He looked down under the bed.

“This is…” Shen Qian’s pupils contracted.

...

Even after entering the house, recalling what he had just seen, Chen Qian was still somewhat dazed.

But then, strangely, he discovered that no one was home.

These past few evenings, the couple has rarely gone out. They've been watching a new drama called "Love Across Time and Space" on TV. The drama is very popular in the neighborhood, and as a result, fewer people are doing square dancing in the evenings.

Just as Shen Qian finished washing and slicing the fruit, he heard the sound of a key turning at the door. He went out to greet them and saw Shen Liang and Wang Xiaojuan walk in.

The couple's expressions were a bit strange. Wang Xiaojuan's eyes were red, as if she had just cried, and Shen Liang was not much better off, with tear stains at the corners of his eyes and an extremely complicated expression.

Shen Qian's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly went over.

"Mom, what's wrong? Could it be that Dad...?"

Shen Qian recalled the small card she had accidentally found in Shen Liang's pocket before, and looking at Shen Liang's disheveled appearance, she couldn't help but start to have wild thoughts.

Shen Liang was taken aback at first, then smacked Shen Qian on the head in an annoyed tone, "What nonsense are you thinking, you brat?"

After a pause, Shen Liang continued, "Just now, I accompanied your mother to the hospital."

Shen Qian was stunned, then realized something, looked at his mother's unprecedentedly rosy complexion, and felt a mix of emotions.

After some deliberation, Shen Qian decided to tell his parents about his inexplicable becoming Gao Wenyuan's personal disciple later, mainly because he was afraid they wouldn't be able to accept it.

It is difficult for outsiders to understand what Gao Wenyuan symbolizes for the local residents of Jingcheng.

That was truly a living god, high above, distant and unreal.

However, Shen had already revealed some things to his parents beforehand. The gist of it was that he had recently achieved great success in his martial arts, and a powerful expert from the Mountain and Sea Realm greatly appreciated him and was willing to help Wang Xiaojuan cure her illness.

At first, the parents were skeptical of this explanation, but after Chen Qian spoke with great conviction and repeatedly assured them, they reluctantly began to believe him.

"Xiao Qian, Professor Shi came over during dinner, but he said my body is too weak to withstand the Yuan Power marrow cleansing, so I need to recuperate for a while."

Wang Xiaojuan said, choking back tears, "Professor Shi gave me some medicine. I took it and just went to the hospital for a check-up. From now on... from now on I will never need to take those synthetic drugs regularly again."