With the cannon fodder script in hand, it is easy for the king to change his fate

Chapter 1410 Though living in the martial world, my mother dislikes fighting and killing.

"Sister Zhen'er, you've finally arrived! I've been waiting for you for so long." Shen Yue rushed in from outside the hall and hugged Zhen'er tightly. It had been more than a year since they last met. Shen Yue had grown taller, but Zhen'er had also grown quite a bit taller, even more so than Shen Yue.

"Wow, what have you been eating all year? You've almost grown as tall as me!" Shen Yue immediately noticed this and gestured to Azhen.

Azhen smiled and said, "It's probably genetic; my dad is very tall."

Shen Yue frowned: "My dad is quite tall too!"

A-Zhuang coughed lightly: "Maybe everyone grows up at a different age."

Shen Yue reluctantly accepted this, but fortunately she wasn't particularly short and didn't care much. She just suddenly realized that Azhen was growing faster than her, discussed it briefly, and then quickly forgot about it. Afterward, she grabbed Azhen and chattered on and on, asking her where she had gone in the martial arts world, whether it was fun, what good food she had, and what interesting things had happened.

Xu Shan had indeed taken Azhen on a journey through the martial arts world for a while, so it would be easy for him to tell Shen Yue some of the details. Besides, she still had the memories of the client.

Chu Yanzhi sat quietly to the side and listened without interrupting. Azhen noticed that Chu Yanzhi's gaze was mostly on Shen Yue, and his eyes were different from before.

"Aunt Lan is taking a nap right now." As they chatted, Shen Yue mentioned Yi Xiaolan, her face beaming with joy, and whispered to Azhen, "I have some good news, can you guess what it is?"

Azhen shook her head: "There's not a single hint, how can I guess? You're clearly just trying to make things difficult for me."

A-Zhuang was deep in thought, speculating about the good news Shen Yue had mentioned. Suddenly, she remembered something.

Is this considered good news?

This might be good news for the pure-hearted Shen Yue.

"Okay, I'll just tell you directly." Shen Yue whispered in Azhen's ear, "You're going to have a younger brother or sister."

Azhen remained silent. Was this really the news?

She knew that Yi Xiaolan was carrying a girl.

"So, would you prefer a younger brother or a younger sister?" A-Zhen asked, realizing the question was a bit silly, but she asked it subconsciously.

Shen Yue said, "I think they're both fine."

It seems that Yi Xiaolan has really won people's hearts at Peach Blossom Manor over the past year or so, and Shen Yue doesn't mind at all.

"Where is Uncle Shen? Is he in the house with Mother?" Azhen suddenly asked.

Shen Yue said, "It seems to be something important. I heard from Aunt Lan that he went out last night. It shouldn't be a big problem. My father is highly skilled in martial arts. If he wants to leave, there are few people in the martial arts world who can stop him."

Azhen understood: "So that's how it is."

Several children gathered together, but the adults didn't pay attention to what they were saying. Actually, it was mainly Shen Yue who was talking, with Azhen occasionally chiming in.

After they had finished speaking, Chu Yanzhi finally asked, "Junior Sister, how have you been these past year or so?"

Azhen casually replied, "It's fine."

"That's good." Chu Yanzhi suddenly changed the subject. "Master's wife sometimes mentions you. Why don't you come to Peach Blossom Manor to see her, Junior Sister? I don't know if you've read the letter I wrote to you."

Azhen had naturally read it and also saw Chu Yanzhi mentioning in the letter what Yi Xiaolan had said about her.

However, Yi Xiaolan probably doesn't care too much about her daughter now. Mentioning her might just be a sudden thought, or perhaps she mentions her at a specific time and that's when she'll be remembered. For example, when Chu Yanzhi wrote letters to Xu Shan and her.

She had a fairly good understanding of Yi Xiaolan's personality. "I need to keep Dad company so he can't go. I think with you by Mom's side, we can each take care of them, it should be fine," Azhen said.

Chu Yanzhi fell silent.

Azhen asked again, "Mother shouldn't be having a bad time at Peach Blossom Manor, right? It's normal for her to miss you occasionally after being separated. Separation is the norm, just like Father, he sometimes thinks about his senior brother."

"Master's wife is doing well at Peach Blossom Manor," Chu Yanzhi quickly said, afraid that Azhen would misunderstand.

“That’s it. There are many people accompanying Mother at Peach Blossom Manor, but I’m the only one accompanying Father.” A-Zhan didn’t let the topic go. If she didn’t give Chu Yanzhi a good scolding, this saintly woman would probably keep harping on this point. “Even my senior brother, who is also a disciple, has gone to accompany Mother.”

Chu Yanzhi was speechless. For over a year, he truly had no intention of returning to the Xu family. Even knowing that his master and junior sister were wandering the martial world and hadn't returned to the Xu family, he couldn't use that as an excuse. After all, he was a disciple personally accepted by his master.

Perhaps life at Peach Blossom Manor was too leisurely; occasionally, he even thought that it would have been better if his master had been Uncle Shen from the beginning. Over the past year, Uncle Shen had truly taught him a great deal with great patience, for which he was very grateful. Moreover, he wasn't even Uncle Shen's disciple, yet the other party had been so open and generous with his knowledge. Even considering it was for his master's wife's sake, he was still a very good person.

"Sister Zhen'er, don't blame Brother Yanzhi. You've been wandering the martial world for the past year, and he couldn't even find you if he wanted to go back to see you." Seeing that Chu Yanzhi was speechless after being rebuked, Shen Yue helped him with what she herself couldn't say.

Meeting Shen Yue's clear eyes, A-Zhan didn't pursue the matter any further.

Shen Yue quickly changed the subject, probably not wanting to see Azhen and Chu Yanzhi continue their previous argument.

Of the four children present, Yan Qing was the only one who didn't join the conversation; she seemed to speak even less than Chu Yanzhi.

Just then, Shen Miao's voice attracted the attention of several children.

"Sister Xiaolan, are you awake?" Yi Xiaolan is now Shen Miao's sister-in-law, but she still prefers to address her as she used to.

Actually, the way people address each other in the martial arts world has always been quite chaotic. Most of the time, everyone uses their own name and there aren't many rules.

Yi Xiaolan was helped over; her belly was already protruding, which explained her cautiousness.

She yawned and was about to speak when she suddenly noticed Xu Shan's arrival. She paused for a moment, a hint of unease flashing across her face.

"So it's Xu Lang." She glanced around, saw the group of children gathered together, and finally her gaze fell on Azhen. "Zhen'er has grown up too."

Perhaps because she was pregnant, she seemed much calmer, which also proved that she had been living a good life at Peach Blossom Manor for more than a year.

Azhen addressed him politely, showing no interest in feigning intimacy.

"I'm still a bit rusty," Yi Xiaolan sighed, her expression somewhat forlorn.

Azhen found it amusing; after more than a year apart, the other person was still such a good actor, always unintentionally putting down her daughter in front of others.

Chu Yanzhi couldn't bear to see Yi Xiaolan suffer, and he was about to say something when Shen Yue grabbed him.

Now that he was no longer Yi Xiaolan's husband, Xu Shan, from an outsider's perspective, was naturally not happy with Yi Xiaolan's behavior.

What does Yi Xiaolan mean by this?

What's with the talk of being unfamiliar? (End of Chapter)