Chapter 123: First Meeting Between Mother and Son, The Trio of Scoundrels

Looking at the little boy he did not recognize, tears suddenly welled up! Liu Yiyi did not know why, but while she felt a sense of familiarity, she also felt a pang of sorrow in her heart.

Staring blankly at Shi Yi for a long time, Liu Yiyi suddenly asked, "Do we... know each other?"

At this moment, Shi Yi had already wiped away his tears. Seeing Liu Yiyi ask him this, his heart ached, and he forced a smile: "No... we don't!"

Chen Xing laughed and said, "You didn't know each other before, but don't you know each other now?"

As he spoke, he pulled Shi Yi over and said, "Come! Yiyi! Let me introduce you. This little friend is named Shi Yi. I... er! A little one I just met, with extraordinary talent! You can get close in the future."

Liu Yiyi had also steadied her emotions by now. She smiled and pulled Shi Yi over, praising him, "What a handsome little boy! How about I take you as my little brother from now on?"

"Er! This... well..." Shi Yi stammered, not knowing how to answer. Inside, he was wailing: What kind of situation is this! The mother he had just reunited with actually wanted to be his sister!

For a moment, Shi Yi was internally devastated.

Beside them, Chen Mi suppressed a laugh and nodded, saying, "That sounds nice! From now on, you can consider yourselves family."

Liu Yiyi was overjoyed, nodding vigorously. "Exactly! Exactly! This way, I have a relative here too!"

Truth be told, Liu Yiyi had always carried a heavy burden in her heart. Having lost her mother at a young age, she had relied on her father and endured great hardship. After finally growing up and graduating, she was introduced to someone and got married, thinking she finally had a small family of her own, only to be subjected to domestic violence because she could not conceive!

She had never understood why the ancients said that good deeds are rewarded with good, and evil with evil. She had always been timid and never did anything bad; why did the heavens treat her so harshly?

At this moment, seeing Shi Yi, for some reason, Liu Yiyi just wanted to be close to him. This was different from how she felt about the two little ones! That desire to be near Shi Yi was exceptionally strong.

Left with no choice, Shi Yi looked at Chen Xing with a pleading gaze.

Chen Xing smiled inwardly but said aloud, "Alright! Stop messing around! You're not a child anymore; just let Shi Yi call you Auntie."

Hearing that Chen Xing wanted Shi Yi to call her "Auntie," Liu Yiyi looked a bit displeased—was she really that old? But she did not resist, looking at Shi Yi with anticipation.

Shi Yi finally breathed a sigh of relief. If he had called her "sister," how awkward would it be once his mother regained her memories?

He hurried forward, bowed to Liu Yiyi, and said, "Greetings, Auntie!" Although Shi Yi was not entirely sure what this title "Auntie" meant, he understood it was a respectful term for an elder.

Liu Yiyi hurriedly helped Shi Yi up, the more she looked at him, the happier she became.

Just then, Chen Xing's voice echoed in Shi Yi's ears: "There are some things you don't need to worry too much about right now. After all, she is currently just a flower similar to your mother. Only when she awakens her past-life memories can she truly be considered your mother."

Shi Yi remained silent for a moment, then nodded to signal he understood.

"Let's go! Let's go to the back; Auntie will make you something delicious!" Liu Yiyi happily pulled Shi Yi along toward the back.

"During this time, that girl Ji Ziyue, who had been shamelessly hanging around here for years, had to go home to check on things because of some family matters! When that girl returns, I must show her the handsome little Shi Yi!" Liu Yiyi thought happily to herself.

Hearing the word "delicious," the two little ones beside Chen Xing had their eyes light up simultaneously. They looked at each other and shouted in unison, "We want some too!" Having said that, they let out a shout and, moving their short legs, quickly followed behind.

Watching this scene, Chen Xing felt very warm and happy. Wasn't the whole reason he brought his daughter to this world to let her be happy?

During this period, a legend of an unscrupulous trio had been circulating throughout the Eastern Wastelands and the Northern and Southern regions. It was rumored that these three—no, to be precise, two people and a dog!—were extremely shameless and despicable. They had swindled many members of major powers and looted them of everything they had, making many people hate them to the bone.

However, the frustrating thing for those people was that the God King Jiang Taixu, who had just been rescued from the Purple Mountain by the Jiang family, owed a great favor to that guy named Ye Fan! The God King had declared that he would ensure his safety.

No one wanted a God King to show up at their doorstep wielding an imperial weapon, so many great powers had no choice but to turn a blind eye, pretending they hadn't seen them.

But in the shadows, many of the holy sons and holy daughters of various factions were secretly plotting something.

In a valley not far from Central Plains, three figures were gathered around a campfire, roasting food.

"I say, you wicked Taoist, is that guy really as terrifying as you say?" A large black dog with shiny black fur was sitting on a pile of hay just like a human, its front paws even turning the tree branch used for roasting meat.

The one the dog called the "wicked Taoist" was none other than Duan De.

Duan De had originally wanted to use the Ji family to deal with the two people who made him feel threatened, but not only did he fail, he almost lost his life in the process. Even now, thinking back to the few days he spent acting as their "toy," Duan De still felt lingering fear!

Yes! To teach this fellow a lesson, Chen Xing had actually used the street performer trick from Earth—the one where you blindfold yourself and throw flying knives! Duan De had been forced to play along.

Of course, Duan De was used as the target board, and the ones responsible for throwing the knives were none other than Chen Chen and little Nannan!

Every time he thought of those sharp flying knives grazing his body and sticking into the wall behind him, to the point where he could feel the coldness of the blades against his skin, Duan De would feel a chill in his heart and his scalp would go numb!

Seeing the big black dog's dismissive attitude, Duan De became uncharacteristically serious and said with a bitter smile, "You dead dog! You had better pray you don't fall into their hands, or you'll find out what it's like to wish for death!"

The big black dog curled its lip in a human-like fashion and said disdainfully, "Do you think Lord Black Emperor is as useless as you? Why would I be afraid of them?"

Ye Fan, who had been roasting the meat nearby, heard them chatting about the most dangerous thing he had ever encountered, and Duan De brought up the incident from a while ago.

After a moment of contemplation, Ye Fan interjected, "You dead Taoist, the people you mentioned—did they have two women, one man, and two little girls at their residence?"

Seeing Duan De nod, Ye Fan asked again, "Do you know their names?"

Duan De thought for a moment, shook his head, and said, "I only met them twice and never heard them mention their names! But they seemed to be a brother and sister, along with the sister's female apprentice. As for the two little girls, one of them seemed to be the man's daughter!"

Although Duan De's explanation was a bit convoluted, Ye Fan understood. Suddenly, his eyes lit up, and he exclaimed, "Could it be them?"

"Who?" The big black dog suddenly perked up and asked hurriedly.

Duan De also looked at Ye Fan with curiosity.

Ye Fan thought for a moment and said with a bitter smile, "If it really is those people, you better not provoke them, you dead dog, or I'm afraid you'll be turned into a dog-meat hotpot!"

The big black dog's black fur stood on end at Ye Fan's words, but it still stubbornly said, "Why would Lord Black would be afraid of them? Back in the day, Lord Black followed the... just tell me who they are!"

Realizing he had almost slipped up, the Black Emperor hurriedly corrected himself.

Ye Fan shook his head and said, "I don't know those two, I only met them once, but that female apprentice should be an old classmate of mine." After saying this, a look of envy flashed in his eyes.

Having gone through so much, Ye Fan naturally understood the benefits of having a powerful backer. How could he not envy Liu Yiyi for latching onto such a strong thigh?

"By the way! That female apprentice seemed to have a treasure in her hand that looked like an immortal artifact!" Just then, Duan De interjected.