Battle Through the Heavens: Starting with Cao Ying as an apprentice

"Big brother, you finally remembered me! I thought you'd forgotten all about your little sister!"

Zi Yan, with snot and tears streaming down her face, displayed her skill in feigning pitifulness as masterful as ever.

She clung tightly to Su Baichen, muttering incessantly, her voice muffled against his chest: "Boss, do you have no idea what kind of life I lived on Gulong Island?"

"The mess left by the three Dragon Kings has all landed on my head! Every day there are mountains of things to do, and just looking at them makes me want to sleep. I'm also forced to cultivate, it's so miserable, I'm living worse than a dog!"

Su Baichen was struggling to breathe from her tight grip, and patted her back helplessly: "What about your mother and elders? Aren't they going to help you?"

Zi Yan's face immediately fell, and she mimicked the elders' tone: "The elders are much busier than me, searching the entire continent for our clansmen who have been traveling back to the island. As for my mother—"

She suddenly puffed out her chest, mimicked Jiang Mingyue's tone in a high-pitched voice, and said, "'I've been asleep for so many years, and I've finally woken up. Can't you let me rest properly?'"

She rolled her eyes and continued complaining, "These days, she's either eating snacks or on her way to eat snacks. She only helps me out a little when she's in a good mood. Tell me, is this really my mother?"

Su Baichen coughed repeatedly upon hearing this and quickly winked, "Cough cough... Ziyan, actually your aunt is training you. You are now the Dragon Emperor."

He blinked as he spoke and nudged Zi Yan lightly with his elbow, signaling her to stop.

To everyone's surprise, Zi Yan completely missed the signal and instead shouted, "Train me? Train my ass! The Grand Elder told me that my mother used to be even lazier; all she did was eat and sleep!"

Before she could finish speaking, a chilling voice suddenly came from behind her:

"Really, Yan'er?"

Zi Yan froze, then turned around abruptly—her mother, Jiang Mingyue, was already standing behind her, arms crossed, looking at her with a half-smile.

That look sent a chill down Zi Yan's spine.

"Of course..." Zi Yan almost gave herself away before quickly changing her words, her tone suddenly shifting.

"Of course not! That's all made up! My mom is incredibly hardworking; she's so busy every day she doesn't even have time to eat!"

After saying that, he quickly hid behind Su Baichen.

Seeing this, Jiang Mingyue raised an eyebrow and turned her gaze to Su Baichen: "Xiao Chen, what do you want with Ziyan?"

Su Baichen's expression turned serious: "Auntie, I want to go and save Uncle."

"Ok?"

Jiang Mingyue was slightly surprised and said, "That is a sealing formation set up by the ancient emperor Tuoshe."

"I know, but I'm confident!" A hint of confidence flashed in Su Baichen's eyes.

Upon hearing this, Zi Yan immediately peeked out from behind Su Baichen: "Mother, since Big Brother is so confident, let's go together!"

"Very well." Jiang Mingyue nodded slightly, thinking to herself: This child is a contemporary auspicious beast contractor, perhaps he really has a way to save her husband.

"Let's go! I'll lead the way!"

Zi Yan grabbed Su Baichen and rushed out, muttering, "Hurry up and get that old man out of here, I miss him so much!"

Su Baichen and Jiang Mingyue exchanged a glance, silently adding in their minds:

I think you just want your dad to come back and take over your official duties.

The three of them set off immediately, transforming into streaks of light and heading straight for Canaan Academy.

As their presence completely vanished into the sky, the space at the top of the Pill Tower slightly distorted, and Liu Muxi's figure slowly emerged.

She gazed in the direction the three had left, her hand gently resting on her lower abdomen, a tender and mysterious smile playing on her lips.

Almost simultaneously, Xuan Yi and Cai Lin appeared out of thin air, standing on either side of her.

Cai Lin's gaze fell on Liu Muxi's lower abdomen, which was not yet showing but was already being carefully protected. Her expression was complicated and difficult to understand. After a long while, she asked in a low voice, "So you are pregnant too?"

Liu Muxi turned around, her eyes crinkling with a mischievous glint in them: "Hehe, you really can't hide it from your older sister!"

Xuan Yi stepped forward, her brows furrowed slightly, her tone tinged with confusion and a hint of barely perceptible envy: "Then why not tell him? He would be so happy to know."

"I want to...give him a surprise!" Liu Muxi gently stroked her belly, her eyes filled with the tender light of impending motherhood.

Xuan Yi and Cai Lin exchanged a glance, both seeing the same complexity in each other's eyes.

After a moment, Xuan Yi sighed softly, took out a jade bottle that was entirely blood red with faint dragon-shaped patterns from his storage ring, and handed it over: "This is the Heavenly Soul Blood Fusion Pill, which can nourish the fetus and stabilize the bloodline. You can move in with me from now on, and we will take care of you."

"Thank you so much, sister!" Liu Muxi took the jade bottle, her fingertips touching its warm texture, her heart warmed, and she turned to look at Xuan Yi with a bright smile.

Looking at Liu Muxi, who was radiating maternal warmth, Xuan Yi felt a mix of emotions that were difficult to describe.

Why...why?!

She clenched her fists instinctively, her nails digging slightly into her palms.

[I was clearly the first, and I've had quite a few pregnancies, so why did they all get pregnant first? Cai Lin had Ling'er, and now even Mu Xi...]

A strange sense of anxiety and frustration welled up inside me.

She secretly raised her eyes, her gaze shifting back and forth between Cai Lin and Liu Muxi, her eyes filled with both envy and a hint of determined inquiry.

[Looks like... I need to find an opportunity to learn a thing or two from these two!]

…………

The three of them traversed space at an extremely fast speed, covering thousands of miles in the blink of an eye, and hovering above Canaan Academy.

"Ziyan, go and greet the Grand Elder first." Su Baichen turned around and grinned at the petite figure.

"The commotion is going to be quite loud later, so we don't want to scare Old Man Su too much."

"Hehe, just what I wanted!" Zi Yan's eyes darted around, her face full of slyness.

"Let's see if that old guy can still put on that old-fashioned act when he sees me!"

Before she finished speaking, her figure distorted space and disappeared instantly, clearly eager to catch up with Su Qian.

Su Baichen withdrew his gaze and turned to Jiang Mingyue beside him, his tone gentle but with a hint of barely perceptible urgency: "Auntie, let's go."

“Uncle is down below, we’ll go down and get him right away.”

After saying that, Su Baichen raised his hand and waved it lightly, directly bringing Jiang Mingyue to the bottom of the magma.

The two then exchanged a glance, and led by Su Baichen, sped off into the hidden space deep underground.

Chapter 323 The Wronged Zhu Kun!

The moment Su Baichen arrived at the ancient emperor's cave, he felt as if he were being watched.

Su Baichen looked up and saw Zhu Kun staring blankly at him in front of the Ancient Emperor's Cave.

"Uncle, I've come to rescue you!"

Su Baichen's voice was clear and bright, carrying a hint of joy, and it sounded particularly clear in the long-silent cave.

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhu Kun trembled violently. His originally cloudy and dim eyes suddenly burst forth with a terrifying light, which was then quickly covered with a layer of mist.

The next moment, this once powerful Dou Sheng who had shaken the Dou Qi Continent suddenly turned into a child with red eyes, spread his arms, and almost staggered as he ran wildly toward Su Baichen.

Seeing this, Su Baichen couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion, thinking to himself, "Senior Zhukun is overjoyed; he's even shedding tears!"

Judging by this, is he going to give me a big hug?

However, just as Su Baichen relaxed slightly, preparing to receive this gratitude imbued with a thousand years of solitude—

"Hey brat, get out of my way!"

A loud, booming shout rang in his ears, and Zhu Kun shoved him away without hesitation. The force was so great that Su Baichen almost stumbled.

Su Baichen, who had been pushed away, stood frozen in place, watching helplessly as the Dragon Emperor, who had just been filled with tears, now swept past him like a wild bull, heading straight for his back.

"Mingyue! I've missed you so much!"

Zhu Kun pulled Jiang Mingyue, who had been waiting for a long time, into his arms tightly, his burly body trembling slightly at that moment.

He poured out all the loneliness and grievances he had accumulated over the past thousand years.

"My dear Mingyue, you have no idea how lonely I've been all these years since you left!"

"We can't even get a hot meal in this cave, and I'm so craving your cooking!"

"And that damned Tuoshegudi actually set a trap to capture me and make me guard the gate for him."

"There's no one here, not even anyone to confide in!"

"My heart is filled with thoughts of you every single day, my bright moon!"

Su Baichen, standing to the side, was shocked. His mouth was agape, wide enough to fit a duck egg, as he stared at the scene in utter disbelief.

At this moment, Zhu Kun had lost all trace of his former authority!

This is no longer the patriarch of the Ancient Dragon Clan who once dominated the Dou Qi Continent.

This is clearly a little kid who has suffered a huge injustice and is crying and complaining to his wife!

"Roll, roll, roll—!"

"There are outsiders here, aren't you ashamed? I am ashamed!"

You've completely disgraced the Dragon Emperor!

Although Jiang Mingyue complained while being hugged, the hand she patted on Zhu Kun's back was so gentle that it seemed to be comforting him, without any hint of blame.

"Hmph, let's see who dares to laugh at me. If anyone dares to laugh, I'll wipe out their entire family!" Zhu Kun said, turning his head to glare fiercely at Su Baichen, his eyes seeming to warn him not to speak recklessly.

But who is Su Baichen?

That's a seasoned, cunning old fox in human form!

Almost the instant Zhu Kun turned his head, Su Baichen reached into the air with perfect ease and directly exchanged a pair of huge sunglasses from the system shop, then slapped them onto his face.

Then, he waved his hands wildly in the air as if he were groping in the dark.

"Oh dear, what happened?"

"Why did a sudden gust of wind blind me?"

"My ears are ringing, and I can't hear anything!"

"Uncle and Aunt, what are you talking about? I can't see or hear anything!"

After saying that, he turned around with great "difficulty," his back to the couple who had been reunited after a long separation. He then stumbled and staggered toward the hidden array area at the entrance of the ancient emperor's cave, his acting so exaggerated that it was worthy of an Oscar.

Seeing this, Zhu Kun snorted with satisfaction: "Hmph, you're smart enough to know what's good for you, kid. You have some sense of what a junior should do!"

However, as soon as he finished speaking—