Chapter 535: The Younger Brothers and Sisters Who Save the World

"Emmm..."

Chen Shu extended a finger and used his Spirit Power to stir her half-plate of shredded potatoes from a distance.

This plate of shredded potatoes was stir-fried with bean paste.

Wei Lvshi loved using this method.

It wasn't that it was particularly delicious; it was purely because it was simple.

Bean paste has its own flavor and is salty, so you don't need to add other seasonings when stir-frying with it. That is exactly what Wei Lvshi did—add oil, add bean paste, add the shredded potatoes, stir-fry until they feel cooked, and at most sprinkle in some chicken essence before taking it off the heat and dumping it onto a plate.

At the very least, for them, it was a lazy way of doing things.

Chen Banxia probably thought so too.

However, even for a lazy method, she still made it a bit of a mess.

Investigating the reasons, there were probably a few—

First, she used too much bean paste; you could tell just from the color, as the entire plate of shredded potatoes was almost dyed red. Whether it was salty or not, I don't know yet, because different brands of bean paste have different levels of saltiness, and I don't know if she added salt afterward, but it didn't look very appetizing.

Second, the bean paste she bought seemed to be of high quality, a high grade, and it wasn't chili bean paste; it was relatively dry overall, and she hadn't stir-fried it until it dispersed.

The bean paste was still clumped together inside.

Third, she lacked experience and couldn't control the heat; to ensure the dish was cooked, she stir-fried it too much.

I reckon the shredded potatoes were already mushy.

Chen Shu eyed the dish, and Chen Banxia eyed him.

When Chen Shu raised his eyes to look at her, her expression immediately changed slightly, and her whole body tensed up a bit.

Seeing this, Chen Shu couldn't be bothered to lecture her.

"Put it away..."

"What is that expression??" Chen Banxia was stunned for a moment, then became displeased instead, "You look like you're trying to take care of my feelings? But your expression clearly says everything already, okay!?"

"Emmm..."

Chen Shu was just thinking about how to explain it.

After all, although they hadn't been gone for long, for the people on Earth, more than two years had already passed. The woman in front of him hadn't seen her younger brother for over two years in reality; he should take better care of her and not annoy her the moment they met.

Just then, the door was knocked on again.

Two voices rang out one after another.

"Sister Banxia!"

"Sister Banxia~"

One voice was cool yet soft and sweet, the other was pretending to be aloof, but was actually a little clingy.

Chen Shu turned and waved his hand, and the door opened.

The little girl and the little cat-girl stood at the doorway, staring at them.

The next second, the little cat-girl's eyes widened rapidly, and she immediately opened her arms and sprinted toward Chao Qingqing.

Chen Shu clearly saw a trace of helplessness appear on Qingqing's face.

Having just been hugged by Chen Banxia, she was about to be hugged by Taozi again; thinking about her personality, she was likely a bit annoyed. But she didn't choose to stop it, instead standing in place and letting the little cat-girl, who had grown a bit taller, run over and hug her, her two hands just right for wrapping around her waist, her face pressed against her.

Immediately after came a burst of cooing sounds that only a cat would make, every tail-end of the sound rising upward, as if she were acting spoiled and expressing dissatisfaction at the same time.

The little girl followed behind, walking inside, still expressionless, as if she were deliberately trying to act composed:

"Brother-in-law, long time no see."

"Are we being this formal?"

"Brother-in-law, long time no see!"

"Oh! You added emphasis, did you?"

Chen Shu only felt that she was so cute like this.

"Long time no see!"

"Long time no see."

"..." The little girl finally gave up and glanced at Qingqing next to them, "Qingqing, long time no see."

"..."

Qingqing only glanced at her once and then ignored her.

"..."

The little girl knew that her sister was not like her brother-in-law; no matter how many times she repeated herself, she would be unable to grasp her meaning, so she didn't bicker with her, just sat down composedly to the side and asked with concern:

"Are you hurt?"

"No."

"Why didn't Sister Suannai come? Did she die?"

"If she knew you were concerned about her in the first few sentences, she would definitely be very happy." Chen Shu grinned.

"She didn't die?"

"No."

"Are you hurt?"

"I did get a few injuries, but they are already healed."

"Taozi Daren had several dreams, dreaming that you died, and pushed me awake in the middle of the night."

"And then?"

"I told her that Qingqing would protect you well."

"Is that so..."

"Wait!"

Chen Banxia at the side slowly reacted, her expression somewhat dazed, "What injury? What dying? Aren't you guys going to the Lanya Forbidden Land to cultivate?"

At the same time, the little cat-girl, after rubbing her face against her master's chest for a long while, finally moved her face away from her master's body, turned to lift her head, rested her petite chin on her master's stomach, and looked up, staring at her master.

Seeing her master's indifferent expression, she sensibly turned her head away and looked at Chen Shu to the side, her pair of eyes large and spirited:

"Uncle Chen~ You guys saved the world, are you done saving it?"

"What saving the world?"

Chen Banxia's eyes opened wider and wider, finally reacting, and she stared at her younger brother in disbelief: "Damn you! You lied to me again?"

"How did I lie to you?"

"And you say you didn't lie to me!"

"How did I say it to you?"

"You said you were going to the Lanya Forbidden Land to cultivate!"

"Wrong!"

Chen Shu corrected her earnestly: "To be precise, I told your little sister to lie to you and say she was going to the Lanya Forbidden Land to cultivate, and I said I was going with her. Strictly speaking, the one who lied to you was your little sister, not me."

"Then... then I even said in front of your mom and dad that you were going to the Lanya Forbidden Land to cultivate, and you were nodding along at the side."

"It's okay, they will forgive you."

"I..."

The elder sister held her breath, unable to exhale, nearly angered to death by this unfilial younger brother.

What was even more infuriating was that it sounded like not only Xiaoxiao knew about this, but even Taozi knew. And she, the elder sister who was the oldest, had the highest status in the family, and had watched them grow up, was actually kept in the dark.

So I'm the only one being kept in the dark, is that it?

Chen Banxia felt very misunderstood; the more she thought about it, the angrier she got, and the more she got angry, the more she thought about it. Finally, she decided to stay angry for a day, and no matter what, she would absolutely not forgive him.

She would consider whether to extend it tomorrow depending on the situation.

"Oh, there's a reason for this..."

"Sophistry!"

"This is an explanation."

"I'm not listening."

"Then plug your ears."

"Not listening, not listening, just not listening! No matter what you say today, I won't forgive you!" Chen Banxia turned her head to one side, "You don't respect me!"

"Who told you to be the elder sister?"

"Oh! So being the elder sister means I should be kept in the dark? You should have told your elder sister even more, alright?"

"If I had told you, you definitely would have worried about me and then not let me go, right? You are such a nuisance." Chen Shu spread his hands toward her, "But those two are different. Even if they knew, what could they do? They couldn't stop me, and I wouldn't listen to them anyway."

"?"

"I was just afraid you would stop me."

"Emmm..."

Could it be that I am usually too strict with him?

Chen Banxia frowned, feeling the deterrent power she, as an elder sister, held in her younger brother's heart. She felt a little better inside, and her expression softened:

"Then what did you guys actually go do?"

"Saving the world."

"Be more specific."

"It will be reported in the news in a few days."

"Tell me now!"

"Oh, you know I'm a thin-skinned person; I can't bring myself to brag about it."

"Give it a rest, you..."

The atmosphere relaxed at a visible speed.

Ning Qing was quietly peeking at them from the side.

Chen Shu was not afraid of Chen Banxia knowing now; this matter was inherently impossible to keep hidden—it was a monumental event, involving the sacrifice of a group of people with great prestige on this planet, and also involving the triumphant return and merits of another group of people who were about to master this world.

Unless it were like the Qianweimian, where everyone lost the war, and to avoid causing unnecessary Fear, everyone would tacitly choose to conceal it and be willing to bear a certain cost for that concealment.

But in the current situation, it could not be hidden.

Because too many countries participated and it involved too much, the ideologies of people in different regions were also different. Some countries might feel that even if they won, announcing it would trigger certain troubles and thus lean toward concealment, while other countries were the opposite; they were not so moderate or subtle and preferred to forge heroes.

Plus, this group of young people were all going to become gods...

In short, as long as one of the participating countries chose to announce it, the concealment of other countries would be meaningless.

Probably, the relevant news would be seen very soon.

"Then what about my Suannai?"

"She returned to the Sword Sect."

"She didn't even come to see me once..."

"She has important matters."

"What important matters?"

"You can see for yourself in the news..."

"Smack!"

Chen Banxia slapped him on the arm: "How impatient can you be?"

"If I tell you, you'll just get annoyed again."

"Then if I see it in the news later, I won't be annoyed?"

"That's different."

"What's different? How is it different?"

"Back then I wasn't at your house, I wasn't in front of you, so if you sent me a message to scold me, I would just pretend I didn't see it," Chen Shu said with a thick skin.

"Say it now, I promise I won't scold you!"

"I don't believe you."

"Oh, hurry up and say it!"

"You're the one who wants to hear it?"

"Hurry up!"

"You said yourself you wouldn't scold me?"

"???"

"Her master died, and her First Senior Brother died too; she needs to send their remains back and prepare for the funeral," Chen Shu said in a very relaxed tone. "Oh right, the Old Sect Master of our Spirit Sect also died, and the current Emperor died as well. I rushed over to see you all, so in a few days, you should watch the national funeral online first, then prepare to return to the sect to attend the funeral."

"?"

Chen Banxia was stunned.

Chen Shu glanced at her and shrugged: "You're the one who wanted to hear it."

"The Sword Master died?"

"Mm."

"The Old Sect Master also died?"

"And the Emperor."

"..."

"Stunned?"

"Is it that dangerous?" Chen Banxia asked blankly.

"You should look after your mother's emotions when the time comes; I suggest you prepare her for it in advance. As for how to handle it specifically, I trust your judgment."

"What on earth did you go do?"

"Saving the world."

"Then you... I... they..."

"It's over, you've already gone silly," Chen Shu shook his head speechlessly, then waved to the side. "It's all over, let's not talk about this anymore. Xiaoxiao, come try the shredded potatoes your sister Banxia made and give your critique."

"Okay."

The little girl looked at the shredded potatoes on the table.

Chen Banxia's expression remained blank; she hadn't come back to her senses.

The little girl ran over to get chopsticks, her face serious and earnest, her gaze fixed straight on that dish, and after a few seconds, she reached her chopsticks toward it.

She chewed once, and her movements paused.

Then she quickly chewed a few more times, swallowed, and slapped the chopsticks down—the entire sequence of movements was fluid and accomplished in one go.

"How is it?"

Chen Shu turned his head to look at the little girl.

"Other than it not being tasty, everything else is quite good," the little girl commented very seriously, and while she fully considered her face-conscious sister Banxia, out of her love for potato-based delicacies, she still didn't forget to give her sister Banxia a piece of advice: "Don't use potatoes to cook in the future."

"..."

Chen Banxia's expression was slightly stiff.

The little cat-girl nearby saw this and, unable to resist her curiosity, picked up Senior Xiaoxiao's chopsticks and took a bite.

"Ptooey~"

The little cat-girl turned her head and spat it into the trash can.

It was fortunate that she was a spirit cat and had now turned into a little cat-girl; if an ordinary cat ate something this salty, it would definitely get a stained face and lose its fur.

"Are you all sick?"

Chen Banxia really couldn't help but retort out loud.