"Uncle Qing, how are you?" Song Xia asked, her eyes red and her voice hoarse, not daring to reach out and touch Uncle Qing.

"It's alright, I'm an old tree, what haven't I seen at my age?" He laughed heartily, but then he started coughing, and leaves began to fall in waves.

Song Xia quickly took out a bunch of spiritual herbs and spring water: "Uncle Qing, please take them quickly."

"These are wasted on me; the Queen of the Night, the Black Dragon, and the little ones need them more."

"Uncle Qing, we won't feel at ease if you don't use it," Bai Xiao and the others also advised from the side.

"Yes, Uncle Qing, we're all fine."

In the end, Qingyang Old Tree only consumed some spiritual spring water, but it didn't have much effect on him.

He was already old, and this injury was extremely deep, almost destroying half of his foundation. But he was happy because he had bought time for the little ones to wait for Song Xia and Song Luo to return.

"Go back, all of you. The little brats must have been terrified these past few days. I, Old Tree, won't die anytime soon."

The demons returned to their own territories, and they were indeed busy in the days that followed. As a result, only Song Xia, Song Luo, and Bai Xiao, the lone wolf, remained on Qingyang Old Tree's side.

"Uncle Qing, I'm sorry, it would have been better if we had come back two days earlier."

"What if you had returned a couple of days earlier and your cultivation hadn't reached the required level? Wouldn't that have been a pointless death?" The old tree of Qingyang had lived to this age and knew things that many people didn't. Although he didn't know the specific secret behind Song Xia and the others' sudden disappearance, he understood that Song Xia would never abandon Sunset Forest.

"Don't worry, I will go to negotiate with the human race tomorrow and I will definitely extort them a lot so that they won't be able to recover their strength so quickly."

"I have never doubted what you do."

As the old tree Qingyang spoke, it closed its eyes. The little Qilin was very well-behaved, lying under the big tree. The peaceful and serene aura emanating from it made the old tree feel quite comfortable.

Song Xia and Song Luo returned to their little cabin. They were exhausted, and although they hadn't really rested for more than a few days while in the other world, they couldn't fall asleep.

Qin Xiuyang is dead, and Qin Taiming is crippled. Song Luo is not very happy, and even somewhat disheartened. He used to invest too much emotion in them, and now he thinks that they are not worth it.

Are you tired?

Song Luo shook her head: "I'm not tired, Mother. We can finally live a peaceful life from now on."

Song Xia chuckled: "What, don't you want to ascend?"

"I think the Immortal Realm might not be as wonderful as everyone imagines. I'm quite content with things as they are now, with you by my side, Mother, and the whole family in Sunset Forest."

Song Xia sighed almost inaudibly. This silly child seemed to have fallen into another trap.

She said jokingly, "No one in this world can stay with you forever, Xiao Luo. One day, your mother will also have to leave."

Song Luo turned around abruptly: "Mother, where are you going?"

"That's what Mother said; we're not going anywhere for now."

Sunset Forest has not yet recovered its vitality, so how could she leave at this time?

"Besides, ascension isn't something we can just decide to do if we don't want to. Maybe you'll ascend earlier, or maybe Mother will ascend even earlier? We can't all ascend at the same time, can we?"

"Isn't there a little Qilin? When the time comes for ascension, the little Qilin will have a way."

"Haven't you understood through this incident that some things cannot be defied? If you insist on forcing them, you will lose your composure and end up like Qin Taiming and Qin Xiuyang. Xiao Luo, your mother hopes you can become strong."

"I'm already in the Tribulation Transcending stage."

Song Xia smiled at him: "You know that's not what Mother meant."

Song Luo gave a soft hum: "I'm tired, I'm going to sleep."

Seeing that he was avoiding the question, Song Xia did not press him. There was still plenty of time; he would understand in time.

The next morning, after exchanging greetings, Song Xia went to the Song Family Trading Company, while Song Luo stayed behind to guard Sunset Forest. Sunset Forest was now badly damaged, and if anyone were to launch a sneak attack, it would be a great loss.

The Song family's headquarters in Fengcheng was in a terrible state. Not only were all the valuables gone, but even the doors, windows, tables, and chairs were completely destroyed, leaving only four walls and a roof.

Song Xia laughed in anger: "Fine, whatever the mess, you should at least give me three times the compensation. What's the situation at the other branches?"

The subordinates looked indignant: "As per your previous instructions, there were no casualties, but the supplies are about the same as those at headquarters."

"Do you still remember the accounting?"

“It’s all recorded in the ledgers.”

"Alright, find a few people to come with me to the human realm."

"Alright!" The subordinate was finally overjoyed. Heaven knows how heartbroken he had been before, and now he made them all vomit.

"Sir, where shall we go first?"

"Tianyuan Sect." Song Xia smiled deeply; her grudge against the Tianyuan Sect was still quite deep!

The son suffered so much at the Tianyuan Sect back then, Qin Taiming and Qin Xiuyang got their comeuppance, but these people didn't.

Instead of directly confronting them, she maliciously sent an invitation to the Tianyuan Sect first. Upon receiving the invitation, Xiang Chengyuan's face turned pale.

"Father, what should we do? What does Qin Chi's mother mean by this?"

"Song Luo, how many times have I told you? He's called Song Luo now. Do you want to end up like Qin Xiuyang and the others?"

Xiang Chengyuan abruptly shut his mouth, still looking outside in a panic, and whispered, "Dad, what should we do about Song Luo's mother?"

Xiang Hengguang smiled wryly: "What else can we do? At least she hasn't come knocking on our door, which is good news for now."

"So she's not here to settle scores with Song Luo, is she?"

Xiang Hengguang took a deep breath: "It's not impossible. Do you remember who bullied Song Luo before? Tie them all up and let them wait for Song Luo's mother's orders."

"Son, I'll take care of it right away."

With just one sentence from Xiang Hengguang, the Tianyuan Sect was thrown into a state of panic. How many of the people who were contemporaries of Song Luo had not bullied him during those years? Although many had perished over the years, those who survived were all pillars of the Tianyuan Sect.

"Are you going to send us to our deaths just to please that mother and child?" These people were naturally unwilling and deeply regretted their actions back then. Now that they thought about it, they realized how foolish they had been to try to curry favor with Qin Xiuyang. They had been the bad guys, but Qin Xiuyang hadn't promised them any benefits.

Xiang Chengyuan's eyes were icy: "Whoever creates the cause should bear the consequences. Do you want so many of your young disciples to die with you?"

"you……"

"Stop resisting. If you run away, your family and your descendants will bear the consequences."

These people were instantly filled with despair, and all their thoughts vanished in an instant.

They used to bully others because of their cultivation level, but now that others' cultivation level far surpasses theirs, no one can say anything when they come back for revenge. It's just that they were too young, too foolish, and too impulsive back then! People always have to pay the price for their ignorance.