Returning with Everyone to the Great Xia Domain

That night, news spread that Li Guanqi's grand wedding would take place ten days later at the Great Xia Sword Sect. Countless sects and clans were stirred by the announcement, swiftly throwing themselves into preparing wedding gifts. The moment the news broke, the entire world was stunned, and the Six Domains were shaken. Yet the man at the center of the storm was dead drunk. In the study of the White Jade Tower, the sworn brothers laughed and wept together. It was as if floodgates had opened, each pouring out the hardships they had endured along the way. *Knock, knock, knock.* A gentle tapping sounded outside the courtyard. Meng Wanshu, dressed in a gorgeous gown of deep jade green, opened the door. "You can just come straight in. Why bother knocking?" "Where are the others?" Looking at the beautiful woman before him, Li Guanqi smiled faintly and replied softly, "They're still sleeping, so I came over on my own first. Once we've had breakfast, we'll head back and wake them." Li Guilan stepped out of the room with a beam on her face. "Son-in-law, come on in! What are you doing standing in the doorway?" Hearing the woman address him as 'son-in-law' with such effortless warmth, Li Guanqi smiled naturally and answered, "Coming... Mother." Li Guilan had just turned back inside, but hearing those words, her whole body froze. She turned around, dropped her sleeves, and nodded through reddening eyes. "Ah!" Meng Wanshu watched the scene with a smile, taking Li Guanqi's hand as she teased softly, "You certainly let that roll off your tongue easily." Li Guanqi did not deny it. He said quietly, "Of course... after all, I've rehearsed it countless times in my heart." Hearing the trace of sorrow in his voice, Meng Wanshu felt a pang of heartache and gently pulled him inside. Throughout the entire breakfast, Li Guanqi did not catch a glimpse of Meng Jiangchu. "Uh... where did Uncle Meng go?" Li Guilan scooped more rice into Li Guanqi's bowl, rolled her eyes, and huffed in annoyance, "That old bastard can never sit still. He took off early this morning back to the Shenbao Domain—who knows what he's up to. Eat, don't worry about him. That miserable wretch stayed up half the night sending messages to people one by one, babbling until dawn." The more Li Guilan spoke, the more exasperated she grew. Li Guanqi and Meng Wanshu merely exchanged an amused glance. Li Guanqi sent a quiet voice transmission. *"Are you nervous?"* Meng Wanshu replied softly, *"If I said I wasn't... I'd be lying. I'm actually quite nervous inside."* Beneath the table, Li Guanqi gently squeezed her hand, silently telling her not to worry. Yet Meng Wanshu, seemingly on purpose, guided his hand directly onto her long, slender, warm thigh. Startled, Li Guanqi hastily yanked his hand back, his ears flushing crimson. "What's wrong, son-in-law? Did you bump yourself?" Li Guanqi felt even more awkward at the question and could only nod in agreement. He could hardly say her daughter was getting up to little tricks under the table. Meng Wanshu, on the other hand, looked like a cat that had gotten the cream. Suppressing a giggle, she daintily took small bites of her food. After they finished eating, Li Guanqi picked up the bowls to help clear the table. Li Guilan quickly waved him off. "All right, all right, you two hurry along. I can clean up this little bit myself. Once you rush back to the Great Xia Domain, you'll have plenty of things to take care of." Li Guanqi nodded and said, "Mother, how about Wanshu and I escort you back to the Shenbao Domain before we head back?" Li Guilan considered it and found it made sense. "Is it on your way? If it is, I might as well travel with you two. Saves having your father make a special trip to fetch me." Li Guanqi smiled. "It is on the way. Perfect, we can go together." With that, Li Guanqi brought out a jade slip and spoke into it. "Brothers, time to wake up. We're setting off." Moments later, Ye Feng's reply came through. "Got it, Big Brother. I'll wake them." Li Guilan stepped into her room and changed into relatively simpler clothes. Li Guanqi took the woman's hand, and a gentle power enveloped the two beside him. The sensation of having solid ground beneath their feet was remarkably convincing. Seeing this, Li Guilan could not help but laugh. "Heh, my son-in-law flies so smoothly, far better than your father. If I didn't look off to the side, I'd have thought I was still on the ground." Meng Wanshu burst out laughing. She had never imagined that one day, an almighty cultivator of the Ascension realm would be praised for flying smoothly. Li Guanqi took no offense at all, chuckling openly. "As long as it's steady. We're not in such a rush anyway; steady is best." Before long, the three flew through the air and arrived in front of the White Jade Tower. The corners of Li Guanqi's lips curled upward. Beside Ye Feng stood a woman dressed in a pale pink embroidered dress. Her hands were clasped tightly together, betraying her fluster. Her cheeks were faintly flushed, and her head was lowered as she lost herself in thought. Ye Feng, meanwhile, firmly wrapped an arm around her shoulder. Beside them, the rest of the group stood watching the show. Li Guanqi drifted down, looked at Li Qingchan, and smiled gently. "It seems Ye Feng has made up his mind. There is no need for Shopkeeper Li to feel embarrassed. By all rights, these fellows beside you will have to call you Second Sister-in-law. If nothing else... the journey home is long, so Shopkeeper Li can offer them some pointers along the way." Hearing Li Guanqi's words, Li Qingchan's unease dissipated, and she relaxed. Raising her head, she declared with open candor, "That's right, I wanted to come along! What of it?! I like Ye Feng. Now that the Seventh Domain is stable, it's a rare chance for me to go out." Seeing her frankness, Cao Yan and the others reined in their teasing expressions. Li Guanqi smiled. "Alright then, let us... go home together!" Just as the words left his mouth, the clouds above the firmament abruptly churned. An old man smoking dry tobacco slowly descended from the sky. The crowd bowed in greeting at once. "Greetings, Realm Lord!" "Greetings, Realm Lord!" Su Xuan raised a hand to lift everyone up, his face full of smiles. "No need for so much ceremony." Li Guanqi looked at Su Xuan and could not help but smile. "Grandfather, what brings you here?" Su Xuan glanced at Li Guanqi and Meng Wanshu, pursed his lips, and nodded. "Nothing much. Weren't you about to head back? Coincidentally, I can just construct a teleportation passage for you. Tomorrow, I will head to the Great Xia Sword Sect to establish a passage connecting to the Shenbao Domain." Hearing this, Li Guanqi smiled. "Then we trouble Grandfather." Su Xuan waved his hand, gently waving his sleeve. *Rip!!* The exceptionally sturdy Immortal Spirit Realm was torn open, revealing a spatial rift a hundred zhang across. The old man closed his eyes slightly to sense the void, then flicked his finger to shoot out a wisp of spiritual light. The spiritual light erupted forward, followed by an immense wave of spatial ripples that swept outward in an instant! *Hum—!* A seven-colored haze formed of powerful spatial energy spread frantically within the rift. In the blink of an eye, a massive and stable teleportation passage took shape. Within a mere breath, vibrant mists began to churn in the sky above the Great Xia Sword Sect. Right after, the spiritual light of a teleportation array measuring a full hundred zhang materialized, floating midair and flashing ceaselessly. A wave of panic ran through the disciples of the Great Xia Sword Sect. Such terrifying spatial ripples and such a gargantuan passage were simply unheard of! His brow furrowed, Lu Kangnian teleported to the scene. An instant later, his expression softened, and he retrieved a jade slip. "Sect Master, this passage connects to the Seventh Domain. Do not panic." Lowering the jade slip, Lu Kangnian laughed heartily and called out in a resonant voice, "This is a teleportation passage connecting to the Seventh Domain! There is no need for alarm! Grand Elder Li Guanqi, Elder Ye Feng, and the others will be returning shortly!"