"You've all worked hard," Feng Yuqin said. "Even though I'm back, you've still been handling all these matters."
"It's nothing. You've had more important things to do," Dongfang Zhi said as he took out the invitations from the Holy Sky Academy.
"What's this..." Feng Yuqin looked at the stack of invitations, a look of confusion on her face.
Dongfang Zhi explained the situation regarding the invitations, and only then did Feng Yuqin understand what was going on.
"However, is Elder Fan trying to tie me down by giving out so many invitations?" Feng Yuqin had a different view from most people.
Dongfang Zhi had also thought about it before, but he hadn't reacted so quickly.
Now, hearing what Feng Yuqin said, he understood the meaning behind her words.
"It seems this old man has some schemes," Dongfang Zhi said.
Feng Yuqin smiled. "To reach the position of elder and quickly recognize the strength of our Dark Night Pavilion, he can't be too bad."
"So, does this mean you're planning to go?" Dongfang Zhi asked curiously.
Just then, Yan Geng happened to pass by. Hearing this, he stopped at the door and subconsciously asked, "Where are you guys going?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the invitations in Dongfang Zhi's hand. "What's this?"
He unceremoniously took the invitations from Dongfang Zhi's hand. The four characters "Holy Sky Academy" clearly came into his sight. "The Holy Sky Academy? An invitation from the strongest academy?"
Seeing Yan Geng's reaction, Dongfang Zhi asked, "What? Are you also interested in the Holy Sky Academy?"
"Also?" Feng Yuqin asked. "What? Is there someone else who's interested?"
"Ye Xianyu," Dongfang Zhi said. "I mentioned the invitations when I came just now, and he wants to go."
"I want to go too," Yan Geng looked at Feng Yuqin and asked. "Aqin, can you take me with you?"
"There are so many invitations. If you want to go, just go," Feng Yuqin said.
"Can I really?" Yan Geng immediately became very excited. "Give me one more. My brother must want to go too."
Feng Yuqin said, "You guys can divide them up. I'll take you there later."
...
Feng Yuqin returned to her courtyard.
Before she even reached the door, she saw the three children rushing towards her.
Not far behind the children stood Mo Xuanye.
Feng Yuqin squatted down and hugged the three children in her arms. "Why are you guys outside? Didn't I tell your father when I came back to tell you that I'd come back to accompany you after I was done?"
"Father did tell us when he came back, but we wanted to see Mother earlier," Xiao Ling'er's crisp voice sounded.
Xiao Bao also said, "If Father hadn't said that we couldn't disturb you while you were saving people, we would have gone to the outer courtyard to look for Mother."
Da Bao was a bit more introverted. Although he didn't say anything, his expression clearly showed that he agreed with Xiao Ling'er and Xiao Bao.
Feng Yuqin looked at the three children, feeling warm in her heart.
"Let's go inside first," Mo Xuanye walked over and said to the three children. "Your mother hasn't had a good rest for many days. You should be more sensible."
Hearing this, the three children immediately got up from Feng Yuqin's arms and stood aside. "Mother, we've prepared your favorite food for you."
"We've also prepared hot water for you to take a bath," Xiao Bao said with a smile.
Mo Xuanye then said, "Well, you guys go play with Grandpa next door first and let your mother have a good rest."
Xiao Ling'er glared at Mo Xuanye and asked, "Mother just came back. Is Father going to monopolize Mother again?"
Mo Xuanye said confidently, "She's my woman."
"She's also my mother," Xiao Bao said without showing any weakness.
Seeing that the battle for her was about to start, Feng Yuqin immediately stepped forward and said, "Okay, you go tell Grandpa and the others that I'll go over and have dinner with them later."
"Really?" Xiao Ling'er asked.
Feng Yuqin nodded. "Go."
Hearing this, the three little ones were finally satisfied.
"Okay, I'll go tell Grandpa right away," Xiao Ling'er said and then turned around and ran away.
Xiao Bao and Da Bao immediately followed.
After seeing the three children leave, Mo Xuanye looked at Feng Yuqin with a sad face and said, "Doesn't Qin'er want to accompany me?"
Feng Yuqin looked at this childish man and rubbed her temples. "I've been busy outside every day. Now that I'm back, I should go and accompany Grandpa and my mother."
Since his wife had said so, what else could he say?
However, there was still the night...
Thinking like this, the gloom in Mo Xuanye's heart finally dissipated a bit.
When Feng Yuqin and Mo Xuanye arrived, almost all the members of the Yan family had gathered.
Of course, there was one more person this time, Su Bing, Yan Xiao's partner.
Although Su Bing had sat and eaten with the Yan family before, Feng Yuqin and Mo Xuanye hadn't been there.
Now, seeing Feng Yuqin and Mo Xuanye appear at the same time, a look of uneasiness flashed across her eyes.
After all, she used to call Feng Yuqin her master.
Feng Yuqin immediately noticed Su Bing's uneasiness and waved to greet her.
Seeing that Feng Yuqin didn't show any other reaction, Su Bing finally felt relieved.
The previous gatherings were a bit different from this family gathering of the Yan family.
At first, Su Bing was very reserved, but as time passed and with the children chattering beside them, the atmosphere became much more relaxed.
"I heard you guys want to go to the Holy Sky Academy?" Uncle Yan Huaishen looked at Feng Yuqin and asked.
"We just happen to have this opportunity, so we can go and take a look," Feng Yuqin said. "After all, the cultivation system in the academy is more comprehensive."
"That's true," Uncle Yan Huaijin also spoke up. "There are many things in the academy that you can't learn outside, which is why the academy has always been very popular."
Yan Xiao also said, "We've been traveling around recently, and we've also established the Dark Night Pavilion. So, we know much more than before. I've noticed that many disciples from noble families are also in the academy, and among them, the Holy Sky Academy is the strongest."
"They're recruiting Qin'er because although the Holy Sky Academy is very powerful, it's not the strongest in terms of alchemy," Mo Xuanye said calmly.
"Do you know any inside information?" Feng Yuqin asked curiously when she heard this.
"Elder Fan, who gave you the invitations, has been looking for talents everywhere. To be more precise, he's looking for people who are good at alchemy," Mo Xuanye said. "When we dealt with the Meng family last time, that old Fan was watching not far away. So, that's why he was able to find Dongfang Zhi so accurately. When he learned that Dongfang Zhi was going to establish the Dark Night Pavilion, of course, he set his sights on you, the pavilion master."
"So, what you're saying is that he set his sights on me as soon as the Dark Night Pavilion appeared?" Feng Yuqin asked.
Mo Xuanye nodded slightly and said, "If I'm not mistaken, on the day of the opening, that old Fan sent someone to buy the pills from the Dark Night Pavilion."