My king, why don’t you find a new sister?
Within Tian Jian Sect,
Ancestral Hall.
A chilling wind slowly swept through...
Crash!
On the offering table, all eight-character fate tablets tumbled down, and three of the thirty-six long-burning candles extinguished, turning into wisps of green smoke that rose, plunging the hall into sudden gloom.
“They’re all dead?”
Beneath the ancestral hall.
All the sect elders had gathered.
They looked at the smoldering scene, their hearts filled with shock!
One must know.
These tablets stood in the ancestral hall, protected by Tian Jian Sect’s ancestors; these three elders had departed with blessings before their mission, yet now their tablets had fallen.
Now that the people are gone,
The losses to Tian Jian Sect are immeasurable!
“What can be done…”
An elder with a cloud bun in her hair frowned, her face full of worry, saying, “It’s a serious blow; without Elder Li and the others, the sect’s vitality is greatly diminished, and our Xuanmen ranking will surely drop even further!”
“That demon tiger is unreasonable!”
Another elder chimed in, sighing, “It must have used some kind of trick, otherwise how could it have harmed Elder Li and the others?”
Just then.
“Enough.”
“Everyone quiet down.”
A calm voice sounded, and within the ancestral hall, the elders looked towards the source of the sound, only to see a man in a Daoist robe slowly walking in.
“Sect Master, you’ve arrived.”
Seeing this, the surrounding elders bowed in salute.
Li Jian, Tian Jian Sect’s Sect Master, possessed extraordinary talent, having already reached the eighth-rank at a young age.
He had been in seclusion for half a year,
And had just emerged yesterday.
“I just broke through seclusion, and so much has happened in the sect…”
Li Jian raised his gaze, his eyes falling on the eight-character name tablets in the ancestral hall, and said calmly, “Send people to comfort their relatives and make proper arrangements.”
“Yes, Sect Master! But there’s one more thing, what do you think should be done about this?”
“What is it?”
“It’s that great tiger demon…”
An elder, his face full of worry, sighed, “Now that three fellow disciples have passed away, that great tiger demon is acting maliciously, shouldn’t we….”
As he spoke, he paused, then hesitated in a low voice, “Go out and encircle it?”
As his voice fell.
“No!!”
Li Jian, hearing this, interrupted without any hesitation, “This matter still needs to be discussed.”
He had just broken through to the eighth-rank.
His realm was not stable enough; if he acted rashly, he feared he would end up like the three elders, which would be even more counterproductive.
He must act cautiously!
“This matter, I, the Sect Master, have my own arrangements.”
Li Jian said in a deep voice.
“Then what does the Sect Master mean?”
An elder looked up at him, his eyes flickering with speculation, and asked in a deep voice, “Are you going to ask the Old Ancestor to come out of seclusion?”
“Hmm,”
Li Jian’s thoughts drifted as he looked up at the distant mountains, where mist rose and spread.
“At present, this is the only way; this great tiger is incredibly ferocious, and if we are to encircle it, we must naturally be well-prepared.”
“It seems we can only ask the Old Ancestor to come out.”
...
Within Tiger King Territory.
Several days had passed in a blink of an eye.
The first snow had arrived, and the mountains were covered in silver, with pavilions and towers draped in a thin layer of fine snow.
Half a year had passed.
His second daughter, Hu Jianxin, was also half a year old and had begun to babble, already able to call out names.
On this day, at the entrance of the cave dwelling.
“Daddy, look, little sister wants to crawl out again!”
Little Luo Shuiyan blocked the doorway, puffing out her cheeks and stretching out her small arms and legs, trying to wrap her arms around her sister’s waist, pulling her back into the house.
“Snow…”
Little Hu Jianxin climbed over the threshold, curiously looking outside, her eyes reflecting the snowy scenery beyond the mountain.
For the first time in her life, she had seen snow.
This excitement just bubbled out!
“It’s alright, Luo Shuiyan, just take your sister out to see; the weather outside is nice too.”
Hu Xiao put down the sword art in his hand, glanced at the two sisters, and smiled, “Just let Xiong Da follow them, and make sure they don’t go too far.”
As his voice fell.
“Okay, Daddy… then we won’t run too far.”
Little Luo Shuiyan nodded slightly, obediently came to her sister’s side, hugged her to steady her, and the two sisters helped each other walk outside.
Thump, thump,
Several lines of small footprints appeared in the snow.
A moment later.
Faintly,
The voices of the two sisters drifted back into the house.
“Don’t lick the snow, big sister will take you to build a small snowman…”
“Play…”
...
Hu Xiao sat on the rosewood chair, his eyes half-closed, listening to the movements of the two sisters outside, his heart feeling comfortable and pleased.
Little Luo Shuiyan was intelligent and perceptive at an early age.
Now, as she grew older, her playful nature had reined in a lot, and she became increasingly sensible.
Not only did she care about her sister’s growth, but in terms of food and play… she also proactively shared everything with her little sister, already proving to be a qualified big sister.
“Not bad, both are my little darlings.”
Thinking of this, Hu Xiao propped his head up, listening to the movements outside, and calculated the time in his heart.
Days passed one by one,
In these days.
Qingxue had also become pregnant.
On the day the good news arrived, the system rewarded three Clear Spirit Fruits.
The fruits were gentle as jade, with clear water and wood spiritual energy, extremely nourishing, and were given by Hu Xiao to Qingxue and Luo Shuiyan respectively, to replenish their body’s deficiencies.
And with the nourishment of these elixirs.
Luo Shuiyan even stepped into the late fifth-rank, and Qingxue also reached the early fifth-rank!
“Not bad, the Ten Thousand Spirits Grand Formation should be even stronger now.”
Hu Xiao rested his arm under his head, quite satisfied.
Counting the strength of the two women.
Plus the breakthroughs of Xiong Da and Xiong Er.
The current strength of Tiger King Territory had long surpassed what it once was.
Just as he was pondering.
Just then.
Tap, tap, tap…
Two soft footsteps came from outside the door.
Luo Shuiyan and Qingxue lifted the curtain and walked in from outside the cave dwelling, cloaked in red robes, surrounded by their maidservants, gracefully entering the main hall.
“Why did you two come over?”
Hu Xiao, seeing this, put down the sword art in his hand, raised an eyebrow, and said with surprise, “You two are pregnant; didn’t I tell you to rest quietly in bed?”
“It’s alright, Great King, occasionally getting out of bed is fine, we need to get some fresh air…”
Qingxue shook her cat ears, turned her head and looked around, searching for her daughters, saying, “Why aren’t they here? I just heard their laughter…”
“They went outside the mountain to build a snowman, and they’re having a blast.”
Hu Xiao smiled as he looked outside the door, where heavy snow was falling, “If you two are worried, I’ll go out and watch them later.”
“It’s fine, just let them play; Luo Shuiyan can take care of them. Great King, we wanted to discuss something with you first.”
Luo Shuiyan shook her head and gave a look to the maidservant beside her.
The next moment.
The room cleared,
All the maidservants retreated outside the hall.
The main hall was silent.
“We actually came here mainly to discuss something with you, Great King…”
Luo Shuiyan’s ears were slightly red, and she held Qingxue’s hand, whispering, “We also wanted to hear your opinion, Great King.”
“What is it?”
Hu Xiao looked at the now empty main hall and waved his hand, saying, “If it’s nothing major, you can decide for yourselves; I don’t mind.”
“No, Great King.”
Luo Shuiyan looked at Qingxue’s growing belly.
She was now also in that state.
And the Great King was in his prime, he couldn’t possibly have nowhere to vent, could he?
Thinking of this.
Qingxue and Luo Shuiyan looked at Hu Xiao and said in unison:
“Great King, have you considered finding a new little sister?”