Chapter 216: 215: Do You Want a Yunguang City Household Registration?

"So, big brother Tianwu, are you coming here to look for a rival?"

After learning about Wang Wu's personal romantic life, of course Diyi Tianwu didn't probe further, just asked a couple of questions. After a bit of small talk, Wang Wu shifted the topic to Diyi Tianwu's purpose for coming here.

Wang Wu was indeed a little curious; after all, a big shot like Diyi Tianwu actually showing up here suggests that the world he comes from is truly very attractive to people from his master's world.

One could say it's extremely large.

"No, although I'd love to, that's not why I'm here," Diyi Tianwu shook his head, "My main purpose is to monitor those who come here through your channels, to prevent them from having an excessive impact on your universe."

"Excessive impact?" Wang Wu was startled.

"Yes." Diyi Tianwu nodded, "You also saw it; the battle between your master and those two opponents already caused an irreversible impact on this universe."

"Even though I have the ability to reverse their impact, I'm still just a single person, and even if I could, it would take an extremely long time, so it's meaningless."

"Although your universe's tier is probably higher—after all it can spawn so many strong beings, so its capacity is greater—but anyway, doing such things in someone else's home is definitely very wrong."

Clearly, Diyi Tianwu truly belongs to the law‑abiding good camp; otherwise he wouldn't say something like that.

Why Diyi Tianwu cares about the damage strong beings from their world cause to this universe, he didn't tell Wang Wu, but Wang Wu could roughly guess.

The reason is actually simple: how your own people stir things up in your own home is your business.

But outsiders certainly can't do that; they can't trash someone else's home as if it were their own. It may seem hypocritical to some, but for a law‑abiding good person like Diyi Tianwu, the rule must be obeyed.

Not only does he obey it himself, he also demands others to obey.

"So I need to stay here for a while, at least until the heat from your world on our side subsides, then I can return."

"How long would that be?" Wang Wu asked, curious.

"About half a year to a year," Diyi Tianwu said, "It won't take long; after all, what's that saying again? It's hard to persuade the dying…"

"Um, I think I used the wrong phrase, but never mind." Before Wang Wu could correct him, Diyi Tianwu stopped, shook his hand and said, "Anyway I won't stay long, so you don't need to worry I'll disturb the two‑person world between you and Yin Shenli."

"Um, this… this isn't really a problem…" Wang Wu said awkwardly when Diyi Tianwu brought up his master.

Honestly, he didn't really want to discuss his master with this top‑tier powerhouse—not out of jealousy or anything, but out of some worry.

After all, masters Yin Shenli and the other master are bona‑fide villains; even though they always stress that their sects are 'proper sects', Qin Xiang is okay, and Wang Wu also thinks the Supreme Heaven Vajra Sect looks fairly proper.

But the other is different: master Yin Shenli's Yin Extreme Divine Sect is a completely different kind of sect.

On the surface it is indeed a proper sect with a huge enterprise, but behind the scenes she is the leader of the world's number‑one assassin organization, the Asura Blood Reaper.

If Diyi Tianwu learned about this layer of identity…

Thinking of that, Wang Wu couldn't help glancing at Diyi Tianwu. He didn't know whether Diyi Tianwu already knew Yin Shenli's true identity—perhaps the Yunguang City side always knew but never exposed it?

After all, Shashou Ge is the number‑one assassin in the world, even though he can't defeat his own master, the number‑one assassin. Anyway, he truly is a legitimate professional assassin.

His assassin agency even operates inside Yunguang City, which is absurd.

"Oh, old man, you're here?"

Just then, as Wang Wu was daydreaming, a voice suddenly appeared, joining their conversation and leaving Wang Wu's mind instantly blank.

He of course knew whose voice it was—the very person he had been worrying about, his master Yin Shenli.

He turned his head stiffly, only to find he didn't need to—Yin Shenli had already sat down beside him at some unknown moment.

"What, want to get hit again?"

Diyi Tianwu glanced at Yin Shenli, whose body instantly recoiled. It was Wang Wu's first time seeing such a fearful expression on his master's face, along with her cowardly behavior.

Diyi Tianwu is literally Yin Shenli's nemesis.

"My damn age isn't even as big as yours, and you're sitting here calling every old man an old man—do you have any shame? An old ox eating fresh grass, still shouting that a kid billions of years younger than you is an old man?"

Diyi Tianwu clearly wasn't going to let the already cowardly Yin Shenli off, and immediately kept ranting.

Regarding his rant, Wang Wu of course knew his master's 'real age', though he didn't think that was her actual age.

Yin Shenli is a newly created human from a lab—a bona‑fide artificial person, which Wang Wu already knew. Like Shashou Ge Wu Yun, they were both born before the Human Empire fell.

And that was hundreds of millions of years ago.

"What the hell are you saying!??!" The words that burst from Diyi Tianwu's mouth instantly made Yin Shenli's face flush red; she stared at Diyi Tianwu and shouted angrily:

"What do you mean I'm billions of years older than you? Do you even listen to what you're saying?"

"You bastard, from birth until now I've truly lived in this world less than damn fifty years. What on earth are you saying?"

"You animal! Son of a bitch! Lowborn!!!!"

"Alright, alright." Yin Shenli's rapid‑fire insults clearly had no effect on Diyi Tianwu; he impatiently scratched his ear, waved his hand, and Yin Shenli's voice abruptly stopped.

But the silence didn't last long for Yin Shenli; in less than five seconds she broke free of the barrier Diyi Tianwu set and kept shouting:

"Damn it, you three‑hundred‑plus‑year‑old beast, how dare you say that to me? So many years old yet you act young—do you have any shame?"

"What does it matter that I was born in the Human Empire era? But how long did I stay there? Then I went straight to the Fire Seed Base and lay down. So, should even the time I spent in the Stagnation Chamber count? Have some dignity, will you?"

"Just because you're older than me doesn't make it something shameful, does it? Must you hide it like that? And drag it onto me??"

"I never said anything about your age…" Faced with Yin Shenli's barrage, Diyi Tianwu seemed a bit overwhelmed and even voluntarily showed weakness:

"Alright, alright, let's stop quibbling over this, okay? Since you're here, let's have a meal as an apology—I'll treat you to today's dinner, okay?"

"Pah!"

But clearly Diyi Tianwu's concession didn't earn Yin Shenli's approval. Facing his overture, she showed no intention of meeting halfway, about to continue cursing, but fortunately Wang Wu sat beside her.

After about half a minute, Diyi Tianwu finally turned his head, looked at the flushed Yin Shenli, then glanced at the composed Wang Wu beside him, a strange smile appearing on his face.

"Good fellow, you really are this mad woman's nemesis…"

Diyi Tianwu said with a grin.

"Damn, you say wh—"

Yin Shenli, upon hearing Diyi Tianwu's words, became easily agitated but couldn't finish speaking.

Because Wang Wu blocked him again.

And so another half minute passed.

Looking at the finally subdued Yin Shenli, Diyi Tianwu shrugged, deciding not to say anything more about her, and instead glanced at the meal schedule on the three‑person table.

"It's already been twenty minutes, why hasn't it arrived for us yet?" He looked at the schedule on the table, saw that his party was still about ten minutes back in the back‑kitchen queue, and furrowed his brow.

"Business is great here." Wang Wu draped an arm over his master's shoulder and chatted with Di Yi Tianwu: "This is the best restaurant I've heard of in this place, and since it's a port, the daily foot traffic is enormous, so slow service is normal."

"But this is fucking slow, right?" Di Yi Tianwu complained, "If a restaurant can't serve dishes faster, then what's the point of opening a restaurant?"

"It's not like we're making some tough dish; even if it were, couldn't we just use a Time House to make it?"

"Uh, there's no Time House here," Wang Wu said. He of course knew what a Time House was—a thing like the Time Chamber from a Dragon Ball manga he had read, with even more varied functions.

"Speaking of that, Brother Tianwu." Talking about cooking, Wang Wu, curious about this strongman renowned for his culinary skill, asked: "Since your side has a lot of time‑related technology, if we use a static stasis field, could we preserve the cooked dishes and then wait…"

"No way." Before Wang Wu could finish, Di Yi Tianwu sternly cut him off:

"You must understand, as chefs we insist on cooking to order; using a Time House as a kitchen is perfectly reasonable, since some dishes truly require a lot of time."

"But a static stasis field won't work."

"That's a stain on the chef's spirit, absolutely intolerable, and it must never appear in my restaurant!"

"Tch…" Not mentioning anything about herself, Yin Shenli resumed. Hearing Di Yi Tianwu's righteous words, she snorted disdainfully:

"I eat pre‑made dishes from a static stasis field every day, and I've never seen the taste differ from freshly made food."

"Because you fucking never get a seat at my restaurant, nor at those made‑to‑order places, you naturally have to settle for fast‑food pre‑made dishes," Di Yi Tianwu gave Yin Shenli a sideways glance and said coldly.

"Tch, what's so impressive…"

The remark clearly rattled Yin Shenli a bit, though she still pretended to be tough.

Wang Wu didn't fully grasp Di Yi Tianwu's stance on this, but he still respected that resolve.

"But speaking of that, would you like to try my cooking?" Di Yi Tianwu asked, "I think my skill surpasses the chefs here, but we'll have to see when the dishes are served."

"Of course!" Wang Wu nodded immediately; he had no reason to refuse the request of the Cloudlight City First Chef God.

After all, Wang Wu had tried the pickles he had mailed, even cured meat sausages turned out that good, so he was even more eager for the main courses he would cook himself.

"Sure, for Wang Wu's sake, you can also come."

Although Yin Shenli wore a disdainful expression, Di Yi Tianwu still extended an invitation to her:

"Consider it a chance for you, who've never had freshly stir‑fried dishes, to see what real made‑to‑order stir‑fry is."

"As if I cared…" Yin Shenli turned her head, looking completely indifferent.

But Wang Wu knew her mood was actually very good at that moment.

Because under the table, her hands were trembling with excitement.

"Then, will you cook on our ship later?"

Thinking that he would get to eat dishes made by Di Yi Tianwu, the Cloudlight City First Chef God, Wang Wu was thrilled. He looked at the other side with eager anticipation, waiting for Di Yi Tianwu's next words.

"Eat here first; tonight you can come to my ship for dinner. I'm not suited to go to your ship," Di Yi Tianwu said with a smile.

"You have a ship?"

"I brought a capsule."

Wang Wu understood.

The capsule is truly handy, and with their hyper‑space technology, it's all about portable carry.

Moreover, the most impressive thing is that this device still works after arriving in another universe, with no worries at all.

It's basically god‑level technology.

Although, by the standards of the novels Wang Wu had read, the human empire over there is indeed a god‑level civilization.

After that, the two chatted for a while longer, until a few graceful female demons carried dishes to the table.

"Tell me, you aren't with me just to get a Cloudlight City residence permit, are you?"

And as the dishes were set down, after the three ate for a while, the first person to speak made Wang Wu pause in surprise.

"Ah?"

Wang Wu stopped his chopsticks, looked at his master, and a puzzled look appeared in his eyes.

"In Cloudlight City, you can't obtain a residence permit by marrying someone who already has one."

Before Wang Wu could react, Yin Shenli continued.

"Brain‑dead."

And facing this deity, Di Yi Tianwu gave such an assessment.

(End of Chapter)