The Queen Mother of Yaochi reached out to embrace Long Ji, wiping off the food residue from her mouth, and tenderly said, "Long Ji, your mother has found you a Master."
Long Ji hugged the Queen Mother’s arm, cheerfully calling out, "Master, delicious~"
The Queen Mother turned to Bai Jin and said with a sigh, "My daughter is a bit of a glutton."
Bai Jin smiled and said, "Senior, rest assured, we may lack many things in Jie Sect, but delicious food is definitely in abundance, and she won’t be wronged."
"Then I shall trouble you!" The Queen Mother sent Long Ji flying towards Bai Jin with a burst of mana.
Bai Jin caught Long Ji in his arms, and she immediately smiled, reaching out her chubby little hands to grab Bai Jin’s nose.
Bai Jin looked down at Long Ji, smiling gently and said, "Girls who love to laugh never have a bad Qi Fortune, Little Long Ji, please take care of me in the future."
Long Ji tilted her head and looked at Bai Jin with intense curiosity in her gaze.
Bai Jin, holding Long Ji, got up and said, "Senior Hao Tian has reincarnated, the Heavenly Court must have many matters to arrange, so I won’t be a bother any longer, I’ll take my leave now!"
The Queen Mother of Yaochi nodded and said, "If there is anything in the future, feel free to come to the Heavenly Court, even if I’m not around, Nine Heavens Mysterious Woman and Chang’e will give their full support."
"Many thanks, Senior!" Bai Jin bowed and left with Long Ji in his arms.
At the time Bai Jin left the Heavenly Court, undercurrents were swirling everywhere in the Primordial World, with the fall of the Heavenly Emperor, forces far and wide were restless, and the newly crowned Heavenly Emperor surely faced schemes from all quarters, but these matters had nothing to do with Bai Jin anymore.
Bai Jin returned to the East Sea and, holding Long Ji, set foot on Three Lights Immortal Island, going straight into Bird’s Nest, where the sound of Mahjong tiles could be heard from the card room.
The corner of Bai Jin’s mouth twitched. Ever since Mahjong spread through the East Sea, countless Junior Sisters had become homebodies, uncertain whether it was a blessing or a curse. He called out loudly, "I’m back!"
The sounds of Mahjong suddenly stopped, and several voices replied: "Junior Sister, there was a slight flaw in your last Spell, it was too slow."
"Senior Sister is absolutely right, thank you for the advice, I will certainly make improvements."
"The progress of our Junior Nephew is impressive!"
"It’s all thanks to Aunt’s good teachings."
Several carefree figures walked out from the card room, and to the uninitiated, it would seem as though they had been diligently cultivating.
Shi Ji, Gu Liang, Yun Xiao, Jingwei, the four women, upon seeing Bai Jin holding a child, all widened their eyes and hurriedly gathered around. Beholding the delicate and beautiful Little Long Ji, the same thought arose in all their minds, how adorable! And then, another thought followed, whose child is this?
Yun Xiao hesitated before asking, "Senior Brother, is this child yours?"
Bai Jin replied irritably, "What nonsense! She’s my Disciple, Long Ji."
Gu Liang exclaimed with joy, "Wow~ so adorable."
Anticipating, she said to Bai Jin, "Senior Brother, may I hold her?"
Bai Jin smiled and passed Long Ji over.
Gu Liang immediately held Long Ji in her arms, looking at her with a giggling smile.
Everyone gathered around Long Ji, amusing her and making her laugh.
It wasn’t until evening that the group left reluctantly. Long Ji lay on the lounge chair inside Bird’s Nest, her little eyes glancing around without any sign of stranger anxiety.
Jingwei sat next to Long Ji, poked her little arm with her hand and said seriously, "Call me Senior Sister!"
Long Ji turned her head to look at Jingwei.
Jingwei looked around guiltily, then poked Little Long Ji’s small arm and seriously said, "Call me senior sister!"
"Wah~" Long Ji burst into tears.
Jingwei got scared and quickly stood up, shouting, "Master, Little Long Ji is crying."
Bai Jin came out from the palace, flicking the water off his hands, and asked, "What happened?"
Jingwei immediately shook her head and said, "I don’t know. She just started crying for no reason."
Bai Jin walked over, picked up Little Long Ji, and said, "Maybe she is hungry! My meal is almost ready too, let’s go inside!"
Jingwei followed Bai Jin into the palace with her hands behind her back, glancing occasionally at Little Long Ji. How could such a small creature have such a loud cry?
The next day before dawn, Jingwei quietly sneaked into Bai Jin’s room, leaned over a baby crib, and poked Little Long Ji, whispering, "Call me senior sister, call me senior sister, say it for me!"
"Wah~" The loud crying started again.
Jingwei quickly retracted her hand, stepped back, and stood at a forty-five-degree angle looking at the ceiling next to the baby carriage with pride.
Bai Jin groggily opened his eyes and asked, "What’s wrong now?"
Jingwei replied, "I think she’s hungry, and it just so happens that I made breakfast. There’s still some left."
"Then you take her and feed her breakfast," Bai Jin said languidly.
Jingwei paused, frowned, and looked down at the crying Little Long Ji. Such a small thing, how to feed her? She released a stream of mana to lift Little Long Ji up and carried her outside.
At noon, Bai Jin asked Jingwei to look after Long Ji and went to the Underworld by himself.
In Pingxin Palace of the Netherworld, Bai Jin knelt on a cushion, sadly saying, "Your Highness, your disciple has failed! Despite my million strategies and myriad planning, the Jiuli Tribe was still defeated by the Human Clan Tribe in the end, and I’m afraid my dear student Chi You has been killed. Your Highness, punish me! I accept all blame."
A series of muffled footsteps rang out as a headless big man walked in from outside and half-kneeled in the hall.
Bai Jin sneaked a glance and saw blood bubbles continuously emerging from the neck of the headless big man, which startled him. It’s just losing a head, does it need to be so horror-inducing?!
Headless Xingtian said in a muffled voice, "Your Highness, I have failed!"
On the main seat, Queen Mother Ping Xin said gently, "It is not your fault. I underestimated Nuwa, who even took out the Complete Heaven Star Battle Array."
Headless Xingtian hesitated, then said, "Your Highness, in my anger, I charged at the Heavenly Court and killed the Heavenly Emperor, but now I always feel that something is wrong."
Queen Mother Ping Xin said, "Do not worry. The karma between our Witch Clan and the Heavenly Court has been settled. Other matters need no longer concern us."
"Xingtian, you may go now."
Xingtian stood up and left, without giving Bai Jin as much as a glance.
Queen Mother Ping Xin chuckled and said, "Alright, get up!"
Bai Jin sat up cross-legged on the cushion and said softly, "Your Highness, you’re not angry with me?"
"Angry with you for what? It’s a crime that the Heavenly Court interfered in a non-war situation. In fact, I am relieved that I chose you as Chi You’s master. Even though the Jiuli Tribe has lost now, they have not formed a life or death vendetta with the Human Clan, nor have they been oppressed by them. It’s indeed regrettable to lose the position of Human Emperor. But Chi You will become the War God of the Human Clan, and the Witch People will blend perfectly with the Human Clan. The destiny of our Witch Clan can continue, and that is a great fortune amidst misfortune.
Now Little White, I should actually thank you instead. Tell me! What reward would you like?"