Meeting with Zhu Wen and His Wife

Ling Pengyun's expression shifted upon hearing the name "Zhu Wen".

He was very familiar with that name.

Back when he was still in the Qi Training Stage, Zhu Wen had tried to kill him.

However, as time passed, he didn't feel much about it.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have kept Zhu Wen around until now.

"I never expected that Aunt Xiao Ying would get pregnant so quickly. Grandma, you're going to be a grandmother soon."

"I wonder, Aunt Xiao Ying, what surname will the child in your belly take after it is born?" Ling Pengyun asked.

"Naturally, it will take my Ling Clan surname. Xiao Ying has already discussed this with your Uncle Zhu Wen. Your Uncle Zhu Wen is very easy to talk to and listens to your Aunt Xiao Ying in everything. The two of them were able to get together thanks to you, kid."

Ling Yunhan was overjoyed to have found such a good husband for her only daughter.

Zhu Wen was able to become a Daoist couple with Ling Xiaoying thanks to Ling Pengyun forcibly bringing him back to his Lineage years ago.

"It's all thanks to Aunt Xiao Ying. Three years ago, when Aunt Xiao Ying and Uncle Zhu Wen got married, I was stationed in a crucial place outside the clan and couldn't find the time to come back. Now that I'm back in the clan and have some free time, I've made a trip."

"Perfect timing, I can also congratulate Aunt Xiao Ying on her pregnancy."

"I'll come here for lunch and also see Cheng Yue," Ling Pengyun said with a smile.

"Okay, we just slaughtered a Gong Pig yesterday. I'll stir-fry some pork for you for lunch. Gong Pig meat is the best for stir-frying."

Ling Yunhan was overjoyed to hear that Ling Pengyun was coming to dinner.

Although she was Ling Pengyun's Grandma, she still benefited from being born early.

Ling Pengyun's cultivation level is now at the Middle-Stage Foundation Establishment, and he even single-handedly killed Luo Qiuming, a ruthless person from the Luo Clan was at the Foundation Establishment Third Layer.

She was naturally pleased to have such a person come to her home for dinner.

Although they are of the same clan, they may rarely have the opportunity to eat at the same table.

"Thank you for your trouble, Grandma. I'll be leaving now." After saying this, Ling Pengyun transformed into a Qing Feng and left the place.

Several dozen breaths later.

Ling Pengyun appeared outside a courtyard and knocked on the courtyard gate.

A short while later, a female cultivator with a dignified demeanor, regular features, and a slightly protruding belly opened the courtyard gate and walked out.

This female cultivator was none other than Ling Yunhan's only daughter, Ling Xiaoying, who had recently married Zhu Wen.

Ling Xiaoying saw that it was Ling Pengyun had arrived and exclaimed in surprise.

"Peng Yun".

However, in an instant, her expression changed, and her words carried a hint of resentment.

"My dear child, you've finally come looking for me. Three years ago, when I had my Wedding Feast, your family didn't come at all, you just sent a gift back home."

Ling Xiaoying has an excellent relationship with Ling Pengyun's family, and she is especially close to Ling Pengyun's mother, Yang Qiuyun, like sisters. When Ling Pengyun was a child, Ling Xiaoying even took care of him.

That's why Ling Xiaoying acted this way at this moment.

Upon seeing this, Ling Pengyun's face immediately showed a sense of guilt.

"Aunt Xiao Ying, I'm very sorry about this."

"My mother and father live in the Hundred Spirits Sect and Yuan Water Market Town respectively, both of which are quite far from our Lineage."

"I was stationed in a strategic location, and I happened to be in seclusion when you got married, which is why I was unable to attend your wedding."

"I have come here on behalf of my family to offer you my blessings and to personally present a gift as an apology."

"Coincidentally, I learned from Grandma Yunhan that you, Aunt, are pregnant."

"Some time ago, when I was hunting Demon Beast with some fellow cultivators in the Serpent Dragon Lake area, we killed a few Peng birds in the Foundation Establishment Realm. This is a complete piece of flesh and blood of a Peng bird in the Early-Stage Foundation Establishment. Although there are not many, it contains a lot of Spiritual Qi."

"If it is cooked into soup with some nourishing spirit medicine, it will have a remarkable effect on preventing miscarriage. Most importantly, it will replenish Qi and Blood, which will be of great benefit to you when you give birth."

As Ling Pengyun spoke, he patted the Storage Bag at his waist and pulled out a piece of flesh weighing several tens of kilograms, exuding wisps of Spiritual Qi, and placed it on the ground.

Upon hearing Ling Xiaoying Ling Pengyun's words of remorse and hearing about the piece of flesh and blood of Early-Stage Foundation Establishment Demon Beast that Ling Pengyun had taken out, the resentment on Ling Xiaoying's face immediately dissipated and turned into joy.

Dozens of kilograms of flesh and blood from Demon Beast in the Early-Stage Foundation Establishment could fetch a price of a hundred Spirit Stone on the market.

A hundred Spirit Stone is a considerable sum for Qi Refining cultivator like her.

Most importantly, the flesh and blood of the Peng bird in the Early-Stage Foundation Establishment is indeed effective in stabilizing the pregnancy and nourishing Qi and Blood.

This is the greatest gift imaginable for her, as she is now pregnant.

"That's more like it, Peng Yun. Your aunt won't stand on ceremony with you anymore."

After saying a few words with a smile, Ling Xiaoying waved her hand and put the piece of Gray Feathered Eagle flesh into her Storage Bag.

Then, Ling Pengyun was invited into the courtyard hall and served hot tea.

"Where is Uncle Zhu Wen?" Ling Pengyun used his Divine Sense to scan the courtyard, but did not find Ling Xiaoying's husband, Zhu Wen, and asked in confusion.

"Husband, I went to the Affairs Hall to hand in some Tier 1 Middle Grade Spirit Talisman that I drew this month. I should be back soon. Let's have some tea first."

"By the way, do you know when your mother will return?" Ling Xiaoying asked.

Since becoming pregnant, she has found it difficult to concentrate on cultivation for extended periods, and gradually she has become somewhat bored.

Her husband Zhu Wen, was busy drawing Spirit Talisman Cave for the Lineage and didn't have much time. The cultivators in the clan were either elderly or children, so she had no one to talk to.

She also missed Yang Qiuyun, who was like a sister to her.

"My cousin's Little Wu Hong, is still quite young, which is a good time to get along with him. My mother and aunt are both trying their best to build a close relationship with him."

"I'm afraid I won't return to my clan for the next few years, or even more than ten years," Ling Pengyun said truthfully.

"This matter is indeed important." Ling Xiaoying understood upon hearing this.

If she also had a blood relative with the Wind Spirit Root like Wu Hong, she would probably be like Yang Qiuyun, staying by his side and developing feelings for him.

This "affection" may seem insignificant, but it has a profound impact.

Wu Hong was quite talented, and his background was even more extraordinary; he was the only grandson of Golden Core True Person.

Afterwards, Ling Xiaoying and Ling Pengyun chatted for a few more minutes.

Zhu Wen, who had gone out, returned home shortly afterward.

But he hadn't taken two steps when he saw "Ling Pengyun" sitting in the hall, chatting with his Daoist partner Ling Xiaoying.

His gaze fixed on Ling Pengyun, his body trembled, and a look of fear even appeared in his eyes.

In his early years, he had intercepted and killed Ling Pengyun.

He was also captured alive by Ling Pengyun and brought back to the Ling Clan.

Although he had been captured and brought into the Ling Clan for many years, he had only met Ling Pengyun a few times.

Over the years, he had heard many stories of Ling Pengyun, the Supreme Elder of the Ling Clan who was at the Foundation Establishment Realm, and his heroic deeds outside.

Ling Pengyun, who was chatting with Ling Xiaoying in the hall, noticed a gaze on him and turned to look.

Upon seeing that it was Zhu Wen, and that his expression was somewhat strange, Ling Pengyun immediately guessed why.

He smiled, stood up, bowed to Zhu Wen and greeted him. Then, he took out a talisman pen that he had prepared beforehand from his Storage Bag, used his Object Manipulation Technique to control objects, and handed it to Zhu Wen.

"Uncle Zhu Wen, it's been a long time."

"Everything that happened before was a misunderstanding. Just treat my aunt well."

"Two years ago, I was absent from your Wedding Feast with Aunt Xiao Ying. This talisman brush was something I specially left behind when I was refining magical Law Artifact for the Lineage some time ago. I hope Uncle Zhu Wen will not find it offensive."

Zhu Wen was a man who had seen a lot, and when he saw Ling Pengyun taking the initiative to be friendly, his expression quickly returned to normal.

His gaze also fell upon the golden talisman brush in front of him. Sensing its aura, he determined that it was a top-grade First-Tier Superior-Grade talisman brush, and the Higher Vehicle all.

If this item were sold on the market, it could fetch at least three or four hundred Spirit Stone.

He was immediately startled.

"As expected of Middle-Stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, his actions are truly extraordinary."

Considering the item was too precious, Zhu Wen dared not accept it, and said...

"Senior Ling, this item is far too extraordinary; I am unworthy to accept it."

"Uncle Zhu Wen, just like Aunt Xiao Ying, you can call me Peng Yun. Since you have joined my Ling Clan, don't talk about two different families. Besides, even if I hand this talisman pen over to the Lineage, it will probably end up in the hands of Talisman Crafter who can refine Tier 1 Middle Grade Spirit Talisman talismans."

"Just take this pen and draw the Spirit Talisman Cave properly; there's no need to overthink it," Ling Pengyun said meaningfully.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Wen roughly understood what Ling Pengyun meant.

That talisman pen could be seen as a congratulatory gift from Ling Pengyun, or it could be seen as the Ling Clan's high regard for him as Talisman Crafter.

At the same time, this cultivator who married into the Ling family also felt a greater sense of belonging to the Ling Clan.

After all, First-Tier Superior-Grade Higher Vehicle first-level talisman brush is given away so easily, and if you throw Spirit Stone people, probably not many Talisman Crafter can withstand it.

"In that case... thank you very much." Zhu Wen did not refuse any longer, accepted the golden talisman brush, and thanked him.

"It's alright," Ling Pengyun said.

The three then started chatting together.

During this time, Ling Pengyun also used his powerful Divine Sense, which was at the Foundation Establishment Realm, to investigate and found that the child in Ling Xiaoying's belly was a boy.

The Zhu Wen couple also took the opportunity to ask Ling Pengyun to name them.

Ling Pengyun, not wanting to be disrespectful, then used the "feather" from the piece of gray -Gray Feathered Eagle Gray Feathered Eagle flesh that he had given to Ling Xiaoying to name her Ling Yu.

If Ling Yu is found to have Spirit Root in the future, a generational character can be added to the middle of his name.

Ling Xiaoying belongs to the Xiao Generation. If her son Ling Yu has Spirit Root, he and Ling Pengyun will be of the same generation, both belonging to the "Peng" generation.

Because Ling Pengyun was humble and not as arrogant as ordinary Foundation Establishment Cultivator, Zhu Wen and his wife had a very pleasant chat with him.

When Zhu Wen and his wife learned that Ling Pengyun would be having lunch at Ling Yunhan.

The two of them immediately said that they would take the opportunity to visit Ling Yunhan's mother.

Everyone agreed and went together to the Spirit Beast Garden to have lunch in Ling Yunhan's treehouse.

Ling Pengyun also met Ling Yunhan, who had mentioned Ling Chengyue Yunhan's talent for beast taming.

Ling Chengyue, this little girl, is a bit shy, but she is very obedient.

Ling Pengyun also liked him very much. In addition, this child would inherit Ling Yunhan's position and manage the Spirit Beast Garden in the future, so they would have a lot of dealings with him.

He then gave the young girl a mid- First Rank Middle Grade Azure Spirit Sword and a mid- First Rank Middle Grade Mystic Water Shield as a gift.

After a pleasant lunch, Ling Pengyun went to visit some elders or relatives he had interacted with in his early years and chatted for a while.

Finally, he returned to his courtyard halfway up the mountain.

After four years away, the courtyard was covered in dust.

In his early years, Ling Pengyun lived here with Ling Rushui, who was like his great-grandfather. After the Demon Beast Uprising ended, when Ling Pengyun was going to the Rock Scale Snake Den to guard it and could not return to the clan for a short time, Ling Pengyun sent him to Ling Xiaohua in the Cloudwater Snake Den, where Ling Xiaohua took care of him.

As for the group of Songhua Spirit Chicken that Ling Rushui was taking care of, he also sent them to Cloudwater Market Town.

Ling Pengyun used his cleaning skills to tidy up the courtyard where he had grown up.

Looking at the courtyard in front of him, Ling Pengyun couldn't help but recall the scenes that happened when he lived in this courtyard.

"It's been over ten years since I last ate a meal with my parents in this courtyard."

"I wonder when I'll be able to go home again."

"Why."

Ling Pengyun sighed softly, no longer lingering, turned and left the courtyard, summoned the Early-Stage Foundation Establishment Immortal Spirit Crane King, rode the crane and flew away from Lingxiao Mountain, heading towards the Rock Scale Snake Den.