Chapter 461 Return
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Sang Luo came to the God's Palace in Qingqiu. No one had lived there for hundreds of years, and the place was still deserted, but not as desolate as the last time he came.
She walked into the yard and saw a familiar figure sweeping fallen leaves with a broom.
Sang Luo greeted him, "Long time no see, Village Chief. You look much younger now!"
Xu turned around and saw that it was her. He also smiled and said, "Why are you here today, young lady?"
The old village chief used to look like an old man who was almost a hundred years old. He was already very haggard and hunched. But now he looks much younger. He looks much healthier than before, and his gray hair has turned into a pale red.
"Congratulations to the old village chief for crossing the threshold of the Divine Venerable Realm."
"Let's celebrate! Thanks to the Lord God, otherwise my old bones wouldn't have lived for many years." Xu laughed heartily. "I'm just an ordinary beast, and it's a blessing to have wasted tens of thousands of years more than others. Before leaving, the Lord God helped me break through the bottleneck out of our friendship. Over the years, I have also helped the Lord with what I can, so that I won't be left without a place to rest when he returns."
Xu Jiang kept the mansion very clean. Over the past few hundred years, he often came to clean the mansion, as if the owner was still living there.
A trace of sadness flashed in Sang Luo's eyes, and he sighed softly, "I haven't been here for a long time. I suddenly remembered it this morning and wanted to come over and take a look. I wanted to stay here for a few days, thinking that he might come back one day."
"Young lady, you can stay at the mansion for a short rest. The room has been cleaned. I'm afraid the bedding has gotten damp. I'll replace it with a new cotton mattress for you."
"Trouble."
Perhaps because she is about to give birth, Sang Luo has been feeling a little low lately. She wants to come to Qingqiu to have a quiet two days without being disturbed by other worries.
Bring a small lounge chair and sit at the door or in the courtyard.
Look at the mountains, look at the water, watch the clouds roll by, watch the flowers fall...
It's indescribably pleasant.
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One evening.
A small gray-white ferret stood on its legs, its claws scratching the threshold, and peeked at the door.
It caught a glimpse of the woman sleeping soundly on the recliner in the courtyard, with the medical book covering her face. It was secretly delighted, lowered its body, and tried to sneak in stealthily.
Suddenly, a cool and elegant female voice sounded.
"Stay."
The little ferret stiffened. He turned his head and saw that the woman had woken up at some point. She took the book off her face and looked at him with a half-smile. "Taking something without permission is called stealing. Taking something without asking is called robbery. You didn't come here for nothing, did you?"
The little ferret played dumb, as if he didn't understand what she said, and tried to find a chance to sneak away by digging a hole.
A chain flew out from Sang Luo's palm, grabbed it and threw it to the ground, unable to break free.
"Dignified Beast King Li Zhi, do you need me to personally escort you back? Let my subordinates see what you look like."
Li Zhi couldn't pretend anymore and cursed, "Let me go, you cunning bitch! I haven't even settled the score with you for deceiving me back then! How dare you kidnap me!"
Sang Luo smiled faintly and said, "It's true that I lied to you, but that was because you broke into the Divine Lord's Palace first. Now that the Divine Lord is gone, the defensive barriers inside the palace have become fragmented. I wonder how much you have stolen in these past few hundred years."
Li Zhi's face paled and then flushed. She was right. He had indeed stolen a lot of good things over the years... But the God was gone, and the mansion had long been deserted. It would be a waste not to take the good things inside! Even if he didn't steal, there were still plenty of bandits and orcs nearby!
"He died a long time ago, why do you care so much?" Li Zhi said sarcastically.
Sang Luo said, "When Yan comes back, I will tell him exactly what you said."
Li Zhi's expression suddenly changed. "He! He's still alive? Not dead?!"
"Hearing is believing, seeing is believing. Wait until he comes back, and you'll know, right?"
The outside world was rumored to have completely dissipated the soul of Divine Master Yan, which was why he dared to act so recklessly. Hearing this, he felt terrified. "I, I didn't take anything. When Divine Master comes back, I will return what I stole with both hands!"
"I've already used up most of the things you stole. How about this? I won't make things difficult for you. I'll ask you a question. How about I pretend I haven't seen you today?"
"...What do you want to ask?" Li Zhi was suspicious.
"Do you have any brothers or sisters?" Sang Luo looked at his beastly form. "They look pretty much like you."
Li Zhi was puzzled. "Why are you asking this?"
"My daughter has a ferret. I originally thought it was just an ordinary wild animal, but then I realized it looks a lot like you. It's even smaller than you."
Li Zhi was very proud. "I am from the Yueyun Marten clan. All the beastmen in my clan look like this. You may have seen a younger generation, I am not sure, but I have a cousin who is from my second uncle's side."
"They live in the northern continent?"
"How do you know?"
"My wolf-beast daughter and her father live in the Northern Continent. I went to the Northern Continent two months ago and saw the little snow ferret."
"We, the Yueyun Martens, are an ancient beast tribe from the Northern Continent. We later migrated to Qingqiu. The spiritual energy here is purer and richer, making it suitable for cultivation. However, some of our tribesmen still stay in the Northern Continent because they miss their homeland." Li Zhi confessed honestly.
Sang Luo nodded and asked him, "What are you looking for this time when you sneaked here? Or is it the imperial edict?"
"That's not the case. I heard someone had come to the Divine Palace, so I wanted to come over and check it out. I didn't expect it to be you."
"You don't want to be the Beast King of Qingqiu anymore?"
Li Zhi scratched his head with his claws and said with a bit of embarrassment, "I used to think being a Beast King was such a glorious thing, but now I'm being used as a tool by others. After thinking it over, I've decided that being a Beast King isn't for me! I'd better just focus on my cultivation. My mother got seriously ill a couple of days ago, and I wanted to come to the Divine Palace to dig some herbs."
"There aren't many herbs left in the garden. Go over and take whatever you need."
Li Zhi looked at Sang Luo in surprise and said awkwardly, "Thank you."
After Li Zhi left with the herbs, Sang Luo took out new herb seeds from the space and planted them in the garden. He took care of the herb garden when he had nothing to do.
The rainy season is approaching.
After Sang Luo had eaten and drunk his fill, he lay down on the lounge chair at the door and basked in the sun.
The sky gradually became gloomy, and soon a drizzle began to fall. The rain gradually became heavier, like a curtain falling.
The eaves blocked the falling rain. Sang Luo listened to the sound of the rain and gradually felt sleepy. She fell asleep without knowing when.
Amidst the raindrops, a green bone umbrella emerged, and beneath the umbrella stood a tall and slender figure outside the door.
The man was dressed in a simple white robe, with flawless snow-white hair draped behind him. His bony fingers gripped the umbrella handle. As the wind and rain blew, his clothes fluttered in the air. He looked as cool and handsome as a banished immortal.
He walked towards the courtyard, and the wind and rain all retreated.
I wish you all a happy winter solstice, and may your future days be better and better, and may all your wishes come true.
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