Chapter 1023: Leave Duanmu Luolan immediately gave the old book to Zhang Xiaolong [3] while warning him. "Don’t study the other formation arrays, especially since they are used for evil purposes." Zhang Xiaolong [3] nodded to Duanmu Luolan, but he certainly did not listen to her warning, especially since he himself was a demon. He began to read the book, and Mei recorded everything into the system. Duanmu Luolan first looked at the six giants, Ren Xiyi, and Qian Shuang before sitting down at Zhang Xiaolong [3]’s side. She waited for him to finish reading the book, but her face turned red again when she remembered the incident in the dream. ’What actually happened to him? Why did his attitude suddenly become different? He looked more serious than usual.’ Zhang Xiaolong [3]’s hand suddenly moved behind Duanmu Luolan’s waist, pulled her closer, and embraced her, making her feel embarrassed towards the people in front of them. Duanmu Luolan glared at him, but Zhang Xiaolong [3]’s attention was completely focused on every formation in the book, making her sigh softly and let him embrace her. Two women kept their eyes on Zhang Xiaolong [3] and Duanmu Luolan, but Ren Xiyi was not too concerned about their closeness, especially since she did not have any feelings for him. On the other hand, Qian Shuang felt jealous of Duanmu Luolan, but she herself was still confused about her feelings, especially after their first kiss ten days ago. Moreover, her feelings for Zhang Xiaolong [3] arose because of the influence of his demon charm, and they had rarely communicated with each other, especially since he was too focused on his cultivation in the life pond. Besides them, there was another woman who repeatedly stole glances at Zhang Xiaolong [3]. Ju Tan’s daughter, Ju Zhu, was curious about him. Her father told her that he was interested in her, but she was too quiet, making it difficult for them to communicate. A while later, Zhang Xiaolong [3] had already read the Heaven’s Eye Perception Array page. ’Does the system have these materials, Mei?’ [Some materials are available in the system, but some are not, so you can’t make this formation, Master. The only way is to infiltrate the Cao Clan, and you can leave your Demon’s Eye Orb there, so you can monitor them freely.] Zhang Xiaolong [3] had considered this option, but he intended to use it as a last resort. Since the materials for creating the Heaven’s Eye Perception Array were incomplete, he had no other choice but to do that. He immediately contacted Helian Xun’er via telepathy, and she agreed to help him infiltrate the Cao Clan. After he had read all the formations in the book and Mei had recorded them all, Zhang Xiaolong [3] immediately returned the book to Duanmu Luolan. "Unfortunately, we don’t have some of the materials to create the formation, so I will use other methods to check the Cao Clan. In my opinion, you should burn this book to prevent the worst, especially since the majority of the formations in it are extremely dangerous. If this book falls into the hands of evil cultivators, it will cause mass chaos, and there will be too many casualties." "I agree with you." Duamu Luolan put the book into her storage ring again. "After I read them all, I will immediately destroy it, so it won’t bring chaos to anyone. So, what happened to you? Did you encounter anything unusual before?" ’I’ve never felt so scared since I became a cultivator, and that mysterious woman frightened me to death.’ Duanmu Luolan was a little surprised because Zhang Xiaolong [3] spoke to her using telepathy. ’I don’t know the identity of that woman, but she is one of the strongest cultivators I have ever met besides Huo Ling. I wasn’t scared when I first met the people from the Star Tower, Serpentera, and Tian Kui, but that woman was really scary to me. Fortunately, she didn’t do anything to me, and she summoned me to her place because I accidentally interfered in her affairs.’ ’How did you interfere in that woman’s business?’ Zhang Xiaolong [3] immediately told Duanmu Luolan about Bian Zhizhu and Bian Luosha, which shocked her. ’Doesn’t that mean the woman with two personalities is her puppet? What’s the purpose of that woman using her?’ Zhang Xiaolong [3] shook his head at her. ’I don’t know anything about her or her plans, and one of my acquaintances is also her puppet.’ ’How did your acquaintance become her puppet?’ Duanmu Luolan asked in confusion. ’I don’t know.’ Zhang Xiaolong [3] released a heavy sigh. ’The last time I met Wang Yin, the undead demon, was a year ago. She left to find a new goal in her life, and I asked her to keep in touch with me. However, she never contacted me, and I met her at the mysterious woman’s place last night. If my guess is right, the mysterious woman turned her into an undead demon for a specific purpose, and she has complete control over her, just like Bian Zhizhu or Bian Luosha.’ After hearing all that, Duanmu Luolan embraced Zhang Xiaolong [3] and held his hand. ’It doesn’t matter if you feel afraid of the mysterious woman; it proves that you are still an ordinary human with feelings, even if you are a powerful cultivator. She might be stronger than you right now, but that is because she is older and started her cultivation journey earlier than you. Moreover, you are still in your early twenties, but you have already proven that you are not an ordinary cultivator with your current cultivation. You still have a long road ahead, and I believe you will be able to reach her level in the future. At that time, you will be able to stand on equal footing with her, and you can prove to her that you are better than her in all aspects.’ ’You’re right.’ Zhang Xiaolong [3] leaned against a tree and looked up at the sky. ’That mysterious woman is indeed too strong for the current me, and her status is probably not ordinary in her realm. However, I’ve gone through a lot to reach this stage, and I will never stop improving myself. I will use last night’s incident as encouragement for me, and I will work even harder to become even stronger. Once I manage to surpass her, I will find her and kick her ass.’ Duanmu Luolan smiled in amusement when she heard that, but she believed that Zhang Xiaolong [3] would not do such a thing to the mysterious woman, and he would definitely do something else to her. ’Hey, my son wants to meet you, and I hope you are willing to meet him and talk to him.’ ’Oh?’ Zhang Xiaolong [3] immediately teased her. ’Why did you tell your son about me? Does this mean you are willing to accept me now?’ Duanmu Luolan denied it with a shake of her head. ’I told my son about you because I’m still thinking about our relationship, and I wanted to hear his opinion, but he wanted to meet and talk to you first.’ ’All right, I will meet your son tomorrow.’ Duanmu Luolan was relieved to hear that. "Since you still want to hunt beasts with them, I will return to my clan now." "I’ll send you there." Zhang Xiaolong [3] then opened a teleportation portal, which surprised Duanmu Luolan and the others. "This is one of my beast abilities, and you will arrive at the main city directly, so you don’t have to waste time on a long journey." "I will wait for you in my clan tomorrow." After Duanmu Luolan disappeared, Zhang Xiaolong immediately closed the portal and approached Qian Shuang, especially since he noticed her expression earlier. "Let’s take a night walk." "Yeah." Qian Shuang shyly followed beside him. "Are you interested in him, Xiyi?" Ren Xiyi shook her head at Ju Tan. "Uncle Ju, I only want a man who loves me alone, so I will never be interested in him regardless of his extraordinary talents." "Hahaha." Ju Tan laughed before speaking to her daughter. "Zhu’er, I know you’re shy, but I hope you can open up more. Our master does have many wives, but your mother and I still feel that he is the best man for you. Moreover, he has already expressed that he is interested in you, so we hope you can get closer to him first before going any further." "Yes, Father." Ju Zhu nodded at him. . . . In another forest area, Qian Shuang blushed because Zhang Xiaolong [3] suddenly pressed her against a tree, causing her heart to beat faster and louder. Zhang Xiaolong [3] lifted her chin and looked into her eyes. "You are really pretty, and I like your eyes as they radiate gentleness and innocence. I have wronged you, and I shouldn’t have used my charm on you." "It happened, and I never blamed you." Qian Shuang clenched her fists in nervousness, stood on tiptoes to briefly kiss him, and then hugged him. "I hope you are willing to spend your time with me, so I can get to know you better and understand my feelings." "All right, I will make more time for you." Zhang Xiaolong [3] hugged Qin Shuang back and took her up the branch of the tallest tree, where they talked a lot about each other’s lives. . . . "Why are you pouting?" Wei Xiaoya turned to Zhang Fei [5]. "My mother has been bothering me all day, especially since we haven’t had our first night yet. I have already explained to her that I am not ready to give myself to you, as our marriage happened solely due to her insistence, and I don’t have any feelings for you whatsoever. However, she never stopped urging me to give myself to you, and she even asked me to get pregnant with your child as soon as possible." "Hahaha." Zhang Fei [5] laughed at that and sat next to her. "How about you go with me to another realm? If you don’t meet our mother, she won’t be able to pressure you anymore, and you don’t need to be upset like this. Moreover, you are my wife now, so I think our parents won’t mind if you go with me." Wei Xiaoya furrowed her brows. "Are you already planning to leave this realm?" "Yes." Zhang Fei [5] nodded at her. "I originally planned to stay a few days in this realm to open my shops, but I’ve been here for almost two weeks now, which is because of our sudden relationship. Therefore, I plan to leave tomorrow morning, and I will go to the Shandian Realm first to open some shops there. After that, I will go to the Falling Star Realm to see my master’s senior sister, and I might also open some shops there if that realm has good prospects." Wei Xiaoya thought deeply about his offer. "Okay, I’ll go with you so I don’t have to meet my mother; otherwise, I’ll die of irritation from her pestering me like that." "Let’s meet our parents first." . . . "Father! Mother!" Wei Hongtian and Hun Liying, who were talking in front of their room, immediately turned to the two. "Zhang Fei wants to go to the Shandian Realm and open some shops there, and since I’m his wife now, I’ll go with him tomorrow morning. We probably won’t be back for a long time, especially since he’s also planning to open shops in various realms." Wei Hongtian nodded in understanding. "All right, you two can go, but I hope you won’t forget us and come back often." "Haha." Wei Xiaoya softly laughed. "You two are my parents, so how could I forget you? Moreover, Zhang Fei has his gate ability, so we can come back here whenever we want. All right, I’ll go back to my room to pack, and you two can talk to him first." After Wei Xiaoya left, Hun Liying immediately pulled Zhang Fei [5] to sit with them. "Son, I heard what you did to Jiang Bai from Ling Yingfei, and she enjoyed the results so much, so I want you to do the same to your father." Zhang Fei [5] turned to his father-in-law, who smiled awkwardly. "Do you really want that, father-in-law?" "As the saying goes, ’Happy wife, happy life.’" Wei Hongtian replied with a resigned sigh. Zhang Fei [5] laughed upon hearing that from the Wei Emperor, and he immediately stood behind him and used his body modification ability on him, causing him discomfort, especially on his lower body. "It’s done." "Has that thing really changed?" Hun Liying asked with sparkling eyes. Zhang Fei [5] nodded at her. "Mother-in-law, I will leave you two alone now, and you can check it yourself." After Zhang Fei [5] left, Hun Liying hurriedly pulled her husband into their room, causing Wei Hongtian to feel helpless with his attitude. The empress was overjoyed after seeing the results, and the two hurriedly had fun. . . 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎 . On his way back to his room, Zhang Fei [5] bumped into Wei Xiaolu, who stared at him hatefully. "Why are you looking at me like that, my fatty sister-in-law? Do you want me to make your body even fatter?" "You—" Wei Xiaolu swallowed her words and ran away from Zhang Fei [5], as she was afraid that he would make her appearance even worse. ’Tch! I’ll kill him one day!’ Zhang Fei [5] just shook his head and rushed back to his room, where he spent the night with Wei Xiaoya. . . . The next morning, Zhang Fei [5] immediately took Wei Xiaoya to the Huangfu Kingdom after saying goodbye to Wei Hongtian and the others. He then took her to see Feng Xishui, who had been waiting for her for a long time at the inn. Feng Xishui shook his head at them. "We came to this realm to open some shops, but you got a new wife instead. Are we leaving now?" "Yeah." Zhang Fei [5] first contacted Huangfu Zhiqian, Qiang Yin, and Zhu Jing, informing them of his departure and asking them to take care of his three shops. After they left the Huangfu Capital, Feng Xishui immediately transformed into his phoenix form, leaving Wei Xiaoya stunned. After all, Feltia [2] was using Feng Jiu’s flying artifact to go to the Paradise Realm, so they had to use another way to go to the Shandian Realm. "Why are you reacting like this? You will meet many mythical beasts soon, so you don’t need to be shocked like this." Zhang Fei [5] then carried Wei Xiaoya onto Feng Xishui’s back. "Let’s go, Senior Xishui. Our next stop is the Shandian Realm." "All right." Feng Xishui immediately flew into the sky at full speed, taking them away from the Grand Royal Realm. . . . In the Sovereign Heaven Realm, Zhang Xiaolong [3] suddenly received a voice transmission from Oliver, and he immediately informed Ju Tan and the others. "Old Ju, I have other matters, so I must leave now." "I see." Ju Tang nodded in understanding. "In that case, please send us back to the eastern forest first, Master. We have caught a lot of prey in the past two days, so I think that should be enough for now." A while later, they had arrived at the eastern forest, and Zhang Xiaolong [3] immediately hugged Qian Shuang. "I will take you on a trip to another realm to pick up lots of people." "Okay." Qian Shuang then spoke to her friend. "Xiyi, please inform my father that I am going with him." "Yeah." . . . When they arrived at the Sky Jade Realm, Zhang Xiaolong [3] did not immediately take Qian Shuang to the Fairy Forest. Instead, he took her for a walk in the western and southern regions as well as to pick up the profits of his restaurant and two shops. After he took care of his business, he took her to the forest to meet Oliver and the others. "Hmm?" Qian Shuang was surprised when they arrived at the Fairy Forest. "Are you planning to bring them all to my realm?" Zhang Xiaolong [3] nodded at her. "I have discussed this matter with Jia Yuyan and the others, and they agreed to take them in." After Oliver and the others gathered their members, Zhang Xiaolong [3] brought them all to the eastern forest in the Sovereign Heaven Realm. - To Be Continued -