,The Little Young Master possessed a swift and decisive nature; in less than half a day, all matters were properly arranged, after which came the official departure.
The customary items and belongings packed the Heavenly Jade immortal carriage to the brim, and even the accompanying Mo Yu was stuffed inside the Heavenly Jade immortal carriage as well. In contrast, the Little Young Master himself did not board the carriage.
The Little Young Master had changed his outfit into a moon-white inner shirt, bound at the waist with a dark jade waist sash, and an outer shirt of light ink-colored soft gauze over it. His pale gold hair fell loose, tied only loosely at the bottom. Compared to that domineering appearance from early morning, it naturally lacked some aggressive sharp edge; except for those still extraordinarily striking features, one could actually sense a slight intent to keep a “low profile.”
The Master of the Earthly Realm’s gaze examined the Little Young Master carefully from head to toe, raising his brows slightly: “Why did you change into an outfit of dark colors?”
The Little Young Master let him stare, pursing his lips slightly upon hearing the question and asking back: “What, does it not look good?”
Perhaps because he was a bit hurried when changing, the hair tie on his hair hadn’t been tied tightly, and at this moment it was coming somewhat undone. The Master of the Earthly Realm chuckled softly, reaching out his hand to tie his hair anew for him, not forgetting to coax him: “The Little Young Master is peerless in grace and style; how could it ever be said to not look good?”
Due to smoothing his hair, the long fingers of the Master of the Earthly Realm brushed past the Little Young Master’s nape, subsequently giving the slender nape a gentle squeeze. The proud and spirited young master was like a comforted cat, retracting his sharp claws and standing in place quietly and obediently.
Having bound his hair properly, the Master of the Earthly Realm asked again: “Not getting into the carriage?”
Hearing this, the Little Young Master raised his hand and hooked his arms around the Master of the Earthly Realm’s neck, acting spoiled and stubborn before him: “I’m not!”
The Master of the Earthly Realm stood nine feet tall, coupled with a frame of fierce, muscular physique; he was naturally tall, majestic, and imposing. The Little Young Master’s height barely reached up to his shoulders. Although he too possessed a tall, slender, and elegant posture among the crowd of immortals, the moment he leaned in before the Master of the Earthly Realm, a distinct air of being “petite” was vividly brought out.
With his arms hooked around the Master of the Earthly Realm’s neck, the Little Young Master was about to tiptoe upward. Thinking of the disparity in stature between the two, he couldn’t help feeling resentful in his heart, unable to stop himself from raising his head to take a bite on the Master of the Earthly Realm’s chin, complaining with dissatisfaction: “Why did you grow so tall for no good reason!”
Having been bitten for no reason, the Master of the Earthly Realm was not annoyed at all. He merely smiled, extending his hand to support the Little Young Master’s lower back to prevent him from standing unsteadily: “Chushi, there’s no need to be vexed; as more years pass, your height will naturally continue to grow.”
Hearing this, the Little Young Master became increasingly dissatisfied: “Even if you give me another hundred thousand years, I still won’t grow to be like you.”
Hearing this, the Master of the Earthly Realm couldn’t help laughing heartily out loud: “What use is there in being like me? By that time, this Master won’t be able to carry you in my arms anymore.” Then, pausing briefly, he turned the topic over and asked: “Not riding the carriage—do you want me to carry you?”
Feeling his arms growing sore from hanging there, the Little Young Master simply let go of his hands, turning instead to grab the Master of the Earthly Realm’s lapels, letting out a light “Hmph” from his nose.
The Master of the Earthly Realm wasn’t annoyed in the slightest; he only felt that the young boy in his arms was awkwardly cute to the extreme. The muscular arm wrapped around the Little Young Master’s lower back tightened slightly, holding the person securely in his embrace. With his other hand, his fingertips formed a seal, once again forcing open the Realm Gate of the Heavenly Realm. In just an instant, he vanished into the Realm Gate along with the young boy and the Heavenly Jade immortal carriage.
The group left without any warning. Even the immortals who had stayed in the Heavenly Realm for a long time hadn’t expected that the Master of the Earthly Realm, having arrived for just half a day, would abduct the Little Young Master—who had been staying peacefully in the Heavenly Realm for three hundred years—and take him away. Therefore, when they left, not many immortals were waiting at the Realm Gate. Only a few immortals who happened to pass by saw it. By the time they reacted and wanted to call over their friends, the Master of the Earthly Realm had already led the Little Young Master out of the Heavenly Realm, leaving them no choice in the end but to abandon their attempt to call anyone. On second thought, however, they felt quite proud. Immediately taking out their Immortal Tokens, they sent messages to several close friends, writing: “I told you all to accompany this immortal out, but you were unwilling; now you’re going to regret it too late.”
A friend replied in confusion: “What good fortune did my dear friend encounter?”
The immortal: “It wasn’t any grand good fortune, but my luck was exceedingly good—I got to see the Little Young Master and the Master of the Earthly Realm off on a stretch of their journey right at their departure.”
Friend Number Two: “!!! What? In just half a day, the Master of the Earthly Realm abducted—ahem, carried the Little Young Master away?”
The immortal: “Precisely, precisely! And this trip will definitely be long, because the Little Young Master even took along the Heavenly Jade immortal carriage.”
Friend Number Three: “!!! Did he empty out the entire Yunxiang Palace?”
Friend Number Two: “Doesn’t this mean we won’t get to see the Little Young Master and the Master of the Earthly Realm for a long time again?”
The immortal: “That is precisely the case. Therefore, as the common saying goes, ‘The early bird gets the worm.’ Dear friends, do not be lazy like today in the future, lest you miss your chance…” Feeling quite earnest, the immortal considered these words to be uttered from the bottom of his heart with sincere intention.
The group of friends: “…” This face of acting smug after getting a bargain is truly completely hideous!
Between the Heavenly and Earthly Realms lay an entire vibrant mortal world. However, after the Master of the Earthly Realm opened the Realm Gate of the Heavenly Realm, it directly connected to the Realm Gate of the Earthly Realm. Thus, within just a few breaths, the group was already standing before the Realm Gate of the Earthly Realm.
The moment he stood firm, the Little Young Master broke free from the Master of the Earthly Realm’s embrace, stepping toward the Realm Gate of the Earthly Realm in a few quick paces before raising a hand to strike a palm against it—
The Heavenly Realm and the Earthly Realm each had their own Realm Gates. The Realm Gate of the Heavenly Realm was situated high up in the sky, impossible for ordinary mortals to ever lay eyes on; the Realm Gate of the Earthly Realm, however, was located within mountains and rivers, so by stroke of coincidence, it wasn’t impossible for ordinary mortals to find where the Realm Gate was located.
However, even if they found where the Realm Gate was located, it was useless. The Realm Gate of the Earthly Realm did not enter the eyes of ordinary people, nor did it allow the passage of ordinary bodies, so there was no need to worry about ordinary people accidentally wandering into the Earthly Realm. Immortals, of course, were able to see it, but to enter inside, they still needed to possess a Pass Token. Compared to the Pass Token for the Heavenly Realm’s Realm Gate, the Pass Token for the Earthly Realm’s Realm Gate was much harder to obtain; many immortals exhausted their strength to get one, only to discover afterward that the Pass Token for the Earthly Realm’s Realm Gate was not permanent. In the Earthly Realm, the most common type was a “single-use token” that would be destroyed immediately after being used once.
As for this Pass Token, our noble and precious Little Young Master naturally had one, and the Pass Token in his hands was never subject to any restrictions. It was just that having not set foot in the Earthly Realm for three hundred years, whether this Pass Token could still be used or not remained unknown…
Just as his palm was barely about to touch the Realm Gate of the Earthly Realm, the Little Young Master stopped. Turning his head back to look at the Master of the Earthly Realm standing behind him, he raised his dark brows slightly with a light smile: “Di Kun, if this Young Master is barred outside the Realm Gate today, don’t even think about having peaceful days in your Earthly Realm anymore.”
It was rare to hear the young boy call out his given name. Though the tone was helplessly filled with threat, the Master of the Earthly Realm stood in place without moving half a step, merely extending a single hand forward in a slight supporting gesture to signal that the Little Young Master might as well give it a try.
The Little Young Master tilted his head slightly: “Are you truly that confident?”
The Master of the Earthly Realm merely nodded lightly, saying no more.
Seeing him like this, the Little Young Master seemed to find it unamusing. Saying no more, the moment he turned his head back, his palm was thrust forward, striking a palm against the Realm Gate of the Earthly Realm!
The Realm Gate of the Earthly Realm looked like a pitch-black vortex, yet felt solid upon touch. That hand of the Little Young Master striking against the Realm Gate was naturally well-proportioned in frame and fair like jade; contrasted against each other, the black appeared blacker while the white appeared whiter, attracting one’s eyes immensely.
Barring any accidents, the Realm Gate would spontaneously sense the Pass Token carried by the Little Young Master, after which the Realm Gate would open. However, a sudden turn of events erupted at this very moment!
Above the Realm Gate, the slowly spinning vortex abruptly reversed its direction. Right where the Little Young Master’s palm rested, the ink-black Realm Gate suddenly burst forth with an extremely powerful bright light! That bright light shot straight toward the Little Young Master’s face, carrying an intent of expulsion within it!
Ever since the young boy left his side, the Master of the Earthly Realm’s gaze had never shifted elsewhere. Thus, the instant the Realm Gate issued its expelling attack, he leapt forward in a single motion, shielding the Little Young Master in his arms. Having no time to shift to another spot, he simply turned his back, letting the attack of the Realm Gate land full force onto his back.
His eyes stung by the dazzling bright light, the Little Young Master instinctively wanted to reach out his hand to protect the other person the moment he closed his eyes, only to have his wrist held and pressed back into the embrace by the Master of the Earthly Realm. A low, deep voice fell by his ear:
“Don’t move; the Realm Gate won’t hurt me.”
With his palm pressed tightly against the Master of the Earthly Realm’s chest and fabric rubbing against his fingertips, the Little Young Master finally realized that the person before him was the Master of the Earthly Realm. In this Earthly Realm, no person, thing, or matter could harm him in the slightest.
With such a commotion, the Earthly Realm naturally had to give some response. Just as the attack from the Realm Gate dissipated, an immortal was seen walking out from inside the Realm Gate. This immortal had silver hair, silver eyes, and wore a white robe; at a sudden glance, one would almost think another attack was coming from the Realm Gate.
The white-robed immortal was clearly a hot-tempered person; his voice arrived before he did. Before he even fully stepped out of the Earthly Realm’s Realm Gate, he had already bellowed out loudly: “Who dares to act wild in my Earthly Realm!”
The Little Young Master: “…” Why did these words sound so familiar? It seemed like something often encountered when watching plays in the mortal realm.
“Bai Yu, during the period your master was away, did you sneak off to the mortal realm to play?!”
Hearing the voice, the white-robed immortal paused in his tracks. He was all too familiar with this voice. Before he could even clearly see who was coming, he had already lowered his head in greeting one step ahead: “Aiya, our noble and precious Little Young Master! You, old elder, have finally returned at long last! This immortal’s hair has turned white from missing you!”
The Little Young Master raised his head to look: “…You actually handed my Yunrui Hall over to this fellow to guard for three hundred years?” Hadn’t this fellow’s hair always been white?
Releasing the person in his arms, the Master of the Earthly Realm turned around and smiled: “Bai Yu has never dared to speak wildly in front of this Master.”
Bai Yu, who was currently lowering his head in greeting: Why didn’t anyone tell him his own Realm Master was here too?!
“Subordinate Bai Yu greets the Realm Master!” His tone and posture were both completely solemn, stern, and rigorous.
Bai Yu was a Fifth-Grade Immortal Official serving in the Earthly Realm. In the past, when the Little Young Master resided in the Earthly Realm, Bai Yu was the chief attendant responsible for various matters in his residence—Yunrui Hall. Thus, he was quite close with the Little Young Master. Coupled with his outgoing personality, he spoke rather casually in private with the Little Young Master. It was just that he had never spoken like this in front of the Master of the Earthly Realm; today could be considered setting a precedent…
“Heh… It is far too late to pretend to be serious now. You don’t need to put on this useless show either; go along with Mo Yu to organize the items this Young Master brought.”
Bai Yu hastily bowed in agreement, though he couldn’t help breathing a sigh of relief in his heart. Fortunately, the Realm Master didn’t blame him. Raising his head to look around, his eyes immediately locked onto the eye-catching Heavenly Jade immortal carriage. Just as he stepped forward, he saw a familiar figure emerge from inside the vehicle. Once he clearly saw who it was, joy surged in his heart as he raised his tone: “Mo Yu, you actually came along with the Little Young Master too?”
Although Mo Yu had been inside the Heavenly Jade immortal carriage just now, he hadn’t missed the excitement outside either. Seeing Bai Yu, he couldn’t help laughing, holding it in only after Bai Yu looked completely embarrassed, saying: “That’s what you get for being unseemly on ordinary days—you’ve been taught a lesson today.”
Bai Yu raised his hand to touch the bridge of his nose, yet laughed heartily and said: “Don’t speak of these things! Immortal Official Mo Yu, having not seen each other for a long time, this humble immortal missed you dearly!”
Hearing this, Mo Yu stopped teasing his friend. Taking a step forward, he reached out to clasp hands with Bai Yu, saying: “Immortal Official Bai Yu, this humble immortal feels the same.” The two looked at each other and smiled, when Bai Yu suddenly opened his arms wide and violently pulled the person into a tight embrace.
Mo Yu and Bai Yu were childhood friends who had cultivated and achieved immortality together, having known each other for ten thousand years. After entering the Immortal Realm, they were selected by the two Realm Masters and the Little Young Master; one entered Qian Palace in the Heavenly Realm, while the other entered Yunrui Hall in the Earthly Realm. Naturally, the time they spent together grew much less. Coupled with the Little Young Master not entering the Earthly Realm for over three hundred years, the two hadn’t seen each other once in over three hundred years either, naturally missing each other dearly. That was why when the Little Young Master returned to the Earthly Realm this time, he had Mo Yu travel along with him.
Our noble and precious Little Young Master was naturally not of a thoughtful or considerate disposition; it was merely that having suffered the pain of longing himself, he was able to feel empathy for others…