"Impossible! Although I was in a relationship with Aohan, we never did anything improper back then," Zhu Yanyi answered seriously. She seemed to have forgotten that someone had once given her away as a gift.
"That means your sister didn’t set a good example," Zhu Shunyao said. she was purely dragging her sister into it.
Zhu Yanyi stuck out her tongue, feeling embarrassed. Since she had dragged Zhu Yanli into the mess, she smiled and said, "But without my sister leading the way, you wouldn’t have a cute little grandson like Little Monkey."
"Hmm. Only Little Monkey makes me satisfied. Everything else is unacceptable." Zhu Shunyao became stubborn again.
Xie Xinlian spoke directly, "Ignore your father. When you weren’t here, he complained every day about missing you. Now that you are here, he is just putting on a face. Come, I made sugar-water eggs for you. Eat some to fill your stomach." Xie Xinlian smiled, inviting Zhu Yanyi and Yan Aohan.
"Who misses them? Who complains? Clearly, you miss your children and you complain," Zhu Shunyao said, looking at Xie Xinlian with dissatisfaction.
Xie Xinlian was unusually patient. She said directly, "Fine, fine. I miss my son and daughter, and I complain. You don’t miss them, and you don’t complain. Then who prepared a big basket of fresh vegetables yesterday, saying she wanted them to eat when they returned?"
Hearing his wife expose him like this, Zhu Shunyao could only cough and pretend he heard nothing.
Zhu Yanyi and Yan Aohan raised their eyebrows at each other, then went to eat the sugar-water eggs on the side. As she ate, Zhu Yanyi thought of Yi Yunfei and the others. She asked, "Mom, do we still have eggs at home?"
"Yes. A big basket was delivered early this morning. How many do you want?" Xie Xinlian asked.
"Please prepare thirty for me. I will take them to my three senior brothers later so they can taste our sugar-water eggs. Ten each. I wonder if the cholesterol will be too high." Zhu Yanyi said while eating. "But their bodies are healthy, so they can detoxify automatically. I shouldn’t worry about their cholesterol."
Cultivators found it very easy to detoxify from normal substances. Their bodies were naturally strong, and detoxification was a built-in effect. Ordinary people could not eat this way because they could not absorb the excess yin and yang components. However, it had no effect on cultivators. They could resolve excess food components at any time. Sometimes, cultivators might not eat for years, so a few eggs were truly nothing.
"Alright. I will pack thirty eggs for you to take over," Xie Xinlian said with a smile. Since they were her daughter’s senior brothers, she would not be stingy about a few eggs.
After finishing the sugar-water eggs, Zhu Yanyi and Yan Aohan sat with Zhu Shunyao.
"Dad, has Little Monkey come over?" Zhu Yanyi asked casually.
"He came yesterday. Now he is a real little monkey, jumping up and down. It is not easy to catch him." Elderly people loved lively children. Although Zhu Shunyao was not particularly old, he was nearly sixty, which counted as elderly.
Zhu Yanyi looked at Zhu Shunyao. On the surface, she seemed to dislike it, but her tone was absolutely joyful. She smiled and said, "I don’t see you disliking her at all. You clearly can’t wait for her to jump around."
"Compared to his listless state before, I prefer him jumping around like this now," Zhu Shunyao said with a smile.
Zhu Yanyi nodded.
Having confirmed that Zhu Zhibin and Shangguan Jiacheng were fine, Zhu Yanyi and Yan Aohan ate some snacks at the Zhu family, sat for a while, and then said goodbye. Zhu Yanyi mainly needed to wait for news about Yu Qingyun.
Soon, news about Yu Qingyun arrived.
"According to the information, Yu Qingyun has forgotten who he is. He now believes he is a Japanese person, named Mingchuan Nianlang, or simply Anian," Yan Aohan told Zhu Yanyi.
"Amnesia?" Zhu Yanyi asked.
"According to the news from the Yin Chai, it does not look like amnesia. It seems like someone altered his memory, making him forget the past and believe he is Mingchuan Nianlang," Yan Aohan said.
Zhu Yanyi nodded. "Since that is the case, let’s travel to Japan. I heard the scenery there is nice. It is a pity that it is not spring now, so we cannot see the cherry blossoms in full bloom. Otherwise, it should be very beautiful."
"Then let’s go," Yan Aohan smiled lightly. "If you want to see cherry blossoms, it is not difficult. I can make them bloom directly. Such a simple spell is within my ability."
"Let’s forget that for now. We can talk about it later. The most important thing now is to investigate Senior Brother Yu’s situation clearly," Zhu Yanyi sighed.
Originally, she had returned just for a vacation, or perhaps for some training. She never expected things to happen one after another. Moreover, the people involved were basically related to her. She felt as if she had entered a mysterious path.
"Aohan, do you think these things are accidental or intentional? Why do I feel like they are all targeting me?" Zhu Yanyi frowned slightly.
Seeing Zhu Yanyi frown, Yan Aohan felt a bit of heartache. "Does it matter if it is intentional or not? You are a cultivator. You should not fear any great difficulties, let alone these small secular problems."
Zhu Yanyi sighed. "I am not afraid of this. I just feel that this matter is strange." She waved her hand slightly. "Forget it. Let’s put this aside for now. The most important thing is to figure out Senior Brother Yu’s situation."
Yan Aohan nodded slightly, then said to Zhu Yanyi, "Rest assured. Do not worry about anything. I am here."
The next day, Zhu Yanyi and Yan Aohan went to see Medicine Grandpa. Zhu Yanyi mainly wanted to ask about Yu Qingyun.
"You came to see me just a couple of days ago. Why are you here again?" Although he was happy to see his disciple, Medicine Grandpa always felt that this disciple had too many troubles. Coming to see him constantly was not a good thing.
Zhu Yanyi thought for a moment, then said, "Grandpa Yao, do you remember what Senior Brother Qingyun was doing when he went missing?"
"As you know, Senior Brother Qingyun’s work is different from ours. He always treated soldiers on the front lines. This time was no different.
I heard that a soldier had a problem while executing a mission, so he went there in a hurry. Then he encountered a sneak attack from unknown foreign enemies, and subsequently went missing. Based on the traces he left, we suspect he escaped the attack. However, his traces disappeared inexplicably afterwards. To be honest, I am really worried about your senior brother. His personality seems gentle, but he is actually too rigid and fierce. He is prone to accidents."