Chapter 2419

Zhu Yanyi did not feel lonely. In her past life, without Yan Aohan by her side, she had felt fine. Now, with him, she felt even less alone. Yet, a small regret lingered. It was strange to live a whole life without a single good friend.

Yan Aohan listened and said, "In that case, making friends with the Fairy Queen is not a bad idea." Although he preferred to keep his wife close and watch her himself, he would not say such possessive things aloud.

Zhu Yanyi ignored her inner thoughts. She and Chai Yekuang got along well now, but she did not know if they would become true friends in the future. After all, she was only at the Immortal Saint level, while she was an Empress-level Fairy Queen. Still, their current relationship was good enough.

Zhu Yanyi and Yan Aohan returned to the Immortal Realm. Since they planned to visit the Immortal Palace, it would take more than a day or two. Zhu Yanyi needed to give instructions to Zhuge Hongwen first to prevent trouble in her absence. More importantly, she had to set up protective arrays in advance to hide their location from prying eyes.

They began setting up the arrays early. Zhu Yanyi had actually started this process long ago. The moment she gave the architectural blueprints to Honglian, the basic array nodes were prepared. She only needed a slight touch to activate them.

After checking the array nodes, Zhu Yanyi began the activation. She used only top-grade Immortal Jade. She threw piece after piece of jade into the soil. As the array started, the spiritual energy in the area became much denser. Zhuge Hongwen and the others watched in amazement.

"I always thought I had great talent in arrays," Zhuge Hongwen said, unable to believe his eyes. "But I never expected your mastery, Sect Leader, to be so high."

"I didn't expect it either," Honglian added from the side.

Zhu Yanyi said calmly, "The fact that no one has discovered the Suiyuan Pharmacy already proves my array skills. How could you not know?"

Well, those involved often fail to see the obvious. They had never considered this possibility.

After activating the main array, Zhu Yanyi addressed the group. "I will set up an illusion array outside. I will teach you the correct path to take. From now on, you must use this path to enter and exit. Others will not be able to see what is happening here."

"Understood," Zhuge Hongwen and the others replied.

Zhu Yanyi began setting up the illusion array. This type of array was very familiar to her, so it took little time. The only delay was the large area, which extended the process slightly. It took no more than an hour and a half in total.

When the illusion array was active, those without the correct path saw only the usual scene of the lawless zone.

"Sect Leader, this skill is truly amazing," Si Haitao said seriously. "If I had this skill, I would not have needed to run away in the past. I could just find a mountain, set up an array, and no one would find me."

Zhu Yanyi glanced at Si Haitao. "If you could learn this array, would you still be an elder here?"

She then turned to Zhuge Hongwen. "Hongwen, my husband and I need to leave for a few days. During this time, organize everyone to move the children here and help them get familiar with the environment. Also, think of names for the various halls. I will appoint leaders when I return."

"Okay," Zhuge Hongwen nodded seriously.

Seeing that everything was in order, Zhu Yanyi said to Yan Aohan, "We should go now."

Yan Aohan looked at Zhu Yanyi, then at Ouyang Tianyun. "Do you want to come along?"

"Where are we going?" Ouyang Tianyun asked. He had been so busy lately that he had almost forgotten some things.

"To meet your adoptive father," Yan Aohan said, looking at Ouyang Tianyun.

Ouyang Tianyun was stunned. He then slapped his head. "I knew I had forgotten something. I haven't visited my adoptive father since ascending to the Immortal Realm."

"Unfilial son," Zhu Yanyi teased, adding salt to the wound.

"Whose fault is that? If you hadn't pulled me into the Azure Sovereign Sect, I would have visited my adoptive father long ago," Ouyang Tianyun said, glaring at Zhu Yanyi. It was clearly her fault, yet it seemed to be her.

Zhu Yanyi shrugged. "It has nothing to do with me. I didn't stop you from visiting her." She paused. "Besides, we are going to see her now. Do you want to come?"

"Really?" Ouyang Tianyun frowned slightly, looking at Zhuge Hongwen and Sikong Xuran.

Sikong Xuran spoke first. "I will cover your lessons for you. Since you have an adoptive father in the Immortal Realm, you should definitely go see him." Although Sikong Xuran did not know who Yan Aohan and Zhu Yanyi were going to meet, the person they mentioned was clearly not ordinary.

"Go ahead. The Azure Sovereign Sect is currently lying low, so we will not be going out. It is fine if you leave for a few days." What Sikong Xuran could think of, Zhuge Hongwen could also think of, and he considered even more aspects.

Zhuge Hongwen did not know who Yan Aohan was, but she could sense his unfathomable depth. The adoptive father of Ouyang Tianyun was clearly no ordinary immortal. Furthermore, the fact that Zhu Yanyi owned the land deed to the lawless zone indicated she had powerful backing.

The Azure Sovereign Sect was currently hiding, but it also needed backing. Only then could they astonish everyone when they finally rose to prominence.

Because of this, Zhuge Hongwen could deduce that Zhu Yanyi was extraordinary, and naturally, Yan Aohan was too. Knowing their importance, Zhuge Hongwen understood the value of such backing. Even if she did not know Ouyang Tianyun's exact background, having an adoptive father in the Immortal Realm meant having a protector.

As the saying goes, whether a cat is white or black, if it can catch mice, it is a good cat. Similarly, regardless of the adoptive father's cultivation level, as long as he could serve as backing, it was sufficient.

Hearing Zhuge Hongwen's words, Ouyang Tianyun said, "I will be away for a while. Brother Sikong, please take care of my lessons."

Sikong Xuran did not mind and nodded directly. "Go ahead."

Yan Aohan then released his cloud-shaped flying vehicle. Zhu Yanyi and Ouyang Tianyun naturally boarded it.

In the Immortal Realm, various cloud-shaped flying vehicles were common, so no one would pay attention to them. Seeing this, Zhu Yanyi asked Yan Aohan curiously, "When you refined this cloud flying vehicle, was it originally to blend in?"

Yan Aohan actually nodded. "Yes. Flying on our own clouds is troublesome. Having a cloud vehicle is much better. Besides, I am not the only one with one. Others have them too, so using this shape is perfectly fine." Yan Aohan said this with complete理所当然 (matter-of-factness).