... The next morning.
Murong Huai got up, washed up quickly, and went out into the courtyard. Gui Mei, Yue Guan, and Dugu Bo had already been waiting there for quite some time. As soon as Murong Huai came out, they all bowed.
"Greetings, Your Highness the Holy Son."
Murong Huai nodded and said with a smile, "Haha, looks like you three have made swift progress in your cultivation these past few years. Gui Mei and Yue Guan, you've already become Titled Douluo. Old Poison Master, you'd better step up your game."
"Yes," Dugu Bo replied repeatedly.
"Big brother, big brother~"
Just then, Murong Wanyue came running toward Murong Huai's courtyard on her little legs and wrapped her arms around his leg. "Big brother, pick me up~"
Murong Huai smiled and scooped Murong Wanyue up. The three of them hurriedly bowed as well. "Greetings, young miss."
Murong Wanyue was still young and didn't understand rules about status and the like. "Big brother, who are they?"
"They're big brother's friends. You can call them uncles."
"Hello, uncles~" Murong Wanyue greeted them sweetly.
The three men were instantly swept away by Murong Wanyue's sweet voice, their old faces breaking into smiles. "Good, good, good~"
"Is the carriage ready?"
"Reporting to Your Highness the Holy Son, the carriage is ready. It's just outside the residence."
"Let's go."
They arrived outside the residence, where two carriages were already waiting. Just then, Steward Zhou led over a huge Clear Spirit Profound Ox. Murong Wanyue spotted it and excitedly pointed at it.
"Niuniu! Big brother, it's Niuniu!"
Seeing this, Murong Huai asked, "Steward Zhou, what is this...?"
Steward Zhou smiled and explained, "It's like this, young master. Madam said the young miss needs fresh spiritual milk every day, so she asked this old servant to