118 Coincidence My Foot!
The four beautiful elder women rolled their eyes inwardly.
Shui Bailan explained, “We brought Yan Zhen here to meet you. Haven’t you seen him?”
“Yan Zhen? You brought him here?” Instructor Yu Xuan feigned surprise. “Where is he now?”
Clan Head Yu Lu said impassively, “We took him to your courtyard.”
“Really? I have to go back and see him.”
Instructor Yu Xuan turned to leave, but Dean Yu Qing grabbed her arm. “No rush. Let him wait. Are we four less important than that boy?”
“That’s not what I meant, Younger Aunt,” Instructor Yu Xuan said, trying to appease her. “It’s just that Yan Zhen and I haven’t seen each other for a while, so please let me go back.”
—I don’t believe you.
Normally, hearing her niece speak to her so sweetly would have swayed Dean Yu Qing, but knowing the truth, she felt a pang of annoyance.
—Her sweet and obedient Xuan’er actually lied to her beloved aunt for that boy. How heartbreaking.
Just as she was about to speak, her older sister interrupted. “No need to trouble yourself. Just call Little Yan Zhen over.”
Eh? Instructor Yu Xuan was taken aback.
“The White Jade Spring is greatly beneficial for cultivation. It would be good for Little Yan Zhen to soak in it as well.” Grand Elder Yu Yan smiled. “He came all the way to the Yu residence as a guest. We should treat him well, don’t you think, Xiao Lu?”
Clan Head Yu Lu nodded. “Since Elder Sister has spoken, then call him over.”
Instructor Yu Xuan felt a bead of sweat trickle down her forehead. Her great-aunt still favored Yan Zhen as much as in her previous life, always thinking of him, practically treating him as her heir.
“But we’re still bathing. It’s not appropriate for a boy to come here, is it?”
Clan Head Yu Lu glanced at her daughter indifferently. “By the time he arrives, we should be finished. We’ll just leave the place to him.”
Instructor Yu Xuan felt that her mother’s attitude was a bit strange, but remembering Yan Zhen saying he had a pleasant conversation with her mother, she dismissed her suspicions.
“Alright, I-I’ll have the housekeeper bring him over.”
The peach blossom maze formation at the back of the mountain wasn’t something anyone could navigate. Besides the Yu family leaders and Yu Xuan, the heir, only the elderly housekeeper who managed the estate knew the way.
“No need for that.” Grand Elder Yu Yan smiled and stopped her niece. “Xuan’er, have you forgotten? I have a special messaging technique. As long as I’ve recorded the target’s Mystic Power fluctuations, I can send a swift to find them and communicate with them, even if they’re miles away.”
“The ‘Swift Messaging Technique’?”
Instructor Yu Xuan’s heart sank. If Great Aunt used that technique, the swift would definitely find Yan Zhen in the pool, exposing them!
Thinking of this, she quickly said, “Wait, Great Aunt, Yan Zhen doesn’t know how to navigate the peach blossom maze. We still need the housekeeper to bring him here.”
Grand Elder Yu Yan smiled. “No need to trouble the housekeeper. I’ll have the swift guide him.”
Instructor Yu Xuan’s heart raced as she watched her great-aunt form hand seals, her Mystic Power condensing into a translucent blue swift.
“Little swift, go find Little Yan Zhen and bring him here.”
The Mystic Power swift, receiving its master’s command, circled above her head, then shot off, arriving at the artificial mountain in the center of the pool and diving into the water.
“Eh?”
Grand Elder Yu Yan looked puzzled. She had intended to use the swift to drive Yan Zhen away, in case he was hiding underwater and saw something he shouldn’t. But the swift dove into the water and found nothing. Yan Zhen’s aura had completely disappeared.
“Oh dear, it seems my Swift Messaging Technique malfunctioned. The little swift can’t even fly… In that case, let’s forget about it.”
Clan Head Yu Lu, Dean Yu Qing, and Head Instructor Shui Bailan all looked at her questioningly, but Grand Elder Yu Yan’s smiling face revealed nothing.
“Let’s have him come over after dinner,” Clan Head Yu Lu said calmly. “The White Jade Spring isn’t going anywhere.”
Dean Yu Qing wanted to say something but hesitated. Head Instructor Shui Bailan was lost in thought.
“…”
Instructor Yu Xuan felt that the four elders’ attitudes were strange. Could they have already discovered Yan Zhen but were just not saying anything? Could they have seen her intimate moments with him earlier?
Thinking of this, Instructor Yu Xuan blushed, unable to face her family.
In this awkward atmosphere, she bathed with the four elders, diligently washing their hair, giving them massages, and attending to their needs.
After soaking for a while, Instructor Yu Xuan suggested they return to the house early, so as not to keep Yan Zhen waiting too long, as he was a guest, after all.
The four beautiful elders agreed, got out of the water, dressed, and then left the White Jade Spring together.
After they were gone, Yan Zhen emerged from the milky-white water, letting out a long sigh.
He had naturally hidden himself within the Fire Refining Starry Sky.
This reminded him of the incident when he first arrived in Silver Moon City and stayed at Mi Xue’er’s residence. He had gotten into trouble while taking a bath after dinner that night.
He had gotten drunk, fallen asleep in the bath, and nearly drowned, only to be pulled into the Fire Refining Starry Sky by Beautiful Master. When he came out, he encountered Instructor Yu Xuan, who, thinking no one was there, had also come to bathe.
And then, Meng’er, his cousin, and Xue’er had also entered the bathroom. To avoid being exposed, Instructor Yu Xuan had made him hide underwater, shielding him with her own body.
She had even… taken care of his… sudden arousal with her hand, right in front of her students.
It was because of that incident that Yan Zhen went to Instructor Yu Xuan’s room to apologize, but instead of their relationship returning to normal, it became increasingly… complicated.
He had been troubled at first, but now he had gradually accepted her affection, seeing her as his future partner…
Although it had only been a year and a half, it felt like a distant memory.
Yan Zhen smiled faintly and looked around.
The setting sun painted the sky in hues of orange and red, a beautiful sight.
“They’re all gone, right? I should go back now, or they’ll get suspicious.” Yan Zhen waded towards the edge of the pool. “But with my current abilities, it’s difficult to navigate the peach blossom maze. I should ask Beautiful Master for advice.”
—Huh?
Just as he was about to climb out of the pool, he saw two jade-like feet before him. Yan Zhen was stunned. He looked up and saw Younger Aunt Dean, her arms crossed, looking down at him with an indifferent expression.
“Uh…”
Yan Zhen froze. Why is Younger Aunt Dean still here?
He looked again and saw Aunt Head Instructor standing beside her, adjusting her glasses, a helpless expression on her face.
Not just them, but Grand Elder Great Aunt and Clan Head Mother-in-Law, who should have left long ago, were also there, watching him silently.
—Oh, this is bad…
“Um, greetings Great Aunt, Mother-in-law, Younger Aunt, and Aunt. What a coincidence, hehe.”
“Coincidence my foot!”
Younger Aunt Dean kicked him.
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