"You often go into seclusion?" Grandma asked, a little surprised, as she took a bite of some unfamiliar fruit. She'd heard it was a specialty brought back from some gourmet planet.
"Didn't you say so many things had changed in the outside world, and most of them had something to do with that young man named Lu Yang? He sounds very active out there. How could someone like that often go into seclusion?"
Yun Zhi's expression remained unchanged as she explained, "Actually, my junior brother is a very honest person. He was only forced to get caught up in those events; it wasn't his intention."
"I just picked a few interesting things to tell you. Most of the time, he's in seclusion cultivating."
"He's at a stage where his cultivation is improving rapidly. This is exactly when he needs to seize the time to cultivate. If he slacks off, he'll lose his momentum, which won't be good for his future cultivation."
"I see." Grandma understood. This Lu Yang really was an honest, dependable child.
Yun Zhi breathed a sigh of relief. She'd finally managed to get Grandma off the subject.
Whenever she came home, she always talked about interesting developments in the outside world. That inevitably meant bringing up her junior brother, which had made Grandma extremely curious about him.
The two of them continued chatting about family matters, and time flew by.
Just as Grandma began telling the story of how Yun Zhi had been caught reading under the covers as a child, making her feel a little embarrassed, a lively commotion came from outside.
"What's going on?" Grandma wondered. The noise successfully distracted her, and she went out to see what was happening.
"Dreamy must be back. It's always this lively when she comes home."
Yun Zhi got