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

It was late at night.

The night sky over the desolate abyss had no moon, only a few sparse stars.

Inside the main building of Baiyu Academy, the candlelight had already gone out.

Jiang Yining slept in the inner room with her three children. The bed that Ji Lingxiao had made from ten-thousand-year-old Xuanbing Jade Marrow was ultimately not used. Instead, Situ Kong rushed to make a large sandalwood bed overnight, which was covered with thick soft mattresses and was warm and comfortable.

The three children were exhausted from playing and were now fast asleep.

Jiang Yining lay on her side, looking at the three young faces beside her, feeling a sense of peace she had never felt before.

Although there are a group of mentally unstable men outside, at least the children are with me.

Just as she was about to fall asleep.

Suddenly, a very faint sound came from outside the window.

That was the sound of the hem of a garment rubbing against the blades of grass.

Jiang Yining's eyes snapped open, but she didn't move, maintaining her even breathing.

outside the house.

Like a thief, Situ Kong tiptoed to the window of the main house.

He didn't want it to be like this either.

But... habits are a terrible thing.

In the illusion, he would watch over Jiang Yining every night until she fell asleep, only feeling at ease when he could hear her breathing.

Although he has now escaped the illusion, the ingrained instincts prevent him from sleeping peacefully.

"I'll just take a look..." Situ Kong reassured himself, "just to see if Ningning has kicked off the covers."

He reached out, about to push open the window.

Suddenly, a slender hand pressed down on his shoulder.

"Sect Master Sikong, what are you doing here so late at night instead of sleeping?"

Situ Kong froze, turned his head, and saw Ji Lingxiao's face, colder than a ghost in the night.

This Sword Master didn't even sleep, and even changed into a night outfit.

Although his signature white hair and the sword behind him made the disguise seem meaningless.

"Likewise." Situ Kong slapped his hand away and lowered his voice, "Sword Master, instead of enjoying the cold wind on the roof, you're here eavesdropping by the wall?"

"I'm on night patrol," Ji Lingxiao said calmly. "The Desolate Abyss is dangerous, and I'm afraid some villains might disturb Ningning."

"I think you're the one who committed that crime, aren't you?"

Situ Kong sneered.

The two looked at each other, and sparks seemed to crackle and pop in the air.

Normally, these two would have already started fighting.

But at this moment, in order not to wake the people inside, the two tacitly chose to... engage in a battle of wits.

With a flick of his finger, Situ Kong sent a silent incantation toward Ji Lingxiao.

Ji Lingxiao did not move, but the sword energy around him instantly transformed into an invisible barrier, shattering the incantation.

"Get out of the way," Ji Lingxiao said telepathically, his voice icy. "I need to go in and protect the child."

"Does the child need you to look after him?"

Situ Kong retorted, "He has a natural talent for swordsmanship, while I am most familiar with my wife's sleeping habits. I am the most suitable person to keep her company in bed."

"hypocritical."

"That arrogant jerk."

Two men who stood at the pinnacle of the cultivation world, like two thugs, engaged in a silent brawl right under Jiang Yining's window.

You punch me, I kick you.

You grab my hair, I tear your clothes.

There were no earth-shattering spells, only the most primitive wrestling.

While attacking each other, the two were also quite honest... simultaneously reaching for the window.

Even just a glance would be enough.

Just as their fingertips were about to touch the window frame.

Om-! !

A burst of purple-gold light suddenly erupted from the window.

That's no ordinary defensive formation.

That was a "super anti-wolf barrier" that Jiang Yining specially made before going to sleep, with Da Bao using thunder spirit power, Er Bao using righteous energy, and San Bao using a trace of chaotic demonic energy.

Specifically to guard against these fathers with ulterior motives.

"not good!"

Chu Jinglan and Ji Lingxiao's expressions changed drastically at the same time.

However, the barrier activated too quickly and its power was extremely strange, catching them completely off guard.

boom!

There was no earth-shattering roar, only a tremendous elastic force.

The two powerful figures at the pinnacle of the cultivation world were like two kites with broken strings, tracing a beautiful parabola in the air before being flung away.

"ah--"

Two muffled thuds came from afar.

One of them was hanging on the old tree that had just sprouted new buds.

One was planted in the newly watered spiritual field.

In the grass not far away.

Bai Ze, who was about to sneak over, saw this scene and silently withdrew his foot.

He swallowed hard and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

"Luckily, I arrived a step too late..."

Meanwhile, Ye Wuhen stood on the rooftop, looking at the two unlucky guys, a mocking smile curving his lips.

"idiot."

inside the house.

Jiang Yining turned over, a faint smile appearing on her lips.

Trying to climb through the window?

Maybe in the next life.

That night, the desolate abyss finally fell completely silent.

The next morning, when everyone gathered for breakfast...

Chu Jinglan's face had several scratches from tree branches, and Ji Lingxiao's white clothes were covered with mud that couldn't be washed off.

The two exchanged a glance, both seeing in each other's eyes the unspoken understanding of "never say a word, even in death."

"Did you sleep well last night?" Jiang Yining asked, knowing the answer already, while drinking her porridge.

"Very good." Situ Kong smiled. "The wind is strong in the desolate abyss, but the scenery in the trees... is particularly beautiful."

"Hmm." Ji Lingxiao nodded coldly. "The soil is fertile, suitable for sword enlightenment."

Bai Ze was trying so hard to suppress his laughter that his face turned purple.

After breakfast, Jiang Yining sat in the main seat, with the "Integration Book" that terrified all powerful beings in front of her.

"Last night."

The vermilion pen in her hand tapped lightly on the table, the sound making the hearts of the five men standing in a row in front of her skip a beat.

"Someone tried to drill a hole in my window."

Jiang Yining raised her eyelids and swept her gaze coolly over everyone.

"Who did it?"

A deathly silence.

Ji Lingxiao looked up at the roof beam, as if some peerless sword manual was engraved there.

Chu Jinglan lowered his head and straightened his cuffs, as if a speck of dust, which did not exist, was stuck on them.

Bai Ze whistled, his eyes darting around.

Ye Wuhen wiped the demonic blade in his hand with a sinister expression, as if he was about to suddenly strike and kill someone at any moment.

"Nobody recognizes it?"

Jiang Yining sneered, "Then deduct ten points from everyone's score."

"Why should I?!"

Bai Ze was the first to jump up, his tail fur standing on end: "I slept over there by the wall last night! I didn't come over at all!"

"Collective punishment."

Jiang Yining uttered two words and ruthlessly made a few strokes on the points book.

Just as Bai Ze was about to throw a tantrum and beg for mercy.

boom--!!

A loud bang suddenly came from the entrance to the desolate abyss.

That was the sound of the mountain-protecting formation being attacked.

The newly repaired gate of Baiyu Academy trembled slightly under the shockwave, and a few pieces of rubble fell.

The porcupines, who were turning over the soil, were so frightened that they buried their heads in the ground.

The long-eared rabbits scattered and fled.

"Who's so blind?"

Bai Ze was seething with anger and had nowhere to vent it when he heard the noise, and his golden pupils instantly narrowed into straight lines.

"What if such a loud noise frightens the child?"

The demonic blade in Ye Wuhen's hand emitted a humming sound, yearning for blood.

Butler Zhao rushed in in a panic: "Master! Something terrible has happened!"

Panting heavily, he pointed outside: "A large group of people have come outside, a huge crowd, they say... they say they are from the 'Demon Extermination Alliance'."