I was born a god, the son of the Demon Lord.

Three days later. Above the Taiyuan Realm.

The perfect flying boat, having made a wish, cleaved through the clouds and sped towards the sacred land.

A loud shout rang out from the boat.

"Wish! You stole my chicken and snake again!"

Xu Yuan sat on the bed wrapped in a blanket, her hair a mess like a bird's nest. Before she could fully open her eyes, she saw the door being flung open.

Shen Jiuyuan stood at the doorway, his body shrouded in black mist, his face contorted.

Meanwhile, the chicks and dragons in her arms were fast asleep.

Xu Nanyi's little head rested on her arm, and Shen Xizhou's dragon tail was draped around her neck as a scarf.

The sleeping posture is peaceful, the expression is happy, and there is a puddle of drool.

Xu Yuan glanced down, then looked up at Shen Jiuyuan. "Who stole it! Those two climbed into my bed themselves!"

"Stop making excuses!" Shen Jiuyuan rushed over in three steps, pulling one of them out with each hand.

"The day before yesterday they were clinging to your head! Yesterday they were wrapped around your arm! Today they're crawling into your bed! Did you put some kind of spell on them?!"

Xu Yuan yawned: "If you had the ability to keep them from coming, I'd be saved a lot of trouble. What's all the noise about so early in the morning? The formation will have to pay me back."

"I'll compensate you—" Shen Jiuyuan glanced back at the shattered defensive array patterns on the door frame, his face darkening even more.

He glanced down at the two babies in his arms who were still rubbing their eyes in a daze, and his temples throbbed.

What is it about him that he's inferior to this golden pheasant?!

Was the meat he grilled not tasty enough? Was his blood not replenishing enough? Or was his cultivation level insufficient to protect them?

...Why should these two traitors keep rushing into someone's arms just because they've only known a golden hen for a few days?

Shen Jiuyuan didn't say a word, picked up the two cubs, and turned to leave.

Xu Nanyi was about to explain... but the words didn't come out.

A silencing spell was cast.

Xu Nanyi: Aww?!

Shen Xizhou also wanted to speak, but the same silencing spell was slapped across his face.

Shen Xizhou: ...

The two cubs were carried back to Shen Jiuyuan's storage room and thrown on the ground, where they watched as the young man expressionlessly stacked ten layers of formations.

Finally, he took out two spirit-locking chains and tied the two children tightly.

Xu Nanyi flapped her wings frantically, her mouth open but unable to make a sound.

Shen Xizhou lashed the floor with his dragon tail, making a loud cracking sound, his vertical pupils filled with accusation.

Shen Jiuyuan clapped his hands, squatted down, and smiled.

"You two just stay put. Don't even think about leaving until we reach the Holy Land."

After saying that, he stood up and left without looking back.

……

Shen Xizhou poked Xu Nanyi's wing with the tip of his tail; the silencing spell hadn't blocked their mental communication.

"Sister! What did I tell you? We can't spoil him! Last time we took pity on him and untied his chains, and now look what's happened, this big centipede has tied us up again!"

Xu Nanyi collapsed to the ground, her golden feathers drooping.

"How could I have imagined... I wanted to create opportunities for them to develop their relationship, but who knew this guy would be so stubborn and unyielding!"

Shen Xizhou: "Is this what they call mortal enemies? We've only known each other for a few days, and we've been trying our best to bring them together, but the more we try, the more we hate each other."

Xu Nanyi closed her eyes: "Back then, I thought the matchmaker in those novels was so easy... But when I tried it myself, I realized that it's easier to create sparks between two stones than to bring these two together."

Shen Xizhou: "So what's the next step?"

Xu Nanyi remained silent for a while, then a light slowly began to shine in her golden eyes.

"...Increase the efforts."

-

The next three days.

A protracted battle for the cubs took place on the flying boat.

On the first day, while Shen Jiuyuan was meditating, Xu Yuan removed the spirit-locking chains and took the two cubs to the deck to sunbathe.

After Shen Jiuyuan emerged from seclusion, he saw the empty warehouse and searched the entire ship three times with a dark face. Finally, he found Xu Yuanzheng teaching Xu Nanyi how to control fire at the stern, while Shen Xizhou watched the show while eating fruit.

The next day, Shen Jiuyuan hid the two cubs in a secret compartment at the bottom of the ship and sealed them with six layers of seals.

Xu Yuan spent half an incense stick's time breaking the formation and rescuing the child. He also left a note on the seal: "The formation is good. Add more layers next time."

Day three.

Shen Jiuyuan sat on the deck wiping his sickle.

Xu Yuan sat three meters away from him, holding a string of candied hawthorns in her hand, while Xu Nanyi squatted on her shoulder and ate his second one.

Shen Xizhou sat between the two, turning his head left and right as if watching a ball game.

Eyes facing each other.

Sparks flew wildly in the air.

Xu Yuan took a bite of the candied hawthorn and smiled at Shen Jiuyuan with her eyes crinkled.

Shen Jiuyuan stood up expressionlessly, holding the sickle horizontally in his hand.

Make a wish.

"Um?"

"Do you believe I'll jump ship right now!"

Xu Yuan said, "Go ahead and jump. I'll go boil some water and prepare some dragon meat soup."

Shen Jiuyuan: "You..."

Xu Nanyi leaned on Xu Yuan's shoulder, tilted her little golden head, and fell into deep thought.

【Sister Tongzi.】

【Um? 】

[Did Dad and Mom...get along like this when I was little?]

【It's normal, don't make a fuss, Da Bao.】

Is this normal?

[So... what kind of place is the Taiyuan Holy Land? What kind of people live there?]

"You'll find out when you get there, as for who's there... well, your master is there too."

[Lin Qingyue is here too?!]

【Um. 】

However, Da Bao, you should first prepare yourself mentally.

【...What are you preparing?】

The system was a little embarrassed to answer this question, fearing that the host wouldn't be able to accept the fact; after all, children are proud and have a sense of shame...

The airship landed.

The sacred land of Taiyuan was much more magnificent than Xu Nanyi had imagined.

The white jade tiers rose one after another, flanked by towering spirit trees whose leaves shimmered with starlight. An indescribable, refreshing scent filled the air, invigorating the entire chicken.

But he didn't have time to look at it more closely.

As soon as they landed, a white-haired, purple-robed youth rushed over, his pace as fast as a dog that hadn't eaten for three days seeing a bone.

"Sister Yuan! You've finally arrived!"

As Tensei stood before Xu Yuan, his gaze swept over the golden chick on her shoulder and the little dragon floating beside her. His eyes darted around, and a grin spread across his face.

"Oh, so these are the fifth-generation kids?"

Xu Nanyi felt uncomfortable under his gaze, and then a cold female voice came from the end of the corridor.

"Don't block the doorway, come in."

Lin Qingyue stood on the covered bridge, her blue eyes sweeping around, her gaze lingering on Shen Jiuyuan for a moment.

Xu Yuan carried the two cubs inside, with Shen Jiuyuan following behind, his expression filled with "Why am I here?" and "Who are these people?"

He really didn't know.

Since entering the Ten Thousand Demon Cave, Xu Yuan has never seriously explained what this "Taiyuan Holy Land" is all about.

If you ask, the response is "You'll know when you get there," and if you ask again, the response is "Stop asking, it's annoying."

So when they were led into a large circular hall and seated on a circular stone throne—

Shen Jiuyuan: "So, who exactly are you people?"

The hand that was making the wish was only halfway out.

That's too late.

In the center of the hall, a fist-sized black bead condensed from the void, hovering and rotating, its surface flowing with dark patterns.