Chapter 33: Why Are They So Cunning?

Bai Yunxing wandered around the streets and gathered all the information he needed. He was still within the Great Yu Dynasty, but quite far from the Capital City. Even on horseback, it would take over ten days to reach there. Despite being the son of the General’s Manor in the Capital City, in such a remote place, there was no way for him to send word back home that he was still alive.

His current identity was awkward—a mere six-year-old child with no distinguishing marks of status. No one would pay him any attention.

Having figured out the situation, Bai Yunxing decided to head back. His third brother was with their mother, and he hadn’t been out for too long. His mother probably still thought he was inside administering acupuncture.

Calculating the time in his mind, Bai Yunxing couldn’t help but quicken his pace. He knew that if his mother discovered he had sneaked out, the leash tied to his Eldest Brother would surely end up on him as well. With this thought, Bai Yunxing broke into a jog.

At a corner, a figure suddenly appeared, and Bai Yunxing couldn’t avoid a collision.

“Whoa! Twins!” exclaimed the old man selling sesame cakes, having witnessed the scene.

Bai Yunxing: Twins?

Bai Yunan: Wait!

The two children who had fallen to the ground looked up in shock at the person who shouldn’t have been there.

“What are you doing here?” they exclaimed in perfect unison, a testament to their twin bond.

Bai Yunan asked, “Weren’t you supposed to be administering acupuncture?”

Bai Yunxing was relieved he hadn’t spoken first, gaining the upper hand. He quickly bluffed, “I came to find you! Why are you running around?”

Bai Yunan had already prepared an excuse. “I went to pick up some silver!” He discreetly showed a tael of silver to his Second Brother.

Bai Yunxing: ??

This brother… picking up silver? Such luck?

“Do you think if I tell Mother I picked up silver, she’ll forgive me?” Bai Yunan asked his Second Brother as they walked back.

Bai Yunxing, who had also snuck out, thought: … How should I know if Mother will forgive us? Anyway, if we’re in trouble, we’ll face it together.

“Father! Over here!” A loud, arrogant voice, tinged with schadenfreude, rang out.

Bai Yunxing and Bai Yunan looked over to see a familiar figure tied with a rope, looking gleefully at them. It was none other than their blood-related Eldest Brother.

Bai Yunqi was overjoyed. “I, a dignified Great Cultivation Expert, was outdone by these two brats and ended up being the only one tied up. But now, they’ll be tied up too!”

Juanjuan, who had just arrived with their mother, Jiang Dai: …

Eldest Brother… Why does he seem more carefree now? She remembered when she first heard him whispering, he was reliable and clever. Now he’s almost like a Dachui. Eldest Brother definitely isn’t an Immortal; no Immortal would act like this.

Bai Tian grabbed each of his younger brothers by the collar and brought them before Jiang Dai. “Dai Dai, I found the children.”

Jiang Dai, holding Juanjuan, showed no expression on her beautiful face, but the aura around her was intimidating enough to scare anyone.

Her gaze swept over her two sons, and the pressure mounted.

Bai Yunan quickly confessed, “Mother! I was wrong. I got pushed aside and then saw this not far away…” He discreetly slipped the tael of silver into Jiang Dai’s hand. “Then I thought maybe I could find more, so I wandered a bit further, but I really didn’t run off! I just wanted to make life a bit easier for the family…”

The more Bai Yunan spoke, the more pitiful he seemed, trying to awaken Jiang Dai’s maternal instincts.

Seeing his brother’s confession, Bai Yunxing also quickly said, “Mother, I saw Third Brother run off, so I followed him to bring him back. I forgot to tell you and made you worry. It’s my fault!”

With that, Bai Yunxing knelt down on the ground.

Watching the scene unfold, Bai Yunqi thought: 【Hiss!】

【Why do these two brothers have so many tricks up their sleeves!!!】