NOVPUBChapter 458: Chapter 456: The Free Soul is More Important
Chapter 458: Chapter 456: The Free Soul is More Important
“He returned to the Divine Realm.”
“The Divine Realm?”
“To reclaim his Divine Status.”
“…then he can’t easily descend to the Lower Realm anymore,” Sally frowned.
“Without Divine Status, he can move freely, but if he’s not strong enough, he’ll be beaten! If something like the children being snatched happens again, he simply won’t be able to protect two children, or even more children,” Welly looked at Sally.
He knew Sally would continue to bear children for these Beast Husbands, but not for him.
Sally didn’t notice his mention of ‘even more children’ and sighed, “A constrained power is less important than a free soul.”
…
All the children were taken away by their respective Father Beasts.
This sudden summoning, although it was to receive gifts, had also made them very worried.
Ming Linyuan had been made by the old lady to kneel for two days in the ancestral hall, reflecting on whether he had done something wrong or offended Sally to the point she wouldn’t let him raise the children!
After all, that was exactly what the old lady had done; when the Demon Emperor cheated on her, she took the children and left, completely shutting the Demon Emperor out.
Once Ming Linyuan returned with the three children, the old lady’s face immediately brightened up.
Upon learning that the children had gone to meet new uncles and had received many gifts, the old lady’s worries were eased.
“I used to think that with your wealth and looks, there was hope to keep little Sally in Phoenix Cry Valley, but now it seems you’re not up to it. It’s all because your father’s side has dragged you down.”
“…You’re right, there are no good members of the Demon Clan,” Ming Linyuan didn’t dare to have any objections.
The old lady picked up Little Shiba, and the more she looked, the more she adored him, “So handsome, too handsome, how can there be such a handsome male phoenix? In the future, he will surely enchant all the female phoenixes in the world.”
“Right, Grandma? Mom says I’m the handsomest in Beast World!” Little Shiba said confidently, his body shimmering with spirit light.
The old lady’s eyes were dazzled, “Your mom is absolutely right! Our Little Shiba is definitely the most handsome and elegant male phoenix there has ever been since the beginning of the world.”
Ming Linyuan slipped out dejectedly… the shine from this grandchild was too dazzling for him to look upon.
Manman squatted on the ground, sorting through the gifts they had received from this trip with Little Shiyi.
As Manman grew up, she also started to learn how to sort out these Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures. However, she wasn’t sure which ones were more valuable, so she asked Little Shiyi to help her discern.
Little Shiyi’s talent for identifying treasures was unquestionable; he picked up a piece of Superior Divine Crystal and placed it in the pile of Divine-grade items.
So far, it seemed that the Divine-grade gifts were the most numerous.
Ming Linyuan also squatted down, looking at the pile of Divine-grade treasures, “Who gave all these?”
“Uncle Yu gave them. Uncle Frans and Uncle Zhu also gave them,” Little Shiyi replied.
Suddenly, Ming Linyuan felt very poor, realizing he had nothing worthy to give to You Hao’s children.
“Sigh! It seems Dad really falls short. Mom is willing to shelter us, just out of pity for Dad,” Ming Linyuan said self-deprecatingly.
“Hm?” Manman looked up at her dad, “What did you say, Dad?”
“I said nothing. Dad was just thinking that I need to work hard at cultivation, expand the North-South Trading Company to the Divine Realm, and earn more Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures to support your brothers and sisters.”
“Brothers and sisters? I already have many brothers and sisters. But I don’t have a full sister sharing the same parents. Should Dad discuss with Mom about giving me a little sister?” Manman immediately offered all her treasures to Ming Linyuan, “I’ll support her.”
Look at the grand scope of his eldest daughter… Ming Linyuan was deeply touched.
Sally sneezed, “Who’s scheming against me?”
Zi Qi paused her writing and upon hearing her words, she set her brush aside, “Yanyan, come here.”
Sally walked over and leaned into his embrace, deeply inhaling his scent, feeling wholly at peace.
“How is the child?” Zi Qi touched her belly, which still looked as flat as if she weren’t pregnant.
Sally grabbed his hand, noticing a bit of ink stain, and took a wet wipe to clean it, “Well, it seems like leaving our child to Father Beast isn’t going to work out. We’ll have to have our own in the future.”
“Okay,” Zi Qi smiled, “but my talents are limited, I can’t give you an exceptional child.”
“If it’s ours, it’s a treasure,” Sally corrected, “You don’t need to think about those things. To me, you’re the most special, no one can replace your place in my heart.”
Zi Qi looked at her, his mind going back to their early days, her sad, tearful figure… What kind of person could have made her so distraught…
“Your Majesty, I wish to visit the Divine Realm.”
“Because of Qing Linghuan?”
“Yes. He got into a dispute with You Hao because of me.”
“I’ve asked Welly. The reason why the Divine Realm initiated the divine war was because of the issue with the offspring from the Lower Realm. Especially looking for you! Because you are capable of proliferating offspring for the Ancient Divine Clan, continuing the heritage, to say nothing of the new Divine Clan. And in two days, it will be the second divine war. At a time like this, I think it’s best for you to stay away from the Divine Realm.”
“Then, about Qing Linghuan…” Sally frowned.
Zi Qi raised his hand to caress the back of her neck, and suddenly one of his fingernails, sharp as a shell, transformed into a sharp claw and stabbed down forcefully!
That was precisely where Qing Linghuan had left his partner’s mark.
Blood oozed out… and this was the way to summon a partner, piercing the mark left by the other.
No matter where he was or what he was doing, he would be forcefully summoned to his partner’s side.
Qing Linghuan stumbled into the hall, looking disheveled.
Sally had just felt a numb pain in her scalp when, in the next instant, she saw Qing Linghuan appear before her eyes.
“Qing Linghuan? You… what happened to you?” Sally, ignoring everything else, hurried over to help him up.
Qing Linghuan glanced at the back of her neck, then asked Zi Qi, “What’s the matter?”
Zi Qi’s exquisitely beautiful chin tilted slightly towards Sally, “She missed you, wanted to go to the Divine Realm to find you.”
“You can’t go to the Divine Realm!” Qing Linghuan said decisively.
Zi Qi got up, “This rainy season, some areas have been hit by disasters. I’ll go handle the relief efforts; you two take your time talking.”
In reality, he was just giving them space.
“…Thank you,” Qing Linghuan said to Zi Qi.
Zi Qi’s lips curved up slightly, nodding, “Right, Little Shisi and Little Shiwu, they’ve gone with Xiaoqi to the Divine Beast Academy to study, and it will be a little over a month before they return. If you want to see them immediately, I can send for them.”
“No need, they will be staying over here for a while,” Qing Linghuan replied.
Zi Qi’s smile deepened a bit, “Okay, you two chat.”
…
Before being summoned, Qing Linghuan had been breaking through the numerous bans in the Broken Divine Forbidden Sea, which was why he appeared so bedraggled.
But he was actually trying to retrieve his Divine Status.
Without his Divine Status, he was like an unsharpened knife, a defanged cat, his strength only about thirty percent of what it was at his peak.
Welly lost a tail in that place, while You Hao could probably knock off two of his… Frustrated, he just wanted to take back his Divine Status and fight back!
Sally hugged him, unable to help feeling both distressed and amused, “You silly thing.”
