Yun Ye was bewildered to death. Had Chi’er truly gone mad? A gentle woman unconsciously displaying such wantonness was worrying. However, Moji didn’t think so. Wantonness and chastity were two different things. A virgin acting wantonly would only make people feel infinite desolation. Chi’er was like this—incredibly, she was still a virgin.

“If she’s not, this old woman will gouge out this eye!” Moji’s position in this area was unshakeable. When Zhangsun and the others came to practice health cultivation, they all consulted with Moji.

Chi’er was indeed very happy. After being kicked out of the room by Xiao Wu, she still courteously smiled and bowed to Yun Ye, then walked back into the room. After a while, it was Xiao Wu who was kicked out…

Friends are a strange thing. When Yun Ye’s friends came, they generally asked for wine and meat, then dragged the host into getting thoroughly drunk. When Yun Shou’s friends came, it was about the same. When Yun Huan’s friends came, they would quietly go to the pleasure quarters.

Xiao Wu basically had no friends. If you absolutely had to force finding one, you could only count Chi’er. When they met, they didn’t talk—they just fought. Fortunately, Xiao Wu didn’t use her hand crossbow and gunpowder, and Chi’er didn’t use those strange medicinal powders either. When they fought, they deliberately avoided each other’s faces and didn’t pull hair—it was a very masculine way of fighting.

Xiao Miao came to Yun Ye’s side with her pregnant belly protruding and said: “Husband, should I separate them?” This must have been Di Renjie’s idea—he was very worried his wife would suffer losses.

“No need to interfere. If they don’t fight satisfactorily, they’ll fight again later. Resolving it all at once is quite good. Let them continue—there will be a time when they get tired. This is at home—nothing serious can happen.”

Yun Ye helped Xiao Miao sit on the garden’s low wall, very thoughtfully adding a cushion for her. Having served pregnant women many times, everything came naturally to him. Xiao Miao very much enjoyed her husband’s thoughtfulness, stroking her belly and asking Yun Ye:

“Husband, do you prefer a boy or a girl? I always want a son. Our family has far too few males—only Shou’er and Huan’er. It’s not satisfactory.”

Yun Ye shook his head: “People over thirty-five probably have difficulty giving birth to sons. Someone once did a statistical study—it seems those who gave birth to daughters accounted for seventy percent. However, this can’t be taken as certain. Who cares if it’s a boy or girl—as long as you safely bring the child into this world, all will be well. They’re all my children.”

Accompanying Xiao Miao in some domestic conversation, Xinyue saw that Moji had already left and came over. Whenever Yun Ye talked with family retainers, she absolutely wouldn’t come over. Hearing the clattering sounds of fighting from inside the room, she worriedly asked her husband: “Will they get hurt? Whichever of them gets injured would be bad.”

Yun Ye took a chestnut from Xiao Miao’s hand and slowly peeled it. Only after peeling out a complete one and admiring it before his eyes did he put it in Xiao Miao’s mouth. Only then did he say to Xinyue: “It’s already calmed down quite a bit now. They’re probably almost out of strength. Actually, the two of them admire each other more than anything else. When one beautiful woman looks at another beautiful woman, it’s never too comfortable. Once they’ve vented their anger, it’ll be fine.”

Xinyue snatched a freshly peeled chestnut from Yun Ye’s hand and nodded: “That’s certainly true. Right now, I find Xiao Miao somewhat displeasing to look at. Can’t beat her, so I can only steal a chestnut to eat.”

The three of them laughed heartily. The winter garden was still oppressively cold after all. Seeing that the people in the room still seemed to have no intention of stopping, Yun Ye helped Xiao Miao and Xinyue into the side room together. Old Grandmother lived here. The old lady was now very aged, being attended by maids as she sat on the heated kang, rambling on about past events. Her ears didn’t work very well, but her eyes hadn’t dimmed. Seeing her grandson come in from outside, she immediately became all smiles.

“Old Ancestor, you’re being partial! Your daughter-in-law comes to pay respects to you every day, but always hears you criticizing her. When your grandson returns, look at you—you’re smiling like a Milefo Buddha.”

As soon as Xinyue saw Old Ancestor, she immediately took off her shoes and got on the large kang, stuffing a cushion behind the old lady’s back. With a smile like a blooming flower, she acted like a child, getting indulgently patted by Old Ancestor. This was their game between them—very familiar.

Yun Ye listened with a smile as Old Ancestor talked about the Yun Family’s past affairs, and also heard her continuously complain about those heartless Daya and Xiaoya, always saying she didn’t have many years left to live and didn’t know if they’d come back to see her.

Yun Ye didn’t need to speak—he just needed to listen. The old lady couldn’t hear what was said anyway. Putting one’s mouth next to the old lady’s ear and shouting loudly was torture for everyone.

Yun Dingxing couldn’t be found. Yun Ye had searched for many years with no news. For this, he had even mobilized the power of the Dushui Monitor. If he still couldn’t be found this way, one could only say this person had long since dissipated into nothingness.

This was actually many people’s regret. They say a gentleman’s revenge is not too late even after ten years, but actually it was still too late. When you had power and looked back in all directions, discovering there was no longer any force that could stop your revenge—such revenge had no meaning whatsoever.

The old lady’s life had been both difficult and happy. Seeing with her own eyes a Yun Family a hundred times, a thousand times stronger than before slowly growing under her very nose—for her, this was the greatest happiness.

After saying only a few words, the old lady already felt tired. Only after helping the old lady with half-closed eyes lie down did they walk out the door. Yun Ye was very certain that the old lady truly didn’t have many days left. She just couldn’t bear to part with her grandson and wanted to see the Yun Family’s prosperity one more time. Only for this did she struggle to stay alive. Once this breath was released, she would pass away.

“These past days, Old Ancestor always says she’s just a burden. If she dies, you’ll have to observe mourning. Although His Majesty can waive the requirement, it would still be a huge blow to your reputation. So she always worries that after falling asleep, she won’t wake up the next day. She always has the maids wake her several times throughout the night.”

“There’s no need for that. I see things very clearly now. Birth, old age, sickness, and death are human normality—don’t demand too much. That’s too hard on the old lady. Years ago, Old Master Yan told me that living on without dying is also a kind of extreme suffering. So when Old Master Yan and Master Li Gang passed away, they were both so composed, as if going to attend a grand feast.”

“Just let Old Ancestor be like this. Every additional day she lives is our blessing…”

When Yun Ye returned to the great hall, he found Xiao Wu and Chi’er sitting at a table eating. Their clothes had already been changed, their hair had been re-combed, and their pretty faces bore no scars. But looking at how they struggled to hold their chopsticks, one knew their bodies must now be covered with wounds everywhere.

“If your hands are shaking too much to use chopsticks, use spoons or forks. Spilling food all over the table—this is sinful. How old are you, still fooling around like children?” Yun Ye sat to the side, softly scolding.

Xiao Wu limped over to Yun Ye’s side and, hugging her master’s arm like a child, acted coquettish: “These kinds of days are the most satisfying to live. Xiao Wu wishes that even at seventy or eighty, she could still be a child before you. It’s just that certain neurotic women don’t have this blessing—she even married a ten-year-old little husband. Really laughable! Hahahaha…”

Xiao Wu laughed very presumptuously. Chi’er’s teeth ground with a grinding sound, but she had no way to refute. She could only lower her head and eat her own food, with tears obviously circling in her eye sockets.

One shouldn’t hit people in the face or expose shortcomings when cursing. Seeing that Chi’er seemed about to cry, Xiao Wu’s expression involuntarily became somewhat awkward. She knew Chi’er’s background—in this lifetime, there was no way for her to obtain her own happiness. She probably shouldn’t have said these hurtful words.

But her proud character absolutely didn’t allow her to apologize to others. So being able to close her mouth and not speak was already the greatest concession.

“Eat more, Chi’er. Why is your brother still in Greater Bolor? I heard that country has already been emptied by him. He forcibly moved a country’s people from the plains to the plateau to build his divine kingdom. Could it be he truly believes he’s already the Divine King?”

When Chi’er raised her head, her face was already full of smiles. She happily answered: “Elder Brother found the steepest mountain peak and vowed to turn that peak into a city in the sky. The blueprints came from the Gongshu family. When I left, the side hall of that city in the sky had already been completed. Standing in the side hall, beneath your feet are vast clouds, above your head is the blue sky. The entire city is being forcibly carved out of the rock. Elder Brother always says that if he had enough gunpowder in his hands, this city in the sky would only need twenty years to complete. Right now, pouring water to heat and crack the stones—the progress is too slow. This time I’ve come to obtain some gunpowder from the Great Tang to speed up the city’s construction.”

“Elder Brother often says that you built Yushan City in the mortal world, which encompasses all the wisdom of this human realm. So he plans to build a city closest to the immortals on the snowy plateau—at least surpassing the temples on Kunlun Mountain.”

Yun Ye didn’t dare imagine how many people would die after this city was built. Greater Bolor’s population was only eight hundred thousand. Relying on these eight hundred thousand people to build such a city was almost impossible. With primitive tools plus the harsh climate, probably none of these eight hundred thousand people would survive—filling them all in wouldn’t be enough.

“Your elder brother is planning to fill it with human lives!”

“Building the divine kingdom is their glory!”

Xiao Wu couldn’t help but say: “Didn’t you not believe in deities before? Why are you so enthusiastic about building a divine kingdom now? Why? How is doing this any different from your former Baishi Palace?”

“It’s different. Baishi Palace was filthy, dirty, decayed. The city in the sky is holy, sacred. Since there are no deities in this world, we’ll create a deity. One who can know human suffering, the joys and sorrows of the world, who has the purest compassionate heart, the most merciful actions. Of course, he also needs the most pure and flawless body.”

“You’re planning to create a god?” Xiao Wu had already thought Chi’er was crazy enough, but didn’t expect she would be this insane.