Clear Song, Your Mother Is Back

Xu Mu glanced at An Linghui and smiled. "You know quite a lot. You even know about domineering CEOs?"

"You underestimate me too much. I'm not an old - timer. I've just been locked up for a few years. I'm not out of touch with the times."

An Linghui said indifferently, "I'm a die - hard novel fan. I love all kinds of novels, like those about domineering CEOs, scheming princes, and women running away with their children."

"Well, we have a common hobby then."

Xu Mu smiled. After all, he had traveled through time while reading a novel.

He got a top - class suite for An Linghui at the hotel and then turned to leave.

He originally thought this trip would take several days, but unexpectedly, he came back so soon.

Back in the car, Xu Mu took out his phone to check the time. It was already two or three o'clock in the morning.

He started the car and drove back home.

Using his perception, he found that Ye Tong wasn't at home today. Instead, she was resting in Feng Yue's room.

Xu Mu didn't disturb them and went home alone.

While taking a shower, Xu Mu was surprised to find that the injuries on his back were almost healed.

He didn't expect the current repair power to be so strong.

...

Early the next morning.

Xu Mu opened his eyes and found it was already a little past nine in the morning.

He walked out of the room and saw the breakfast left by Ye Tong, along with a note beside it.

He showed a faint smile, didn't heat up the food, and just sat down to eat.

Just then, Xu Mu's phone vibrated. He took it out and saw that it was a call from the hotel's landline.

"What's up?"

"President, the young lady who was with you last night wants to see you."

A woman's voice came from the other end.

"Okay, I'll come right away."

Xu Mu agreed.

After finishing breakfast, he drove to the hotel and found An Linghui sitting in the hotel lobby.

Xu Mu parked the car and rushed over.

When An Linghui saw Xu Mu come in, she stood up voluntarily. "Sorry to trouble you to come here again."

"You're welcome. What's the matter?"

Xu Mu asked with a smile.

"I have no money to go back, and I don't have a phone, so I can't contact my family."

An Linghui said to Xu Mu.

"Oh, I forgot about this."

Xu Mu took out his wallet from the storage space. It had been a long time since he last used cash.

Just then, his phone vibrated again. He took it out and saw that it was a call from Ji Liang.

"Senior."

Xu Mu answered the call immediately.

"Linghui should still be with you. I've sent a helicopter to pick you up. We'll meet at Old Wei's place."

Ji Liang said on the other end, "You come with us too. I want to thank you properly this time."

"Thank you, Senior. You're too kind."

After Xu Mu finished speaking, he hung up the phone. He smiled at An Linghui and said, "It seems you don't need the money. Senior has sent someone to pick us up."

"That's good. It saves us the trouble."

An Linghui nodded slightly.

...

Xu Mu drove An Linghui to Wei Jingzhi's manor. Outside, he put the car back into the storage space.

The two of them went into the manor together. The helicopter was already parked beside.

Wei Jingzhi was sitting on a deck chair in the yard, holding a thermos cup in his hand and taking a little nap with his eyes closed.

"Senior."

Xu Mu called out from afar.

"Good morning, Senior."

An Linghui also bowed to Wei Jingzhi.

"Hahaha! I didn't expect you, young man, to really rescue An Linghui. You're more capable than I thought."

Wei Jingzhi took a sip of the wolfberry tea.

"Senior, don't make fun of me. I almost died in there this time."

Xu Mu spread his hands helplessly.

"But you're still alive, aren't you? Hurry up and go. Don't keep Old Ji waiting."

Wei Jingzhi said with a smile.

"Okay, then we'll leave first."

Xu Mu said goodbye to Wei Jingzhi and got on the helicopter with An Linghui.

...

In a rural area in central Zhongyuan.

The helicopter landed on the open space opposite the village committee building.

Xu Mu and An Linghui got off the helicopter together.

As soon as they landed, several people walked out of the opposite committee building.

The one in the lead was Ji Liang. He was dressed as usual, wearing black trousers and a white undershirt, with sagging skin on his arms.

However, he still had a lot of hair, which was tied into a bun.

Besides him, there were also many other old people.

Xu Mu used his perception and was a little surprised to find that Ji Qingge wasn't here.

"Dad, where's Qingge?"

An Linghui's first words were also to ask about her daughter's whereabouts.

"At home."

Ji Liang looked a bit helpless.

"It's okay. I'm used to it. After all, I haven't fulfilled my duty as a mother."

An Linghui waved her hand.

Ji Liang came up to Xu Mu. "Thank you for your hard work this time. Come home with me. The things I promised you are at home."

"Okay."

Xu Mu nodded.

Led by Ji Liang, they went to the back of the committee building. There was a small ancestral hall here.

There was a black stele in the ancestral hall with two oracle bone inscriptions carved on it.

Xu Mu didn't recognize these two characters, but he could roughly guess from their shapes.

These two characters were "Xuan Yuan".

Ji Liang put his hand on the stele, and a huge circular hole appeared in front of them, covering the whole ancestral hall.

Xu Mu was shocked when he saw it. This Ji family was truly extraordinary. The formation at the entrance of the relic looked so imposing.

Xu Mu and An Linghui walked in together.

What came into view was still a place like a village. Most of the houses here were earthen houses.

Moreover, these earthen houses were not like the ones outside, which were connected in a row.

These earthen houses were all standalone, with fields around them and a small path left.

Some old men and women could be seen pulling weeds in the fields.

As Xu Mu got closer, he found that the walls of these houses were built by mixing soil and wheat straw.

"Senior, why hasn't the country renovated this place?"

"The old people in the village are used to living here. As for the young people, they live outside with electricity and the Internet," Ji Liang explained with a smile.

"Hey! Linghui is back?"

An old man wearing a straw hat was sitting on the edge of the field, drinking water. When he saw An Linghui, he showed a smile.

He was wearing black trousers and was bare - chested. His back was already tanned black, a different color from his front.

"Uncle Li, long time no see." An Linghui greeted with a smile.

Xu Mu also smiled at this old man. He always felt that this old man was a bit unusual.

So, through the Eye of God, he simply checked this person's information.

Name: Ji Li

Occupation: Farmer

Favorability: 3

Fate Level: 3 (Max level is 10)

After seeing this information, Xu Mu found that he was an ordinary person. Then he clicked to view the detailed information.

"Damn... What's going on?"

Xu Mu was greatly shocked. He rubbed his eyes, thinking he had misread.

The detailed information clearly read "Nine - stage of Breaking the Boundary".

It was actually the same realm as Ji Liang and Wei Jingzhi.

"It's good that you're back. Qingge must be extremely happy," Ji Li took another sip of water and then stood up. "I still have two mu of land to finish weeding. I'll get back to work first."

"Okay." An Linghui nodded with a smile.

Ji Liang continued to lead the way in front. He said softly, "The world is changing too fast. From the Industrial Revolution until now, it's only been more than two hundred years, but the speed of progress is comparable to that of thousands of years in the past. For us old folks who are nearing the end of our lives, it's hard to adapt."

Xu Mu nodded slightly and then looked at the old woman with a towel tied around her head by the roadside. She was at the Seven - stage of Breaking the Boundary.

"Qingge!"

Just then, Ji Liang stopped in front of a house and shouted, "Your mother is back!"