The Zeng family ancestral hall at the bottom of the lake, and the large mansion within that space that clearly belonged to the Zeng family.
From any perspective, the Zeng family there was undoubtedly a prominent and wealthy one.
Whenever Ye Tiancheng considered this, the connection seemed to become even more inexplicable.
If he wanted to know more, perhaps he could only ask Ye Wuji.
However, Ye Tiancheng also knew that even if he did ask, he might not necessarily be able to find anything out.
This was because Ye Wuji himself had mentioned that he was very young when he left home. If it was a very young child, it was hard to say how clearly they would remember their childhood memories; most things should have become blurred.
Ye Wuji might not be able to figure out more.
After thinking it over, Ye Tiancheng decided that if he had the chance later, he would still go and find Ye Wuji to ask properly, to see if he could get any results.
After all, if he didn't ask, he would truly know nothing.
However, before that, Ye Tiancheng tried to see if he could bring Ye Wuji to the real world. While doing this, Ye Tiancheng also had things he needed to attend to outside.
This was because they had stayed in Xiao Jing City for too long and had used up a lot of supplies.
If Ye Tiancheng still planned to stay in Xiao Jing City for a while longer with the little fox, they would need to return to the real world to replenish some new supplies and prepare more.
This was to avoid a situation where they might not have enough supplies later and it would be too late to return.
This time, Ye Tiancheng was even determined. Since their family was not short of money, stocking up on supplies for decades would be effortless. Moreover, they didn't need to carry the items themselves; as long as they were placed in the storage space, that would be enough.
It was much better than not being able to find anything when they needed it.
Furthermore, learning from previous lessons, the materials the little fox needed were the main items that required replenishment, costing a lot of money. These were money-burning items, but in an emergency, they were absolutely essential.
Ye Tiancheng attempted to bring Ye Wuji out, to have Ye Wuji come to the real world.
This time, it was after Xiao Miaomiao had left with Nie Chongyang and Liang Ping that Ye Tiancheng had the idea of needing to go out to replenish supplies. Therefore, Ye Tiancheng and his companions left shortly after Xiao Miaomiao and her group of three departed.
At this time, Ye Tiancheng and the others were also uneasy about leaving Ye Wuji in Xiao Jing City, so they could only try to bring Ye Wuji out.
At this moment, Ye Tiancheng could no longer wait for Xiao Miaomiao to verify.
After all, Xiao Miaomiao had mentioned that if there was also a Ye Wuji in the real world, then in this situation, the two would conflict, and Ye Tiancheng's attempt to bring Ye Wuji out would fail.
This was also a very simple verification method.
Ye Tiancheng tried to bring Ye Wuji out with him, and upon trying, Ye Wuji indeed left Xiao Jing City.
This was a very surprising development, meaning it could save Ye Tiancheng and his companions a lot of trouble.
After being able to leave Xiao Jing City, Ye Wuji, having been informed of the situation by Ye Tiancheng and the others earlier, chose to transform back into his bird form and follow them to avoid trouble.
After all, it was enough to pretend to be a pet.
After going out, Ye Tiancheng and the little fox surfaced and encountered members of the special operations team guarding the perimeter of the artificial lake.
Seeing Ye Tiancheng and the others emerge, the members of the special operations team were quite surprised.
This was because Nie Chongyang and the others had mentioned after they left that Ye Tiancheng and his companions would not come out so soon, and that the artificial lake needed to be cordoned off to prevent unauthorized entry, which was why so many people were still guarding the perimeter of the artificial lake.
Upon seeing Ye Tiancheng and the others emerge, someone came forward to inquire what had happened on Ye Tiancheng's side and why they had suddenly come out.
Ye Tiancheng stated that he suddenly remembered needing to replenish some supplies, so he came out for a while and would return later.
After understanding the situation, the members of the special operations team helped Ye Tiancheng and his companions report it. Nie Chongyang and the others learned of the situation and contacted Ye Tiancheng and his companions. Ye Tiancheng and his companions briefly explained the situation and asked them to relay some messages.
The message was to ask Nie Chongyang and the others to inform Xiao Miaomiao that they had brought Ye Wuji out, so there was no need for Xiao Miaomiao to rush over again; they could proceed according to the normal order.
Nie Chongyang agreed to help relay this message.
Then, Ye Tiancheng and the others thought it was a good opportunity. They were worried that Nie Chongyang and the others might encounter some difficult characters when investigating matters in Xiao Jing City in the real world, so they said that before returning to Xiao Jing City, they would have the little fox help prepare some things for them to take.
This way, Ye Tiancheng and the others would not have to worry about their partners being silently eliminated by the time they returned from Xiao Jing City.
For such a good opportunity, Nie Chongyang and the others would naturally not refuse.
If possible, no one would want to die.
Except in special circumstances.
After finishing his contact with Nie Chongyang, Ye Tiancheng then took the little fox and Ye Wuji to prepare supplies. Someone noticed Ye Tiancheng carrying a black bird and curiously inquired about it.
Ye Tiancheng vaguely replied that it was his pet, and others did not ask further.
It was not strange to keep a bird.
However, some people couldn't help but envy him. After all, Ye Tiancheng didn't have a cage, yet he carried a bird around with him. The bird wouldn't fly away directly; it stood obediently on his shoulder and didn't move around.
Even when Ye Tiancheng walked onto the street, some people came forward with interest to ask what kind of bird Ye Tiancheng had trained to be so well-behaved.
Ye Tiancheng had no idea what kind of bird to train, so he could only vaguely laugh it off, saying he was lucky and the bird was naturally obedient.
Thus, those who came to ask could only envy and be jealous, unable to envy anymore.
Ye Tiancheng and his companions hurriedly prepared a lot of supplies, and then helped Nie Chongyang and the others prepare some defensive items.
The latter work was mainly handled by the little fox.
However, during this process, Xiao Miaomiao came to see Ye Tiancheng and his companions. She confirmed Ye Wuji's condition and was relieved to see that Ye Wuji had indeed come out with Ye Tiancheng and the others.
Xiao Miaomiao's judgment was based on what she knew, and she couldn't be absolutely certain that there would be no accidents.
But now, everything was going smoothly, and Xiao Miaomiao was a little relieved.
Since Ye Tiancheng himself said that there was no need to rush to explore that place, Xiao Miaomiao was not in a hurry to go.
Since joining the special operations team with Nie Chongyang and the others, Xiao Miaomiao had become a busy person with a lot of work to do. If it wasn't an urgent matter, she wouldn't rush to do it.
After all, there were more urgent matters that needed to be prioritized.
With this matter settled, Ye Tiancheng also had Xiao Miaomiao take away the defensive items that the little fox had helped prepare for Nie Chongyang and the others.
Carrying things was not a difficult task for Xiao Miaomiao, and since this matter was simple, she naturally did not refuse.
Before leaving, Xiao Miaomiao remembered something.
This was because Xiao Miaomiao noticed that Ye Wuji, after transforming into a bird and following Ye Tiancheng and the others out, basically did not communicate much with Ye Tiancheng and the others, only making bird sounds.
Initially, Xiao Miaomiao found it a bit strange, but later discovered that Ye Wuji truly could not speak human words after transforming into a bird, so she helped out.
The type of bird that Ye Wuji transformed into had the ability to mimic speech.
Furthermore, Ye Wuji was not an ordinary bird, nor an ordinary person; he was now a very special non-human. Therefore, if he wanted to speak human words in his non-human form, there must be other ways.
It wasn't as if, by becoming a bird, he could only make bird sounds.
With Xiao Miaomiao's help, Ye Wuji quickly learned how to speak human words in his bird form and communicate with Ye Tiancheng and the others.
Moreover, after learning this, it indeed made things much more convenient.
This was because the bird that Ye Wuji transformed into could naturally speak. Therefore, even if Ye Wuji couldn't help but speak to Ye Tiancheng and the others when they were outside, people outside would not find it strange.
They would only think that Ye Tiancheng and his companions had trained their bird well.
This was indeed a good cover.
In short, after Ye Wuji learned to speak in his bird form, it indeed made things much more convenient. The inability to communicate as before was indeed a bit troublesome.
After all these preparations were made, Ye Tiancheng then took the little fox and Ye Wuji back to the area of the artificial lake. Before descending to the world at the bottom of the lake again, Ye Tiancheng also remembered to inform Nie Chongyang and the others.
Only after Nie Chongyang and the others learned of the situation did Ye Tiancheng finally lead the little fox and Ye Wuji back into the water.
This time, because they had prior experience, Ye Tiancheng did not take as long to find the entrance to the world at the bottom of the lake as he did the first time. This time, he easily found the place he needed to go.
Ye Tiancheng, familiar with the route, led the little fox and the others into the underwater space and then walked all the way to the Zeng family's ancestral hall.
Upon arriving at the ancestral hall, Ye Tiancheng did not rush into Xiao Jing City.
After all, Ye Tiancheng already knew the entrance to Xiao Jing City and could enter it at any time. However, there was still an important matter that Ye Tiancheng had not forgotten: he still needed to ask Ye Wuji about it.
That was the matter related to the Zeng family's ancestral hall.
It was clear that Ye Wuji had no reaction at first upon arriving at the Zeng family's ancestral hall. However, when he discovered what was written on the memorial tablets in the hall, he became somewhat unsettled.
The reason he discovered this only now, and not when he followed Ye Tiancheng and the others out of Xiao Jing City, was because when leaving Xiao Jing City, Ye Tiancheng did not exit directly from the entrance in the Zeng family's ancestral hall.
The exit and entrance to Xiao Jing City were not in the same place to begin with.
Then, Ye Tiancheng also possessed the Kunlun Mirror. When they left, Ye Tiancheng directly used the power of the Kunlun Mirror to exit Xiao Jing City and arrive in the lake.
Therefore, Ye Wuji was truly seeing this ancestral hall for the first time with his own eyes.
Seeing Ye Wuji's reaction, Ye Tiancheng knew that he might be able to ask something. However, it was also possible that Ye Wuji had misunderstood; it was not certain.
But Ye Tiancheng truly did not believe there were so many coincidences.
There must be a connection between the two.