Zhi Yan was startled, and stiffly turned around. "Is there something you need?"
“Let’s talk,” Aheng said.
Zhi Yan frowned, her voice distant, "We have nothing to talk about."
After Zhiyan finished speaking, just as he was about to turn and leave again, Aheng quickly said, "Don't you want to talk about Zaizai?"
"Aheng?" Bai Changjun reached out and grabbed his arm, signaling him not to act impulsively.
"It's alright, my lady." Aheng smiled back at her, took her hand away, and then walked over to Zhiyan's side.
"What do you want to say?" Zhiyan asked coldly.
Could he be asking him to return Niannian to him? No way, even though Niannian is his biological son, so many years have passed.
He has always depended on Niannian for survival, and he is unwilling to return Niannian to him. He is just that selfish!
"Don't be nervous, I don't mean to take the baby from you..." Aheng explained.
Although he had indeed thought that way before, he has now changed his mind.
His son cared about him so much, so naturally he didn't want to make his son sad. Besides, everything he had done for his son over the years was something he couldn't compare to.
For the little one, he is more important than himself.
He doesn't blame anyone; it was his own idea to exchange their children, and he should have expected things to turn out this way.
"I just want to tell you that I came back only to return his sealed power to him."
Ah Heng took a deep breath and spoke again, "I only showed up because I was too worried about him. Otherwise, I might never have appeared in front of him. I know you don't believe me, but what I said is true."
Zhiyan looked at him, "Are you serious?"
“Yes, you believe me.” Aheng smiled. “Actually, thinking about it carefully, I have indeed let Zai Zai down too much over the years. Thank you for protecting him all these years.”
Upon hearing this, Zhiyan stared at him and saw that he looked sincere and did not seem to be deceiving him.
He wasn't actually afraid that he would take Niannian away; he was just afraid that once he came back, he would no longer have the right to stay by Niannian's side.
Zhiyan's expression relaxed. "Okay, I believe you."
Ah Heng smiled with relief. "Thank you. But... I have one more request."
Zhiyan looked at him warily. "What request?"
Ah Heng sighed softly, "I'd like to see Zai Zai occasionally, is that alright? After all, I'm his father too..."
Zhiyan was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "That depends on Niannian, after all, he..." Zhiyan hesitated.
Ah Heng paused, "Yes, Zai Zai doesn't want to see me."
Seeing his disappointment, Zhiyan said, "Niannian will understand you, he just can't accept it right now. You... don't be too sad."
"I hope so..."
Ah Heng's voice sounded muffled, and Zhi Yan didn't know how to comfort him.
But he knew that, given Niannian's personality, it wouldn't be long before he understood and forgave them.
...
A crevice appeared on a mountaintop, and a figure in black slowly emerged from it. A gust of wind blew in, lifting the hem of Long Qianling's robes, and his red eyes scanned the surroundings.
The Immortal Cultivation World, the True One has arrived!
"Little fox, wait for me, I'm coming to take you home."
Long Qianling raised her hand, and golden light appeared on her wrist. She sensed it and quickly knew Bai Qingnian's location.
The reason she was so sure she could find Bai Qingnian was because of their marriage contract.
A dragon marriage contract is a mark imprinted on the soul. Whether it's the little fox or his other half of the soul, she can sense his location.
Bai Qingnian could also sense his own location, but he didn't know how to use it.
The golden light flashed briefly, then quickly faded, and Long Qianling's figure disappeared as well.
In a silver-white palace far away on the horizon, a man in a moon-white brocade robe lay on a jade bed, his blue eyes fixed on his wrist, his brows furrowed.
The mark has reappeared. What is it?
“Disciple Lu Qinghe has come on the orders of the sect leader to invite Elder Jiu to emerge from seclusion and go to the main peak to participate in the disciple recruitment ceremony.” A female voice rang out from outside the hall.
"I understand, I'll be right there."
The man in the moon-white brocade robe slowly stepped off the jade bed. His silver-white hair was tied up high with a jade crown, swaying with his movements. His blue eyes seemed to be filled with stars.
A figure in moon-white appeared before Lu Qinghe. "Let's go."
"Ninth Elder, this way please."
Lu Qinghe bowed respectfully and walked up to him to lead the way.
...
The main peak of the Xuantian Sect.
The vast square was filled with cultivators from all walks of life, all of them talking to each other in hushed tones.
Directly in front of the square were about a dozen high platform seats, clearly reserved for the sect leader and the elders.
This is the most convenient way to observe the competition. However, there is one more spot this year than in previous years. It seems that the spot belongs to the elder of Xuantian Sect who has been in seclusion for many years.
The Xuantian Sect has very high requirements for selecting disciples. They must be children aged 5 to 10, and their spiritual roots must be pure.
Because of its high selection criteria, the disciples of the Xuantian Sect are the strongest and best among all the sects in the cultivation world.
Before long, the elders on the platform appeared one after another in their positions.
The cultivators in the square below the stage immediately fell silent.
Immediately afterwards, the Xuan Tian Sect Master arrived at the very center.
"Sect Leader!" the elders shouted in unison.
"Hmm," Sect Master Ye Zhichen hummed softly, then sat down, his gaze inadvertently falling on the empty seat to the side.
"Isn't he coming again?"
"Sect Master, don't expect him to take on any disciples. He's busy cultivating himself; where would he find the time to teach disciples?" The Fifth Elder sat down, his gaze also falling on the empty seat beside him.
This Ninth Elder is a cultivation fanatic in their Xuantian Sect. He's always in seclusion, and it's rare to see him on ordinary days.
It would be strange if he showed up at this apprenticeship ceremony.
"It's not that I forced him, it's just that his Moon God Peak is really too deserted."
"Look at you all. The disciples you took in before all have masters now. And look at him, hundreds of years have passed and he's still all alone." Lin Zhichen sighed.
She was afraid that her junior brother would get into trouble if he stayed alone. Over the years, she had tried to persuade him to take on a few disciples to liven up Moon God Peak, but he always refused.
“Ninth Junior Brother is probably afraid of trouble, so Sect Master, please don’t make things difficult for him,” said the Sixth Elder, who was sitting on the other side.
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As soon as he finished speaking, a somewhat cold male voice rang out, followed by a moon-white figure appearing before everyone.
"Ninth Junior Brother, you... you actually came?!" The Fifth Elder was somewhat shocked to see him.
Her elusive junior brother has actually shown up today. Could it be that he's had a change of heart and wants to take on a disciple?
"Fifth Senior Sister, it's been a long time!"
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