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

Seeing Wei Chaoyan nod in agreement, Madam Yan barely managed to vent her anger. She stood up, dusted off non-existent dust from her sleeves, and said in a calm tone, "I'll go and call Yan Qing and the others over. As for you, Yan girl, you can have a good talk with your three younger brothers!"

After saying that, Lady Yan covered her mouth with a hint of schadenfreude and quickly left the room, leaving Wei Chaoyan awkwardly staring at her two younger brothers who didn't know what cryptic words they were talking about but had a bad feeling.

The scene froze for a moment before Wei Chaoyan awkwardly laughed and tried to change the subject. Unfortunately, no matter how eloquently Wei Chaoyan explained, Wei Ying and Qi Ye, the two intelligent, precocious, and sensitive children, instinctively sensed danger and remained unmoved. A startling flame flickered in their clear eyes as they stared intently at Wei Chaoyan's slightly guilty eyes without moving an inch.

After being stared at by the two of them for a while, Wei Chaoyan, a true brother-obsessed girl, quickly raised a white flag in surrender, saying, "Aying, Qiye, don't think nonsense, your sister is really fine! Don't be fooled by how exaggerated and terrifying Aunt Yan's words sound. Your sister just didn't know the way and asked her to show her the way! I promise!" Wei Chaoyan raised her hand as if swearing, and said loudly, "Your sister really just wanted someone to lead the way to a place not far from Yiling Town to see if there was any farmland for sale. Your sister wants to buy one or two plots of land. Even if we are too young to farm, we can rent them out to poor and hardworking families in town. We don't expect to get much rent, but at least we'll have enough food for the year and won't have to buy it from the grain shops outside. That will save us a lot of money!"

Seeing Wei Chaoyan's earnest and sincere expression, Wei Ying and Qi Ye withdrew their suspicious gazes and temporarily let go of Wei Chaoyan, who was sweating profusely from her guilty conscience.

While Wei Chaoyan was relieved to have barely passed the test, she was also complaining about Yan Niangzi's petty and vengeful behavior. If Wei Ying and the others hadn't been young and trusted her enough, she really wouldn't have been able to fool them so easily. Thank goodness!

While Wei Chaoyan was still muttering to herself, Lady Yan returned with four wiry men in gray-brown outfits. As soon as she entered, Lady Yan pointed at Wei Chaoyan, who was sitting uneasily under the suspicious gazes of Wei Ying and Qi Ye, and ordered the leader, "Yan Qing, your target is her. I've already explained the specifics. Remember my instructions: keep an eye on her the whole way and don't let her do whatever she wants! Take her to a safe area over there and come back! If she refuses, I'll allow you to proceed as you see fit!"

The usually taciturn Yan Qing nodded calmly in response to Lady Yan's order, then respectfully bowed to Lady Yan before walking directly to Wei Chaoyan to lead the way. The others followed suit, bowing to Lady Yan and then following behind her.

Seeing this, Wei Chaoyan first thanked Lady Yan, then smiled and said to Yan Qing and the others in front of her, "Thank you for your help this time, brothers. I will follow your instructions obediently along the way."

Seeing Yan Qing nod without speaking, Wei Chaoyan didn't mind. She then looked at Wei Ying and Qi Ye, who were staring at her expectantly, with a slightly ingratiating smile and said, "Um, A-Ying, Qi Ye, your older sister will be leaving for a while. You see, with these powerful older brothers accompanying me, nothing will happen. Don't worry! You two just stay here with Qingyan and have some fun. I promise I'll be back before sunset, and then I'll take you out for a stroll! Don't wander off, okay?"

Wei Ying and Qi Ye didn't know what Wei Chaoyan was going out to do, but they had a feeling that what she was going to do would definitely not be as easy and simple as she said. Even though they were very worried, they knew that at this moment, the only thing they could do was to follow Wei Chaoyan's instructions and stay in the cloth shop with Qingyan without running around and wait for her to come back.

So the two of them frowned, their faces darkened, and they replied in rough voices, "I know," before turning away angrily, not wanting to watch Wei Chaoyan leave. Seeing their behavior, Wei Chaoyan knew they were angry, but she didn't change her mind and say she wasn't going. She just paused for a moment and then said naturally, "Aying, Qiye, then your older sister is leaving!"

After saying that, Wei Chaoyan followed Yan Qing and walked outside. Wei Ying and Yan Qing, who had their backs to Wei Chaoyan, heard the "tap tap" of her footsteps fading away and hurriedly turned around. They only saw Wei Chaoyan's departing figure. The two of them immediately reddened their eyes with grievance, pursed their lips, and stood there without saying a word.

The two children's aggrieved silence made Yan Niangzi feel somewhat troubled. Her brain raced as she desperately tried to come up with a good explanation to persuade them. After thinking for a moment, she finally spoke up to dissuade them: "Children, don't worry. With those uncles there, your older sister will be back soon! You have to believe in your older sister!"

Whether Wei Ying and his companion truly listened to Lady Yan's earnest words of comfort or not, only they themselves knew. In any case, they both wore docile and obedient expressions, nodding and agreeing repeatedly.

Seeing that they nodded in understanding, Lady Yan didn't care whether they had listened or not. She simply beckoned over several tall and strong maids and asked them to lead Wei Ying and the other two to an open space in the courtyard to play games. Wei Ying and Qi Ye each held one of Qing Yan's hands and respectfully said "Thank you for your trouble" to Lady Yan before following the maids out of the room.