"Tonight, I can finally research this rare item properly. Usually Qing Lin is here, or I have a team, but tonight I can study it thoroughly."
The six women had long since formed their own little groupings.
Ya Fei and Yun Yun were one pair—one passionately fiery, the other gently cool and elegant—like fire and ice that somehow balanced each other perfectly.
Little Fairy Doctor and Queen Medusa formed another duo. These two were Xiao Jietian's favorites in a certain sense; they competed relentlessly, usually dealing a thousand damage to the "enemy" while taking twelve hundred themselves in the process.
Han Yue and Qing Lin made up the third pair—two docile kittens who would obediently do whatever Xiao Jietian asked, cooperating fully without the slightest resistance.
As for these groupings… Xiao Jietian had already decided to overturn them completely. No more fixed teams. His palace facilities had been expanded on a grand scale precisely for this reason—otherwise it would be a shameful waste.
Waste was shameful. One must respect the labor of the construction workers.
These days, Xiao Jietian's routine was simple: cultivate, hold the babies, refine pills, hold the babies again. After all, they were his first children—he was still extremely excited about them.
…
Inside Xiao Jietian's private palace within the Eternal Heaven Palace.
Last night, Han Yue had been utterly overwhelmed by the combined efforts of Xiao Jietian and Ya Fei…
She didn't wake from her deep slumber until noon. After freshening up, she walked out of the bedroom and into the lakeside gazebo.
The moment she appeared, Little Fairy Doctor immediately invited her to join tonight's "session," and Medusa quickly followed suit with great interest.
Meanwhile, Zi Yan—who was currently holding one of the babies—and little dragon Xiao Huiying both watched the conversation with bewildered expressions, completely unable to understand what the older women were planning.
Han Yue frowned slightly at her two mischievous older sisters.
"Continuing is no problem… but we must agree—always united against outsiders. No infighting allowed."
When she recalled how Ya Fei had been even wilder and more inventive than Xiao Jietian last night, she couldn't help but shiver. Yet the next second she remembered how endlessly enjoyable it had been… how it had opened an entirely new world to her.
She quickly shook her head. *What's wrong with me? I must not be fully awake yet.*
As for the two main culprits, they were currently strolling sweetly through the streets of the Black-Corner Region, even sharing a single stick of candied hawthorn—taking alternate bites like an enamored couple.
Little Fairy Doctor walked over and linked arms with Han Yue.
"Alright, we promise. But… can you tell us about last night?"
Han Yue immediately clamped her mouth shut. How could she possibly speak of such things? What if they copied her moves? Then tonight would be even more intense than last night!
"Yue'er, we're just sharing experiences. I can also tell you about Fei'er and me," Little Fairy Doctor coaxed gently.
Medusa immediately chimed in with great curiosity.
"Exactly. I can also share more details about Little Fairy Doctor—she knows quite a lot."
Han Yue looked into Little Fairy Doctor's 'sincere' eyes, opened her mouth… then immediately shook her head after hearing Medusa's words.
She looked as though she would rather die than speak, making it impossible to trick any information out of her.
Sisters should be heart-to-heart, yet here they were trying to play mind games.
"Big Fountain, I told you not to interrupt! See, you ruined it."
Little Fairy Doctor looked helplessly at how they had almost gotten a little information, only for Medusa to ruin everything.
"Big Slug, I don't have that kind of ability. Go find Xiao Jietian if you want to talk."
Seeing the two start their daily bickering—complete with personalized nicknames—the other women almost burst into laughter.
"I think you want to hear it too. I know your thoughts very well."
Little Fairy Doctor glared provocatively at Medusa.
"How about we spar? It was fine when you rode on my face back then, but now you don't call the shots anymore."
"Come on then. Who's afraid of who?"
Neither would back down. In the next instant, they both appeared on the training ground of the Eternal Heaven Palace.
Little Fairy Doctor also suppressed her cultivation to match Medusa's exactly—the tacit understanding they had developed over time.
This scene had long become commonplace for everyone else.
"They're just going to fight like that, all fresh and lively? Aren't you going to stop them?"
The newcomer Zi Yan watched the two already exchanging blows with a bewildered expression, then turned to Yun Yun and the others.
She had always thought *she* loved fighting, but she never expected to find two people here who would start sparring after just a few sentences. Her warlike blood was practically boiling.
"Don't worry about them. They're just bored. They won't actually get serious."
Yun Yun teased the baby Zi Yan was holding and explained gently.
"Alright then… Also, what were they talking about with Junior Sister Han Yue earlier? Why did they seem so excited? Was it something fun? Take me with you!"
Zi Yan looked at Yun Yun curiously and asked in a whisper. Little dragon Xiao Huiying also stealthily leaned closer to eavesdrop.
As for Han Yue—the main character of today's events—she was already whispering intimately with Qing Lin, so Zi Yan couldn't ask her directly.
"Why is a child like you concerned about adult matters? You'll know when you grow up."
Yun Yun looked at Zi Yan's gossipy little face and laughed in amusement.
"I'm not little! Although my body is small, I'm definitely not young!"
Zi Yan shook her head firmly and declared,