After the spiritual energy was restored: Goddess girlfriends came knocking.

Ao Tianxin stood in front of the city lord's mansion, his steps hesitating for a rare moment.

The aura of true dragon bloodline was so clear in my perception that its source was inside the hall.

She initially thought it was just a human cultivator who had inherited the legacy of the dragon race, but the closer she got, the more the aura reminded her of someone.

impossible.

That person has been dead for eight hundred years.

Upon entering the main hall and seeing the young man sitting at the head of the table, all the impossibilities were shattered.

A plain white robe stopped at the palace entrance, and her hair, held up by a jade hairpin, swayed slightly in the wind.

Looking at that face, those eyes, that familiar calm in his brows, Ao Tianxin felt as if something had gently bumped into her heart.

She lived for a very long time, so long that she became too lazy to keep track of her age. The longer she lived, the fewer things could stir her emotions.

But this person did it twice.

My heart is churning, as if I've been gently scratched by a cat's paw, towards Lin Chu... or rather, towards Jiang Yan before me.

Her curiosity had reached its peak.

The doubts that had been lingering in his mind were now somewhat clear. If the person in front of him was Lin Chu, then this aura of a true dragon seemed perfectly natural.

Jiang Yan was also looking at her.

She wore a plain white robe, her hair was tied up with a jade hairpin, and her delicate features carried a hint of languid weariness, exactly the same as when I first saw her in Qinghe.

He stood up and bowed with a complicated expression.

"Miss Ao, it's been a long time."

Ao Tianxin's lips twitched slightly.

The young man before her overlapped with the scholar who stood by the stream years ago, asking her about the art of leaping over the dragon gate. In a daze, eight hundred years seemed as thin as a sheet of paper.

She turned her gaze away from his face and suddenly said, "From now on, you can call me Tianxin."

Jiang Yan paused for a moment, then nodded. He hadn't expected that the first thing the other person said would be this.

Back in Qinghe Village, I always called her "Miss Ao" or "Senior," and she never corrected me.

The fact that she suddenly asked me to change my address speaks volumes. She no longer acts superior as the ruler of the Dragon Court, but treats me as an equal, like an old friend.

The others in the hall looked at each other in bewilderment.

Lu Fa opened his mouth as if to say something, but Tu Shanye tugged at his sleeve.

Jiang Yan waved for them to leave, then squatted down in front of Jian Li and said gently, "Go to your quarters with the maid first. Master will look for you later."

Jian Li nodded obediently, glanced curiously at Ao Tianxin, and followed the maid out.

Only two people remained in the hall.

Jiang Yan looked at the person in front of her, wanting to say a lot, but not knowing where to begin.

Having lived two lives in the Xuan Tian Realm, in the first life he only met her a few times, each time in a hurry, and each time she was the one helping him.

Strictly speaking, I don't have a very deep relationship with her.

But for some reason, seeing it again made me feel inexplicably at ease.

"Sit down." Jiang Yan sat down in the main seat and poured her a cup of tea.

Then, after thinking for a moment, he moved the tea aside and poured himself a glass of wine.

Ao Tianxin watched his actions and chuckled softly.

She picked up her wine glass, took a sip, and lingered on his face for a long time.

"What's going on with you?"

Jiang Yan smiled helplessly.

"It's a long story."

"It's nothing." Ao Tianxin leaned back in her chair, crossed her legs, and her old lazy air returned. "Go ahead."

Jiang Yan had only uttered three words, "Actually, I—" when the sky outside the hall suddenly darkened.

A chill ran up my spine, and the words I was about to say were blocked by an invisible force.

It wasn't that he couldn't speak, but a strong intuition told him that if he continued to speak with his current level of cultivation, he would die.

The best-case scenario is being forcibly expelled from this world.

He closed his mouth and felt the chill slowly recede.

Ao Tianxin's expression also changed.

She raised her hand to stop him, stood up, walked to the palace entrance, looked up at the sky, and a layer of azure light appeared deep in her pupils.

He retreated back into the hall after a moment, his expression grave.

"The will of heaven and earth."

Jiang Yan felt somewhat helpless.

He carefully considered his words and tried to choose some content that he felt would not trigger restrictions.

She was born into the Jiang family of the Tushan Dynasty in the Ten Thousand Demon Realm for some reason, and retained her memories.

"There are some things that I can't say out loud for now, and you've sensed it too."

Ao Tianxin sighed with some regret.

"It's not your problem."

The sky outside the window has returned to normal.

Jiang Yan refilled her wine.

Looking into Ao Tianxin's eyes, he finally asked the question that had been weighing on his mind all along.

"Cangyao, how are you?" His voice was low. "How many years has it been since then?"

Ao Tianxin's finger paused for a moment on the rim of the wine glass.

"It's been over eight hundred years."

She put down her wine glass.

"Back then, she preserved a trace of your soul and has been searching for your reincarnation ever since."

"It just hasn't been successful yet."

Jiang Yan did not speak.

He had indeed guessed it when he was on Blue Star: Cang Yao had been waiting for him for a very long time, and eventually even came to Blue Star.

But hearing it from Ao Tianxin's mouth still felt like my heart had been squeezed.

Ao Tianxin didn't continue speaking. She lowered her eyes, picked up her wine glass, and took a sip.

"How is Xiaoxiao?"

When Xiaoxiao was mentioned, Ao Tianxin's expression softened.

"That girl has matured a lot. Now she basically manages the affairs of Longting, while I've become a hands-off manager." She smiled. "But her personality is still the same, still very talkative."

"That's good." Jiang Yan's lips curved slightly.

He always knew that although Xiaoxiao didn't seem very bright, she was actually extremely clever.

With her around, Cang Yao is at least not alone.

The two chatted for a while longer.

Ao Tianxin recounted the changes in the Xuan Tian Realm over the past eight hundred years.

Jiang Yan listened very attentively.

He was familiar with some of the names, but unfamiliar with others.

Jiang Yan also briefly explained her situation in this life.

Born into the Jiang family of the Tushan Dynasty, he practiced swordsmanship from a young age, later joined the army, fought in the northern border for a year, and just yesterday captured Duanbei City.

Ao Tianxin clicked his tongue after hearing this.

"So you were granted a marquisate at the age of fourteen, defied the Nascent Soul stage, and even conquered a city."

"As expected, there's no peace anywhere."

Jiang Yan smiled, picked up his wine cup and took a sip, then said seriously, "Once my cultivation is higher and things here are almost done, I will give Cang Yao an explanation."

Ao Tianxin nodded.

Without saying much, she simply said, "You know what you're doing. As for me—" she paused, "I'll stay here for now."

Jiang Yan naturally had no objections.

"I'll arrange it."

Jiang Yan got up and instructed the maid to prepare a separate courtyard.

Looking at the young man in front of him, Ao Tianxin silently told himself: As the Lord of the Dragon Court and Cang Yao's teacher, I need to figure out what's going on with Lin Chu. Hmm... this is just a reasonable observation.