Shrouding the Heavens: Simultaneous Transmigration, Heavenly Emperor's Stern Father

"We can discuss the alliance later..." Ye Chen waved his hand.

"Let's talk about this first... can you give me back my son?"

Yan Ruyu glanced at Qin Yao.

Qin Yao pouted, feeling wronged...

With Qinglianzi and a living saint standing behind her, if she doesn't let go, it won't be stubbornness, it will be foolishness.

She released Ye Fan and stepped behind Yan Ruyu.

Ye Chen extended his hand to Ye Fan.

Ye Fan reached out to shake his hand, deeply moved...

Then I watched helplessly as my father reached past me and pulled a small notebook out of his pocket.

Open it, turn to a certain page, and read aloud:

"Ye Fan, for leaving the valley without permission, has been given a demerit. He is to be punished by copying the Wheel Sea Chapter of the Daoist Scripture three hundred times and is to be confined to his quarters for one month."

Ye Fan's hand froze in mid-air.

"father."

"Um?"

"I was just surrounded by a group of female demons for a full hour."

Ye Fan said expressionlessly.

"I was almost sold off to cultivate the emperor's favor, and instead of comforting me first, you just tell me to copy books as punishment?"

"Nurturing the emperor's heart is a great opportunity."

Ye Chen didn't even look up, continuing to take notes in his notebook.

"You think just anyone can touch the Azure Emperor's heart? Only a Holy Body gets that kind of treatment. If your father wanted to touch it, he might even look down on me because I'm just a mortal."

He looked up at Yan Ruyu as he spoke, his tone sincere.

"Princess Yan, regarding the matter of nurturing the Emperor's heart, I'll say it again... I can do it too; a mortal body holds infinite possibilities!"

...A mortal body? What kind of roadside physique is this! Yan Ruyu was silent for a moment, her expression subtle, before she looked away.

...I'm shivering with cold. When will we mortals be able to stand up?! Didn't you say that throughout history, many great emperors were mortals, and that mortals were the strongest physique?

"Alright..."

Ye Chen put away his notebook, finally reached out and patted Ye Fan on the shoulder, his tone unusually warm.

"Are you alright?"

"no."

Ye Fan paused, then added, "My face hurts a little from being pinched."

"That's alright."

Ye Chen turned and walked out of the peach grove.

"Thick skin is a fine tradition of the Holy Body; you'll get used to it after a few pinches."

Ye Fan: "..."

The little girl, who was sleeping in Ye Chen's arms, suddenly woke up, rubbed her eyes, and said in her childish voice:

"Uncle is right, and I can testify to that."

After saying that, she yawned, stood up, and raised her little hand.

Yan Ruyu looked at the little girl.

He looked again at the old madman squatting on the ground teasing the ants, and then at the "Holy Lord" in front of him who remained calm and composed. He remained silent for a long time.

The old madman had somehow appeared outside the peach grove, bending down to pick up a petal from the ground and examining it closely.

The little girl rode on Ye Chen's shoulders, her little legs swinging back and forth, holding the skewer of grilled fish in her hand. The fish was already cold, but she couldn't bear to throw it away.

Duan De lay on the roof of the pavilion, pretending to be a patch of moss.

He was silently considering the feasibility of leaving for the Western Desert and never setting foot in the Eastern Wilderness again.

Suddenly, Ye Chen's voice came from below:

"Master Duan, this pavilion is nice, but it's windy on the roof. Be careful not to catch a cold."

"Come down, I won't steal your essence this time."

Duan De chuckled inwardly: "Only a fool would believe you."

He lay even lower, his whole body like a meat pie stuck to a roof tile, completely still.

The peach grove has returned to tranquility.

Only Duan De's lament echoed through the woods:

"If De was born, why was Chen born? Where did this kid even come from...? Why does he always come to ruin my happiness?!"

Yan Ruyu ignored Duan De's lamentations, pondered for a long time, and finally said:

"Fellow Daoist Ye, please come inside for a detailed discussion."

Ye Fan, having just regained his freedom, brushed the grass clippings off his clothes and said to Ye Chen in a low voice:

"Father, that demoness is too good at fighting. She slapped me into a peach tree with one slap in the Four Extremes Secret Realm."

Ye Chen glanced at him, his gaze meaningful:

"I can't beat your father now, but in terms of Dao, she's no match for me."

Ye Fan: "..."

Deep within the peach grove, beside a cold, clear pool.

Yan Ruyu and Ye Chen sat facing each other, while the old madman squatted by the pond fishing...

Without a fishing rod, they used dry branches to draw patterns on the water's surface, and the spirit fish, as if possessed, would leap onto the shore on their own.

The little girl was picking up fish nearby, giggling.

The seriousness of the negotiating team was completely lost.

"Fellow Daoist Ye, Tianxuan has formed an alliance with the Azure Emperor's lineage. Could it be that they intend to use the Sacred Body to nourish the Emperor's Heart, and use the Emperor's blood to replenish the Sacred Body?"

Yan Ruyu got straight to the point.

"That's not the case. I've come to confirm two things."

Ye Chen held up two fingers.

"First, I've confirmed that my son is still alive. Second..."

He lowered his hand, his smile faded, and his tone became serious.

"Let Princess Yan know that the Tianxuan Holy Land has more than one saint; we have two."

Yan Ruyu's pupils contracted slightly.

One sage and two sages are completely different concepts in the Big Dipper.

The old madman, without turning his head, said:

"Girl, that lotus flower in your hand is nice, but it can't hurt me. Even if you activate the Emperor Weapon, if I want to leave, no one in the Eastern Wilderness Demon Clan can stop me."

He paused, his tone suddenly becoming somewhat wistful.

The withered branch stopped on the water's surface, and the spirit fish finally calmed down, sinking back to the bottom.

The old madman didn't continue.

Ye Chen continued, "Princess Yan, do not worry, the Azure Emperor is still alive."

He is in the desolate tower, intending to evolve the immortal realm with his own power. Our Tianxuan Holy Land has access to the ancient forbidden land. If there is an opportunity in the future, we may be able to lend a helping hand to the Azure Emperor.

Princess Yan, an alliance cannot rely on just a token and a promise.

What's needed is a real exchange of benefits...

Tianxuan possesses a sage and a connection to the ancient forbidden land; the Azure Emperor lineage possesses an imperial weapon, an imperial heart, and the inherited scriptures of the Demon Emperor. Together, they would benefit both.

...Our ancestors are still alive?!

After processing the massive amount of information, Yan Ruyu remained silent for a long time before looking up at him:

"Fellow Daoist Ye, is this how everyone from your Tianxuan Holy Land speaks?"

"What?"

"First, use the image of a saint to intimidate people, then use benefits to lure them, interspersed with various seemingly unintentional but actually carefully prepared bargaining chips."

Your statement contained at least seven different points of pressure and five different points of temptation.

A smile suddenly bloomed on Yan Ruyu's face.

Negotiating with you is more tiring than dealing with the Ji family.

"The Ji family?"

Ye Chen caught the word.

"After the Ji family's divine body broke through the four extremes, they began to travel in the Eastern Wilderness. Hearing that I had obtained the Demon Emperor's Sacred Weapon, they launched a campaign to search for me throughout the Southern Region, wanting to fight me."

Yan Ruyu spoke calmly.

"They won't let this go. A divine body isn't scary in itself, but the ancient family behind him is."

Ye Chen had been waiting for these words. He leaned forward, his gaze sharp:

"Princess Yan, have you ever considered leaving Wei and the Southern Region? Wei is too remote, and the Southern Region is too small."

"If the Ji family can come knocking once, they can come knocking again. With the current strength of the Azure Emperor lineage, even with an imperial weapon in hand, how many times can they contend with the Ji family?"

Yan Ruyu remained silent.

This is exactly what has been troubling her most in recent days.

"I own a mining area in the northern region."

Ye Chen spoke slowly, as if he were talking about a trivial matter.

"Dad, do we really have a mine at home? When did this happen? How come I, as his son, have no idea?" Ye Fan was astonished.