"We'll talk about this matter after that boy, Derick, sees my granddaughter."
Huaiyan said to Feixiao.
Huaiyan felt a little more at ease about what Feixiao had said—about Derick succeeding as the General of the Yaoqing and then marrying his granddaughter. It wasn't the position he cared about, but Derick's and Feixiao's attitude.
"Alright, alright, Elder Yan."
Feixiao quickly assured Huaiyan.
Feixiao then ended the call with Huaiyan. Seeing the communication completely disconnected, she burst out laughing.
As expected of my student, his talent is truly immense.
Feixiao hadn't been laughing for long when a call came from Derick. Seeing it was from her student, she answered with a grin.
"Teacher, did you just wipe out a few Abominations of Abundance camps? Why are you laughing so happily?" Seeing Feixiao's boisterous laughter, Derick asked her in confusion.
"Not at all. I'm happy because of your progress," Feixiao replied, shaking her head.
Hearing Feixiao say this, Derick looked at her in surprise.
"Someone already told you, Teacher! I was planning to surprise you."
Feixiao said proudly, "As your teacher, I have my own intelligence network, you know."
But after she said this, she saw Derick give her a look of clear disbelief.
"Teacher, you don't seem like the type of person who wouldn't trust her own student and would arrange for someone to secretly follow them," Derick said to Feixiao.
Hearing Derick say this, Feixiao looked satisfied.
She said to Derick, "Indeed, that's not my personality. I found out about the change in your strength from Elder Yan... Alright, stop looking so guilty. I know about the other things too. Since we've already done what we've done, let's take responsibility for it all."
Feixiao was only halfway through her sentence when Derick guessed that his teacher knew about him and Yunli, and a guilty and flustered expression appeared on his face. However, Feixiao's next words made his expression relax considerably.
He said to Feixiao, "Yes, Teacher. After I leave Penacony, I'll go to the Zhuming Xianzhou to see Yunli."
"Good." Feixiao nodded, then looked at Derick with an expectant gaze and said, "Remember to visit the Yaoqing Xianzhou after you leave the Zhuming."
Derick recognized Feixiao's look; it was incredibly familiar. Castorice had the same expression last night, looking just as eager after learning about Yunli's pregnancy.
Derick nodded obediently.
"Teacher, I will go to the Yaoqing Xianzhou afterward."
"That's more like it."
Feixiao was very satisfied.
...
Seeing that it was about time, Derick hugged Robin goodbye, then left Penacony, preparing to head for the Zhuming Xianzhou.
Two days later, Derick had more or less wrapped things up in Penacony. Especially where Robin was concerned.
The other Family members had intended to cause trouble for Robin, especially that Oti Alfalfa. But when Derick stepped forward, representing the Yaoqing Xianzhou, all the difficulties from the other Families vanished.
Robin and Derick appeared hand in hand, representing the intimacy of their relationship.
With at least two Emanator-level powerhouses standing behind Robin now, the other Families didn't have the means to challenge them. The targeting of the Oak Family came to an end.
Seeing that everything was settled, Derick and the others prepared to leave.
While seeing Derick off, Castorice glanced at the reluctant Robin and then at Sparkle, who was preparing to leave with them, and felt quite uncomfortable.
Derick hadn't hidden his relationship with Robin from Castorice, telling her everything. Although annoyed by Derick's situation, Castorice had forgiven him.
Especially since Robin and Derick had spent the entire night together before his departure.
As for Sparkle, Derick had also explained the situation clearly to Castorice.
As Castorice thought this, she shot Cipher a look.
—Cipher, you'll be in charge of dealing with that "little girl" from the Masked Fools.
—Don't you worry, I'll definitely handle her. Besides, she's a Masked Fool, isn't she? That makes it quite a challenge for me.
Although Castorice and Cipher's relationship hadn't been good before due to jealousy, it had eased considerably now that the number of people who liked Derick had increased.
At the same time, Castorice also recalled something Hyacine and Polyxia had researched before.
Before the matter of Amphoreus was resolved and they became true lifeforms, she and the other Amphoreans couldn't bear Derick's children.
This inevitably made Castorice feel a sense of regret.
Although her relationship with Derick wasn't for the sake of having children, Castorice still felt some regret at the thought of not having any.
"I have to resolve the Amphoreus situation as soon as possible and save Amphoreus."
Castorice thought to herself, feeling a little anxious.
Nearby, Huaiyan watched Derick's flourishing luck with women, his expression turning quite ugly.
The things this bastard kid did were infuriating. Just how many girls was he going to provoke before he was satisfied? Do girls from every place you pass through just fall for you?!
Huaiyan felt like he was about to become Mara-Struck.
"No, I have to take care of my own body's condition after I get back."
He thought to himself.
After several more days of travel, the ship finally arrived at the Zhuming Xianzhou.
Aboard the ship, Cipher pressed against the window, her face a mask of shock as she looked at the approaching Zhuming Xianzhou.
"It's so exquisite! How does this feel less like a place for forging and more like an artistic marvel of incredible craftsmanship?"
She murmured in astonishment.
Compared to the Xianzhou Luofu, the Zhuming wasn't much larger, but its intricacy was on another level.
The Zhuming Xianzhou resembled a finely carved golden ganoderma, its massive, glowing foil-like leaves unfurling around a conical celestial city that served as its main trunk, bathed in the light of a pale blue star, presenting a scene of tranquility and peace.
Hearing Cipher's words, Huaiyan broke into a hearty smile.
Anyone would be happy to hear their hometown praised like that. Having spent the last few days together on the same ship, he had come to learn that although these girls were his granddaughter's love rivals, they had excellent personalities with no major flaws.
"The Zhuming is the most prosperous Xianzhou in the Alliance for artisanship. Every generation of craftsmen thinks about how to make the Zhuming more beautiful. Year after year, it has become what it is today. You could say that the most exquisite creation of the Xianzhou Alliance is this very Zhuming Xianzhou before your eyes," Huaiyan explained happily.
Subsequently, the ship entered the interior of the Zhuming Xianzhou.
At the equally beautiful port, the group was met with another wave of awe.
As they prepared to disembark, Derick looked at General Huaiyan and said, "Elder Yan, please have someone arrange accommodations for Castorice and the others first. I'll go with you to see Yunli."
No matter how thick-skinned he was, he couldn't possibly bring Castorice and the others along to see Yunli!
"Mm."
Huaiyan nodded.
After disembarking at the port, he immediately called over a guard stationed there.
"General, what are your orders?"
The guard hurried over to Huaiyan, bowing his head respectfully.
Huaiyan pointed towards Derick: "Come, let me introduce you. This is Derick, the student of the Yaoqing Xianzhou's Sky-Slaying General, and the hero who dealt with the Borisin."
He might not be polite to Derick himself, but when facing others, he was sure to give his "grandson-in-law" plenty of face.
Hearing Huaiyan introduce Derick, the guards present looked at him with admiration and respect.
This was a true, bona fide great hero.
Huaiyan continued, "Those girls are all Derick's female companions. I have some business with Derick, so have some of your female Cloud Knights take them on a tour of the Zhuming or to get some rest."
Hearing Huaiyan bluntly introduce them as Derick's female companions, several of the girls who weren't yet in that position showed different expressions.
Hyacine lowered her head shyly, but there was a hint of joy in her bashfulness; Huohuo's eyes widened in horror, but she opened and closed her mouth without daring to say anything; upon hearing this, Sparkle sneakily sidled up to Derick, wanting to cling to his arm; as for Acheron, she remained completely calm, not caring at all.
Derick stealthily dodged Sparkle's "attack" and walked over to General Huaiyan, ready to go find Yunli.
Huaiyan took Derick aboard a small starskiff, and they flew off in the direction of Yunli's current residence.
After a short flight, Huaiyan and Derick arrived at Yunli's current residence.
When they reached the door, Huaiyan glanced at Derick and said, "You wait out here for a moment. I'll go in first and tell Yunli the news."
"Okay, okay."
Derick nodded repeatedly.
Huaiyan then stood at the door and knocked.
"Yunli, are you resting?"
A few seconds later, the pitter-patter sound of bare feet on the floor could be heard. The door then opened, and Yunli appeared before him, holding a skewer of Qiongshi Birds.
"Grandpa, you're back!" Yunli said to Huaiyan, pleasantly surprised.
"Yes, I'm back." Huaiyan also wore a kind smile. At the same time, he looked Yunli over and, seeing that she hadn't changed at all in the past few days, felt relieved.
Lingsha, who was behind Yunli, bowed to Huaiyan. "Greetings, General Huaiyan."
"Physician Lingsha, thank you for your hard work these past few days. I will be sure to thank you properly later."
"It is my duty," Lingsha replied politely to Huaiyan.
At that moment, Yunli looked at Huaiyan with some concern and asked, "Grandpa, you saw Derick in Penacony, right? You... you didn't give him a hard time, did you?"
Seeing Yunli siding with an outsider like this, Huaiyan was both angry and annoyed. He shot Yunli a glare and said, "No, I didn't give him a hard time."
I even helped him.
But he had no intention of telling Yunli that just to get credit.
"That's wonderful, Grandpa!" Hearing Huaiyan say this, Yunli's face lit up with happiness.
"Besides, with that boy's current state, I couldn't give him a hard time even if I wanted to," Huaiyan added.
Hearing her grandfather's words, Yunli thought the old man was just speaking out of anger and quickly tried to comfort him, "Grandpa, don't say that. Everyone knows you're a General of the Xianzhou. Derick's strength is far inferior to yours."
Huaiyan said seriously, "I'm not lying. He had another fortuitous encounter in Penacony, and his strength has now reached the Emanator level. If we were to really fight now, I'm afraid I would truly be no match for him."
Huaiyan's combat experience was rich, but his strength had declined with age. Now, when facing Derick, even without considering Derick's immortality, he would be at a disadvantage.
"Is that so?"
Yunli was also a little shocked.
Seeing this, Huaiyan pointed to the door and said, "That boy Derick is at the door. You can ask him for the details."
"What!?" An ecstatic expression appeared on Yunli's face, and she immediately ran towards the door.
Seeing Yunli in such a hurry, Huaiyan quickly shouted after her, "Hey, hey, hey, Yunli, slow down, slow down, don't fall."
The moment Yunli got outside, she was embraced by Derick. Feeling his arms around her, she jumped up happily, her feet leaving the ground completely.
"Hey, hey, hey, slow down, slow down," Derick also said anxiously, seeing her impulsive actions.
At the same time, he used his excellent reflexes to hold Yunli tight, making sure she wouldn't actually get hurt.
"I'm just so happy to see you!" Yunli said cheerfully.
"Ahem..."
Huaiyan coughed from behind them, and only then did Yunli shyly get down from Derick. After she was off him, Derick finally saw Huaiyan and Lingsha standing behind them.
Huaiyan glared at Derick, while Lingsha looked at Derick with curiosity.
"I still have a lot of official business to attend to, so I'll be leaving now."
Huaiyan was deliberately creating some private time for Derick and Yunli. Lingsha, who also had good emotional intelligence, similarly used her eyes to tell Derick and Yunli that she was leaving too.
But before leaving, Lingsha gave Derick and Yunli another look.
Yunli is only two months pregnant, so don't you two do anything out of line. Otherwise, even if Yunli is a Xianzhou native and her body is stronger than a short-life species, she can't be put through any strain.
Both of them understood Lingsha's look and nodded with flushed faces.
Afterward, only Derick and Yunli remained. Seeing her grandfather and the others leave, Yunli eagerly threw herself into Derick's arms again, wrapping her arms around his neck and giving him a look that asked for a kiss.
Derick naturally wouldn't disappoint Yunli's expectations. He gently lifted her into a princess carry, and their lips met in a kiss.
They both deeply felt the other's presence.
At the same time, Derick placed his palm on Yunli's belly.
Soft and fleshy.
Although her belly showed no visible bump after only two months, Derick's palm could clearly feel the pulsation of life within.
This was his child, his and Yunli's offspring.
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