186: The lost Lin Ziling.

Seeing this, Shen Xingyu touched each of the little ones' heads, then pulled out the snacks and toys he had bought from his palace lord ring.

In an instant, the children completely exploded.

"Are these for us?"

"Wow, Xingyu Big Brother is the best!"

The little ones shouted, but the scene wasn't too chaotic. They orderly took the snacks and toys from Shen Xingyu's hand, their faces beaming with smiles.

After distributing everything, Shen Xingyu said to the group of little ones, "If you've received my gifts, you must listen to me, okay? No more mischief from now on, you must listen to Mother Huang and Sister Luo Lan, understand?"

The little ones heard this and readily agreed.

"Alright, go play."

Seeing this, Shen Xingyu waved his hand at the children.

Watching the children disperse, Shen Xingyu smiled slightly, then looked at Yanxi and asked, "How is it, Yanxi, are you used to it?"

Yanxi heard this and nodded prettily, smiling sweetly at Shen Xingyu: "Mm! The children are all very well-behaved, much better than those troublemakers in the Clan."

Hearing Yanxi's words, Shen Xingyu burst out laughing: "Oh, come on, that's because Mother Huang is here. If Mother Huang isn't watching them on a normal day, they can be quite rowdy."

Saying that, Shen Xingyu looked at Roland; she had the most right to speak.

Roland covered her mouth and chuckled: "I heard Auntie Huang say that they learned it all from you."

Hearing this, everyone looked at him with amusement.

Shen Xingyu's face instantly darkened, and he quickly changed the subject: "Oh, right, why isn't Mother Huang here?"

"Auntie Huang went to class," Roland quickly replied.

Shen Xingyu was first dazed by Roland's words, then a look of understanding appeared on his face.

In his heart, he hadn't fully accepted Mother Huang's identity. Hearing that Mother Huang went to teach others, he always had a sense of unreality.

It was like, the mom who cooked for you every day and nagged you all the time suddenly became a super rich woman one day.

However, he was genuinely happy for Mother Huang. This way, although Mother Huang would be a bit tired, she should be very happy.

Then Shen Xingyu took out the communication device he had bought for Yanxi and placed it in her hand.

"This is called a mobile device. From now on, you can use it to contact us."

Yanxi heard this, looking at the white square in her hand, confused.

Seeing this, the few of them together gave Yanxi a lively teaching lesson: "On How to Use a Mobile Device."

After half a day of explanation, Yanxi was already able to try adding friends herself, considered officially graduated.

Afterwards, everyone chatted about other things. When it came to Yanxi's schooling, Roland said that Mother Huang had already processed a temporary student permit for Yanxi. Because Yanxi was of the Yao Race, she could only get a temporary permit for now, but Yanxi herself already felt very good about it.

Then Yanxi suddenly said to Shen Xingyu: "Xingyu Big Brother, before Mother left, she told me to find time to visit another branch of the Nine-tailed Fox Clan."

Shen Xingyu heard this and nodded at her, then he glanced at Lin Qingran: "Ranran, how about we take Yanxi there this afternoon? I'm afraid we won't have much time later."

Lin Qingran heard this and nodded. She always had plenty of time. Her mentor's teaching style was very free; she only needed to complete the tasks assigned by her, and the rest of the time she could manage freely.

Then the few of them decided that after Shen Xingyu and her finished their challenge in the morning, they would accompany Yanxi to the Nine-tailed Fox Clan.

...

Then the two of them set off for the Hundred Refinements Pagoda.

Upon arriving at the entrance, Shen Xingyu and her immediately saw Lin Ziling squatting by the door, puffing away.

Seeing this, Shen Xingyu couldn't help but chuckle. After not seeing him for a long time, his brother-in-law had gained a lot of weight. It seemed he had been doing well lately.

Lin Qingran frowned when she saw her older brother's appearance.

The two walked over to Lin Ziling's side. Lin Qingran snatched the cigarette butt from his hand and stomped on it twice on the ground.

Lin Ziling was slightly startled when he saw the two of them, and a glimmer of light flashed in his confused eyes.

"You two..."

"When did you learn to smoke? I'm going to tell Dad," Lin Qingran said to him with disgust.

Lin Ziling heard this and, uncharacteristically, said nothing, just scratched his head.

Shen Xingyu saw his appearance and suddenly had a bad premonition.

"Brother Lin, what's wrong?"

Lin Ziling heard this, his eyes changed slightly, and he waved his hand at him: "It's nothing, I've been busy Cultivating lately, too tired."

Although he said that, Shen Xingyu still felt that something was off. At this moment, Lin Qingran also noticed that her older brother seemed to have matured a lot.

Just then, a voice rang out from behind the three of them.

"Brother Lin, hurry, Sister-in-law is out."

Lin Ziling heard this, his eyes instantly lit up, and he quickly turned around, looking imposing.

Lin Qingran and Shen Xingyu heard this and also looked in Lin Ziling's direction.

The next second, a woman wearing a bamboo hat walked out of the Hundred Refinements Pagoda. Seeing her, Lin Ziling quickly rushed forward.

"Hongzhu!"

The moment she saw Lin Ziling, the woman turned and left without a moment's hesitation. Seeing this, Lin Ziling quickly followed her.

Shen Xingyu and Lin Qingran were both bewildered by this, but they also followed Lin Ziling.

"Hongzhu, Hongzhu, why are you ignoring me?"

"Didn't you say before that you'd stick to me for life?"

"How can you go back on your word?"

"I'm warning you, I'm giving you one last chance..."

Lin Ziling followed behind Qin Hongzhu, chattering non-stop like a blabbermouth.

Shen Xingyu and Lin Qingran, who were following behind Lin Ziling, both smelled a hint of gossip at this moment.

What's going on?

A wife-chasing crematorium?

At this moment, Qin Hongzhu stopped and turned to Lin Ziling, saying: "I told you, I don't like you anymore. Before... I was just playing with you, don't follow me anymore!"

Her voice was extremely hoarse, with a hint of trembling. Her heartless words were like a cold wind, stinging Lin Ziling's eyes red, leaving him standing dumbfounded.

Qin Hongzhu then saw Lin Qingran and Shen Xingyu. Her breathing quickened slightly, and she turned and left.

Lin Ziling was like a puppet at this moment, standing dumbfounded, seemingly at a loss. He pulled out the cigarettes from his pocket, but didn't hold them steady, and they scattered on the ground. Seeing this, Lin Ziling didn't speak, he just casually picked one up and put it in his mouth.

With a "click," smoke billowed.

Seeing this, Shen Xingyu and Lin Qingran opened their mouths, not knowing what to say.

"Brother..."

Lin Qingran softly called out. Lin Ziling turned his head at this moment, wiped his face haphazardly, and waved his hand at them: "It's fine, it's fine, I'm busy now, okay?"

After speaking, he disappeared in front of the two of them.

Shen Xingyu and Lin Qingran exchanged glances, silent for a long time.

Lin Qingran knew very well that Qin Hongzhu was not the kind of person to abandon someone after getting involved, but at the moment, Lin Ziling seemed unwilling to discuss this matter with them.

Just then, Qin Hongzhu returned and came before the two of them.

She smiled at them and went straight to the point: "Can we talk?"