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

"You don't need to say the name directly. If it's 'I,' just say 'hmm,' and if it's 'she,' just say 'uh.'"

Seeing that Xu Yi remained silent for a long time, Su Qingluan bit Xu Yi's ear and whispered in his ear.

"You're always like this; when faced with a difficult question, you just shut up."

She paused, feeling the warm body in her arms, and her tone softened.

"Alright, you've taken such good care of me while I was unconscious these past few days and even saved me, so I won't pressure you anymore. Go to sleep."

After Su Qingluan finished speaking, she closed her eyes.

Jiang Xuange, standing to the side, was furious; she wished she could rush up and drag Su Qingluan down.

Damn it...

......

These past few days, Xu Yi hasn't been idle in the dream world either.

Then, they learned from Qingqing that Bai Li's mother disappeared during the catastrophe that wiped out their clan.

Xu Yi then took Qingqing and Bai Li to find Bai Li's mother while also making the most of his time to cultivate.

As for the affairs of the Zhaoyuan Empire, he directly delegated them to the eldest son of Lü Chu, who was still somewhat sickly, to act as regent, since he had no interest in being emperor anyway.

In the sky, a donkey cart pulled by four heavenly donkeys is speeding forward.

Xu Yi, fast asleep, leaned against the car wall, holding Bai Li, who was also fast asleep, in his arms.

Suddenly, a horribly grating braying sound rang out: Ugh... Ugh... Ugh...

The sound was so jarring that Xu Yi and Bai Li were both awakened. He rubbed his temples and looked out of the car.

Qingqing sat in the driver's seat, carefully guiding the four heavenly donkeys. Hearing Xu Yi's movements, she turned her head and cautiously spoke.

"Sir, why did you buy these four heavenly donkeys earlier...?"

"Everyone else uses all sorts of noble mythical beasts and such, using this really diminishes your dignity..."

Xu Yi glanced at her and said irritably.

"Stop talking, what we need is speed, not appearance and quality."

He paused, then added...

"Besides, this is a seventh-tier demonic beast, how is that disrespectful?"

Qingqing shrank back, not daring to say anything more.

Xu Yi asked again

"How far is it from your tribe's territory?"

Qingqing looked up at the front, a hint of hesitation on her face, and whispered...

"It's not far now. At our current speed, we should arrive in a day at most. However... I suggest you prepare yourself mentally for the road ahead."

Xu Yi blinked, his interest piqued.

"What's wrong? Could there be some powerful monster?"

Qingqing shook her head, her expression somewhat strange, and lowered her voice even further.

"It's not a monster, it's just that the road ahead will smell terrible."

"Smelly?"

Xu Yi was taken aback for a moment.

How smelly is it?

Qingqing smacked her lips, seemingly organizing her thoughts, before finally speaking.

"Our fox clan's territory is located deep within the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons, where there is a miasma forest."

"It stinks there, it stinks terribly, it stinks incredibly, it's absolutely stinky!"

"Humans at lower cultivation levels might be killed by the stench."

Xu Yi: ......

He paused for a moment, then realized what was happening and said to Qingqing.

"That's so exaggerated? Then fly higher."

Qingqing made a face and shook her head vigorously.

"No, no, sir! These donkeys are too stubborn. Once they fly high, I simply can't control them with my spiritual power!"

"Ah... okay then..."

Before he could finish speaking, an extremely strong stench wafted in on the wind.

The smell was indescribable, like the stench of a corpse mixed with various kinds of feces, extremely pungent.

Xu Yi's face changed instantly. He covered his mouth, suddenly pulled back the carriage curtain, and began to vomit violently.

"vomit!!!"

Qingqing was not spared either; the stench entered her nose, her face turned pale, and she covered her mouth and dry heaved.

He had barely gagged twice when he realized Xu Yi's face was right in front of him.

"Aaaaaah! My lord, my lord, please don't vomit on me... Ugh!"

Bai Li was also made dizzy by the stench. Dazed, it pushed open the carriage curtain, looked at the hazy miasma outside, and couldn't help but vomit.

"vomit!"

Xu Yi vomited violently, groaning in pain as he did so.

"Ugh! This place... ugh! It's hell!"

Her green dress was splattered with Xu Yi's vomit. Looking at her filthy dress, she felt like crying, shouting as she vomited.

"Ugh! My skirt... Ugh!"

Xu Yi gripped the side of the donkey cart, pinching his philtrum hard to try and suppress the overwhelming nausea, muttering incoherently.

"I really don't want to throw up anymore, I really... ugh!"

Bai Li, standing nearby, choked and shook its head, dry heaving as it hurriedly backed away because Xu Yi had almost vomited on its head.

Just when Bai Li thought it had escaped a disaster, it suddenly felt a cool sensation on the tip of its nose, along with a sour and foul smell.

It lowered its head in confusion, its two round eyes straining to focus on the tip of its nose, turning into cross-eyed stares.

There, a glistening drop of vomit was hanging, still slightly swaying.

Bai Li froze instantly, even forgetting to gag.

Those beautiful fox eyes were first filled with confusion, and then an overwhelming sense of disgust and indignation surged up.

It shook its head violently, frantically rubbing its nose with its paws, making whimpering noises.

Xu Yi was still vomiting uncontrollably. He had emptied his stomach, but he still couldn't stop vomiting.

Qingqing's dress was completely wet.

It was covered with Xu Yi's vomit.

She vomited while clutching her hair and screaming in despair.

"Ugh! I want to... vomit! I want to commit suicide... vomit!"

But the four heavenly donkeys seemed completely unaffected, pulling the donkey cart wildly through the miasma forest.

Xu Yi clutched his stomach in pain, letting out a weak groan.

"Someone, please save me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he felt a slightly cool hand gently pinch his cheek.

[Ding! Interference with the host's external body has been detected. Preparing for forced detachment from the current world...]

When Xu Yi opened his eyes again, he was already back in the inn.

The nauseating feeling hadn't subsided when Xu Yi almost instinctively threw off the blanket and pulled away the hand that was still pinching his cheek.

He leaned over the edge of the bed and began to dry heave onto the floor.

"Baby, are you pregnant?"

Su Qingluan's voice carried a teasing laugh as she quickly moved closer, patting Xu Yi's back lightly with her hand.

Xu Yi was feeling extremely unwell when he heard this, and he almost choked on his own saliva.

He turned his head, glared fiercely at Su Qingluan, and raised his hand to deliver a heavy elbow strike to her.

"You're the one who's pregnant!"

Su Qingluan grunted, but was not annoyed at all; instead, she laughed even harder.

It took Xu Yi a long time to finally calm down the churning in his stomach.

He wiped his mouth, came to his senses, and subconsciously looked towards the bed opposite.

The place was empty, and the bedding was neatly folded.

What about Jiang Xuange?