Everyone had different thoughts during the al.
Poseidon, the Sea God, received a warning glare from Dan Heng and didn't dare speak recklessly again, obediently shutting his mouth.
That night, the newly reunited couple spent a sleepless night in their room, passionately entangled.
anwhile, in the two adjacent rooms, sleep also eluded their occupants.
Ziji opened her window and tilted her head, eavesdropping on the sounds from next door.
Ordinarily, it would have been impossible to hear anything, but if you were shaless enough—no soundproofing could block the ears of a fierce beast.
Of course, apart from Ziji, probably no one else would do such a thing.
Biji, watching Ziji's blushing, puzzled expression, was utterly confused.
"Ziji, why are you still awake?"
Biji got up and looked at Ziji, who was squirming under her blanket like a worm.
Ziji's eyes glistened with moisture, and she muttered, "I... I'm just thinking..."
"Then why is the window open? If bugs get in, it'll be annoying..."
Biji got out of bed to close the window.
"Don't close it!"
Ziji suddenly cried out.
"Huh?" Biji jumped, puzzled by Ziji's overreaction.
"Let's talk for a bit?" Ziji narrowed her eyes, speaking in a rarely heard coquettish voice.
"About what? Ziji, you're acting really strange," Biji said.
Ziji bit her lip, her gaze dreamy. "What's strange about it? Biji, don't you think it's unacceptable that Qian Yuhan dared to steal our brother-in-law?"
"Huh? That was in the past..."
Biji tilted her head, failing to follow Ziji's logic.
"Still not okay! He's our brother-in-law. How can we let other won covet him?"
Ziji's possessiveness was intense.
Biji blinked. Brother-in-law... ours? Wasn't he their lady master's?
Ziji's mindset seed... dangerous.
Despite being scolded so many tis by the lady master, how had she not learned her lesson?
"Ziji, I think this kind of thing should be left to the lady..."
"No! Big Sis will definitely say she doesn't mind, to save face for brother-in-law. But we're different. We can take action first and beat that woman up. That'll please our lady!"
Ziji spoke righteously.
"..." Biji was speechless.
Ziji continued, "Tomorrow, go ask that Poseidon guy what's going on. Where is this Qian Yuhan now? We won't let her off!"
"..."
Biji fell silent, unwilling to join Ziji in her madness.
Why go out of your way to cause trouble?
Wasn't this just a case of a dog ddling in mouse business?
anwhile, in another room...
The Zhu sisters were also awake. Naturally, they weren't as perverse as Ziji, eavesdropping with open windows.
Neither had slept—one of them, due to punishnt.
Zhu Zhuqing's punishnt had been assigned by Gu Yuena, and it was painfully precise.
She was granted a seven-day break—with a strict prohibition on cultivation.
For a training fanatic, being forbidden from cultivating or training was devastating.
Breaks? Only useless people take breaks!
After hearing the punishnt, Zhu Zhuqing felt like her entire world had turned dark.
Seven whole days? Too cruel!
She still hadn't recovered from the shock.
And since the punishnt ca from her teacher's wife, she couldn't disobey. She could only grit her teeth and endure it, feeling like she was being scratched all over by invisible claws.
Lying next to her, Zhu Zhuyun also hadn't closed her eyes—her belly bulging uncomfortably.
Stuffed full by Dan Heng's cooking, she found it hard to digest.
She couldn't understand how Dan Heng had turned ordinary ingredients into sothing so divine.
She'd eaten far more than she'd intended.
She had originally planned to fast herself to death, but now—if every al was Dan Heng's cooking, could she really resist?
"Starting tomorrow, I'll definitely fast to death!"
Zhu Zhuyun pinched her thigh hard, trying to reaffirm her resolve.
"Ow—!"
"Why'd you pinch ?!"
Zhu Zhuqing shot up, flipping off the blanket, revealing a red patch on her fair thigh near Zhu Zhuyun.
She stared angrily at her sister.
"...Sorry," Zhu Zhuyun said sheepishly, with a nervous smile.
"Zhuqing... do you know the na Qian Yuhan?" Zhu Zhuyun asked.
Zhu Zhuqing was imdiately distracted. "No..."
Zhu Zhuyun continued, "Surna Qian. Strong. Has subordinates. Who do you think she might be?"
Without much thought, Zhu Zhuqing blurted out:
"Qian... the Angel Clan? Spirit Hall?!"
"Yes. 'Qian' is rare, and in soul master families, only the Angel Clan is well-known. But judging by Mr. Dan Heng's age, it must be a recent thing—just in the past two years or so?"
"But being called the most beautiful woman in the world... how could such a title go to soone like Qian Yuhan? We've never even heard of her."
Zhu Zhuyun was curious.
In terms of beauty, she didn't believe anyone could outshine the Zhu sisters.
Didn't they realize the Zhu won, with beauty that made people bow their heads in sha, were the real peerless ones?
Zhu Zhuqing frowned slightly, also curious about this mysterious woman who loved their teacher.
"Also, didn't you say Poseidon used to be called Bobo? But 'Poseidon' sounds so familiar... though I can't quite place it."
Zhu Zhuyun scratched her face, deep in thought.
Zhu Zhuqing's expression turned thoughtful too.
But no matter how long they pondered, they couldn't figure it out.
They had no idea that Poseidon was referring to events from tens of thousands of years ago—when Spirit Hall didn't even exist yet.
At the sa ti, in the Prince's residence, Qian Renxue was fast asleep, lost in a series of bizarre dreams.
In her dream, she beca another woman.
Soone unfamiliar, yet oddly close to her.
The na in the dream seed to be... Qian Yuhan.
Many scenes repeated in succession, all centered around Dan Heng.
She felt at peace and allowed the dreams to continue, undisturbed.
But tragically, even in her dreams, there was no hope of her and Dan Heng being together.
Even when she actively pursued him.
Worse yet, a disgusting "bootlicker" kept ruining their intimate monts.
It drove her nuts!
That wretched Poseidon!
As dawn approached...
Dan Heng and Gu Yuena were still awake. He held her fragrant, sweat-slicked body in his arms.
Gu Yuena looked at his side profile and cooed, "Husband, I still miss you so much..."
"If we try harder, maybe we'll have a baby next year..."
Her delicate fingers traced lazy circles on his body.
Dan Heng twitched slightly. As happy as he was with Gu Yuena, this intensity was getting to him.
Too much of a good thing could be exhausting.
Besides, how could they possibly have a baby?
He still needed to study the Crimson-Bearded Fire Dragon.
"Nana, let's rest a bit..."
Dan Heng pleaded.
Gu Yuena smiled and kissed his cheek. "Then you just lie back and rest, husband..."
The next day.
Dan Heng asked Gu Yuena to request leave on his behalf.
It wasn't because she had worn him out—he was going with Poseidon to study the Crimson-Bearded Fire Dragons.
Poseidon had gathered the dragons into a domain he had created.
The two of them vanished from their room in a flash.
When they reappeared, they were atop a volcano in Sunset Forest.
The barren mountainside radiated heat, with dark ground and shimring air.
To an outsider, the mountaintop would appear perfectly ordinary.
But upon arrival, they saw over 300 Crimson-Bearded Fire Dragons scattered across the summit.
The dragons were fat, pink-scaled, around 6–7 ters long, with flaming red whiskers and slow movents.
They saw Dan Heng and Poseidon but didn't act aggressively—just lazed about like livestock.
"What did you do?" Dan Heng frowned.
Soul beasts weren't usually this ta—especially hybrid ones, who were usually very violent.
Poseidon chuckled. "I gave them a little divine power. Without it, they'd have killed each other off by now. Want help with your research? I've got plenty of ideas after all that boredom in the Divine Realm..."
"You're not much help."
Dan Heng shook his head and approached the dragons.
Just as Poseidon said, they ignored him entirely.
Poseidon grumbled, "Not much help? Co on, Dan Heng, don't underestimate ! I'm—"
Before he could finish, Dan Heng grabbed a dragon and stabbed his fingers into it.
First, he examined its bloodline.
As expected, the hybrid bloodlines weren't fully fused—which was why they couldn't reproduce.
What he needed was to uncover the key to rging different bloodlines.
He took out a soul tool and drew a vial of blood.
"That'll do for now."
Dan Heng said.
"Huh? That's it?!" Poseidon couldn't understand.
Dan Heng nodded, watching the dragon's wound heal almost instantly.
"What exactly are you doing?"
Poseidon was exasperated.
Dan Heng found a calf-sized dragon and asked, "If I take this one, it won't attack people, right?"
"Of course not. I can't reshape a whole soul beast race like the Evil God, but I can manage this much. But can you at least tell what you're planning?"
Poseidon was getting frantic—not knowing was driving him crazy.
Dan Heng shook his head, smiling.
"You don't need to know."
If he told this big mouth, he'd just beco a laughingstock—and who knew how far the info would spread?
Poseidon looked at Dan Heng mournfully. "That's backstabbing your partner!"
"You could say that," Dan Heng replied.
Poseidon almost spat blood in rage but had no choice—he couldn't beat Dan Heng.
He could only watch as Dan Heng led a Crimson-Bearded Fire Dragon away.
"Wait! Dan Heng—one last question!"
Poseidon suddenly grabbed Dan Heng's arm, his expression serious.
"What is it?" Dan Heng asked.
Poseidon took a deep breath and looked Dan Heng in the eye.
"Be honest with . Your wife—do you know who she really is?"
"She's my wife. That's all that matters," Dan Heng said calmly.
"No! Dan Heng, be serious! Don't brush off!"
Poseidon refused to let go.
Dan Heng calmly repeated, "She's my wife. Whatever else she is doesn't change our relationship."
"..." Poseidon was stunned, his words caught in his throat.
But seeing Dan Heng's firm expression, he finally understood—and panic crept into his heart.
If I'm not wrong, that's the Silver Dragon King!
Dan Heng was clearly taking her side.
If the Silver Dragon King ever attacked the Divine Realm—which was inevitable—and Dan Heng backed her...
Poseidon imagined a bloodbath.
If Dan Heng fought with full force, the Divine Realm could be torn apart!
Asking him to back down for the sake of humanity?
Poseidon was even more terrified—Dan Heng didn't even have a divine position and was still alive. Clearly not human.
Suddenly, the normally carefree Sea God started worrying about the Divine Realm's future.
I have to keep this couple stable!
Why did I have to learn sothing so terrifying while just trying to have fun?!
Poseidon felt like vomiting.
No more leisure—he had to stay close to Dan Heng.
If war broke out, maybe he could at least try to diate...
Later, Dan Heng and Poseidon returned to Heaven Dou City.
Dan Heng tapped the fire dragon's head.
It instantly withdrew its soul power and followed like a ta pet.
It was around 8,000 years old, llowed by Poseidon's divine power.
People just thought it was cute—not dangerous.
Dan Heng brought it to the library to begin his experints.
Poseidon followed behind, frowning the whole way.
This strange trio drew curious stares from bystanders.
Inside the library...
Qian Daoliu appeared.
When he saw the dragon next to Dan Heng, he was stunned.
"This..."
Dan Heng explained, "This is a Crimson-Bearded Fire Dragon, Mr. Qian."
Qian Daoliu looked embarrassed. "Good thing Mr. Dan Heng found one. Otherwise, I wouldn't have known how to face you. The two dragons we found... vanished."
He sighed, ashad.
Poseidon, hearing this, grinned.
So it was you trying to steal my job, huh? (End of Chapter)
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