If you don't give up, I'd like to be your adoptive father.

Chapter 1074 The Kingdom of Bees
The story of "General Wata, the Pillar of the Nation" told by the Earth God, though absurd and funny, allowed Xiaoyu to keenly perceive the "profit" in Qin Fang.

Poor scholars with no income are generally not attractive to female demons.

"Will Qin Fang's dream of meeting a female demon bring him misfortune and shorten his lifespan?"

The Earth God sighed, “Humans and demons are different. He often has relations with female demons. How can he not harm his body and shorten his lifespan?”

However, since they met in a dream, it was much better than meeting face-to-face.

Ultimately, a rendezvous in a dream is nothing more than a fleeting fantasy.

Spring dreams leave no trace and cause very little harm to the body.

As for good fortune, Qin Fang will have to spend his whole life farming and studying in Wata Village.

Making friends with a female demon in his dreams won't make his life any worse.

The little god felt that after his dream encounter with the female demon, the boy had become much more well-behaved and settled.

He no longer clamored to go out and seek immortals and Taoist teachings, nor did he intend to change his name or surname to go to the capital to seek a great future, to be ennobled and appointed as a minister, so that the Qin family could once again be glorious and great.

In this way, he seems to have avoided a lot of trouble and benefited greatly!

"So, the succubus wasn't after his good fortune?"

Xiao Yu raised an eyebrow and said, "In any case, demons and humans are different and should not unite. Why don't you care about this land?"

The Earth God said awkwardly, "Grand Tutor, you also came from the Xisha region, a superior nation of China."

You should be familiar with the situation in our barbarian state, right?
Demons and monsters live among humans. As long as they don't cause major chaos, the gods won't interfere, nor do they have the ability to.

For example, a minor deity guards a radius of a hundred miles, which only has two or three hundred local households. How much incense can they burn in a year?
With insufficient offerings, even survival is difficult, let alone performing divine arts and unleashing supernatural powers. It's simply beyond our capabilities!

To sum it up in one sentence: I only make a few hundred yuan a month, barely enough to eat my fill, why would I risk my life like this!

Xiaoyu asked, "Since you know that Qin Fang met the female demon in his dream, do you know where the female demon's true form is?"

Her "Dream God Skill" had already reached the fourth level, "Bridge Building," and only recently did she dare to travel thousands of miles to send a dream message to Liu Bang.

Even if the Blood Lotus Bee is a dream-like being, it would be impossible for it to frequently have secret rendezvous with Qin Fang from a distance.

If they do indeed meet frequently, it only means that the physical distance between them is not far.

The Blood Lotus Bee's nest is most likely hidden near Wata Village.

The Earth God shook his head and said, "This humble god has never even seen that female demon and doesn't know she's a bee demon."

The reason why Xiao Shen knew that Qin Fang met with the female demon in his dream was because he let it slip himself.

His aunt wanted to arrange a marriage for him and even wanted to marry her daughter to him.

Qin Fang refused, saying that he already had a wife named "Caiyi" and several children with her.

His aunt pressed him for details about where "Caiyi" was, and Qin Fang quietly recounted the dream rendezvous.

He also claimed that his wife, Caiyi, was a princess from the capital of the Immortal Kingdom.

His aunt initially didn't believe it, but later, for reasons unknown, she never mentioned arranging a wife for Qin Fang again.

Xiaoyu then asked, "As far as you know, Qin Fang meets with the female demon in his dreams every few days?"

The Earth God thought for a moment and said, "They meet almost every night. My magical power is weak, and I dare not delve into their dreams to track and observe them, but I do have the 'right of a landlord' and know about Qin Fang's situation."

If the mind wanders away from the body in a dream, the pulse and vital signs will decrease significantly.

Whether or not someone sleepwalks, the physical differences are quite obvious.

Xiao Shen felt as if he were living in a dream.

For Qin Fang and the female demon, waking up in reality felt more like 'falling asleep.'

The intestinal worms then mistook dreams for reality, and the reality of Pangu's world for a deluded dream of ignorance.

This is indeed true for dream creatures.

Reality and dreams are like two sides of a mirror.

Materialistic people feel like they are standing outside a mirror, and everything in their dreams is like a reflection in the mirror.

But for dream beings, they live in a dream world, and dreams are the only reality for them.

The material world is merely a reflection in a mirror.

"Old man, I have a manual called 'The Power of the Earth' here, I'll give it to you."

Xiao Yu took out a spirit jade from his pocket, instantly created and imprinted a "Great Earth Divine Power", and threw it to the Earth God.

The Earth God was both surprised and puzzled, and stammered, "Grand Tutor Yu, what is the reason for this?"

“This is fate! I’ll stay at your local temple for a few nights,” Xiaoyu said.

"Thank you for your guidance, Grand Master! You may stay as long as you wish. If there is anything I can do to help, please do not hesitate to ask, Grand Master." The Earth God said respectfully.

Soon, the night, like a thick quilt, silently covered the earth, and Wata Village fell into a deep slumber.

Xiaoyu wasn't kept waiting long.

Around 6:30 pm, Qin Fang ate a bowl of noodles and went into a deep sleep after lying in bed.

I fall asleep almost as soon as my head hits the pillow.

Xiaoyu almost lost track of him.

This guy is very abnormal.

After entering the dream, his mind immediately sank into another dimension and instantly disappeared into "Dream Dimension: Wata Village".

It's somewhat like a deity entering a deeper divine dimension, instantly traversing an "infinite" distance.

If Xiaoyu hadn't been lying in ambush outside Qin Fang's dream world, and if the other end of the "golden bridge" beneath her feet hadn't been connected to Qin Fang's personal dream world, she would definitely have been left behind by him.

No wonder the Earth God monitored Qin Fang for two years, but never even saw what Qin Fang's "demon wife" looked like.

"My lord, you're awake!"

In the dream dimension, Qin Fang, dressed in a pale yellow velvet undergarment, "awakens" from a canopy bed with brocade quilts and fragrant curtains.

A woman in palace attire sat in front of a dressing mirror, letting two palace maids in green dresses comb her hair and apply floral makeup.

The woman in palace attire was charming and graceful, dignified and imposing, with an air of authority that came from long-held power.

"I apologize, Princess. I drank a pot of osmanthus wine last night and woke up late."

Qin Fang yawned, stretched naturally, and got out of bed with a slightly sleepy expression.

"It's not late, there's still an hour before the morning court session," the princess said with a smile.

"Your Highness, let us help you change your clothes." Four beautiful young palace maids came to Qin Fang's side with smiles. One grabbed his arm, another pushed his back, and they escorted him affectionately to the bathing room next door.

Qin Fang didn't have to do anything; he could just enjoy himself. He let the palace maids undress him, carry him into a pool filled with flower petals, wash his body and hair, and then dress him in a magnificent robe.

It was actually the same black and red dress worn by Qin Shi Huang.

Before attending court, Qin Fang and the princess enjoyed a sumptuous breakfast together.

Breakfast included honey-infused rice wine, steamed cakes with flower petals, fresh, dew-kissed flowers, and pan-fried dumplings filled with flower petals.
Colorful and fragrant, every dish is related to flowers and herbs.

Qin Fang ate with great relish and didn't think there was anything wrong with the "petal banquet".

After breakfast, the princess and her husband boarded the imperial carriage together, passed through many palace gates, and entered an extremely magnificent and splendid hall.

"The princess has arrived! The prince consort has arrived!"

As the guards outside the palace shouted, the civil and military officials who had already arrived in the court all knelt down and chanted in unison, "Long live the princess! Long live the prince consort! Long live the prince consort!"

Although they were addressed as princess and prince consort, Princess Caiyi and Qin Fang were more like queen and king's consort. At least in the court at that time, no one had a higher status than them.

"My lords, please rise."

The princess and her husband sat side by side, the princess only smiling, while the husband presided over court affairs.

One by one, civil and military officials submitted their memorials, and Qin Fang made decisions on each one with the skill of an "old emperor."

As the court proceedings were drawing to a close, a handsome and valiant young man stepped forward and said, "Father, Mother, I request to lead five hundred elite soldiers on a distant expedition to Qin to help King Chen Sheng achieve his unparalleled hegemony!"

I never expected to hear such words in the dream dimension of Yelang Kingdom.

Xiao Yu, hidden in the "dream within a dream," had a strange expression as she stared at Qin Fang, waiting to see how he would answer.

Qin Fang looked grief-stricken and said, "My good child, your elder brother died on the battlefield a few days ago, harmed by Grand Tutor Yu Fengxian of Qin. Now you are going to lead another expedition to Qin."

"What would your mother and I do if something happened to you too?"

Xiao Yu's heart skipped a beat, and she had already guessed the identity of the "eldest prince".

The young prince solemnly replied, “Father, in our Cailian Kingdom, it is customary for princes to serve as generals, fight on the battlefield, and consider dying on the battlefield as the highest honor.”

He had two younger sisters who were there to provide for his family and inherit the family line.

Even if I were to die in the Qin Dynasty, you need not be sad.

We have been loyal to the Supreme Emperor of the Netherworld, who grants us eternal life and benevolent rule. After death, our souls will return to the Netherworld.

In the future, we may be reunited in the netherworld, or we may be reborn again.

The death in this life is not a permanent farewell.

Qin Fang still couldn't bear it and said, "Great Qin is tens of thousands of miles away, and it is not easy to go on an expedition."

You should hone your martial arts skills, and wait for the Emperor of the Netherworld to issue the imperial edict summoning our soldiers before leading your troops into battle.

Princess Caiyi also said, "My son, you are brave and fearless in the face of sacrifice, and we are proud of you."

However, our Rainbow Lotus Kingdom is merely one of the twenty-eight kingdoms that serve the Great Emperor of the Netherworld.

We hope to serve the Emperor of the Netherworld, and other countries are proud of this. You can't deny them a chance!

Since Luo'er was harmed by Yu Fengxian, your seventh aunt immediately dispatched your cousin Baitang to lead eight hundred elite troops from the White Lotus Kingdom to Dazexiang to support King Chen Sheng.

It's good that you have the ambition to achieve great things, but don't be impatient.

The Great Emperor of the Netherworld knows you, understands you, and will arrange a 'destiny' uniquely yours sooner or later.

Hearing his mother say the same thing, the young prince could only retreat dejectedly.

Afterwards, Qin Fang announced the end of the court session, and the civil and military officials respectfully saw the princess and her husband off.

After finishing his court duties, Qin Fang was in high spirits and summoned seven scholars from the Colorful Lotus Kingdom to recite poems, solve riddles, and compose couplets together.

Xiaoyu listened for a while, but couldn't stand it anymore.

A monkey dressed in a crown, a pitiful sight!
Qin Fang's own literary talent was only at the level of an ordinary scholar in Western Shu, and his talent was even inferior to Xiao Yu's when she first transmigrated.

The so-called "Seven Great Talents of Cailian Kingdom" were only at the level of "child prodigy".

The poems he wrote couldn't even rhyme precisely.

They couldn't even write a proper poem about the scenery in the palace, let alone capture any artistic conception.

But Qin Fang and the seven talented scholars were content, satisfied, and very happy.

The princess and her maids also cast admiring and respectful glances at them.

Upon hearing particularly "brilliant" lines of poetry, they would loudly praise them.

"An insect is still an insect; it can't fake talent."

Xiaoyu no longer follows Qin Fang.

She left the palace and took a stroll around the Lotus Kingdom.

On the surface, it is almost indistinguishable from the real human kingdom.

The city contained powerful officials, ordinary people, street taverns, caravans, and vendors.

Outside the city, there are vast farmlands where tens of thousands of farmers are busy working under the scorching sun.

Yes, they are all collecting nectar and pollinating.

The farmland is devoid of common crops like wheat and soybeans; instead, it is filled with vast gardens and woodlands.

But these scenes, including the everyday life within the royal city, are not "real dreams," but rather fabricated, illusory dreams.

In other words, there are no large areas of dream flowers in this dream dimension for bees to collect nectar from.

These scenes are no different from the dreams that Xiaoyu wove with the "Creator".

They are a dream woven by a swarm of bees.

Ninety-nine percent of the content is non-existent and illusory.

If we must point out something special, there is indeed one: this dream kingdom is not woven by a single bee, but rather a collective creation of collective consciousness.

This was the first time Xiaoyu had encountered such a situation where multiple consciousnesses were simultaneously weaving dreams, and she found it very novel and worthy of research.

However, she wasn't there to study dreams.

Xiaoyu gently tore open the dream barrier and saw the real world outside: the sky was low, less than a hundred feet above the ground, the space was dark, there was no sun, moon or stars, only clumps of transparent "jellyfish" that looked like will-o'-the-wisps, emitting a faint glow, floating in mid-air, drifting back and forth.

The ground was rugged and uneven, resembling a mountainous area, with scattered exotic flowers and plants.

On the flowers and grass, there were also specks of fluorescent dust, guiding the hardworking "bees".

The "bee" is about the size of a date, with a black carapace covering its upper body and fine yellow hairs on its abdomen.

It really was a Blood Lotus Bee!
It is almost identical to the bee corpse that the Xuanjia Guardian turned into after his death in Pengcheng's dream.

Yes, they should all be Blood Lotus bees, only the color of their wing veins is different.

The Xuanjia Guardian who was trapped in the dream crystal ball by Xiaoyu last time had dark red wing veins.

At this time, the blood lotus bees collecting nectar in the dark underground world have colorful wing veins.

It flashes with colorful lights.

Xiaoyu immediately understood the origin of the name "Colorful Lotus Kingdom".

"Buzz buzz~~~"

Further away, thousands upon thousands of blood lotus bees swirled around an eighty-foot-high "hill".

Xiaoyu looked closely and felt a chill run down her spine.

What's that mound? It's a giant beehive!

"This beehive is the true form of the Rainbow Lotus Kingdom!"

Xiaoyu left the dream world, concealing her form and aura, and flew around the "Colorful Lotus Kingdom" before finding the "Princess in Colorful Clothes".

A plump queen bee!

Ordinary blood lotus bees are only the size of a jujube, but Princess Caiyi is as big as a 200-pound fat pig.

With sharp teeth and a ferocious face, a huge abdomen, and wings that are degenerate and atrophied and cannot be fully extended, the iridescent light shimmering on the wing veins is like a bright lamp, exceptionally dazzling.

(End of this chapter)