"What's that in your hand?"
The Little Fairy Doctor and the others appeared before Xiao Jietian, eyeing the object in his hand curiously.
"It looks a bit like the one you used before. Are you planning to go somewhere? You have to take us with you."
Ya Fei examined the item, finding it familiar. She grabbed Xiao Jietian's free hand and spoke sweetly, afraid he would run off on his own.
The girls no longer trusted Xiao Jietian to travel alone; who knew if he'd suddenly bring back another sister?
"This is the same type of item as the teleportation gate I used before, but this one is permanent, not disposable. However, once used, it becomes fixed in one location. If retrieved, it's immediately useless."
Xiao Jietian gently tapped Ya Fei's nose and smiled.
"Are you planning to use this to connect the Eternal Heaven World with the Boundless Heaven Hall outside?"
Yunyun thought for a moment and guessed Xiao Jietian's intention. After all, they knew each other intimately, so it was easy to figure out his thoughts.
"Yun'er is so clever, guessing right away."
"I'll be going to Jia Nan Academy soon. From now on, the Boundless Heaven Hall will be entrusted to you few Hall Mistresses."
Xiao Jietian looked at the girls before him.
"I think you just want to go find your childhood sweetheart, your little girlfriend, right?"
Medusa's teasing voice rang out, and the others also narrowed their eyes at Xiao Jietian.
Xiao Jietian gritted his teeth, secretly glaring at Queen Medusa for stirring trouble. I'll deal with you properly sooner or later, he thought, and make you understand the consequences of mischief.
"Not entirely. There are many geniuses at Jia Nan Academy. My main goal is to recruit them for our Boundless Heaven Hall. They're valuable resources."
Seeing Xiao Jietian's confident look, the others withdrew their itching hands. Xiao Jietian wiped away a cold sweat.
"Young Master, if I don't follow you, how can I serve you?"
Qinglin grew anxious; she was the Young Master's personal maid.
"It's not like I'm leaving forever. This small world is mine; I can enter anytime."
Xiao Jietian dotingly pulled the teary-eyed Qinglin into his embrace.
"From now on, your task is to cultivate diligently."
Qinglin nodded earnestly, snuggling into Xiao Jietian's arms.
"As for you three, you'll manage the Boundless Heaven Hall with Big Brother. You can discuss the specifics among yourselves."
Xiao Jietian took out three message stones and handed them to Yunyun. These stones were very useful for faction communication.
Considering the three girls' personalities, they might not willingly share power with Xiao Ding, so he decided to assign duties himself.
"Fei'er, you'll be in charge of the auction house. This time, besides running it, you also need to establish an intelligence network. Yun'er, you'll assist Fei'er."
"If you encounter any problems, you can find me. I think I'll have plenty of free time at the academy."
Xiao Jietian thought for a moment before instructing Ya Fei. Ya Fei nodded; she was familiar with this work, though this time she didn't plan to be the auctioneer herself—she would manage things from behind the scenes.
The Little Fairy Doctor had founded a massive Poison Sect in the original storyline, so she definitely had talent for sect management, and Xian'er was decisive in action.
"Xian'er, you and Big Brother will jointly manage the affairs of the Boundless Heaven Hall."
"Then what about me, Young Master?"
Seeing that Xiao Jietian hadn't assigned her a task, Qinglin asked anxiously.
"Hmm, you should focus on cultivation and help your Sister Xian'er and the others when needed. If anyone causes trouble, just use your little Bai to scare them off. You are the face of our Boundless Heaven Hall."
Xiao Jietian felt Qinglin was still too naive and there wasn't a suitable role for her, so he let her act freely.
"No problem, Young Master!"
Qinglin ran to the three girls, telling them to definitely call her if anything happened. Little Bai hadn't been out for a while and often complained about being bored.
Xiao Jietian smiled at Qinglin's lively demeanor. He glanced at Medusa beside him; he didn't plan to assign her anything for now.
I'll deal with her later.
Xiao Jietian stood up to set up the teleportation gate.
The location in the outside world's Boundless Heaven Hall had already been decided—a side hall.
In the Eternal Heaven World, it would be a palace built between the mountain peak and the city.
Xiao Jietian led the group into the palace, placed the teleportation gate in the air, and selected "install." The gate began to expand, gradually turning into a swirling portal.
Simultaneously, a teleportation vortex appeared in the prepared side hall of the Boundless Heaven Hall in the outside world.
Xiao Jietian walked back and forth a few times to confirm it worked smoothly. Moreover, unless retrieved by its owner, this teleportation gate couldn't be damaged—not even by a Dou Di.
The girls had experienced other teleportation gates before, so they were only briefly curious before returning to cultivate.
Xiao Jietian found Xiao Ding and asked him to arrange guards for the teleportation gate to prevent unauthorized entry.
Entering through the gate required a token imbued with the aura of the Eternal Heaven World.
Xiao Jietian wasn't worried about troublemakers. He had communicated with the small world's consciousness—it would alert him if an unknown Dou Huang or stronger entity entered. Xiao Jietian almost hoped people from the Black List would come and deliver themselves.
Those below Dou Wang couldn't cause much trouble anyway.
Xiao Jietian then found Shui Ye and asked him to go to Black Mark City, find the Blood Sect's Young Sect Master Fan Ling, and eliminate him.
Xiao Jietian didn't plan to make a special trip for him. The upcoming auction wouldn't have anything he was interested in, so he'd leave it to Xiao Yanzi. The Tier 7 Xuanlong Pill was mediocre; breaking through after establishing oneself wasn't something he'd even have the chance to do.
Watching Shui Ye depart, Xiao Jietian also vanished.
Sending a Dou Zong was overkill, but it was the safest approach. Old Shui was now an Eight-star Dou Zong; here, only the two elders from Jia Nan Academy could match him, excluding Mang Tianchi, who was off somewhere.
"I'm still too cautious."
Fan Ling: I might have been killed by Xiao Yan, but you're even more ruthless—sending a Dou Zong directly, leaving me no chance for revenge.
…
Five days passed quietly. Shui Ye returned and reported that Fan Ling had been killed by Xiao Yan, and he had personally ground Fan Ling's body to dust.
During these five days, Xiao Jietian spent each day alone with one of the girls, enjoying their time together.
What surprised Xiao Jietian and left a lasting impression was that Yunyun, usually so reserved, agreed to Xiao Jietian's… flanking maneuver.
As for the snake-woman who sneaked in, she didn't eat anything. She just accompanied him on endless strolls through various cities or sneaked into others' treasuries to steal medicinal ingredients. After that day, people in various cities often wailed in distress.
That day, Queen Medusa's smile never faded—perhaps because Xiao Jietian accompanied her on all sorts of mischief, or because she found two more medicinal ingredients, or both. Only she knew which.
Xiao Jietian even felt he wasn't far from completely winning over Queen Medusa. The exotic charm of the beautiful snake queen, and so on.
With so many buffs stacked, it was truly thrilling.
Early in the morning, after kissing the four girls goodbye, Xiao Jietian appeared in the Boundless Heaven Hall in the outside world.
"Xun'er, your Brother Xiao Jietian is coming."
Xiao Jietian stood still, a warm smile on his lips. It had been over a year since they last met—the longest they'd been apart.
"But this time, I'll probably face a storm."
Xiao Jietian didn't think Xun'er was unaware of Ya Fei and the others. If not for their solid childhood foundation, she might have come at him with a knife already.
"Why are you here?"
Xiao Jietian sensed a very familiar aura nearby.