The three of them walked in silence, each lost in their own thoughts.
When they returned to the courtyard, Yun Hui had just pushed open the door of the small yard when his wife and child rushed up to him.
Ji Yunxi stood to one side. "Sister-in-law, sorry to trouble you."
Although her current body was much younger than Yun Hui's, this address of "sister-in-law" still made Yun Hui feel a bit more comfortable.
The woman was first stunned when she heard this young girl call her sister-in-law, then she smiled awkwardly. "Oh, you really found him. It's quite a long way there and back. Come and sit down and rest quickly!"
As the woman was talking to Ji Yunxi with a smile, she took the things from Yun Hui's hands.
The couple went to one side and put the things down. Just as Yun Hui was about to turn around, his wife grabbed him. "Brother Hui, what happened?"
They were husband and wife. Even if Yun Hui just moved his finger, his wife would know what he was going to do. Not to mention that his face didn't look good when he came in just now.
Yun Hui lowered his head. "Hey! What could happen? Don't think too much."
Then he turned around, saw his own child, and picked the child up. "That's my senior sister. There are some things I can't explain clearly for now, but I will surely tell you in the future. You can just call her senior sister too."
The woman nodded. "She called me sister-in-law just now. I'm really not used to it."
Yun Hui handed the child to his wife and stroked her head. "There's no need to be uncomfortable. It's okay. Take the child down first. We still have some things to talk about."
The woman nodded. "Okay, then you guys talk."
Yun Hui returned to the courtyard. Seeing Ji Yunxi wave her hand to set up a barrier, he then sat down without any scruples. "Senior sister, I thought about it all night last night. I originally planned to reject you today..."
Yun Luotian immediately stood up, looking incredulous. The reason she came to find him first was that she remembered that Yun Hui was a just man. If she asked him, she should get a positive answer.
Who would have thought that now he was going to say no?!
"Senior brother Yun Hui..."
"Shut up." Yun Hui interrupted her rudely. "Senior sister, you've seen it too. I have a family now. My wife needs my care. I really don't want to take this risk. It's good to live a peaceful life."
Ji Yunxi nodded. "I understand you. If I were in your position, I'm afraid I would make the same choice."
She seemed to see the guilt in Yun Hui's eyes and smiled. "Don't feel guilty. This is all normal. But now that they know your location, you'd better make plans early. Should we send you away or...?"
Yun Hui shook his head. Then he turned around and looked at the room where his wife and child were. "But today, when I saw Jiang Yaoji and Feng Xingzhi, I realized that as long as I'm still a person from Yunqi Palace, I can't stay out of it, especially after I learned that they are going to forge the God-Slaying Blade."
Ji Yunxi's eyes gradually widened. She originally thought that Yun Hui's rejection was a done deal, but she didn't expect there to be a turn of events.
She couldn't help but be overjoyed. She was excited inside. She didn't expect that Jiang Yaoji coming here to find Yun Hui would accidentally bring them good luck.
"Then you..."
"I'm willing to advance and retreat with senior sister!"
Yun Luotian was too excited to speak. She whispered, "Senior brother..."
Yun Hui had been cold to her for so many days, but now he also decided to let go of the grudges in his heart. "Yun Luotian, back then, Master loved you the most. Let's not mention the past. I'm also willing to trust you once for senior sister's sake. I just hope you can live up to Master's spirit in heaven."
Yun Luotian's eyes were firm. She immediately clasped her fists. "Senior brother Yun Hui, I, Yun Luotian, swear by the Heavenly Way that I will surely live up to Master!"
Ji Yunxi saw that Yun Hui didn't stop her from swearing, which meant that there was still some doubt in his heart. But since he had already said he trusted her, there wouldn't be any more conflicts. It seemed that he had thought a lot.
"Okay, since it's settled, then we'll leave first. It's getting late."
Yun Hui quickly stood up. "Senior sister, stay here. There might still be Jiang Yaoji's people in the town. It's not safe for you to go."
The three of them looked at each other. Yun Hui smiled. "There are still two side rooms for you to stay in. Although my place is not rich, there are enough beds."
Ji Yunxi pursed her lips and smiled. "That's for sure. We'll stay here tonight."
At night, the small courtyard was extremely lively. Yun Hui's wife was cooking merrily in the kitchen, and Qing Xuan rarely went to help.
The two children were playing in the not very big yard, but they didn't dare to go up and talk to Ji Yunxi and Yun Luotian. They just stopped from time to time and stole glances.
Ji Yunxi liked children in the first place. Seeing how cute and clever they were, the smile on her face became even brighter.
The younger child was obviously braver. Seeing Yun Hui enter the kitchen, she walked forward carefully, tilted her head and looked at Ji Yunxi. "Who are you?"
Ji Yunxi liked her so much that she reached out and pulled the child into her arms. "My name is Feng Yunxi."
When Yun Luotian heard this name, her heart trembled slightly.
"Yunxi..." The child murmured her name. "You're really beautiful."
Ji Yunxi was so happy that she couldn't close her mouth. "When you grow up, you'll be beautiful too."
As soon as Yun Hui came out, he saw the two children gathered around Ji Yunxi and Yun Luotian. He smiled. "These are your two aunts. Have you greeted them?"
The two children knew that aunts were relatives, so they immediately became affectionate. "Hello, aunts!"
"Why haven't the aunts come to see daddy before?"
Ji Yunxi's eyes curved into a smile. "Before, the aunts didn't know where daddy was hiding. We just found him now."
Saying that, she took off two coral bracelets from her wrist and gave them to the children. Seeing this, Yun Luotian took out two night pearls from her bosom.
These were all extremely rare items. The children had never seen them before. They subconsciously turned their heads and looked at Yun Hui.
Yun Hui wanted to refuse, but unexpectedly Ji Yunxi spoke first. "Junior brother, I'm the aunt. Is there any problem with the aunt giving things to her nephews and nieces?"
Yun Hui's words were all blocked. He could only smile. "Of course there's no problem. Take them. Thank the aunts."
After getting Yun Hui's permission, the two children happily accepted the gifts. Their voices of "Thank you, aunts" were extremely loud.
The children ran away. Yun Hui shook his head helplessly. They were all little rascals.
Seeing this, Ji Yunxi then spoke. "Yun Hui, I've always been a bit curious. How did you meet your sister-in-law?"
It wasn't that she was being nosy. As Yun Luotian had said, Yun Hui used to be a blockhead in Yunqi Palace back then. Not to mention getting married and having children, he didn't even notice when a girl took a fancy to him.
Now that he had come down to the mortal world, without those beautiful fairies in the sky, he actually fell in love with an ordinary woman. It was really hard not to be curious.
Yun Hui scratched his head. "After I hid back then, I found this place to live. Counting the days, it's been a long time. More than a decade ago, A Zi's family moved here..."