Invincible Dad-Chapter 724: Fairy, Please Conduct Yourself with Dignity_1

"Heh, is being big really a good thing?" Ruan Lan scoffed to herself. "Superficial, far too superficial!"

She was deeply disappointed in Xu Lai's aesthetic taste. As the ancients said, a mountain needn't be high; it is famous if an immortal resides there. To think he doesn't even understand such a simple truth. His vision is truly shallow.

「Elsewhere.」

Bai Xue seemed to sense something. She pushed open the door to the back courtyard and walked toward Ruan Lan. Her clear eyes twinkled as she mustered her courage and asked, "Excuse me… what is your relationship to Daoist Qingfeng?"

During the ten days that Bai Xue had stayed in Haitang Court, Ruan Lan had always been hostile toward her, either glaring or snorting disdainfully. Thinking that this was the abode of the Supreme Emperor, Bai Xue had always yielded and never talked back even once. Now, after being stared at by Ruan Lan yet again, she could no longer contain her curiosity and timidly spoke up.

"Qingfeng?" Ruan Lan was startled. "You mean Venerable Qingfeng, who researches the Zhoutian Star Fighting Formation?"

Bai Xue was also stunned. It's true that the Zhoutian Star Fighting Formation was created by Venerable Qingfeng, but Qingfeng has already become an Emperor. How could he still be some minor Venerable…

"Oh, him?" Ruan Lan said, her expression unchanging and her heart not skipping a beat. "He's one of my thirty million suitors. He offered that shabby Great Array as a betrothal gift, but I refused."

"..."

Bai Xue staggered back several steps. This woman… she's the one Emperor Qingfeng loves but cannot have? Who could have imagined that the formation acclaimed as the number one Killing Formation in the Immortal Domain had actually made its debut as a betrothal gift?

So, if I want to stay on Earth, all I need is a nod from this woman?

Bai Xue bit her lip lightly.

「Ten days earlier.」

The Snowflower of the Ninth Domain, summoned by the other two Snowflowers, had arrived late. The Divine General Yan Chunfeng didn't know what had happened, but after a brief discussion, the three Snowflowers had chosen to merge into one. Their memories, personalities, and everything else combined into a single entity. After taking human form, Snowflower chose to leave the Boundless Sea, which was both a home and a prison to her.

The heavens were vast, and the earth was wide; she could go anywhere. However, having lived for a hundred epochs, Snowflower knew that she would likely struggle to survive in the Immortal Domain on her own. Even if she could, she would face endless harassment, just as she had in the forbidden land. People would always covet her.

So, Snowflower chose to come to Earth. She also gave herself a new name—Bai Xue.

...

"May I ask for the fairy's name?" Bai Xue asked, her tone somewhat reverent.

She wasn't good at conversation to begin with. In Hua Country's terms, she was a "flower raised in a greenhouse" who had never experienced hardship. The three great forbidden lands kept out ninety-nine percent of all cultivators, while Immortal Venerables and Quasi-Emperors would perish beneath the Demonic Wind and drifting snow. In her entire life, Bai Xue had only seen a dozen or so people, and she had spoken with fewer than five of them. Compared to the cultivators who struggled to survive in the dog-eat-dog Cultivation World, Bai Xue could be described as a sweet, naive girl untouched by worldly affairs, who had just lived a little longer than a normal person.

"My name?" Ruan Lan said casually. "I've never cared for such empty titles."

Bai Xue's respect for her deepened. So she's a fairy who is above fame and fortune.

Just then, she heard Ruan Lan add, "I am Ruan Lan: Array Master prodigy, Sect Hierarch of the Star Origin Sect, the most beautiful woman in the Four Immortal Domains, the woman Venerable Qingfeng could never have, the dream goddess of countless male cultivators across the Immortal Domain…"

She went on like this for a good ten minutes before stopping, still not quite finished. She picked up a glass of water to wet her throat. "That's about it."

Just… that's it?

Bai Xue was dumbfounded.

Ruan Lan nodded, adopting the air of a hostess. "Now, tell me, how did you meet my brother-in-law?"

"Well, it's like this…" Bai Xue began her story.

"What? You're not human?" Ruan Lan was shocked. "No wonder you're so big! I could tell at a glance you weren't human. How could a normal person have such outrageous… um."

Ruan Lan didn't finish her sentence. She glanced around guiltily; if her sister heard that, she'd probably beat her until she couldn't take care of herself. But now the young sister-in-law finally understood. This heavenly treasure before her wasn't Xu Lai's woman; she had come to him of her own accord.

"So, do you have any secret formulas?" Ruan Lan asked mysteriously.

"Huh?" Bai Xue was confused.

"You know, for *this*."

"For what…"

"Oh, honestly! Must I be so direct?" Ruan Lan actually pulled Bai Xue down to sit beside her, her gaze falling on her chest without any attempt to hide it. Then, Ruan Lan was ashamed to discover that she felt an impulse to reach out and touch…

At that moment, Ruan Lan felt she was beginning to understand Xu Lai.

It doesn't matter if there's an immortal on the mountain. What matters is that it's high, it's big, and it's white. What was that line from the Poet Sage again? Ah, right. *To stand atop the highest peak, and see all other mountains as small below.* Once a person has climbed a great mountain, it's no wonder they lose interest in little hills.

She said in earnest, "Come on, let's go back to my room. We need to have a proper chat."

"..."

Bai Xue's body went stiff. "Fairy, please, control yourself."

「Evening.」

When Ruan Tang came home from work, she found her younger sister, Ruan Lan, lounging on the sofa with Bai Xue, playing video games. All she could see was a row of long legs.

"Argh, you died again? You're such a noob!"

"I only just started playing."

"Noob, noob, noob."

"..."

Ruan Tang was taken aback. Since when were these two so close?

Hearing the door open, Ruan Lan greeted her with a wide grin. "Sis, let me introduce you. This is my girlfriend, Bai Xue."

SWOOSH—

A cold light flashed. Ruan Tang emotionlessly drew a sword from her storage space. The moment it appeared, Bai Xue's face went pale. She recognized it as the Qingfeng Sword, an indestructible Emperor Artifact that could easily slay a Quasi-Emperor even without being activated.

Terrified, Bai Xue stammered out an explanation, "N-no, it's not like that! Fairy Ruan and I just cleared up a misunderstanding, that's all."

"Mhm, mhm, mhm," Ruan Lan nodded her head like a chicken pecking at grain, terrified her sister was about to execute justice for the sake of the family.

"By the way, Sis, Bai Xue and my brother-in-law aren't in that kind of relationship. Their relationship is purer than pure milk," Ruan Lan said, beaming. "We've become good friends now!"

"..."

Ruan Tang's brow furrowed. What an odd comparison.

Bai Xue, however, spoke up aggrievedly. "But you lied to me before. You said Daoist Qingfeng was your suitor, but he's actually your brother-in-law."

"???" Ruan Lan's head filled with question marks. "What do you mean?"

Bai Xue said cautiously, "Don't you know? Daoist Qingfeng *is* your brother-in-law."

"Xu Lai is Venerable Qingfeng?" Ruan Lan exploded. "Then… then the Zhoutian Star Fighting Formation… he created that, too?"

"Yes, that's right," Bai Xue said. She had no idea why Ruan Lan was having such a huge reaction and immediately worried she had said the wrong thing.

"..."

Ruan Lan slumped onto the sofa. The game controller fell from her hand, hitting the floor with a CLACK that felt like a hammer blow to her heart.

*"You don't know jack about formations! Venerable Qingfeng is the one who understands them, and he's my number one suitor!"*

That's what Ruan Lan had once told Xu Lai.

*"When I find Venerable Qingfeng, I'm going to have him beat up Xu Lai for me! That'll teach that jerk brother-in-law to stop bullying me!"*

That's what Ruan Lan had once told Yiyi.

The echoes of her past arrogance still rang in her ears. No wonder her damn brother-in-law and her niece had given her such strange looks at the time.

I feel like an utterly innocent young maiden. Not only has Xu Lai toyed with my emotions and my body, but the bastard then went and publicized the photos and videos, causing my complete social death…

Ruan Lan couldn't even bear to imagine what Xu Lai must have been thinking back then. Her face flushed crimson, and she ground her teeth. "Xu Lai, you scoundrel!"