Seeing Feng Zhan in such a state, Yan Ruyu's face showed a hint of emotion.
"Little Aunt came here for us. Brother, in the past few years, the world was in turmoil. When Little Aunt came here, she didn't know how to cultivate spiritual and mental power here. You know how much she had to go through before she finally reached Qingyun Country. She's an elder. Naturally, she wouldn't like it when she sees you being a playboy."
"Sigh—Buyan, if Little Aunt, as an elder, doesn't like me, I'll just accept it. Fine, as you said, I'm a playboy. But as an elder, she could just scold me directly. Instead, she ignores me completely. You don't know. Usually when I go to see Sister, they're chatting and laughing one second. As soon as I enter, they fall silent immediately. It's so obvious that she's targeting me. I'd rather she scold me straightforwardly."
Yan Ruyu picked up a poetry book from the bookshelf and started reading while listening to his brother's endless chatter.
Feng Zhan might have talked too much. Seeing that Buyan seemed to be in a better mood, he coaxed him to eat the porridge.
"Just leave it there for now. I don't have an appetite at the moment."
Feng Zhan said, "You'd better eat it soon. Otherwise, when Little Aunt comes to collect the bowl later, I'll have to endure her cold looks again."
Yan Ruyu didn't say a word.
Feng Zhan continued, "Buyan, you don't need to take it so much to heart. Thirty years have passed. If there's still a bond between you two, it can be re - established. In your current state, even if she really comes back, seeing you like this, she might fall in love with someone else."
Yan Ruyu picked up the bowl and quickly finished the porridge. After that, he put the bowl back in its original place.
Feng Zhan said, "Look, only when I mention that girl does it have any effect on you."
"Brother, I can no longer see her figure on the Star Disk Formation."
"Buyan, didn't you hear what Little Aunt said? She gave the Soul - Condensing Pearl to that Ling'er of yours back then. There should still be a glimmer of hope."
"Let's hope so."
At this moment, Shi Jiu pushed the door open again. Seeing the empty bowl on the table, she felt slightly relieved.
Feng Zhan quickly took credit and said, "Little Aunt, it's all my credit that Buyan finished the porridge you cooked so quickly."
Shi Jiu just gave Feng Zhan a light look and then started tidying up the dishes on her own, ignoring Feng Zhan.
Yan Ruyu said, "Thank you, Little Aunt."
Shi Jiu replied, "Buyan, don't think too much about Ling'er. Everything is already predestined. If she can sense the aura here, she will surely return."
Yan Ruyu nodded.
The scene flashed back more than twenty years ago. He was physically and mentally exhausted. The world seemed to have lost its color in front of his eyes. If it weren't for his sister and brother accompanying him, he might not have had the courage to hold on until now.
You may wonder, why does a person who has been lonely for more than a thousand years become so afraid of this cold world after experiencing warmth?
Yan Ruyu was heart - broken. But at that moment, the king of Cangwu Country came to Qingyun Country with a mysterious woman. When the woman showed up, he, his brother, and his sister were all stunned on the spot. It was Little Aunt.
Little Aunt's arrival was very timely. If she had come two days later, Yan Ruyu's body might have suffered even more serious consequences due to the unbearable day - and - night torture.
Yan Ruyu still remembered that night when Little Aunt first arrived in Qingyun Country. In the palace courtyard, looking at the people in front of her, she shed tears. Her crying made the three of them at a loss. Fortunately, Feng Zhan knew how to comfort people. After saying a few kind words, he managed to calm Little Aunt down. No wonder Mother always said that Little Aunt was a crybaby. It seemed that the rumor was true.
When she saw the dying Yan Ruyu, Little Aunt seemed to know everything. She dismissed everyone else, leaving only herself and the three Feng siblings. At that time, Yan Ruyu had gray hair. There was no trace of vitality on his face. His beautiful fox - like eyes were just empty. But Little Aunt only said one sentence, and there was a glimmer of life in Yan Ruyu's empty eyes.
She said, "She will surely come back, but it needs an opportunity, and this opportunity needs to be created by you."
Yan Ruyu looked at Shi Jiu.
Shi Jiu continued, "You should know who I'm talking about."
"Buyan, A Zhan, Xiao Tong, don't worry. I'll help you. Buyan, she will come back."
Then, Shi Jiu told a truth that only she knew.
Only then did Yan Ruyu truly know that the so - called "Luo Qiu" back then, who was Ling'er, was indeed the child he had taken in.
Little Aunt also said that it was all her fault. Back then, Brother was supposed to be sent into the space five hundred years ago. But because she was not familiar with the operation, she entered the wrong dimensional space, causing the space to be distorted. As a result, Brother was sent to the wrong space, which also led to a time dislocation. That's why Zhao Shuning in the cave on Qingyun Peak disappeared out of thin air. Her soul returned to Luo Feiyan five hundred years ago.
So far, this mystery was finally solved. If it weren't for Little Aunt's appearance, they might never have been able to figure out this problem.
Little Aunt also said that before Ling'er died, she gave the Soul - Condensing Pearl to her and asked her to hold it under her tongue. If it came to the last moment and her body was destroyed, at least her soul could remain intact. As long as the soul was intact, there was a chance for her to return to the present.
Little Aunt said that two complete things were needed.
One was to find Zhao Shuning's body again. It was at that time that Yan Ruyu learned that Ning'er's body hadn't actually disappeared. According to Little Aunt, back then, because Zhao Shuning's soul was rapidly pulled out, there were three forces in her body. One was the Red Lotus Karma Fire, the second was the spiritual power of different powerful people over the centuries suppressed in the bronze medal, and the third was her own spiritual and mental power.
The three forces collided but finally merged at the last second. At that time, the three forces realized that their master's soul had been pulled out and the body had no perception. In order to protect their master's body, they took Zhao Shuning's body to a very hidden and safe place and then fell into a deep sleep.
In other words, the three forces were like Zhao Shuning's own protection mechanism. Because her consciousness was separated, they automatically protected her body. But now, they had searched everywhere and still couldn't find where Zhao Shuning's body was. Even the Star Disk Formation didn't show it.
Apart from this condition, the second thing needed was the fragments of the jade flute.