I don't want to come up with a funny book title anymore.

With Xie Xinghe's keen eye, it wasn't hard to see what was wrong with Xie Xingmo.

That was because Xie Xingmo hadn't fully mastered the Golden Eye.

If he were my own brother, this situation would never have occurred. How could my innate strength cause such a problem at this age?

However, it's possible that something unexpected happened to his younger brother, which is why Xie Xinghe didn't act immediately. He was waiting for Xie Xingmo's explanation.

Just as the atmosphere reached its most tense point, a casual voice rang out, "I gave it to him."

Upon hearing this, Chu Jiaoyang's tense nerves relaxed, and Xie Xingmo was also surprised to find himself covered in a cold sweat.

Xie Xinghe looked towards the source of the sound, and with just one glance, he was certain—

This is my younger brother.

Although the hair and eye colors don't match, the throbbing in their blood is real.

Those fox-like eyes, just like his own, and the beauty mark under his eye, identical to his mother's, all proclaimed that he was a member of the Xie family.

"You...?" Xie Xinghe hesitated, a rare occurrence. "Do you recognize me?"

"Yes, I know him. He's the next head of the Xie family, the strongest leader of the Empire's top military academy, a rising star of the Empire, and is expected to become the youngest marshal. Xie Xinghe is my brother."

Xie Fengnan playfully rattled off a string of titles, but hesitated for a moment at the end before finally uttering that last sentence.

Xie Xinghe was a little disappointed when he heard the first part, but when he heard the last sentence, an indescribable feeling exploded from the bottom of his heart.

He thought, "Is this what it feels like to have a younger brother? It's not bad at all."

A faint smile unconsciously appeared on her lips. "Yes, little brother."

However, Xie Xinghe did not let the matter rest. "You said you gave him his golden eyes?"

Seeing that Xie Xinghe had accepted his identity, Xie Fengnan, who was in a good mood a second ago, suddenly felt guilty after hearing Xie Xinghe's words.

"Well, that's about it. I did it voluntarily." Xie Fengnan didn't really want to recall those things. "These two are my good brothers. Xie Xingmo, you just asked about this one. This is Chu Jiaoyang."

"Hello," Xie Xingmo said simply and clearly.

"Uh, hello, nice to meet you! What should I call the boss's older brother again? Big Brother? That doesn't seem quite right..."

Chu Jiaoyang greeted him with an awkward smile. He had just been thinking about how to beat up Xie Xinghe, but in the end he was calling him brother.

He was still in a state of shock. Although he had suspected that Xie Fengnan had given it to Xie Xingmo, hearing Xie Fengnan admit it himself still felt unreal.

So he really managed to get on Xie Niu Cha's good side? Except this person isn't Xie Xingmo, but Xie Fengnan?

Xie Xinghe nodded slightly, "Hello."

He didn't press the matter of the Golden Eyes any further. He could sense that a lot of stories must have happened to them, and not the bad kind.

Xie Xinghe's eyes were dark and somber. After seeing his younger brother, he was even more determined to turn everyone behind the scenes into ashes and scatter them.

"How did you get here?"

If it came through normal channels, he couldn't have missed the message.

"Well, that's a long story..." Xie Fengnan organized his thoughts and explained the reason for coming here as briefly as possible.

"What about those assassins who ambushed your friend before?" Xie Xinghe continued to ask.

"Huh? I didn't know that. I just arrived and I heard you asking about Xingmo's Golden Eyes."

Xie Fengnan was certainly not omniscient, so he turned his attention directly to Chu Jiaoyang.

"...I suspect it's someone from the base."

Chu Jiaoyang, who usually uses a pager, became much more restrained in front of Xie Xinghe.

"Base? What base?"

Xie Xinghe has once again grasped the key words.

"Can we not talk about it for now?"

Xie Fengnan tried to get away with it by acting cute, but Xie Xinghe glanced at him and chose to indulge him anyway.

"After this secret realm ends, you have to come back to the Xie family with me."

Xie Fengnan was about to speak when Xie Xinghe cut him off, saying, "There's no room for discussion on this."

"Ah? Okay..." Xie Fengnan was a little annoyed. He didn't expect that returning to the Xie family would be on the agenda so soon.

His original plan was to appear in their sight with an incredibly cool, domineering, and arrogant demeanor, and then...

It can only be said that people’s calculations are not as good as God’s calculations.

night.

Xie Xingmo and Chu Jiaoyang waited by the fire for their prey to cook, while Xie Fengnan found a big tree and leaned against the trunk.

He really liked the feeling; the view was much wider than below, and even the air seemed different.

After Xie Xinghe contacted the other members of the Imperial First Military Academy in his own unique way, he turned around and saw Chu Jiaoyang calling Xie Fengnan to go eat.

Xie Xinghe walked straight to Xie Fengnan and sat down next to him. "What are your plans for the next few days?"

Although Xie Xinghe asked Xie Fengnan to come home with him after the secret realm closed, he did not intend to keep Xie Fengnan by his side forever.

After all, there are many opportunities in the secret realm, so the necessary trials are also indispensable.

His willingness to pamper his younger brother does not conflict with his willingness to respect his choices.

"Old Mo and I want to scavenge more resources. The boss said that the items in these newly opened secret realms are more sought after than those in the old ones."

Chu Jiaoyang explained his and Xie Xingmo's plans, and then the three of them turned their attention to Xie Fengnan.