How can one become an immortal with such laziness?

Huo Le, with his hands behind his back, looked at the three people in front of him who were bowing their heads: "Not hugging anymore? Not holding hands anymore?"

"Hmm, this isn't..."

Hei Yang muttered under his breath, "It was just a moment of excitement, a subconscious act..."

"That's right, what's wrong with us hugging..."

Hongli whispered, "Once we get back and there's nothing in the way, we can continue hugging!"

Hei Yang: "Yes, yes."

Huo Le: "..."

Who is he? Where is he? What is he doing?

Why do I suddenly feel like I've become the villain? This doesn't seem right.

"its not right!"

Little Fire suddenly raised its head, realizing something: "Little Fire is a child, what's wrong with a child wanting its mother to hold it?!"

Thinking of this, Little Fire, barefoot, jumped into Hong Li's arms again: "Mommy, hug me!"

"Ah, good, good!"

Hong Li hugged Xiao Huo, looked at the little girl in her arms, and then stole a glance at Hei Yang beside her. For a moment, she had the illusion that this child was really her own.

However, although her appearance changed from a crane to a human, Hong Li could tell from her voice and the familiar color, as well as the red hair on her head that was the same color as Xiao Huo's, that this was indeed Xiao Huo.

Of course, although he wasn't her biological son, in Hong Li's eyes he already was.

As she stroked Xiao Huo's red hair, Hong Li's mind wandered, wondering how the hair felt different from Xiao Huo's feathers. She exclaimed, "When I was four or five years old, I looked just like this, didn't I?"

"to be honest……"

Hei Yang corrected him in a low voice: "When you were four or five years old, you were much taller than Xiao Huo is now."

"Eh?"

Hongli was shocked: "Was I this tall before?"

"Hmm, for a while he was even taller than me."

"How do I explain this now?"

"It seems like one year, you suddenly stopped growing. I forgot which year it was, but it just felt like you suddenly got shorter."

"Ah, that was truly a dark year..."

Huo Le: "..."

Isn't it a bit redundant for him to be standing here?

Of course, Hei Yang wouldn't overlook Elder Huo. He looked at Elder Huo and said sincerely, "You must be Elder Huo. Xiao Li is so grateful for your care during my time in the sect!"

To be honest, if Elder Huo were some kind of eccentric old man, getting him to agree to Hong Li's conditions would be extremely difficult. In the end, it might even lead to some unpleasant situations for everyone.

Therefore, Hei Yang still respected Elder Huo.

Of course, this is on the condition that Elder Huo agrees to let Xiao Li go home!

"Well, I wouldn't call it taking care of everyone. After all, while I care about my disciples, with so many of them, it's impossible to ensure that I can care for every single one..."

Elder Huo waved his hand, not wanting to say anything more about taking care of her or not; those were just empty words. He narrowed his eyes and looked at Hei Yang: "Compared to those... it's you, kid? It's you who kidnapped our genius Xiao Li?"

"What do you mean by calling me 'Little Li'?!"

Hei Yang's eyes widened, and he pulled Hong Li behind him, saying, "This is my Xiao Li, okay? She's only been here for less than twelve months, but we've known each other for over twelve years!"

"That's it!"

Hong Li poked her head out and said unhappily, "The sect treats me well, and more than half of that is because of my talent."

Hei Yang is kind to me, simply because I am Hong Li!

Even if they check my household registration, I am still the eldest daughter of Hong Xiaochen of the Hong family in Five Colors City, and I will become Hong Li of the Black Sun family in the future, not some genius disciple of the Five Elements Sect!

"Well said!"

Hei Yang nodded: "Hmph, my household registration is also that of Hei Muguang, the eldest son of the Hei family of Five Colors City. In the future, I will be Hei Yang of the Hongli family!"

"Ah this..."

Elder Huo was suddenly caught off guard by the display of skill.

"not good!"

Little Fire suddenly exclaimed, "Little Fire is Little Fire, a spirit beast of the Fire Division of the Five Elements Sect! What should I do? How can I register as a citizen of Five Colors City?!"

"Ok?"

Elder Huo's eyes lit up. If he remembered correctly, this child was less than a year old, yet he had just reached the Foundation Establishment stage. Even with the bloodline of a spirit beast, his talent was terrifying!

If we can keep this child... then the sect leader of the Five Elements Sect doesn't necessarily have to be human...

Hei Yang: "!!!"

Hongli: "!!!"

Black Sun and Red Glass radars went off instantly, and the two quickly covered the small fire, their faces showing vigilance.

"Hei Yang, that familiar look in your eyes just now..."

Hongli was on high alert: "Can you feel it?"

"Ah, yes..."

Hei Yang's eyes sharpened: "That's the look I got when I encountered child traffickers as a kid!"

Huo Le: "???"

"Hey!"

Huo Le's forehead was covered in countless tic-tac-toe marks as he couldn't help but roar, "I've only been thinking about it, I haven't even taken any real action yet, do you have to be like this?!"

Hei Yang: "???"

Hongli: "???"

"He wants to take real action!!!" *2

Huo Le: "..."

"Ahem, alright, alright, all cleared up, misunderstanding cleared up."

Hei Yang coughed twice and clapped his hands: "Since Elder Huo has agreed to move our Xiao Huo's household registration, I believe he will definitely keep his word..."

"and many more……"

Elder Huo's eyes widened: "When did I agree to that? How come I didn't know?!"

"Ahem, that's not the point..."

"That's crucial, okay? When did I agree to that?!"

"Please let me speak first."

Hei Yang sighed and waved his hand, saying, "Actually, speaking of human traffickers, I just dismantled a human trafficking ring and rushed over here in a hurry."

"Hmm? Acting bravely and chivalrously?"

Elder Huo raised an eyebrow and gave a thumbs up: "Good lad! But what does this have to do with what we're talking about? What, do you want to dismantle our Five Elements Sect's human trafficking ring?"

"So you're admitting that the Five Elements Sect is a human trafficking ring?!"

"Pah! I didn't! Who said that? Don't talk nonsense!"

"Ahem, that..."

Hei Yang scratched his head: "That's not the key point. The key point is that quite a few of those who were kidnapped were disciples of the Five Elements Sect. Haven't you noticed that...?"

(End of this chapter)

The real chapter title for Chapter 190 shouldn't exist, because it's too long and I couldn't think of one!

In the cramped, damp, and dimly lit dungeon, half-dead cultivators huddled in a corner, limp and powerless like carelessly discarded garbage bags.

The slips of paper pasted on the wall contained detailed information about these prisoners.

Name, date of birth, identity, cultivation level, maximum amount of luck, time of last luck plunder, estimated time to recover luck, estimated number of uses remaining...

They were like merchandise on a shopping mall shelf, placed here without any dignity, waiting for death and decay.

The air was filled with a faint smell of decay; it wasn't exactly foul, but it wasn't exactly pleasant either.

To be honest, it was only after Hei Yang took control of the Suantianmen disciples and took over the dungeon that these prisoners were allowed to survive until now, both openly and secretly.

Before Hei Yang discovered this place, who knows how many corpses were buried here!

Previously, because of Ding Bu's presence, even if Hei Yang saw the miserable state of these cultivators, he could only keep them alive and prevent them from dying. After all, this was still the stronghold of the Heavenly Gate, and they couldn't just let them go.

After wiping out this stronghold, Hei Yang couldn't just leave them to fend for themselves, but it was unrealistic to expect Hei Yang to take over and care for them.

And just around the corner is the Five Elements Sect, the very sect behind it, so Hei Yang naturally chose to report them directly.

As for the disciples of the Heavenly Gate, they had already slipped away before Hei Yang and his group arrived with Elder Huo.