Fantasy: The Clan Chief Lies Down, His House Is Full of Emperors

Xu Luo had already planned to take Shangguan Zhuo to find the main ingredients for making the Soul Nourishing Liquid.

As a Yuan Shen Realm Perfection expert, Shangguan Zhuo even has the strength to fight against a Heavenly Palace Realm expert.

With him around, Xu Luo could not only find these three main materials, but also some rare and precious natural treasures that would be useful to him.

Hearing Xu Luo say this, Shangguan Zhuo breathed a sigh of relief.

He had originally planned to use all his resources and connections, even at the cost of incurring favors, to find these three main ingredients, but it turned out to be not as difficult as he had imagined.

Xu Luo knew what he was thinking and said seemingly casually, "Normally, these three main ingredients are used to make pills that are mainly for people in the Nascent Soul stage."

"They are basically not available on the market, as they have long been firmly controlled by the powerful figures of various forces."

He said this to tell Shangguan Zhuo that these three main ingredients are very rare, and without him, you wouldn't be able to find them all with your abilities and connections.

So you should thank me and the Xu family.

Xu Luo wouldn't treat his own people this way, but he would naturally use some tactics when dealing with Shangguan Zhuo, who wasn't yet one of his own.

Shangguan Zhuo understood immediately, "Then I'll have to trouble you, young friend Xu. Please rest assured, I'll do whatever you say on this trip to find the medicinal herbs."

He still had some doubts in his mind. Why did Xu Luo, who was not very old, give him the feeling of facing an old monster?

Judging solely from his feelings, he felt that Xu Luo was more like the head of the Xu family, while Xu Qingzhou seemed like a mascot who knew nothing and only knew how to stand aside and watch the show.

Xu Luo said, "If there's nothing else, I'll make some preparations and then we'll set off."

"Okay!" Shangguan Zhuo naturally hoped it would be as soon as possible.

Before departure.

Xu Luo arrived at Xu Qingzhou's courtyard.

"This trip to find the medicinal herbs will take at least three months, and we'll be traveling to many different places. It's really inconvenient to bring Little Grey along, so I'll have to ask you, Sixth Uncle, to take care of it for a while."

The last time I asked Xu Qingzhou to help take care of Xiao Hui, it was only a little over a month, but Xiao Hui acted as if it didn't recognize me and stayed here no matter what I did, and I couldn't get it to leave.

After using a combination of carrot and stick tactics and some coaxing, I finally managed to get rid of him.

At the time, Xu Luo thought that he could no longer easily entrust Xiao Hui to Xu Qingzhou's care, but he did not expect that he would have to change his mind so soon.

Unfortunately, this trip isn't about suppressing bandits, hunting monsters, or exploring ruins; it's about finding medicinal herbs, which requires traveling to many places and will take quite a while.

It was really inconvenient to carry Little Gray around, and Xu Luo couldn't bear to keep it in the spirit beast bag all the time. It was okay for a short time, but Little Gray didn't like to stay in it for too long.

Therefore, the care of the child had to be handed over to Xu Qingzhou again.

"can."

Xu Qingzhou didn't mind. Xiao Hui had a good personality and was smart. Keeping it meant preparing more food for meals and occasionally taking it for a walk.

Xu Luo waved his hand and released Little Gray from the spirit beast pouch.

Little Grey, who looked like a calf, was overjoyed to see the familiar yard and his familiar uncle.

It rushed over in a flash, nuzzling Xu Qingzhou excitedly and affectionately, like a dog that hadn't seen its owner in a long time.

Uncle, my dear uncle.

I'm so glad to see you again! I missed you so much. Can we have barbecue for lunch?

Xu Qingzhou rubbed its huge head, its fur soft and pleasant to the touch.

"Oh, okay, okay, you'll get covered in fur in a minute."

Despite having prepared himself mentally, Xu Luo was still speechless when he saw this scene.

This makes it seem like I'm an outsider, and the other person is the master and servant with a deep bond.

That's all, I'm leaving. I'm exhausted.

Xu Luo said, "I'm setting off with Shangguan Zhuo right now."

"Okay, be careful on the road," Xu Qingzhou instructed.

Xu Luo turned to leave, but after taking a couple of steps, he looked back and saw that Xiao Hui was still being affectionate with Xu Qingzhou, completely ignoring him.

He kept turning back to look at himself as he walked, but even when he reached the front door, Xiao Hui didn't glance at him once.

Is that a Suanni? This is clearly an ingrate!

Heartbroken, Xu Luo left Xu Qingzhou's courtyard.

.....

The higher one's cultivation level, the longer one can go into seclusion; a single seclusion can last for months, years, or even decades.

After Su Xinyan casually dealt with the three Purple Mansion Realm cultivators from the Lan family last time, she returned to the Lingyue Sect to go into seclusion.

This time, she only made a breakthrough; it didn't take her that long.

After successfully breaking through, she searched for some spiritual plants that needed to be transplanted in the courtyard of her cave.

She had just finished packing everything and left the cave when her father, Su Xin, discovered her.

"Xinyan, where are you headed this time?"

It's not that Su Xin is particularly controlling or likes to manage Su Xinyan.

Su Xinyan has changed so much in the past two years compared to before.

In the past, she would not leave the sect unless absolutely necessary, and she rarely even left her cave.

She was basically not at Lingyue Sect during this period. She rarely came back, but it was for her to go into seclusion to break through her cultivation. As soon as her seclusion ended, she had to leave again.

This is so abnormal!

As a father, Su Xin would definitely ask.

Su Xinyan replied, "I'm going to see an old friend."

"I see," Su Xin wanted to ask more details, but fearing that his daughter would find him annoying, he opened his mouth but didn't say anything more.

After Su Xinyan left Lingyue Sect, Su Xin kept wondering why his daughter had changed so much and whether she had encountered some problem.

I racked my brains for a long time, but I still couldn't figure it out.

Su Xin decided to seek help from outsiders, and just then he saw Elder Li and his second disciple Zheng Guan together, so he called them over.

"Master/Uncle-Master, what are your orders?"

Su Xin asked, "Why would a woman suddenly change so much?"

what?

They weren't surprised to hear the question, but they were surprised that it was asked by Su Xin.

Elder Li and Zheng Guan looked at each other, speechless.

This, this, this...

Are you perhaps experiencing a revival of your life, like a withered tree blossoming again, and looking for a twilight romance?

Does the master's wife know about this?

Noticing their strange looks, Su Xin knew they had misunderstood, and quickly explained with a straight face.

"Don't overthink it, I'm asking on behalf of a friend of mine."

The two looked at each other again.

“Oh~~~” Zheng Guan nodded, drawing out the sound, “I understand, I understand.”

Seeing that his explanations were only making things worse, Su Xin had no choice but to tell the truth.

"I'm talking about your senior sister. She's been away from the sect lately, only coming back occasionally and leaving again soon. You know her; she wasn't like this before."

"Oh, it's Senior Sister," Zheng Guan thought to himself, feeling a little disappointed.

He thought for a moment, "According to you, Senior Sister has indeed changed a lot."

Anyone who has known Su Xinyan for a long enough time knows her personality and habits.

Elder Li remained silent because he knew what was going on.

Within the Lingyue Sect, besides Xu Muge, only Elder Li, who went to the capital because of the Azure Dragon Secret Realm, knew about Xu Qingzhou and Su Xinyan's affair, but he never dared to tell anyone.

Su Xin seems to have discovered something. Should I tell him?

Elder Li was very conflicted.

Noticing his unusual behavior, Su Xin stared at him and asked, "Do you know something?"

"I don't know, I don't know anything," Elder Li replied instinctively, waving his hand.

But his behavior is a classic case of protesting too much.

Su Xin's face darkened.

"You little brat, are you asking for a beating? Want to have a go at me?"

Elder Li looked utterly dejected; he was completely finished now, and he was certain he had offended someone.