After Zhou Yuanyuan returned to Kyoto, she slept soundly for a few days before she regained her energy.
Zhou Yuanyuan had successfully completed this mission without incident. Not only did she bring Zhou Xi back to Kyoto, she also saved Hu Sanniang from danger. The aura cocoon that had encased Hu Sanniang remained within the Chaos Pearl's trial world, its purple lightning still flickering from time to time, slowly tempering Hu Sanniang's innate strength.
Xiaoyu said that Hu Sanniang's tempering would take at least ten days to half a month. Anyway, in the Chaos Pearl's trial world, Hu Sanniang was in no danger, so Zhou Yuanyuan didn't care how long it would take for Hu Sanniang to emerge.
Hu Sanniang's experience was a blessing in disguise. If she had continued her cultivation through normal means, even after five hundred years, she might not have advanced to the level of Demon King. Hu Sanniang was only over five hundred years old this year, and a Demon King over five hundred years old had never appeared, even in the ancient times when spiritual energy was abundant.
Everything around her was clearly progressing towards a positive development, yet Zhou Yuanyuan felt unhappy. Although she could do far more now than she had a few years ago, and her abilities were far greater, she wasn't happy at all. She was now without someone cheering her on, without Wen Ziqing, who had always stood silently by her side. Wen Ziqing's presence not only brought Zhou Yuanyuan a sense of peace of mind, but more importantly, she felt a tacit understanding between them.
Zhou Yuanyuan felt a little sad and regretful. If... if she had discovered earlier that Wen Ziqing had spiritual roots, if she had pulled Wen Ziqing onto the path of cultivating immortals earlier, would the relationship between them have become so distant now?
Zhou Yuanyuan feels unhappy whenever she thinks of these things.
In both lives, Zhou Yuanyuan was the same. Whenever she encountered something unhappy, she would just sleep, refusing to eat or drink until she woke up naturally. After waking up, she would put those bad things behind her.
Whenever she felt heartbroken, Zhou Yuanyuan would keep telling herself: We have all grown up, and it doesn't matter if Wen Ziqing chose to leave her. Wen Ziqing is just a good friend to her. Just because Wen Ziqing was good to her in the past doesn't mean he will be good to her in the future.
It must be said that the power of human psychological suggestion is incredibly powerful. After Zhou Yuanyuan had a long sleep, she had indeed put Wen Ziqing out of her mind.
Although Xiaoyu was worried, she didn't dare to say anything. Xiaoyu knew that Zhou Yuanyuan was in a state of confusion, and it was useless for her to say anything. She could only wait for Zhou Yuanyuan to come out of it on her own.
On this day, Zhou Yuanyuan finally felt better and prepared to go out for a walk. It had been three or four days since she returned to Kyoto, but Zhou Yuanyuan still hadn't gone to see Zhao Qingshan and his family.
From the living room downstairs, the sound of General Zhou's hearty laughter could be heard, along with Zhou Xi's occasional joking voice. Zhou Yuanyuan pursed her lips and smiled. The laughter of General Zhou and Zhou Xi filled the entire Zhou family's old house with joy.
"Young lady." Zhou Xi was sharp-eyed and saw Zhou Yuanyuan coming down the stairs earlier than General Zhou. He quickly stood up and greeted her.
"Ah Xi, Yuanyuan is the younger one, you don't have to be so polite to her." General Zhou felt irritated by Zhou Xi's expression. Zhou Xi was good in every way except that he was too obsessed with the master-servant relationship. General Zhou had said many times that they were all family, and had also instructed Zhou Zhixin and the others to respect him as an elder. However, Zhou Xi always followed the master-servant rules, which really made General Zhou feel helpless.
"Master, I'm not Ah Xi, I'm Ah An now." Zhou Xi reminded General Zhou with a smile.
There was no way. Zhou Xi's appearance was completely different from before. If he still appeared as Zhou Xi after returning to Kyoto, who knew what kind of sensation it would cause.
After his physical training, Zhou Xi looked only about 23 or 24 years old, and even his appearance was ten times more handsome than before. There was no trace of the Zhou Xi from over a month ago. To avoid trouble, Zhou Xi now publicly identified himself as his own great-nephew, Zhou An. After that nightmarish journey to the secret realm, Zhou Xi's only wish was to be safe and sound.
Zhou Xi wasn't stupid. Why did Baopu Taoist ask him to forge his body? Why did he let him go through such painful torture? Although Zhou Xi didn't know the answer, he could sense Baopu Taoist's tyranny. In order not to alert Baopu Taoist, it wouldn't be a bad idea to let Zhou Xi live as Zhou An.
"Yes, An, it's An." General Zhou finally came to his senses after being reminded by Zhou Xi. Zhou Xi, his old friend, was a thing of the past! For Zhou Xi's safety, General Zhou personally compiled a set of flawless information on Zhou An.
"Great-grandfather, I'm going to visit my grandfather's house. I won't be home for dinner tonight." Zhou Yuanyuan said to General Zhou.
"Go ahead! Your cousin An is here with Great Grandpa." General Zhou waved his hand generously, indicating that Zhou Yuanyuan could have fun outside.
After Zhou Yuanyuan came back, she stayed indoors. Although General Zhou didn't know why Zhou Yuanyuan was like this, he still felt her depressed mood.
Cousin An? After Grandpa Xi's appearance changed, his generation dropped two generations in an instant. How tragic!
Zhou Yuanyuan looked at Zhou Xi with eyes full of ridicule.
Zhou Xi smiled, not paying attention to Zhou Yuanyuan's teasing. After escaping the brink of death, Zhou Xi no longer cared about many things. All he cared about now was that General Zhou could enjoy his old age in peace.
Zhou Yuanyuan walked to the door, and Zhou Xi followed her out and asked, "Miss, the special operations team has a mission tonight. Are you free?"
After Zhou Xi returned, he joined the special operations team as Zhou An. Zhou Xi's abilities were evident, and the team members, considering him their former captain, were not at all hostile to him. During the days when Zhou Yuanyuan was sleeping soundly, Zhou Xi had become close friends with the team members.
Recently, several strange things happened in Kyoto. The public security department investigated for half a month but could not find any results. The higher authorities then handed these matters over to the special operations team to handle.
The special operations team immediately targeted Renhe Hospital. The team leader decided to conduct on-site surveillance at Renhe Hospital tonight to find out what kind of demonic entity dared to cause trouble in Kyoto.
Somehow, since receiving this task, Zhou Xi's eyelids have been twitching all day.
Zhou Xi returned to the old house that afternoon, firstly to chat with General Zhou, and secondly to see if Zhou Yuanyuan had time to escort them on this mission. After emerging from the secret realm, Xiaoyu had placed a curse on Zhou Xi, preventing him from mentioning Zhou Yuanyuan to anyone else. But deep down, Zhou Xi was well aware of Zhou Yuanyuan's immense strength.
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