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

"Daddy, Daddy!"

In an instant, countless childish voices echoed in the backyard.

Jiang Shaoguang took a few steps forward to the center of the courtyard, then picked up the petite girl in his arms, a warm smile on his face. He half-squatted down, surrounded by the children.

"Xiao Xun... Xiao Hua... Daddy's back—Ouch, Xiao Wu, don't pull my hair~"

"Little Fatty, you've gotten fatter again! And Sisi, did you quarrel with Liu'er again? You still have mud on your face."

"And Xiao Jun, how old are you, the eldest brother? Why are you still clinging to Daddy? Aren't you afraid others will laugh at you?"

Jiang Shaoguang squatted in the middle of the group of children, with two sitting on his shoulders, one in his arms, and one on his head. The rest were also noisy and clamoring, vying to be held by Jiang Shaoguang.

He looks exactly like a stay-at-home dad.

Ye Yuchan stared at everything in front of her with dead fish eyes and a strange expression, then rubbed her eyes.

After confirming that her eyes weren't blind, she gasped in shock: "How long has it been? Third Senior Brother already has so many children? Luo Kui is incredibly fertile!"

"Let me do the math, thirty-six, that's like having to give birth to two babies at once, right? Putting aside Luo Kui's special constitution, Third Senior Brother is pretty sturdy too, his silver spear has lasted for over twenty years, that's amazing... I guess he really is a celestial being...?"

Gu Xingzhu blinked blankly: "What nonsense are you talking about?"

"Fourth Senior Brother, you wouldn't understand." Ye Yuchan glanced at her senior brother and whispered, "After all, you're still a novice. It's better for you to know less about such mature matters."

Gu Xingzhuo: "..."

He instinctively wanted to refute Ye Yuchan, but then realized... what Yuchan said didn't seem to make any mistakes.

Indeed, he and Wang Xiaomo had a rare intimate moment in the back mountain of Xulan Sect, but they only did what they were supposed to do, and didn't take the final step.

The very next day, he died at the hands of his rival, becoming a recipient of the unpredictable nature of life and death.

Therefore, Gu Xingzhuo is still a virgin.

"Although I can roughly understand what you gentlemen are saying, this old servant dares to say something... there is actually no physical intimacy between Lord Jiang and Miss Fan."

It was at this moment.

The old servant suddenly appeared from behind the group and denied Ye Yuchan's previous idea.

Ye Yuchan raised an eyebrow and asked in confusion, "What do you mean? Can cultivators now transmit genetic material remotely?"

Yunping rolled his eyes, thinking to himself that this girl was getting sillier and sillier as time went on.

If this continues, her soul will probably turn into a sand sculpture soul.

She even thought of transmitting genetic material remotely.

Although the old servant didn't understand Ye Yuchan's words, she still patiently explained: "These children are actually orphans without fathers or mothers."

"An orphan...?" Gu Xingzhuo was taken aback, as if he understood something.

“Miss Fan is a very upright and kind-hearted person. Many things have happened on this snowy plain in the far east. These children are all victims of the power struggles of some powerful people. Miss Fan couldn’t stand it and would help them whenever she encountered similar situations.”

At this point, the old servant chuckled to himself, "Even my old bones were rescued from the icy snow by Miss Fan... Over time, the number of children has increased."

"Although Lord Jiang always says that Miss Fan is meddling in other people's business and complains about the trouble, he always cares about these children. Every time he returns from a trip, he brings back something new and interesting."

...So that's why he asked Jueying for a few dragon scales?

The Black Dragon King's scales must be extremely precious treasures to these children.

Ye Yuchan silently watched Jiang Shaoguang, who was surrounded by children, his face etched with trouble, yet the corners of his mouth remained upturned. In an instant, her gaze softened considerably, and a touch of envy arose within her.

The child...

She recalled her lonely past in Azure City.

Looking back now, life with someone by your side was really nice.

Jiang Shaoguang must have been thinking of these children, which is why he didn't rush to find Yantianjing with Yunping and the others...

—Even though he's not a parent yet, he unexpectedly has the demeanor of a good father.

"Oh, right..."

The old servant suddenly remembered something important and hurriedly said to Yun Ping and the others, "Gentlemen, please wait a moment. I'll go and get something right away."

"Ok?"

Under the puzzled gazes of the crowd, the old servant hurriedly walked towards the house in the distance.

Less than two or three minutes later, he hurriedly returned, but this time he had something extra in his hand.

He handed the item to Yunping and said, "In fact, about half a day before Lord Jiang returned... Miss Fan also came back once."

Ye Yuchan's gaze also fell on the object in Yun Ping's palm, her face filled with astonishment: "Luo Kui, she..."

The old servant nodded and said in a deep voice, "She played with the children for a while, left this item behind, and then left... But this old servant is foolish and does not know the meaning of this item. I hope you gentlemen can understand."

Yun Ping lowered his head, staring at the blooming sunflower in his palm, formed from dazzling ice crystals. His gaze fell on the two circular ice rings in the center, and his expression darkened slightly.

Ye Yuchan swallowed hard, staring intently at the ice flower: "You old rogue, if I remember correctly..."

"Ah."

Yunping nodded.

"This is the Silver Frost Flower..."

He took a deep breath and then said in a low voice:

"In this light, the last question has been answered."

"What question do you have?" Gu Xingzhuo asked.

Yunping looked at Ye Yuchan and Gu Xingzhuo beside him and posed a crucial question to them.

"Have you ever considered that since that mad dragon's target is Luo Kui, then..."

"Why doesn't it, which possesses the ability to directly freeze the Northern Ice Palace, personally take action against Luo Kui?"

9. Pujia Village

The reason is simpler than you might imagine.

Possessing the ability to freeze the Northern Ice Palace, rendering Fang Qingzhu, the Palace Master of the Northern Ice Palace, who was at the peak of the Void Realm, powerless to fight back—why didn't Mad Dragon Jue An, who possessed such abilities, personally attack and kill Fan Luo Kui, instead giving her ample time to weigh her options?

If Fan Luo Kui is indeed stopped by Jiang Shao Guang and fails to go to Jing Li Yuan, wouldn't the Mad Dragon's plan to fight the Dark be ruined?

Is it simply because it's a mad dragon that its actions lack any logic?

No, that can't be.

His gaze focused on the dazzling silver ice flower in his palm, and a hint of understanding flickered in Yun Ping's eyes.

Perhaps from the very beginning, that mad dragon never held any dominant position. Its murderous intent towards Fan Luokui was instead used by someone else. In other words, that person's goal was never Zhang Ruoxue.

Ye Xuanqiu.

this woman.

This woman, who constantly pushes the limits, has no doubt that her target this time is the Silver Frost Ice hidden deep within the Northern Ice Palace.

"So you want to use Luo Kui to lure out Yin Han Xue Bing...?"

Ye Yuchan murmured softly. After listening to Yunping's explanation, she seemed to have figured out the whole story.

Unlike previous incidents, this time, Ye Xuanqiu was practically laying her cards on the table and playing games with them.

From the very beginning, he declared his intentions and showed no intention of hiding anything behind the scenes. He not only appeared directly in the Blackwater Abyss, severely injured the Black Dragon King Jueying, and seized the Black Abyss Emperor Ice, but also deliberately guided the Mad Dragon Jue An to lure out the Silver Cold Snow Ice with the aim of sacrificing Fan Luo Kui.

All objectives and processes are now fully revealed.

Even so, if we think from Fan Luokui's perspective, even if we have clearly seen the trump card that the other party is holding, we still cannot come up with a so-called perfect solution.

Perhaps Fan Luokui understood, but she had no other choice.

"Teacher, when are we leaving?"

Just as Ye Yuchan was deep in thought, nervously biting her nails, Jiang Shaoguang walked towards them with a gentle smile.

Looking behind the third brother, it seemed that all the children had been coaxed by Jiang Shaoguang and were doing their own things. There were still a few lively and playful ones playing with the black dragon scales that Jiang Shaoguang had brought from the Blackwater Abyss, and occasionally a few exclamations of surprise could be heard.

But upon seeing the somber expressions on Ye Yuchan and Gu Xingzhuo's faces, Jiang Shaoguang seemed to sense something was amiss and turned his gaze to Yun Ping.

……

"So that woman's target was Yin Hanxuebing..."

After hearing Yunping's analysis, Jiang Shaoguang sighed and a cold look appeared in his eyes.

Although he did not know Ye Xuanqiu's true purpose, the thought that the means to achieve her goal was to sacrifice her junior sister filled him with a particularly unpleasant anger.

Gu Xingzhu hesitated for a few seconds before asking, "Teacher, what do we do now? Should we try to inform Yin Hanxuebing in the Northern Ice Palace first?"

Faced with the fourth brother's question, Yunping solemnly shook his head: "We can't go. Let's go find Yantianjing now."

"Can't go?" Ye Yuchan keenly caught the key words in Yun Ping's words: "What do you mean?"

“That woman is definitely keeping an eye on the Northern Ice Palace at all times. She will react to the slightest disturbance. Even I might not be able to infiltrate it easily. Once she discovers me, no one knows what will happen.”

From Yunping's words, Ye Yuchan and the other two sensed a hint of apprehension.

That was extremely rare. At least in Ye Yuchan's memory, Yunping had almost never shown any fear towards outsiders. This time, however, he seemed to have adopted a cautious attitude, which was completely different from his previous swaggering and reckless hooliganism.

Ye Yuchan didn't understand, but Yunping knew very well.

The reason he took this matter so seriously was simply because the person standing opposite him was a woman named Ye Xuanqiu.

That woman who understands herself so well.

"Let's go."

Yun Ping took a deep breath, his gaze narrowed slightly, and he flicked the Silver Frost Flower in his hand, causing it to be absorbed into the void.

Ye Yuchan quickly followed, and couldn't help but ask, "Are we going to perform at the courtyard? Where is Luotian Mountain?"

Yun Ping turned around and said calmly to Ye Yuchan:

"Pujia Village".

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