Many children, many blessings: Stealing the offspring of powerful figures to cultivate immortality.

The next day, Jiang Yining "coincidentally" met Bai Ze, who was playing with the little fox, in the garden.

She adopted an expression that was both grateful and tinged with melancholy.

"Little White, thank you for your hospitality and gifts, but I need to rest for two more days before I go to reunite with my people."

Upon hearing this, Bai Ze immediately became anxious: "Ningning, you're being too polite! What's mine is yours!"

His pure golden eyes were filled with sincerity, and his large tail swayed nervously behind him.

"You can bring your people too!"

"Where are they? I'll send someone to pick them up!"

"No need, Xiaobai. I can't just bring my whole tribe here to eat and drink for free; it would make me uneasy."

Jiang Yining shook her head, her gaze falling on the spirit fox playing in the distance, a hint of melancholy in her eyes.

"I have always wanted to lead my people to a paradise where they can live in peace and no longer have to wander."

Without hesitation, Bai Ze waved his hand, and a screen of light unfolded in the air, revealing a magnificent landscape of the Ten Thousand Mountains.

"What's so difficult about that! There are many unclaimed lands in the Ten Thousand Mountains. Ningning, this is paradise. You can bring them here to settle down."

As soon as he finished speaking, several powerful figures appeared behind him; they were the fox clan elders from Qingqiu.

They looked worried, clearly having listened for quite some time.

"Your Majesty, you mustn't!"

An elder with a white beard bowed respectfully, but his tone was resolute.

"Humans are cunning; luring them into the heart of my demon realm will surely lead to future trouble!"

"Yes, Your Majesty. Our demon race and the human race have always kept to themselves. This move will disrupt the balance and may bring about unnecessary conflict."

Another elder echoed this sentiment.

"Yes, Xiaobai."

Jiang Yining nodded, feigning understanding, but a hint of sadness appeared on her face.

"The elders are right. You have to think about your people. I... I'll leave once I've recovered from my injuries."

Her strategic retreat made the elders somewhat embarrassed.

"Miss Jiang, you misunderstand. You are His Majesty's benefactor. You can stay in Qingqiu as long as you wish."

"However, your people... are numerous, and their resettlement will indeed require careful consideration."

"Why don't we send someone to escort them and find a place in human territory to settle down?"

Bai Ze was annoyed by their noisy chatter. He impatiently flicked his fluffy tail, sending the elders back a few steps.

His logic is very simple.

"Ningning has seen the Ten Thousand Mountains on the way. Do you like it here?" he asked.

Jiang Yining nodded.

"If we choose a place to build a human tribe, will Ningning stay there forever?"

Jiang Yining nodded again: "Of course, my people are all here, where else could I go?"

My legs are my own, so I can decide where I want to go.

"Then let's build it!"

Bai Ze made the final decision, revealing the Demon Emperor's majesty and instantly suppressing all dissenting voices.

"Stop making all that noise! ​​Let Ningning do what she wants!"

His stern expression lasted only a moment; when he turned to look at Jiang Yining, he reverted to his smiling demeanor.

Bai Ze waved his hand, and the landscape painting in the air rapidly enlarged, becoming even clearer.

"Ningning, which piece of land do you fancy? Mountains are fine too; I can use my magic to level the mountaintops and alter the terrain!"

"Ahem!"

An elder coughed frantically in the back, trying to remind his emperor that the Demon Emperor's magic was not meant to be used as a construction worker.

As if Bai Ze had eyes in the back of his head, a fluffy tail stretched out and poked the elder, making him stumble and swallow the rest of his words.

"This place, that place, are all wonderful places."

His nine enormous fox tails spread out behind him like a magnificent screen, completely blocking the anxious gaze of the elders.

One of its tails gently curled around Jiang Yining's waist in a fawning manner, bringing her to its side.

"I'll take Ningning to see it in person."

As soon as he finished speaking, Bai Ze's figure swayed and transformed into a huge nine-tailed celestial fox in mid-air, with snow-white fur and nine tails that shimmered with iridescent light.

He placed Jiang Yining on his broad, soft back, and before anyone could react, he transformed into a nine-colored streak of light, soaring into the sky and disappearing into the horizon in the blink of an eye.

The elders who were left behind had their beards blown askew by the strong winds whipped up by their own emperor.

They looked at each other, their faces filled with disbelief.

No! Their emperor only needed to repay a debt of karma, how could he have gotten himself involved and become that human woman's mount?!

If this gets out, what will become of the reputation of their demon race!

"Third brother, did you fail to properly teach His Majesty the ways of a ruler?"

The old fox, known as the Third Elder, had drooping eyebrows and a beard, and looked utterly wronged: "I'm so wronged! You all know His Majesty's temperament; his brain works differently from ours!"

"I've taught countless fox cubs and offspring to stir up trouble among the human race, yet I can't teach Your Majesty even a tiny bit of political maneuvering."

……

Not far away, on the upper floor of a magnificent palace, Ji Lingxiao stood by the railing, taking in the entire scene that had just unfolded.

He watched the woman who moved with ease between the Demon Emperor and the elders, watching her secure a foothold for her family with just a few words.

His pale face held an extremely complex expression.

Perhaps... I never truly understood this woman.

She is not some parasitic plant that needs protection.

She is a tenacious and greedy vine, capable of turning all the strong who approach her into nutrients for her to climb upwards.

The wind blew across the sky, carrying the unique fragrance of grass and trees of Qingqiu, but it could not dispel the inexplicable stagnation in his heart.

Bai Ze moved with incredible speed, and the mountains and rivers beneath him rushed past like a scroll painting.

Jiang Yining calmly observed everything below.

"Ningning, look! That valley, the spiritual energy is almost condensing into water, okay? Let's build a city there, it'll be safe!"

Bai Ze's voice carried on the wind, filled with the excitement of presenting a treasure.

Jiang Yining looked in the direction he pointed, and it was indeed a wonderful spot, but she just shook her head: "It's too deep, and it's inconvenient to get in and out."

She didn't really intend to find a secluded valley, throw someone in there, and never let them come out.

Bai Ze was somewhat disappointed, but he immediately changed direction and took her to see several more places where spiritual veins converged.

Without exception, all of them were rejected by Jiang Yining with various seemingly reasonable reasons.

"Little White, which direction is the human territory in?" Jiang Yining suddenly asked.

"Over there," Bai Ze flicked his tail and pointed west, "but it's far from here."

"What about the Demon Realm?"

"In the north, it's a dark and dreadful place."

Bai Ze's tone was full of disdain.

Jiang Yining's gaze lingered on the intersection of the two directions on the map.

Finally, she stretched out her finger and pointed to a barren, gray area.

It was a stretch of barren mountains, nestled between the three major powers of the demon race, the human race, and the demon realm.

"I want it here."

Bai Ze's enormous fox body suddenly stopped in mid-air, almost throwing Jiang Yining off his back.

In his haste, he transformed back into human form, wrapped his tail around Jiang Yining, and floated in the air.

His handsome face was filled with anxiety and confusion: "Ningning, are you crazy?! That place is the border, a notoriously chaotic area!"

"Forget about building a city, even passing through is fraught with danger!"

Bai Ze grabbed Jiang Yining's arm, trying to change her mind: "Listen to me, we'll go back to that valley, I guarantee no one will dare to touch a hair on your head!"

Jiang Yining secretly stroked the fluffy tail, her face showing a look of sadness.

"Xiaobai, it's precisely because it's messy that it's the perfect fit for me."