"Wow… is big sister bullying big brother?"
Hearing the screams from the room, Gugu and Little Koi were startled.
"Big sister is so fierce."
Little Koi looked shocked at Liu Nanfeng's miserable cries.
Gugu nodded in agreement.
Then the two looked at each other and giggled, covering their mouths.
They crept closer, wanting a peek. What a rare opportunity.
In reality, Su Jinxiu wasn't being that harsh. Liu Nanfeng's screams were just exaggerated.
It was a "bad habit" from childhood. If he cried out before being hit, his parents, Liu Zonghe and his wife, would instinctively go easier on him.
"Stop screaming. You're making it sound like I'm bullying you?"
As soon as Su Jinxiu finished speaking, she pinched Liu Nanfeng's arms and waist a few more times.
Liu Nanfeng shivered in pain, but this time he held back his cries.
It wasn't that he was a coward. It was simply that Su Jinxiu's pinches were excruciatingly painful, each one feeling like a wasp sting.
Su Jinxiu also knew that as Liu Nanfeng's cultivation progressed, his body had become tougher and more resilient. Ordinary methods might not even break through his defenses. So, she resorted to some tricks to teach him a lesson.
If she didn't rein him in, letting him do as he pleased, he'd get too arrogant.
"Tell me, besides Guanshanhai, who did you give the other two items to?"
"How would I know? Did I recover Feng Zhilan's memories? Besides, these were Feng Zhilan's affairs. Why are you pinching me?" Liu Nanfeng looked wronged.
"Yes, you aren't Feng Zhilan, but Feng Zhilan is you. If I can't find him, I'll find you," Su Jinxiu stated righteously.
Didn't that sound like sophistry?
However, Liu Nanfeng was momentarily drawn into her logic, unsure if she was right or wrong.
He quickly said, "One of them was definitely given to Zhu Yin'e."
"How do you know?" Su Jinxiu looked suspicious.
"I guessed, of course. Zhu Yin'e was so important to Feng Zhilan, there's no reason he wouldn't leave one of these treasures for her."
"I suppose you have a point."
"What do you mean 'suppose'? It's true. I'll ask her when I see Zhu Yin'e."
"You see her often? →_→"
"No, no. I meant I'd ask her casually when I send Little Koi back."
"Hmph. I'll let this slide this time. If I find out you're flirting around again, I'll settle the score with you," Su Jinxiu said indignantly.
"Besides you two sisters, I haven't been involved with any other women."
"I know, but I suspect other women will come looking for you soon, like Yang Ruoyun," Su Jinxiu said.
"How could that be? Besides, Yang Ruoyun and I have nothing between us."
"How could it not be? This must be Feng Zhilan's contingency plan, leaving the three items for the three most important people. When he reincarnates, even your encounter with Yang Ruoyun was within his expectations," Su Jinxiu said.
Liu Nanfeng fell silent.
Seeing this, Su Jinxiu thought Liu Nanfeng was angry. After all, who wouldn't be unhappy to have their life or destiny predetermined?
"Alright, don't take these things to heart. Besides, he is you, and you're arguing with yourself. It's not worth it," Su Jinxiu comforted him gently.
She had now resumed her elegant and intellectual older sister demeanor.
"That's not what I mean. I'm thinking about who he'll give the remaining two items to," Liu Nanfeng said thoughtfully.
"Oh, do you have any leads?" Su Jinxiu asked with a hint of pleasant surprise.
She never doubted Liu Nanfeng's intelligence. He was a man of hidden depth, understated in daily life, seemingly indifferent to worldly pursuits. Yet, when faced with a challenge, he was fearless and could always find crucial clues from a unique perspective.
This was one of the things that attracted her to Liu Nanfeng.
"Actually, besides the Dao Stele, we've already seen the other two," Liu Nanfeng said with a smile.
"Seen them?" Su Jinxiu frowned and pondered.
Then, a look of realization dawned on her.
"The Mud Monster?" Su Jinxiu blurted out.
"Here!" A voice from outside the room instinctively responded.
The two turned to look and saw two little figures frozen in the corner like statues, their ears perked and necks craned, utterly hilarious.
Seeing them looking, the two turned and ran.
Gugu vanished instantly without a trace.
Little Koi, however, was still puffing, her little legs kicking and her tiny behind wiggling as she ran away with all her might.
Liu Nanfeng and Su Jinxiu didn't chase them, just smiled at each other.
"What about the other item, the Dao Stele? Do you have any clues?" Su Jinxiu asked, withdrawing her gaze.
The reason she had blurted out "Mud Monster" earlier was inspired by Liu Nanfeng's words.
Liu Nanfeng had said Feng Zhilan left three items for three most important people, so one must be for Zhu Yin'e.
Coupled with his statement that she had already seen it, and being a smart person, she had immediately put it together.
The Mud Monster in Little Koi's hand, though seemingly unremarkable and lacking any offensive power, becoming Little Koi's plaything.
However, its ability to imitate all things in the world was already an extraordinary feat.
Liu Nanfeng realized it because the Mud Monster was the item that contained the most information he had ever seen, its complexity as vast as the universe itself.
It was because of this that it could transform into anything, not by illusion or imitation, but by truly becoming what you desired from the inside out.
"As for the Dao Stele…"
Liu Nanfeng mused for a moment. "It seems I need to go home."
"Home?"
"Yes, my old home in the countryside."
"You think the Dao Stele is at your old home in the countryside?" Su Jinxiu asked, frowning.
She secretly felt it was unlikely.
Liu Nanfeng nodded.
"Why do you think so?" Su Jinxiu pressed.
"Do you remember the Dragon Gate?" Liu Nanfeng asked.
Su Jinxiu nodded. She vaguely understood why Liu Nanfeng might think that.
Feng Zhilan wouldn't have left the Dragon Gate fragment at Liu Nanfeng's old home without reason.
If it were a coincidence, it simply wouldn't make sense.
Moreover, since he had already arranged his next life, these contingency plans wouldn't be too far from Liu Nanfeng. They had to be places connected to him.
Liu Nanfeng's life experiences and relationships were very simple, which led to his speculation.
However, Su Jinxiu's face suddenly turned a little pale.
"What's wrong?" Liu Nanfeng asked, confused.
"You say, if Ah Lan could meticulously plan his next life like this, then our meeting, is it also something he arranged long ago?"
Upon hearing this, Liu Nanfeng chuckled and shook his head, reassuring her, "Don't worry about that, because you two sisters are the biggest variables in his plan."
"Oh? Why do you say that?" Su Jinxiu asked curiously.
"Based on my guess, according to the original trajectory, I should have met Yang Ruoyun first, and with her help, retrieved Guanshanhai and my past life memories…"
"Why do you think that?" Su Jinxiu was now looking suspicious, her gaze somewhat amiss.
But Liu Nanfeng didn't notice and continued, "I don't know how you confirmed I am Feng Zhilan's reincarnation, but I imagine it was through some extremely special means."
"But besides you, Yang Ruoyun also recognized me as Feng Zhilan's reincarnation in the very first instance. Otherwise, she wouldn't have given me Guanshanhai."
Su Jinxiu nodded. What he said made sense.
However—
"Have you recovered Ah Lan's memories?"
Liu Nanfeng: ...