Shaofeng gasped at their reactions and finally, in exasperation, found An Nuo and complained with hands on her hips, "Wife! They're bullying me!"
"Good boy, good boy," An Nuo patted Shaofeng's dragon horns.
Shaofeng, looking aggrieved, transformed back into his white dragon form, coiled around his wife, and hugged her tightly.
And so, he successfully became the fourth pet on the ship.
The Demon Realm.
By the time Qi Yu and Si Qing's ship docked, the Demon Realm was completely dark.
The Demon Realm was extremely dangerous at nightfall.
Many spirits would choose to appear at this time, walking the streets with alluring charm, seeking partners for dual cultivation.
As Qi Yu and Si Qing walked down the street, they witnessed many demons standing by the roadside in pairs.
Qi Nian's face flushed with embarrassment. Seeing Qi Yu's curious expression as she looked around, he couldn't help but cover her face and explain, "Little Heavenly Dao, this is not suitable for children. You must be good. Only adults in the Demon Realm can dual cultivate; children cannot."
Wang Lanqing, overhearing this, muttered softly, "Humans can dual cultivate too, and it can even improve their cultivation."
Qi Nian smiled and nudged Wang Lanqing with his elbow.
Wang Lanqing hugged Chi Shangming, looking aggrieved.
She knew Qi Nian was afraid of corrupting Qi Yu by saying such things, but she felt Qi Nian was being overly cautious!
How long had Qi Yu lived? She wasn't a three-year-old child in the mortal world; how could she be easily corrupted?
If she were to be corrupted, she would have been corrupted from the start.
Wang Lanqing only dared to think these thoughts to herself; she wouldn't voice them.
After all, for some reason, Qi Nian always believed that Qi Yu, who had lived at least two lifetimes and had already become the Heavenly Dao, was very pure...
Qi Yu reached out and held Qi Nian's hand that was covering her eyes. "I wasn't planning on learning, so why cover my eyes? Don't worry, I won't look. You can let go."
In fact, it wouldn't have mattered if he hadn't let go. As the Heavenly Dao, Qi Yu could perceive all things even with her eyes closed.
But seeing was one thing, and being led forward with her eyes covered felt rather uncomfortable.
Qi Nian was still uneasy. Though he released his hand, he kept pushing Qi Yu forward, hurrying along.
People around them saw their clan leader passing and bowed in greeting.
But before they could finish speaking, Qi Nian shooed them away: "What kind of behavior is this, pulling and hugging on the street? Didn't I say? If you want to dual cultivate, go find a forest."
"Alright, hurry up and disperse. If you dare to mess around here again, I'll gouge your eyes out. Where is the vice-clan leader? I told those spider spirits to come and prepare, where have they all gone?"
As Qi Nian landed in a puff of smoke, someone immediately replied, "Clan leader, all the spider spirits of the Demon Realm are waiting at the alley entrance ahead. Each of them has brought their work; they are all skilled at making clothes."
"To prevent any issues, we conducted meticulous checks. These spider spirits can make clothes very quickly, almost dozens a day."
Qi Nian nodded with satisfaction and asked the speaker to lead the way.
Qi Yu, seeing they were nearing their destination, couldn't help but keep looking back.
"Is that a pleasure house over there?" Qi Yu rubbed her hands together with anticipation.
Before she could voice her next thought, Si Qing grabbed her by the collar and pulled her away.
Qi Nian, Yue Zhiyin, Sui You, Ming Lou, Chi Ming, Qi Yan, Feng Mingqi, Feng Yunzui, Feng Siqian, and even An Nuo, Shaofeng, the Four Directions Ancestral Dragon, and others were all behind, pushing Qi Yu.
Clearly, they had no intention of giving her a chance to investigate.
"Wuwu, it won't cost me a piece of flesh to take a look," Qi Yu struggled in Si Qing's hand. "Si Qing, let go of me!"
Si Qing didn't let go, continuing to pull Qi Yu forward. As he walked, he said sternly, "Sister, what's so curious about a pleasure house? It's just a pleasure house. What do you want to do once you go in?"
"...I didn't say I wanted to go in. I was just asking, I wanted to wander around nearby, I didn't say I absolutely had to go in." Qi Yu tried to struggle.
Si Qing bound her with his law chains and took her away.
Qi Yu was furious.
Shaofeng felt relieved and let out a long sigh. He turned to An Nuo and muttered, "It's good. Fortunately, it's Si Qing's law. Otherwise, if it were someone else, they would have found a way to depose our Qi Yu from her Heavenly Dao position."
What kind of proper Heavenly Dao would be interested in a pleasure house!
"Who says not? That's why we're quite lucky," An Nuo couldn't help but nod in agreement.
Qi Yu was utterly dejected.
"Si Qing, I want to go to the pleasure house," she trotted behind Si Qing and pleaded in a small voice, "I've been everywhere else, but I've never been to a place like this. Let's just try it once."
Si Qing gritted his teeth.
Chen Xi, who had been holding back laughter behind them, couldn't resist any longer. Covering his face, he exclaimed, "Honestly, I've seen close siblings before, but a sister clamoring to go to a pleasure house and being dragged back by her brother, I've never witnessed this in all my years."
Yan Hua cleared his throat and finally couldn't help but cover his face and laugh.
Qi Yu puffed out her cheeks.
She decided to cut off relations with them for the time it takes an incense stick to burn.
"Sister," Si Qing seemed to notice Qi Yu's sulking and couldn't help but turn to reason with her.
Qi Yu grumbled.
"Sister, pleasure houses aren't really fun places," Si Qing patiently persuaded. "We shouldn't go to such places. We can go to various Taoist temples."
"Being the Heavenly Dao doesn't mean being a monk. Why go to Taoist temples?" Qi Yu was angry.
"Taoist temples aren't for monks, they're for Taoist priests, right?" Chen Xi corrected softly.
Qi Yu said "oh," changed "monk" to "Taoist priest," and then continued to ask Si Qing, "You said pleasure houses aren't fun, have you been inside to play?"
Si Qing was stunned for a moment, unsure what to say. He shook his head with red ears and retorted uncomfortably, "Places like pleasure houses aren't very proper. What's fun about them? In my opinion, they're not as interesting as a library!"
Qi Yu hooked Si Qing's shoulder. "You haven't been there, so how do you know they're not interesting? They might be very fun. I heard there are many beautiful young ladies who dance there. Don't you want to see?"
Si Qing's face turned completely red. "No."
"What about handsome young gentlemen?" Qi Yu stroked her chin. "A group of handsome young gentlemen surrounding you, wouldn't you be tempted? Oh, I forgot, you're a man, you probably wouldn't be tempted. How about this?"
She whispered a suggestion to Si Qing. "Let's go to the pleasure house tonight, you can look at the beautiful young ladies, and I can look at the beautiful young ladies and handsome young gentlemen."
Si Qing: "..."