Chapter 5106: It’s Too Late Editor: Misty Cloud Translations "So Master isn’t planning to take us to the Upper Immortal Realm?" Luo Yu spoke in a faintly melancholy tone, his earlier fervor now replaced by a palpable sense of despondency. "You may come with me, or you may stay behind. Go wherever you are needed." She smiled, rising to her feet. "Truthfully, I do need some people to manage matters in the Upper Immortal Realm. Therefore, I must take Du Fan, Leng Hua, and Leng Shuang with me. As for the rest of you..." Her voice paused. "You may remain here to guard the place. Once things settle down and it’s confirmed all is peaceful, you may ascend later." She turned to Guan Xilin and asked, "Brother, do you wish to go to the Upper Immortal Realm?" 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢 Guan Xilin laughed heartily. "I can go anywhere. But since my foster father and Grandfather are here, and you don’t live nearby, I’ll stay close to them. That way, if anything happens, I can be there to help." Hearing this, Feng Jiu nodded. She walked over to him, patted his shoulder, and said, "All these years I’ve been away, it’s thanks to you for looking after them." She understood. The Feng family ancestral home was where generations of their clan had lived. Her Grandfather and the others had never been willing to leave it then, and they certainly weren’t about to now. Besides, she had her own thoughts on the matter. She felt it was actually quite good for them to remain at the ancestral home. At least there wouldn’t be any danger or trouble. A quiet, ordinary life was what people truly longed for. "We’re family—no need for formalities. Who are we to each other?" He laughed heartily, rising to his feet. "Alright, alright! I see the meal is probably ready. Let’s go eat first! We can chat anytime. Come on, come on." At that moment, Leng Shuang stepped forward. "Seeing the fine night sky, I had the evening meal set out in the garden." "Perfect, let’s go to the garden." Feng Jiu smiled as he walked out with them. News of Feng Jiu’s return spread like wildfire across the celestial realms. Before long, word reached every corner. Just as Du Fan had anticipated, familiar friends rushed in from all directions, eager to see her. That day, after Feng Jiu had finished bathing Mo Ze, Leng Hua arrived with a report. "Master, the Black Tortoise Monarch has come to pay his respects." "Him?" Feng Jiu raised an eyebrow, her voice tinged with cold amusement. "He’s here for Hao’er, isn’t he?" She walked to the stone table in the courtyard and sat down. Leng Shuang, standing nearby, offered her tea. Feng Jiu took a sip before speaking. "Tell him to leave. I won’t see him." She couldn’t stand Hao’er’s biological parents. She had raised the child herself, enduring the pain of returning him to them. Yet they hadn’t treated him well—instead, they’d made him suffer every injustice. And now they dared to come calling? "Understood." Leng Hua responded, turning to leave. Guan Xilin entered and asked, "Little Jiu, I heard the Black Tortoise Monarch has arrived? Have you not seen him?" "I will not." Feng Jiu shook her head. "Long ago, after I brought Hao’er back, I made it clear to them: Hao’er has nothing to do with them anymore. Without Hao’er, what right does he have to demand my presence?" Guan Xilin sat down at the table. "He has visited the Feng family ancestral home several times these past years. My adoptive father said he was inquiring about Hao’er’s whereabouts." "Is that so? Too bad. It’s too late." She spoke indifferently, fingering her teacup with a lukewarm expression.