Tension and Release! (Revised)

Zhou Hao sat there, drinking millet porridge that contained the vital energy of heaven and earth, and eating some delicious food.

Meanwhile, he listened to Liu Yu and Yun Yuchan talking about the interesting things that happened when they went out to explore.

Although his Second Primordial Spirit was still locked in a stalemate with the Snow Maiden, Zhou Hao's mood gradually improved.

"Master." Qingyun entered lightly and respectfully handed over a scroll of animal hide. "This contains a lot of intelligence sent by the Yinglong Guard during your seclusion. I have sorted it all by time."

"Just leave it there." Zhou Hao nodded gently.

After all, he still had the responsibility of being the special envoy of the Anchan branch. Although he rarely inquired about it, the two immortals, Azure Dragon and East Stone, did not dare to neglect him. Every half month, they would send him information about major events that occurred within the Yinglong Guard and among the various forces in Anchan Prefecture.

I casually opened and flipped through it, and saw the latest intelligence report, dated precisely today.

"The battle between Beiming Ji Ning and ' Snowfeather Daoist ' of Snow Dragon Mountain at Winged Serpent Lake ultimately caused Snowfeather Daoist to retreat in fear, and even voluntarily relocate Snow Dragon Mountain's branch in Yan Mountain..."

Unbeknownst to me, the original storyline I read in my previous life has already led me here?

Zhou Hao sighed inwardly.

By that calculation, the Immortal Fate Assembly is not far away.

"What's wrong, Senior Brother?" Liu Yu asked curiously.

"Take a look for yourself," Zhou Hao said with a smile, handing her the parchment containing information about Ji Ning.

Normally, this kind of intelligence, which only concerns a Myriad Manifestations True Person and a small sect, is not qualified to be sent to the Changsheng Estate.

However, when the last time Zhurong Ying was subdued, the Immortal Dongshi saw that Ji Ning and Zhou Hao were acquainted, so he immediately sent a message about this recent event.

"It's been ten years since I last saw him, and Ji Ning has become so strong." Liu Yu was quite pleased after reading it.

After Ji Ning and Mu Zishuo became Yinglong Guard, they came to the manor to thank Zhou Hao for rescuing them in the Prison Mountain Great Marsh. In addition, over the years, Mu Zishuo and Lin Xia'er have grown closer and closer, almost like Daoist couples, and have become even more familiar with each other.

"Senior brother, senior sister." A voice called out.

Liu Yu turned her head and saw Lin Xia'er, whom she had just been thinking about.

"Junior Sister Xia'er, why are you willing to leave Junior Brother Zishuo today?" Liu Yu teased.

"Who wouldn't want to part with that piece of wood? All you do all day is fiddle with puppets," Lin Xia'er said, blushing.

Zhou Hao and the others all laughed.

"By the way, Senior Brother," Lin Xia'er asked, "Are you aware of Ji Ning's victory over Snowfeather Daoist of Snow Dragon Mountain at Winged Serpent Lake?"

"We were just talking about this." Zhou Hao nodded.

"Wood is contacting the disciples of the Black-White Academy to go see Ji Ning, congratulate him, and visit Winged Serpent Lake. It's going to be very lively. Are you going, senior brothers and sisters?" Lin Xia'er asked.

Is it lively?

Liu Yu's eyes lit up, and she asked, "Senior brother, how long do you plan to rest after you emerge from seclusion this time?"

"You want to go to Winged Serpent Lake?" Zhou Hao looked at Liu Yu beside him and smiled when he saw the longing on her pretty face.

"Mm." Liu Yu nodded.

She had been secluded in seclusion for a long time, cultivating diligently, and hadn't left the manor to enjoy herself. She was really getting restless.

"Then let's go," Zhou Hao said with a smile.

The way of cultivation involves a balance of tension and relaxation, work and rest, which can also improve efficiency.

"But let's go in a few days," Zhou Hao continued.

Now, all the disciples of the Black-White Academy are going to Winged Serpent Lake to visit Ji Ning and congratulate him, and I am going there too.

To put it bluntly, given my current status, wouldn't that be overstepping my bounds?

"Okay." Liu Yu smiled.

It's good to be able to go out and relax.

Although the Changsheng Estate Palace covers a vast area, it becomes boring after a while.

The three women then began discussing how, after arriving at Winged Serpent Lake, they would explore the surrounding Yan Mountain region.

Yun Yuchan was always aloof, only occasionally interjecting with a word, mostly just smiling and listening. When she glanced at Zhou Hao unintentionally, she felt a sense of peace in her heart.

night.

On the jade couch in the inner chamber of the palace.

Zhou Hao's eyes were slightly closed, looking relaxed and at ease.

"Senior brother," Liu Yu in his arms spoke softly, "Why don't you take Senior Sister Yu Chan as your wife? Now Junior Sister Xia'er has Junior Brother Zi Shuo, only Senior Sister Yu Chan is all alone..."

"Why did you suddenly bring this up?" Zhou Hao was taken aback. "Junior Sister Yu Chan just doesn't like making friends with outsiders, how is she all alone? She still has you all, and Fairy Yu Wei, isn't Yu Chan and she often together?"

"It's different," Liu Yu said in a low voice. "I can feel that Senior Sister Yu Chan's gaze towards Senior Brother is different. Moreover, every time Senior Brother comes out of seclusion, Senior Sister Yu Chan will leave after only a few days, but she will come back next time it's almost time for Senior Brother to come out of seclusion."

"I know, Senior Sister Yu Chan wants to see Senior Brother, but she doesn't want to see us being so affectionate all the time."

"Back then, it was because I confessed my feelings for Senior Brother first that Senior Sister Yu Chan..." Liu Yu paused and continued, "... actually, Senior Sister Yu Chan also had feelings for Senior Brother."

"Really?" Zhou Hao was stunned.

Think about it carefully,

In the past, Yun Yuchan and the others rarely went out to explore the world.

But ever since he and Yu'er became engaged, he has spent most of his time away from home.

And occasionally our eyes meet...

For some reason, Zhou Hao's mind was filled with the image of the red-clad woman who had asked him hopefully if he was a reincarnated immortal when he first met Yun Yuchan.

I've forgotten when it started, but she always wore only black.

"Senior brother, I don't mind." Liu Yu moved and whispered in his ear, "In ancient times, there were two sisters, Ehuang and Nüying, who served the Human Emperor at the same time. With your speed of progress, it's not impossible for you to become a Celestial Immortal in the future, or even to occupy a great world like the Xia Emperor and become the master of a great world."

Among cultivators, there are many who are fond of women, especially those with long lifespans and great strength. Some even keep thousands of beautiful women as companions.

Even powerful figures in ordinary society often have multiple wives and concubines.

Liu Yu's family was a powerful clan in the area, so they were used to such things.

"You're going to become the ruler of the Great World again?" Zhou Hao laughed. "Are you planning to build a harem of three palaces and six courtyards, with three thousand concubines?"

"Three thousand concubines are certainly not enough," Liu Yu said coquettishly in his ear. "At most, it would be Senior Sister Yu Chan."

The warm breath exhaled by my ear tickled.

... The next day.

Around noon, the two finally left the palace.

"Lord, Miss." Qingyun came to pay his respects and saw that Liu Yu's face was still flushed, so he smiled.

"From now on, stop calling me Lord of the Manor and just address me as Your Majesty." Liu Yu glanced at Zhou Hao.

"Don't listen to her," Zhou Hao shook his head.

Those were just playful remarks exchanged during intimate moments in the bedroom; they shouldn't be taken seriously.

Besides, I have no desire to be an emperor.

Worrying about so many things is nothing compared to the Xiaoyao of simply taking care of yourself and those around you.

"Yes." Qingyun covered her mouth and chuckled.

She realized they were joking, so she greeted them and left immediately.

Seeing Liu Yu's brows furrow slightly as she walked, Zhou Hao couldn't help but say, "Yu'er, why don't you sleep a little longer?"

With a body comparable to a true god or demon at the level of a sage,... until finally being bitten by Liu Yu.

"If I don't go out soon, who knows what Xia'er will say about me." Liu Yu's eyes flickered, and suddenly she seemed to realize something. "Senior brother, you wouldn't be deliberately going to speak up for yourself and Senior Sister Yu Chan, would you?"

"How could that be?" Zhou Hao was about to say something more.

Then Lin Xia'er and Yun Yuchan came in from outside. "Senior brother, senior sister..."

"You guys chat, I'm going to the study." With that, Zhou Hao disappeared.

"What's wrong with Senior Brother?" Lin Xia'er looked at Liu Yu in confusion. "Didn't you just come out of seclusion? Why are you in such a hurry to teleport through the void?"

Yun Yuchan also looked at Liu Yu and saw that her cheeks were rosy and her eyes were slightly dark, but then she recovered.

"Perhaps she has gained some new insight." Liu Yu felt a little embarrassed by their stares and quickly changed the subject, pondering how to explain it to Yun Yuchan.

She noticed it too.

Although his senior brother didn't say it, it wasn't that he had no feelings for Yun Yuchan.

Moreover, when he occasionally returned to Guangling Prefecture, he would have private conversations with his sister, and his sister would give him some reminders.

In the study.

Zhou Hao chuckled to himself.

What's wrong with me?

What's there to panic about?

Ask yourself honestly.

Originally, he had no other thoughts about Yun Yuchan, but after Liu Yu mentioned it, his heart was stirred up a little.

I pulled a book from the bookshelf and flipped through it casually, only to find it full of records about 'yin and yang in harmony', 'returning essence and qi', and 'introducing water and circulating fire'.

Snap!

The book in his hand was thrown onto the table, revealing the five large characters on the cover: "Yin Yang Harmony Technique".

"This Shan Yu, I asked him to find some books that record the principles of Yin and Yang and the transformation of water and fire, and he even sent me a manual on dual cultivation. Really!" Zhou Hao was also helpless.

He was merely hindered by the bottleneck of the sixteenth level of the Chiming Nine Heavens Map, so he instructed Shan Yu, the disciple of the Azure Dragon Immortal, to find some classic texts to read, hoping that he could gain insights from them. He had no intention of actually studying this subject.

"Let's continue cultivating." Zhou Hao sat in the chair, closed his eyes, and silently practiced his Visualization Technique.

As the sacred image of ' Supreme Clarity Moral Heavenly Venerable ' appeared in my sea of consciousness, my slightly agitated heart gradually calmed down.

No matter how strong one's resolve is, like a bright platform, it will inevitably be stained with dust and needs to be diligently wiped clean.

This interplay of chaos and tranquility is also a form of mental tempering.

That day.

Wow~~~

Ripples suddenly appeared above the lake, which spanned a radius of Baili, and four figures appeared out of thin air: Zhou Hao, Liu Yu, Yun Yuchan, and Lin Xia'er.

"Is this the Winged Serpent Lake?" Zhou Hao and the others looked at the lake below.

On the island in the middle of the lake, pavilions stand in rows, and from the air, a large ship can be seen floating on the lake, where five people are drinking and chatting.

Zhou Hao looked and saw Ji Ning, Mu Zishuo, Beishan Baiwei, Yu Wei, and a gray-clothed man he didn't recognize.

At this moment, Ji Ning and the other four people on the ship below also sensed the fluctuations in the air and looked up.

"It's Senior Brother Zhou Hao."

"The Immortal of Changsheng"

Upon seeing Zhou Hao high in the sky, Ji Ning, Beishan Baiwei, and the others immediately stood up and flew out of the large ship to greet him.

"Ji Ning, we've come uninvited. May we have a drink or two?" Zhou Hao said with a smile.

"Senior Brother Zhou Hao, you're too kind," Ji Ning said. "Since you senior brothers and sisters have graced me with your presence, I'll certainly provide plenty of fine wine and food."

Beishan Baiwei and Mu Zishuo also stepped forward to greet them.

Of the five, only the gray-clad man and the Fire Rainbow Fairy Yu Wei lagged behind.

"Yu Wei, is this the Changsheng Zhou Hao?" the gray-robed man asked telepathically.

"That's right," Yu Wei replied. "Senior Brother Zhou Hao and Senior Brother Sloppy are close friends. They once attained enlightenment in front of the Black-White Millstone Diagram in our academy and left words on the Immortal Stone Wall. The disciples of the academy all address him as Senior Brother."

Looking at Zhou Hao, who was dressed in white and possessed an extraordinary aura, the gray-clad man sighed inwardly, "Truly remarkable."