Demon Lord and His Unknown Child With the Empress

Chapter 9
Wife, As Long As You’re Happy, That’s Enough

The family of three enjoyed a harmonious morning, taking turns feeding each other.

After finishing the medicinal porridge, Luo Ruying felt her body had recovered considerably, and her strength was gradually returning.

She then expressed her desire to go for a walk to Ning Yechen.

Since this was to be her and her child’s home from now on, she needed to ensure that the place was sufficiently secluded and safe.

She also wanted to see if Ning Yechen’s claim about gathering the heavenly herbs and spirit medicines from the back mountain was true.

She was very curious and skeptical about the existence of such rare heavenly herbs and spirit medicines in the Mortal Realm.

With Luo Ruying’s injuries healed and her desire to venture out, Ning Yechen naturally agreed to accompany her.

The three of them stepped out of the wooden house, and Luo Ruying carefully surveyed their surroundings.

The house was situated in a clearing within the forest, surrounded by dense trees on all sides. Looking up, she saw towering mountains encircling them, making it a relatively secluded location.

The only drawback was its isolation; there were no signs of civilization or human presence for miles around.

However, this wasn’t necessarily a bad thing for Luo Ruying.

It wouldn’t be bad to live a peaceful life in seclusion here.

“Wife, let me take you to the back mountain,” Ning Yechen said, extending his hand towards Luo Ruying.

After a moment of hesitation, Luo Ruying placed her hand in his.

With her other hand, she held Luo Hongye close.

Ning Yechen led Luo Ruying by the hand, strolling towards the back mountain.

In the forest behind the house, a peculiar sight unfolded before their eyes.

With two towering trees as the boundary, the area within was lush and vibrant, filled with a dense array of shimmering heavenly herbs and spirit medicines!

However, the area beyond the trees was no different from an ordinary forest, with only common weeds and shrubs growing on the ground.

This stark contrast greatly surprised Luo Ruying.

The same forest, yet with two completely different scenes!

Ning Yechen smiled gently and led Luo Ruying across the boundary line formed by the two towering trees.

The moment they crossed, Luo Ruying clearly felt as if she had passed through an invisible barrier!

Within this side of the barrier, the ground was covered with countless heavenly herbs and spirit medicines, and the air was filled with visible spiritual energy particles, sparkling like tiny stars. The abundance of spiritual energy was astonishing!

It was like being immersed in a pool of spiritual dust, her entire body bathed in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth!

Luo Ruying’s beautiful eyes widened in shock.

The concentration of spiritual energy in this place was no less than that of the Heavenly Realm!

No wonder it could cultivate such a vast array of rare heavenly herbs and spirit medicines!

It was incredible!

How could such a place exist in the Mortal Realm…?

After her initial surprise, a deep question arose in Luo Ruying’s mind.

Judging from the feeling of passing through a barrier when they crossed the trees, this place must have been enclosed by a barrier set up by some senior, using spiritual energy to nurture the heavenly herbs and spirit medicines!

The barrier was specifically designed to gather and seal the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Spiritual energy could enter the barrier but not leave, while humans and beasts could freely pass through.

To be able to set up such a large-scale spirit-gathering barrier, the person’s cultivation must be extraordinary!

Strangely, the person only set up a spirit-gathering barrier but no defensive barrier, showing no sense of precaution…

Wasn’t that senior worried that his meticulously arranged herb garden would be taken advantage of by others or demonic beasts?

Luo Ruying couldn’t understand.

Just who was this senior who had come to the Mortal Realm and set up this herb garden…?

“Wife, I didn’t lie to you, did I?”

“All those medicinal herbs were gathered here.”

Ning Yechen said proudly, introducing the herb garden to Luo Ruying.

He had transplanted many heavenly herbs and spirit medicines into this garden, burying tens of thousands of seeds. It had taken him a hundred years to cultivate this vast expanse of heavenly herbs and spirit medicines.

Luo Ruying nodded.

Now she finally believed Ning Yechen’s words.

She hadn’t expected that the back mountain of the wooden house happened to be this heavenly herb garden.

He was quite lucky to have discovered a senior’s herb garden…

Luo Ruying’s beautiful eyes curiously scanned the vast array of heavenly herbs and spirit medicines, her eyes filled with delight.

There were so many herbs that were extremely rare, even in the Heavenly Realm!

“Thousand-year-old Heavenly Blood Ganoderma…”

“Ice Cicada Herb…”

“Drunken Immortal Flower…”

“Heavens, there’s even the Seven-Colored Glazed Flower…!”

Luo Ruying exclaimed in surprise as she walked towards a radiant flower.

The flower was a blend of seven colors, its petals shimmering with a glazed luster. The colorful hues flowed like liquid on the petals, incredibly vibrant.

The Seven-Colored Glazed Flower had the effect of cleansing the marrow and refining the bones, laying a solid foundation for cultivation. After consuming it, one’s cultivation would advance rapidly, and most bottlenecks would become as easy to break through as illusions!

Even in the Heavenly Realm, countless sects would search for a Seven-Colored Glazed Flower for their descendants!

And here, there was a perfectly intact one!

Luo Ruying looked at the adorable and well-behaved Luo Hongye in her arms. She wanted to reach out and pluck the Seven-Colored Glazed Flower, but she hesitated.

Although she desperately wanted Luo Hongye to consume it, she couldn’t do that.

This might be a precious herb that the senior had specially planted. Taking it would be an offense…

But just as Luo Ruying hesitated, Ning Yechen stepped forward and plucked the Seven-Colored Glazed Flower.

He presented it to Luo Ruying.

“Wife, this is for you.”

“You, you… how could you pluck this flower…!”

Luo Ruying’s face paled in shock.

This was the Seven-Colored Glazed Flower! Once plucked, it couldn’t survive for more than three days. After three days, it would wither and dissipate!

Even if the roots remained, it would take an unknown amount of time for it to grow into a Seven-Colored Glazed Flower again!

It was over, it was over…

This was a disaster…

Compared to Luo Ruying’s anxiety and panic, Ning Yechen remained calm and composed, a smile on his face.

“Don’t you want this flower, wife?”

“I, I do want it… but…”

Luo Ruying didn’t know how to explain it to Ning Yechen.

He was just a mortal and didn’t know the value of this flower, so it was understandable.

Moreover, he had plucked this flower for her…

She could only blame herself for not noticing in time.

“As long as you like it, wife, that’s enough.”

Ning Yechen once again offered the Seven-Colored Glazed Flower to Luo Ruying.

Compared to his wife’s happiness and his child’s future, he didn’t care about a mere Seven-Colored Glazed Flower.

Luo Ruying sighed softly, took the Seven-Colored Glazed Flower, and fed it to Luo Hongye.

Since the flower had already been plucked, there was no way to undo it.

Even if they didn’t consume it, it would only go to waste.

If that senior came looking for it, she would find a way to compensate with some heavenly treasures…

After Luo Hongye ate the Seven-Colored Glazed Flower, a dazzling seven-colored light flowed through her body. After a while, it gradually dissipated, leaving her skin as smooth and flawless as ice and jade!

This was just the initial effect. The medicinal power would slowly work its wonders on her meridians and bones!

After eating it, Luo Hongye stuck out her tongue and pouted, complaining to Luo Ruying and Ning Yechen:

“Daddy, Mommy, this isn’t tasty…”

Luo Ruying couldn’t help but laugh at Luo Hongye’s words.

This was the Seven-Colored Glazed Flower that countless people in the Heavenly Realm yearned for…

And this child was complaining that it wasn’t tasty…