Did Liu Wenxiu know that something bad would happen to him when he left?
Or was that accident caused by Liu Wenxiu himself?
If Liu Wenxiu designed it himself, then why did he orchestrate that accident?
The more Yu Xinyi thought about it, the more confused she became, unable to find a single clue.
Putting Liu Wenxiu's matter aside for the time being, he thought of the Demon Lord's solution to Yu Jinshuo's problem.
The reason why Yu Jinshuo was not asked to cause trouble for Liu Wenxiu was because he also knew that Liu Wenxiu had a place to stay immediately after returning.
They probably suspect that Liu Wenxiu is planning something.
Yu Xinyi thought for a long time but couldn't figure it out, so he had to send his men to investigate further to see if there was anything else he didn't know.
Inside the room, only Liu Lanyan and Liu Wenxiu were present.
Liu Lanyan stared at Liu Wenxiu, her anger building up.
After being stared at by Liu Lanyan for a while, Liu Wenxiu sullenly touched his nose: "Lanyan, I'm not used to you staring at me like that."
"Who told you to come back?" Liu Lanyan didn't beat around the bush with Liu Wenxiu and asked directly.
"I didn't mean to..." Liu Wenxiu knew he was in the wrong, so he spoke in a much softer voice.
"Brother, how did we discuss this back then?" Liu Lanyan frowned, questioning Liu Wenxiu with dissatisfaction.
Their original plan was not like this.
"Lanyan, don't you think things are developing faster than you expected?" Liu Wenxiu asked Lanyan directly after she mentioned their previous plans.
Liu Lanyan pursed her lips: "I understand what you mean."
After saying this, the two of them fell silent, and an eerie silence filled the room.
"Lanyan, how are your parents?" Liu Wenxiu suddenly asked. Fortunately, there was no one else in the room, otherwise they would have been very surprised. Why would he ask such a question about people who have already passed away?
"It's already in the plan, we just need to wait a little longer," Liu Lanyan said confidently, making a reassuring gesture.
"That's good." Liu Wenxiu sighed. "I never imagined that our family would resort to such a method to escape the demon realm."
“There’s nothing we can do.” Liu Lanyan smiled bitterly. “Father is too loyal to the demon realm, but the demon realm is no longer what it used to be.”
“That’s why I came back early,” Liu Wenxiu said. “Since you’ve already been exposed outside, shouldn’t the plan be changed?”
"Hmm." Liu Lanyan nodded, pursed her lips, and said, "Brother, haven't you noticed that the demon realm has started to become somewhat turbulent lately?"
Liu Wenxiu reached out and gently tapped the tabletop, one tap at a time.
Liu Wenxiu remained silent, and Liu Lanyan also did not speak, but looked at her brother.
"Lanyan, do you think what you predicted is about to happen?" Liu Wenxiu looked up and stared intently into Liu Lanyan's eyes.
"I feel it's almost time." Liu Lanyan smiled, showing no surprise whatsoever.
Liu Wenxiu stared intently at Liu Lanyan, looking at the graceful young woman before him, and slowly the image of her overlapped in his mind with that toddler learning to walk.
He remembered the first time Lan Yan ran into his room and dragged him to the countryside to play, which gave him a huge surprise.
He never expected that such a young girl would say something so serious that it shocked him.
He will never forget that scene—
Little Lanyan pulled him to the outskirts of the city. He thought the little girl was bored at home and wanted to go out to play.
He teased Lanyan, "Lanyan, why did you come here to play? There are no butterflies for you to catch at this time of year."
Little Lanyan stared at him intently, tugging at his clothes to make him squat down.
Liu Wenxiu naturally squatted down to be at eye level with Liu Lanyan: "Lanyan, what do you want to play?"
Then, he heard something that shocked him: Liu Lanyan said in a childish voice, "Brother, the Three Realms will surely be in chaos, with rivers of blood and corpses everywhere."
---Aside---
I'll update tomorrow at 8 PM, so please check back then. I have to go out, sorry.
☆, Chapter 100: I Can't Leave
If his father had said these words, Liu Wenxiu would have been terrified. But how should he react to such "horrifying" words coming from Liu Lanyan's mouth?
Liu Wenxiu smiled and reached out to pat Liu Lanyan's head, gently pinching her chubby little cheek, and said with a smile, "Yes, yes, the Three Realms are about to be in great chaos. Will our Lanyan become the savior?"
It was a tone of coaxing a child, as if he were playing along with Liu Lanyan.
Liu Wenxiu was simply playing house with Liu Lanyan. After all, his little sister was still so young, and he couldn't think of any other reason besides the game that would make Liu Lanyan suddenly say such a thing.
After Liu Wenxiu finished speaking, he noticed that Liu Lanyan glanced at him. Just that one glance made his heart skip a beat.
It was as if Liu Lanyan's eyes could see right through him.
The gaze wasn't sharp, but it made him extremely uncomfortable, as if he had become transparent, being seen through from the outside in.
Liu Lanyan squatted down and picked up a small thing that looked like a seed from the ground.
Liu Wenxiu looked at the tiny black seed lying quietly in Liu Lanyan's palm, and then looked at Liu Lanyan's serious face with a puzzled expression.
It's a very common flower, found everywhere in the wild. Why would Lan Yan pick up something like that?
"Lanyan, are you going home to plant flowers?" Liu Wenxiu asked this question suddenly for some reason.
It seemed as if he was running away from something, a vague idea that he hadn't yet formed.
Liu Lanyan ignored Liu Wenxiu's words and instead looked down at the flower seeds in her palm.
Then, Liu Wenxiu witnessed a miraculous scene.
The tiny flower seed sprouted and grew in Liu Lanyan's palm, quickly growing tender green leaves. The tender leaves rapidly deepened in color, flower buds appeared, and then the seed grew and bloomed.
It blooms in an environment without any support, soil, or water.
It blooms in its most beautiful form, but the bloom is only for a moment. Soon after, the petals lose their luster, the water is drawn away, the whole flower withers quickly, and the leaves all turn yellow.
In the span of a few breaths, a life completes its existence, from birth to death.
Liu Wenxiu's gaze was fixed on the withered wildflower in Liu Lanyan's palm. In her delicate little hand, one wildflower had lost its life, while the other was reborn. This stark contrast left Liu Wenxiu with mixed feelings.
His ears were filled with the thumping sound of his heart pounding.
He had no idea what he should do or say at that moment, and could only stare at his little sister like a fool.
"Lanyan, you..." After a long while, Liu Wenxiu finally managed to utter a trembling voice. The voice was so shaky that he almost couldn't recognize it as his own.
"Brother, do you believe me now?" Liu Lanyan was much calmer, looking at Liu Wenxiu seriously, as if she hadn't done anything to frighten him just now.
"Lanyan, what's going on?" Liu Wenxiu looked at Liu Lanyan in confusion. He was certain that his father had tested Liu Lanyan's strength at the beginning, and it was just ordinary power in the demon realm, neither high nor low.
How could this be...?
Liu Wenxiu couldn't help but turn his gaze back to the withered wildflower. What was going on?
"Don't think about why." Liu Lanyan tossed her hand and released the withered wildflower, letting it float lightly to the ground.
"I just want my brother to understand that I didn't just say that randomly." Liu Lanyan looked at Liu Wenxiu seriously, and her meaning was very clear.
Her purpose in doing all this was not to show Liu Wenxiu her strength, but to make him listen carefully to what she was about to say.
Liu Wenxiu took a deep breath, calmed himself down, and regained some of his composure from the shock he had just experienced.
Looking closely at his younger sister, he found no trace of childlike innocence on her innocent face, only a solemn expression.
The solemnity that filled him with trepidation.
This solemnity sparked a thought in Liu Wenxiu's mind, and he subconsciously asked, "Lanyan, what you just said is true?"
“I wouldn’t joke about something like that.” Liu Lanyan looked at Liu Wenxiu, knowing that he was beginning to believe her.
"Why are you telling me this?" Liu Wenxiu asked, voicing his doubts. Shouldn't this be discussed with his parents?
“Father is too focused on the demon realm, but that calamity was beyond Father’s ability to turn the tide.” Liu Lanyan’s words made Liu Wenxiu pause for a moment, and then he nodded in agreement.
Their father, as the Grand Elder of the Demon Realm, was absolutely loyal to the Demon Realm and would dedicate himself to protecting it until his dying breath.
If he had known that the demon realm would be thrown into turmoil in the future, his father would probably have been the first to rush up and stop it.
"Is it really that terrifying?" Liu Wenxiu looked at Liu Lanyan with some doubt. What kind of catastrophe was it?
"I don't know." Liu Lanyan closed her eyes slightly, seemingly dissatisfied with the answer, and even had a look of annoyance on her face.
"I can only vaguely sense that a great calamity will occur in the Three Realms. I can't say for sure when it will happen, nor do I know why it will happen."
Liu Lanyan sighed softly, as if trying to expel all the pent-up emotions from her chest: "Brother, I just want our family to be safe and sound. As for the others..."
Liu Lanyan didn't say anything more, she just tugged at the corner of her lips.
Liu Wenxiu frowned slightly, looking at Liu Lanyan with a puzzled and serious expression.
Feeling a little uncomfortable under Liu Wenxiu's strange gaze, Liu Lanyan frowned and pouted.
This childish behavior made Liu Wenxiu laugh; it seemed he had been overthinking things.
My sister is still my sister, but her personality might be a little different from our parents'.
My father was the kind of person who was extremely loyal to the demon realm, and would use his last bit of strength to protect the demon realm even if he were crushed into dust.
As for her mother, she has always been a gentle mother, devoted to her husband and children, and taking care of everything.
More importantly, my mother has a particularly soft heart, and my father appears to be a tough man, but he has more compassion than the average demon general.
Therefore, he was somewhat surprised and astonished when Liu Lanyan said those words.
He didn't understand why his sister didn't make the same choice as their parents.
If this question were presented to my parents, they would immediately make it public and try their best to persuade the people of the demon realm to hide and avoid that catastrophe as much as possible.
"Does brother think Lanyan is too cruel?" Liu Lanyan's soft, childish voice rang out, bringing Liu Wenxiu back to his senses.