Many descendants

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The Divine King's Palace, the Nine-Rank Lotus Pond.

It possesses a rich spiritual energy, almost enough to condense into divine liquid.

The main and guest seats for the birthday banquet are all set up here, with a total of nine tables, corresponding to the nine realms of the divine realm, the nine-grade lotus pond, and the nine-character lifespan of 490,000 years.

Some domain lords were in seclusion and could not attend in person, but they still sent important officials to congratulate the Guanlan God Emperor on his birthday.

Lu Changqiu's invitation was only enough to secure a small seat on the edge of the outer courtyard of the Divine King's Mansion, which was far inferior to that of the Ninth Grade Lotus Pond.

Su Yan, dressed in a beautiful and elegant divine robe, stood beside him, looking completely out of place in the seat.

"Changqiu, when did you get such a beautiful goddess sister? Why didn't you introduce her to me? Are you not satisfied with your brother-in-law?" Someone held a wine glass and looked at Su Yan frivolously.

Lu Changqiu stood up, blocking his view, and said seriously, "Don't talk nonsense. My sister is just here at the Divine King's Mansion to broaden her horizons. Her marriage will be decided by our parents. Don't scare her."

Seeing that Lu Changqiu was protecting Su Yan and looked serious, the other party stopped joking. "I've had too much to drink and my words are a bit off. Please forgive me, my little sister. I'll punish myself with three drinks."

Su Yan looked at Lu Changqiu, her eyes asking when they would leave. Ever since she entered the Divine King's Mansion, she had felt that something was amiss and just wanted to get away from here as soon as possible.

"I'm taking my sister to meet an important person. You guys have a drink first." Lu Changqiu also felt that Su Yan was no longer suitable to stay here.

The sooner they leave, the sooner we can have peace of mind.

Lu Changqiu led Su Yan to the steward's office of the Divine King's Mansion, following a less crowded area.

Stopping a maid, he handed her two low-grade divine crystals and asked, "Miss Peach, may I ask where Steward Luo is?"

Taozi took the divine crystal, glanced at Su Yan first, especially at her clothes, her eyes showing obvious amazement and envy, "Master Lu, who is this?"

“My sister,” Lu Changqiu replied.

Peach replied, "Manager Luo is serving at the Ninth-Grade Lotus Pond. However, I can go there to deliver a message."

Lu Changqiu immediately gave her three more low-grade divine crystals.

Peach left satisfied.

“This peach is also from our area. She went to work as a maid in the Divine King’s Palace,” Lu Changqiu explained to Su Yan.

Su Yan nodded, "Yes, can Steward Luo escort me away?"

"Yes," Lu Changqiu replied.

After chatting for a while, Steward Luo arrived. He looked rather old, with gray hair and beard, and obvious wrinkles on his face.

After exchanging a few words with him, Lu Changqiu handed the bag containing the top-grade divine crystals to Steward Luo.

Manager Luo nodded, "Alright, it's time to leave, so hurry up."

"How about I give her a ride?" Lu Changqiu said with a smile.

Steward Luo paused for a moment, then said, "Alright, let's go."

Su Yan glanced towards the direction of the Nine-Rank Lotus Pond. She had originally thought she might be able to meet with Lord Yu Hao and see how he and Feng Qi'er were getting along. But now they were only a few hundred meters away, so it seemed unlikely she would see him.

Let's talk about it after we get back to the Divine Lord's Mansion.

Manager Luo looked at Su Yan's divine dress and said, "This dress of the Lu family girl is extraordinary."

"It was a gift from a friend," Su Yan replied.

Xiao Mei made clothes for her, which may have triggered her... sewing skills. So far, she has made hundreds of outfits for her, almost like mass production.

There are also dozens of angel feather robes for Xiao Shi and the others. And each one is so adorable that she wants to immediately return to the Beast World, dress them up, take pictures, and then kiss, hug, lift them high in the air, and spin them around…

"Your friend is quite something." Steward Luo had seen similar divine silk rainbow dresses like the one Su Yan wore; one of them cost 50,000 high-grade divine crystals!

This piece, though not particularly ornate, is elegant and refined, and must be quite valuable.

Su Yan smiled and didn't say anything more.

Steward Luo seemed to have something on his mind, and from then on he would occasionally exchange a few words with Lu Changqiu.

They came to a rockery, where there was a large rock.

Steward Luo lifted the stone, revealing a well. "Jump in and drift away with the current. Stop when you see a sluice gate; someone will be there to meet you."

Lu Changqiu clasped his hands in a salute and said, "Thank you, Steward Luo."

"You're welcome. It won't hurt to give your sister a few more gifts." Steward Luo said to Lu Changqiu with a sudden serious expression.

Lu Changqiu was taken aback, but he didn't take it seriously. He grinned, revealing a set of snow-white teeth, and said with a smile, "Of course, I'll invite you to An Hongzhai for drinks another day."

“…Okay, if there’s a chance,” Steward Luo replied.

"Thank you, Steward Luo." Su Yan clasped her hands in a respectful bow, then jumped straight into the well.

Lu Changqiu was a little surprised, thinking she would be a bit dramatic, since the well looked dark and a little scary.

Then they had to jump in too.

Steward Luo stopped him and handed the bag containing top-grade divine crystals to Lu Changqiu, saying, "If you see my wife, give her this."

When Lu Changqiu saw the bag and recalled how preoccupied Steward Luo had seemed all the way here, he asked, "Old Luo, is something wrong?"

"Hurry up and get out of here." Steward Luo pushed him into the well and quickly moved a large stone to cover the well opening.

"Steward Luo, you're here! His Majesty is looking for you."

"Come here."

……

After drifting with the current for an unknown amount of time, Su Yan finally saw a sluice gate.

There was a platform next to the gate, and more than a dozen people were already standing on it, waiting for something.

Su Yan kept her system map open. As she approached the platform, she discovered that it was a teleportation array. Judging from its complexity, it wasn't a simple small teleportation array, but a large teleportation array capable of crossing domains.

Su Yan leaped out of the water and onto the platform.

Just as Xiaomei said, there wasn't a single water stain on the clothes.

Lu Changqiu, who followed her, was also soaked.

"Who are you?" a middle-aged woman dressed in luxurious clothes asked Su Yan warily.

Su Yan looked at Lu Changqiu.

Lu Changqiu bowed respectfully and said, "Madam Luo, this is my younger sister."

"Your sister?" Madam Luo looked at Su Yan, then at Lu Changqiu. "They don't look alike."

“Half-siblings from different fathers and mothers,” Su Yan replied.

Mrs. Luo suddenly realized, "So that's how it is."

Lu Changqiu was taken aback by Su Yan's words, then a playful smile appeared in his eyes. "It was Steward Luo who sent us here, saying that we could leave the Divine King City. He also asked me to pass this on to Madam."

He presented the bag containing the divine crystal with both hands.

Mrs. Luo paused for a moment, then took the bag. "Well, let's go together then."

"Mom, when is Dad coming?" a seven or eight-year-old boy asked Madam Luo.

Madam Luo gazed at the flowing water. "If your father hasn't arrived by 3:15 PM, we'll have to leave."

"why?"

"Even Mother isn't quite sure."

Su Yan took out a string of rainbow candy gourds from her storage bag and handed them to the little boy. "Do you like them?"

The little boy's eyes lit up. "Thank you, pretty sister."

"Thank you, young lady." Madam Luo had left in a hurry and hadn't brought any food or supplies. She had never thought of putting these odds and ends in her spatial artifact.

"You're welcome," Su Yan said with a smile, then asked Madam Luo, "One quarter past Shen Shi (3:15 PM)? Is there any special significance to that?"

Madam Luo glanced at Lu Changqiu and shook her head. "She only said to activate the teleportation array at 3:15 PM, not earlier and not later."