This Father of His, Still Quite Competent!

The power of this sword strike was unexpectedly great.

Xuan Zhu and the others never imagined that a single sword strike could shatter such a massive boulder.

As for Feng Jin Fan and the other guards, terror filled their hearts as well.

This explosion was clearly the result of the princesses receiving guidance from Imperial Husband Lin Xuan, allowing them to erupt with such terrifying Sword Qi.

"I never thought the Imperial Husband would not only be accomplished in formations but also so formidable in Sword Dao."

"No wonder, no wonder—the proud Mysterious Ice Empress took a liking to an Imperial Husband from the Lower Realm!"

"The Imperial Husband is a True Person who doesn't show his hand. If I could learn even a bit of Sword Dao from him, I'd laugh in my dreams!"

Feng Jin Fan sighed in admiration.

Meanwhile, the guards beside him couldn't help whispering among themselves.

In North Profound Heaven, the ultimate pursuit of most in the Martial World was the pinnacle of Sword Dao.

These guards were all Sword Cultivators.

Seeing that Lin Xuan's mere guidance could make the princesses so powerful, they were instantly filled with reverence.

At this moment.

Xuan Zhu, Xuan Xi, Xuan Han, and Xuan You—the four little girls—were still in shock.

Xuan Zhu raised the sword in her hand, looking at it again and again.

"It's truly amazing!"

"I'm still using the sword techniques Mother taught me, but the Sword Qi I shoot out is so much stronger!"

Xuan Xi and the others nodded in agreement.

"Older Sister's move is so powerful!"

"Right, it even scared me!"

"It's all Daddy's doing!"

No sooner had they finished speaking than Xuan You eagerly picked up her sword: "I want to try too!"

Imitating Xuan Zhu, she closed her eyes to sense the Sword Intent.

Then, she swung at another giant stone.

Boom!

Another loud crash, and the giant stone shattered on impact.

"Wow~"

Xuan Xi and Xuan Han let out exclamations of awe again.

The two little girls exchanged glances, then raised their long swords, comprehended the Sword Intent, and struck simultaneously.

Boom! Boom!

Two more crashes followed, and two giant stones instantly exploded into dust.

Seeing this, Feng Jin Fan and the other guards were both shocked and envious.

Every single princess had such monstrous talent.

And worse, they had a biological father who was just as monstrous!

Oh, and the Empress was a monster too.

This family really was a case of birds of a feather flocking together.

It made others green with envy!

"Daddy is so amazing—I'm so happy to have you!"

Though Xuan Zhu and the others were monstrously talented.

That single sword strike had also drained a lot of their strength.

After the excitement faded, the children all revealed looks of exhaustion.

At this moment, the little girls felt like acting cute.

Sure enough, Xuan Zhu was the first to pounce into Lin Xuan's embrace, rubbing against his stomach like a kitten.

Xuan Xi, Xuan Han, and Xuan You naturally refused to fall behind, all diving into Lin Xuan's arms.

"Daddy, hold me!"

"Alright, alright!" Lin Xuan simply sat down on the ground, gathering all four girls into his arms.

Xuan You lay on Lin Xuan's lap, tilting her little head up and blinking her big eyes as she said, "I wish Mother had brought Daddy back sooner."

Lin Xuan fondly stroked her little head: "It's not too late for Daddy to come back now."

Xuan Zhu extended her little finger: "Then Daddy must promise to stay with us forever in this life!"

Lin Xuan laughed heartily, hooking his little finger around hers: "Daddy promises!"

"Pinky swear, a hundred years no takebacks!"

Having obtained Lin Xuan's guarantee, the four little girls were overjoyed.

Soon, they had recovered quite a bit of their strength.

With Lin Xuan accompanying them, the little girls practiced their swordsmanship with particular enthusiasm.

From within the Spirit Gathering Array, laughter and cheerful voices drifted out from time to time, making Feng Jin Fan and the others intensely envious.

Two days later, early in the morning.

Donghuang Ziyou, clad in a purple-red robe, walked into the Crystal Palace under the morning sunlight.

As she approached the sleeping palace, a servant hurriedly bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the Imperial Husband and the children haven't woken up yet."

Donghuang Ziyou's willow brows furrowed slightly.

It was already Chen Shi; it was understandable that the children hadn't gotten up.

But Lin Xuan hadn't risen either.

"Sigh!"

Donghuang Ziyou sighed silently to herself.

She had been out campaigning far and wide, and had finally managed to return.

She hadn't expected that the father of her children was still sound asleep.

Even if he couldn't help her stabilize the nation and bring peace, at least he shouldn't be this decadent!

"It seems that aside from looking after the kids, this person really gives no reason for hope."

Donghuang Ziyou felt quite helpless inside.

Forget it, she had long known what kind of person he was.

Why bother exhausting herself, hoping he would pull himself together and, like other men, go out to achieve great deeds and carve out a vast territory?

"Your Majesty, should I notify the Imperial Husband?" the servant asked cautiously.

"No need, wait until they get up." Donghuang Ziyou's face turned cold. She turned and stood at the doorway, lifting her head to gaze at the boundless sky.

In the battle against the Ten Thousand Devil Kingdom, North Profound Heaven had won a great victory.

Originally, she had thought the Bloodthirsty Devil Lord would be extremely troublesome.

But unexpectedly, when he fought her, the Bloodthirsty Devil Lord seemed to have a lingering misgiving in his heart.

This gave her several opportunities to seize his flaws and severely wound him.

In this battle, there were no casualties on her side.

They had killed over ten thousand enemies in total, which was enough to shut up that bunch of old fossils from the Xuanbing Palace.

She had come rushing over excitedly, wanting to see Lin Xuan and the children.

Who would have thought...

She waited like this for about half an hour.

Finally, the door to the sleeping palace behind her opened.

Donghuang Ziyou let out a long breath and said without turning her head, "You're finally up."

Lin Xuan nodded. "Hmm, come in."

Donghuang Ziyou gritted her silver teeth secretly. This guy, he doesn't even ask how long I've been waiting.

"Mother!"

At that moment, Xuan Zhu and the others ran out of the room. Seeing Donghuang Ziyou, the little girls called out in unison.

A tender expression instantly spread across Donghuang Ziyou's face. She turned around and walked into the sleeping palace.

"Xuan Zhu, did all of you get up at the same time?" Donghuang Ziyou asked affectionately, stroking the four children.

"Yes, because we all slept together!" Xuan Zhu nodded.

Xuan Han added, "We slept with Daddy!"

"Really?" Donghuang Ziyou glanced at Lin Xuan in surprise.

He was taking care of four children by himself and sleeping with them—wasn't that exhausting?

Donghuang Ziyou remembered how, when she first started putting the four girls to bed, they had been so restless at night.

Lin Xuan nodded. "Hmm, the children are very well-behaved. Sleeping with them isn't tiring at all."

Hearing him say this, the frustration in Donghuang Ziyou's heart eased quite a bit.

Regardless, as a father, he was still doing his part.

After chatting a little more, Lin Xuan took the children to wash up.

Then, the little girls urged Lin Xuan to make breakfast, so he simply prepared a large table full of morning dishes.

Seeing the bountiful breakfast spread, Donghuang Ziyou couldn't help but reveal a hint of a shocked expression.

"These dishes have a glossy sheen, a rich and fragrant aroma, and they're varied in type with fine craftsmanship."

"I never imagined his culinary skills were this superb!"

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