Chapter 1903 (1/2)

Yun Che and Yun Wuxin were currently flying to the west on a small profound ship that left behind a trail of dreamlike halos.

In order for Yun Wuxin to adapt to the atmosphere of the God Realm as soon as possible, Yun Che had been carrying her across space by his own power. However, they were traveling to the Western Divine Region this time, so he “borrowed” a profound ark from Cang Shuhe for the trip. It would’ve taken ages to make it there otherwise.

“What was the item Auntie Shuhe snuck into your shirt when she bade us goodbye, Father?” Yun Wuxin asked curiously.

“It’s nothing really. It’s just a cookbook she personally wrote.” Yun Che complained after a pause, “She could’ve just transmitted the knowledge to me via soul imprint. It would’ve been so much less troublesome.”

Yun Wuxin pursed her lips. “I refuse to believe that you don’t understand something this simple.”

“Sigh.” Yun Che exhaled quietly. “Sometimes it really saddens me that my daughter is grown up.”

Yun Wuxin simply stretched out her hand to Yun Che and said, “Like I care. Now show me!”

“Fine, fine.” Yun Che pushed his palm forward, and a book made of strange materials and glowing a light bluish color floated onto Yun Wuxin’s palm.

Yun Wuxin carefully opened the book. It only took an instant for her eyes to turn all sparkly, and her lips to let slip heartfelt praise, “So pretty! Even her handwriting is a sight to behold.”

The handwriting was just the beginning. Yun Che might feign indifference, but he knew full well that every dish recorded in this book was the culmination of ten thousand years of experimentation, adjustment and study. That these recipes never saw the light of day until now could only be described as a travesty.

Yun Che’s culinary skills had been improving by leaps and bounds for the past month, and the better he became, the more he came to realize just how precious the cookbook was. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that it was the Divine Miracle of Life of the culinary arts.

“Auntie Shuhe is pretty, a god emperor, and impossibly skilled in so many things. She’s so perfect it’s almost unrealistic.”

This wasn’t the first time Yun Wuxin had praised Cang Shuhe, and it wouldn’t be the last.

Yun Wuxin reluctantly removed her gaze from Cang Shuhe’s writing before looking at Yun Che, “Father, I’m feeling more and more that you’ve monopolized the best women in the entire world.”

“But of course!” Yun Che held his head high. “Who do you think your dad is?”

“Oh right, do NOT praise your Auntie Shuhe in front of your Auntie Qianye, okay?”

“Eh? Why’s that?” Yun Wuxin’s mind clicked the second the question escaped her lips, so she gave her father a wink and answered, “Ohhhhh… understood!”

“Do not let her know about this cookbook either.” Yun Che covered his forehead and said a little helplessly, “Otherwise, she’ll hound us until we show her the cookbook, and who knows what will happen afterward?”

“I got it already.”

Yun Che hadn’t tried to conceal their tracks, so he wasn’t surprised to find the Qilin Emperor and an entourage of Qilins waiting for them. They rushed to welcome him the moment they saw him.

“Qi Tianli welcomes Emperor Yun and the little princess,” said Qi Tianli before leading the salute. Then, he looked at Yun Wuxin and engraved her appearance and aura into his memory.

“I knew you would do this.”

Yun Che walked past the Qilin Emperor but didn’t chase him away immediately. Instead, he said, “Tell me about the current happenings in the Western Divine Region, but only the important ones.”

“Yes, Your Majesty!”

Qi Tianli remained bending even as he trailed after Yun Che’s footsteps. He began reporting in the most succinct way possible, “The Empress has personally taken control of the Sinned Dragon Realm. The Dragon God younglings have all been ‘settled’ properly…”

“The elements of unrest in the Chi Dragon Realm and Myriad Manifestation Realm have all been purged. The Hui Dragon Realm has also completely fallen under the Blue Dra… Consort Blue’s control.” The Qilin Emperor had to wipe away a forehead of cold sweat after that near mistake before continuing, “The enforcer bureau under Qing Ruo’s command has expanded its influence to eighty percent of the upper star realms, sixty percent of the middle star realms…”

Long Bai was dead, so Qi Tianli was now the god emperor with the greatest seniority in the Western Divine Region. His understanding of his divine region exceeded absolutely everyone else in the entire universe, and his work was even more comprehensive and rigorous.

Yun Che listened to the entire report without uttering a single word. When it was over, he nodded and said, “Very well. You may leave.”

However, Qi Tianli didn’t leave immediately. He bowed to Yun Che and said, “Your Majesty, you have not concealed your tracks on your way over. This old one is afraid that someone may harass you out of admiration or worse, attempt an assassination out of sheer foolishness.”

“Of course, no one can threaten Your Majesty, but the little princess may be disturbed by it. If Your Majesty doesn’t mind, this old one can arrange someone to clear the path for you immediately.”

“It’s fine.” Yun Che’s expression didn’t change in the slightest. “The entire purpose of this trip is to show my daughter the many faces of the world. She has already witnessed those hilarious assassinations you speak a dozen of times, and frankly, I think she’s grown bored of them.”

“I see… so er… if I may be so rude, will you be… staying… in the Blue Dragon Realm?” Qi Tianli asked carefully.

He knew full well that Emperor Yun had stayed in the Ten Directions Deep Sea Realm for an entire month and more before coming to the Western Divine Region!

However, Yun Che said, “I was delayed at the Southern Divine Region, so I’ll be cutting my trip in the Western Divine Region short. In fact, I won’t be visiting the Blue Dragon Realm. The Blue Dragon Emperor probably doesn’t want to see me anyway.”

“But…” The Qilin Emperor tried to give it one more go, but it was too late.

“Let’s go, Wuxin.”

Yun Che grabbed Yun Wuxin’s wrist and left the Qilin Emperor far behind. A while later, the old qilin let out a long sigh.

“She has to take the initiative, but...” he muttered, “that girl has never been good at taking initiatives… sigh.”

“Where are we headed to now, father?”

Yun Che stared at the space in front of him. “... I think I would like to visit the Dragon God Realm first.”

Yun Wuxin was going to ask another question, but she picked up a hint of grief in his voice and wisely kept silent.

The former Dragon God Realm, Forbidden Land of Samsara.

The last time Yun Che was here, he had showered the place with light profound energy. Therefore, the heavenly garden had regained its vitality.

The grass was swaying, the flowers were blooming, the birds were singing, and the insects were chirping… but they would never return to that fairyland that was even more dreamlike than a dream.

“I’ve come to visit, Shen Xi.”

Yun Che stood in front of the gravestone he personally erected and stared at it for a very long time.