Chapter 19: Giving Her a Dragon Egg

Qingyuan’s anger was useless—after all, the power of the Astronomical Instrument was limited. To travel back and forth between the Dragon Capital City, he needed Lu Yunsheng’s help.

Because only when the Astronomical Instruments in both realms were activated at the same time could the crossing be done safely and accurately.

The Astronomical Instrument on Lingqi Continent was the central station, permanently activated. But the one in the Jiang family’s study in the Dragon Capital City was still dormant!

Forcing a crossing meant facing two options:

Option 1: Physical crossing, success rate 10%. Failure would cause a 10% loss of cultivation and automatically switch to option 2.

Option 2: Embryonic crossing, 100% success rate!

For example, the first time he crossed to the Dragon Capital City, because their Astronomical Instrument wasn’t activated, he had to choose embryonic crossing to preserve his cultivation and became the fetus in Old Madam Jiang’s womb!

If he had to do embryonic crossing again, who knew where he might be reborn!

To be safe, Qingyuan had no choice but to keep activating the crystal ball to make Lu Yunsheng notice him.

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But Lu Yunsheng didn’t even look at the crystal ball.

Because she had just said Jiang Beiting went to the red-light district, and the faces of Madam Jiang and Jiang Yuchen instantly turned a colorful mix of emotions—almost like they were enjoying some juicy gossip.

Jiang Yuchen was just about to ask, “Which place in the red-light district is my uncle at?”

The butler seemed to guess Jiang Yuchen’s thoughts and couldn’t help but say, “Young master, Miss Lu is joking. Ninth Master is in the study, he hasn’t come out since he went in today…”

Hearing this, Madam Jiang showed a disappointed “failed to enjoy the gossip” expression.

Jiang Yuchen strongly tried to hide his embarrassment and pointed at Lu Yunsheng’s nose, “You village girl, now I understand your dirty intentions! I’m going to find my uncle myself!”

“Stop him!”

Lu Yunsheng ordered, and the bodyguards immediately blocked Jiang Yuchen.

Jiang Yuchen froze, furious and laughing bitterly, “What’s that supposed to mean?”

The bodyguard explained, “Young master, whoever holds the family jade ring, we must obey them. Miss Lu just ordered us to stop you!”

Jiang Yuchen: “…” This explanation was worse than none!

His face darkened even more. “Fine, if you insist! I’ll call my brothers in the Fire Mystical Sect and ask them to help my uncle break free from this woman’s sorcery and regain his mind. Let’s see if you idiots who can’t even recognize your master can still survive in the Jiang family!”

In front of everyone, Jiang Yuchen picked up his phone and dialed.

Soon his brother’s voice came through: “Brother Jiang, how did you know I was back in the Dragon Capital City today? Calling so fast!”

Knowing his brother was back in the Dragon Capital City? He knew nothing—just a coincidence.

Jiang Yuchen cleared his throat and said, “You’re back in the Dragon Capital City? Perfect! When you have time, come help me exorcise! I won’t treat you badly!”

“Exorcise? What kind of demon?”

“Who else but that woman who’s using every trick in the book to marry me!”

After saying this, Jiang Yuchen, along with Madam Jiang, the butler, servants, and bodyguards, all looked sharply at Lu Yunsheng, expecting some reaction from her.

But all they saw was Lu Yunsheng picking up the roasted turtle that Jiang Yuchen had thrown to the ground earlier and starting to eat it again.

While eating, she said, “Wasting food is shameful.”

Everyone: “…”

What frustrated Jiang Yuchen the most was his brother’s ecstatic reply over the phone: “Oh, so it’s that big shot! Great, great, find a chance to introduce this big shot to me. My master got injured recently, and I’m thinking of secretly taking on a new master…”

Taking on a master?

Jiang Yuchen’s face fell, but he forced himself to say, “Alright, brother, I trust your ability! Killing that wicked woman will be a piece of cake for you!”

“Kill? Kill what? I mean I want to take on a master…”

“Beep—!”

Jiang Yuchen hung up the phone and threatened Lu Yunsheng fiercely, “Just wait! My brother’s coming, you won’t be so arrogant for long!”

Lu Yunsheng nodded and said directly to the butler, “Take Young Master Jiang to the ancestral hall to kneel for three days—259,200 seconds—no less than a second.”

Jiang Yuchen thought he misheard, “What did you say?”

Lu Yunsheng’s expression didn’t change. “This was Jiang Beiting’s punishment for you before. Because you were hospitalized and delayed, now you want to pretend you’ve forgotten?”

“I…”

This girl even dared to call Jiang Beiting by name!

How arrogant!

Jiang Yuchen desperately turned to Madam Jiang for help, but her face was stiff—she was completely powerless to argue.

Madam Jiang probably never expected that with Jiang Beiting gone, Lu Yunsheng would come—and these two were exactly the same, even in how they spoke!

Lu Yunsheng licked her lips, “Bodyguards, aren’t you going to act?”

As soon as she said this, two bodyguards immediately grabbed Jiang Yuchen. He struggled wildly like a pig being slaughtered.

At the same time, he shouted hoarsely to Madam Jiang, “Mom! Save me! Save me!”

Madam Jiang swallowed nervously but was ultimately helpless as she watched the bodyguards forcibly drag Jiang Yuchen away…

In her mind, she saw her son kneeling pitifully in the ancestral hall.

She felt heartache, heartache, and more heartache—so much that her whole body ached!

So, that very evening, she decided to go to a sauna with her close friends.

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Lu Yunsheng finished dinner, then had a late-night snack, letting out five full burps!

It was at this moment that Jiang Beiting sent his 598th call invitation, and she finally noticed something strange about the crystal ball.

She approached the crystal ball, looked at it from all sides, and confirmed its brightness had increased nearly five times compared to normal. She was so shocked her mouth dropped open into a big “O” shape!

It was Jiang Beiting!

Lu Yunsheng pretended to hold a dish, and said to the butler, “I’m taking this to the study to give to your Ninth Master.”

The butler’s eyes filled with tears, “Miss Lu, you still remember the Ninth Master hasn’t eaten? I was worried you might have forgotten…”

“Hm… I won’t forget…”

She had only forgotten for a very brief moment.

Lu Yunsheng walked all the way to the study, locked the door behind her.

Then she put down the food, took the crystal ball, and walked over to the star chart device.

Holding the crystal ball, she silently recited the summoning incantation and activated the star chart device just like Jiang Beiting had taught her last time.

As the star chart device began to spin, Jiang Beiting’s tall and slender figure leapt out from it. When he landed, it felt like the entire villa shook twice.

Lu Yunsheng immediately took small steps to his side and pinched the sleeve of his suit with her small hand. Only after confirming the texture of the fabric did she believe Jiang Beiting had truly returned!

“Ninth Master, where did you learn that trick? Can you teach me?” Lu Yunsheng’s eyes were full of joyful expectation, hoping he would teach her how to travel through worlds.

“Hmph!”

Jiang Beiting’s face was sour.

He was still a bit annoyed about what she said earlier—about the red-light district—but he kept his temper in check.

He understood the urgency of the situation: he still needed Lu Yunsheng’s help and couldn’t scold her now.

Jiang Beiting’s thin lips curled slightly as he recited another spell. The next second, a huge golden egg dropped into Lu Yunsheng’s arms!

She caught the egg almost reflexively and instantly felt the warmth of the eggshell.

Her pupils shrank in surprise. “Wh-what is this thing?”