"Big Sister Jingqiu? When did you come back?" Yun Jingqiu didn’t answer Lian Ziyue’s question and threw herself into her sister’s embrace before crying again.

Lian Ziyue raised an eyebrow for a moment before embracing Yun Jingqiu. Without needing to ask, she could already guess the reason behind her sister’s tears. Her sister was a strong woman who didn’t cry easily, and only one person could make her cry that hard. ’Big Sister Jingqiu must be crying because of our father.’

Yue Mengyi and Feng Huang, who were also cultivating inside the ice cave, were baffled by Yun Jingqiu’s cries. "What happened to your sister, Ziyue?"

"Grandma Huang, Big Sister Jingqiu is crying like this because of our father." Yue Mengyi and Feng Huang exchanged confused glances. "She loves our father, but he only sees us as his daughters, and he fears that he would never take us as his wives."

Yue Mengyi and Feng Huang finally understood the reason behind Yun Jingqiu’s heartbroken tears. They knew that Ling Yun had never cared about common norms, and he had taken several women in his family as his wives, but they never imagined that he had already set boundaries with his daughters.

"That kid still has a conscience, huh?" Feng Huang muttered.

Yue Mengyi smiled faintly. "If Ling Yun also takes his daughter as his wife, his family tree will be even more messed up."

"That’s true." Feng Huang nodded in agreement. "What about you, Ziyue? Do you also love your father?"

Lian Ziyue shook her head. "Grandma Huang, I’m different from Sister Jingqiu and Sister Shengxia, and I don’t have those feelings for our father. Even though our father’s relationship was a mess, he’s still the best father in my eyes, and I respect him deeply."

"I see." Feng Huang nodded in understanding. "How about I introduce you to a man, Ziyue?"

"Eh?" Lian Ziyue’s eyes widened in shock. "Grandma Huang, I don’t want to have a relationship with any man for now, and I want to focus fully on my cultivation. When I become powerful and fully mature in the future, I will find a worthy man to be my partner, and I will marry him."

Feng Huang nodded with a smile. "Since you already have plans for your future, I won’t say anything more, and I will pray that you will find a worthy husband in the future."

"Hehe! Thank you, Grandma Huang." Lian Ziyue looked at her sister, who had stopped crying. "Are you feeling calm now, Big Sis?"

Yun Jingqiu nodded slightly. "Our father rejected my feelings, and his rejection made me really sad."

"Why do you love your father so much, Jingqiu?"

Yun Jingqiu just remembered that Feng Huang and Yue Mengyi were also cultivating in the ice cave. "Grandma Huang, there’s no better man than my father in this universe, and he—"

"Humph!" Feng Huang snorted. "My husband and Sister Mengyi’s husband are much better than that perverted father of yours! Our husbands are not womanizers like him, and they are completely loyal to us."

Yue Mengyi didn’t say anything, but she agreed with Feng Huang silently. She felt that Tang Chen was the best husband, at least for her.

Yun Jingqiu laughed awkwardly at that. "Grandma Huang, you can say that because Grandpa Tianhuo is your husband, and the two of you have been together for so many years. If you asked that question to any other woman, including Mother Xiao, they would definitely say that my father is the best man in the universe."

"You infatuated little girl!" Feng Huang couldn’t comment on that because her daughter, Xiao Xiao, also acted like an infatuated woman, and she always said that Ling Yun was the best man in the universe.

Yun Jingqiu giggled. "Grandma Huang and Grandma Mengyi, you two should come to our residence later because we will be holding a banquet to celebrate Sister-in-law Mu Qingya’s pregnancy."

"Oh! That’s right! The banquet is taking place today! I almost forgot about that!" Lin Ziyue clasped her hands. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

"Mu Qingya?" Feng Huang wasn’t familiar with all the women by Ling Yun’s side, especially the wives of his sons.

Lin Ziyue told her directly. "Mo Qingya is Big Brother Yun Shengyun’s wife, and she is almost four months pregnant with their son."

"Oh? Their son will be your father’s first grandson, right?"

"Yes," Lin Ziyue nodded. "I was also surprised to hear the news at first, but now I can’t wait for the birth of their son."

Feng Huang sighed. "Your father is still young, but he will have a grandson soon. I have long dreamed of having a grandchild, but my daughter still doesn’t want to get pregnant."

"Hehe," Yun Jingqiu laughed. "Grandma Huang, didn’t Mother Xiao tell you that she would ask my father to impregnate her two or three years before they departed for the abyss?"

Feng Huang’s expression softened upon hearing that. "I already know about that, but I still have to wait at least one hundred and fifty more years to hold my grandchild. Besides, my husband and I will also be joining your father to go to the abyss, so I won’t have much time to play with my future grandchild."

"When you guys set off for the abyss in the future, Mother Xiao’s child might already be a teenager by then."

"Since the banquet will be held today, we should go to the residence now, and I will ask my husband to go there directly." Feng Huang looked at Yue Mengyi. "Sister Mengyi, you should contact Brother Chen now and ask him to meet us at Ling Yun’s residence."

Yue Mengyi nodded. "My husband is currently in the Forgotten Starfall Domain, so he probably already knows about this news, but I will still contact him."

"Let’s go there now."

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On the training ground, Yun Qingfeng and Yun Longhun lay helplessly on the ground. Their faces were pale, their bodies were completely exhausted, and blood soaked their clothes.

Meanwhile, Ling Yun had already left the training ground, especially after he was satisfied with beating up his two sons. Unlike all his daughters, he treated all his sons differently because he wanted them to become responsible men for their futures, and they should be able to protect those closest to them.

"Damn it! Our father is getting more and more ruthless towards us, Brother Qingfeng!" Yun Longhun felt his whole body ache, rendering him unable to move.

Yun Qingfeng nodded in agreement. "I know our father treats us like this for our good, but he doesn’t need to be that ruthless. He mercilessly beat us for so long, and my whole body is in pain now."

"Yeah."

"Can you wake up, husband?" Qin Wanxian asked as she walked beside Yun Longhun, followed by Zhuo Fengyi and Ying Huanli.

Yun Longhun smiled bitterly. "How can I get up if my body can’t move, wife? Please help me stand up and take me back to the fortress! The banquet will start in a few hours, so I need to recover before the event begins."

"Hehe," Zhou Fengyi chuckled and lifted Yun Longhun up. "After the banquet, you have to train harder, or you’ll lose too early."

Yun Longhun’s lips twitched. "Wife Fengyi, I’ll punish you later, and I’ll make you beg in tears!"

"Humph! Do you think you can do that to me?" Zhuo Fengyi asked with a snort.

"Let’s see then!" After that, Zhou Fengyi and the other two women immediately took Yun Longhun to the fortress because Xiao Yin could recover much faster, so he wouldn’t be absent from the banquet.

Meanwhile, Huo Yan carried Yun Qingfeng, taking him to the fortress to recover. "You’re still weak, but you’ve done well, and I’m proud of you."

"Haha," Yun Qingfeng laughed. "Are you serious with your words, wife?"

"Yes," Huo Yan nodded. "Our father may not have said anything to you, but I can see the pride on his face. You are his first son, and he is satisfied with your hard work so far. However, you must not be complacent with your current results, and you must continue to improve yourself."

"I know." Yun Qingfeng paused for a moment. "Do you think I can reach our father’s level someday, wife?"

"No,"

"Why do you have to say it so straightforwardly?"

Huo Yan looked at him. "In this universe, there will be no one who can reach our father’s level because he is destined to be the strongest. No matter how hard we try, we will never be able to reach his level, especially after he replaces Chaos in the future."

"You’re right." Yun Qingfeng couldn’t help but admit it. "Our father is the sole heir of the Primordial Chaos Dragon, and he will succeed the position of Chaos in the future. If I can’t become as strong as him, I will strive to become the second strongest."

"You will never be able to achieve it."

"Ugh! Why do you look down on your husband so much?"

Huo Yan glared at him. "Did you forget about the existence of Huang Lingzhu and Huang Hao?"

"Oh!" Yun Qingfeng nodded.

"The second and third strongest positions will always be held by Huang Lingzhu and Huang Hao, and no one will be able to shake their positions, except for our father."

Yun Qingfeng let out a heavy sigh. "Forget it! I won’t pursue being the strongest no matter what rank, and I just need to focus on my life. When we have a child in the future, I will train him or her to become a powerful cultivator."

"Yes," Huo Fengyi agreed. "We don’t need to pursue the ambition of becoming the strongest, and we just need to focus on our family."

"Haha," Yun Qingfeng laughed. "I really can’t wait to have children with you, wife."

"Me too."