To study the method of spirit jade enlightenment, Yan Jiaojiao had stayed up late.
She had tried all sorts of methods, but still couldn't find a way to open the spirit jade. Seeing the moon high in the sky outside the window, she finally had no choice but to hang the jade pendant back on herself, wanting to go out for some fresh air.
However, just as Yan Jiaojiao stepped out of her room, her ears subtly caught a faint sound.
It was the almost imperceptible breathing of a man. If it were an ordinary person, it would be difficult to detect, but a cultivator's hearing surpassed that of ordinary people, so it was easily discovered.
At this moment, Yan Jiaojiao had to admire herself. It was indeed the right decision to hide the fact that she had reformed her inner core.
See? Others had let down their guard, and they had really sent a novice to monitor her.
Yan Jiaojiao stretched, her eyes quickly scanning in that direction. Indeed, she saw a man in black hiding among the tips of the dense trees. If she hadn't already perceived the direction, she wouldn't have been able to distinguish him at first glance.
After thinking for a long time, Yan Jiaojiao happened to want some fun.
Yan Jiaojiao walked out of the courtyard and began to wander around the Yan family seemingly aimlessly.
The man in black didn't know what Yan Jiaojiao was up to, so he could only follow her cautiously, sometimes climbing walls, sometimes landing, sometimes jumping from one treetop to another, and sometimes crouching in the bushes…
Yan Jiaojiao strolled for more than half an hour. Seeing that the speed of the man in black was gradually slowing down, Yan Jiaojiao seized an opportunity when he wasn't paying attention and slipped into the shadows.
When the man in black looked again, Yan Jiaojiao was nowhere to be seen. He panicked and quickly scrambled out of the bushes, looking up and around.
Unexpectedly, a wooden stick as thick as a forearm suddenly fell from behind the man in black, hitting him squarely and knocking him unconscious in an instant!
Yan Jiaojiao dropped the wooden stick, dusted off her hands, and said, "Stupid as a pig!"
With that, Yan Jiaojiao squatted down and searched the man in black. However, she found no usable evidence. Yan Jiaojiao simply kicked him into a flower bush and turned to head towards Chen Wenyu's secret room.
While Yan Jiaojiao was strolling around the Yan family earlier, she was also observing, and she had indeed discovered something unusual.
The Yan family was always meticulously cleaned, but there were scattered powders and mud on these stone paths. Although dispersed, there was quite a lot of it.
Yan Jiaojiao quickly thought of Chen Wenyu's secret room.
Since Yan Jiaojiao had escaped from the secret room, Chen Wenyu had not bothered her, which was unusual. Now, seeing the dirt scattered everywhere, it was likely that Chen Wenyu was rushing to deal with the entrance to the secret room.
If the entrance to the secret room were truly altered, Chen Wenyu would naturally not let Yan Jiaojiao off.
With this thought, Yan Jiaojiao quickened her pace, and soon arrived at the rockery.
As Yan Jiaojiao had expected, not only was the entrance to the secret room gone, but the rockery itself had also disappeared.
To avoid giving anyone an excuse to criticize her, Chen Wenyu was indeed very efficient.
Yan Jiaojiao couldn't help but sigh, noting that Chen Wenyu's schemes and boldness were not to be underestimated.
Chen Wenyu dared to gamble. As long as the entrance couldn't be found, even if Yan Jiaojiao came to her with evidence, Chen Wenyu could simply claim she was talking nonsense, and most likely, no one would believe Yan Jiaojiao's words.
Yan Jiaojiao casually ground the loose, damp soil with the tip of her shoe, clearly indicating it had been recently dug up.
Even if the monk ran away, the temple remained. The secret room was still underground in the Yan family, and it wouldn't be easy to completely destroy it.
Chen Wenyu dared to gamble, and Yan Jiaojiao wasn't afraid of trouble. It remained to be seen who would be able to withstand the pressure when they eventually fell out.
"What are you doing here?" a young, childish voice asked, with a mix of curiosity and innocence. "My dad says people who go out late at night are thieves. Are you a thief?"
Yan Jiaojiao turned to look and saw a boy about four or five years old peeking out from behind a nearby tree, with his head half-hidden, his big eyes looking at her.
"And who are you?" Yan Jiaojiao had never seen this child before. Seeing him peeking out without any hint of danger, she couldn't help but curve her lips and say, "Aren't you out late at night too?"
The little boy, seeing Yan Jiaojiao's beautiful smile, also let down his guard and walked out from behind the tree.
He was still wearing his white sleeping shirt, which looked a bit thin in the deep night. He shivered, then said in a childish voice, "I couldn't sleep and had to pee. After peeing, I saw fireflies, yes, I came here to catch fireflies!"
"Where are the fireflies?" Yan Jiaojiao asked him.
The little boy stared blankly at Yan Jiaojiao. "Yeah, where are my fireflies? I was so busy watching you that the fireflies disappeared."
As he spoke, the little boy was about to cry.
Yan Jiaojiao had lived for three thousand years, so coaxing children was not a problem. Recalling how Sheng Mobai had coaxed Yan Ruxue with spiritual power fireworks, she raised her hand and waved a shimmering curtain of light. Dots of light flickered like a hundred fireflies, looking very beautiful.
Yan Jiaojiao teased him, "Look, isn't this prettier than your fireflies?"
The little boy immediately forgot about his lost fireflies, clapping his hands and laughing, "Pretty, pretty! I want to see more!"
Yan Jiaojiao nodded. "I can show you, but do you remember how to get back? If you find your way back, I'll show you again."
The little boy was clearly not satisfied. "You're not showing me, I'll do it myself."
After saying that, he imitated Yan Jiaojiao and raised his small chubby hand, waving it back and forth, but nothing happened.
Yan Jiaojiao "pfft"ed with laughter.
The little boy knew he was being ridiculed. His small, plump lips pouted, his face turned red, and he waved his two chubby hands vigorously.
Yan Jiaojiao initially found his stubbornness amusing. After laughing for a while, she gradually stopped, a look of surprise in her eyes.
Because, with the little boy's constant waving, faint lights actually appeared in his palm!
From one or two, to dozens, to a cluster, and finally, with a strong wave from the little boy, the light screen finally formed like the one Yan Jiaojiao had conjured!
Although it was just a low-level light screen technique, a four or five-year-old boy, after seeing it only once, had learned it through his own exploration in just one minute.
Even Yan Jiaojiao herself wouldn't dare to guarantee that she could achieve this level at the age of four or five.
Were there too many geniuses in this world?
Yan Jiaojiao seemed to see the scene of the little boy dominating the cultivation world when he grew up. Therefore, Yan Jiaojiao decisively decided that friendship should start from childhood, and now was the best time to build a good relationship with the little boy!
"You're amazing! You're the smartest child I've ever seen!" Yan Jiaojiao praised him enthusiastically.
The little boy proudly raised his chin. "I know! Mother Chen also says so!"
Mother Chen?
Yan Jiaojiao's eyebrows rose. It couldn't be... Was this child Chen Wenyu's illegitimate son?