121st worship ceremony

"Hey, what's wrong with you?" Zhou Yu nudged Zhou Jiu.

Zhou Jiu felt that everything had returned to normal. He pursed his lips and said without any emotion in his eyes, "May I pay my respects to him...them?"

"What else do you want to do? You're really not the head of the family's child. We've all grown up with Youyou, and we still remember her accident. We're also certain that the head of the family doesn't have any other children. You haven't mistaken me for someone else, have you?"

"But I remember you," Zhou Jiu thought to himself. He didn't know why his memories and understanding of the people differed, but he would find out eventually.

“I just wanted to see them. I think the people who created this place are great, and I want to pay my respects to them.”

“Their remains are below the cliff, but you don’t have any Xuan power to protect you, so you can’t withstand the strong winds there. I can only fly up and fall down on my own, I can’t take you with me.”

"It's alright, you lead the way, I can follow," Zhou Jiu said.

“No, you were brought by the chief engineer. Now that you’ve been handed over to me, I have to take responsibility for you… If you die, I won’t be able to explain it to you.” Zhou Yu’s tone was not good.

“…Yu Yu.” Zhou Jiu called out in the fourth tone of the name she often used when she was a child.

Zhou Jiu watched Zhou Yu's actions, but she did not dodge. Zhou Yu drew a blade of light from her hand and pressed it against Zhou Jiu's forehead, questioning, "Don't act like you know me so well. I'm only being gentle with you because the chief engineer sent me here. Don't presume to think that I think what you're saying is true."

Zhou Jiu narrowed his eyes slightly. The familiar personality meant that perhaps the scene in his memory wasn't entirely unreal.

Zhou Jiu suddenly chuckled softly, then removed the light blade from his forehead after covering his palm with profound energy: "Sorry, I just felt you looked familiar, so I called you that. You don't need to be so wary, I'm not your enemy."

Zhou Yu was only issuing a warning and did not actually intend to take action. The light blade quickly disappeared, and his expression returned to normal. "Don't try to get close to me anymore."

"To me, you're not a human from Earth. You'd better stay in your room and not go out." Once they arrived, Zhou Yu hurriedly left.

Zhou Jiu stretched and walked into his own cave. He saw a large rock covered with a mat. After setting up a simple formation, Zhou Jiu lay down on it.

Zhou Jiu thought she would be sad for a long time because of her father's death, but as soon as she touched the bed, she fell into a deep sleep and slept straight until the next day.

Upon waking, Zhou Jiu quickly opened his eyes, turned over, and clenched his fist. Only after seeing who it was did he release his fist.

Zhou Jiu glanced at his unresponsive formation before slowly speaking, "Zhou Zhi?"

“You’ve been sleeping for a long time. Aren’t you going to pay respects to the patriarch? Come on. I’ll take you there.”

Zhou Jiu glanced around. "Is there any water? I'll wash my face first." Actually, she wanted to take a shower more. She hadn't showered in a long time. Before, it was too unsafe. Survival was more important than hygiene. Now that things seemed a bit safer, she really wanted to take a shower.

Zhou Zhi glanced at Zhou Jiu, said "Oh" and then cast a purification spell on her. "No wonder I smelled something bad. I'll teach you the purification spell later. Do you want to acknowledge me as your master, you brat?"

Zhou Jiu's gaze quickly shifted over, his probing eyes fixed on Zhou Zhi. After a long while, Zhou Zhi's expression remained unchanged before he finally spoke, "You remember me?"