Chapter 149 The Star Map Appears! Su Changqing locks onto the coordinates of the Patrol Palace, and

The night in Changqingjie has not yet ended.

But the wind deep in the peach grove was different from before.

If yesterday's wind here only carried the fragrance of nature, flowers, and the sweetness of spring water, then now, this wind has quietly gained something deeper and more stable.

It's like the mountain has become even thicker.

It also seemed as if the ground had become a little heavier.

It is inconspicuous, yet it truly exists.

Li Hanyi stood beside the stone table, gazing at the World Origin Pearl that was still suspended in mid-air, her expression momentarily indescribable.

She could sense it.

The evergreen world is "breathing".

It's not a metaphor.

Instead, it truly resembled a young world that had just grown a few more tendons and bones, slowly breathing in moonlight, peach fragrance, spiritual energy, and wisps of boundary power separated from the boundary patrol seal.

The once warm and gentle edges of the space now faintly glow with a layer of extremely fine, white gold light.

The light was not cold; on the contrary, it seemed to have been cleansed by the aura of the Evergreen Realm itself, losing the aloof and indifferent feeling of the original patrol seal, leaving only the purest "stability" and "steadiness".

"Did it work?"

Li Hanyi asked softly.

Su Changqing stood under the peach tree, his palm glowing with a misty blue light, still enveloping the slowly melting platinum core.

"It's half done."

"The hardest shell has been peeled off; what remains is to grind the usable parts inside into the Evergreen Realm bit by bit."

As he spoke, he raised his hand and gestured gently.

hum-

The blue light that enveloped the platinum core and the world's origin pearl suddenly split into more than ten extremely fine strands, like newly sprouted vines after rain, silently extending in all directions.

A wisp of rain fell toward the edge of the peach grove.

A wisp of water falls towards the source of the spiritual spring.

A wisp of smoke seeped into the foundation of the small building.

One strand disappeared straight into the grassy area that had just begun to expand outwards from the courtyard.

A few more wisps flew further away, disappearing into the depths of the night in the Evergreen Realm.

As these filaments of light merged in, the entire world trembled almost imperceptibly.

The tremor was very slight.

It sounded like someone had struck a drum underground.

But then, Li Hanyi clearly saw—

Deeper into the peach grove, the spiritual grass that was originally only knee-high had visibly grown taller under the moonlight.

Beside the spring, the edges of the several blue stones, which had been washed smooth and warm by the water, had quietly developed a ring of natural white veins, as if someone had used an extremely fine brush to redraw a layer of solid texture on the stones.

Even at the end of the gravel path outside the courtyard, in the originally empty fog, a very faint outline has appeared.

Like the shadow of a mountain.

It also resembles a small hill that hasn't truly taken shape yet.

Seeing this scene, Li Hanyi finally couldn't help but take a soft breath.

She used to practice swordsmanship, and she witnessed rivers drying up, snow-capped mountains rising in the wind, and Su Changqing tearing the heavens and earth apart with a single sword stroke and finger.

But these scenes are all different from what I'm seeing now.

In the martial world, strength ultimately comes from destruction and annihilation.

But what she sees now is "length".

One world, in its length.

This feeling is amazing.

It was so amazing that for a moment she even forgot to ask anything else, and just stood there quietly, looking at the peach grove, the spirit spring, the small building under the moon, and the strands of blue light flowing out from Su Changqing's fingertips.

After a moment, she suddenly whispered:

"If you truly cultivate this place into a complete realm..."

"Um?"

"From now on, does that mean we really have a home here?"

She said this in a very soft voice, as if it were just a casual question.

But when Su Changqing looked up at her, he clearly saw a hint of seriousness in her clear and cold eyes.

Li Hanyi was once a drifter.

SnowMoon City was her place, but it didn't feel like home.

The title of "Sword Immortal" is her identity, but it is also like a layer of frost separating her from the outside world.

But now, she's asking "us".

It wasn't her, and it wasn't him.

It's their family of three.

A smile slowly crept into Su Changqing's eyes.

"Doesn't it count now?"

Li Hanyi was slightly taken aback.

Su Changqing walked over and reached out to brush away a peach blossom that had fallen onto her shoulder without her noticing.

"Winter clothes".

"Where you and Nuonuo are, that's home to me."

The wind suddenly softened.

Li Hanyi's long eyelashes trembled slightly, and her ears also felt a little warmer.

She was simply gazing at this evergreen realm when she subconsciously asked a question.

Unexpectedly, Su Changqing responded so directly.

Moreover, it's the kind of bluntness that's completely unreasonable and leaves no room for maneuver.

She remained silent for a few moments, then finally looked away and gave a soft reply.

"Um."

The sound was very soft.

But the corners of her lips subtly curved slightly.

The moonlight fell on her profile, softening even her usually aloof, snow-like features with the touch of that one word.

Su Changqing's heart stirred at the sight, and he was about to say something more when suddenly a muffled, childlike voice came from the small building.

"Father..."

The two of them paused at the same time and turned to look into the room.

Su Xiaonuo woke up.

The little girl probably woke up in the middle of the night and couldn't find anyone. She stepped onto the small soft stool by the bed, got out of bed in a daze, and wobbled to the door while holding half of the small blanket.

Her hair was sticking up in the wind, her eyes weren't fully open yet, and there were faint pillow marks on her face. She was all soft and squishy, ​​like a sleepy little dumpling.

"Daddy, where have you been...?"

Su Changqing immediately went over and picked her up, blanket and all.

"Nowhere, just busy with some things in the yard."

Su Xiaonuo snuggled into his arms, rubbed her face against him, and her voice was still a little sticky from just waking up.

"I dreamt that the white wooden figure ran out."

"Then he stole our peaches."

"I chased after him and beat him up..."

Li Hanyi couldn't help but laugh: "What are you going to use to fight?"

Su Xiaonuo thought about it seriously while half-asleep.

"Take...take Big White..."

"..."

The courtyard fell silent.

The next moment, even Su Changqing burst out laughing.

"Okay, next time I'll let Big White go with you."

Su Xiaonuo was satisfied. She closed her eyes, tilted her head to his shoulder, and was clearly not fully awake yet.

Su Changqing held her in his arms, but his other hand did not stop.

A faint blue light emanated from his fingertips, guiding the structure within the platinum core to integrate into the Evergreen Realm.

Li Hanyi stood to the side, watching this scene, and a gentle light suddenly appeared in her eyes.

A man holding his daughter was comforting her while dismantling celestial artifacts to mend the world.

To an outsider, this scene would seem utterly outrageous.

But when applied to Su Changqing, it seems remarkably natural.

Because that's just who he is.

They can cook and defeat enemies at the same time.

You can take care of your child while transforming the world.

……

Half an hour later.

The refining process that took place in the Evergreen Realm late at night has finally come to an end.

The platinum core, with only a thin layer of core patterns remaining, is still slowly rotating outside the World Origin Pearl.

The changes in the Evergreen Realm are no longer something that only people at Li Hanyi's level can see.

Even Su Xiaonuo, who was half asleep, rubbed her eyes groggily and whispered:

"Daddy, has our house gotten bigger?"

Su Changqing looked down at her and smiled.

"You figured it out?"

"Um!"

Little Nuonuo immediately perked up and perched on his shoulder, looking around curiously.

"There's a new little hill over there!"

"There's so much more grass over there!"

"Has the peach tree grown a little taller too?"

"Yes, both are correct."

"Wow!"

The little girl immediately woke up and hugged Su Changqing's neck, overjoyed.

"So, can we raise even more things in the future?"

Su Changqing asked, "What kind of pet do you want to raise?"

Su Xiaonuo immediately started counting on her fingers.

"When Big White grows up, he'll live in a bigger house."

"A little flower needs its own tree."

"I also want to raise a glowing deer!"

"And there are big fish, really big fish, swimming in the water, their tails shine!"

She became more and more excited as she spoke, her eyes shining as if she could already see the scene.

After listening, Su Changqing nodded seriously.

"Can."

"Once this place gets a little bigger, I'll take my time to find something for you."

Standing to the side, watching the father and daughter solemnly planning the future "breeding direction" of the Evergreen Realm, Li Hanyi suddenly felt that the heaviness she had felt earlier about the Shepherd, the Patrol Palace, the Heavenly Palace, and the Hunting Grounds had been completely washed away.

No matter how great the enemy, no matter how high the sky.

Ultimately, what weighs down on people often needs to be supported by the smallest and softest things.

If you have a home, lights, and a child who asks sleepily in the middle of the night, "Has our house gotten bigger?" then many of the troubles in this world don't seem so scary anymore.

Su Changqing carried Su Xiaonuo back to the room and coaxed her back to sleep.

The little girl was completely relieved this time, knowing that her parents were outside and that "our home" had really grown bigger, so she quickly fell into a deep sleep again, clutching her little blanket.

When Su Changqing returned to the courtyard, Li Hanyi had already warmed the tea on the stone table again.

The night grew even quieter.

The patrol seal was now just an empty shell, like a white jade box stripped of its bones and blood, standing quietly under the peach tree.

The truly valuable things have all gone into the evergreen world.

Su Changqing sat down, picked up his tea and took a sip, but his gaze did not leave the few wisps of light in the air that had not yet completely dissipated.

Those points of light were the coordinate fragments he had peeled from the deepest part of the boundary anchor.

At this moment, they slowly pieced together, drifted, and flickered in the air, like a star map that had not yet been fully unfolded.

Li Hanyi also sat down and followed his gaze.

"Is this the 'road' you were talking about?"

"Um."

Su Changqing stretched out his hand and tapped twice in a vague manner.

Suddenly, a few stars lit up, drawing extremely thin and faint lines of light between them.

Soon, a corner of the outline appeared in mid-air.

A corner resembles a high sky with layers of palaces.

One corner resembles a long, cold, white bridge spanning all realms.

Further in, there are some dark spots that are impossible to see in their entirety, hanging far away, giving a sense of depth, coldness, and distance, as if if you linger your gaze for even a moment, you will be sucked in.

"This is the seal-holding network of the Patrol Hall."

Su Changqing pointed to the palace-like light and shadow.

"This is the connecting road to the outer perimeter of the Thirty-Three Heavens Palace."

"As for those further inside..."

His gaze fell on the deepest dark spots, and his eyes narrowed slightly.

"This should be the location of the 'Shepherd' that Zhao Xuance mentioned."

Li Hanyi looked at it for a moment, then asked, "When do you plan to go?"

"There's no rush now."

Su Changqing shook his head.

"Having the coordinates and the address doesn't mean we should immediately break down the door."

"The Evergreen Realm needs to be stabilized further, and the political situation on Xiaose's side and the lines in the Southern Territory also need to be laid."

"and--"

As he said this, a slight smile appeared on his lips.

"I need to squeeze every last drop out of these few immortals at the door first."

Li Hanyi: "..."

She found it hard to put something as thrilling as "locking down the coordinates of the Patrol Hall and catching a glimpse of the Shepherd" into the same sentence as "squeezing the few immortals at the gate dry."

But Su Changqing could say it so naturally.

She thought for a moment, then suddenly asked, "So, what about the Tianqi case tomorrow? Are you planning to continue the interrogation?"

"continue."

"Still selling tickets?"

"Why not sell?"

Su Changqing looked completely at ease.

"The further we go, the more valuable the information becomes, so the ticket price should naturally increase accordingly."

Li Hanyi couldn't help but raise her hand to touch her forehead.

She now finally understood why Sikong Changfeng had been led astray.

The upper beam is just like this.

However... she herself didn't find it that outrageous.

She was already silently calculating in her mind how much sword energy she should unleash if anyone dared to cause trouble in front of the Taiji Hall tomorrow, so that it wouldn't be too severe but would be enough to teach those people a lesson.

Thinking of this, Li Hanyi herself was slightly taken aback.

She suddenly realized that she had also been led astray by Su Changqing.

And the tilt is very natural.

……

That night, the Evergreen Realm fell completely silent for the rest of the night.

Su Changqing dispersed the star map that was not yet fully pieced together, leaving only a very faint mark on his palm.

Li Hanyi sat with him in the courtyard for a while longer before they went back into the house together.

Outside the window, peach blossoms sway in the breeze, and the sound of a clear spring murmurs softly.

Little Nuonuo was sleeping on the inside, hugging her little blanket, with one of her little feet still sticking out restlessly.

Su Changqing tucked the blanket back in for her, and Li Hanyi glanced at him before suddenly whispering:

"Don't wake her up too early tomorrow."

"Um?"

"She's been going crazy all day, let her sleep in a bit more tomorrow morning."

Su Changqing chuckled: "Are you afraid she'll get up too early and start clamoring to see the immortal sitting in the cage again?"

Li Hanyi remained silent for two breaths, then nodded honestly.

"A little."

"Don't worry," Su Changqing said with a smile, "I'll make her breakfast first tomorrow morning, and she'll wake up by the smell."

Li Hanyi looked at him, her eyes softening.

"So what are you doing tomorrow morning?"

What would you like to eat?

"Anything is fine."

"Then I'll make something light, and I'll also make you a bowl of peach gum and pear soup."

"...I'm not a child."

"Even children can eat sweets."

Li Hanyi's ears felt slightly hot, and she didn't say anything more.

I just lay down a little closer to him.

The moonlight outside the window had not yet faded.

And this night, it seemed, finally came to a slow end in this warm and peaceful place.

……

The next day, early morning.

It gets light earlier in Changqingjie than outside.

As soon as the first rays of morning light pierced through the window paper, a clear bird song drifted in from outside.

Little Flower woke up at some point and stood on the branch, chirping energetically.

"Open the door! Open the door! The boss is cooking! The boss is cooking!"

"Big White, wake up! Little Nuo, wake up! We're watching the immortals again today!"

On the bed, Su Xiaonuo's eyelashes fluttered, and her little head burrowed into the quilt. She wanted to stay in bed a little longer, but soon a sweet and warm fragrance wafted into the air.

The little girl twitched her nose slightly.

He shrugged again.

The next moment, his eyes snapped open.

"Daddy's making breakfast!"

She sat up abruptly, her hair a mess from sleeping, but her face was full of excitement.

Li Hanyi, who had just woken up, saw this scene and was so helpless that she didn't even bother to sigh.

really.

The child wasn't woken up.

I was awakened by the fragrance.

Su Xiaonuo quickly got out of bed, not even bothering to put on her shoes properly, and ran outside in her soft slippers.

"Slower."

Li Hanyi reached out and pulled her back, squatted down to put her shoes on properly, and then tidied her hair.

"Wash your face first."

"Oh……"

Little Nuonuo agreed verbally, but her eyes kept drifting towards the kitchen, clearly her mind was already elsewhere.

When the mother and daughter finished getting ready and went out, the morning light was just right in the yard.

Dewdrops still clung to the peach leaves, and a thin mist hung over the spring. Su Changqing stood by the stove, his sleeves slightly rolled up, as he ladled out a pot of freshly cooked rice porridge.

There were also a few side dishes, a few golden and crispy cookies, and a bowl of peach gum and pear soup that was kept warm.

"Father!"

Su Xiaonuo rushed over, her eyes sparkling.

"This is what we're having today!"

"Hmm, let's have some porridge first, then some pancakes."

"good!"

The family of three sat down at the stone table in the courtyard.

The morning light, the hot porridge, the fragrance of peaches, the spiritual energy, the children's chattering, and Li Hanyi's gesture of wiping a bit of porridge foam from Su Xiaonuo's mouth—all these elements combined to create a quiet yet heartwarming scene.

Su Changqing pushed the bowl of peach gum and pear soup in front of Li Hanyi.

"For you."

Li Hanyi glanced at him, but ultimately accepted it.

It has a warm and sweet taste, with a light pear aroma and the unique softness of peach gum. As it slides down your throat, even the sword energy in your body seems to be gently soothed by this warm and soft taste.

She whispered, "It's good."

Su Changqing smiled: "Of course it's good if I made it."

Su Xiaonuo looked up, her mouth full of slurped words, while munching on a sweet cookie.

"Daddy, when are we going back to see the wooden figure today?"

Li Hanyi paused.

coming.

Still here.

Su Changqing, however, calmly placed a small dish on her plate.

"Let's eat first, then we'll go."

"Will they still keep the secret today?"

"meeting."

"Will there be another wooden figure?"

Su Changqing thought for a moment: "It's hard to say."

"Wow!"

Little Nuonuo became even more excited.

Seeing her like this, Li Hanyi finally had no choice but to raise her hand and press her temples.

It seems that the area in front of the Taiji Hall will be bustling again today.

Su Changqing, meanwhile, slowly finished the last mouthful of porridge in the morning light, a faint smile flickering in his eyes.

The second match on Tianqi's side should start soon.

A celestial being in a cage, a guest behind the door, the gaze of heaven, coordinates in the palm of one's hand...

Today, we should be able to get even more interesting questions out of you.