It was midsummer in June and a light rain had just stopped.
The forests on the side peaks of the Black Star Sect were lush with greens, and a small path winded up the mountain.
Clank clank—
Ye Anping, wearing the robe of a Black Star Elder, pushed a wheelchair while slowly walking toward the cemetery on the top of the mountain. Along the way, rabbits would occasionally poke their heads out from both sides of the road, seeming attracted by the aura of the woman in the wheelchair and focusing on her slightly bulging belly.
It had been almost half a month since they returned to the Black Star Sect.
Si Xuanji needed to recuperate, so she went into seclusion in her cave in Moon Spring Peak as soon as she returned.
Although it was called seclusion, it was actually just staying at home, eating melon seeds, and sleeping.
It was also because of this that the sect affairs that needed the Sect Master to look over, naturally fell on Xiao Yunluo's shoulders, the Young Lady, causing her to be tied up by Qiu Shuirou in the sect's Main Hall for half a month, dealing with piles of jade slips and documents.
Whenever Ye Anping went there occasionally, he would basically hear Xiao Yunluo complaining: ---"Stinky Master! You're just lazy! What seclusion? You are clearly looking for excuses! You ask Anping to go there every few days, but you only let him back the next day... Aunt Qiu!! Please advise my Master!!"
As Ye Anping often said, the best way to deepen the relationship between the two was to enjoy the good times together or fight against the enemy together.
After sleeping together a few times, Xiao Yunluo was no longer as afraid of Xuanji as before.
As for his sister, because the news that she killed more than a thousand people in the Heavenly Demon Sect alone had spread, all the disciples in the Black Star Sect were very respectful to her. Because Elder Qin of the Heavenly Cloud Peak was still clearing out demonic cultivators in the Eastern Region, Si Xuanji handed over the sword teaching to her, allowing dozens of Core Formation-stage disciples to experience Ating-style teaching.
Meanwhile, Gu Mingxin and Mo Chi Ling, who had never been to the Western Region before, wandered around the Black Star Sect every day.
Ye Anping looked at the clear sky, then lowered his head to look at Feng Yu Die who had her back to him. Suddenly, his whole body relaxed. He gently lifted a strand of her silver hair and rubbed it in his hand...
"Hmm?"
Feng Yu Die looked up at him. Although she would be a mother in a few months, her face did not have the maturity of a married woman. She was still childish and a little silly as usual.
"You're going to be a mother, why do you still look like a little girl..."
"Hmm..." Feng Yu Die pursed her lips, stared at Ye Anping's face for a while, and retorted, "Anping, aren't you going to be a father too? You don't look like a father..."
"Do you dislike me?"
"Hehe... I don't dislike you, Anping, you're the most handsome! I like you no matter what you become in the future! I, Feng Yu Die, am devoted to Master Ye! Hum~~"
"Didn't you devote yourself to my sister before?"
"That doesn't count, because I was deceived by the big liar Master! But then again, Anping, you've been with me all this time, won't sister Pei and the others be unhappy..."
Ye Anping looked at her tenderly, shook his head, and smiled: "No, my sister and Yunluo also asked me to accompany you more during the day."
"Oh..." Feng Yu Die seemed to want to say something but was embarrassed to say it out loud. She hesitated for a while before asking, "Then... can you accompany me at night, and you can accompany sister Pei and the others more during the day."
?
"Why?"
"It's... it's... I..." Feng Yu Die suddenly lowered her head and poked her index fingers together for a while, blushing shyly. "Since returning from the Eastern Region, you haven't practiced dual cultivation with me. I... I want to practice dual cultivation with you, Anping..."
Ye Anping was silent for a while, then sighed. "...Don't you remember what Doctor Zhou said?"
"I remember it. But if it's just once, it shouldn't matter, right?" Feng Yu Die pursed her lips as she tilted her head to look at Ye Anping behind her and smiled. "Okay?"
"No."
Feng Yu Die simply acted like a spoiled child, calling out in a sweet voice. "Just one night! Anping, you're the best~~ Just one night! Just one night..."
Ye Anping immediately tapped her forehead. "Don't want to be a mother? Apart from this matter, you can ask for anything else. I promise you..."
Feng Yu Die lowered her head, touched her stomach which looked like she had eaten ten roasted chickens, and replied with a pout. "Oh..."
For some reason, Ye Anping felt depressed when he saw that Feng Yu Die was suddenly dejected because of this matter. After a moment, he patted her head again. "Yu Die, wait for the baby to come out in half a year. I promise you that I will accompany you for as many days as you want. You just bear with it for half a year, okay? Why are you like Yunluo, getting depressed because of this..."
"Well... then it's a deal!"
"Yes, it's a deal..."
"Then, I'll eat roasted chicken later! Anping, you will make it for me!"
"Okay..."
"Hehehe..."
Ye Anping smiled and shook his head. He felt more like taking care of a child than taking care of his pregnant wife.
Who would have thought that he would become a father at such a young age?
Yun Tianchong aside, Li Longling's father, Li Feng, had Li Longling after more than a thousand years.
Even his parents had worked hard for hundreds of years to have him, and they had been trying hard to give him a brother or sister in the past few years, but there had been no sign of it so far.
Now, his brother or sister had not come yet, but his son or daughter was coming soon...
He wondered if Feng Yu Die would give birth to a girl or a boy...
Well, after a few months, he can ask Xiao Tian to stick her head in and take a look...
While his thoughts ran wild, Ye Anping arrived with Feng Yu Die at the cemetery of the Black Star Sect.
During this trip to the Eastern Region, although he and Mo Chi Ling were behind the scenes, the Western Region Immortal Family still could not completely avoid casualties. Several Nascent Soul-stage Elders unfortunately died, and so did countless Core Formation-stage cultivators.
After greeting the disciples who were guarding the place, the two also saw several newly built tombs along the way.
The two bowed to those new tombs and continued heading toward the southeast corner of the garden.
There was the grave of Master Taixu.
Today was Master Taixu's birthday, and Feng Yu Die wanted to visit her, so Ye Anping brought her here.
Probably because Feng Yu Die paid enough spirit stones, Master Taixu's grave was cleaned almost every day by someone.
Ye Anping helped Feng Yu Die stand up from the wheelchair, then took her arm and walked to the gate of the miniature courtyard house. He lit the incense burner and took out the straw mat before kneeling down with Feng Yu Die three times.
Pa Pa Pa—
As usual, Feng Yu Die clapped her hands and bowed three times, then said to the "ghost", "Master! I came to see you again!"
But this time, there was also a man kneeling with her in front of the grave.
Ye Anping actually always felt that even in this mysterious and fantastical realm, after a person's soul disappeared, they could no longer hear the words of the living, but since Feng Yu Die thought her master could hear, he was willing to accompany her and speak as well. "Junior Ye Anping meets Senior Taixu."
Master Taixu: "..."
"Master, this time, Anping and I went to the Eastern Region together, to the Heavenly Demon Sect, Heavenly Sorrow City, and many other places, and killed many, many demonic cultivators... But this is not important, the important thing is..." Feng Yu Die pursed her lips and glanced at Ye Anping's profile with a shy smile. "The important thing is that I have a cultivation partner!! And we are having a child..."
Swoosh—
As soon as these words came out, a sudden breeze swept across Ye Anping's face, blowing his hair all over.
"Hiss—"
Feng Yu Die was a little confused when she noticed Ye Anping shivering. She turned around and asked, "Hmm? Anping, what's wrong?"
"Nothing..."
Ye Anping shook his head slightly, but he couldn't help looking around, and then he simply said, "Senior Taixu, I know the past between you and Yun Tianchong, and I understand that you must think that I will be the same as him, but I can also swear a blood oath here. If I do anything unjust to Yu Die in the future, I will be struck by lightning and die a miserable death..."
Master Taixu: "..."
Feng Yu Die also said hurriedly, "Yes, Master. Anping is completely different from Jiujiu's father. He is very good and has been protecting me all the way. I like him."
Swoosh—
The breeze was a little stronger, and this time it not only blew on Ye Anping, but also on Feng Yu Die.
Feng Yu Die shrank her neck and frowned. "Master, if you don't agree with me being with him, I won't visit your grave in the future, and I won't even renew your grave rent! You won't have money to buy wine and no place to live in the underworld in the future!"
As soon as she said that, the gloomy wind stopped instantly.
"That's better." Feng Yu Die smirked as she took out a pot of wine from the storage bag and poured it over the grave. "Yes, I promised last time that if Anping and I become cultivator partners, I will bring you a pot of spirit jade wine. It's ten thousand spirit stones, Master, you can taste it slowly... And there are five taels here, all for you, Master."
Master Taixu: "..."
Ye Anping felt a little creeped out, but he simply let go of his thoughts in the end and gently pulled Feng Yu Die's hand, waiting on the side.
The six incense sticks that had been lit gradually burned to the bottom.
Feng Yu Die told Master Taixu about her experiences with Ye Anping in the Eastern Region. When she found that the incense was almost burned out, she said goodbye. "Master, then, Anping and I will go back now. Next time, I will bring your grandchild to see you!"
Master Taixu: "..."
Ye Anping cupped his hands and bowed, then straightened up, helping Feng Yu Die stand up from the grass and sit back in the wheelchair.
"Anping, let's go! I want to eat roasted chicken!"
"Okay... but before that..."
"Well?"
Ye Anping fell silent, as if he was a little embarrassed. He knelt on one knee in front of Feng Yu Die, took out a jade hairpin from his sleeve, then took a deep breath. He looked up, straight into Feng Yu Die's golden eyes. "Yu Die, this is for you... just as a token of love. Will you marry me?"
Feng Yu Die froze and just blinked.
"..."
Seeing that she was stunned and did not speak for a long time, Ye Anping pursed his lips awkwardly. "Say something..."
Feng Yu Die nodded weakly. "Ah... um, um, okay..."
Ye Anping breathed a sigh of relief, leaned forward, and gently inserted the jade hairpin into Feng Yu Die's hair. The silver hollow butterfly on the tail of the jade hairpin seemed to be attached to her ear, making her already delicate face look more girlish.
After helping Feng Yu Die insert the jade hairpin, Ye Anping wanted to stand up but suddenly found that there was only a five-inch distance between his face and Feng Yu Die's.
Feng Yu Die seemed to be expecting something. Her golden eyes trembled slightly, and she moistened her pale pink lips with the tip of her tongue, then she slowly raised her head.
"..."
Ye Anping was absent-minded for a while, but soon came to his senses, raised his right hand to tuck some strands behind her ear, and took the initiative to kiss her.
Chirp—
Their lips lightly touched, but it was refreshing.
Ye Anping stood up with a little blush on his face. He wanted to pretend to be calm, but for some reason, he stuttered. "Okay… Okay. Let's go back, I'll roast you a chicken."
"Well… hehe—" Feng Yu Die looked at Ye Anping's shy appearance, covered her mouth, and chuckled. "Anping, you are shy, hehe—"
"I'm not."
"Yes, you are! Your face is red!"
"Your Spring Phase spirit makes me a little hot..."
Feng Yu Die tilted her head. "Well? Do you want to practice dual cultivation?"
"...Not that kind oft." Ye Anping hesitated, then smiled helplessly and sighed.
"Okay, I'm shy."
"Hehe... Anping is so cute."
"Isn't your face red now?"
Feng Yu Die pouted slightly. "I'm a girl! Isn't it normal for me to be shy..."
"You still know you're a girl? In the past..."
"The past is the past! Okay, no more talking! Let's go, I'm hungry!"
"Huh-- yes, yes... Can't you get tired of eating roasted chicken?"
"As long as it's made by you, I'll never get tired of it! Humph! I want to eat Anping's roasted chicken for the rest of my life!"
"...Forget it, I'll make it for you for the rest of your life, so you don't need to get too full every time."
...
The two people's laughter and chatter gradually faded away with the "clattering" of the wheelchair.
After a while, the graveyard became quiet again, and then a breeze suddenly blew, blowing the aroma of the wine that Feng Yu Die sprinkled on the tomb, intoxicating the nearly thousand residents...
…
Because Feng Yu Die was pregnant, Ye Anping was afraid she would catch a cold, so he didn't dare to take her on the flying sword. He had to walk down the mountain path, and then pass the cable bridge connecting the peaks and return to Heavenly Cloud Peak.
They went to the cemetery early in the morning, and when they returned home, on the hillside of Heavenly Cloud Peak, it was almost dusk.
He wanted to go back and roast two chickens for Feng Yu Die, then urge her to go to bed and rest, but when passing a hillside, Feng Yu Die suddenly raised her hand and pointed to a forest garden.
"Anping, is that Brother Liang and the Empress..."
"Hmm?"
Ye Anping had been looking at the top of her head the whole time and didn't pay attention to the surroundings.
Hearing this, he looked up and saw Liang Zhu and Tong Zilan standing side by side in front of an apricot tree that looked a bit old in the forest at the foot of the Heavenly Cloud Peak.
This was nothing, but the key was that the man had one hand on the woman's waist as if he wanted to hug her, but he didn't dare.
Ye Anping looked at Brother Liang's restless and hesitant right hand, and couldn't help but smile. He didn't intend to disturb them, so he prepared to push Feng Yu Die to take a detour.
However—
"Brother Liang!!!"
Startled by Feng Yu Die's voice, Liang Zhu hurriedly retracted his hand from Tong Zilan's waist, then turned his head toward them with a resentful look.
"..."
But when he saw Feng Yu Die's slightly bulging belly, the resentful look was instantly filled with confusion.
Tong Zilan also turned her head and looked over. Seeing that it was them, she walked over. "Miss Feng, you are pregnant and not staying in the room... Why?"
Ye Anping answered instead. "Yu Die wanted to visit the grave of Master Taixu today, so we went to the cemetery."
Then, looking at Liang Zhu who followed behind, and seeing him staring at them in surprise, he greeted him awkwardly. "Brother Liang, you just came back?"
"...Well, I just arrived at Black Star Sect this morning. I came back on the flying boat."
Liang Zhu answered, then was silent for a long time before asking, "Did she eat like this?"
"She's pregnant."
"...Oh. Congratulations."
Feng Yu Die smiled and asked directly, "Brother Liang… did you want to hug Senior Tong's waist just now? I saw it all."
!
"Hiss—"
Liang Zhu took a deep breath, his eyes twitching, and he had the urge to punch her. Tong Zilan looked at Liang Zhu in surprise when she heard this. "Eh?"
"Uh... Senior Tong, I..." Liang Zhu suddenly stuttered, and his usual icy face melted. He hesitated for a long time, then looked at Ye Anping and said, "Sixth Brother, you send Miss Feng back to the house first. How about we go visit the graves of your second brother and the others later? Anyway... Seventh Sister is here, and she hasn't been there yet..."
What a bad way to change the subject...
Ye Anping felt like laughing for some reason, and he asked back, "Brother Liang, do you remember the names of the second brother and the rest?"
Liang Zhu hesitated, then fell silent, twitching his eyes as if to say: Sixth Brother, can't you cooperate with me?
Ye Anping shrugged and smiled. "Well, Yu Die and I won't bother you two. Let's go back..."
After saying that, he ran away pushing Feng Yu Die's wheelchair, leaving Liang Zhu and Tong Zilan standing awkwardly under the apricot tree at the forest edge..
As for what happened behind, Ye Anping didn't look back.
But from what he sensed, it should be no problem.
When they returned to the house, the sun had completely set. Ye Anping made roasted chicken for Feng Yu Die and helped her take a bath. After coaxing her to sleep, he returned to the house where he and Xiao Yunluo lived alone.
Stars dotted the sky, and it seemed that Xiao Yunluo was locked up in the palace again by Qiu Shuirou and couldn't come back that night.
He took a simple bath and returned to his bedroom. Sorting out his thoughts, he sat down at the desk, took out a pen and paper, and began to work on the strategy plan for the "South Territory Isolated Island".
The isolated island that did not exist on the map was not an island, but a turtle beast that had lived for nearly ten thousand years.
The turtle beast wandered on the seabed of the Stargazing Sea in the south of the Southern Region all year round. It only surfaced to breathe in autumn every year, and brought out some natural treasures from the seabed.
The spiritual herb that could cure Li Longling's eyes grew there.
Although Ye Anping had wanted to wait until Feng Yu Die gave birth before starting this matter, it would take at least a year.
Besides, he had promised Li Longling to help her cure her eyes a long time ago.
But until now, he has been entangled with many trivial matters. He went to the Central Region immediately after returning from the Dragon House and then went to the Northern Region immediately after returning from the Central Region. He had no time to go to the island to get the medicine.
In the game, Turtle Island was only a plot for the late-stage Foundation Building. With his current cultivation of early-stage Nascent Soul, he would not encounter any obstacles.
But even so, he still wrote down almost all the situations and troubles he could think of in detail on paper as usual.
"It will take about seven or eight days to go there, and at most a month and a half to search back and forth, and maybe a month to come back. Then the girls will take care of Yu Die, and I will take Xiao Tian with me..."
After Ye Anping went through everything in his mind, he was ready to rest. He would say hello to the girls in the morning, then set off to the Southern Region to get the medicine.