"Are you sure he can make it back?"
"He should be able to, right? After all, he's an elder—he shouldn't lack good healing pills. I also left him some… extra insurance."
Xiao Jietian stroked his chin, speaking with feigned uncertainty.
"You truly live up to your reputation of being full of sinister schemes."
Medusa naturally sensed the hidden trick Xiao Jietian had planted. It was indeed vicious.
Leaving a strand of lightning infused with vital energy inside someone's body meant that once their life force was depleted, the destructive power would erupt from within.
"Slap!"
"How dare you speak to your husband like that? It seems you need some family discipline."
Xiao Jietian slapped Medusa's firm buttocks. The amazing elasticity sent ripples across her skin.
"Who's afraid of whom? This Queen isn't scared of your so-called family discipline. I'll make you beg for mercy with your spear."
Medusa covered her bottom and spoke domineeringly.
"Then let's try!"
Xiao Jietian pulled Medusa into his arms.
"Let's try it then. Whoever loses is a dog."
Medusa refused to show weakness.
Xiao Jietian pulled her close and vanished from the spot, entering the Eternal Heaven World together.
After they left, in the lightning-scorched pit, a charred figure slowly opened his eyes.
"Hiss~ It hurts so much… truly agonizing!"
The charred figure let out a painful groan. After a moment of recovery, he hurriedly took several pills from his storage ring and swallowed them all at once.
After about three breaths, the blackened skin on his body peeled away, revealing his original appearance—though only his external injuries had healed.
This person was none other than Elder Dian of the Fenglei Northern Pavilion.
He quickly stood up and fled at top speed, heading straight toward the North Pavilion.
After he departed, people began arriving near the deep pit one after another.
"Why does the emblem on this clothing look a bit familiar?" one person muttered, looking at Elder Feng's remains inside the crater.
"Don't say it… it really does look familiar."
Another person kept scrutinizing it, then suddenly exclaimed:
"Damn! Isn't this the elder's uniform of the Fenglei Northern Pavilion? And it's a core elder's!"
"Core elder? Isn't that one of the four great elders—Wind, Cloud, Thunder, and Lightning—of the Fenglei Northern Pavilion? He died here?"
"I suddenly remembered I have something to do. I'll be leaving first."
The onlookers suddenly realized the gravity of the situation and quickly made excuses to flee, afraid of getting involved.
Watching the excitement was fine, but being dragged into the aftermath would be disastrous.
…
After an unknown amount of time, Medusa let out a series of soft "woof woof" sounds. Her face was flushed red, eyes unfocused as she stared upward.
"Weren't you so arrogant before? Why are you so weak now, my dear Queen?" Xiao Jietian said with a refreshed expression, smiling at Medusa.
"You just wait… this Queen will defeat you sooner or later."
Medusa spoke weakly.
As she spoke, she caught a whiff of her own breath and couldn't help frowning. She glared fiercely at Xiao Jietian.
"Oh? Still daring to glare at me? Want to try again?" Xiao Jietian said playfully.
Medusa stubbornly turned her head away, then obediently wrapped herself tightly in the quilt. She had reached her limit and quickly fell asleep.
The two had been "sparring Dou Techniques" for half a day. Only their high cultivation and abundant Dou Qi allowed them to last so long.
…
Xiao Jietian took a shower, washed away the sweat, dressed neatly, and walked out.
He first found his eldest daughter and imparted another portion of alchemist knowledge to her, letting her continue pondering it on her own.
Xiao Ling was already a Second-grade Alchemist. Most of the first- and second-grade pills circulating in Boundless Heaven Hall came from her hands.
While Xiao Ling refined medicine, Xiao Meng would go cultivate Dou Techniques and Dou Qi. The rest of the time, she accompanied Xiao Ling to gather medicinal ingredients.
Although Boundless Heaven Hall had plenty of herbs, the two girls still preferred venturing into the forests of the Eternal Heaven World to collect them.
Xiao Jietian didn't expose their true intentions: gathering herbs was fake—playing around was real.
As for their safety, he wasn't worried. Apart from their small world authority, the prestige of their outings was considerable. The guardian magical beasts basically followed these two little demon kings everywhere.
These beasts "voluntarily" served as bodyguards. They had to coax the two Little Princesses to play. The first time they were asked to act as escorts, the beasts were quite reluctant. But under the coercion and temptation of the two girls, they all "voluntarily" joined the bodyguard ranks.
There was truly no other way. The two grandaunts would simply lie stiffly on the ground, pick up the beasts' claws and tails, rub them in the dirt, then place them on their own clothes—pretending to have been bullied.
That almost scared the beasts into wetting themselves at the time.
In the Eternal Heaven World, almost no one wanted to provoke the two of them. Most people avoided them altogether. Though the girls had a sense of proportion and wouldn't kill, getting beaten was unavoidable if provoked.
In fact, the beasts went from being unwilling at first to later loving the feeling.
They all exclaimed inwardly: This is what it feels like to follow the right boss (arrogant face).
Fortunately, the two wouldn't deliberately cause trouble—because if their mother found out, their bottoms would suffer.
Even their father couldn't protect them then.
As for his son Xiao Ze, he was basically raised by Xiao Zhan. Children in the cultivation world didn't need breast milk; they consumed various precious spiritual liquids.
So Little Fairy Doctor spent most of her time cultivating.
…
The next day, Elder Dian was still hurrying back toward the North Pavilion.
Xiao Jietian, meanwhile, had already arrived in Tianbei City. At this moment, he was preparing to visit the Han Family to meet his father-in-law.
"Young Master Xiao?"
Just as he reached the entrance of the Han Family residence, a surprised voice rang in his ears.
A woman in a white dress hurried over. Her eyes were filled with pleasant surprise as she scrutinized him.
"Miss Han Xue!"
The one who approached was none other than Han Xue—Han Yue's younger sister.
"Young Master Xiao, you can just call me Han Xue."
Han Xue rubbed the corner of her clothes shyly.
"I didn't expect to see Young Master Xiao in our Tianbei City. Why don't you come inside and visit my Han Family? I can also properly thank you for saving my life."
Han Xue looked at Xiao Jietian expectantly.
"Miss Han Xue, it was just a small matter. Actually, I am…" Xiao Jietian was about to reveal his identity, but Han Xue interrupted him halfway.
She grabbed his arm and pulled him toward the residence: "Young Master Xiao, you mustn't decline. Besides, my father also wants to thank you personally."
"Miss Han Xue, please listen to me first…"
Xiao Jietian spoke urgently, but Han Xue refused to give him the chance:
"Let's talk inside. This isn't the place. There's no rush."
With a pull and a tug, the two gradually approached the entrance.
Suddenly, a figure hurried out from inside.