Many descendants

Clouds over the mountain.

Immersed in the crystal-clear waters of the Milky Way, it felt incredibly refreshing.

Suddenly, a sound of teleportation cutting through the air came from this direction.

Could it be that Xiao Tuantuan and the others have finished their unified exams and come back?

He immediately concealed his form and even his aura, waiting to give the little ones a surprise when they came to play in the water!

Su Yan landed by the Milky Way and looked at the long river, like a silver ribbon, flowing down from the top of Yunjian Mountain and winding into the distance, which was truly amazing.

No wonder Yi built his mansion here. It proves the saying that where the dragon coils, there is bound to be a geomantically auspicious place.

"What a beautiful Milky Way."

“Yes, since Yi and the others came, the scenery here has become even better.” Ming Linyuan pointed to the mountains not far away, where there was a cluster of buildings. “That’s where Xiao Bao’er and I live.”

"This place is nice, and it's also suitable for cultivation. What realm are you at now?" Su Yan asked.

Ming Linyuan replied, "Peak of the God King Realm."

"And lifespan?"

"Two hundred and sixty thousand years old, of which one hundred and fourteen thousand years old was given to me by you before."

"Oh?" Su Yan was surprised. It seemed that since she had no new contracted partner, her lifespan had not flowed back. And now, even if she wanted to give it away again, she couldn't. "That's good."

"I've already found them all." Ming Linyuan returned the book of rare and precious herbs that Su Yan had given him to her.

Su Yan shook her head, "I've given it to you, you don't need to give it back to me."

Ming Linyuan suddenly felt the precious book in his hands was so heavy that he could hardly hold it. "What I said before..."

“No more contractual partnerships.” Su Yan looked at him.

Ming Linyuan's face suddenly turned pale. "So, there's still no chance?"

Su Yan asked, "Ever since you broke free from the demonic barrier, you still want to be my beast husband, is that right?"

Ming Linyuan affirmed, "Yes, even if it's just in name, in name only is fine. For the sake of the children, and for the times I often dream of being with you in the dead of night, I know I've failed you, I'm not good enough for you, but you'll always be in my heart..."

Su Yan lowered her eyelashes, her mind flashing back to all the things she and he had done together. "I only ask you, is it that you can't live without me?"

“Yes!” Ming Linyuan replied.

"That's fine then." Su Yan handed him a spatial phoenix ring. "The reason I'm not binding you with the partner mark is because 140,000 years of your lifespan were given to you by me. If you re-bind, those 140,000 years will come back. I now have the lifespan that King helped me convert, so it's not an exaggeration to say that I'm immortal. But for you, lifespan is irreplaceable, so keep it safe."

"I'll listen to you." Ming Linyuan took the spatial phoenix ring, his fingertips trembling. "Thank you, Yan Yan."

"You earned all of this yourself." Su Yan looked at the river, as if something had been watching her just now.

A silvery-white fish swam along with the river.

Perhaps she misread it.

Seeing that Ming Linyuan was looking at the Phoenix Ring, Su Yan paused and reached out her hand, saying, "Give me the ring."

"Yan Yan...didn't you give it to me?" Ming Linyuan took a step back, as if he was about to run away with the ring at any moment.

Su Yan chuckled and said, "Give it to me."

Ming Linyuan gritted his teeth before hesitatingly handing her the ring.

After taking the ring, Su Yan pulled his left hand and put it on his middle finger. "It's for wearing, not for looking at. You can bind it to your owner with a blood test. It's not very big, but it should be enough to put some small personal items in it."

Ming Linyuan suddenly hugged Su Yan, "Yan Yan!"

Her voice was choked with sobs...

Su Yan patted his back, which was rather thin for an adult male, and his spine even felt rough against her hand. "Alright."

******

Before the start of the unified examination —

Manman found Su Yan.

With her head down and her face full of confusion and uncertainty about how to speak, Su Yan knew at a glance what she wanted to say.

Actually, we've already looked for Xiao Shiyi and Xiao Shiba, but Xiao Bao'er, being playful, is still fighting with Xiao Tangtang.

Do you remember when your father hit you?

Manman thought for a moment, "Is that so?" But getting beaten is normal, right? Which of them, brothers and sisters, hasn't been beaten by their own father? Just now, Little Fish was spanked by Uncle Rong with a ruler for revealing the exam points in advance...

Su Yan pulled her into her arms, "From your mother's heart, I've already let go of your father a long time ago."

Manman's phoenix eyes immediately filled with tears, which fell in a steady stream. "Is there really no chance? Father went through so much trouble to find rare and precious treasures just so he could return to Mother's side. And Mother gave Father the treasure manual, wasn't that a chance? Mother can't go back on her word!"

Su Yan felt heartbroken; these were tears of joy!

"Mommy~" Manman snuggled in Su Yan's arms, "Please!"

Su Yan kissed Manman and hugged her, "Okay, okay, Mother keeps her word."

……

Su Yan followed Ming Linyuan to the house where he and Xiao Bao'er lived. She looked at the plaque hanging at the entrance—Yuquan Residence—the characters of which were a bit crooked.

"Written by Xiaobao?"

"Yes, he also named it."

"The little guy is quite good at naming things. Let's see how he did on his exams."

Su Yan pushed open the door and entered, and was greeted by a rich spiritual aura and a quiet and tidy courtyard, where many rare and precious herbs were planted.

Among them was a cluster of somewhat out-of-place spiritual materials—the Purple Cloud Fruit.

They are ripe; the roots and fruits have emerged from the cracks, their purplish-red, almost black skin emitting a sweet aroma.

Seeing Su Yan staring at the Purple Cloud Fruit, Ming Linyuan immediately dug one out. The round, plump fruit, after peeling off the outer skin, revealed crystal-purple flesh inside, which was crystal clear and extremely beautiful. When held up to the light, golden threads of light could be seen inside.

"A rare and precious spiritual material, planted in the God Realm, has already advanced to the Immortal Grade. Not bad, not bad~ I'll have a bite." Su Yan's mouth watered at the sight. She took a big bite from Ming Linyuan's hand and widened her eyes in surprise, "Delicious! You should try some!"

Ming Linyuan followed the spot she had bitten and took a bite himself. "Mmm!"

A sound transmission talisman flew towards Ming Linyuan and finally stopped in front of him.

Ming Linyuan immediately put it away, showing no intention of listening.

Su Yan smiled and said, "Why don't you open it?"

"Business matters are not urgent," Ming Linyuan replied.

Su Yan didn't say anything and continued to stroll around the courtyard. When she saw some familiar rare and precious herbs, she would pick them and try them.

But then two more sound transmission talismans flew towards Ming Linyuan.

Su Yan said, "Listen to it, I'm also curious who's looking for you."

Ming Linyuan activated all three communication talismans...

—【Old Ming, the rare and precious herbs you gave me are too potent! They're making me want to advance in cultivation!】

—【It works, it's very effective.】

—【Please prepare some more for me.】

Su Yan recognized the voice as Fal's and summoned him directly.

Far was wearing a bathrobe, and his hair was wet.

"Yan Yan?" Seeing Su Yan and Ming Linyuan together, and knowing that this place was Ming Linyuan's private residence... he probably realized that he had interrupted his old brother's 'good time', and quickly said, "Sorry, I won't disturb you any longer, you two continue."

He was about to teleport away when he said that.

Su Yan grabbed him, "Why are you eating rare and precious herbs?"