"Mother, why are you here?"
Little Carp ran over and asked suspiciously.
"What, can't I come ashore?" Zhu Yin'e asked with a smile.
"The shore is very dangerous," Little Carp said earnestly. These were words Zhu Yin'e usually told her, but now she was saying them back to her.
"Don't worry, I can protect myself," Zhu Yin'e said with a smile.
"You can let Big Brother protect you," Little Carp said innocently.
Then she turned to Liu Nanfeng and said, "Right, Big Brother?"
"Uh..."
Liu Nanfeng didn't know how to respond. He had come out of Guanshanhai wanting to take Little Carp home, but he unexpectedly encountered Zhu Yin'e along the way.
Zhu Yin'e's cheeks also flushed slightly.
Although Yang Ruoyun couldn't speak, she let out a displeased "meow."
"Huh? Naughty cat." Little Carp was startled and only then noticed Mo Yu's presence.
She had been hidden by Zhu Yin'e's wide sleeves earlier, and since she hadn't made a sound, neither Liu Nanfeng nor Little Carp had noticed her.
Little Carp turned and hid behind Liu Nanfeng, then poked her head out, took a small horn trumpet, put it in her mouth, and blew two "dududu" sounds at Mo Yu, saying, "I'm not scared of you."
Seeing Little Carp's frightened appearance, Zhu Yin'e lowered her head and glanced at Yang Ruoyun in her arms, snorting coldly.
Yang Ruoyun felt a chill run from the base of her tailbone to the crown of her head, and all her fur stood on end.
"That... Mo Yu is the cat I raised. She got lost a while ago, and I didn't expect Madam Feng to find her."
Liu Nanfeng's meaning was clear: he hoped Zhu Yin'e would return Mo Yu to him.
Zhu Yin'e looked at Liu Nanfeng with some surprise.
Then she looked down at Mo Yu in her hands. Mo Yu's gaze was shifty, daring not to meet Zhu Yin'e's eyes.
She cursed herself inwardly, wondering why she felt guilty. What was there to be afraid of?
But even thinking so, she still lacked the courage to meet Zhu Yin'e's gaze.
However, she consoled herself with Q-like self-deception: He used to be your husband, but now he has a wife. Let's see what you'll do, let's see what you'll do...
Zhu Yin'e, of course, didn't know Mo Yu's thoughts. But seeing Mo Yu avoiding her gaze, she became displeased and petted her fiercely a few times.
Mo Yu feigned ignorance, remaining silent, not even meowing.
"I like this cat very much. Can I take her home to raise for a while?" Zhu Yin'e looked up and said with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Mo Yu felt this was unacceptable. This was her only chance to escape, so she immediately tried to struggle, but she felt a weight on her back, making it difficult to breathe. Not only could she not move, but she couldn't even meow.
But before Liu Nanfeng could speak, Little Carp rushed out from behind him and shouted loudly, "No, no, I don't want the naughty cat to come to my house."
"See, Little Carp doesn't really like her. I'll raise her myself then," Liu Nanfeng said with a chuckle.
Zhu Yin'e looked at the grumpy Little Carp with some helplessness and found it difficult to refuse Liu Nanfeng further. She directly handed Mo Yu over.
"Thank you, sorry for the trouble."
Liu Nanfeng knew that Mo Yu was related to Feng Zhirun, and Zhu Yin'e was Feng Zhirun's wife. There must have been a past between them. Zhu Yin'e's demeanor just now clearly indicated she didn't want to hand Mo Yu over to him.
Moreover, Mo Yu had implicitly resisted, making him realize that something unpleasant must have happened between them.
However, Mo Yu had indeed helped him. To be blunt, if it weren't for Mo Yu, he would probably still be living his ordinary, muddled life.
Hearing Liu Nanfeng's words, Zhu Yin'e understood his meaning and smiled slightly, saying, "You don't need to be so polite with me."
As she spoke these words, coupled with her stunning smile, Liu Nanfeng felt his heart flutter and quickly turned his head away.
"Meow."
Seeing this, Mo Yu let out a displeased meow.
Zhu Yin'e lowered her head and gave her a meaningful smile.
Then she turned to Little Carp and said, "Little Carp, let's go home."
"Okay," Little Carp responded obediently, placing her small hand into Zhu Yin'e's palm.
"Young Master Liu, we'll take our leave then."
"Goodbye, Big Brother," Little Carp quickly said as well.
"Alright, if you need anything, use your electric... use a conch to tell me," Liu Nanfeng said with a smile, stroking her little head.
Zhu Yin'e pulled Little Carp and walked past him.
"Mother, look at my little trumpet. Big Brother gave it to me."
"Oh? It looks quite nice."
"Of course, it can make a sound too. I'll blow it for you, dudududu..."
"Mm, it does look good."
"Right? I'm telling you, I also ate a lot of delicious food at noon, a whole big fat chicken."
"Ha, this big? That's remarkable." Zhu Yin'e agreed with a smile.
"Gugu also ate a lot, but Grandma said it was for Sister Su. But Sister Su didn't want to eat it, so she gave it to both of us."
"Grandma?"
"Oh, that's Big Brother's mother. She looks older than you," Little Carp said, mimicking an old person's posture, which made Zhu Yin'e laugh heartily.
"But she's very nice and likes me a lot. She also made a lot of delicious food for us. Mm... and for Sister Su too."
"Is that so?" Zhu Yin'e's thoughts drifted upon hearing this, recalling her time with Feng Zhirun. However, when they were together, Feng Zhirun was already an orphan, with all his relatives dead. Naturally, she hadn't experienced a mother-in-law relationship or anything of the sort.
But it seemed Su Jinxiu and her mother-in-law got along very well.
Thinking about it, she didn't find it surprising. With Su Jinxiu's intelligence and methods, Liu Nanfeng's parents, being ordinary people, were no match for her.
If it were her, being socially awkward, perhaps...
For a moment, her thoughts wandered far and wide...
"Sister Su is going to have a baby. When the baby is born, they can play with us. Haha, she'll call me Big Sister. If she's disobedient, I'll spank her bottom, goose goose goose..."
"What did you say?" Zhu Yin'e snapped back to attention, looking down at Little Carp and asking.
Little Carp was startled by her serious expression and then stammered, "I want to be a Big Sister."
"Not that sentence, the one before it."
"Sister Su is going to have a baby," Little Carp said again.
"Who told you that?"
Zhu Yin'e frowned. A gust of wind blew across the river, stirring the water.
"Grandma said so. Grandma killed a lot of chickens and said she wanted to give them to Sister Su to eat, so she could have a fat baby." Little Carp blinked her eyes, looking at Zhu Yin'e with some unease.
The wind on the river brought dark clouds. The sky, which had been clear and bright, suddenly became overcast with lightning and thunder. Little Carp, frightened, grabbed Zhu Yin'e's leg.
Seeing her daughter's fear, Zhu Yin'e bent down and picked her up.
Holding her in her arms, she gently patted her back and said, "Don't be scared, Little Carp, let's go home."
After saying that, she transformed into a beam of light and disappeared into the river without a trace.
Liu Nanfeng, holding Mo Yu, looked up at the sky in surprise. Why did the weather change so suddenly? He quickly carried Mo Yu to a nearby pavilion, preparing to take shelter from the rain.
At this moment, Hu Mengyao, who had been following Zhu Yin'e, also hurried over from a distance after seeing Zhu Yin'e leave.
See my wife, the White Bone Demon.8.2...m.