[Mo Dao Zu Shi Fanfiction] I Raise A Ying in Yiling

During the three days of waiting, Wei Chaoyan began to handle some miscellaneous matters in an orderly manner. After all, having just moved to Yiling Town, there were many things in various places that were missing and needed to be replaced.

On the first day, just as dawn broke, Wei Chaoyan woke up Qi Ye, who was still fast asleep, without disturbing Qingyan who was sleeping peacefully next to her. After helping him wash up, they went to the courtyard to begin their morning exercise.

After finishing his morning exercise, Qi Ye went inside to wake Qing Yan up so he could get dressed and wash his face, while Wei Chaoyan went to the kitchen to prepare breakfast.

After serving breakfast and finishing eating, Wei Chaoyan cleaned up the dishes and kitchen, then led her younger brothers, who were waiting for her, to the room next to the courtyard with the best lighting (because of the good lighting, Wei Chaoyan used this room as a study). The three of them sat neatly in chairs next to the desk near the window and began their early literacy activities, with one teaching, one learning attentively, and the other listening in with a bewildered look on.

After teaching for about an hour, Wei Chaoyan stopped and told Qi Ye and the others to rest.

Wei Chaoyan smiled and said to Qi Ye, "Qi Ye, you're almost five years old now, you're a big kid now, aren't you?"

"Huh? Yes." Qi Ye looked at Wei Chaoyan with a puzzled expression.

“Ahem, well, you’re a big kid now, you should have your own space, so,” Wei Chaoyan said with a smile, “our new house has a lot of rooms, go and pick a room you like, and from now on it will be your own room, your own private space.”

"Sister, I'm still young, I don't want to move out and live alone!" Qi Ye said to Wei Chaoyan with a pouty face.

"Hey, is my little Qiye angry?" Wei Chaoyan rarely saw the usually mature Qiye act so childishly. She couldn't help but curiously reach out and poke the little bump on his cheek, laughing as she said, "I didn't want you to move in so soon. I was just letting you choose a room so I could decorate it for you. You can put any secrets you don't want me to know in there. And after we get to know each other better here, you'll have a place to entertain your friends when they come over, right?"

Hearing that Wei Chaoyan didn't intend for him to move out immediately, Qi Ye's pent-up grievances vanished instantly. He said with a rare hint of embarrassment and annoyance, "Hmph, you stinky older sister, always teasing me! I'm ignoring you! I'm going to choose a room!"

Qi Ye fled the study in a panic, while Wei Chaoyan, holding Qingyan who was completely unaware of what had happened, laughed until she was bent over. After laughing for a while, she started to wander around the new house with Qingyan in her arms, thinking about what else needed to be added. She also decided to designate the room on the right side of the master bedroom as little Wei Ying's room, as it also needed to be furnished with quite a few things.

And so, as Wei Chaoyan pulled up the overgrown weeds and swept away the spider webs in the corners, time slipped away unhurriedly.

As noon approached, Wei Chaoyan handed Qingyan over to Qiye to play with, and went to the kitchen to prepare lunch. After everyone finished lunch, Wei Chaoyan coaxed her tired younger brothers to sleep, then went to her desk, picked up a pen, and wrote down the things she needed to buy later on a piece of paper. She specifically noted that she needed to buy new clothes for Wei Ying, and that she would buy shoes when he returned to avoid them not fitting.

Calculating today's expenses, it felt like money was flowing away like water, especially the various medicinal herbs specially purchased for Qi Ye and Wei Ying's medicinal bath, which accounted for the largest portion of the cost. This medicinal bath formula for nourishing the body and strengthening the foundation was originally obtained by Wei Ying's mother in the palace. Later, she and Wei Ying's father consulted many famous and skilled doctors in the countryside through different channels to adjust it into the formula she now possesses, which is extremely beneficial to nourishing the body and strengthening the foundation. The required medicinal herbs are all relatively common, with no rare or precious items. However, there are many types and a large quantity of herbs, and the freshness requirements vary, making the preparation extremely complicated, but the effect is quite good.

Each medicinal bath wasn't very expensive, but the difficulty lay in its continuous use. No wonder her parents, despite being so good at making money, didn't have much left for her. It seemed she needed to start embroidery as soon as possible to earn money, and she also needed to think of other ways to make money, otherwise how would she support her family! That was what she thought, but Wei Chaoyan had no intention of not using medicinal baths for her younger brothers to ease their burden.

Despite her grumbling, it didn't slow Wei Chaoyan down at all; she finished buying everything in no time. Returning home to find her younger brothers still fast asleep, she quietly tidied up the things before waking them to continue their afternoon studies. Then she prepared dinner, and after they ate, Wei Chaoyan played with her brothers in the yard for a while. Seeing that it was getting late, she coaxed them to sleep and went to bed herself.

The day passed quickly and simply, and the next two days were spent mostly exercising, studying, embroidering, and playing.

Early on the fourth day, Wei Chaoyan and the others had just finished breakfast when they heard a knock at the door. Wei Chaoyan asked Qi Ye to take Qingyan to the study to learn to read and play, while she went to open the door with a suspicion in mind. Sure enough, it was Lady Yan who had come to keep her promise.

"Aunt Yan, is everything done?" Wei Chaoyan asked excitedly.

"Aren't you going to invite me in for a seat?" Lady Yan asked mysteriously, avoiding the question.

Wei Chaoyan's smiling face froze, her lips twitched, and she helplessly led Yan Niangzi towards her room. Once inside, she didn't even bother to sit down before rushing to Yan Niangzi and asking solicitously, "Aunt Yan, can we talk now?"

Looking at Wei Chaoyan, who was so excited she had forgotten all manners, Lady Yan sighed and sat down at the table to pour herself a cup of tea. After drinking it, she said to Wei Chaoyan, who was staring at her expectantly, "I've gathered some information over the past three days. You may already know some of it, but for the sake of our deal, I'll tell you everything from beginning to end now. To maintain flow, don't interrupt me, understand?"

"Oh~" Wei Chaoyan answered reluctantly.

"Wei Ying, five years old, is the son of the famous rogue cultivator Wei Changze and Cangse Sanren. His father, Wei Changze, was originally a capable assistant to Jiang Fengmian, the sect leader of the Yunmeng Jiang Clan. After marrying Cangse Sanren, he left Lotus Pier and became a well-known rogue cultivator. His mother, Cangse Sanren, is a disciple of Baoshan Sanren, a legendary reclusive master in the cultivation world. After leaving the mountain, she married Wei Changze. After her husband left Lotus Pier, they traveled the world together to exorcise evil spirits."

"Ze Zang and his wife came to Yiling to exorcise evil spirits a year ago, but they died in the process. The specific circumstances of their defeat and death are unknown, as is the place of their death. All that is known is that the couple left behind a son. After news of Ze Zang and his wife's death spread, none of their close friends came to collect their remains, build a grave or tomb, and none of their acquaintances or those who had been kind to them came to look for their orphan, leaving him to wander the streets."

"As for this bully who specifically targeted and tormented Wei Ying, he was the second son of Wang, the wealthiest man in town. The Wang family was originally just one of the wealthiest families in Yiling Town, but a year ago, one day, his eldest son somehow obtained the corpse of a rare and exotic beast. He presented it to a disciple of the Qishan Wen clan stationed at the town's surveillance post, and in doing so, he was recommended to the Wen clan as an outer disciple. The eldest son went to work in other places within the Wen clan, but the Wang family, by virtue of the Qishan Wen clan's influence, rose to become an all-powerful force in the town."

The second son, spoiled excessively by the wealthy Wang, developed a petty, vindictive, and bullying nature. When Zezang arrived in Yiling Town looking for an inn, he encountered him. Lustful for the young Wei Ying, he tried to seduce him but was instead reprimanded by the couple. Harboring resentment, after Zezang and his wife's death, he targeted and tormented the young Wei Ying, strictly forbidding anyone in town from helping him.

"There are quite a few people in the town who have received kindness from Zezang and his wife, but no one openly offered help. They just watched Wei Ying suffer. Only a handful of people secretly lent a helping hand behind people's backs."

"As for why the other friends or relatives that Zezang and his wife made during their lifetime, and the other people who received their kindness and were capable of coming to find them, my people did not have enough information to collect and organize, so I will not comment. But I guess it is simply that those who were capable did not put in the effort, and those who were willing did not have the ability."

Hearing this, Wei Chaoyan couldn't help but get anxious: "The Yunmeng Jiang Clan is so close to Yiling Town. It is said that Sect Leader Jiang Fengmian and Senior Wei Changze have a very close relationship. Why didn't they come here?"