âYan Yan⦠youâ¦â¦ youâre back?â
The afternoon sun was exceptionally bright, falling on top of the womanâs beautiful face and showcasing her emotional smile at the three seniors.
Ren Yi (two) and Qiu Shu Rong (third) stopped their quarreling then and doubly looked up at the woman whom theyâve been talking about.
âPrecious Discipleâ¦.â Qiu Shu Rong hung his head in shame, âSince you left the Holy Land, we have been studying hard with the texts you left behind. But I such a bumbling idiot, I canât even raise this one good patch ofâ¦.â
Ren Yiâs heart also didnât fare so well and smiled bitterly, âItâs in fact not Old Threeâs fault. I accidentally poured some of my elixirs onto his side and caused the herbs to die.â
Before Bai Yan arrived in this world, most people could only forage for such rare ingredients due to the harsh growth requirements of these spirit herbs. Like high spiritual concentration in the air and earth, or specific temperature and moisture. However, Bai Yan had devised a way to bypass most of these conditions and that was the elixir she concocted and written down for these three.
First looking over to the farm field, then back at her three shifus, Bai Yan suddenly found her eyes a little wet: âHave the three of you been keeping these herbs alive all these years?â
âWell yes. Since youâre not around, plus weâre bored, thatâs why we would often come over to the island and look after these herbs. We were afraid others wouldnât know what to do so itâs always us who does the watering.â Zheng Qi the first elder explains.
They are Yan Yanâs precious treasures, of course we need to look after them for her.
Bai Yan didnât know what else to say.
Donât assume these three are unreliable because they often screw up during their lessons with her; in fact, theyâre well above the norms in this world. Furthermore, the love and care shown was no less than a parent raising a child, thatâs the sort of relationship these three have with Bai Yan.
âGrandshifu!â Bai Xiachen quickly ran over and threw himself into Zheng Qiâs arm, his handsome face grinning brilliantly, âGrandshifus, I miss all of you so muchâ¦â
The steambun grew up in this Holy Island so itâs expected that the place and people held a special place in his heart.
âI miss you too Xiachen. You must come back more often in the futureâ¦.â
âGuess what Granshifu Zheng Qi, Mother gave me a little sister! Oh right, thereâs also an extra younger brother that accidentally got thrown in.â
Accidentally?
Daresay, in Bai Xiachenâs heart, the little gluttonâs existence was no better than an extra.
All three of the elders promptly looked over to their discipleâs location and saw the indicated twins. One was a precious crystal of a girl that had the gifts of her mother, while the baby boy retained the baby fat and cuddliness worthy of being snuggled. It also helped that Jin Tian was chewing his thumb while curiously eyeing the three so it only made him all the more adorable.
âLing Yan, Jin Tian, come greet your grandshifus.â Bai Xiachen waves at his siblings to step forward.
âHello Grandshifu.â Ling Yan being the more outspoken of the two spoke first, her eyes clever and bright.
âHe-Hello Grandshifuâ¦.â Jin Tian followed suit but was timider in his voice due to the unfamiliar grounds.
Moving his hands wildly like he didnât know where to put them, Zheng Qi (first) found his nerves overwhelmed at the kidâs behavior: âGood, excellent, such good children you have there Yan Yan. Oh what to do! You came back so suddenly that I didnât prepare a good gift for them.ân/o/vel/b//in dot c//om