"Tell your general that I have urgent business to attend to and must leave immediately, so he doesn't need to worry."

Junran said without turning his head, "If they ask, just say I went to the Endless Ruins to find Xiaoyu, so he doesn't need to worry and doesn't need to send anyone to look for him."

"What? You're going to the Endless Wasteland!"

Upon hearing this, the servant was completely stunned. When he came to his senses, he quickly chased after him, only to find that the man had already disappeared. He hesitated for a moment, then immediately turned and ran away, shouting, "I must tell the general about this immediately!"

After Junran left, he did not leave the city immediately, but instead went back into the city to see Emperor Qianming and his wife.

"Xiao Ran, you're awake."

The couple were delighted to see Junran arrive.

They had heard about his serious injuries and had visited him, but they were unsure when he would wake up.

Now that I know he's alright, I can finally relax.

"I've come here to say goodbye. I've been here for so long, Xiao Yu must have been worried about me."

Junran didn't exchange many pleasantries with the couple. After a brief silence, he asked with a serious expression, "How is Xiaoqing?"

“As soon as you arrived, and said you were leaving, we knew what your purpose was.”

Upon hearing this, the couple exchanged a glance, and then Yao went inside.

Are you sure you really want to raise her alone?

After Yao left, Di Qianming looked at Junran with some concern and said, "Although you have experience raising Xiaoyu, how come you, an unmarried man, have been raising children all this time, and none of them are your own children?"

No one knows the baby's identity or origin; she appeared suddenly a few days after Junran arrived.

When Junran asked them for help raising the child, they were very shocked and advised him that the child might be someone's child in the city, and that if the child was lost, he should send him back or ask around.

However, he said with absolute certainty that the child's parents were no longer alive and that she was an orphan.

The couple weren't the type to pry into things, so since Junran had already said so, they naturally didn't ask any more questions.

Since they had nothing to do while recovering from their injuries, they figured they could help the two children, so they agreed.

“I promised the child’s parents that I would raise it to adulthood and send it home, so I must keep my promise.”

Junran smiled slightly and looked at Di Qianming, saying, "Thank you for your concern, senior, but as for matters of the heart, I think I will live alone for the rest of my life, so you don't need to worry about me too much."

"You silly child, oh..."

Upon hearing this, Di Qianming wanted to say something more, but considering Jun Ran's personality, he said nothing more.

Although Junran is gentle and humble, he is very opinionated and stubborn in some aspects. Once he makes a decision, no amount of advice from others will change his mind.

"Eeya eeya..."

Just then, Yao came out carrying a small baby. The baby in the swaddling clothes looked very small, but seemed very clever. He had a smile on his face, and his big eyes were rolling around. He was very cute.

"Is this Xiaoqing?"

Junran didn't expect the child to change so quickly. He remembered that when she was first resurrected, she was really ugly. If he hadn't been told, he wouldn't have recognized her as the same child.

"Yes, Qing'er is very sensible."

Madam Yao seemed to really like Qing'er; her smile was genuine and gentle, and her eyes never left Qing'er after she came out with the child in her arms.