From their hiding place, Yun Tian and the others saw Nangong Wentian bring Beiming Lei back as well.
"Xue'er, let's go too."
"Where, Brother Yun?"
"To Nangong Wentian's camp. Your father is there too."
Beiming Xue, who had been watching the commotion, whipped her head around at Yun Tian's words and hurried to his side.
"Really, Brother Yun? Is my father really with Nangong Wentian and the others?"
Seeing how anxious Beiming Xue was, Yun Tian reached out and ruffled her hair.
"Yes, he's at Nangong Wentian's camp."
With Yun Tian's assurance, Beiming Xue grew excited.
"That's wonderful, Brother Yun! Let's hurry over. I can't wait!"
"All right, let's go."
Yun Tian waved a hand and opened a portal. Dongfang Tiexin and Beiming Xue were stunned, while Ling'er and Bailing took it in stride. He led Ling'er and the other three girls inside, with the other end opening directly into Nangong Wentian's camp. At the camp, Beiming Zheng and Nangong Wenya stared blankly at the spatial portal that had suddenly appeared. Most importantly, they had no idea what it was. They could hardly be blamed, since the only beings in this world with that ability were the Primordial Heavenly Demon and Nuwa.
"Uncle Beiming, wh-what is that?"
"Wen Ya, I don't know either, but we'd better keep our distance to be safe."
Just then, several figures appeared in the portal. They were Yun Tian and his companions. The moment Beiming Zheng saw people emerging, he shielded Nangong Wenya behind him. As the tension mounted, a voice rang out from inside.
"Dad!"
Beiming Zheng recognized the voice at once. It was Beiming Xue, his daughter.
Yun Tian and the others stepped out of the portal. The moment Beiming Xue saw Beiming Zheng, she ran over and hugged him. Recognizing her, Beiming Zheng opened his arms and embraced her too.
"Dad, I missed you so much! Thank goodness you're all right. I thought you..."
"Xue, I missed you too."
When Nangong Wenya saw Yun Tian, she ran straight over as well.
"Big Brother, you're here! I missed you so much!" she said, throwing her arms around Yun Tian.
Yun Tian hugged Wen Ya back.
"My sweet little Wen Ya, I missed you too."
"Then why haven't you come to see me for so long, Big Brother?"
"Hmm... I've been so busy lately that I haven't had time to visit."
"Oh."
Nearby, Ling'er and Bailing whispered to each other as they watched.
"Look, our husband is very interested in that little girl."
"Yes, Sister Ling'er. Do you think our husband only likes petite girls?"
"Why do you say that?"
"Sister Ling'er, look. You're rather petite, and so am I. Doesn't that mean our husband likes girls with smaller builds?"
"Hmm, it does sound that way."
Hearing Ling'er and Bailing's analysis, Dongfang Tiexin glanced at her own figure. Well, she was on the tall side. She wondered whether Yun Tian would like her.
Just then, Ling'er said,
"Although your reasoning makes sense, Bailing, I know he isn't like that. He doesn't only like petite girls. He likes tall girls too. How should I put it? Our husband doesn't have a particular preference. As long as he likes someone, any build is fine."
Dongfang Tiexin breathed a sigh of relief at that.
"Oh? How can you be so sure, Sister Ling'er?"
"Well, of course it's because I've met our husband's other women. They aren't built like that."
"Huh? Our husband has other women? How come I didn't know?"
Hearing that Yun Tian had other women, Dongfang Tiexin could no longer hold back and joined their conversation.
"Does Yun Tian really have other women?"
"Yes. I've been by our husband's side all this time, and I've met them. It's just that they each have their own duties, so they can't stay with him all the time."
"You know the head of the Jade Dragon Kingdom, don't you?"
"Yes, Head of State Yu Feng."
"That's right. She's our husband's woman."
"What?"
Bailing and Dongfang Tiexin were both stunned. They had never imagined that even Head of State Yu Feng was Yun Tian's woman.
"Our husband is amazing. Even the head of state likes him!"
"Yes, Yun Tian really is..."
Seeing their reactions, Ling'er thought, You haven't seen anything yet. If you knew that not only Yu Feng, but Yu Yan and Yu Yin were our husband's women too, what would you do? Still, I'll let you discover that yourselves.
"By the way, don't let anyone else find out about this."
"Don't worry."
Meanwhile, Beiming Xue finished telling Beiming Zheng how Beiming Lei had captured her and how Yun Tian had rescued her.
After hearing her account, Beiming Zheng flew into a rage. He had never imagined his son could be so foolish, choosing to believe an outsider over his own sister. What a disgrace.
Once his anger subsided, Beiming Zheng approached Yun Tian.
"My lord, thank you for saving my daughter. I'm sorry for all the trouble she's caused you lately."
"It's fine. It was only a small matter. Xue'er is very well-behaved and hasn't caused any trouble. Besides, I'm very fond of her."
"That's right, Dad. I've been very good, and Brother Yun treats me really well."
Beiming Zheng breathed a sigh of relief at Yun Tian's words. He had now confirmed that Beiming Xue had not offended this lord, who seemed especially forgiving toward her. The lord was also easy to talk to. Throughout their brief exchange, he had shown no trace of superiority, behaving instead like an ordinary person.
Then Yun Tian said, "Manor Lord Beiming, there's no need to keep calling me 'my lord.' I'm still young, after all. You'll make me feel old calling me that. How about this? From now on, you call me Big Brother, and I'll call you Little Brother. What do you think?"
Beiming Zheng's eyes lit up at that.
"Sure, Big Brother!"
"Little Brother."
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