53: Chapter 53 Li Longyue

Zhuge Yue ignored Yue Chan's subtle change in expression, her voice as cold and clear as ten-thousand-year-old ice: "Lead the way."

Yue Chan subconsciously bowed and replied: "Yes... yes!"

She didn't even dare to look Zhuge Yue in the eyes, her heart shaken like a stormy sea.

What exactly was the background of this woman from a small family in the lower realm?

The Saintess had specifically ordered to "invite" her back, could it be...

Li Guidai watched Zhuge Yue's back as she turned and left without hesitation, his heart filled with reluctance, worry, and a hint of pain stung by that unfamiliar aura.

He shouted suddenly: "Yueer! Give the child a name!"

Zhuge Yue paused slightly, not turning back, her cold voice carried by the wind:

"Then let's call her—Li Longyue."

Long, like the hazy moonlight, matches her Taiyin origin and that chaotic, undefined spiritual root.

Yue, meaning a divine pearl, is also the character from her own name, representing inheritance and endless love.

Zhuge Yue took one last deep look at Li Guidai, and the sleeping baby girl in his arms wrapped in chaotic energy. Her eyes were complex and hard to decipher, filled with maternal love, reluctance, and a sense of determination that Li Guidai could not understand.

Immediately after, she and Yue Chan transformed into two streaks of moon-white light, soaring into the sky and disappearing into the horizon in an instant.

Li Guidai watched his wife's unfamiliar, goddess-like posture, his heart filled with worry and reluctance!

"Yueer, no matter what your status is or where you come from, you are my, Li Guidai's, wife! Wait for me, I will definitely go to the Central Region to find you! I will bring our child and bring you home in glory!"

Zhuge Yue, already far beyond the clouds and flying at extreme speed toward the Central Region, seemed to hear this vow that pierced through the heavens.

On her cold face, a trace of tenderness and reluctance belonging to "Zhuge Yue" finally broke through the shackles and quietly emerged.

She used a voice only she could hear, filled with endless longing and anticipation, and whispered:

"Husband... I'm sorry... I'll wait for you... to come for me..."

Li Guidai watched Zhuge Yue and Yue Chan disappear into the horizon as streaks of light, his heart a mixture of complex emotions.

The Earth Vein Rock Lizard let out a low growl and rubbed its large head against his leg, seemingly trying to comfort him.

Li Linger also slid down from the lizard's back, hugged her father's leg, looked up with her little face, and asked innocently: "Daddy, where did Mommy go?"

Three months was enough time to change many things.

The seventh floor of Yuegui Pavilion—the "Lingyun Pavilion."

It was no longer as noisy as before, but instead had gained a sense of composure and solemnity.

Through the huge glass window, one could overlook the entire Ganlu Town, with a wide view, as if one could reach out and touch the clouds, symbolizing the Li Family's lofty aspirations.

Li Guidai stood by the window with his hands behind his back. Compared to three months ago, his back seemed less restless and more composed and sharp.

He was no longer laughing and joking all day long, and his brows were often shrouded in an inseparable layer of worry and urgency.

Kuang Bingbing, who had become Li Guidai's third wife, now had her cultivation reach the ninth level of the Foundation Establishment Stage, thanks to the family's resource allocation and Li Guidai's "help."

She walked softly behind Li Guidai, hugged him, and said softly: "Husband, are you still thinking about Little Sister Yueer?"

Li Guidai did not look back, only gave a soft "Mm," his voice low.

Over the past three years, at Zhuge Yue's suggestion and with Li Guidai's own half-hearted compliance, he had indeed married Kuang Bingbing, who had always had feelings for him.

At first, there might have been some considerations of interest, but after spending time together, some genuine feelings had developed.

Especially after Zhuge Yue left, the companionship of Kuang Bingbing and the newcomers became an important solace for him to relieve his melancholy.

That's right, Zhuge Yue's departure was like a heavy hammer, waking Li Guidai from his immersion in comfort and initial success.

He realized that his strength at the sixth level of the Golden Core Stage was still like an ant in front of true powerhouses! Without strength, he couldn't even keep his own wife!

For these three months, he had been cultivating almost frantically. Not only did he work hard at his own cultivation, but he also dragged Kuang Bingbing and another new wife, Hua Lulu, into "arduous" dual cultivation, trying to use the characteristics of the Ancient Kidney Physique to improve his cultivation as quickly as possible.

Speaking of Hua Lulu, this happened one month after Zhuge Yue left. At that time, Li Guidai was in an extremely low mood and returned to Jicai Village alone to clear his mind.

He happened to run into that hunter beating and scolding Hua Lulu again.

The irritability and anger pent up in his heart were instantly ignited. Li Guidai didn't even think, subconsciously waving a hand. The angry strike of a Golden Core cultivator directly blasted the hunter into a mist of blood!

It wasn't until the smell of blood permeated the air that Li Guidai suddenly came to his senses. Looking at Hua Lulu standing there, stunned and pale with fear, his heart was filled with regret and apology, and he hurriedly stepped forward to apologize incoherently.

Hua Lulu did not cry or make a scene, but just stared at him blankly as tears slid down silently.

Her eyes were incredibly complex, filled with fear, relief, and a hint of long-hidden affection that even she herself had not noticed.

Li Guidai looked at her tear-streaked, pitiful appearance and recalled all the past, his heart softening. He reached out to gently stroke her head and sighed: "From now on, no one will be able to bully you again. I... let me marry you. Let me give you a status, alright?"

Hua Lulu's body trembled slightly. She lifted her tear-filled eyes, looking at the lingering pain and current sincerity in Li Guidai's eyes, and nodded vigorously.

On their wedding night, Li Guidai was shocked to discover that Hua Lulu was actually still a virgin!

Only after asking did he learn that after he had destroyed that hunter's manhood back then, the hunter had completely lost his ability to function as a man!

Distorted in his heart, he vented all his resentment on Hua Lulu, beating and scolding her, but had never truly touched her.

This discovery made Li Guidai feel even more pity for Hua Lulu.

At this moment, a core family meeting was being held inside Lingyun Pavilion.

Li Guidai sat in the main seat, listening to the report while teasing his daughter Li Longyue in his arms, who was babbling and staring with large, curious eyes.

Little Longyue seemed to have inherited her parents' excellent genes; she was full of spirit, neither crying nor fussing, just looking curiously at the adults around her.

Kuang Dalei was now the family's General Manager of External Affairs, and he respectfully reported the situation of the affiliated families: "... Master, in the past month, the Wang and Liu families in the west, who previously submitted to us, seem to be restless. They have been making small moves in secret, as if testing our bottom line. This may be related to the people coming from the Yaoguang Sacred Land earlier, and the leaked news of the Mistress's departure."

Hearing this, Li Guidai's eyes grew slightly cold, but his face remained expressionless as he said casually: "They have small moves? Do they think that without my wife, I, Li Guidai, can no longer lift a blade?"

He gently squeezed his daughter's little hand, his tone flat yet filled with unquestionable determination: "Let the Earth Vein Rock Lizard go to the backyards of their two families tonight for a 'stroll.' No need to hurt anyone, just let them feel the 'kind greetings' of a Nascent Soul Stage monster, and by the way... crushing a few unimportant warehouses or training grounds will do."

"Tell them, this is the first and last warning."

Kuang Dalei's mouth twitched, and he quickly replied: "Yes! Master!" Let a Nascent Soul Stage monster go for a "stroll"? Only his own master could come up with such an idea! But thinking about that scene, it would certainly be very "persuasive."