Fu Yunshen gave Fu Wenzi one last vicious glare and threw the wig in his hand at his face.
"Go change out of those lousy clothes!"
Fu Wenzi nodded sheepishly. "Got it."
"Second Uncle."
Qin Yan ran up to Fu Yunshen with tiny steps.
Fu Yunshen's expression changed instantly, his whole demeanor shifting from irritable to gentle.
"When did you get here, Yanbao? You finally changed back. I still like you better this way."
Able to run, jump, and talk.
He scooped the pretty little girl into his arms.
Qin Yan smiled so happily that her eyes curved into crescents.
"I've been here for days! Second Uncle, I missed you so much. Fourth Uncle came too."
Sitting in the crook of his arm, Qin Yan happily swung her little legs and tipped up her pretty face to speak to Second Uncle in her tender little voice.
Surprise and delight flashed through Fu Yunshen's eyes.
"Fourth Brother woke up too? That's good."
"Come on, Uncle will take you to where I'm staying now."
"Spend less time with your Third Uncle. What a rotten idea he came up with."
Qin Yan leaned against his shoulder to look toward Third Uncle and stuck her little tongue out at him.
Fu Wenzi was thoroughly unconvinced. "We weren't sure whether you were here! Of course we had to come up with a way to test it."
Monkey ran over, grinning.
"Boss's little brother, that trick of yours was really something. Hahaha..."
He gave Fu Wenzi a thumbs-up.
Fu Wenzi looked smug. "Of course. It came to me in a flash of inspiration."
After Qin Yan was brought to the Black Dragon Society's headquarters, a delicious meal was arranged for her.
"Eat up. You barely ate anything while you were a tree."
Qin Yan nodded her