At the same time.

Earth Heavenly Dao awoke from its deep slumber, looking in horror toward the source of the oppressive aura.

The peak of an Immortal Venerable, and the presence of the Quasi-Emperor Realm…

When Heavenly Dao saw a remnant of thought bearing the aura of an Immortal Venerable get sliced into dissipating wisps by the Golden Holy Sword, it was completely dumbfounded.

There really is a Quasi-Emperor! And a Twelve-winged Archangel at that… One of the Quasi-Emperor sisters from the Angel Clan of the Western Immortal Domain!

As cold sweat streamed down the brow of the anguished Heavenly Dao, it suddenly froze. It saw another figure standing on the ground. When it saw the person's face clearly, it was plunged into utter confusion.

Why is The Supreme Emperor here again, and again, and again?!?

Heavenly Dao was on the verge of collapse.

Why is it always you? Why is it you every single time? Before The Supreme Emperor arrived, I thought Earth was very stable. Even when foreign cultivators showed up, I'd just pretend not to see them. As long as Earth didn't explode, it wasn't a big deal. But the moment The Supreme Emperor comes, it feels like Earth is on the verge of annihilation, doesn't it? Peak Immortal Venerables have come, and now Quasi-Emperors have come… I'm just an abandoned cultivation planet trying to live a quiet life like a salted fish. Can you all-powerful beings please spare me? I'm kowtowing to you all from the heavens! I can't afford to provoke them, I can't afford to provoke any of them.

Heavenly Dao suddenly felt utterly weary. It simply shut its eyes and ignored the situation. With The Supreme Emperor here, everything should be fine… And even if something were to happen, I can't do anything about it. I might as well sleep. You can have anything in your dreams.

Just as Heavenly Dao gave up all hope, on the ground below, Daphne and her two companions had fully confirmed Xu Lai's identity. The cultivator they had previously dismissed as a mere Golden Core Realm expert was, in fact, the one whose fame shook the Four Immortal Domains, known as the strongest Emperor Realm of all time—Emperor Qingfeng!

If Xu Lai wasn't The Supreme Emperor, then why would the high and mighty Quasi-Empress Anna have knelt before him begging for forgiveness?

In an instant, Daphne's heart filled with nothing but despair.

Why would The Supreme Emperor appear here? And Anna, the Twelve-winged Archangel of the Angel Clan… why are they all here?!

No matter how incomprehensible it was, no matter how much she regretted it, everything was already too late.

Daphne lowered her head in bitterness. She had not only brought disaster upon her clan but had also dragged her parents and direct bloodline into the abyss. From this day forward, they would lose everything. Being stripped of their status and expelled from the clan might seem like an act of mercy, but in reality… it was the greatest cruelty!

Without the protection of the Angel Clan, what would become of a group of angels, once from the sixth-ranked Celestial Clan, in the dog-eat-dog world of the Immortal Domain? Their fate would be worse than death. After all, these were angels of the sixth Celestial Clan. Even as mere Two-Winged Angels, even without a trace of the Angel Clan's bloodline, even with their wings torn from their backs, the major Tao Lineages and Holy Lands would surely be interested in keeping one or two as pets or slaves. Their future was destined to be a dark one.

Even so, the three Two-Winged Angels didn't dare to beg for mercy. They knelt in silence, kowtowing repeatedly until their foreheads split open, revealing the bone beneath. Blood streamed down their faces.

"I'll leave this to you," Xu Lai said, turning to leave. Ruan Tang was still in the car.

"Yes," Anna replied with a slight bow, watching as Xu Lai walked away.

Xu Lai returned to the car and found that Ruan Tang had already fallen asleep. He remained silent. It must have been Anna. She must have put Ruan Tang to sleep when she left the car to enter the farmhouse restaurant. She probably thought I didn't want Ruan Tang to know my true identity.

Xu Lai didn't dwell on it. Even if his identity was revealed, it wouldn't matter much. Life just wouldn't be as peaceful as it was now.

He glanced back at the farmhouse restaurant. With a flick of his Divine Sense, the car was instantly back at Haitang Court.

Xu Lai carried Ruan Tang home, only to see his sister-in-law, Ruan Lan, playing a game with Yiyi.

"Ah, Brother-in-law, you're back!" Ruan Lan shouted without turning her head. "Hey, hey, hey, Yiyi, don't you drop that controller! Help me finish this level and save before you run off!"

Ruan Lan was annoyed. I look after my niece for hours, and the moment she sees her parents, she completely forgets about her hardworking aunt. What happened to our promise to beat the game together? A woman's words can't be trusted, even if she's only five years old!

"Daddy," Yiyi said, hugging Xu Lai's leg and looking up with a happy little face. "Yiyi wants a hug, too."

"Alright, as soon as Daddy takes Mommy to her room, he'll come hug Yiyi, okay?"

"Mmm-hmm," the little girl nodded exuberantly.

Ruan Lan also put down her controller and looked over with a strange expression. "Brother-in-law, it's not even eight o'clock. Why is my sister already asleep? Did you drug her? That's illegal…"

Before she could finish, Ruan Lan yelped while clutching the back of her head, "Ow, ow, ow! Who hit me?" She suddenly realized something and glared. "Brother-in-law, did you hit me? So what if you know martial arts? My Taekwondo black belt isn't just for show!"

Xu Lai pursed his lips and said coolly, "Your sister is asleep. If you keep spouting nonsense, you'll see what happens."

Ruan Lan grumbled, "Right, I heard from Yiyi you brought another distant female cousin back? Where'd she go?"

"She left," Xu Lai said as he went upstairs to their room, placed Ruan Tang on the bed, and covered her with the quilt.

Ruan Lan followed him, pressing, "I hear she's a great beauty?"

Xu Lai looked at his daughter.

Yiyi hung her head in shame and said in a soft, sweet voice, "It-it was Auntie. She went into Daddy's room and saw Auntie Anna's hair, so I had to tell her."

A Quasi-Empress can shed hair? That woman definitely left it there on purpose. That's her style, alright. Xu Lai thought, rubbing his forehead.

He took his daughter into his arms and kissed her on the cheek. "It's okay. It's not a big deal that you told her."

Ruan Lan didn't believe for a second that this Anna was Xu Lai's distant cousin. She couldn't help but ask, "Brother-in-law, you're from Hua Country. Since when do you have a blonde-haired, blue-eyed sister? Didn't my sister say anything about it?"

"..."

Xu Lai was stunned. No wonder Ruan Tang bit my neck so hard in the kitchen and told me to sort out my relationships with other women. So that's how she found out! I was too careless, way too careless. How did I not think of that?

"No wonder I feel like you're cheating on my sister," Ruan Lan muttered.

THUMP!

Xu Lai rapped her on the head again. "I, Xu Lai, your brother-in-law, am completely innocent. If you slander me again, you'll be going to class with a head full of lumps tomorrow, believe it!"

Five years ago, Xu Lai, with his countless female confidantes, might have been a wandering prodigal. But now, he knew what he wanted. Was it supreme power or endless wealth? The stunning beauties of the Immortal Domain or the strength to look down upon all creation? It was none of those. What Xu Lai wanted was very simple: a home. Looking back across the last hundred thousand years, the only person who could give him a home was Ruan Tang.

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