A Token of Love!

Wow~~~

Ripples spread across the sky above Xiangcao Valley, and a man in blue and a girl in white appeared hand in hand in mid-air.

"I'm back." Zhou Hao looked down at the valley below.

The scene of traveling thousands of miles with the Iron Ox Tribe to Jade Dragon City seems like it happened just yesterday.

"Is this the tribe you encountered when you first arrived in the Xia Clan Great World, Senior Brother?" Liu Yu asked curiously, looking down below.

Within the valley, pavilions, towers, and courtyards stand in neat rows, and wide streets are filled with elegantly dressed men and women. It is a small town with the cliffs of the valley as its walls, and its prosperity is no less than that of an ordinary Vassal City.

On the way here, Zhou Hao told Liu Yu that he had been accidentally transported from a small world to the Xia Clan Great World.

The secret that her senior brother knew, unknown to others but known only to her, filled Liu Yu with a sweet feeling throughout the journey.

Not to mention that she took the initiative to hold her senior's hand and hasn't let go since.

"Yes, seventy years have passed, and things have changed a lot," Zhou Hao said with a smile. "Back then, the entire tribe didn't even have a single Xiantian Lifeform, but now, there are quite a few Purple Mansion Cultivator."

Under his mental control, the entire Iron Ox Tribe had no secrets left from him.

"Let's go see Brother Iron Ox first." Zhou Hao looked at Liu Yu, who was tightly gripping his hand, but ultimately did not let go.

A mansion in the heart of Xiangcao City.

Zhou Hao and Liu Yu walked in without being seen by the guards at the door, who of course did not stop them.

Iron Ox, who was leisurely drinking in the mansion, suddenly beamed with joy, jumped out of bed, and rushed out.

This startled the maids and concubines, who wondered what had made the clan chief so agitated.

"Haha, Brother Zhou Hao, you're finally back!"

As soon as Iron Ox saw that familiar figure, he couldn't help but stretch out his arms and rush over.

Zhou Hao's face also showed excitement.

Iron Ox, who has already entered the Purple Mansion Realm, is still exactly the same as he was back then, without aging in the slightest.

Decades of pampered life had actually increased his magnanimity, giving him the demeanor of a clan leader.

The two gave each other a bear hug and pats on the shoulder, mainly the burly and strong Iron Ox patting Zhou Hao, which made Liu Yu smile slightly as she watched from the side.

My senior brother was so arrogant in the Marquis of Guangling's Estate, not even bothering to pay attention to the young masters and ladies of the top tribal forces, yet he was so friendly to a Purple Mansion Cultivator...

very nice.

"Brother Zhou Hao, who is this fairy?" Iron Ox, looking at the girl in white beside him.

Even though his status had risen along with the growth of his tribe's power over the years, and he had seen all kinds of beautiful women, he had never seen such a stunning and elegant girl in white before.

"Brother Iron Ox, this is my junior sister, Liu Yu." Zhou Hao smiled and said, "Yu'er greets Brother Iron Ox."

Liu Yu's real name should be ' Liu Ruyu ', but Zhou Hao has gotten used to calling her Liu Yu.

Besides, Liu Yu was the Daoist name she adopted when she was in the Mysterious Heaven Sect. Introducing her to outsiders would be more appropriate than simply revealing the girl's given name.

"Brother Iron Ox," Liu Yu bowed and greeted him.

"Fairy Liu Yu," Iron Ox hurriedly returned the greeting, "Please come in quickly, let's go inside and sit down to chat."

After the three of them sat down inside and the maids brought them wine, Iron Ox's excited mood gradually calmed down.

"Brother Zhou Hao, I've always kept a mansion for you in the city. Are you going to leave again this time?" Iron Ox asked.

"I'm currently in Yinglong Guard in Antan Commandery. I came back this time mainly to see Brother Iron Ox Niu and Xiangcao," Zhou Hao said.

"Then we'll keep this mansion for you. You can come back when you're tired of wandering around in the future." Iron Ox nodded, looking at Zhou Hao and Liu Yu sitting together like a perfect couple, and smiled, "Seeing that you have someone to take care of you, Xiangcao and I are both happy for you."

Zhou Hao nodded silently.

"Xiangcao?" Liu Yu's heart stirred slightly, and she thought to herself, "Is she my senior brother's former lover?"

"Brother Iron Ox, I'd like to go see Xiangcao," Zhou Hao said.

"Okay." Iron Ox immediately stood up. "I'll go arrange the offerings."

The deepest part of Xiangcao Valley.

Before a grave, Iron Ox laid out offerings, silently mourned for a moment, and then returned to his residence to prepare a banquet.

Zhou Hao stood there for a long time, looking at the lonely grave in front of him, and thought of the pretty girl who used to wear animal skins and hold a longbow. He felt sad.

Liu Yu walked to Zhou Hao's side, sensing her senior brother's low spirits, and couldn't help but slowly reach out and grasp his hand, whispering, "Senior brother, tell me about Sister Xiangcao."

"That was when I first arrived in this world. I hadn't cultivated yet and only knew some mortal martial arts. As a result, I encountered a pack of Wild Wolf. It was Xiangcao who saved me and carried me back to the Iron Ox Tribe after I fainted..."

Zhou Hao spoke softly, just as he had when Xiangcao left, slowly recounting the events of that time.

As Liu Yu listened, her eyes gradually reddened.

When I heard that Xiangcao passed away in her senior brother's arms, saying before she died, "If I meet you again in the next life and we are chased by Wild Wolf, I will save you again," I could no longer hold back my tears.

"Sister Xiangcao is so kind." Liu Yu leaned gently against Zhou Hao's chest and murmured, "Senior brother, let me take care of you like Sister Xiangcao did. If I were to see you being chased by Wild Wolf, I would definitely give up everything to save you."

Zhou Hao felt a sweet fragrance envelop him, and his heart warmed when he heard Liu Yu's childlike, silly words.

"Xiangcao should have been reincarnated by now."

I will not disturb your life in this lifetime.

"I'm doing well now, I just hope you can be peaceful and happy too..."

The two nestled together, holding hands, saying nothing more, simply keeping vigil by the lonely grave before them, as if bidding a final farewell.

... After a long while, Zhou Hao's expression suddenly changed.

He felt a powerful and extremely hostile divine sense sweeping past them without restraint.

That divine sense alone surpasses that of a normal Loose Immortal Earth Immortal; very few Loose Immortal possess such terrifying divine sense.

"How could such a being come to the Iron Ox Tribe, and even be hostile?"

As soon as Zhou Hao's soul sensed that divine consciousness, his mind immediately expanded, preventing that divine consciousness from detecting his and Liu Yu's whereabouts.

Following his consciousness in the direction from which the divine sense had come, he saw a woman wearing a veil and a pale yellow robe standing on a mountain peak thirty miles away from the Xiangcao Valley.

Behind the woman stood a middle-aged man with a sallow complexion, respectfully attending to her.

The divine sense he had just sensed came from the middle-aged man with the sallow complexion.

"This aura." Zhou Hao sensed it carefully and was secretly surprised.

The middle-aged man appeared ordinary, but he possessed a fierce and ancient aura that was unlike any human or demon; he was actually a god or demon.

Sensing the change in Zhou Hao's aura, Liu Yu asked, "Senior brother, what's wrong?"

"Someone is spying on this place with their divine sense. It's a human woman and a demon god. The demon god seems to be the woman's servant." Zhou Hao's consciousness had been focused on that mountain peak, but the other party hadn't noticed him at all. This meant that the demon god's soul had not reached the Void Return level and had not developed any consciousness. This put his mind at ease.

"A god or demon? Or a woman's servant?" Liu Yu was also surprised.

Only the oldest and most powerful tribal forces in the entire Xia Clan Great World could be capable of raising gods and demons and openly keeping them by their side.

After all, those ancient tribes had only been established in this great world for a short time before they began to flourish, and had long since captured countless gods and demons.

Even though the Xia Emperor later strictly forbade the capture of gods and demons without authorization, he could not control the existence of such ancient forces.

"Yu'er, go to Iron Ox's residence and wait for me. I'll go see who has come," Zhou Hao said.

Not understanding the other party's intentions will always be a major hidden danger.

A true ancient god-demon, even at the level of the Myriad Phenomena, would be enough to slaughter all forces in the entire Great Wild Plains, including Jade Dragon City.

Not to mention, according to Zhou Hao's perception, this divine demon's consciousness far surpasses that of a normal Loose Immortal Earth Immortal; it is at least at the level of the Primordial Spirit, and can definitely rival the most powerful Loose Immortal and Earth Immortal.

"It's too dangerous, Senior Brother, don't go!" Liu Yu said anxiously. "I'll contact my sister right away and have her send a powerful expert over."

"A mere demon god, unless it's at the Void Return level, can't do anything to me," Zhou Hao said. "I sent you to Iron Ox Niu's place just in case; I want you to set up an array first."

"Senior brother, I'll set up the formation right away, but I want to go with you," Liu Yu said softly. "I know you care about me, but if you encounter danger, can I survive alone?"

Zhou Hao was startled, feeling a surge of affection and a sudden surge of heroic spirit.

"Alright, let's go together." Zhou Hao laughed proudly, "Even if celestial beings or gods came, I would make sure you, Yu'er, were not harmed!"

For all you guys who've been worrying about Zhou Hao's love life, here's the answer: the female lead has been decided.

My writing skills are limited, and I'm not very good at writing this kind of thing, so I can only do my best.

This chapter marks Zhou Hao's farewell to the past and the beginning of a new relationship.

Of course, nothing actually happened between him and Xiangcao.

The reincarnation of Xiangcao will likely be covered later, and I don't know if there will be any changes, but the plot was already set when Xiangcao died.

As for why Zhou Hao wasn't allowed to find her reincarnation, my personal understanding is that since she's been reincarnated, it's a new life, and it's better not to disturb her unless necessary.

This is the second update.

The third update will be quite late, so I'll have some food and rest for a while first.