Xia Zhiyao looked at Su Qingxue, who was brimming with excitement, and for a moment could not refute her.
“Even if it delays them, it would still be better than following me into danger. I believe my husband will definitely take good care of them.”
Aside from being a little weak in strength, he was quite reliable in every other respect… she had tested it herself.
And after spending some time with him, she always felt a kind of weathered mystery about her husband, along with an inexplicable sense of security. It was hard to describe, but very magical.
Su Qingxue fanned the air in obvious disgust, as if to drive away the sour stench of romance hanging over it.
“Zhiyao, if you ask me, why not bring them here? We at Supreme Emperor Palace still have some confidence in dealing with Barren Emperor Hall. We can’t really let those two little ones follow your husband and waste their entire cultivation lives. That would have far-reaching consequences, and you would regret it too late.”
Xia Zhiyao gently shook her head. “You don’t understand what it feels like to be married. Besides not letting them get caught up in my karmic ties, I also have to consider my husband’s dignity. If they came here, could he endure the pressure from those immortals?”
It wasn’t that she was belittling her husband. It was just the truth. After learning about her identity, her husband would definitely feel inferior in his heart and not tell her, which would have a bad influence on the children. It would set a negative example, and the children might even begin to doubt their Daddy, their protector.
“You’re protecting him this much?” Su Qingxue’s eyes widened. She was completely convinced. This pampered husband was far too delicate.
“Fine, fine. You have the final say.”
She silently reminded herself that in the future, she absolutely could not find such a weak husband, or else it would be way too troublesome.
Then she tugged at Xia Zhiyao’s sleeve and looked her over. “Zhiyao, even if you can’t see them, your life still has to go on. You’re dressed so plainly, and you don’t even have a hair ornament. It almost makes people think our Supreme Emperor Palace can’t afford to buy them for you.”
“After all, you’re an Immortal Emperor secretly nurtured by Supreme Emperor Palace. You should dress a little more luxuriously and nobly. That would better suit your status!”
Xia Zhiyao blinked. “So what? They’re not here. Who would I dress up for?”
Su Qingxue was utterly speechless.
“Fine… suit yourself.”
Then she seemed to think of something and smiled meaningfully. “Zhiyao, I heard that back then you quite admired that Eternal Night Immortal Emperor?”
She knew a bit of the inside story. In order to meet the Eternal Night Immortal Emperor, Xia Zhiyao had broken through furiously, eventually becoming an Immortal Emperor, and only then received permission from the higher-ups of Supreme Emperor Palace to reveal herself.
Unfortunately, the Eternal Night Immortal Emperor had disappeared again… That story was really heartbreaking.
“How many women in this world wouldn’t admire a man like that?” Xia Zhiyao countered.
“Besides, the Eternal Night Immortal Emperor was suppressing that Demon Emperor. I only wanted to see the bearing of an Immortal Emperor like that. It doesn’t really count as admiration.”
Su Qingxue curled her lips. “Really?”
“Of course it’s true.” Xia Zhiyao said without changing expression. “Also, I am now someone with a husband and children. Unlike you, don’t make such jokes in the future.”
She would rather jump off Supreme Emperor Palace than develop admiration for the Eternal Night Immortal Emperor! Otherwise, her dao heart would shatter!
Su Qingxue felt a little guilty. “Alright, alright, I get it. We’re different now, and I can’t joke the same way as before… How about letting me be the one to admire the Eternal Night Immortal Emperor?”
“That’s more like it…”
“But it’s such a pity that the Eternal Night Immortal Emperor disappeared.” Su Qingxue sighed.
The youngest Immortal Emperor to experience such a fate was truly lamentable.
Xia Zhiyao glanced at her calmly. “What does that have to do with me?”
Everything is just fate and karmic ties.
Anyway, the Eternal Night Immortal Emperor is already gone.
“…”
…
After bidding farewell to Mo Qingrou, Chen Junye traveled all over the place.
Coming back again always brought a different kind of feeling.
But then he suddenly sneezed.
He subconsciously touched the tip of his nose.
He was a dignified Immortal Emperor, yet he had somehow sneezed for no reason…
He did not pay it any further mind.
“Zhiyao, where are you…”
The Immortal Realm was so vast that finding someone was no easy task.
If his wife held a high status, that would be easier. At least there would be more news.
If she were ordinary or hiding herself without drawing attention, then finding her would be much harder.
Of course, he could also make a big move, post a missing person notice, or release his senses and search the entire Immortal Realm.
But if he did that, his wife might misunderstand and think she was being hunted. It would also easily attract others, and it would ruin the element of surprise.
Besides, if his wife had a special identity, doing so would be the same as startling the snake by beating the grass. He did not know whether it would bring trouble to her.
Still, thinking about his son and little cotton-padded jacket, he could not afford to waste too much time.
“With senior sister here, it should be easier,” Chen Junye thought.
His senior sister had connections in the Immortal Realm, which meant an intelligence network. At any rate, that was hope.
“Zhiyao, I believe we will meet again soon…”
Cultivation is also cultivation of fate.
His union with Xia Zhiyao had already bound their karmic ties together. Countless karmic ties would eventually converge. He believed in immortal fate.
“The Supreme Emperor Palace, huh…” Thinking of the immortal sect his senior sister had mentioned, Chen Junye shook his head.
Although that Empress also had the surname Xia, it was truly hard to confirm.
In order not to make his wife jealous, he could not just run over and verify it. If he got it wrong, it would be very awkward.
He would rather fall to his death from here than go directly to Supreme Emperor Palace!
…
Primordial Continent.
Chen Ziyuan and Chen Zihao were happily playing in Pure World Valley.
It seemed that whether Daddy was there to take care of them or not made no real difference, because it felt more like they took care of Daddy every day. Now, in fact, they were even more relaxed.
“Sister, we used the talismans Daddy gave us, and we’re already at Unity realm,” Chen Zihao said excitedly.
Because he had become stronger.
Unfortunately, his sister had also become stronger. He couldn’t beat her at all, not even a little.
“That’s right, Xiao Hao. We are now Unity realm cultivators, so we can definitely catch more beautiful spirit beasts!” Chen Ziyuan said with a serious little face.
To welcome their little sister, they had to prepare properly. So these past few days, they had been decorating Pure World Valley, planting flowers and grass, and staying busy nonstop. Besides that, they also wanted to catch some beautiful spirit beasts to welcome their little sister.
Without strength, that was impossible, so they could only use the talismans Daddy gave them. Of course, their minds would not let them be careless, so they did not go overboard; they only used power up to Unity realm…
Then, over the past few days, they had run out and caught a few beautiful spirit beasts. They had also clashed with other cultivators, which was not easy. But they dealt with it easily.
“Daddy is going to give us a little sister, so we have to catch many more beautiful spirit beasts… then we can welcome little sister when she comes.”
“Yes, little sister will definitely like them.”
“But Daddy is so slow at giving us a little sister. It takes ten months…”
“Yeah, but it’s okay. We can take care of ourselves, and we don’t have to take care of Daddy either. Plus we’ll get a little sister. That’s three benefits at once.”
“That’s true.”
“Sister, let’s go buy some good food in the city,” Chen Zihao suddenly suggested.
Chen Ziyuan saw that her younger brother was practically drooling and felt a little disgusted, but she still reached out and wiped Chen Zihao’s mouth.
She said with a smile, “Alright, Xiao Hao, let’s go buy some tasty treats in the nearby city! And while we’re at it, let’s buy some other things too…”