As a result, Yue Jiuling turned around and made a shushing gesture at him. She 'shh'ed him and then pointed to the scene inside the private room for him to see for himself.

Inside the private room, Xiaobaicai was lying on a large bed with his eyes closed. His face still bore the painful and aggrieved expression from when his little leaf was kicked and broken.

On the large bed sat Qiongqi, who was covering Xiaobaicai with a blanket and gently stroking her head. His tender expression was as if he were looking at a beloved object.

Yue Jiuling originally thought that Xiaobaicai was in great danger, so she rushed over in a hurry, only to see a scene that she did not expect.

"You're here? Come in~"

Qiongqi had already noticed that Yazi and Yue Jiuling were spying on him. His eyes never left Xiaobaicai, but he still kept asking them questions. He asked, "Yazi, how long has it been since you and your uncle last saw each other?"

Ya Zi pulled Yue Jiu Ling into the room and replied, "It's probably been a thousand or two years, right? I don't go back to Dad's place often. I remember the last time I saw you, it was when Third Brother called me back, and then I ran into you and Dad playing chess."

"Yes, that's been so long. Are you aware of the rumors that I've disappeared?"

Qiongqi continued to ask.

Upon hearing this, Ya Zi nodded and said, "Yes, I had heard that you had been missing for nearly a thousand years, but just a few days ago, I seemed to have found traces of you. I just didn't expect it to really be you."

The reason Ya Zi secretly kept Xu Bei's broken sword was because traces of Qiongqi appeared on it. That's why he went to Xiao Baicai to examine it, and then went to Lao Gu Dong to inquire about Qiongqi, because Lao Gu Dong was a know-it-all in the human world and knew a lot.

“Oh, my second nephew, actually I didn’t disappear, but went into seclusion. And the reason I went into seclusion is that I found a life partner.”

Qiongqi suddenly turned around and looked at Yazi and Yue Jiuling, saying, "My beloved companion is a white plum blossom demon. I fell in love with him at first sight, and the old tree blossomed, so I took him and went into seclusion."

As Qiongqi recounted this, a happy smile graced his face. He said, "When you have time, go back and tell your dad and those other three guys that I didn't disappear back then; I just went into seclusion with my partner."

"But brother, if you've gone into seclusion, fine, but why are you coming out now to arrest our Comrade Little Cabbage?"

Yue Jiuling had been listening for a long time. Although she now realized that this Qiongqi didn't seem to be as bad as the legends said, why did he have to grab their little cabbage today?

Ya Zi knew that Yue Jiuling was getting impatient. Although he was also very anxious and wanted to take back Xiao Baicai, he still pulled Yue Jiuling and said, "Jiuling, don't be anxious. My uncle isn't an unreasonable person. Maybe there's some hidden reason for taking Xiao Baicai, Uncle, right?"

His last words were directed at Qiongqi.

Qiongqi knew that the two people in front of him were very anxious. He sat down on the edge of the bed again and continued to look at Xiaobaicai gently, saying, "My partner is Bai Mei Yao. As I just mentioned, I like to call him Xiaobai. It's just a pity that Xiaobai was seriously injured before, and his cultivation level has never been able to improve. He couldn't live with me for too long, and I couldn't find any other way to help him improve his cultivation level. In the end, he still died. After he died, he had to go to the Ghost Realm to be reincarnated. I calculated it when he went to the Ghost Realm. In this life, he will still be a plant-type little demon, but I don't know exactly what kind of demon. I can only calculate that he will be able to transform into human form at around one hundred years old."

After hearing Qiongqi's words, Yue Jiuling and Ya Zi looked at Xiaobaicai with some suspicion, and then asked in unison, "Could he be Xiaobaicai?"

"That's right, he's your Xiaobaicai. I only just recognized him."

Qiongqi was looking at Xiaobaicai again. He said softly, "That's enough for today. You can leave, but Xiaobaicai must stay. I will take care of him. As for the other questions, Dahuang will give you a satisfactory answer."

He had barely finished speaking when the tiger-headed, human-bodied tiger spirit appeared in the private room. The tiger spirit gestured to Ya Zi and Yue Jiuling, "Young Master Long, Miss Yue, please~"

Even after learning that Xiaobaicai's past life was Qiongqi's partner, Yue Jiuling was still not entirely at ease letting Xiaobaicai stay. However, she was eventually dragged away by Yazi.

Ya Zi whispered to her, "Don't worry, my Uncle Qiongqi may be a bit fierce at times, but he's a very good person. And since he went into seclusion for Xiao Bai, he'll definitely treat Xiao Bai Cai well."

Yue Jiuling was still uneasy after hearing Ya Zi's words. She said, "How can I be at ease? He's one of the Four Fiends. How can I possibly be at ease?"

Ya Zi was displeased with her words. He said, "Everyone thinks I'm a vicious and ruthless person. Do you think I would eat you? Really!"