Chapter 2123

"Someone has made a move?" Yan Aohan raised an eyebrow slightly. Only Zhu Yanyi possessed such ability. Since her powers had upgraded, she could receive messages from all plants as long as one plant was present. Thus, using plants to monitor everyone was very convenient.

"Yes." Zhu Yanyi smiled faintly. "A woman named Yan Jiahua is dating a boy in a lawn. This boy does not seem to be from the Yan family. She is called Zheng Jiyun."

"Remnants of the Zheng family." Yan Aohan’s tone was calm, showing no surprise, as if he had long expected this to happen sooner or later. "Yan Jiahua is my niece by generation. There are too many people in the Yan family; after all, ninety percent of those living here share the surname Yan. Zheng Jiyun should be from the Zheng family. Although I destroyed the Zheng and Yang families long ago, I did not exterminate them completely. I never expected someone would now target my Yan family."

Zhu Yanyi smiled and said, "Zheng Jiyun told Yan Jiahua that she had spoken with her father, who agreed to their marriage. However, she hopes the Yan family will help the Zheng family become one of the protective clans again."

"Oh." Yan Aohan raised an eyebrow slightly. Such calculation was within his expectations.

"Do you want to know what Yan Jiahua said?" Zhu Yanyi asked.

"Tell me." Yan Aohan smiled faintly.

"Yan Jiahua said she naturally hopes the Zheng family will rise. However, currently, only her third uncle’s branch in the Yan family supports them. Others disagree. So, she asked her to wait. She also told Zheng Jiyun about your return, saying they must not meet like this while you are here, to avoid being discovered by you."

Zhu Yanyi clicked her tongue twice. "What kind of person are you, to be so fierce in others' hearts? They even worry you might kill their beloved."

Yan Aohan glanced at Zhu Yanyi. "Keep watching. I want to remove these bad roots all at once. Ani, you will be busy these days. See how many people are involved in this trouble."

"Understood." Zhu Yanyi agreed. Such matters were nothing to her. Knowing these things was very simple, so she needed no explanation.

Zhu Yanyi mentally ordered all plants to keep watch, then said, "Actually, a large family is not necessarily a good thing."

Yan Aohan agreed with this view. "I have thought about it. After this matter ends, I will keep some people, specifically train their abilities, and give them the power to protect this planet. For others, I will erase their memories and send them to live in the secular world."

Zhu Yanyi understood Yan Aohan’s meaning. As time passed, one had to see what kind of people could maintain this planet. Thus, selection was necessary. "Actually, I think you do not necessarily have to choose people from the Yan family. You can keep 'Yan' as a code name. Future successors can continue this."

Yan Aohan looked at Zhu Yanyi and laughed. "Wife, you are indeed my wife. This idea is very good. I think the same. As you said, 'Yan' can exist as a code name. Initially, I was the only one in the Yan family. Later, many people changed their surname to Yan, forming the Yan family. Therefore, this is merely returning to the origin."

A family existing for a long time will inevitably produce bad elements. To prevent this, one cannot always use people from the Yan family. Yan is a form, but it can also be a code name.

Seeing Yan Aohan was not disappointed, Zhu Yanyi felt relieved. She had worried he might feel lost due to the current state of the Yan family. "It is good that you think this way. I am relieved."

Yan Aohan nodded with a smile. "Rest assured. These people cannot shake my Dao heart. Moreover, I have seen enough of human nature. I will not be troubled by the current Yan family."

Yan Aohan thought for a moment, then said, "What I need to do now is select the initial guardians of this planet."

Zhu Yanyi smiled faintly. "You are really starting directly. I was just speaking casually. However, testing people now is feasible."

"I am not someone who cannot listen to advice. Since you said so, and it is correct, why would I disagree?" Yan Aohan asked in return.

Zhu Yanyi did not argue with Yan Aohan on this point. She only said, "Since you agreed, what will you do next?"

"As I said earlier, first examine people’s character," Yan Aohan smiled faintly. As the Venerable Yanluo, testing these mortals was very simple.

Zhu Yanyi chuckled. "Alright. You test them, and I will go for a walk."

"I will go with you." Yan Aohan also stood up.

"Aren't you going to test people?" Zhu Yanyi asked.

"Before testing people, I must select them. How can I do that if I do not go out? If I sit in the room, people will not fall from the sky," Yan Aohan said with a smile.

Hearing this, Zhu Yanyi could only shrug. Well, it seemed everything was indeed very reasonable.

The couple went downstairs, exited the house, and walked slowly outward, observing the surrounding environment as they walked.

The environment around the Yan family was very good. First, the Yan family’s location was easy to defend and hard to attack. There was only one exit facing outward, which was a drawbridge, surrounded by a moat.

"The moat is fifty meters wide and fifty meters deep. Generally, it is not too deep or too wide, but it is sufficient to block people," Yan Aohan said with a faint smile. "Most importantly, the water source of this moat is snowmelt from a mountain over there. The temperature remains at minus thirty degrees Celsius year-round. Therefore, the chance of someone swimming across is very small."

Hearing this, Zhu Yanyi was speechless. Fifty meters wide was indeed nothing. Swimmers in competitions swam fifty, one hundred, eight hundred, or even one thousand meters. The pitiful part was the depth of fifty meters. Which normal river was fifty meters deep? It was not a well. Also, the water temperature was speech-inducing, actually at minus thirty degrees. Indeed, this place was uniquely blessed.

"That is to say, if someone wants to attack, they must have inside help," Zhu Yanyi judged calmly.

Yan Aohan nodded. "Correct. If someone really wants to attack the Yan family, they must first turn the people inside the Yan family, then lower the drawbridge and open the gate to let people in."

Zhu Yanyi looked around, then said, "Actually, living here all the time seems like living in a natural air-conditioned room. At minus thirty degrees, people living here probably wear cotton-padded jackets daily."