I am Guhuoniao, not an umbrella demon, please do not disturb me.

"Sigh, you're too young, but that's just how the world is; we don't have the power to choose."

"But don't worry, just go for it. No matter what the outcome, I'll help you."

Bai Qingyu's gentle words made the Goldfish Princess, who had just stopped crying, almost burst into tears again. She felt that she was actually lucky. After the Lord of Arakawa left, she was not alone. She had many friends around her, and Sister Bai was helping her and buying her time.

Wiping away the tears from her eyes with the back of her hand, Princess Goldfish said firmly, "Yes, I definitely will!"

Bai Qingyu had always thought that Jin Yuji was very cute. Not only were her eyes round, but her face was also round. So, seeing the girl's determined look at this moment, he couldn't help but find her even cuter.

However, behind this cuteness, this child will be saying goodbye to her happy past.

Becoming stronger is also a form of growth, but the process can never be joyful; it will only involve pain and torment.

"Yes, keep it up! I believe in you, and I believe you can become an even better Lord of Arakawa!"

After comforting Princess Goldfish and helping her regain hope, Bai Qingyu talked to her about his future plans before leaving with Zhen Tian. As he left, he also enveloped the Arakawa River with a layer of luck barrier to prevent the remnants of the Four Symbols Sect from coming to cause trouble again.

It wasn't that she didn't want to stay in Arakawa, but rather that she couldn't stay any longer.

The little goldfish already had no authority, and if she got involved too much, she would have even less of a role to play. Everyone would definitely focus their attention on her and wish they could make her the lord of the Arakawa River.

We missed lunch, but luckily there's still a snake at home to take care of the babies.

When Bai Qingyu returned to the courtyard, she saw a table full of chicken bones and knew what the kids had for lunch.

"mother!"

Seeing her return, Bai Xiaoya stumbled over and threw herself into Bai Qingyu's arms.

Someone had tied two pigtails on her head, and her face was covered in a mess of rouge. Even her eyebrows were drawn on thick. She looked so funny and cute that she raised her little fist in Bai Qingyu's arms and said something.

"Mother, I want to rule the world!"

Bai Qingyu wiped the makeup off her face with a dark expression. "Who told you you were going to rule the world?"

"It's Sister Xiaoyao!"

"Xiao Yao!"

Bai Qingyu's voice echoed throughout the courtyard, and Xiao Yao, who was hiding in the house, shivered.

Xiao Yao was taught a lesson by Bai Qingyu, but the matter was not over yet.

Ever since she was instilled with the idea of ​​ruling the world that day, Bai Xiaoya seemed to have fallen into it. In the blink of an eye, four months have passed, and she has been talking about it in Bai Qingyu's ear almost every day. She has transformed into a goldfish princess and has been saying things like "I want to conquer the world" all the time.

However, after thinking about it carefully, Bai Qingyu realized there was no problem. This girl was destined to be the Great Spirit Queen, so it didn't seem like there was anything wrong with her shouting about conquering the world.

Interestingly, Cai'er's younger brother dreams of becoming a great general and works quite hard at it.

If it really succeeds, that would be interesting; the future empress and the future general would live in the same courtyard.

It has been five months since they arrived in Jiangnan, almost half a year. During this time, Bai Qingyu has been teaching Xiaoxiu Zhishou some sewing skills every day. As expected of Xiaoxiu Zhishou, her talent in this area is comparable to Xiaodie's. In just half a year, her skills have become quite good. She could open a tailor shop and support herself and her younger brother.

"Auntie, is this really okay? I..."

On this day, Bai Qingyu and Cai'er arrived at the tailor shop at the entrance. Only after they got there did Cai'er learn one thing: Bai Qingyu had bought the shop and would be running it as her shop from now on.

“It’s alright. Otherwise, how would you support yourself and your younger brother? Besides, this shop isn’t free. Consider it rent to you, and you’ll have to pay me rent from now on. It’s fine now since you’re just starting out. You can pay the rent later. Also, I’ll lend you some money so you can buy some fabric.”

Bai Qingyu knew she would feel bad about giving it to her for free, so she decided to rent it to her to make her feel better.

Money that is nothing to her is an astronomical figure that keeps her awake at night.

She's not my child after all, and she'd definitely feel bad if I kept helping her.

"Thank you, Auntie, thank you..."

"Alright, no need to thank me. From now on, live here with your younger brother in peace." Seeing that she was about to kneel down again, Bai Qingyu quickly used her demonic power to support her.

There was a place to stay in the tailor shop, so Cai'er and her younger brother moved in. Before long, they saw the little snake carrying some things into the shop, all belonging to the siblings.

Looking at the shop, Bai Qingyu thought of Tongzhou.

I've been away from home for a year now, and I don't know how things are back home.

Kiyohime and the others didn't want to come out, so naturally they weren't forced to.

They're probably helping out at Xiaodie's tailor shop right now.

Back in the courtyard, Bai Qingyu sat on the swing and took out the demon book from her hand.

"Sigh, there are still so many demons to find. How long will it take to find them all?"

If you open it up, there are many more demons inside, such as Menreiki, Yingcao, Ichimokuren, Kinara, and so on.

Among all these monsters, Yingcao is especially adorable, but unfortunately, we can't find her.

To be honest, apart from a few special demons like Umibozu, she found all the others in this demon book to be quite adorable.

Having encountered so many demons, the demons depicted in the demon book basically correspond to the appearance of the demons in reality, without much variation.

"I believe that one day we will be able to gather all the demons. Go, sister!"

"Forget it, who knows if that day will ever come? Oh my god, why don't we go home and take a look?"

"Yes, listen to your sister. Things have stabilized in Arakawa, haven't they?"

For five months, Bai Qingyu hardly showed his face in the Arakawa area. Even when he did appear, he concealed himself with his luck power and chatted with the Goldfish Princess alone.

The death of the Lord of Arakawa had a profound impact on Princess Goldfish. Her growth rate was visibly fast, and she had already gone from barely reaching the Golden Core stage to the Nascent Soul stage in just five months.

The methods of cultivation for demons, especially those listed in the Demon Book, differ from those for humans. Bai Qingyu was only comparing their approximate strength.

Admittedly, the Nascent Soul stage is weak, but this also shows just how powerful the Goldfish Princess's talent truly is.

Bai Qingyu felt that the current Arakawa was still very small, but it would surely prosper under the guidance of the little goldfish in the future.

Volume Two: The Journey to the Demon Book: Chapter Twenty-Three - Swimsuits and the Beach

Regarding the matter of Arakawa, it was said that she was asked to handle the aftermath, but in reality, it was just to help look after things and prevent the Four Symbols Sect or other sects from causing trouble. As long as the Water Eye was still there, the danger would still exist. Before the Goldfish Princess fully matured, she had to keep a barrier around them. Then, she gave the little goldfish a communication talisman. If the little goldfish had any problems, she could just send a message to her.

It was the height of summer when Bai Qingyu sat in the courtyard, using a demonic energy barrier to envelop his small courtyard, and then used a small cooling array to lower the temperature inside.

Although she wasn't afraid of the 30-degree Celsius weather, the kids were, and the heat made them irritable. However, it wasn't all bad; when the weather got warmer, she could take the kids to the beach to play in the water, so she was currently designing swimsuits.

Not only herself and Zhentian, but also Xiaoyao, Miketsu, and Xiaoshe Xiaoya all have them, and even Biyanhua and Qingji have them too.

She's been away from home for a year now and hasn't been back. Luckily, she's free recently and can go back to take the kids to the beach for a vacation. In a sense, she's actually on holiday right now.

She doesn't have much else to do every day; she's either learning the piano or making clothes. Occasionally, she goes out shopping with Zhen Tian to buy some small items.

It's worth mentioning that since her relationship with Zhen Tian developed further last time, Bai Qingyu feels that her life hasn't changed much, except that she's a little bolder when sleeping at night and her relationship is a little closer.

"Yes, don't move, okay, all done."

Bai Qingyu released the measuring tape from her hand and measured Xiao Yao's waist circumference.

"Mother, are we taking these measurements to make clothes?" Xiao Yao blushed slightly because the next measurement was of her bust size.

"Yes, although I measured you before, that was three years ago. You've grown a lot in those three years, so the old measurements definitely won't work. Straighten your back, straighten your chest, and raise your hands, that's right."

As they were talking, Bai Qingyu asked Xiao Yao to raise her hand and measured her bust size with a tape measure. The process was very serious and there was no awkwardness, after all, Xiao Yao was her daughter, and a little girl who looked only eleven years old.

"Mother, has Xiaoyao really grown up?"

"Yes, but it's not very obvious. Okay, go and call Miketsu over."

"Ah."

Xiao Yao skipped and hopped out, and soon after, Yu Zhuan Jin arrived.

She is Xiao Yao's younger sister, but now she is not only a little taller than Xiao Yao, but her physical development is also much better than Xiao Yao's.

Yuzhanjin has a lot of room to grow, but for some reason, Bai Qingyu always felt that Xiaoyao had reached her development limit and couldn't grow much longer. Even the two little horns on her forehead looked very mini and cute.

After obtaining Miketsu's body measurements, the next step was to measure the little snake, which was also the one Bai Qingyu least wanted to measure. Every time she measured her body, the exaggerated measurements made her feel ashamed.

"Speaking of which, little snake, hasn't your tribulation arrived yet?"

While squinting, wondering to himself what the little snake ate to grow so big, he asked.

"not yet."

"Alright then, it's good that you haven't arrived yet, at least we have plenty of time to prepare."

Last time, when Little Snake was sent to fight in the Arakawa region, she didn't get a chance to fight at all. There were only a few battles, and they were all battlefields opened up by the Lord of Arakawa. The Four Symbols Sect hardly let their disciples fight. The only chance she got was missed when Little Snake fell asleep.

"Auntie, what kind of clothes are you making? Do you need to make clothes for summer too?"

"Of course I make clothes in the summer. Regardless of what kind of clothes I make, summer clothes are usually just cool and light. I can't not wear them, right? I think summer clothes are the best looking. Winter clothes have to take warmth into consideration, so they don't look as good."

"What kind of clothes is Auntie going to make?"

"Make swimsuits."

"Swimsuit?"

"Yes, it's a suit specifically designed for swimming."

After measuring the snake's bust and shoulder width, Bai Qingyu took out several sheets of paper from her ring. They were all filled with her drawings of swimsuits, and she even drew what the little snake would look like wearing them.

There are one-piece swimsuits similar to school swimsuits, just with a skirt added around them, and there are also bikini styles, which she has slightly modified to resemble tank tops, and then added more decorations to them.

Both humans and demons in this world are relatively conservative. Even snake spirits and fox spirits felt embarrassed when they saw Bai Qingyu's swimsuit, assuming it was for that kind of purpose.

Sure enough, the kids were shocked and then embarrassed when they saw the swimsuits. Their cheeks were burning. If these were underwear, they would have been able to accept it, but these were clearly not underwear. Bai Qingyu herself said that these clothes were not underwear but for swimming.

Feeling a little embarrassed by everyone's questioning gazes, Bai Qingyu coughed and said, "Well, you didn't see wrong, this is indeed swimming attire. Actually, there's no need to be so resistant. Look, we're going to swim at the beach, right? But we can't wear these clothes to swim at the beach."

Bai Qingyu lifted up her skirt and poured some tea over it. Her white dress clung to her arms after being soaked in the tea, revealing the flesh color of her arms.

"You see, this is what happens if we swim in our clothes. You can imagine it. And isn't it very unsightly and uncomfortable?"

A flash of demonic power, and the wet parts of his body dried instantly. Bai Qingyu put down the cup and took the paper with the swimsuit drawn on it from Xiao Yao's hand.

"If we wear these swimsuits, we won't have this problem anymore. We won't have to worry about the clothes sticking to our bodies and feeling uncomfortable. We can also enjoy playing in the sea more."

After Bai Qingyu said that, everyone looked at each other and felt that what Bai Qingyu said made a lot of sense.

Indeed, even though I've been living in Jiangnan for so long, and the weather lately is perfect for playing in the water, I still worry about getting my clothes soaked and dirty every time I think about going down. I know my aunt will give me a good scolding when I get home.

If you just squat on the shore and play with the water with your hands, it feels very boring.

Seeing that everyone was hesitant, Bai Qingyu continued, "Besides, when we go to the beach to play in the water, we'll all be family, and we're all girls, so what's there to be shy about?"

She had only felt shy at first, but Bai Qingyu's last words made her heart flutter.