Chapter 433: The Son‑in‑Law

Wei Yuning was startled, then hurriedly said, "Wait, haven't we not met for several years?"

Feng He nodded and said, "Indeed!"

"But you said the child was just born—are you mistaken about the child's father?" Wei Yuning fell from heaven to hell, seeing Feng He and the fairy looking all proper, never expecting they'd make him a surprise dad!

"What? I'm a Great Golden Immortal's body; being pregnant for five years and one month before giving birth is normal. Besides, that child's eyebrows and eyes are just like yours—sly and clever. I didn't sleep with anyone else, so it can't be wrong!" Feng He said confidently.

Hearing this, Wei Yuning finally relaxed.

"Wei Lang, when shall we have another child? You promised me we'd have four children!" Feng He suddenly asked with a gentle face.

"This… this isn't urgent. I have a truly urgent matter to attend to now!" Wei Yuning, frightened, scanned the surroundings; it was still dark. "Feng He… miss, how do we get out of here?"

"Wei Lang, what's the matter? I'll go with you!" Feng He blinked and said.

She waved her hand lightly, and the black mist dispersed.

The flat ground on the rooftop remained, but the Soft Bamboo room vanished.

Seeing Wei Yuning's puzzled look, Feng He giggled and said, "The Starry Sky Bamboo house is nice; I'll take it back for the child to play with!"

"No need, you should go back… take care of the child. I won't leave this place anyway." Wei Yuning said helplessly.

Feng He tilted her head, thought for a moment, then nodded, "Alright, but you must keep this with you at all times, don't place it in a spatial item. As long as you stay within the Immortal City, I can find you anytime, anywhere!"

A thumb‑sized, twig‑shaped object was handed to Wei Yuning. The twigs were fluffy, looking fragile, making one reluctant to squeeze it hard.

"What is this?" Wei Yuning asked.

"This is a Dragon Chant Horn; it comes in a pair and can transmit messages. Even if the distance is too great for communication, you can still know the other's location." Feng He explained.

Wei Yuning knew about the Dragon Chant Horn; Xue Duoduo had once told him that the Long Xi and Long Ye siblings possessed a pair, and only dragon‑horns from twin‑born dragon descendants could be forged. But the one in his hand was clearly not a common dragon horn but a true‑dragon horn, a twin‑born true dragon's horn—an extremely rare treasure.

Although Wei Yuning's reputation was now lofty, at that moment he suddenly felt a bit like a son‑in‑law, and thinking it over, indeed he was a son‑in‑law, even the child's surname followed the woman's side.

The fairy Feng He personally attached the Dragon Chant Horn to Wei Yuning's chest, then smiled gently and vanished.

A complex feeling welled up inside Wei Yuning.

Before dawn, Wei Yuning arrived at the lowest three levels of Fengbo Pavilion Restaurant and found Monk Cheng Xin meditating. The restaurant has twelve floors; nine are for guests, and among the bottom three, one is a temporary kitchen, the lowest level is a bedroom.

After work, those who don't want to return to the outer district can stay here and squeeze in temporarily.

Though the bedroom lies beneath the water, the view isn't bad; transparent white‑crystal walls connect directly to the lake, and looking out, besides the light filtering into the water, schools of cheerful fish swim by.

"What's up?" He had just sat beside Monk Cheng Xin when Cheng Xin opened his eyes.

Wei Yuning sighed, "Master, I truly envy you—your six senses are pure, untouched by feminine allure!"

Monk Cheng Xin rolled his eyes and hummed, "How do you know my six senses are pure?" Feeling exposed, he continued, "We truly avoid feminine allure, but what we pursue is on the level of divine consciousness; its joy is something you mundane folk can't comprehend!"

"Feng He the fairy came and left!" Wei Yuning said expressionlessly.

"What, Great Fairy Feng He? How did you let him leave? I still wanted to sell him some Dream‑beauty Pearls!" Monk Cheng Xin slapped his thigh, annoyed, and said.

Wei Yuning realized that after spending time with Monk Cheng Xin, the monk had become corrupted, no longer the simple monk he once was.

"Why don't you ask her how she dealt with me? I was impersonating someone from Yulong Mountain!" Wei Yuning complained.

"You're fine now, even a blind man can see it!" Monk Cheng Xin simply closed his eyes.

Seeing no comfort could be drawn from Monk Cheng Xin, Wei Yuning gave up on further communication.

"I want to find the Cloud Hidden Sect's contact here; accompany me, will you?" Wei Yuning said.

"Just tell me the business first, then let's go. I'll accompany you!" Monk Cheng Xin opened his eyes, stood up briskly.

Wei Yuning briefed the already‑awake Shui Yong on their destination, then left the restaurant with Monk Cheng Xin heading for the government office.

According to the original agreement, after a newcomer arrives at Green Forest Guard City, if the Cloud Hidden Sect wishes to contact its members, it posts a missing‑person task on the Bounty Department titled "Descendant of Nine Peaks"; the contact checks the task list daily, and once the info appears, they take the task.

Wei Yuning returned again to the Green Forest Guard City office, feeling a surge of emotion; just days ago he worried about his identity, now he had already secured his footing here.

Monk Cheng Xin donned his cloak, entered to post the task, while Wei Yuning waited outside.

He now didn't know how to face the Cloud Hidden Sect's people; entering the sect's secret realm was impossible, yet dragging out contact indefinitely wasn't ideal. He also wasn't a saint; he couldn't share the Life‑Space Ring treasure with the sect, let alone the body of the divine beast "Bi Xi".

Currently, among the disciples inside Nine Cloud Peak, only the inner‑gate disciples of the Heaven Sword and Overlord Blade houses plus Qing Wu and Qing Ling have permission to enter the secret realm; among them, Qing Ling and Qing Wu's attitudes are most crucial, and he only cares about their thoughts.

In any case he plans to stay in the Immortal City; he won't interfere with the inner‑gate disciples' choices, leaving it to the sect's stance.

After waiting a while, Monk Cheng Xin peeked out, but instead of heading toward Wei Yuning, he turned in another direction.

Wei Yuning understood, waited ten‑odd breaths, then sluggishly followed, occasionally glancing at the shops along the street; after half an hour, the two finally met in an alley.

Not elsewhere, but the Red Leaf Alley that Qin Wu had led them to that day.

The two casually found a shade of trees and sat down.

"How's it going?" Wei Yuning couldn't help asking.

"Seems a bit of a problem!" Monk Cheng Xin frowned, "I asked a junior clerk at the Bounty Department to post the task; after seeing my task, he immediately said it had been posted two months ago and completed once, and laughed, 'Who is this Descendant of Nine Peaks that's so in demand!'"

"Two months ago?" Wei Yuning's eyes widened, "We must have still been on the road then!"