The Sweet Life of Superstar and His Goddess Wife-Chapter 463: Wake Up

However, it was a pity that no matter how the Evil Cultivator resisted, he was no match for Mu Qiuniang. She suppressed him forcefully and refined him on the spot.

The soul he had devoured but failed to refine—Jiang Nuo’s soul—was retrieved by Mu Qiuniang and restored into Jiang Nuo’s soul body. Moreover, she used a Spirit Nourishing Pill on him.

Seeing this, the Black Dragon protested, "Young lady, you’re not being fair! You had such a great item, yet you didn’t give it to me!"

Mu Qiuniang replied helplessly, "I only have one bottle, and your injuries are so severe that one bottle wouldn’t do much good. Instead of wasting it, I’d rather use it on my husband. Luckily, he only needs one bottle! Once he recovers, you can recuperate in his ’New Era.’ It’ll be more effective."

"You’ve got a point. Fine, I won’t hold it against you," the Black Dragon murmured before closing his eyes again.

Inside the barrier, time ticked by moment by moment; outside, time flew by quickly.

Mu Wanlian paced back and forth anxiously outside the barrier. In frustration, he had just given the eight-legged sea monster a good beating, leaving it bruised and swollen.

The eight-legged sea monster meekly endured the beating but didn’t stop crying out, "I’m innocent!" This, in turn, proved that the sea monster hadn’t been lying. It truly didn’t know what had happened to Jiang Nuo or why he ended up like this—it wasn’t part of its scheming.

Mu Wanlian realized that allowing the situation to drag on like this was not a viable option. After all, the filming crew was still shooting nearby, and their prolonged absence would undoubtedly worry the production team.

"Stay here. If they come out, deliver this to them." Mu Wanlian handed a note to the sea monster before leaving.

He resurfaced to the ocean’s surface and made a call to Mu Mingyu to update him on the situation, asking him to find someone to impersonate Jiang Nuo.

"Someone to impersonate him?" Mu Mingyu expressed his surprise over the phone.

"Yes, among the people Sect Leader Gong sent over, there should be someone skilled at this. Just ask them." Mu Wanlian reminded him.

"Alright, I’ll make arrangements."

Mu Wanlian sent him the address via text, saying, "I’ll try to buy as much time as possible, but you’d best hurry. I’m afraid I can’t hold out much longer."

"Got it! I’ll handle it as quickly as possible."

...

After hanging up, Mu Wanlian sought an inconspicuous spot and reappeared in front of the cameras.

"Wanlian? We finally found you! Where did you and your dad go? We were looking all over for you," a production crew member exclaimed in excitement, promptly delivering the good news to the rest of the team via walkie-talkie.

Just moments ago, they had been filming when they suddenly realized Jiang Nuo and Mu Wanlian had vanished without a trace, sending chills down their spines.

Oh my goodness!

It was practically a paranormal incident—people who were clearly in the camera’s field of view had inexplicably disappeared. Despite so many people on-site, not one person had noticed!

What was more baffling was this: without significant obstructions on the beach, with the open blue sea ahead and the staff positioned behind, how had they gone unnoticed?

There were some rocks farther to the left, but they were quite a distance away. If they had moved out of view, surely someone would have noticed.

"By the way, where’s your dad? Why do we only see you here?"

Mu Wanlian pointed in a direction. "He’s in the bathroom!"

Staff: Even if he went to the bathroom, he should have informed someone! Instead, we’ve been frantically searching everywhere.

Due to Jiang Nuo being unable to participate in filming at the moment, the production team decided to shoot scenes with other cast members first.

Since Mu Wanlian was a child, the staff worried he might wander off and brought him under the sunshade to sit down and rest.

Jiang Nuo’s bathroom break seemed to be taking a long time.

"Wanlian, which restroom did your dad go to? Why isn’t he back yet?"

Mu Wanlian’s small face turned serious as he replied, "Constipation!"

The staff instantly thought, Even idols are just like regular people—they can get constipated!

"Your dad should drink more water and eat more vegetables and fruits to replenish vitamins..." The staff member, apparently experienced in these matters, began sharing his personal advice.

He recounted how he was once in the same situation—one bowel movement a week, an utterly painful ordeal.

Eventually, he encountered an old Chinese doctor who provided a remedy and helped him adopt healthier eating habits, slowly improving his condition.

Mu Wanlian nodded earnestly, "He’s too picky with his food!"

"Being a picky eater isn’t good, Wanlian. You mustn’t follow your dad’s habits. It’s unhealthy for children. If you don’t eat properly, you won’t grow tall!" The staff member rambled on.

Despite talking to a child, he managed to keep chatting for half a day.

Just when he realized he might’ve said too much, he spotted a familiar figure heading toward the production team—it was none other than Jiang Nuo, who had disappeared for quite a while!

He was wearing the same white T-shirt and beach shorts from earlier, matching the parent-child outfit with Mu Wanlian.

"Brother Jiang, you’re back?" the staff rushed forward to greet him.

"Mm," Jiang Nuo responded nonchalantly.

The staff didn’t mind, though. Jiang Nuo was known for being cool and reserved in front of outsiders but transformed into a goofy "husky" when with his wife and kid.

"Dad!" Mu Wanlian ran up happily, sharing what the staff uncle had just told him. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

In reality, he was briefing Jiang Nuo on the current situation, advising him to adapt accordingly.

"You little rascal!" Jiang Nuo chuckled, patting his child on the head.

"This uncle’s advice is correct. You really mustn’t be picky with your food anymore. You need to be a good child who eats everything, so you can grow tall in the future."

"Tall like Dad?"

"Of course! You might even be taller than Dad."

"Really?" Mu Wanlian’s eyes lit up. "If I can grow taller than Dad, I promise to eat properly from now on."

Though inwardly, he rolled his eyes. Who’s ever heard of demons worrying about growing taller? Especially ancient lotus demons like him—his true form was already ridiculously huge. If he grew any bigger, what would he even look like?

"Alright then, but Dad will definitely monitor you closely. If you don’t keep your word, what should I do?" Jiang Nuo asked playfully.

Mu Wanlian frowned as if in deep thought, then said, "Then... Mom’s special homemade fish snacks for me will all be yours!"

"Hahaha..." Jiang Nuo burst into laughter. "Do you really think your dad is as childish as you? I wouldn’t steal your snacks!"

"Hmph!" Mu Wanlian scoffed, "You’ve never stolen them? Mom clearly made me delicious snacks, and most of them ended up in your stomach!"

"Haven’t I told you that children eating too many snacks is bad for their health?"

Mu Wanlian pouted, "Why would Mom’s snacks be bad for me? I know what’s really going on—you’re jealous of me, just like in the movies! You’re jealous I’ve taken all of Mom’s attention and care away from you!"

Towards the end, he said this with a resolute tone.