Chapter 844 - 239: Researching the Power of the Human Emperor, Birth of the Ghost Prison

Chapter 844: Chapter 239: Researching the Power of the Human Emperor, Birth of the Ghost Prison

Three, he looked and found nothing amiss, but ordinary people would encounter trouble if they looked.

"Should we experiment with people of higher realms? Like Ninth Grade, Eighth Grade, Seventh Grade, Sixth Grade, Fifth Grade... let them take a look in sequence?"

Li Yuan pondered.

But after a moment, he nodded and murmured to himself, "Worth a try."

...

Time passed day by day.

Many people from sects in the north fled towards the south.

The Emperor hadn’t claimed Wendao Palace, which led everyone to think the Southern Land held something the Emperor feared. If they didn’t want to join the court, their only option was to head south.

But Li Yuan didn’t make it difficult for the Human Emperor; he directly instructed the Divine Crow Lady to decree: don’t accept mighty refugees coming from the north.

Certainly, among those coming from the north, there may be Fourth Grade powerhouses, but all four Tree Grannies were of the Third Grade.

Even just one Xiaozhao was enough to guard Antelope Pass, making it impossible for anyone to cross.

Of course, no one would associate Tree Grandmother Xiaozhao with the "Rock Giant Hand" and "Glacier" that appeared on the Barbarian Race battlefield before, especially since Xiaozhao wasn’t foolish and wore a mask when stationed.

...

In the blink of an eye, it was the end of the year.

In the old house, the barren apricot tree had surprisingly begun to surge with a blood-filled aura, indicating the residual aspects of the Third Grade Meat Field were continuing to enhance.

Of course, this enhancement wasn’t necessarily moving from Third Grade to Second Grade, but progressing from a low level of Third Grade to a high level.

Outside, a beautiful woman in a red robe offered a sword at her knees, sitting upright under a tree, cultivating.

Inside, the child was sleeping sweetly.

Li Yuan transformed into an insect, flew through the window gap into the room, then changed back to his original form, looking at his daughter sleeping sweetly, and reached out to pull the quilt up for her.

The data beside the daughter was still "0~1."

But Li Yuan vaguely recalled the celestial phenomenon of that day.

Although no one would connect that fleeting phenomenon with a child, he always felt that it belonged to his daughter, just not knowing why it suddenly disappeared shortly after appearing.

He gazed at his daughter, who suddenly opened her eyes, eyes blinking, strikingly black and white, as gorgeous as the finest black pearls and glass.

Li Yuan smiled gently.

The daughter surprisingly didn’t cry or fuss but instead giggled.

The reason was simple; although she didn’t know Li Yuan, he had quietly visited many times, and she was already familiar with him.

Li Yuan put a finger to his lips to signal "shhh."

The daughter stopped making any noise.

Li Yuan sat by the bed and then fished a wooden spinning top from his chest.

The daughter’s eyes sparkled because she knew this person always brought something interesting when he came.

Li Yuan placed the spinning top on his palm and gently spun it; the top started turning.

The daughter watched the spinning top eagerly.

Ordinarily, the top would stop after a while, but the top in Li Yuan’s palm not only didn’t stop but also gradually rose, flying around in mid-air, spinning sideways one moment and spinning upside down the next...

The daughter watched happily, giggling endlessly.

Outside, Xiaoyu’Er, who was cultivating, seemed to sense something, suddenly opened her eyes and stood up, quietly came to the door, and abruptly pushed it open...

The door swung wide open, but there was nothing inside except the daughter waving her hands, still laughing.

Seeing the top vanish, the daughter’s laughter also suddenly dissipated.

Xie Yu glanced around but found nothing suspicious, then suddenly her gaze dropped as she asked, "Xiaozhen, tell Mommy, someone came by, didn’t they?"

The daughter blinked but ultimately couldn’t lie to her mother, so she nodded.

Xie Yu suddenly turned and shouted, "Li Yuan, come out!"

As soon as she spoke, a figure appeared outside the door.

Li Yuan looked at Xie Yu and said, "Long time no see."

Xie Yu said coldly, "The daughter is half yours; I won’t deny you seeing her. Where do you live now?"

Li Yuan replied, "Daily, it varies."

Xie Yu said, "Then, feel free to see the daughter or take her out to play; our daughter is innocent... she shouldn’t lose her father."

"Xiaoyu’Er..."

"Xiaoyu’Er is dead, just like Ximen Gucheng is dead.

Now the only connection between us is that you are this child’s father, and I happen to be her mother, that’s all."

Having said that, Xie Yu turned back, resumed sitting under the apricot tree, closed her eyes, continued cultivating, and remained oblivious to the outside.

"Xiaoyu’Er?"

Li Yuan called again but received no response.

He reluctantly turned around, but then smiled again, picked up the daughter, and pointed to himself saying, "Daddy."

"Daddy?" Xiaozhen echoed in a baby voice.

"Daddy." Li Yuan nodded his head.

"Daddy!" Xiaozhen hugged Li Yuan’s face and kissed it vigorously, then started turning in his arms, chanting, "Spin, spin, spin..."

Li Yuan laughed heartily, took out the spinning top again, and spun it.

The laughter of the father and daughter filled the corner of the yard, while Xie Yu sat cross-legged, unmoved.

Once Xiaozhen played until tired, Li Yuan returned her to the room.

Xiaozhen fell asleep in no time, and Li Yuan quietly closed the door, walked into the yard, and tilted his head to ask, "Can I visit at the end of the year?"

Xie Yu opened her eyes and said, "Then spend it with her, just the two of you."

Li Yuan asked, "And you?"

Xie Yu replied, "Why should I tell you?"

Li Yuan said, "If I don’t come, you should spend a proper year-end with Xiaozhen and Second Sister."

Xie Yu said, "Shameless!"

Li Yuan:...

He left in silence.

Oh well, taking the blame for Xie Wei isn’t much...

Even though it’s noisy now, it’s been the first time in two years Xie Yu has spoken to me.

This kind of everyday family affair seems like an anchor of humanity, always pulling him, grounding him in the human world.