As a Father, I Just Want to Watch You Achieve Immortality - Chapter 924: Who Says We Can’t Live for 10,000 Years, Carving 10,000 Mortal Wood Statues to Worship the Saint (2)

After finishing the meal, Li Che and Zhang Ya stayed to chat and play with Xi Xi for a while, then bade farewell and left.

“Daddy, Mommy, don’t worry, Xi Xi will grow strong, very strong! I’ll protect you in the future!”

Xi Xi watched as Li Che and Zhang Ya, holding oiled paper umbrellas, turned and walked down the mountain path.

With her hands on her hips and her little belly puffed out, she shouted loudly.

Spring rain poured down, filling the scene with colorful blooms and vibrant greenery.

Li Che and Zhang Ya turned back, looking at Xi Xi, offering a warm smile and waving goodbye.

Jin Taixui stood beside Xi Xi, holding an oiled paper umbrella for her, feeling a bit dazed.

Th𝖎𝕤 𝕔hӑp𝙩ɛr 𝒾ѕ p𝐨𝗌𝘵℮𝕕 bʏ 𝐾ɩţℯη𝐨ѵᥱ𝗹

As a child, he had been abandoned by his parents at Wushen Mountain, then cast into the Strange Temple for training…

He never knew what familial love was.

Following behind Xi Xi, he seemed to witness many things he had never experienced before.

Parents like Zhang Ya and Li Che… Xi Xi was truly lucky.

Deep down, Jin Taixui felt envious.

Xi Xi stood on her tiptoes, watching her parents’ figures disappear into the misty, rain-filled mountain path. She exhaled a long breath and patted her proudly puffed chest.

“Come on, Emperor Xi Xi!”

“Little Jinzi, let’s go! Keep training! We must work hard today!”

Xi Xi turned and began walking in small, determined steps.

Jin Taixui froze for a moment upon hearing her: “Um, uh… alright.”

Xi Xi returned to Daping and resumed grasping the Prison Lotus Yang Divine Sword under Lu Taibai’s guidance, continuing to practice Lu Taibai’s direct swordsmanship teachings.

Emperor Xi Xi is working hard!

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Li Che and Zhang Ya strolled leisurely along the rain-filled mountain path, taking in the scenery within the Qian Yuan Divine Sect Mountain Gate.

Occasionally, one could spot Strange Temples accenting the woods, with scattered Divine Sect disciples preparing outside the temples, seemingly ready to venture into Strange Que.

“Elder Li.”

Disciples, seeing Li Che from afar, greeted and saluted him with respect and enthusiasm.

Li Che was an esteemed Elder of Divine Carving Ridge, a position even more beloved than an Inner Sect Elder. After all, Divine Sculpture insight was essential to their cultivation.

Li Che nodded warmly, returning their greetings, then continued his stroll with Zhang Ya.

Occasionally walking in the rain with his wife, enjoying the fresh air and the beauty of nature, was quite delightful.

All along the way, Zhang Ya held onto Li Che’s arm tightly, even resting her cheek against his arm. From time to time, she raised her head, gazing up at her husband with glowing eyes.

“Darling, let’s always be like this, growing old together. When we’re old, we can still stroll through these Divine Sect mountains, watching the rain fall, the flowers bloom, and the mist rise!”

“Alright.”

Li Che replied with a smile.

“Then promise me, let’s pinky swear!” Zhang Ya’s large eyes sparkled, as she tucked back strands of slightly damp hair clinging to her forehead, speaking earnestly.

“Why are you acting like Xi Xi, childishly insisting on a pinky swear…” Li Che chuckled but did not refuse.

He extended his hand, linking his pinky finger with Zhang Ya’s delicate one.

In the midst of the blooming mountains, the spring rain seemed to rejoice.

The couple gently shook their pinky-linked hands.

“Pinky swear, a hundred years… no, ten thousand years, no breaking the promise!”

Li Che’s voice was tender.

Zhang Ya pursed her lips, then chuckled softly.

“Darling, you’re so silly. Who can live for ten thousand years…”

Li Che extended his hand, slender fingers catching a single raindrop.

His gaze grew profound, gradually wandering.

“Who says… no one can live for ten thousand years?”

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Back at the Elder Court in Disciple City.

Zhang Ya immediately hurried off to Jiao Shaoqiu’s courtyard; she, too, wanted to work hard on her cultivation.

After all, Zhang Ya understood very well the talent her daughter Xi Xi and her husband Li Che possessed. If she couldn’t keep up with them, she would only age and be left behind.

She longed to continue strolling through the mountains with her husband, admiring the flowers and rain together. But that opportunity would vanish if she lagged behind…

If her lack of effort meant her husband had to stroll the mountains embracing another woman, taking in the splendor of mist-filled beauty…

The mere thought of it ignited Zhang Ya’s fighting spirit, her eyes practically ablaze!

She, Zhang Ya, must work hard!

“Elder Jiao, please guide me in cultivation!”

Zhang Ya stood stiffly, like a wooden pole bent at a ninety-degree angle, catching the startled gaze of Jiao Shaoqiu, who was sitting under the eaves, instructing children in the courtyard.

Soon, Jiao Shaoqiu stroked his beard with a chuckle, understanding Zhang Ya’s intentions.

“Alright, from now on, you’ll join the children in their cultivation.”

Although Zhang Ya held the title of Outer Door Honored Elder, it was merely nominal, granting her perks because of her daughter’s talent. In truth, Zhang Ya’s own cultivation level wasn’t impressive.

Jiao Shaoqiu teaching Zhang Ya was more than sufficient.

“Then… I’ll trouble Elder Jiao.” Li Che cupped his hands in a salute, with his Mo Shan robes fluttering gently, smiling warmly.

Jiao Shaoqiu stroked his beard, chuckling: “What trouble is this… Xi Xi is beyond my ability to instruct now. Teaching her mother is just as good.”

“Ha ha ha ha, unfortunately, with your Divine Sculpture skills alone, you could reap rich rewards. I truly have nothing to teach you anymore.”

Jiao Shaoqiu and Li Che chatted leisurely in the courtyard for a while.

“I hear tomorrow is the final deadline for your wager with the Sect Master’s Wife. Are you confident?” Jiao Shaoqiu asked as he watched Li Che pour water into a tea pot on the charcoal stove.

“Trying isn’t a loss.”

“The wager between me and the Sect Master’s Wife wasn’t overly demanding to begin with.”

“The Sect Master’s Wife is also Xi Xi’s teacher. Even if I lose, sculpting some Divine Wood Carvings for her would just be practice—a small cost.”

“But if I win, the impact could be entirely different.”

A warm smile played at the corners of Li Che’s lips, soothing like a spring breeze.