The Sect Leader Has Taken in a New Female Disciple

Lu Yaoyao stopped her steps, her voice cold as frost: "Brother Shen, you should stop following me. Let me leave quietly on my own."

Shen Yunzhou immediately set aside his playful smile and said seriously, "I also believe Zhou is definitely fine. But it’s too dangerous for you to be alone."

"I have nothing to do recently anyway, why don’t we go together? Wouldn’t it be better to search for Zhou together?"

"This is between me and my brother," Lu Yaoyao gently shook her head, "I won’t trouble you."

"Trouble me? You’re being too formal!" Shen Yunzhou said anxiously, "Back when Zhou was breaking through Spirit Slash, we were there protecting him!"

He counted on his fingers, "Sixty years ago when I reached Spirit Slash, my elder sister used the Four-Color Restriction ’Nine-Turn Spirit Condensation Array’ which Zhou helped build for her, barely passing through."

"If not for that, I might have already perished."

"Not to mention Kunpeng Palace’s Transforming Divine Medicine and the teleportation array in Celestial Wave City. If it weren’t for Zhou, my elder sister could have fallen into the Endless Void."

"We owe him..." Shen Yunzhou clenched his fists so tightly they were cracking, "more than just one life?"

Lu Yaoyao paused in silence, her eyes flickering under the mask: "I understand. But..."

She hesitated to continue.

Over the years, the Shen siblings treated her like family, allowing her to live here peacefully.

After ruling out Immortal Xuan You and Ninth Princess Xuanyuan Muqian, she could almost be sure—Shen Hanyi is probably the mother she has been searching for.

If it were true, once her father escapes, he would reunite with them here.

Then... perhaps emotions will bloom with Sister Shen, and someday, some embarrassing things might happen.

But, a few years ago, when Sister Shen was teaching her ice Divine Techniques, she suddenly covered her mouth and retched.

She didn’t pay much attention at the time, thinking it was just a common discomfort.

After all, though cultivators practice fasting, it is common to occasionally indulge in culinary desires.

Just like herself, she still has a strong fondness for sweets.

But once might be nothing, twice, thrice, even recurring monthly, had to make one suspicious.

Living for over a hundred years, she’s no longer an ignorant girl, aware of certain matters, and cares deeply.

"Sister Shen is pregnant!" This thought surprised her.

In the following years, she acted as if unintentionally observing until she had fully confirmed.

And through some texts, she learned that cultivating Spirit Severing Realm offspring is already a long process, like those strong pure-blooded Demon Beasts, whose pregnancy can last for thousands of years.

But once born, the offspring often directly possess Divinity Transformation or even Spirit Severing Realm cultivation.

Sister Shen’s situation is exactly like that, hence not visibly obvious.

At that moment, her heart sank to the bottom.

The villa she sheltered in all these years was secretly purchased by Sister Shen to avoid the Shen family’s disputes.

Thus, she always felt secure living here, rarely venturing out, only hoping her father would one day find her.

Sister Shen to avoid exposing the place always came and went quickly, only occasionally guiding her cultivation.

So her personal life, she had no right to interfere.

Now her father’s fate is unknown, yet Sister Shen suddenly becomes pregnant, the answer was clear.

In reality, it was just her wishful thinking all along.

Since Sister Shen is not her mother, her father won’t come here even if he escapes.

To continue staying here would only mean a futile wait.

Therefore, she plans to go to Jiyuan Temple first, there is her father’s godson and a group of female Bodhisattvas.

If she can’t find them, she would then go to those treacherous places where Demon Emperors dwell.

Perhaps her father would appear there, thus perfectly matching the timeline in her memory, recreating the scene of being chased by demons back then.

"Your Shen family has always wanted to harm Sister Shen, right?" Lu Yaoyao said coldly, "If you follow me, and they mistake me for Sister Shen, it would bring me a fatal disaster!"

Shen Yunzhou scratched his head, "Then why don’t you just take off the mask?"

"This mask was given to me by Zhou, and I intend to keep wearing it!" Lu Yaoyao said stubbornly, "In any case, don’t follow me."

Shen Yunzhou wanted to persuade her further when suddenly his expression changed, timidly pointing behind her.

Lu Yaoyao turned around, immediately seeing Shen Hanyi gracefully emerging from a space fissure.

She instinctively bit her lip lightly.

"Why have you suddenly become so distant with me these years?" Han Yi’s cold voice carried a trace of inquiry.

Lu Yaoyao’s lashes trembled under the mask, quickly saying, "That’s not it, I just...missed my brother."

Her voice lowered unconsciously, bearing an unmistakable loneliness.

Looking at the girl hanging her head, Shen Hanyi felt a pang of sadness in her heart.

"I also believe he is still alive. But the void is vast, if you leave recklessly, where should he go to find you once he escapes?"

"But—"

"No buts." Shen Hanyi’s tone remained cold, "Now, home."

However, Lu Yaoyao stubbornly shook her head, eyes reddened.

Where does she even have a home?

The place she had finally deemed a home only turned out to be someone else’s.

No idea which of Nanhuang State’s prodigies is the father of the offspring you’re carrying.

At this moment, she only wished to find the person who might truly be her mother.

Perhaps after her father escaped, severely wounded, happened to be saved by the gentle and kind Fourth Aunt.

During those days of healing, they spent their days together, feelings gradually developing, ultimately leading to her being born...

"When you breakthrough to Divinity Transformation Perfection, and have the power to protect yourself, I absolutely won’t stop you."

Seeing Lu Yaoyao’s strong resistance, Shen Hanyi eventually compromised.

She paused, her voice slightly hoarse, "If it wasn’t for him, a hundred and fifty years ago when I fell into the void, it should have been me...I owe him two lives."

"Two lives?" Lu Yaoyao questioned.