Chapter 1334

"You often go into seclusion?" The old woman expressed slight surprise, taking a bite of an unknown fruit, said to be a specialty brought back from some gourmet planet.

"You weren't talking about how many changes have occurred in the outside world, most of which are related to that little guy named Lu Yang, right? I heard he's very active out there—how can someone like him often be in seclusion?"

Yun Zhi's expression remained normal as she explained: "Actually, my junior brother is a very honest person; he was merely forced into those events, not acting of his own will."

"I just picked some interesting things to talk about; he spends most of his time in seclusion cultivating."

"He is in a phase of cultivation advancement, precisely the time to seize the moment to cultivate; if he slackens, this breath will dissipate, which is unfavorable for future practice."

"Ah, that's how it is." The old woman suddenly understood—this Lu Yang really is an honest and down-to-earth child.

Yun Zhi breathed a sigh of relief, finally having dealt with the old woman.

Every time she returns home, she insists on talking about interesting changes in the outside world, which inevitably brings up her junior brother, leaving the old woman endlessly curious about him.

The two continued chatting about family matters, time flying by.

Just as the old woman began recounting how Yun Zhi used to read under the covers as a child and got caught—making Yun Zhi feel a bit embarrassed—lively noises came from outside.

"What's going on?" The old woman wondered, successfully shifting her attention, then went out to check the situation.

"Is it Mengmeng coming back? She always makes such a fuss when she returns."

Yun Zhi rose and followed; the two went out together, seeing a group of lovely young women surrounding Yun Mengmeng and Lu Yang, staring without pause.

Yun Zhi: "..."

She rarely showed a barely perceptible look of confusion, blinked once, and confirmed she hadn't misseen.

Why would my junior brother come here?

"Do you know the person who came in with Mengmeng?" The old woman noticed Yun Zhi's unusual expression.

"It's Lu Yang."

"Is he Lu Yang?" The old woman laughed, not expecting such a coincidence—she had just been mentioning Lu Yang, and here he was.

Although Yun Mengmeng had told her before entering the secret realm that people inside would be very enthusiastic, Lu Yang never imagined it would be this enthusiastic.

At this moment, Lu Yang felt extremely embarrassed—no one had told him beforehand that this place was all women, and they swarmed him like he'd never seen a man before, pulling and tugging at him as if he were a giant panda.

"Fellow Daoist, don't pull my clothes."

"Men and women should not be intimate—don't, don't touch me." Lu Yang's cultivation was utterly useless at this moment; he could only weakly protect himself with words.

Lu Yang was utterly puzzled—how could his senior elder sister's hometown be all women?

However, the situation here left him no room to overthink.

"Hey hey, don't touch me anymore."

Lu Yang turned to Yun Mengmeng for help, but she could do nothing about her family members either and was also surrounded, becoming a victim.

"Who is this person, Mengmeng?"

"What's your relationship with him?"

"I usually teach you all like this—is this how you treat guests? All scatter!" The old woman scolded sternly, her harsh tone driving the women away.

"You must be Little Yang, right?" The old woman said with a gentle smile.

"Grandma, you've finally come!" Yun Mengmeng, upon seeing the old woman, felt as if she'd seen a savior and hurried to stand beside her.

"Second-in-command, let me introduce you—this is the clan leader of our Yun family."

"My name is Yun Bai; they all call me Grandma."

"Hello, Grandma." Lu Yang also called out, noticing the silent senior elder sister standing aside, her expression unkind, and began regretting whether he shouldn't have been lured here by a fairy.

Lu Yang silently stood closer to the grandma, which gave him a sense of inner security.

"How come you don't greet people when you see them?" The old woman educated him.

"Junior brother, come inside."

Lu Yang had never seen Yun Zhi so obedient before—her usual image was completely opposite, and thinking of this, he involuntarily shivered.

Everyone entered the house and sat down; the grandma personally poured tea for the guest Lu Yang.

"Try this—it's our Peach Blossom Secret Realm's specialty, peach blossom tea."

The curled dried peach blossom petals unfurled and bloomed in the cup, releasing a delicate peach blossom fragrance—more fragrant than any peach blossom Lu Yang had ever smelled, not because it's intensely aromatic, but because the scent feels very soothing.

At the grandma's doorstep, female cultivators leaned on the threshold, straining to look inside; deterred by the grandma's dignity, they dared not enter, only able to stand there.

"Don't crowd, don't crowd—you almost pushed me in."

"Who is this person Mengmeng sister brought? He looks very close to both Mengmeng sister and Xiao Zhi sister."

"Didn't we say? Lu Yang—Xiao Zhi sister's junior brother."

No mistake, no omission, no error, no flaw, no gap, no excess, no lack—everything is perfect!

"Keep it down, keep it down—I can't hear what they're saying anymore."

"This Xiao Zhi girl often mentions you; seeing you today, she truly is a remarkable talent."

For some reason, Lu Yang felt especially restrained sitting here, as if he had become the center of attention.

He carefully held his teacup, pretending the tea was hot, blowing on it twice, then sipping slowly, savoring the taste—completely hiding the fact that he is a late-stage Tribulation Crossing great cultivator.

To say or not to say, this peach blossom tea is indeed delicious.

Upon hearing the grandma say that, Lu Yang's hand holding the teacup trembled: "Senior elder sister often mentions me?"

"Yes, she praises you as young and accomplished, down-to-earth and hardworking, diligent in cultivation, often in seclusion."

Lu Yang inexplicably felt guilty—was this about me? So in my senior elder sister's mind, I am this kind of person.

"I—I should be like this?"

Lu Yang furtively observed the senior elder sister's reaction, seeing her glare at him with a stern warning not to speak nonsense.

Lu Yang straightened his back with effort: "Ah yes, that's me—cultivation is good, it increases my power, I especially love cultivating."

"Yes, the Second-in-Command cultivates diligently—he's already at late Tribulation Crossing, even has the embryonic form of a Dao fruit." Yun Mengmeng interjected.

The grandma was somewhat shocked, but quickly shifted to admiration: "Late Tribulation Crossing? Not bad, truly not bad."

Actually, I've wanted to come here for a long time... Lu Yang was halfway through speaking when he inwardly cursed his bad luck, blurted out the truth, and hastily corrected himself.

What I mean is, I just finished my secluded cultivation, and I asked Sister Mengmeng to bring me here to see you.

I often hear Senior Sister talk about you, Grandmother, saying that your achievements today are inseparable from your upbringing from childhood.

Oh, it's nothing—mainly, it's Xiao Zhi herself who has talent.

You're being too modest. You didn't just cultivate Senior Sister; you also cultivated Mengmeng. If anyone says it's a coincidence, I'll be the first to stand up and say no. Lu Yang spoke righteously and sternly.

The more the grandmother listened, the happier she became. This Lu Yang boy is truly excellent—no wonder Xiao Zhi can't stop praising him.

Yun Zhi stared at Yun Mengmeng with a cold gaze. Had it been anyone else, they would have been trembling from Yun Zhi's stare long ago.

Yun Mengmeng didn't tremble, but she didn't dare to look at Yun Zhi either, so she could only complain.

"Grandmother, look at Xiao Zhi—she's glaring at me."

"Is that so?" The grandmother turned her head to look at Yun Zhi.

Yun Zhi's expression remained normal, her tone calm: "There's nothing like that—I've always had this gaze."

(End of Chapter)