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Upon hearing this...

Wayne, however, laughed.

"I'm insulting you, what are you laughing at?"

"I can't help it, I'm always very forgiving of my possessions."

"You... never mind."

"Well then, Wayne, my future husband, I must go first."

"Um?"

Athena's heart was stirred upon hearing this. This would have been absolutely impossible in the past, but her current status was different, so she explained.

"I'm not going to back out!"

"I'm in a hurry to go back and break through."

Wayne calmly raised his hand, signaling Athena to remain calm.

Breakthroughs don't happen overnight.

Upon hearing this, Athena put away the Snow Ginseng and suppressed her excitement.

"you…"

"What else do you want to say?"

Wayne picked up his juice and took a sip before looking at Athena, until Athena blushed slightly, and even showed a hint of embarrassment and annoyance in her eyes.

Wayne then calmly replied.

"Don't think of me as being so impatient."

"When things are urgent, one should proceed with caution; when one is patient, one will find peace."

"Breaking through levels isn't something you can safely do in your current state."

The words fell.

Athena looked at Wayne with some curiosity.

"I really didn't expect that."

"How could someone as despicable and despicable as you utter such philosophical words?"

"I've said it before, I'm always very patient with my own people."

"certainly."

"I also want to know more about you."

Athena couldn't help but smile.

"So, this is your real purpose, isn't it?"

"almost."

"But what about you? Aren't you going to introduce yourself to your future husband?"

"I?"

Athena paused for a moment, then introduced herself without hesitation.

"My name is Athena."

"My talent isn't as high as yours; I'm only at the intermediate level. I come from a small territory in the northern ice plains and have been cultivating for eight hundred and sixty years."

"How is it?"

"Does my future husband still find me attractive?"

"I don't like it."

"Yeah, right."

Hearing this sudden change of topic, Athena glared at Wayne, annoyed: "I'm old, don't mess with me."

Wayne rolled his eyes at Athena.

"Come on."

"A level one expert can live for a thousand years, and with common life-extending elixirs, their lifespan can be increased by more than half. What makes you so old?"

"Besides, you don't give off the aura of an old person, so why are you pretending to be one?"

Athena became interested upon hearing this.

"What's the explanation for this?"

"Your appearance reflects your heart."

After saying that, Wayne made another guess.

"I guess you've been cultivating yourself for over eight hundred years and have had very little contact with people."

How did you know?

"The answer has already been given."

"Does one's appearance reflect their inner state?"

Wayne nodded and then explained.

"Maturity requires experience."

"And this is the case with appearance reflecting the heart. Just like those who are not old, but whose faces look extremely old. This is the damage that cruel reality has done to them. While giving them maturity, it has also left cracks in their hearts. Their hearts think they are old, so even with the blessing of extraordinary power, their appearance still ages."

"Or, those who are clearly very old but have a young face, like you, because they haven't had much contact with people, or rather, they have been in contact with people for a long time, focusing all their attention on cultivation. This certainly has the effect of extraordinary power, but more importantly, it's because your heart hasn't been hurt much, or rather, your heart doesn't feel that it's aging, so your appearance remains the same."

"In other words, even if you are over 800 years old now, without enough experience, your mental age is probably between 20 and 30 years old."

"Um……"

"Five points will be deducted for not having a calm and thoughtful mind, and another five points will be deducted for not having enough observation skills."

The words fell.

Athena picked up the conversation.

"So my mental age is fifteen to twenty?"

Wayne snapped his fingers.

Congratulations, you answered correctly.

"That's an interesting point, but are you sure you don't want to reconsider?"

"With your talent and background, having a wife like me, who is over eight hundred years old and of mediocre talent, would probably make you a laughingstock."

Wayne looked at Athena and chuckled softly.

"Then beat him until he submits."

"Of course, no one dared to laugh at it."

"So confident?"

Wayne shrugged and casually uttered a remark brimming with X-esque sarcasm.

"There are many geniuses in this world, but they all call me a genius."

"To laugh at me, you first need to have the confidence to surpass me, and just having that confidence is enough to stump many people."

"As for the rest, to be honest, I don't care much. As long as they don't mock me to my face, I don't care about those rumors."

Then he turned the topic to Athena.

"Besides, you seem rather insecure."

"I lack self-confidence?"

Wayne nodded slightly.

"certainly."

"Your ability to cultivate to the current level of level six and immediately advance to level seven is certainly due to the abundant resources available in this era."

"But you also have your talents."

Athena pouted.

"If you can't find anything to praise me with, you don't need to force it like this."

Wayne shook his head.

"I said something a long time ago."

"What did you say?"

"Persistence is also a talent."

"Everyone has this talent, but not everyone can master it. You have been able to dedicate yourself to cultivation for over eight hundred years, and this talent belongs to you."

Athena was somewhat stunned upon hearing this.

"Does everyone have one?"

After muttering something unconsciously, Athena revealed a big smile, a smile that seemed to melt an iceberg.

The look in his eyes towards Wayne held a hint of approval.

"Thank you, my future husband."

"You're welcome."

"And I also got a great deal."

"How so?"

Wayne chuckled softly, his voice carrying a hint of exuberance.

"You forgot?"

"You're about to advance to the seventh level of power. Once you succeed, I'll have a seventh-level wife."

"By then, who will dare to laugh at me?"

"I'm afraid everyone would be envious."

Athena gave Wayne a strange look.

"Don't you feel ashamed?"

Wayne puffed out his chest and replied seriously, "What's wrong with living off a woman?"

"Others want to eat it but can't get it."

"Ha ha!"

"You are truly shameless."

Upon hearing this, Wayne first put away the Heart of Ice, then stood up and turned to look at Athena.

"What's wrong?"

Wayne didn't speak, but simply raised his arm. Athena, seeing this, didn't refuse, and stood up amidst the countless eyes watching them.

She took Wayne's arm.

"How are you feeling?"

Wayne could feel the gazes of those around him and answered in response.

"great."

"I heard so many heartbreaks."

"You're so funny."

"Let's go."

As Wayne approached the counter, he looked at the young man.

"The commission is complete."

The young man nodded.

"I will report and register it later."

"But what are you doing here?"

Wayne didn't answer directly, but instead thanked him.

Thank you for your previous well wishes!

He then looked at Aurora.

"It's time to go."

Aurora nodded, grabbed Lei Shi with one hand, and got up to walk out of the tavern with Wayne.

All that remained was a petrified youth, who roared in despair.

No!

My business!

Your attempt to make a fool of yourself actually succeeded!

This is worse than death!