Li Xiaonan slowly walked up to Hong Lian and said, "I don't want you to be my servant or maid. In our past life, we were siblings... in this life, I still consider you my sister."
The character for "younger brother" was forcibly changed to "younger sister" in his mind. To him, both Aries and Hong Lian were his subordinates.
He should treat them well and take responsibility for them.
However, beyond that, it would be difficult to develop any romantic feelings, whether between men or between a man and a woman.
Hong Lian was stunned, her big eyes sparkling with light as she asked, "Are you serious? In our previous life, I was your sister. How did I die?"
Li Xiaonan wiped the virtual sweat from his forehead and replied, "Although we have no blood relation, we got along very well. You had eleven younger brothers—the eleven demons you saw earlier. In your past life, you were killed by the Dustless Heart Demon. After I fought fiercely with Dustless, I lost my memory, and you were reborn."
Although Li Xiaonan's words were somewhat embellished, the overall direction was correct.
Hong Lian exclaimed in surprise, "No wonder... no wonder I felt a sense of familiarity when I saw those people earlier. No wonder I wanted to follow you but didn't feel any romantic feelings. Now I understand; we are siblings, brother!"
"Yes," Li Xiaonan nodded, looking at Hong Lian's radiant smile. In his mind, the image of Aries slowly emerged—equally spirited and sunny.
Despite their vastly different appearances, they surprisingly began to overlap in his thoughts.
While Li Xiaonan was lost in thought, Hong Lian patted him and said, "Big Brother, you need to work hard and quickly overcome your Inner Demon so that I can go to the Buddhist Realm and reunite with the other eleven brothers."
Li Xiaonan smiled and nodded. He then moved with Spirit Weapon out of the Cloud Sky Pavilion. Their destination was naturally Golden Jade Good Fortune.
As soon as they stepped inside the store, Spirit Weapon remarked, "This luxurious style really is something else; it’s quite impressive."
Li Xiaonan secretly glanced at his father-in-law and couldn't help but mutter to himself: The legend says that dragons love gold and all things splendid; it seems there's some truth to that rumor.
Clearing his throat, he said, "Father-in-law, don’t get too envious; all of this will belong to you in due time."
He cleared his throat again and added, "We're here to cause trouble; if you're sensible, get out of here quickly."
The Shopkeeper's face darkened as he immediately summoned his celestial sword, coldly staring at Li Xiaonan and the Spirit Weapon.
Inside the shop, three or four celestial customers sensed something was amiss and quickly grabbed their elixirs, rushing out without paying.
Although the Shopkeeper was displeased, he couldn't pursue them; his attention was entirely focused on the unexpected guests.
Li Xiaonan smiled and said, "Father-in-law, should I go or will you?"
"I'll go."
Li Xiaonan nodded, and the Spirit Weapon added, "Collect the elixirs."
Upon hearing this, Li Xiaonan stumbled slightly, nearly facing disaster before achieving success. He muttered to himself that once Father-in-law left Ling'er’s line of sight, he began throwing around curses...
How would they play in the future?
Li Xiaonan's lips twitched slightly as he summoned the Carefree Fan to confront the Shopkeeper's celestial sword.
At his current Demigod level, he couldn't just bully the celestial Shopkeeper as easily as cutting tofu.
Li Xiaonan was too lazy to jump directly into battle; instead, he pulled a small stool from the Azure Jade bracelet and sat down, intending to watch the show. Blood Soaked Freedom had already damaged the Shopkeeper's celestial sword and even consumed it.
Seeing this made Li Xiaonan shake his head in disbelief, pondering where such domineering behavior could have been learned.
He completely forgot that the reason for his transformation from a graceful young gentleman to a violent brute was none other than himself.
Poor Golden Jade Good Fortune; the Shopkeeper spat out a mouthful of old blood onto the ground, clearly suffering severe internal injuries.
He gasped, "You shameless scoundrels! Even in death, I won't let you take a single cent of Golden Jade Good Fortune!"
At that moment, the Spirit Weapon had already collected two-thirds of the elixirs from Golden Jade Good Fortune.
This brave declaration sounded particularly ironic at that moment.
Li Xiaonan smirked, picked up the small stool beneath him, and walked with a swagger towards Xiaoyao, gesturing for him to step aside.
He smiled at the Shopkeeper and said, "I'm a reasonable person who doesn't like killing, so... you'd better behave yourself."
Li Xiaonan picked up a stool and smashed it into the shopkeeper's face, causing him to faint instantly.
Li Xiaonan licked his lips and habitually blew on Liu Hai, saying, "Robbing one shop at a time is too slow."
The Spirit Weapon, having collected the last immortal pill, smiled and said, "I think this is quite good; it feels very rewarding."
Li Xiaonan pouted, pretending not to hear the Spirit Weapon's words. Several phantoms transformed into solid clones around him as he declared, "Don't let a single Golden Jade Good Fortune shop escape; let's move quickly."
He then turned to the Spirit Weapon and said, "Father-in-law, let me take you to see the Yellow Emperor's old lair; it's even more splendid there. You'll definitely like it."
A glint of gold flashed in the Spirit Weapon's eyes as he cleared his throat and replied, "Am I that kind of mundane person? But I will go with you to take a look."
Li Xiaonan chuckled lightly and led the Spirit Weapon toward Gai Huang Star.
The two hovered in the air above a grand city.
Golden glazed tiles sparkled brilliantly under the sunlight, dazzling to behold.
Though it couldn't be called bustling with noise, it was still quite prosperous. The roads paved with Gold Brick reflected a radiant glow.
The Spirit Weapon's eyes sparkled with excitement.
Li Xiaonan smiled and said, "Father-in-law, how about this place? Not bad, right? Once we deal with that Yellow Emperor fellow, this can be your retirement home."
"You've got some filial piety, but swallowing this place won't be that easy. I sense that besides Huang Qi, there are three powerful dragons here; they should be the leaders of three clans," the Spirit Weapon said coldly as he retracted the golden coins from his eyes.
"Well then, so what? I'm not here to fight them. Father-in-law, why don't we find a place to have some tea and rest for a bit? I estimate that Huang Qi and his old friends are getting impatient," Li Xiaonan replied with a chuckle.
In just a short while, he had sensed that seventeen clones had disintegrated. At the same time, his Azure Jade Bracelet had accumulated a pile of immortal pills resembling small mountains.
As dusk gradually fell, Li Xiaonan had already devoured three plates of immortal fruits. Bored out of his mind, he rested his chin on one hand while tapping rhythmically on the table with the other.
Suddenly, a gleam flashed in his eyes, and his lips curled into a slight smile.
He said, "Father-in-law, your old friend has arrived."
As soon as Li Xiaonan's voice fell, a beam of golden light descended into the Celestial Inn.
The Yellow Emperor, clad in golden battle robes, appeared before Li Xiaonan alongside seven Silver-armored Immortals.
Three hours prior, he had been receiving urgent reports from various Golden Jade Good Fortune locations.
In just one day, Huang Qi's Heart Sutra camp had been swiftly overrun, and even more infuriating was that his Elixir Vault had been robbed.
It goes without saying that this incident was naturally orchestrated by Li Xiaonan's avatar.
The Yellow Emperor furrowed his brow and said, "Li Xiaonan, you truly go too far."
Li Xiaonan took a sip of tea, a smile on his face as he relaxed, completely disregarding the Yellow Emperor.
"Li Xiaonan, you—"
Spirit Weapon slowly stood up and said, "Huang Qi, I trust you are well. Wearing that golden dragon armor is truly a disgrace."
"It’s you!" The Yellow Emperor's pupils constricted sharply. His attention had been entirely focused on Li Xiaonan earlier, and he hadn’t noticed Spirit Weapon at all.
Now that he saw him, he was naturally astonished.
How could this be? His cultivation should have been crippled by the Azure Emperor; how was it that now he seemed even stronger than before?
What on earth was happening?
Spirit Weapon looked at his astonished expression and felt even more amused. He and Huang Qi were old acquaintances; how could he not guess what he was thinking?
His eyes reddened slightly as he sneered, "Surprised that my cultivation has recovered? Heh, this is all thanks to my good son-in-law. But today, we might need to settle our accounts."
Huang Qi's expression darkened slightly as he said, "With just you? I'll deal with you first before taking care of the younger one."
Li Xiaonan had initially planned to deal with the Yellow Emperor directly but realized that Spirit Weapon's anger should be even greater.
Regardless of whether Spirit Weapon could defeat the Yellow Emperor or not, he should be allowed to fight and release his own hatred and fury.
He jumped onto a mahogany chair and laughed, "Father-in-law, let me cheer you on!"
"Today, let me show you my true skills," Spirit Weapon laughed.
As the saying goes, enemies meet with extra hostility.
With a sharp cry, Spirit Weapon transformed into the Azure Dragon True Form and soared into the sky, tearing off the glazed tiles and golden roof of the Celestial Inn.
The Yellow Emperor roared in anger, transforming into a golden dragon that ascended into the air.
Li Xiaonan rummaged through the Azure Jade Bracelet and pulled out a crystal ball.
This item, known as the Image Sphere, could replicate images and sounds, akin to a camera on Earth.
In the celestial realm, this device was incredibly intricate and could only play back once.
However, Li Xiaonan was a master craftsman.
After his modifications, the Image Sphere had truly become a DV camera. He had previously asked An Quan Tao and Dai Lizi to record the wedding ceremony.
Now, he intended to respond to the pose he had just struck while explaining and filming.
Unexpectedly, seven figures stealthily flew into the air, planning to ambush Spirit Weapon.
Li Xiaonan was instantly furious.
What was going on with seven little dots suddenly appearing in the midst of a grand battle between dragons?
He quickly summoned a clone and said, "Wait for me to deal with those little guys before you start filming."
Only someone like Li Xiaonan, a Demigod, could refer to top-tier beings in the celestial realm as "little guys."
Holding the Carefree Fan, he flickered and vanished from the Celestial Inn, reappearing in mid-air in an instant.
These seven Celestial Beings were no ordinary foes; they were the most capable assistants of the Yellow Emperor, collectively known as the Big Dipper Seven Stars: Heavenly Pivot, Tianxuan, Tianji, Tianquan, Yuheng, Kaiyang, and Yao Guang.
Not only were these seven highly skilled in cultivation, but they were also cunning and ruthless in their actions, experienced in their ways.
Typically scattered throughout the celestial realm, they had been summoned back by the Yellow Emperor after he lost his powers to Li Xiaonan during their previous encounter.
Now that the seven stars had gathered, their combined might was something even an Immortal Emperor would have to consider carefully.
However, when facing Li Xiaonan, the outcome remained uncertain.
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