With the addition of Miss Zhou's bra and panties, heaven truly blessed the connection this time; the mire was already up to her chest. I handed the end of the rope in my hand to Zhou Ni. "Go!"

Zhou Ni dared not hesitate. She pulled the rope and began climbing out again. The sharp, tender grass scraped painfully against her chest, but at that moment, she could spare no thought for it. Her mind held only one conviction: survive, get out, and she must see the person clearly. That figure had been turning over and over in her mind for days, and the agony of not seeing his face was unbearable.

Getting closer and closer to the bank, just as Zhou Ni's hand was about to grasp the wild grass on the shore, the rope fastened to the small tree suddenly slipped loose. It had only been loosely caught on a single boot snagged on the trunk, and perhaps this time the position wasn't quite right; the resulting slack allowed it to pull free.

The hand Zhou Ni reached out for the bank dropped suddenly, and her body rapidly sank. She could no longer hold onto that clump of weeds. Water rose over her lips, her entire lower half enveloped by a mass of soft, rotten sludge. Moving only made her sink faster.

From the center of the mire, I couldn't see Zhou Ni's situation clearly, but when I saw her body suddenly plunge into the slurry, I was greatly alarmed. "Zhou Ni! What happened? Climb out quickly!"

Zhou Ni couldn't turn back. She could only say, "Brother Zhao, escape on your own. The shoe slipped, and I... I'm going under. Don't worry about me. When you get back to Earth, please tell that person for me—tell him I didn't remember what he looked like, and ask him to forgive me and forget me so he can start anew."

"No! You can't die! I won't allow you to die! I must save you!" I shouted, and then a surge of power flooded my body. My feet suddenly pushed off the horse I had been standing on, and my body shot up from the mud like a broad jump from the spot. With a splash, I landed right behind Zhou Ni.

It turned out the mud here was even softer and more yielding; no wonder Zhou Ni sank so quickly. Without time to think, I grabbed her from across her chest with one arm and caught her hip with the other, then roared, "Go! Remember to listen to your sisters and live well! Your husband's name is Zhao Qian!"

The force of my throw was immense, and thus the recoil was equally massive. I choked, my vision went black, and I sank completely into the mire. Zhou Ni was flung out of the sludge mid-air. Unable to stop her momentum, she smacked hard against the small tree. The tree's wood was incredibly hard, and the force of the throw was immense, striking precisely the Baihui point on her head. Zhou Ni felt a deafening whir in her brain, and then a torrent of confusing images rushed in.

Husband, Zhao Qian, Cheng Susu, Yun Yao, Zhao Cui, Fang Yanmeng—these names flashed through her mind like a movie reel. A heat rushed to Zhou Ni's chest as she gripped the small tree and struggled to stand. "Husband! So you are my husband! You bastard, why didn't you tell me sooner? You are not allowed to die, come out right now!"

But before her, there was nothing but bubbling, thin mud; she couldn't even find the exact spot where she had been submerged. Heat surged through Zhou Ni's head; all her memories suddenly snapped back into place. She finally saw the face of the man from the deepest recesses of her mind; he turned to her and said, "Listen to your sisters and live well."

"No!" Zhou Ni cried out and lunged toward the mire. It would have been better had she not recalled her past at all. Now that she knew her true identity—that the man who risked his life crossing a wormhole to save her was her husband, the man she had loved so deeply, and whom she knew loved her just as much—how could she possibly go on living alone?

A dark head suddenly emerged from the bank of the mire. Just as Zhou Ni lunged, the two heads collided with a thud. "Ow!" Both cried out in pain.

Zhou Ni rubbed her bumped head and crawled closer. "Who... who are you?"

I wiped the black mud from my face and said, "I just went to a meeting in the Dragon Palace, how could you forget me?"

Zhou Ni gasped. "Husband! You're not dead? You're alive? Come up, come up quickly!" Zhou Ni said, reaching out to pull me up.

"You... what did you call me?" I asked, surprised.

Though Zhou Ni was also covered in mud, she was still a woman, and her body was completely exposed from chest to hips. She instinctively raised her hands to cover herself. "That scared me to death! Come up first, then we’ll talk."

I grabbed the weeds along the bank and pulled myself out of the mire, then crawled over to Zhou Ni. I couldn't believe it as I tentatively touched her hip. To my surprise, Zhou Ni didn't get angry; she merely shifted slightly, too ashamed to look at me.

"Zhou Ni, you remember everything now?"

Zhou Ni nodded. "Husband, thank you. My head hit the tree just now, and I remembered everything. You lied to me before—what was your intention? Do you no longer like Zhou Ni? If you didn't like me, you didn't have to deceive me; you only needed to say so, and I would have left quietly..."

Was it not all arranged by a mysterious fate? If the shoe hadn't slipped off the tree, would I have desperately jumped over to save her? If not for the emergency, my current power level wouldn't have allowed me to jump that far. If I couldn't jump to save her, would she have regained her memory? It was fate, sheer fate!

This work is the exclusive text version first published on 16k Novel Net. Unauthorized reproduction or excerpting is prohibited. For the latest and fastest chapters, please visit www.16k.cn! I extended my blackened hand and wrapped it around Zhou Ni from behind. Her waist was so slender, and her chest so smooth. I didn't need to explain; Zhou Ni understood my answer. Her body yielded and collapsed into my embrace. "Husband, I missed you so much. You were right beside me every day and kept it a secret. I hate you! It's no wonder you always gave me such strange feelings—you are the one deep in my heart."

I explained, "Didn't I ask you before about your view on men having multiple wives? You said you strongly disliked it, which scared me so much I dared not confess. I originally planned to keep it hidden for a while—either you would recover your memory and recall the past, or I would win you back anew. Now, thank heavens, your memory is restored. You won't be jealous of the others, will you?"

Zhou Ni pressed her pair of large, mud-caked F-cups against my chest. "Hmph, am I that petty? Right, how did you get out of the mire afterward? I thought you..."

I replied, "It turns out the bank here wasn't deep. My feet hit the bottom once I sank, and the mud here is soft. I held my breath and walked out in two steps. Impressive, right?"

Zhou Ni suddenly reached out and grabbed my treasure. "Impressive? What's impressive? I remember you never took any difficulty seriously before."

Once the danger passed, my heart became restless, especially since we were finally open with each other, and her hand was stroking my erection. I didn't care how dirty my body was; I pulled Zhou Ni's head down toward me. Zhou Ni tightly closed her mouth, finally murmuring, "I knew you’d be like this the moment I recovered my memory. Let's wash up first, okay? I... this is the first time I've been this exposed in front of Brother Zhao; I'm very nervous."

That was true. Although Zhou Ni had serviced me many times before, those encounters were limited to quick pleasures of the hand or mouth. This was the first time for true intimacy like this. Of course, this occasion was due to accident; otherwise, who knew when the 'big event' would actually happen.

This time, neither dared to be careless. Carrying their ragged, mud-stained clothes and leading the horses, they walked far until they found a small river. After testing the softness of the riverbed, they finally felt safe enough to lie down in the water. Although it was a bit cool, their two fiery bodies held close brought immense warmth to their hearts.

The water flowed over their bodies, washing away all the filth. The two rolled and rubbed against each other on the fine, soft sand, making them cleaner than any scrubbing could achieve. Zhou Ni pulled my tongue out. "Okay, Husband, you act like you haven't done this in a year. Tell me, did you have some other motive when you lured me into stripping just now?"

The current Zhou Ni was even happier than she had been on Earth. After enduring so many hardships, being able to reunite in love made their feelings naturally ecstatic. For a woman, this required even more tender handling.

I held Zhou Ni tightly, pouring cool river water over her breasts. "Wife, I'm being framed! In that dangerous situation just now, did I have another choice? It’s you I should be asking—why did you end up enjoying taking off your clothes more and more? I truly suspect you might be a sexual exhibitionist."

"What did you say?" Zhou Ni wouldn't tolerate that. She flipped over and pressed herself onto me. I secretly thrust my hips up and then pushed down, pinning Zhou Ni’s hips. Zhou Ni hadn't anticipated my sudden attack; she let out a sharp cry and clung tightly to my chest.

"You! You’re mean! To do this to me now!" Zhou Ni felt a mix of shock and sweetness from the sudden invasion, but being intimate in the water felt bizarre. Of course, the water wasn't deep enough to submerge one's hips.

"I was waiting for my Ni Ni. I was truly terrified you would be snatched away by someone else. You might have noticed, my superpowers are temporarily gone. When they return, or if they can return at all, is a big question. So, I need to claim you first. Once you are truly my woman, I will have the confidence to defeat all my rivals."

Zhou Ni felt a searing pain below. She frowned slightly. "You are becoming more and more like a little fool. Zhou Ni cannot leave you. Before, because of my memory impairment, we couldn't... truly connect. Now that I remember everything, even if you chased me away, I wouldn't go. You will forever be our husband, even if you become more ordinary than a regular person. We will still love you, because we know that regardless of whether you have superpowers or not, you are still loving us and still fighting with all your strength to protect us. Zhou Ni feels it—you are strong, you are powerful... Ugh... it hurts..."

A streak of bright crimson flowed from the juncture of their union and drifted downstream, dissipating into the river water. Zhou Ni, having just washed her long hair, sat atop my strong body, swaying her hips with her eyes closed. Her movements were clumsy, yet that clumsiness held a temptation that no man could resist—a temptation that drove one wild, willing to spill the very last drop of essence for her.