"Dou Qi Continent... I'm back again." Hovering in the sky above Starfall Pavilion, Xiao Yan gazed at the familiar scene below, a strange emotion rising in his chest. He hadn't thought much of it before, but after being dragged to the Tianxuan Continent, he realized that deep down, he was quite the sentimental homebody.
"This world seems to suppress the flow of heaven and earth energy far more than ours." Qing Tan, feeling her body much heavier than it was in Tianxuan Continent, sighed inwardly. 'No wonder Xiao Yan moved like a fish in water when he came to our world. Turns out he was coming from a high-resistance plane into a low-resistance one.'
"Let's go." Xiao Yan came back to his senses and smiled at Qing Tan and Lin Jing, then led them slowly down toward the pavilion below.
In just half a year, Starfall Pavilion had expanded significantly. Not only had the construction area grown, but many unfamiliar auras now populated it. Although Xiao Yan didn't care much for these so-called Dou Zun-level experts, this sort of change was like night and day for a force that once ranked near the bottom among Central Plains' top factions.
With Xiao Chen—who had reached Five-Star Dou Sheng—overseeing matters, and Yao Lao, who had also broken through to the Dou Sheng level thanks to the Dou Di bloodline Xiao Yan had transplanted from the Pill Tower, Starfall Pavilion now stood as the most powerful faction in Central Plains—on the surface, at least—even without counting Xiao Yan. In fact, its current strength even surpassed that of the Hall of Souls.
Of course, the reason it was only referred to as "surface-level" was because certain powers still hid ancient Dou Sheng experts. For instance, the Pill Tower's ancestor had once surpassed the previous Xiao Chen in strength. But now, after the Dou Di bloodline enhancement, even he would be no match for the current Xiao Chen.
After returning to Starfall Pavilion, Xiao Yan paid his respects to Yao Lao and Xiao Zhan, then immediately went off to find Xiao Yixian and the others. As the old saying goes, 'absence makes the heart grow fonder.' After half a year apart, he was starting to miss his beautiful wives at home. Originally, he had intended to arrange for Lin Jing and Qing Tan to get settled first, but Lin Jing insisted on meeting her "master's wives," so he had no choice but to let her tag along.
Truth be told, Lin Jing still felt quite awkward. When she'd heard Xiao Yan mention that his wife wasn't in the same world, she assumed the woman had passed away and had even privately vowed to take good care of him in her place. Who would've thought that he meant it literally—his wives were alive and well…
And when she finally met the so-called "wives" of her master, Lin Jing was instantly dumbfounded. First of all, she couldn't believe there were so many of them. Secondly… why did they all look so young? Some even seemed younger than she was. 'My master definitely has a thing for younger girls, doesn't he…?'
Xiao Yan could clearly sense the two intense stares behind him and what they implied. But he had already grown used to it. Compared to that, what brought him genuine joy was the improvement shown by Zi Yan and the others. During the half year without any word from Xiao Yan, the girls had trained with near-maniacal determination. With the cultivation resources Xiao Yan had left behind and the help of Saint Beast essence blood, their strengths had skyrocketed.
Zi Yan had already completely refined the power of the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit and had reached Four-Star Dou Sheng. With the remaining benefits from Xiao Yan's earlier gifts, she even showed signs of breaking through to Five-Star. Xiao Yixian and Qing Lin had both reached the peak of Dou Zun, while Cai Lin was still in seclusion within the Nine Nether Yellow Springs, with strength nearly on par with the others.
Seeing them again gave Xiao Yan a peculiar sense of nostalgia, as though lifetimes had passed.
Naturally, the girls were overjoyed at his return. Zi Yan especially threw all her responsibilities onto the elders of the Ancient Void Dragon Clan and dashed back to Starfall Pavilion with lightning speed. Her utterly irresponsible behavior only further cemented her title within the Ancient Void Dragon Clan as the "nation-wrecking demon empress"...
After some cheerful greetings, the girls finally noticed the unfamiliar faces of Qing Tan and Lin Jing. Before Xiao Yan could even introduce them, they had already rushed forward to warmly take the hands of the two newcomers.
"These two must be our new little sisters, right? From now on, we're all one big family!" they beamed.
"They're not what you think." Xiao Yan sighed helplessly. He'd known this misunderstanding would happen, but he couldn't really blame them. Given his history, it was natural they'd jump to conclusions. He shook his head and began to explain. "This one is my newly accepted disciple, Lin Jing. And this is her… uh… mother. Her name is Qing Tan."
"We understand." Zi Yan and the others didn't even try to correct themselves based on Xiao Yan's explanation. In fact, it only made them more convinced that these two were the newest members of the harem. With enthusiastic smiles, they pulled Lin Jing and Qing Tan over and started making preparations for a sisterhood ceremony.
Once again, the familiar incense table was brought out. The same wooden idol that had appeared during previous ceremonies was placed at the center. Only this time, the number of participants had doubled. As he watched this bizarre scene, Xiao Yan felt increasingly confused. 'What is even the point of all this…?'
To be fair, it wasn't entirely their fault for misunderstanding. After all, Xiao Yan had gone off on a trip and returned with yet another beauty—this had practically become routine. He might be explaining now that there was no special relationship, but for all they knew, they'd end up sleeping together by next month. Wasn't that exactly how things had gone with Queen Medusa? He introduced her as someone unrelated too...
What truly cemented their beliefs, however, was the appearance of Qing Tan and Lin Jing—both were clearly of the petite, youthful variety. Had Xiao Yan returned with a mature, seductive woman, maybe they would've actually believed his words. But in their minds, Xiao Yan's image had long been defined by one phrase: lolicon.
'Disciple? Mother-in-law? Pfft. That's just your excuse for trying out new flavors,' they thought. Not to mention, Queen Medusa still called Xiao Yan "father" from time to time...
As a result, Lin Jing experienced one of the most bizarre events of her life in under five minutes. Not only did she form a sworn sisterhood with her master's wives, but also ended up becoming blood sisters with her own aunt—no, wait, now officially her mother.
Even Qing Tan had never seen such a lively spectacle. After being dragged into a ritual she didn't fully understand, she soon found herself surrounded by warm-hearted women offering snacks, asking questions, and treating her like family. Trying her best to keep up with all the chatter, Qing Tan couldn't help but feel something was… off.
'Why are they treating me this kindly?' she wondered. 'Lin Jing I can understand—she's Xiao Yan's disciple. But me? Why are they showing me such concern too…?'
(End of Chapter)
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