Chapter 775: The storm is coming, and the brave woman is afraid of her lover’s pestering!

Upon entering the Immortal Garb Hall, Xiao Xiyue immediately saw Chu Qingyi, dressed in a blue palace gown, her dark hair lightly coiled, holding a young child.

She looked down slightly at the child in her arms, completely devoid of her usual cold aloofness, her eyes like the warm sun of spring, overflowing with a gentle maternal radiance.

“Junior Sister.”

Even though Xiao Xiyue cultivated the Supreme Emotion Severing Art, and usually remained undisturbed by emotions or external matters, seeing the scene before her, her calm heart, like still water, rippled as if a stone had been dropped into it.

“Junior Sister, you’re back.”

“Shou Zheng, this is Martial Aunt.”

Chu Qingyi saw Xiao Xiyue, whose face was clear, cold, and sacred, like a Fairy from the Moon Palace, lightly pursed her red lips, and then spoke to the child in her arms, her voice soft and melodious.

“Martial Aunt!”

The child was not shy at all, looking directly at Xiao Xiyue and shouting loudly.

“Mhm.”

Xiao Xiyue looked at the child’s exquisitely carved, somewhat chubby face, finding a hint of familiarity.

Although she hadn’t cultivated bloodline Cultivation Techniques and couldn’t sense the Bloodline Qi of the two, she knew, just from her Senior Sister’s words, actions, and expressions, and the child’s facial features, that this was her Senior Sister’s son, her biological son.

She even knew who the child’s father was.

“Shou Zheng, is his name Lu Shouzheng?”

Although Xiao Xiyue had long known that her Senior Sister and her husband had a deep relationship, and that they might become Senior Sister and Junior Sister in the future, seeing that they had a child after she had been away for so many years, some emotions still surged within her.

However, her Supreme Emotion Severing Art instinctively activated, instantly suppressing and smoothing out these emotions.

“Mhm.”

Chu Qingyi looked at her Junior Sister’s indifferent, beautiful eyes, which were like the bright moon in the sky, unmoved by emotion or sentiment, and her heart paused slightly before she nodded gently.

Even though she had been contemplating these matters for years, she still felt a bit nervous facing her Junior Sister.

“Shou Zheng, come, Martial Aunt will hold you.”

Xiao Xiyue suppressed the operation of her Supreme Emotion Severing Art and looked at the child in her Senior Sister’s arms.

Even if she had some emotions about this matter, she couldn’t possibly blame her Senior Sister.

After all, having been fellow disciples for decades, she knew her Senior Sister Chu Qingyi’s character very well.

In earlier years, she had always felt guilty when facing her.

This kind of thing must have been done by her husband.

As the Supreme Emotion Severing Art stopped operating, Xiao Xiyue thought of Lu Changsheng, and the cold, unapproachable aura around her seemed to melt a little.

The child glanced at his mother, and seeing Chu Qingyi put him down, immediately stepped forward, calling out “Martial Aunt.”

“Shou Zheng, how old are you this year?”

Looking at the young child, Xiao Xiyue didn’t know how to face him for a moment.

Although she had a daughter, she didn’t have much experience being a mother or raising children.

Towards her daughter, Lu Wangshu, she had always been compliant and had always felt guilty and compensatory.

“Martial Aunt, do you know when my daddy will be back?”

The young child looked at his Martial Aunt with his bright, dark eyes and asked.

“Your daddy?”

Xiao Xiyue looked at her Senior Sister with some surprise upon hearing this, wanting to know if Lu Changsheng had been away for a long time.

“Lu… Lu Changsheng should be busy with Nascent Soul matters,” Chu Qingyi said, lightly pursing her red lips.

“Nascent Soul?”

Xiao Xiyue knew Lu Changsheng’s situation better than Chu Qingyi, knowing that his cultivation had reached the Late Stage of Core Formation long ago.

It was normal for him to seek a Nascent Soul Opportunity now.

She asked Chu Qingyi how long Lu Changsheng had been away.

“Four and a half years.”

“That long?”

Although Lu Changsheng often went out in earlier years, he would return within two or three years at most.

After speaking, she seemed to think of something, looked at her Senior Sister, and said, “Senior Sister, does he know Shou Zheng?”

Chu Qingyi, a Core Formation Immortal Master, was tense and flustered at this moment, then softly said under Junior Sister Xiao Xiyue’s gaze, “He probably doesn’t know.”

Xiao Xiyue sighed inwardly, then said, “Senior Sister, have you been taking care of Shou Zheng by yourself all these years? Haven’t you gone to Bishui Lake?”

Seeing her Senior Sister purse her lips and remain silent, looking nervous and flustered, Xiao Xiyue stood up and held Chu Qingyi’s hand, saying, “Senior Sister, I’m planning to go to Bishui Lake to see Wangshu, why don’t you come with me?”

“Let Shou Zheng and Wangshu get to know each other too. You can’t keep him by your side like this forever, can you?”

No matter what, Chu Qingyi was her Senior Sister.

Their relationship was closer than that with many of Lu Changsheng’s wives.

Moreover, her Senior Sister and her husband already had a son, what more could she say?

Naturally, she would help manage this relationship well.

Especially now that Lu Changsheng’s whereabouts were unknown, and her Senior Sister herself didn’t know how to handle it.

If Lu Changsheng never returned, when this son grew up, he might even resent Lu Changsheng, this unreliable father.

“Mhm.”

Although Chu Qingyi was anxious and didn’t know how to face Lu Changsheng’s other wives, seeing the concern in her Junior Sister’s eyes, she still nodded.

She knew she couldn’t keep the child by her side indefinitely.

As for waiting for Lu Changsheng to return to handle it, she didn’t know when Lu Changsheng would be back.

“Buzz!”

Xiao Xiyue lightly raised her palm, and a palm-sized jade sedan grew with the wind, directly carrying Chu Qingyi and Lu Shouzheng away from Caiyun Peak, Qingyun Sect, towards Bishui Lake.

“Junior Sister, have you been in danger these past years?”

Inside the jade sedan, Chu Qingyi looked a bit flustered, not knowing what to talk about, so she asked Xiao Xiyue about the Liang Yue War situation.

She had previously gone to Yue Country with Xiao Xiyue and knew that this mission had a certain degree of danger.

She herself had encountered the Jiaolong Shengzi of Beast God Mountain, which led to her severe injuries and early return to the sect.

“The situation is very unfavorable.”

Xiao Xiyue did not hide anything, detailing the current situation.

As she spoke, she suddenly recalled the Sect Leader’s words earlier, stating that Sword Saint Monarch was preparing to invite the Great Dream City Lord for help.

But both she and Chu Qingyi knew that the Great Dream City Lord was Lu Changsheng.

Now that Lu Changsheng was out seeking a Nascent Soul Opportunity, how could he help?

Half a day later, the jade sedan landed outside Bishui Lake.

Xiao Xiyue lifted the sedan curtain, looking at the appearance of Bishui Lake, her expression in a trance, feeling both familiar and strange.

When she went on the mission to Yue Country, the Spiritual Vein of Bishui Lake was in the final stage of advancing to Third-Order.

Now, the main vein, Biyun Peak, had advanced to Third-Order, making the entire peak much grander and more majestic.

And with Biyun Peak advancing to Third-Order, Bishui Lake, Lingcui Cliff, Bailian Peak, and Xuanfu Peak, which were connected to it, also improved under the cultivation of the Lu Family.

It could be said that the current Bishui Lake had been completely transformed, possessing the grandeur of a Core Formation Family.

In earlier years, although Bishui Lake had two Core Formation Immortal Masters, Lu Changsheng and Lu Miaoge, the Family’s spiritual land was only Second-Order, truly lacking the Family’s grandeur.

After all, a Family not only needed Core Formation Immortal Masters but also had to have Third-Order spiritual land.

Only then could it support the Family Legacy and continue to cultivate Core Formation cultivators!

As Lu Changsheng’s official Dao Companion and one of the mistresses of the Lu Family, Xiao Xiyue naturally did not need to report her arrival at Bishui Lake; she had a pass token.

However, she came this time for an important discussion, so she still activated the token in her hand, signaling the stationed Disciple to go report.

Through layers of reporting, upon learning of Xiao Xiyue’s arrival, Lu Miaoge, the mistress presiding over Bishui Lake, came to greet her immediately.

“Xiyue, you’re back.”

Lu Miaoge knew about Xiao Xiyue’s mission to Yue Country.

Seeing Xiao Xiyue also carrying a jade sedan, Lu Miaoge’s water-like eyes showed a hint of surprise.

“Let’s go inside first.”

Xiao Xiyue took the jade sedan and went with Lu Miaoge to Biyun Peak, and only then did she call Chu Qingyi and Lu Shouzheng out of the sedan.

“Immortal Master Qingyi?”

Although Lu Miaoge was not familiar with Chu Qingyi, she still knew about Immortal Master Qingyi of Qingyun Sect, the Head of the Law Enforcement Hall.

However, she immediately saw the young child being led by Chu Qingyi.

From the child’s facial features, she actually saw a resemblance to her own husband.

Could it be…?

Even though Lu Miaoge had long been aware of her husband’s character, seeing this distinguished Immortal Master Qingyi, who was also Xiao Xiyue’s Senior Sister, arrive at Bishui Lake with a son, she couldn’t help but feel bewildered and astonished.

Moreover, from the looks of it, this child was already two or three years old, and her husband hadn’t informed her in advance.

“Shou Zheng, this is your Aunt Miaoge.”

Xiao Xiyue said to the child, then asked Lu Miaoge if Lu Changsheng had returned.

“Changsheng hurried back once four and a half years ago, and hasn’t returned since. What’s wrong?”

Lu Miaoge immediately said, thinking that Xiao Xiyue had brought Immortal Master Qingyi to question him.

However, she also felt that her husband had handled this matter improperly.

At least he should have given a heads-up and an explanation to the person.

But the next moment, her heart paused as she thought of something: her husband returned once four and a half years ago, and this child was exactly two or three years old.

Could it be that Immortal Master Qingyi got pregnant during that return trip?

“One is about Shou Zheng, and the other is about the Great Dream Immortal City.”

Xiao Xiyue did not beat around the bush and directly stated the purpose of her visit.

“Changsheng went to Star Constellation Sea through Great Dream Marsh, hurried back once before, and now he’s gone again….”

Lu Miaoge spoke, knowing more than the two women about Lu Changsheng’s busy schedule this time.

Lu Changsheng’s first trip to Star Constellation Sea was about eight years ago.

His return during that trip was only a brief stopover.

After speaking, she asked Xiao Xiyue about the Liang Yue War and if she had seen her children, Lu Qingshan and Lu Qingzhu.

“Lu Qingshan is excellent and incredibly brilliant. He shone brightly in this war and is one of the Nascent Soul seeds that the Five Great Immortal Sects of Yue Country are nurturing with all their might, favored by Hunyuan Zhenjun.”

Xiao Xiyue said aloud.

Although she hadn’t interacted much with Lu Qingshan, she had heard of his famous Seven Absolutes Sword during her mission in Yue Country.

There was just one thing she didn’t mention: Lu Qingshan’s brilliance was too sharp. After consecutively slaying several Core Formation Cultivators from Liang Country, he was ambushed by a Core Formation Great Cultivator, suffered severe injuries, and is currently being protected by Jin Yang Sect, lying low.

“Now, the Liang Yue War is at a stalemate. Liang Country seems to have reached some kind of cooperation with Yuan Country, and Yuan Country might enter the fray next. Therefore, Heaven Sword Sect will go to Great Dream Immortal City to request assistance. If Changsheng isn’t there…”

Xiao Xiyue continued, telling Lu Miaoge about the Liang Yue War and the current international situation.

If Heaven Sword Sect invited Great Dream Immortal City for help and Lu Changsheng wasn’t there or unwilling to act, then Heaven Sword Sect would likely have an opinion of Great Dream Immortal City.

After all, as a Core Formation Immortal Master of Qingyun Sect, having dealt with Heaven Sword Sect for so many years, Xiao Xiyue knew that these Sword Cultivators of Heaven Sword Sect still had an inherent arrogance and domineering nature.

It was just that Xuanjian Zhenjun’s policies towards Jiang Country were relatively lenient, even maintaining the status of Jiang Country’s Four Great Immortal Sects.

But everyone knew that Jiang Country had only one overlord: Heaven Sword Sect!

“I’ll inform Senior Honglian about this later and see what arrangements she has in mind.”

Lu Miaoge knew the gravity of the matter and immediately prepared to send a message to Honglian, who was stationed in Great Dream Immortal City.

It was a pity that the [Sun Moon Two-Phases Profound Light Mirror] was not currently available; otherwise, she could have directly communicated with Great Dream Immortal City.

“Alright.”

Xiao Xiyue knew Honglian’s identity, nodded slightly, and then asked about her daughter, Lu Wangshu.

“Wangshu is in Great Dream Immortal City. She has been very diligent these past few years and has already Cultivated to Foundation Establishment Peak, starting to prepare for Core Formation. She will definitely be very happy if she knows you’ve returned…”

When speaking of Lu Wangshu, a gentle expression appeared in Lu Miaoge’s water-like eyes.

Lu Wangshu was practically raised by her, and the two were as close as mother and daughter.

It was precisely because of this relationship that she was close to Xiao Xiyue.

“Great Dream Immortal City… In that case, I’ll make a trip to Great Dream Immortal City later. Miaoge, do you have anything you’d like me to take over?”

Having been away in Yue Country for so many years, Xiao Xiyue missed her daughter dearly and planned to go directly to Great Dream Immortal City to visit her.

“When you see Zixiao, you can tell her about the Liang Yue War…”

The two women discussed for a while, and Lu Miaoge didn’t neglect Chu Qingyi, who was beside them, asking about her and Lu Shouzheng.

Compared to Xiao Xiyue, she handled such matters much more smoothly, with the entire process being as gentle as water, allowing Chu Qingyi to clearly feel her friendliness and goodwill.

During this process, Lu Miaoge was very surprised, not expecting this Immortal Master Qingyi’s personality to be so gentle and refined.

After all, according to rumors, this Immortal Master Qingyi should be a cold and aloof Sword Fairy, rather arrogant.

“Immortal Master Qingyi, although Shou Zheng is still young, Lu Changsheng researched some Medicinal Pills and medicinal baths for children to temper their Foundation in his early years. If you have nothing else to do, you can stay here for a few days. I’ll also have someone arrange preparations for Shou Zheng.”

Although Chu Qingyi was a Core Formation Cultivator and didn’t lack resources for tempering Foundation,

she usually didn’t have much research in this area, and the Bishui Lake childcare base was very well-equipped in this regard.

Listening to Lu Miaoge’s words, Chu Qingyi nodded.

Immediately, Lu Miaoge accompanied Chu Qingyi to tour Bishui Lake, introducing her to the situation.

Great Dream Immortal City.

City Lord’s Mansion.

Lu Lingxiao, clad in a black and red brocade robe with gold-embroidered edges, exuded a majestic aura as he sat cross-legged within the Immortal City’s Formation eye, seemingly merging with the grand Formation itself.

In his golden pupils, two Dragon-shaped Qi currents surged and ascended. While comprehending the Third-Order Formation, he also used the Son of Heaven Qi Observation Art to discern the operational trajectory of this Forbidden Formation.

Doing so not only helped him comprehend the Third-Order Forbidden Formation but also made him more adaptable and attuned to wielding the Immortal City’s grand Formation.

Once enemies attacked, as a Formation Master and the Young City Lord of the Immortal City, he could further integrate into the grand Formation, enhancing his combat power.

Great Dream Immortal City, Tianfu Hall, Third Floor.

A beautiful woman in a pink and white dress sat before a Talisman table made of calming and contemplative nanmu wood, holding an exquisite Talisman brush that complemented her slender fingers as she outlined a Talisman.

Her wrist flexed nimbly, the Talisman brush tracing profound and delicate patterns on the Third-Order Talisman paper, sometimes lightly dotting, sometimes heavily outlining.

After a long while, seeing the Talisman paper on the table surge with spiritual light, the woman let out a long sigh, a hint of weariness in her brows and eyes.

“Why isn’t Dad back yet…”

Lu Wangshu looked at the Third-Order Low Grade Talisman in front of her, deflated. Her delicate chin rested on the light golden nanmu table, her pink lips slightly pouting, and her embroidered shoes with exquisite pink jade butterfly patterns lightly kicked, complaining.

Ever since Lu Changsheng left, she had been supporting the Tianfu Lu Family’s largest shop.

Although she was a Third-Order Talisman Master and could create Third-Order Medium-Grade Talismans, this process was extremely draining on her mind and magical power.

If not for the three Fourth-Order Talismans Lu Changsheng had given her back then, which made her Cultivation twice as effective with half the effort now, she wouldn’t know when she could reach Foundation Establishment Peak.

After resting for a long time, Lu Wangshu thought that when her father returned, she would definitely make him compensate her handsomely. Then, she roused her spirits, lit a calming incense, and deftly twirled the Talisman brush in her slender, jade-like fingers, preparing herself to continue drawing another Talisman.

Eternal Night Land.

Lu Changsheng, accompanied by Qian Zhuyan, Golden Winged Roc, and Yun Wanchang, arrived at a Forbidden Mountain Range in the Eternal Night Land for exploration.

Like Ten Thousand Beast Mountain Range and Great Dream Marsh, the more dangerous a place was, the more spiritual products it contained.

It was also because of him, Qian Zhuyan, Golden Winged Roc, and Yun Wanchang that they dared to bring him to such a place.

Otherwise, under normal circumstances, Yun Wanchang would not come alone to such a dangerous Forbidden Mountain Range.

“Woo-woo-woo—”

Although Lu Changsheng, Qian Zhuyan, and Golden Winged Roc possessed astonishing combat power, there were still many terrifying mutated creatures in such Forbidden Mountains.

Even Lu Changsheng and his group couldn’t simply sweep through them; they had to fight and retreat.

“Immortal Master, it’s a good thing I met you. Otherwise, being alone in a place like this would be a torment.”

Lu Changsheng, Yun Wanchang, and Golden Winged Roc jointly hunted a mutated creature. He sat down beside it, somewhat out of breath, and said with a smile.

“…”

Yun Wanchang glanced at Lu Changsheng indifferently, her beautiful eyes lowered, saying nothing.

Ever since arriving in Qingyun City, she had noticed Lu Changsheng’s attitude gradually becoming ambiguous, subtly teasing and probing her with his words.

Perhaps because she had always pretended not to understand, Lu Changsheng’s words became more direct after this outing.

“Immortal Master, how have you been all these years, by yourself?”

Lu Changsheng didn’t mind Yun Wanchang’s cold attitude and continued speaking.

After all, even a strong-willed woman fears a persistent suitor. As long as one is willing to shed face and put in effort, there’s nothing that can’t be achieved.

Moreover, they knew each other well; now it was just rekindling their early feelings.

Qian Zhuyan, not far away, watched his master with a faint ghostly fire in his eyes, feeling that Lu Changsheng truly didn’t treat him as an outsider.

No, he didn’t treat him as a person at all.

He kept flirting with Yun Wanchang right in front of him.

If they were in the outside world, Lu Changsheng would definitely have noticed Qian Zhuyan’s strange gaze.

But in the Eternal Night Land, his vital Qi, magical power, and Divine Sense were dormant, making him unable to discern the resentful look and emotions in the Soul fire within Qian Zhuyan’s eye sockets.

“Crunch, crunch!”

Qian Zhuyan directly tossed the emerald green Soul crystal into his mouth, chewing it with teeth comparable to Spirit Treasures, and then refined it.

Lu Changsheng’s entry into the Forbidden Mountain Range this time was not solely to find spiritual products; he also wanted to help Qian Zhuyan hunt as many strange creatures as possible to obtain Soul crystals.

These Soul crystals contained extremely pure Yin Soul power, which directly benefited Qian Zhuyan’s Puppet Soul. If he had enough Soul crystals, his Puppet Soul might even advance to Fourth-Order!

“Just normally.”

Yun Wanchang closed her beautiful eyes, as if resting, and said faintly, unable to completely ignore Lu Changsheng.

“Facing such eternal night darkness, and not knowing when we can leave, does Immortal Master feel tormented?”

Lu Changsheng gazed at Yun Wanchang’s exquisite and beautiful face, continuing to speak, his voice gentle and magnetic, his handsome face filled with an indescribable charm.

Just like that, the two searched for spiritual products, hunted mutated creatures and terrifying beings, and chatted in this Forbidden Mountain.

Although Lu Changsheng’s words seemed a bit noisy to Yun Wanchang,

as he said, being alone in such an eternal night dark world, not knowing when one could leave, was truly a torment.

Now, although she still didn’t know when they could leave, having a familiar person added a few more colors to her world at least.