When evening came, Wan Yunting returned home. Before he even entered, he heard his son Xiao Bowen crying. Upon entering, he saw Gu Luotang whipping the boy with a rattan, scolding him, "Do you dare hit your older brother again?"
"Wuwu, I don't dare anymore, Mom, please don't hit me..."
Xiao Bowen, with his arm held by Gu Luotang, cried and confessed as he was hit.
"Did this brat cause trouble again?" Wan Yunting asked.
Qi Miaomiao, holding their daughter Strawberry, smiled and said, "He hit Tianhua."
"What?"
Wan Yunting glared at his son Xiao Bowen. He stepped forward, took the rattan from Gu Luotang, and struck his son's backside fiercely, "You brat, you even hit your older brother! You're truly lawless..."
"Ah, Dad, I was wrong! Don't hit me, Grandma, Grandma save me..."
Xiao Bowen yelped as he was beaten. Seeing his grandmother, Xia Xiangyun, emerge, he quickly ran to hide behind her...
"Alright, alright, Luotang has already disciplined him. Let's not hit him anymore at night." Xia Xiangyun, who doted on Xiao Bowen, stopped Wan Yunting and told him to let it go.
"Mom, don't always spoil him. This brat causes trouble for me every day. He deserves to be whipped." Wan Yunting, holding the rattan, pointed at his son hiding behind his mother, getting increasingly angry.
Although Xiao Bowen was younger than his second brother's son, Wan Tianhua, Wan Yunting had been using his internal energy to clear his son's meridians since he was young. Not only was Xiao Bowen taller than others his age, but he was also sturdier.
This was why the boy could beat boys several years older than him. No child in the household was his match.
"Fine, it's getting late, let's get some rest." Xia Xiangyun gave Wan Yunting a look, then pulled Xiao Bowen along. "Bowen, you'll sleep with Grandma tonight..."
"Okay, Grandma..."
Xiao Bowen became smug. Relying on his grandmother's protection, the brat even made a face at Wan Yunting and Gu Luotang...
"Hey, you brat, no, I must find an opportunity to educate him properly."
Wan Yunting stood with his hands on his hips, fuming. Gu Luotang was also helpless and said, "Mom spoils him so much, how can you discipline him?"
Qi Miaomiao giggled and took her daughter to rest.
"Alas, daughters are better," Wan Yunting sighed. His words displeased Gu Luotang, who huffed, "Are you blaming me for not giving you a daughter?"
Wan Yunting was stunned. He immediately embraced Gu Luotang's willow waist and chuckled, "How could I blame you, Luotang? It's all my fault. Why don't we try tonight, and have a daughter together?"
"Get lost. If you want a child, go find someone else."
Gu Luotang playfully glared at him, pushed Wan Yunting away, and turned to go inside.
Wan Yunting chuckled awkwardly. Then his phone rang. It was Duan Yingying calling. When he answered, she immediately questioned, "Hello, you haven't come to see me in three months!"
Wan Yunting was taken aback and then gave a wry smile, "I've been busy lately..."
"Pah! Everyone knows you have time now. I don't care, Letong's birthday is in a few days. You must come!" Duan Yingying hung up after speaking.
Wan Yunting was helpless. Letong was his child with Duan Yingying.
"Hmm, it's been a while since we gathered at Xiaoyao Pavilion. I should also take that brat Bowen to Wuliang Daoist Temple to educate him properly...!"
So, after staying in Huadu City for two days, Wan Yunting sent his mother Xia Xiangyun back to the capital alone. However, he, along with Gu Luotang, Qi Miaomiao, Su Ke'er, and the four children Xiao Bowen, Xiao Xinyu, and Strawberry, and Xiao Liang, flew directly to Kunlun Mountain...
However, he didn't go directly to the Wuliang Daoist Temple in Wuliang Mountain. Instead, he led Gu Luotang and the others towards the northwest of Kunlun Mountain, to Wuling Mountain Peak, about a dozen kilometers from Wuliang Mountain!
Wuling Mountain Peak was remote, with no villages or inhabitants nearby, and the scenery was beautiful, with the deep forests of Kunlun Mountain behind it. It was now August, the most comfortable time of year in Kunlun Mountain.
In the Wuling Mountain Peak, a complex of ancient-style buildings appeared. These buildings were built against the mountainside, with overlapping structures hidden in the mountain forests. If one didn't approach, they would be impossible to spot.
Xiaoyao Pavilion!
This was what Wan Yunting had spent a fortune on two years prior. He not only used his connections to secure the land use rights for Wuling Mountain Peak but also invested heavily in these buildings, naming it Xiaoyao Pavilion!
Xiaoyao Pavilion was naturally Wan Yunting's personal territory. However, the name he chose had indeed aroused suspicion from the major sects!
After all, Wan Yunting was the heir of the Xiaoyao Sect. Now that he had established Xiaoyao Pavilion, it was natural for the major sects to speculate that he intended to rebuild the Xiaoyao Sect!
But now, the major sects did not dare to provoke Wan Yunting, the number one under heaven, anymore. Therefore, they dared not question him whether his establishment of Xiaoyao Pavilion meant he intended to rebuild the Xiaoyao Sect.
In short, outsiders could not enter Xiaoyao Pavilion because it was guarded!
These guards were naturally bodyguards trained by Mei Ying and Tian Lang.
After the Lord God of the Heavenly Eye Master God died, no one could threaten Wan Yunting's loved ones anymore. Therefore, the bodyguards no longer needed to constantly follow and protect his family and friends.
Wan Yunting built Xiaoyao Pavilion for two reasons: firstly, to create a space for himself to spend time with his confidantes, and secondly, to provide a place for Tian Lang, Mei Ying, and others to settle down!
In fact, the outside world's speculation was correct. Wan Yunting did intend to rebuild the Xiaoyao Sect, hence Xiaoyao Pavilion, but it was not convenient to make it public yet.
"Tie Niu, Cui Hua, are you training?"
Wan Yunting brought Gu Luotang, Qi Miaomiao, and the others to a small square in Xiaoyao Pavilion and saw Tian Lang and Mei Ying leading a group of guards in training.
"Pavilion Master..."
Seeing Wan Yunting, all the guards immediately shouted, "Pavilion Master..."
"You may continue."
Wan Yunting waved his hand, then turned to Gu Luotang, Qi Miaomiao, and the others, saying, "You should go back to your residences and settle down first..."
"Okay..."
Saying that, the three women led the children towards a building complex not far ahead. Simultaneously, a group of female disciples in uniform, dressed in Hanfu style, personally came to help Gu Luotang and Qi Miaomiao carry their belongings.
"Pavilion Master, why have you come?"
Tian Lang and Mei Ying were also together and had a daughter. They had been living here, managing Xiaoyao Pavilion for Wan Yunting.
"I had some free time, so I came to see you."
Wan Yunting sat with them in a nearby pavilion, drinking tea. He watched the guards training on the practice field and asked Tian Lang about their progress in martial arts...
After chatting, Wan Yunting returned to the courtyard of his residence in Xiaoyao Pavilion. Seeing Gu Luotang and Qi Miaomiao feeding the children and chatting, he asked, "Would you like to go to Wuliang Daoist Temple to have a look?"
Qi Miaomiao asked, "Are we going to pick up Yingying and the others?"
"Yes," Wan Yunting nodded. Su Ke'er said, "Forget it, we'll stay here to look after the children."
Wan Yunting nodded, then called out to Xiao Bowen, "Bowen, come with me."
Seeing this, Gu Luotang asked, "What are you taking Bowen to do?"
Wan Yunting went forward, pulled Xiao Bowen along, and turned to him, saying, "I'm taking him to Wuliang Daoist Temple to study."
"Study?"
Gu Luotang couldn't help but chase after him, anxiously asking, "You're not planning to let Bowen become a young Taoist priest at the temple, are you?"
"What are you talking about?"
Wan Yunting gave his wife a look and smiled, "I'm handing this brat over to Uncle Chang for a few days of discipline to curb his unruly nature."
"Ah, Dad, I don't want to go..."
Xiao Bowen seemed to know what his father was planning and immediately cried out...
"Hmph, your grandmother isn't here now, so it's not up to you. Let's go..."
Wan Yunting was smug. He picked up Xiao Bowen and walked out.
"Slow down."
Gu Luotang felt sorry for her son, but there was nothing she could do. She could only watch as Wan Yunting took Xiao Bowen away from Xiaoyao Pavilion and drove towards the Wuliang Daoist Temple dozens of kilometers away.
Around three o'clock in the afternoon, Wan Yunting arrived at the foot of Wuliang Mountain with Xiao Bowen. There hadn't been much change in the past three years, but the Daoist temple had gained many more disciples.
"Ah, it's Elder Wan!"
A few young disciples from the Daoist temple were heading down the mountain for errands. Seeing Wan Yunting, they were surprised and then respectfully bowed, "Greetings, Elder Wan..."
"Yes, are you going to the county town?"
Wan Yunting looked at these unfamiliar young disciples and asked with a smile.
"Yes, Elder Wan..."
The few young disciples were excited. Although Wan Yunting rarely visited Wuliang Daoist Temple, he was an elder of the temple.
"Go ahead..."
Wan Yunting waved his hand and went up the mountain with Xiao Bowen...