As Yu An finished his research, he suddenly realized: "Wait, Ba Zai put Qiu Qiu on the rock!"
Judging from the footage we just received, Chiu Chiu is still on the rock.
He made a decision: "Let's bring Qiuqiu back first."
Eight-Eyed Babies ran off with Bighead Fish, but Chiu Chiu can't swim, so it can only stay on the rocks.
Xie Chiyuan ordered a boat to be dispatched as quickly as possible to Qiuqiu's location. Twenty minutes later, Qiuqiu, who had been waiting on the rocks, finally met her older brother.
The rock that Bazai placed Qiuqiu on was so big that Qiuqiu was already asleep on the rock.
As Yu An arrived, coincidentally, Qiu Qiu was half asleep and was about to turn over.
He was startled and, without a second thought, was about to jump in to retrieve the baby.
But Seven is faster than him.
Seven stood behind Yu An, with vines extending from his palm. Just as Qiu Qiu was about to fall into the water, Seven's vines suddenly wrapped around him.
Chirp: "..."
Chirp opened its eyes groggily.
Qi Zai put him on the boat, and Yu An and Xie Chiyuan gathered around. Xie Chiyuan thought that he had been drying on the rock for so long and was probably dehydrated.
"Chirp chirp, have a drink."
Xie Chiyuan fed Qiuqiu some water. After feeding him water, Yu An saw that his condition had stabilized and began to ask, "Qiuqiu, where's Bazai?"
Chiu Chiu shook her head slowly and said, "Eighty went to be the leader."
Yu An: "???"
Yu An suddenly had a bad feeling. He pressed on, "Chirp, explain yourself. Where did Ba Zai go to become the boss?"
Chirp continued slowly, "In the sea."
Yu An took a deep breath and told himself that he couldn't rush things. He and Xie Chiyuan carried Qiuqiu back to the cabin and then gave Qiuqiu his favorite snacks.
Chirp Chirp relaxed completely.
After patiently asking for a long time, Yu An and Xie Chiyuan finally found out what was going on with Ba Zai.
Bighead Fish, who had followed Eight-Headed Fish for many days, finally caught up with the boss. Heartbroken, Bighead Fish complained, "Boss, someone's come to the sea to cause trouble!"
Among marine organisms, there are quite a few that exhibit aberrations.
But A08's position in the ocean has never been challenged. Among aberrations, the A sequence is the strongest, and none of the A sequences preceding it are aquatic.
There is an A01, but A01 has no interest in dominating the sea.
So, the seemingly dim-witted Eighth Brother was actually a formidable leader in the sea.
With the leader's authority being challenged and his underlings beaten black and blue, the leader was naturally furious.
After the gang leader finished speaking, the gang leader's older brother, who had heard the whole story, also became angry.
"How many times have I told you not to get into fights outside! Haven't I beaten him up in a while?"
"It's been more than a week since I last beat him up."
Xie Chiyuan even carefully counted the time.
Yu An was furious. He plopped down in his chair, feeling that these troublesome kids sometimes made him wish he were dead for ten years.
"I can guess what Bazai is thinking."
Xie Chiyuan analyzed, "None of us can swim. He's going to the seabed, and the only one who can cause trouble there is the marine aberration."
Even if he tells us, we can't go to the bottom of the sea with him.
So, after a brief moment of thought, Ba Zai, the ringleader, decided to go and pull off a heist on his own before returning. He didn't think he'd mess up, so he went without hesitation.
Xie Chiyuan analyzed Ba Zai very clearly.
But all Yu An wanted to know was, "When is this rebellious brat coming back?"
Chuchu, munching on a potato chip, blurted out, "He said he'd definitely be back within two days. Oh, and he told me to give this to you."
Qiuqiu pulled a small, round metal object out of her pocket. Yu An couldn't tell what it was, but Xie Chiyuan recognized it.
"It's a locator."
The usually impulsive kid wasn't entirely brainless; he considered that his older brother would worry about him, so he obediently installed a tracking device on himself.
"Ba Zai said that if this red dot stays lit, it means he is safe."
After Qiuqiu finished explaining the small round metal object, Yu An felt a little more at ease. The small metal object was flashing red, indicating that Bazai was safe for the time being.
"It's simple once you have a locator."
Xie Chiyuan reassured Yu An: "I'll have someone wait at the location shown by the locator right now. Ba Zai isn't just any ordinary kid. Even if you don't find him, he won't back down from me."
Yu An raised all his children as his own, so he would sometimes forget that his children were powerful A-sequence aberrations capable of going toe-to-toe with Xie Chiyuan.
Especially Ba Zai, he has a lot of experience fighting Xie Chiyuan. Although he has had several small tentacles cut off, he always leaves alive.
Xie Chiyuan's effective comfort calmed Yu An down.
However, despite his calm demeanor, he remained principled: "When Ba Zai comes back, he'll definitely get a beating!"
Even if a kid is a formidable leader outside, he still can't escape a beating from his parents when he gets home.
The ship continued sailing. This time, nothing went wrong.
As soon as Yu An stepped off the boat, he heard a clear, cheerful voice. It was Jiu Zai rushing towards him: "Big brother! You're back!"
The little mushroom cub's umbrella was almost wilting from waiting so long for its big brother.
Yu An hadn't seen his little Jiu for quite some time. He picked up Xiao Jiu and couldn't resist nuzzling his head.
Xiao Jiu happily cuddled with her older brother.
Xie Chiyuan watched their reunion from the side, a smile in his eyes. He teased the little tea mushroom, "Little Jiu, you only think about your older brother, not your sister-in-law at all?"
To gain a proper status with his children, Xie Chiyuan called himself "sister-in-law" quite naturally. In his eyes, it was just a title; back in the room, An'an was still his wife.
Xiao Jiu glanced at Xie Chiyuan, then looked away. His usual witty remarks came through again: "Big brother, you looked like you were having a hard time on this trip. If I were here, I definitely wouldn't have let you suffer like this."
"Big brother, have you lost a little weight? Is no one taking good care of you? If so—"
"Alright."
Xie Chiyuan, unable to bear it any longer, picked up the little tea mushroom and said, his lips twitching slightly. "Your brother and I just got back, and we're exhausted from the journey. Can you just calm down for a bit and cause trouble later?"
Xiao Jiu: "..."
Xiao Jiu was on the verge of tears: "When did I ever cause trouble? Sure enough, what they said online is true, stepmothers always dislike their children."
Xie Chiyuan poked his forehead, gritted his teeth, and admitted his mistake: "Alright, alright, I give up. Just shut up."
Yu An didn't want to watch the two of them bicker, so he picked up Xiao Jiu again, pointed to Qi Zai behind him, and reminded him, "Qi Zai is back."
The two cubs were reunited after a long separation, and they were both very emotional.
Seven envied Xiao Jiu's freedom, while Xiao Jiu, looking at his wealth, felt a moment of complicated emotions.
Yu An didn't let them catch up outside; instead, he took all the children back with him. On the way, he wondered, "Little Jiu, why didn't Sixth Child come out?"
So they came back a bit late, but Liu Zai shouldn't have refused to see him.
When Dr. Tang sent him a message last time, she also said that Liu Zai missed him a lot.
"Xiao Liu, Xiao Liu is in the room," Xiao Jiu explained. "He probably forgot you were coming back today. You'll see him soon."
Yu Anxin grew increasingly puzzled.
soon.
They returned to their previous room, where Yu An had stayed the longest. Upon returning, he first took a good look at his room.
The children live here, in the same room as before he left.
After washing up briefly, Yu An changed into more comfortable clothes. Not finding Xiao Liu in her own room, Yu An decided without hesitation to look for her in Dr. Tang's room.
Xie Chiyuan was also pushed away by Yu An: "There are other people on the island, and Uncle Ruan came back yesterday. Go talk to the others first, we'll see you later."
Compared to Xie Chiyuan, Yu An seems less love-obsessed.
Xie Chiyuan was pushed away by him, and he was quite unwilling.
Xiao Jiu, on the other hand, was quite satisfied with her eldest brother's performance. Judging from this, it seems that the Xie family member isn't so favored after all.
Yu Anxin was worried about her son, so she picked up Xiao Jiu and set off to find Dr. Tang.
On the way there, he asked Xiao Jiu, "What's wrong with Sixth Boy? I've been back for a while now, and he hasn't even shown his face."
With no outsiders around, Xiao Jiu stopped hiding her true intentions and whispered the truth in her eldest brother's ear: "Sixth Brother is possessed!"
Yu An: "..."
Yu An was completely dumbfounded.
While creating something like a distortion is already subtly challenging science, the idea of being possessed by an evil spirit is absolutely impossible!
Yu An did not believe in the idea of being possessed by evil spirits.
Seeing that he didn't believe her, Xiao Jiu simply described Liu Zai's symptoms: "Liu Zai suddenly felt unwell. He was like he had a fever, and at night his body was like a furnace when he slept. Even turning on the air conditioner didn't help."
Yu An's eyes were complicated: "Xiao Jiu, have you ever considered that Liu Zai isn't possessed by an evil spirit, but is actually sick?"
Xiao Jiu shook his head with a serious expression: "He's not sick. I initially thought he was sick, so I told him to go see Dr. Tang."
"But Liu Zai's reaction was very strange. He refused to go no matter what, insisting that Dr. Tang was a quack."
Ever since Dr. Tang treated Liu Zai a long time ago, Liu Zai has always seen him as a quack doctor.
"And in the end? Did Sixth Brother still go to see Dr. Tang in the end?"
"Dr. Tang came to see him and took him away."
After being taken away, Liu Zai became even stranger. He would often be out of the room, and his physical symptoms did not subside; he was clearly possessed.
With Liu Zai's body attached to him, Yu Anji walked a little faster.
A few minutes later.
Yu An knocked on Dr. Tang's door and got straight to the point: "Where's my little butterfly? Is he here? I've come to take him home."