"Brother, don't you want to go home?" Fang Zhizu felt an inexplicable sense of fear, as if the air pressure around him had suddenly dropped.
Fang Zhiyi forced a smile, revealing two rows of teeth. "Go back, of course we'll go back!"
Fang Zhizu paused for a second. He recalled what his mother had told him today. They had been worried that his brother wouldn't be willing to acknowledge them, but wasn't this quite simple?
"Then, what should we tell the Fangs?" Fang Zhizu asked again. His mother had said she was afraid they would hold them back and not let them leave.
"They just want you two brothers to provide for them in their old age!" That was what she had said.
Fang Zhiyi patted his shoulder heavily, and Fang Zhizu felt a twinge of pain.
"It's fine, I'll go talk to them. You, just, rest, assured."
Fang Zhiyi shooed him away, telling him to go pack his things. Meanwhile, he tidied up his own room, only taking a few personal belongings, which was about enough.
Sure enough, when they left the next day, the elderly Fang couple did not stop them. Unwilling to say another word to them, Fang Zhizu stood far away, and naturally, he did not hear the couple telling Fang Zhiyi to stay safe and take good care of his younger brother. His mind was completely immersed in the wonderful fantasy of soon returning to his own home.
"I think the younger one is fine, he doesn't have much for brains, as we saw yesterday. But the older one... would he really be willing to leave his home in the city?" Zhang Daming puffed on his cigarette.
Wang Ling let out a laugh. "It's fine even if he doesn't leave. When the time comes, I'll just ask him for money. It's only right for him to provide for us."
Zhang Xiong chimed in, "I heard from that little brat yesterday that their adoptive parents' family is quite well-off, and they even own a house..." A hint of greed flickered in his eyes.
Zhang Daming nodded. "Anyway, they are both my flesh and blood. If they refuse to acknowledge me, I'll make a scene! I'll make sure everyone knows! I don't believe they won't acknowledge me as their father!"
"Should we go find Ergou for money today?" Zhang Xiong suggested. "It costs money for us to stay in this hotel, too."
"Alright!"
However, just as the three of them opened the door, they saw their two sons carrying bags.
They all froze instantly.
"You, you two..." Wang Ling couldn't quite process it. She had imagined every possible scenario, except this one.
"Dad, Mom, Big Brother!" Fang Zhizu called out, throwing himself forward for a hug, acting as if he was truly familiar with them.
But this was for the best; with him hugging them like that, it saved Fang Zhiyi a lot of trouble.
"Oh my, child, what's going on with you two?" Wang Ling asked.
"I talked to my brother, and he agreed to acknowledge you all. We're going home together!" Fang Zhizu declared.
The three people in the room were a bit bewildered. Was it really this fast?
"Then, what about your brother's job?" Wang Ling thought of the towering skyscrapers she had seen yesterday. She hadn't forgotten her original intention, which was for the money.
Fang Zhiyi spoke up, "What job? Yesterday, our family beat up the manager there, and they reported it to the police. If we don't leave now, we'll all be thrown in jail to eat prison food!"
"What? The manager? You didn't say he was a boss back then..." Zhang Xiong grew anxious. He had suddenly noticed the city's skyscrapers and was already somewhat reluctant to leave.
Fang Zhiyi threw his hands up. "There's nothing we can do, the damage is done. Let's go."
"Let's go, Dad, Mom, we're going home together!" Fang Zhizu was still immersed in the warmth of their family reunion.
"Then, what about your job..." Wang Ling didn't know how much money Fang Zhiyi could make, but she had heard that working in a big city company earned more in a month than they did in a year. Otherwise, she wouldn't have tried every possible way to find him.
Fang Zhizu chimed in with a timely assist: "My brother is amazing! He can find a good job anywhere. Let's not stay here anymore!"
In his mind, Fang Zhiyi was like a tireless old ox who bore burdens without complaint. Sometimes, when their adoptive parents wouldn't give him pocket money, his brother would always pay out of his own pocket for him.
Hearing this, Wang Ling and Zhang Daming exchanged a glance. That worked too. The younger one could do chores when they got back, and the older one could go out and make money.
Thus, the Zhang family hurriedly left with the Fang brothers. Along the way, whenever a patrol car appeared, Fang Zhiyi would deliberately scare them. The Zhangs were so panic-stricken that they completely lost any thought of staying.
They trekked over mountains and waded through rivers. On the journey, Fang Zhizu behaved differently than he had at the Fang household. One moment he was chatting with his biological mother, and the next he was trying to curry favor with Zhang Daming, acting exactly like an oversized child who had been deprived of love for decades. However, as the road grew increasingly difficult to traverse, Fang Zhizu began to complain.
"What kind of garbage road is this? It's all mud!"
"We even have to climb a mountain. My pants are all dirty."
"Mom, I can't walk anymore..."
Finally, upon his thirty-first complaint, Zhang Daming lost his patience. "Why do you have so many issues? Do you really think you're some young master from the big city? Our home is right here! If you want to come back, then come back; if not, get lost!"
Fang Zhizu was stunned.
Fang Zhiyi, on the other hand, didn't even bat an eyelid. This time, he had forcibly altered the Zhang family's itinerary, dragging the main battlefield away from where his adoptive parents lived back to here. It was only normal that they couldn't keep up their act anymore.
"Mom..." Fang Zhizu called out timidly.
Wang Ling hurriedly smoothed things over. "Why are you yelling at the child? We haven't seen him in so many years, and he's never been back before. What's wrong with him saying a few words? Don't be afraid, Sangou. Your dad just has a sharp tongue, but he really cares about you two in his heart."
Fang Zhiyi knew that she was mostly saying this for his benefit. In their eyes, he was far more valuable than that fool.
Fang Zhizu pursed his lips and didn't say another word for the rest of the journey.
When they arrived, Fang Zhizu was completely dumbfounded. He had a vague impression that his home had a small house, a bamboo grove, and water. Now, his blurry memories gradually overlapped with the sight before him.
Little Hei looked at his shocked expression and laughed. "This kid probably never expected that after all these years, their home wouldn't have changed one bit, huh?"
Fang Zhiyi suppressed a smirk and walked silently into the house.
With their two sons returning, the Zhang family had to put on a bit of a show. To celebrate finding their sons, they invited the villagers over for a meal. There were five dishes per table, four of which were vegetarian, but they collected quite a lot in gift money.
The Zhang family was very happy that day because they had received their first sum of money. Though it wasn't much, it was still very good.
Fang Zhizu was somewhat happy because during the meal, his biological parents praised him several times for being sensible, just because he was bustling about helping with chores. Meanwhile, his brother Fang Zhiyi just lay on that chair, not moving an inch.
Fang Zhizu began to look down on him a bit. Now that they were back in their own home, he actually wasn't doing any work at all? Back at the Fang household, he used to do everything. This guy... truly had no conscience.
However, the bed at home made him somewhat uncomfortable. The blanket was damp and had a strange odor.
But the novelty of it all diluted these discomforts. Fang Zhizu began to dream about the future. He was the youngest in the family, so his two older brothers would definitely take care of him, and his parents would dote on him. From now on, he could do whatever he wanted.
s the Eldest Princess, renowned for her cold and aloof detachment, became the most docile of lambs, obeying his every command without question. But when the final move was played on the chessboard, as Gu Chenghan seized everything and ascended on the verge of apotheosis, that very Princess suddenly embraced him from behind, her tone carrying a dependence never heard before: "Wait... you haven't yet... commanded me to love you forever." Gu Chenghan froze abruptly. She... hadn't been hypnotized?! ... [The Eldest Princess's Diary] [When my soul was extracted, becoming the sole spectator outside my own shell] [At first, there was overwhelming fury, until I saw] [How he used my sword to effortlessly shatter my inescapable doom] [How he wielded my authority to eradicate fatal conspiracies I had never even detected] [Like a deity, he rescued me from the deep mire I was trapped in] [If not for those annoying vixens, he and I would be a match made in heaven] [I think I am ill, gravely ill] [My deity should belong to me alone] ... "Hypnosis? Oh, it succeeded, my dear Master." "Only this time, it's my turn to hypnotize you."
nd fell into a coma while saving his younger sister from an out-of-control car. He became a vegetable. No one knew that his consciousness had crossed into a world of cultivation. Over the course of sixty years, he began as the lowest kind of mine slave, struggling to survive amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood. By sheer chance, he eventually obtained the complete memories of a fallen Immortal King. Alchemy, medicine, formations, feng shui, physiognomy, artifact forging… Every great inheritance of the cultivation world was now his. But when he opened his eyes again, he discovered that ten full years had passed in the modern world. To pay for his treatment, his father had sold the family’s shop and house, leaving himself covered in lasting injuries and illness. His mother had cared for him day and night, and more than half of her hair had already turned white. His younger sister, who had been only fifteen back then, was now twenty-five. To help repay the family’s debts, she had been forced to lower her head and put on a smiling face in places of glittering lights and endless revelry. Only then did Chen Xuan understand that what he had lost was not merely ten years. He had lost the life his entire family was meant to have. The good news was that he had brought back the memories of an Immortal King’s entire lifetime. The bad news was that his soul had returned alone—his cultivation had not come with him. Spiritual energy was scarce, resources were depleted, and the modern world still had firearms, surveillance, capital, and laws. If he wanted to protect his family, break free from everyone’s control, and become truly invincible beneath the heavens, he would have to start all over again.
world slacker. But a genius female disciple just had to get clingy, insisting that he take her as a disciple. Not only that, she was always making advances on him, thoroughly disrupting his peaceful slacker life...
y came from. The chests contained supplies, currency, class-change scrolls, skills, talents… and even godhood! The laws of the world were completely rewritten. This became a world where everyone gambled with their fate! Some people, despite having nothing, opened a divine artifact and rose to the top, eventually ruling the world. Others went bankrupt, opened nothing but worthless junk, and leaped from skyscrapers in despair. Lin Ye arrived in this world from another reality, utterly bewildered. “What is going on? Why is everyone a gambling addict?!” “Opening chests? No way. I refuse to gamble. I’ll start with myself!” Until— On his first chest, he obtained a Mythic Talent: Void Incarnation! He could become completely intangible, pass through all things, and reduce everything to nothingness! … On his fiftieth chest, he obtained a Mythic Weapon: Blade of Karma! With a single slash, karma shattered, twisting the universe and overturning the myriad phenomena of creation! … On his ninety-ninth chest, he obtained a Mythic Divine Treasure: Primordial Purple Energy! It could split open the heavens and earth, create all things, and evolve countless worlds with a single thought! Lin Ye: “Now that I think about it… shouldn’t someone have told me that every chest is guaranteed to contain something Mythic?!”
