He had just been reborn when he was imprisoned by his nemesis, the Empress?

Bai Li's hands trembled incessantly as she gazed into the distance, her eyes filled with anticipation and trepidation.

Buzzing...

A faint glow emanated from the sword, and a slightly impatient yet unwavering voice rang out.

"This is the 78th time you've asked me."

"I am absolutely certain that my master is located in this area of ​​the continent."

For so many years, Bai Li has been searching for Xu Yi with this ancient sword.

This sword is the spirit sword that Xu Yi used during his lifetime—Guichen.

After Xu Yi died, the Guichen Sword suddenly emitted a faint light, giving birth to a sword spirit.

He told her that he sensed the aura of his master's reincarnated soul.

This is why she was able to search for so long.

However, this sword spirit seems to have been playing itself for over five hundred years...

This year, it will truly be useful.

Buzzing...

"Go northwest; the master's presence there is growing stronger..."

Bai Li's pupils constricted sharply, and her face instantly erupted with uncontrollable ecstasy.

"Really? Okay!"

......

An hour later, the sun set, and the afterglow dyed the snow-covered ground a warm orange.

Bai Li's figure stopped at the edge of a forest, and her form became transparent.

Her glassy pupils were fixed on the carriage slowly approaching in the distance, her eyes filled with excitement and trepidation.

But the next second, her expression turned serious.

"There are two terrifying auras inside the carriage..."

Fortunately, during his centuries-long search for Xu Yi, he accidentally obtained a treasure that could conceal his aura.

It's so powerful that cultivators below the Great Emperor realm would have almost no chance of discovering its presence; otherwise, it would have been detected long ago.

She carefully sensed the atmosphere inside the carriage, a hint of doubt flashing in her eyes.

"Xu Yi... Xu Yi is still an infant in this life? But... there's a trace of spiritual energy fluctuation on his body. Is his cultivation being concealed?"

How can I get close to Xu Yi...?

Looking at the child being carefully cared for by the two women inside the car, Bai Li felt conflicted.

......

Inside the carriage, Xu Yi was already unhappy about being shrunk into the shape of a child, and Su Qingluan kept reaching out her jade fingers to scratch his chin and cheeks.

He opened his mouth and bit Su Qingluan's outstretched finger, his little teeth applying gentle pressure.

Su Qingluan looked down at his sulky little face, her red lips curled up, and she slowly withdrew her finger.

Then he turned to look at Jiang Xuange, who was holding Xu Yi, and transmitted his voice.

"Don't you feel... like something is watching us?"

Jiang Xuange paused for a moment, tightened her grip on Xu Yi's arm, gently shook her head, and replied telepathically.

"No, you feel like you do?"

"Hmm, it seems like it is, but it also seems like it isn't, it's vague and indistinct."

Su Qingluan scanned her surroundings with her divine sense, but found nothing.

A hint of worry flashed in Jiang Xuange's eyes as he transmitted his voice.

"Then what should we do? How about I take Xu Yi and run, and you cover our retreat?"

Su Qingluan narrowed her eyes, her voice filled with disdain.

"You shameless bastard, why don't you stop having children yourself?"

She reached out and pulled Xu Yi directly from Jiang Xuange's arms, her tone carrying a hint of domineering.

"And have you had enough of holding her? It's time to give her to me."

Jiang Xuange was somewhat dissatisfied, but she also knew that she had been holding him for a while, so she could only compromise and transmitted her voice.

"How can you have no sense of crisis at all? What if the being you can't even detect is a Great Emperor?"

"You think everyone is like you?"

Su Qingluan raised an eyebrow, her tone carrying a hint of arrogance and confidence.

"I have a trump card; if I wish, I can become an immortal on the spot."

"The Maggot Emperor Realm is nothing to fear."

"All you do is brag."

In the distant mountain valley, Bai Li watched the heartwarming scene inside the carriage, her heart filled with mixed emotions.

She devised countless plans to get close to Xu Yi, but none of them were truly effective against two Supreme Realm experts.

Just like when she first met Xu Yi, did she transform back into a white fox, feign injury, and try to gain sympathy?

How meticulous are the minds of cultivators who might reach the Supreme Realm? How many of them are easily fooled?

They might get annihilated as soon as they get close.

"Perhaps Xu Yi in this life will live a good life even without this little white fox..."

She murmured to herself, her glassy eyes filled with loss and melancholy.

"Perhaps I really shouldn't bother them right now."

She sighed softly, turned, and disappeared into the snowstorm.

"Let's find a place to stay on this continent first, and then go see him when we find a suitable opportunity."

Inside the carriage, Xu Yi struggled to sit up from Su Qingluan's arms, his small hands holding an orange, peeling it with difficulty.

After finally peeling it, just as she was about to put it in her mouth, Su Qingluan gently pinched her wrist.

Su Qingluan snatched the orange from his hand, popped it into her mouth, and chewed it, deliberately teasing him.

"Mmm, thank you baby for peeling the orange for me, it's delicious~"

Xu Yi looked at his empty palm, sighed deeply, and slowly uttered a sentence.

"I won't touch you for the next month."

Upon hearing this, Su Qingluan raised an eyebrow, reached out and pinched his chubby cheek, her tone threatening.

"How dare you! This little fatty has really gone too far..."

Jiang Xuange sat to the side, watching the two bicker, a gentle smile flashing in her eyes.

She quietly reached out and pulled Xu Yi closer to her, adjusting his hat for him.

At night, Xu Yi lay in bed and quickly drifted off to sleep, returning once again to that familiar dream world.

Days passed by, and under Shen Yunshu's meticulous care...

Xu Yi felt that he had developed a very deep sense of dependence on this aloof yet gentle woman.

Shen Yunshu treated him better and better, and even started to become somewhat extreme.

However, when looking at herself, her cool and aloof eyes always carried an unyielding tenderness.

But just when Xu Yi thought things would continue like this, Shen Yunshu said something serious to him one evening after dinner.

"You're six years old now, and the book says you can...sleep separately."

Xu Yi paused for a moment, then nodded in agreement.

"it is good."

He knew in his heart that if they continued to stay together day and night like this, he would probably really become completely inseparable from this woman who took care of him like a mother.

That's not a good thing.

Night fell, and not long after he closed his eyes, a beautiful figure quietly appeared beside him.

Shen Yunshu wore a plain white nightgown, her figure slender, her black hair cascading over her shoulders, like a fairy under the moon.

She asked tentatively in a very soft voice.

"Yi'er...are you asleep?"

"no."

Xu Yi opened his eyes and looked at her cool yet gentle features.

A flicker of panic crossed Shen Yunshu's face, but she quickly regained her composure and said...

"Oh... Master, Master just came to check if you've covered yourself properly with the blankets."

After saying that, she disappeared.

After another incense stick's time, that familiar voice rang out again, tinged with hesitation.

"Yi'er, are you...asleep?"

This time, Xu Yi didn't respond; he simply closed his eyes and pretended to be asleep.

The next second, he felt someone gently get onto the bed.

A pair of slender, soft arms wrapped around him from behind, slowly pulling him into their embrace.

Shen Yunshu's embrace was still warm and soft, carrying a familiar fragrance that relaxed his tense body.

Xu Yi didn't open his eyes, but asked softly.

"Didn't you say we should sleep separately?"

Shen Yunshu was taken aback by the question, and she hugged him even tighter.

"Um... um... I misread it. The book says that children start sleeping in separate beds at sixteen, not six."