After saying that, Yan Qi quickly sat up from the sofa, put on her shoes, and headed towards the restroom nearest to their office.
“Xiao Qi, why did you suddenly sit up from the sofa?”
“It’s nothing, I just need to use the restroom. Why? Is there a problem?”
“Oh, I see. But Xiao Qi, do you know the way there?”
Hearing Yan Qi’s words and seeing her urgent demeanor, Zhao Liang didn’t think she was lying to him. After a moment’s thought, he asked her this follow-up question.
“Don’t worry about me, I know the way here.”
“Alright then, go ahead quickly.”
“Okay, I’ll be off now. See you!”
With that, Yan Qi turned and ran out of the office, leaving Zhao Liang inside alone to continue writing his report.
Leaving the Fifth Squad’s office, she smoothly made her way to the restroom and quickly entered a stall.
“Time is passing faster than I imagined. I need to seize this opportunity properly.”
After saying this in the restroom stall, Yan Qi immediately focused all her attention on her objective.
Confirming she was alone in the restroom, she promptly took out the transformation card for Empress Daoyan and converted it into her doppelganger.
Looking at the Empress Daoyan doppelganger that appeared before her, Yan Qi did not become entranced by its stunning beauty. She quickly controlled it to turn invisible, leave the Windbreak City Anomaly Affairs Bureau, and fly towards her home.
“This way, I can teach my parents the cultivation techniques.”
Through her doppelganger, Yan Qi looked at the various scenes outside the bureau. Knowing she would soon be able to pass on the techniques, the corner of her mouth couldn’t help but lift slightly as she thought to herself.
“Alright, it’s best not to stay in the restroom too long, or people will definitely worry about me.”
Knowing that staying in the restroom for an extended period would surely attract attention, and having successfully sent out her doppelganger, Yan Qi had no intention of lingering.
She soon left the restroom stall and retraced her steps back to the Fifth Squad’s office where she had been before.
…
While Yan Qi’s main body was still resting at the Windbreak City Anomaly Affairs Bureau, her doppelganger, Empress Daoyan, had already successfully arrived at the doorstep of her home.
Looking at her own front door, Daoyan instinctively wanted to pull the key from her pocket to unlock and enter.
But remembering her current identity, she didn’t do that. Instead, she obediently pressed the doorbell.
As the chime rang, Li Caifeng, who was sitting in her living room watching TV with her husband, quickly turned her attention to the door and called out loudly.
“Who is it?”
Hearing her mother’s voice from behind the door, Daoyan slightly adjusted her wording before replying to the person on the other side.
“Mrs. Li, I am Daoyan, the nominal leader of the Free Life Association, the Awakened organization your eldest daughter Yan Yu joined. May I come in?”
Upon hearing Daoyan’s introduction, the couple on the sofa were briefly stunned before quickly recovering. They hastily spoke in unison towards their door.
“So it’s Miss Daoyan visiting in person. We’ll come right away to open the door.”
After saying this, both Li Caifeng and Yan Zhenyi stood up from the sofa, went to their front door, opened it, and welcomed the peerless beauty with an appearance that could topple kingdoms and a noble, icy demeanor, Empress Daoyan, into their home.
“Miss Daoyan, we’re so sorry to have kept you waiting.”
Seeing Li Caifeng’s apologetic expression, likely because she felt they had left their guest standing at the door too long, Yan Qi, as her own daughter, felt embarrassed to accept such an apology. She quickly controlled her Daoyan doppelganger to smile and say to her.
“It’s quite alright, Mrs. Li. I’ve only just arrived.”
“Don’t just stand here. Caifeng, quickly take Miss Daoyan to sit in the living room. I’ll go to the kitchen to make some tea.”
After instructing his wife, Yan Zhenyi, who wasn’t adept at socializing, hurried into the kitchen.
Hearing this, Li Caifeng realized she really shouldn’t keep Daoyan standing and promptly led her to sit on the nearby sofa.
Not long after, Yan Zhenyi, having prepared the tea in the kitchen, soon returned to the living room carrying a tray with a teapot and cups.
“Miss Daoyan, we don’t have much to offer. We hope you won’t mind the tea we’ve prepared.”
As he presented the filled teacup to Daoyan, Yan Zhenyi spoke with a smile.
Looking at the hot tea offered by her father, although she had never been particularly fond of tea since childhood—especially not this piping hot kind—Yan Qi knew she was here today as a guest. After overcoming her internal reluctance, she controlled her Daoyan doppelganger to lift the cup of hot tea and take small sips.
“Mmm, Mr. Yan, the tea you’ve prepared tastes very good.”
Having barely managed to drink about a quarter of the scalding tea, from which she tasted nothing but heat, Daoyan set the cup down and looked at Yan Zhenyi sitting across from her.
Hearing Daoyan’s reply and not detecting any dislike for tea from her expression, Yan Zhenyi also smiled and said.
“As long as you don’t mind it, Miss Daoyan.”
“Miss Daoyan, your special visit to our home today must be to teach us your cultivation techniques, right?”
After her husband finished speaking with Daoyan, Li Caifeng remembered the incident with Yan Qi a few days ago and the truth Yan Yu had revealed over the phone. She looked at Daoyan and said this.
Hearing her mother’s question, Daoyan, whose purpose in coming here today was precisely this, quickly nodded and replied.
“Correct. My purpose in coming here today is indeed to teach you the cultivation techniques.”
Hearing Daoyan’s answer, expressions of “as expected” appeared on both Yan Zhenyi and Li Caifeng’s faces.
“So, how does Miss Daoyan plan to teach us these techniques?”
Not very clear on how the techniques would be transmitted, Yan Zhenyi asked Daoyan with a curious tone.
Regarding this question, Yan Qi quickly controlled her Daoyan doppelganger to point at her own smooth forehead and, smiling, answered Yan Zhenyi.
“It’s very simple. You just need to touch your forehead to mine.”