morning.

As if announcing that a new day has begun, the warm sunshine shines on my face.

Cheng Xiao slowly opened his eyes, and what came into view was Qian Renxue’s delicate and flawless face.

With a slight smile on his lips, he gently removed the arm around his waist, tiptoed away from the warm bed, and picked up the quilt that was about to fall to the ground towards the person on the bed who liked to kick the quilt.

Leaving the bedroom that belonged to only the two of them, Cheng Xiao came to another room, which was their daughter’s room. However, as soon as he entered the room, Cheng Xiao saw two legion commanders standing at the door, whispering and engaging in psychological warfare.

Belarion and Yin stared at each other and refused to give in.

Soon, the two legion commanders noticed Cheng Xiao, who was leaning against the door and watching the show.

“Ahem.” Belian coughed twice, trying to ease the awkwardness in the atmosphere. However, Cheng Xiao smiled and shook his head, pointing with his chin at his daughter who had woken up and was rubbing her eyes in the room.

“Dad, you guys are so noisy, I need a hug.”

Hearing his daughter’s voice, Cheng Xiao quickly stepped forward and hugged his daughter who stretched out her hands to ask for a hug. Then he said to the two legion commanders: “Go wake Cheng Yun up. He told me that he is already a little adult and he doesn’t need me to wake him up.”

“But my lord, the young master is already in the living room.” Ah Yin tried hard to hold back her smile and not let herself laugh out loud.

“Huh?” Cheng Xiao felt a little surprised, but still felt gratified for his son’s growth.

Even after Cheng Xiao brought his “daughter” to the living room, Belarus was still staring at Yin.

“You actually said that we can’t let the little monarch become a qualified warrior as soon as possible. Do you think that’s reasonable, Yin?”

Ayin’s reply was no less powerful than that of Borion.

“Berlian, things are different now than they were eight years ago. The outside world has changed dramatically. If you want to enter an excellent academy, you must first pass the written test and practical assessment.”

“The earliest age for school admission is eight years old, and the young master is only six years old this year. You are too impatient!”

In the blink of an eye, Yin suddenly picked up a textbook on the theoretical knowledge of magic.

Feeling the excitement of the two soldiers, Cheng Xiao, who was cooking in the kitchen, felt speechless.

But when he thought of the guests coming today, he shook his head helplessly and started to get busy.

…………

Dugu Bo was the first to arrive. Ever since the peaceful unification of Douluo Continent, this old poisonous fellow has come to play chess with Cheng Xiao whenever he has nothing to do. He is so happy.

“Grandpa Dugu, you are finally here!”

As soon as he entered the door, Dugu Bo heard two crisp sounds. He smiled heartily, took a step forward to Cheng Lingxue and Cheng Yun, bent down, took out two pieces of candy from his arms and handed them to the brother and sister.

On weekdays, Qian Renxue attached great importance to the health of her two children. They basically had no chance to eat snacks such as candies. Only when Dugu Bo came, the poor brother and sister could barely have a piece of candy.

“Thank you, Grandpa Dugu.” After the brother and sister said this, they ran away with a smile.

Dugu Bo also had a smile on his face. He liked these two children from the bottom of his heart. If Cheng Xiao hadn’t stopped him, he would have directly moved all the candies in the candy store over.

“Old Poisonous Man, you’re here so early?” Looking at Dugu Bo who walked into the kitchen, Cheng Xiao said with a smile while cooking.

“You little bastard, only the food you cook suits my taste. Do you know that I have been craving for it for the past few days since you came?” Dugu Bo scolded with a smile, smelling the fragrance floating in the air.

“What? Sister Yanzi’s cooking is not tasty?” Cheng Xiao joked.

“Is that edible?” Dugu Bo glared. “If Yanyan wasn’t my granddaughter, I would have suspected that she was here to poison me. None of the dishes you taught her to cook were successful. I’ve been like a guinea pig for her to taste all the dishes.”

“So, this is the reason why you are so thin due to hunger?” Cheng Xiao glanced at him and said with a smile.

“That’s not the case.” Dugu Bo rubbed his chin with his palm, smiled helplessly, and said: “No matter what, she is my granddaughter. Although the food she cooked is a little unpalatable, I didn’t miss a single bite.”

“I understand.” Cheng Xiao said with a smile.

“I’m glad you understand. You cook. I’ll go play with Xiao Lingxue and Xiao Yun for a while.” Looking at Dugu Bo happily interacting with the two children, Cheng Xiao smiled and shook his head and continued to work on the things in his hands.

Not long after, Hu Liena, the former Saint of the Spirit Hall and the current Emperor of the Spirit Empire, and her brother Xie Yue arrived here.

“Long time no see, Hu Liena.” After waking up, Qian Renxue helped Cheng Xiao beside him. In order to prevent Hu Liena from feeling embarrassed, Qian Renxue took the initiative to greet Hu Liena.

“Long time no see.” Hu Liena didn’t know what to say. After all, her position was supposed to be held by Qian Renxue, but the latter gave up the Wuhun Empire and handed over everything in the Wuhun Empire to her. Now, the Wuhun Empire is unprecedentedly powerful.

The reason for this is that after Hu Liena became the emperor of the Wuhun Empire, she directly carried out a large-scale purge of the original high-level officials of the Wuhun Empire. Even those nobles who abandoned their country and fled and wanted to return to the empire had to pay most of their wealth. Thus, a purge of the nobles began.

Until recent years, the Wuhun Empire prospered under Hu Liena’s governance. Because of magic power, there was no longer a distinction between ordinary people and soul masters in Douluo Continent. Of course, this was also because those who claimed to be noble were basically executed, and the remaining people could only behave themselves.

“Nana, you guys chat, I’ll go help.”

Xie Yue quickly fled the scene.

Qian Renxue shook her head at Xie Yue’s behavior, and stared at Hu Liena’s tired face with her purple eyes as bright as stars. She sighed slightly, and then lightly tapped her fingers, and a bright golden light bloomed from between Hu Liena’s eyebrows.

The next moment, Hu Liena felt her body slightly warm, and a warm current flowed from her eyebrows into all parts of her body. Then, she felt her whole body relaxed, as if she had been baptized. Her whole body was warm, and she no longer felt tired or exhausted.

Seeing Hu Liena’s face gradually turning red, Qian Renxue smiled slightly, “I used my divine power to purify all the toxins accumulated in your body. Thank you for your hard work over the past few years.”

“Nana…”

The word “Nana” made Hu Liena stunned. Ever since she knew the relationship between her teacher and Qian Renxue, she had been in an awkward position. But now, the word “Nana” from Qian Renxue’s mouth completely resolved the awkward relationship between the two.

“I, I…” Hu Liena was so excited that she didn’t know what to say.

“It’s okay. What happened in the past is over.” Qian Renxue gently wiped the tears from Hu Liena’s eyes and smiled softly, “It’s just right that you’re here. Come on, I’ll take you to meet my two children. They will be very happy to see you.”

“Yeah!” Hu Liena nodded heavily. The melancholy in her heart disappeared into thin air. A bright smile reappeared on her face, as if she felt relaxed.

“That’s great.” Seeing his sister smile again, Xie Yue laughed out loud with relief.

Today was destined to be a lively day. The entire villa was brightly lit, and even the peaceful lakeside was sparked by the arrival of several old men, and a competition was started as to who could catch the most fish.

“Chen Xin, you are violating the rules. How can you use sword energy to fish?”

“Old Poison, we are making reasonable use of the rules of the game, you can’t cheat.”

“Gu Rong, do you think I didn’t see you secretly fishing with your spirit? You scared away all the fish on my hook!”

“Old poisoner, pay attention to your quality and influence, so many people are watching.”

“Chen Xin, I’m so…”

On the cliff, Qian Renxue leaned on Cheng Xiao’s shoulder, looking into the distance at the brightly lit, festive and bustling city, with a smile on her face.

“What’s wrong?” Cheng Xiao turned his head to look at Qian Renxue and asked with a smile.

“Nothing?” Qian Renxue smiled and shook her head, then raised her delicate face and leaned forward to kiss him.

The softness and sweetness coming from his lips made Cheng Xiao slightly startled. He looked at Qian Renxue with surprise, who was smiling. He seemed to have thought of something and said with a smile: “Shadows, close your eyes.”

The shadows who were forced to close their eyes: “…”

After the kiss, Qian Renxue was held in Cheng Xiao’s arms, and a touch of bright red appeared on her fair cheeks.

Just at this moment, bursts of noise were heard in the distant city, and then round after round of fireworks bloomed with the most dazzling brilliance, illuminating the dark night.

The sound of fireworks came to their ears, Cheng Xiao and Qian Renxue smiled at each other, and their tightly clasped hands said more than a thousand words.

At the foot of the cliff, Dugu Bo looked at the two people on the top of the mountain and couldn’t help but hum: “I won’t eat your food for free, these fireworks are my gift to you.”

“Hehe, life in old age is not bad.” (End of this chapter)