Vermilion Bird Palace.

night.

After finishing his official duties, Xiao Xuan went to the Empress's palace to continue his baby-making plan.

At that moment, a subordinate handed over an envelope.

Xiao Xuan opened it and looked at the rough line drawing: several chubby boys surrounded a big fat man, each holding a wooden stick, and the big fat man was tied up... Next to him were big crabs, lined up from the bottom of the mountain and jumping into a big black pot on the top of the mountain.

"Husband, what is this?"

Yaoyue wrapped her arms around Xiao Xuan's waist from behind, pressing her head against his back.

"Oh, it's nothing, it's just a letter from my senior sister."

"Is this a letter? Let me see it."

Yaoyue playfully snatched the envelope from Xiao Xuan's hand, tilted her head, and stared at it for a long time, but still couldn't decipher its meaning.

"Husband, are those little figures drawn in here? Or are they turtles?"

"Is the fattest one our junior sister?"

"What's that lump of fat in the middle? A zongzi (sticky rice dumpling)? A meat zongzi? And it's all tied up?"

"Hmm... this is a pot, right...? And this looks like crabs, but what does it mean that the crabs are lining up and jumping into the pot?"

Yaoyue looked at the scribbles in her hand, but even someone as intelligent as her couldn't decipher their meaning.

You'll only know how abstract it is once you've seen it.

It's estimated that, apart from the Qin Beast, only Xiao Xuan in the world could understand it.

"This isn't a rice dumpling, it's a person. Look, it has four little arms and a little head, but my junior sister exaggerated it a bit."

Xiao Xuan took the letter and smiled, "The reason for the crab queue is that I should be more conscientious and send more crabs up the mountain, preferably a continuous supply. My junior sister prefers king crab."

Xiao Xuan did not tell her that the meat dumpling in the painting was her own son.

The facts are the facts, but it's always better to accept them later than sooner, right?

"Husband, I saw that you arranged for people to catch a lot of king crabs in the North Sea and send them up the mountain. I think that should be enough for Junior Sister to eat for several years," Yaoyue said with a smile.

"A few years?" Xiao Xuan's lips twitched. "A few days, maybe."

The king crabs he caught were all crab spirits, enormous in size, each weighing hundreds or even thousands of pounds, enough for an ordinary person to eat for a year or two, but for his junior sister, it was just a matter of a few meals.

"Husband, Junior Sister is already a Nascent Soul cultivator, why does she still need to eat so much?" Yaoyue asked.

“My junior sister likes to eat, and besides, she has a special constitution, so she can absorb energy indefinitely from food,” Xiao Xuan replied.

"Oh." Yaoyue nodded, then smiled and said, "Husband, I haven't seen Yu'er for so long. I happen to have some free time these days, so I'd like to go up the mountain to see Yu'er."

“Uh…” Xiao Xuan paused slightly, “Madam, it’s best not to go.”

"Huh? Why?" Yaoyue looked up in confusion.

I'm afraid it might upset your heart if you see me.

Xiao Xuan muttered to himself, then shook his head and said, "It's nothing, let him focus on his cultivation on the mountain."

"Besides, his coming-of-age ceremony is in two years. You can bring him back then, and then it won't be too late to see him again."

Xiao Xuan offered words of comfort.

"All right. "

Yaoyue nestled into Xiao Xuan's arms, a bright smile spreading across her face.

"My husband, we are both so good-looking, our son must be extremely handsome too."

"A while ago, my best friend mentioned that she had suggested arranging a marriage between my son and her daughter a long time ago."

"Hehehe, my husband, I saw her daughter, she's so pretty and delicate, she'll definitely be a beauty when she grows up. And since we're such good friends, what do you think, should we arrange a marriage for Yu'er?"

Yaoyue looked at Xiao Xuan, wanting to hear what he had to say.

After all, Yu'er is a prince of the Vermilion Bird Dynasty, and he bears the fate of the empire on his shoulders. Marriage also needs to be carefully considered. Although she is Xiao Yu's mother, in this regard, it is mainly up to Xiao Xuan to make the decision.

Because Xiao Yu's legal wife may be the future empress of the empire.

This matter concerns national importance and cannot be handled hastily.

"Well... let's wait a bit..."

Xiao Xuan gave an ambiguous answer.

He was afraid... afraid that the young woman would cry when she saw his son and then yell about breaking off the engagement.

However, in this land of Yunzhou, there are probably not many people who want to break off an engagement with the Vermilion Bird Dynasty, or who dare to do so.

"Hmm... alright, let's wait for Yu'er to come back first."

"But I really miss the little guy. I wonder if he's having a happy time every day."

"Hmph, I told you to find someone to draw a portrait of Yu'er and bring it back for me to see, and you didn't even do that."

Inviting the moon, she pouted.

Xiao Xuan lifted him up in his arms.

"Madam, the night is long; let's talk about something else."

"Hehe, my husband, please be gentle..."

"Madam, there's no need for you to show mercy."

"Oh dear, I'm so embarrassed..."

......

The snow on Turtle Mountain has been falling continuously.

It lasted for several months.

The New Year passed away amidst this never-ending snow.

When the snow stops, it will be spring.

The grass and trees are sprouting, and the peach blossoms are in full bloom.

"Yi Cheng, let's go fishing!"

The spring sunshine was warm and gentle, and the Qin beast stretched lazily under the peach tree.

"Hmph, I'm not going."

Yi Cheng sat on the ground covered with petals, arms crossed, and said angrily, "Master, last time I saw you couldn't catch any fish, I jumped down to help you catch some, and you even yelled at me!"

So this time, the goose doesn't want to go fishing with you.

"Hey. "

Qin Shou laughed angrily.

This guy is making trouble for my pond and he thinks he's right?

"Alright, if you don't want to go, then don't. I'm happy to have some peace and quiet."

Qin Shou put on a straw hat, cast his fishing rod, picked up a wooden bucket, and swayed as he walked down the mountain.

"Master, I'll go with you."

Da Mei, carrying her small drawing board, hopped and skipped along to catch up with Qin Shou.

"Master, you can go fishing later, and I'll draw. I'll be very quiet."

"good. "

At the foot of Turtle Mountain flows the Turtle River, which is countless miles long. It meanders and twists, and only the section of the river that flows past the foot of Turtle Mountain is called the Turtle River.

Qin Beast was catching... um... here when he met Da Mei and Xiao Pang, thus beginning his journey of destiny. Later, downstream, he found Xiao Xuan, thus beginning a master-disciple relationship.

I still remember that in my past life, when I was little, I often carried a small wooden bucket up and down the mountain to fetch water by myself.

At that time, I noticed that every time I went down the mountain to fetch water alone, my senior sister would quietly follow me from a distance.

Maybe I was too small and afraid of falling into the water while carrying it.

Arriving at the riverbank, Qin Shou found a good spot to sit down and cast his fishing rod.

Then I lay there sunbathing, waiting for the fish to bite.

He never throws bait when he fishes, he doesn't even use any bait, his main goal is to show off.

Da Mei set up her easel in the grass and quietly painted the distant mountains, the nearby water, the white clouds in the sky, and the fishermen.

She can also draw green grass, hopping rabbits, and crickets on grass branches...