"Sister."
Su Huamei stepped forward, sizing up the other woman.
Then she said enviously, "Your cultivation has improved so much again."
"You need to work hard too," Su Jinxiu said with a smile.
"I wish I could, but no matter how hard I try, I can't catch up to you," Su Huamei said with a hint of bitterness in her voice.
"Who says so? As long as you work hard, you'll eventually catch up to me. If you work hard, you still have a chance. If you don't, you have no chance at all."
Su Jinxiu let out a chuckle after speaking.
Little Jin Hua, seeing her mother return, immediately stretched out her short, chubby arms.
She kept making "ooh, ooh..." sounds.
Wanting her mother to hold her.
Su Jinxiu, as she wished, took her from Liu Nanfeng's arms.
Then, with the same movement as Liu Nanfeng had, she lightly kissed her little face on both sides.
But the treatment was completely different. Little Jin Hua not only didn't resist at all but giggled, and even imitated her mother's gesture, nuzzling against his face.
Liu Nanfeng beside them was so jealous his eyes were turning red.
Another one with red eyes was Su Huamei, though not because of the child, but because of Su Jinxiu's talent.
"You and I are from the same parents, and we even like the same man. In life, I was inferior to you, and even in death as a demon, I'm still inferior. Why is it so unfair?"
"Naïve. Have all these years of cultivation been for nothing? Where is there any fairness in this world? Look at the person beside you, do you think there's fairness? Did I say anything?"
Su Jinxiu started laughing herself as she spoke.
Su Huamei glanced sideways at Liu Nanfeng, who stood nearby with a bewildered expression.
Indeed, Su Jinxiu was gifted with intelligence and extraordinary aptitude, her cultivation progressing extremely rapidly. However, compared to the person beside her, she was utterly outmatched, both in her past life and now.
"What are you talking about?" Liu Nanfeng asked, a little confused.
"About how slow my cultivation is," Su Huamei pouted.
"Is that so? Actually, I might have a way to speed up your cultivation," Liu Nanfeng said after some thought.
"Really?" Su Huamei's face lit up with surprise.
Liu Nanfeng nodded, then added, "While I can speed up your cultivation, I can't help with your state of mind or comprehension."
"Then don't worry about it. If my strength increases, can't I just crush my enemies with my power? What need is there for state of mind or comprehension?" Su Huamei said dismissively.
Although she said this, her state of mind and comprehension were actually very important.
For example, with Su Jinxiu, every time she had a realization, her strength would greatly improve, and she could better utilize her own power, benefiting her in many ways.
"Alright, I'll help you later..."
Before Liu Nanfeng could finish speaking, he felt his backside being poked. Turning around, he saw Little Carp.
"What is it?"
Little Carp beckoned him to bend down.
Liu Nanfeng complied and bent down. Little Carp immediately leaned close to his ear and whispered, "Can you tell me secretly? Don't tell Gu Gu."
Liu Nanfeng then realized that she had taken his casual remark seriously.
He turned to look at Gu Gu, who was licking a lollipop nearby. Seeing Liu Nanfeng look over, Gu Gu immediately raised an eyebrow, showing a hint of a mischievous smile.
Little Carp looked at Liu Nanfeng with anticipation.
So Liu Nanfeng whispered in her ear, "No."
Little Carp froze, then her eyes widened. She put her hands on her hips, breathing heavily.
She puffed out her little belly and said, "You're too mean, you're all too mean, just like Big Bad Cat, you're all big bad guys."
The moment she finished speaking, she heard a voice from behind her say softly, "I think I heard someone talking badly about me."
Little Carp jumped up in fright and quickly hid behind Liu Nanfeng, repeatedly saying, "No, no..."
"Why are you scaring her?"
Seeing how frightened Little Carp was, Liu Nanfeng felt a pang of pity and put his arm around her shoulder.
"Did I scare her?" Yang Ruoyun shrugged.
Liu Nanfeng: ...
Alright, she really didn't scare Little Carp; Little Carp was simply scaring herself.
And besides, you're a Kunpeng, why are you afraid of a cat?
"Alright, go play with Gu Gu," Liu Nanfeng said, gently patting Little Carp's shoulder.
Upon hearing this, Little Carp immediately put on a pitiful look, tears welling up in her eyes.
"Why are you so scared? Sister Yang isn't a bad person. What are you afraid of?" Liu Nanfeng crouched down, looking quite helpless.
Little Carp shook her head aggrievedly.
"Then what's wrong?"
"I'm so sad! Can you tell me the secret now?" Little Carp suddenly asked.
Liu Nanfeng almost couldn't follow this sudden turn of events.
"Your pitiful appearance is just to trick me into telling you the secret?"
"Giggle giggle..." Little Carp couldn't help but burst into laughter herself.
Indeed, women, young or old, were good at tricking people.
"Alright, I'll tell you then."
"What? What?"
"I won't tell you."
Little Carp froze upon hearing this, then stomped away huffily, thinking her big brother was also a big bad guy.
"Gu... Gu... What did he tell you?"
Seeing Little Carp return, Gu Gu asked curiously.
"I won't tell you," Little Carp replied.
Gu Gu: ...
Now it was her turn to be anxious. She stammered, chasing after Little Carp and asking, and was so persistent that Little Carp was breaking out in a sweat.
Liu Nanfeng struggled to contain his laughter, almost to the point of internal injury.
"What's going on?" Su Jinxiu asked curiously.
So Liu Nanfeng told her the story, and the adults all burst into laughter.
"Oh, right, I saw Hu Mengyao today, and she was looking for you," Liu Nanfeng said to Yang Ruoyun.
As soon as he finished speaking, Su Jinxiu and Su Huamei's eyes immediately turned towards him.
"What does that vixen want with you?" Su Huamei asked directly.
That was a rather impolite way of putting it, but then again, she really was a fox demon.
"What are you guys looking at? What about trust between people?"
The four of them: →_→
"Hey, you little thing, don't learn from your mother."
Seeing Little Jin Hua imitating Su Jinxiu's gaze, Liu Nanfeng was both amused and exasperated.
So Liu Nanfeng recounted the encounter with Hu Mengyao that evening.
Yang Ruoyun became anxious upon hearing that Hu Mengyao was in danger.
"Let me go out. I'll go find Hu Mengyao. She shouldn't be in any danger because of me, or I'll feel guilty for the rest of my life."
"Are your injuries healed?"
"They are completely healed."
"Alright, but you need to be careful. Tide has set its sights on you, and it looks like they won't stop until they achieve their goal," Liu Nanfeng warned her.
Yang Ruoyun's gaze immediately became unfocused.
Liu Nanfeng's words were quite telling; he wanted her to confess. Tide wouldn't target her without reason, and it must be related to Feng Zhirun's遗物 (relics/belongings).
Seeing that Yang Ruoyun didn't seem inclined to answer, Liu Nanfeng didn't press her and said, "Then I'll escort you out."
Just then, Yang Ruoyun spoke, "Alright, alright, I'll tell you, isn't that enough..."
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