Ancient Pine Tower City is part of Shaohai Province, located in the eastern region on the map of Great Xia.

Shaohai Province is an inland province. Although it is not coastal, there are many lakes within the province, among which "Cold Lake" is quite famous.

And this so-called "Cold Lake" is actually a Demon Soldier Realm!

There are two Demon Soldier Realms in Shaohai Province: one in the south is the Mountain Fire Saber, and the other in the east is the Cold Lake Sword.

Both, without exception, are Demon Soldiers with the ability to reach the heavens and the earth. It is unknown what kind of opportunity and fortune they encountered to begin their grand journey to become divine.

The origins of the saber and the sword are both unclear, but compared to the little-known Mountain Fire Saber, the emergence of the Cold Lake Sword is documented in history.

It is said that in the year 634, the Cold Lake Sword, originally buried deep beneath the lake, suddenly emerged from the water and hovered above the lake surface, stirring the vast lake waters, and then began to launch large-scale attacks on cities and territories to expand its domain.

The emergence of the Demon Soldier, however, did not bring catastrophic disaster to the villages and towns by the lake.

The Cold Lake Sword is extremely spiritual, with a formidable momentum like the roaring lake waters, but when facing human villages and towns, it gently let people evacuate.

This is precisely why this story was recorded.

However, such a story is not entirely satisfying, as historians still lack critical information, such as where the Cold Lake Sword originates from and who its master is.

Perhaps, only when some Great Power conquers the Cold Lake Sword will we know the story behind it.

As for the Mountain Fire Saber... it is even more mysterious!

Perhaps its location of origin was too remote, as historical records only note that the Mountain Fire Saber was discovered in the year 635.

To backtrack, what people discovered at the time was not the saber itself, but rather a mountain fire.

Coincidentally, after the mountain fire was discovered, a torrential rain fell for three days and three nights. People initially thought it was a blessing from the heavens on the mountain forests, only to later realize that the wildfires in the core area could not be extinguished at all.

It was only then that people realized yet another Divine Level Demon Soldier had emerged!

In the front passenger seat, Du Yu browsed the web on his phone, reading the vague historical stories and couldn't help but marvel: "Do you think these residual Demon Soldiers could all become Mothers of the Demon Spirit Realm? How powerful must their Demon Tamers be?"

"No matter how strong they are, it's just a short hundred years of human life. Once they die, it's all gone," Li Mengnan snorted, "Our Human Race can't even compare to a Demon Soldier. At least they live longer."

Upon hearing this, Lin Shiwei glanced at the rearview mirror, pursed her lips as if she wanted to say something, but ultimately remained silent.

"Incoming call." Du Yu handed the phone to Lin Shiwei, "Mom."

"Hmm." Lin Shiwei took the phone, taking a deep breath as if adjusting her emotions.

After a full five seconds, she answered the call, her voice softer and more gentle than ever: "Mom."

Du Yu blinked, surprised at how suddenly gentle and obedient she had become, making him feel a bit uncomfortable.

"Ying!" Unintentionally, Li Mengnan let the little Xiaoyan in her arms dart over, jumping into Du Yu's embrace.

She too looked up, curiously watching Lin Shiwei.

After all, Lin Shiwei was the newly crowned beloved, and Prince Yan surely wanted to see all her different sides.

Before long, Lin Shiwei hung up the call and handed the phone back to Du Yu: "It's arranged, they've temporarily cleared up a small venue for us, it'll be enough for our needs."

"Oh."

Lin Shiwei, ever the observant one, kept her eyes on the road ahead, but with one hand she poked Xiaoyan's head: "Why are you staring at me?"

"Ying!"

Du Yu opened the browser again, casually saying: "You were really gentle just now, can you treat me like that?"

Lin Shiwei: "Huh?"

Li Mengnan: "What?"

Du Yu felt his scalp tingle and quickly said: "Xiaoyan said it, not me, I'm translating for her."

"Ying!" Xiaoyan chimed in with a squeaky sound.

Du Yu finally breathed a sigh of relief, thank goodness Xiaoyan chimed in — if it had been the spiritual and clever Little Immortal Deer pretending to be a naive fawn, I would've been in deep trouble even if I jumped into Cold Lake.

Lin Shiwei picked up Xiaoyan and placed her in her lap, rubbing her little head: "Alright, as long as you work hard to grow, you can have whatever you want."

It's evident to anyone that in this team, Xiaoyan is truly the MVP!

Whether facing strong enemies in the future or exploring the Shadow Gu Tower later on, Xiaoyan sets the upper limits of this team's potential!

Lin Shiwei's words were sincere, as long as Xiaoyan is willing to cultivate diligently, there will be no issues.

Xiaoyan snuggled and rolled in the girl's lap, cozying up: "Ying~"

"Hehe~" Lin Shiwei casually steered the wheel with one hand while gently smoothing Xiaoyan's fiery red fur with the other, appearing in noticeably better spirits.

Du Yu paged through his phone, commenting: "You really were quite gentle just now, like a different person."

"Hmm." Lin Shiwei contemplated for a moment, speaking softly, "I'm not an easy daughter to parent, I previously worried my family a lot, so..."

Li Mengnan in the back seat seemed curious, but Du Yu knew what Lin Shiwei was referring to.

It's likely about her time in the mental health facility.

Perhaps there's more to it, considering Lin Shiwei didn't suddenly decline, she had a long, painfully repressive growth history.

Indeed, if any family had such a child, the parents would inevitably be driven to exhaustion.

"We're almost there." Lin Shiwei gestured towards the road sides, "There are no more trees."

"To avoid causing another mountain fire..." Du Yu cooperatively shifted the topic.

The trees and bushes alongside the highway gradually disappeared, and as far as the eye could see, there were only barren mountains and gray-black rocks.

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