A drunken stupor could dispel a thousand sorrows, but after waking up, I still had to do what needed doing. After saying goodbye to Wei Ziling, I borrowed the road back to the mortal realm. I was preparing to handle what Master had instructed and bring back the two ancient books about the Blood Cloud Coffin.
My mother had worried about me and therefore did not want me involved, but unfortunately, many things seemed impossible without me. What use was that little Zhou Xuan? Every time, she made me run around in circles. It would probably be more reliable if I rescued Grandma myself.
With that thought, my confidence soared. I drove straight toward the Hundred Thousand Mountains.
But just after I drove out of the city, a call came in. Seeing the three characters "Xia Ruize" on the screen, I was speechless for a moment. I pulled over and answered.
"Little brother! The test results are out! You really are my brother—really! Same father and mother!" Xia Ruize sounded incredibly excited on the other end.
Yet after hearing the news, I did not feel particularly excited.
"Mm, that's great. So you really are my brother. Do you want to see Mother? Too bad—she's already flown far away. She said she had something important to take care of." I answered indifferently. I was different from Xia Ruize's sunny personality. I leaned more toward cold restraint.
Xia Ruize could hear that I was unhappy and said, "Yes, I was shocked too. I couldn't accept it at first either. Hehe, little brother, get some rest for now. I was too hasty."
"Indeed. I still have important matters to attend to, so I won't keep chatting with you." As I spoke, I hung up.
But just after I started the car, Xia Ruize