Nine-Turn Golden Elixir

Back then, his mother had carried him for three years before bringing him into this world. As a mother, Nezha understood better than anyone the concern she felt for the child in her womb.

That was precisely why the emotional struggle in that instant had made him unable to act.

Even when Eldest Princess Hong Rou had tried to forcibly take him away, he had merely stood there in silence and ultimately did not stop Ziwei from giving birth to the child.

Gazing at the empty, dilapidated temple before him, Nezha shook his head lightly and said, "I can't protect that child."

"Once this matter spreads, the Three Realms will be thrown into an uproar. To uphold the laws of Heaven, the Great Heavenly Venerate will inevitably send others to capture Seventh Princess and Dong Yong's child.

"If I intervene, I'll only make things worse. If that child can enjoy even a moment of happiness before being captured, that will be enough."

Upon hearing this, Seventh Princess Ziwei fell silent, a trace of helplessness welling up in her heart.

She could only pray that the person in Qingshan City would be willing to extend a helping hand and protect Dong Yong and their child.

In exchange, she had quietly placed an elixir she had brought from Heaven on the child. If Dong Yong discovered it, he would naturally understand her intentions.

That was a bargaining chip capable of securing lifelong protection. Only after thinking of this did Princess Ziwei feel slightly comforted.

This elixir had been personally refined by the incarnation of the Saint Grand Pure Laozi. It had come from the hands of Grand Supreme Elder and been completed in the elixir furnace of Tushita Palace.

It was called the Nine-Turn Golden Elixir.

If an immortal consumed it, they could break through their shackles and leap from the peak of the True Immortal Realm into the Golden Immortal Realm, firmly securing a position above the fourth rank of Golden Immortal. It was truly a priceless treasure.

Though it was extraordinarily precious, Seventh Princess Ziwei had still made up her mind to give the elixir to Su Yang in exchange for his protection of Dong Yong and the child for the rest of their lives.

In Qingshan City, a surge of magical power swept past, and a gust suddenly stirred up the quiet street.

The next moment, Dong Yong appeared in the city with the child in his arms.

Looking at the unfamiliar streets before him, Dong Yong was utterly shocked. An immortal's power could actually carry him here in an instant, traversing a thousand miles!

He suddenly thought of his wife's situation and felt his heart tighten. He immediately asked passersby where he could find an inn.

Before long, Dong Yong stood before the inn with the child in his arms.

Inside the inn, Su Yang was preparing to enter the System Space and see what rewards he could draw with the more than ten thousand points he had left.

Those more than ten thousand points were enough for him to draw from the Purple Prize Pool over a dozen times. Perhaps he might even get lucky and receive another golden reward.

With a little luck, it might not be impossible to draw a gold-tier reward.

However, just as he was about to close his eyes and enter, a series of urgent cries suddenly came from outside the inn.

"Mister Su! Mister Su, save me! Mister Su!"

The moment he heard the words "Mister Su," Su Yang stopped moving. Frowning slightly, he went to the window and looked outside.

He saw a man kneeling before the inn with a child in his arms, calling out hoarsely.

Su Yang's expression darkened slightly. Ruthless Great Emperor, who was beside him, also noticed the commotion and asked, "What happened outside?"

Before Su Yang could answer, Black Emperor chuckled and teased him:

"You didn't cause some trouble outside, did you? Looking at this situation, could it be that some girl got pregnant and the child's father came knocking?"

The moment those words left his mouth, Su Yang's eyes turned cold as he fixed Black Emperor with a stare. His voice low, he said, "If you don't know what to say, then shut up."

Black Emperor shrugged, unconcerned, and continued gnawing on the chicken leg in his hand.

Su Yang sighed softly. He had already more or less guessed who the visitor was.

The visitor still carried traces of an aura that had once appeared in the inn. Although they were not close, the other party had listened to him tell stories, and he could not simply stand by and ignore him.

Pushing open the inn's main door, Su Yang looked at Dong Yong kneeling outside and said calmly, "Come in if you have something to say."

Dong Yong was overjoyed upon hearing this, yet he remained prostrate on the ground and said in a trembling voice, "Mister Su, I beg you to save my wife!"

"Please, have mercy and save my wife!"

As soon as those words were spoken, the onlookers immediately began discussing among themselves.

"I remember him. He's Dong Yong from Dong Family Village outside Qingshan City. He works as a servant in Master Zhang's household, earning a little money to support his family."

"Dong Yong? I've heard of him too. His wife is truly beautiful."

"That's right. His family may be poor, but his wife is as beautiful as a celestial maiden. I once saw her from a distance. Her features really did look as though a Fairy Maiden from Heaven had descended to the mortal world."

"Why has he come to ask Mister Su for help? What happened to his wife?"

"Could it be that beauty really is fated to be short-lived, and she came down with some serious illness?"

"Can't you say something more auspicious? Maybe she was captured by a monster from the mountains!"

"That's not any better."

More and more people gathered, speculating noisily as the scene gradually grew livelier.

Seeing this, Su Yang already had a rough idea of what was happening. He looked at Dong Yong kneeling on the ground and said softly, "Come inside first. Take your time and tell me about it."

As soon as he finished speaking, Su Yang turned and walked into the inn. Seeing this, Dong Yong hurriedly followed him into the main hall.

The neighbors outside, who loved watching a spectacle, still wanted to get to the bottom of things and planned to follow them inside for a look.

But when they saw Black Emperor sitting inside with his legs crossed, wearing brightly patterned shorts and gnawing on a chicken leg, they all stopped and dared not approach any farther.

"The storytelling hasn't begun yet. Everyone, come back later."

Ruthless Great Emperor stood at the inn's entrance and spoke calmly. Afterward, she raised a hand and waved it, and the inn's main door slowly closed.

Although the onlookers were unwilling to leave, they could only disperse helplessly.

"Tell me, what do you need from me?" Su Yang looked at Dong Yong and asked directly.

Upon hearing Su Yang's question, Dong Yong actually knelt again and heavily knocked his head against the floor.

The infant in his arms seemed to be startled and began crying loudly.

But Dong Yong could no longer spare a thought to soothe the child. He raised his head and said urgently, "Mister Su, people from Heaven are going to take my wife away. Please, save her!"

"If she is taken back to Heaven, I don't know what kind of torment she will suffer. As her husband, I'm powerless to save her. I truly hate myself for it!"

After hearing this, Su Yang's face showed a trace of difficulty.

He naturally knew who Dong Yong's wife was referring to.

It was none other than the daughter of Jade Emperor Great Heavenly Venerate—Seventh Princess Ziwei.

Only now did he understand that the turbulent aura that had come from the mountains earlier must have been caused by people from Heaven forcibly taking Ziwei back to the Heavenly Realm.

Su Yang looked at Dong Yong and said softly, "I understand your concern for your wife, but even if I intervene in this matter, what can I do?"

Upon hearing this, Dong Yong fell silent.

When Ziwei had told him to go to Qingshan City and find Su Yang, she had been trying to leave Dong Yong and the child a way out.

She had said that Su Yang, the storyteller at the Qingshan City inn, could protect them.

Thus, Dong Yong firmly believed that Su Yang must have a way to help him.

But Su Yang had no close relationship with him. Why would he recklessly intervene?

At the thought of this, a wave of despair rose in Dong Yong's heart.

If even someone as capable as the person Ziwei had spoken of was unwilling to help, then in all the Three Realms, who would come to the aid of an ordinary mortal?

Perhaps because he was holding the child too tightly, the infant's cries grew even louder. Only then did Dong Yong come back to his senses and gently pat the child's back.

Yet just as he was soothing the child, he suddenly felt something unusual at the child's abdomen.

He immediately began undoing the clothes wrapped around the child, revealing a jade bottle hidden inside.