The key is, the Ancestral Patriarch really needs to exist...
"Jing Yue, what exactly did the Ancestral Patriarch say when he appeared?"
Lin Dingtian asked very seriously, as this moment was a matter of life and death; every word Lin Jingyue said was extremely important.
The Pirate Empress blinked her beautiful eyes, recalling the scene that had occurred over three hundred years ago.
"He said to govern Da Qian well, he's always watching me."
"Anything else?"
At this moment, both Lin Dingtian and Lin Shuping listened intently, as every word the Ancestral Patriarch had said was very important, possibly containing the true laws for protecting this world.
"He also said... he forgot to turn off the stove when cooking and needed to rush back."
Lin Dingtian: "..."
Lin Shuping: "..."
Lin Yuejiao: "Hahaha! I said she was making it up! Can't even tell a convincing lie, would the Ancestral Patriarch say something like that?! Does the Ancestral Patriarch even need to cook with fire?!"
Lin Jingyue's face turned red with embarrassment in the face of her sister's ridicule. These were the Ancestral Patriarch's own words; she wasn't lying.
Lin Dingtian shook his head and sighed, "Alas, this time we're really finished."
Lin Shuping's beautiful eyebrows drooped down:
"The Ancestral Patriarch personally created this world, could it really be destroyed by our own hands?"
Lin Yuejiao was still relentlessly mocking her younger sister: "If you had just been content to be an Immortal on the Northern Continent, how would such a thing ever happen?"
Lin Jingyue fell silent.
Perhaps it really had something to do with her.
But when the Ancestral Patriarch appeared back then, he didn't really blame her, and even told her to govern Da Qian well.
If the Ancestral Patriarch said so, he certainly didn't think her governing Da Qian would endanger the continent.
Lin Jingyue didn't believe in fate.
She puffed up her chest, her gaze fixed firmly on her elder sister: "I did nothing wrong!"
Lin Yuejiao scoffed: "If you're not wrong, then summon the Ancestral Patriarch, and I'll believe you."
"What if I really summon him?"
"I'll be your horse to ride on!"
"I don't believe you, you definitely won't do it!"
Lin Yuejiao crossed her arms: "That's assuming you manage to summon him."
"Don't push me. If you push me, I really will summon him!"
"Go ahead, summon him!"
Lin Dingtian was getting a headache from the sisters' quarreling, and he lowered his head, pinching the bridge of his nose.
Lin Shuping also felt exhausted. If only the Ancestral Patriarch would really appear, right now they were like four children who had been separated from their parents, filled with helplessness.
At this moment, Lin Jingyue ran to the door and said to Lin Yuejiao: "It's not too late for you to regret it now!"
"A statement from a Western Continent Immortal is as unchangeable as steeds galloping forth!"
Lin Jingyue immediately turned around and shouted into the gray sky outside: "Ancestral Patriarch, please come now!"
"Boom..."
A deafening thunderclap erupted, and the sky was enveloped in blinding white lightning.
Lin Yi arrived at the small plane and took in the surrounding scene.
Indeed, it's about to collapse.
He had just appeared when he heard his "daughter's" call and immediately flew toward the Imperial city.
"Where is he? Where's the Ancestral Patriarch? Lin Jingyue, say something!"
Lin Yuejiao said mockingly from behind.
However, Lin Jingyue was staring blankly into the sky at this moment, stepping backward in shock.
The three people inside the bedchamber noticed their younger sister's unusual behavior, and they all looked outside, only to see someone flying towards them like a shooting star.
"Boom!"
Lin Yi landed, shattering the polished floor of the bedchamber.
Lin Dingtian rose to his feet.
Lin Shuping stared at the newcomer in shock, and Lin Yuejiao's face was full of surprise.
All three of them were seeing Lin Yi for the first time, yet they all felt an extremely kindred and familiar sensation emanating from him.
"The Ancestral Patriarch! The Ancestral Patriarch has really appeared!"
Lin Jingyue, a dignified Pirate Empress, was as elated as a child who had finally seen her father, her hands clasped together in excitement, gazing at Lin Yi with eyes brimming with tears.
"Is this...for real?"
Lin Yuejiao took a step back, her instincts already telling her it was true.
And Lin Dingtian and Lin Shuping almost simultaneously asked: "What is your name?"
Lin Yi looked at them indifferently.
"Lin Yi."
"Boom..."
Another thunderbolt coincidentally struck above the sky, mirroring the stunned emotions of the three at that moment.
Lin Yi...
They actually never knew what the Ancestral Patriarch's real name was, they just knew the continent was named Lin Yi Continent, and that they shared the surname Lin with the Ancestral Patriarch.
So what else could the name of the Ancestral Patriarch be, if not Lin Yi?
Lin Yi didn't wait for them to get over the shock in their hearts, he finished speaking and then turned to head towards the door. He waved his right hand toward the sky, and a swath of seven-colored light instantly flew up into the sky, sealing the huge gap as if zipping it up in an instant.
All four of them were stunned.
Could it really be so easy?
This just makes your four children seem very foolish...
The moment the tear in the sky was repaired, the gloominess of the sky disappeared immediately, turning into clear skies as far as the eye could see. All sorts of natural disasters, like hurricanes, thunderstorms, and floods, also began to dissipate, as if they had never happened.
Golden sunshine poured into the sleeping palace, casting its light on the smooth floor.
Lin Yi turned around to look at the four of them inside.
The four of them immediately came forward and lined up to kneel before Lin Yi!
Aside from Lin Jingyue, who had a look of surprise on her face, the other three were full of shock, especially the third, Lin Yuejiao.
She realized she might really have to become her sister's horse to ride...
"Ancestral Patriarch? Are you really our Ancestral Patriarch?!"
After his shock, Lin Dingtian asked Lin Yi excitedly.
Lin Yi raised an eyebrow at Lin Jingyue, "Didn't she tell you? I came here once three hundred years ago."
"I did tell you!"
Lin Jingyue immediately straightened her upper body, hands on her hips. She even puffed out her proud chest, looking like she had the full backing of the Ancestral Patriarch, and was venting out happily.
She glared furiously at her three older siblings, especially at her third sister.
"They didn't believe it!"
Lin Shuping said with joy, "Now we believe! The Ancestral Patriarch really looks exactly like the one in my dreams."
Then, Lin Jingyue moved to Lin Yi's side using her knees, grabbed onto Lin Yi's trousers, lifted her head, and said, "Ancestral Patriarch, I've governed Da Qian well, just as you instructed."
"Hmm, not bad."
Lin Yi nodded slightly, suddenly feeling somewhat out of his element.
These four individuals were looking at him as if he were their own father, yet Lin Yi's appearance was much younger than theirs.
Having received Lin Yi's praise, Lin Jingyue immediately felt emboldened and began to tattle to Lin Yi, "Third sister didn't believe the words you said to me. She didn't believe I could summon you. She said if I could do it, she would become my horse to ride. Ancestral Patriarch, you have to stand up for me."
She clutched Lin Yi's trousers, her petite frame dressed in an empress's robe swaying from side to side as she coquettishly pleaded.
"Jing Yue! Don't bother the Ancestral Patriarch with every little messy thing! He has come for important matters!"
Lin Dingtian scolded.
Lin Yi's mouth twitched... I am not here for any important matters, just for a visit, and I am quite keen to see what being a horse to ride looks like.
So the Pirate Empress was called Jing Yue.
"Jing Yue is right, a word that is spoken is like water that is spilled, once said, it must be done."
Lin Yi said calmly.
Lin Yuejiao's expression stiffened, and she nodded, "I respectfully follow the teachings of the Ancestral Patriarch."
One minute later.
"Giddy up! Giddy up! Hurry up, third sister!"
Lin Jingyue rode on the back of Lin Yuejiao, who was lying on the ground, yelling and slapping Lin Yuejiao's buttocks.
"Jing Yue, that's enough, the Ancestral Patriarch will think you're immature."
Lin Yuejiao smiled stiffly.
Lin Jingyue: "But the Ancestral Patriarch was just laughing."
Upon hearing that, Lin Yuejiao turned to look at Lin Yi, whose smile immediately vanished from his face.
Damn, this Pirate Empress is stabbing me in the back!
Guess it's time to go back.
"I'm going now; you four manage this continent well and avoid any internal strife."
Lin Dingtian and Lin Shuping hurriedly came forward while Lin Jingyue got down from her third sister's back immediately.
The four of them chased after him.
"Ancestral Patriarch, why leave as soon as you've arrived?!"
Lin Yi turned his head and saw them with resignation, "I forgot to turn off the stove after cooking, I need to go back and check, I'll come back in 240 years."
Lin Dingtian: "..."
Lin Shuping: "..."
Lin Yuejiao: "..."
Lin Jingyue: "I told you, even the Ancestral Patriarch has to light his own fire and cook."
...
Tang Wutong countdown: "One!"
Immediately, Lin Yi appeared in front of her, wrapped his arms around Tang Wutong's delicate body, and lay down, "All done, let's continue sleeping."
Tang Wutong cuddled cozily back into Lin Yi's embrace, "Good night, Master."
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