Qi Xili was somewhat tempted, completely oblivious to Shen Yanming's guilty expression. He nodded, "Then I'll trouble you."
An'an and Nuannuan were so happy they almost jumped for joy, and Shen Yanming and Bi Qiaoan also breathed a sigh of relief.
The family of five identified themselves by the suits of playing cards: two werewolves, two villagers, and one seer.
This was the first time An'an and Nuan Nuan had played this kind of game, and they both got quite engrossed in it. Qi Xili also cherished the time he spent with his two children, and before they knew it, it was already past midnight.
"Alright, alright, go to sleep, it's almost one o'clock." Bi Qiaoan yawned and urged the two children to wash up, while An'an and Nuan Nuan's eyes were fixed on the playing cards with some reluctance.
Qi Xili felt his fatherly heart melting and promised the two children, "Go wash up first, or you won't grow tall if you stay up late. Your godfather will come over to play with you often from now on."
The two children nodded, knowing that their parents had important things to do tonight, and went to the bathroom to wash up.
Qi Xili went into the bathroom after the two of them fell asleep. Shen Yanming had prepared a new set of toiletries for him, but Qi Xili said, "Keep these for An'an and Nuan Nuan. These things will run out as you use them, and they'll be hard to find later."
Shen Yanming didn't say anything and let him use the bathroom. Qi Xili washed his face and feet with warm water, then poured himself a glass of warm water and brushed his teeth with his fingers.
After I finished getting ready, I looked in the mirror and thought I was quite clean. It's just that I was a little cold because there were so many water droplets on my body.
He shuffled back to the sofa in the slippers Old Shen had given him, only to find that Shen Yanming had already made the bed for him. There was a gray towel blanket underneath, and a thick quilt on top.
"Do you two have enough to cover?" Qi Xili asked.
Shen Yanming nodded: "Don't worry, go to sleep early."
Qi Xili didn't ask any questions. He took off his coat, put on his thermal underwear, and snuggled under the covers. A stove was burning nearby, warming his feet. Before long, Qi Xili fell asleep.
Shen Yanming and Bi Qiaoan felt that it was about time, so they entered the space.
“Honey, hurry back.” Bi Qiaoan instructed, “There’s probably someone on duty over there, so be careful.”
Shen Yanming nodded: "Understood, I'll disguise myself and try my best not to let them find out."
Bi Qiaoan watched him ride his electric scooter to the storage area, then she vanished from her spatial dimension in a flash. Her heart pounded, and she prayed that Old Shen's operation would go smoothly tonight.
Shen Yanming emerged from a smelly cubicle. He sighed as soon as he stepped out, because the passage to Yunling Mountain had been destroyed again.
He didn't make any rash moves. After waiting for two minutes and the bathroom was quiet, he opened the stall door and walked to the sink.
He put on rubber gloves, took out the treasure map, and prepared to slip it under the door of the Wenmeng official's office. But before he could even step out, he noticed a small red light flashing in the corridor.
"Damn, when did they install surveillance cameras?! Wasn't this thing supposed to be obsolete? Where did they dig this up from?"
Shen Yanming cursed inwardly, feeling utterly helpless. He couldn't deliver the treasure map, and leaving grain at Yunling Mountain was pointless. His operation had suffered a major setback.
After thinking for a moment, I folded the three treasure maps into paper airplanes, with the side with the map facing outwards.
Shen Yanming stood inside the bathroom wall, reached out and threw the paper airplane at the door of Wen Mengguan's office.
I peeked out to check the location and found it quite conspicuous, so I went back to my profile.
After changing out of his smelly gear, he rode his electric scooter back to the storage area.
When Bi Qiaoan noticed he was back, she slipped into her spatial dimension to bring him out. However, Shen Yanming told her to wait, as he needed to wash his clothes and shoes first.
Bi Qiaoan thought about the place he had entered during the day, nodded, and went to rest on the sofa.
After he finished his work, he asked groggily, "How did it go? Was it alright?"
Shen Yanming shook his head helplessly: "I don't know, we'll see how it goes."
Bi Qiaoan snapped out of her daze and hurriedly asked him, "What's going on?"
Shen Yanming didn't hide anything and said with a lot of grievances, "There were no cameras before. I don't know what Wen Mengguan was thinking when he suddenly installed them. I almost got caught red-handed."
Bi Qiaoan felt a chill run down her spine after hearing this. They had entered the office building so many times before without finding any surveillance cameras. Otherwise, Old Shen wouldn't have dared to slip the note directly into the door.
Seeing that her face was a little pale, Shen Yanming quickly reassured her, "It's okay, it's okay. I wore a hat and mask when I went out, and I wasn't wearing my usual clothes. I stayed in the bathroom and didn't leave, so the cameras couldn't capture it. Don't worry."
Bi Qiaoan nodded, thinking to herself that this was something she couldn't do again.
The two talked for a while longer before leaving the space. Bi Qiaoan took a long time to calm down before falling asleep, while Shen Yanming kept wondering, "Did they really not capture his figure over there?" To be honest, he didn't know!
The next day, the couple was awakened by a clanging sound coming from the living room.
Shen Yanming opened the bedroom door sleepily and saw Qi Xili cooking with great enthusiasm. His voice was a little hoarse: "Why are you up so early? Why don't you sleep a little longer?"
Qi Xili shook his head and pointed to the sky outside: "It's getting late. I'd usually be done exercising by now. You young people just love to sleep in."
Shen Yanming: "So you're not a young person?"
"Hey, not really. Strictly speaking, I'm an old man. To put it simply, I'm an old man. So Yanming, you should respect your elders!"
Shen Yanming: "...Are you being cheeky again?"
Qi Xili chuckled but didn't reply, saying instead, "I didn't expect you to have so many ingredients."
Shen Yanming nodded: "Yes, I was worried about this day coming, so I've been stocking up on food at home every year."
"The preparations weren't in vain." Qi Xili said with some appreciation, pointing to the pot on the stove: "The vegetable porridge should be ready soon. Go wash up, it'll be ready to drink in a bit. And An'an and Nuan Nuan, it's time to wake them up too."
As for Bi Qiaoan, he dared not interfere.
Shen Yanming nodded and went into the bathroom. He came out a short while later and knocked on the door of the guest room.
An'an called out, "Dad, wait a moment," and slipped on her slippers to open the door.
Shen Yanming ruffled his short hair and leaned against the doorway, asking, "Is my sister awake?"
An'an was about to say no when she heard the little girl behind the curtain say, "She's awake!"
"Then you should change your clothes and come out. Your godfather made vegetable porridge."
An'an nodded and closed the door. The two children put on sweaters, long johns, and coats through the curtain before coming out of the guest room to wash up in the bathroom.
The aroma of vegetable porridge in the living room was already quite strong. After the four of them finished eating, they were just about to practice their martial arts when they heard a loud banging on the door.
"What's wrong?" Shen Yanming asked, opening the door in confusion.
"Is Captain Qi here?" Jiang Shulian, standing at the door, looked a little pale.
"I'm here." Shen Yanming quickly helped him in.
"Oh, Captain Qi, you're really here!" Jiang Shulian looked at Qi Xili and almost cried.
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