“ zhǐ shì yī rén pàn táo biàn yě bà le ， pà de jiù shì tā men wèi le yāo gōng ， ná wǒ men yào wáng zōng zuò jì pǐn 。”
“只是一人叛逃便也罢了，怕的就是他们为了邀功，拿我们药王宗做祭品。”
"Just one person defecting wouldn't be a problem, but we fear that they might use us as sacrifices to gain credit."
liǔ sān méi máo wēi shù ：“ suǒ yǐ ， shǎo zhǔ hái shì yào zuò wàn quán zhǔn bèi cái hǎo 。”
柳三眉毛微竖：“所以，少主还是要做万全准备才好。”
Li San's eyebrows furrowed slightly. "Therefore, Young Master should still make thorough preparations."
lǐ fán jiǎ yì jiū jié ， zuì zhōng hái shì cháng tàn yì kǒu qì ， wú nài tóng yì 。
李凡假意纠结，最终还是长叹一口气，无奈同意。
Li Fan pretended to hesitate before ultimately sighing and reluctantly agreeing.
“ wàn xiān méng nèi ， wú suǒ bù yǒu 。 rú jīn zhǐ yào zú gòu gòng xiàn dù ， huàn qǔ yī mén qiáng kòng zhī fǎ ， yě bú shì nán shì 。”
“万仙盟内，无所不有。如今只要足够贡献度，换取一门强控之法，也不是难事。”
"There are no shortages in the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance. With sufficient contribution points now, obtaining a powerful control technique shouldn't be too difficult."
“ zhǐ shì běn jiù qiàn xià xǔ duō gòng xiàn dù ……”
“只是本就欠下许多贡献度……”
"However, I owe many contributions..."
liǔ sān wén yán ， dāng jí pāi zhe xiōng pú ， ràng lǐ fán fàng xīn 。
柳三闻言，当即拍着胸脯，让李凡放心。
Li San immediately patted his chest to reassure Li Fan.
“ cǐ cì wǒ fǎn huí shí ， shùn biàn cóng cháng shēng gǔ zhōng qǔ chū le yī xiē chéng shú de jí pǐn cǎo yào 。 yīng gāi kě yǐ liàn zhì chū yī xiē pǐn zhì jí jiā de cháng shēng dān 。”
“此次我返回时，顺便从长生谷中取出了一些成熟的极品草药。应该可以炼制出一些品质极佳的长生丹。”
"When I return this time, I will take some mature top-grade herbs from Eternal Life Valley. They should allow us to refine some exceptionally high-quality immortal pills."
lǐ fán diǎn diǎn tóu ：“ rú cǐ ， jiù yòu yào xīn kǔ liǔ lǎo nín le 。”
李凡点点头：“如此，就又要辛苦柳老您了。”
Li Fan nodded. "In that case, it's going to be a lot of trouble for Elder Li again."
liǔ sān háo wú zài yì ， dāng jí dài lǐng zhe yī zhòng dì zǐ ， liàn zhì qǐ cháng shēng dān lái 。
柳三毫无在意，当即带领着一众弟子，炼制起长生丹来。
Li San showed no concern and immediately led his disciples to start refining the immortal pills.
lǐ fán zé shì chū le yào wáng dǐng ， yù fǎn huí cóng yún xiān chéng zhōng 。
李凡则是出了药王鼎，欲返回丛云仙城中。
Li Fan left the Medicine King Cauldron and headed back to Cloudy Water Immortal City. He was preparing for an evacuation soon.
tā yào wèi bù jiǔ hòu de chè lí ， zuò xiē zhǔn bèi 。
他要为不久后的撤离，做些准备。
After the Cunyun Sea disappeared, the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance would likely check on the surviving Cunyun Sea cultivators. Everyone from the Medicine King Sect was considered "Cunyun Sea residents." If only they survived this disaster, it might raise suspicion.
cóng yún hǎi xiāo shī zhī hòu ， xiān méng yīng gāi huì chá yàn yī fān shàng xìng cún de cóng yún hǎi xiū shì 。
丛云海消失之后，仙盟应该会查验一番尚幸存的丛云海修士。
Therefore, Li Fan planned to use a muddying-the-waters approach. He would find an excuse to send another group of people out of the Cunyun Sea. The number should at least double that recorded in the Medicine King Sect's records to seem reasonable.
ér yào wáng zōng děng rén ， quán dōu suàn shì “ cóng yún hǎi jí ” de 。
而药王宗等人，全都算是“从云海籍”的。
One by one, names flashed through Li Fan's mind as he prepared to leave when suddenly he heard a baby's cry.
rú guǒ zhǐ yǒu tā men zài cǐ zāi huò zhōng xìng miǎn yú nán ， pà bú shì yào yǐn qǐ huái yí 。
如果只有他们在此灾祸中幸免于难，怕不是要引起怀疑。
Li Fan was slightly taken aback and scanned with his divine sense. His expression turned somewhat peculiar.
suǒ yǐ ， lǐ fán dǎ suàn shī zhǎn hún shuǐ mō yú zhī jǔ 。 zhǎo gè yóu tou ， jiāng lìng wài de yī pī rén ， sòng chū cóng yún hǎi 。 rén shù zuì qǐ mǎ yào bǐ yào wáng zōng dēng jì zài ān de xiū shì yào gāo chū yí bèi yǐ shàng ， rú cǐ fāng cái xiǎn de hé lǐ 。
所以，李凡打算施展浑水摸鱼之举。找个由头，将另外的一批人，送出丛云海。人数最起码要比药王宗登记在桉的修士要高出一倍以上，如此方才显得合理。
After all, these were young men and women in their prime. Now at the age of love, spending days together on an island inevitably led to sparks flying.
yí gè gè míng zì huá guò lǐ fán nǎo hǎi ， zhèng dāng tā fēi shēn zhǔn bèi lí kāi de shí hòu 。
一个个名字划过李凡脑海，正当他飞身准备离开的时候。
What surprised Li Fan even more was that the baby's mother was none other than Han Wuxiu's mother from his previous life. His father was a different person entirely.
què shì tū rán tīng dào le yī shēng yīng ér de tí kū 。
却是突然听到了一声婴儿的啼哭。
"So this means that Han Wuxiu won't be born in this world?"
lǐ fán wēi wēi yī lèng ， shén shí sǎo guò ， dùn shí miàn sè yǒu xiē gǔ guài 。
李凡微微一愣，神识扫过，顿时面色有些古怪。
"Is there no destined fate? Or is it that so-called destiny changes with every living being on the ground?"
yuán lái ， bì jìng dōu shì xiē xuè qì fāng gāng de shào nán shào nǚ 。 rú jīn dào le qíng dòu chū kāi de nián líng ， yòu zhōng rì zài dǎo shàng cháo xī xiāng chǔ ， nán miǎn cā chū diǎn huǒ huā 。
原来，毕竟都是些血气方刚的少男少女。如今到了情窦初开的年龄，又终日在岛上朝夕相处，难免擦出点火花。
Li Fan narrowed his eyes, lost in thought.
gèng ràng lǐ fán gǎn dào yì wài de shì ， yīng ér de mǔ qīn ， zhèng shì shàng yī shì hán wú yōu de mǔ qīn 。
更让李凡感到意外的是，婴儿的母亲，正是上一世韩无忧的母亲。
The birth of new life always brought hope. Especially for these young people who had been confined for a long time.
ér tā de fù qīn ， què huàn le lìng wài yī rén 。
而他的父亲，却换了另外一人。
They looked at the wrinkled face of the baby girl and couldn't help but smile happily, laughing foolishly.
“ zhè me shuō lái ， cǐ shì ， shì jiān jiù bú huì dàn shēng hán wú yōu zhè ge rén le ？”
“这么说来，此世，世间就不会诞生韩无忧这个人了？”
Su Xiaomei was particularly excited, jumping around and demanding to hold the baby girl. Xiao Heng firmly stopped her.
“ méi yǒu shén me zhù dìng zhī shì me 。 hái shì shuō ， suǒ wèi tiān mìng ， yě zài gēn jù dì shàng de shēng líng shí kè biàn huàn ？”
“没有什么注定之事么。还是说，所谓天命，也在根据地上的生灵时刻变幻？”
Looking at this warm scene on the island, Li Fan's mind flashed back to a similar scene from long ago.
lǐ fán yǎn jīng wēi mī ， bù jīn xiàn rù le shēn sī 。
李凡眼睛微眯，不禁陷入了深思。
His eyes showed some fluctuations.
xīn shēng mìng de dàn shēng ， zǒng shì gěi rén yǔ xī wàng 。 yóu qí shì zhè xiē bèi guān le hǎo jiǔ de nián qīng rén 。
新生命的诞生，总是给人与希望。尤其是这些被关了好久的年轻人。
However, it quickly disappeared.
tā men kàn zhe nǚ yīng zhòu bā bā de liǎn páng ， què shì yí gè gè dōu fā zì xīn dǐ de gāo xìng ， bù duàn shǎ xiào 。
他们看着女婴皱巴巴的脸庞，却是一个个都发自心底的高兴，不断傻笑。
"Without achieving immortality, everything is just an illusion."
ér sū xiǎo mèi gèng shì bù duàn chǎo rǎng zhe ， bèng bèng tiào tiào 、 xīng fèn zhì jí ， yào bào yī bào nǚ yīng 。 zhǐ shì bèi xiāo héng guǒ duàn lán xià 。
而苏小妹更是不断吵嚷着，蹦蹦跳跳、兴奋至极，要抱一抱女婴。只是被萧恒果断拦下。
He had seen too many scenes of white-haired people bidding farewell to their black-haired children and experienced countless separations. He was no longer bothered by them.
kàn zhe dǎo shàng rú cǐ wēn xīn de huà miàn ， lǐ fán de yǎn qián ， yě shà shí fú xiàn guò xǔ jiǔ zhī qián de mǒu gè lèi sì huà miàn 。
看着岛上如此温馨的画面，李凡的眼前，也霎时浮现过许久之前的某个类似画面。
With his heart cold as ice, Li Fan didn't linger and flew towards the Cloudy Water Immortal City in the clouds.
yǎn shén yě chū xiàn sī sī bō dòng 。
眼神也出现丝丝波动。
Upon returning to the city, Li Fan noticed a familiar figure.
bù guò hěn kuài ， jiù xiāo shī bú jiàn 。
不过很快，就消失不见。
"Is it her? She must have realized my father's danger," Li Fan's eyes flickered.
“ bù dé cháng shēng ， zhōng shì xū wàng 。”
“不得长生，终是虚妄。”
A young girl was sitting in a room of the Administration Hall, curiously looking around. It was He Zhenghao's daughter, He Xingxing.
tā kàn guò tài duō bái fà rén sòng hēi fà rén de chǎng jǐng ， yě qīn shēn jīng lì guò duō cì de shēng lí sǐ bié 。 duì cǐ zǎo yǐ jīng bù zài yì le 。
他看过太多白发人送黑发人的场景，也亲身经历过多次的生离死别。对此早已经不在意了。
He Zhenghao, who had been rather lazy and not busy with work before, now appeared very busy.
xīn zhōng bīng lěng yī piàn ， lǐ fán bù zài zhù zú ， cháo zhe yún duān de cóng yún xiān chéng fēi qù 。
心中冰冷一片，李凡不再驻足，朝着云端的丛云仙城飞去。
"Mr. He, you must help us on this island!"
fǎn huí chéng zhōng ， lǐ fán què shì fā xiàn le yī wèi shú xī de shēn yǐng 。
返回城中，李凡却是发现了一位熟悉的身影。
"Sir, the harvest of Tai'an fruit from our island is poor this year. Can we have some leniency?"
“ shì tā ？ guǒ rán yě shì chá jué dào lǎo fù qīn de wēi xiǎn le me ？” lǐ fán mù guāng shǎn dòng 。
“是她？果然也是察觉到老父亲的危险了么？”李凡目光闪动。
A group of cultivators surrounded He Zhenghao as he entered the room.
zhǐ jiàn yī wèi shào nǚ ， zuò zài bù zhèng táng yī jiān wū zi zhōng ， zhèng hǎo qí de dōng zhāng xī wàng zhe 。 zhèng shì hé zhèng hào de nǚ ér ， hé xīng xīng 。
只见一位少女，坐在布政堂一间屋子中，正好奇的东张西望着。正是何正浩的女儿，何猩猩。
After observing He Zhenghao for a moment and confirming that he was indeed her father, Xingxing's face lit up with surprise. Then she saw him being surrounded by others while working hard, causing her to look surprised again.
ér yuán běn pǒ wèi lǎn sǎn 、 gōng zuò bìng bù zěn me fán máng de hé zhèng hào ， cǐ shí què shì kàn shàng qù shí fēn máng lù 。
而原本颇为懒散、工作并不怎么繁忙的何正浩，此时却是看上去十分忙碌。
Being young, she couldn't hide her emotions well.
“ hé dà rén ， zhè jiàn shì yí dìng yào bāng bāng wǒ men dǎo a ！”
“何大人，这件事一定要帮帮我们岛啊！”
He Zhenghao noticed his daughter's expressions and felt a bit proud.
“ dà rén ， tài ān dǎo jīn nián de tài ān guǒ ， shōu chéng qiàn jiā 。 néng fǒu tōng róng yī fān ？”
“大人，泰安岛今年的泰安果，收成欠佳。能否通融一番？”
"Ahem..."
……
……
He scolded sternly, "I've told you all I have important matters. Let's meet tomorrow; we'll definitely handle it properly!"
yī duī rén cù yōng zài hé zhèng hào shēn hòu ， gēn zhe tā zǒu jìn le fáng jiān zhī zhōng 。
一堆人簇拥在何正浩身后，跟着他走进了房间之中。
The group of cultivators around He Zhenghao nodded in agreement and dispersed quickly.
hé xīng xīng xiān shì dǎ liàng le yī fān hé zhèng hào ， què rèn le duì fāng jiù shì zì jǐ de fù qīn zhī hòu ， liǎn shàng lù chū yī sī jīng xǐ 。
何猩猩先是打量了一番何正浩，确认了对方就是自己的父亲之后，脸上露出一丝惊喜。
Li Fan found this amusing. These people were clearly invited by He Zhenghao to act as part of his performance for his daughter.
ér hòu yòu kàn zhe duì fāng bèi zhòng rén wéi zài zhōng yāng de máng lù mú yàng ， liǎn shàng yòu yǒng xiàn chū yī sī chà yì 。
而后又看着对方被众人围在中央的忙碌模样，脸上又涌现出一丝诧异。
"Just showing off in front of his daughter," Li Fan continued to observe.
bì jìng nián líng xiǎo ， cáng bú zhù xīn shì 。
毕竟年龄小，藏不住心事。
He Zhenghao seemed a bit nervous when he first met his daughter, staring at Xingxing for a long time before muttering, "She looks like you... really like you..."
hé zhèng hào jiāng nǚ ér liǎn shàng de biǎo qíng quán dōu kàn zài yǎn zhōng ， xīn zhōng bù miǎn yǒu jǐ fēn dé yì 。
何正浩将女儿脸上的表情全都看在眼中，心中不免有几分得意。
Xingxing shyly looked at He Zhenghao. After their gazes met, she quickly avoided them.
“ hāi hāi ……”
“咳咳……”
After a long silence, Xingxing finally gathered her courage and softly called out, "Father..."
tā chén zhuó liǎn ， xùn chì dào ：“ dōu gēn nǐ men shuō le ， wǒ xiàn zài yǒu yào shì zài shēn ！ zhè yàng ba ， nǐ men míng tiān zài lái ， dìng rán huì gěi nǐ men chǔ lǐ tuǒ dàng ！”
他沉着脸，训斥道：“都跟你们说了，我现在有要事在身！这样吧，你们明天再来，定然会给你们处理妥当！”
Tears welled up in He Zhenghao's eyes.
hé zhèng hào shēn biān nà qún xiū shì hù xiāng kàn le yī yǎn ， fēn fēn diǎn tóu yīng xià 。
何正浩身边那群修士互相看了一眼，纷纷点头应下。
However, he quickly suppressed his emotions and hurried forward to grasp Xingxing's small hand.
yī hòng ér sàn ， zhuǎn yǎn jiān jiù xiāo shī bú jiàn 。
一哄而散，转眼间就消失不见。
"Ah."
lǐ fán kàn le dùn jué hǎo xiào ， zhè qún rén ， fēn míng dōu shì hé zhèng hào qǐng lái 、 pèi hé zì jǐ yǎn xì de 。
李凡看了顿觉好笑，这群人，分明都是何正浩请来、配合自己演戏的。
"Let me look at you properly..."
jiù shì wèi le zài nǚ ér miàn qián ， biǎo xiàn chū zì jǐ de wēi fēng 。
就是为了在女儿面前，表现出自己的威风。
He Zhenghao was like a man in a dream.
“ zhè xiǎo xīn sī ……”
“这小心思……”
"I never expected I would have a daughter..."
lǐ fán jì xù kuī shì zhe 。
李凡继续窥视着。
Xingxing's eyes also welled up as she sniffed slightly.
chū cì jiàn dào nǚ ér ， hé zhèng hào sì hū yǒu xiē jǐn zhāng 。 dīng zhe hé xīng xīng kàn le xǔ jiǔ ， fāng cái nán nán zì yǔ dào ：“ xiàng ， zhēn shì xiàng a ……”
初次见到女儿，何正浩似乎有些紧张。盯着何猩猩看了许久，方才喃喃自语道：“像，真是像啊……”
The reunion of long-lost father and daughter naturally made for an emotional scene. After some time, their emotions finally calmed down.
ér hé xīng xīng yě shì qiè shēng shēng de wàng xiàng hé zhèng hào ， gēn tā de shì xiàn jiāo cuò zhī hòu ， yòu huāng máng duǒ kāi 。
而何猩猩也是怯生生的望向何正浩，跟他的视线交错之后，又慌忙躲开。
Xingxing said, "I wanted to find you last year, but Mother suddenly appeared and stopped me."
chén mò le xǔ jiǔ 。
沉默了许久。
"She wouldn't let me come see you no matter what I said. That's why it was delayed."
zuì zhōng ， hái shì hé xīng xīng gǔ zú le yǒng qì ， qīng qīng dì hǎn dào ：“ fù …… qīn ……”
最终，还是何猩猩鼓足了勇气，轻轻地喊道：“父……亲……”
Xingxing pouted, looking very angry.
hé zhèng hào dùn shí yǎn lèi mó hú le yǎn kuàng 。
何正浩顿时眼泪模湖了眼眶。
He Zhenghao looked a bit despondent upon hearing this.
bù guò hěn kuài tā jiù yì zhì zhù ， lián máng jìn shēn shàng qián ， wò zhù le hé xīng xīng de xiǎo shǒu 。
不过很快他就抑制住，连忙近身上前，握住了何猩猩的小手。
"Forgive me for disappointing you; since your mother didn't want you to see me, that is only right. Don't blame her."
“ āi 。”
“哎。”
Saying this, He Zhenghao paused in confusion: "So why did Mother suddenly let you come now?"
“ ràng wǒ hǎo hǎo kàn kàn ……”
“让我好好看看……”
"Is she forgiving me and changing her mind?"
hé zhèng hào rú zài mèng zhōng 。
何正浩如在梦中。
He Zhenghao was overjoyed.
“ zěn me yě méi xiǎng dào ， wǒ jū rán hái yǒu gè nǚ ér ……”
“怎么也没想到，我居然还有个女儿……”
Xingxing's face turned slightly red as she pulled at He Zhenghao's clothes and shook her head.
hé xīng xīng yě shì yǎn jīng yī hóng ， wēi wēi chuò qì qǐ lái 。
何猩猩也是眼睛一红，微微啜泣起来。
"No, Father. Mom doesn't know. I successfully cultivated my foundation and secretly came here," Xingxing pouted, looking embarrassed.
shī sàn duō nián de fù nǚ xiàng jiàn ， zì rán shì yī fān gǎn tiān dòng dì de chǎng miàn 。
失散多年的父女相见，自然是一番感天动地的场面。
He Zhenghao's body stiffened, his expression awkward.
xǔ jiǔ zhī hòu ， liǎng zhě de qíng xù fāng cái shū huǎn qǐ lái 。
许久之后，两者的情绪方才舒缓起来。
Seeing this, Xingxing quickly changed the subject.
hé xīng xīng dào ：“ yuán běn wǒ qián jǐ nián jiù xiǎng lái zhǎo diē nǐ de ， kě shì mǔ qīn tū rán chū xiàn ， tè dì lán zhù le wǒ 。”
何猩猩道：“原本我前几年就想来找爹你的，可是母亲突然出现，特地拦住了我。”
"Father, you don't know; I risked being scolded to come here for a very important matter."
“ shuō shén me yě bù kěn fàng wǒ guò lái 。 yú shì jiù dān gē le 。”
“说什么也不肯放我过来。于是就耽搁了。”
Xingxing said seriously.
hé xīng xīng juē zhe zuǐ ， yī fù shí fēn shēng qì de yàng zi 。
何猩猩撅着嘴，一副十分生气的样子。
"What important matter?" He Zhenghao didn't take it seriously but listened intently as she looked serious.
hé zhèng hào wén yán ， shén sè yǒu xiē luò mò 。
何正浩闻言，神色有些落寞。
Xingxing lowered her voice. "When I broke through, I sensed that you were in danger."
“ shì wǒ duì bù qǐ nǐ men ， nǐ niáng bù ràng nǐ lái jiàn wǒ ， yě shì lǐ suǒ yīng dāng zhī shì ， nǐ bú yào guài tā 。”
“是我对不起你们，你娘不让你来见我，也是理所应当之事，你不要怪她。”
"That's why I rushed over from afar."
shuō zhe ， hé zhèng hào wēi wēi yī lèng ：“ nà nǐ niáng xiàn zài zěn me yòu tū rán ràng nǐ guò lái le ？”
说着，何正浩微微一愣：“那你娘现在怎么又突然让你过来了？”
"I discovered the danger is coming from Cunyun Sea. Please come back with me; just leave this place and return to Heavenly Yu State, and everything will be fine for you," Xingxing said earnestly.
"Just one person defecting wouldn't be a problem, but we fear that they might use us as sacrifices to gain credit."
Li San's eyebrows furrowed slightly. "Therefore, Young Master should still make thorough preparations."
Li Fan pretended to hesitate before ultimately sighing and reluctantly agreeing.
"There are no shortages in the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance. With sufficient contribution points now, obtaining a powerful control technique shouldn't be too difficult."
"However, I owe many contributions..."
Li San immediately patted his chest to reassure Li Fan.
"When I return this time, I will take some mature top-grade herbs from Eternal Life Valley. They should allow us to refine some exceptionally high-quality immortal pills."
Li Fan nodded. "In that case, it's going to be a lot of trouble for Elder Li again."
Li San showed no concern and immediately led his disciples to start refining the immortal pills.
Li Fan left the Medicine King Cauldron and headed back to Cloudy Water Immortal City. He was preparing for an evacuation soon.
After the Cunyun Sea disappeared, the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance would likely check on the surviving Cunyun Sea cultivators. Everyone from the Medicine King Sect was considered "Cunyun Sea residents." If only they survived this disaster, it might raise suspicion.
Therefore, Li Fan planned to use a muddying-the-waters approach. He would find an excuse to send another group of people out of the Cunyun Sea. The number should at least double that recorded in the Medicine King Sect's records to seem reasonable.
One by one, names flashed through Li Fan's mind as he prepared to leave when suddenly he heard a baby's cry.
Li Fan was slightly taken aback and scanned with his divine sense. His expression turned somewhat peculiar.
After all, these were young men and women in their prime. Now at the age of love, spending days together on an island inevitably led to sparks flying.
What surprised Li Fan even more was that the baby's mother was none other than Han Wuxiu's mother from his previous life. His father was a different person entirely.
"So this means that Han Wuxiu won't be born in this world?"
"Is there no destined fate? Or is it that so-called destiny changes with every living being on the ground?"
Li Fan narrowed his eyes, lost in thought.
The birth of new life always brought hope. Especially for these young people who had been confined for a long time.
They looked at the wrinkled face of the baby girl and couldn't help but smile happily, laughing foolishly.
Su Xiaomei was particularly excited, jumping around and demanding to hold the baby girl. Xiao Heng firmly stopped her.
Looking at this warm scene on the island, Li Fan's mind flashed back to a similar scene from long ago.
His eyes showed some fluctuations.
However, it quickly disappeared.
"Without achieving immortality, everything is just an illusion."
He had seen too many scenes of white-haired people bidding farewell to their black-haired children and experienced countless separations. He was no longer bothered by them.
With his heart cold as ice, Li Fan didn't linger and flew towards the Cloudy Water Immortal City in the clouds.
Upon returning to the city, Li Fan noticed a familiar figure.
"Is it her? She must have realized my father's danger," Li Fan's eyes flickered.
A young girl was sitting in a room of the Administration Hall, curiously looking around. It was He Zhenghao's daughter, He Xingxing.
He Zhenghao, who had been rather lazy and not busy with work before, now appeared very busy.
"Mr. He, you must help us on this island!"
"Sir, the harvest of Tai'an fruit from our island is poor this year. Can we have some leniency?"
A group of cultivators surrounded He Zhenghao as he entered the room.
After observing He Zhenghao for a moment and confirming that he was indeed her father, Xingxing's face lit up with surprise. Then she saw him being surrounded by others while working hard, causing her to look surprised again.
Being young, she couldn't hide her emotions well.
He Zhenghao noticed his daughter's expressions and felt a bit proud.
"Ahem..."
He scolded sternly, "I've told you all I have important matters. Let's meet tomorrow; we'll definitely handle it properly!"
The group of cultivators around He Zhenghao nodded in agreement and dispersed quickly.
Li Fan found this amusing. These people were clearly invited by He Zhenghao to act as part of his performance for his daughter.
"Just showing off in front of his daughter," Li Fan continued to observe.
He Zhenghao seemed a bit nervous when he first met his daughter, staring at Xingxing for a long time before muttering, "She looks like you... really like you..."
Xingxing shyly looked at He Zhenghao. After their gazes met, she quickly avoided them.
After a long silence, Xingxing finally gathered her courage and softly called out, "Father..."
Tears welled up in He Zhenghao's eyes.
However, he quickly suppressed his emotions and hurried forward to grasp Xingxing's small hand.
"Ah."
"Let me look at you properly..."
He Zhenghao was like a man in a dream.
"I never expected I would have a daughter..."
Xingxing's eyes also welled up as she sniffed slightly.
The reunion of long-lost father and daughter naturally made for an emotional scene. After some time, their emotions finally calmed down.
Xingxing said, "I wanted to find you last year, but Mother suddenly appeared and stopped me."
"She wouldn't let me come see you no matter what I said. That's why it was delayed."
Xingxing pouted, looking very angry.
He Zhenghao looked a bit despondent upon hearing this.
"Forgive me for disappointing you; since your mother didn't want you to see me, that is only right. Don't blame her."
Saying this, He Zhenghao paused in confusion: "So why did Mother suddenly let you come now?"
"Is she forgiving me and changing her mind?"
He Zhenghao was overjoyed.
Xingxing's face turned slightly red as she pulled at He Zhenghao's clothes and shook her head.
"No, Father. Mom doesn't know. I successfully cultivated my foundation and secretly came here," Xingxing pouted, looking embarrassed.
He Zhenghao's body stiffened, his expression awkward.
Seeing this, Xingxing quickly changed the subject.
"Father, you don't know; I risked being scolded to come here for a very important matter."
Xingxing said seriously.
"What important matter?" He Zhenghao didn't take it seriously but listened intently as she looked serious.
Xingxing lowered her voice. "When I broke through, I sensed that you were in danger."
"That's why I rushed over from afar."
"I discovered the danger is coming from Cunyun Sea. Please come back with me; just leave this place and return to Heavenly Yu State, and everything will be fine for you," Xingxing said earnestly.