After being trained as slaves, they all became masters of their own affairs.

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly saw another woman next to the boy.

With her long hair loose, frail figure and fiery red skirt, she looks like the courtesans in the pleasure boats, but her temperament is far superior to that of the courtesans. A thin silk ribbon gently outlines her slender waist, revealing her proud figure to the fullest.

Wherever she passed, the servants in the demon realm looked at her with respect.

"Gu Mengjun...?"

Yu Ying murmured subconsciously: "Why is she here too...?"

While Yu Ying was still at a loss, Yu Ze had already arrived in front of the girl. Following her line of sight, he looked at Gu Mengjun who was not far behind her and explained:

"Su Dieying is worried about you, so she asked Dean Gu to personally send you off. Of course, I will also accompany you to the border."

Upon learning that Yu Ze would also be traveling, Yu Ying's expression eased a little. She nodded reservedly and politely at Gu Mengjun, and then affectionately took Yu Ze's arm.

"Brother, please ride in a carriage with me."

Upon hearing this, Yu Ze couldn't help but hesitate.

After all, Yu Ying is not married yet. If people knew that he and she were riding in the same carriage, they would inevitably be misunderstood.

You know, most of the cultivators in heaven don’t know the relationship between him and Yu Ying.

"No one will see it, don't worry."

Yu Ying said with a smile: "Besides, even if they see it, it's fine. At most, people will think that I have a close relationship with someone of the opposite sex, and it will save people from bothering me every day."

"That's the problem. If no one pursues you in the future, how are you going to find a Taoist partner?"

"What are you looking for a Taoist companion for?"

Yu Ying curled her lips in disdain: "They are all people who only look at looks and family backgrounds. There is nothing interesting about them."

"Having said that... but under normal circumstances, if you fall in love with someone, it's very likely because the other person is good-looking enough, right?" Yu Ze shook his head helplessly.

Yu Ying blinked and suddenly asked, "Do you think I'm pretty, brother?"

Yu Ze silently looked at the girl in front of him, her beautiful face, and her eyes full of expectation, and finally said "hmm".

"She was just cute before...Now, Sakura has become very beautiful without me noticing."

"So... do you want me to get married?"

She raised her bright and charming eyes and looked straight at Yu Ze.

I don't know why, but that look was inexplicably alluring.

Yu Ze's expression gradually became a little subtle, and he coughed lightly: "If you find your beloved one someday, I will naturally not object."

Of course, that’s what he said, but if that day really comes... Yu Ze feels that his feelings might be a bit complicated.

Yu Ying's bright eyes dimmed visibly and she uttered "Oh" softly.

"Let's get into the carriage first."

As soon as Yu Ze finished speaking, Yu Ying quietly got into the carriage.

Not far away, Gu Mengjun looked at the two people with some confusion. Even though she didn't hear their conversation, she could feel the subtle atmosphere.

But she didn't care too much, and went straight into another carriage.

When Yu Ze got into the carriage, he quickly glanced at the girl next to him.

She held her cheek with one hand and turned to look at the vast rain outside the window.

With her cherry-like hair spread out, only Yu Ying's profile can be seen from this angle, but just the profile is so beautiful that it is beyond words.

"Are you angry?" Yu Ze asked.

"No, just thinking about something."

Yu Ying didn't look back, and said calmly: "After all, if my brother doesn't want me, I have to consider my future."

Why do you talk as if I were some kind of heartless person... Yu Ze silently held his forehead and sighed.

Then, he hesitated and said, "Actually, if I really knew one day that you had someone you liked, I would probably feel a little complicated."

This is just like the daughter you raised being eaten by a pig one day...it's almost the same principle.

Yu Ying's eyelids moved slightly.

At this time, she heard Yu Ze continue: "So what I mean is, if...if you don't have a Taoist partner in the future, there will always be a place for you here."

Yu Ying finally turned her head and secretly peeked at Yu Ze's expression. She seemed a little suspicious and asked tentatively: "You didn't lie to me?"

"of course."

Yu Ze nodded gently: "After all, no matter what, we have signed a slave contract."

Yu Ying tucked a strand of hair behind her ear and glanced at the boy silently.

"That last sentence is superfluous."

Just as he said this, a slight curve appeared at the corner of his mouth.

……

While the two were still chatting, three black dragons had already pulled the carriage towards the border of the demon realm.

"Will everything be okay once you reach the border? I can take you to the Yu family." Yu Ze was admiring the rain outside the window and suddenly asked.

Yu Ying shook her head slightly: "I have already asked someone to notify the Yu family, and they will bring people to the border in person later."

If possible, Yu Ying naturally wanted Yu Ze to stay with her for more time.

But the girl knew very well that Yu Ze probably had no good feelings towards the Yu family now, and he would not want to revisit the old place again.

If I really meet with the elders of the Yu family, I'm afraid it will be very unpleasant.

Yu Ze nodded slightly and didn't say anything more.

It would indeed be reassuring if someone from the Yu family came to the border to pick up Yu Ying in person.

It was not known whether it was because of Gu Mengjun's companions, or because Yu Hongxing, who was previously sent to gather information about Yu Ying, had not replied and alarmed Yu Xian, but in any case, they did not encounter any crisis along the way and successfully entered the border city.

When they arrived near the border, Yu Ying seemed to have noticed something. She suddenly lifted the curtain and looked at a beautiful woman not far away on the ground.

"mother!"

Yu Ying's mother...? She actually came to the border in person?

Yu Ze was a little surprised. He lifted the curtain and saw a beautiful woman with both good looks and temperament.

She was holding an oil-paper umbrella and standing in front of the gate of the border city.

Beside the beautiful woman, there were nearly seven or eight monks, each of whom exuded an extraordinary aura.

As the carriage quietly descended in front of the city gate, the beautiful woman also looked over.

The beautiful woman's brows softened when she saw the girl.

At this moment, the beautiful woman's gaze quickly fell on the young man who walked down from the other side of the carriage.

"Yu Ze..." the beautiful woman said subconsciously.

Yu Ze looked up at the beautiful woman in front of him, smiled gently and said, "Aunt Bai, long time no see."

Bai Qiulei is also the wife of the current head of the Yu family. In terms of relationship, she is Yu Ze's stepmother.

When he was in the Yu family in the past, in addition to Yu Ying, the daughter of the previous head of the Bai family also gave Yu Ze a lot of help to the best of her ability.

In the current Yu family, Bai Qiulei is one of the few people that Yu Ze has a good impression of.

"I didn't expect you to personally send Sakura here. You must have worked hard."

Bai Qiulei looked at Yu Ze with complicated eyes and said with emotion: "When you left the Yu family, I also asked people to search for you, but unfortunately, there was no trace of you anywhere."

As she spoke, her eyes quickly fell on the carriage not far away. When she saw the beautiful woman in the red dress coming into her field of vision, a look of surprise appeared on her face.

"Dean Gu is here too?"

You know, the director of the Demon Realm Inspection Institute is second only to the Demon King in terms of noble status. It is really surprising that she even came in person to escort her own daughter.

Although she was thinking about it, Bai Qiulei still bowed slightly and said, "Thank you, Dean Gu. You have worked hard along the way."

"Mrs. Bai, you don't have to thank me for your help, just because I'm entrusted by His Majesty." Gu Mengjun smiled faintly.

Did the Demon King personally issue an order?

Bai Qiulei looked at Yu Ze meaningfully, with a gentle smile like a noble lady on her face: "There is a teahouse in the border city. If you two don't mind, can we go there and have a chat?"

Gu Mengjun didn't say anything, but just glanced at Yu Ze.

Realizing that Yu Ze was the one who made the decision on this matter, Bai Qiulei also turned her gaze towards Yu Ze.

Yu Ying held her mother's arm and looked at her tenderly.

"Since it is my aunt's invitation, it would be disrespectful to refuse it."

Yu Ze raised his hand and bowed, speaking neither humbly nor arrogantly.

Now the Yu family’s chess piece of all living beings is indeed in his hand, but Yu Ze is still somewhat concerned about the origin of this chess piece of all living beings.

Perhaps, I can get some useful information from Yu Ying's mother.

……

There is a prosperous city built on the border between the Demon Realm and the Wilderness Realm.

There are many cultivators from the Wilderness and the Demon Realm living in the city, trading rare treasures and so on.

One of the most famous buildings is the Qingxin Teahouse.

Under the leadership of Bai Qiulei, Yu Ze and his group arrived at the teahouse soon.

The teahouse was almost packed, but Bai Qiulei just walked straight into the sixth floor.

Unlike the first floor, the environment on the sixth floor is obviously more fresh and elegant, and there is no one in sight.

"This teahouse is owned by the Bai family. I informed them in advance, so the sixth floor is temporarily vacant today."

Bai Qiulei explained with a smile while pouring hot water into the teapot to make tea.

"I'm really sorry to bother you two this time. If the demon realm hadn't discovered it in time, Sakura would have encountered a lot of trouble when she came back this time."

At the end of her speech, a hint of coldness flashed across Bai Qiulei's gentle eyes: "I never thought that the other candidates would be so cruel and crazy that they would even think of murdering the children of their own clan."

This time when I return to the Yu family... none of those people will be able to escape.

Gu Mengjun picked up the teacup and took a sip, but did not join in the conversation.

She had no right to interfere in matters within the Wilderness, nor did she intend to ask about them.

Yu Ze also took a sip of tea and suddenly asked, "How has he been these years?"

He, of course, refers to the head of the Yu family.

Bai Qiulei's expression darkened upon hearing this. She shook her head and said, "He hasn't managed the clan's affairs for a long time."

If it wasn’t the Demon King’s wedding and if it wasn’t involving Yu Ze, perhaps that husband wouldn’t have participated in the meeting at all.

Yu Ze raised his eyebrows slightly, a little surprised: "Isn't he the kind of person who must hold power in his own hands? Why is he gradually retreating now?"

Bai Qiulei looked at Yu Ze in confusion, then suddenly realized, "You left the Yu family a long time ago, so you don't seem to know about that?"

"In the past, your father tried to reach the second-grade saint realm, but an accident occurred during the heavenly tribulation and he ultimately failed. His body also suffered irreversible damage."

"After that, he locked himself in a secret room every day to practice in seclusion. Apart from some important meetings in the clan, he mostly did not interfere in other matters."

"Perhaps because of this, the Yu family has started to select candidates for the patriarch now."

Yu Ze couldn't help but feel more suspicious when he heard this: "Is his heavenly tribulation very strong?"

The heavenly tribulations encountered by each third-grade cultivator when being promoted to the second-grade cultivator are different.

In Yu Ze's impression, although the second-grade heavenly tribulation is extremely terrifying, even if those of the third grade fail, it will not cause irreversible damage to one's body.

What on earth did that person encounter during the heavenly tribulation?

"do not know."

Bai Qiulei shook her head slowly: "No one knows what he went through during that catastrophe. Anyway, after that, he seemed to have become a different person. He even ignored me and several other concubines."

When she finished speaking, the beautiful woman's eyes dimmed slightly.

Over the past two thousand years, not only Bai Qiulei, but also several other Taoist companions taken in by the former Patriarch of the Yu family, he has never been close to them, but has been immersed in cultivation.

Apart from that, he would only show up when dealing with some important matters of the Yu family.