Everyone looked toward Hua Qiyue who shook her head helplessly and said, “I doubt it.”

The hare scoffed and there was a strange look in his eyes as he asked, “Girl, why do I feel like men seem to flock to you wherever you go?”

A lazy smile spread across her lips as she asked, “What’s wrong with that? I’m a single woman and someone who has been dumped by Yun Shimo. Objectively speaking, I’m still an attractive woman and highly-skilled in many things, so naturally, I’ll have lots of suitors.”

She tried to be ironic but Huangfu Xuan and Ji Feng didn’t take it that way.

They were worried about the number of suitors Hua Qiyue had. Even after she broke up with Yun Shimo, she still had way too many suitors.

There was Xuanji, and now Bai Qianxue…

No one dared to linger around. The Demon Chickens were still kneeling on the floor, shivering in fear from the power contained in that voice earlier, and they didn’t dare to move.

Hua Qiyue and the others brought the Demon Chicken that she had hit back to the Ten Thousand Spirit Cave. Then, Ji Feng used some tonic that caused all the chickens’ feathers to be plucked out easily, then built a fire and started to grill the Demon Chicken.

A fragrant scent wafted through the air even before the Demon Chicken was ready to be eaten. Hua Qiyue who was cultivating under the Bodhi Tree stopped cultivating and jumped over to kneel by Ji Feng’s side.

Ji Feng sliced the Demon Chicken into tinier pieces with a knife, then joined these slices on a metal string and put it back on the wooden frame to be grilled over a fire once more.

She watched as yellow fats dripped from the tender, white meat and the Demon Chicken smelled incredibly delicious.

She couldn’t help but lavishly praise on him, “Brother Ji, you’re such a great cook. Hehe, you have really kept this talent of yours very well hidden.”

Ji Jing was eating but she smiled and chimed in, “Sister Qiyue, my brother has only started to learn how to cook recently and he is very talented. If you’d like to continue eating such delicious foods every day in the future, all you’d have to do is to marry him!”

Ji Feng blushed and softly admonished his sister, “Ah Jing, don’t spout nonsense. You’re scaring Qiyue.”

Hua Qiyue smiled and didn’t look too flustered since she was used to Ji Jing’s jokes. “Don’t worry, I know that Ah Jing is joking.”

Ji Jing kicked Ji Feng and said, “I most definitely am not!”

Ji Feng blushed furiously but he didn’t dare to profess his love for her. He merely continued to turn the chicken over the fire with his head bowed.

Hua Qiyue looked at his handsome face under the firelight and had to admit that Ji Feng was a good man. He was good-natured, kind, and attentive, and would indeed make a good husband.

Unfortunately, she was not interested in seeking a partner at the moment but she drew comfort from the company of those who had chosen to tag along. At least her quest to find her son wasn’t that lonely nor upsetting now that they were around.

Everyone was so sensitive and attentive to her needs, afraid that she would be hurt or upset, so they ate whatever she liked and did whatever she felt like doing.

Even Xuanji who she was barely acquainted with had given her a Top-grade Magic Pellet. He might have his own motivations for doing so but Hua Qiyue chose to believe in them.

Not everybody was like Yun Shimo.

…

At a dim mountain cave in a mountain north of Yuewu Kingdom.

Water splashed as Yun Shimo emerged from the clear pond and his long robe and towel that had been placed in front of him flew toward him. Someone rushed into the mountain cave after he had just emerged from the pond and said, “Shimo…”

When the person saw that Yun Shimo was already on dry land, she couldn’t help but ask in disappointment, “Didn’t I tell you that I would attend to your bath? Why did you come out of your bath so soon?”

The woman grumbled resentfully and felt a little displeased.

This woman was none other than Princess Qianyang. After Yun Shimo regained consciousness on the battlefield, he had rushed back to the capital to look for Princess Qianyang and left hastily with his family.

Princess Qianyang had secretly trailed after him and in her haste, she could only leave a note in the Emperor’s study before she left.

Princess Qianyang didn’t care about her reputation and her title was worthless to her.

She had grown up with the Heaven Sect since young, so she was used to living life as a commoner. Naturally, before she met Yun Shimo, she would have been content living in the imperial palace.

This was the first time she had met a man that could make her heart flutter, so she would give up everything to be with him.

Princess Qianyang had been thrilled over the past few months because she had defeated Hua Qiyue. After all, Yun Shimo did not even bid farewell to Hua Qiyue before leaving, so she guessed that Hua Qiyue must be very enraged and upset at this moment.

The thought of Hua Qiyue’s miserable expression filled her with joy. After she had come to this mountain cave with Yun Shimo, she had not only won over Hua Qiyue’s man, they had even officially gotten married after a month of living together.

Although Yun Shimo has never touched her, Princess Qianyang believed him when he said that he had to remain a virgin because he was in the midst of cultivating a lethal skill. If he lost his virginity, all his earlier efforts would be in vain.

“It’s alright. I don’t want you to tire yourself out,” Yun Shimo said calmly. He still sounded very aloof but Princess Qianyang was used to his manner of speech.

A faint blush stained her cheeks as she said, “Don’t worry. I’m not tried at all. I’ll definitely give you a good back massage the next time.”

Princess Qianyang smiled and looked at him expectantly. She wanted them to grow closer, otherwise, how were they going to make it till their wedding night…

“Father, father…”

A childish voice rang out. Yun Shimo froze for a moment before he rushed out of the cave. There was a small field in front of the cave and a small forest further up ahead. A small boy around six years in age could be seen in the forest.

The boy wore a white long robe and his hair was tied in a bun on top of his head which made him look childish and adorable.

However, he looked worried.

Yun Shimo rushed over and crouched down to look into the boy’s eyes. “What’s wrong, Tianci?”

Tianci pouted and glanced at Princess Qianyang who was behind Yun Shimo. Princess Qianyang glared menacingly at him but when she saw Yun Shimo, she quickly retracted her claws.

“I was with my grandmother in the mountain cave opposite yours but my head hurt after a nap. Father, why I do feel like I’ve forgotten something?” Tianci said as he pursed his lips.

There was a tinge of sadness in his eyes.

Yun Shimo’s heart skipped a beat before he quickly shook his head and said with a smile, “Don’t worry too much. This must be a residual feeling from a nightmare you had.”

Tianci rubbed his face against Yun Shimo’s arm and replied, “Alright, I’ll think of it as a nightmare. However, I keep dreaming of a strange woman and I even addressed her as ‘mom’ in my dreams!”

Tianci blinked and looked at Princess Qianyang with a challenge in his eyes.

He couldn’t put his finger on it but for some reason, he didn’t like Princess Qianyang, so he would run away each time she tried to approach him.

“Tianci, what do you mean? I am your mom!” Princess Qianyang hurriedly chimed in. She didn’t like Tianci but she knew that Yun Shimo loved him very much.

Yun Shimo treated Tianci incredibly well. Princess Qianyang had once tried to trick Tianci into ‘running away’ but when Yun Shimo found out, he was livid and looked as though he had been possessed by a demon. Princess Qianyang was so terrified that she didn’t dare to pull such a stunt thereafter.

Fortunately, Yun Shimo didn’t realize that she had plotted against Tianci and he managed to find him. Thus, she secretly heaved a sigh of relief.

Yun Shimo gave in to all of Tianci’s requests. If Tianci felt like eating something, he would sneak out to buy it back to him, but he refused to let Tianci step out of this place.

She was certain that Yun Shimo would love her even more if she managed to win this boy over.

Unfortunately, this boy would always look at her tauntingly each time they met and would deliberately disagree to everything she said.

“Humph, you’re not my mom! I don’t remember having a mom like yourself!” Tianci said coldly as he waved his fists.

Yun Shimo placed a hand over his forehead and felt a headache coming on. “That’s enough, Tianci. Stop kicking up a fuss. I’ll bring you over to your grandparents since it’s time for a meal.”

Tianci shot Princess Qianyang a proud glance and beamed happily as though he was trying to say, “Look, I’ve won again!”

“Shimo, why does that boy constantly treat me like that?” Princess Qianyang grumbled and stared resentfully at Yun Shimo’s and Tianci’s backs.

Yun Shimo didn’t say anything but Princess Qianyang wisely shut her mouth. Her mother had given her advice on how to win over a man’s heart and said that all men did not want to bother with insignificant issues, never wanted their woman to constantly harp on it, especially in front of outsiders.

Yun Shimo took Tianci’s hand and led him past the small forest and into another mountain cave where Yun Xuan and his wife lived. This couple was known as Tianci’s ‘grandparents’.

Princess Qianyang was extremely annoyed. She was Yun Shimo’s lawful wife and even if Yun Shimo married Hua Qiyue at a later date, she would still be Tianci’s mom.

In Changjing Kingdom, the concubine’s child would also address the lawful wife as ‘mom’, so now that Princess Qianyang was Yun Shimo’s lawful wife, she was sure that Tianci would address her as ‘mom’ one day.

However, Tianci was no ordinary child. She couldn’t bribe him with the usual gifts and no matter how hard she tried, she couldn’t win his favor.

Princess Qianyang was upset that she couldn’t even win over a boy when she was a princess of Changjing.

She felt that traces of Hua Qiyue still lingered on in Tianci’s memories and since Hua Qiyue had never liked her, Tianci was subconsciously rejecting her.

After dining with Tianci and his parents, Yun Shimo and Princess Qianyang returned to the mountain cave across the one where Tianci stayed.

This was their own private world.

Yun Shimo took a bath and sat cross-legged on the jade pallet as he cultivated. His cultivation had soared over the past three months and he was now a medium level of Round Sun.

No matter how hard Hua Qiyue tried, she couldn’t seem to match his speed.

They were both top-level geniuses and geniuses among the top!

Princess Qianyang walked in wearing a thin night robe after a moment. This was a milky-white robe that made it seem like the moonlight was reflecting off her perfect body.

“Shimo!” Princess Qianyang walked over and circled her arms around his waist.

Yun Shimo stiffened.