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If they liked each other, there would be some tension between them.

Su Xiaolu said that he was her brother.

Su Kuo called her sister openly and did not feel weird at all.

Liu Zijin knew that they had guessed wrongly. There was no need to treat Su Kuo specially. Just treat him like Su Xiaolu.

When they entered the inner courtyard, they happened to be setting up dinner.

Su Xiaolu and Su Kuo were here to set the table.

Madam Liu looked at Su Xiaolu kindly and said gently, “Xiaolu has grown up. It’s good that you’re back.”

“Thank you for your concern, Auntie. How is Auntie’s health?”

Su Xiaolu smiled obediently. Madam Liu looked good and there was nothing wrong with her body.

Madam Liu smiled and nodded. “I’m in good health.”

“Have you sent letters to your parents and brothers? They’re all worried about you.”

Madam Liu asked.

Su Xiaolu nodded. “Yes, I’ll take Little Kuo home slowly.”

After she was not in a hurry to travel, she sent letters to all her relatives.

If nothing unexpected happened, everyone would have already received her letter of safety.

Madam Liu picked up some food for Su Xiaolu and told her to eat more. Su Xiaolu had always treated her elders well.

She could feel Madam Liu’s love.

She was also very loving to Su Kuo, whom she did not know at all.

Liu Zijin valued relationships, and his mother was also a sentimental person.

In Madam Liu’s opinion, the reason why Liu Zijin was where he was today was all because of Su Chong’s righteousness back then. The Su family was the benefactor of the Liu family.

They stayed at the magistrate’s residence.

After dinner, Su Xiaolu went to the study to talk to Liu Zijin. She had not come out for ten years. She could find some information, but there were some she could not find on her own.

As an important member of the imperial court and the Crown Prince’s trusted aide, Liu Zijin naturally knew a lot of information.

Su Kuo followed quietly and sat obediently in the study.

Liu Zijin looked at Su Xiaolu’s calm expression and sighed. “When Ah Chong and the others see you, they won’t dare to recognise you. Xiaolu, where have you been all these years? Why didn’t you go home?”

“Master Niu calculated your location, but Chong and Hua have both been there. If they continued in that direction, they’d only die. They won’t be able to walk at all. The Wisdom King had also been there several times. The longest time was two months, but in the end, he came back without success.”

Liu Zijin was very curious. What kind of place did Su Xiaolu go to? They had calculated the direction accurately. It was impossible for there to be a mistake, but how did Su Xiaolu survive?

Su Xiaolu smiled and said, “I was in the foreign land. I had some opportunities inside. I didn’t think it had been long. When I came out, I realized that it had been ten years. I was also very surprised.”

“How’s the situation in the imperial court now? After the foreign land is completely fused, are there any other races in the foreign land?”

Su Xiaolu asked. This was all she wanted to know now. When she separated from the two Masters that year, she only knew that the merpeople had already cooperated with the Great Zhou Dynasty. If there was a merpeople race in the foreign land, there must be other races.

Liu Zijin saw that Su Xiaolu had a guess. He smiled and said, “You should have guessed it. The previous fish people are now called merpeople. They already have good cooperation with our dynasty. The exchange of knowledge is still continuing. The Wisdom King is also still studying in the fish people’s land and has already made some breakthroughs in the Spatial Technique. They can use some things to make interspatial bags to store some things. Now, interspatial bags are called meson spaces. A meson space can be sold for tens of thousands of taels.”

“Apart from the merpeople, there are also leopards, snakes, tigers, eagles, and dogs. Almost all the beasts are represented by their clansmen. There is also the flower race. Some flowers and trees have developed intelligence. They are collectively called demons by us humans. There is a clear distinction between demons and humans. If demons want to interact with humans, they have to negotiate through the imperial court. They are not allowed to negotiate alone.”

“Some demons have evil intentions and will commit crimes that harm human lives. Once it happens, the various races under the demon race will naturally investigate and apologize. There are also some evil cultivators in the human race who attempt to use the demon race to satisfy their greed. If it happens, they will investigate and apologize. Currently, our relationship is quite harmonious.”

“Our human dynasties have established some cultivation sects to teach spells to slay demons and fiends. You should know all of this. The demons and humans are still quite harmonious at the moment, but we all know that there will be a battle between the two races sooner or later. It’s difficult for a world to tolerate so many species.”

Liu Zijin told her the information one by one. At the end, his gaze darkened.

Be it the demons or the humans, if they wanted to pass on their legacy, they had to have a foothold. If one side grew stronger, the other would naturally become weaker.

As the old saying went, two tigers could not share one mountain. Sooner or later, there would be a war between the demons and the humans. It was just that they were afraid of each other now.

“Xiaolu, in the eyes of those ferocious demons, we humans are also food. If we’re not strong ourselves, we will definitely become food for the demons in the end. Some demons fall and eat humans. It’s not that they like to eat humans, but after eating humans, their cultivation will increase greatly.”

Liu Zijin looked at Su Xiaolu solemnly.

“Then if humans ate the demons, his strength would also grow, right?”

Su Kuo spoke. Humans were favored, but so were the beasts that had developed intelligence. However, in terms of favoritism, the Heavenly Dao still favored humans.

However, Liu Zijin was right. It was impossible for the humans and demons to have lasting peace.

Liu Zijin nodded. “That’s right.”

“Are there still many people who have obtained superpowers now?”

Su Xiaolu pondered for a moment and asked. To fight demons, superpowers were indispensable.

“Not much, but there is already something we can use to test the root of wisdom. It’s easier for people with good roots of wisdom to gain enlightenment of superpowers.”

Liu Zijin sighed in his heart when he said this.

“Yunan and Yunzhi have special abilities, but Yunyue doesn’t.”

Speaking of his children, Liu Zijin’s expression softened. Although his youngest daughter did not have any special abilities, with his current status, he could protect his daughter for the rest of her life. Therefore, he felt that it was a pity, but he was not worried. Everything was destined.

“Your eldest brother’s family’s Su Shiyu, Su Huaiqing, and Su Huaian all have special abilities. Your second brother’s family’s Su Hanzhen and Su Yang also have special abilities. They have been personally taught by your eldest brother and their martial arts are also very good. Your two Masters will also give them some pointers every year when they go back. They’re already extraordinary at such a young age. Also, your sister and the Crown Prince had a pair of twins. They’re also five years old this year. Their names are Zhou Qing and Zhou Huan, and they’re both superpower users. Even the two Princesses have extraordinary abilities.”

When Liu Zijin mentioned Su Chong, Su Hua, Su Xiaoling, and their children, he was vaguely envious.

“My eldest brother already has three children? Second Brother also has two children…”

Su Xiaolu felt a little ashamed. She had missed so many things in the past ten years.

Liu Zijin looked at her embarrassed expression and nodded with a smile. “Yes, Su Huaiqing is already eight years old this year. Su Huaian is six, Su Hanzhen is nine, and Su Yang is seven.”

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Su Kuo secretly counted with his fingers and thought to himself, Sister’s family is so big. How many gifts should he prepare…