Invincible Dad-Chapter 738 I really like it here_1

After dinner, Xu Lai went to the back mountain to find Bai Xue.

A single Snowflower stood erect in the middle of a pool, its ten verdant leaves swaying in the wind. Counting the roots in the water, the Snowflower was no more than a meter tall. It was incomparable to its 'false body' that stretched across half the starry sky.

If anyone was told this was the Snowflower that had lived for a hundred eons, no one would believe them. It was, at first glance, far too ordinary. So ordinary that it looked just like the foxtail grass on the side of the road.

RUSTLE, RUSTLE…

The Snowflower's branches and leaves stirred.

A somewhat dazed divine sense transmitted, "What brings Emperor Qingfeng here?"

The owner of the voice was clearly asleep, woken by Xu Lai's arrival, speaking with a sleepy drawl.

"I need three leaves."

"I only have ten altogether…" Bai Xue muttered softly.

Though she said this, three leaves automatically detached and flew toward Xu Lai.

"Thanks," Xu Lai said solemnly. "Our agreement remains. Consider these three leaves a loan from me, and I shall intervene on your behalf once. No matter the issue, I will bear the karma."

Bai Xue was instantly wide awake.

She exclaimed in surprise, "Once?"

"Yes."

"Yes, yes, yes!" Bai Xue nodded repeatedly. I've really struck a bargain!

Her previous agreement with Emperor Qingfeng was to survive the coming Emperor's Demise Era at the cost of half her life. No matter what happened, Xu Lai had to keep her safe.

But today, she was getting a single intervention from The Supreme Emperor in exchange for three leaves. What a steal! Although the Spiritual Energy on Earth was thin compared to the Boundless Sea, it would take her far less than a hundred thousand years to regenerate the essence contained in the three leaves.

"How do you like it here?" Xu Lai asked. "You could also rest at Haitang Court. Your room is always ready for you there."

"That's nice of you, but there are little fish and shrimp in the pool. They're pretty and are such good conversationalists. I really love it here."

"That's good, then." Xu Lai nodded, said nothing more, and turned to leave.

As for Bai Xue, she was gradually becoming more alert. Back in the Immortal Domain, once she fell into a deep sleep, it would last for eons. Regular Quasi-Emperors and Immortal Venerables couldn't wake her. Only those in the Emperor Realm could rouse her from slumber.

Here on Earth, though she slept for shorter periods, the quality of her sleep was much better. She didn't have to worry about anyone coveting her body, nor did she need to use a false body as camouflage. Her true body could lie directly in the pool, basking in the moonlight, watching the sun, and enjoying the breeze while occasionally chatting with the little fish and shrimp.

It's so much more comfortable here on Earth. Bai Xue narrowed her eyes contentedly. Just then, two small shrimp swam in circles around her. She began to chat happily with them.

This place is truly wonderful, Bai Xue thought to herself once more.

***

Xu Lai had Divine General Taotie deliver the three leaves to the Immortal Domain. He also had him take a congratulatory gift to the Tenth Divine General, Shan Baiwan, to celebrate his advancement into the Quasi-Emperor Realm.

Afterward, Xu Lai drove his wife and daughter to her company and the kindergarten. Ruan Lan, for a change, hitched a ride. According to his sister-in-law, buying two tons of textbooks and workbooks for her niece and Qian Xiao had completely drained her finances. Of course, she had already been emptied out buying clothes for Bai Xue earlier. The two tons of workbooks added insult to injury for their already debt-ridden family.

***

Although it had been some time since his return to Earth, Xu Lai had been skipping work. When his figure finally appeared in the school medical office, Zhou Feng exclaimed with joy, "Director Xu, you're back!"

"Yes." Xu Lai smiled and nodded. Noticing that Zhou Feng was alone, he casually asked, "Where is Doctor Liu?"

"On maternity leave," Zhou Feng said with envy. "I heard the school gave her a full year of maternity leave, but she still comes to visit occasionally. She was here just yesterday."

Xu Lai glanced at the dark circles under Zhou Feng's eyes and suddenly laughed. "Been burning the midnight oil, Doctor Zhou? You need to take good care of your kidneys."

"…"

Zhou Feng blurted out an explanation, "I was up late! Yes, up late writing a paper."

"You weren't hooking up with a female student, were you?" Xu Lai said with a teasing smile.

"Director Xu, how can you tarnish my good name out of thin air? She's my senior apprentice-sister!" Zhou Feng said, flustered.

"Ohhh," Xu Lai drew out the sound. "So it was your senior apprentice-sister."

Realizing he'd fallen for the trick, Zhou Feng's face turned red. He gritted his teeth, dropped the pretense, and laid his cards on the table. "Director Xu, save me!"

"What's the matter?"

"You know, during the summer break… for those dozens of days, I barely wore any clothes…" Zhou Feng was on the verge of tears. "Director Xu, I'm telling you the absolute truth. My legs are still trembling, and I keep seeing black spots."

Xu Lai struggled to hold back his laughter. He understood what Zhou Feng meant. He wrote out another copy of the Body Tempering Technique he had previously given to Liu Nanwei's husband, Li Mi.

"Don't thank me," Xu Lai patted Zhou Feng's shoulder. "Try to have a baby soon. It's time you settled down and started a family."

Zhou Feng cried his eyes out with gratitude. "I can finally be a man again!"

"Hello, is Doctor Liu in…"

A female student pushed open the door, her crisp voice suddenly halting. Her eyes widened, and she froze on the spot as if petrified.

Oh my God! Doctor Zhou just said he can finally be a man again? What does that mean? Could it be… The student's face instantly flushed red. After a good ten seconds, she silently closed the door and retreated.

That was way too much information. I need a moment to process this.

"Don't go!" Zhou Feng panicked and rushed out after her. If she spread that rumor around school, how could he ever show his face again?

Xu Lai, on the other hand, wasn't too concerned. In the Immortal Domain, there were countless rumors about him, especially tabloid-worthy gossip. He was long used to it.

Xu Lai sat at his desk, his mind still on the matter of the Five-Colored Golden Core. He sifted through all the ancient texts in his memory, but there didn't seem to be a single reference to it. He then took out the few Emperor Realm manuscripts and diaries he had filched from the Heavenly Dao. After scrutinizing them for a long time, he still found no mention of any Five-Colored Golden Core.

Could it be a mutation? Xu Lai furrowed his brow deeply.

After all, the great path of cultivation had been perfected bit by bit. It wasn't the same road now as it was in the beginning. It was more like predecessors carving out a small trail through an overgrown field. As more people walked it, it was constantly repaired and maintained. The trail gradually evolved into a grand avenue, which was then slowly connected to countless others. Now, it wasn't impossible to forge a new trail from the center of these grand avenues.

The morning passed uneventfully. In the afternoon, however, when doctors like Li Shouzhong and Yan Gui heard that Director Xu had returned, they all left the medical research lab and came to the school clinic to attend his lecture.

At 4:50 p.m., the informal medical lecture concluded. The group of medical experts, still yearning for more, stood up to leave.

Just then, a male student with a cold arrived. The student was completely baffled. When he arrived, he was greeted by the sight of a dozen or so elderly men and women he didn't recognize. Although Dongli University's clinic was now famous at home and abroad, he was a freshman who had just enrolled this year.

The male student spoke timidly, "Hello, professors. I have a headache and a runny nose. I came to get some cold medicine."

"Nonsense!" Li Shouzhong shouted.