Lin Xiao paid no mind to what the other was thinking. After sealing the head with the power of rules, he took the two little ones home, cooked them a good meal, and then bid farewell in the evening, preparing to set off for the extreme south with Qi Tian.
"Is this what it feels like to settle down and start a family?" Qi Tian said when he met Lin Xiao.
"Sort of. You'll understand when you get married. This feeling, this is what they call the embrace of a gentle woman," Lin Xiao patted his shoulder. "How about that girl from last time, how are things developing? Have you made any progress?"
Hearing Lin Xiao's teasing, Qi Tian rolled his eyes and immediately replied, "That's completely unrelated. Don't talk about it."
"Shy?"
Seeing him like this, Lin Xiao teased him even more. "You, it seems like there's nothing in your heart but artifact refining. When you become indifferent to the path of artifact refining, perhaps then you'll be suitable for finding a partner."
"The path of artifact refining is endless. Beyond immortal artifacts are divine artifacts. Besides artifact refining, there's body refining, and achieving sainthood through the physical body. The things contained within the 'Hundred Refining Divine Mechanism,' I fear I'll need a lifetime to comprehend," Qi Tian shook his head and said.
"So, you're saying you have no intention of looking for a partner in this life?"
"What I mean is, finding someone who can explore artifact refining with me would be quite good. Not only can we be in love, but we can also communicate and verify with each other." Qi Tian said seriously.
Seeing that he wasn't joking, Lin Xiao could only silently give him a thumbs-up and admit defeat. He truly didn't know what else to say. After all, it was truly difficult at this time to find a woman who Qi Tian would acknowledge so highly... at least, he had never seen one in his life. Perhaps, in Qi Tian's words, he was referring to the senior or junior sisters within the Artifact Sect.
With that thought, Lin Xiao's gossip spirit ignited. "Are there any suitable partners in the Artifact Sect? Or have you sworn eternal loyalty to a senior or junior sister?"
"No." Qi Tian replied concisely. "In these years, the number of female disciples in the entire Artifact Sect is less than ten, and most of them are outer disciples. All of them have been apprenticed under me, researching how to combine the 'Hundred Refining Divine Mechanism' with modern machinery."
"Teacher-student... never mind, that's too perverse... You already have so many disciples, and you haven't been back for so long. Won't they be left without guidance?" Lin Xiao became even more curious. He realized he had never delved deeply into Qi Tian's past, and his understanding of Qi Tian had stopped at being the senior disciple and young sect master of the Artifact Sect, someone who constantly assassinated him for suitable bargaining chips.
"They are all people from modern high-tech enterprises. I've passed on the basics of 'Hundred Refining God' to them, and they are currently busy integrating it with the development of their own enterprises. They haven't had time to return to the Artifact Sect for a while," Qi Tian explained.
"Looking at it this way, the disciples of the Artifact Sect are actually the first to embrace the times and integrate with ordinary society?" Lin Xiao was astonished. He never expected Qi Tian's disciples to have such backgrounds!
"That's why many of the modern technologies I've learned were taught to me by them. This was also part of a transaction back then," Qi Tian said, and a surge of power lifted Lin Xiao. "It's time to go."