Chapter 2651

"Even if it is merely a form of compensation, it is a good thing as long as it benefits you," Yan Aohan said.

Yan Aohan had become the Yan Emperor, and it was inevitable that her wife would be the Yan Empress. However, Zhu Yanyi was currently only the Empress in name. She could not yet activate certain abilities associated with the title, such as borrowing the power of the Yanluo Realm to fight enemies. Such feats were divine in nature.

Although Zhu Yanyi could control some souls, she lacked other significant abilities. To gain them, she needed to continuously improve her own strength until she became a deity. Since she was not yet a god, she had to rely on external conditions added to her.

For example, the various defensive items she prepared for her daily, or the title of Heavenly Medical Envoy she had just received. With this title, she would not need to worry in the Evil Buddha Realm.

The Evil Buddha Realm possessed both Buddhist nature and evil nature. People who entered it did not think of other paths but only followed the Evil Buddha because of this evil influence. Zhu Yanyi’s title as Heavenly Medical Envoy allowed her to utilize the righteous Buddhist power of the Buddha Realm to suppress the evil nature of the Evil Buddha Realm. This was why Yan Aohan spoke as she did.

Zhu Yanyi raised her eyebrows slightly and said, "Perhaps by the time I go to the Evil Buddha Realm, I will have already become a god."

Zhu Yanyi understood her current situation. She needed time to stabilize her cultivation. Therefore, the first thing she would do upon returning was to consolidate her foundation. Consequently, the trip to the Evil Buddha Realm would obviously be postponed.

Of course, she would still go to the Evil Buddha Realm, but likely in twenty or thirty years.

Originally, Zhu Yanyi thought she would need at least a hundred years before going to the Evil Buddha Realm. But now, she felt twenty years would be sufficient.

She also needed to enter seclusion properly.

Zhu Yanyi’s return did not disturb many people. However, as time passed, people in the Yanluo Realm learned that the male and female masters of the realm lived in the Yan Palace, suspended in mid-air.

Yan Aohan basically handed over all matters to Yan Xizhong for handling. On the day Ding Chengpei formed his Nascent Soul, he was granted the title of Reincarnation Envoy, tasked with managing reincarnation affairs across numerous small worlds. He was also to assist Yan Xizhong.

Twenty years passed in a blink. On this day, Yan Xizhong came to see Yan Aohan and Zhu Yanyi.

After twenty years, the children had grown up. Yan Yuxi, also known as Mianmian, was now the principal of the Yanluo School in the Yanluo Realm. Ding Yupe, also known as Qiao'er, had become the head of the Yellow Springs Club.

The Yanluo School was specifically established to train students from various small worlds to execute missions. With these students, Ding Chengpei’s work became much easier.

The Yellow Springs Club was, in essence, an entertainment venue in the Underworld built using Yellow Springs water. Its greatest feature was a swimming pool filled with Yellow Springs water. Zhu Yanyi had added some medicinal ingredients to the pool. Residents of the Yanluo Realm who bathed or swam there felt much more relaxed, making it very popular.

The Yanluo Realm had been established for nearly a hundred years. Regardless of the details, its development was commendable.

As the ruler of the Yanluo Realm, Yan Aohan did not need to handle every matter personally. He only needed to supervise occasionally, leaving the actual work to others.

Therefore, Yan Aohan spent most of her time with her wife. she was either in seclusion or in the Yanluo Realm’s medicine garden, helping her plant herbs.

"Dad, Mom." Yan Xizhong arrived and happened to see Yan Aohan and Zhu Yanyi planting herbs in the medicine garden.

"Why have you come?" Yan Aohan saw it was Yan Xizhong. She did not stop her work, continuing to cooperate with Zhu Yanyi. She dug the furrows, Zhu Yanyi scattered the seeds, and then they covered them with soil.

"Yes, there are so many matters in the Yan Palace. You don’t need to visit us so often," Zhu Yanyi said with a smile.

Yan Xizhong said, "Mom and Dad, I am not worried when you are together. I came today because there is a matter."

"What matter requires you to come?" Yan Aohan knew from these words that Yan Xizhong must have something important. If it were not important, Yan Xizhong would usually just discuss it with Zhan Diting and the others.

"Dad, do you still remember Brother Xibei?" Yan Xizhong thought for a moment and decided to speak honestly.

Yan Aohan and Zhu Yanyi were slightly stunned and looked at each other. Yan Aohan asked, "What? Has her lifespan ended?"

"Dad, you already know?" Yan Xizhong raised his eyebrows slightly, then realized that as the Yan Emperor, knowing such things was effortless for Yan Aohan.

"Your mother and I have long treated Yan Xibei as a stranger. You know this. Now that you mention it, it must be because Yan Xibei’s lifespan is nearing its end. Are you worried that your mother and I will be sad?" Yan Aohan looked at his son.

It had to be said that Yan Xizhong had not disappointed them. Perhaps because Yan Xizhong was born as a spiritual entity, once he chose a path, he would not change. Yan Xibei was different; born as a human, he possessed human ambition.

Yan Xizhong said, "Brother Xibei is ultimately your eldest son. Although you said you treat him as a stranger, I still want to ask. His lifespan ends the day after tomorrow."

She continued, "Because she was a ruler of a country in her past life, and during her reign, Huaxia was governed well, she has accumulated considerable karmic merit. Even if she reincarnates, she will be born into an imperial family. I just want to ask, do Mom and Dad want to see her?"

Yan Aohan smiled slightly. "Does it matter if we see him or not?"

"Of course it does not matter," Yan Xizhong said seriously. "But he is ultimately the first child Mom and Dad once acknowledged. Now that he is starting over, I feel we need to make a final closure."

Zhu Yanyi buried the last seed in the soil and smiled. "You child, you really worry too much. But it is fine. Let us see her."

She then looked at Yan Aohan and said, "It is good to see her. I have long let go. Before, I avoided seeing her for fear of becoming soft-hearted. Now I think it is unnecessary. Seeing her is fine. We should sever this familial bond with her. Besides, the Strategist Alliance is developing well now. I do not hold much resentment toward Yan Xibei anymore."

Yan Aohan had originally avoided seeing Yan Xibei because she worried Zhu Yanyi would be sad. Seeing her expression of relief, she knew she had long let go of Yan Xibei. Since she had let go, she did not mind seeing her either.

"In that case, bring him to the special processing room then. Your mother and I will make a final closure with him, fulfilling the father-son and mother-son bond we once had," Yan Aohan said.