her voice was already muffled.

"……Good night."

At the top of the magic tower outside the window, crystals were flashing rhythmically, as if keeping watch for them.

Elena's breathing gradually became long and even, the weariness between her brows and eyes eased inch by inch, and a faint smile lingered on the corner of her mouth.

Ji Tian looked down at her, without moving.

He simply extended his divine sense slowly, setting up a soundproof barrier around the living room, and then began to meditate.

The night is still long.