Chapter 172 Xuanfeng is ensnared by spider silk.

"Why are you all sitting so far away?" Xuanfeng roared angrily.

Seeing that Xuanfeng seemed upset, Qimen quickly stepped forward and asked, "My lord, what's wrong?"

Xuanfeng remained silent, walking towards the distant woods. He paced back and forth, hands on his hips, taking deep breaths to calm his anger. "You brat! You're afraid I'll hurt you, but don't you care if you hurt me? You're punishing me for something that didn't happen?! What right do you have?!"

Xuanfeng grew angrier the more he thought about it, but he couldn't vent his anger.

Langzhi noticed that Xuanfeng's mood was off, so she handed Xuanmiao to Ruixue, walked to the car window, bent down and asked softly, "Daughter, you and Xuanfeng... weren't you two just getting along well? Why did you suddenly change your expressions?"

"It's nothing," Su Yuyao replied softly, tears streaming down her face. She tidied up the car before lifting the curtain on the window.

Langzhi smelled the scent wafting from the carriage and knew just how passionate his beloved daughter and Xuanfeng's love had been.

Langzhi glanced at Xuanfeng, who was sulking, then at Su Yuyao, whose eyes were red and swollen and whose expression was indifferent. It seemed... it wasn't Xuanfeng's fault. Sigh... what am I going to do with my daughter? How come she's just as infuriating as her mother?!

“Well…daughter, sometimes we need to be more magnanimous…” Langzhi wasn’t sure what the two of them were arguing about, but Xuanfeng’s angry state seemed familiar, which gave Langzhi a rough idea.

"Men, sometimes, can be a little out of control, but they are definitely loyal in their hearts..."

"father."

"Huh?"

"There must be times when you can't control your feelings for Yuqing, right?"

"Huh? You kid! We're talking about the two of you! Why are you dragging me and Yuqing into this?!" Langzhi glared at him, annoyed and embarrassed.

"Didn't you always say that Xuanfeng wasn't a good person and that I shouldn't be fooled by him?" Su Yuyao continued to ask.

"That's because you're too infatuated with him! Dad's trying to wake you up!"

"I'm perfectly lucid right now!" Su Yuyao leaned out of the car window. "Bring Miao'er to me, you can rest for a bit."

"No need!" Langzhi turned to look at Xuanmiao, who was surrounded by the wolves. "Look how happy the little one is! Everyone is so fond of him, he doesn't seem tired at all!"

Looking at Xuanmiao, who was being amused by the wolves in Ruixue's arms, Su Yuyao finally felt a sense of fulfillment again.

"Father, you've gone through so much!"

"Silly child!" Lang Zhi patted Su Yuyao's cheek tenderly. "You rest well and don't worry about the baby! I'll bring her to you when she cries for milk!"

Langzhi glanced at Xuanfeng, who was throwing a tantrum at Qimen. "You brat! You've ruined my wonderful daughter again!"

Qimen soothed Xuanfeng, who was suppressing his anger, "My lord, you're saying Yao'er doesn't trust you?"

"Yes! She just doesn't trust me! She says love isn't exclusive, that love is selfish! She even said I love many people and that I hurt her!" Xuanfeng said angrily. "I haven't done anything to wrong her at all!"

Qi Men stroked his beard and smiled, saying, "My lord, please think this through! You say you've never done anything to wrong Yao'er, yet you brought Fei Hua to Yuan Tun Palace, causing Yao'er to be heartbroken and lose her first child; when you were suffering in the Heavenly Palace, Yao'er risked her life to save you while heavily pregnant, yet you shared a room with Qi Lan while she was under house arrest; now, Yao'er is struggling to give birth to Miao'er for you in the snowy mountains, yet you've brought Qi Lan to Yin Lu Mountain! My lord... if you were Yao'er, how could you trust such a man?"

Xuanfeng gradually calmed down after listening to Qimen's words.

He rubbed his nose and scratched his eyebrows, glancing intentionally or unintentionally in the direction of the carriage, peeking through his fingers at Su Yuyao, who was silently wiping away tears by the carriage window.

Is this girl still crying?

"My lord, we should set off now, or we'll miss our chance to reach the town ahead for the night!" Qi Men followed Xuan Feng's gaze and saw through his thoughts. "My lord, if we clarify things, there won't be any misunderstandings..."

Xuanfeng smacked his lips and turned around. "Immortal Master, I don't understand what the girl would misunderstand. If I have to explain everything to her, then I won't be able to do anything else!"

"But sir..."

"Alright!" Xuanfeng scratched his eyes again and looked at the carriage. Seeing Langzhi still wiping Su Yuyao's tears, he waved to Qimen, "You should go... go tell them we're leaving... um, I didn't even tie my belt properly, that girl's too clumsy... her pants even fell down..."

Xuanfeng fiddled with his belt as he furtively made his way to the carriage.

Langzhi glanced sideways at Xuanfeng, who was groping around the carriage, and said irritably, "Lord Xuanfeng! No need for you to come! I'll drive the carriage in a bit!"

Xuanfeng glanced at Su Yuyao with slight embarrassment and said, "No... well... I'm getting in the car to adjust my belt."

After saying that, he lifted his leg and stepped into the car.

Langzhi reached out and blocked Xuanfeng's leg, then smoothed Xuanfeng's belt and said in a raised voice, "Belt? Oh ho! My daughter is clumsy and has never done such rough work before, so naturally she can't do it as well as others! Your humble servant will help you!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Langzhi spread out eight long legs, lifted Xuanfeng up, broke his belt, and re-wrapped Xuanfeng's trousers tightly with spider silk.

Just as Xuanfeng was about to retaliate, Langzhi said loudly and without any politeness, "Your trousers are too loose. Your humble servant will help you correct this problem!"

"Lord Langzhi!" Xuanfeng angrily grabbed Langzhi's long leg. "Let go of me!"

Lang Zhi sneered, "Let go? Fine! But don't forget, your belt has already been broken by me!"

"You!" Xuanfeng glanced at the wolf pack watching the commotion in the distance, and said in a low voice, "Lord Langzhi! The girl has misunderstood me, I need a chance to explain!"

Langzhi pulled hard, tightly binding the spider silk around Xuanfeng's waist. "Opportunity?! When you were messing with my daughter just now, why were you only thinking about unbuckling your belt and not about explaining?! You only remembered after you pulled up your pants?!"

Xuanfeng gripped Langzhi's long leg, channeling his Qi into his palm. A hissing sound was heard, and wisps of smoke rose from Langzhi's black leg.

"Father!" Su Yuyao jumped off the carriage in a hurry and shouted anxiously, "Xuanfeng, what are you doing?! Let go!"

“Me?” Xuanfeng released his hand speechlessly. “Girl! It wasn’t me… it was Lady Langzhi…”

"Dad! You've been burned!" Su Yuyao said with heartache, holding Langzhi's long legs.

"Daughter, Dad's alright! Dad will teach this brat a lesson for you!" Langzhi said lovingly.

Su Yuyao glanced at Xuanfeng and saw that his waist was wrapped with a shiny spider silk belt, and some spider silk was crawling into Xuanfeng's robe through the gaps, making Xuanfeng's face turn red and white, as if he had some unspeakable discomfort.

"Father, please let him go," Su Yuyao said with some heartache, "He is, after all, the Heavenly Emperor..."

"So what if he's the Heavenly Emperor? He's still an unpopular figure..." Langzhi muttered irritably.

Xuanfeng was used to such mockery and didn't think much of it, but Su Yuyao wouldn't stand for it.

"Father! What are you saying?!" Su Yuyao frowned and said sternly, "What outsiders say about him is their business! How can you, as my father, say such things about him?!"

"I know, Dad was wrong! Don't be angry..." Lang Zhi coaxed Su Yuyao, but his eyes were glaring fiercely at Xuan Feng.

Xuanfeng looked slightly smug. "Lord Langzhi, please let go!"

Langzhi slowly retracted her long legs and limped toward Xuanfeng. "Lord Xuanfeng, for my daughter's sake, let's let this go this time. But if there's a next time, don't blame me for being impolite!"

Su Yuyao glanced at Lang Zhi, who was even taller than Xuan Feng, and then at Xuan Feng, who was being suppressed by Lang Zhi's aura. This scene... Ah?! Su Yuyao finally remembered who that familiar-looking veterinarian was!

Su Yuyao recalled the surging Xuanfeng on the bed and the veterinarian who had brought it to life, that profile… She looked at Lang Zhi again, swallowed excitedly, how wonderful…

Everyone finally set off!

Su Yuyao sat in the carriage with a dark face, holding Xuanmiao, who was laughing loudly with her little arms outstretched. In front of Xuanmiao was Langzhi, who was lying on the side in the carriage and teasing her. Langzhi's feet were hanging outside the curtain, and next to her feet was Xuanfeng, who was driving the carriage with a dark face.

Langzhi covered Xuanmiao's eyes with her hand, then suddenly opened them, "Cat!"

"Hehehehe!" Xuanmiao laughed heartily.

"Kitty!"

"Giggle giggle giggle!"

"Hahaha! Daughter, our little one's smile is just like yours. When you got beaten up, your mouth was wide open too!" Langzhi said, pointing to Xuanmiao's chubby face.

Xuanmiao seemed to understand, turned to look at Su Yuyao, and grinned, "Giggle giggle..."

Su Yuyao looked at Lang Zhi with a dark expression.

Xuanmiao slowly wiped the smile off her face and glanced awkwardly at Langzhi.

Langzhi noticed Xuanmiao's unusual expression and quickly looked up at Su Yuyao, whose face was dark. He forced a smile and said, "Father was wrong..."

"Hehehe..." Xuanmiao turned back to look at Su Yuyao, "Hehe."

Xuanmiao seemed to sense Su Yuyao's anger, and pointed at the curtain, "Ah! Ah!"

"What's wrong?" Su Yuyao looked at Xuanmiao in her arms. "Does Miao'er want her father to come in?"

Xuanmiao paused for a moment, then began to think.

"Does Miao'er want her father to come in?" Su Yuyao asked again.

Langzhi pouted and said in a low voice, "I think it's just the little kid who wants to go out!"

Su Yuyao blushed. "Oh, there's really no other way. I'll take her out then..."

"No need, you rest, I'll take the baby out!" Langzhi reached out and pulled Xuanmiao into her arms, lifted the curtain with her foot, and went out.

Seeing Lang Zhi carrying Xuan Miao out, Xuan Feng said impatiently, "Put your shoes on!"

Langzhi crossed her legs and said, "I'm injured! You burned me yourself! You can't cover up a burn!"

"Your ankle is injured!" Xuanfeng said, suppressing his anger as he looked at Langzhi's deliberately protruding foot. "An ankle injury won't stop you from wearing shoes!"

"But putting on shoes prevents me from venting my anger! Isn't that right, kid!"

"Hehehehehe!" Xuanmiao grinned so wide that drool was dripping from his mouth.

Xuanfeng looked at Xuanmiao, who was laughing loudly, and smiled helplessly as well. He took Xuanmiao from Langzhi's arms, tapped Xuanmiao's chubby cheek, and said, "You little rascal! You just know how to make fun of your father! Huh?"

Xuanfeng noticed two white spots on Xuanmiao's lower gum and touched them. "Eh? What are these? Are they teething?!"

Langzhi reached out and touched it too, "It really is! My dear..."

"Girl!" Xuanfeng rushed into the carriage, lifting the curtain first, and exclaimed to Su Yuyao with delight, "Look! Our Miao'er has grown teeth!"

Su Yuyao quickly hugged Xuanmiao to her arms and looked at her carefully, "Oh my! She really is teething!"

"My Miao'er has grown up!" Su Yuyao kissed Xuanmiao's cheek hard, making Xuanmiao so happy that she danced with joy.

Seeing Su Yuyao's excited expression, Xuanfeng leaned forward and kissed Xuanmiao hard, making Xuanmiao laugh even harder.

Su Yuyao looked at Xuanmiao, but her peripheral vision kept an eye on Xuanfeng.

Xuanfeng slowly raised his head to look at Su Yuyao and said softly, "Girl, I took Qilan in not because I like her, but because I didn't want to be bothered anymore. If I didn't take her in, they would find another opportunity to force her on me! I did it all for you..."

Su Yuyao lowered her head, feeling a mix of emotions she couldn't quite describe. She had witnessed Xuanfeng's love for Qilan, and she had also seen him being utterly devastated by Qilan.

Now, hearing him say that he has no feelings for Qi Lan, I don't know whether to feel relieved for Xuan Feng or happy for myself, anyway... it feels pretty good!

Xuanfeng secretly glanced at Su Yuyao's expression, "Girl, what... are you laughing at?"

Su Yuyao slowly raised her head to look at Xuanfeng and said calmly, "Xuanfeng, do you know why they sent you Qilan?"

Xuanfeng stared blankly at Su Yuyao. Su Yuyao's calmness made Xuanfeng slowly uneasy.

“Because you accepted Feihua, they knew you would accept Qilan.” Su Yuyao swayed slightly, gently patting Xuanmiao in her arms. “If you accept Qilan, they will send a third woman, a fourth woman… Whether they want to control you or disgust me, they have succeeded!”

Su Yuyao said somewhat forlornly, "Back then, my mother told me that being your woman was hard... I didn't understand then... but now it seems it really is a bit hard..."

“Girl! I’m so sorry. I never knew I would let you go through all this. I haven’t done enough…”

Su Yuyao smiled and shook her head, "The more you do, the more I suffer, but I'm fine now..."

She looked happily at Xuanmiao, who was clutching her clothes in her arms. As she unbuttoned her clothes, she said, "I have a life of my own now, and I'm very content!"

Xuanmiao suckled at her breast while looking at Xuanfeng with a smug expression. Xuanfeng, in turn, held Xuanmiao's little, round feet and kissed them affectionately.

"Hehehe!" Xuanmiao chuckled, a gun dangling from his mouth.

Xuanfeng looked at Su Yuyao, who was breastfeeding, and felt an indescribable sense of happiness and fulfillment.

"Girl, I promise, from now on, you'll be my only woman! Come back with me!" Xuanfeng stroked Su Yuyao's cheek. "I don't want you and the child to suffer like this. Although I only have the Immortal Mountain, I will give you the best life!"

"Xuanfeng, do you think I care about whether life is good or bad?" Su Yuyao asked softly. "If I really cared about whether life was good or bad, I wouldn't care so much about my thatched hut! I wouldn't care so much about you either..."

Su Yuyao recalled the pain and helplessness of jumping out of the window, but the freedom and life she would have afterward were things she could control...

“Xuanfeng… I left you for the snowy mountains because I couldn’t get rid of the hatred I felt for you; I continued to plot for you after leaving you because I couldn’t get rid of the love I had for you; now, I still stick to my choice because I can’t get rid of the yearning for freedom…”

"Don't say anymore... I understand." Xuanfeng pulled Su Yuyao into his arms, gently and tenderly stroking her back. "I promise you, I can let you go! But you must promise me, you can't, you absolutely cannot be with anyone else..."

Su Yuyao smiled slightly and said, "I'll just go my own way, you can't control me! But don't worry, the wolf clan practices monogamy. Even though I took the initiative to divorce you, I won't find someone else..."

As she was speaking, she heard a suppressed sob beside her, "You naughty girl...you naughty girl..."

Xuanfeng buried his face in Su Yuyao's neck, using the unique peach scent emanating from her to soothe his grief.

Su Yuyao had no idea how important she was to Xuanfeng. All she knew was that her love for Xuanfeng probably couldn't withstand his betrayal, so she simply hid herself away.

If you don't try to gain something, you won't lose it. Although the method is clumsy and illogical, it is the only way Su Yuyao can think of to save herself.

Xuanfeng held Su Yuyao and silently shed tears for a while. "I am the Heavenly Lord! I have ruled the Wuji Dao for a thousand years! How could I have fallen into the hands of this brat..."

"Huff...huff..." A low snoring sound came from the air.

The two looked down and saw that Xuanmiao was already holding Su Yuyao's chest and had fallen into a deep sleep.

Xuanfeng chuckled, "This little one can actually snore!"

Little one?! Su Yuyao was shocked and looked at Xuan Feng, only to meet his pleading eyes.

“Girl, the child is asleep…” Xuanfeng placed his hand on Su Yuyao’s chest, gently stroking it, “How about… ooh!”

Xuanfeng suddenly covered his navel and knelt down at Su Yuyao's feet, his clothes instantly soaked with cold sweat.

"Xuanfeng?! What's wrong with you?!" Su Yuyao exclaimed in shock.

Hearing Su Yuyao's shout, Lang Zhi lifted the curtain and said disdainfully, "Come out! Stop holding back!"

Xuanfeng, his face covered in cold sweat, slowly crawled out, glaring at Langzhi, and said fiercely, "It was you?! Why..."

"I'm doing this so you won't take advantage of my daughter!" Langzhi said gloatingly. "How does it feel? Does it feel like a knife just slashed across you?!"

"Langzhi! What did you do?!" Xuanfeng anxiously reached for his precious treasure. Hmm?

"What is this?!" Xuanfeng roared angrily, touching the rings of marks on his precious item. "Langzhi! You... ugh!"

"Keep your voice down!" Langzhi covered Xuanfeng's mouth tightly and whispered, "Don't wake the little one!"

The mysterious wind surged and pushed open the gates, circulating the Qi in the dantian...

"I advise you..."

"Ouch!" Xuanfeng shuddered in pain again!

"Let me finish. This is a spider silk clasp I created! It's attached to your... this! But don't worry, it won't stop you from peeing! It just means that when you have any improper thoughts, a spider silk thread will pop open, and at the same time, this thread will transform into sharp Qi, giving you a little lesson..."

"Is this just a tiny little thing...?" Xuanfeng growled in a low voice.

Langzhi put her arm around Xuanfeng's shoulder and said with a smile, "Lord Xuanfeng! You can't possibly be loyal only to my daughter, so you'd better stay away from her!"

Xuanfeng, his face green, pushed Langzhi's hand away. "How can you be so sure I can't be loyal to Yaya?! I've told you so many times! I only have Yaya as my woman!"

Langzhi nonchalantly pulled him closer again, "Because we're both men! Back then, I'd rather have my head ripped off than break my vow to your aunt! But... how could I not have needs?! Back then, I was young and vigorous, full of life! Even if I lost my scalp, I still had my face! That woman... do you know how I kept it?!" Langzhi patted Xuanfeng's lower abdomen and said, "That's how I kept it!"

"You use this too?" Xuanfeng's annoyance with Langzhi was mixed with a hint of respect.

"It's really tough..." Langzhi sighed with emotion.

"Langzhi, you better get this thing down here!" Xuanfeng said through gritted teeth. "I'm not like you! You're a womanizer, but I'm devoted..."

"Shh!" Langzhi pinched Xuanfeng's lips. "Do you know what you're lacking? That's the problem! I went through so many women before I realized your aunt was my final destination! But what about you? Your first woman was my daughter. You haven't even seen that vast forest, how can you guarantee you'll be willing to stay with just my daughter?!"

"You...before my aunt...experienced a lot?" Xuanfeng knew about Langzhi's past promiscuity, but had never delved into the extent of it. He never expected this!

"I was already quite old when I met your aunt! How could I not have experienced it all!" Langzhi said proudly. "But I never took the initiative. The only person I ever willingly compromised with was your aunt. Only your aunt had me completely under her thumb! So..."

"Huff...huff..." A low snoring sound came from the air.

"Hey? I'm talking to you! Why are you still sleeping..." Langzhi lifted Xuanfeng's chin, "You're not asleep..."

The father and son suddenly felt a chill and silently shut their mouths.

"Heh!" came a cold laugh.

Langzhi and Xuanfeng both swallowed nervously.

"What a carefree attitude to have seen all the forests before choosing a lover, what a tragic situation to be carrying a withered tree that never sees spring!" Su Yuyao said coldly.

"Oh! Daughter... what a coincidence..." Lang Zhi, with a broad smile, turned her head and looked at Su Yuyao's gloomy face, "Well... Dad was just bragging..."

"Father, you're not wrong either. Whatever happened before my mother doesn't count as betrayal!"

“Yes! Yes! Daughter! I’m glad you understand! But um… let’s not tell your mother, so she won’t worry… I’m helping you teach Xuanfeng right now, that child is too young and inexperienced…”

Xuanfeng rolled his eyes, but dared not say anything, after all, he still had to beg Langzhi to remove the damned spider clasp from his precious treasure!

Su Yuyao glanced at Xuanfeng, who remained motionless, and said, "Father, you don't need to teach me. I don't need it!"

After saying that, he took the sleeping Xuanmiao and retreated.

"My lord! My lord!" Qi Men, who was scouting ahead, rushed over and said, "Be prepared, Lady Qingyue has arrived at Yuantun Palace!"

We're doomed!