The journey back to Ailao Mountain for the three members of the Ma family was exceptionally smooth; even the animals they encountered along the way seemed to make way for them.
Ma Linghua, Ma Hehua, and Ma Lihua talked about Huang Xian the whole way.
“I’ve been thinking about it. This weasel is from the Northeast, so it’ll probably find it a bit difficult to get used to life in the South. It would be good for it to keep Huang Sanlang company,” Ma Linghua analyzed.
“That’s fine! I’ll listen to my mother.” Ma Hehua had no objections.
“Yes! It’s good to be with Xiao Huang. If something happens to Xiao Huang, at least someone will be there to report it.” Ma Lihua agreed.
Huang Sanlang: "……………………"
Waaah! Miss Pear Blossom is so kind; she still remembers the time he was captured by that butterfly spirit. He's so touched.
"That way, we'll know who broke into our house to steal things. It doesn't matter if Xiao Huang gets caught; our things are more important," she continued.
Huang Sanlang: "……………………"
Huang Xian was completely confused. Before she could even get out of the car, Deng Paopao drove her directly to Heishan without her even having a chance to say goodbye.
The three of them felt a sense of relief, thinking that they would soon be back in their familiar house and could finally go to sleep.
As we walked, we were almost at the gate of the house.
At this moment, the relaxed and cheerful atmosphere of the three members of the Ma family suddenly took a 180-degree turn.
Shangguan Wenyan stood silently in front of the courtyard gate, looking like a stone statue that had been frozen in place.
When Ma Hehua looked up, something terrible happened! "Oh my god!" A scream rang out, almost scaring her soul out of her body.
"What...what are you doing standing here?" Ma Hehua shouted.
Ma Linghua, who had been walking confidently, was startled by Ma Hehua's shout and nearly tripped and fell flat on her face. "Hehua, what's wrong?" she asked, turning to look at Ma Hehua as she steadied herself.
Upon seeing this, Ma Linghua was nearly scared to death. The Gu Daoist was standing in the moonlight, his hair disheveled, and his face was deathly pale, like a dead person.
Ma Lihua froze on the spot, staring blankly at Shangguan Wenyan, her mind a complete blank. It took her a while to recover before she stammered, "This, this is Brother Shangguan? What... what's wrong with him?"
Shangguan Wenyan remained motionless, his expression as stiff as if he were wearing a mask.
Ma Hehua trembled as she hid behind Ma Linghua, peeking out and asking cautiously, "Shang, Shangguan boy, what's wrong with you?"
It's the middle of the night, don't scare people, okay?
Shangguan Wenyan remained silent, but his eyes darted around, revealing a mysterious and unpredictable look.
Just when everyone was at a loss, Shangguan Wenyan suddenly let out a "roar," raised his hands high, and jumped up like a gorilla.
This completely threw the three members of the Ma family into a panic.
Shangguan Wenyan didn't care about any of that. He hopped over to Ma Hehua, grabbed her collar, and easily lifted her up.
At this moment, Ma Linghua realized something was wrong. A thought flashed through her mind, and she mustered her courage to say, "Are you that ape?"
Upon hearing this, Shangguan Wenyan paused for a moment, then released Ma Da, put his hands on his hips, and said loudly, "That's right, it's me. My master went out and told me to guard the house, so I transformed into his appearance, intending to scare you all." As he spoke, he felt extremely bored.
He closed his eyes, mumbled a few words, then suddenly opened them and shouted, "Change!" But after waiting for a long time, nothing happened.
It scratched its head awkwardly and muttered to itself, "Oops, I think I mispronounced the spell."
The three members of the Ma family couldn't help but chuckle at his appearance.
Ma Hehua said speechlessly, "Your strength is alright, but your brain isn't very good."
It's already past midnight, and I still don't know where Shangguan Wenyan went.
Seeing that the three women were not afraid of it, Xuanming felt uneasy. If its master hadn't told it not to hurt them, it would have sat on those ignorant women and killed them.
The three of them went back to their room and fell asleep immediately, without asking where Shangguan Wenyan had gone.
Deep in the Ailao Mountains, Shangguan Wenyan watched the spiritual plant absorbing the essence of the sun and moon. He frowned, then pricked his finger and dripped blood onto the plant's roots.
Soon, he had watered all the surrounding spiritual plants with his blood. Looking at those spiritual plants that carried a faint black aura, he smiled with satisfaction.
Could these be medicine for the pear blossoms? He needed to take good care of them. He then picked some and put them in his spatial bag.
His gaze was dark and unfathomable. Five years later, this pear blossom would be inseparable from him, having absorbed his blood, which would become addictive.
A strange smile appeared on his face as he looked at the pale moon in the sky, feeling quite pleased.
At six o'clock in the morning, Shangguan Wenyan returned home and then began preparing the ingredients for today's cooking.
Listening to the crowing of chickens, quacking of ducks, and squealing of pigs in the backyard, he calmly picked vegetables.
However, his hand paused, and a person appeared in front of the courtyard gate.
He stood up, clapped his hands, and went to the front yard. The man was about to knock on the door when it opened automatically.
"Come in!"
Shangguan Wenyan's voice came out calmly from inside. There was another kind of person who could come to Ailao Mountain, and that was his immediate family.
A man stepped through the door, his face filled with worry, but he still entered the house cautiously.
The first thing that came into view was Shangguan Wenyan sitting upright in a chair, sipping his tea slowly, his eyes revealing no emotion.
Upon seeing this, the man immediately knelt down. "Fifth Uncle, I had no other choice but to disturb your peaceful cultivation. I hope you will not take offense."
The man kept his head down, not daring to look at the young and handsome man's face. He knelt on the ground, his posture very humble.
"Speak! What do you want with me?" Shangguan Wenyan asked softly.
"Fifth Uncle, my name is Shangguan Yi, and my grandfather is Shangguan Wenju." He first stated his identity, since this Fifth Uncle was his grandfather's biological brother.
That way, we can get better help.
It must be said that after he said that, Shangguan Wenyan looked up at him and then said, "Raise your head."
Shangguan Yi raised his head and looked directly at the only source of confidence in the Shangguan family.
“You don’t look much like my fourth brother!” he said quietly.
Shangguan Yi's expression changed drastically, and he immediately explained, "Fifth Uncle, my mother is a foreigner, so I do look somewhat different from my grandfather."
Shangguan Wenyan paused, holding the teacup, glanced at his face, and smiled.
"Tell me what you want!"
As for the Shangguan family, he was merely a reincarnation. The blood flowing in his veins now was not that of the Shangguan family, but rather the noble bloodline of the Jiuli. However, he had received a favor from the Shangguan family, so in order to get things done more easily, he still had to give them some benefits.
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