Having cultivated myself into an immortal, all I want to do is raise female disciples.

Even she felt a tightness in her chest, let alone Yunping, who had known Jueying for countless years...

The old rogue patted Jueying's dragon head and gently stroked its smooth black scales, a rare look of determination on his face: "Since that's the case, it's time for us to set off. Little Black, I'm afraid I won't be able to stay with you for a while."

"Come on, we've known each other for so long, why are you saying such mushy things?" Jueying's face showed a smile full of teasing: "We've been separated so many times, and every time we've met again after a while. Don't make it sound like we're going through a life-or-death separation. When you died, I was just like nothing happened."

"That's because I told you beforehand that I would die, and I didn't die." Yunping rolled his eyes at Jueying and slapped the dragon horn in annoyance. "But this time is different. You're not me. If you die, you're really dead. There's no way to bring you back."

Jueying's dragon eyes were full of disdainful laughter. Although his tone was still very weak, he still acted as if he didn't care at all: "There are still more than two years. With your abilities, even if you can't take back the Black Abyss Emperor Ice immediately, two years will be enough for you to cause trouble."

"So I'm definitely not going to die yet. As long as you're still around, I'm definitely not going to die."

"You trust me that much?" Yunping stared at Jueying with a smile.

Jueying smiled and stared at him: "In this world, I may not believe in heaven or earth, but you are the only one I can barely believe in."

Yunping burst into laughter after hearing this: "You said I was cheesy? You're just as disgusting as me!"

"Birds of a feather flock together, right? Haha~"

This does seem a bit unbelievable.

For Jueying, two years is just a fleeting moment.

Open your eyes, close them, and open them again.

This is a century of history.

Two years? For Jueying, that's just a blink of an eye, not even enough time to take a nap.

In other words, in Jueying's view, he was practically standing on the execution rack, and in just a fleeting second, the blade above his head would mercilessly fall, ending his incredibly long life.

But he was still smiling.

The reason was that he believed that before the sharp blade touched his neck, the snow-white figure would suddenly appear and shatter the deadly blade on the spot.

This is roughly what trust is all about.

Yunping waved his hand with a smile, "Alright, I won't chatter with you anymore. I'll have a drink with you again after I get back the Black Abyss Emperor Ice."

"Row."

Jueying grinned broadly, revealing his dragon teeth, and gave Yunping a hearty smile.

Old Yun silently patted Jueying's dragon horns, then turned around without lingering and looked at Jiang Shaoguang: "What do you say, Third Brother? I have to go to Yantianjing now, do you want to come with us?"

Since Fan Luokui wouldn't be heading to Jingliyuan for another ten days, Jiang Shaoguang had plenty of time to make his own arrangements before then.

Logically speaking, he should choose to undergo the Saint Transcendence at this time. Without the help of others, preparing for the Saint Transcendence Tribulation would take some time, not to mention the possible accidents that might occur during the process.

Jiang Shaoguang should start preparing now.

Jiang Shaoguang was silent for a few seconds, then nodded as if he had made up his mind: "It's not that I can't go to Yantianjing, but before that, I may have to go back to Hanyin City first."

"Han Yin City?"

"A small town on the border of the snowy plains in the far east."

Ye Yuchan seemed to have thought of something and looked at her senior brother curiously: "Senior brother, have you settled down in Hanyin City?"

"Hmm... more or less." Jiang Shaoguang scratched his face awkwardly. "After all, it's impossible to stay in the Northern Ice Palace forever. I'm not their disciple, so I felt a bit embarrassed and decided to move out."

Upon hearing this, Ye Yuchan nodded knowingly at first, then suddenly the image of Luo Kui flashed into her mind, her expression changed drastically, and a sinister smile appeared on her face: "Given Luo Kui's personality... you two wouldn't be living together, would you?"

"Cough cough..."

Jiang Shaoguang coughed twice, then looked away from Yu Chan, his tone becoming somewhat weak: "Well, because Junior Sister Luo Kui said that she's not really a disciple of the Northern Ice Palace anymore, the two of us went to Han Yin City to find a place to stay."

"Ah, speaking of this..."

As if he had thought of something important, Jiang Shaoguang suddenly asked Jueying in a pleading tone, "Black Dragon King, could you give me a few of your dragon scales?"

"Dragon scales?" Jueying was taken aback. "That's possible, but what do you want my dragon scales for?"

After Jueying received an affirmative answer, Jiang Shaoguang's words shocked everyone, including Yunping, beyond belief.

“Take it back for the children; they’ve been clamoring to see real dragon scales.”

……

……

The scene became very quiet for a moment.

Gudong.

The sound of Yu Chan swallowing.

She stared tremblingly at her third senior brother, her words faltering: "Senior...Senior brother...may I ask, is the child...yours with Luo Kui...?"

Jiang Shaoguang lowered his head and pondered for a few seconds before giving an affirmative answer: "Well... you could say that."

Ye Yuchan's voice trembled as she asked, "So... how many children do you have?"

"Hmm, thirty-six, I guess."

"puff--!"

Ye Yuchan was almost scared out of her wits.

Yun Ping, standing beside him, had a complicated expression on his face, while Gu Xingzhuo had completely lost the ability to think.

Our silly Ye Yuchan, after a long silence, quietly said something.

"Junior Sister Luo Kui...so you're a **?"

Jiang Shaoguang: "???"

8. Questions

Hanbei City.

Luojiang Prefecture.

Pushing open the heavy, bronze-colored iron gate, one is greeted by a series of classically styled buildings.

In the very center was a mansion, flanked by two pavilions. Though not many stories high, they occupied a considerable space, each floor being spacious and sparsely decorated, making them look exactly like dwellings.

In the center of the courtyard were several stone tables and tea tables. In one corner of the courtyard was a small pond that raised a few carp. Beside the pond was a pavilion. However, because it was located in the frosty and snowy Far East, the pavilion was wrapped up quite tightly. In fact, it might be more accurate to call it a warm pavilion.

Although this place may not appear luxurious, it is by no means something an ordinary person could possess; it does resemble the scale of a small family in the Extreme Heaven Domain.

As soon as he stepped through the gate, an old servant dressed in plain clothes came forward to greet him with a look of surprise and delight.

"Lord Jiang, you're finally back!"

Lord Jiang...?

Ye Yuchan stared blankly at the old servant who suddenly stepped forward to greet her. The servant was bowing and looking at Jiang Shaoguang beside him with a face full of respect.

Jiang Shaoguang took off his hood and smiled twice at the old servant: "Uncle Chen, where are the children?"

The old servant smiled upon hearing this: "They are all very well-behaved. As soon as they heard you were coming back, they were all waiting for you in the backyard."

"it is good."

Seeing Jiang Shaoguang still looking radiant, the old servant nodded in satisfaction. He then shifted his gaze to Ye Yuchan and the others, paused for a moment, and asked, "Lord Jiang, who are these people...?"

"They are my junior brothers and sisters, and my teacher."

"teacher?!"

Upon hearing this, the old servant immediately knelt down before Yun Ping and the others, saying, "This old servant greets you, esteemed gentlemen."

Ye Yuchan couldn't bear the sight of the old servant kneeling before her, so she quickly stepped forward and helped him up, saying, "No, no, no, there's no need for kneeling. We're not the kind of people who value etiquette."

"Uh..." The old servant stood there, still bowing with his hands clasped in front of him, looking at Jiang Shaoguang beside him with a bewildered expression: "But the rules of our Jiang family..."

Jiang Shaoguang waved his hand: "Sigh, Uncle Chen, forget it, it's only once, there's no need for that."

Upon hearing this, the old servant hesitated for a moment, then bowed to Yun Ping and the others again, but did not continue to kneel: "Then this old servant thanks you gentlemen."

"No need, no need."

Ye Yuchan gave a wry smile, then turned around and exchanged glances with Gu Xingzhuo and Yun Ping.

Based on the servant's appearance and personality, they were almost certain that Luo Kui had spent a lot of time in this place.

After all, Fan Luokui's biggest personality trait is that she pays special attention to etiquette. She was like this back in Yuntian Academy. Every now and then, she would give the old rogue a respectful teacher's salute. When she met people of higher seniority like Ye Yuchan, she would basically only use their surnames to address them—like Senior Sister Ye or Senior Sister Zhang, and she would rarely call them by their given names.

Judging from the way this old servant kneels down to everyone he sees, he must have been taught to do so by that girl Fan Luo Kui.

I never expected that after all these years, this girl's personality hasn't changed at all.

However, to be honest...

Even Yunping never expected that the third son would actually own a mansion of his own.

"I've done quite a bit of work here in Hanbei City. This mansion was a gift from the city lord to me and Luo Kui."

Noticing Ye Yuchan and the others' surprise, Jiang Shaoguang led them to the backyard while explaining, "Back then, a lot of things happened in Hanbei City. You should know Luo Kui's personality; she basically wants to get involved in everything she sees. She got involved too much and too much, and the city lord, who cares about his reputation, sent some things over, and this mansion was one of them."

"I didn't expect you guys to be doing so well..." Ye Yuchan looked around, her gaze falling on the valuable potted spiritual plants. A smile played on her lips as she secretly rubbed her hands together and couldn't help but mutter, "This mansion looks priceless..."

Gu Xingzhuo glanced at the silly girl who was already drooling and muttered, "Junior Sister Yu Chan, you wouldn't be eyeing Third Senior Brother's residence, would you?"

"What...you're kidding! I've seen it all, you know. My merchant guild has so much money I could bathe in a pool of money every day!"

"But hasn't the Chamber of Commerce been transferred now? Yu Chan, you're practically penniless now, aren't you?"

Ye Yuchan: "..."

It was only at this moment that Ye Yuchan realized that she seemed to be a poor person.

Ye Yuchan looked extremely regretful and saddened: "I made a mistake. I should have taken out several hundred million gold coins before transferring the shares..."

Hundreds of millions...

Do you want Ding Bogang to be heavily in debt as soon as he takes over?

Amidst the jokes, the group had already arrived at the backyard of Luojiang Mansion.

As soon as the back gate was opened, a bunch of little heads huddled together turned their gazes toward where Ye Yuchan and the others were.

To be precise, she was looking at Jiang Shaoguang.

Excited smiles appeared on the faces of the children. They stopped what they were doing, put down their books and toys, and rushed towards Jiang Shaoguang.