Chapter 924: Light of Day

"Yong'an, be careful, don't rush... Oh, careful, careful, hehehe..." Xiao Yong'an, with his tender limbs, crawled agilely back and forth on the wooden bed, letting out gurgling laughter from time to time. Xiao Lie carefully watched over him, fearing he might accidentally bump himself, his face alight with joyful smiles.

"Yong'an is truly amazing! He's not even two months old and can already crawl so quickly," Xiao Lingxi said, propping her chin on her hands and smiling as she watched Xiao Yong'an. Whenever Xiao Yong'an looked her way, she couldn't help but make a cute funny face.

"Perhaps in another two or three months, he'll be able to walk," Xiao Lie said with a chuckle. After all, Xiao Yong'an was no ordinary infant; his mother was a princess of the Elf clan, possessing an extraordinary physique and talent.

"Alas," Xiao Lie, perhaps thinking of something, suddenly let out a soft sigh. He murmured to himself, "Unknowingly, it's been many months since we left Flowing Cloud City."

Xiao Lingxi remained silent.

"Ling'er," Xiao Lie looked deeply at Xiao Lingxi and said, "You're not young anymore; it's time to consider your marriage."

"Ah?" Xiao Lingxi was taken aback, not expecting Xiao Lie to suddenly bring up the topic. She froze, then stammered in a fluster, "I-I-I... I've never thought about anything like that. I only want to take good care of Father."

"Hehe," Xiao Lie chuckled. "You're just too filial, always worried about an old man like me. My poor health in those years truly burdened you. It's almost eight years since Che'er first got married. If I don't marry you off soon, your mother's spirit in heaven will surely blame me."

"There are quite a few young masters in Demon Imperial City who are fond of you, and all come from prominent families. Is there anyone among them you fancy? If so, I'll speak to them on your behalf?"

"No, no, of course not!" Xiao Lingxi quickly shook her head. Just as she was flustered and at a loss, Yun Che happened to walk in and said, "Grandpa, Little Aunt."

With her rescuer's arrival, Xiao Lingxi immediately stood up and went to greet him. "Little Che, have your injuries healed?"

"I couldn't be better. I just went for a stroll outside the city with Ling'er," Yun Che said with a smile, then extended his arms to Xiao Yong'an. "Yong'an, let Uncle hold you."

"Oh hahaha!" Just as Yun Che extended his hand, a boisterous, unrestrained laugh came from outside. Under Heaven's Might entered grandly, his face flushed with health, carrying a small wooden horse in his hand. "My dear grandson, Grandpa's here to see you! Look what good things Grandpa brought you!"

Under Heaven's Might's bellow could be said to have shaken the entire vicinity. Xiao Yong'an stopped crawling, pursed his lips, and suddenly burst into loud wails.

Under Heaven's Seventh, hearing the cries, rushed in like a flash. He picked up Xiao Yong'an and comforted him thoroughly, not forgetting to scold Under Heaven's Might soundly. "Father! This is the eighth time! Would it kill you to come in quietly?!"

Under Heaven's Might stood there awkwardly. He gave Xiao Lie an embarrassed smile. "Old man, look at my memory... Oh, oh, oh, my dear grandson, don't cry, don't cry. Grandpa will be quieter next time."

Yun Che chuckled, shaking his head, and went over to Xiao Lingxi. "Little Aunt, let's go outside. I have something to tell you."

The two walked out of the courtyard. Yun Che looked at Xiao Lingxi's expression and asked doubtfully, "Lingxi, you seem to have something on your mind?"

"Father... he must be homesick," Xiao Lingxi said softly.

"Homesick..." Yun Che nodded. "Actually, I felt it too. Grandpa has always had a deep affection for Flowing Cloud City, and this time he's been away for so long and so far."

Back then, he had brought Xiao Lie to the Azure Wind Imperial City, where he received direct care from Cang Yue. Everything there was a hundred times better than the small Flowing Cloud City. But ultimately, he didn't stay long and insisted on returning to Flowing Cloud City... even though it held many unpleasant memories. Now, during these months in the Illusory Demon Realm, although he tried to hide it, it was still somewhat evident that his homesickness grew heavier each day.

It seemed there was something in Flowing Cloud City that he couldn't let go of.

"Actually... rather than saying Father has affection for Flowing Cloud City, it's more accurate to say he can't forget my mother," Xiao Lingxi said softly.

"Your mother?" Yun Che was stunned.

Xiao Lingxi had never met her mother, as her mother passed away shortly after giving birth to her. He might have seen her, but he was only one year old at the time and had no memory of her; not even a vague outline remained in his mind.

"Although I've never met my mother, I know that Father and Mother had a particularly strong bond. Father has carefully preserved all of Mother's mementos, taking them out to look at almost every day. Every time he visits Mother's grave, he speaks for a very long time in front of her tombstone. And for all these years, he's never had any intention of remarrying..."

Yun Che knew all this, and he had always understood deep down that if it weren't for taking care of him, then only one year old, and the newborn Xiao Lingxi, Xiao Lie might have truly followed her to the grave. After Yun Che became renowned and Xiao Lingxi was safe and sound, Xiao Lie suddenly developed an incredibly strong will to die. The reason was that he had no more worries and could finally go to the other world to accompany his deceased wife. If Yun Che hadn't forcefully arranged for Under Heaven's Seventh to become pregnant, his medical skills, even ten times greater, couldn't have saved a person so intent on dying.

The depth of Xiao Lie's affection for his deceased wife was clearly evident.

"The biggest reason Father cherishes Flowing Cloud City so much is that it's where he and Mother lived together, holding all their memories. But at the same time, he can't bear to leave Yong'an, especially since Yong'an's parents are both here. Oh dear... what should we do?" Xiao Lingxi shook her head, somewhat troubled.

"Don't worry, this matter will be resolved soon," Yun Che said, full of confidence. "In another twenty days, the teleportation arrays between the Profound Sky Continent and the Illusory Demon Realm will be fully established. And people on the Profound Sky Continent side should also help establish a teleportation array connected to Flowing Cloud City. By then, it will be effortless for Grandpa to travel between the two places."

"Ah?" Xiao Lingxi exclaimed in surprise. "Can that really happen?"

"Of course," Yun Che said with a smile. "They are, after all, the five most powerful sects in the Profound Sky Continent. If they can't even manage something like this, then all their years of accumulated power would be wasted."

"That's wonderful!" The worry in Xiao Lingxi's heart suddenly lifted. She immediately became jubilant, then suddenly remembered Yun Che's earlier words. "Oh, Little Che, you said you had something to tell me. What was it?"

"Hmm..." Yun Che thought for a moment, then finally spoke directly. "Several months ago, Xuanyuan Wentian used a special method to seize Feng Juechen's body. From that moment on, the two of them existed as a 'shared entity.' When Xuanyuan Wentian died... it meant Feng Juechen also died."

"..." Xiao Lingxi lowered her head, her expression slightly dimmed. "I had already guessed it. I don't know why fate is so unfair to Brother Feng. Although he appeared terrifying, he truly wasn't a bad person. On the contrary, he was often kinder than most people."

"When has fate ever been fair?" Yun Che said wistfully, then quickly changed his tone. "He certainly wasn't a purely evil person, but to say he was kind... I doubt anyone else in the world would think so."

"Huh?" Xiao Lingxi parted her lips. "But I truly think Brother Feng was a very kind person. Even though we were strangers, he saved me once. Later, he not only saved Flowing Cloud City but also protected it for a very long time. He originally wanted to kill Little Che so badly, but in the end, he was willing to let go of his hatred. And later, in the Frozen Cloud Asgard, he saved us again."

Yun Che looked at her and said seriously, "Actually, none of this has anything to do with whether he was kind. It's simply because... he liked you."

"Ah?" Xiao Lingxi's beautiful eyes widened, and then she suddenly burst into a giggle.

"Still laughing," Yun Che shrugged. "I knew you wouldn't believe it."

"I'd be crazy to believe that," Xiao Lingxi said. "How could Brother Feng possibly like me...? No, no, with Brother Feng's cold personality, he couldn't possibly like any woman."

"See? You're already so grown up, yet you're still as innocent as a child."

The incomplete soul resulting from the forbidden Reincarnation technique made Feng Juechen's temperament exceptionally reclusive and extreme. His arrogance was absolute, a fact Yun Che had witnessed back in the Azure Wind Profound Palace. If he hated someone, his hatred was extreme. Conversely, if he liked someone, his affection would also be extreme.

Xiao Lingxi tried hard to resolve Feng Juechen's hatred for Yun Che in her own way, and she succeeded. But she didn't know that it wasn't due to the brilliance of her methods, but because she was the only one in the world who could make him act that way.

This included him possessing dark profound energy yet no longer wantonly killing innocents, protecting Flowing Cloud City, and saving them in the Frozen Cloud Asgard... None of it had anything to do with whether he was kind; it was all solely because of Xiao Lingxi.

Xiao Lingxi had never truly understood Feng Juechen, because he was a completely different person in front of her than he was in front of others.

No matter how powerful a man, there would always be one woman who became his greatest bane. Xiao Lingxi was Feng Juechen's bane, but at the same time, she also brought salvation to him, who had sacrificed his soul to darkness, in the final moments of his life. At least when his soul dissipated, he wasn't filled with hatred or hysteria, but was remarkably calm and peaceful.

However, Xiao Lingxi was completely unaware of all this.

"Child?" Xiao Lingxi pouted, retorting indignantly, "Watch your tongue! I'm your Little Aunt; in front of me, you're the child."

"Only in front of Grandpa are you Little Aunt. Right now, you're just my Lingxi."

Yun Che suddenly turned, embracing Xiao Lingxi. Amidst her startled cry, he pressed her against the nearby wall, his body slowly pressing against her soft chest.

"Ah— Little Che, what... what are you doing...?" Xiao Lingxi instinctively recoiled, speaking nervously.

Yun Che gradually leaned his face closer, his breath softly caressing her cheek. "Before I came in, I heard it. Grandpa seemed to be talking to you about marriage. You're not... actually thinking of getting married, are you?"

"...That's right," Xiao Lingxi's beautiful eyes shifted slightly, and she said seriously, "I'm already twenty-three this year. If I don't get married soon, no one will want me."

"No!" Yun Che's expression hardened. "You're not allowed to marry anyone! You're not allowed to like anyone!"

"Hmph," Xiao Lingxi turned her face away. "If I can't marry anyone else, then you marry me?"

"You marry me?" Eight years ago, on his wedding day with Xia Qingyue, she had said the same words, but the emotions embedded within them had subtly changed.

"If you weren't my Little Aunt, I would definitely marry you," Yun Che said, smiling as he looked into her eyes. It was also on that night, his wedding night with Xia Qingyue, that he found himself leaning against Xiao Lingxi on the back mountain, stargazing. At that moment, he couldn't help but utter this vow.

"..." Xiao Lingxi had never forgotten those words. She stared blankly at Yun Che, her eyes suddenly becoming hazy.

"And now, you're no longer my Little Aunt, but my Lingxi," Yun Che said with a smile.

Xiao Lingxi gently bit her lip, her body trembling slightly. "Then do you dare tell Father that you want to marry me?"

"I don't dare..."

"I knew you wouldn't dare," Xiao Lingxi whispered.

"Right now, I truly don't dare, but soon..." Yun Che revealed a mysterious smile. "Soon, I'll dare to openly say this in front of Grandpa."

"Huh?" Xiao Lingxi's beautiful eyes shimmered. "Soon?"

"Yes, soon. But..." Yun Che's gaze suddenly turned dangerous. "Now, I must first make something else crystal clear to you."

"Ah? What...?"

"That is... I am not a child!"

"Ah—" Xiao Lingxi's startled cry had just escaped her lips when Yun Che forcefully kissed her, all her sounds immediately turning into helpless whimpers. Initially, she instinctively struggled, but quickly, her struggles became weaker and weaker, until she completely collapsed against Yun Che's chest, her beautiful eyes lightly closed, letting him have his way.

Yun Che's hand lightly brushed, instantly and skillfully undoing all of her clothing ties and jade clasps. His hand delved deep, directly beneath her inner garments, moving up her slender willow waist to grasp a tender, plump, soft snowy mound...

"Mmm..." Xiao Lingxi let out a startled gasp, her beautiful eyes widening. They were still on the Yun Family path, with bright sunlight shining on them. She never imagined Yun Che would be so bold here. She frantically tried to break free from Yun Che's lips, panting heavily, her delicate eyebrows trembling slightly with nervousness. Yet, she couldn't escape Yun Che's unruly hand ravaging within her inner garments; a pair of fragrant, soft bosoms, which she was normally too shy to touch herself, were wantonly kneaded into various shapes.

"Now, do you still say I'm a child?" Yun Che whispered in her ear.

Xiao Lingxi buried her head deeply in his chest, her delicate face crimson like a sunset, not daring to look into Yun Che's eyes. From her lips came soft whimpers, like a small animal: "Little Che... you... you've become... so bad... ah!"

With another startled cry from her, her inner top was directly lifted by Yun Che, and her breasts were immediately exposed to the air. Although not overly full, they were smooth and flawless, like a pair of glistening white jade bowls inverted on her chest.

"Ah... stop..." Xiao Lingxi frantically covered her chest with her hands. She nervously looked around. "Someone... someone might see us..."

How could an ordinary person escape Yun Che's spiritual perception? He chuckled, looking like a big bad wolf about to devour a little lamb. "Don't worry, if anyone dares to look, I'll dig out their..."

Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly felt a gaze sweep over his body from behind. He instantly turned his head like lightning and saw, floating quietly in the sky behind him, a petite and exquisite young woman staring at him expressionlessly. Her seven-colored long dress refracted rainbow-like hues in the light.

The Little Demon Empress!

"Ah!!" As Yun Che turned his head, Xiao Lingxi also caught sight of the Little Demon Empress. She immediately let out a startled cry, pulling down her clothes in extreme panic. The blush on her face instantly spread to her neck, and she was so mortified she almost cried.

In her entire life, she had never been so mortified. To be violated by Yun Che in broad daylight... and seen by someone else.

"Caiyi, you... came," Yun Che said, turning around and forcing a smile. "Haha... the weather today... is really nice."

Both her inner and outer garments were now fully pulled down, but Xiao Lingxi still nervously kept both hands firmly guarding her chest. She didn't dare to look at the Little Demon Empress, keeping her head deeply bowed, and didn't forget to secretly reach out and pinch Yun Che's waist.

"You two... surely have important things to discuss... I... I'll leave first."

After saying that, she maintained her posture of covering her chest and ran away as if fleeing.

The Little Demon Empress remained silent.

"Um... Lingxi and I..."

"No need to explain." Just as Yun Che began to speak, the Little Demon Empress interrupted him impatiently, saying coldly, "We're not fools. Do you really think we're oblivious?"

"Uh...?" Yun Che was slightly stunned.

"I came today to tell you two things." The Little Demon Empress appeared no different than usual, but her words carried a hint of annoyance. "First, regarding the location of the teleportation array, I plan to set it up at the Yun Family's private residence. After weighing many locations, only here is the most convenient and reassuring."

Yun Che pondered briefly, then nodded vigorously. "Mm, very good, very good. My Caiyi wife is still the smartest."

"Second..." The Little Demon Empress slightly turned her face away. "Your injuries are almost healed. Starting tonight, move back to the Demon Imperial Palace!"

"Hehe," Yun Che flew to the Little Demon Empress's side, grinning. "Caiyi, I knew you must have missed me again. I was just about to tell Father and Mother that I'd move back to the Demon Imperial Palace... Oh, and I want to bring Ling'er along and have her stay at the Demon Imperial Palace at night too."

"..." The Little Demon Empress's gaze shifted. "You still haven't explained to us what's going on with Ling'er?"

"About that..." Yun Che said with some difficulty. "It's not that I don't want to explain, but it's genuinely hard to explain. I'll tell you when the right time comes. Ling'er is currently the key to curing your life-threatening ailment, and having her stay at the Demon Imperial Palace is also for this reason."

"?" The Little Demon Empress's eyebrows twitched. She was clearly confused about the connection between Ling'er curing her and Ling'er staying at the Demon Imperial Palace, but she didn't press further.

"Oh, Caiyi, I was just about to make a trip to the Golden Crow Lightning Flame Valley. Would you like to come with me?" Yun Che said this earnestly, but his hands suddenly wrapped around her chest, giving a firm squeeze to her soft breasts.

"Ying..." The Little Demon Empress let out a soft whimper, a sound she only made in front of Yun Che. She hastily flashed away to escape, nervously scanning her surroundings. Then, after a soft hmph that sounded annoyed but was excessively demure, she flew far away, fearing Yun Che might unleash his beastly nature and make her follow in Xiao Lingxi's footsteps.

The warm, soft sensation lingered in his palm. Yun Che looked at his hand and murmured to himself, "As expected of the Immortal Jade Liquid; its effects are becoming more and more obvious. Hmm... Should I get some for Lingxi too...?"