"You lazy bum, why are you only just getting back?"
Located in the very heart of Jiangnan, a burly man, weary from the day, slowly walked to the gate with a small child. They entered cautiously, but were still caught by the woman in the courtyard immediately!
"Hehe, Madam," the burly man said with a cautious, ingratiating smile. His imposing figure held no intimidation whatsoever in front of the somewhat weathered woman opposite him; he was as docile as a kitten.
"Madam, haha, I don't deserve it!" The woman sneered, "What virtue or ability do I possess to be worthy of being the wife of the Day Wandering God?"
"Madam, please don't be angry, madam, please don't be angry!" The burly man hurriedly stepped forward, but the woman dodged him and stared intently at the cautious child.
"Didn't I tell you you can't bring these things home?" The woman's face turned quite ugly!
"Didn't we run into him on the way back?" the burly man said hurriedly. "This child was so young, it's really pitiful that he died at such a young age. He was clearly terrified and hasn't reacted yet. He doesn't know anything when we ask him, and we don't even know whose child he was. This will be another problem when the Underworld files his records."
"That's your business!" The woman retorted, shaking off the other's hand. "We've been separated for a year, and then you inexplicably disappeared in your brother's territory. Now, separated by life and death, you're stuck here as some kind of ghost messenger, and look what's going on, bringing all this nonsense to our door every day."
"Hey, hey, hey, Madam, you're talking nonsense! What do you mean by 'separated by life and death'? Isn't she perfectly fine?" The burly man quickly stepped forward and grabbed the woman's small hand. "Look, it's still warm! How can she be separated by life and death?"
"Don't give me that!" The woman's eyes reddened as she spoke. "You and your sister lied to me before, saying you were alright. I only found out later that you were stoned to death!"
"Madam," the burly man was speechless for a moment, silently supporting her back, "Isn't everything alright? I'm as energetic as ever, I've already secured my place in the Underworld, and I'm no different from an ordinary person in my daily life, so what's wrong with that?"
"That's not good!" the woman roared. "With Chen Qing's great abilities, how come he didn't completely revive you?"
Upon hearing this, the child behind him's eyes lit up. Chen Qing?
"Isn't it alive?" the big man said quickly.
"Hmph, alive," the lady said coldly. "Alive, why won't you make love to me tonight? Are you afraid of giving birth to Ghost Child?"
"Tsk, Madam, Madam." The burly man blushed. "But... there are outsiders here. What are you saying?"
"Who gave you permission to bring outsiders here?" The woman looked at the child again. "Besides, is this even a human being?"
"Madam," the burly man said helplessly, "She's still just a child."
"Hmph!" The woman looked at the child's age and clearly softened, finally saying, "This is the last time. If you dare bring any more of those weird ghosts home, I'll break your legs!"
"Okay, okay, just this last time, just this last time."
"Hmph," the woman snorted again, not even glancing at him. "Go sleep in the guest room. Don't bring this thing into the main courtyard. You stay with him too, so it doesn't frighten the children. When Chen Qing comes back, I'll definitely say something this time. You can't do this anymore."
"Don't be like that, madam. My job is quite good; you see how respected I am usually?"
"Respect? Is that how they show you respect?" The woman grew increasingly angry. "Look how withdrawn the child has become!"
The Great Man is the Day Wandering God, and he is indeed respected. People from afar would bow and worship to their husbands, not only because the Day Wandering God can benefit deceased relatives, but also because, if necessary, maintaining good relations with him could provide them with some connections in the Underworld.
Therefore, when neighbors hear that their husbands are "Day Wandering God," most of them will take the initiative to curry favor with them.
Despite his attempts to curry favor, he was still clearly somewhat resistant on a daily basis, which was normal. After all, the Day Wandering God was supposed to be a righteous god of the Underworld, but he was still a ghost.
A ghost's wife, doesn't that sound creepy?
Those who understand the stakes and benefits are fine; they know that everyone dies eventually. In Jiangnan, it's very advantageous to be on good terms with the Underworld beforehand. However, some shallow-minded women will gossip and criticize them. If the deceased's brother weren't the current master of Jiangnan, who knows how many families would be saying things openly.
This can be seen from the child's daily life, because the child has come back crying more than once, saying that the other children don't play with him and that they all say his father is a ghost!
Children don't understand these things. Isn't this just rumors spread by adults? If adults truly respected their husbands behind their backs, why would they let their children ostracize their own child like this?
The woman felt a pang of sadness at the thought.
"I understand." The burly man sighed. "When Chen Qing returns, I'll have him come up with a solution."
"You've said that so many times! Every time your precious little brother comes back, when have you ever said it?"
"Isn't he so busy?" The burly man sighed. " Chen Qing is a big shot now, with countless affairs to attend to. I really don't want to trouble him unless it's absolutely necessary."
"Nonsense!" the woman retorted angrily. "We've spent half our lives trying to send Chen Qing to school, and now that his nephew is like this, shouldn't we do something about it?"
"Alright, alright, it's something we should discipline, it's something we should discipline. By the way, where's Mother?"
"Mother went to Nanming Prefecture!" The woman glared at him. "She realized that her grandson couldn't go on like this, so she suggested that the whole family move to Nanming Prefecture. Look, even your mother loves her child more than you do, and she knows how to find a solution. You, on the other hand, are heartless."
"Oh dear, madam, please don't cry!"
The burly man was at a loss, but the child following behind him looked completely bewildered.
Chen Qing?
Is this Chen Qing's home?
No way?
The young man was none other than Murong Bingyun. He had originally intended to stay far away, but unexpectedly, he was caught by this Day Wandering God who was on duty. The god dragged him around, asking him all sorts of questions, and said that he needed to be archived and sent to the Underworld.
Not daring to act rashly, he could only pretend to be stupid and say that he didn't remember anything. When the other party saw that they couldn't identify him, they said they would take him back first and take him to recognize his home the next day to confirm his identity before returning to the Underworld.
Originally, I planned to feign agreement and then escape while the other party was resting late at night. Little did I expect this to be Chen Qing's home.
At this point, Murong Bingyun didn't want to leave.
If this isn't a trap, this should be the safest place!
He was also very curious about the background of this mysterious figure who had single-handedly established the new order in Jiangnan.
Are they from a hermit family? Or were they trained by some special organization?
I suspect that the world's major powers are all curious about this.
But why?
The couple in front of me, supposedly relatives of Chen Qing, didn't seem like any important figures.
"Father, I still feel something's not right."
On the other side of the West Sea, the Ghost Child was still lying on the deck, chin in hand. "According to you, the other side lured you away, then suddenly attacked, testing you while also trying to take advantage of the Dragon Palace's opening. So why didn't they wait until the Dragon Palace's opening was closer before making their move?"
Chen Qing: "."
You know what, the Ghost Child, who's usually so silly, stumped Chen Qing with a question at this moment.
Yes, since their goal is also to join the Dragon Palace and they want to take advantage of the chaos to sneak in with us, why choose to attack now?
After all, there's still more than a month before the Dragon Palace opens. Aren't you worried that you can use that month to deal with them?
As Ghost Child said, it's clear that launching a sudden attack when things are close makes it easier to be overwhelmed and unable to attend to everything at once.
"Father."
Just as Chen Qing was having these doubts, the Ghost Child suddenly looked up, jumped up, and leaped onto the mast!
"What's wrong?" Chen Qing asked, startled.
There's something ahead!
"Hmm?" Chen Qing's heart skipped a beat, and he floated to a higher position as well. With his current mental strength, he should be able to sense any creature approaching within a ten-mile radius, unless it was a high-level creature!
Flying to a high place, Chen Qing looked at the sea. The sea was extremely calm, and the blue-green water was extremely beautiful. Under the mist, it looked quite dreamlike, but he could not sense any living creatures.
But upon closer inspection, one could see that deep underwater, a pair of eyes, larger than lanterns, like two enormous green gems, were staring intently at them.
How could that be?
Chen Qing was stunned. With its green eyes and a body hundreds of meters long, lurking there, it looked at first glance like a terrifying giant snake, but upon closer inspection, he could see that thing had horns!
And there was more than one; it was only because I approached that one of them opened its eyes alertly.
Sure enough, the next second, countless green lanterns opened underwater, as if green lights had been turned on in the seabed.
At first glance, the dense, eerie annotations made the Ghost Child involuntarily take a step back.
The dragon has actually emerged?
Chen Qing immediately realized the seriousness of the situation.
The Dragon Palace has opened ahead of schedule!!