Ye Tiancheng shrugged his shoulders, "At that time, we'll set up a table of New Year's dishes in front of the air wall, with half the table inside and half outside. As our family gathers for New Year's Eve dinner, we'll have to be grateful that no one can see us easily. Otherwise, we'd definitely be all over the social news the next day."
He also joked with Hou Mingzhu. Although Ye Tiancheng was touched, this was all he could do. Otherwise, if he accidentally revealed himself, the trouble would be immense.
In the eyes of Hou Mingzhu and Fatty, they had already accepted so much. If everything were exposed at the last moment, they would only feel maliciously deceived and would not believe that Ye Tiancheng and Little Fox had good intentions for doing so.
Ye Tiancheng was more worried that, in such a situation, he would inevitably have to open the air wall of the barrier for an hour at some point. He feared that Fatty or Hou Mingzhu would barge in then and refuse to leave.
Hou Mingzhu was somewhat better. She still had the entire Hou family to manage. Even if she acted impulsively, she would leave the next time the formation opened, only doing so occasionally. However, Fatty would be troublesome.
However, the next moment, Ye Tiancheng's worry lessened slightly. From Hou Mingzhu, Ye Tiancheng learned that Fatty had started dating. Perhaps because he hadn't been with him for a while, Fatty finally had the opportunity to interact with others properly. So, a while ago, he hit it off with a girl, and she was quite nice, so they started dating.
Ye Tiancheng sighed inwardly, realizing that Fatty had been delayed a lot by always following him. Before, Fatty never had such an opportunity. Ye Tiancheng had always hoped that Fatty would settle down, and having a romantic partner was indeed a good thing.
This way, even if Fatty wanted to stay impulsively, he would have a reason to refuse and persuade Fatty to leave.
After all, this illusion realm was not a safe place. As seen from the incident with Ou Xiaoxue this time, it was incredibly complicated. They couldn't grasp the situation outside, and sometimes, relying only on what was enclosed within the formation wasn't enough to see the whole picture.
To enter the illusion realm, one had to pass through the outer ring of the formation first, which was still too dangerous. Ye Tiancheng still didn't want any of them to take risks.
Furthermore, frequent movement and contact were not good. It was easy to attract attention from the outside and cause trouble. Then, would he go out to rescue them or not?
However, when only Hou Mingzhu was left chatting with Ye Tiancheng and Little Fox, Fatty had already left. Hou Mingzhu's attitude changed, and her expression shifted.
Hou Mingzhu said to Ye Tiancheng, "There's something I need to tell you. When I visit you this time, I'll bring our daughter, Qingcheng, with me, and you can take her with you."
Ye Tiancheng's expression changed. Before he could speak, he heard Hou Mingzhu continue, "I was very troubled by this matter, and I had no one to entrust her to. At that time, I didn't know when you would be back, and I didn't want you to worry outside, so I didn't reveal it."
This meant there was a hidden reason. Ye Tiancheng paused and listened to Hou Mingzhu's explanation. He knew how much Hou Mingzhu loved her daughter and wouldn't joke about such things.
"You know, right? Our daughter takes after you, so she has some differences from ordinary people. Recently, it seems someone has been targeting her. Your good friend Fatty can't even detect these things, and he doesn't have the ability to protect your daughter. Only you have that ability."
"As for me, I'm just an ordinary person. They aren't targeting me, and not much attention has been paid to me. I also love my daughter very much, otherwise, I wouldn't have kept her by my side all the time. I want the best for my daughter."
"I know that for a child, living a life isolated from the world like this isn't ideal. But if it's not like this now, I'm not sure if Qingcheng can grow up well. I'm doing all this because I want my daughter to be well. Otherwise, I wouldn't choose to do this."
Ye Tiancheng frowned. This was indeed not a trivial matter. If even Fatty couldn't detect it, then the people targeting his daughter were likely not simple individuals.
However, he still needed to confirm. Ye Tiancheng asked Hou Mingzhu, "Then how did you find out about this? And how are you sure? As long as Qingcheng is sent over, there will be no problem. Are you sure that by doing this, you won't be in danger?"
Hou Mingzhu told Ye Tiancheng, "They are interested in Qingcheng's talent. I also have extensive connections, so I learned about it from a friend. He warned me to be careful because the other party is not a righteous person. If my daughter were taken away and taught by them, it would be a terrible thing."
"But as long as they can't find Qingcheng, there won't be too much of a problem. Moreover, our Hou family has some status, and they won't make things difficult for me just for this reason."
"I was thinking about where to send Qingcheng to ensure her safety, but since she can come to you, and you happen to be in a place that is basically isolated from the world, isn't that more suitable?"
Ye Tiancheng hesitated for a moment, and then Little Fox interjected, "Brother Ye, this should be feasible. No one can protect your daughter better or more diligently than you. Our conditions here are relatively secluded. As long as we don't let her go to the outer ring, staying in the inner ring will be relatively safe."
"Where in the outside world can be considered absolutely safe? It's better to keep her by your side for peace of mind. Now that we are here, the dangers from the outside world can hardly affect us. The only danger we can encounter is related to the fragments of the Fuxi Qin, which is in the outer ring."
"This is actually very suitable. You and Sister-in-law can also be at ease. This is the best choice."
Hou Mingzhu also nodded, "That's right. From what you told me about your situation earlier, Ye Tiancheng, I became certain. If you weren't in such a place, but like before, I would not dare to let my daughter follow you and would rather find a place to hide her."
"However, if you were here, they might not dare to target Qingcheng. Now that you are not here, and you happen to be in such an advantageous location, that's why I made this decision."
Ye Tiancheng was somewhat moved and finally agreed, "Since that's the case, and you both say so, then alright. Anyway, since she's coming in, although Little Fox and I cannot go out, Qingcheng will have plenty of opportunities to go out in the future. So, let Qingcheng come in. At least I can protect her well."
"I will also arrange a better place to live. If Qingcheng comes, she can't live in such a terrible place like Little Fox and I are now."
After Ye Tiancheng agreed, Hou Mingzhu breathed a sigh of relief, unaware that Ye Tiancheng and Little Fox had exchanged a glance.
In fact, after Ye Qingcheng arrived, Ye Tiancheng would inevitably take her to live in the old house. After all, he couldn't bear to see his daughter suffer. However, the old house needed to be dealt with. At least the appliances that he and Little Fox had used for several months, as well as some traces of their life, had to be removed. Otherwise, there would be flaws everywhere.
Fortunately, Little Fox was here now. When his daughter arrived, Little Fox was about ten years old, only a few years older than his daughter, so they could barely be considered peers for communication. Otherwise, Ye Tiancheng would have hesitated even more.
Little Fox understood Ye Tiancheng's intention. In fact, the matter of cleaning up traces could mainly be entrusted to Nuwa Stone. However, during this period, Little Fox would cooperate and check a few more times to see if there were any lingering bad traces.
Ye Tiancheng explained to Hou Mingzhu that he and Little Fox had managed without much trouble before, but now that his daughter was coming, he would ask Nuwa Stone to construct a better house so that his daughter wouldn't suffer when she was with him.
He didn't need to hide this matter too much from Hou Mingzhu because this was mainly something to hide from Fatty. Hou Mingzhu knew about Nuwa Stone, and she wasn't very aware of Nuwa Stone's ability to construct illusion realms. Ye Tiancheng's explanation to her was completely acceptable.
Then Ye Tiancheng also asked Hou Mingzhu to bring more appliances and other items over, which he would transport inside, allowing Ye Qingcheng to live a better life.
Hou Mingzhu naturally cared about Ye Qingcheng's quality of life. Hearing that her daughter wouldn't have to live like an ascetic with Ye Tiancheng, she readily agreed, determined to give her daughter the best.
If it weren't for the fact that sending things too frequently could attract attention from the outside, Hou Mingzhu would have loved to send things to Ye Tiancheng and the others every day so they could live better.
After hanging up the phone, Ye Tiancheng and Little Fox looked at each other, filled with emotion.
Many things truly happen beyond plans. No matter how well they planned, how could they have imagined such an unexpected turn of events?
Even after they entered the illusion realm, it was the same. There were always many unforeseen accidents that they had to deal with. Fortunately, they were well-prepared and strong enough to continue hiding successfully.
"Little Fox, I'll have to trouble you to spend more time with Qingcheng later. Children growing up still need the companionship of peers. It's really fortunate that you're here."
Little Fox naturally didn't mind and said, "It's my honor to help Brother Ye. Not only can I accompany Qingcheng for Brother Ye, but I can also teach her what I know."
"Sister-in-law said she has talent, which is why she's being targeted by bad people. If she learns more, it should be a good thing. Since it's already destined that danger cannot be avoided, it's better to let Qingcheng have the ability to protect herself and fight against danger."
Ye Tiancheng thought about it and nodded in agreement, "You're right. In fact, I had thought about this before, but I wanted Qingcheng to have a good life, and she was still young at that time, so I never brought it up. Since this is the case, it's indeed time to put this matter on the agenda."
"Qingcheng can't always live here with us, isolated from the world for too long. So, if Qingcheng can have self-protection abilities, I can also be much more at ease."
After making up his mind, Ye Tiancheng was no longer so conflicted. Whatever happens, he would protect his daughter and would never let Ye Qingcheng fall into danger like this.
Not only would Little Fox teach Ye Qingcheng things, but he would also do his best to teach his daughter what he knew. He had taught disciples before, so he could also teach his daughter.