Inside a luxury mansion in the Imperial Capital.
" Uncle Xia, Yu Yao failed." It was still that same man with the buzz cut, wearing his ever-present black overalls, bowing as he reported, "The relevant departments have intervened; apparently, a cultivator at the Innate Realm has arrived."
Upon hearing that there was Innate Realm, the man called Uncle Xia suddenly opened his eyes, " Innate Realm... Does the relevant department have any extra Innate Realm to spare?"
"He's a new face."
"Got it. Just be careful. Everything else is the same, but... keep your movements to a minimum." The man closed his eyes again and lay back down, waving his hand to dismiss the man with the buzz cut. "Alright, you can go now."
"Yes!"
The old Ji Family residence in the Imperial Capital.
Ji Xingyu hadn't visited his Old Master Ji at the old house for two months. This time, after returning from Ange Village, he went straight to the old house.
"Grandpa, why are you sitting here?" Ji Xingyu found Old Master Ji sitting on the ground in the back garden of the old house.
Old Master Ji pointed to the flowerbed, his eyes slightly moist, a faint smile on his face, yet tinged with sadness, and said softly, "When your grandmother was still alive, she treasured these flowers... She spent so much time tending to them every day. Look how well they've grown!"
Ji Xingyu didn't really remember her grandmother very well anymore. In her memory, she was a particularly elegant and beautiful old lady who was always cheerful.
He loved sweets since he was a child and often complained of toothaches. His mother forbade everyone from giving him candy, but this little old lady, seeing how much he craved it, would secretly give him a piece behind his mother's back to satisfy his craving.
But... he died suddenly when he was twelve years old. His family was devastated, especially his grandfather.
"Grandpa, let me help you up. It's cold sitting on the ground." Ji Xingyu stepped forward to help the Old Master Ji up.
Old Master Ji stood up, following Ji Xingyu's lead. "I'm old and useless now."
"Grandpa, please tell me about Grandma... and show me her photos..."
"Come on! I'll show you!"
The two were in the study. As Old Master Ji flipped through photo albums, he told Ji Xingyu about interesting things that happened when they were young. Suddenly, Ji Xingyu saw a very beautiful young woman.
He asked, "Grandpa, who is this?"
"Of course this is your grandma! She was an absolute beauty when she was young!!"
He seemed to know why Ji Nanshu looked so familiar.
Could Ji Nanshu be his youngest brother?
Over the years, the family has never given up searching for his youngest brother. If Ji Nanshu really is his youngest brother...
Thinking of this, Ji Xingyu couldn't contain himself any longer. He patiently ate lunch with Old Master Ji, then grabbed his coat and went to find his older brother.
"Big Brother!" Ji Xingyu found the company and rushed in without even knocking.
Ji Xingchi a good temper. He waved for his subordinate, who was giving a report, to leave and asked Ji Xingyu, " A-Yu, what happened?"
Ji Xingyu took a deep breath and uttered, "I... might have news about my underlings."
Unlike Ji Xingchi Ji Xingyu not excited. It wasn't that he didn't want to search, but there had been too many false rumors over the years, and he was afraid that they would be false again. The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment, and the elders in his family would probably be disappointed again.
"You go first."
Ji Xingyu picked up Ji Xingchi's water glass, took a big gulp, and said, "Yesterday, during a mission, my teammates hired a helper. When I saw him, he looked familiar, but I couldn't quite place him. This afternoon, I went back to the old house to see my grandfather and saw a picture of my grandmother when she was young!! She's not exactly the same, but she's about 90% similar!!"
After hearing this, a glimmer of hope rose in Ji Xingchi's eyes. When his youngest brother was born, his grandfather said he looked like his grandmother. Maybe... this time it's true?!
"Give me the name, I'll look it up."
" Ji Nanshu! He's a Daoist master, and apparently a minor celebrity too," Ji Xingyu said immediately.
Ji Xingchi somewhat surprised. "A Daoist master? Then getting a paternity test... that'll be a bit difficult..."
The Ji Family also worships the Celestial Master, and they are aware of certain rules and taboos.
Ji Xingyu: "I'll give it a try. Blood won't flow through hair... a saliva sample will do."
"Okay. Don't tell your family yet."
"I know."
A luxury bus stopped outside a seaside villa, its style very similar to a small Western-style house from the Republican era. Looking from the gate, you could see that the walls and the outer walls of the house were covered with bright bougainvillea, making it look mysterious and full of historical charm.
Sitting in the front row, Bai Nanyu was overjoyed. He leaned against the window and exclaimed, "My God! This place is so beautiful!! I've never seen such a unique building before!!"
Upon hearing this, Bai Nanchen immediately felt a pang of heartache, realizing that his younger brother must have suffered a great deal while living away from home, which explained why he found such architecture so fascinating.
He patted Bai Nanyu's head gently and said, "Does Xiaoyu like it here? After the show is over, I'll buy it for you!"
"No need, Second Brother! I just hadn't seen it before! Now that I have, I'm glad. You and Mom and Dad work so hard to earn money, I can't bear to see you spend so much!"
Two blushes rose on Bai Nanyu's cheeks, making him look somewhat shy, and then he subtly gave Ji Nanshu a provocative look.
Ji Nanshu couldn't help but chuckle. Bai Nanyu was indeed quite clever. His words not only won the sympathy of many netizens who were unaware of the truth, but also made the Bai Family think that their youngest son was very sensible, and also perfectly established a well-behaved and sensible persona.
If he hadn't provoked me, I wouldn't have bothered with him. But since he's already messed with me, I'd feel bad if I didn't yell at him!
Ji Nanshu tilted his head back, arms behind his head, and said jokingly, "After all, you're the only one in your family who doesn't earn money but still has money to spend. You really should feel sorry for your family."
Bai Nanyu's eyes instantly reddened. "I... I can earn money!"
"You made money? You mean your appearance fee for this show?" Ji Nanshu suspiciously, then bluntly exposed, "You don't actually think you got on this show because of your own abilities, do you? Is your appearance fee more than the sponsorship fee your family gave you?"
"Cough cough cough--!!" Director Yang coughed twice, looking slightly embarrassed, signaling to Ji Nanshu that it was time to shut up.
Clearly, Bai Nanchen had no intention of letting Ji Nanshu. He offered Bai Nanyu a few words of comfort, then looked coldly at Ji Nanshu and said, " Ji Nanshu, it doesn't matter whether Xiaoyu earns money or not, our family can afford it! Do you think our family has wronged you? If you hadn't taken Xiaoyu's place for so many years, Xiaoyu wouldn't have suffered so much!"