Many descendants

Before Su Yan could go to the Beast King's Palace, Zi Qi came to find her first. He looked very haggard, and his purple eyes had lost their luster, becoming much more dull.

Su Yan was sweeping the fallen leaves in the yard with a broom. A storm last night had blown a lot of leaves into the backyard, and there were even some unidentified green fruits.

Upon seeing Ziqi, Su Yan blinked and then handed him the broom, saying, "Help me clean up the yard; I'm going to have an outdoor barbecue."

"Yan Yan... okay." Zi Qi took the broom.

Su Yan watched him scan the area bit by bit, glancing at her every now and then.

“The children’s results this time were not ideal, I will keep a close eye on them,” Ziqi said to Su Yan.

"No need, just let them study at their usual pace. Besides, this monthly exam doesn't count. I took the wrong test paper. I wanted to retake it, but Qing Linghuan disagreed and caused a scene with the children, which is why the results were like this."

"I heard from Xiao Qi that Zulu..."

“I resurrected him.” Su Yan looked at Zi Qi. “I also want to apologize to you for doubting you back then.”

"It's okay. If it were me, I would also have doubts."

Su Yan set up the barbecue grill and asked Bai Kaixin to prepare some side dishes and wine before she started grilling the meat.

Ziqi silently watched her busy herself, not knowing what to say or do, so she simply remained silent and drank.

"I went to the South District," Su Yan said, taking in the sizzling aroma of meat.

Ziqi tightened his grip on the empty wine glass, waiting for her to continue.

"You gave him the mermaid pearl?"

"……Um."

"His memories are inside the mermaid pearl, so he remembered the past and wanted to raise Xiao Qi himself."

"He also told me that he originally did not plan to return to the South District, but decided to go back after seeing Xiao Qi at the academy."

"How well does Your Majesty know about the Southern District?"

"Except for a small number of islands and forest areas, the southern region is mostly rivers, lakes and seas, especially the Azure Sea, which is not only the largest in area, but also the location of the capital of the Southern Region."

“I see that the waters in the southern region are very extensive, almost connecting to other continents.”

"Yes. But the distance between continents is also very far. Even outside the waters of the Southern District, there is a large expanse of high seas separating them. And the real resources and power of the Southern District are not in the waters above, but on the seabed."

"The seabed...it must feel very dark and cold," Su Yan frowned slightly.

Perhaps this topic was within Ziqi's comfort zone, so his tone became more and more relaxed, and his expression improved considerably.

"There is another world beneath the sea. Beyond the darkness—the Abyss of the Deep Blue—lies the ancient continent of Luoya, known as the Land of Never Sleeping, where the Sea God Clan once lived."

“Luoya Ancient Continent…” Su Yan seemed to be deep in thought.

“If Xiao Qi wants to go back, I won’t stop her,” Zi Qi suddenly said.

Su Yan glanced at him and handed him the grilled meat skewers. "Here you go."

Ziqi's eyes lit up suddenly, and she reached out to take it, saying, "Thank you."

"Why are you being so polite with me?" Su Yan said with a smile. "Consider it your birthday, okay?"

"..." Ziqi's eyes lit up even more. "You know?"

"Of course I know. It's just that the mission was urgent at the time, and I needed to earn points to revive Zulu, so I left." Su Yan smiled and said, "Happy birthday."

"Mmm." Ziqi took a bite of the meat skewer, her eyes full of joy. "It's delicious."

"Then eat more... Wait a minute, didn't I prepare a birthday gift for you and have Xiao Qi give it to you?" Su Yan looked at him.

Ziqi paused, "..."

Su Yan laughed heartily, "Your daughter stole it again."

Ziqi felt embarrassed. "She usually keeps the things she's interested in to herself. I'll talk to her about it later."

"It's alright. Well, I'm a rat, so these babies all inherit some of my bad habits." Su Yan handed him two more skewers. "It was Xiao Qi's own decision. She said she'd stay with you until she grew up. If she absolutely had to go to the sea, she'd tell you herself. Just let her go. Once she's an adult, she can go wherever she wants."

Ziqi took a sip of wine and readily agreed, "Okay."

Su Yan smiled and glanced at him, "But you'd better prepare two heirs. What will happen to the East District if Xiao Qi really goes back to the sea?"

Ziqi was very open-minded on this point: "Wise rulers and good generals are hard to find, and they don't necessarily have to be my children. The future is still far away, let's wait and see. Besides, if they have a better place to live, even if they want to stay here, I won't agree."

"Okay, it's up to you." Su Yan took a bite of the meat skewer she had grilled herself, then her face darkened...

No salt added!

Then, seeing Ziqi savoring each bite as if it were a delicacy, she asked, "Don't you have a sense of taste?"

"No, it's because Yan Yan's baking is really delicious."

"..."

……

"You mean, in the twelve battles of the gods, the Asura Realm and the God Realm are tied?" Su Yan had put the matter of the battles of the gods aside, because she felt that it had little to do with her.

With another mission on the way, it's become like a casual conversation now.

Zi Qi looked at her. The 9908 continent was actually quite dangerous for Su Yan. Several divine war envoys from the God Realm had come looking for her.

Fortunately, she was away from here for more than three months, thus escaping wave after wave of searching.

"There are many forces in the Beast World that have submitted to the gods, and they are looking for you."

"Looking for me?" Su Yan asked in surprise. "Why are you looking for me?"

Ziqi took out a letter from her spatial ring. "Someone once came to me with this asking about your whereabouts. This is a copy. As for information about you, I have issued a gag order for the entire continent."

"It doesn't have to be this serious, and not many people know me anyway." Su Yan opened the letter—Mother (big smiling face) sees the letter as her child, unfolding it brings a smile to her face…

"Is this a letter from Xiao Shier?" Su Yan looked at the handwriting on the letter with some surprise, and then continued reading.

After reading it, he said, "I'll have the other kids practice their writing skills; there are quite a few spelling mistakes."

Ziqi: "...What about Little Twelve?"

"Him?" Su Yan asked Xiao Mei to check on Xiao Twelve's condition. He was currently asleep, had gained five pounds, and his talent and profound skills had also improved significantly. "He's doing very well."

At worst, there's still a cheap master to rely on, even if he's a bit unreliable. But if it really comes down to life or death, he won't stand idly by.

"Hehe, I thought you'd be anxious." Ziqi handed her a wet wipe, "The right corner of your mouth."

Su Yan took it, wiped her mouth, and got a little charcoal ash on it. "Your Majesty, please rest assured. I have the children's substitute talismans. Every child... no matter where they are, they're safe. As long as I live, their lives are not in danger."

Another parenting model allows me to clearly understand their condition, their progress in cultivating their innate talents and profound skills, and even who hasn't slept well or whose mental strength is weak.

Spending 500,000 birth points to specifically activate the child-rearing mode was definitely not a waste of money.

Ziqi gazed at her with a deep, dark look in her eyes. "When Yan Yan wasn't back, I felt like the sky was always dark. After you came back..."

"It's getting darker! Hahaha~" Su Yan said playfully, then handed the freshly grilled meat skewers to Zi Qi.

Ziqi took it and chuckled softly, a genuine joy that seemed to come from the bottom of her heart.