Chapter 1046, Family Reunion

Translator: Silavin

 

Ji Houde was dead. Just as Qin Yichen was preparing to go to Heavenly Martial Domain to probe him, he had died.

 

Moreover, no one knew how he died.

 

The single lead Qin Yichen had just grasped, before he could even begin investigating, had been severed!

 

This made his mood even heavier.

 

[If the mastermind behind this isn’t Ji Houde, then who could it be?] Qin Yichen’s brow furrowed tightly. A Heavenly Martial Domain Elder already stood at the upper echelons of the Human Race. Yet with his death, clearly, he could not have been the true mastermind.

 

Even if this matter was related to him, Ji Houde was merely a sacrificial piece.

 

Who exactly could, to sever a lead, abandon such an important chess piece?!

 

The deeper Qin Yichen thought, the more chilled he felt. He seemed to see a long-planned conspiracy shrouding the Human Race!

 

[This hidden hand is so cautious. Digging them out won’t be that simple.] After long contemplation, Qin Yichen finally stood slowly.

 

That mastermind must have a prestigious position within the Human Race. Now that he had noticed them, they would certainly be even more careful. Although they did not want him to grow stronger, they probably wouldn’t make any major moves in the short term.

 

After learning about Little Ling’er’s situation, obtaining the Life Scripture from the Elf Race had become urgent.

 

He would not allow his Daughter’s body to contain such an enormous hidden danger.

 

The immediate priority was resolving the Power of Life within Little Ling’er’s body!

 

The Elf Race, on this continent teeming with Myriad Races, occupied a special position.

 

Between the Myriad Races, friction was constant. Territory or resource disputes could easily become the fuse for major inter-racial wars.

 

Yet the Elf Race, on this war-torn continent, had never involved themselves in conflicts between other Races. They simply dwelt peacefully in their Elf Forest.

 

Because the Elf Race loved peace, and because the Elf Race also contained many powerful experts along with the Tree of Life, normally no Race would tactlessly provoke them.

 

Qin Yichen also knew of the Elf Race’s temperament. Presumably, even if he couldn’t obtain the Life Scripture, they would not make things difficult for him.

 

[We need to prepare a few things, then we will leave.] After contemplating, Qin Yichen secretly decided.

 

In regards to Little Ling’er’s matter, the sooner resolved, the better!

 

Once he left Human Race territory, he would not have the backing of the Saints Heavenly Manor Master. Out there, people would not give him face for no reason.

 

Forget obtaining the Life Scripture, if he did not have anything of interest to the Elf Race, he probably could not even enter the Elf Forest.

 

For this trip to the Elf Race, he needed to prepare first. Catering to their interests was essential.

 

…

 

In Saints Heavenly City’s inner district, massive residences stood tall.

 

Countless passersby on the inner district streets gazed up at those imposing mansions, their eyes filled with envy.

 

These residences were where various top Forces, who had made enormous contributions to the Human Race, stationed themselves in Saints Heavenly City.

 

Each residence represented a top-tier Sacred Land!

 

Among this cluster of prestigious mansions, the Brilliant Sky Sacred Land had, thanks to Qin Yichen, entered this district exclusively accessible to top Sacred Lands for the first time.

 

In a side hall of the Brilliant Sky Sacred Land’s residence, Qin Yichen’s Family and Sworn Brothers like Ye Liangchen gathered together.

 

Little Ling’er and Lu Linghan’s return filled them with delighted surprise.

 

“Ling’er, good girl. Come here and eat more.”

 

“Look at you. All these years and you still haven’t grown…”

 

In the great hall, Qin Yichen’s Grandfather, Qin Baihe, gazed at his Granddaughter with heartache. He even took out treasures others had respectfully offered him, stacking them plate by plate before Little Ling’er while constantly urging her to eat more.

 

Lu Heze, Qin Haoran and the others watched Little Ling’er’s pouting face with bitter smiles, utterly helpless.

 

Qin Baihe was their Senior after all.

 

Moreover, Little Ling’er was the apple of their eye. Not having seen her for years, still the same, wanting to give her move food was only right, wasn’t it?

 

“Linghan, you’ve suffered hardships outside these years, haven’t you?” To one side, Du Binglan pulled Lu Linghan to sit together, asking with concern.

 

“No, at my Sect, the Elders took good care of me… Mother, you don’t need to worry about me.”

 

Lu Linghan replied. When using this form of address, a blush couldn’t help rising on her pretty face.

 

Simultaneously, Lu Linghan seemed to feel several unusual gazes falling on her from behind.

 

Lu Linghan turned to look. She saw Xia Zilin and the other women standing not far behind her, their eyes holding envious looks.

 

Watching these devastatingly beautiful women one after another, Lu Linghan couldn’t help sighing inwardly.

 

Feng Qianxue, the Shu Sisters… now even Xia Zilin, Lin Miaohan and the others had come.

 

Fortunately, she had long known Qin Yichen’s excellence meant he would not be monopolised by her alone. Thinking more carefully, only she had borne him a Daughter. The other Sisters hadn’t even shared a bed with him yet…

 

“Younger Sisters, it’s been so long.” Thinking this, Lu Linghan’s heart lightened considerably as she greeted them.

 

“Older Sister Linghan…” Only then did Xia Zilin and the others call out softly, approaching with smiling faces.

 

Originally, seeing Lu Linghan, they had felt somewhat apprehensive. After all, Lu Linghan had cultivated the Profound Dark Eternal Body Technique to the Partially Accomplished Stage. Although she could restrain her aura, that power still made her appear transcendent and refined, creating a sense of unworthiness in others.

 

“You are all my fellow Sisters, so no need to be so formal in front of me.” Lu Linghan chuckled lightly without the slightest airs. Instead, she proactively took Lin Miaohan and Xia Zilin’s hands, just as she had in the small Heavenly Unicorn Dynasty.

 

“En…” Xia Zilin and the others murmured softly, feeling unusual warmth.

 

Between them existed no scheming competition for favour. In their hearts, merely becoming Qin Yichen’s woman was already enough.

 

“Sister Linghan, I rushed over as soon as I heard you’d returned!” From outside the entrance, a petite figure ran over swiftly. Before she arrived, her joyful voice already rang out.

 

“Shu Xin, Shu Ruyan…” Lu Linghan also smiled and went to meet them. The women enjoyed harmonious camaraderie.

 

Unknowingly, in the hearts of these women, Lu Linghan had become their Mistress of this ‘inner palace’.

 

“Auntie Ruyan…” Amidst the women’s laughter, Little Ling’er’s somewhat indignant voice rose, barely audible.

 

Shu Ruyan seemed to hear this voice. However, after glancing around and finding nothing, she turned back around.

 

At this moment, Little Ling’er’s petite figure had already been blocked by the food Qin Baihe had piled up…