Chapter 1574: Fellow Daoist, Are You in the Wrong Place?

Chapter 1574: Chapter 455: Fellow Daoist, Are You in the Wrong Place?

As Spiritual Power was infused, the Ancient Tea Tree gradually regained some luster.

After putting the Ancient Tea Tree into the Storage Bag, Zhou Qing tidied his robe and pushed open the door.

“Daddy—” Little Yaoyao, upon seeing him, immediately broke free from Yu Yan’s embrace and happily rushed over.

Zhou Qing lifted her high up with a smile, but before he could speak, the little girl chimed in first: “Daddy, Aunt Yan says this is her hometown. She knows many delicious and fun places. I want to play with Aunt Yan!”

Looking at his daughter, who clearly harbored expectation yet pretended to be sensible, Zhou Qing felt a twinge in his heart, softly saying, “Okay, but don’t overeat, be careful not to turn into a chubby girl.”

“Oh—” Little Yaoyao instantly puffed up her cheeks, her small face crumpling as she squirmed in Zhou Qing’s arms.

“Daddy’s bad! Yaoyao will never become a chubby girl! Yaoyao wants to be the prettiest little fairy!”

As she said this, she stretched out her chubby little hand to gently pat Zhou Qing’s face, unwilling to exert much force, finally puffing up and tugging at his beard.

Amused by her adorable antics, Zhou Qing burst into laughter, planting a kiss on her rosy little cheek: “Alright, alright, our Yaoyao will always be the prettiest little fairy!”

After saying that, he lightly grazed his daughter’s little nose, gazing at her innocent and joyful smile, feeling a myriad of emotions inside.

At least for now, five-year-old Yaoyao can live carefree, no longer having to constantly guard against the Demon Emperor’s hunts like in the original timeline.

“Some things have changed, after all.” Zhou Qing silently mused in his heart.

He turned to Yu Yan, solemnly saying: “Miss Yu Yan, I’ll trouble you to take care of Yaoyao from now on.”

Yu Yan smiled softly, her eyes filled with determination: “Don’t worry, I’ve watched her grow up. Even if something happens to me, I won’t let her suffer even a little.”

Zhou Qing nodded, retrieving a completely crimson Crystal Stone from the Storage Bag—it was one of the three Blood Phoenix Tribulation Crystals obtained from the Refinement of Prince Xuanyuan Shuo.

“Zhou, what’s this?” Yu Yan hastily waved her hand upon seeing this.

“These years, looking after us father and daughter has delayed much of your cultivation time.” Zhou Qing handed over the Tribulation Crystal, “Consider this a token of my Heart Intent.”

“No need, no need, I…”

“Oh, Aunt Yan, just accept it!” Little Yaoyao suddenly interjected, snatching the Blood Phoenix Tribulation Crystal and forcibly stuffing it into Yu Yan’s hand.

“We’re family, why be so formal? Unless Aunt Yan doesn’t consider us family!”

After the little girl finished speaking, she winked at Zhou Qing, father and daughter exchanging a sly smile.

Zhou Qing’s eyes were filled with affection, while Yaoyao proudly raised her little chin with a “I’m amazing, right?” expression.

Yu Yan looked at the warm Tribulation Crystal in her hand, then at Zhou Qing’s sincere gaze, biting her lips before smiling brightly: “Alright, then I’ll accept it.”

Carefully placing the Tribulation Crystal into the Storage Bag, her heart welled up with warmth.

Zhou Qing glanced around, continuing: “I’ll leave this Flying Ship with you, I won’t need it moving forward.”

Saying this, he also took out a Token engraved with five-colored patterns, handing it to Yu Yan.

Years ago, Situ Jiuyao obtained a rare Five-Color Array from a dangerous place but was slain by Peng Emperor Feng Xuanling while passing through the border.

The Five-Color Array was later placed by Peng Emperor on Black Feather Peak of the Great Demon Mountain.

Later, together with Uncle and Xuanyuan Shuo, he infiltrated Black Feather Peak.

Uncle obtained the transformed Ten Thousand Year Blood Ginseng, while he luckily took away the root of an unrecognized Enlightenment Ancient Tree, and the Five-Color Restriction fell into Xuanyuan Shuo’s hands.

To maintain border stability, Xuanyuan Shuo didn’t take the Array Disc but left it at the original place to deter other Demon Emperors.

Occasionally Zhou Qing needed to transform into Peng Emperor’s likeness to prove this Demon Emperor was still “alive.”

Later, Han Yi learned that Peng Emperor killed the teaching mentor Situ Jiuyao, angrily heading to the border to verify.

Xuanyuan Shuo hurriedly arrived in advance via Hidden Dragon Path’s Teleportation Array, putting away the Five-Color Restriction.

Now Xuanyuan Shuo was dead, and all treasures in his Storage Bag naturally belonged to Zhou Qing.

During two years of travel, Zhou Qing had refined this set of Five-Color Protection Restriction flawlessly onto this Flying Ship amidst comprehending Inscription-level Divine Techniques.

You should know, the entrance restriction of the Taichu Secret Realm is a rare and high-level Five-Color Restriction.

Back then, so many Spirit Severing Realm experts teamed up to attack for over a hundred and sixty years but couldn’t break it, highlighting its formidable defense.

The Five-Color Restriction on this Flying Ship, although incomparable to the Secret Realm entrance, without such massive Spiritual Power support, still boasts astonishing defense.

In a short time, even an equal number of Spirit Severing Realm experts would struggle to break through.

With the earlier precedent of the Blood Phoenix Tribulation Crystal, Yu Yan didn’t decline this time either, solemnly receiving the Token into her embrace.

Afterward, Zhou Qing lowered his head, looking at Yaoyao in his arms, gently saying: “Daddy has to go get busy, you must listen to Aunt Yan carefully and don’t wander off.”

“Got it!” Little Yaoyao chirped sweetly, her face adorned with a bright smile.

Zhou Qing gave detailed instructions again, especially emphasizing the usage of the Five-Color Protection Restriction on the Flying Ship to Yu Yan.

This left Yu Yan utterly stunned.

Once he confirmed everything was correct, Zhou Qing finally ruffled his daughter’s little hair, his form shimmering, transforming into a dazzling golden Escape Light, vanishing in the sky in the blink of an eye.

Not until that golden light was completely out of sight did Little Yaoyao, who had been forcing a smile, let her face fall, gloomily leaning over the railing, gazing blankly at the sea of clouds.

Yu Yan tenderly squatted down, gently hugging her small shoulders: “Don’t worry, your daddy is the most incredible person Aunt Yan has ever met. He will definitely return safely.”