Strange

There has been some progress, but not much.

However, Rome wasn't built in a day.

It should be noted that although the old man Jiang He had been secretly converting the civilian technology that his Fourth Sister had been developing into military technology, he had been doing so behind her back. He himself had never participated in the development of any large-scale destructive formations or equipment.

Now that his Fourth Sister is willing to help develop a lethal array, even if it's only this once, Xu Yuan is already very satisfied.

after all,

Once something happens the first time, it will happen a second and a third time.

Looking at his Fourth Sister, who was letting him pinch her cheeks, Xu Yuan smiled and withdrew his hand, asking softly:

"You rushed back so urgently just to make sure I was awake?"

"Um."

Xu Xinyao raised her fair hand and gently stroked the cheek that had just been pinched, then nodded softly, her voice gentle. "Although Lou Ji, Senior Luo, and I stabilized your physical condition, we haven't been able to awaken your Third Brother."

Speaking of this,

Xu Xinyao paused slightly, a hint of inquiry appearing in her clear, watery eyes. "Third Brother, what happened to make you wake up?"

The answer to this question was already prepared the moment Xu Yuan woke up and stepped out of his room.

Waking up suddenly in that state would inevitably arouse suspicion in a father with his meticulous mind.

Unfortunately, the old man didn't even ask.

He chose to respect and trust his offspring, as always.

Now that the question had come from his Fourth Sister, Xu Yuan made no attempt to hide it. He looked up at a direction on the horizon, a smile playing on his lips.

"I was saved by an old friend."

"Old friend?"

Upon hearing this answer, Xu Xinyao's clear eyes subconsciously glanced towards her father's study. "Father and Uncle have been in the manor these days."

Xu Yuan was taken aback upon hearing this, and then explained:

"She wasn't human; she had been living inside that Willowwood Ghost Blade for a long time, and during the previous incident, she became one with me."

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Xu Xinyao blinked, a strange look in her eyes.

When she was developing the antidote for her Third Brother, she had come into contact with that strange blade and had also explored her Third Brother's Will Soul through various means, but she had never discovered that there was such an external Will Soul existing in her Third Brother's body.

Third Brother is lying.

Or perhaps their previous tripartite consultation failed to detect it?

After a brief silence, Xu Xinyao's voice carried a hint of hesitation:

"Brother, would you like to go to the Institute of Investigation?"

Although Third Brother is awake now, it would be best to have him thoroughly checked out.

Xu Yuan was slightly speechless, then chuckled and asked:

Are you worried that there might be something wrong with my health?

Xu Xinyao nodded slightly and explained in a soft voice:

"If someone else's Will Soul remains in your sea of consciousness, Third Brother, you might be possessed at any moment."

"There's no need to worry about that."

Xu Yuan raised his hand to interrupt his Fourth Sister, saying nonchalantly, "That was just a wisp of her soul that had been separated from her original body; it has now completely dissipated."

Hearing this answer, Xu Xinyao felt inexplicably anxious.

Because of the nearly month-long intensive care unit she had been in, she knew very well how bad her Third Brother's physical condition was.

But seeing the nonchalant expression on her Third Brother's face, Xu Xinyao could only suppress her emotions and softly ask:

"Third Brother, do you really trust that 'old friend' of yours?"

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Upon hearing this question, Xu Yuan subconsciously recalled the enchanting Tianye, who kept calling him "Brother Changtian," and answered without hesitation:

"Emotionally, I don't want to trust that woman, but she's also like a sworn sister to me."

"And,

"Although I can't remember now, I believe we were in love, so it should be believable."

As he finished speaking, a smile unconsciously crept onto Xu Yuan's lips.

He discovered that all the adopted sisters he had taken in were older than him.

There's no need to elaborate on Luo Xiran's sworn sister; she's Old Man Luo. As for Tianye, that vixen is practically a living fossil.

With his thoughts still, Xu Yuan suddenly looked back at his Fourth Sister in front of him and noticed an unusual blush on Xu Xinyao's fair and delicate face. He subconsciously looked away.

A hint of confusion flashed in his eyes, and then Xu Yuan's gaze froze.

He suddenly realized the ambiguity in his words.

Oh shit,

He almost forgot that this Fourth Sister in front of him didn't seem to be his biological daughter either.

Saying these nonsensical words in front of her, accompanied by that ambiguous smile at the end,

hiss.

For a moment, an eerie silence fell over the alleyway outside the study courtyard.

In the silence, Xu Yuan gradually began to panic.

He noticed that his Fourth Sister's face was getting redder and redder.

Damn it, why are you blushing Xu Xinyao?

His father was in the study, Xu Changge was in the next courtyard. Given their cultivation levels, they most likely overheard what he had just said. If they misunderstood, he wouldn't just be facing a beating.

Without showing any unusual expression, Xu Yuan raised his hand and ruffled the soft, long hair of his Fourth Sister, asking with a slightly strange tone:

"Hey? Xin Yao, why is your face suddenly so red?"

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After a moment of silence, Xu Xinyao forced her eyes up to meet Xu Yuan's gaze, her gentle voice trembling slightly. "Xin Yao just feels that what you're doing, Third Brother, is a bit inappropriate."

"." Xu Yuan.

Upon hearing this, Xu Yuan's vision went black.

The increasingly complicated conversation made him feel like he had one foot in the grave.

Xu Xinyao seemed to realize this as well, a blush spreading to her ears, but she kept her voice steady as she added:

"Sister Qingmo, she shouldn't be the kind of person who could accept that Third Brother has other women."

Round is back.

Xu Yuan breathed a sigh of relief and gently shook his head:

"Ran Qingmo, huh? Things will work themselves out, there's always a way, and besides, she knows I have other women in my life."

Speaking of this,

Xu Yuan seized the opportunity to change the subject and get back to the main business:

"However, if you, Xin Yao, are truly worried about my health, I can make a trip to the Institute of Investigation. I happen to have something to ask you."

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Xu Xinyao didn't know why her cheeks felt inexplicably hot after hearing her Third Brother's words, nor did she know why her usually calm emotions had become so chaotic.

Clearly, Third Brother has always been such a libertine.

After a few moments of silence, she forcibly suppressed the turmoil in her heart, raised her eyes, and replied softly:

"Yes, Third Brother, you go ahead."

Xu Yuan casually pointed to his own courtyard, walked towards it, and said casually as he spoke:

"I've encountered some health problems. Cough, problems with my cultivation. Because of this incident, it seems I can no longer absorb the Source Qi of heaven and earth."