As a father, I just want to quietly watch you live a long life

Chapter 1470: Chapter 396: Sect Master, Are We Rebelling? Opening the Ten Thousand Feet Qi Sea Golden Pond Mountain Climbing Path [Monthly Ticket Requested]

"Splash, splash."

The gentle breeze slowly swept by, causing the bamboo raft to ripple, spreading colorful waves across the water.

This stirred the tranquil river surface, lifting slight ripples up and down, reflecting sunlight, resembling shattered gold scattered all over the river.

Li Che, wearing a Yama Mask, his black hair fluttering in the breeze, and his black robe clinging and swaying to his body, revealed a hint of surprise and joy in his eyes.

His heart even slightly relaxed a breath.

Sitting on the bamboo raft were the long-missed boss and the long-missed Big Black Dog.

One person and one dog, in an extremely lazy posture, floated gently on the river, like a single leaf floating in the vastness of the world, feeling the unhurried breeze of the vast world.

The boss sat with elegance on a small bamboo chair, legs crossed, his white robe fluttering, holding a cigarette between his fingers, the grey smoke rising straight like a line.

The gentle breeze stirred the two strands of hair dangling in front of his forehead, the boss looked at Li Che, and nodded slightly with a calm expression.

It was the Big Black Dog lying on the bamboo raft that lifted its head with an alert perk.

The boss took a drag from the cigarette, exhaling two streams of smoke like rolling Jiao Long from his nostrils before extinguishing the cigarette.

The bamboo raft floated with the current, slowly coming to a stop in front of Li Che.

Without hesitation, Li Che stepped onto the bamboo raft.

The boss fetched another cigarette paper, using tweezers he took a pinch of tobacco from the incense bag, rolled it up, and handed it to Li Che.

Li Che extended a finger, pushing the black-and-white Yama Mask to the top of his head, wearing it like a hat.

Then accepting the cigarette, he let go of the massive weight on his heart completely.

"Long time no see, boss,"

Li Che said with a smile.

On the way to the Divine Capital, Li Che still remembered how the boss and the Big Black Dog intervened on the Grand Canal to take down a titled Old Dragon King from the Dragon God Lineage.

The titled Old Dragon King was a top-level peak existence, possessing rather formidable power.

Of course, Li Che wasn’t worried about the boss and the Big Black Dog’s strength being unable to handle it.

But after the Old Dragon King was dealt with, Li Che thought the boss would open a restaurant in the Divine Capital, yet surprisingly, he found no sign of a restaurant there.

After several attempts, Li Che was sure, the boss had indeed not opened a restaurant in the Divine Capital.

Hence, Li Che was somewhat worried.

Worried if the boss and the Big Black Dog had attracted trouble due to their intervention.

Li Che still remembered the anxiety when Big Black Dog helped take down the Heavenly King Tower Temple God, worrying about triggering a formidable force.

And the disappearance of the boss and Big Black Dog for so long indeed made Li Che miss them.

After all, they were old friends who had come all the way from Golden Light Prefecture City.

"It has indeed been a long time, how is Xi Xi?"

The boss took up the cigarette again, but did not light it, simply holding it in his mouth.

The two men thus exchanged casual words.

However, there were not many words, only occasionally would Li Che burst out with a line, most of the boss’s speech was concerning Xi Xi’s circumstances.

Li Che briefly recounted Xi Xi’s happenings in the Divine Capital.

The boss couldn’t help but curve a smile at the corner of his lips.

The dog on the ground also perked its ears, eavesdropping on the conversation about Xi Xi.

However, Li Che noticed the dog’s expression seemed tired, as if it had been overly exhausted.

Thinking of the boss and the dog’s long absence, they must have gone to do some unknown deeds.

Li Che did not inquire further.

Regarding the boss and the dog’s origins, Li Che to this day had no clue, but he could certainly surmise that their strength was extremely powerful.

Now it seemed, they must be existences of the Divine Tribulation Realm.

Perhaps even...

Far surpassing the Divine Tribulation!

Because, as the bamboo raft floated on the Grand Canal, during Li Che’s conversation with the Great Supervising Minister earlier, nothing was sensed at all.

With the Great Supervising Minister’s cultivation, if he had detected the boss and the dog, he couldn’t possibly remain indifferent.

The more powerful an existence, upon discovering another strong presence, even if not caring, the natural breath and physical response tend to be antagonistic, indicating genuine attention is given.

It was impossible to treat them as air.

In other words, the Great Supervising Minister likely did not detect the existence of the boss and the dog.

This was a bit terrifying.

It implied the boss and the dog might possess an extremely sophisticated breath-concealing skill.

Of course, it could also be that the cultivation of the boss and the dog was no weaker, or even superior to the Great Supervising Minister of the Divine Tribulation Realm, which made them undetectable.

Taking a deep breath, Li Che suppressed the tremor in his heart.

For, such powerful beings as the boss and Big Black Dog had something to fear.

What kind of terror would such an existence that both fear present? Would such an existence pose a threat to Xi Xi?

And from where could beings that could threaten the boss and Big Black Dog originate?

The human world? Strange Que? Or... the Netherworld?!

The Three Realms mentioned by the Great Supervising Minister?

"Whoosh—"

Li Che exhaled a puff of smoke, his entire mind slowly calming down.

Perhaps, the Great Supervising Minister was right.

He should strive to become stronger, truly standing at the pinnacle of the Three Realms.

Perhaps arduous, but it should be attempted, at least to protect his wife and daughter.

If he, Li Che, were an ordinary man, perhaps not even full exertion would suffice.

However, Li Che now was no longer the humble wood carving porter in Fei Lei City, who had to rely on moving wood carvings for a living, earning a few Dajing copper coins to get by.