"Chen what mountain!?" Xiaoxue was speechless.
"You idiot, you're supposed to be colleagues in the same military unit, right? You didn't even remember my name? That's ridiculous!"
"Ah, no, that's not it. It's just that I was busy dealing with those bedbugs all night, so I only got half an hour of sleep. Now I'm severely sleep-deprived, and my mind is foggy." Yunyi yawned, proving that she was really sleepy.
"Honestly, you're still the same as always. If you're sleepy, go home and get some sleep. You can continue later when you're refreshed. We've endured this for so long, a few more hours won't make a difference," Xiaoxue advised.
"I broke up with that old man! Now I'm a homeless, pathetic little thing~" Yunyi shrugged.
Xiaoxue paused slightly, glanced at Yunyi was dragging himself forward, and chuckled softly.
"If you're homeless, come to my place. You can sleep in the bed in my guest room."
Hearing Xiaoxue's words, Yunyi blinked. He asked somewhat blankly, "Aren't you afraid your bear-like man will get jealous if you invite me to your house?"
"I borrowed your bed, not slept with you, why is she jealous?" Xiaoxue retorted.
"Uh, so I'm your nominal former fiancé, right? Isn't that enough?" Yunyi was even more confused. He felt like his brain was turning to mush, and he couldn't understand what this girl was thinking.
"If she knew I was working as a secretary for my former fiancé, she'd be jealous, wouldn't she? Besides, aren't you going to expose her? What are you afraid of?" Xiaoxue said expressionlessly.
"Go on, I still have a lot of work to do, so I won't see you back. Remember not to come into my room, or I'll scratch your face." Xiaoxue tossed a bunch of keys to Yunyi and then quickly left with the others.
Left behind, Yunyi felt utterly bewildered. He hadn't been back for years; what had become of Xiaoxue?
However, no matter how big the world is, sleeping is still the most important thing. Having a place to go is better than sleeping in a hotel. With that in mind, Yunyi stopped thinking about it and dragged his tired body to Xiaoxue's house.
On the other side, in Japan, at the Yotsuba Family Ten Master Clans.
Tatsuya Shiba and Miyuki Shiba had expected that they would receive a summons from the main family as soon as they returned from Ogasawara. However, they did not expect that Maya Yotsuba would be so eager to see them. She arranged for someone to pick them up last night and invited them back to the main family in the middle of the night.
Early this morning, Maya Yotsuba summoned the two of them.
"Oh, Tatsuya, it's been a long time since I've seen you so openly displaying your murderous intent. Tell me, what's your reason?" As soon as Maya Yotsuba saw Tatsuya Shiba, she clearly felt the murderous intent emanating from him, which was aimed directly at her.
"Aunt, I want to know why you gave Miyuki that order? Is Yunyi that scary to you?" In response to Maya Yotsuba's question, Tatsuya Shiba did not hide anything and asked directly in return.
"Oh? I never expected you to ask such a question, Tatsuya." Maya Yotsuba chuckled lightly. "So, in your opinion, what is my purpose in doing this? Or, what do you think I want Miyuki to do?"
Upon hearing Maya Yotsuba's question, Tatsuya Shiba pondered for a moment before asking, "Does Aunt want Miyuki to marry Yunyi?"
"Marry him? Tatsuya, why would you have such a thought?" Maya Yotsuba asked, puzzled.
"Isn't that right, Aunt?" Miyuki Shiba asked again.
Seeing the siblings' attitude, Maya Yotsuba immediately sensed that something was wrong.
" Tatsuya and Miyuki, please sit down. Could you tell me in detail why you have such thoughts?"
Seeing the serious expression on Maya Yotsuba's face, Tatsuya Shiba and Miyuki Shiba were also somewhat puzzled.
The two sat down in front of Maya Yotsuba, and it was Tatsuya Shiba who spoke, stating their previous guesses.
At first, Maya Yotsuba was only slightly interested, but the more she listened, the more surprised she became. Although she didn't actually want Miyuki to marry Yunyi, this series of speculations sounded quite plausible.
"This is really..." Maya Yotsuba murmured softly, "A very interesting suggestion."
"Aunt!" Tatsuya Shiba interrupted Maya Yotsuba.
"Well, Tatsuya. I can assure you, I didn't have the kind of plans you're talking about before this," Maya Yotsuba said calmly.
Her words startled both Tatsuya Shiba and Miyuki Shiba.
"After hearing what you just said, I understand your attitude. But it seems you trust this child named Yunyi more than me, your aunt, which really makes me a little sad," said Maya Yotsuba.
What she said wasn't entirely untrue, but to say it was entirely sincere would be a bit of an exaggeration.
" Tatsuya, from what you've said, I can tell that this person seems to know a great deal about the Yotsuba Clan. I'd like to know what you all learned from him. Could you please tell me everything?"
At this point, Maya Yotsuba paused and then added, "This is an order from the head of the Yotsuba Family, Tatsuya."
"The only one who can command me is Miyuki!"
However, Tatsuya's response to Maya Yotsuba's order was resolute.
"Is that so? Then, Miyuki, please give orders to Tatsuya!" Maya Yotsuba's gaze turned to Miyuki Shiba. Her gaze was indifferent, with a subtle tendency to exert pressure.
Miyuki Shiba gripped her skirt tightly with both hands, biting her red lips lightly with her pearly teeth, as if resisting an invisible pressure. Seeing her like this, Tatsuya Shiba's face darkened. He was already planning to make a move.
Just then, Miyuki Shiba suddenly spoke up, " Yunyi said some things about my brother and me."
Upon hearing her words, Tatsuya Shiba immediately suppressed his urge to attack. However, a crack appeared in the calm expression on Maya Yotsuba's face at that moment.
"How does she know so much? Seriously, where did this child come from?" Maya Yotsuba muttered to herself, seemingly in disbelief.
After a moment, she looked at Tatsuya Shiba and said, " Tatsuya, please tell me clearly. As the strongest magician of the Yotsuba Family, if it comes down to a fight to the death, can you win?"
Tatsuya Shiba remained silent for a moment before replying to Maya Yotsuba.
"There is a possibility of victory, but it requires meticulous planning," said Tatsuya Shiba.
"Wow, that's a formidable opponent!" Maya Yotsuba exclaimed in surprise.
From Tatsuya Shiba's words, she could already tell that his chances of winning a face-to-face battle were very low. To kill his opponent, she might need to use magic of the " Material Burst " level to snipe him from an extremely long distance.