"Yechen, Yeye?"
Once the danger had passed, Luo Ruying hurried into the woods to search for Ning Yechen and Luo Hongye.
She darted anxiously through the forest, calling out at the top of her lungs.
Before long, rustling came from the trees ahead.
Ning Yechen emerged from the forest, carrying Luo Hongye in his arms.
Seeing that Ning Yechen and Luo Hongye were both safe and sound, Luo Ruying let out a soft breath, and the tension in her heart finally eased.
"Wifey."
"Mommy!"
At the sight of Luo Ruying, Luo Hongye's tears burst forth again like a breached dam. She stretched out her little arms, wanting to hug her.
When Ning Yechen reached Luo Ruying, she naturally reached out and took Luo Hongye from him, holding her tightly in her arms as she gently stroked her back and softly coaxed,
"Mommy's here. Be good, Yeye, don't cry."
Being able to see her child and him again filled Luo Ruying with immense relief. Her eyes grew slightly misty, and she nearly wept with joy.
Ning Yechen stood to one side, watching the scene before him with a smile. He also opened his arms to Luo Ruying, seemingly waiting for her to take the initiative and throw herself into his embrace.
Luo Ruying raised her eyes and shot Ning Yechen a mildly reproachful glare as she demanded,
"I told you to take the child and leave. Why did you bring her back?"
"What if something had happened?"
He had thought this would be a touching reunion, that she would eagerly throw herself into his arms. Instead, he was greeted by a scolding...
She had obviously looked so happy...
Ning Yechen stood there awkwardly with his arms still spread open. Unable to explain that he had long known everything was over, he could only obediently admit his fault.
"This husband was wrong..."
"But how could this husband possibly abandon you with our child, wifey?"
"Mm! Yeye doesn't want to leave Mommy either!"
Luo Hongye also spoke up then, her childish voice filled with determination.
Luo Ruying's heart trembled slightly, deeply moved, yet she still glared at Ning Yechen again in annoyance.
She knew that Ning Yechen and Luo Hongye had come back specifically because they were worried about her.
And how could she bear to leave them?
But she absolutely could not place them in danger!
If there were a next time, she would still make them leave and buy time for them herself.
Fortunately, a senior expert had intervened this time. Otherwise, the consequences of Ning Yechen bringing the child back would have been unthinkable!
The time she had bought by sacrificing herself had nearly gone to waste.
That was also why she felt somewhat angry.
"Don't do this again!"
"It's too dangerous."
"I'll forgive you this time."
"Yes, yes, yes. I understand, wifey."
"So, wifey, aren't you going to give this husband a reunion hug?"
Ning Yechen nodded in perfunctory agreement, smiling as he continued to hold his arms open to Luo Ruying.
Displeased by Ning Yechen's perfunctory tone, Luo Ruying pouted. After hesitating for a moment, she stepped forward and, with Luo Hongye in her arms, pressed herself against his chest...
Seeing how expectant he looked, and since they had finally reunited after so much trouble, it was only a hug. She would indulge him...
Ning Yechen naturally wrapped his arms around Luo Ruying's waist, pulling her closer against him.
Luo Ruying's cheek pressed tightly against Ning Yechen's chest. A faint blush appeared on her face, but she made no protest, tacitly allowing his actions.
It was the first time she had been held in someone's arms like this. To her surprise, his embrace felt exceptionally warm and reassuring...
Before she knew it, Luo Ruying quietly closed her eyes.
Having overdrawn her spiritual power, she fell asleep from exhaustion just like that...
Yet she still held Luo Hongye tightly in her arms.
At some point, Luo Hongye had also nestled safely in Luo Ruying's embrace and fallen asleep.
Looking at the sleeping mother and daughter, Ning Yechen smiled fondly. With some heartache, he reached out and gently caressed Luo Ruying's cheek.
Her strength was lacking, yet she still insisted on forcing herself...
Forcibly overdrawing her spiritual power to cast immortal arts beyond what her realm could support could damage her foundation.
If she was not careful, even the little cultivation she had left might be lost.
Fortunately, he was here...
Ning Yechen channeled spiritual power into Luo Ruying, protecting the meridians throughout her body. In a flash, he carried her back into the house, gently laid the mother and daughter on the bed, and tucked the blankets around them.
Then he sat at the bedside, guarding them.
Only then did a voice transmission arrive.
"My lord! We've captured the person you wanted!"
Upon receiving the news, Ning Yechen's expression turned cold. After glancing at the sleeping mother and daughter, he vanished from the room in another flash.
Inside a cave somewhere in the Demon Realm Forest
In the dim cave, muffled cries of pain echoed from its depths.
"Mmph, mmph mmph!!!"
Su Sheng was tightly bound to a stone pillar, a wooden stick stuffed in his mouth as he endured a storm of blows.
At this moment, he no longer had the refined air of the elegant scholar he once was. In its place were a swollen, bruised face, tattered clothes, bruises all over his body, and utter misery.
"Talk! Who sent you here?"
"You motherfucker! Are you going to talk or not?! Talk or not?!"
Standing before Su Sheng, Chaos Demon Bull smashed his iron fists, each as large as a sandbag, into Su Sheng's body as he relentlessly interrogated him.
"Damn it! His mouth is really hard!"
"I've hit him dozens of times, and he still refuses to open his mouth!"
"Move aside, let me do it!"
Titan Giant Ape rolled up his sleeves and took Chaos Demon Bull's place, his ape-transformed fist crashing heavily into Su Sheng's body!
With every punch, the stone pillar behind Su Sheng teetered on the verge of collapse, and the entire cave shook with it!
"Still want to keep that mouth shut?! Keep it shut, then!"
"You still won't talk, huh? Fine, don't talk!"
After several punches from Titan Giant Ape, Su Sheng was already coughing up blood, tears welling in his eyes as he desperately made muffled sounds.
As one of the strongest cultivators in the mortal realm, he was now shedding tears of grievance and pain...
After using the Thousand-Mile Divine Escape Talisman to flee, he had thought he had escaped safely. Who could have imagined that these three Demon Kings would chase after him like madmen...!
In the end, he was caught up to. Left with no choice, he fought them, only to be defeated and captured.
Afterward, they gagged him and brought him to this cave.
Without another word, they began a brutal interrogation!
He wanted to beg for mercy, tell them everything he knew, and plead for them to spare him, but his mouth was gagged!
He could not speak at all!
Yet these two Demon Kings only kept pummeling him, seemingly not realizing in the slightest that he could not open his mouth...!
He truly had suffering he could not voice!
Sky Swallowing Python stood to the side in silence, watching Chaos Demon Bull and Titan Giant Ape as though they were idiots.
Had these two fools really not noticed that his mouth was gagged, or were they doing it on purpose...?
Although Sky Swallowing Python had noticed, she had no intention of reminding them.
As for why, it was to vent her anger!
Because these damn bastards had shown up, they had nearly caused them to be blamed by that lord again and almost lost their lives.
If they did not beat him a little more, it would not be enough to vent the rage in their chests!
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