After breaking up with my girlfriend, I became a Great Sage of the Demon Clan.

"Judging from your expression, did you choose an option you absolutely don't want to choose?"

Zhou Yan looked up and asked Ying Long.

"Could you simply cancel my marriage to Lu Wu?"

Zhou Yan realized that finding anyone to suppress Lu Wu would not only be time-consuming and laborious, but also likely to backfire. Therefore, instead of trying to smooth things over, it would be better to block the marriage altogether.

If the Heavenly Emperors could retract their decrees, he would no longer need to worry about himself and Lu Wu.

Yinglong shook his big head.

"Dream on. As the lord of all gods, do you know how much merit it would take to make him retract his decree?"

Zhou Yan: "..."

Alright, now let's think about how to persuade Little Yama.

"You don't need to be so nervous."

Yinglong's large head began to press down little by little until it hit the ground.

"If you don't have a good marriage prospect in mind..."

Yinglong's tone once again revealed the same irrepressible amusement that Zhou Yan had heard before.

"You can train yourself to transfer [↓玖∥△琳±/泗№｝3伍中转:]."

Zhou Yan was taken aback.

"Train them ourselves?"

"Xiao Mo!"

Yinglong shouted loudly.

After a while, a Qilin as tall as a person ran over from the corner and stopped next to Yinglong.

This little guy is the one Yinglong's daughter Yingcai mentioned back then, the one with severe social anxiety.

Even though Zhou Yan's favorability rating in the Qilin's attribute panel was 50%, the little guy couldn't help but shrink towards Yinglong after seeing Zhou Yan, constantly retracting his body.

Yinglong gently stroked the Qilin's head with its large claws.

“I have raised this child for over three thousand years. If you can help this child broaden his horizons, I don’t mind giving him the money.”

Zhou Yan didn't even bother to look at the little Qilin's attribute panel, and just said helplessly.

"You want me to be this guy's babysitter?"

Putting aside whether this little Qilin is capable of fighting, Zhou Yan is well aware of its severe social anxiety. Rather than wanting this Qilin to be his wife, it's more accurate to say that Yinglong wants him to take this Qilin to the human world for a brief visit and to experience its vicissitudes.

I'm just a nanny.

So why should I bother helping someone who doesn't seem so simple, when I can barely take care of myself?

Yinglong said nonchalantly.

"Gain and loss are equal. If you want to use Xiao Mo to suppress Lu Wu and Jiu Feng, you must also take on the responsibility of taking care of this child."

Zhou Yan raised his hands high, embroidering with his own hands.

"No, no, I already have a ton of troubles. If I add another one, I'm afraid I'll burst into tears."

Zhou Yan took a deep breath and then exhaled before speaking.

"Mountains crumble, people leave."

Zhou Yan stood up from his kneeling position, and Ying Long looked at him with slight surprise.

"So? What do you think, Bai Ze?"

Zhou Yan said loudly.

"I want to try to raise my bloodline to its limit and then break through."

With the blessing of Bai Ze Tu, Zhou Yan's awakening level has reached 91%. At this level, Zhou Yan can now pursue a level beyond bloodline.

Lu Wu is strong, but if Jiu Feng were fully awakened, she wouldn't be weaker than him. Zhou Yan had considered finding a stronger god to counterbalance these two powerful wives, but Jiu Tian Xuan Nu was too playful. He was worried that after all the trouble he went through to marry her, she might betray him. Ying Cai was the daughter of the Heavenly Emperor, and Zhou Yan was afraid that if he agreed to marry Ying Cai, he would be shot eighteen times in the back and commit suicide the next day.

As for Little Yama, well...

Having gone through so many life-and-death situations with this powerful figure, Zhou Yan was really too embarrassed to ask Little Yama to "marry me."

The only remaining option is to strengthen oneself. As long as one becomes strong enough that Lu Wu and Jiu Feng, or even possibly Alona, ​​cannot suppress him, he can regain his authority as the husband. He can make Lu Wu and Jiu Feng do whatever he wants, and make them bow their heads and say whatever he wants.

I don't want to bully my wife, but at least I want to have the initiative in my own hands.

Otherwise, he would be completely disciplined by Lu Wu sooner or later.

As for how to master power, it's actually not difficult.

South Heaven Gate.

Su Zhaojun probably still has a Bai Ze painting in her possession.

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Chapter Four Communication

Zhou Yan tugged at the clothes of Taibai Jinxing, who was beside him and had closed his hearing and sight.

Venus clearly opened his senses and, upon seeing Zhou Yan beside him, showed curiosity.

After all this time, has Bai Ze finally persuaded Yinglong?

Zhou Yan shook his head.

"This matter requires careful consideration."

Taibai Jinxing's curiosity faded considerably, but he didn't say anything. Taibai Jinxing knew better than anyone that Yinglong had a bad temper, and besides, if Yinglong were so easy to persuade to go back, he wouldn't have stayed in the human world for thousands of years.

Venus bowed to Yinglong.

"Your Majesty, Venus is leaving for now."

Yinglong lay on the ground with his eyes closed, silent.

Venus turned around and climbed down the phoenix tree with Zhou Yan. After walking a distance, Venus couldn't help but ask.

"Bai Ze, what do you think is the chance that Lady Yinglong will be willing to return to Heaven?"

Zhou Yan pondered for a moment.

"Thirty percent, I think Consort Yinglong's feelings for His Majesty have softened, especially now that Consort Yinglong is pregnant. As long as we seize this opportunity and try to persuade her a few more times, I believe... there is at least hope."

Tai Erjiu. "∴·San∪。％sSuo: Bai Jinxing cupped his hands towards Zhou Yan.

"Then I'll have to trouble Bai Ze."

Venus will not stay in the human world for long. If this matter is not resolved, he will have to return to the Heavenly Court. The only thing left to do is for Zhou Yan to keep mobilizing Yinglong.

“What Taibai Jinxing said before is absolutely true. If you can persuade Yinglong Niangniang, Taibai Jinxing will definitely submit an edict to the Emperor to grant the marriage to Jiutian Xuannv.”

Zhou Yan gave an awkward laugh.

"This one……"

Zhou Yan was a little unsure how to explain, as he had now lost interest in the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden.

"I'm afraid it's inappropriate to marry the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden. If you could cancel the engagement with Lu Wu, Bai Ze would be extremely grateful."

Zhou Yan also bowed to Venus.

Taibai Jinxing looked puzzled. What had Yinglong and the young Bai Ze said to each other?

"Cancelling the engagement is probably more difficult than a betrothal, but as long as Bai Ze can persuade Ying Long, Taibai Jinxing will lend a hand."

Zhou Yan likes people who are good at talking.

"Then I'll have to trouble Venus."

"No trouble at all, no trouble at all. On the contrary, Venus will have to rely on Bai Ze."

The two emerged from the seabed and ascended into the sky. This time, they didn't need to invite the Dragon King, and Zhou Yan didn't have to join the atmosphere group on the platform. Taibai Jinxing, along with auspicious clouds and celestial officials, left the mortal realm and returned to the Heavenly Court.

Before leaving, Zhou Yan suddenly wanted to ask Taibai Jinxing about the South Heavenly Gate. He was going to the South Heavenly Gate to find Su Zhaojun later, but it was full of gods who harbored deep hatred for him. If he could get information from Taibai Jinxing, things would be much easier.

But then I thought, Venus didn't say he had no grudge against me, he just said it would pass with the wind. What if the grudge doesn't just pass with the wind...?

There's no need to hide anything. Venus can simply tell Zhou Yan the truth about the situation at the South Heavenly Gate, and then sneak off to the South Heavenly Gate to tell him that Zhou Yan will be visiting the remains of the gods there later.

When Zhou Yan arrived, he didn't see Su Zhaojun waiting for him, but a group of gods who had set up a hot pot and prepared their knives, waiting for Bai Ze to be cooked and eaten.

After giving up the option of providing off-field support, Si Zhouyan decided to go and take a look himself.

Three weeks later, Yan flew back to Luomen City in Dongyang Prefecture.

three……

It has been almost half a year since Mio last returned to Luomen City.

When Wu returned this time, Dongyang Prefecture had recovered 90% of its territory. Only some remote mountainous areas remained. Due to their unfavorable geographical location and inconvenient transportation, the prefectural government of Luomen City had not yet subdued them. As for the other areas that were recovered first, order had now been restored.

The army has been withdrawn, and new police officers have taken up their posts. Due to the large number of deaths, the internal competition has disappeared, and all positions, especially those requiring high technical skills, are extending a friendly hand to the survivors.

In the past, capitalists monopolized the education industry. If you weren't middle class, you had no chance of learning knowledge that could change your social class. The reason for this, besides the privatization of the education industry, was more importantly the involution of elite talent.

The Eastern Xia Federation had already reached its talent pool in the past. Now, a third of its people have died, and this death has occurred regardless of wealth, poverty, or social class. A third of the highly skilled personnel have died. The involution has not only ended, but the bottom line has also begun to be lowered.

Some high-tech industries that used to only hire college graduates in that field are now offering free training to anyone who has graduated from high school, with the cost of the training deducted from their future salary.

In order to reduce expenses, some low-end industries used to only use labor dispatch. Now, due to the decline in population, in order to stabilize the labor force, all human resources departments are offering contract workers. And that's not enough. In order to attract more workers, higher salaries are emerging one after another.

When Zhou Yan arrived in Luomen City, he saw a thriving scene. Those who used to live in the slums, those who were unemployed due to a lack of job opportunities, or those who could only do temporary work, now all had jobs.

Although I don't agree with Zhongdou Xingjun's population reduction plan, it seems that reducing the population is indeed one of the best ways to solve the problem of involution.

Zhou Yan first went to the city government of Luomen City to take a look. After finding that there were no problems that he needed to solve himself, he went upstairs and opened his bedroom door.

"Ok?"

Zhou Yan was stunned as soon as he entered the bedroom.

Zhou Yan's room is a typical hotel suite layout, with a corridor behind the door, a wall on the left, a bathroom on the right, and the main bedroom area beyond the corridor.

Zhou Yan could see the direction of the bedroom from the passage behind the door. Normally, when looking from behind the door, Zhou Yan could see his three little pets: the Nine-Colored Deer, Su Xiaowan, and Mu Chongba. Now, Su Xiaowan had returned to Qingqiu to cultivate magic, and the Nine-Colored Deer was in Lingshan accompanying the Medicine Buddha in his cultivation.

There should only be one bird left in the room, Mu Chongba.

But when Zhou Yan looked over now, he didn't see a bird, but a little girl with gray hair lying on the ground, baring her teeth at the tiles.

"Chongpachi?"

Zhou Yan walked towards the bedroom.

The little girl lying on the ground looked up, revealing a pretty face.

"elder brother?!"

The little girl laughed heartily and ran towards Zhou Yan.

"Brother, you're coming? I missed you so much!?"

Zhou Yan stopped, and Mu Chongba bumped into Zhou Yan's lower abdomen. The little head rubbed against Zhou Yan's clothes, and Zhou Yan affectionately rubbed the little cutie's head.

"You can transform into human form now?"

"Yes, yes, Chongba spent a lot of time and effort to become what he is today."

Mu Chongba's small head lifted from Zhou Yan's lower abdomen, staring blankly at Zhou Yan's chin. 4

"Brother, brother, isn't Chongba amazing? Chongba is very smart."

Zhou Yan picked up the child and sat down beside his bed.

"Impressive, impressive! I'll give you a reward later."

The little guy chuckled. This little thing hadn't been human for long, but it already knew how to snuggle in Zhou Yan's arms to express its affection.

A knock sounded at that moment, followed by Wei Youde's familiar voice. Lu

"Councilor Zhou, are you free?"

Zhou Yan used telekinesis to open the door, and Wei Youde, who was standing outside, walked in.

Fearing that Jiu Feng would find out he was holding a little girl, Zhou Yan erased Mu Chongba's existence. When Wei Youde came in, he saw Zhou Yan sitting alone by the bed.