The four left Shuntian City and continued south, their destination being the Guiyuan Sect, located at the southernmost part of the Xuanyuan Dynasty, which was the Sect of Qin Li's fiancée, Xiao Muqing.
After Ning Shuying returned to the Divine Constable Bureau, a major case happened in the east.
A thousand-mile drought left the common people with no harvest, and a scout reported back, suspecting the appearance of a Demonic Path Cultivator who practiced corpse refining.
Before leaving, Ning Shuying met with Zhou Fan and others. Qin Li lent the instant space son bead to Ning Shuying and also informed her of the distress signal.
Zhou Fan tacitly approved of this, as Constable Ning's Spiritual Root was quite rare and had brought him many wonderful experiences. He also hoped that Constable Ning would return safely from her trip.
The four did not travel south quickly, mainly because everyone had their own little thoughts.
Qin Li's cultivation was now only one step away from the Core Formation Stage. He wanted to meet his fiancée, Xiao Muqing, only after he had a Breakthrough to Core Formation.
However, simply listening to Zhou Dage and his mother interact was no longer enough to promote the "Qing Ni Jue."
Qin Li thought of his childhood when Aunt Xuan held him in her arms, his special feelings for Aunt Xuan in his youth, and now, after many years, meeting again and seeing Aunt Xuan's supreme majesty dressed in imperial robes.
Qin Li felt that if he could listen to Zhou Dage and Empress Aunt Xuan interact, his cultivation would surely increase rapidly again.
But how could he make Aunt Xuan and Zhou Dage good friends? Qin Li felt a bit troubled.
Nangong Wan was also troubled by this. She was thin-skinned and soft-natured. Several times she mustered up the courage, but she was too embarrassed to tell Xuanyuan Qingyu directly.
All they could do was try their best to create more opportunities for Xuanyuan Qingyu and Zhou Fan to be alone during the day.
The relationship between Zhou Fan and Xuanyuan Qingyu did indeed gradually warm up during this process, but Xuanyuan Qingyu's personality, though seemingly strong and domineering, was actually quite gentle and reserved on the inside.
Xuanyuan Qingyu wanted to wait for Zhou Fan to take the initiative to seriously express his feelings to her. Only then would she consider accepting or rejecting, and then continue to test Zhou Fan for a period of time.
But Zhou Fan never confessed to Xuanyuan Qingyu. He only occasionally used ambiguous actions and words to stir Xuanyuan Qingyu's heart. Every time Xuanyuan Qingyu felt that their relationship was intimate enough, Zhou Fan would use the address "Aunt Xuan" to draw a line.
This skilled fishing technique made Xuanyuan Empress feel very uncomfortable; she both loved and resented this bad guy, Zhou Fan.
A month later, the instant space son bead held by Zhou Fan suddenly lit up.
Hearing the sound of "Daddy save me" coming from inside the son bead, Zhou Fan's figure moved, crossing tens of thousands of miles to appear in front of Constable Ning, who was wearing a black tight-fitting suit and had a weak aura.
Blocking the attack of a fourth-order flying zombie with a casual wave, Zhou Fan's Divine Sense surveyed the entire situation and found that the other three Divine Constables were also seriously injured, while their Master was fighting another fourth-order flying zombie.
This fourth-order flying zombie was tall, over two meters, with bluish-black, stiff, and rough skin covered with crack-like patterns, exuding a cold aura.
Its face was twisted and deformed, its eyes bulged and glowed with a bloody light, its mouth was split to its ears, revealing a mouthful of chilling fangs, and its nails were like hooks, looking disgusting.
Zhou Fan did not want to get too entangled with such a creepy thing. He directly activated his "Overlord" form, making his figure even taller than the fourth-order flying zombie.
A punch covered with Sun Primordial Qi blasted out, instantly piercing through the head of this flying zombie, whose flesh was much harder than steel and impervious to blades and spears.
Then, with hundreds of "Ora" "Ora" punches in less than two seconds, he pulverized the fourth-order flying zombie into dust.
After helping the four Core Formation Stage old Divine Constables of the Divine Constable Bureau eliminate another fourth-order flying zombie, the group quickly found the fleeing corpse-refining Demonic Cultivator and executed him on the spot.
The people of the Divine Constable Bureau thanked Senior Zhou, a Heavenly God, profusely. Zhou Fan stated that Constable Ning and he were close friends, and when a friend was in trouble, he naturally had to help.
Upon hearing this, Ning Shuying directly nestled into Zhou Fan's arms like a little bird. The people of the Divine Constable Bureau immediately understood, and each sincerely congratulated Ning Shuying on finding the best partner.
After the two fourth-order fire-attributed flying zombies were eliminated, the eastern region, which had been in drought for several months, soon began to rain. The surviving common people came out, took out various vessels to collect water, and knelt in the rain, thanking Heaven for its mercy.
After doing good deeds, Zhou Fan originally intended to leave that day, but Ning Shuying insisted on keeping him for two nights. Seeing the heroic Constable Ning acting like a reluctant girlfriend, Zhou Fan had no choice but to satisfy this lovable little glutton.
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Three days later, Zhou Fan returned to the southbound team, only to find that his Fairy Master was gone.
When Qin Li saw Zhou Dage return, he quickly pulled Zhou Dage aside and whispered to him using Divine Sense transmission.
"Zhou Dage, in order to help you and Aunt Xuan get together smoothly, my mother and I have come up with a good plan. You just need to pretend that your old injury has flared up and your face is pale. I will find a way to trick Aunt Xuan into going in to accompany you."
"Mother's temporary departure is also part of the plan. This way, only Aunt Xuan will be on duty to help you relieve the side effects."
"There's no need for such trouble."
Zhou Fan patted Li Di's shoulder, then walked to Xuanyuan Qingyu, directly wrapped his arms around the Empress's slender and flexible waist, and whispered a few direct and passionate words of love into Xuanyuan Qingyu's ear.
Then Qin Li saw the two walk intimately into a guest room.
Although Qin Li didn't understand, he was greatly shocked. He only vaguely heard a few phrases like "vanilla," "lonely for nearly two hundred years, you also," and so on.
Not long after, a soundproofing array appeared outside the guest room.
Qin Li quickly followed the method Zhou Dage had taught him before, passed through this soundproofing array, and soon heard the current Empress's voice, which was completely different from usual.
Memories of Aunt Xuan kept flooding into his mind. The thought of Xuanyuan Empress, who was unapproachable in the court and whose words decided the life and death of thousands, now being... by Zhou Dage.
The "Qing Ni Jue" rapidly circulated. Xuanyuan Qingyu had always held a place in Qin Li's heart. After he learned Aunt Xuan's true identity, he had also fantasized about the scenario of the current Empress falling in love with him.
Now, although Aunt Xuan still treated him as a junior, Zhou Dage, who was of the same generation as him, had accomplished the scene he had fantasized about.
Listening to Zhou Dage's almost humiliating words and Aunt Xuan's unrestrained responses, the unusual emotions in Qin Li's heart became increasingly obvious.
Five days later, with Xuanyuan Qingyu nestled in Zhou Fan's arms, the two walked out of the room, clearly in love.
Qin Li also finally broke through that barrier and successfully raised his cultivation to the early Core Formation Stage.
Nangong Wan appeared. Seeing her naughty disciple being enticed away by her good sister, and the two chatting and laughing, she immediately linked arms with Zhou Fan on the other side, pressing close to him, declaring her sovereignty to Xuanyuan Qingyu.
Xuanyuan Qingyu smiled calmly and, right in front of Nangong Wan, planted a kiss on Zhou Fan's face.
Her smile was triumphant, and she transmitted via Divine Sense: "Sister Wan, I saved my first time for my husband, you know~"