Many descendants

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Beast world.

Manman prepared a storage bag for Xiaobao'er. "This is for little Qianzhi. There's a little crown drawn on it. See? Don't take the wrong one later."

"Okay, sister." Xiao Bao put away the small storage bag, then looked towards the door, "Dad?"

"Hmm." Ming Linyuan came in and handed Manman a storage bag. "Give this to Xiao Qianzhi for me."

"Okay." Manman put it away and looked at Ming Linyuan. "Father, has Mother forgiven you?"

Ming Linyuan patted Manman's head, "She probably won't forgive her father."

"Or...or maybe Dad should end up like Aunt Bai Nan?"

"You mean to let Father be reborn as a female?"

"Sure, it's better than your mother ignoring you."

"……no."

“We don’t care whether Dad is Mom or not, so why would Dad care about these things? Right, little Bao’er?”

"Yes, I would like Father to become Mother even more."

"I can't do it." Ming Linyuan thought about sitting with Zi Qi and the others, feeling incredibly awkward as a female.

Little Eleven called out from outside, "Uncle Yanze is here to pick us up."

Xiao Bao was the first to rush out.

Manman comforted her father, "Don't worry, we'll put in a good word for you. We'll meet again someday."

"Thank you, Manman." Ming Linyuan smiled. He didn't expect Yan Yan to accept him again; it was fine as things were.

Manman also went out. Ming Linyuan looked at the room, now empty again, without the children, and sighed softly.

Yan Ze knocked on the door and greeted Ming Linyuan, "I'll take the children with me now, and I'll bring them back after the coming-of-age ceremony."

"Thank you for your trouble." Ming Linyuan looked at him. "Those four are a bit mischievous. If they get into any trouble, please be sure to tell me."

“With Yan Yan there keeping them in check, none of them will cause trouble. They’re very sensible.” Yan Ze took out a pack of cigarettes, smoked one for himself, and handed the rest to Ming Linyuan.

Ming Linyuan accepted it, "Thank you, sit down and rest for a while."

"No, I still need to go to the Imperial Clan's office." Yan Ze lit a cigarette, took a deep drag, and walked outside.

Ming Linyuan saw him off.

"These children act so well-behaved in front of her. Especially little Qianzhi, she always argues with me, but she's like a mouse that's always being docile with her mother, doing whatever she's told."

“Same here, I’m used to it.” Ming Linyuan’s face showed a particularly understanding smile.

"How is Zulong?" Yan Ze asked.

Ming Linyuan replied, "I heard from Brother Qing that the Ancestral Dragon went into a deep sleep after his rebirth."

Why are you asleep?

"The Ancestral Dragon has just been reborn, and both its dragon soul and body need an adaptation process. Brother Yu said that the newborn Ancestral Dragon is very young, perhaps because it does not want to show its new face to the world."

"It's good that you're alright. King asked me to inquire about Zulong's condition, since it was because of him that Zulong suffered this calamity."

"With the Ancestral Dragon gone, the Beast World was somewhat turbulent, but things are better now," Ming Linyuan replied.

Yan Ze nodded, "Just like King is to the system world. Okay, I'll go to Zong Sili's place first."

Ming Linyuan watched Yan Ze's figure gradually turn into data and disappear.

Looking up at the sky, he took out a communication talisman—[Zulu, are you busy? Want to grab a drink sometime?]

Zulu quickly replied with a message talisman: "[Yes, come quickly, Pei Xuan is here too.]"

Pei Xuan helped Zulu hang the fresh meat strips on the drying rack.

Zulu sprayed a thin layer of spiced water onto the dried meat.

“I see there’s no dried meat left at the stalls outside,” Pei Xuan said with a smile.

Zulu replied, "When Yan Yan was around, I made as much as I could for her to sell for fun. Now that she's gone, there's not enough jerky for the kids to chew on or to give away, so there's no surplus to sell."

“That’s right, all your customers are going to my North-South Trading Company looking for dried meat,” Ming Linyuan said with a smile, also lending a hand.

"Were the children also taken away by Yan Ze?" Pei Xuan asked.

“Yes,” Ming Linyuan replied, “He also asked about the First Emperor.”

"After the birth of the Ancestral Dragon, Yan Yan seems to have never mentioned him again. Have you heard her mention him?" Pei Xuan asked.

“No,” Zulu replied, as Su Yan had spent the most time with him.

Zong Sili also came over. Seeing everyone busy drying meat, he sat down in a chair and said, "I want fifty catties."

“…We can get about fifty catties in total, and we’ll finish it all for you,” Ming Linyuan said with a smile.

“The university is going to hold the Tiandao Cup preliminary rounds, and dried meat is needed for the competition,” Zong Sili replied.

Pei Xuan asked in surprise, "The children aren't here, and you're organizing the Heavenly Dao Cup? When they come back and find out, won't they be furious with you?"

Zong Sili laughed and said, "The Heavenly Dao Cup is for university students. With them here, what business is there for other students?"

……

Yan Youlan's spaceship entered the Tiangong spaceport area.

King and Yan Ze waited to receive their guests.

If it were just Yan Youlan alone, the two of them wouldn't be so formal.

A refined-looking man with brown hair tied low at the ends, and an elderly man with gray hair, disembarked from the spaceship at Yan Youlan's invitation.

Yasser and Gna Eckalman also came.

Su Yan was holding an eyebrow pencil and applying makeup to Xiao Qianzhi.

When Xiao Qianzhi took human form, she had long, soft, and smooth silver-gray hair. Apart from her eyes, which resembled Su Yan's, her nose, mouth, and even her face shape were all like Yan Ze's.

Because they look so alike, the father and daughter can't stand each other for more than a few minutes when they're together, just like Xiao Tiantian and Qing Linghuan.

However, they had a very good relationship, and Yan Ze doted on his daughter. His two sons, on the other hand, were put into the family early on to take over family affairs.

"Tomorrow, when your father takes you to perform the ceremony and receive the blessings from the clan, be sure to behave and don't argue with your father." Su Yan drew eyeliner on Xiao Qianzhi's eyes, making the little girl's eyes appear even bigger, with a youthful charm that was both innocent and mature.

"So cute!" Shishi came over, looking at Xiao Qianzhi with amazement in her eyes.

Xiao Qianzhi picked up the mirror, looked at her own face, and compared it with Shishi's. "Sister is still prettier."

"Little Qianzhi has such a sweet tongue," Shishi said with a smile, then said to Su Yan, "Mother, I'll take care of the rest."

"Okay." Su Yan gave up her seat and rubbed her lower back.

Xiao Nannan arrived in a hurry and said to Su Yan, "Mother, Emperor Ya Se has also come to attend Xiao Qianzhi's coming-of-age ceremony."

Su Yan frowned slightly. If it weren't for the child in her womb, she wouldn't want to have any further contact with Ya Se, or even the Twenty-Fourth Generation…

These two were the ones who always made her feel uneasy whenever she saw them. Their strength was also difficult for her to fathom.

Even the Heavenly Dao could not regenerate the Ancestral Dragon, yet he easily completed the twenty-fourth reincarnation. And then there's Ya Se, a cunning and scheming individual.

"My little princesses, I'm going to check on you. You two continue with your makeup trials," Su Yan said to Xiao Qianzhi and Shishi.

The two sisters agreed.

After Su Yan left with Xiao Nannan, Shishi asked Xiao Qianzhi, "Do you know anything about this Ya Se Emperor?"

Little Qian said innocently, "Mother doesn't seem to like him!"