The mastermind behind the scenes starting with the calamity of all races

"I hope Yun Ying isn't leading the team from Da Xuan Mansion!" Zhu Tiandao prayed silently, gazing in the direction of Da Xuan Mansion.

Zhu Tiandao was genuinely afraid of Yun Ying, this violent woman. Before he got married, he pursued Yun Ying at the behest of both Zhu the landlord and himself. He even participated in the "martial arts contest to find a husband," only to be utterly defeated in the end.

After failing in that martial arts contest to find a husband, Zhu Tiandao returned to Daming Prefecture and soon got married.

As for Yunying?

Forget it, I can't afford to mess with them.

Fifty years have passed, and he even has a son now. If he had insisted on pursuing Yunying, he would probably still be single by now.

Closer to home.

Zhu Tiandao was quite looking forward to this exchange between the three major civilizations' universities. Just as Yun Jie thought, exchanges between different regions and cultures are most likely to spark intellectual insights.

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Time always slips away unnoticed.

Seven years have passed in the blink of an eye.

Now, we have officially entered the 332nd year of the Anpyeong calendar.

Over the past seven years, with the firepower suppression of the Heavenly Dao Army, the three major legions and the Iron Eagle Guard have achieved significant results on the battlefield of the heavens, and have also seized a lot of resources.

Meanwhile, under the protection of the Da Xuan and Da Qin armies, the Heavenly Dao Army suffered no losses. Because of this, on the battlefield, the Heavenly Dao Army did not hesitate to throw out their weapons and equipment as much as they wanted, since they had the protection of the Xuanwu Army.

It's worth mentioning that during his vacation last year, Su Long successfully got Lin Xuan pregnant, and she is now in the prenatal stage.

Su Long has already submitted a leave request to his superiors, planning to go back to be with his wife until the baby is born.

Su Long's request was quickly approved by his superiors.

In fact, many people take leave every year because their wives are giving birth, and the Demon Suppression Army approves all of these requests.

After having offspring, soldiers will fight even harder on the battlefield, because before they protected others, but after having offspring, they are protecting their children. How can they not fight desperately?

After receiving the approval slip, Su Long excitedly returned to the human realm, and after several twists and turns, he finally managed to return to Nanyuan.

The Su family.

"Xuan'er".

As soon as Su Long entered the house, he saw Lin Xuan sitting on the sofa watching TV with great interest, and immediately rushed over and hugged her.

"Oh, my husband, why are you back?"

Lin Xuan clearly didn't expect Su Long to return at this time. She remembered that in her letter, she told Su Long to be careful on the battlefield and not to worry about her and the child, assuring him that she would give birth to the child smoothly.

"Haha, my wife is about to give birth, of course I have to come back at such an important moment!"

Su Long said excitedly, while gently stroking Lin Xuan's well-proportioned belly, as if he were feeling the baby's breath.

Hearing Su Long say this, Lin Xuan felt a surge of sweetness in her heart. She gently rested her head on Su Long's shoulder and said, "We've been married for so many years, and we're finally going to have our own child. I wonder if Dad will blame me."

Mentioning Yun Jie gave Su Long a headache. When Yun Jie left, he told Su Long to have a big, fat grandson with Lin Xuan as soon as possible, but Su Long had dragged it out until now. He wondered if he would get a beating when Yun Jie came back.

Although Su Long was inwardly timid, he still put on a calm demeanor in front of his wife. He reassured Lin Xuan, "Don't worry, I'll explain to Dad later, and I doubt he'll dare to say anything more."

Hearing Su Long's tone, Lin Xuan quickly said, "Our dad is getting old, you mustn't upset him, what if..."

"Don't worry, I think the old man is in good health. It's just that I don't know where he's been all these years. He's like a dragon that's never seen again. I've asked around for news about him in the Demon Suppression Army over the years."

Lin Xuan looked up at Su Long and asked, "Did you find out?"

“No,” Su Long shook his head.

"Could something have happened?" Lin Xuan asked worriedly.

Su Long didn't believe anything could happen to Yun Jie. In his eyes, Yun Jie was shrewd and would never put himself in danger.

Besides, it's only been seven years. Last time, Yun Jie left when he was fourteen and didn't return until he got married at twenty-three.

Therefore, Su Long felt that his adoptive father might be watching him from somewhere, and perhaps he would come back after the child was born.

And that was indeed the case. Yun Jie had been secretly watching them for a long time, but he didn't show himself. Yun Jie's purpose was to save Lin Xuan, who was having a difficult childbirth, so that her family could be together again. Yun Jie didn't want Su Long and his son to blame him after they found out his identity.

Of course, even if Yun Jie saves Lin Xuan, he won't be able to reunite the family anytime soon.

Not only that, he also wanted to create the illusion that Lin Xuan was dead, so that they could reunite as a family when the time was right in the future.

At this moment, Su Long had no idea what Yun Jie was planning. He smiled and comforted Lin Xuan: "Don't worry, my cheap old man is very tough. Maybe he'll still be alive and well even if I die. And maybe he'll come back after the baby is born."

After hearing Su Long's words, Lin Xuan glared at him, somewhat angry, "Pah, pah, pah! What do you mean you're dead? You can't die before I die!"

Su Long realized he had misspoke and quickly apologized, explaining, "I was just using a metaphor, a metaphor. I'm not really dead. Don't worry, your man is definitely alive and well. I still want to watch our child grow up and see him get married and have children."

Lin Xuan glared at him. "That's more like it. You're not allowed to say such unlucky things in the future."

"Yes, my dear wife!"

"Go away, where did you learn that?"

When this was mentioned, Su Long immediately got excited.

"Hehe, I heard this from the soldiers of Da Xuan Prefecture. I heard that the King of Da Xuan was afraid of his wife, and every time the Queen Consort of Da Xuan finished speaking to him, he would say: 'Yes, my dear wife.' I don't know how it got out later."

In the shadows, Yun Jie's face grew increasingly dark. Who was spreading these rumors? He had only said it once, so how did it become every time?

Immediately afterwards, Yun Jie fell into deep thought, recalling who was present when he said those words.

soon.

Yun Jie then identified his "prime suspect" as his beloved daughter, Yun Ying!

"Well, you really are my good daughter. I love you so much, and you actually smear your own father outside!"

Yun Jie muttered to himself through gritted teeth.

"Just you wait, wait until I rescue him, then I'll teach you a lesson when I get back!"

Yun Jie planned to let his daughter experience what it meant to be "beaten by society." From childhood to adulthood, Yun Jie had always doted on her, treating her with utmost care and protection, never hitting or scolding her.

Compared to her daughter Yunying, her son Yunchen was like an adopted child, summoned at will and dismissed at will. This led Yunchen to often secretly ask Jiang Yao when he was young whether he was her biological son, and what he got in return was, of course, a beating from Jiang Yao.

distance.

Inside the palace of Prince Daxuan.

On a swing in the back garden.

"Achoo! Achoo!"

Yun Ying sneezed twice in a row. She rubbed her nose, frowned slightly, and said, "That's strange. What's wrong with me? Did I catch a cold from being locked up for too long, or is someone thinking about me?"

"Yes, someone must be talking badly about me behind my back," Yun Ying said confidently.

Immediately, Yunying put the matter out of her mind. Swinging on the swing, she complained, "How boring! I want to go out! I want to go out!"

"That ungrateful dad of mine abandoned me and ran off, leaving me to face the shrew of the house all by myself, sigh..."

Yun Ying sighed deeply, looking utterly despondent.

Just then, a voice rang out from behind her, as ghostly as a ghost, "Who are you calling a tigress?"

"Who else could it be but my mom...?"

Yunying blurted it out without thinking, but then she realized something was wrong. She stood up and said, "Who's trying to trick me... Mom, it's you! Why didn't you say you were coming? It was kind of scary. How long have you been here? Are you tired? I'll go get you a chair."

At this moment, Yunying's will to survive erupted; all she wanted now was to find a place to hide and stay there forever.

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Driven by a strong will to survive, Yun Ying tried to run away, but Jiang Yao remained motionless, quietly watching her with a smile.

The entire Great Xuan King's Mansion had long been protected by a restriction, so no matter how much Yun Ying ran, she couldn't leave the mansion. Otherwise, given her personality, she would have run off somewhere long ago, and there's no way she would be swinging in the back garden.

Seeing that Yun Ying hadn't moved, Jiang Yao said, "Run! Why aren't you running?"

"Ha ha……"

Yun Ying gave a bitter smile. She wanted to run away, but where could she run to?

Yun Ying slowly turned around, a fawning smile on her face. "Mother, hehe, you didn't hear anything just now, did you?"

Jiang Yao shook her head. "I would like to, but someone said it so loudly that it would be hard for me not to hear it."

"Hahaha, Mom, you're so funny. By the way, Mom, do you know why Dad has been running away every few days all these years?"

"Oh? You know?" Jiang Yao looked at her with great interest, watching how she would try to deny it and how she would drag her dear father into the mess.

Yunying hesitated for a moment, then finally made up her mind: "Better to die than to die, Dad. For the sake of your precious daughter's life, I have no choice but to betray you."

Yunying said mysteriously, "Although I don't know exactly what Dad is doing, I know where he went."

Jiang Yao didn't rush to ask about Yun Jie's whereabouts, but instead continued to question Yun Ying, "Where did you get this information from?"

The next second, Jiang Yao thought, "Did you bully Boss Turtle again?"

"Hehe, how can this be called bullying? I have a very good relationship with it."

"Just wait until it tells your dad."

Yunying said confidently, "No, it betrayed Dad this time, it definitely wouldn't dare to say anything."

"You've always been like this since you were little, so clever and mischievous."

Jiang Yao glared at Yun Ying before turning and leaving. She didn't reprimand Yun Ying, after all, it was normal for Yun Ying to have complaints after being locked up at home for so long.

Seeing Jiang Yao leave like that, Yun Ying, still determined to get rid of her father, called out, "Mom, don't you want to know what Dad has been up to?"

Jiang Yao didn't even turn her head and said directly, "No need, your dad has already told me."

Indeed, not long ago, Yun Jie had confessed to Jiang Yao that he had adopted a son outside. Yun Jie didn't go into details, and Jiang Yao didn't press him for answers. As his wife, Jiang Yao could vaguely sense that Yun Jie was plotting something.

But she didn't care; for her, a warm home was enough.

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Several days later.